Reference Universe Library Subscription Agreement
Reference Universe is an information retrieval service, consisting of indexes and bibliographic data to reference works and scholarly monographs, produced by Paratext, LLC. Access is by annual subscription.
Rights: Upon receipt of an institutional purchase order, Paratext grants the subscribing library (“Subscriber”) access to Reference Universe for educational, research, and personal use by the faculty, staff, students, alumni and library patrons utilizing the Subscriber's contiguous campus network. Distance learners, alumni, and other off-campus affiliates may access Reference Universe if they are authenticated as library patrons through the campus network. Users may download and print citations from Reference Universe for personal use and archive contents on their own personal computers. They may send one copy by email, print, or fax to one person at another location for that individual's personal use.
Not Permitted: Subscribers and users may not disseminate content from Reference Universe outside the geographically contiguous campus by any means, except as concerns fair scholarly use. Transmission of the digital source code, whether ASCII or tagged, and use of contents and articles in coursepacks are expressly prohibited.
Proprietary Rights: Subscriber acknowledges that Reference Universe is proprietary to Paratext LLC, and that the customer has no rights therein other than as set forth in this Agreement. Reference Universe is copyrighted by Paratext LLC and all rights are reserved. Subscribers shall not distribute, sell, commercially exploit, create derivative works from or otherwise make available the contents of Reference Universe in any medium, to a third party.
No Warranties: Paratext LLC. provides the data in Reference Universe in an "as is" condition. Paratext makes no warranty, guarantee or make any representation regarding the accuracy, completeness, correctness, reliability, currency or otherwise, of any portion of Reference Universe or the use or results to be obtained from using 19th Century Masterfile. Paratext LLC makes no representation nor warranty whatsoever, express or implied, with respect to the database, and, in particular, Paratext disclaims all implied warranties including without limitation any warranties of merchantibility or fitness for a particular purpose with regard to 19th Century Masterfile.
Access: Reference Universe is available for use 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Paratext, LLC reserves the right to shut down Reference Universe periodically for data and software upgrades, and for general maintenance.
Term: The term of this agreement shall be for twelve (12) months, beginning on the date of invoice and terminating one year afterwards. This agreement will be renewed automatically for successive periods of one (1) year, unless either party provides written notice of intent to terminate thirty (30) days prior to the renewal.
Entire Agreement: This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Subscriber and Paratext LLC and supersedes any and all written or oral prior agreements and understandings. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a separate writing signed by the parties hereto.
Force Majeure: Paratext, LLC and its affiliates shall not bear any responsibility or liability for any loss arising out of delay or interruption of its performance of obligations under this Agreement due to any act of God, act of government authority, act of public enemy; or due to act of war, flood, civil disturbance, insurrection, labor difficulty, adverse weather conditions, lack or shortage of electrical power, malfunctions of equipment or software programs, or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of Paratext LLC.
Survival: The provisions of this Agreement that protect the proprietary rights of Paratext, LLC will continue in force after termination.
Assignment: Licensee may not assign this Agreement or any right granted under said Agreement without the prior written permission of Paratext, LLC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have caused their authorized representatives to execute this Agreement as of the dates specified below:
For Paratext, LLC
Signed by:______
Name: Eric M. Calaluca __
Title: _President and CEO______
Date: ______
For ______
Signed by:______
Name: ______
Title: ______
Date: ______
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