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Our Pledge
to Student Privacy
SchoolMint is committed to maintaining student privacy and safeguarding students’ personal information. To demonstrate this commitment, we are proud to be a signatory to the Student Privacy Pledge as a K–12 service provider who has committed to “carry out responsible stewardship and appropriate use of student personal information.”
Read more or download a PDF of the Student Privacy Pledge.
Authorized User Terms of Use
These Authorized User Terms of Use (“Terms of Use”) govern your use of the SchoolMint Inc.’s website and software offerings, including our platform, services, applications, utilities and databases, as may be configured, deployed and utilized pursuant to this Agreement and an applicable Order (the “Platform”), provided to school districts and private schools (“Schools”) for use pursuant to and subject to an agreement between SchoolMint and a School, which includes our Terms of Service or other agreed-upon terms (the “Agreement”).
Our Platform is aimed at Schools and school representatives, parents or students who are authorized by Schools to access our Platform (“Authorized Users”). If you are an Authorized User of our Platform, that means that a School has separately entered into an Agreement with us that permits the School to use our Platform and invite Authorized Users to use our Platform. These terms of use are aimed at Authorized Users who have been invited by a School to use our Platform.
When an Authorized User (including, you) submits content or information to the Platform, that information is owned by a School and the School controls how SchoolMint accesses and uses that information. We collect and use information only at the direction of the School as a “service provider” or “data processor” as further detailed in our privacy policy. If you have any questions about how SchoolMint uses your information, please contact your School.
- License Grant. Subject to your compliance with these Terms of Use, SchoolMint hereby grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, license to use the Platform solely in accordance with our agreement with a School. This license will terminate immediately on the earlier to occur of:
(a) the expiration or earlier termination of the Agreement between SchoolMint and School; or
(b) your ceasing to be authorized by School to use the Platform for any or no reason.
- Use Restrictions. You shall not, directly or indirectly:
(a) use the Platform except as set forth in Section 1;
(b) copy the Platform, in whole or in part;
(c) modify, translate, adapt, or otherwise create derivative works or improvements, whether or not patentable, of the Platform or any part thereof;
(d) combine the Platform or any part thereof with, or incorporate the Platform or any part thereof in, any other programs;
(e) reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, decode, or otherwise attempt to derive or gain access to the source code of the Platform or any part thereof;
(f) remove, delete, alter, or obscure any trademarks or any copyright, trademark, patent, or other intellectual property or proprietary rights notices included on or in the Platform or Documentation, including any copy thereof;
(g) rent, lease, lend, sell, sublicense, assign, distribute, publish, transfer, or otherwise provide any access to or use of the Platform or any features or functionality of the Platform, for any reason, to any other person or entity, including any subcontractor, independent contractor, affiliate, or service provider of School, whether or not over a network and whether or not on a hosted basis, including in connection with the internet, web hosting, wide area network (WAN), virtual private network (VPN), virtualization, time-sharing, service bureau, software as a service, cloud, or other technology or service;(h) use the Platform in violation of any law, regulation, or rule; or for purposes of competitive analysis of the Platform, the development of a competing software product or service, or any other purpose that is to the SchoolMint’s commercial disadvantage.
- Collection and Use of Information.
(a) SchoolMint may, directly or indirectly through the services of others, collect and store information regarding use of the Platform and about equipment on which the Platform is installed or through which it otherwise is accessed and used, by means of [(i)] providing maintenance and support services and (ii) security measures included in the Platform as described in Section 3.
(b) You agree that the SchoolMint may use such information for any purpose permitted by a School and related to any use of the Platform by you, including but not limited to: (i) improving the performance of the Platform or developing updates; and verifying compliance with the terms of this Agreement and enforcing SchoolMint’s rights, including all intellectual property rights in and to the Platform.
- Intellectual Property Rights. You acknowledge that the Platform is provided under license, and not sold, to you. You do not acquire any ownership interest in the Platform under this Agreement, or any other rights to the Platform other than to use the Platform in accordance with the license granted under this Agreement, subject to all terms, conditions, and restrictions. SchoolMint and its service providers each reserves and shall retain their entire right, title, and interest in and to the Platform and all intellectual property rights arising out of or relating to the Platform, subject to the license expressly granted to the School in this Agreement. You shall use commercially reasonable efforts to safeguard all Platform (including all copies thereof) from infringement, misappropriation, theft, misuse, or unauthorized access.
- Disclaimer of Liability. IN NO EVENT WILL SCHOOLMINT OR ITS AFFILIATES, OR ANY OF ITS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SCHOOLMINTS OR SERVICE PROVIDERS, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY USE, INTERRUPTION, DELAY, OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE. YOU ARE PROVIDED THE SOFTWARE PURSUANT TO THE SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT BETWEEN SCHOOLMINT AND LICENSEE, SOLELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF LICENSEE AND AT LICENSEE’S DISCRETION. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE NO RIGHTS UNDER THAT AGREEMENT INCLUDING ANY RIGHTS TO ENFORCE ANY OF ITS TERMS. ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY SCHOOLMINT OR ITS AFFILIATES, OR ANY OF ITS OR THEIR SCHOOLMINTS OR SERVICE PROVIDERS, MAY HAVE WITH RESPECT TO YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE SHALL BE SOLELY TO LICENSEE PURSUANT TO THAT AGREEMENT AND SUBJECT TO ALL LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SET FORTH THEREIN.
- Governing Law. These Terms of Use are governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of Laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of Delaware
Authorized User Terms of Use
These Authorized User Terms of Use (“Terms of Use”) govern your use of the SchoolMint Inc.’s website and software offerings, including our platform, services, applications, utilities and databases, as may be configured, deployed and utilized pursuant to this Agreement and an applicable Order (the “Platform”), provided to school districts and private schools (“Schools”) for use pursuant to and subject to an agreement between SchoolMint and a School, which includes our Terms of Service or other agreed-upon terms (the “Agreement”).
Our Platform is aimed at Schools and school representatives, parents or students who are authorized by Schools to access our Platform (“Authorized Users”). If you are an Authorized User of our Platform, that means that a School has separately entered into an Agreement with us that permits the School to use our Platform and invite Authorized Users to use our Platform. These terms of use are aimed at Authorized Users who have been invited by a School to use our Platform.
When an Authorized User (including, you) submits content or information to the Platform, that information is owned by a School and the School controls how SchoolMint accesses and uses that information. We collect and use information only at the direction of the School as a “service provider” or “data processor” as further detailed in our privacy policy. If you have any questions about how SchoolMint uses your information, please contact your School.
- License Grant. Subject to your compliance with these Terms of Use, SchoolMint hereby grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, license to use the Platform solely in accordance with our agreement with a School. This license will terminate immediately on the earlier to occur of:
(a) the expiration or earlier termination of the Agreement between SchoolMint and School; or
(b) your ceasing to be authorized by School to use the Platform for any or no reason.
- Use Restrictions. You shall not, directly or indirectly:
(a) use the Platform except as set forth in Section 1;
(b) copy the Platform, in whole or in part;
(c) modify, translate, adapt, or otherwise create derivative works or improvements, whether or not patentable, of the Platform or any part thereof;
(d) combine the Platform or any part thereof with, or incorporate the Platform or any part thereof in, any other programs;
(e) reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, decode, or otherwise attempt to derive or gain access to the source code of the Platform or any part thereof;
(f) remove, delete, alter, or obscure any trademarks or any copyright, trademark, patent, or other intellectual property or proprietary rights notices included on or in the Platform or Documentation, including any copy thereof;
(g) rent, lease, lend, sell, sublicense, assign, distribute, publish, transfer, or otherwise provide any access to or use of the Platform or any features or functionality of the Platform, for any reason, to any other person or entity, including any subcontractor, independent contractor, affiliate, or service provider of School, whether or not over a network and whether or not on a hosted basis, including in connection with the internet, web hosting, wide area network (WAN), virtual private network (VPN), virtualization, time-sharing, service bureau, software as a service, cloud, or other technology or service;(h) use the Platform in violation of any law, regulation, or rule; or for purposes of competitive analysis of the Platform, the development of a competing software product or service, or any other purpose that is to the SchoolMint’s commercial disadvantage.
- Collection and Use of Information.
(a) SchoolMint may, directly or indirectly through the services of others, collect and store information regarding use of the Platform and about equipment on which the Platform is installed or through which it otherwise is accessed and used, by means of [(i)] providing maintenance and support services and (ii) security measures included in the Platform as described in Section 3.
(b) You agree that the SchoolMint may use such information for any purpose permitted by a School and related to any use of the Platform by you, including but not limited to: (i) improving the performance of the Platform or developing updates; and verifying compliance with the terms of this Agreement and enforcing SchoolMint’s rights, including all intellectual property rights in and to the Platform.
- Intellectual Property Rights. You acknowledge that the Platform is provided under license, and not sold, to you. You do not acquire any ownership interest in the Platform under this Agreement, or any other rights to the Platform other than to use the Platform in accordance with the license granted under this Agreement, subject to all terms, conditions, and restrictions. SchoolMint and its service providers each reserves and shall retain their entire right, title, and interest in and to the Platform and all intellectual property rights arising out of or relating to the Platform, subject to the license expressly granted to the School in this Agreement. You shall use commercially reasonable efforts to safeguard all Platform (including all copies thereof) from infringement, misappropriation, theft, misuse, or unauthorized access.
- Disclaimer of Liability. IN NO EVENT WILL SCHOOLMINT OR ITS AFFILIATES, OR ANY OF ITS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SCHOOLMINTS OR SERVICE PROVIDERS, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY USE, INTERRUPTION, DELAY, OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE. YOU ARE PROVIDED THE SOFTWARE PURSUANT TO THE SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT BETWEEN SCHOOLMINT AND LICENSEE, SOLELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF LICENSEE AND AT LICENSEE’S DISCRETION. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE NO RIGHTS UNDER THAT AGREEMENT INCLUDING ANY RIGHTS TO ENFORCE ANY OF ITS TERMS. ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY SCHOOLMINT OR ITS AFFILIATES, OR ANY OF ITS OR THEIR SCHOOLMINTS OR SERVICE PROVIDERS, MAY HAVE WITH RESPECT TO YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE SHALL BE SOLELY TO LICENSEE PURSUANT TO THAT AGREEMENT AND SUBJECT TO ALL LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SET FORTH THEREIN.
- Governing Law. These Terms of Use are governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of Laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of Delaware