Updated: July 24, 2025

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This is a legal agreement between each user (each, a “User”) that accepts this End User License Agreement (“EULA”) and Aspen Publishing. Aspen Publishing owns the content and materials, and the associated or incorporated software application(s) made available under this EULA, including, without limitation, all associated computer software, media, printed materials, tools, “online” or electronic documentation, and any services (collectively, the “Services”). Aspen Publishing provides Users the right to access and use the Services pursuant to the terms of this EULA. For purposes of this EULA, the term “Affiliate” means a person or entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with a party.

1. Grant of License. Provided that User accepts this EULA and complies with all terms and conditions of this EULA, Aspen Publishing hereby grants User a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-assignable, revocable license for User to access and use the Services pursuant to this EULA and only for User’s personal, non-commercial purposes in connection with User’s research, scholarship, reference, and informational activities.

2. Term and Termination

Term. This EULA shall remain in effect unless the EULA is earlier terminated as permitted under this EULA (the “Term”).

Termination. Without prejudice to any other rights, Aspen Publishing may terminate this EULA, in whole or in part immediately and without prior notice if User fails to comply with any of the terms and conditions of this EULA or if Aspen Publishing’s client that made the Services available to User terminates its agreement with Aspen Publishing.

Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination of this EULA, the license granted hereunder shall terminate and User shall immediately cease accessing and using the Services. Termination of this EULA shall be without prejudice to any other right or remedy to which Aspen Publishing may be entitled under this EULA or applicable law. Termination of this EULA shall not relieve User from its obligations arising hereunder before termination of this EULA or which survive termination of this EULA.

3. Description of Other Rights and Limitations

In connection with the license of the Services granted by Aspen Publishing hereunder, the parties acknowledge and agree that Aspen Publishing is expressly not selling to User, and User is not acquiring any right, title or interest in or to, any patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks, service marks, trade names, or the company name of Aspen Publishing, (collectively, “Aspen Publishing Intellectual Property”) but that User will be granted only a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-assignable, non-sublicensable, royalty free, revocable license by Aspen Publishing to use the Services in the form provided by Aspen Publishing to its clients and for no other purposes, and User will use such Services strictly in accordance with Aspen Publishing’s standards, policies, and procedures as specified by Aspen Publishing from time to time. User acknowledges and agrees that its user license is a named-user license and personal to User and may not be shared with any other individual or entity. User will not exceed or circumvent any limitations on User’s delegated user rights (as delegated by Aspen Publishing’s client).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, User may (i) make printouts of and distribute materials from the Services to the extent permitted under the "fair use" provisions of the Copyright Act of 1976 (17 U.S.C. Sec. 107), (ii) download, store, and distribute insubstantial amounts of select materials from the Services (in machine-readable form), so long as such downloading, storing, and distributing is consistent with the terms and conditions set forth in this EULA, and (iii) quote and excerpt insubstantial amounts of materials from the Services in work created by User directly in the ordinary course of, and consistent with, any authorized use as set forth in this EULA. User shall comply with all applicable conventions regarding copyright and source of material attribution. If you wish to use the materials from the Services in any manner not expressly permitted by this EULA, you may request written permission from Aspen Publishing.

Restrictions on Use. User shall not:

1. make the Services available to, or use the Services for the benefit of, anyone other than User and Aspen Publishing’s client that authorizes User’s use of the Services, except as may be expressly permitted in this EULA;
2. market, sell, distribute, sublicense, use, modify, translate, reproduce, create derivative works from, dispose of, rent, lease, or authorize or permit access or use of any portion of the Services except as expressly permitted in this EULA;
3. reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Services;
4. interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Services;
5. copy the Services or any part, feature, or function thereof;
6. export or use the Services in violation of U.S. law;
7. remove any copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the Services;
8. use the Services in a manner which infringes or violates any of the intellectual property, privacy, proprietary, or other rights of any third party; or
9. access and use the Services in any manner that is inconsistent with the terms of this EULA.

AI Obligations. User shall not use the Services or any content, text, video, audio, or information made available through the Services in connection with any AI Technology including for the purpose of developing, using, training, testing, or improving any AI Technology, or use the Services to create or generate any AI Output. “AI Technology” means any and all machine learning, deep learning, and other artificial intelligence technologies, including statistical learning algorithms, models (including large language models), neural networks, and other artificial intelligence tools or methodologies, all software implementations of any of the foregoing, and technology capable of generating various types of content (including text, images, video, audio, or computer code) based on user or machine supplied prompts. “AI Output" means information, data, materials, text, images, code, works, or other content generated by or otherwise output from AI Technology.

Additional Obligations.

1. User shall comply in full with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations in connection with its access to, and use of, the Services.
2. The Services may be accessed and used only in a form and manner approved by Aspen Publishing in its sole discretion, and only in accordance with the terms and conditions of this EULA.

4. DISCLAIMER. EXCEPT AS MAY BE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS EULA, ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICES IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS”. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS EULA, NO WARRANTY OR CONDITION, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, QUIET POSSESSION, CORRESPONDENCE TO DESCRIPTION, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. Please note that some jurisdictions may not allow the above exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to User.

5. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

USER’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY WITH RESPECT TO ANY BREACH OF THIS EULA BY ASPEN PUBLISHING OR ANY DISSATISFACTION BY USER WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES IS TO DISCONTINUE OPERATING, ACCESSING AND USING THE SERVICES. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASPEN PUBLISHING HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO USER ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH OR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT (WHETHER UNDER THE THEORIES OF BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT, MISREPRESENTATION, FRAUD, WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER THEORY OF LAW). THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS, EXCLUSIONS, AND DISCLAIMERS SHALL APPLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EVEN IF ANY REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

6. Misuse by User. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this EULA, User shall not be entitled to any remedy under this EULA or otherwise, and Aspen Publishing shall have no liability whatsoever, if any defect, deficiency, error, or problem with the Services arises from or results from violation of this EULA by User or any employee, agent, volunteer, contractor, Affiliate, representative, successor, or assign of User, or from accident, abuse, misapplication, abnormal or unauthorized installation, operation, access, or use of the Services by User or any employee, agent, contractor, representative, successor, or assign of User.

7. Intellectual Property Ownership.

General. The Services and all Aspen Publishing Intellectual Property is the intellectual property of and is owned by Aspen Publishing. The structure, design, and organization of the Services are the exclusive property; valuable trade secrets and confidential information of Aspen Publishing and title to the Services shall at all times remain with Aspen Publishing. Except as expressly stated herein, this EULA does not grant User any intellectual property rights in the Services, or any component or element thereof, and all rights not expressly granted to User under this EULA are reserved to and retained by Aspen Publishing and/or its suppliers. Notwithstanding anything contained in this EULA to the contrary, Aspen Publishing reserves the right to make available, distribute, or release the Services under different license terms or to stop distributing, making available, or releasing the Services at any time.

User Obligations. User agrees to notify Aspen Publishing immediately of any pirating, infringement, or imitation of the Services or any Aspen Publishing Intellectual Property which comes to the attention of User during the Term.

User Content. The Services may allow User to upload, create, or otherwise share certain content, materials, or other information. User grants Aspen Publishing a worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free license to use, distribute, and display all notes and other materials that User may input into the Services from time to time, in connection with our maintaining and supporting the Services and the materials available therefrom. User further agrees that any materials that User may input into the Services are and shall at all times be owned by User, or User will otherwise have the right to license such content to Aspen Publishing as set forth herein above without violating any third-party rights.

Personal Information. The Services may allow User to provide or process Personal Information, in connection therewith, User grants Aspen Publishing a worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free license to use, distribute, and display all Personal Information that User may input, provide, or process in connection with the Services from time to time, in connection with providing the Services, maintaining, improving, and supporting the Services, and for internal business purposes. For purposes of this section “Personal Information” means information provided to Aspen Publishing by or at the direction of User, information which is created or obtained by Aspen Publishing on behalf of User, or information to which access was provided to Aspen Publishing by or at the direction of User, in the course of Aspen Publishing's performance under this Agreement that: (i) identifies or can be used to identify an individual (including, without limitation, names, signatures, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, and other unique identifiers); or (ii) can be used to authenticate an individual (including, without limitation, employee identification numbers, government-issued identification numbers, passwords or PINs, user identification and account access credentials or passwords, financial account numbers, credit report information, student information, biometric, health, genetic, medical, date of birth, or medical insurance data, answers to security questions, and other personal identifiers), in case of both subclauses (i) and (ii), including, without limitation, all Highly Sensitive Personal Information. User's business contact information is not by itself deemed to be Personal Information. Highly Sensitive Personal Information" means an (i) individual's government-issued identification number (including Social Security number, driver's license number, or state-issued identification number); (ii) financial account number, credit card number, debit card number, or credit report information, with or without any required security code, access code, personal identification number, or password that would permit access to an individual’s financial account; or (iii) biometric, genetic, health, medical, or medical insurance data. Additional information about Aspen Publishing’s processing of Personal Information can be found in the privacy policy published in Aspen Publishing’s website.

8. Indemnity. User shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Aspen Publishing and its Affiliates, employees, agents, officers, directors, shareholders, representatives, successors, and assigns from and against any loss, liability, cause of action, cost, or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from, in connection with, or related to: (i) the material breach of this EULA by User; (ii) the acts and omissions of User and its Affiliates, employees, agents and representatives (individually, a “User Affiliated Party” and collectively, the “User Affiliated Parties”) in connection with access to and use of the Services; (iii) the violation, infringement or misappropriation by User or any User Affiliated Party, of the intellectual property, proprietary, or other rights of Aspen Publishing or any third party. If any claim is commenced against Aspen Publishing under this paragraph, Aspen Publishing will provide notice of the claim and copies of all related documentation to User, and User will assume control of the defense of such claim at its cost and expense. Such notice and documentation will be provided as promptly as possible; provided, that in no event shall User be relieved of its indemnification obligations hereunder unless the failure to provide notice promptly hereunder results in, and then only to the extent of, actual prejudice to the rights of User. Aspen Publishing may, at its own cost and expense, participate, through its attorneys or otherwise, in the investigation, trial, and defense of such claim and any appeal. In such case, User will reasonably cooperate with Aspen Publishing’s attorneys.

Miscellaneous.

This EULA will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware notwithstanding any conflict of laws provisions. Jurisdiction and venue for all actions arising under this EULA shall be in the state and federal courts located in Boston, Massachusetts. This EULA is the entire agreement between User and Aspen Publishing relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous oral or written communications, proposals, and representations with respect to the subject matter of this EULA. User shall comply with, and shall cause all User Affiliated Parties to comply with, all federal, state, local and foreign laws, regulations, rules, and ordinances pertaining to the license granted to User under this EULA. In the event that any part of this EULA is determined to violate any applicable federal, state, local or foreign laws, rules, or regulations, then the remaining provisions of this license shall remain in full force and effect and shall be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law, and the parties agree to negotiate in good faith revisions to the provision or provisions that are in violation. Aspen Publishing’s failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this EULA shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by Aspen Publishing in writing. The provisions of this EULA shall operate for the benefit of, and may be enforced by, any person that has licensed to Aspen Publishing any of the materials in the Services.

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