LDC ONLINE
MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT
__________________________________ ("Member"), a
not-for-profit entity organized under the laws of ____________________,
intending to be legally bound, hereby agrees, effective January 1,
______________, (the “Effective Date”) to become a member of the LDC Online
service (“LDC Online Service”) provided by the Trustees of the University of
Pennsylvania, acting on behalf of the Linguistic Data Consortium,
("LDC") upon the following terms and conditions:
1.
MEMBER'S RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
a. License.
In consideration of the annual membership fee,
Member shall have a license to access and use for internal, non-commercial
linguistic education, research and technology development the databases
available as part of the LDC Online Service (“LDC Online Databases”), and the
tools provided as part of the LDC Online Service, except to the extent limited
by any user agreement (as described below).
Except to the extent prohibited by any user agreement, Member shall have
the right to (i) incorporate portions of the LDC Online Databases into its own
work products for its internal, non-commercial use and not for redistribution,
(ii) incorporate small excerpts of text or audio data from the LDC Online
Databases for display or publication in a scientific or technical context, but
only for the purpose of describing the research and related issues, and (iii)
publish statistics and other summaries of the LDC Online Databases. Except as otherwise provided herein, Member
shall have no right to copy, redistribute, transmit, publish, sell, transfer,
or otherwise use the LDC Online Databases or LDC Online Service for any
purpose. Member shall give appropriate
attribution to the LDC Online Service and the particular LDC Online Database(s)
in all scholarly or similar publications for which the LDC Online Databases or
portions thereof have been used.
b. Access to Individuals Users
Only individuals who are then-current faculty,
students or staff members of Member or consultants or individuals providing services
or doing research for Member (collectively, “Users”) shall have access to the
LDC Online Service. Member shall ensure
that all Users abide by this Agreement and shall terminate all access to the
LDC Online Service upon termination of this Agreement. Additionally, Member shall terminate each
User’s access to the LDC Online Service when, as to each such User, the
conditions for access no longer apply.
Member shall be responsible and liable for the acts and omissions of all
Users as though they were the acts and omissions of Member.
c. User Agreements
Some providers of the LDC Online
Databases require that separate user agreements be signed by each User as a
prerequisite to gaining access to those providers’ databases. Member shall be responsible for ensuring that
each User signs the required user agreements and for all Users’ compliance with
the user agreements. The specific LDC
Online Databases for which such user agreements are required will be indicated
by LDC and, to the extent there is any conflict, inconsistency or contradiction
between this Membership Agreement and any user agreement, the terms and
provisions of any such user agreement shall govern with respect to the relevant
database(s). Member shall terminate access to the relevant LDC Online Databases
to Users who are in breach of the user agreement. Additionally, Member shall terminate each
User’s access to particular LDC Online Databases when, as to each such User,
the conditions for access to such database(s) no longer apply. As of the date of this Agreement, there are
no LDC Online Databases that require user agreements.
d. Copyright
The LDC Online Service is protected by copyright as
a collective work or compilation under the copyright laws of the
2.
PAYMENT
AND TERM
a. Payment.
Member agrees to pay to the LDC an annual
membership fee as set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto. LDC reserves the right to change the annual
membership fee. LDC shall notify Member
of any change in the annual membership fee on or before October 1 of each
year. The new annual membership fee will
be effective as of the following January 1.
The first annual membership fee payment shall be
due upon execution of this Agreement. Subsequent payments shall be due on or
before January 1 of each year thereafter. Each membership year shall commence
on January 1 and end December 31 of the following calendar year. Membership
fees are non-refundable and shall not be pro-rated.
b.
Term
Upon timely payment of the annual membership fee,
this Agreement shall be renewed automatically from year to year unless (i)
Member provides written notice on or before November 1 of the then-current year
that it does not intend to renew its membership, (ii) the LDC notifies Member
that LDC has been dissolved or is no longer offering LDC Online Service
memberships generally, or (iii) this Agreement is terminated earlier in
accordance with the terms herein.
c. Violations
Any violations of this agreement may, in LDC’s sole
discretion, result in the suspension of access to the LDC Online Service and legal
liability.
3.
DISCLAIMER, LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, INDEMNIFICATION
a.
Disclaimer and limitation of liability.
MEMBER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE LDC ONLINE
SERVICE AND LDC ONLINE DATABASES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS-IS” BASIS. LDC DOES NOT
WARRANT THAT THE LDC ONLINE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. THERE MAY BE DELAYS, OMISSIONS, AND
INTERRUPTIONS IN THE MATERIALS, DATA AND TOOLS AVAILABLE IN THE LDC ONLINE
SERVICE. LDC AND ITS DATA PROVIDERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF
ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR
CONFORMITY WITH WHATEVER DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED. IN NO EVENT SHALL LDC OR
ITS DATA PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL,
PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR OTHER DAMAGES, LOSSES, COSTS, CHARGES, CLAIMS, DEMANDS,
FEES OR EXPENSES OF ANY NATURE OR KIND ARISING IN ANY WAY FROM THE FURNISHING
OF OR MEMBER’S OR USERS’ USE OF THE LDC ONLINE SERVICE. TO THE EXTENT THAT LDC HAS ANY LIABILITY
HEREUNDER, SUCH LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED IN THE AGGREGATE TO THE ANNUAL
MEMBERSHIP FEE PAID HEREUNDER.
b.
Indemnification.
Member shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless
LDC, its employees, trustees, officers, and agents ("Indemnified
Persons'') from and against any and all liability, claims, lawsuits, losses,
damages, costs or expenses (including attorneys' fees) which the Indemnified
Persons may hereafter incur, suffer or be required to pay by reason of any use
of the LDC Online Service or LDC Online Databases by Member, its Users,
directors, officers or agents.
ADMINISTRATIVE
PROVISIONS
a. Notices.
All notices required under this Agreement shall be
in writing, prepaid first class, certified or registered mail, return receipt
requested, as follows:
LDC: Ilya
Ahtaridis
Membership
Coordinator
with a copy to:
Office of the General Counsel
Attn:
General Counsel
Fax: 215-746-5222
Member (list address):
b. Future Changes
Member agrees that LDC may, from time to time, in
its sole discretion, or at the request of its data providers, change the
content and/or format of the LDC Online Service and the media and method of
delivery or access. In the event that
URLs and server domain name that affect Member’s access are modified, LDC shall
provide reasonable notice to Member.
c.
Assignment
This Agreement may not be assigned, in whole or in
part, by Member by agreement or by operation of law, without the prior written
consent of LDC.
d. General
(i)
This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance
with the laws of the
(ii) Neither the making of this Agreement nor the performance of its provisions will be construed to constitute either of the parties hereto as an agent, employee, partner, joint venture or legal representative of the other. Each acknowledges that it has no right or authority to create any obligation, representation, or responsibility, express or implied, on behalf of the other except as expressly set forth in this Agreement.
(iii) LDC will not be in default of its obligations to the extent its performance is delayed or prevented by causes beyond its control, including but not limited to acts of God, earthquake, flood, embargo, riots, sabotage, utility or transmission failures, fire or labor disturbances.
(iv) In the event of a breach or a threatened breach by Member, LDC’s data providers shall be deemed to be third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement and may bring an action directly against Member.
e. Authorized Signatures.
Member
represents that it is a not-for-profit organization and that the individual
signing below is duly authorized to sign this Membership Agreement on behalf of
the organization.
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THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF |
MEMBER:______________________ |
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Name:
Christopher Cieri |
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Title:
Executive Director |
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Date: |
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EXHIBIT
A: LDC Online Membership Fee
As of