APEA Order Form Licensing Agreement
This licensing agreement (this “Agreement”) constitutes a binding contract between:
Advanced Practice Education Associates, LLC, with its principal place of business at 25 Mall Rd., Floor 6, Burlington, MA 01803 (“APEA”),
and
You, (the “Nursing Program” or “you” or “your”) (referred to collectively herein as “Parties”or individually as a “Party" and contains terms and
conditions governing Nursing Program’s procurement of Products and Services from APEA.
By using or accessing the Products or Services or authorizing or permitting any Authorized User(s) to use or access the Products or Services, you accept and agree to be bound by this Agreement.
This Agreement shall be binding when an Order Form is signed by the Parties, and the date of the Nursing Program’s assent to the Order Form(s) shall serve as the “Effective Date”.
WHEREAS, APEA is a national leader in offering graduate-level nurse practitioner assessment and educational preparation materials; and
WHEREAS, Nursing Program wishes to engage APEA for use of APEA’s Products and Services (each, defined below) as defined in this Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, for the consideration listed herein, the Parties agree as follows:
1. PURPOSE. This Agreement sets forth terms and conditions under which APEA shall license APEA
Products and provide APEA Services to Nursing Program. “Products” shall mean
APEA’s proprietary products or products licensed or supplied to APEA by a third
party, including all related books, videos, curriculum content, documentation,
manuals, guides, practice and proctored assessments (“Assessment(s)”), computer
software programs, and other materials, and any copies, in any form or medium
delivered or made accessible to Nursing Program, including all updates, upgrades,
new versions and revisions thereto made commercially available by APEA. “Services”
shall mean any service provided by APEA to the Nursing Program in connection with
Product(s) or otherwise, including any implementation, maintenance and support
services related to computer software programs. Detailed use of specified Products
and Services shall be delineated on an attached Order Form [hereinafter “Order
Form(s)].” Any Order Form(s) attached hereto, or signed by the Parties subsequent
to the Effective Date of this Agreement, shall be incorporated into and made a
part of this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of
this Agreement and the terms of a Order Form, the terms of said Order Form shall
prevail.
2. LICENSE GRANT AND RESTRICTIONS.
(a) License Grant. Subject to the terms herein, APEA grants to Nursing
Program a non-exclusive, non-transferrable, non-sublicensable right to access and
use the Products and Services delivered or made available online to Nursing
Program by APEA (“License”), as set forth in the Order Form and described in an
APEA order form or any future form used by APEA for Product orders (“APEA Order”).
Products may be used only by Nursing Program’s enrolled students (each, a
“Student”), administrators, preceptors, faculty, and staff (“Nursing Program
Staff”) in the United States (collectively, “Authorized Users”), in connection
with the Nursing Program class identified in the Order Form (“Nursing Program
Class”) during the period a Student is enrolled in Nursing Program’s nursing
program. The term of this Agreement shall be in accordance with the relevant Order
Form for Products and Services. This License term (“License Term”) for each
Nursing Program Class’s use of the Products and Services shall begin upon the
applicable Nursing Program Class curriculum start date (“License Start Date”) and,
unless terminated earlier pursuant to this Agreement, shall terminate one (1) year
after said Nursing Program Class’s graduation date, except as otherwise specified
in the Order Form (“License End Date”). Product enhancements made commercially
available by APEA during the License Term may be provided to Nursing Program at
additional charge. Nursing Program acknowledges that its right to use any Products
comprised of computer software programs will be web-based only pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement and such software will not be installed on any servers or
other computer equipment owned or controlled by Nursing Program or otherwise
provided to Nursing Program.
(b) Security of APEA Products and Services. Nursing Program shall supervise
use of the Products and Services by Authorized Users and take reasonable measures
to allow only Authorized Users to access the Products and Services. Nursing
Program shall comply with APEA’s proctoring requirements as they related to
administration of APEA Assessments, which shall be provided by APEA in writing to
Nursing Program. Nursing Program shall take reasonable measures to prevent
Authorized Users from misusing and improperly sharing Products and Services and
will have clear policies, actively enforced by Nursing Program, that prohibit any
form of actual or attempted misconduct or violations of test integrity protocols
on APEA Assessments, including but not limited to, any copying, reproduction,
engaging proxy testers to test on an Authorized User’s behalf, use of any
technology or any third party in furtherance of circumventing testing policies and
procedures, and sharing or distributing all or part of any APEA Assessment.
Nursing Program shall not (and take reasonable steps to ensure Authorized Users do
not) (i) modify, translate, copy, reproduce, disassemble, decompile, or create
derivative works of the Products or Services or any portion thereof; and (ii)
transfer, loan, rent, lease, distribute, or grant any rights in any form in or to
Products or Services or remove or obscure any copyright or other proprietary
notice, labels or proprietary marks therein. All Products and Services are subject
to copyright and contain confidential and trade secret information belonging to
APEA and Nursing Program agrees not to disclose any Product or Services, or
portion thereof, to any person who is not an Authorized User. If Nursing Program
is obtaining online access to Products hosted on APEA’s servers, Nursing Program,
including Authorized Users, shall receive and utilize access information, such as
passwords and usernames, (“Access Information”) to permit Product access. Nursing
Program shall implement reasonable measures to safeguard against improper sharing
or unauthorized use of such Access Information.
(c) Assessments. Nursing Program acknowledges any violation of APEA’s terms
regarding its APEA IP (defined below), or any misconduct committed by Authorized
Users in connection with APEA Assessments may result in invalidation of Assessment
scores as well as immediate suspension and/or termination of Authorized User
access to APEA Assessments, Products, and Services. APEA may report any actual or
suspected violation of the APEA terms of using Assessments to the Nursing Program
(and to other third parties and law enforcement authorities as APEA deems
appropriate) and will pursue any action reasonably necessary to protect the
integrity of APEA Assessments and APEA’s ownership rights therein, which may
include civil and criminal penalties. All Assessment content is the copyrighted
property of Advance Practice Education Associates, LLC. APEA proctored Assessments
are an APEA trade secret and protected under the US Defend Trade Secrets Act. It
is a violation of law to copy, reproduce, disseminate, or give others any part of
an APEA Assessment. Testing integrity is of the highest priority at APEA; Nursing
Program agrees to provide all reasonable assistance and related information upon
APEA’s request if APEA has a good faith basis to believe an Authorized User has
engaged in a violation of these terms or the end user terms at account
registration.
(d) Termination of License. APEA may terminate the License by written notice
(i) with immediate effect if Nursing Program infringes or misappropriates any APEA
IP rights (as defined in Section 4), if APEA determines that the security and
integrity of any APEA Assessment(s) would be at risk through continued use by
Nursing Program, or if Nursing Program breaches any material License provision
contained in this Section 2, or (ii) if Nursing Program fails to cure any other
material breach of this Agreement within thirty (30) days after receipt of written
notice from APEA. On the License End Date, or in the event of an earlier License
termination under this Section 2, Nursing Program shall make no further use of the
Products or Services and, in the event of a breach of this Section 2, APEA shall
deactivate Nursing Program’s access to the Products and Services licensed
hereunder.
3. ORDER; PAYMENT
(a) Orders. For each Nursing Program Order for APEA Products and Services
hereunder, the Parties shall execute an Order Form which shall include (i) a list
the Products; (ii) a mutually agreeable description of Services to be performed,
including the obligations of the Parties; and (iii) Product and Services fees due
under the Order Form, including any specific invoicing periods. As APEA Product
pricing is per Student, Nursing Program shall promptly notify APEA of any new
Student(s) joining the program after Nursing Program has commenced use of the
Products and Nursing Program shall be responsible for payment of additional fees
for any such additional Student(s) in accordance with the Order Form.
(b) Product and Services Fees Payment. Product and Services fees noted in
the applicable Order Form are due and payable net thirty (30) days from the
invoice date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, APEA reserves the right to require
pre-payment of all or a portion of the Product and Services fees prior to
delivering or providing access to Products and/or prior to delivering Services.
Any amounts which are not paid when due shall bear interest at one and one half
percent (1.5%) per month or the maximum legal rate, if less. In addition, APEA
reserves the right to suspend access to APEA web-based Products and Services in
the event that if Nursing Program is more than ninety (90) days past due on any
undisputed amounts, and Nursing Program agrees that APEA shall not be liable to
Nursing Program or to any third party for any liabilities, claims or expenses
arising from or relating to termination or such suspension of access to APEA
Products and Services.
(c) Taxes. All fees noted on a Order Form are exclusive of any sales, use,
value added or other taxes, fees, or costs which may be imposed, levied, or
assessed against the sale, licensing, delivery, or use of Product(s) or Services.
Nursing Program shall pay all taxes that may become due as a result of this
Agreement, excepting only APEA’s income and payroll related taxes. APEA shall
invoice Nursing Program for all such taxes, which may be paid by APEA unless,
prior to Product delivery or commencement of applicable Services, Nursing Program
provides APEA with a valid tax-exempt certificate.
4. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS Nursing Program acknowledges that the Products and
Services materials, as well as APEA’s proprietary information, tools, methods,
programs, software, graphics, user interfaces, logos, trademarks, anything developed
or delivered by APEA under this Agreement, and all prior developed intellectual
property, are the sole and exclusive intellectual property of APEA or its licensors
(“APEA IP”) and, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement, no license or
other rights in or to the Products or Services are granted to Nursing Program, and all
such licenses and rights are hereby expressly reserved by APEA. All APEA consulting
Services shall be delivered on a non-work for hire basis. Nursing Program’s limited
right to use such APEA IP shall be governed by the licensing, confidentiality, and
other use restriction provisions of this Agreement. APEA’s names, and its product and
Services names, are trademarks and service marks belonging to APEA. All rights
reserved. APEA Products and Services are protected by copyright and no part of the
APEA Products or Services may be resold, licensed, copied, transferred, distributed,
stored, reproduced, or disclosed to any third party without written permission of
APEA. Nursing Program is not permitted to use any APEA Services material or content
for the delivery of its own presentation or workshop. To the extent that any APEA IP
is included in any consulting/workshop Services, Nursing Program may use such APEA IP
pursuant to the License and solely for its own internal business purpose, provided
that use of any APEA proprietary software shall not be included in such License and is
restricted solely to use by APEA in connection with APEA’s delivery of such
consulting/workshop Services. APEA reserves the right to seek all legal and equitable
rights and remedies available to APEA for any Nursing Program use of APEA IP in
violation of this Agreement.
5. WARRANTIES AND DISCLAIMERS
APEA warrants that (i) for 90 days after delivery of, or Nursing Program receiving
access to, the Products, the media and documentation supplied by APEA to Nursing
Program shall be free from material defects in materials and workmanship under
normal use and that the Products shall perform in all material respects in
accordance with the documentation provided (“Product Warranty”) and (ii) Services
shall be performed in a good workmanlike manner consistent with generally accepted
industry standards (“Services Warranty”). The foregoing Product Warranty and
Services Warranty shall not apply if the Product or Service, as applicable, has
been subject to misuse or modification (other than modification by APEA or its
licensors) and the nonconformance can be demonstrated on an unmodified version of
such Product or Service. For a breach of Product Warranty which is reported during
the Product Warranty period, APEA shall correct or replace the Product or, if such
is not practical in APEA’s judgment, refund amounts paid for such defective
Product. For a breach of Services Warranty which is reported to APEA no later than
thirty (30) days following performance of the defective Service, APEA shall
re-perform such defective Service at no cost to Nursing Program or, if
re-performance is not practical in APEA’s judgment, provide to Nursing Program a
refund for amounts paid for the defective Service. Except for the foregoing
warranty, APEA’s Products and Services are provided “as-is” without warranty of
any kind.
(b) Nursing Program acknowledges that Products are intended
solely for academic purposes and that Authorized Users should NOT rely on the
Products as a reference for administering medications or patient care or as a
substitute for professional medical judgment. APEA does not assume, and hereby
expressly disclaims, any responsibility for, or warranty regarding, Nursing
Program’s ability to satisfy or meet any accreditation requirements. NURSING
PROGRAM IS SOLELY AND EXCLUSIVELY RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING AND VERIFYING ITS
INPUT TO THE APEA PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION NURSING
PROGRAM DATA) AND FOR DETERMINING THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR APPROPRIATENESS OF
ANY FINANCIAL, CLINICAL OR MEDICAL INFORMATION OR OTHER OUTPUT PROVIDED BY APEA
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. APEA shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy,
truthfulness and completeness of all Nursing Program input into APEA Products and
Services (including Nursing Program Data), and Nursing Program hereby releases
APEA from any claims arising out of such improper reliance on Products or
Services.
THIS SECTION SETS FORTH APEA’S SOLE LIABILITY AND NURSING PROGRAM’S
SOLE REMEDY FOR BREACH OF WARRANTY. THE FOREGOING WARRANTIES ARE IN LIEU OF ALL
OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER ORAL, WRITTEN, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. APEA DISCLAIMS ANY
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT
THE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES SHALL MEET NURSING PROGRAM’S SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS, BE
ERROR FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED, NOR SHALL APEA BE LIABLE FOR UNAUTHORIZED ALTERATION,
THEFT, OR DESTRUCTION OF NURSING PROGRAM DATA, FILES OR PROGRAMS. APEA shall have
no obligations under this Section 5 if the breach is caused by Nursing Program’s
improper use or modification of a Product.
6. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND Nursing Program Data.
(a) The Parties agree that (i) this Agreement, any Schedules,
Order Forms, and Orders, and the Products and Services provided hereunder and any
information Nursing Program receives or reviews concerning APEA, including, but
not limited to, any information concerning APEA's past, present and future
research, marketing, development, operations and business activities, information
regarding Products or Services, methods of database creation, APEA's translation,
standardization, enhancement, and data analysis techniques, APEA’s data reporting
methods and formats, APEA’s software tools for report creation, distribution and
retrieval, associated algorithms, tools, programs, software architecture and
technology, and any other information or material proprietary to APEA or its
licensors of which the Nursing Program may obtain knowledge or access from APEA
during APEA's performance hereunder is confidential information of APEA
(collectively, "APEA Confidential Information"); and (ii) personal or academic
information regarding Students and information about Nursing Program submitted to
APEA or any APEA System by Nursing Program or Nursing Program Staff or Students
(“Nursing Program Data”) is confidential information of Nursing Program
(collectively, “Nursing Program Confidential Information”); and (iii) each Party
may receive or have access to confidential and proprietary information (“Receiving
Party”) of the other Party (“Disclosing Party”), whether orally or in writing,
that is marked as confidential or that should reasonably be understood to be
confidential given the nature of the information (collectively, “Confidential
Information”). Confidential Information shall not include any information that can
be shown by the Receiving Party to be (i) generally known to the public without
breach of any obligation owed to the Disclosing Party; (ii) known to the Receiving
Party prior to its disclosure by the Disclosing Party without breach of any
obligation owed to the Disclosing Party; (iii) independently developed by the
Receiving Party without any breach of any obligation owed to the Disclosing Party;
or (iv) received from a third party without breach of any obligation owed to the
Disclosing Party. The Receiving Party shall not disclose any Confidential
Information of the Disclosing Party for any purpose outside the scope of this
Agreement, except with the Disclosing Party’s prior written consent. Each Party
shall protect the Confidential Information of the other Party in the same manner
that it protects its own confidential and proprietary information, but in no event
less than reasonable care. If Receiving Party is compelled by law to disclose
Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party, it shall provide the Disclosing
Party with prior notice of such compelled disclosure (to the extent permitted by
law). Each Party reserves the right to seek injunctive relief, in addition to any
other remedies available at law, to protect its Confidential Information.
(b) APEA and its licensors may compile and use statistical,
diagnostic, technical or general usage information related to its Systems, and may
in some cases make such information publicly available, provided that such
information is aggregated, de-identified, and/or made anonymous and does not
identify Nursing Program Confidential Information, personally identifiable Nursing
Program Data or include Nursing Program’s name. APEA retains all intellectual
property rights in such aggregated and de-identified information.
7. INDEMNIFICATION. Subject to this Section 7, if an action is brought
against Nursing Program claiming that Products, when used in accordance with APEA
Product manuals and guides and this Agreement, infringes a valid patent or
registered copyright, or misappropriates a trade secret, APEA shall defend Nursing
Program at APEA's expense and pay the damages and costs finally awarded against
Nursing Program in relation to the infringement or misappropriation action, but
only if (i) Nursing Program notifies APEA promptly upon learning that an action
has been or might be asserted, (ii) APEA has sole control over the defense of the
action and any negotiation for its settlement or compromise, and (iii) Nursing
Program fully cooperates in APEA’s defense of such action. APEA shall have no
obligation or liability under this Section 7 if the action results from (i) a
modification or improper use of such Product, (ii) the failure to promptly replace
a Product with a new Product when notified by APEA that the replacement Product
would have eliminated the actual or alleged infringement or misappropriation,
(iii) the use of any non-APEA product, information, design, specification,
instruction, software, data, or material in combination with the Product where
such infringement would not have arisen but for such combination, or (iv) APEA’s
compliance with designs, plans or specifications furnished by Nursing Program. If
a covered claim described in this Section may be or has been asserted, Nursing
Program shall permit APEA, at APEA's option and expense, to (i) secure the right
for Nursing Program to continue using the Product, (ii) replace, modify, or create
a workaround for the Product to eliminate the infringement or misappropriation
while providing functionally equivalent performance, or (iii) terminate the
applicable License and, upon Nursing Program’s return of the infringing Product,
refund to Nursing Program the amount actually paid to APEA for such Product. THIS
SECTION 7 SETS FORTH APEA’S SOLE LIABILITY AND NURSING PROGRAM’S SOLE REMEDY WITH
RESPECT TO ANY INFRINGEMENT CLAIM.
8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE SHALL EITHER PARTY OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS,
EMPLOYEES, LICENSORS, SUPPLIERS OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL,
INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES OR LOST PROFITS, WHETHER FORESEEABLE OR
UNFORESEEABLE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY HEREIN, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE
LIABILITY OF EITHER PARTY OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES,
LICENSORS, SUPPLIERS, OR AFFILIATES EXCEED IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT
OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT THE TOTAL AMOUNT THAT NURSING PROGRAM
ACTUALLY PAID TO APEA FOR THE SPECIFIC PRODUCT OR SERVICE WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF
SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN THE PRIOR TWELVE (12) MONTHS, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE
LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO EITHER PARTY’S MISAPPROPRIATION OF
THE OTHER PARTY’S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OR RELIEVE NURSING PROGRAM OF ITS
OBLIGATION TO MAKE FULL PAYMENT OF ALL AMOUNTS DUE HEREUNDER.
9. HIGH-STAKES USE. Nursing Program acknowledges and understands that APEA
discourages use of APEA Products, Services and Assessments as the sole criterion
to determine student enrollment, expulsion, advancement, graduation, or readiness
to sit for any licensure exam (“High-Stakes Use”). APEA disclaims any and all
responsibility, liability, or obligation in connection with any High-Stakes Use,
policy or practice by Nursing Program. Nursing Program shall defend, indemnify,
and hold harmless APEA and its affiliates, directors, employees, agents,
successors and assigns from and against any claim, liability, damage, cost or
expense arising out of or related to Nursing Program’s High-Stakes Use of any APEA
Products, Services or Assessments.
10. APEA REMOTE PROCTORING SERVICES. If Nursing Program is purchasing APEA
Remote Proctoring Services under this Agreement, APEA proctored assessments
administered by Nursing Program may be proctored with use of APEA Remote
Proctoring Services described at
https://www.apea.com/remote-proctoring the
entirety of which is incorporated by reference in full. APEA Remote Proctoring
Services are an additional measure of test security designed to enhance the
overall integrity of the testing process for APEA’s proctored exams and,
accordingly, use of APEA Remote Proctoring Services does not relieve Nursing
Program of its proctoring obligations or duty to ensure a secure test environment
when administering APEA assessments. Additional fees for APEA Remote Proctoring
Services, if any, are included on a corresponding Order Form attached to this
Agreement.
11. ACCESSIBILITY. APEA agrees that it will provide the services
contemplated hereunder in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local
laws and with applicable Nursing Program standards, including the Web Content
Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 Level AA and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act as
applicable. APEA shall, within reason, respond to and resolve all accessibility
complaints, and, upon request, shall provide Nursing Program with its
accessibility testing results and written documentation verifying accessibility.
12. GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
(a) Restrictions.Nursing Program agrees that the APEA
Products and Services shall not be used, directly or indirectly, to train,
develop, enhance, inform or improve any artificial intelligence (“AI”) tools,
systems, models, or algorithms. This prohibition applies irrespective of whether
the AI tools, systems, models, or algorithms are developed for commercial or
non-commercial purposes, and regardless of the specific AI application or domain.
Nursing Program shall take all precautions to ensure that the APEA Products and
Services are utilized, directly and indirectly, only in a manner that conforms to
the foregoing sentence. APEA reserves the right to monitor your use of the
Products and Services and take appropriate legal action, including immediately
suspending and/or indefinitely terminating Nursing Program’s and/or Authorized
User access to APEA Products and Services without refund due to a violation of
this AI prohibition provision. If any provision of this AI prohibition is deemed
to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue to be
valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
(b) APEA Generative AI Services Terms.
Certain APEA Products and Services contain generative AI features, applications,
and tools intended to generate content within the APEA Products and Services (“ATI
Generative AI Services”). The use of such APEA Generative AI Services may require
that you provide input into the APEA Generative AI Services (“Input”) and receive
output from the APEA Generative AI Services based on the Input (“Output”). When
you use APEA Generative AI Services, you understand and agree: (i) Output may not
always be accurate; you should not rely on Output from APEA Generative AI Services
as a sole source of truth or factual information, or as a substitute for
professional advice, (ii) you must evaluate Output for accuracy and
appropriateness for your use case, including using human review and verification
as appropriate, before using or sharing Output from the APEA Generative AI
Services, and (iii) you must not use any Output relating to a person for any
purpose that could have a legal or material impact on that person, such as making,
educational, employment, legal, medical, financial, or other important decisions
about them.
13. MISCELLANEOUS
(a) No Agency This Agreement does not create a partnership, franchise, joint venture, agency, fiduciary, or employment relationship between the Parties.
(b) Force Majeure. Neither Party shall be considered in
breach of its obligations under this Agreement due to any failure to perform such
obligations arising out of causes beyond the reasonable control, and without the
fault or negligence, of such Party. Such causes shall not excuse Nursing Program
from paying accrued amounts due to APEA through any available lawful means
acceptable to APEA. If any such causes continue to prevent or delay performance
for more than one hundred eighty (180) days, APEA may terminate this Agreement,
effective immediately upon notice to Nursing Program.
(c) Notice. All notices or approvals required or permitted under
this Agreement shall be given in writing and signed by the authorized
representatives of the Parties hereto. All such notices shall be hand delivered or
sent to the Parties’ respective addresses first set forth above or to such other
address as either Party may specify by written notice to the other. No failure or
delay by either Party to exercise any right or remedy specified herein shall be
construed as a current or future waiver of such remedy or right, unless said
waiver is in writing.
(d) Amendments. This Agreement may be superseded or modified
solely by written agreement signed by the authorized representatives of both
Parties hereto, which specifically acknowledges the existence of this Agreement
and that it is being superseded or modified by the terms of such subsequent
written agreement.
(e) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
interpreted in accordance with the laws of the state of Massachusetts, U.S.A.,
excluding its conflict of law principles, and consent to exclusive jurisdiction in
the state and federal courts located in Middlesex County in any action related to
this Agreement. In the event of any action related to this Agreement, the court
shall have the power to award costs and attorney’s fees to the prevailing Party in
such action. The Parties specifically agree to exclude the United Nations
Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and the Uniform
Computer Information Transaction Act in the form adopted by any state from
governing this Agreement and any transaction between the Parties that may be
implemented in connection herewith. All provisions of this Agreement that by their
nature are intended to survive expiration or termination shall survive.
(f) AssignmentNursing Program may not assign any of its obligations, rights or remedies hereunder, in whole or in part, without the express written approval of APEA.
(g) Restricted Government RightsThe Products were developed
solely at private expense, contain "restricted computer software" submitted with
restricted rights in accordance with the US FAR 52.227-19 (a) through (c) of the
Commercial Computer Software License (Dec 2007) Clause and its successors, and in
all respects is proprietary data belonging to APEA and/or its suppliers. For US
Department of Defense units, the Products are considered commercial computer
software in accordance with US DFARS 227.7202-3 and its successors, and use,
duplication, or disclosure by the US Government is subject to the restrictions set
forth herein.
(h) Publicity. Nursing Program permits APEA to use Nursing
Program’s name and logo in APEA’s list of customers and APEA Complete Partnership
customers, including but not limited to in APEA’s marketing and website materials,
provided that APEA shall not include any statement indicating Nursing Program’s
endorsement of APEA or any APEA Product or Service without Nursing Program’s
express written authorization. Any use beyond the foregoing shall require Nursing
Program’s prior written permission.
(i) Severability. If any court of competent jurisdiction
determines that any provision of this Agreement is illegal, invalid, or
unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect.
(j) Export Regulations.Nursing Program acknowledges
that APEA deliverables are subject to export controls and agrees to strictly
comply with all applicable U.S. export controls and regulations and will not
export any APEA deliverables outside of the U.S.
(k) Feedback. APEA has not agreed to and does not agree to
treat as confidential any suggestion, enhancement request, customization request,
recommendation or idea for improving or otherwise modifying any of APEA’s Products
or Services (“Feedback”) that Nursing Program or any Authorized Users provide to
APEA. Nothing in this Agreement or in the Parties’ dealings arising out of or
related to this Agreement will restrict APEA’s right to use, profit from,
disclose, publish, keep secret, or otherwise exploit Feedback, without
compensating or crediting Nursing Program or any Authorized User.
(l) Entire Agreement. The terms set forth herein
constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to Nursing
Program’s procurement and use of Product(s) and Services from APEA. This Agreement
shall override and replace all terms contained in any Nursing Program purchase
order accepted by APEA. These terms supersede and exclude all prior or
contemporaneous proposals, understandings, agreements, negotiations, and
representations, whether oral or written, with respect to the subject matter of
this Agreement.
APEA Live Review and Clinical Update
Product Terms
LIVE NURSE PRACTITIONER CERTIFICATION PREP SERVICES TERMS
These Advanced Practice Education Associates Live Certification Prep Services Terms
(these “Terms”) govern Certification Prep services (the “Services”) provided by
Advanced Practice Education Associates (“APEA”) to APEA clients (each, the
“Customer”, ”Nursing Program”, “You”, or “Your”). These Terms are incorporated into
and made a part of the APEA Order Form under which You purchased use of the Services,
subject to the fees set forth therein. These Terms apply to your use of Advanced
Practice Education Associates Live Certification Prep Services.
Customer Responsibilities:
Customer shall not alter, reproduce or copy any APEA materials used
or furnished by APEA in connection with the Services (“APEA Product(s)”), and
shall at all times assure that all copyright and other proprietary notices on APEA
Products remain intact, unaltered and prominent. Customer shall never claim or
suggest that any APEA Product is other than the intellectual property of APEA or
its affiliates.
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Customer is responsible for administering the APEA Predictor ahead of the scheduled Customized Live Review.
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Customer will maintain the confidentiality, security and integrity of the APEA
Products provided, placing special security emphasis on the secured and proctored
examination questions and answers. Customer is absolutely and unconditionally
responsible to secure its facilities and procedures such that test data, questions
and answers utilized at the Customer’s facility do not leave its control and
custody at any time.
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Customer shall not utilize or permit to be utilized any APEA Products for whom the
required participant fee has not been paid to APEA.
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In connection with the APEA Live Certification Review, Customer agrees
to provide an ADA compliant learning environment and resources needed to meet the
accommodation needs of students in a live or virtual environment.
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In connection with any APEA Live Certification Review conducted onsite at
Customer’s facility, Customer also agrees to provide the following resources
and
equipment:
- A computer enabled with Microsoft Office Power Point,
projection connectivity and high-speed Internet access.
- The location/presentation space will be made available one
hour prior to and one hour following the review.
- Classroom/location size will be suitable for the expected
attendee count
- Projection equipment & Projection Screen
- Adjustable lighting, writing surfaces for participant
note-taking with an unobstructed view of the APEA presenter
- Podium with light and stool
- Microphone/cordless microphone for larger rooms
All Customer supplied equipment will be in working order and made available to
the APEA instructor at the beginning of the session. If the APEA
instructor encounters technical problems or complications, the Customer agrees
to provide technical assistance as necessary. This equipment and any
applicable assistance shall be provided to APEA at no charge.
Customer will ensure a safe and secure learning environment for the APEA Live
Certification Review and provide the name of a coordinator prior to the APEA
Live Certification Review to assist the APEA Live Certification Review
instructor. Customer will immediately resolve any issue that jeopardizes the
safety, security, or learning environment of the APEA Live Certification
Review.
The APEA Live Review may be delivered onsite or virtual. Onsite Live Review
enrollment must meet the required minimum of 25 students for an onsite session.
Enrollments less than 25 will be provided via virtual delivery. For APEA Live
Certification Review sessions delivered virtually, Customer will ensure that
participants have the ability to access the presentation via video conferencing.
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Customer will provide a coordinator to assist APEA with APEA Live Certification Review logistics.
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Customer’s designated coordinator should be in attendance and available
to the APEA Live Certification Review instructor at all times during the
delivery of the APEA Live Certification Review, to assist APEA with tasks
such as session logistics, including meeting the APEA instructor on the
first day to cover emergency procedures, facility procedures if
applicable, and contact information for emergency and technical issues. If
Customer’s designated (or a substitute) Certification Review coordinator
is not present at the time of the APEA Live Certification Review,
Customer understands and agrees that, at APEA’s sole discretion, APEA may
elect not to conduct the APEA Live Certification Review and, in such case,
Customer will remain responsible for paying any incurred costs by the
APEA Live Certification Review instructor.
APEA Responsibilities:
APEA, at its discretion, reserves the right to update APEA Certification Review
materials and assessment to stay current and better meet the needs of its
customers.
APEA provides customer support during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (CST)
Monday through Friday, excepting the following holidays: New Year’s Day, New
Year’s Eve, Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth,
July 4th and either the day before or the day after, and Labor Day, Thanksgiving
(Thursday and Friday), Christmas Day, Christmas Eve. If these holidays fall on a
weekend, the closest workday before or after the weekend will be observed.APEA
provides customer support during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (CST) Monday
through Friday, excepting the following holidays: New Year’s Day, New Year’s Eve,
Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, July 4th and
either the day before or the day after, and Labor Day, Thanksgiving (Thursday and
Friday), Christmas Day, Christmas Eve. If these holidays fall on a weekend, the
closest workday before or after the weekend will be observed.
Internet-based assessment results will be available on-line
at www.apea.com immediately following the completion of the assessment. However,
the instructor will not have access to analysis of the class as a whole until the
test is “closed.”
Customer will have access to their individual and group results via APEA’s website
at www.apea.com at any time the APEA system is functioning. Termination or
cancellation of this Agreement will not affect Customer’s ability to access
previously completed assessment results.
Provide instructors to teach the APEA Live Certification Review along with the teaching materials.
For clients who only use the APEA Live Certification Review; APEA offers
guaranteed support to students after completing an APEA Live Review.
The APEA Live Review Guarantee: If a student doesn’t pass Certification on
their initial attempt after attending an APEA Live Certification Review, APEA
will provide further support to the student with enrollment another live Certification
Review Service at no additional cost.
To receive additional support, the student must do the following: 1) Student must
attend all days of the review 2) Student must contact APEA within three weeks of
taking Certification exam to inform APEA that they did not pass Certification exam on
the initial attempt after attending the APEA Live Certification Review.
Fees: APEA invoicing and Customer payment is as set forth in the applicable APEA Order Form under which these Services are purchased.
Cancellation Policy: Customer may cancel the APEA Live Certification Review no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the scheduled date.
Intellectual Property: All APEA Products, services, material and content,
including the APEA Live Certification Review and all information and material
presented by APEA for use by Customer and participants, are and remain the
intellectual property of APEA and are protected under all rights granted by copyright,
trademark, patent and trade secrecy laws or by any other statutory or common law
protection obtained or obtainable. APEA’s names, and its Product names, are
trademarks and service marks belonging to APEA. All rights reserved. No part of the
APEA Certification Review materials or assessment may be resold, licensed,
copied, stored or reproduced without written permission of APEA.