Penn State University

Learning Factory - Sponsors - Student Project Acknowledgement

Thank you for your interest in supporting student projects in connection with the Learning Factory. As a result of your support and involvement, undergraduate students at The Pennsylvania State University (the �University�) working through the Learning Factory will be engaged on a project based on your input and support. Real world projects such as the one you are supporting significantly enhance student learning experiences. In return for your support and participation, the University will provide you with a copy of the project results, including as appropriate, any data, analysis, hardware and/or software (the �Student Project Results�), provided you agree with and acknowledge the following terms.

1. Student Project Results provided shall be used solely for your own internal review and analysis. Any and all rights to the Student Project Results, including all Intellectual Property Rights, if any, shall remain the rights of the individual student participants as appropriate under the law regarding rights to and ownership of intellectual property unless there is a separate written agreement addressing the ownership of intellectual property. Prior to any commercial use or subsequent transfer of any Student Project Results, you must obtain the appropriate rights from the respective owners. For more information concerning the individual rights holders, please contact the Director of the Learning Factory, Dr. Timothy W. Simpson (LearningFactory@psu.edu or 814-863-6380).
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2. STUDENT PROJECT RESULTS ARE PROVIDED �AS IS� WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT NECESSARILY LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY AS TO FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES, MERCHANTABILITY OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. All student projects are performed by University students and are not subject to peer review or independent verification of results. You hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless University, its agents, employees, students and volunteers for any and all harm, loss, liability, claims or damages which may arise from your use of the Student Project Results in whatever manner or form.
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3. The Student Project Results are not the work of the University and any references either internally or to third parties shall clearly identify the source of the Student Project Results as an undergraduate student project performed at the University without subsequent independent evaluation. Publication of any aspect of the Student Project Results must be approved in writing by the author(s) and must contain appropriate references as to the source and development of the published information.
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