Terms of Use

 

• INDIVIDUALGENERATED CONTENT
o Data created by INDIVIDUALS other than INDIVIDUAL RESPONSES


• KIOSK



A physical Excel Photographers installation at a POE

A token enabling use of a set of HIGH5 features. Licenses typically expire or

count down to zero uses remaining.

A Local Educational Agency a School or District making use of Excel Photographers as a

client, as the case may be

The client making use of HIGH5

Data exports of various types including Tardy and Visitor Logs, triggered by

ORGANIZATION staff

A physical Point Of Entry at an ORGANIZATION

An INDIVIDUAL with custody over a STUDENT at an LEA ORGANIZATION,

including legal guardians

Data associated with a specific INDIVIDUAL by HIGH5

Content created by INDIVIDUALS, including textual responses, photographs

taken by Excel Photographers or submitted to Excel Photographers by INDIVIDUALS

The Excel Photographers system, encompassing the online databases and code comprising

the totality of experiences for end users and administrators

An INDIVIDUAL receiving instruction at an LEA ORGANIZATION, who may

be a minor

The totality of INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATION staff, PARENTS, and

RESELLERS

A regional representative of Excel Photographers working directly with an

ORGANIZATION



• LICENSE

• LEA ORGANIZATION

• ORGANIZATION

• ORGANIZATION REPORTS

• POE

• PARENT

• RECORD

• RESPONSES

• SOLUTIONS / HIGH5

• STUDENT

• STAKEHOLDERS

• TEAMMATE / RESELLER



Terms of Use General

1. Overview


Excel Photographers is a bundle of solutions provided by Excel Photographers, a California Corporation

located in Sacramento, CA. The following explains and define the terms by which Organizations

 

(referred to as “you”) may use our Software and Solutions (referred to as the “Solutions”). If you
have questions about this Agreement, please contact sales@ExcelPhotographers.com


This Terms of Use agreement (Referred to as “TOU”) applies to Organizations that use the

Solutions, and governs the actions of individuals associated with those Organizations. Local

Educational Agencies (LEA) have additional terms of use, included in the TOU School

Addendum.


2. Authority


When you create Excel Photographers account on behalf of an Organization, then (a) “you” includes you

and that Organization, and (b) you represent and warrant that you are an authorized

representative of the Organization with the authority to bind the Organization to this Agreement

and that you agree to this Agreement on the entity’s behalf.


If you are accessing and using Excel Photographers on someone else’s behalf, you represent that you have

the authority to bind that person as the principal to these Terms, and to the extent you do not

have such authority you agree to be bound to these Terms and to accept liability for harm caused

by any wrongful use of the Website resulting from such access or use. In such a scenario, the

words “you” and “your” when used in these Terms will apply to the entity on whose behalf you

are acting as well as you as an individual as appropriate.


If you are using our Services on behalf of a corporate entity or organization, then you agree to

these Terms on behalf of that corporate entity or organization and its affiliates and you represent

that you have the authority to do so. In such a scenario, the words “you” and “your” when used in

these Terms will apply to your or organization and its affiliates as well as you as an individual as

appropriate.


3. Permission and grant of license


By using the Solutions, and by logging onto our website you are affirmatively stating your desire

to use the Solutions, you signify that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this

Agreement and to the collection and use of your information as set forth in our Privacy Policy;

otherwise you may not use the Solutions.


Only users that are allowed to form a binding contract with Excel Photographers are allowed to accept these

Terms of Use.



Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, we grant you a nonexclusive, limited,

nontransferable, freely revocable license to use the Solutions. We reserve all rights not

expressly granted to you as defined below.


4. Termination


We may terminate this license at any time for any or no reason. Commercially reasonable

restitution will be made for any unused portion of fees paid, in amounts not exceeding the total

fees collected by us from you.


5. Account Stewardship

 

You are responsible for any activity that occurs on your account. You may never use someone
else’s account without permission, and you must keep your account password secure. We are not

liable for any losses of any kind caused by any unauthorized use of your account.


6. Permission to contact


By providing your email address to us you consent to our using the email address to send you

Solutionsrelated notices, including any required legal notices and other messages, such as

additions or changes to the Solutions and/or notices of product offers.


7. Modifications


We may modify these Terms from time to time. We will attempt to notify you via the email

address you have provided us with, although we are not obliged to. It is therefore important that

you review these Terms regularly to ensure you are updated as to any changes.


Upon making changes, we will update the “Effective Date” found at the top of this page.

Continued use of the Solutions after notification of any changes constitutes your acceptance of

the new terms.


8. Pricing


We reserve the right to modify our prices at any time, subject to our provision of at least six (6)

months written notice to you.


9. Suitable devices


Although we make commercially reasonable efforts to provide compatibility with current and

recent devices, accessing the Solutions via older or nonstandard devices may provide

unsatisfactory results.




10. PROHIBITIONS


You are restricted from doing anything to harm our product or try to hack our service.

Specifically, by using the Solutions, you agree not to do any of these things: (i) copy, distribute,

or disclose any part of the Solutions in any medium, including but not limited to by any

automated or nonautomated “scraping”; (ii) use any automated system, including but not limited

to “robots,” “spiders,” “offline readers,” etc., to access the Solutions in a manner that sends more

request messages to the Excel Photographers servers than a human can reasonably produce in the same

period of time by using a conventional online web browser; (iii) transmit spam, chain letters, or

other unsolicited email; (iv) attempt to interfere with, compromise the system integrity or

security or decipher any transmissions to or from the servers running the Solutions; (v) take any

action that imposes, or may impose an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our

infrastructure; (vi) upload invalid data, viruses, worms, or other software agents through the

Solutions; (vii) collect or harvest any thirdparty personally identifiable information, including

account names or Individual Data, from the Solutions; (viii) use the Solutions for any

commercial solicitation purposes; (ix) impersonate another person or otherwise misrepresent

your affiliation with a person or entity, conducting fraud, hiding or attempting to hide your

identity; (x) interfere with the proper working of the Solutions; (xi) access any content on the

 

Solutions through any technology or means other than those provided or authorized by the
Solutions; or (xii) bypass the measures we use to prevent or restrict access to the Solutions,

including but not limited to features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any content or

enforce limitations on use of the Solutions or related content.


If this Agreement ends you continue to be bound by it in any interactions, you may have with the

Solutions.


11. Quality of Service / Continuation of Service


We continually update our Solutions to offer the best possible product. While we plan to

continue to offer and improve our Solutions, we may, without prior notice, change, cancel, create

usage limits for, or permanently or temporarily stop offering or allowing you access to the

Solutions generally (“Service Changes”). While we’ll try to give you advance notice of Service

Changes that will adversely affect you, this might not be practical or possible and we retain the

right to make Service Changes without notice or liability for any reason.


12. CONTENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITES


“Individual Data” means any information associated with an individual in the Solutions. While

we may need to access Individual Data to provide the Solutions to you, you own the Individual

Data and remain responsible for it. Individual Data may include “educational records” as defined

by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”); see our Schools Terms of Use

Policy for more detail.


“Intellectual Property Rights” means all worldwide patent rights, copyright rights, moral rights,

rights of publicity, trademark, trade dress and service mark rights, goodwill, trade secret rights

and other intellectual property rights as may now exist or hereafter come into existence, and all

related applications and registrations, renewals and extensions.


Except for Individual Data, the Solutions and all materials made available to you in connection

with them, including, but not limited to, software, images, text, graphics, illustrations, logos,

patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, photographs, audio, videos, music, and any

content belonging to other Users (the “Excel Photographers Content”), and all related Intellectual Property

Rights, are the exclusive property of Excel Photographers and its licensors. Except as specified in this

Agreement, nothing may be deemed to create a license in or under any such Intellectual Property

Rights, and you agree not to sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit,

publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit or create derivative works from any

Excel Photographers Content. To be clear: any use of Excel Photographers Content for a purpose not expressly

permitted by this Agreement is strictly prohibited.


13. Feedback


If you send us ideas or comments about our Solutions, you agree that we may freely use or

reference those ideas and comments and we do not owe you any payment or have any other

obligation of any kind for such ideas or comments.


14. Excel Photographers DATA


Certain parts of the Solutions may allow you to obtain or access analytics or other data or

 

information associated with your account (“Excel Photographers Data”). Excel Photographers Data is licensed to
you

for your use on a limited basis and is governed solely by the terms of this Agreement and

available for distribution only at our sole discretion. Excel Photographers owns the account you use to

access the Solutions along with any rights of access or rights to data stored by or on behalf of

Excel Photographers on Excel Photographers servers (except with respect to any Individual Data that we may be

storing for you), including but not limited to any data representing any or all of your Excel Photographers

Data. Excel Photographers has the right to manage, control and even eliminate Excel Photographers Data, except
that

Excel Photographers may only use Individual Data as specifically permitted by this Agreement.


YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY DATA, ACCOUNT HISTORY AND

ACCOUNT CONTENT RESIDING ON Excel Photographers’ SERVERS MAY BE DELETED AT

ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON IN Excel Photographers’ SOLE DISCRETION, WITH OR
WITHOUT

NOTICE AND WITH NO LIABILITY OF ANY KIND. WE DO NOT PROVIDE OR

GUARANTEE, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM, ANY VALUE, CASH OR OTHERWISE,

ATTRIBUTED TO ANY DATA RESIDING ON Excel Photographers’ SERVERS.


15. SECURITY AND PRIVACY


By using the Solutions you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your information

(including but not limited to Individual Data) as set forth in our Privacy Policy and, if you’re a

School, in the Schools Terms of Use, and to have your information (including but not limited to

Individual Data) collected, used, transferred to and processed pursuant to our Privacy Policy.


16. THIRDPARTY INTERACTIONS


Our website may contain links to thirdparty websites or other materials or information that are

not owned or controlled by us. For example, we use a third party to look up sex offenders. We do

not endorse or assume any responsibility for any thirdparty sites, information, materials,

products, or Solutions. If you access a third party website, you do so at your own risk; this

Agreement, the Schools Terms of Use Information, and our Privacy Policy do not apply to your

use of those sites or Solutionsthose sites and Solutions have their own applicable terms and

policies.


17. RESPONSIBITY TO INDEMNIFY


You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Excel Photographers and its subsidiaries, agents,

licensors, managers, and other affiliated companies, and their employees, contractors, agents,

officers and directors, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses,

liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees) arising from:

(i) use of and access to the Solutions by yourself or any Individual affiliated with your

Organization, including any data or content transmitted or received by same; (ii) your violation

of any term of this Agreement, including but not limited to your breach of any of the

representations and warranties above; (iii) your violation of any thirdparty right, including but

not limited to any right of privacy or intellectual property rights; (iv) your violation of any

applicable law, rule or regulation, including but not limited to COPPA; (v) any content or

information that is submitted via your account; or (vi) any other party’s access and use of the

Solutions with your unique username, password or other appropriate security code.

 

18. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

THE SOLUTIONS IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. USE OF

THE SOLUTIONS IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED

BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SOLUTIONS IS PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF

ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,

IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR

PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING,

Excel Photographers, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, ITS AFFILIATES, AND ITS LICENSORS DO NOT

WARRANT THAT THE CONTENT IS ACCURATE, RELIABLE OR CORRECT; THAT

THE SOLUTIONS WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; THAT THE SOLUTIONS WILL

BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION, UNINTERRUPTED OR




SECURE; THAT ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED; OR THAT THE

SOLUTIONS IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. ANY

CONTENT DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE

SOLUTIONS IS DOWNLOADED AT YOUR OWN RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY

RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF

DATA THAT RESULTS FROM SUCH DOWNLOAD OR YOUR USE OF THE

SOLUTIONS.


WE DO NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY

FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SOLUTIONS ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD

PARTY THROUGH THE SOLUTIONS OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE OR

SOLUTIONS (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION APPLICATIONS), AND WE WILL

NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY MONITOR ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN

YOU AND THIRDPARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SOLUTIONS (INCLUDING

WITHOUT LIMITATION DEVELOPERS). FEDERAL LAW, SOME STATES, PROVINCES

AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF

CERTAIN IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY

NOT APPLY TO YOU.


19. LIABILITY LIMITATIONS


TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT

SHALL Excel Photographers, ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SUPPLIERS

OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,

CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION

DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE

LOSSES, THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE

SOLUTIONS. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL Excel Photographers BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

ANY DAMAGE, LOSS OR INJURY RESULTING FROM HACKING, TAMPERING OR

OTHER UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OR USE OF THE SOLUTIONS OR YOUR ACCOUNT

OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN.


TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, Excel Photographers

ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR

INACCURACIES OF CONTENT; (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF

ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE

 

SOLUTIONS; (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE
SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN;

(IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE

SOLUTIONS; (V) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, MALWARE OR THE LIKE

THAT MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE SOLUTIONS BY ANY THIRD

PARTY; (VI) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR

DAMAGE INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED,

EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE




SOLUTIONS; AND/OR (VII) ORGANIZATION CONTENT OR THE DEFAMATORY,

OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY. IN NO EVENT SHALL

Excel Photographers, ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SUPPLIERS, OR

LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY CLAIMS, PROCEEDINGS, LIABILITIES,

OBLIGATIONS, DAMAGES, LOSSES OR COSTS IN AN AMOUNT EXCEEDING THE

AMOUNT YOU PAID TO Excel Photographers HEREUNDER OR $100.00, WHICHEVER IS

GREATER.


THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SECTION APPLIES WHETHER THE ALLEGED

LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR

ANY OTHER BASIS, EVEN IF Excel Photographers HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF

SUCH DAMAGE. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO

THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL

OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS

MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS AGREEMENT GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS,

AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE.

THE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY UNDER THIS

AGREEMENT WILL NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE

LAW.


You are fully responsible for your interactions with other Users, and we have no liability for

your interactions with any other Users, or for any User’s actions or inactions with respect to you.


20. LAWS GOVERNING THE SOLUTIONS


You agree that: (i) the Solutions will be deemed solely based in California; and (ii) the Solutions

will be deemed passive Solutions that do not give rise to personal jurisdiction over us, either

specific or general, in jurisdictions other than California. This Agreement will be governed by

the laws of the State of California, without respect to its conflict of laws principles. The

application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods

does not apply. You agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the federal and state courts

located in Riverside County, California for any actions related to this Agreement.


21. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


This Agreement, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or

assigned by you, but may be assigned by us in accordance with the terms of our Privacy Policy.

This Agreement, together with any amendments and any additional agreements you may enter

 

into with Excel Photographers in connection with the Solutions including other agreements referenced
herein, constitute the entire agreement between you and Excel Photographers concerning the Solutions. If

any provision of this Agreement is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the

invalidity of such provision will not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this




Agreement, which will remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term of this Agreement

will be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and Excel Photographers

failure to assert any right or provision under this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of such

right or provision. If access to the Solutions is licensed to the United States government or any

agency thereof, or any state or county then the Solutions will be deemed to be “commercial

computer software” and “commercial computer software documentation,” pursuant to DFARS

Section 227.7202 and FAR Section 12.212, respectively, as applicable. Any use, reproduction,

release, performance, display, or disclosure of the Solutions and any accompanying

documentation by the U.S. Government will be governed solely by this Agreement and is

prohibited except to the extent expressly permitted by this Agreement.




Terms of Use School Addendum

If and only if you are a LEA, the following applies to you.


“Student Data” means “Individual Data” associated specifically with individuals attending your

LEA. By using the Solutions provided by Excel Photographers, you authorize us to receive Student Data or

other information via entry or file from registered Organization users.


1. COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS


Both parties agree to uphold their responsibilities under the Family Educational Rights and

Privacy Act (“FERPA”), the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (“PPRA”), and the

Children’s Online Privacy and Protection Act (“COPPA”). We provide the Solutions as an

outsourced institutional function under FERPA 34 CFR Part 99.31(a)(1). The Children’s Online

Privacy and Protection Act (“COPPA”) requires that online service providers obtain clear and

verifiable parental consent before collecting personal information from children under 13.


YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED CONSENT FROM

PARENTS OR HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE CONSENT ON BEHALF OF

PARENTS, FOR US TO RECEIVE STUDENT DATA RELATED TO CHILDREN UNDER

13.


We recommend that all Schools provide appropriate disclosures to students and parents

regarding their use of service providers such as Excel Photographers and that they provide a copy of our

Privacy Policy to parents and guardians.


2. AUTHORIZATION TO ACCESS DATA


A. ACCESS BY US AND OUR AGENTS