(Content below is DRAFT and FOR DISCUSSION ONLY)

Use of the Ed-Fi Alliance's MappingEDU system is free to licensees, subject to the site's terms of use. For information about licensing Ed-Fi Technology, see the online licensing form available on Ed-Fi.org. If your organization is already a licensee, you can get a login using the online access request form on Ed-Fi.org.

Human-readable Terms of Use Summary

This human-readable summary of the terms of use attempts to outline the points of greatest interest to MappingEDU system users. It is no substitute for good legal advice, so make sure to have your attorney review the terms of use in full if you have any concerns or questions. The full terms of use shall form the entire relationship between the parties and this legal summary has no legal force or effect.

Key Provisions

• Use of the system is currently free.
• The system is provided as-is, with no warranty.
• The Ed-Fi Alliance assumes no liability associated with use of the system.
• The Ed-Fi Alliance reserves the right to change ANY licensing conditions or terms of service in the future, including the zero-cost hosting.

Users May

• Use the system for any lawful purpose.
• Freely modify and distribute reports generated by this system.
• Provide feedback or suggest improvements for the system.

Users May Not

• Upload or enter data standard definitions that are considered a trade secret by their owner.
• Upload or enter data standard definitions that are considered proprietary by their owner.
• Upload or enter any copyright-infringing material to the system.
• Share their login information with another person. Logins are free for employees and contractors of licensed organizations, so just sign up.

Worth Noting

• Should the Alliance establish a cost for system use in the future, users will be notified in advance and given an opportunity to download reports and other data from the system.
• Users should not load any information they, or the information’s owners, consider confidential. Although users have control over the sharing and visibility of many aspects of their work done in the system, data in the system may need to be accessed for maintenance and troubleshooting. In addition, the Alliance encourages users to share mappings, both for informational purposes and to support the system’s computer-assisted mapping algorithms.
• From time to time, the Alliance staff reviews data standards and mappings held in the system to assess the real-world use of the Ed-Fi Data Standard. Where mappings appear useful to the general public, the Alliance may wish to make the data mappings and associated standards publicly available. Should the Alliance wish to publish information, it will notify the users associated with the project and give them the option to opt out.