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An “Authorized User” is an employee of Licensee who is a natural person, who works within the organization listed on an Order Form, and who is designated by Licensee as an Authorized User under this Agreement.
Permitted Use of Raw Data in Work Product
Authorized Users may incorporate Raw Data into Work Product so long as (A) the quantity of Raw Data incorporated into the Work Product has no material independent commercial value; (B) any Raw Data incorporated into the Work Product accurately reflects the Content; (C) the Work Product is issued in Licensee’s name, and not on behalf of a third party; and (D) any incorporated Raw Data includes the following attribution: Source: PitchBook Data, Inc.
Permitted Use of Derived Data in Work Product
Authorized Users may incorporate Derived Data into Work Product so long as (A) any Aggregated Content incorporated into the Work Product does not misrepresent the Content; (B) the Work Product is issued in Licensee’s name, and not on behalf of a third party; and (C) any incorporated Aggregated Content includes the following attribution: Source: PitchBook Data, Inc.
Publication of Work Product
Subject to the terms, Work Product created in accordance with this Agreement may be freely shared internally and externally. If Licensee intends to publish Work Product containing Aggregated Content to more than 5,000 people who are not employed by Licensee, Licensee will provide the Aggregated Content to PitchBook in advance of publication so that PitchBook can attempt to verify that the Aggregated Content accurately reflects the Content. If PitchBook communicates that the Aggregated Content does not accurately reflect the Content, Licensee must update the Aggregated Content prior to external publication. If PitchBook makes no comment on the Work Product within five business days of submission to PitchBook, Licensee may proceed with publication. Besides the assistance identified, if PitchBook assists Licensee in the creation of Work Product, Licensee may be charged additional fees as agreed to in writing by PitchBook and Licensee in a separate Order Form.
No Uses Competitive with PitchBook
Licensee may not use the Content in furtherance of a Competitive Product. A “Competitive Product” is a product or service that provides information substantially similar to information marketed and licensed by PitchBook as of the start date of a given Order Form (the “Effective Date”). The Content may not be used for any competitive analysis of how PitchBook’s products or services compare to a Competitive Product.
Limitation on Distribution
Except as explicitly allowed under Section 3 or an Order Form, Licensee may not transfer, sell, rent, distribute, display, or disclose any portion of the Services or Content to anyone except other Authorized Users under that Order Form. Only the number of Authorized Users designated in an Order Form may access the Services or Content for the Licensee.
No Technological Attacks
No Reverse Engineering
Except as expressly permitted in an Order Form or this Agreement, Licensee agrees not to modify, decompile, decrypt, disassemble or reverse engineer any portion of the Services.
No Scraping
Licensee may not use or attempt to use any deep-link, scraper, robot, bot, spider, data mining, computer code or any other device, program, tool, algorithm, process or methodology to systematically access, acquire, copy, slow, or monitor any portion of the Content or Services.
Unauthorized Access
Licensee may not violate the security of the Services or attempt to gain unauthorized access to PitchBook’s systems. Authorized Users may not disclose log-in credentials or passwords to the Services to anyone.
No Violations of Third-Party Intellectual Property
Licensee may not use the Services or Content in a manner that infringes or violates the intellectual property or proprietary rights of PitchBook or any third-party, including, without limitation, the rights of privacy or publicity. Licensee must not remove or obscure the copyright, trademark, service mark, or other notices contained in the Services or Content.
No Use in Databases
Except as explicitly permitted through an Order Form, Licensee may not input any Content into a customer relationship management application or other database.
Prohibition of Machine Learning
Except as explicitly permitted in an Order Form, Licensee may not to use the Content in conjunction with any machine learning, neural network, deep learning, predictive analytics, or other artificial intelligence.
No Use in Violation of Laws
Licensee may not use the Services or Content in any manner that is unlawful.
No Offering of Securities
Licensee may not use the Services or Content in such a way as to be deemed to be engaging in the offering or solicitation of investments in unregistered securities or to be using the Services or Content for any other unlawful investment purposes. For the absence of doubt, PitchBook agrees that Licensee may use Content in presentations to potential investors.
No Use for Credit or Employment Eligibility
Licensee may not use the Content as a factor in establishing an individual’s eligibility for employment, or for credit or insurance to be used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes.
Professional Conduct
Each party must treat the other party’s employees with a reasonable level of cordiality and professionalism.
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