Software End User License Agreement

This EULA is an agreement between the person or organization legally accepting it and the READTYCH entity identified in the applicable Order Form, purchasing document, or product information.

An educational Institution may accept the EULA for software provided to its authorized users.

An Institution may include a school, school district, charter network, university, education department, government agency, nonprofit, research organization, or another approved organization.

When an Institution accepts this EULA, students, educators, administrators, and other authorized users may use the software under the Institution’s agreement and policies.

A child should not be expected to enter a binding software agreement independently.

Where a student is under the legal age required to enter a contract, software use must be authorized by the Institution, parent, guardian, or another legally authorized adult.

If you accept this EULA for an organization, you confirm that you have authority to act for that organization.

This EULA takes effect when an authorized person or Institution:

• Accepts it during product setup or account activation.
• Signs an Order Form or agreement that includes it.
• Installs or activates the software after being shown the EULA.
• Begins using the software after receiving notice that this EULA applies.

If you do not agree, do not activate or use the software.

Where READTYCH is supplied through an Institution, a user who does not accept the Institution’s authorized terms should speak with an administrator before continuing.

“READTYCH Software” includes the proprietary software and technology supplied by READTYCH for use with the Digital Book or connected education platform.

Depending on the product and stage of development, this may include:

• The READTYCH user interface.
• Device software and firmware.
• Reading and digital bookshelf functions.
• Handwriting, annotation, and note tools.
• Class and course features.
• Assignment and assessment functions.
• Educator feedback tools.
• Institutional administration features.
• Approved application access.
• Learning analytics.
• AI-assisted capabilities.
• Device-management functions.
• Updates, corrections, and upgrades.
• Supporting documentation.

Not every feature will be available on every device, account, software version, pilot, or subscription.

The applicable Order Form or product description will identify what the purchaser or Institution is authorized to use.

Subject to this EULA and any applicable purchasing agreement, READTYCH grants the authorized user a limited, nonexclusive, revocable, and nontransferable license to use the READTYCH Software.

This license allows the software to be used:

• On an authorized READTYCH device.
• Through an approved READTYCH account.
• For personal educational use.
• For an Institution’s internal educational or administrative purposes.
• During the applicable purchase, subscription, or pilot period.

The software is licensed rather than sold.

Purchasing a READTYCH Digital Book gives the purchaser ownership of the physical device where the purchasing terms provide for ownership. It does not transfer ownership of the READTYCH Software or its underlying intellectual property.

When software is provided through an Institution, the Institution controls which people may use it and which available features are enabled.

The Institution may create accounts, assign roles, configure settings, approve applications, and connect READTYCH with authorized educational systems.

Users may access only the software, information, and features made available to them.

A student account does not provide administrator rights. An educator account does not automatically provide access to every student. An administrator account should be used only for legitimate institutional responsibilities.

The Institution is responsible for keeping user roles and permissions current.

This software license does not transfer ownership of original student or educator content to READTYCH.

Students and educators retain any rights they hold in their notes, assignments, responses, drawings, lesson materials, and other original work.

The Institution may have separate rights or responsibilities concerning that content under education law, employment arrangements, or institutional policy.

READTYCH receives only the limited permission needed to store, process, display, transmit, secure, and support that content while providing the authorized Services.

More information is available in the Privacy Policy, Student Data Privacy Notice, and applicable Data Processing Agreement.

READTYCH and its licensors retain their rights in:

• The proprietary software.
• The READTYCH interface.
• Device firmware.
• Product designs.
• Platform architecture.
• Documentation.
• Branding and trademarks.
• Patents and inventions.
• Original graphics, layouts, and software elements.
• Updates and improvements.

Nothing in this EULA transfers ownership of READTYCH technology to a user or Institution.

The license permits the use of the software. It does not permit copying, selling, publishing, or rebuilding it.

The READTYCH software environment is being developed on a Linux-based foundation and may contain additional open-source components.

Open-source software is governed by its own license terms.

Those terms may give users rights that are different from the restrictions applying to READTYCH’s proprietary software. Nothing in this EULA is intended to remove or limit a right granted under an applicable open-source license.

Where required, READTYCH will make applicable license notices, copyright notices, and source code offers available with the product, through the software, or through another reasonable method.

READTYCH’s use of open-source software does not make its proprietary interface, applications, content, or platform features open source unless their applicable licenses specifically require that result.

Software needs to change as security risks, product capabilities, and classroom needs develop.

READTYCH may provide:

• Security updates.
• Bug fixes.
• Performance improvements.
• Accessibility improvements.
• Firmware updates.
• New or changed features.
• Compatibility updates.
• Updates required by law.

Some updates may install automatically, particularly where they protect security, device stability, or service compatibility.

Other updates may require action by the user or Institution administrator.

Using an outdated version can affect security, compatibility, performance, and access to connected features. READTYCH may stop supporting a version after reasonable notice where continued support is no longer practical or secure.

An update will not transfer ownership of the software to the user. Unless different terms are provided with it, the update will remain covered by this EULA.

Some READTYCH functions may require internet access, an active account, or a current subscription.

Connected features may include account synchronization, content delivery, assignments, feedback, approved applications, software updates, support, analytics, and institutional administration.

Internet access may involve charges from a network or connectivity provider. READTYCH is not responsible for those charges unless a purchasing agreement says otherwise.

Some functions may be limited when connectivity is unavailable.

The final product documentation will explain which supported features can be used offline and which require a connection.

Users must take reasonable care of their READTYCH accounts.

Do not share passwords or authentication details. Do not use another person’s account or allow someone else to use yours without authorization.

If an account appears to have been compromised, tell the Institution or READTYCH promptly.

READTYCH or the Institution may reset credentials, restrict access, or require additional security steps where needed to protect the account, the device, or other users.

A user who receives access to information they were not meant to see should stop and report the issue. Permission to enter one part of the platform is not permission to explore every part of it.

Unless the law, an open-source license, or a written READTYCH agreement permits it, users may not:

• Copy, distribute, rent, sell, sublicense, or commercially provide the proprietary software.
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract proprietary source code.
• Copy the READTYCH interface or protected product elements.
• Bypass activation, licensing, access, or security controls.
• Remove copyright, trademark, license, or ownership notices.
• Install the software on an unauthorized device.
• Modify the software to gain permissions that were not granted.
• Use the software to develop or support a competing product.
• Use automated methods to extract protected content or data.
• Introduce malicious code.
• Interfere with the operation or security of the Services.
• Use the software for an unlawful purpose.

These restrictions do not limit rights that cannot legally be restricted.

They also do not override the rights granted by an applicable open-source license.

All users must follow the READTYCH Acceptable Use Policy.

The software may not be used to harass another person, compromise student privacy, access records without permission, distribute harmful content, interfere with platform security, or commit academic misconduct.

An Institution may apply additional rules based on the age of its students, educational setting, or local requirements.

Where the Institution’s rule is stricter, authorized users should follow that rule.

READTYCH may allow an Institution to provide access to approved educational applications, content, or connected systems.

Those third-party products may have their own terms, privacy practices, subscriptions, and technical requirements.

READTYCH does not grant ownership of a third-party application merely because it can be accessed through the READTYCH platform.

The Institution is responsible for deciding which available integrations are appropriate for its users.

Users may not connect an unauthorized application or transfer student information into an unapproved service.

READTYCH may restrict or turn off an integration that creates a security risk, violates law, affects system performance, or is no longer supported.

READTYCH is developing AI-assisted capabilities that may help with handwriting recognition, grading suggestions, feedback preparation, learning pattern identification, and educational resource recommendations.

These features can assist. They cannot understand every student, classroom, or situation.

AI-generated output may be incomplete, inaccurate, or unsuitable for a particular decision.

Educators must review the output before using it in a meaningful academic context.

AI output may not become the sole basis for:

• A final grade.
• Student discipline.
• Educational placement.
• Eligibility for a program.
• Access to an educational opportunity.
• A permanent conclusion about a student’s ability.

Students must follow their educator’s rules regarding AI-assisted work. Using AI where original, independent work is required may violate the Acceptable Use Policy or the Institution’s academic integrity standards.

AI assists. Educators decide.

The software may generate technical information needed to operate, secure, maintain, and improve the device or platform.

This may include:

• Software and firmware versions.
• Device status.
• Error reports.
• Performance information.
• Connectivity information.
• Update status.
• Security events.
• Feature use.

READTYCH will handle personal information in accordance with the Privacy Policy, Student Data Privacy Notice, Children’s Privacy Notice, and applicable Data Processing Agreement.

Technical information will not be used to make unrelated advertising profiles about students.

Using the software may involve information about students, educators, administrators, devices, classes, assignments, and learning activity.

When READTYCH provides the software through an Institution, the Institution generally controls the educational purpose for which student information is processed.

READTYCH processes that information to provide and support the authorized Services.

READTYCH does not gain ownership of education records because the information passes through its software.

Detailed privacy practices are explained in the applicable privacy documents and institutional agreement.

Some READTYCH software may be provided for a pilot, demonstration, testing program, or early evaluation.

This software may contain incomplete features, errors, interruptions, or functions that change during the evaluation.

A pilot feature may not appear in the same form in the commercially released product.

Users should not rely on preview software for a critical purpose unless the pilot agreement expressly supports that use.

Feedback from pilot participants may help READTYCH improve usability, performance, accessibility, classroom workflow, and future development.

Pilot and evaluation software may follow additional terms in the applicable pilot agreement.

Users and Institutions may choose to share suggestions, ideas, or comments about READTYCH.

READTYCH may use voluntarily provided feedback to improve or develop its products without payment or an ownership obligation.

This permission does not allow READTYCH to identify a student publicly, disclose confidential Institution information, or use protected student information for an unauthorized purpose.

Software support will depend on the product, purchasing arrangement, subscription, pilot agreement, or support plan.

Support may include help with activation, accounts, updates, device configuration, platform access, and technical troubleshooting.

A user should begin with the support process established by their Institution where one exists.

Support requests should not include passwords, entire student records, or sensitive information unrelated to the problem.

READTYCH or an authorized Institution may limit or suspend access when reasonably necessary to:

• Protect account or platform security.
• Respond to suspected unauthorized access.
• Prevent material harm.
• Investigate a serious Policy violation.
• Comply with law.
• Address an expired license or subscription.
• Protect students or other users.

Where practical, the action will be limited to the account, device, feature, or activity creating the concern.

READTYCH will work with the Institution to restore access when the issue has been resolved.

The license may end when:

• The applicable subscription or pilot expires.
• The purchasing agreement is terminated.
• The Institution no longer authorizes the user.
• The device is transferred without an accompanying software license.
• The user materially violates this EULA.
• Continued access becomes unlawful.

When the license ends, the user must stop using the affected software.

READTYCH or the Institution may deactivate the account, turn off connected features, or remove Institution-managed software where permitted.

The handling of stored information after termination will follow the applicable purchasing agreement, Data Processing Agreement, and privacy requirements.

Transferring ownership of a physical Digital Book does not automatically transfer every software right, subscription, digital book, school account, application, or institutional license associated with it.

Before transferring a device, the owner should:

• Confirm that the device can legally be transferred.
• Remove personal and institutional accounts.
• Back up information they are permitted to retain.
• Remove Institution management where authorized.
• Follow the available reset instructions.

A transferred device may need to be reactivated under a new account or software license.

An Institution-owned or loaned device may not be sold or transferred without permission.

READTYCH will provide any software warranties stated in the applicable purchasing agreement.

Software is complex and cannot be guaranteed to operate without every interruption, error, or compatibility issue.

READTYCH does not promise that every feature will work with every third-party system, network, configuration, or application.

READTYCH also does not guarantee a particular grade, learning outcome, cost saving, or adoption level.

Educational results depend on teaching, implementation, content, accessibility, student needs, and many other factors beyond the software.

Nothing in this EULA removes a warranty or legal right that cannot lawfully be excluded.

Where the software is used through an Institution, the liability terms in the Institutional and District Terms or applicable purchasing agreement will apply.

For direct individual use, READTYCH’s liability will be limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.

READTYCH will not be responsible for indirect, incidental, special, punitive, or consequential loss arising from software use where the law allows that limitation.

Some jurisdictions do not permit every limitation. Where that is the case, the affected restriction will apply only to the extent legally permitted.

Nothing limits liability that cannot lawfully be limited.

Users may not export, transfer, or use READTYCH software in violation of applicable trade, sanctions, or export-control laws.

The software may not be used by or for a prohibited person, organization, or purpose.

Institution-specific international deployment or data residency requirements should be discussed with READTYCH before the software is activated in the affected location.

Where the software is provided through an Institution, the governing law and dispute terms in the Institutional and District Terms or applicable Order Form will apply.

For direct use not governed by another agreement, this EULA will be governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without applying its conflict-of-law rules.

Any legal proceeding must be brought in a court with jurisdiction in Harris County, Texas, unless applicable law requires another location.

Before beginning formal proceedings, the Parties should first try in good faith to resolve the disagreement directly.

READTYCH may update this EULA as the software, product, security environment, or legal requirements change.

A material update will be communicated through the software, an account notice, email, or another reasonable method.

A change will not retroactively take away rights that have already been granted under a paid license unless the change is required by law or needed to address a serious security concern.

Where renewed acceptance is legally required, READTYCH will request it before the updated terms take effect.

This EULA, together with the applicable purchasing agreement and incorporated policies, forms the agreement governing the licensed software.

If an Institutional and District Term, Order Form, or signed amendment conflicts with this EULA, the signed or Institution-specific document will control the subject it directly addresses.

A failure to enforce one provision does not waive the right to enforce it later.

If a provision cannot legally be enforced, it will be adjusted only as much as necessary. The rest of the EULA will continue.

Questions about software licensing, activation, permitted use, or this EULA may be submitted through the READTYCH Contact page.

Please include “Software License” and, where available, the Institution name or device model.

Do not include passwords, student records, or unrelated sensitive information.

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Related documents:

• Institutional and District Terms
• Acceptable Use Policy
• Data Processing Agreement
• Privacy Policy
• Student Data Privacy Notice
• Children’s Privacy Notice
• Product Warranty and Returns Policy
• Product Specifications