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Terms of Use

Last Updated: May 5, 2025.

I. Introduction

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These Terms of Use form an agreement (“Agreement”) between you, the individual user or if you are executing on behalf of an entity, that entity (e.g., an academic institution) and its employees, who have a subscription (both referred to as “You” or “Your”) and the Buck Institute for Education doing business as PBLWorks, including subsidiaries and affiliates (hereinafter, “PBLWorks”, “Us”, “We”, or “Our”), and it outlines important terms and conditions that You agree to as a result of Your use of Our websites, resources, and related services including, but not limited to those services provided to You at: pblworks.org and/or its subdomains, via Your computer or mobile device, including any PBLWorks mobile application(s) (hereinafter collectively referred to in the singular as “the Site”). In addition to Your agreement to be bound by this Agreement, You also agree to be bound by PBLWorks’s Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy, the terms and conditions of which are herein incorporated in their entirety by reference and shall be considered part of this Agreement. 

When You visit Our Site and/or create an account to access Our Site, You will have access to certain PBLWorks resources, materials, and services, including, but not limited to digital content, the ability to modify curricula, access to online professional learning, the option to participate in online interactions, and in some instances, obtain credit from third-party academic institutions (hereinafter, collectively Our “Services”). 

By clicking an “I Agree” software button, a consent tick box, or agreeing to a similar click-wrap consent mechanism, which links to this Agreement, agreeing to a separate written agreement to access and use any portion of the Services, or by otherwise registering, using or accessing any portion of the Site or Services in any capacity, You accept and agree to be bound by this Agreement.

II. Changes to the Agreement

From time to time, We may make changes to this Agreement. Any material changes will take effect immediately for new users and after thirty days after notification for current users. Any use of the Platform after the 30-day notice period constitutes Your acceptance of any change. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features or functionality that modify the current Platform shall be subject to this Agreement.

III. Account Registration and Fees

  1. User Accounts

a) Access to Platform. The Site and Services (the “Platform”) allows for the creation of accounts (known as “User Accounts”), which will allow You access to certain general Services, which typically do not include a fee, on the Site. Access to premium Services may require payment of a fee by You. Only the individual assigned by PBLWorks to the specific User Account is permitted to use any of the Services, whether general or premium Services. PBLWorks reserves the right at its sole discretion to change at any time the scope of the Platform, including features, functionality, and content, as well as the fee (if any) associated with any aspect of the Platform. For avoidance of doubt, students are not permitted to use the Platform. 

b) Accounts Created by Administrator. If You are designated as an initial Administrator of Your organization, You may designate one or more additional administrative users (each, an “Administrator”) to manage and oversee access to the Platform on behalf of You. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Administrator is authorized to create, provision, and manage individual user accounts (“Authorized Users”) under Your subscription if You are an entity and the Authorized Users are employees of Your organization. Each Authorized User account must be assigned to a specific natural person, who is an employee of Your organization (using Your organization email address) or an authorized contractor (with an assigned email address with Your organization domain), and is acting solely in the course of their duties for the benefit of the organization and uses Your organizational email address for their User Account. The Administrator may only create Authorized User accounts for employees, who require access to the Platform for purposes directly related to Your internal business operations as contemplated under this Agreement. All such user accounts shall be deemed part of Your use of the Platform and subject to the terms and limitations set forth herein, including but not limited to any usage restrictions, license limits, and Your obligations. 

c) Conditional Access. 

i. Your access to the Platform as an authorized user with a User Account includes the ability to share certain Materials with Your students so long as We explicitly in writing authorize You to be able to share such Materials with Your students. Such sharing shall only be authorized for the lesser period of time of: x) as long as you have a subscription to the Platform or (y) the current academic term, which shall be no longer than an academic period (e.g., no more than a calendar year) in which Your student currently is enrolled. 

ii. As a condition of Your student having access to and being able to use the Materials that We explicitly in writing authorize You to be able to share with Your students, such students have no right to reshare or copy such Materials and may only use such authorized Materials for a period of time that is no longer than the lesser period of time of: x) as long as You have a subscription to the Platform or (y) the current academic term, which shall be no longer than an academic period (e.g., no more than a calendar year) in which the student currently is enrolled with You. 

iii. Access to and use of the Platform are subject to the terms and conditions in this Agreement. Should You fail to pay any fees associated with a specific account associated with Your User Account, Your User Account may be downgraded, at Our option, to an account that does not have access to specific features and functionality. There further is no guarantee that any PBLWorks content associated with a specific account will remain the same or will be preserved as such content was available at the time that the User Account was downgraded. 

iv. PBLWorks may suspend or limit Your access to the Platform, or remove or disable any User Account or restrict access to any portion of the Platform associated with the User Account at any time, at its sole discretion and for any reason, including if PBLWorks reasonably and in good faith believes (x) continued access to the Platform may result in material harm to the Platform or its users, (y) a judicial or other governmental order or request requires PBLWorks to do so, or (z) continued access to the Platform violates the Agreement or applicable law. PBLWorks will endeavor to notify You of any suspension or limitation, except when PBLWorks reasonably believes that applicable law prevents PBLWorks from doing so or when immediate action would better prevent imminent harm to the Platform, other users, or a third party. PBLWorks will narrow a suspension or limitation in time and scope as is reasonably practicable under the circumstances at PBLWorks’ sole discretion.

d) Personal Information 

In order to create a User Account, You must provide certain personal information, including information regarding Your organization. All such personal information will be subject to the terms of our Privacy Policy. You agree and represent that all personal information provided by You at the time of registration and while using the Platform, including providing feedback and completing surveys, is accurate and up-to-date. You may not impersonate, imitate, or pretend to be somebody else when registering, setting up, or using a User Account. If You provide any personal information that is untrue or inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, or if PBLWorks suspects that Your personal information is untrue, inaccurate, or incomplete, then PBLWorks may, in its sole discretion, suspend, terminate, or refuse future access to the Platform, including Your User Account.

e) Account Security

You are responsible for ensuring the security and confidentiality of any username and password assigned to You for accessing the User Account. PBLWorks is not responsible or obligated to independently verify the identity of any individual using a User Account, and You are responsible for all activities that occur under the User Account. User Accounts cannot be shared or used by more than one individual. You will not share a User Account with another individual. If You loan or disclose Your user name and password or otherwise knowingly or unknowingly allow access to Your User Account, we reserve the right to terminate Your User Account and/or any Platform and/or charge an additional fee. If any of Your User Account information changes or if You have reason to believe that Your User Account is no longer secure, You must update Your account by using the appropriate update mechanism on the Platform, if available. PBLWorks is not responsible for any unauthorized use of Your User Account. If You believe there has been unauthorized use of Your User Account, You must notify PBLWorks immediately in writing. You are responsible and liable for any conduct on or use of the Platform under Your User Account. For avoidance of doubt, these account security responsibilities, similar to all other obligations within this Agreement, cover both You as the individual and You, if applicable, as the organization or an employee of the organization.

2. Subscription Services

a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each user subscription to the Platform granted by Us to You, shall entitle only You as the individual user or You as an employee of an organization, which has a set number of user subscriptions for that organization, to access and use the specifically identified features, functionality, and content on the Platform that has been authorized by and/or purchased from Us on a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable, limited basis, and solely for the purposes described in the Agreement and solely for as long as you have a subscription to the Platform. You shall use the Platform solely for educational industry use as an employee of the organization for which the subscription has been acquired for You (e.g., teaching Your students, who are attending Your organization). 

b) You shall cease using and accessing the Platform as well as any content downloaded locally to a computer or server, should Your subscription to the Platform or permission to use or access specific content, be terminated or expires. You shall not: (i) license, sublicense, sell, resell, rent, lease, transfer, assign, distribute, time share or otherwise commercially exploit or make the Platform available to any third-party; (ii) send spam or otherwise duplicative or unsolicited messages, including such communications that are in violation of applicable laws; (iii) send or store infringing, obscene, threatening, libelous, or otherwise unlawful or tortious material, including material that is harmful to children or violates privacy rights; (iv) use or access the Platform in a way that is unlawful, breaches contractual obligations, or infringes any rights, title and interest to intellectual property (including, all patents, patent registrations, business processes, copyrights, database rights, moral rights, trademarks, trade names, service marks, service names, trade secrets, know-how or other similar rights arising or enforceable anywhere in the world and including any applications or rights to take action for infringement - collectively “Intellectual Property Rights”) in any system, software (including source and object code), documentation, data, content, design, method, process, device, algorithm, improvement, concept, or other material or technology, including any derivative works or other legal rights of others, including confidentiality obligations, (v) send or store viruses, worms, time bombs, Trojan horses and other harmful or malicious code, files, scripts, agents or programs; (vi) interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Platform or the data or information contained therein; or (vii) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Platform or its related systems or networks. You further shall not (i) modify, copy, or create derivative works based on the Platform; (ii) frame or mirror any content forming part of the Platform; (iii) reverse engineer the Platform; or (iv) access the Platform in order to (x) build a competitive product or service, or (y) copy any ideas, features, functions or graphics of the Platform.

2. Fees

As a condition of using one or more portions of the Services, You agree to pay Us for the full amount of such Services as we communicate the amount owed to You. Unless set forth otherwise by Us, You shall pay Us within 30 days of obtaining access to the Services in the amount set forth by Us. By obtaining access to the Services, You also acknowledge and agree that You are not entitled to a refund or credit, except as required by applicable law. All purchases of such Services are final. We do not offer refunds or credits for any reason, including but not limited to dissatisfaction, unused Services, or technical issues that are not attributable to a failure on Our part to deliver the Service as described.

IV. Confidentiality and Intellectual Property Ownership

1) Confidentiality 

f) “Confidential Information” means all tangible and intangible information disclosed by PBLWorks (“Disclosing Party”) to You (“Receiving Party”). At a minimum and without limitation, Confidential Information includes all technical, design, marketing, sales, business and manufacturing information and any trade secrets or know how relating to the products or services of each Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Receiving Party expressly agrees that the failure by the Disclosing Party to designate any information as Confidential Information shall not give the Receiving Party the right to treat such information as free from the restrictions imposed by this Agreement. 

g) Receiving Party will (i) treat Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information as it does its own confidential information or with a reasonable standard of care, whichever is higher; (ii) restrict disclosure of such Confidential Information to those having a need to know such information and who are obligated per a written agreement with Receiving Party to protect Confidential Information; and (iii) use such Confidential Information only for the purpose specified in the Agreement. 

h) The Receiving Party is excepted from these confidentiality obligations where the Confidential Information (i) was in the public domain at the time of disclosure to the Receiving Party; (ii) became publicly available after disclosure to the Receiving Party without breach of this Agreement; (iii) was lawfully received by the Receiving Party from a third party not having an obligation of confidentiality; (iv) was known to the Receiving Party prior to disclosure; or (v) was independently developed by the Receiving Party without breach of this Agreement. The Receiving Party may make disclosures required by a court order or law, provided that the Disclosing Party is promptly notified of the intent to disclose the Confidential Information and the Receiving Party assists in any efforts requested or undertaken by the Disclosing Party to limit disclosure of the Confidential Information by protective order or other measure to ensure its confidentiality. 

i) Subject to the Receiving Party’s compliance with any applicable laws, upon written request of the Disclosing Party or upon expiration or termination of the Agreement, all copies of disclosed Confidential Information in the possession of the Receiving Party will be promptly destroyed. Disclosing Party has the right to audit and/or require certification of destruction by the Receiving Party to confirm that all Confidential Information has been destroyed. 

j) All Confidential Information disclosed by Disclosing Party shall remain the property of the Disclosing Party. Disclosing Party is not hereby granting or extending to Receiving Party any rights of any kind under Intellectual Property Rights which Disclosing Party may now have or may obtain with respect to the Confidential Information it discloses to Receiving Party. 

k) Receiving Party agrees that Disclosing Party may suffer irreparable harm if Receiving Party fails to comply with its obligations under this Agreement and further agrees that monetary damages may be inadequate to compensate Disclosing Party for any such breach. Accordingly, Receiving Party agrees that Disclosing Party may, in addition to any other remedies available to it at law or in equity, be entitled to injunctive relief to enforce the provisions of this Agreement. 

l) No Warranty or Waiver. ALL CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. EACH PARTY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, MERCHANTIBILITY AND NON-INFRINGEMENT REGARDING THE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION DISCLOSED BY THE OTHER PARTY.

2. Intellectual Property

PBLWorks owns, or is the licensee to, all right, title and interest in and to the Intellectual Property Rights and other proprietary rights, including all applications, renewals, extensions and restorations thereof, relating to the Platform. Further, the trademarks appearing within the Platform are either owned by PBLWorks or are trademarks of their respective third-party owners. Any reference to third-party trademarks does not imply or indicate any approval or endorsement by their owners unless such approval or endorsement by their owners is expressly made. Further, all right, title, and interest in and to the Materials, User Generated Content, and projects shall be retained by and remain with PBLWorks. Should You have any right, title, or interest in such Materials, User Generated Content, or projects, You hereby assign all right, title, and interest to such Materials, User Generated Content, or projects to PBLWorks. Should You not have the right to assign such right, title, and interest, You hereby agree to grant PBLWorks an irrevocable, fully paid up, sublicensable, unrestricted license to use, modify, and otherwise dispose of such Materials, User Generated Content, or project in any manner at PBLWork’s sole discretion. You further agree to provide reasonable assistance to perfect any such right, title, and interest to such Materials, User Generated Content, or project upon request by PBLWorks.

V. Materials and User Generated Content

  1. Materials

As part of the Platform, PBLWorks will provide You with conditional access to various types of materials, including but not limited to, projects, project forms, strategy guides, learning modules, rubrics, student handouts, video and other media, and/or online tools created and owned by or licensed to PBLWorks (“Materials”). By accessing the Materials through the Platform, You agree that You will not infringe or misappropriate any of PBLWorks’s Intellectual Property Rights. Unless We explicitly grant You the right to share such Materials, You further will not distribute, film, record (including through the use of transcription applications or artificial intelligence tools), circulate, copy, cause to be copied, create derivative works, incorporate into a larger work, modify, adapt, translate, publish, reproduce, decompile, reverse-engineer, disassemble or otherwise attempt to derive the content and/or source code of the Materials and You will not remove, obscure, or alter intellectual property or other proprietary rights notifications affixed to the Materials. You further may only use the Materials for educational industry purposes with Your students and only for so long as You have a subscription to the Platform and solely for the intended purpose of the purchased subscription. 

A User may modify only specific aspects of the Materials as explicitly set out by Us as being modifiable and solely within the Platform. User may share such Materials in its original and/or modified form, as explicitly authorized by Us, with: 

a) another user, who has a User Account with the same or greater access rights to the Materials, and explicitly authorizes that user to access to, use and/or receive such Materials. 

b) a student, but only those Materials that We explicitly authorize You to be able to share and only for the lesser period of time of: i) as long as You have a subscription to the Platform or ii) the current academic term, which shall be no longer than an academic period (e.g., no more than a calendar year) in which Your student currently is enrolled. As a condition of Your student having access to and being able to use the Materials that We explicitly authorize You to be able to share with Your students, such students have no right to reshare or copy such Materials and may only use such authorized Materials for a period of time that is no longer than the lesser period of time of: i) as long as You have a subscription to the Platform or ii) the current academic term, which shall be no longer than an academic period (e.g., no more than a calendar year) in which the student currently is enrolled with You. 

For avoidance of doubt, no individual or other entity may share a User Account and/or rely upon a subscription assigned to one individual for another individual or entity to receive access to the Platform and/or obtain access to, use, and/or share the Materials. Further, You may not modify the Materials outside of the Platform. None of Your students, who receive Materials from You, may modify the Materials in any manner (whether such Materials have or have not already been modified by You). Your students may insert information into the Materials (e.g., fill out blanks within the Materials). However, Your students may not copy, modify, or distribute any form of the Materials in any manner. You (whether an individual, employee of Your organization, or as the organization) are responsible for ensuring that Your students comply with their obligations to not modify, copy, or distribute the Materials.

2. User Generated Content

Some of the Materials contain blanks, spaces, and/or the ability to modify, embed or add into the Materials their own content. The content that a user “fills in” or otherwise adds to the Materials shall be considered “User Generated Content.” You represent and warrant that You own or have a license, right or other type of permission to use, exploit, and/or incorporate such User Generated Content into the Platform, including specific Materials, in all manner contemplated herein. You agree to indemnify and hold PBLWorks, and its affiliates and assigns harmless from any demands, loss, liability, claims or expenses, and attorney’s fees made against Us by any third party arising out of or in connection with Your use and incorporation of the User Generated Content into Our Platform, including specific Materials. PBLWorks reserves the right at its sole discretion to preserve or remove any portion of User Generated Content associated with any User Account that no longer has an active subscription, violates Our code of conduct, the quality or integrity of Our Platform, and/or any terms and conditions set out in our Agreement.

3. Permitted Uses of User Projects

Once You access or create (including modify) a project on the Platform, You are authorized to : (a) save and use these projects within the Platform (b) share the projects or plans saved within the Platform with other users, who have an active subscription to use the Platform, including has a User Account; and (c) share the projects with Your students, in the same manner as set forth above with regard to the Materials, subject to any restrictions as to the use, modify, copying, and/or distribution of the Materials.

4. Deletion of Materials, User Generated Content, and User Projects

Should You no longer have a subscription to the Platform, You no longer have any license to use, access to, or otherwise dispose of, the Materials, User Generated Content, and projects; and You must delete all copies of such Materials, User Generated Content, and project in your possession including from any local repository, server, or other means of storing digital or physical copies of the Materials, User Generated Content, or projects.

VI. Site Availability and Updates

While PBLWorks strives to ensure that the Platform is consistently available to its users, PBLWorks cannot guarantee that the Platform will be available for use at any given time. PBLWorks acknowledges that We may need to perform maintenance activities of the Platform as may be necessary or appropriate from time to time, including bug fixes, software updates, feature updates, and the addition of new features, functionality, and content. If PBLWorks reasonably determines that maintenance activities will require an unavailability or outage of the Platform for an excess of three (3) consecutive business days, We will use reasonable effort to provide a notice of scheduled downtime on the Site at least one week before the scheduled outage. PBLWorks will use commercially reasonable efforts to perform routine scheduled maintenance during non-business hours. In the event that the Platform is unavailable due to technical reasons, force majeure, or for scheduled maintenance or downtime, PBLWorks will use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that such downtime will be as minimal as possible.

VII. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE USING THE PLATFORM AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED "AS IS". PBLWORKS HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS AND IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ANY OTHER WARRANTY, CONDITION, GUARANTEE OR REPRESENTATION, WHETHER ORAL, IN WRITING, OR IN ELECTRONIC FORM, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIALS CONTAINED THEREIN OR PROVIDED BY THE PLATFORM INCLUDING THE SITE AND SERVICES. PBLWORKS DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT ACCESS TO THE PLATFORM WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR THAT THERE WILL BE NO FAILURES, ERRORS OR OMISSIONS OR LOSS OF TRANSMITTED INFORMATION, OR THAT NO VIRUSES WILL BE TRANSMITTED VIA THE PLATFORM. PBLWORKS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTIES FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ALLEGEDLY SUSTAINED ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE PROVISION OF THE SERVICES VIA THE PLATFORM OR OTHERWISE, THE SALE OR PURCHASE OF ANY GOODS OR MERCHANDISE, YOUR ACCESS TO OR INABILITY TO ACCESS THE PLATFORM, INCLUDING FOR VIRUSES ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FROM THE PLATFORM, YOUR USE OF OR RELIANCE ON THE PLATFORM, INCLUDING ANY OF THE SERVICES, MERCHANDISE, INFORMATION OR MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON THE PLATFORM, REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OF CLAIM OR THE NATURE OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOU HEREBY AGREE TO RELEASE PBLWORKS FROM CLAIMS, DEMANDS AND DAMAGES (ACTUAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL) OF EVERY KIND AND NATURE, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, SUSPECTED AND UNSUSPECTED, DISCLOSED AND UNDISCLOSED (COLLECTIVELY, "CLAIMS"), ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL PBLWORKS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES, LOSSES, OR LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF THE GREATER OF (A) THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO PBLWORKS, IF ANY, IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (B) ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00). THIS LIMITATION SHALL APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER PBLWORKS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

VIII. INDEMNIFICATION

YOU WILL INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS PBLWORKS, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES, FROM ANY CLAIM MADE BY ANY THIRD PARTY DUE TO OR ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OUT OF YOUR CONDUCT OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THIS PLATFORM, ANY ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND ANY ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION. PBLWORKS RESERVES THE RIGHT, AT ITS OWN EXPENSE, TO ASSUME THE EXCLUSIVE DEFENSE AND CONTROL OF ANY MATTER SUBJECT TO INDEMNIFICATION BY YOU, BUT DOING SO WILL NOT EXCUSE YOUR INDEMNITY OBLIGATIONS.

IX. Rules of Usage

You may not provide to or post any User Generated Content on or through the Platform any graphics, text, photographs, images, video, audio or other material that constitutes junk mail, spam, advertising, commercial offers, material that is encrypted, invades anyone’s privacy, or illustrates, references or encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or that otherwise violates any local, state, federal, national or international law or regulation (e.g., drug use, solicitation of sex). You further agree not to use any obscene, indecent, or offensive language or to provide to or post on or through the Platform any graphics, text, photographs, images, video, audio or other material that is defamatory, abusive, bullying, harassing, racist, hateful, or violent. You may not repeat the same posting multiple times over any period of time. For avoidance of doubt, You, as an individual, employee of the organization and/or the organization itself, are responsible for monitoring and assisting in the monitoring, enforcement, and removal of any User Generated Content that may not be deemed appropriate by You and Your organization’s policies and procedures and/or or violates Our rules of usage of our Platform. 

User Generated Content does not reflect the views of PBLWorks. PBLWorks does not have any obligation whatsoever to monitor, edit, or review any User Generated Content on the Platform. PBLWorks will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing it to disclose the identity of anyone posting any such information or materials. 

We are committed to maintaining the security and privacy of Your data. We encourage You to reference our Privacy Policy for information on our privacy policies regarding the use of the Platform and any third party materials or services. 

Information that relates to the general performance of the Platform or Your behavior using the Platform (including system, operational, behavioral or other data generated by or for the Platform, and activity metadata associated with the Materials such as information relating to document uploads, accessing the Platform, and annotations to documents, or de-identified data), shall be considered “Operational Data” and all right, title and interest to the Operational Data shall remain with Us and, where needed to perfect such rights, title and interest, is hereby assigned without restriction or need for compensation by You to Us. We are not obligated to backup any information or data, including Material, Operational Data, or User Generated Content, stored on the Platform and such data may be deleted at any time at Our sole discretion. We have no responsibility or liability for the deletion or accuracy of, the failure to store, transmit, or receive transmission or; the security, privacy, storage, or transmission of other communications originating with or involving use of the Platform, of the information or data.

X. Use by Minors and Children Prohibited

The Platform is solely for use by adults. It is not directed to minors or children under the age of 18. You hereby represent and warrant that You are not under the age of 18. You also shall use reasonable efforts to comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) and will not permit registration by and will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under 18.

XI. FERPA

PBLWorks complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (“FERPA”) for protecting the privacy of student education records. While You are free to upload student works, including programs or projects, as part of Your own User Generated Content, it is solely Your responsibility to ensure that there is no personally identifiable information about any student contained therein. 

IN THE EVENT THAT YOU UPLOAD ANY CONTENT, INCLUDING STUDENT PROGRAMS, WORK SAMPLES, IMAGES, PROJECT MATERIALS OR PROJECTS, YOU AGREE TO OBTAIN ALL NECESSARY RIGHTS FOR SUCH UPLOADED CONTENT TO BE PERMISSIBLE AND FOR PBLWORKS AND OTHER USERS TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS AND USE SUCH UPLOADED CONTENT. YOU FURTHER SHALL INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS PBLWORKS FROM ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF THE UPLOADING AND/OR USE OF ANY SUCH UPLOADED CONTENT. 

In the event that there is personal information about a student included as part of any User Generated Content or other uploaded content, PBLWorks reserves the right to remove the content immediately and without notice to the user. 

In the event that You notice the inclusion of any personal information that You believe may be that of a student under the age of 18 and in violation of FERPA, You must immediately notify PBLWorks in writing by notifying Us as set forth in this Agreement, including providing Us a description of where the personal information is located on Our Platform.

XII. Third Party Services

We may provide links to third-party websites or content through the Platform. These links are provided solely as a convenience to You, and do not constitute an endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation by Us of the third party, the third-party website or services, or the information there. By accessing these links, You likely will have left the Platform and will be subject to the terms and conditions of use and privacy policy applicable to those third-party websites. We are not responsible for the availability of, or content provided on, any third-party websites. 

Such portions of the Platform may include additional third-party products and services offered, including implementation, customization and other consulting services related to Your use of the Platform that interoperate with the Platform, such as the exchanging of data, or offering additional features, functionality, and/or content within the user interface of the Platform and/or additional functionality (not part of the Platform), for an additional fee, on a pass-through or OEM basis ("Third-Party Services"). 

Such Third-Party Services may be subject to various additional terms and conditions, including commercial and/or open source licensing terms and conditions ("Third-Party Terms"). You agree that Your use of such Third-Party Services is subject to and governed by the related Third-Party Terms that are presented to You. To the extent of any conflict between such Third-Party Terms and the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Third-Party Terms shall prevail in connection with the related Third-Party Services. 

We do not warrant any such third-party providers or any of the Third-Party Services, whether or not such products or services are designated by us as "certified," "validated" or otherwise. Any exchange of data or other interaction between You and a third-party provider or its Third-Party Services purchased by You, is solely between You and such third-party provider. User further understands and agrees that any obligations, disputes, or liabilities related to such Third-Party Services shall solely be resolved between You and the third-party provider and We shall have no responsibility or liability related to such Third-Party Services. 

You may also elect to purchase items from third party web sites accessed through the Platform. At no time does PBLWorks act as an agent for such a sale. Transactions for the sales of any such item shall be between You and the third-party seller, distributor, or manufacturer without any involvement of PBLWorks or its third party service providers. You agree that PBLWorks is not responsible, and shall have no liability to You, with respect to merchandise or products, featured or mentioned on such third-party sites. PBLWorks does not warrant any of the merchandise or products featured or mentioned on third party sites. 

While the coursework of any courses You are enrolled in at an academic institution may be available through the Platform, the terms and conditions of any academic credit offered by such academic institution are governed by a separate third-party agreement between You and such academic institution.

XIII. Notice of Infringement Claims

PBLWorks respects the intellectual property of others, and We ask You to do the same. PBLWorks is the designated agent to receive notices of infringement with the U.S. Copyright Office in conformity with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”). Our contact information is reproduced below. If You believe that Your intellectual property has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or that Your trademarks or other intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please contact PBLWorks as outlined below with the following information in a written notice in writing or electronically:

  1. A description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed;
  2. A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Platform, with enough detail that we may find it on the Platform;
  3. Your address, telephone number and e-mail address;
  4. A statement by You that You have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright or intellectual property owner, its agent, or the law;
  5. A statement by You under penalty of perjury that the information in Your notice is accurate and that You are the copyright or intellectual property owner or are authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner's behalf;
  6. An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest.

Please note that, because of security concerns, attachments cannot be accepted. Accordingly, any notification of infringement submitted electronically with an attachment will not be received or processed.

Please direct the information to:

Buck Institute for Education
Attn: Privacy Policy
3 Hamilton Landing
Suite 220
Novato, CA 94949
Email: [email protected]

XIV. Suspension of Access to the Site

PBLWorks has the right to terminate and/or suspend your ability to access the Site and the Services for any or no reason, without notice.

XV. Audit Rights and Unauthorized Retention Fee

1) Certification and Audit Rights 

Within five (5) business days of a request from Us, which may be made by Us at any time up to and including three (3) years after the termination or expiration of this Agreement, You shall provide us with a written certification that all Materials have been removed from and that you have (re)confirmed that all such Materials are not present on any of Your personal and work computers and servers. If You are an entity, such certification shall include all entity’s computers and servers as well as its employees’, contractors’, and other former Platform users’ computers and servers. 

Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, We reserve the right, upon reasonable prior notice and during normal business hours, and You agree to allow Us to audit the electronic repositories, systems, databases, and other storage facilities of any computer You used to access the Platform, as well as Your personal and work computer and servers, to confirm that all Materials provided under this Agreement have been removed and is no longer accessible by You and, if You are an entity, Your employees, contractors, and other former Platform users. You shall fully cooperate with Us in facilitating such audit, including but not limited to providing access to relevant systems, records, and personnel necessary to verify compliance with the removal requirements. 

2) Unauthorized Retention of Proprietary Content 

If the audit reveals that any of our Materials remain stored, archived, or otherwise retained in Your systems beyond the expiration or termination of this Agreement, You shall, within five (5) business days of written notification from Us, permanently delete all such content and certify in writing that no unauthorized copies remain. 

3) Injunctive Relief 

You acknowledge that the unauthorized retention and use of our Materials would cause irreparable harm for which monetary damages may be insufficient. Accordingly, in addition to any other remedies available at law or in equity, We shall be entitled to seek injunctive relief to prevent further unauthorized retention, access, or distribution of its proprietary content. 

4) Costs of Enforcement 

If an audit or enforcement action results in the discovery of unauthorized retention of our materials, You shall reimburse Us for all reasonable costs and expenses related to us conducting the audit and enforcing the terms of this provision, including but not limited to legal fees and costs associated with technical forensic analysis. 

5) Fees for Non-Compliance 

In the event our Materials are found to have been retained by You beyond the term of the Agreement, You shall be liable to pay Us a fee determined at Our sole discretion for the period of time in which such unauthorized retention of Materials has occurred. Such costs and fees shall be due and payable within thirty (30) days of notice from Us and shall be based upon the period of time that such Materials were improperly accessed and used, the extent of the misuse of the Materials, and other factors related to the misuse of the Materials (e.g., whether this is the first instance of misuse of Our Materials). 

XVI. Arbitration 

You agree to arbitrate all Disputes between You and PBLWorks, its affiliates and assigns, except disputes relating to PBLWorks’s intellectual property rights. The term “Disputes” means any action or other controversy between You and PBLWorks related to the Platform or this Agreement, whether in contract, tort, warranty, statute or regulation, or other legal or equitable basis. 

In the event of a Dispute by You, You must send written notice detailing the Dispute to PBLWorks at the address specified in the Agreement to determine whether the Dispute can be resolved immediately. If the Dispute cannot be resolved, You and PBLWorks shall seek to settle the Dispute by binding arbitration before a neutral arbitrator in San Francisco, California whose decision will be binding except for a limited right of appeal under the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act. Arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Arbitration Rules and its Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes. Each party shall bear its own costs. 

XVII. Severability 

If any provision of this Agreement shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. 

XVIII. Waiver 

No waiver of any provision of these terms by us shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such provision or any other provision, and our failure to assert any right or provisions under these terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. 

XIX. Notice 

Please direct any inquiries or complaints as outlined in this Agreement to the below address: 

Buck Institute for Education
Attn: Privacy Policy
3 Hamilton Landing
Suite 220
Novato, CA 94949
Email: [email protected]

XX. Relationship of Parties

We provide the Platform as an independent contractor. Nothing in the Agreement creates a partnership, joint venture, agency or employment relationship between You and Us. You do not have the authority to bind Us or to assume or create any obligation on Our behalf, nor to represent to a third party that You have such authority.

XXI. Assignment

You may not assign the Agreement, in whole or in part, without Our prior written consent, which consent may be withheld for any reason. The Agreement will be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the successors, representatives and permitted assigns of the parties. 

XXIV. Export Control Laws 

You will not access, download, use, export, or re-export, directly or indirectly, the Platform with any entity, government, location, territory, or person prohibited by export laws from receiving access to the Platform (including, without limitation, to any end user in a U.S. embargoed country or territory or an end user included in OFAC’s list of specially designated nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department’s entity list or denied persons list) without first complying with all export laws that may be imposed by the United States or any other country in which You operate. You are solely responsible for complying with the export laws for all information, data and any other content transmitted through the Platform. For purposes of this section, “export laws” means the export control laws and regulations of the United States (including, the U.S. Export Administration Act and Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) regulations) and other jurisdictions. 

XXIII. Governing Law; Jury Trial, and Class Action Waiver

The Parties agree that the Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions. Subject to the arbitration requirement, (a) the parties agree that jurisdiction for any court proceeding relating to the Agreement is in the state or federal courts of California, (b) each party consents to and irrevocably waives challenge to this jurisdiction and venue, and (c) EACH PARTY VOLUNTARILY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDING RELATED TO THE AGREEMENT. YOU FURTHER EXPRESSLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO BRING OR PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION OR TO CERTIFY A CLASS FOR ANY CLAIM OR DISPUTE RELATED TO THE AGREEMENT AGAINST THE OTHER PARTY. 

XXIV. Force Majeure

Except for a party’s payment obligations, neither party is liable for a failure or delay in the performing its obligations under the Agreement due to strikes (except with respect to its own labor force), shortages, riots, insurrection, acts of God, pandemic, epidemic, war, governmental action, power or connectivity interruptions, or other causes beyond the affected party’s reasonable control.

 

Privacy Policy

 

Last Updated: May 8, 2025. 

Welcome! The Buck Institute for Education, doing business as PBLWorks, including subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively “PBLWorks“, “We”, “Us” or “Our”) offers products, services, tools, and research designed to build the capacity of K-12 teachers to design and facilitate quality project based learning for students. We deliver Our products and services, in part, by gathering information about Our customers and how they use Our offerings so that We can better understand more about You and Your project based learning needs. 

This Privacy Policy applies to all users of Our products and services (the “Service”) and anyone who visits Our website at www.pblworks.org and/or its subdomains, including any of Our web and mobile application(s) (hereinafter collectively referred to in the singular as “the Site”). By using the Service or Site (jointly the “Platform”), you (referred to as “You” or “Your”) agree to the collection and use of Your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy.

PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

CATEGORIES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

  • Contact information (e.g.,Your email address, first name, last name, address, city, state, and ZIP code): To communicate withYou and provide access to the Platform.
  • User ID and Password.
  • State of employment.
  • Name of organization (e.g., school district, non-profit).
  • Address (e.g., organization, school site) and other geographic information.
  • Name of entity (e.g., school, school district or other organization)
  • Location (address, city, state). Academic grade levels offered and academic subject area(s) taught. Demographic information provided by You at Your option (e.g., language preference, gender, and age, and, if applicable, content preferences and personalization information, including, but not limited to a profile picture).
  • Customer support information (e.g., data You share when You contact Us for help): To resolve issues and improve Our Platform.
  • Social media information (e.g., interactions on LinkedIn, X, or YouTube):  To engage with users and promote the Platform.
  • Payment and transaction data (e.g., credit card information): If You sign up and pay for the Platform online, We may collect payment and transaction data.
  • Sign-in services: If You choose to sign into the Platform using sign-in services, then such services may share with Us certain information, such as Your full name, language preference, nickname, e-mail address and picture.
  • Usage information: We use third-party web analytics services to collect and analyze information (e.g., IP address, browser type) about how You interact with Our Platform. Our service providers may use cookies or similar technologies to collect this information. You can prevent analytics tracking on return visits by disabling cookies in Your browser or by using opt-out mechanisms provided by these services, which We can directYou to upon request. We have configured Our analytics implementation to anonymize IP addresses and comply with applicable privacy laws. This means We have enabled IP anonymization (also known as IP masking), which removes identifying portions of Your IP address before it is processed by Our analytics providers.
  • Organizational Visitors (e.g., IP address, pages visited): We also use visitor identification services to identify companies that visit Our Site to help Us understand which organizations are interested in Our Platform. This information is used to identify the company or organization You are associated with. For organizational visitors, Our visitor identification tools may de-anonymize Platform visitors for marketing purposes. If You wish to opt out of organizational visitor tracking, You can do so by adjusting Your cookie preferences in Our cookie banner or by using Your browser's privacy settings to block cookies. 

COOKIE POLICY

We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance Your experience with Our Platform. These technologies include: 

  • Web beacons: These collect data like Your deviceʼs IP address, the page URL, and the other information. These files allow Us to count visitors and track engagement.
  • Cookies: Cookies are small files on Your device, categorized as first-party (set by Our Site) or third-party cookies (set by others). You can manage cookies through Your browser settings. Note, some features may not work without cookies. Persistent cookies stay until they expire; session cookies are deleted when You close Your browser.
    • Necessary / essential cookies. These session cookies are necessary for core functions such as security and authentication.
    • Acceptance cookies: These remember Your cookie preferences to avoid repeated prompts. They last as per Your browser settings or until cleared.
    • Functionality cookies: These remember Your choices, like login details, to enhance personalization. They last as per Your browser settings or until cleared. 

You can set Your browser to signal via a Do Not Track (DNT) setting that You do not want to be tracked. Currently, Our Platform does not respond to DNT signals and operates as described in this Privacy Policy. 

You can opt-out or manage cookies in a number of ways. Your options for controlling what information cookies and similar technologies collect about You include:

  • Your cookie settings. When You visit Our Platform, depending on where You are located, We may show You a notice which tells You how and why We use certain cookies and provide You the ability to opt out of certain cookie use (other than necessary/essential cookies).
  • Blocking cookies in Your browser. Most browsers let You remove or reject cookies. To do this, follow the instructions in Your browser settings. Note that because these opt-out mechanisms are specific to the device or browser on which they are exercised, You will need to opt out on every browser and device that You use.

OUR USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We use Your personal information for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain the Platform, including monitoring usage.
  • To manage Your account and provide you access to different functionalities.
  • To complete Your order and deliver the services provided by the Platform.
  • To contact You and for marketing purposes such as:
    • Updates about Our terms of service, subprocessors, or other pertinent information.
    • Marketing communications, including offers, newsletters, event invitations, product updates, and information about Our goods and services. We may use Your contact information, browsing behavior on Our Platform, and information about Your interactions, with Our Platform to personalize these communications and make them more relevant to you.
    • We may also use information about You to target marketing messages to Your organization even i You personally have not provided Your contact information. You can opt out of receiving marketing communications at any time by clicking the 'unsubscribe' link in any marketing email we send, or by contacting Us at [email protected].
  • To manage and respond to Your requests to Us for customer support or other information.
  • For business transfers: We may share Your information with potential acquirers in the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale.
  • For data analysis and improvement purposes: We may analyze data to identify usage trends or enhance user experience.
  • Following the law. We may share Your information with courts, law enforcement or regulatory agencies, or other government bodies when We have a good faith belief We are required or permitted to do so by applicable law, regulation, or legal process. We may also disclose Your information if We believe it is appropriate to enforce Our Service Terms, to protect the rights, property or safety of Us and Our products and service, or to prtect or assist others as required by law or contract.
  • Credit reporting. We may share information about Your creditworthiness with credit bureaus, consumer reporting agencies, and card associations. Late payments, missed payments, or other defaults on Your account may be reflected in Your credit report and consumer report. We may also share Your information with other companies, lawyers, credit bureaus, agents, government agencies, and card associations in connection with issues related fraud, credit, or debt collection.
  • De-identified or aggregated data. We may de-identify or aggregate Your information, alone or in combination with other individuals' information, and share such de-identified or aggregated information freely.
  • For online educational content and registration information:
    • When You register for or participate in Our online classes, webinars, or educational events, We collect information that You provide during the registration process, such as Your name, email address, job title, company name, and other contact details.
    • We also collect information about Your participation, such as attendance records, questions asked, survey responses, and interaction with the content.

This information is used to:

  • Provide You with the education content You requested
  • Improve Our offerings based on participant feedback and engagement
  • Send You relevant marketing communications about future educational opportunities or related services
  • Understand which topics are of interest to You and Your organization
  • Inform Your organization regarding Your usage of the Platform

Other than as set out above, We may also share Your information for other purposes with Your consent or at Your direction.

SHARING OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may share Your personal information with others in the following situations:

  • With service providers: We may share Your personal information with service providers that perform services on Our behalf, such as delivering communications, operating cloud services, providing analytics, and supporting IT functions. These providers are bound by confidentiality obligations and comply with applicable privacy laws.
  • With affiliates: We may share Your personal information with Our affiliates (entities that We control or that We are under common control with), which will honor this Privacy Policy.
  • With Other Users: If You interact with other users through the Platform, who are part of Your organization or through Our online community, Your personal information may be viewed by the user that You send it to, who have access to the online community where You post the information and/or to the public.
  • Professional advisors: Professional advisors, such as lawyers, auditors, bankers, and insurers, as necessary for their services to us.
  • Authorities and others: Law enforcement, government authorities, and private parties, as We believe in good faith to be neceassary or appropriate for the compliance and protection purposes described above. If reasonable and allowable, We will do Our best to notify You in advance.
  • With your consent, We may disclose Your personal information for purposes You consent to, such as linking Your account with another company's product or service.

RETENTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We will retain Your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy and retain and use it to the extent necessary to comply with Our legal obligations (for example, if We are required to retain Your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce Our legal agreements and policies. We also will retain usage data for internal analysis purposes.

TRANSFER OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Your information, including personal information, is processed at Our operating offices and other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those from Your jurisdiction. For a list of subprocessors we use to process personal information an user data, please contact [email protected]. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information, represents Your agreement to that transfer.

We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and per this Privacy Policy and that no transfer of Your personal information will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place, including the security of Your data and other personal information.

HOW TO DELETE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the personal information We have collected about You. The Platform may allow You to delete certain information about You from within the Platform. You may update, amend, or delete Your information anytime by signing into Your account if You have one, and visiting the account settings section. You may also contact Us at [email protected] to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information. Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when We have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so. 

For SMS messages, reply "STOP" or follow the instructions in the message or settings to discontinue the communications. If You are receiving push notifications from Us to Your mobile device and no longer wish to receive these types of communications, You may turn them off at the device level. Remember that even if You choose not to receive marketing communications from us, We will continue to send You mandatory service or transactional communications.

SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

The security of Your personal information is important to us. Please note that no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

NO CHILDREN

The Platform is not intended for use by anyone under 18 years of age. If We become aware that We hae collected Personal Information from anyone under the age of 18, including any student, without verification of parental consent, We will delete that information. We reserve the right to create a hard copy of any such information, as may be necessary.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

The Platform may link to websites and services We do not operate. We do not control those third-party sites and are not responsible for their content, privacy policies, or practices.

SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE TO AUTHORIZED USERS

Where Our Platform is made available to You through an organization (e.g., Your employer), that organization is the administrator of the Platform and responsible for the accounts and/or services over which it has control. For example, administrators can access and change information in Your account or restrict and terminate Your access to the Platform. We are not responsible for the privacy or security practices of an administrator's organization. Please contact Your organization or refer to Your organization's polications for more information.

For US residents
Under applicable state privacy law, You have the following rights regarding personal information that We have collected and processed about You:

  • Right to know. You have a right to know categories of personal information that We process and the purpose of such processing. We do not "sell" or "share" personal information, as We understand sale to be defined under state privacy law.
  • Access. You have the right to obtain a copy, in a portable format, of personal information that We collect, use, disclose, share, and sell about you.
  • Correct. You have a right to make Us update or correct inaccuracies in Your personal information.
  • Deletion. You can ask Us to delete the personal information that You have provided to Us or that We maintain about you.
  • Transfer. You have a right to make Us transfer a machine-readable copy of Your personal information to You or a third party of Your choice.
  • Opt-out. You have the right to opt-out of the sale of Your personal information. If You are a California resident, please see the below listing of additional notices related to Your privacy under California law.

CALIFORNIA NOTICES

In addition to the information described in our Privacy Policy, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2021) (“CCPA”) also requires us to provide California consumers with some additional information related to how Adobe collects, uses, retains, and discloses personal information as well as describe additional rights, which are summarized below.

California Privacy Policy Disclosures 

We collect, use, disclose, sell, share, and retain personal information as further described in our Privacy Policy and summarized below. 

Personal Information We Collect: 

In the preceding 12 months, we have collected the following categories of personal information, each as further described in our Privacy Policy: 

• Identifiers and contact information 

• Commercial and transaction information 

• Professional, education, or other demographic information, which may include characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law, such as military or veteran status, age, sex, or gender

• Analytics or other electronic network activity 

• Inferred information 

• Sensitive personal information

• Government identification such as state identification information 

• Information such as account log-in in combination with any required security or access code, password, or credentials allowing access to your Adobe account 

• Information you provide to us, such as racial or ethnic origin, religious beliefs or information about sex life or sexual orientation 

Sources of Personal Information We Collect: 

• We collect personal information from the following categories of sources, which are more fully described in our Privacy Policy: 

• Personal information you provide directly to us, such as on a form, via a browser or mobile-based chat session, via email or telephone, etc. 

• Personal information we automatically or programmatically collect or generate from your access to and use of Adobe websites, products, or services 

• Personal information we infer or generate from your access to and use of Adobe’s websites, products, or services, such as your approximate location (such as your IP address), likely preferences or other characteristics 

• Personal information we obtain or receive from other sources 

• Data brokers and aggregators from which we obtain information to supplement the personal information we collect. 

• Third party partners, such as third-party applications and services including social networks you choose to connect or interact with through our services 

• Co-branding or marketing partners, such as companies with which we offer co-branded services or events, or engage in joint marketing activities 

• Service providers that collect or provide data in connection with the work they do on our behalf 

• Publicly available sources, such as open government databases.

FOR EEA, SWITZERLAND, AND UK RESIDENTS

International users using Our Platform governed by this Privacy Policy, You understand and acknowledge that Your personal information will be transferred from Your location to Our facilities and servers in the United states and possibly from Your location to other countries where Our service providers operate. A list of the subprocessors can be obtained by contacting [email protected].

We employ appropriate safeguards for cross-border transfers of personal information, including compliance with certain privacy frameworks relating to the transfer of data. For example, We comply with the European Commission, IU, and Swiss adequacy decisions by employing the use of Standard Contractual Clauses, as applicable.

Data protection laws give You certain rights regarding Your personal information. If You are located in Europe, You may ask Us to take hte following action in relation to Your personal information that We hold:

  • Access. Provide You with information Our processing of Your personal information, including the categories of personal information We collect, the sources rom which personal information is collected, the business purpose for collecting and sharing personal information, and the categories of third parties to whom We disclose personal information, and give You access to Your personal information.
  • Correct/rectification. Update or correct inaccuracies in Your personal information.
  • Delete/erasure. Delete Your personal information.
  • Transfer/portability. Transfer a machine-readable copy of Your personal information to You or a third party of Your choice.
  • Restrict. Restrict the processing of Your personal information.
  • Object. Object to Our reliance on Our legitimate interests as the basis o Our processing of Your personal information that impacts Your rights.
  • Withdraw consent. If We collected and processed Your personal information with Your consent, where required by law, You may withdraw Your consent. Withdrawing Your consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing we conducted prior to Your withdrawal, nor will it affect processing of Your personal information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.

You may submit these requests by email to [email protected] or to Our postal address provided below. You are not required to pay any charge for exercising Your rights.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Chances to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

CONTACT US

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Notice or your privacy rights, you may contact us:
By Email: [email protected]
By US Mail: 
Buck Institute for Education dba PBLWorks
Attn: Privacy Policy
3 Hamilton Landing, Suite 220
Novato, CA 94949
By Phone: (415) 883-0122