SPSS Restrictions

PERMITTED USER

A PERMITTED USER is any member of the University's academic staff or any currently enrolled student

LIMITED PURPOSE

LIMITED PURPOSE is restricted to:

  1. Teaching and studying.
  2. Academic Research in support of above
  3. Research funded by a Research Council who is a member of Research Councils UK which is for non-commercial purposes;
  4. Other research which is either publicly funded or funded by a registered UK charity and which will be published in the public domain.

Examples of activities that are not within the LIMITED PURPOSE

  • Training or education of persons who are not PERMITTED USERS
  • Training courses, consultancy or other services given for a fee or other benefit;
  • Work of significant benefit to the employer of students on industrial placement or part-time courses;
  • Research undertaken or published for fee or other benefit (except as permitted in 1. above);
  • Research commissioned by a third party, paid for or funded by a third party or undertaken for a third party (except as permitted in 1. above);
  • Any activity which is for any commercial purpose including without limit, timesharing, rental, or service bureau use or use for any commercial activities of the University.
  • University administration and operations

For the avoidance of doubt where research is undertaken as part of a course run by the University and where the research has commercial value or it becomes apparent that the research has commercial value, the University shall not, and shall procure that permitted users do not provide the results of such research to any commercial organization. In such circumstances, the research shall be deemed to have been undertaken for commercial purpose in breach of this Agreement. This does not apply to research undertaken as in 1. above which is published in the public domain and where subsequently the research is used by a commercial organization for profit or commercial gain.

Without prejudice to any of the above any Medical Teaching Hospitals or any NHS organization which are in any way affiliated with the University (or any person whilst working for such Hospital or organization) is not permitted to use the SOFTWARE licensed under this Agreement. If SOFTWARE is required by Medical Teaching Hospitals or such NHS organization (or by any PERMITTED USER whilst undertaking work for such organization) a licence may purchased separately from SPSS.