Effective Date: 2025-03-11

Welcome to The Community for Rigor!

These Terms and Conditions outline the terms of use for our free-to-use educational software and the conditions under which we collect and use user information. By accessing or using our service, you agree to comply with these terms.

‍1. Introduction The Community for Rigor ("we," "our," or "us") is owned and operated by the University of Pennsylvania. Our platform provides free educational software to users, allowing them to access, use, and share content under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license.

‍2. Acceptance of Terms By accessing or using The Community for Rigor, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree, please do not use our services.

‍3. Use of the Educational Software Our platform is designed for educational purposes only.Users may access and share content under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license. This means you are free to copy, distribute, remix, and build upon our content, provided that you give appropriate credit.Users must not engage in any activities that violate applicable laws or regulations while using our service.

‍4. Collection and Use of User Information We may collect users’ email addresses when they sign up for our service. We will never use user information for any reason other than: Operating and improving our educational service.Sending updates about our work and improvements to our platform.We do not sell, rent, or share user data with third parties.

‍5. Intellectual Property Rights All original content created by The Community for Rigor is made available under a CC-BY license. Users who submit content agree to allow its distribution under the same license unless otherwise specified.The University of Pennsylvania retains ownership of the platform and its branding.

‍6. Prohibited Activities Users must not: Use our software for any unlawful or harmful purposes. Attempt to disrupt, hack, or manipulate the service.Misrepresent the source of shared content. Use the platform for commercial or advertising purposes without prior consent.

‍7. Limitation of LiabilityThe Community for Rigor provides the software "as is" without warranties of any kind.We are not responsible for any issues resulting from software errors, interruptions, or unauthorized access.We are not liable for any loss or damage resulting from user reliance on our content.

‍8. Updates and Changes to These Terms We reserve the right to modify these Terms and Conditions at any time. Users will be notified of significant changes via email or through our platform. Continued use of the service constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

‍9. Governing Law These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. Any disputes will be resolved within its jurisdiction.

‍10. Contact Information For any questions or concerns regarding these Terms and Conditions, please contact us at c4r@seas.upenn.edu. By using The Community for Rigor, you agree to abide by these Terms and Conditions.

Thank you for being a part of our educational community!