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Last updated on August 16, 2024 


This End User License Agreement (“EULA”) is between you and ViewSonic Corporation (“ViewSonic”). It is applied to ClassSwift by ViewSonic software, and the related documentations licensed by ViewSonic and its licensor(s) and provided by ViewSonic to you (“Software Product”). 

Please read this EULA carefully. If you do not agree to all of the terms of this EULA, you shall not use the Software Product. Your use of the Software Product indicates your acceptance of this EULA. All updates to the Software Product shall be considered part of the Software Product and subject to the terms of this EULA. If the update is accompanied by new terms of this EULA, then those terms apply. 

By explicitly accepting this EULA or by installing or using the Software Product, you are acknowledging and agreeing to be bound by the following terms: 

  1. GRANT OF NON-EXCLUSIVE LICENSE 

This Software Product is licensed, not sold. You are granted a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable and limited right for a single user to use this Software Product. Each concurrent user of the Software Product must obtain an additional Software Product license. Certain features of this Software Product are limited only to registered account users or registered and paid users, and you are allowed to use these features only if you are using a registered user account or a registered and paid user account and the user account must remain effective at the time of your use. These registered or registered and paid features do not allow concurrent use and each concurrent user must obtain his/her own registered or registered and paid user account. 

  1. LICENSE LIMITATIONS. 

The license granted in Section 1 is conditioned upon your compliance with the following limitations. All rights not expressly granted to you are retained by ViewSonic and/or its licensor(s). You are not permitted to: 

  • a) work around any technical limitations in the Software Product or to use the Software Product in an attempt to, or in conjunction with any device, program or service designed to, circumvent technical measures employed to control access to, or the rights in Software Product; 

  • b) tamper with, alter, or use the Software Product in a way that disables, circumvents, or otherwise defeats its built-in licensing verification and enforcement capabilities; 

  • c) reverse engineer, decompile, decipher, disassemble or otherwise attempt to access source code of the Software Product, except and only to the extent that applicable law expressly permits, despite this limitation; 

  • d) rent, lease, lend, distribute or in any way transfer any rights in this EULA or the Software Product to any third party without ViewSonic’s prior written approval provided that such successor agrees to the terms of this EULA and the initial user shall not retain any copies of the Software Product; 

  • e) modify or make any derivative works or copies of the Software Product, in whole or in part; 

  • f) remove any proprietary notices or labels on the Software Product or any copy thereof; or 

  • g) make any use of the Software Product in any manner not permitted by this EULA. 

  • h) disclose or give others your registered or registered and paid user account information whether in public or in private, or in any way allow others to use your registered or registered and paid user account. 

 

  1. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 

The Software Product is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws and treaties. Except for the license rights expressly set forth in this EULA, you are not granted or received any ownership right, title or interest nor any security interest or other interest in any intellectual property rights relating to the Software Product, nor in any copy of any part of the foregoing. 

  1. INDEMNIFICATION 

You hereby agree to indemnify ViewSonic and its licensor(s) against and hold harmless ViewSonic and its licensor(s) from any claims, lawsuits, liability or other losses or damages, including but not limited to the reasonable attorney fees and litigation expenses, arising out of your breach of any provision of this EULA. 

  1. THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE 

Third party software may be provided along with the Software Product subject to separate license agreement(s) from such third party(s). By using this Software Product, you agree to be bound and abide by the aforesaid separate license agreement(s). The license under this EULA does not apply to such third party software. ViewSonic and its Licensor(s) are not responsible for any third party software and shall have no liability for your use of third party software. 

  1. SUPPORT SERVICES 

ViewSonic may, at its sole discretion, provide you with updates or supplements of the Software Product (“Support Services”). Use of any Support Services is governed by this ELUA and any update thereto. This EULA will be terminated on the date of the first occurrence of either of the following events: (1) one month after written notice of termination from you to ViewSonic; or (2) you breach any terms of this EULA or any terms of any other agreement between you and ViewSonic. Upon the termination of this EULA, further use of the Software Product is prohibited. You shall permanently remove and/or destroy the Software Products or any copies from your computer system(s), hard disk or other storage devices on which the Software Product is installed or stored. 

  1. Privacy Policy 
    Our privacy policies for ClassSwift explain how we treat your personal data and protect your privacy when you use our Services. By using our Services, you agree to our aforesaid privacy policies and that we can use your personal data in accordance with our privacy policies. Please visit the below link for details regarding our aforesaid privacy policies: https://www.classswift.viewsonic.io/policy. 

7.1 Applicability 

This clause is not applicable to personal information collected in the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom (UK), or obtained in any manner from these jurisdictions. If you are an individual in the EU, EEA or the UK, your privacy rights will be subject to the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) or the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) as applicable, as stated in Appendix One. 

7.2 Purpose 

When you use the Software Product, ViewSonic and/or its authorized third party service provider may collect, store and run statistics and carry out analysis based on the use condition and information of the Software Product by you, which is purported to analyze the use condition of the Software Product, and improve services and to provide automatic software upgrade, so that ViewSonic can improve product, provide best user-friendly experience and personalized content to users. ViewSonic will take necessary protective measures, to protect your personal information. You can choose not to provide personal information or choose to provide part of personal information, but under such circumstance ViewSonic will not be able to provide product or services to you, or the product function and services provided by ViewSonic will not be able to meet the general requirements of the market. 

7.3 Way 

In order to better improve the Software Product, when user clicks the Software function button, the Software Product will record user’s operation behavior; under the condition that individual user’s privacy information is not disclosed illegally, ViewSonic or its authorized third party service provider has the right to analyze the database of operation behaviors of all users, and use the data of user’s operation behaviors for commercial purpose. Here are some examples of how ViewSonic and its authorized third party service provider may collect personal information and how ViewSonic and its authorized third party service provider may use such information: 

7.3.1 When user creates a user account, purchases product, downloads and updates the Software, or participates in online survey, ViewSonic may collect various information, including but not limited to user’s name, display name, institutes, title, telephone number, email address, contact information, mac address, IP address, preference, hardware specification, and Windows version. 

7.3.2 When institutes import user profile into the Software Product, ViewSonic may be provided or collect various information, including but not limited to user’s name, display name, email address, IP address, preference, hardware specification, and OS version. 

7.3.3 In accordance with laws, ViewSonic may, during the individual user real-name certification procedures, request user to provide authentic and valid identity certificate issued by the relevant government authority, but such request only applies to a small number of cases. 

7.3.4 ViewSonic offers certain AI-supported functionalities within the ClassSwift product, includes but not limited to the class record analysis feature and teaching resource feature. To continuously improve the AI-powered features of our services by fine-tuning our underlying models which empower ClassSwift, and for research purposes, we may use your contents which you input, upload, image, file. We also aggregate or anonymize personal data, ensuring it cannot identify you, to enhance our service offerings and perform analytical studies, adhering to privacy regulations and standards. 

7.4 Use 

7.4.1 By using the personal information so collected, ViewSonic can notify user of the release of the latest product, software update and activities and provide automatic software update. 

7.4.2 ViewSonic will also use personal information for the following purposes: help ViewSonic to create, develop, operate, provide and improve ViewSonic’s product, services, content and advertising, and other normal and reasonable commercial activities. 

7.4.3 ViewSonic may use personal information to send important notices, for example, information about product purchase, and change in terms, conditions and policies. Given that such information is critical to the communication between user and ViewSonic, in principle user cannot refuse to receive such information, unless user ceases to use the Software. 

7.5 Collection and Use of Non-personal Information 

7.5.1 ViewSonic also collects and uses data that cannot be directly linked to any specific person (i.e. non-personal information). 

7.5.2 ViewSonic can collect, use, transfer and disclose non-personal information for any purpose. 

7.5.3 Here are some examples of How ViewSonic and its authorized third party service provider may collect non-personal information and how ViewSonic and its third part service provider may use such information: ViewSonic may collect information such as occupation, language, zip code, area code, unique device identifier, referral URL, location and user’s time zone when using the Software, so that ViewSonic can better understand user’s behavior, improve ViewSonic’s product, services and advertising. 

7.5.4 ViewSonic may collect information generated when user logs on and does retrieval in the Software Product. ViewSonic will summarize such information, to help ViewSonic to provide more useful information to user and to help ViewSonic to know which part of ViewSonic’s product and services user is most interested in, so that ViewSonic can improve the service quality and make it more relevant. 

7.5.5 This service and its accounts are only for users who are 18 years of age or older, or the age of majority as defined by local laws, unless the minor user's account is activated by their respective school or educational institution. In such cases, the aforementioned school or educational institution must have informed the minor user about the relevant privacy matters of this service and obtained prior consent from the minor user's legal guardian.  

 

  1. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES 

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAWS, THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT AND SUPPORT SERVICES (IF ANY) ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND VIEWSONIC AND ITS LICENSOR(S) MAKE NO WARRANTY AS TO ITS USE, PERFORMANCE, OR OTHERWISE. VIEWSONIC AND ITS LICENSOR(S) DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, AND CONDITIONS, WHETHER EXPRESSED, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, DUTIES OR CONDITIONS OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NO VIRUSES OR BUGS, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF RESPONSES OR RESULTS WITH REGARD TO THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT OR SUPPORT SERVICES. ALSO, THERE IS NO WARRANTY THAT OPERATION WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT ANY DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT AND SUPPORT SERVICES (IF ANY) REMAINS WITH YOU. 

  1. LIMITATION OF DAMAGES AND LIABILITIES 

YOU CANNOT RECOVER ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, DAMAGES TO YOUR DEVICE OR OTHER SYSTEMS, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF TIME OR INTERRUPTION OR DISCONTINUATION OF BUSINESS OPERATION) ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO SOFTWARE PRODUCT, SUPPORT SERVICES OR THIS EULA, EVEN IF VIEWSONIC AND/OR ITS LICENSOR(S) HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR CLAIMS. VIEWSONIC AND ITS LICENSOR(S) SHALL IN NO WAY BE HELD LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR, AND YOU SHALL INDEMNIFY AND HOLD VIEWSONIC AND ITS LICENSOR(S) HARMLESS FROM ANY LIABILITIES FOR, ANY UNLAWFUL OR ILLEGAL USE OF THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE EXTRACTION AND USE OF COPYRIGHTED DATA FROM EXTERNAL SOURCES (E.G. WEB PAGES). 

  1. HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES 

The Software Product is not fault-tolerant and is not designed, manufactured or intended for use or resale as on-line control equipment in hazardous environments requiring fail-safe performance, including, but not limited to, in the operation of nuclear facilities, aircraft navigation or communication systems, air traffic control, direct life support machines, and weapons systems, in which the failure of the Software Product, or any software, tool, process, or service that was developed using the Software Product, could lead directly to death, personal injury, or severe physical or environmental damage ("High Risk Activities"). Accordingly, ViewSonic and its licensor(s) specifically disclaim any express or implied warranty of fitness for High Risk Activities. You agree that ViewSonic and its licensor(s) will not be liable for any claims or damages arising from such use of the Software Product, or any software, tool, process, or service that was developed using the Software Product, in such applications. 

  1. GENERAL 

This EULA is the complete statement of the agreement between you and ViewSonic on the subject matter, and merges and supersedes all other or prior understandings, purchase orders, agreements and arrangements. 
 
No amendment or modification of any terms of this EULA shall be effective unless agreed by ViewSonic and its licensor(s) in writing. 
 
You acknowledge that any breach of any terms of this EULA will cause ViewSonic and its licensor(s) great and irreparable harm, for which remedies available at law are inadequate. ViewSonic and its licensor(s) shall therefore be entitled to seek injunctive and other equitable relief, including but not limited to, specific performance, to prevent a breach, continued breach or threatened breach of this EULA, in addition other remedies ViewSonic and its licensor(s) are entitled to seek. 
 
You agree to comply with all applicable laws that apply to the Software Product and your use of the Software Product, including but not limited to export control laws and regulations required by any governments. 
 
Any waiver by ViewSonic or its licensor(s) of any violation of this EULA by you shall not constitute or contribute to a waiver of any other or future violation by you of the same provision, or any other provision, of this EULA. 

  1. Governing LAWS AND JURISDICTION 

You expressly agree that this EULA shall be governed and construed solely in accordance with the laws of the State of California without giving effect to conflicts of law principles thereof. You further agree that if you or any of your agent, representative or heir brings any litigation as the plaintiff against ViewSonic, the federal or state courts in Los Angeles, California shall have the exclusive jurisdiction in any conflict or dispute or other cause arising out of or in connection with this Software Product or this EULA. You further agree that if ViewSonic brings any litigation as the plaintiff against you or any of your agent, representative or heir, the federal or state courts in Los Angeles, California shall have the personal jurisdiction in any conflict or dispute or other cause arising out of or in connection with this Software Product or this EULA and ViewSonic may bring a litigation in either the aforesaid courts or any other courts in your place of domicile or residence. 

  1. CONTACT INFORMATION 

If you have any questions about this EULA, or if you want to contact ViewSonic for any reason, please direct correspondence: 

Company: ViewSonic Corporation 
Address: 10 Pointe Dr., Suite 200, Brea, CA 92821, USA 
https://www.classswift.viewsonic.io/contactus 

Appendix One: Privacy Rights of Individuals Residing in the EU, EEA and UK. 

If you have downloaded ClassSwift by ViewSonic (the “Software Product”) we make the following Privacy Policy available to you to explain how we receive, collect, process and manage your personal data.  

  1. INTRODUCTION 

If you are an individual in the EU or EEA, your privacy rights are subject to the following under the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”) and relevant national data protection laws. References herein to the GDPR shall be taken to be references to the UK GDPR for individuals in the jurisdiction of the UK. The GDPR and UK GDPR are substantially similar 

At ViewSonic we take protecting the confidentiality and personal information of our partners and customers seriously, and with this in mind we adhere to the following Privacy Policy and provide the following information in accordance with Art. 13 and Art. 14 of the GDPR.  

 

  1. THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY 

The responsible party within the meaning of data protection laws, in particular the GDPR, for processing activities where ViewSonic Corporation is the controller is:  

ViewSonic Corporation 

10 Pointe Drive, Suite 200, Brea, CA 92821, USA 

UK Representative of ViewSonic Corporation: 

c/o ViewSonic Europe Limited 

1st Floor, Salamanca Place 

9 Albert Embankment 

London UK 

SW8 1GX 

United Kingdom 

E-Mail: [email protected]    

Tel.: +44 (0) 207 382 8250 

External Data Protection Officer of ViewSonic Europe Ltd.:  

c/o activeMind.legal Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft GmbH 

Potsdamer Straße 3 

80802 München 

Deutschland 

Tel: +49 (0) 89 / 919294-900 

E-Mail: [email protected]  

 

EU Representative of ViewSonic Corporation: 

c/o ViewSonic Technology GmbH  

Fürst-Leopold-Platz 1, 46284 Dorsten, Deutschland 

Tel: +49 (0) 2362 9544 805 

E-Mail: [email protected]  

External Data Protection Officer of ViewSonic Technology GmbH:  

c/o activeMind.legal Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft GmbH 

Potsdamer Straße 3 

80802 München 

Deutschland 

Tel: +49 (0) 89 / 919294-900 

 

  1. YOUR DATA SUBJECT RIGHTS 

You can exercise the following rights at any time using the contact details provided by our data protection officer: 

  • Information about your data stored by us and its processing (Art. 15 GDPR), 

  • Correction of incorrect personal data (Art. 16 GDPR), 

  • Deletion of your data stored by us (Art. 17 GDPR), 

  • Restriction of data processing, unless we are not yet allowed to delete your data due to legal obligations (Art. 18 GDPR), 

  • Objection to the processing of your data by us (Art. 21 GDPR) and 

  • Data portability, insofar as you have consented to the data processing or have concluded a contract with us (Art. 20 GDPR). 

If you have given us consent, you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future. 

You may at any time lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, e.g. the competent supervisory authority in the federal state, province, or country of your residence or the authority responsible for our EU or UK Representative.  

 

  1. YOUR ACCOUNT  

  1. Registration of an account directly 

Nature and purpose of processing: 

When you create an account for ClassSwift, the following data is processed: 

  • First and last name 

  • E-mail address  

  • Your chosen ClassSwift name 

  • A checksum of the password you have chosenYour role (studentteacheradministratorowner) 

  • Your organization 

  • Country and territory 

  • Optional: Remember me on this device 

 

This data is used to maintain your account, communicate with you and allow you to use the Software Product.  

 

Legal basis: 

When registering, the processing of your data is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR for the performance of our contract, the EULA, with you.  

 

Recipients:  

Recipients of the data are, if applicable, technical service providers who act as data processors for the operation and maintenance of our Software Product.  

 

Storage period:  

We store the data as long as you use the Software Product.  If there is another contract contains about storage period agreement, we will delete personal information according to agreement.Or if you wish to delete your account please send us an email to [email protected] 

 
 

Third Country Transfer: 

The collected data may be transferred to the following third countries: 

 

  • United Kingdom 

  • United States of America 

  • Taiwan 

 

The following data protection guarantees are in place: 

 

Standard Contractual Clauses 

 

Provision prescribed or required: 

The provision of your personal data is not required by law or contract but is necessary for the creation of an account for the Software Product. If you do not provide the personal data, you will not be able create an account for the Software Product and thus not able to use the Software Product.  

 

  1. Registration of an account via Microsoft, Google, Apple  

When you register an account for ClassSwift via a third party, such as Microsoft, Google or Apple, your necessary information is transferred to ClassSwift. Your login details from Microsoft, Google, Apple are then used to create your ClassSwift account. For example, we will receive your Microsoft email address from Microsoft in order to create your account.  

 

  1. CLASS MANAGEMENT 

When you enter ClassSwift as a teacher you will set up your class. For this set up and the use of the class several personal data is processed for different purposes. Those are: 

5.1 Set up of class 

Nature and purpose of processing: 

In order to set up your Classroom some personal information may be processed, such as: 

  • Your account 

  • Class name and description 

  • Your chosen display name 

  • Your role (e.g. teacher, administrator, and owner) 

  • Your subscription 

 

Legal basis: 

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR on the basis of provision of our contract with you and your organization. 

 

Recipients: 

Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as data processors for the operation and maintenance of the Software Product. 

 

Storage period:  

We store the data as long as you use the Software Product.  If there is another contract contains about storage period agreementwe will delete personal information according to agreement. 
 

Or if you wish to delete your account please send us an email to [email protected]. 
 

Third Country Transfer: 

The collected data may be transferred to the following third countries: 

 

  • United Kingdom 

  • United States of America 

  • Taiwan 

 

The following data protection guarantees are in place: 

 

Standard Contractual Clauses 

 

Provision prescribed or required: 

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is not required by law or contract. However, without this data, you cannot set up a class and therefore not use ClassSwift 

 

5.2 Management of Users 

An administrator or teacher can invite teachers or students to register an account for ClassSwift. Invitations for classes and lectures may be sent. In this case ViewSonic receives the  contact details from the administrator or teacher in order to contact you.  

 

The following data is processed for this purpose: 

  • Names of teachers and students 

  • E-mail-addresses of teachers and students 

Legal basis: 

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in fulfilling the functions of the ClassSwift application and our contract with the relevant teacher or administrator.  

 

Recipients: 

Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as data processors for the operation and maintenance of the Software Product. 

 

Storage period: 

The administrator or teacher can clean up their account at any time. mailto:[email protected] If there is another contract contains about storage period agreementwe will delete personal information according to agreement. 
 

Or if you wish to delete your account please send us an email to [email protected]. 

Third Country Transfer: 

The collected data may be transferred to the following third countries: 

 

  • United Kingdom 

  • United States of America 

  • Taiwan 

 

The following data protection guarantees are in place: 

 

Standard Contractual Clauses 

 

Provision prescribed or required: 

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is not required by law or contract. However, without this data, the ClassSwift application cannot be used.   

 

When you enter ClassSwift as teacher you will set up your class. For this set up and the use of the class several personal data is processed for different purposes. Those are: 

 

6.1 Set up of class 

Nature and purpose of processing: 

In order to set up your account some personal information may be processed, such as: 

  • Your account 

  • Your chosen display name 

  • Your role (e.g. teacher, administrator, student, and owner) 

  • Your subscription 

 

Legal basis: 

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR on the basis of provision of our contract with you and your organization. 

 

Recipients: 

Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as data processors for the operation and maintenance of the Software Product. 

 

Storage period:  

We store the data as long as you use the Software Product.  If there is another contract contains about storage period agreementwe will delete personal information according to agreement. 
 

Or if you wish to delete your account please send us an email to [email protected]. 
 

 

Third Country Transfer: 

The collected data may be transferred to the following third countries: 

 

  • United Kingdom 

  • United States of America 

  • Taiwan 

 

The following data protection guarantees are in place: 

 

Standard Contractual Clauses 

 

Provision prescribed or required: 

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is not required by law or contract. However, without this data, you cannot set up a class and therefore not use ClassSwift 

 

Legal basis: 

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in fulfilling the functions of the ClassSwift application and our contract with the relevant students.  

 

Recipients: 

Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as data processors for the operation and maintenance of the Software Product. 

 

Storage period:  

We store the data as long as you use the Software Product.  If there is another contract contains about storage period agreementwe will delete personal information according to agreement. 
 

Or if you wish to delete your account please send us an email to [email protected]. 
 

 

 

Third Country Transfer: 

The collected data may be transferred to the following third countries: 

 

  • United Kingdom 

  • United States of America 

  • Taiwan 

 

The following data protection guarantees are in place: 

 

Standard Contractual Clauses 

 

Provision prescribed or required: 

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is not required by law or contract. However, without this data, the ClassSwift application cannot be used.   

 

 

  1. ClassSwift APPLICATIONS 

When you start a lesson, ClassSwift has several applications running for which the following data are processed: 

7.1 Lessons  

Nature and purpose of the processing: 

When your class is set up, you can start your lesson and invite students to attend class by letting them scan the QR code. The data processed for this purpose are: 

  • Class Date 

  • Class Time (e.g. the time when lesson starts and ends)