Educator Membership Area Terms & Conditions
Welcome to the People of the West Educator Membership Area, a specialized educator portal (“Portal”). These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the Portal and all materials therein, including but not limited to, video episodes and clips, audio tracks, streaming services, curriculum and curriculum guides, lesson plans, activities, worksheets, graphics, text, and logos (collectively, the "Materials").
Access to the Portal and the Materials is governed by Terms & Conditions. By registering an account, checking the "I Agree" box, or accessing the Portal and any Materials therein, you agree to be bound by these Terms & Conditions on behalf of yourself and the school, school district, homeschool collective, or educational organization you represent (your "Organization").
1. Eligibility and Account Registration
To register for an Educator Membership to gain access to the Portal, you must be a practicing educator, administrator, homeschool parent, or official representative of an educational organization. As a part of your registration, you agree to:
Provide accurate, current, and complete registration data as prompted by our sign-up forms.
Maintain the security of your password and identification credentials.
Promptly notify People of the West if you suspect any unauthorized access to or breach of your account security.
Accept sole responsibility for all activities that occur under your account username and password.
2. Intellectual Property Rights & Ownership
All Materials available via the Portal, , is the exclusive property of People of the West or its licensors, and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. Except for the limited license explicitly granted in Section 3, all rights are expressly reserved. No title or ownership interest in the Materials is transferred to you or your Organization. Your access to and use of the Materials is a limited, revocable license only and it conveys no ownership interest of any kind. You shall not remove, obscure, or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notice contained in or displayed with the Materials.
3. Limited License Grant and Permitted Uses
Subject to your compliance with these Terms & Conditions, People of the West grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable, and non-sublicensable license to access and use the Materials solely for non-commercial, educational purposes within your specific classroom, school, or your educational organization environment, as specified below under “Permitted Actions Under This License.” This license is a grant of limited access rights only. It is not a sale or transfer of the Materials or any copy of them, and it may be revoked by People of the West at any time. All rights not expressly granted in these Terms are reserved by People of the West.
Permitted Actions Under This License:
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4. Strictly Prohibited Uses
The license granted under Section 3 is strictly conditioned upon your adherence to the following restrictions. Any unauthorized use immediately terminates your license and account access. You explicitly agree NOT to:
a. External Distribution: Share, transfer, upload, post, or distribute any Materials to any public network, third-party platform, or shared digital repository outside your immediate classroom portal (e.g., you shall not upload files to public Google Drives, YouTube, public school web pages, or social media networks).
b. Commercial Exploitation: Use any of the Materials for commercial gain, paid tutoring programs, public screening events where admission is charged, or resale.
c. Modification & Derivative Works: Alter, crop, edit, remix, translate, or otherwise modify the Materials , except to adapt instructions for differentiated learning or student accommodations within your own classroom.
d. Account Sharing: Share your personal educator login credentials with individuals outside your immediate organization, or allow non-registered third parties to bypass the sign-up gateway.
5. Data Privacy and Communication Policy
People of the West respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal data it receives.
Non-Disclosure of Emails: We explicitly state that your email address, registration information, and organizational details will never be sold, rented, shared, or traded to third-party corporate entities or advertisers for marketing purposes.
Authorized Communications: By creating an account, you consent to receive periodic communications directly from People of the West. These may include platform status updates, notices regarding new episode drops, updated curriculum materials, or feedback surveys designed to improve our resources. You can opt out of educational update emails at any time via the link in the footer of the email.
Student Privacy Compliance: Our platform is intended for use by adult educators. People of the West does not knowingly collect, request, or store personal information from students or children through this Portal.
6. Compliance with Applicable Laws
You agree to access and use the Portal and the Materials in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations, including those governing copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property rights, and data privacy. You are solely responsible for ensuring that your access to and use of the Materials, and any reproduction or classroom use permitted under these Terms & Conditions, complies with all laws applicable to you and your Organization.
7. Termination, and Reservation of Rights
People of the West reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, suspend, restrict, discontinue, or terminate your account, your access to the Materials, or the Portal (in whole or in part), at any time, for any reason or for no reason, and with or without cause or prior notice, including (without limitation) where we believe you have violated these Terms or our intellectual property rights. People of the West will have no liability to you or to any third party for any such modification, suspension, restriction, discontinuation, or termination. Upon termination, you must cease all use of the Materials and destroy all copies of the Materials in your possession.
8. Disclaimer of Warranties
THE PORTAL AND ALL MATERIALS THEREIN ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. PEOPLE OF THE WEST DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE PORTAL WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR COMPLETELY SECURE.
9. Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL PEOPLE OF THE WEST, ITS OWNERS, DIRECTORS, CREATORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PORTAL OR MATERIALS, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT, IF ANY, PAID BY YOU TO ACCESS THE PLATFORM.
10. Governing Law, Jurisdiction, and Assertion of Sovereign Immunity
These Terms & Conditions shall be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of law principles. In the event People of the West determines to bring a claim against you or your Organization for a violation of these Terms & Conditions, you agree that such claim shall be resolved pursuant to mandatory binding arbitration, to be conducted in Riverside County, CA, pursuant to the Commercial Rules of American Arbitration Association. Each party shall initially pay its own arbitration costs and expenses, but the arbitrator may, in its discretion, include such costs and expenses, together with reasonable attorneys’ fees, as part of the award to the prevailing party. People of the West may seek enforcement of the arbitrator’s award against you in any located in Riverside County, CA, and you hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in these Terms & Conditions shall be construed as a waiver of the sovereign immunity of People of the West or Pechanga Studios LLC which immunity is expressly asserted.
11. Modifications to Terms
We reserve the right to modify these Terms & Conditions at any time by posting updated Terms & Conditions available on the People of the West website. If a material change is made, we will notify registered educators via the email address provided during registration or through a prominent notice on the website dashboard. Continued use of the Portal after such modifications constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms & Conditions.
12. Contact and Support
If you have any questions, require special permissions for broader institutional distribution, or need to report unauthorized use of materials, please contact our administrative team at: info@peopleofthewest.org.