In order for the University of Waterloo and its sublicensees, including the Library and Archives Canada, to distribute your thesis or dissertation, including metadata, abstract and all appendices or other attachments thereto (the “submission”), you must agree to the following terms by selecting 'I grant the license' and clicking 'Complete submission', at the bottom of this page.
NON-EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION LICENSE – Student Academic Submissions
I hereby grant the University of Waterloo a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, reproduce, publish, display, translate, adapt, convert, archive, sublicense, communicate and otherwise make my submission available by telecommunication to the public, for academic and other non-commercial purposes, in any format or medium whatsoever, including, but without limitation, braille, video or voice recording, and through any means whatsoever, including, but without limitation, in print, through a software application, or through a website or web-based application.Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, I agree that the University of Waterloo may:
*without changing the content, convert or translate the submission into any format or medium whatsoever for the purpose of preservation, access to the print disabled, or other non-commercial purposes permitted under the Copyright Act; *reproduce and keep a reasonable number of copies of this submission for purposes of security, back-up and preservation; *sublicense my submission to Her Majesty the Queen in the Right of Canada as represented by Library and Archives Canada for purposes consistent with those outlined herein; and *decline, in its sole discretion, to exercise its rights hereunder, including, but without limitation, by refusing to publish the submission or otherwise make it publicly available, removing it from publicly available repositories over which it has control, or directing sublicensees to remove it from their repositories.I represent, warrant and covenant that:
*I retain copyright ownership and moral rights in my submission, and may deal with the copyright in my submission, in any way consistent with rights granted by me hereunder. *If third party personal information is included in my thesis, I will either obtain all required consents under applicable legislation or I will remove the personal information prior to submitting it hereunder. *If third party intellectual property is included in my thesis for which, under applicable legislation, I require written permission from the intellectual property owner, I have obtained such permission to do the acts mentioned above for the full term of copyright protection. *All third party intellectual property is clearly and appropriately identified and acknowledged within the submission. *All contributors, including the University of Waterloo, are clearly and appropriately identified and acknowledged within the submission. *I shall ensure that any person to whom I have granted or will grant intellectual property rights in my submission is made aware of this license and that this license does not and will not conflict with or contravene any other agreements with respect to the submission. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the submission is based upon work that has been sponsored or supported by an individual, agency or organization other than the University of Waterloo, I represent that I have fulfilled any right of review or other obligations required under a contract or agreement with such individual, agency or other organization. *My submission is not restricted for public access for any reason.I acknowledge and agree that the University of Waterloo:
*will identify the author(s) or owner(s) of the submission, using the names provided by me in conjunction herewith; *will not modify my submission in any way inconsistent with the terms of the license grant, without my written approval; *makes no representations, warranties or conditions (statutory or otherwise) except as explicitly contained in this section; and *is not liable to me or any third party for any loss whatsoever, including, but without limitation, direct, indirect, special, exemplary, punitive, consequential or other damages arising from, in connection with or otherwise related to my submission or the exercise of or failure to exercise its rights or obligations hereunder. I am also aware of and agree to terms and conditions of the University of Waterloo's Graduate Studies Academic Calendar - Policies and Guidelines - Ownership of Student's Work, which are incorporated by reference herein. Additional information about copyright is available at the Copyright Guidelines website.