Welcome to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville (UW-Platteville) Pioneer Launch Lab. This
document sets forth Terms of Use applicable to users of UW-Platteville Pioneer Launch Lab facilities and
resources. By using the UW-Platteville Pioneer Launch Lab, you agree to be legally bound by the
following Terms of Use.
If any of these Terms of Use are unacceptable to you, do not use the UW-Platteville Pioneer Launch
Lab.
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The purpose of the UW-Platteville Pioneer Launch Lab is to provide space and support for UWPlatteville students, faculty, staff, alumni and others engaged in new ventures, non-profit creation,
product or service innovation, small business development, and related educational and research
activities. The UW-Platteville Pioneer Launch Lab is a mutually supportive community. We expect
members of our community to behave responsibly and respectfully when using the UW-Platteville
Pioneer Launch Lab, and to use the space and resources only for these intended purposes. Wrongful
use may result in termination of access to the UW-Platteville Pioneer Launch Lab and is at the sole
discretion of the Pioneer Academic Center for Community Engagement (PACCE) and/or other UWPlatteville officials.
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The UW-Platteville Pioneer Launch Lab is an operating unit of the UW-Platteville. All UWPlatteville policies applicable to you apply to your work in the UW-Platteville Pioneer Launch Lab
and your use of our facilities.
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Space at the UW-Platteville Pioneer Launch Lab is limited. Individuals or teams of entrepreneurs
and innovators are invited to use our space for defined periods of time, typically each semester.
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You – not UW-Platteville – are responsible for your venture or project. Your responsibilities include,
among other things:
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Protecting any intellectual property that you or others involved with your project may develop and
own. Note, for example, that certain disclosures of information about your ideas or inventions
may adversely affect your ability to obtain patent protection in the future;
Making suitable arrangements and entering into appropriate agreements setting forth the rights and
obligations of you and your co-venturers, including any business founders, managers or inventors;
Choosing appropriate advisors and service providers to assist your venture, and entering into
appropriate agreements with them. These may include lawyers, accountants, software or website
developers, product testers, and other consultants; and
Resolving conflicts involving members of your team or other users of the UW-Platteville Pioneer
Launch Lab without calling upon UW-Platteville Pioneer Launch Lab personnel to intervene or
arbitrate disputes.
As you think about how best to establish your business and protect your intellectual property, and what
formal agreements to put into place among venture founders, managers, inventors and other relevant
parties, recognize that there is no “one-size-fits-all” approach or set of documents. You are best served
by consulting with legal counsel of your own choosing to help you determine how to address the issues
relevant to your venture.
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The UW-Platteville Pioneer Launch Lab expects to have entrepreneurs-in-residence, advisors,
mentors and service providers (collectively, “Advisors”) on the premises from time to time, whom
you may choose to ask for assistance or advice on your work in the UW-Platteville Pioneer Launch
Lab. These Advisors may include people from within or outside UW-Platteville. UW-Platteville
does not warrant that their advice or assistance will be sound or suitable for your particular business or
project. You are responsible for evaluating the needs of your venture and deciding whether or not to
use these resources. Any use of Advisors you choose to make will be at your own sole risk; UWPlatteville will have no liability for any advice, assistance or services that any Advisor provides or
fails to provide or for the selection or supervision of any Advisor. While we do not permit Advisors
to charge for routine assistance they may provide at the request of venture teams while on our
premises, if you decide to retain an Advisor for additional services, you will be responsible for
working out any fee or other arrangements related to those services – such arrangements are strictly
between you and the Advisor. You should recognize that the advice and mentoring provided by
Advisors in the UW-Platteville Pioneer Launch Lab may be influenced by the Advisors’ potential
interest in a business relationship with you or your venture.
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The UW-Platteville Pioneer Launch Lab is an open, collaborative space. UW-Platteville is not
responsible for safeguarding your confidential information and will not be requiring UW-Platteville
Pioneer Launch Lab staff, users or Advisors to enter into confidentiality agreements or to agree to
protect confidential information as a condition of using the UW-Platteville Pioneer Launch Lab. You
are responsible for protecting all information you wish to maintain, or are obligated to maintain, as
confidential (“Your Confidential Information”). If you decide to disclose Your Confidential
Information to others, including to UW-Platteville faculty, staff or students who work on your projects
(whether in the UW-Platteville Pioneer Launch Lab or not), you are responsible for securing any such
individual’s agreement to keep that information confidential. UW-Platteville will not be responsible
for security breaches involving Your Confidential Information or for the failure of any individual to
comply with an agreement not to disclose Your Confidential Information.
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UW-Platteville is not responsible for safeguarding any computers, equipment, documents or other
materials you may bring or leave in the UW-Platteville Pioneer Launch Lab. If you choose to bring
or leave anything in the UW-Platteville Pioneer Launch Lab, you agree that UW-Platteville will not be
liable for any damage, theft or loss that may occur.
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The UW-Platteville Pioneer Launch Lab may make video or audio recordings or take pictures of
workshops or presentations that we will host from time to time. The recordings may be posted,
streamed, broadcast, sold or otherwise publicly disseminated. By attending such a session, you
consent to the use and dissemination of any such recording, without further obligation or liability to
you.
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