Terms of Use
Hinweis zur Sprache. Diese Nutzungsbedingungen liegen derzeit nur auf Englisch vor. Vertragspartner ist in der Regel die Institution oder die Lehrperson, die das Tool einsetzt — nicht die teilnehmende Person. Impressum, Datenschutzerklärung und Cookie-Hinweis sind auf Deutsch verfügbar (Impressum · Datenschutzerklärung · Cookies). Bei Fragen zu diesen Bedingungen schreiben Sie uns gerne auf Deutsch an info@layoff-exercise.org.
Scope and parties
These terms govern the use of The Layoff Exercise at layoff-exercise.org, operated by Urs Müller, Gotenstr. 21, 10829 Berlin, Germany (see the Impressum). Where an institution or educator arranges use of the tool for a course, that arrangement is with the institution or educator; participants use the tool within their programme.
The service
The Layoff Exercise asks participants to rank candidates in a fictional layoff scenario, to support classroom discussion of decision-making criteria and fairness.
Not an assessment instrument. The Layoff Exercise and the other Phronon tools are teaching and discussion aids. They are not psychometric, diagnostic, clinical or employment-selection instruments, and they must not be used for hiring, selection, promotion or any other personnel decision-making. Results have no diagnostic value and must not be relied on as scientific measurement of an individual.
Acceptable use
- Use the tool honestly and in good faith; do not submit deliberately false or misleading responses to skew group results.
- Do not attempt automated submissions, duplicate entries, unauthorised access, probing for vulnerabilities, or disruption of the service.
- Do not attempt to identify or de-anonymise other participants.
- Do not use the tool for commercial purposes without prior written permission.
Educator responsibilities
- Inform participants what the exercise involves and how results will be used in the debrief.
- Handle participant data responsibly and in line with your institution's data-protection policies.
- Do not share individual participant data outside the educational context, and delete or anonymise data when it is no longer needed.
Accounts
Educator and administrator accounts are personal. Keep credentials confidential; we may suspend or terminate accounts used in breach of these terms, and remove content that is unlawful or harmful.
Intellectual property
The Phronon name, wordmark and logo, and this tool's design and software are protected works. The web fonts used are licensed under the SIL Open Font License.
The Layoff Exercise scenario, materials and site are original works created for teaching.
Availability
The tool is provided without any guarantee of uninterrupted availability. We may perform maintenance, and may modify or discontinue features; where a change materially affects ongoing courses we try to give notice to registered educators.
Liability
We are liable without limitation for damage caused intentionally or by gross negligence, and for injury to life, body or health. In cases of slight negligence we are liable only for the breach of essential contractual obligations (obligations whose fulfilment makes the proper performance of the service possible in the first place and on whose fulfilment users may regularly rely), and only up to the damage that is foreseeable and typical for a service of this kind. Liability under mandatory statutory provisions remains unaffected. Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited by law.
Changes to these terms
We may update these terms; the version date below identifies the current text. Material changes are communicated to registered educators by e-mail.
Governing law and venue
These terms are governed by the law of the Federal Republic of Germany. For merchants and entities without a general venue in Germany, the place of jurisdiction is Berlin. If you use the service as a consumer, the mandatory consumer-protection rules of your country of habitual residence remain unaffected by this choice of law and venue.