PTE Score Reports

Pearson Test of English (Academic)

Terms and Conditions for Recognizing Institutions/Organizations - Online Results Service



Ownership
Recognizing institutions/organizations and authorized staff shall only use the Pearson Test of English (Academic) Results for the purposes outlined in these Terms and shall not copy, modify, publish, release, lend, sell, rent, provide access to, create derivative works from or otherwise disclose the Results to anyone other than authorized staff within the Institution or organization. Pearson is the sole owner of, and shall retain the entire rights to, any copyrights, trademark, trade secret, and any other rights in the Results.

Access and Use
The Results are only for use by authorized staff members employed by the Institution who have read and agreed to these Terms and Conditions. The Institution agrees to minimize access to the Results to those who legitimately require access to them. Pearson reserves the right to monitor the access and use of the Results by the Institution and its authorized staff members. Pearson reserves the right to discontinue the Institution access to the Results if it is discovered that the Institution has violated the Terms and Conditions.

The Institution agrees to access the Results online in a secure way which will not interfere with Pearson's website or its network.

The Institution agrees that it accepts the Results are to be used as evidence of the academic English language competency of a student whose first language is not English.

Data Protection
The Institution shall comply with, and shall not act in any way which may breach, any law or regulation dealing with the processing of privacy and/or personal data relating to any individual or corporation (including without limitation the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000). The Institution agrees to establish secure safeguards to protect such information from unauthorized use, disclosure and/or misuse. The Institution agrees to immediately inform Pearson of any unauthorized use, breach, loss or disclosure of the Results.

Should the Institution receive a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, they agree to give Pearson a reasonable opportunity to comment prior to any response to the requestor.

Disclaimer
The Terms and Conditions may be revised by Pearson and will be made available on www.pearsonpte.com

Pearson does not warrant that access to the Results will not be interrupted, free of viruses or that the Results themselves will not be error free. The use and access of the Results is at the sole risk of the Institution and the Institution is solely responsible for all costs, expenses and damages arising out of its access to the Results and/or any breach of these Terms and Conditions. Pearson shall not be liable to the Institution for direct, indirect, special, consequential loss or damages of any nature whether such liability is asserted on the basis of contract, tort or otherwise. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall exclude Pearson's liability to the Institution as a result of any fraudulent misrepresentation or negligence causing death or personal injury.

How to Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about the Terms and Conditions, please contact us at pltenquiries@pearson.com.

Pearson Language Tests is an Edexcel company, part of the Pearson group.