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IIE Trust Center 

IIE is committed to the preservation of privacy and the integrity of personal data of people engaging with us. IIE strives to comply with applicable personal data protection laws, and we are continuously improving our data protection policies and procedures.” 

  • IIE Privacy Statement: the notice that conveys how we process the personal data of people who engage with IIE. 
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Relationship with BigCommerce 

IIE Books is hosted by BigCommerce (bigcommerce.com, the “Site”), which collects and processes personal information about your access to and use of the Site in order to provide and improve the Site for you. Information you submit to the Site will be transmitted to and shared with BigCommerce as well as third parties that may be located in countries other than where you reside, in order to provide and improve the Site for you. In addition, to help protect, grow, and improve our business, we use certain BigCommerce enhanced features that incorporate data and information obtained from your interactions with IIE Books, along with other merchants and with BigCommerce. To provide these enhanced features, BigCommerce may make use of personal information collected about your interactions with IIE Books, along with other merchants, and with bigcommerce.com. In these circumstances, BigCommerce is responsible for the processing of your personal information, including for responding to your requests to exercise your rights over use of your personal information for these purposes. To learn more about how BigCommerce uses your personal information and any rights you may have, you can visit BigCommerce’s Platform Trust Center. 

 

IIE Data Report License and Terms of Use 

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) constitute an agreement between you (“you,” “your,” or “purchaser”) and the Institute of International Education, Inc. and its affiliates (“IIE”).  By purchasing the Materials, as defined below, you signify that you have read, understand, and agree to be bound by these Terms, including the dispute resolution provision and class action waiver. If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not access or use the Materials. 

Intellectual Property Rights 

All reports, publications, datasets, charts, graphics, tables, analyses, methodologies, text, and other content made available through the IIE Bookstore (collectively, the “Materials”) are owned by IIE or its licensors and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. The purchase of a report grants the purchaser a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Materials solely in accordance with these Terms.  No ownership rights are transferred to the purchaser. 

Permitted Uses 

Subject to these Terms, you may: download, store, and access the Materials for your own internal business, educational, research, or personal use; print reasonable portions of the Materials for internal reference; cite data, statistics, charts, and findings from the Materials in academic, governmental, nonprofit, or business publications, provided that IIE and the applicable publication are clearly attributed as the source; and share limited excerpts of the Materials for purposes of commentary, criticism, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research to the extent permitted by applicable copyright law. 

Prohibited Uses 

Except as expressly permitted above, you may not copy, reproduce, distribute, republish, transmit, display, post, sell, license, sublicense, rent, lease, or otherwise make the Materials available to any third party; upload the Materials to any publicly accessible website, repository, learning management system, intranet, shared drive, or platform where unauthorized users may access them; create derivative works based on substantial portions of the Materials; remove proprietary notices; use the Materials to develop competing products or services; scrape or harvest data through automated means; or use or permit any third party to use, the Materials or any portion thereof to train, fine-tune, test, benchmark, validate, develop, improve, or otherwise support any artificial intelligence, machine learning model, large language model, algorithmic system, or similar automated technology without IIE’s prior written consent. 

Institutional Purchases 

If you acquire the Materials on behalf of an institution, organization, library, governmental entity, or other legal entity, access to the Materials is limited to you, the individual purchaser, or authorized users within that entity, as specified at the time of purchase or in any applicable purchase agreement.  Unless expressly authorized by IIE in writing, an institutional purchase does not permit unrestricted enterprise-wide access, external redistribution, interlibrary distribution, or sharing outside the authorized user group. 

Attribution 

When citing, quoting, referencing, or otherwise using data, statistics, charts, tables, graphics, findings, or excerpts from the Materials, you must provide clear and reasonable attribution to IIE and the applicable publication.  Unless otherwise specified by IIE, attribution should be provided in one of the following forms, as appropriate: 

Source: Institute of International Education (IIE), Open Doors® Report on International Educational Exchange, © [YEAR] Institute of International Education, Inc. 

Source: Institute of International Education (IIE), Open Doors® [Data Report Title], © [YEAR] Institute of International Education, Inc. 

Adapted from: Institute of International Education (IIE), Open Doors® [YEAR], © [YEAR] Institute of International Education, Inc. 

Attribution does not grant any ownership rights or any right to reproduce, redistribute, publish, license, sell, or create derivative products from the Materials except as expressly permitted by these Terms. 

Reservation of Rights 

All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by IIE.  No license shall be implied by estoppel or otherwise. 

Data Extraction and Redistribution 

You may use individual data points and limited extracts from the Materials for research, reporting, and analysis, provided that appropriate attribution is given to IIE. However, you may not reproduce, republish, redistribute, or create substitute databases consisting of all or a substantial portion of the data contained in the Materials. 

Disclaimer of Warranties 

The Materials are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. While IIE endeavors to provide accurate and reliable information, IIE makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, regarding the Materials, including any warranties of accuracy, completeness, reliability, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or that the Materials will be free from errors or omissions. Purchasers are solely responsible for evaluating the suitability of the Materials for their intended purposes. 

NOTHING IN THE MATERIALS SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL, FINANCIAL, MEDICAL, OR OTHER ADVICE, AND PURCHASERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING ALL DECISIONS TO COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, REGULATIONS, CODES, OR STANDARDS. 

Indemnification 

You will defend, indemnify, and hold IIE harmless from and against any actual or threatened suit, actions, proceedings (at law or in equity), claims, damages, payments, deficiencies, fines, judgments, settlements, liabilities, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs, penalties, interest, and disbursements) arising from or related to your conduct with respect to the use of the Materials or violation (or alleged violation) of these Terms.  Under no circumstance will IIE be liable for damages of any kind that result from your use of, or the inability to use, the Materials. 

Limitation of Liability 

To the fullest extent permitted by law, IIE, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and research partners shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages, including loss of profits, loss of business opportunities, loss of data, or business interruption, arising out of or relating to the purchase, use, inability to use, or reliance upon the Materials, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. 

In no event shall IIE's aggregate liability arising out of or relating to the Materials exceed the amount you paid  for the applicable publication that gave rise to the claim. 

Governing Law and Dispute Resolution 

These Terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to the Materials shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of law rules. 

Any action, proceeding, or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Materials shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in New York County, New York. The parties irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and waive any objection based upon improper venue or forum non conveniens. 

Nothing in these Terms shall limit IIE's right to seek injunctive or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to protect its intellectual property rights, confidential information, or proprietary materials. 

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you agree that any claim, dispute, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Materials provided hereunder, or any transaction between you and IIE (collectively, "Claims") shall be brought solely in your individual capacity. You irrevocably waive any right to commence, join, participate in, recover through, or receive relief from any class, collective, consolidated, representative, private attorney general, or similar proceeding against IIE. 

No court, arbitrator, or other adjudicative body shall have authority to hear, adjudicate, or award relief on a class, collective, consolidated, or representative basis, or to award relief to any person or entity other than you with respect to your individual Claim. 

Monitoring and Enforcement 

IIE reserves the right to investigate suspected violations of these Terms and to suspend or terminate access to Materials where misuse is detected. IIE may pursue all available legal and equitable remedies for infringement, including injunctive relief, damages, and recovery of attorneys’ fees where permitted by law. 

Termination 

IIE may suspend or terminate your access to the Materials immediately upon notice if IIE reasonably determines that you violated these Terms. Upon termination, all licenses granted under these Terms shall immediately cease. 

Survival 

The provisions relating to Intellectual Property Rights, Prohibited Uses, Attribution, Reservation of Rights, Monitoring and Enforcement, Data Extraction and Redistribution, Disclaimer of Warranties, Indemnification, Limitation of Liability, Governing Law and Dispute Resolution, including the class action waiver, Requests for Additional Permissions, Severability, and any other provisions that by their nature should survive termination or expiration of these Terms, shall survive any termination, expiration, or cessation of your access to or use of the Materials. 

Requests for Additional Permissions 

Any use of the Materials not expressly permitted by these Terms, including republication of substantial portions, commercial redistribution, translation, creation of derivative products, data licensing, or AI training uses, requires IIE’s prior written permission. 

Severability 

If any provision of these Terms is determined to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. 

Modification of these Terms 

You are responsible for reviewing these Terms regularly. Modifications apply prospectively and do not alter rights and obligations arising from purchases completed before the effective date of the modification unless required by law.  IIE reserves the right, at any time, without notice, and in its sole discretion, to modify or discontinue the Materials, these Terms, or any of IIE’s policies related to use of the Materials.  Modifications to these Terms or IIE’s policies may be provided by posting the revisions to https://iie.widen.net/s/vlwlfxgmwj/iie-data-report-license-and-terms-of-use and updating the “Last Updated” date. Such modifications will go into immediate effect once posted. Continued use of the Materials following such modifications to the Materials, these Terms, additional terms and conditions, or IIE’s other policies will constitute your acceptance of such modifications and revisions. 

Entire Agreement 

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and IIE with respect to the Materials and supersede any prior or contemporaneous understandings relating to the subject matter herein. 

Contact IIE 

For questions regarding the Materials or these Terms, please contact IIE at opendoors@iie.org. 

Last updated:  August 12, 2026 

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