ANONYMOUS DATA AGREEMENT
This Anonymous Data Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of the last date
set forth on the signature pages hereof (the “Effective Date”) by and between Commonwealth
Edison Company (“ComEd”) and __________________________________an
_________________________________________ (the “Investigator”) regarding the use by
Investigator of certain anonymous customer energy usage or other anonymous data (as further
defined on Exhibit A, the “Anonymous Data”).
1. PROVISION OF DATA: Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
ComEd shall provide to the Investigator the Anonymous Data product selected in Exhibit A.
2. FEES. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Investigator agrees to pay
ComEd the associated fee for the data product selected in Exhibit A within thirty (30) days of
receipt of invoice
3. USE OF DATA: Investigator acknowledges that the Anonymous Data is provided in
accordance with the approval given by the Illinois Commerce Commission in Docket No.
13-0506 to provide anonymized customer information. The Investigator shall: (a) not attempt
to reverse engineer the Anonymous Data nor in any way attempt to re-identify the
customer account holders whose de-identified data makes up the Anonymous Data; (b) not
share with, or disclose the Anonymous Data to any third parties, provided, however,
Investigator may disclose the Anonymous Data to those of its officers, directors, employees and
contractors who it informs of the use limitations under this Agreement and need to know such
information for the purpose of aiding Investigator in connection with its evaluation of the
Anonymous Data; (c) be responsible for the actions of any such officers, directors,
employees and contractors and their compliance with this Agreement; and (d) promptly delete
and notify ComEd of any customer identifying information that Investigator discovers is
contained in the Anonymous Data (the foregoing obligations in clauses (a) through
(d) hereof, collectively, “Investigator’s Obligations”). Notwithstanding the foregoing or
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, ComEd agrees that the Investigator, its principals
and co-authors may publish results or findings based on their use of the Anonymous Data in
a paper in a peer-reviewed journal or as an academic working paper. Investigator agrees
to provide ComEd a copy of the paper for informational purposes only prior to its
publication.
4. NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY: The Investigator acknowledges and
agrees that the Anonymous Data is provided on an “as is” basis. ComEd makes no
representations or warranties, express or implied, regarding the content, quality, accuracy, or
fitness for any particular purpose of the Anonymous Data.
5. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: IT IS EXPRESSLY UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED
THAT COMED SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES OR ANY
LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT
LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS ARISING OUT OF
OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE
PROVISION OF THE ANONYMOUS DATA UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY USE