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General

  1. These Terms of Use reflect DIVAServices’s commitment to OpenScience through its mission to provide freely available online services, datasets and software relating to data contributed from document image analysis (DIA) experiments to the largest possible community. They impose no additional constraints on the use of the contributed data than those provided by the data owner.

  2. DIVAServices expects attribution (e.g. in publications, services or products) for any of its online services, datasets or software in accordance with good scientific practice. The expected attribution will be indicated on the appropriate web page.

  3. Any feedback provided to DIVAServices on its online services will be treated as non-confidential unless the individual or organisation providing the feedback states otherwise.

  4. DIVAServices is not liable to you or third parties claiming through you, for any loss or damage.

  5. Personal data will only be released in exceptional circumstances when required by law or judicial or regulatory order.

  6. While we will retain our commitment to OpenScience, we reserve the right to update these Terms of Use at any time. When alterations are inevitable, we will attempt to give reasonable notice of any changes by placing a notice on our website, but you may wish to check each time you use the website. The date of the most recent revision will appear on this, the ‘DIVAServices Terms of Use’ page. If you do not agree to these changes, please do not continue to use our online services. We will also make available an archived copy of the previous Terms of Use for comparison.

  7. Any questions or comments concerning these Terms of Use can be addressed to:Marcel Würsch, DIVA Group, University of Fribourg, Bd de Pérolles 90, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland

Online Services

  1. Users of DIVAServices agree not to attempt to use any of DIVAServices computers, files or networks apart from through the service interfaces provided.

  2. DIVAServices will make all reasonable effort to maintain continuity of these online services and provide adequate warning of any changes or discontinuities. However, DIVAServices accepts no responsibility for the consequences of any temporary or permanent discontinuity in service.

  3. Any attempt to use DIVAServices to a level that prevents, or looks likely to prevent, DIVAServices providing services to others, will result in the use being blocked. DIVAServices will attempt to contact the user to discuss their needs and how (and if) these can be met from other sources.

  4. Software that can be run from the DIVAServices webpages may be used by any individual for any purpose unless specific exceptions are stated on the web page. Any software from DIVAServices made available for download through our web pages (either directly or from third party repositories) will have its own individual license agreement.

  5. DIVAServices does not accept responsibility for the consequences of any breach of the confidentiality of DIVAServices site by third parties.

Data Services

  1. The online data services and datasets of DIVAServices are generated in part from data contributed by the community who remain the data owners.

  2. DIVAServices requires that all data provided to and used within its services are licensed under a Creative Commons (at last CC-BY-SA)

  3. DIVAServices itself places no additional restrictions on the use or redistribution of the data available via its online services other than those provided by the original data owners.

  4. DIVAServices does not guarantee the accuracy of any provided data, generated datasets, software or online service nor the suitability of datasets, software and online services for any purpose.

Privacy

  1. DIVAServices has implemented appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure a level of security which we deem appropriate, taking into account the categories of data we collect and the way we process it.

  2. For the purpose of monitoring and improving online services, planning and scientific review, DIVAServices will keep its own records of usage and may use services provided by other organisations. DIVAServices may make information about the total volume of usage of particular software or data available to third party organisations who supply the software or datasets without details of any individual’s use.

  3. If you post or send offensive, inappropriate or objectionable content anywhere on or to our websites or otherwise engage in any disruptive behaviour on any of our services, we may use your personal information to stop such behaviour. Where we reasonably believe that you are or may be in breach of any applicable laws we may use your personal information to inform relevant third parties about the content and your behaviour.