General Terms and Conditions
Version 1; last updated: November 2020
Open Research Europe is an open access publishing platform for research stemming from Horizon 2020 funding.
The platform is provided on behalf of the European Commission by F1000 Research Limited leading and representing a consortium composed of:
F1000 RESEARCH LIMITED, a company incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 8322928 and registered office situated at 5 Howick Place, London SWIP 1WG, UK
EURODOC - European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers, a non-party, non-profit international association, established in agreement with the provisions of Belgian law in 2005, with registration number BE0873895764 whose registered office is at Rue d’Egmont 11, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
GYA - GLOBAL YOUNG ACADEMY, an international project hosted by the Leopoldina (registered charity, Stendal VR 20649) whose registered office is c/o German National Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina, Emil-Abderhalden-Straße 37, 06108 Halle (Saale), Germany
Stichting LIBER a company registered in the Netherlands, with company number 2733473 whose registered office is at Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 5, 2595 BE, The Hague, Netherlands
(collectively “the Service Provider”)
- Use of the platform is subject to these Terms and Conditions. By using the platform, you confirm that you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, which form a binding contract between you and the Service Provider. If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, you must not use the platform.
- Any use of the platform shall at all times be subject to these Terms and Conditions, but certain parts and use of the platform may also be subject to the following additional terms and conditions:
- Registration Terms and Conditions;
- Publication Terms and Conditions; and/or
- User Comment Terms and Conditions,
- The Additional Terms will be made available for you at the time of your registration, submission or commenting on an article, as relevant.
- You may use the platform only for lawful purposes and you must not use the platform in any unlawful way or in a way that breaches any applicable laws. This applies to your use of the platform and any content or material that you contribute to the platform.
- We may amend these General Terms and Conditions or any part of them from time to time. Every time you wish to use the platform, please check these terms to ensure you understand the terms that apply at that time. The date and version number of these General Terms and Conditions are set out above.
- The platform contains (a) content that is the property of the European Commission (“Open Research Europe Content”), (b) content licensed to Open Research Europe and (c) content made available pursuant to a Creative Commons license (“OA Content”, for “open access content”). The copyright in the Open Research Europe Content contained on the platform belongs to the European Commission. Reuse of Open Europe Content is possible under Creative Commons BY license. The copyright in the content licensed to Open Research Europe and the OA Content belongs to the licensors thereof. The trademarks appearing on the platform are protected by the laws of Belgium and international trademark laws. The OA Content may be used in accordance with the terms of the applicable Creative Commons license by which it is made available.
- Save as expressly set out herein no licence or rights are granted to you in respect of any intellectual property rights vested in Open Research Europe or other third parties.
- Your personal data will be used in accordance with the Open Research Europe Privacy Policy and the Privacy Statement published here.
- The Service Provider reserves the right to suspend, limit or terminate your access and use of the platform at any time for any reason without notice. It may also suspend, limit or terminate your access and use of the platform at any time if you breach any of these General Terms and Conditions or any of the Additional Terms. Any suspension, limitation or termination of your access to the platform shall be in the sole discretion of the Service Provider.
- You may not redistribute any of the content of the platform or create a database in electronic form or manually by downloading and storing any such content, unless licensed to do so by the applicable OA Content Creative Commons license, without the prior written authorization of the Service Provider.
- The platform and its content are provided for use ‘as is’. The Service Provider makes no representations or warranties with respect to the platform or its contents. All warranties, express or implied, including without limitation the implied warranties of merchantability, satisfactory quality and fitness for purpose relating to the platform and/or its content and/or any website to which it is linked are hereby to the fullest extent permitted by law excluded. No representations or warranties are given as to the accuracy or completeness of the information provided on the platform, or any website to which it is linked.
- The Service Provider does not guarantee that the platform or any of its content will always be available or be uninterrupted, or that it will be secure or free from bugs or viruses. The Service Provider may suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of the platform or its content for business and/or operational reasons and will use reasonable endeavours to provide notice of any suspension or withdrawal to the platform users.
- You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and/or platform to access the platform, the content and the linked websites, and as such you should use and rely on your own virus protection software. You must not misuse this website by knowingly introducing viruses or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful, and you must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to the platform, the server on which the platform is stored, or any server, computer or database connected to the platform.
- In no event shall the Service Provider or its employees, agents, suppliers, or contractors be liable for any damages of any nature, including without limitation any consequential loss, loss of income or profit, loss of or damage to property, claims of third parties, or any other loss, cost, claim or expense of any kind or character arising out of or in connection with your use of the platform, its content or any website with which it is linked. This exclusion and limitation only apply to the extent permitted by law and does not apply to liability for death or personal injury caused by the negligence of the Service Provider, its employees, agents, suppliers or contractors or for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
- The Service Provider reserves the right to change any of these General Terms and Conditions or the Additional Terms at any time by posting changes on the platform and you will be deemed to have accepted such changes if you use the platform after the Service Provider has published the amended the General Terms and Conditions or any of the Additional Terms (as applicable) on the platform.
- Neither the Service Provider or you shall assign or transfer any of their rights and obligations under these General Terms and Conditions or any of the Additional Terms.
- Certain parts of the platform may contain advertising. The Service Provider is not responsible for the content of any advertising material or any errors or inaccuracy in any advertising or sponsorship, which is the responsibility of the advertiser.
- If you link to the platform, you can only do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage the Service Provider’s reputation or take advantage of it in any way, as decided by the Service Provider in its sole discretion. The Service Provider reserves the right to withdraw linking permission for any reason and without notice.
- You hereby agree to indemnify and keep indemnified the Service Provider, its affiliates, contractors and agents from and against any and all losses (including without limitation direct, indirect and consequential loss), costs, claims, damages or expenses of whatever nature and howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly from any breach of these General Terms and Conditions or any of the Additional Terms.
- These General Terms and Conditions and the Additional Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Belgium, and any claims or matters arising out of or in relation to these terms shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Brussels.