Terms of Use
We don't mean to inundate you with legalese, but we need to make clear our respective rights and responsibilities related to participating and contributing using the OpenClinica Portal. Therefore, the administrators of the OpenClinica Portal offer access to the materials and discussion on this site (collectively the "Services") to you subject to the terms and conditions of use ("Terms") contained herein. By accessing, creating or contributing to any Services hosted at http://www.OpenClinica.org, and in consideration for the Services we provide to you, you agree to abide by these Terms. Please read them carefully before participating or contributing to the site.1. Rights for the Content You Submit
Default Creative Commons Public License
Unless you specify otherwise, any and all copyrightable work created by you and posted by
you to any OpenClinica Portal Section ("Content") is submitted under the terms of an
Attribution-NonCommercial Creative Commons Public License.
Under this license, you permit anyone to copy, distribute, display, perform and create adaptations of your Content,
royalty-free, on the condition that they credit your authorship each time they do so.
Licensees may not use the work for commercial purposes unless they get your permission.
Option to Manage Intellectual Property Rights in a Private Section
Members may establish different permissions for access and use of contributions to a private
section of the OpenClinica Portal, for restricted access to limited users. Terms of use of
private content are determined by its members, subject to the conditions of paragraphs 2
through 7 of this user agreement.
2. Use of Your Name
You grant permission to the administrators of the OpenClinica Portal to use your name for purposes of identifying your Content on this website. You agree to represent yourself accurately. You acknowledge that misrepresentation may lead us, in our sole discretion, to cancel your use of the Services and delete any of your Content.
3. Conduct
Contributing
As a general matter, you may post content to sections of the website, so long as the
content is not illegal, obscene, defamatory, threatening, infringing of intellectual
property rights, invasive of privacy or otherwise injurious or objectionable. Administrations
of the OpenClinica Portal reserve the right to remove any material posted which is deemed in
violation of the norms mentioned above.
You may not use the names of OpenClinica or Akaza Research to endorse or promote any product, opinion, cause or political candidate without express written permission from Akaza. Representation of your personal opinions as institutionally endorsed by the OpenClinica Portal is strictly prohibited.
By posting content on OpenClinica, you warrant and represent that you either own or otherwise control all of the rights to that content, including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input or submit the content, or that your use of the content is a protected fair use. If you do not have such rights, you agree to link to such material without posting any copies to the OpenClinica Portal server. You represent and warrant also that your content is accurate, to the best of your knowledge, that your content does not violate these Terms, and that you will indemnify and hold OpenClinica and Akaza Research harmless for any and all claims resulting from content you supply.
You acknowledge that Akaza does not pre-screen or regularly review posted content, but that it shall have the right to remove or modify any content on the site at its sole discretion.
Accessing
You understand that all content posted to
http://www.OpenClinica.org is the sole responsibility of the
individual who originally posted the content. You understand, also, that all opinions
expressed by users of this site are expressed strictly in their individual capacities, and
not as representatives of OpenClinica or Akaza Research.
You agree that neither the OpenClinica Portal nor Akaza Research will be liable, under any circumstances and in any way, for any errors or omissions, loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of use of any content posted on this site. You agree that you must evaluate and bear all risks associated with the use of any content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such content.
Children
Collecting personal information from children under the age of 13 is prohibited. No Content
should be directed toward such children without the express written permission of
OpenClinica Portal administrators.
4. Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability
This site is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. The OpenClinica Portal and Akaza Research make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the site's operation or the information, content or materials included on this site. To the full extent permissible by applicable law, the administrators of the OpenClinica Portal and Akaza Research hereby disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for any particular purpose. Neither the OpenClinica Portal nor Akaza Research will be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of or inability to use this site. You expressly agree that you use this site solely at your own risk.
The contents herein should not be construed in any way, shape, or form as legal advice. Akaza Research assumes no liability or responsibility for users' actions and DISCLAIMS ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY LOSS, INJURY, CLAIM, LIABILITY, OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM, ARISING OUT OF OR ANY WAY RELATED TO USE OF THIS INFORMATION.
5. Privacy Policy
You agree to the terms of our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference.
6. Modification of These Terms of Use
Akaza Research reserves the right to change, at any time, at its sole discretion, the Terms under which these Services are offered. You are responsible for regularly reviewing these Terms. Your continued use of the Services constitutes your agreement to all such Terms.
