eLTER Data Provider Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
Version: 1.0
Effective Date: Dec 10, 2025
1. Purpose
This Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”) sets out the rules and guidelines for using the eLTER Digital Asset Registry (DAR, “the Service”). The purpose of this AUP is to ensure the secure, lawful, and responsible use of the Service by all users, and to protect the integrity of the repository, its users, and the data it hosts.
2. Scope
This AUP applies to all registered users of the Service, including institutional accounts, individual researchers, students, and guest users, regardless of their location.
3. Acceptable Use
The Service is intended for the storage, sharing, and retrieval of datasets for academic, research, and educational purposes. Users are expected to:
Upload only datasets that they have the legal right to store, use, and share.
Ensure that datasets are properly documented and described.
Respect intellectual property rights and licensing conditions.
4. Prohibited Activities
Users must not:
Upload, share, or distribute any content that is illegal, defamatory, discriminatory, obscene, or otherwise inappropriate.
Upload datasets containing personal data (as defined by GDPR) unless explicit consent or another lawful basis applies and is documented.
Upload content that infringes any copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights.
Upload or distribute malicious software, viruses, or any other harmful code.
Use the Service to harass, abuse, or harm others.
Circumvent security measures or attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Service or its infrastructure.
5. User Responsibilities
Users are solely responsible for the legality and compliance of the content they upload.
Users must keep their login credentials secure and not share them with others.
Users must promptly remove any content that is found to violate this AUP or applicable laws.
6. Monitoring and Enforcement
The Service Provider reserves the right to:
Monitor usage of the Service to ensure compliance with this AUP.
Remove or disable access to any content that violates this AUP without prior notice.
Suspend or terminate user accounts in case of repeated or serious violations.
7. Changes to this Policy
We may update this AUP from time to time. Users will be notified of any material changes and will be required to accept the updated version before continuing to use the Service.
8. Contact Information
For questions about this AUP or to report a violation, please contact:
Privacy Notice for Data Asset Registry (DAR) service.
DAR is provided on a best-effort basis and provides no service level agreement.