terms_of_use.md

Terms of Use for the CTTV Target Validation Platform

General

1. These Terms of Use reflect CTTV’s objective to develop, implement and rapidly disseminate to the wider scientific community, new informatics tools, experimental methods, platforms and associated data related to target validation. They impose no additional constraints on the use of the contributed data than those provided by the data owner.
2. CTTV expects attribution (e.g. in publications, services or products) for any of its online services, databases or software in accordance with good scientific practice. The expected attribution will be indicated on the appropriate web page.
3. Any feedback provided to CTTV on the target validation platform will be treated as non-confidential unless the individual or organisation providing the feedback states otherwise.
4. CTTV 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. 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 ‘CTTV 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: The Operations Director, CTTV, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton CB10 1SD
8. Users of the CTTV target validation platform agree not to attempt to use any CTTV computers, files or networks apart from through the service interfaces provided.
9. CTTV will make all reasonable effort to maintain continuity of the target validation platform and provide adequate warning of any changes or discontinuities. However, CTTV accepts no responsibility for the consequences of any temporary or permanent discontinuity in service.
10. Any attempt to use the CTTV target validation platform to a level that prevents, or looks likely to prevent, CTTV providing services to others, will result in the use being blocked.
11. Software that can be run from the CTTV webpages may be used by any individual for any purpose unless specific exceptions are stated on the web page.
12. CTTV does not accept responsibility for the consequences of any breach of the confidentiality of CTTV site by third parties.

Data Services

1. The online data services and databases of CTTV are generated in part from data contributed by the community who remain the data owners.
2. CTTV 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.
3. CTTV does not guarantee the accuracy of any provided data, generated database, software or online service nor the suitability of databases, software and online services for any purpose.
4. The original data may be subject to rights claimed by third parties, including but not limited to, patent, copyright, other intellectual property rights, biodiversity-related access and benefit-sharing rights. It is the responsibility of users of the CTTV target validation platform to ensure that their exploitation of the data does not infringe any of the rights of such third parties.

Privacy

1. We do not analyse the nature of any specific queries (target or disease names) processed via the website except for the purposes of improving the site.
2. CTTV 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.
3. For the purpose of monitoring and improving online services, planning and scientific review, CTTV will keep its own records of usage and may use services provided by other organisations. CTTV may make information about the total volume of usage of particular software or data available to third party organisations who supply the software or databases without details of any individual’s use.
4. In interacting with us through our website you may choose to give us personal data. We will keep your personal data confidential and use it for purposes connected to our mission. Examples of the personal data we may collect can be found here.
5. CTTV will hold your personal data on our systems for as long as is considered necessary for the purpose(s) for which you provided us with your details, or as long as is set out in (i) any relevant contract you hold with CTTV (ii) in any relevant data retention policy, or (iii) applicable legislation.
6. As part of its website offering CTTV may make use of services or web components provided by others to provide access to certain public domain data (e.g. Ensembl REST API), or may provide links out to other websites. Use of these services or web sites is covered by the Terms of use of the specific services or websites.
7. 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.
8. CTTV’s websites uses cookies to record information about your online preferences that allow us to personalise your experience of the website. You can control your use of cookies from your web browser, but if you choose not to accept cookies from CTTV’s websites, you will not be able to take full advantage of all of the website's features.