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Conditions of Access

Please read these Terms and Conditions. By clicking the "I accept the Terms and Conditions of Access" button you will be agreeing to conduct yourself as a responsible user of the resources provided by, CSAR, the provider of the service. If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, we will not be able to register you or allow you to use the service

You Agree:

  • only to use the service for the purposes for which you were given access, for example as specified in your research project's grant award
  • not to disrupt the working of the service, for example by knowingly introducing a virus into it, or try to breach its security or use resources which aren't assigned to you
  • not to interfere with other users' work, corrupt their data or invade their privacy
  • not to infringe copyright or other intellectual property rights
  • not to take data from any database or dataset without the explicit or implied permission of its owner
  • not to let other people use your accounts, except by agreement with us
  • to keep your CSAR passwords confidential, and to inform us if someone else learns any of them or if you become aware that the security of our systems is compromised in any way
  • not to misuse the Internet, for example by sending spam, by pretending to be someone else or by doing anything that might deny someone else access to the Internet
  • not to use the service for illegal or immoral purposes, such as theft, fraud, drug-trafficking, money-laundering, terrorism, pornography, violence, cruelty, incitement to racial hatred, prostitution, paedophilia, or for offensive, obscene, abusive, menacing, defamatory or derogatory behaviour
  • to observe the JANET Acceptable Use Policy
  • to comply with any special conditions that may apply to particular software packages

We Agree:

  • as far as we reasonably can, to provide a 24-hour service, it being understood that there will be times when the service is unavailable, for example as a result of unexpected failures, maintenance work or upgrades
  • to take reasonable steps to protect your data from being lost or corrupted
  • that we will acquire no intellectual property rights over your software and data
  • to respond promptly to any complaints or suggestions you make about the service

 

You Accept:

  • that the service is provided "as is" and we endeavour to meet the community at large. We take all reasonable actions to ensure a stable and acceptable provided within the framework of our contract with EPSRC.
  • that you are responsible for your use of any advice or information we may give you. We will take reasonable steps to ensure that it's true and useful, but we can't guarantee this. In legal terms, this means that we expressly disclaim any and all liability for all representations, statements, conditions or warranties to that or any other effect except to the extent that such liability may not be lawfully excluded.
  • that we may make changes in the service under the CCN process.
  • that we will use the personal details which you supply to us, together with records of your use of the service, under the provision of the Data Protection act.
  • that we may suspend your access to the service, if it seems to us that you are breaking these Terms and Conditions, and discuss this with your PI; that if it is necessary to protect the service or other users' work or data, we can halt the execution of any program which you start; and that we have the right to close your accounts
  • that you alone are responsible for what you do when using the service. If you break the law you alone must answer for it, and if you cause damage to anyone else, you alone are liable, not us
  • that you will acquire no intellectual property rights over the software or any information we provide
  • that the use of the service by nationals of certain countries is controlled by special regulations laid down by the UK Government in connection with the Wassenaar Arrangement
  • that we may make reasonable changes to these Terms and Conditions at any time, and, once we have posted those changes on our website, the new version will then apply to you

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