Terms & Conditions

1.1 Eligibility: By accessing or using the Services, you affirm that you are at least 18 years old or have reached the age of majority in your jurisdiction and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations, and warranties set forth in these Terms, and to abide by and comply with these Terms.

1.2 Accounts: To access certain features of the Services, you may be required to create an account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during the registration process and to update such information to keep it accurate, current, and complete. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account.

2.1 License: Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to access and use the Services for your personal or internal business purposes. Your use of the Services may be restricted or suspended, for administrative, operational, or security reasons, without prior notice and without compensation.

2.2 Acceptable Use: You agree not to use the Services for any unlawful or prohibited purpose or in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the proper working, integrity, operation, or appearance of the Services or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Services. You further agree not to attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion or feature of the Services or any other systems or networks connected to the Services. You therefore agree not to engage in the conduct described below (or to facilitate or support others in doing so):

1. You may not use the Services to do or share anything:
   • That breaches these Terms or other terms and policies that apply to your use of the Services.
   • That is unlawful, misleading, discriminatory, or fraudulent (or assists someone else in using the Services in such a way).
   • That you do not own or have the necessary rights to share.
   • That infringes or violates someone else’s rights, including their intellectual property rights (such as by infringing another’s copyright or trademark), unless an exception or limitation applies under applicable law.
2. You may not upload viruses or malicious code to the Platform.
3. You may not access or collect data from the Platform using automated means (without our prior permission).
4. You may not proxy, request, or collect usernames or passwords from the Platform, or misappropriate access tokens.
5. You may not misuse any reporting, flagging, or dispute channel, such as by making fraudulent, duplicative, or groundless reports.

Your account may be restricted, suspended, or disabled for conduct that violates these provisions.

3.1 Data Ownership: You retain ownership of any content—including but not limited to AI resources or datasets—that you upload, submit, or transmit through the Services (“Your Data”). We do not claim ownership of Your Data.

3.2 Data Protection: We are committed to protecting your privacy and personal data. Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose information about you. By accessing or using the Services, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

4.1 Scope of intellectual property protection: This Platform and all its content, features, and functionalities are protected under copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws. This includes but is not limited to texts, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio clips, and software.

4.2 User-generated content: Users retain ownership rights to their content. However, by uploading, submitting, or transmitting content, Users grant the platform a worldwide, royalty-free license to use, distribute, modify, and display the content in connection with the platform’s Services.

4.3 Licensing models: User content can be shared under various licenses, including GPL, APACHE, LGPL, MIT, COMMERCIAL, and Creative Commons licenses. For instance, GPL may be used for software ensuring freedom to use and modify, whereas Creative Commons licenses may apply to educational content, allowing for adaptations and sharing under specified conditions. The metadata of resources uploaded to the platform is open under a Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication (CC 0) or equivalent (to the extent legitimate interests or constraints are safeguarded), in line with the FAIR principles.

4.4 Intellectual property infringement: We have established a procedure for reporting and resolving IP infringement claims. Users can report infringement via a designated contact form, and the platform commits to investigating and taking appropriate action to address valid claims.

4.5 Collaboration and third-party content: The platform respects the IP rights in collaborations and third-party content. When integrating or using external data, services, or content, agreements will ensure IP rights are observed and protected, promoting respect for all parties’ contributions.

4.6 Innovation and IP creation: Innovations created using the Platform, such as AI models or datasets, are subject to clear ownership rules. Innovations developed by Users are owned by those Users, with the platform possibly holding a license to use these innovations as per the present agreement, ensuring the protection and promotion of new intellectual properties.

5.1 Responsible Vulnerability Disclosure: We value the security and integrity of our systems and data. If you discover any vulnerabilities, weaknesses, or potential security threats within our systems, we encourage you to report them to us promptly and responsibly. Your cooperation helps us to promptly address any issues and enhance the overall security of our Services.

When reporting a vulnerability, we ask that you provide us with sufficient information to understand the nature and potential impact of the issue, including detailed steps to reproduce the vulnerability, if possible. Please refrain from disclosing any information about the vulnerability or exploiting it for any purpose other than to assist us in improving our security measures. Please delete all personal, sensitive, or confidential data obtained through the vulnerability immediately after it has been resolved.

To report a vulnerability or security concern, please contact info@aiod.eu. We take all reports seriously and will work diligently to investigate and address any issues in a timely manner. By participating in responsible disclosure with us, you agree to comply with these Terms and any additional instructions provided by our security team. We will treat your report confidentially, and we will not share your personal information with third parties without your permission, unless this is necessary to comply with a legal obligation. Reporting can be performed using a pseudonym.

5.2 Third-Party Vulnerabilities: If vulnerabilities are discovered that relate to third-party resources shared on the Platform, but which do not relate to the Platform itself, we encourage you to reach out directly to the entity that shared the resource to notify them of the vulnerability, in accordance with any policies that they may have.

The services are provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, noninfringement, and title.

Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude or limit our liability for death, personal injury or fraudulent misrepresentation caused by our negligence, or to affect your statutory rights.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from (a) your access to or use of or inability to access or use the services; (b) any conduct or content of any third party on the services; or (c) unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content.

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Ireland, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Services shall be finally settled under the Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce by one or more arbitrators appointed in accordance with the said Rules.

We reserve the right to modify or revise these Terms at any time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them and apply to all access to and use of the Services thereafter. Your continued use of the Services following the posting of revised Terms means that you accept and agree to the changes.

If you have any questions about these Terms or the Services, please contact us at info@aiod.eu.

By accessing or using the Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms.