Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

Terms of Use

These Terms of Use are applicable to all users of this website (“Website“). Users should read, understand and accept these Terms when creating an account on the Website or using any of the services provided via this Website. If a given user has not done this, or does not agree with the contents of these Terms of Use, that user should not create an account on the Website and should not make use of any of the services provided via this Website.

By accepting these Terms of Use, upon creation of an account on the Website, the user enters into an agreement with ISI and trustilio Services, with registered offices at ISI and trustilio Services, made up by the contents of these Terms, in order to regulate the user’s access and use of the Website. Users which accept these Terms of Use hereby represent and warrant that:

They accept to be bound by these Terms of Use, as registered Website users – either individually, or in representation of an organisation;

They are at least 18 years old;

They are capable, under the terms of the law applicable to them, to be legally bound by and comply with these Terms of Use – in particular, whenever a user creates an account as a representative of an organisation, that user warrants to have been expressly and validly authorised by that organisation to do so, or to otherwise be a legitimate representative of that organisation under the applicable law;

Their use of the Website will be carried out in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.

In the event of doubts concerning the Terms of Use, trustilio Services may be contacted at: info@sonic-project.eu.

For information on the processing of personal data on users which is carried out via the Website, please see the privacy policy.

1. Services provided via the Website

Access to services provided via the Website (“Services“) is, in part, restricted to registered users – i.e., users with a registered Website account – although some Services are open to all Website users. The creation of an account and access to the Website is generally free of charge; however, as described below, certain Services may be subject to payment.

– Registered members

The Website is intended to allow individuals interested in contributing to sonic-project.eu goals to participate in the development of those goals. In particular, by creating a registered account, users will be able to become actively involved in sonic-project.eu work, apply to the sonic-project.eu calls, participate to surveys.

– Events

sonic-project.eu may organise meetings for its community of registered users, which take place in different places around Europe and beyond, seeking to bring together a unique community of research data practitioners and industry and policy stakeholders to pursue the specific objectives of sonic-project.eu. Via the Website, registered users are able to sign-up to attend events and webinars for free or at a cost (paid via an external payment processor).

More information on Events is available at: /events

– User support

Any questions concerning sonic-project.eu’s activities in general can be addressed to sonic-project.eu via the General Enquiry Form, available at: /contact

Registered users can address questions specifically referring to the operation and use of the Website by
writing an email to info@sonic-project.eu

– Newsletters and communications

The trustilio Services will include members of sonic-project.eu withinspecific mailing lists, to ensure that those members are kept updated regarding important news and events related to the Website’s scope, by
sending out informative newsletters and other communications to registered users (unless they opt-out of this).

2. Copyright / Intellectual Property

Users of the Website may download or print copies of any and all materials on the Website for personal use. None of the information on this Website may be copied, distributed or transmitted in any way for commercial use without trustilio Services written consent. For any materials downloaded from this Website, source and references must be acknowledged.

3. Liability

The material on this Website is provided for general information only. trustilio Services makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy or completeness of any materials and information incorporated thereto and contained on this website. trustilio Services has a policy of continuous improvement of its communication and reserves the right to make improvements or changes to the online content without notice.

The use of the material (or any information incorporated thereto), in whole or in part, contained in this Website is the user’s sole responsibility. trustilio Services disclaims any liability for any damages whatsoever including, without limitation, direct, indirect, incidental and/or consequential damages resulting from access to the website and use of the materials provided therein. trustilio Services makes no representations about websites accessed through this Website which are not maintained, controlled or created by trustilio Services. trustilio Services does not endorse these sites and is not responsible for their content.

Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: http://sonic-project.eu.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

We use Google reCAPTCHA to prevent spam on our subscription forms. This service may collect hardware and software information, such as device and application data, and send it to Google for analysis. This information is used strictly for security purposes.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

For Newsletter & Email Communications we use Brevo as our marketing automation platform. By subscribing to our newsletter, you acknowledge that the information you provide (such as your email address) will be transferred to Brevo for processing in accordance with their Privacy Policy and Terms.

Purpose: We use your data to send you news and updates.
Data Storage: Your data is stored securely on Brevo’s servers (typically located in the EU).
Unsubscribing: You can opt-out at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link included in the footer of every email we send.
Tracking: Please note that Brevo uses “web beacons” or “pixels” to track if you open our emails or click links. This helps us improve our content for you.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.