Terms of Use for the FD-Policy-Generator

General information

The FD-Policy-Generator is an online generator for the creation of research data policies. It is operated by the University Library of Technische Universität Berlin on the basis of the open source software RDMO. The technical infrastructure is hosted by the Zentraleinrichtung Campusmanagement (ZECM). The servers and data concerned are backed up decentralized on a daily basis.

The FD-Policy-Generator is a web tool that researchers can use to collaboratively create and maintain research data policies. It supports research projects in the creation of a research data policy by outputting text modules based on selected response options. Using a structured questionnaire, the tool becomes an online generator for the creation of research data policies for research projects of various types (such as CRCs, clusters of excellence, etc).

By logging in to the FD-Policy-Generator, you agree to these Terms of Use.

Your account

  1. The use of the FD-Policy-Generator is free of charge. It only requires the creation of an account. Depending on the identity provider used, this is done either on the basis of your account data at TU Berlin or on the basis of your ORCID profile data. For information and notes on the collection and processing of personal data in the FD-Policy-Generator please refer to our Data Privacy Statement.
  2. You can change your name and email address at any time. You can also contact us at any time at the contact address to have your FD-Policy-Generator account deleted.
  3. If you use the FD-Policy-Generator, you are responsible for ensuring the confidentiality of your account, password and for restricting access to your computer and mobile devices.
  4. You may not use the FD-Policy-Generator in any way that is likely to interrupt or otherwise impair the services or access to the FD-Policy-Generator. Furthermore, you may not use the services of the FD-Policy-Generator for unlawful activities. If you violate applicable law or our Terms of Use, we reserve the right to withhold the services on the website from you or to close member accounts.
  5. When you create research data policies in the FD-Policy-Generator, you contribute your own content to the FD-Policy-Generator. You enter personal data of third parties (e.g. first names and surnames of participating scientists) only with the consent with these persons in your research data policies. You also confirm that you do not violate the personal rights of a person involved by omitting a name.

Links to other websites

For links that are not operated by the University Library and are located in the FD-Policy-Generator, we have no way of controlling the content of this website, as it is completely independent of us. We therefore accept no responsibility for the content of these websites and the consequences of their use. You access all websites accessible via links at your own risk. However, we ask you to inform us immediately of any illegal or dubious content on the linked websites.

Contact

If you have any questions about the FD-Policy-Generator, you can contact us using the contact details in the site credits.