1. Introduction

Welcome to the Biomaterial Database ("Platform"). These Terms and Conditions outline the rules and regulations for using our Platform. By accessing or using this Platform, you agree to comply with these Terms. We reserve the right to amend these Terms periodically.

The development of the platform was funded by the European Union (Grant agreement ID: 101058779). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Health and Digital Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

2. Ownership and Intellectual Property Rights

This platform is operated by SYNYO GmbH. These Terms and Conditions set out how you may use our platform accessible at www.biomaterialdatabase.com. Our sites may only be available in certain countries and languages.

SYNYO GmbH, whose registered address is at Otto-Bauer-Gasse 5/14, 1060 Vienna (Austria), with VAT number ATU67376635, telephone number +43 1 9962011, and email address office@synyo.com, owns the domain www.biomaterialdatabase.com (hereinafter, the “PLATFORM”). The domain name through which you have accessed the PLATFORM is the property of SYNYO GmbH. The domain name cannot be used in connection with other content, products and/or services that are not owned by SYNYO GmbH or so that it may cause confusion among end users or discredit SYNYO GmbH.

By using this site, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. We reserve the right to amend these Terms and Conditions from time to time, so you should review this page periodically for any changes. These terms apply not only to registered users/organisations but also to any visitor of the platform. You must not use this platform if you disagree with any of these platform Standard Terms and Conditions.

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between SYNYO GmbH and you in relation to your use of this platform and supersede all prior agreements and understandings.

You can help us keep the platform a friendly place by reporting any breach of these terms and conditions by sending an email to office@biomatdb.eu.

Users are granted a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, export, and share Platform content, particularly for educational and research purposes. Commercial use is also permitted, provided that any derivative works or products are also shared under these same terms, allowing unrestricted educational, research, and commercial use of the derived content.

3. Permitted Use for Educational, Research, and Conditional Commercial Purposes

Users may:

• Access, export, modify, and share Platform content for educational, research, and conditional commercial purposes.
• Distribute content for educational and research use with attribution to the Platform when possible.

Users may not:

• Use content for commercial purposes without ensuring that any derivative works or products are distributed under these same terms.
• Disassemble, reverse-engineer, or attempt to circumvent any security measures protecting the content.

4. Data Protection and Privacy

We process personal data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws. Please see our Privacy Policy (section Personal Data) for detailed information on how we handle personal data, user rights, and data processing.

Google Analytics and external Scripts

This website uses functions of Google Analytics of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States, which support interest-based advertising and advertising based on user browsing behaviour. Google Analytics uses a third-party cookie from DoubleClick to evaluate data regarding users’ browsing behaviour on different websites. These data can be used to prepare statistical statements on demographic data and areas of interest of website users.

We expressly draw your attention to the fact that we cannot view data related to individual users and that the statistical data we use cannot be traced back to specific users.

You can disable the DoubleClick cookie at any time:

http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/html/opt-out.html

For more information about Google’s terms of use and privacy, please visit:

https://policies.google.com/?hl=en&gl=de

We collect personal data from third party social networking sites (such as the “Like” functionality on Facebook, the “Follow” functionality on Twitter or the YouTube functionality) through so called social plug-ins. The purpose of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by the providers on their pages as well as the rights and setting options for the protection of your privacy can be found in the data protection references of the respective providers. If you do not want the third party social networking site to allocate data collected through our Sites to your account with this social network, you must log out of the respective social networking site before visiting our Sites.

5. Disclaimer of Liability

All content is provided "as is" for informational purposes. While we strive for accuracy, the BIOMATDB Project Consortium or SYNYO GmbH makes no warranties regarding the content's completeness, reliability, or suitability. We are not liable for any damages arising from the use of the Platform or any information contained therein.

6. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by the laws of Austria, and any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of Austrian courts.

7. Contact Information

For questions regarding these Terms, please contact us at office@biomatdb.eu.