Part 1 – General Provisions common to the Platform's Portal, Repository and Catalogue 

Preamble

Recherche Data Gouv is the national federated platform for open and shared research data that serves the national scientific community (hereinafter referred to as the 'Platform'). This Platform was provided in the Second French National Plan for Open Science (PNSO) and provides a communication portal (hereinafter the 'Portal'), a multidisciplinary data repository (hereinafter the 'Repository'), a catalogue for flagging data hosted in other repositories and a web portal (hereinafter the 'Catalogue'). The 'Platform' is part of the Recherche Data Gouv ecosystem, as explained at https://recherche.data.gouv.fr/en/page/about-recherche-data-gouv 

The Steering Committee for Open Science of the National Fund for Open Science (GIS FNSO), under the supervisory authority of the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research's Directorate for Research & Innovation (DGRI), has entrusted the development and management of the 'Repository' and 'Catalogue' modules and Recherche Data Gouv's 'web portal', to the INRAE. The INRAE is the entity responsible for the Recherche Data Gouv Platform, the operation of which has been entrusted to a joint research unit (UMS) of the same name led by the INRAE (the INRAE is hereinafter referred to as the 'Platform Representative').

Any use of the Data Repository, Catalogue or the Recherche Data Gouv web portal is subject to compliance with these General Terms and Conditions of use (hereinafter the 'GTCs').

Article 1: Definitions

The following terms are defined as:

API (web): a structured interface enabling automatic interaction with a third-party information system. This generally includes on-demand data retrieval.

Administrative authority: any public or private body entrusted with a public service mission as defined in Article L. 300-2 of the Code on Relations between the Public and the Administration (CRPA).

Contributor: any person with an account on the Recherche Data Gouv Repository who is authorised to deposit, document or publish a dataset there.

Curator: any person responsible for curating datasets by verifying the metadata and data files deposited in the Recherche Data Gouv Repository. They may put forward amendments to improve the documentary quality of the datasets, in compliance with the curators' charter.

Data: factual records (figures, text, images and sound) used as primary sources for scientific research and generally recognised by the scientific community as necessary for validating research results.

Dataset: A coherent collection of data related to the same subject or generated during the same scientific procedure 

Functional Administrator of the Recherche Data Gouv Repository: any person authorised by the Representative of the Recherche Data Gouv Platform to administer the Recherche Data Gouv Platform. Such persons may create Institutional Spaces, ensure compliance with international standards and the Administrators' Charter (as set out in the 'Institutional Space' agreement) on the Recherche Data Gouv Platform, assign rights to Institutional Space administrators and coordinate the network of administrators and curators of Institutional Spaces.

Generic Space: a shared space within the Repository that is available to members of the French scientific community who cannot deposit and publish their data in an Institutional Space. This space contains data of all types and from all disciplines.

Institutional Space: a space created within the Recherche Data Gouv Repository at the request of a French research organisation, the administration and curation of which are delegated to that organisation.

Institutional Space Administrator: any person who manages an Institutional Space or a dataset on the Recherche Data Gouv Platform and the associated rights thereto. Such persons are responsible for ensuring compliance within their space with the Administrator's Charter and the General Terms and Conditions of Use.

Partner institution: any legal entity (such as a higher education and research organisation, public body, foundation, company or foreign institution) that has entered into a specific agreement with the Platform Representative. This agreement grants the partner institution the right to manage a dedicated Institutional Space on the Platform, which it is responsible for, particularly for administration and curation. This agreement is referred to as the 'Institutional Space agreement'

Personal data: any information directly or indirectly relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, particularly by reference to an identifier such as a name, identification number, location data, online identifier, or to one or more factors specific to a person's physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) strictly regulates the use of personal data.

Public information: information contained in documents produced or received by administrative authorities, which may be disclosed to any person or which has been made publicly available in accordance with Articles L. 312-1 to L. 312-1-2 of the CRPA and to which none of the exceptions to publication and reuse apply.

Publisher: refers to the INRAE, in its capacities as the entity responsible for the Platform and as the data controller.

User: any natural person who accesses the Platform: the Portal, the Repository and/or the Recherche Data Gouv Catalogue to view or download content. 

Article 2: Purpose and scope of the General Terms and Conditions

The General Terms and Conditions apply to all services on the Platform, namely the Portal, the Repository and the Catalogue.

These set out the general terms and conditions governing the access to and use of the Platform and define the respective rights and obligations of Users, Contributors and the Publisher, in relation to use of the Platform.

Article 3: Management of personal data

3.1 Processing of personal data

Personal data is collected by the Recherche Data Gouv Repository to create a Contributor and/or User account. This data is electronically processed by the Publisher of the Recherche Data Gouv Repository, who is also the data controller. The legal basis for this processing is the public interest mission entrusted to the INRAE. This processing is recorded in the register of the Recherche Data Gouv Repository's Publisher.

This data is used to ensure the implementation and smooth operation of the Recherche Data Gouv Repository and to process enquiries submitted via the contact form.

The nature of the personal data requested or collected is: surname, first name, email address, ORCID identifier, affiliated organisation, job title, IP address and log-in details relating, where applicable, to the creation of a 'Contributor' account on the Recherche Data Gouv Repository. The account page is not indexed by the Recherche Data Gouv Repository's search engine.

The Representative of the Recherche Data Gouv Platform undertakes to take all necessary security measures to ensure the security and confidentiality of personal data, particularly the email address of the Contributor who holds an account. This information is never disclosed to third parties, except in cases provided for by French law.

If a User refuses to provide all or part of the personal data, this does not affect their ability to consult the Recherche Data Gouv Repository or request information. However, a refusal of this kind will result in the User being denied access to the services associated with opening a Contributor account on the Recherche Data Gouv Repository. 

The recipients of personaldata are authorised staff involved in the operation of the Recherche Data Gouv Repository and the services offered therein. All information collected will only be externally disclosed if this strictly necessary for the management of the Recherche Data Gouv Repository (for example, audience measurement) or to comply with legal and regulatory obligations.

Log-in data and dataset download records may be reused at a later date for research purposes.

3.2 Management of User accounts

Data relating to a Repository User account is retained for as long as the account is considered active. An account is considered active if a log-in to the Repository has taken place within the last three (3) years. After this period, the account will be considered inactive and may be deleted by the Platform Representative following notification by email.

3.3 Management of Platform Contributor accounts

Data associated with a Repository Contributor account is retained for as long as the account is considered active. A Contributor account is considered active if at least one dataset is published in the Repository. If a Contributor account becomes inactive, i.e. no published datasets are associated with it, it may be deleted following notification by email;

If a Contributor requests the deletion of their own account, this action does not result in the deletion of any datasets they have deposited. The responsibility for the maintenance and curation of these datasets is then transferred as follows:

For deposits in an Institutional Space: management is transferred to the Institutional Space Administrator at the relevant partner institution.

For deposits in the Generic Space: management is transferred to the Repository's Functional Administrators. The retention of datasets then continues in accordance with the rules defined for the Generic Space, in particular the retention period.

3.4 The specific case of 'Guestbooks' 

Certain optional features, like 'Guestbooks', enable the Contributor to download a dataset conditional upon the User entering information, without, however, requiring the User to log in on the Recherche Data Gouv Repository.

In the case of 'Guestbooks', the information provided to download a dataset is retained for a maximum period of one (1) year and then anonymised for purposes linked to metrics. The collection of this information must comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The Contributor undertakes to request only personal data that is strictly necessary for the purpose of monitoring (for example name, professional affiliation, intended use of the data). The Contributor is expressly prohibited from requesting any personal information that is not relevant to the management of the User's account and/or sensitive because of the nature of the information provided. Any collection of information like a home address, personal telephone number, political opinions, religious beliefs or any other data without a direct and justified link to the scientific reuse of the Data is strictly prohibited.

The Contributor is directly liable for any failures to comply with these obligations. The Recherche Data Gouv Repository reserves the right to monitor the forms set up by Contributors and, where necessary, deactivate any guestbook that does not comply with these terms without notice.

3.5 Rights of data subjects regarding the collection of personal data 

Any person whose personaldata has been collected has the right of access, rectification, objection on legitimate grounds, restriction of processing and deletion in respect of all data concerning them, under the conditions laid down by Law No. 78-17 of January 6th 1978 on information technology, data files and civil liberties and by the General Data Protection Regulation No. 2016/679. They also have the right to issue general or specific instructions regarding the retention, deletion and disclosure of the personal data concerning them following their death, in accordance with Articles 32-I-6° and 40-1 of the amended Act dated January 6th 1978.

To exercise their rights, any data subject may contact the publisher of the Recherche Data Gouv Repository by email at the following address: support-recherchedatagouv@inrae.fr.

In the event of any difficulties, or for further information, it is also possible to contact the unit's Data Protection Officer (DPO) whose contact details are: for the INRAE: 24, Chemin de Borde Rouge – Auzeville- CS 52627; 31326 Castanet Tolosan Cedex; France Tel.: +33 1 (0)5 61 28 54 37; Email: cil-dpo@inrae.fr

If complaints regarding compliance with data protection rights persist after contacting the DPO, it is also possible to make a complaint to the CNIL by post: Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés, 3 Place de Fontenoy – TSA 80715 – 75334 PARIS CEDEX 07 or online at http://www.cnil.fr/

Article 4: Cookies

The Recherche Data Gouv Platform uses cookies to measure audience figures (number of visits, pages viewed). These cookies are strictly necessary for the Platform to operate correctly and comply with the conditions for exemption from the User's consent as defined by the CNIL's recommendation on 'Cookies'. 

The Recherche Data Gouv Platform uses the open-source web analytics software, Matomo. All data collected is stored on the same server as the Recherche Data Gouv Data Repository, which is hosted in France in a sovereign cloud at the INRAE and is subject to the oversight of the Recherche Data Gouv Data Platform. Consequently, all tracking information for all visitors is not shared with third parties.

Article 5: Commitments and responsibilities of the Platform Representative

5.1 Quality of service and facilities provided

Subject to the provisions of the following paragraph, the Recherche Data Gouv Platform Representative shall make all efforts to ensure the availability of the Recherche Data Gouv Platform.

However, the Recherche Data Gouv Platform Representative also reserves the right to upgrade, modify and/or suspend the Recherche Data Gouv Platform without prior notice for maintenance or security reasons, or for any other reason it considers necessary. The unavailability of the Recherche Data Gouv Repository does not entail any entitlement to compensation.

According to the Contributor's choice, the Recherche Data Gouv Platform Representative can offer the publication of datasets via the Recherche Data Gouv Repository's web interface or an application programming interface (web API), along with several methods for indexing datasets.

At the User's discretion, the Recherche Data Gouv Platform Representative shall provide access to the datasets via the Recherche Data Gouv Platform interface or via a web API.

The Recherche Data Gouv Platform Representative undertakes to take all necessary precautions to preserve the integrity of the datasets made available and particularly to prevent these from being falsified or corrupted.

The Recherche Data Gouv Platform Representative reserves the right to amend the metadata associated with a dataset, without ever distorting the meaning, for the sole purpose of ensuring the User receives better information, through improved indexing.

 5.2 Moderation, reporting procedure and sanctions

The Recherche Data Gouv Platform Representative does not carry out prior checks on publications made by Institutional Space Administrators or Contributors on the Recherche Data Gouv Repository. Moderation is carried out retrospectively. As soon as the Recherche Data Gouv Platform Representative becomes aware of unlawful content, the Recherche Data Gouv functional administrators act quickly to remove or block access to such data. To this end, a reporting procedure has been put in place on the Recherche Data Gouv Platform. All Users and/or Contributors may report content that does not comply with these General Terms and Conditions of Use in accordance with Article 6 below.

The Recherche Data Gouv Platform Representative particularly reserves the right to delete or render inaccessible, without prior notice or the possibility of challenge or appeal, the following: 

• contributions that are unrelated to the activities of the Recherche Data Gouv Repository, published with the aim of hindering its proper functioning, for advertising and/or promotional purposes, propaganda or proselytising, and any contribution that contravenes public decency, and laws and regulations in force;
• and/or the account(s) of a User, Contributor or Administrator of an Institutional Space on the Recherche Data Gouv Repository, in the event of a breach of the GTC.

Article 6: Contacts and support for Users

The main point of contact for any queries about the use of the Platform (Portal, Repository and Catalogue), or requests for technical support, or for reporting content deemed unlawful and/or contrary to these GTCs is the following support address, managed by the Functional Administrators: support-recherchedatagouv@inrae.fr

Specific contacts for specific matters are detailed in the relevant articles, notably:

The Data Protection Officer (DPO) for matters related to the exercise of the rights of Users, Contributors or Institutional Space Administrators as regards their personal data (see Article 3).

The postal address of the National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE) (see Article 12: Legal Notices).

The generic address referred to above is for contacts with the functional administrators of the Recherche Data Gouv Repository. It is not for enquiries relating to a User's individual situation in their dealings with an administrative authority, or for indirectly contacting a Contributor. Enquiries of this kind will not elicit a response or be acted upon.

Article 7: Content and intellectual property of the Platform

The content, logos and images on the Recherche Data Gouv Platform are protected by intellectual property rights held by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESRE) and/or by the INRAE. Express prior authorisation from the said Ministry and/or the INRAE is required for any reproduction, representation or use of these elements in whole or in part.

Each Contributor agrees they are the owner or holder of any Data they upload to the Repository and, in any event, are authorised to upload it to the Repository. As such, they are solely responsible for the Data entered in their Institutional or Generic Space within the Repository and may not transfer their liability to the Repository's Representative.

The Contributor undertakes to ensure that any intellectual property rights to any dataset accessible via their Institutional Space or Generic Space do not prevent that dataset's reuse. If the contrary is the case, the Contributor shall state this and restrict access to such Data. 

Article 8: Changes to the General Terms and Conditions of Use 

These General Terms and Conditions of Use may be amended at any time without prior notice following any changes made to the Recherche Data Gouv Platform, changes in legislation or for any other reason deemed necessary.

Users with an account or Contributors will be notified by email of any changes to the Terms of Use, using the contact details they provided when creating their account. Users with an account or Contributors acknowledge that continued use of the Platform constitutes acceptance of the amended GTCs.

If a Contributor refuses to accept the amended Terms of Use, this shall be deemed a request on their part to delete their account. Consequently, the Contributor undertakes to contact the Platform Representative so that the latter may initiate the process of deleting all datasets linked to their account, in compliance with the deletion procedure (including notification and the time limit) set out in Article 10.3.4 of these GTCs.

Part 2 – Provisions specific to the services

Article 9: General Terms and Conditions of Use of the Communication Portal

The Recherche Data Gouv Data Platform is responsible for the technical development of the Recherche Data Gouv Communication Portal accessible at https://recherche.data.gouv.fr

The editorial content of the Web Portal is the responsibility of the MESRE.

9.1 Purpose

The main purpose of the Communication Portal is to provide editorial information, documentation and news relating to the Recherche Data Gouv ecosystem. It also provides specific features for the scientific community, particularly forms relating to the research data lifecycle.

9.2. Features and access

Access to the Portal's editorial content is free and requires no registration.

The Portal provides access to specific forms, in particular:

• dataset promotion forms for dataset creators to declare their work;
• reuse forms to enable the declaration of new datasets created through reuse.

 

Access to these form submission features is subject to the User's authentication via the RENATER service. The sole purpose of this authentication is to ensure that the User belongs to the higher education and research community.

9.3. Personal data relating to the Communication Portal

In accordance with Article 3 of these GTCs, the Recherche Data Gouv Platform undertakes to limit the collection of personal data to that which is strictly necessary.

When accessing the forms referred to in Article 9.2, authentication via RENATER is used solely for access control purposes (verification of authorisation). The Recherche Data Gouv Platform does not collect, process or store any personal data (e.g. log-in credentials or personalised access logs) resulting from this authentication procedure on the Communication Portal.

Any personal data that the User chooses to submit via the forms for the promotion or reuse of content is subject to the general provisions of Article 3 of these General Terms and Conditions of Use.

Article 10: General Terms and Conditions of Use for the Repository

10.1 Purpose

The Recherche Data Gouv Repository is a sovereign service for the deposit and discovery of data arising from French public research and its collaborations. It is accessible at https://entrepot.recherche.data.gouv.fr/

The Recherche Data Gouv Repository enables:

• Contributors to publish research datasets;
• Users to consult, view or download datasets.

Terms of free access and usage restrictions:

Access to datasets for browsing, viewing and downloading is entirely free of charge for Users. For Contributors, publication is free up to a usage threshold defined in a separate agreement (Institutional Space agreement). Above this threshold, uploads are no longer permitted to the Generic Space and uploads to the Institutional Space are subject to the financial terms of the relevant agreement.

10.2 Features

10.2.1 Viewing and downloading data

No prior registration is required to view or download the datasets made available on the Recherche Data Gouv Repository. Authentication may be required to view and download certain files from datasets published with restricted access. All Users are required to comply with the specific licence terms for each dataset.

The data and/or datasets must be cited in any research work or output that uses them by including the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) in its clickable form: https://doi.org/xxxx.

Any User may share links to datasets and/or data and should give priority to links of the form https://doi.org/xxxx. They may also directly contact a Contributor who published a dataset.

Any User may help ensure the quality of the Recherche Data Gouv Repository by reporting any issues to the following email address: support-recherchedatagouv@inrae.fr. This should particularly be used to report content that should not appear there, such as content that is unlawful or contrary to these GTCs, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 5.2 and 6 of the Terms of Use.

10.2.2 Features available to Contributors

Any Contributor may contribute to or update the Recherche Data Gouv Repository by publishing datasets and supplementing them with metadata and documents (readme files, protocols, etc.).

To do so, the Contributor must register on the Recherche Data Gouv Repository in their own name and this registration is distinct from that of the entity or legal person they represent.

By registering, the Contributor creates an account on the Recherche Data Gouv Repository. For further details, please refer to Article 3 of these General Terms and Conditions relating to Personal Data.

Once the account has been validated, various features become immediately available to the Contributor depending on their profile. They may particularly:

• upload, document and publish a dataset comprising one or more downloadable files or links to data managed in another repository, depending on the rights granted to them by the Administrator of the Institutional Area which they have access to;
• access datasets with restricted access, depending on the rights granted to them by the owners of the relevant dataset.

10.3 Code of Conduct for Contributors

10.3.1 Procedures for submitting datasets

10.3.1.1. General Rules 

The Recherche Data Gouv Repository offers two spaces for submitting datasets, namely Institutional Spaces and a Generic Space. Each Institutional Space is specific to a partner institute and its operation is governed by a specific agreement signed between the partner institute and the Representative of the Recherche Data Gouv Platform. 

All Contributors undertake to check that they do not already have access to an Institutional Space or a recognised thematic repository before depositing any datasets in the Generic Space.

To do so, they should refer to the recommendations in the guides 'Before submitting' and 'Where to deposit and publish your data?'.

10.3.1.2. Rules specific to the Generic Space

The use of the Generic Space is subject to specific rules that are distinct from those of the Institutional Spaces. Contributors undertake, in particular, to:

Comply with the curation process: The Contributor undertakes to collaborate with the Curators to ensure the required quality of the dataset, as set out in Article 10.3.3 of these Terms of Use, 'Quality and curation of datasets'.

Preserve and maintain the datasets: The Generic Space is not intended to be an archiving tool for an indefinite period. Datasets are retained in this space for a period of five (5) years, after which the Contributor has a period of three (3) months to indicate whether they wish to extend the retention of the said datasets or not under the conditions set out in these Terms of Use. After this period, the dataset may be deleted in the absence of a response from the Contributor on this issue.

Respect the terms of use for the Generic Space: use of the Generic Space is free of charge but it nonetheless has a limited storage capacity.

The limit is 1 TB per Contributor and per organisation.

Comply with governance rules: The use of the Generic Space does not confer the right to participate in the Platform's network of Administrators and Curators.

Comply with access restrictions: Private companies and institutions from other countries are not permitted to access the Generic Space to submit datasets.

10.3.2 Publication of a dataset by Contributors 

The Recherche Data Gouv Repository provides research data and/or datasets published by contributors, which may be accessed for download via an API or the Repository's web interface.

The Recherche Data Gouv Repository is not intended to disseminate data for advertising purposes or to promote private interests, and/or data that contravenes public decency, public order or that is more generally unlawful. When necessary, the functional administrators of the Recherche Data Gouv Repository may remove such data or block access to it without prior notice.

The Recherche Data Gouv Repository encourages Contributors to document and ensure the reliability of the datasets they publish. Contributors are required to update the datasets they publish in compliance with Article L. 312-1-1 of the Code on Relations between the Public and the Administration (CRPA).

Contributors are solely responsible for the datasets, metadata or content they publish on the Recherche Data Gouv Repository.

Contributors undertake to upload only datasets considered to be stable, finalised versions that are intended for scientific publication. The Recherche Data Gouv Repository is not intended to serve as a storage space for working files, interim versions or personal backups.

The Recherche Data Gouv Repository is intended for the sharing of and open access to research data and is therefore not a personal storage tool. In this way, any dataset that has been deposited but remains in draft form and is thus unpublished for a period greater than twelve (12) months may be immediately deleted following notification to the Contributor, in compliance with the procedure set out in Article 10.3.4.

10.3.2.1. Datasets containing personal data 

Datasets containing personal data cannot be disseminated by the Recherche Data Gouv Repository unless the data subjects have given their consent or unless this is permitted by a statutory provision or by Decree No. 2018-1117 dated December 10th 2018, under Article L. 312-1-2 of the CRPA.

The Contributor is responsible for the datasets they publish on the Recherche Data Gouv Repository and shall ensure that such publication complies with the legislation in force and with these GTCs by taking take all necessary measures to this end. Where applicable, the Contributor undertakes to inform the Platform Representative of the presence of personal data in the documentation accompanying the dataset and to specify any legal restrictions on reuse, if these exist, and the associated conditions of processing where applicable.

10.3.2.2. Datasets covered by intellectual property rights 

Prior to any publication, the Contributor shall ensure that they hold all the necessary rights and authorisations to publish the dataset on the Recherche Data Gouv Repository. The Contributor shall guarantee that they hold the relevant intellectual property rights or, failing that, that they have obtained the explicit consent of the third parties that do hold such rights. The Contributor assumes full responsibility for the publication of this content and thus guarantees the Platform's representatives will have no liability in the event of a claim or legal action by third parties based on any infringement of their rights.

When a Contributor publishes a dataset covered by intellectual property rights that prevent its reuse, they must indicate the existence of such rights in the dataset's accompanying documentation and specify the identity of the natural or legal person holding these rights. If this is not known, they shall specify the identity of the person the information in question was obtained from.

10.3.2.3. Sensitive or strategic datasets

The Recherche Data Gouv Repository is an infrastructure dedicated to the openness and sharing of research data and thus the Platform offers security standards suited to this purpose. It does not implement the enhanced technical and organisational security measures required for the processing of highly sensitive data, such as strictly compartmentalised execution environments, specific access authorisations, or classified or HDS-certified hosting.

Consequently, it is expressly prohibited to upload any datasets to the Repository that require robust protection measures or specific certifications. This includes, but is not limited to, data whose disclosure or non-compliant hosting would undermine:

• The fundamental interests of the French Nation, particularly data covered by the provisions of the Protection of Scientific and Technical Potential (PPST) mechanism or national defence secrecy);
• Public safety or national security;
• The confidentiality of health data (which requires a Health Data Host (HDS)-type environment);
• The conservation of ecologically critical species, sites or resources.

 

The Contributor assumes full responsibility for the preliminary assessment of the sensitivity level of their datasets and shall refrain from submitting any critical data whose security requirements would be incompatible with the standard technical infrastructure provided by the Platform.

10.3.2.3. Licences 

Datasets that solely comprise Public Information are made available under an Open Licence (CC-BY or Etalab) or ODbL (see: https://www.data.gouv.fr/licences).

Datasets containing non-public information are made available under an Open Licence or one of the licences compliant with the Open Definition (please see: http://opendefinition.org/licenses), following agreement from the third party holding or co-holding rights to the information, if applicable.

10.3.3 Quality and curation of datasets

10.3.3.1. Quality of datasets 

All Contributors undertake to submit datasets that comply with the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles and to provide sufficient documentation to enable their reuse (README file, description of variables, etc.) as set out in the guide 'Publishing a dataset'.

10.3.3.2. Curation of datasets

• In an Institutional Space: Curation is carried out by the partner institution, in compliance with the agreement signed with the Representative of the Recherche Data Gouv Platform.
• In the Generic Space: Datasets deposited in the Generic Space are subject to curation carried out by the Recherche Data Gouv Repository's Functional Administrator. The Contributor undertakes to collaborate with the Recherche Data Gouv Repository's Functional Administrator to enhance the quality of their dataset within a maximum period of three (3) months. Following consultation with the Contributor, the Representative of the Recherche Data Gouv Data Platform reserves the right to refuse to publish a dataset that does not fulfil the minimum quality criteria.

10.3.4 Process for the deletion of datasets by the Platform

When the Platform initiates the removal of a dataset due to the expiry of its retention period (as defined in Article 10.3.1 for the Generic Space) and/or its prolonged draft status (as defined in Article 10.3.2), the following process applies:

• The contributor(s) of the dataset is/are notified by email of the intention to delete it at least three (3) months before the effective date of deletion.
• The Contributor has this period of three months to take any necessary action, for example to indicate their intention to extend the retention period, to publish their draft, etc.
• If the Contributor fails to take corrective action in the specified timeframe, the dataset will be permanently deleted from the Platform.

 

If the Platform initiates the deletion of a dataset on the grounds set out in Article 5.2 of these GTCs, the Contributor(s) will be notified by email of the deletion due to non-compliance with the GTCs.

 

The dataset will then be immediately deleted, with no possibility of appeal by the Contributor(s) concerned.

10.4 Transparency regarding the ranking of datasets

An open-source algorithm provided by Dataverse and SolR is used to establish the ranking order of datasets returned by the Recherche Data Gouv Repository's search engine.

Datasets are displayed in 'last modified' order by default. Any User may choose to sort the display in ascending or descending order by the dataset title.

The Recherche Data Gouv Repository's Representative reserves the right to highlight certain content (datasets or resources) within the sections of the Recherche Data Gouv Repository.

Article 11: General Terms and Conditions of Use of the Catalogue

11.1 Purpose and scope of the Catalogue

The sole purpose of the Recherche Data Gouv Catalogue is to list, search for and discover French research datasets hosted on external repositories. It does not store or host the physical data files associated with these listings.

11.2 Harvesting and indexing procedures

Automated processes for collecting (harvesting) metadata publicly exposed by external repositories are used to source content for the Catalogue. The Platform undertakes to cite the original source and provide an explicit redirect link like a DOI or persistent identifier to the source repository.

11.3 Processing, enrichment and semantic search

In order to optimise the User's document search experience, the Platform implements advanced semantic search mechanisms. As such, the Platform's Representative reserves the right to index, rephrase for translation, align with reference thesauri, and enrich the metadata collected (using graph architectures or artificial intelligence), whilst ensuring that the original scientific meaning intended by the Contributor is not altered.

11.4 Redirection and limitation of liability

Access to, downloading and reuse of data files all take place exclusively within the technical environments of external data repositories. Consequently, the User is subject to the external hosting repository's own General Terms and Conditions of Use and licences.

The Platform Representative shall not be held liable in the event of the unavailability of external repository, broken redirect links, or the presence of unlawful content hosted by third parties and inadvertently listed in the Catalogue.

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