R estimator platform

Terms and Conditions: v.1 (25.01.2022)

Welcome to the R estimator platform, a software provided by the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, an interdisciplinary centre of the University of Luxembourg.

The below Terms and Conditions apply to all agreements by and between the University of Luxembourg and a User (as defined below) with respect to the use of the R estimator platform and to all legal acts in connection therewith.

Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully before using the R estimator platform. By using the R estimator platform, you signify your agreement to these Terms and Conditions. Upon acceptance – by using R estimator- of these Terms and Conditions, such Terms and Conditions become the Agreement (as defined below) between the University of Luxembourg and the User. If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, you may not use the R estimator platform.

The Provider (as defined below) may modify these Terms and Conditions at any time by updating this posting. The User is bound by any such modification and will be informed of each update before its use of the R estimator platform. The applicable Terms and Conditions are the ones on the website at the time of the use.

1. Definition:

As used in these Terms and Conditions, the following terms, when used in capital letters, shall have the following meanings:

Agreement: The agreement by and between the Provider and the User, in which the Provider authorises the User to use the R estimator platform. The modalities of such Agreement are defined by the present Terms and Conditions.

Applicable Data Protection Laws: Any applicable national law of Luxembourg related to Data Protection and enforcing the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 or any superseding text.

User: The natural person or legal entity that enters into an Agreement with the Provider.

Provider: The University of Luxembourg, an institution of higher education and research, having its registered office at 2 avenue de l’Université, L-4365 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, acting for its Luxembourg Centre for System Biomedicine, an interdisciplinary centre.

Parties: The User and the Provider.

License: the authorisation to use the R estimator platform granted to the User by the Provider in compliance with the Agreement.

R estimator platform: A research method and a software used to estimate the reproduction number in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, also referred to as “the Software”.

PAWS Platform: A website hosting the R estimator platform.

PAWS: “Pipeline As a Web Service” is the software framework supporting the PAWS Platform.

Results: Results of the analysis carried by the R estimator platform.

the following words have the same meaning as in the European Regulation 2016/679 named General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”): “Controller”, “Processor”, “Data Subject”, “Personal Data”, “Data Protection Officer”, “Pseudonymisation”, “Consent” and “Processing”.

2. PAWS Platform:

The User can place an enquiry on the PAWS Platform. By doing so, the User understands and agrees that the Provider might collect and process its Personal Data (as defined by the European Regulation 2016/679 mentioned below) for the purposes of allocating account details to the User and granting it the License.

The User agrees to provide, maintain and update true, accurate, current and complete information about itself. The User agrees not to impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent its identity or affiliation with any person or entity, including using another person's username, password or any other account information.

The content available on the PAWS Platform, such as text, graphics, images, audio, video and other material, as well as the domain names, tagline, organization and user look-and-feel (collectively, the "Content"), is protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual property rights in Luxembourg and foreign countries, and is owned or controlled by the Provider or by third parties that have licensed their Content to the Provider. Unauthorized use of the Content may violate copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property rights.

3. Using the Software:

The User can use the Software by creating an account on the PAWS Platform and uploading one input file – a chronologically ordered Excel file with a report date and the number of new cases (hereinafter, the “Set of Input Files”).

By using the R estimator platform through its own account, the User can download the Results, share the Results - on a restricted access basis - and benefit from the Results from more than one Set of Input Files at a time. The account, and the Results its contains, will automatically be deleted from the PAWS Platform by the Provider should no activity be reported 6 (six) months after the delivery of the last Results to the User.

4. User Obligations:

The User agrees and acknowledges that any failure to provide, either in quality and/or in quantity, the Set(s) of Input Files or any other information or material in accordance with the Agreement will delay the supply of the Results and that the Provider shall not be liable to the User in respect of any such failure of the User.

The User represents and warrants that: (i) it owns or has the right to provide the Set(s) of Input Files to the Provider for use in connection with the Software, and such delivery and use will not violate any obligation that the User owes to any third party; (ii) it has secured all necessary approvals, licenses and permits to upload the Set(s) of Input Files on the R estimator platform ; (iii) the processing of the Set(s) of Input Files by the Software for the performance of the analysis by the Software will not infringe any intellectual property or other proprietary rights of any third party, nor violate any legal or ethical requirements.

In the event of any breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties, the User shall indemnify and hold harmless the Provider, and its respective directors, officers, employees, representatives, licensors and agents from and against any loss, costs, damages, liabilities or claims of any kind relating to such breach. The User is responsible for the clearance of the rights on the Set(s) of Input Files.

5. Delivery of Results:

When available, the Software will upload the Results on the User’s account on the PAWS Platform and send an email to inform the User that the Results can be viewed.

If the User has uploaded the Set of Input Files without creating an account, it will receive an email with a link and an access token, to allow the User to access to the Results.

The Licence shall be deemed to be completed upon delivery of the Results. The Provider shall have no obligation to grant any further Licences and shall not be required to deliver any copy of the Results.

The Provider will delete the Set(s) of Input Files upon delivery of the Results.

6. Payment:

The Licence is provided on a free-of-charge basis.

7. Object of the License and Intellectual Property:

The User allows the Provider to process the Set(s) of Input Files through its R estimator platform, for the purpose of analysing the Set(s) of Input Files.

The User becomes the owner of the Results upon delivery of such Results.

The Provider may, at its discretion and when appropriate, terminate the account of any User who may infringe, or has infringed the copyrights of third parties.

8. Use of the Results:

The Software aims to provide a tool to support computational biology research. It is NOT approved for clinical use. The User shall use the Results at its own discretion and its own risk.

The Provider makes no representations or warranties about the accuracy, reliability or completeness to be obtained from using the Results.

9. Data Protection:

The Provider will be considered Controller regarding the Personal Data provided by the User in order to create her/his account.

The Provider will collect and store the Personal Data of the User for the sole purpose of providing the User with an account on the PAWS Platform and delivering the Results to the User. The Personal Data will be stored securely and will be deleted by the Provider according to Section 3 of the present Terms and Conditions.

The processing of your personal data is necessary for the performance of the Terms and conditions in accordance with article 6(1) ( b) of the GDPR.

According to the GDPR, the User has the right to access to its Personal Data, and to ask the Provider for modification or deletion of such Personal Data. In case of any queries regarding his/her personal data the User can contact the Data Protection Officer of the University on dpo@uni.lu during working hours or following the procedure available on https://wwwen.uni.lu/university/data_protection/your_rights.

If you consider the Processing of your Personal Data infringes your rights, you can lodge a complaint to the CNPD. Information is provided on http://www.cnpd.lu.

By placing an enquiry, the User expressly acknowledges the collection and processing of its Personal Data.

10. Liability:

The Provider provides the License for free and as is. It shall not be liable for any consequence of the use of the License by the User.

In particular, Provider shall not be liable for (1) any inaccuracy, error in or failure of the R estimator platform, (2) or any loss or damage (including without limitation any consequential, indirect, incidental, special or exemplary damages) arising from such inaccuracy, error in or failure of the R estimator platform, (3) or any loss or damage (including without limitation any consequential, indirect, incidental, special or exemplary damages) arising from any download or use made of the Results. If any of the above provisions are void under applicable law, the Provider's liability shall be limited to the full extent permitted by law.

11. Indemnity:

The User agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Provider, its officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any claims, actions or demands, including without limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees, alleging or resulting from the User’s breach of these Terms of Use. This indemnification provision does not apply to wilful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Provider.

12. Termination:

The Provider is entitled, without further notice of default and without written intervention, to terminate with immediate effect the Agreement, if the User fails to fulfil any of its obligations under these Terms and Licences.

13. Applicable Laws and Jurisdiction:

Any dispute arising from the interpretation and/or implementation of these Terms and Conditions, which cannot be settled amicably, shall be brought before a competent court in the city of Luxembourg.