Terms of Use
Last updated: September 2026
These terms govern your use of this website and your participation in Open Science Community Network as a community.
1. Acceptance of these terms
By using this website or joining Open Science Community Network ("OSCN", "we", "us"), you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the site or take part in our activities.
2. Who can join
Membership is open to students, researchers and professionals with an interest in open science, regardless of career stage or institution. Some events, programmes or leadership roles may have their own eligibility requirements, which will be stated where relevant.
3. Community conduct
OSCN is a respectful, inclusive community. Members and site visitors are expected to treat others fairly and professionally, and not to engage in harassment, discrimination, or conduct that disrupts community activities. We may suspend or remove access for anyone who breaches this.
4. Site content and intellectual property
The OSCN name, logo and original content on this site belong to OSCN or are used with permission. You're welcome to share links to our content; reproducing or adapting it for other purposes requires our prior consent, except where the content is explicitly marked as openly licensed.
5. Content you submit
If you submit content to us — such as a blog post, event photo, testimonial or research summary — you confirm you have the right to share it, and you grant OSCN a non-exclusive right to publish and display it as part of our community activities. You remain the owner of your own work.
6. Acceptable use of the site
You agree not to misuse the site — including attempting to gain unauthorised access, disrupting its normal operation, scraping content at scale, or using it to distribute harmful or unlawful material.
7. Third-party links
This site may link to partner organisations, publications, or external resources. We are not responsible for the content or practices of third-party sites, and linking to them does not imply endorsement.
8. No warranty
OSCN is a volunteer-driven community initiative. We do our best to keep this site accurate and available, but we provide it "as is", without warranties of any kind, and we cannot guarantee uninterrupted or error-free access.
9. Limitation of liability
To the extent permitted by law, OSCN and its volunteers, leads and representatives are not liable for any indirect or consequential loss arising from your use of this site or participation in community activities.
10. Changes to these terms
We may update these terms as the community and site evolve. Continued use of the site after an update means you accept the revised terms, which will always be posted here with a new "last updated" date.
11. Contact us
Questions about these terms can be sent to us through our Contact page.
Questions about these terms? Contact the team.