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| * The resources are currently provided on a free of charge basis, although some (very reasonable) charges '''may apply''' in the future. | * The resources are currently provided on a free of charge basis, although some (very reasonable) charges '''may apply''' in the future. | ||
| * The support for LSDF services is provided on a '''best effort''' basis, no round-the-clock service can be guaranteed. | * The support for LSDF services is provided on a '''best effort''' basis, no round-the-clock service can be guaranteed. | ||
| * LSDF resources are expected to be used for '''scientific data ONLY'''. You are not allowed to store any kind of general purpose data  | * LSDF resources are expected to be used for '''scientific data ONLY'''. You are not allowed to store any kind of general purpose data nor desktop-backup files. | ||
| * You are expected to not misuse your access credentials: access is given to a single person and you are not allowed to publish your credentials in any way, or to disseminate your credentials to other persons. Such persons need to apply for LSDF-access directly. | * You are expected to not misuse your access credentials: access is given to a single person and you are not allowed to publish your credentials in any way, or to disseminate your credentials to other persons. Such persons need to apply for LSDF-access directly. | ||
| * You are expected to abide by the usage rules resp. best practices recommendations of the different resources. See [[Services_Usage]] for more details. | |||
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| * An offline daily backup of all your data, which can be used in case of data loss in the online systems (but no direct user access). | |||
Revision as of 14:44, 8 July 2011
The following terms and conditions apply for using the LSDF resources.
- The resources are currently provided on a free of charge basis, although some (very reasonable) charges may apply in the future.
- The support for LSDF services is provided on a best effort basis, no round-the-clock service can be guaranteed.
- LSDF resources are expected to be used for scientific data ONLY. You are not allowed to store any kind of general purpose data nor desktop-backup files.
- You are expected to not misuse your access credentials: access is given to a single person and you are not allowed to publish your credentials in any way, or to disseminate your credentials to other persons. Such persons need to apply for LSDF-access directly.
- You are expected to abide by the usage rules resp. best practices recommendations of the different resources. See Services_Usage for more details.
What to expect from the LSDF team:
- A best effort will be invested to try to keep the services (and in particular, the storage) running round-the-clock, but no 24/7 availability can be guaranteed, as stated above.
- An offline daily backup of all your data, which can be used in case of data loss in the online systems (but no direct user access).
