Terms of Services and Privacy Policy

This policy governs your use of NERVE Commons. By using NERVE Commons, you accept this policy in full. If you disagree with this policy or any part of this policy, you must not use this website.

NERVE Commons uses cookies. By using LEAF-Writer Commons and agreeing to this policy, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with our cookies policy (see below).

The materials on NERVE Commons are provided on an "as is" basis. NERVE Commons makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties, including, without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights.

Further, NERVE Commons does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its website or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.

External links

NERVE Commons does not regularly review all of the sites that link to it or are linked to from it, and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by NERVE Commons of the site. Use of any such linked website is at the user's own risk. You are advised to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit, as this Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party content. NERVE Commons has no control over and assumes no responsibility for any content on third-party sites or services, privacy policies, or practices.

Legal requirements

NERVE Commons is part of Linked Infrastructure for Networked Cultural Scholarship (LINCS). LINCS is based in Canada. This policy's terms have been prepared per Canadian legal requirements.

Data collection and storage

What data is collected

NERVE Commons collects data for three main purposes:

• Necessary information for the proper functioning of the website. We collect and store your browser's language and cookie's consent and preferences.

• Error monitoring (required) to maintain site reliability and improve user experience. We use a third-party error monitoring service to detect and diagnose technical issues. This service captures information about errors and application behaviour only. No personal data is transmitted to or stored by this service or by NERVE Commons.

• Authentication to allow users to sign annotations and use their GitHub or GitLab account to load/save files. The authentication process uses LINCS' Keycloak to sign you in and retain minimum data about you. We collect your email and username from your preferred (and linked) identity providers (i.e., GitHub, GitLab, and Orcid). By signing in, you allow LINCS Project and NERVE Commons to collect (but not store) minimum personal information you public share on these identity provides, such as your name, avatar, public repositories, and access tokens (e.g., allow load/save files on GitHub or GitLab from NERVE Commons). Authentication is optional. You do not need to sign in to use NERVE Commons.

• Analytics to measure the site's performance. For that, we use Google Analytics to track user behaviour on the website. Google Analytics can track your location based on your computer's IP address and information about your device. Analytics is an option and can be turned off at any time. We do not allow Google Analytics to collect data for personalization or advertisement.

How data is stored

NERVE Commons stores your data on your browser using a combination of cookies, local storage, and IndexedDB. You can inspect them at any time using your browser's developer tools.

LINCS Project stores your data in a secure digital infrastructure provided by The Digital Research Alliance of Canada (DRAC), located in Canada.

How long data is stored for

Personal data we process for any purpose(s) shall not be kept longer than is necessary for the purpose(s) for which it is collected. The duration varies by purpose and location.

• Information stored as cookies can be kept for up to 1 year. After that, they are either renewed or removed from your browser.
• Information stored in your local storage and IndexedDB is kept indefinitely until you log out of NERVE Commons.
• Information stored in your LINCS Project is stored indefinitely until you revoke access or delete your account.

Cookies

Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can set your browser to remove cookies and/or to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services. You can also customize which cookies you allow NERVE Commons to collect and store. Click here to manage your cookies preferences.

What cookies we set

Please refer to manage your cookies preferences for detailed information about cookies we collect and store. We do not use cookies for marketing purposes.

Changes to this policy

This policy may be updated at any time. Updates will be posted on this page. You are encouraged to review this privacy notice regularly to stay informed about how we protect your information.

Contact us

If you have questions or comments about this policy, contact us at lincs@uoguelph.ca.

Acknowledgements

In preparing this policy, NERVE Commons built upon similar policy documents from KgBase, Metaphacts, and Mobi.