Terms of Service

Terms and Conditions

Last updated: August 04, 2025

Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully before using Our Service.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions.
The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions:

• Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party, where “control” means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.
• Country refers to: Belgium
• Company (referred to as either “the Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our” in this Agreement) refers to RESCALED IVZW, Pleinlaan 5, 1050 Brussels.
• Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a phone or a digital tablet.
• Service refers to the use of the Website and your personal account on researchcommunity.rescaled.org.
• Terms and Conditions (also referred as “Terms”) mean these Terms and Conditions that form the entire agreement between You and the Company regarding the use of the Service.
• Third-party Social Media Service means any services or content (including data, information, products or services) provided by a third-party that may be displayed, included or made available by the Service.
• Website refers to RESCALED Research Community website, accessible from rescaled.org.
• You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Acknowledgment

These are the Terms and Conditions governing the use of this Service and the agreement that operates between You and the Company. These Terms and Conditions set out the rights and obligations of all users regarding the use of the Service.

Your access to and use of the Service is conditioned on Your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms and Conditions. These Terms and Conditions apply to all visitors, users and others who access or use the Service.

By accessing or using the Service You agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If You disagree with any part of these Terms and Conditions then You may not access the Service.

Your access to and use of the Service is also conditioned on Your acceptance of and compliance with the Privacy Policy of the Company. Our Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your personal information when You use the Application or the Website and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You. Please read Our Privacy Policy carefully before using Our Service.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by the Company.

The Company has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party web sites or services. You further acknowledge and agree that the Company shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such web sites or services.

We strongly advise You to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party websites or services that You visit.

Termination

We may terminate or suspend Your access immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if You breach these Terms and Conditions.

Upon termination, Your right to use the Service will cease immediately.

“AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” Disclaimer

The Service is provided to You “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” and with all faults and defects without warranty of any kind. To the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, the Company, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Affiliates and its and their respective licensors and service providers, expressly disclaims all warranties, whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise, with respect to the Service, including all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement, and warranties that may arise out of course of dealing, course of performance, usage or trade practice. Without limitation to the foregoing, the Company provides no warranty or undertaking, and makes no representation of any kind that the Service will meet Your requirements, achieve any intended results, be compatible or work with any other software, applications, systems or services, operate without interruption, meet any performance or reliability standards or be error free or that any errors or defects can or will be corrected.

Without limiting the foregoing, neither the Company nor any of the company’s provider makes any representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied: (i) as to the operation or availability of the Service, or the information, content, and materials or products included thereon; (ii) that the Service will be uninterrupted or error-free; (iii) as to the accuracy, reliability, or currency of any information or content provided through the Service; or (iv) that the Service, its servers, the content, or e-mails sent from or on behalf of the Company are free of viruses, scripts, trojan horses, worms, malware, timebombs or other harmful components.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain types of warranties or limitations on applicable statutory rights of a consumer, so some or all of the above exclusions and limitations may not apply to You. But in such a case the exclusions and limitations set forth in this section shall be applied to the greatest extent enforceable under applicable law.

Code of conduct

Your access to and use of the Service is conditioned on Your acceptance of and compliance with the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity. You have a shared responsibility for the quality of the information shared by and within the RESCALED Research Community.

Copyrights

If you have any questions about RESCALED’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Email us at:

Governing Law

The Belgian law shall govern this Terms and Your use of the Service. Your use of the Application may also be subject to other local, state, national, or international laws.

Disputes Resolution

If You have any concern or dispute about the Service, You agree to first try to resolve the dispute informally by contacting the Company.

For European Union (EU) Users

If You are a European Union consumer, you will benefit from any mandatory provisions of the law of the country in which you are resident in.

Severability and Waiver

Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be unenforceable or invalid, such provision will be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of such provision to the greatest extent possible under applicable law and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

Waiver

Except as provided herein, the failure to exercise a right or to require performance of an obligation under this Terms shall not effect a party’s ability to exercise such right or require such performance at any time thereafter nor shall be the waiver of a breach constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach.

Changes to these Terms and Conditions

We reserve the right, at Our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material We will make reasonable efforts to provide at least 30 days’ notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at Our sole discretion.

By continuing to access or use Our Service after those revisions become effective, You agree to be bound by the revised terms. If You do not agree to the new terms, in whole or in part, please stop using the website and the Service.

Contact us

If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, You can contact us:

By email:
By visiting this page on our website: https://researchcommunity.rescaled.org/contact/

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Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

This privacy policy will explain how RESCALED IVZW (hereinafter RESCALED) uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website.

DATA

HOW DO WE COLLECT YOUR DATA?

You directly provide RESCALED with most of the data we collect.
We collect data and process data when you:

• register online
• share other personal information on the website
• use or view our website via your browser’s cookies.

WHAT DATA DO WE COLLECT?

RESCALED collects the following data:

• personal identification information (name, email address, research institution, country, etc.)
• your activity on the communication tool

HOW WILL WE USE YOUR DATA?

RESCALED collects your data so that we can:

• manage the composition of the research community in terms of nationalities, discipline, gender, years of research experience;
• tailor our invitations for panels or papers to individual researchers;
• match individual researchers who might have shared interests

HOW WILL WE STORE YOUR DATA?

RESCALED securely stores data at [enter the location and describe security precautions taken]

We will keep the data collected as long as your account at the RESCALED research community is activated. When you request your account to be deleted, we will also delete your data [enter how you delete users’ data].

WHAT ARE YOUR DATA PROTECTION RIGHTS?

RESCALED would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

The right to access – You have the right to request for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.

The right to rectification – you have the right to request that RESCALED corrects any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request RESCALED to complete information you believe is incomplete.

The right to erasure – You have the right to request that RESCALED erases your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that RESCALED restricts the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to RESCALED’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to data portability – You have the right to request that RESCALED transfers the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of the rights, please contact us .

COOKIES

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behaviour information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology.

For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.

HOW DO WE USE COOKIES?

RESCALED uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:

• keeping you signed in
• understanding how you use our website
• other?

WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES DO WE USE?

There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:

Functionality – RESCALED uses these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.

HOW TO MANAGE COOKIES?

There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:

Functionality – RESCALED uses these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.

WHAT ARE YOUR DATA PROTECTION RIGHTS?

The RESCALED Research Community website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

RESCALED keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. The privacy policy was last updated on 15 June 2021.

HOW TO CONTACT US

If you have any questions about RESCALED’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Email us at:

HOW TO CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY?

Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that RESCALED has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the Information Commissioner’s Office in Belgium.

Email:

Website: in English, in Français and in het Nederlands.

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