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CCDB guidelines and policies for data sharing.

By obtaining an account for the CCDB, users agree to the following policies and guidelines for data use:

Data Sharing Policy: The mission of the CCDB is to promote data sharing among scientists interested in cellular and subcellular anatomy and in developing computer algorithms for 3D reconstruction and modeling of such data. Data sets may be viewed or shared at the discretion of the author of the data. In some cases, the data may be freely viewed and downloaded without contacting the original author while in other cases, permission of the author may have to be obtained prior to receiving data. In either case, failure to cite or give credit to the original authors who collected these data in subsequent published articles or presentations is on par with plagiarism, is unacceptable, and unprofessional. Though the CCDB is not in a position to police every intended use of these data, we trust that the scientific community will ensure that this does not happen. However, we do insist that researchers re-analyzing these published data reference the original published article and the CCDB. An example of an appropriate acknowledgement is provided on the CCDB web site.

THESE DATA ARE INTENDED FOR NON-PROFIT USE. THOSE DESIRING TO INCORPORATE ANY IMAGES OR DATA PRODUCTS INTO COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS OR USE FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES SHOULD CONTACT MARYANN MARTONE (MMARTONE@UCSD.EDU) 858-822-0745.

Depositing Data to the CCDB: The CCDB will accept data from outside users. Policies for deposition of outside data are still being developed, but it is expected that users will deposit data in accordance with the mission of the CCDB to make 3D cellular and subcellular data available to the greater scientific community. Thus, any data deposited must have sufficient descriptive data that it is interpretable by an independent user and as far as possible, original imaging data should be included.

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THE DATA PROVIDED BY THE CCDB IS FREELY DISTRIBUTED. THIS DATA IS DISTRIBUTED IN THE HOPE THAT IT WILL BE USEFUL BUT WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY. THIS DATA IS PROVIDED BY THE CCDB "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CCDB BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DATA, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.