1.4.5 Archie - Terms of use

1. Introduction

Individuals should be able to trust that their contact details are treated responsibly and are only shared between those who have a valid reason for accessing them. This is especially important in a time in which e-mail addresses are being traded as a commodity. Therefore, it should be understood that these terms of use are for protection purposes, and not meant to imply distrust.

2. Accounts are personal

Each user account must be used by one individual only. Any sharing or ‘lending out’ of logins and passwords is not allowed.

3. No bulk mailing

Archie should never be used to generate mass mailings. The Cochrane Collaboration has a series of voluntary e-mail lists that should be used whenever a large number of people need to be contacted.

4. No sharing with other parties

Individual users are not allowed to share data from Archie with parties outside The Cochrane Collaboration.

5. Actions are logged

The system can log all actions performed by users. The system administrators retain the right to conduct any analysis of the logs deemed necessary for security or optimisation purposes.

6. Sanctions

It is the responsibility of the system administrators to terminate immediately any user accounts that are used in violation of these terms. Any disputes over terminated accounts will be handled by the Cochrane Operations Unit.