End User Agreement

Last updated: September 2026

By registering for or using an account on the SLADS Research Hub you agree to the terms below. If you do not agree, please do not create an account.

1. Your account

  • Provide accurate information and keep your contact details current.
  • Keep your password confidential; you are responsible for activity under your account.
  • One account per person. Accounts are for individuals, not shared roles.
  • SLADS staff and student accounts are issued by the repository administrator; public reader accounts are reviewed and approved before activation.

2. Acceptable use

  • Use the repository for legitimate research, study and information purposes.
  • Do not attempt to disrupt the service, bypass access controls, scrape at a rate that degrades the service, or misrepresent your identity.
  • Respect the licence attached to each work. Where a Creative Commons licence applies, follow its terms; otherwise the work is "all rights reserved" and normal copyright exceptions apply.
  • Provide attribution when you cite or reuse a work.

3. Deposits (staff and students)

  • You may only deposit work you are authorised to deposit.
  • You confirm the work does not infringe anyone else's copyright or other rights.
  • You grant SLADS Research Hub a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free right to store, preserve, reformat for preservation, and make the work available under the licence you select at deposit.
  • You retain copyright and moral rights in your work.
  • Public copies of PDF files may carry a light SLADS watermark and an attribution line; the original file is preserved unaltered.

4. Takedown

If you believe a work infringes your rights or should not be publicly available, contact the repository team via the support page. We will review the request and may temporarily withdraw the item while we do so.

5. Availability and changes

The repository is provided "as is". We aim for high availability and long-term preservation but cannot guarantee uninterrupted service. We may update this agreement; significant changes will be announced on the site.

6. Termination

We may suspend or close an account that breaches this agreement. You may close your account at any time by contacting the repository team; published deposits remain part of the scholarly record.