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Terms of Service
Effective Date: June, 13h, 2025 Last Updated: June, 13h, 2025
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using The Synthetic Nomological Net web application ("Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the Service.
2. Description of Service
The Synthetic Nomological Net is a research tool that uses natural language processing to analyze semantic overlap in psychological measures. The Service provides access to analyzed data from over 21,000 scales containing more than 330,000 items for academic and research purposes.
3. Noncommercial Use Only
IMPORTANT RESTRICTION: This Service and all data contained within it may only be used for noncommercial purposes. The underlying dataset has been provided by the American Psychological Association (APA) as a research preview with strict noncommercial use limitations.
You are expressly prohibited from:
- Using the Service or any data obtained from it for commercial purposes
- Downloading, saving or storing any data associated with this application
- Using any data or code to develop commercial applications or tools
4. Permitted Uses
The Service may be used for:
- Academic research and scholarly inquiry
- Educational purposes in accredited institutions
- Personal research and learning
- Peer-reviewed publication and scientific communication
- Conference presentations and academic discussions
5. Data Attribution and Source
The underlying psychological measurement data is provided by the American Psychological Association (APA) as a research preview. Users must acknowledge this data source in any research, publications, or presentations that utilize findings from this Service.
6. User Responsibilities
You agree to:
- Use the Service only for its intended research and academic purposes
- Respect the noncommercial use restriction at all times
- Properly attribute the APA as the data source in any scholarly work, as well as the authors of this web application
- Not attempt to reverse-engineer, download, or redistribute the underlying dataset
- Comply with all applicable laws and regulations
- Use the Service in a manner that does not interfere with its normal operation
7. Prohibited Activities
You may not:
- Violate the noncommercial use restriction
- Attempt to access, scrape, or download the complete underlying dataset
- Use automated tools to overwhelm the Service's infrastructure
- Attempt to circumvent any security measures
- Share login credentials or access with unauthorized parties
- Use the Service for any unlawful purpose
Data Security Notice: The underlying APA dataset is encrypted to protect the data integrity and comply with usage restrictions. Any attempts to decrypt, break, or circumvent this encryption constitute a clear and serious violation of these Terms and may result in immediate termination of access and potential legal action.
8. Intellectual Property Rights
The Service, its design, functionality, and presentation are owned by the Service provider. The underlying psychological measurement data remains the property of the American Psychological Association and/or that of the authors of the respective publication from which they were obtained. Users do not acquire any ownership rights in the Service or underlying data through use.
9. Privacy and Data Collection
Your use of the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference.
10. Disclaimers
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. We disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
The Service is provided for research purposes. We make no representations about the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any research findings or data analysis provided by the Service.
11. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of profits, data, or other intangible losses resulting from your use of the Service.
12. Termination
We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your access to the Service at any time, with or without notice, for any reason, including violation of these Terms or the noncommercial use restriction.
13. Changes to Terms
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting. Your continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the new Terms.
14. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the European Union, without regard to conflict of law principles.
15. Research Ethics
Users are encouraged to follow appropriate research ethics guidelines when using the Service, including obtaining necessary institutional approvals for research involving human subjects data analysis.
16. Contact Information
For questions about these Terms of Service, please contact:
- Björn E. Hommel, PhD; [email protected]
- Ruben C. Lennartz (Arslan), PhD; [email protected]
- Malte Elson, PhD; [email protected]
Privacy Policy
The Synthetic Nomological Net
Effective Date: June, 13h, 2025 Last Updated: June, 13h, 2025
Data Collection by This Application
We do not collect, store, or process any personal data or user information through this application. The Synthetic Nomological Net operates as a research tool that provides access to pre-analyzed psychological measurement data without requiring user registration, tracking, or data collection.
Third-Party Platform Data Collection
Important Notice: This application is hosted on Hugging Face Spaces, a third-party platform operated by Hugging Face, Inc. We are not responsible for any data collection, processing, or privacy practices of Hugging Face Spaces.
Hugging Face may collect certain information about your use of their platform, including but not limited to:
- IP addresses and browser information
- Usage analytics and platform interactions
- Cookies and similar tracking technologies
- Any other data as described in Hugging Face's own privacy policy
Your Rights and Responsibilities
Since we do not collect your data, we cannot provide access, correction, or deletion of personal information. For any privacy concerns related to the hosting platform, you must contact Hugging Face directly and review their privacy policy at https://huggingface.co/privacy.
Users are advised to review Hugging Face's privacy policy and terms of service to understand what data may be collected during your use of this application.
Data Processing Disclaimer
Any research queries or interactions you perform within this application are processed locally and are not stored or transmitted by us. However, such interactions may be subject to Hugging Face's data processing practices over which we have no control.
Contact for Privacy Questions
For questions specifically about this Privacy Policy, please contact:
- Björn E. Hommel, PhD; [email protected]
- Ruben C. Lennartz (Arslan), PhD; [email protected]
- Malte Elson, PhD; [email protected]
For questions about data collection by the hosting platform, please contact Hugging Face directly through their official channels.