Terms of use agreement for datasets by PUMA

German version/deutsche Version

Explanation: These are data from PUMA. They are licensed as follows:

Licence: The licence agreement applies to the use of archived materials by PUMA exclusively for a specific scientific purpose.

By using the archived records and metadata provided on the platform, you accept the following licence terms and you agree to use the archived records following provision only under the terms governed by the licence. Metadata are provided with a CC0 1.0 Universal licence. Their use is not restricted.

§ 1 Licensing

(1) Under the terms of this licence, the Licensor grants a worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free, non-sublicensable, non-exclusive licence to use the archived records in whole or in part as often as desired solely for a specific scientific, non-commercial purpose.

(2) The licensed archived records can be used in all known and future media and formats according to the licence. Necessary technical modifications can therefore be made.

(3) By providing the archived records, the Licensee receives an offer from the Licensor to use the archived records under the terms of this licence. The Licensee accepts the Licensor’s offer by using the archived records.

(4) This licence does not constitute a permission to maintain or give the impression that there is a link to the Licensor or that the Licensee is sponsored, endorsed or officially recognised by the Licensor.

(5) When accessing the archived records, the Licensee must state the intended 'scientific purpose’. AUSSDA reserves the right to verify this purpose. If an examination reveals that the stated purpose is not a scientific one, the archived records must be recurred and their use does not have a legal basis.

§ 2 Other rights

(1) Moral rights, such as protection against distortion of a work, privacy rights or similar personal rights are not affected by this licence. Nevertheless, the Licensor waives these rights or their enforcement, as far as necessary and possible, to exercise the transferred rights.

(2) Patent and trademark rights are not covered by this licence.

(3) The Licensor shall not receive any remuneration for the use of the licensed archived records and metadata to the greatest possible extent. This applies to any direct payment or any payment made through a collecting society operating under any voluntary or mandatory legal or compulsory licensing mechanism.

§ 3 Licence terms

(1) The licensed archived records shall be used exclusively for the scientific purposes communicated, qualified and recognised by AUSSDA in accordance with this licence. The use for any other than the purpose communicated to AUSSDA is not allowed.

(2) For any use of the licensed archived records, in whole or in part or the use of modified material or material based on the licensed archived records, a reference to the licensed archived records shall be made. The citation method specified by AUSSDA must be observed.

(3) If material modified by the Licensee is transferred to third parties, the licence chosen for this modified material shall not lead to the situation that the licence terms cannot be met when receiving these modified materials.

§ 4 Disclaimer of warranty and liability

(1) Unless the Licensor states otherwise, the Licensor offers the licensed archived records for further use and editing as far as possible. For the licensed archived records, no particular characteristics are assured, neither expressly nor implied or otherwise, and no guarantees, including statutory guarantees, are given. This includes, in particular, the absence of defect in title, marketability, suitability for a specific purpose, safeguarding third-party rights, absence of (even hidden) material defects, correctness, and the presence or absence of misconceptions, regardless of whether they are known, unknown or identifiable.

(2) To the extent possible, the Licensor shall not be liable for any losses, costs, expenses or damage arising from this licence or from the use of the licenced archived records and metadata, even if the possibility of such loss, costs, expenses or damage has been brought to the attention of the Licensor.

(3) The disclaimer of warranty and liability shall be construed to be as close as possible to an absolute exclusion of liability and warranty.

§ 5 Term and termination

(1) The rights under this licence expire automatically if the terms of this licence are not met.

(2) If the right to use the licensed archived records has expired pursuant to item (1), it can be exercised again:

1.) automatically at the time as soon as the infringement is remedied, if this occurs within 30 days of notice of the breach; or

2.) by explicit reinstatement by the Licensor.

(3) This section does not restrict the right of the Licensor to demand compensation for violation of this licence.

(4) Sections 3-6 shall continue to apply even after the expiration of this licence.

§ 6 Special provisions for PUMA data sets

(1) The survey data collected within the framework of PUMA using public funding from Statistics Austria are made available to users anonymised, free of charge and directly for scientific purposes. There are no restrictions on use based on institutional affiliation, a specific project or the user's current level of education (BA, MA, PhD). Their use for another project must be specified by the user.

(2) The data may only be used for non-commercial purposes.

The data may not be disclosed to other natural or legal persons, neither in return for payment nor free of charge. Any other potential users may obtain the said data themselves, directly from AUSSDA, after agreeing to the Terms of Use.

(4) PUMA assumes no liability or guarantee for the consequences of delays in the dissemination of the products, for inaccuracies arising from the collection and processing of the data, and for any direct or indirect damage resulting from the direct or indirect use of data, as well as for the availability and accessibility of the data. Copies of the information contained in the PUMA documents and other references to the data must be accompanied by the source cited in the PUMA document and quoted accordingly.

(5) The data user undertakes to publish results only with due statistical care.

(6) No re-anonymisation measures may be taken.

(7) Users undertake to inform PUMA about the use of the data in the context of publications without being asked and immediately while providing the corresponding reference.

(8) Failure to comply with the PUMA Terms of Use will result in exclusion from further use of data within PUMA.

(9) The special provisions for PUMA datasets (Section 6 (1) to (8)) shall take precedence over the general terms and conditions of use of AUSSDA with regard to PUMA data sets in terms of validity and application. In the event of a collision, the special provisions for PUMA data records apply.

§ 7 Final provisions

(1) This licence is not intended to reduce, limit, restrict, or impose conditions for any use of the licenced archived records that is permitted without a licence and shall not be interpreted as such.

(2) If any provision of this licence is found to be unenforceable, this provision shall be automatically adjusted to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable. Should any of the provisions not be adjustable, this will not change the enforceability of the remaining provisions.

(3) The terms of this licence are not waived. No breach of these terms shall be construed as accepted unless the Licensor has expressly agreed to do so.

(4) Under no circumstances shall this licence forfeit any rights regarding the archived records granted to the Licensor by law or that can be construed in this regard.