Share3D Terms and Policies

Before using Share3D services, all users must register to create an account.  We want Share3D Services to be as open and inclusive as possible, but we also want the services to be safe and secure, and so we ask users to:

• Provide us with accurate and up to date information about themselves. You may not impersonate someone else or create an account for someone else unless you have their express permission.  You may not use a domain name in your username without writing to us with official proof and receiving our written consent.
• Commit to keeping their usernames and passwords confidential.  You are responsible for all use of the Service made through your account.
• Guarantee they are at least 16 years old.
• Guarantee that they will not infringe the rights of third parties (including but not limited to intellectual property rights), use the services to discriminate against others (on grounds of appearance, race, religion, gender, sex or origin), incite violence, disseminate pornography or material that leads to the abuse of others, disseminate confidential or personal information, promote or facilitate the committing of illegal acts (including but not limited to damage, theft or illicit trade in cultural objects), disseminate content that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, bots or other software that may damage others’ work or data, violate any applicable legislation and regulations, or violate any of the other provisions of these Terms of Use.
• Commit to not doing anything to interfere with or impair the intended operation of the Services.
• Agree to these terms and policies.

Share3D reserves the right to:

• Alter login procedures, and/or the username and password if this is  considered necessary for technical or security reasons
• Terminate or disable user accounts if any breach of the terms of use or any violation of other users rights or the applicable legislation is considered to have occurred.

If we take action to disable or terminate your account, or to remove your content for any reason we will notify you. If you believe your account has been terminated in error, contact us.  

If you want to disable or permanently delete your account, contact us.

To provide our Services, we must store and transfer data across our systems around the world, including outside of your country of residence. 

We collect basic personal information from you when you register to use our services.  We use this information for these purposes:

• Within the Share3D dashboard to link to your account in Sketchfab and to include the name of your organisation in the metadata records that you create
• Within the Share3D storymaker to include your name and organisation details in the metadata for your stories
• To contact you by email to keep you informed about progress with any content that you submit for inclusion in Europeana
• To check that our records are right and to contact you every now and then to make sure that you’re happy with our services.
• To keep you informed about news relating to Share 3D services

We respect the principles of GDPR principles.  If you chose to send us information it will be used for the purpose described or to answer your query/comment.  We don’t rent or trade email lists with any other organisations and businesses. We will pass your details onto another agency only if required to by law or if that agency is relevant to your enquiry. We do not collect your information for commercial purposes.

Any personal details received using the Share3D registration forms will be deleted upon closure of your account, unless otherwise agreed.

You are entitled to view, amend, or delete the personal information that we hold. Email your request to info[at]share3D.eu

When registering for Share3D services you also give us permissions that we need to provide the Service.

Metadata 

All users of Share3D dashboard who create and submit metadata for their content to Europeana agree to the provisions of the Europeana Data Exchange Agreement, this sets out two main rules concerning the intellectual property rights:

• All metadata submitted to Europeana is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Zero Public Domain Dedication (CC0).
• Each digital object (which includes any thumbnail, snapshot or preview) must carry a rights statement and licence that describes its copyright status and the permitted uses. 

Users of the Share3D services who create stories agree to the creation of metadata for their stories and to the licensing of this metadata under the terms of the Creative Commons Zero Public Domain Dedication (CC0).

Content

All users who use Share3D services to share, post, or upload content (like photos, 3D models or videos) guarantee that they are either:

• the owner of the Intellectual Property Rights of the Content
• authorised by the owner of the Intellectual Property Rights of the Content to share, post or upload the content; or
• The Content is Public Domain.

All users of the Share3D services agree to clearly label any intellectual property rights in content that they share, post or upload, and to ensure that the content carries a rights statement and licence that describes its copyright status and the permitted uses.

Use of content by Share3D

Content that is created by users of Share3D services will be made available under licence.

Users grant Share3D a free, unencumbered, non-exclusive, worldwide license to host, use, distribute and communicate the Content, and to make the Content publicly available to the extent that this is necessary for the Service to be provided.  modify, run, copy, publicly perform or display, translate, and create derivative works of your content. 

Users can end this license anytime by deleting their content or account. 

Any content that has been shared publicly with others will continue to appear unless or until users contact us and request this public content is deleted. Users may contact us to request that their public content is deleted at any time.  Deleted content will no longer be visible on external services.

Username and profile

When registering for Share3D services, users grant Share3D permission to use their username, user profile, and their Sketchfab accounts as needed for the performance of the services.

We use this information for these purposes:

• Within the Share3D dashboard to link to your account in Sketchfab to exchange metadata for your 3D content
• To include your name, organisation other details in the metadata that is created
• To contact you by email to keep you informed about progress and our services.

Share3D logo

Users may only use the Share3D logo and Share3D web url to share stories that they create in the  Storymaker service.  

• These terms and policies apply to all registered users of Share3D services and to their uses of these services to create, annotate and share content and metadata.
• Users who opt to use particular Services, features or functionalities will be provided with an opportunity to agree to additional terms that are part of our agreement. For example, users of the Share3D dashboard will be asked to agree to the terms of the Europeana Data Exchange Agreement.  
• Share3D appreciates feedback or other suggestions about our Services from users.  We ask users to agree that any feedback they give may be used by Share3D without any restrictions, guarantee or obligation to  compensate users, and without any obligation to keep the feedback confidential.  
• If Share3D introduces new services and new terms and policies apply, users will be asked to agree to these terms.  For example, if Share3D were to introduce chargeable services users will be asked to agree to the Payment Terms. 
• If any aspect of this agreement is unenforceable, the rest will remain in effect.
• Any amendment or waiver to our Terms and Policies must be in writing and signed by us. If we fail to enforce any aspect of this agreement, this is not a waiver of the Terms and Policies.
• Share3D reserves all rights not expressly granted to you.

Who Has Rights Under this Agreement:

• Registered users of Share3D services have rights and obligations under this agreement; these may not be transferred to any third parties without our consent.
• Share3D’s rights and obligations under this agreement can be assigned to others. 
• This agreement does not give rights to any third parties.

Who Is Responsible if Something Happens:

• Share3D will keep the Services safe, secure, and in an error-free environment, but we cannot guarantee that Share3D tools and Services will always function without disruptions, delays, or imperfections. 
• We reserve the right to take down any content or metadata where we consider there are grounds for doing so, in particular, but not limited to cases in which, in Share3D’s opinion, the user has breached these Terms and Policies or infringes the rights of other users, cases in which removal is required by law.  
• If Share3D has taken action to disable or terminate your account, or to remove your content for any reason we will notify you. If you believe your account has been terminated in error, contact us.  
• If a User is of the opinion that Content or Metadata distributed with the help of the Service has breached these Terms and policies, infringes the rights or others or is unlawful, he/she should report this to Share3D.

How We Will Handle Disputes.

• If you are a user of the Services and habitually reside in a Member State of the European Union, the laws of that Member State will apply to any claim, cause of action, or dispute you have against us that arises out of or relates to these Terms (“claim”), and you may resolve your claim in any competent court in that Member State that has jurisdiction over the claim. 
• In all other cases, you agree that the claim must be resolved in a competent court in the Greek Democracy and that Greek law will govern these Terms and any claim, without regard to conflict of law provisions.