verifee/czech-ing-the-news-dataset

Dataset Terms of Use

Verifee Research (hereinafter “Licensor”), composed of Michal Bravanský and Filip Trhlík (hereinafter “Authors”), strive to enhance public access to and use of the data whose collection, annotation, and publication they executed. The data (Czech news articles with information regarding their manipulative attributes) are organized in a dataset (the “Dataset”), presented at https://verifee.ai/research (the “Website”). The Dataset is a collection of data, managed by the Licensor and provided in several machine-readable formats.

Terms of Use

Licensor provides any individual or entity (hereinafter “You” or “Your”) with access to the Dataset free of charge subject to the terms of this agreement (hereinafter “Dataset Terms”). Use of any data derived from the Dataset, which may appear in any formats such as tables, charts, devkit, documentation, or code, is also subject to these Dataset Terms. By downloading the provided Dataset or using this Dataset, You are agreeing to be bound by the Dataset Terms. If you are downloading the provided Dataset or using this Dataset for an organization, you are agreeing to these Dataset Terms on behalf of that organization. If you do not have the right to agree to these Dataset Terms on behalf of your organization, do not download or use the Dataset.

License

This Dataset is provided to You under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), with the additional terms included in these Dataset Terms. Your rights and obligations stemming from the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 may be found at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/. When You download or use the provided Dataset, You are agreeing to comply with the terms of CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, including a strict ban on any commercial applications. Note that any product which leverages the Dataset and/or observations from it needs to adhere to the complete Dataset Terms, too.

• If you wish to use the Dataset outside the boundary of CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (e.g., use it for commercial purposes), You must contact the Licensor at [email protected].
• A personalized license agreement and conditions may be set up only when the majority of Authors agree to pursue such a deal.

Ethical Standards

You must adhere to the Ethical Standards and follow the United Nations’ Principles for the Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence in any pursuit involving the Dataset. You further agree not to use the Dataset to:

• Replicate texts of low trustworthiness — either manually or automatically — with the intention to release them by any means.
• Create an algorithm that recommends or promotes articles of low trustworthiness.
• Produce any product supporting the spread of mis- and disinformation.

If You fail to comply with our Ethical Standards, the License provided to You is immediately voided, with your continued usage of the provided Dataset carrying all legal ramifications of it being seen as unlicensed.

Privacy

You may not use the Dataset to invade the privacy of any person whose personally identifiable information (PII) or other personal data (as defined by Your respective region’s law) may have been incidentally collected during the creation of this Dataset. This includes actions which might otherwise be classified as legal in Your respective region’s law. Privacy concerns and PII removal requests can be directed to [email protected].

No Publicity Rights

You may not use the name, trademark, official mark, official emblem, or logo of the Licensor (both “Verifee” and “Verifee Research”) without the Licensor’s prior written consent. This includes any indication (or implication) of an association with the Licensor. The only allowed case of mentioning the Licensor’s name is in texts which fulfill the attribution requirements of the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license, as described in the Section License.

Termination

The Licensor may terminate Your access to all or any part of the Dataset or the Website at any time, with no obligation to state the cause nor provide extensive notice, effective immediately. All provisions of the Dataset Terms, which — by their nature — shall persist contract termination, will remain in place with no limitation, including warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.

Indemnification

You will indemnify and hold the Licensor harmless from and against any and all claims, loss, cost, expense, liability, or damage, including, without limitation, all reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs, arising from:

• Your use or misuse of the Website or the Dataset;
• Your access to the Website;
• Your violation of the Dataset Terms;
• Infringement by You, or any third party using Your account, of any intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity;
• Your failure to uphold the Ethical Standards provided in this document.

Such losses, costs, expenses, damages, or liabilities will include, without limitation, all actual, general, special, indirect, incidental, and consequential damages.

Dispute Resolution

These Dataset Terms will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Czech Republic or, where relevant, the European Union (excluding the conflict of laws and rules thereof). You consent to the jurisdiction of courts in this jurisdictional district and waive any jurisdictional or venue defenses otherwise available.

Miscellaneous

You agree that it is Your responsibility to comply with all applicable laws with respect to Your use and publication of the Dataset or derivatives thereof, including any applicable privacy, data protection, security, and export control laws. These Dataset Terms constitute the entire agreement between You and Licensor with respect to the subject matter of these Dataset Terms and supersede any prior or contemporaneous agreements, whether written or oral, unless a majority of the Dataset Authors explicitly give an agreement for a license to be changed, after which every other provision beyond the license itself still remains fully enforceable and supersedes any other agreement. If a court of competent jurisdiction finds any term of these Dataset Terms to be unenforceable, the unenforceable term will be modified to reflect the parties’ intention and only to the extent necessary to make the term enforceable. The remaining provisions of these Dataset Terms will remain in effect. You may not assign these Dataset Terms without the prior written consent of the Licensor. The Licensor may assign, transfer, or delegate any of their rights and obligations under these Dataset Terms without consent. The parties are independent contractors. No failure or delay by either party in exercising a right under these Dataset Terms will constitute a waiver of that right. A waiver of a default is not a waiver of any subsequent default. These Dataset Terms may be amended by the Licensor from time to time at their discretion. If an update affects your use of the Dataset, the Licensor will notify you before the updated terms are effective for your use.