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Usage Terms for Santander Supercomputing Services (SSC)

-As a non-profit organization, our policy is to make use of the resources with an exclusive research purpose and non-profit aims. If you intend to use SSC resources with profit purposes, we should occur into commercial agreements, either you belong to a non-profit or for-profit organization.

-You will be given an username and password to access SSC services.

-You should maintain them strictly secret and not share them with other users, in order to avoid the infiltration in our facilities.

-All data stored in disks will be removed 1 week after the project is completed, unless otherwise agreed. Please take this into account in order to get your data before this date.

-SSC is not responsible of user data. Users are encouraged to backup their own data.

-SSC requires that you mention the use of the services in any of your publications with the sentence "The author thankfully acknowledges the computer resources, technical expertise and assistance provided by the Santander Supercomputing services at the University of Cantabria.", and requests you to send a copy or a link to ssc@unican.es.

-You authorize SSC to publish the subject of your research, done using SSC facilities, unless a Non Disclosure Agreement is signed.

Personal data protection

For the purposes stipulated in Organic Law 15/1999 of 13th December, on Personal Data Protection, we inform you that the personal data provided in the corresponding forms shall be included in a file, created under our direction, in order to communicate with you and to be able to conduct the process of selection of projects you are registered in. Moreover, we guarantee confidentiality in the processing of your personal data. Such data is furnished voluntarily. Nevertheless, you are entitled to access the information about you compiled in our file, correct it if erroneous, or cancel it, as well as oppose processing of such data. As regards the personal data referring to other natural people you must communicate to Santander Supercomputing service as a result of any selection process, prior to such communication, they should be informed of the particulars set forth in the previous paragraphs by you.

As acknowledgement and acceptance thereof, you hereby expressly consent and authorize Santander Supercomputing service to process the personal data furnished voluntarily, according to the aims set forth herein. This authorization is valid until revoked by the data owner.