Terms and Conditions

Terms of Use

Overview of Terms

These Terms of Use enable the free use of canSAR.ai and its data to enable translational research and drug discovery. They impose no additional constraints on the use of the contributed data than those provided by the original data owners.

The data made available on this website were generated for research purposes and are not intended for clinical use.

canSAR.ai integrates data from public databases as Depmap, ChMBL, PDBe, Chemical Probes Portal, BindingDB, etc. together with original canSAR data. All data and information generated by the canSAR.ai are provided freely under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0). Third party data may be subject to rights claimed by those parties. It is the responsibility of users to ensure that their exploitation of the data does not infringe any of the rights of such third parties.

The information, tools and materials made available on this web site including integrated annotated and curated data, as well as outputs of canSAR.ai predictive models are provided and herein referred to as the “Database”. By accessing and viewing this Database, you agree to the following terms and conditions:

Attribution

You agree to acknowledge canSAR.ai (e.g., in publications, services or products) for any of its online services, Websites or software in accordance with good scientific practice as per the `Cite canSAR` section below. You agree to use the acknowledgement wording provided for the relevant Data (provided by the original data owners) as indicated on the appropriate web page.

Confidentiality

In the case of cell lines in the Website, many of which are established and have been in the public domain for years, You agree to preserve, at all times, the confidentiality of Data pertaining to identifiable Data Subjects. In particular, You shall undertake not to use, or attempt to use the Data to deliberately compromise or otherwise infringe the confidentiality of information on Data Subjects and their right to privacy.

Updating the Terms of Use

While we will retain our commitment to Open Science, we reserve the right to update these Terms of Use at any time. When alterations are inevitable, we will attempt to give reasonable notice of any changes by placing a notice on our website, but you may wish to check each time you use the website. The date of the most recent revision will appear on this, the ‘DepMap.org Terms of Use’ page. If you do not agree to these changes, please do not continue to use our online services. We will also make available an archived copy of the previous Terms of Use for comparison.

Indemnification and Disclaimer of Warranties

You are using this Website at Your own risk, and You hereby agree to hold canSAR.ai and its contributors and their trustees, directors, officers, employees, and affiliated investigators harmless for any third party claims which may arise from Your download or use of the Website or any portion thereof. The Website is a research Website and is provided "as is". canSAR.ai does not represent that the Website is free of errors or bugs or suitable for any particular tasks.

ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NONINFRINGEMENT, OR THE ABSENCE OF LATENT OR OTHER DEFECTS ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL canSAR.ai OR ITS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

Governing Law

The terms and conditions herein shall be construed, governed, interpreted, and applied in accordance with the internal laws of the Texas, U.S.A. Furthermore, by accessing, downloading, or using the Website, You consent to the personal jurisdiction of, and venue in, the state and federal courts within Texas with respect to Your download or use of the Website.

Any questions or comments concerning these Terms of Use can be addressed to: Main Building 1515 Holcombe Blvd. Houston, Texas 77030, USA.

Cite canSAR

Kindly cite canSAR:

canSAR: update to the cancer translational research and drug discovery knowledgebase, Patrizio di Micco, Albert A Antolin, Costas Mitsopoulos, Eloy Villasclaras-Fernandez, Domenico Sanfelice, Daniela Dolciami, Pradeep Ramagiri, Ioan L Mica, Joseph E Tym, Philip W Gingrich, Huabin Hu, Paul Workman, Bissan Al-Lazikani Nucl. Acids Res. 2023 Jan 6;51(D1):D1212-D1219. DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac1004