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Terms of Use

Last updated: 2026

1. The service

ResearchMate is an educational platform for managing research work and connecting researchers with shared interests. By creating an account you agree to use the platform for legitimate academic collaboration.

2. Your account

You are responsible for your account credentials and for the accuracy of the information in your researcher profile. Impersonating another researcher is prohibited and leads to account removal.

3. Your content

You retain ownership of the research content you add (projects, tasks, notes, messages). You grant ResearchMate the limited rights needed to store and display that content to you and your chosen collaborators.

4. Invitations & profiles

Invitation emails may only be sent to researchers you reasonably believe would welcome the collaboration. Passive researcher profiles are created for discoverability and can be claimed by their owners at any time.

5. Acceptable use

No spam, harassment, scraping at scale, or attempts to disrupt the service. We may suspend accounts that violate these terms.

6. Changes

We may update these terms; significant changes will be announced in the app. Continued use after changes means acceptance.