About Synapse
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The Terms The Terms and Conditions of Use fully Use fully describes the governance terms and conditions of Synapse. In order to register on Synapse, you must review and agree to the terms of the Synapse Awareness and Ethics Pledge. For more information, see /wiki/spaces/DOCS/pages/2004255211. |
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See Getting Started for a breakdown of what you need to get started and how to make the most of Synapse. You may browse the public content catalog and access limited features, but but to access most features of Synapse, you must register for a Synapse user account. Before uploading User Content, you will need to complete specific training demonstrating your understanding of the ethical, legal, and technical issues associated with using and sharing User Content and how User Content is managed and shared in Synapse. |
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Sage offers the following service plans: (1) a Basic Hosting Plan, (2) a paid-for Self-Managed Plan, and (3) a paid-for, customized, Data Coordination Plan. The Sage Terms of Service apply to each of these plans unless otherwise noted. Additional governance terms may apply. Basic Hosting Plan
The Basic Hosting Planis intended for users wanting to share small datasets for scientific, educational, research collaborations, and publications (including creating DOIs) purposes. This plan includes:
Sage will continue to host User Content in a Basic Hosting Plan for as long as the User Content is being viewed or accessed. Sage currently utilizes Amazon Web Services (AWS) Intelligent-Tiering storage in all service plans. Infrequently accessed User Content will be moved to access tiers that require longer retrieval times. Sage may, at its own discretion and with notice to the Project Administrator, implement cost mitigation strategies, including, for example, moving User Content to lower-cost hosting services or employing fee sharing if such User Content accumulates high egress charges. Sage reserves the right to delete User Content, including Private Content, if deemed inappropriate or if it conflicts with the Sage Terms of Service or at Sage’s discretion, after 24 months of inactivity (i.e., User Content is not viewed or downloaded). Sage will reach out to the Project Administrator of the User Content at least two times (at the email address provided upon registration) warning that the User Content may be removed if the user does not respond with a proposed use case for the User Content. If the Project Administrator does not respond within 30 days of the second warning, Sage has the right to delete the User Content.
Project Administrators are expected to respond to inquiries from Sage or other Synapse users without delay. If Sage receives complaints that a Project Administrator is not responding to inquiries, Sage will assume the Project Administrator’s account is inactive and reserves the right to suspend the Project Administrator’s account. Self-Managed Plan
The Self-Managed Plan includes:
Sage will keep User Content in a Self-Managed Plan for 5 years (or as otherwise negotiated). Sage utilizes Amazon Web Services (AWS) Intelligent-Tiering storage in all of the service plans. Infrequently accessed User Content will be moved to access tiers that require longer retrieval times. After the Self-Managed Plan expires, the Self-Managed Plan account holder will have 3 months to retrieve or make other arrangements with regard to their User Content or to renew the Self-Managed Plan. After this 3-month grace period, if the account holder does not retrieve or make other arrangements with regard to their User Content or renew the Self-Managed Plan, Sage reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to archive, freeze, delete, or move the User Content. For example, if the User Content meets the criteria, Sage may move the User Content to a Basic Hosting Plan or to the AWS Open Data (or a similar) program.
Project Administrators are expected to respond to inquiries from Sage or other Synapse Users without delay. If Sage receives complaints that a Project Administrator is not responding to inquiries, Sage will try to reach out to such Project Administrator, and to the institution associated with the Self-Managed Plan account. If the Project Administrator and institution are not responsive, Sage reserves the right to suspend the Self-Managed Plan account. Sage will not provide a refund if a Self-Managed Plan is suspended for failure to meet service level expectations. Data Coordination Plan
The Data Coordination Plan offers customized, end-to-end management of User Content supporting collaborative, multi-institutional research consortia. This plan includes:
The longevity of Sage’s hosting of User Content will be mutually agreed upon by the account holder of the Data Coordination Plan and Sage. Because Data Coordination Plans are typically customized to meet the needs of a particular proposal, they are subject to additional contractual documentation. |
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The DMSP that went into effect on January 25, 2023 applies to all research funded or conducted in whole or in part by NIH. The goal of the policy is to promote the sharing of scientific data, which can accelerate biomedical research discovery, enable validation of research results, and provide accessibility to high-value datasets. Under the policy, NIH expects that investigators and institutions will:
The DMSP provides guidance on how to manage and share data in a responsible and ethical manner to help accelerate biomedical research discovery and improve human health. How can Sage help? In most cases researchers must address the NIH DMSP when submitting their grant/funding proposal. For the Self-Managed and Data Coordination Plans, Sage can help:
How to get started? Sage’s expertise makes it easy to create an NIH Data Management and Sharing plan and budget. Sage can provide budgeting quotes, and text researchers can directly use in their NIH Data Management and Sharing plan. To start, Contact Us. |
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No, accounts and projects as of <DATE> March 4, 2024 are grandfathered with their current agreement with Sage. |
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These are the general storage limitations for each plan: up to 100GB for Basic Plans and up to 500GB for the Self-Managed Plans. You may pay for additional storage if needed. Please see our Sage Offerings page [LINK] for more information. There are no data limits if you use Custom Storage in your own cloud bucket, and depending on the dataset uploaded, storage may be sponsored by an existing project. Contact us to learn more. |
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You may create a User Project (or Workspace) where you have administrative control over who is granted access to the workspace. However, you cannot implement specific User Content restrictions for your User Content under a Basic Plan. You must have a Self-Managed Plan or Data Coordination Plan to implement such User Content restrictions. |
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