OpenEvo Learning Hub

User accounts

Upon registration, users are asked to submit first and last names, a valid email address, and further optional information. You are required to provide truthful information and not use phantasy names or false identities.

The user password shall be treated confidentially and may not be disclosed to third parties. Users are not permitted to allow third parties to use the OpenEvo learning hub. Users are obliged to inform the OpenEvo coordinators immediately if there is reason to suspect that a third party has knowledge of access data and/or is misusing an account. 

Behavioral rules

All users of the platform are expected to treat each other in a friendly, polite, and respectful manner by cultivating viewpoint diversity, intellectual humility, and respectful communication within the constraints of a science-based discussion around globally prosocial values. No forms of illegal action, violence, ethnocentrism, or discrimination -  including racism, sexism, anti-semitism, islamo-, homo- or transphobia - will be tolerated.

Commercial activities

Users are not allowed to use this platform to engage in commercial activities, i.e. no selling or advertising specific products or services for commercial gain or sending unsolicited commercial messages (SPAM). Some exceptions may apply depending on the context, such as if teacher professional development modules are commonly remunerated by institutional arrangements in the target context. Sharing information about or recommending a product or service is allowed if it is of general interest to the education and research community. Please contact the OpenEvo coordinators if you are not sure that your planned activity is acceptable.

Copyright

The learning content on the OpenEvo learning hub is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence, unless otherwise stated. Under this licence you are free to:

• Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
• Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material

Under the following terms:

• Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
• NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
• ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.

We strongly endorse the Creative Commons, and encourage all work developed here to be within one of the multiple licensing options this framework affords. Learn more: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ 

It is forbidden to make learning content accessible or distribute it via the OpenEvo learning hub if it violates legal regulations or the rights of third parties. Before uploading or entering content (e.g. photos, texts, documents etc.), the user must ensure that he/she is entitled to exclusive rights of use for the file and that public access to the file does not violate laws, company regulations, or the rights of third parties.

It is forbidden to publish user-generated data or make it accessible to third parties, unless consent has been given in specific contexts.

The use of computer programs for the automatic reading of data, such as crawlers, spiders or bots, is also prohibited.

Sanctions in case of violations

If we notice any behavior that violates the above terms, we reserve the right to engage in the following sanctioning mechanisms:

• warning of a user
• partial or complete deletion of learning content or files of a user
• limitation/ restriction of the use of applications on the platform
  
• unenrollment of a user from a specific module
• temporary suspending of a user
• permanent deletion of a user

When choosing the sanctions to be imposed in the event of breaches of user obligations, we will take into account the legitimate interests of the user concerned in the decision and, among other things, will also take into account whether the user is guilty of misconduct without fault or whether the breach has been intentionally committed.

It is the responsibility of users acting as teachers and mentors within specific modules to ensure that the above-mentioned conditions are met. In case of violations of the terms of use, they are the first point of contact and have the right to engage in sanction mechanisms within their roles, including: 

• warning of a user
  
• partial or complete deletion of content submitted by a user
  
• limitation/ restriction of the use of applications within the module
• unenrollment from the module

In case of more severe violations necessitating suspension or deletion of user accounts, teachers are required to contact the OpenEvo learning hub managers.

Disclaimer

All the information on the OpenEvo learning hub is published in good faith and for educational and general information purposes only. OpenEvo does not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability, and accuracy of this information. Any action you take upon the information you find on this platform is strictly at your own risk. OpenEvo and its host institution, the Max Planck Institue for evolutionary anthropology, will not be liable for any losses and/or damages in connection with the use of this website. 

From this website, you can visit other websites by following hyperlinks to such external sites or viewing embedded content. While we strive to provide only quality links to useful and ethical websites, we have no control over the content and nature of these sites. Links to other websites do not imply a recommendation for all the content found on these sites. Site owners and content may change without notice and may occur before we have the opportunity to remove a link or embedded content that may have gone 'bad'.

Please be also aware that when you leave our website, other sites may have different privacy policies and terms which are beyond our control. Please be sure to check the Privacy Policies of these sites as well as their "Terms of Service" before engaging in any business or uploading any information.