Roman Research Nexus Terms & Conditions

  1. These terms and conditions apply to all Nexus individual and team account users.
  2. You are responsible for all activities that are initiated under your account credentials; misuse will result in suspension of account privileges.
  3. You must not allow a third party to use or access your account using your MyST credentials.
  4. You are not allowed to commercialize the Nexus.
  5. You must immediately report unexpected activity or activity that you don't recognize in your account to the Roman Help Desk.
  6. Access and use of the Nexus is authorized only for the purpose of conducting research projects relevant to Roman science.
  7. Team account administrators are responsible for adding team members to their team accounts.
  8. All Nexus users must have a MyST account.
  9. You are responsible for familiarizing yourself with the Nexus, the services provided, and the specific Nexus documentation.
  10. You must not (i) attempt to derive or gain improper access to any component of the Nexus, in whole or in part; (ii) interfere with, or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Nexus, or any data or content contained therein.
  11. You are responsible for making the best use of the credits allocated to your account, monitor the credit usage using the tools provided, pay attention to credit usage notifications, and address any issues communicated to you by Nexus personnel.
  12. Support from Nexus personnel is limited and does not include assistance with optimizing users' code. Please refer to the Nexus Documentation for additional information.
  13. Credits for using the Nexus are allocated to individual and team accounts pending availability of NASA funding.
  14. Credit allocation, additional credits request, and account closeout policies are documented in the Nexus Documentation.
  15. You must not access or use the Nexus in any manner or for any purpose that infringes, misappropriates, or otherwise violates any Intellectual Property Right or other right of any Person, or that violates any applicable law, including the upload of "Prohibited Content".
  16. You must adhere to the license terms for any software you run on the Nexus, when applicable.
  17. You are responsible for (i) using the Nexus in a reasonable manner such that your use does not place an undue burden on its infrastructure; (ii) any security vulnerabilities within your code or its dependencies.
  18. The Nexus/STScI is not responsible for any data loss or service interruption.
  19. You must follow AWS Acceptable Use Policy.
  20. By using the Nexus, you agree to at Space Telescope Science Institute's privacy policy.
  21. We reserve the right to terminate your account, suspend services, or remove content without notice if the terms and conditions of usage are not met.