Platform terms & research responsibilities

Deployment notice: The operator must legally review and customize these example terms before accepting public research studies.

Researchers must publish truthful eligibility, purpose, study contact information, ethics review status where required, and a clear participant information sheet. Do not claim institutional endorsement without verification.

Participation is voluntary. Survey answers must not determine point rewards. Research Exchange can introduce convenience-sampling bias and must be disclosed.

Prohibited uses include deceptive recruitment, unauthorized access, collecting unnecessary identifiable health data, discriminatory participant targeting, coercion, or attempting to identify anonymous respondents.

Template last edited: 2026. This is not legal advice and is not a compliance certification.