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General Condition of Use


Preamble

The MersenneTranslate Translation tool was developed by Mathdoc at the request of the Académie des sciences.

Mathdoc is a National Research and Support Unit, UAR 5638, with two supervisory bodies (also referred to herein as the "supervising institutions"): the Institut National des Sciences Mathématiques et de leurs Interactions (INSMI) of the CNRS, and the Université Grenoble Alpes, where it is located.

Mathdoc is developing the Centre Mersenne, a complete electronic publishing infrastructure offering a distribution platform for open access scientific publications, and a modular range of publishing services for scientific communities.

The Académie des sciences (French Academy of Sciences) is an assembly of scientists chosen from among the most eminent specialists in France and abroad. It conducts research into the political, ethical and social issues raised by the major scientific questions of today and tomorrow. It publishes six scientific journals distributed by the Centre Mersenne. These journals are peer-reviewed, and aim to enable researchers to disseminate their work rapidly to the international scientific community: Comptes Rendus Mathématiques, Comptes Rendus Mécanique, Comptes Rendus Physique, Comptes Rendus Géosciences, Comptes Rendus Chimie, Comptes Rendus Biologies.

  • Contributor: user who initiates a Translation and carries out the post-editing of a Translation generated by a machine Translation toolafter authentication.
  • Publication site: the website of the journal, under the responsibility of the Editor.
  • Moderation: proofreading to ensure that the content of the text does not contain any illegal or offensive content or content that violates the Terms and Conditions.
  • Translation: translated text of a scientific article from the Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des sciences into a target language, accepted by the Publisher and published online on the Publication website.
    There are several possible levels:
    • v.0: Translation generated by a machine Translation software, without human intervention
    • v.1: Translation generated by a machine Translation software and revised by a Contributor
    • v.2: Translation generated by a machine Translation software, revised by a Contributor and moderated (i.e. checked and validated) by the Publisher's team. This is the published version;
  • MersenneTranslate: a Translation tool developed and hosted by the Center Mersenne.
  • Publisher: legal representative of the journal from which the source articles for each Translation originate and for the publication site where the Translation is published.

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

The purpose of these General Conditions of Use is to define:

  • the terms and conditions of use of MersenneTranslate
  • the terms and conditions of access to MersenneTranslate by Contributors.

Access to and use of MersenneTranslate implies express and unreserved acceptance of these Terms and Conditions of Use.

By accessing MersenneTranslate, the Contributor acknowledges having read these General Conditions of Use and undertakes to comply with them.

DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVICE

Submission of a Translation by the Contributor

Created by Mathdoc at the request of the Académie des sciences, the MersenneTranslate tool allows an authenticated Contributor to translate a scientific article published in the Comptes Rendus of the Académie des sciences.

More specifically, MersenneTranslate allows a Contributor to:

  • Select a scientific article
  • Select the language into which he or she wishes to translate,
  • Initiate a pre-translation using a computer-assisted Translation tool and a Translation tool(ModernMT, via MateCat)
  • Modify and improve the content before submission.

Before submitting, it is the Contributor's responsibility to read the Best Practice Guide.

Moderation of a Translation by the Publisher

The MersenneTranslate tool enables the Publisher to:

  • Access and read the Translation submitted by the Contributor
  • Moderate if necessary, validate (or reject) and, if accepted, publish the Translation online in PDF format and HTML.

ACCESS TO SERVICES

Terms of access

Access to MersenneTranslate is free.

First-time access requires the creation of an account and personal identifiers (login and password). There is no limit to the validity of the account.

Subsequent access requires simple authentication.

Each Contributor is responsible for the security and confidentiality of their login details and for the consequences of their use.

LIABILITY

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CONTRIBUTOR

By using MersenneTranslate, the Contributor undertakes to comply with these GCT.

Comply with the instructions published on the MersenneTranslate website, in particular with regard to best practices.

Obligations relating to the Translation

By initiating a Translation, the Contributor undertakes to:

  • Comply with the instructions published on the MersenneTranslate website, particularly with regard to good practice in terms of content.
  • Carry out significant post-editing (modification, improvement) of the Translation produced by the machine Translation tool, in compliance with the Good Pratices.

Content moderation by the Publisher

By submitting a Translation, the Contributor agrees to the following:

  • The Publisher will moderate the Translation that is inappropriate or contrary to these conditions. He may reject any content that is inappropriate or contrary to these conditions.
  • The Publisher may decide to refuse the Translation for any reason it deems legitimate.
  • The Contributor may be contacted by the Publisher at the email address provided at the time of account creation.
  • Any breach of the legal provisions relating to defamation, copyright infringement or plagiarism will result in the immediate deletion of the Translation proposal and the blocking of the Contributor's account.

The Contributor will be informed of any decision or change made by the Publisher.

Copyright and re-use licenses

If the Translation is accepted, the Contributor agrees to the following:

  • The Translation will be published under a CC BY license, in PDF and HTML format, together with the date of publication. As such, the Contributor authorises the Publisher and any one to reproduce, publish and distribute, in whole or in part, in any medium and for any purpose, the Translation of which he/she is the Author.
  • This authorisation is valid throughout the world and for the duration of the copyright.
  • The Contributor will be credited as the author of the Translation, provided that substantial post-editing is carried out. The Contributor retains full copyright to the Translation. Consequently, his/her name will appear on the Translation in PDF and HTML format.

Scientific and legal liability

Translations produced by the Service are not scientifically reviewed. Nor are they validated by the authors of the original article. The Contributor who submits a Translation will be held solely responsible for the Translation and its content.

Technical responsibilities

  • The Contributor is solely responsible for his use of the MersenneTranslate website and the Translations they submit to the Publisher.
  • The Contributor acknowledges that he/she is fully aware of the limitations of the Internet and electronic connections.
  • The Contributor shall hold the Publisher harmless against any consequences of any action or claim resulting from the posting online of the Translation in which the Contributor has participated, should such a Translation prove to be unlawful.
  • In accordance with article 6II of the law of 21 June 2004, the Contributor is also reminded that if the Translation is the subject of an action or claim, the data enabling the Contributor or his/her computer to be identified may be communicated on request by the hosts of the MersenneTranslate Site to the competent authority.
  • Any contribution made by the Contributor is made free of charge and its publication on line therefore does not give the right to any remuneration.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PUBLISHER

Moderation of the content

Once the Translation has been received by the Publisher,

  • The Publisher's team will moderate any content that is unlawful or contrary to these Terms and Conditions and will ensure that the Translations do not contain any defamatory, insulting or discriminatory statements of any kind, in accordance with French law.
  • The moderation process is the sole responsibility of the Publisher.
  • The Publisher reserves the right to refuse any Translation submitted.
  • The Publisher also reserves the right to withdraw a Translation after it has been published, for any reason it deems legitimate.
  • The Publisher undertakes to inform the Contributor of any decision, moderation or modification relating to the Translation.

Contributors may request explanations regarding the moderation of their Translation by using the contact addresses on the website.

Mathdoc's responsibilities

Responsibility for Content

Mathdoc and/or its supervising institutions cannot be held responsible for the content of the Translation (texts, illustrations, videos, data, code, etc.) or for the content present on the Publication Site. The Contributor and the Académie des sciences are solely responsible for the content placed online on the Publication Site.

Technical commitments

Mathdoc administers and manages all the servers, software and databases that it hosts.

Mathdoc undertakes to make its best efforts to:

  • * avoid any misappropriate or fraudulent use of the content.
  • * ensure the availability and accessibility of MersenneTranslate.
  • ensure the availability and accessibility of MersenneTranslate.

But if applicable, Mathdoc, and/or its supervising institutions , cannot be held responsible for difficulties in accessing or temporary impossibility of accessing the MersenneTranslate Site due to external circumstances, to cases constituting Force Majeure, or due to disturbances in the telecommunications network.

In order to maintain the site, Mathdoc reserves the right to temporarily suspend access to the MersenneTranslate Site. Mathdoc will inform the Publisher at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance by any means.

Following a request based on article 6-I of law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004, known as the law on confidence in the digital economy, Mathdoc will have the right, and this without engaging the responsibility of its tutelary establishments, to modify or delete temporarily or definitively all or part of a content which would be manifestly illicit without prior information of the author of the content.

Hypertext links

The MersenneTranslate Site may contain hypertext links to existing sites or sites managed by third parties. Mathdoc and/or its parent companies cannot be held responsible for the conditions of access, content, advertising and services offered or for the use that may be made of these sites.

REPORTING ILLEGAL CONTENT

Any person who becomes aware of manifestly illicit content must inform Mathdoc by e-mail or by post addressed to :

  • Postal address: Cellule Mathdoc - CS 40700 - 38058 Grenoble Cedex 9
  • Email : contact-mersenne@listes.mathdoc.fr

so that Mathdoc can, if necessary, take appropriate action.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The entire content of the MersenneTranslate Site, including text, images, video, data, code, etc. is protected by copyright and belongs to Mathdoc and its supervising institutions, with the exception of content created or put online by the Publisher or by the Contributor himself.

The right to use the MersenneTranslate Site granted to the Contributor does not confer any intellectual property rights on the Contributor with regards to its content.

The entire MersenneTranslate Site is subject to French and international legislation on copyright and intellectual property. All reproduction and distribution rights are reserved (except for strictly private use), including iconographic and photographic representations.

PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

See privacy policy

STORAGE OF CONNECTION DATA

See privacy policy

APPLICABLE LAW - DISPUTES

Applicable law and language of this agreement

These terms and conditions are governed by French law and regulations.

In the event that they are translated into several languages, only the French text will be considered authentic.

Disputes

In the event of any difficulty regarding the interpretation or execution of this agreement, the Contributor and the Mathdoc shall endeavour to resolve the dispute amicably.

In the event that the Contributor and the Mathdoc supervising Institutions are unable to resolve their dispute amicably, any dispute arising out of or in connection with the negotiation, interpretation, performance, non-performance or termination of this contract shall be submitted to the competent French court.

SUSPENSION - TERMINATION

The Contributor undertakes to use the MersenneTranslate Site in accordance with its purpose as defined in the preamble. He also undertakes to comply with these present general conditions of use.

Privacy Policy

The Centre Mersenne and the General Data Protection Regulation

The purpose of this page is to inform you about the use of your personal data on this site.

This document was last updated on 1 July 2024.

Mathdoc/Centre Mersenne is committed to ensuring that the processing of personal data carried out on this site complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which entered into force on 25 May 2018, and in particular with Directive 2016/679 of the European Parliament.

Mathdoc/Centre Mersenne implements processes and measures to ensure optimal data protection and minimization of collection.

The Translation tool service, developed by Mathdoc/Centre Mersenne, is intended to enable semi-automatic Translation and post-editing, by authenticated Contributors, of scientific articles published on the Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des sciences websites.

A user account is required to consult the site.

In order to provide you with personalised services, such as access to the semi-automatic Translation and post-editing tool, and e-mail alerts, identification is required.

In this context, Mathdoc/Centre Mersenne is required to process personal information about you.

Owner and data controller

  • Mathdoc
  • UMS CMD – Bureau MATHDOC CETA 
  • 150 rue de la Chimie – CS 40700
  • 38 058 Grenoble cedex 9
  • France
  • contact-mersenne@listes.mathdoc.fr
  • Tél. + 33 4 57 04 11 17

Representative of the data controller

  • Evelyne Miot, Director of Mathdoc
  • CNRS Data Protection Officer (DPO)
  • CNRS - SPD, 2 rue Jean Zay,
  • 54500 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
  • dpd.demandes@cnrs.fr

Definitions

Personal data

'Personal data' means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person ('data subject'); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person” (http://www.cil.cnrs.fr/CIL/spip.php?rubrique299).

Personal Data Processing

'Processing' means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

Data and processing

Personal information on article authors

MersenneTranslate may publish personal information about the authors of scientific articles in the Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des sciences selected for Translation: surname, first name, affiliation, e-mail address.

Action Data processed Types of processing
Browsing on the Mersenne website and Publication websites Logs Collection, registration, preservation and destruction
Articles downloading Logs Collection, registration, preservation and destruction

Responsibility and consent

Mathdoc/Centre Mersenne, through its platform, does not do business with Contributor and third party data. The information we collect is provided voluntarily entered by the Contributors, through an action on their part (logging in, browsing the site, working on Translation...).

Data may be transferred to third parties if this is required by law.

Legal basis for processing

Mathdoc is a public support and research organisation.

The processing of data referred to on this page is necessary for the performance of a public service mission.

Purpose of the processing

Contributor Data is collected in order to enable the Mathdoc/Centre Mersenne to provide its services, as well as for the following reasons:

  • To ensure the navigation of the Translation tool and the correct functioning of the service (to detect, prevent or trace any attempts at malicious or computer intrusion or any violation of the terms of use of the Service.)
  • To enable the transmission of information for the publication of Translations on the Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des sciences website.
  • For reasons of transparency
  • To identify which content belongs to which Contributor
  • To contact Contributors (e.g. to send e-mail notifications of accepted or rejected submissions)

Contributors' right

Contributors may exercise their rights with regards to the personal data processed by the Centre Mersenne and make the following requests:

  • Modification or deletion of connection data
  • Modification or deletion of personal data disseminated on the Mersenne Site or on Publications sites.

To do so, please contact the Centre Mersenne at the following address: contact-mersenne@listes.mathdoc.fr.

Please note that the data of a published Translation (PDF) cannot be modified.

Processing details

Account creation and access to the Service

Personal data is collected and processed for each of the following actions by the Contributor:

  • account creation
  • connecting to the service
  • launching, post-editing, saving and submitting the Translation

Data concerned

Account creation:

  • name, first name, email address

Post-editing

  • Last name, first name, email address, affiliation (optional) and ORCID number (optional) of Contributor and indirect Contributors.

All actions

  • logs

Logs are collected and stored in order to analyze server behavior and possible malfunctions.

The data recorded in the logs are: IP address, date, request made (in the form of a URL), browser type and response status.

Types of processing

Collection, registration, storage, destruction.

Recipient

Mathdoc IT Department

Data backup, storage and security

Security:

  • We implement a variety of security measures to preserve the integrity of your personal information. Computers and servers used to store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.
  • Logical file security:
    • Restricted server access, with authentication and encrypted channel
    • Contributor data in a MySQL database that can only be queried by the OJS application
    • Storage of encrypted and salted passwords (authentication by cryptographic hash)
    • Hardware Backup Disk Drive

Confidentiality

Restricted access (physical and network)

Professional secrecy

Backup

The personal data we collect is stored in a secure environment and kept absolutely confidential to provide you with the best service.

All data from the Mersenne site and the Publication sites are stored and hosted by GRICAD.

  • Mathrice
  • UAR 3758 GRICAD
  • Bâtiment IMAG
  • 700 Avenue Centrale
  • 38400 Saint-Martin-d’Hères
  • Tel : + 33 4 57 42 18 54
  • gricad-contact@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr

Duration of data retention

Data are saved 12 months:

  • 3 months as recent archives
  • 9 months as intermediate archives