Collaborative Storage for Zotero is a collection of services integrated with the Zotero desktop software and website. Collaborative Storage for Zotero is run by the Corporation for Digital Scholarship, and we hope that you will use these services to foster intellectual collaboration and produce great scholarship. Collaborative Storage for Zotero users can store files online, synchronize files across their computers, and share files with others. Additional services will be added in the future.

This agreement ("agreement") is a legal agreement covering the provision of Collaborative Storage for Zotero services ("service" or "services") by the Corporation for Digital Scholarship ("CDS" or "us" or "our" or "we") to you as an individual ("you" or "your"). Your use of the services will be governed by this agreement, along with the Collaborative Storage for Zotero privacy policy. Please read this agreement carefully before you register for Collaborative Storage for Zotero. By using the service, you agree to become bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement.



1. Your account. You must be a registered Zotero user to use the services, and you must be 13 years or older to use this service. If you are between age 13 and 18, you confirm that you have your parent's or legal guardian's consent to use this service and that they have read and agreed to this agreement.



2. Fees and payment. The services consist of free and paid subscriptions. A valid credit card is required for paid subscriptions. The fees for the paid services are set out at http://www.zotero.org/support/storage_faq and are subject to change from time to time. Should you elect to upgrade your paid subscription to a larger amount of storage space, the commencement date for your next renewal period will be reset and you will be billed for the first year of the upgraded level of service on a pro-rata basis. For example, once you begin your annual billed paid subscription, your next payment would be due on the same date the following year. If during the course of that year you upgrade your paid subscription to a higher plan, the remaining time on your previous plan is prorated at the new annual rate and the calculated time added to your new subscription period. If the fees increase, you will be notified at least one month prior to the effective date of the increase. If you wish to cease the provision of the paid services, you may do so by canceling your account. If you cancel prior to the effective date of the increase, you will not be charged the higher fees. Payment for the services is handled for CDS by a third party ("Google Checkout") and your credit card statement may include this identifier. Paid accounts are non-refundable. CDS reserves the right, with at least one month's notice, to change or impose fees for use of Collaborative Storage for Zotero services. CDS reserves the right, at any time, to disable service temporarily for security or maintenance reasons.



3. Renewals. The services will automatically renew for fixed periods of length equal to your initial purchase on the anniversary of your initial purchase. The services will not be renewed if you provide notice that you do not wish the services to renew. You can do this by canceling your account through the Zotero website, as described in the following section. If renewal fees are not paid in a timely manner, or if we are unable to process your transaction using the credit card information provided, CDS reserves the right to revoke access to your files. If you do not bring your Collaborative Storage for Zotero balance current within thirty (30) days after we provide you with notification that your account is in arrears, CDS reserves the right to delete some or all of your files so as to reduce your storage space to below the ceiling of free accounts, and to convert your Collaborative Storage for Zotero paid subscription to a free subscription (which is subject to the restrictions described below).



4. Cancelling your account. You may cancel your account at any time through the Zotero website at https://www.zotero.org/settings/storage. You must cancel your service before it renews in order to avoid billing of the next period's fees to your credit card. You will not be charged at the next renewal date, but CDS does not provide refunds for any previous billing periods or partial billing periods. We will not charge a fee for cancelling your account.



5. Acceptable use and conduct. All usage of the services must be legal and not infringe any third party's rights. You must not take any action or use the services in any way that might bring CDS into disrepute, affect the ability of CDS to provide the services, be illegal, or encourage illegal activities. You may not use the services in any manner that might be libelous or defamatory, that contains threats or incites violence towards individuals or entities, or that violates the privacy or publicity rights of any third party. As part of the services, you may store data on CDS's servers or those of CDS's suppliers. You should ensure that this data is not in breach of any applicable law and does not breach any individual's data protection or privacy rights. You shall indemnify CDS in full for any loss, cost or damages suffered by it as a result of your use or misuse of the services.



6. Changes to the services or this agreement. We aim to continually improve the delivery and content of the services and, as a result, will make changes to services from time to time. New features will be continually added, but we also may modify or discontinue (temporarily or permanently) a Collaborative Storage for Zotero service, in part or in whole. In the event of a material change to the services, we will notify you via email in accordance with our Privacy Policy. What constitutes a material change in this circumstance will be determined by CDS, in good faith and using common sense and reasonable judgment. Similarly, we may occasionally change the terms of this agreement and will notify you of material changes via email. If CDS does change the terms of this agreement, all changes will go into effect at the time we post the updated agreement.



7. Termination. We look forward to providing you with services for so long as you wish to have them. However, there are some circumstances under which the service may be terminated.



1. In the event that we cannot obtain commercially-practical rates or terms from a supplier, we may cease to offer the services. In this event, we will provide one month's notice via email. We may also cease to offer the services for any other reason, in which case we will provide you with one month's notice (via email). In this event, we will not charge you for services after termination, and will refund any fees paid in advance for services that have not been received.
2. If a free account is inactive (i.e., there has been no synchronization of files) for 90 days, we reserve the right to delete any and all files. We will notify you via email in advance of taking this action.
3. CDS may remove any information or suspend or terminate your use of the services at any time if CDS is made aware that you are in breach of any term of this agreement or you are using the services for any activity that may be illegal or in breach of a third party's rights.



8. Intellectual property and software license. The client software of Zotero is released for free public use under several open source licenses, primarily the GPLv3 and Educational Community License 2.0. See the license text included with the code for details. The server software of Zotero is licensed under the AGPLv3; the source code will be made available at http://www.zotero.org/trac.  The fees for our paid services are not license fees, but are for storage and related services.  We claim no copyright or other proprietary right in the data that you store using our service.  



9. Collection and use of your data. We may collect certain non-personally-identifiable information. The information collected may include statistics relating to how often data is transferred, and performance metrics in relation to software and configuration. You agree this information may be retained and used by CDS. CDS may disclose any or all personal data and contents you have sent, posted or published if required to comply with applicable law or the order or requirement of a court, administrative agency or other governmental body. All other use of your personal data is subject to the Zotero Server privacy policy available at http://www.zotero.org/support/terms/privacy

10. Third-party content. You may access third-party content in your use of the services. You will not remove any third party's copyright notices or other identifier, except as allowed by the third-party's license of that content. CDS is not responsible for any content provided by any third party. Should you reasonably believe that any third-party content you access through the service is in breach of any law, regulation or third party's rights, you should notify CDS in writing at the address below. In doing so, please:


• identify the material which you believe to be infringing;
• identify what you believe this material infringes and why;
• provide your name, email address, address and telephone number;
• confirm that you believe in good faith that this material is infringing a law or third party's rights and that, to the best of your knowledge, the information you are providing is correct;
• identify if you are acting on behalf of the third party whose rights may have been infringed;
• provide your physical or electronic signature. 


11. Limitation of Liability. Software and services provided under this agreement are provided to you as is and with no warranties whatsoever. All implied warranties are excluded to the extent legally permissible. CDS will provide the services and software using reasonable skill and care. Under no circumstances will CDS or its suppliers be liable to you for any consequential or indirect loss of profits or economic advantage. CDS cannot guarantee the connection speed between you and the service and CDS cannot be held liable for any direct or indirect damage or loss caused by connection speed. CDS will use reasonable efforts to ensure availability of the services, but makes no guarantee that the services will be available without interruption. CDS is not responsible for the loss of any of your data or any loss of business or financial disadvantage to you as a result of any loss of or damage to your data as a consequence of your use of the services. You should ensure that you have suitable backups of all data. These limitations of liability do not apply with respect to any death or personal injury as a consequence of the negligent act of CDS, its employees, suppliers or licensors.



12. General. This agreement is governed by the laws of Virginia. Failure by CDS to enforce any right or provision of this agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any part of this agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, that part will be construed to reflect the parties’ original intent, and the remaining portions will remain in full force and effect. The terms of this agreement do not affect your statutory rights. Any notices should be sent by registered mail to the Corporation for Digital Scholarship, 300 Boone Blvd., Suite 500, Vienna, Virginia 22182.