Data Policy

Serratus is an end-to-end open-data project. It is exclusively for processing publicly available data (e.g. Sequence Read Archive) for the creation of data which is itself immediately released into the public domain (cc0). We adopt the INSDC Release Policy (2002) for the Serratus databases (copied in full at the end of the document) and strive to follow the Bermuda Principles set out by the Human Genome Project for the immediate and unrestricted release of data.

INSDC Release Policy

1. The INSD has a uniform policy of free and unrestricted access to all of the data records their databases contain. Scientists worldwide can access these records to plan experiments or publish any analysis or critique. Appropriate credit is given by citing the original submission, following the practices of scientists utilizing published scientific literature.
2. The INSD will not attach statements to records that restrict access to the data, limit the use of the information in these records, or prohibit certain types of publications based on these records. Specifically, no use restrictions or licensing requirements will be included in any sequence data records, and no restrictions or licensing fees will be placed on the redistribution or use of the database by any party.
3. All database records submitted to the INSD will remain permanently accessible as part of the scientific record. Corrections of errors and update of the records by authors are welcome and erroneous records may be removed from the next database release, but all will remain permanently accessible by accession number.
4. Submitters are advised that the information displayed on the Web sites maintained by the INSD is fully disclosed to the public. It is the responsibility of the submitters to ascertain that they have the right to submit the data.
5. Beyond limited editorial control and some internal integrity checks (for example, proper use of INSD formats and translation of coding regions specified in CDS entries are verified), the quality and accuracy of the record are the responsibility of the submitting author, not of the database. The databases will work with submitters and users of the database to achieve the best quality resource possible.

International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration Policy Soren Brunak, Antoine Danchin, Masahira Hattori, Haruki Nakamura, Kazuo Shinozaki, Tara Matise, Daphne Preuss (2002) Nucleotide Sequence Database Policies Science 298 (5597): 1333 15 Nov 2002