RPBS Mobyle portal - Terms of Use

Last updated: 04/03/2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to the Mobyle portal, a web-based bioinformatics platform jointly developed by the Institut Pasteur Biology IT Center and the Ressource Parisienne en Bioinformatique Structurale. The Mobyle portal hosts a variety of tools mainly focused on the structural bioinformatics field.

All computations are carried out in a fully automated fashion, meaning no manual inspection, curation, or other human intervention is performed on user-submitted data. For specific usage instructions and descriptions of individual tools, please refer to the documentation available in each tool’s help section.

The following Terms of Use govern your use of the Mobyle portal (hereafter referred to as "the Service"), including all available bioinformatics tools, computational resources, and storage infrastructure. By using the Service, you agree to abide by these Terms. If you do not agree, please refrain from using it.

2. Access and Availability

  • The Mobyle portal and its provided tools are freely accessible to all users without requiring authentication.
  • Users may optionally create an account, which grants permanent access to their generated data, subject to storage availability.
  • The Service is provided "as is", without warranties of any kind, including its availability, accuracy, or reliability.

3. Data Processing and Retention

Without Authentication

  • Data Retention: Generated results, including inputs, parameters, and timestamps, are stored on our servers for a maximum of 7 days. After this period, the data is permanently deleted.
  • Data Access: Non-authenticated users can retrieve their data within 7 days.

With Authentication

Registered users have permanent access to their generated data, subject to storage resource availability.

Data Storage and Security

  • No Backup Guarantee: Data is not duplicated or backed up, and we do not guarantee data persistence, integrity, or reproducibility.
  • Users are solely responsible for downloading and storing their data for long-term use.

4. Cookies and Privacy

  • The Service only uses essential cookies required for its proper operation. No tracking, analytics, or third-party cookies are used.
  • Information collected during the course of your usage, such as visited pages, IP addresses, browser version, and timestamps, may be stored in server log files for the purpose of monitoring site performance and stability.
  • No personal data is actively collected, stored, or shared for commercial purposes.
  • By using the Service, you consent to the use of these cookies.

5. Use Restrictions

  • You must ensure that any data submitted is legal and non-objectionable, including respecting copyright, privacy rights, and third-party proprietary rights.
  • You must not interfere with or attempt to disrupt the proper functioning of the Service, including actions that impose excessive load on our servers, bypass access restrictions, or attempt to extract data through automated means such as scraping, crawling, or similar techniques.
  • The Service must not be used for unlawful purposes, promotion of illegal activities, or any activity that may cause harm to individuals or groups, including linking to malicious content.

6. Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability

  • The Service is provided "as is", without any warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement of third-party rights.
  • The results generated by the Service depend on user-provided input data and computational models. We cannot guarantee the accuracy, reliability, or correctness of the outputs.
  • The Service relies on software, algorithms, and third-party data sources, which may contain errors or bugs. No warranty is provided that the software is error-free, flawless, or exempt from malfunctions.
  • The maintainers assume no responsibility for any interpretation, decision, or action taken based on the Service’s results.
  • Use of this Service does not ensure compliance with FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles.

7. Modifications to the Terms

We may update these Terms of Use at any time. Continued use of the Service after changes implies acceptance of the revised terms. Users are encouraged to review this page periodically.

8. Contact Information

For any questions regarding these Terms, please contact us