The Dataverse Network Project

You can set up Terms of Use for the Network that require users to acknowledge your terms and click Accept before they can contribute to the Network.

To set Terms of Use for creating or uploading to any dataverse in the Network:

1. Navigate to the Network homepage.
2. Click My Network in the top-right corner, scroll to the Network Terms of Use options, and then click Edit Terms for Study Creation.
   You see the Edit Network Terms of Use for Study Creation and Data Deposit page.
3. Click the Enable Terms of Use check box.
4. Enter a description of your terms to which visitors must agree before they can create a study or upload a file to an existing study.
   Note: A light blue background in any form field indicates HTML, JavaScript, and style tags are permitted. The html and body element types are not allowed.
5. Click Save Changes to keep your changes, or click Cancel to lose your changes.