PROHIBITED USES (Part I)

In addition to other prohibitions as set forth in the Terms of Service, you are prohibited from using the site or its content: (a) for any unlawful purpose; (b) to solicit others to perform or participate in any unlawful acts; (c) to violate any international, federal, provincial or state regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances; (d) to infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others; and (e) to harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate based on gender, religion, ethnicity, race, age, national origin, or disability.

PROHIBITED USES (Part II)

(f) to submit false or misleading information; (g) to upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code that will or may be used in any way that will affect the functionality or operation of the Service or of any related website, other websites, or the Internet; (h) to collect or track the personal information of others; (i) to spam, phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape; (j) for any obscene or immoral purpose; or (k) to interfere with or circumvent the security features of the Service or any related website, other websites, or the Internet. We reserve the right to terminate your use of the Service or any related website and may proceed to a legal pursuit for violating any of the prohibited uses.

General Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy

Data Protection & GDPR Compliance: We strictly adhere to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). All personal data collected through registration and evaluations is processed lawfully, fairly, and in a transparent manner.

Security Measures & Maintenance: We employ robust technical and organizational security measures—including encrypted database storage, strict session controls, password encryption and hashing techniques, and secure authentication protocols—to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, loss, or alteration. More importantly, we regularly perform penetration testing against the most well-known OWASP vulnerabilities, and fight against zero-day attacks to ensure the safety of our system. Nonetheless, an email notification will be sent 48 hours prior to maintenance.

You must not transmit any worms or viruses or any code of a destructive nature. A breach or violation of any of the Terms will result in an immediate termination of your Services.

Accuracy of Provided Data: Users are solely responsible for ensuring that the personal and professional data they submit into the system is accurate, up-to-date, and truthful.

User Rights: Under GDPR, you retain the right to access, rectify, or request the erasure of your personal data processed by the platform by contacting your institutional responsible and the system administrator.

Confidentiality: Data handled within metricGauge is restricted to authorized personnel and evaluators, ensuring that performance reviews remain private and secure.

Policy Updates: We reserve the right to modify these terms as needed to comply with legal framework changes. Continued use of the platform constitutes acceptance of any updated terms.