Legal notes

The INDEPENDENT project has no independent legal status but is the result of work performed by a consortium of independent partners, temporarily created with the aim to perform research work under contract with the European Commission. The consortium retains collectively the rights to the information contained on this website.

The project started on 1st November 2024 and has a duration of 36 months.

General disclaimer
The material or information provided on this website does not in any way represent views of the European Commission. Nor does it represent views of the individual partners.

The INDEPENDENT project makes every reasonable effort to ensure that the content of this website is accurate and complete. However, the possibility of errors cannot be entirely ruled out. We do not give any warranty in respect of the timeliness, accuracy or completeness of material published on this website, and disclaim all liability for (material or non-material) loss or damage incurred by third parties arising from the use of content obtained from this website.

External link disclaimer
The INDEPENDENT website contains links to external websites and pages.

Neither the INDEPENDENT project nor the individual partners can assume any liability for the content of external pages. Solely the operators of those linked pages are responsible for their content. Registered trademarks and proprietary names, and copyrighted text and images, are not generally indicated as such on our web pages. But the absence of such indications in no way implies that these names, images or text belong to the public domain in the context of trademark or copyright law.

When visitors to the INDEPENDENT website choose to follow a link to any external website, they leave the official domain of the INDEPENDENT project, and are subject to the cookie, privacy and legal policies of the external website.

Acknowledgements
The INDEPENDENT project has received funding from the European Commission through the Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement number 101172675 . The INDEPENDENT project does not receive any external funding for the creation and maintenance of this site from advertisers or any other commercial interests.

This present statement of legal conditions came into effect on 1st November 2024.

Usage rights
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All rights reserved. All copyright for this website is owned in full by the INDEPENDENT project.

Permission is granted to download or print material published on this site for personal use only. Its use for any other purpose, and in particular its commercial use or distribution, is strictly forbidden in the absence of prior written approval.

Please address your requests for approval to:
Markus Taumberger
VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND LTD
Kaitoväylä 1
PL 1100
90571 Oulu
FINLAND
E-mail: Markus.Taumberger@vtt.fi

Notwithstanding this requirement, material may be downloaded or printed for use in connection with scientific work and reports and press reports on the activities of the INDEPENDENT project and its partners on condition that the following terms are complied with:

No alterations may be made to pictorial content, with the exception of framing modifications to emphasise the central motive.
The source must be quoted and two free reference copies must be sent to the above-mentioned address. Such usage is free of charge.