Archive of ResearchGate Terms and Policies – ResearchGate

This is where you can access downloadable copies of our legal terms, policies, and guidelines. In the interests of transparency, we make available the current and previous versions of each document, if possible.

Current terms

Name	Current version	Previous version
Advertising & Recruiting Guidelines	20200228 Advertising & Recruiting Guidelines.pdf	20190517 Advertising & Recruiting Guidelines.pdf
Business Product Terms	20211201 Business Product Terms.pdf	20200625 Business Product Terms.pdf
Business Service Terms	20211201 Business Service Terms.pdf	20200625 Business Service Terms.pdf
Community Guidelines	20240220 Community Guidelines.pdf	20190606 Community Guidelines.pdf
Data Processing Agreement	20220721_Data Processing Agreement.pdf
Intellectual Property Policy	20180108 Intellectual Property Policy.pdf	20170707 Intellectual Property Policy.pdf
Privacy Policy	20240220 Privacy Policy.pdf	20221019 Privacy Policy.pdf
Strikes Policy	20240220 Strikes Policy.pdf
Terms of Service	20240220 Terms of Service.pdf	20200708 Terms of Service.pdf
Testing Program Terms	20220916 Testing Program Terms.pdf	20210422 Testing Program Terms.pdf
Unsolicited Ideas Policy	20170801 Unsolicited Ideas Policy.pdf

Discontinued terms

Name	Last version	Reason for discontinuation
Cookie Policy	Effective April 2, 2019 to July 8, 2020: 20190402 Cookie Policy.pdf	The Cookie Policy was incorporated into the Privacy Policy.
Funding Service Terms	Effective March 22, 2019 to March 31, 2020: 20190322 Funding Service Terms.pdf	The Funding Service Terms were replaced by the Business Service Terms.
Key Contributor Policy	Effective April 23, 2020 to March 14, 2022: 20200423 Key Contributor Policy.pdf	The COVID-19 Community Page was discontinued.
Master Advertising Terms	Effective April 17, 2019 to March 31, 2020: 20190417 RG Master Ad Terms.pdf	The Master Advertising Terms were replaced by the Business Service Terms.
Self-Serve Advertising Terms (Ads)	Effective October 10, 2018 to March 31, 2020: 20181010 RG Self-Serve Ad Terms (Ads).pdf	The Self-Serve Advertising Terms (Ads) were replaced by the Business Service Terms.
Self-Serve Advertising Terms (Jobs)	Effective November 9, 2018 to March 31, 2020: 20181109 RG Self-Serve Ad Terms (Jobs).pdf	The Self-Serve Advertising Terms (Jobs) were replaced by the Business Service Terms.
Subscription Terms	Effective May 31, 2021 to March 15, 2022: 20210531 Subscription Terms.pdf	The subscription service was discontinued.
Volunteer Community Moderator Policy	Effective April 23, 2020 to March 14, 2022: 20200423 Volunteer Community Moderator Policy.pdf	The COVID-19 Community Page was discontinued.