Terms of Use
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Introduction
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Thank you for using our products and services. The Services will be provided by Sabiá, an initiative that is the result of a partnership between the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte and the Secretariat of Labor and Health Education Management (SGTES) of the Ministry of Health.

The concept of SABIÁ is simple: with just one registration (generating a login and password) you quickly and easily access all the permanent education offerings available on AVASUS - Free and open knowledge in health, on the Evidence-Based Health Portal (SBE Portal) and on the Community of Practice. A single CPF number and a single password are all you need to access all these platforms without having to create an account on each of them.

By using our Services, you are agreeing to these terms. Please read them carefully:

Given the diversity of services, additional terms or requirements of specific services may apply. The additional terms will be available with the relevant services and will become part of our agreement if you use those services.

Use of Sabiá is subject to acceptance of and compliance with these Terms of Service and the Conditions of Use by the individuals who access them.

To use our services you must: (a) read the terms described below carefully; (b) expressly agree to them; and (c) register by providing the valid data necessary to gain access as a USER. These terms set out the legal and administrative requirements for you (the USER) to access applications that require your identification.

Acceptance of these Terms and Conditions of Use is absolutely essential to the use of Sabiá, which requires identification, as well as all the other policies and principles that govern each of them. Accordingly, by using this service, you declare that you agree to the terms and conditions described here.

If you do not agree to the Terms, you may continue to access the applications integrated into the Sabiá network that do not require registration and authentication (login), and may, at any time, explain your reasons through our technical support. In this way, any doubts can be clarified and the Terms in force progressively improved.

These Terms and Conditions of Use apply strictly to the use of Sabiá and of the integrated services, and do not alter the terms and conditions of any other specific terms of the applications and sites involved.

These terms of use may be modified, or additional terms may apply to a specific service, to meet changes in the law or changes in our Services. Changes will be widely communicated and you can consult the terms at any time.

These terms govern the relationship between Sabiá and you. They do not create any rights for third parties. If you do not comply with these terms and we do not take immediate action, this does not mean that we are waiving any rights we may have (such as taking action in the future). If a specific condition of these terms is not enforceable, this will not affect any other terms.


1. Acceptance of the Conditions of Use
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1.1. The purpose of these Terms of Adhesion and Conditions of Use for the services offered by Sabiá is to regulate the use of the services, under Law No. 12,965 of April 23, 2014 – Marco Civil da Internet (Brazilian Internet Civil Framework); and Law No. 12,527 of November 18, 2011 – Access to Information Law.

1.2. Sabiá is the result of a partnership between the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, the National Health Council, the Rede Unida, the Collaborative Network for Government in Health of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte and the Secretariat of Labor and Health Education Management (SGTES) of the Ministry of Health. The general coordination of Sabiá is carried out by the Rede Unida with the participation of the other partners through periodic meetings.

1.3. Through the Sabiá service, Sabiá provides user authentication for services integrated with Sabiá. These services are currently: Communities of Practice, the Evidence-Based Health Portal and the Virtual Learning Environment of the Unified Health System (AVASUS). All these services, and others that may be added, follow the general rules set out in these Terms, as well as other specific rules defined by the providers of each application.

1.3.1. Sabiá's management reserves the right to change, add or update any terms or conditions contained in these Terms at any time and at its sole discretion. Continued use of the services offered after the changes are published will constitute acceptance of such changes. You are advised to consult these Terms whenever you access the services.

1.3. Sabiá uses personal data provided by the USER, consulted from other sources, and associates the USER's interaction with the integrated services to the general registry of USER data. By accepting these terms, the USER authorizes the use of their personal data by Sabiá for the purposes described, in addition to those contained in the privacy policy.

1.4. Sabiá allows you to make available intellectual works of your authorship or contribution, as well as to interact with the works of third parties. By making a work available on a service or product that is part of the Sabiá network, the USER is licensing the non-commercial economic copyrights for the use of the work in a full, non-exclusive, definitive, universal, irrevocable and irretractable manner to Sabiá and its integrated products or services, for possible use without time or territorial limitation and without any payment having to be made to the USER, covering Brazil and foreign countries, in particular the rights of making available and public communication of the work, in any medium or vehicle, as well as the rights of reproduction, display, performance, recitation, exhibition, archiving, inclusion in databases, preservation, dissemination, distribution, publicizing, lending, translation, inclusion in new works or collections, modification and transformation of the work, reuse, editing, production of teaching materials and courses or any form of non-commercial use.

1.5. The services offered will not involve any charge to the USER, except the costs of the internet connection, which are the USER's own responsibility. Likewise, there will be no advantage or compensation to the USER for the information, works and data made available in the system and for the use that Sabiá or the integrated services and the institutions responsible for Sabiá may make of them at any time.


2. Description of Sabiá
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2.1 Sabiá, through Sabiá, collects and stores personal, curricular and educational information about users, as necessary to fulfil its objectives.

2.2. The databases that may be integrated by Sabiá to aggregate individual information are:

- National Registry of Health Establishments;
- National Health Card (CADSUS);
- Higher Education Census (INEP/MEC) – Decree No. 6,425 of April 4, 2008;
- Registration data from Professional Councils;
- Registry of professionals taking part in the More Doctors for Brazil Project;


3. Password and Security
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3.1. The USER's password is obtained through self-registration in Sabiá, associating their identity with an email validated by sending a registration confirmation link.

3.2. The USER declares themself responsible for the safekeeping and confidentiality of their password, and is fully responsible for any and all activity, entries and records of information that occur under its use.

3.3. Before gaining access to the registered personal data, the USER will have their identity verified by checking the registration data provided against those held in the databases mentioned above;

3.4. The USER is responsible for immediately notifying the Sabiá team of any unauthorized use of their password or security breaches of which they become aware.

3.5. Sabiá, its integrated products and services, will not be liable for any loss that may occur as a result of unauthorized use of their password by third parties, with or without the USER's knowledge.

3.6. To protect the secrecy of their password, the USER is advised to:

- not share passwords;
- avoid writing passwords down on paper;
- choose good-quality passwords, avoiding passwords that are too short or too long, which force them to write them on a piece of paper so as not to forget them;
- change the password whenever there is any indication of possible compromise of the system or of the password itself;
- change the password at regular intervals or based on the number of accesses;
- avoid reusing passwords already registered in other systems;
- not include passwords in automated system access processes such as storage in macros;
- make sure that their password is not accessed by third parties;
- not give their password in any environment other than Sabiá, such as by telephone or email, not even to the Sabiá team;


4. Sharing of information
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4.1. All personal and curricular information provided to Sabiá may be made available, for academic and administrative management purposes, to the institutions participating in Sabiá, only upon the user's express use when entering the specific platforms of those partners. The USER's identification information will not be disclosed, except with the USER's express authorization.

4.2. For administrative purposes, Sabiá may provide the aggregated curricular and professional information of users to other public bodies of the Unified Health System, of the Union, States, Municipalities and the Federal District, subject to the commitment not to publicly display individualized information, unless expressly authorized in accordance with item 4.1.


5. Conduct and Obligations of the User
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5.1. As a condition of using Sabiá, the USER agrees to:

- provide true and accurate information;
- accept that the USER is solely responsible for any and all personal information they register, and is subject to the administrative and legal consequences arising from false or inaccurate statements that may cause harm to Sabiá, the participating institutions or third parties;
- not use the service for unlawful or prohibited purposes;
- not use the service for advertising or any direct commercial activity of their own or of third parties;
- not use the service to transmit/disseminate unlawful, prohibited or defamatory material, that violates the privacy of third parties, or that is abusive, threatening, discriminatory, insulting, pornographic, obscene, profane or slanderous;
- not use the service to transmit/disseminate material that encourages discrimination or violence;
- not transmit and/or disseminate any material that violates the rights of third parties, including, but not limited to, copyright and intellectual property rights;
- not publish, disseminate or transmit material or opinions of a party-political nature;
- not obtain or attempt to obtain unauthorized access to other computer systems or networks connected to the service, such as unlawful hacking activities;
- not transmit, intentionally or not, viruses, Trojan horses, worms, corrupted files, malware, spyware, or any other similar software that may endanger the operation of the service, or of computers or equipment of third parties;
- not interfere with or disrupt the service, the networks or the servers connected to the service;
- not create a false identity or use subterfuges for the purpose of deceiving other people or of obtaining benefits;
- ask for authorization to include links to other sites and/or databases;
- immediately report any discrepancy the USER finds in the data and information they have registered and disclosed through Sabiá, while correcting it themself.

5.2. In applications where messages may be posted, such as forums, chats, communities of practice, virtual boards, among others, respect the opinions and contributions of all participants. Publishing the same content in several forums as “spam” is prohibited. Violations of the rules of conduct, as well as posts that violate the general rules of conduct, may be deleted or made invisible to the other participants of the activity by any moderator. Continued violation of the rules of conduct may lead to the USER's removal from Sabiá or even suspension of access.


6. Conduct and Obligations of Sabiá
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6.1. Sabiá reserves the right to:

- carry out, without prior notice, periodic audits of the information registered by the USER;
- cancel the USER's access to Sabiá or to services or products integrated into the Sabiá network, as well as delete the record of the USER's curricular information whenever it finds improper use of the system by the USER, or abuse in its use, in academic activities and in the entry of registration information. Abuse means any activity that causes harm or injury to the rights of or to third parties, including fraud in academic activities. The commission of a criminal act through Sabiá, integrated services and platforms will result in its investigation by means of an inquiry and, if the user's liability is established, the adoption of the resulting administrative and judicial measures.

6.2. Sabiá is not responsible for false or inaccurate statements made by the USER that cause harm to third parties, to the Public Administration in general or to the service itself.

7. The USER may be asked to adhere to Terms of Use with specific rules for Sabiá services. Any rule must be presented before use of the service begins, and the user may request revocation of their adherence at any time, without prejudice to the consequences of use during the period of adherence.


8. Applicable Law
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8.1. All federal legislation pertinent to this Term, and to the responsibilities contained therein, applies to it.

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