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- | 1. Data must consist of the original counts, not percentages or digitized data. | + | 1. Data must consist of the original counts, not percentages. Estimates of counts from digitized data will be accepted and marked as such if the original counts are not available. |
2. The database must contain the original taxonomic identifications, with exceptions of exact nomenclatural synonymy. As primary entries, taxa will not be lumped into higher taxonomic groups in the database. For practical reasons, higher-level hierarchies will exist within the database in two ways; the first will be according to pollen morphology, the second according to plant taxonomy. | 2. The database must contain the original taxonomic identifications, with exceptions of exact nomenclatural synonymy. As primary entries, taxa will not be lumped into higher taxonomic groups in the database. For practical reasons, higher-level hierarchies will exist within the database in two ways; the first will be according to pollen morphology, the second according to plant taxonomy. | ||
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5. Restricted data may be used only by permission of the data originator. Appropriate and ethical use of restricted data is the responsibility of the data user. | 5. Restricted data may be used only by permission of the data originator. Appropriate and ethical use of restricted data is the responsibility of the data user. | ||
- | 6. Restrictions on data will expire three years after they are submitted to the EPD. Just prior to the time of expiration, the data originator will be contacted by the EPD database manager with a reminder of the pending change. The originator may extend restricted status for further periods of three years by so informing the EPD each time a three-year period expires. | + | 6. Restrictions on data will expire two years after they are submitted to the EPD, unless data owners request an extension. Up to three two-year extensions can be requested. |
===== C. Contributors ===== | ===== C. Contributors ===== |