Terms of Service
The terms on which MAS Research provides its website and research-support services.
Last updated: September 2026. This is a general template and not a substitute for tailored legal advice.
Nature of our services
MAS Research provides research-support, analysis, methodological, and advisory services. We support and strengthen clients' own research; we do not write papers on a client's behalf, guarantee publication, or manufacture authorship.
Research integrity
Clients are responsible for the integrity, authorship, and ethical approval of their research. We decline work that would misrepresent results, bypass required ethical review, or compromise authorship standards.
Client responsibilities
Clients are responsible for the accuracy and lawful provision of data and materials they share with us, and for obtaining any permissions required to use them.
Deliverables & reproducibility
Unless agreed otherwise, deliverables (including code, datasets we construct, and reports) are provided for the client's use, with documentation to support reproducibility.
Confidentiality
Both parties agree to keep confidential information shared during an engagement in confidence, as further described in our Privacy Policy and any engagement-specific agreement.
Limitation of liability
Our services are provided in good faith and to a professional standard, but research outcomes and editorial or funding decisions are outside our control. Liability is limited to the fees paid for the relevant engagement, to the extent permitted by law.
Contact
Questions about these terms can be sent to help@masresearch.org.