Terms of use
Research support with explicit boundaries. The written engagement agreement, not this website, defines the work.
Research use only
Cedar Kestrel provides research-methods and quantitative-analysis support. No patient care, individual diagnosis, medical advice, clinical decision support or regulatory certification is offered through the website.
No guaranteed outcome
Analysis may produce negative, uncertain or inconclusive results. There is no promise of journal acceptance, funding, a positive finding, clinical usefulness or regulatory clearance.
Scope, fees and payment
Deliverables, exclusions, fees, applicable taxes, timing, payment, cancellation and change-control arrangements are agreed in writing. Displayed prices are starting points or fixed-scope offers, not a commitment to undertake every proposed project.
Rights and responsibilities
The commissioning party must have the right to use and share the proposed data and materials. Data use, background intellectual property, new work, reuse and publication arrangements are agreed per engagement. No unlicensed model or dataset reuse is promised.
Scientific integrity
No fabricated results, paid authorship, guaranteed publication or ghostwritten academic assessment is offered. Roles and contributions must be transparent.
Independent evaluation
Model development support and model review are distinguished. A review of work Cedar helped develop is not presented as a fully independent assessment.
Standard-package exclusions
Standard packages do not include regulated GCP or 21 CFR Part 11 delivery. Additional legal, regulatory, ethics or institutional requirements must be assessed before agreement.
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