Last Updated: April 13, 2025
Please read these Terms of Service ("Terms") carefully before using the Null Compass website and services offered by the Centre for Biomedical Research Transparency (CBMRT).
By accessing or using Null Compass, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to all of these Terms, you may not use our services.
Null Compass, offered by the Centre for Biomedical Research Transparency (CBMRT), provides an AI-powered tool that helps biomedical researchers analyze, classify, frame, and publish negative or inconclusive research findings.
Our service includes a questionnaire, AI-based analysis, classification of research findings, recommendation of publication strategies and venues, and generation of draft abstracts.
When using Null Compass, you agree to:
The content, organization, graphics, design, and other matters related to Null Compass are protected under applicable copyrights, trademarks, and other proprietary rights.
User Content: You retain ownership of the research information you submit. By submitting information to Null Compass, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, store, and process this information to provide our services to you.
AI-Generated Content: The abstracts, recommendations, and analyses generated by our AI system are provided to you for your use. You may use, modify, and incorporate these outputs into your academic publications.
We collect and process your information in accordance with our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. Please review our Privacy Policy to understand our practices.
Our services are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. Null Compass makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, regarding the operation of our services or the information, content, materials, or products included.
Use of AI-Generated Content: While our AI system is designed to provide high-quality analysis and abstracts, we do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or suitability of AI-generated content for publication. You are responsible for reviewing, editing, and verifying any AI-generated content before using it in academic submissions.
Publication Success: We do not guarantee that using our service will result in successful publication of your research. Journal acceptance decisions are made by independent editors and reviewers.
Our microgrant program offers random monthly drawings for users who successfully publish research after using our tool and submit their DOI.
Microgrant recipients are selected randomly from all valid DOI submissions received in the previous month. Award amounts and frequency may change without notice. We reserve the right to verify publication details and the relationship to our tool's recommendations.
CBMRT reserves the right to modify, suspend, or terminate the microgrant program at any time, with or without notice. Participation in the program does not guarantee awards, and the program may be discontinued due to funding limitations, policy changes, or other operational considerations.
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will provide notice of significant changes by posting the updated Terms on our website. Your continued use of Null Compass after such modifications constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms.
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact the Centre for Biomedical Research Transparency (CBMRT) at support@cbmrt.org.