Legal
Welcome to the legal corner of Leosphere, where clarity meets obligation, and good manners are encoded in terms and policies.
Here, we lay out your rights, our responsibilities, and the quiet assurances that keep things proper and above board.
Not thrilling, perhaps, but essential, like a well-oiled hinge or a firmly shaken hand.
Privacy and Data Protection
Leosphere is committed to safeguarding the privacy of its contributors, partners, and visitors. All personal data collected through this platform is processed in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679) and applicable national laws.
Data is collected only where necessary for the operation of the platform and to fulfil the project’s objectives. Processing is limited to specific purposes, such as facilitating collaboration, supporting research, and producing reports. Wherever possible, data is minimised, pseudonymised, or anonymised.
Access to personal data is restricted to authorised partners and protected through appropriate technical and organisational measures. Individuals have the right to request access, rectification, or deletion of their personal data in accordance with the law.
Ethical Use of Information
Leosphere promotes responsible and professional exchange. Users must ensure that contributions respect human dignity, fundamental rights, and applicable law.
It is prohibited to upload, share, or use material that:
- Promotes unlawful, discriminatory, or harmful behaviour
- Misuses data for profiling, surveillance, or unrelated commercial purposes
- Undermines public trust in law enforcement, research, or this community
Content that breaches these principles may be removed without notice, and user access may be restricted.
Intellectual Property Rights
Contributions remain the intellectual property of their authors unless otherwise agreed. By submitting material, authors grant Leosphere and its consortium partners a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to use, display, and reference it strictly for project-related purposes.
Commercial use of submitted material is prohibited without the prior written consent of the rights holder. Where contributions are published, authorship will be acknowledged, and copyright and moral rights respected.
Sharing and Open Access
Leosphere supports open knowledge sharing. With the contributor’s consent, material may be published under open licences (such as Creative Commons) to encourage reuse in academic, policing, and security communities.
Contributors must ensure they hold the rights to any material uploaded and must obtain permission and provide attribution for third-party content.
Use of Third-Party Content
Leosphere publishes short summaries of external articles to direct readers to the original source. Where quotations are included, they are limited to what is strictly necessary for illustration or explanation. Each post contains a direct link to the full text.
All rights to original articles, images, and other materials remain with their respective copyright holders. Leosphere.net does not claim ownership of third-party content. Summaries and quotations are provided under applicable citation and fair use/fair dealing principles.
Images and Media
Leosphere is light on images. We only use them to inform, not to embellish our pages.
Unless otherwise indicated, images and media on Leosphere.net are:
- created in-house, if AI generated this is indicated
- used under open licence (e.g. Creative Commons), or
- credited and linked to the original source.
If you are a copyright holder and believe your work has been misused, misquoted, or wish for it to be removed, contact us at info@leo247.net. We will review and, where appropriate, update or remove the material promptly.
Disclaimer
Summaries, commentary, and external links on Leosphere are provided for information only. They do not replace the original publications, which should always be consulted directly.