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  False positives could be due to parsing errors but also incorrect attributions: images indicated by the publisher to be CC which are not.
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  More information on our approach can be found in [this blogpost](https://blog.ml6.eu/ai-image-generation-without-copyright-infringement-a9901b64541c).
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- ### Personal and Sensitive Information
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- The released dataset may contain sensitive information such as names, emails and addresses that have previously been published to the Internet.
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- In the event that the dataset contains personal information, researchers should only use public, non-personal information in support of conducting
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- and publishing their [open-access](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_access) research. Personal information should not be used for spamming purposes,
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- including sending unsolicited emails or selling of personal information. Complaints, removal requests, and "do not contact" requests can be sent to info@fondant.ai.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  The PII filtering pipeline for this dataset is still a work in progress. Researchers that wish to contribute to the anonymization pipeline of the project can join
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  [here](https://github.com/ml6team/fondant/tree/main#-contributing).
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  False positives could be due to parsing errors but also incorrect attributions: images indicated by the publisher to be CC which are not.
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  More information on our approach can be found in [this blogpost](https://blog.ml6.eu/ai-image-generation-without-copyright-infringement-a9901b64541c).
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+ ### Privacy statement
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+ It is possible that the dataset contains personal data, in that sense that we link to images with information that relates to an identified or identifiable living individual. We already take steps to reduce the processing of personal information when collecting our dataset, by, for example, (i) removing websites that aggregate large volumes of personal information and (ii) excluding websites that contain sensitive information about individuals.
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+ The data controller
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+ The data controller for the processing under the GDPR is Skyhaus BV (hereafter also referred to as “we” or “our”), a company with its registered seat in Belgium,
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+ 9000 Ghent, Esplanade Oscar Van de Voorde 1, and with the enterprise number 0502.515.626. Our Data Protection Officer can be contacted via [dpo@skyhaus.com](mailto:dpo@skyhaus.com).
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+ We process the personal data lawfully
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+ We base our collection of personal data that is included in the dataset on our legitimate interests according to the GDPR (article 6.1.f GDPR), for the purpose of
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+ establishing an open source framework for data preparation and fine-tuning of foundation models. Please note that we never store the personal data as such and that we
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+ never use the dataset for any other purpose.
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+ Execution of the rights of data subjects.
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+ Individuals have the right to access, correct, restrict, delete, or transfer their personal information that may be included in our dataset.
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+ You can exercise these rights by reaching out to [dpo@skyhaus.com](mailto:dpo@skyhaus.com). Please be aware that some rights may not be absolute and that we may decline a request if
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+ we have a lawful reason for doing so. However, we strive to prioritize the protection of personal information and comply with the GDPR or other privacy laws.
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+ If you feel we have not adequately addressed a request, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.
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  The PII filtering pipeline for this dataset is still a work in progress. Researchers that wish to contribute to the anonymization pipeline of the project can join
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  [here](https://github.com/ml6team/fondant/tree/main#-contributing).
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