Terms of Service

OpenRLens (“we”, “us”, “our”) is an independent research intelligence platform that provides signals on institutional research quality derived from open scholarly APIs. By accessing or using OpenRLens at openrlens.com, you agree to these Terms of Service.

OpenRLens is a software platform providing access to research analytics tools. It does not provide consulting, advisory, or professional services of any kind.

OpenRLens is available to anyone worldwide. You must be at least 16 years old to create an account. By registering, you confirm that the information you provide is accurate.

Prices are in US Dollars (USD). Billing is handled by LemonSqueezy, who acts as the merchant of record. Subscriptions renew automatically each month until cancelled.

You may cancel your paid subscription at any time from your account settings. On cancellation, you retain access to paid features until the end of your current billing period. No further charges will be made after cancellation.

The following are strictly prohibited:

• NOT ALLOWEDUse OpenRLens to produce misleading or fraudulent academic assessments
• NOT ALLOWEDScrape, crawl, or systematically extract data from the platform by automated means
• NOT ALLOWEDReverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to derive the source code or methodology of OpenRLens
• NOT ALLOWEDCopy or replicate the platform’s UI, scoring system, or metric framework to build a competing service
• NOT ALLOWEDShare your account credentials with others
• NOT ALLOWEDUse the platform in any way that violates applicable law

All research signals are derived from publicly available open scholarly APIs (OpenAlex, Crossref, Europe PMC, CORE, OpenAIRE, NIH RePORTER, UKRI, NSF). We do not store personal academic data. For analytics, IP addresses are one-way hashed and never stored in raw form. See our privacy section on the About page for full details.

The OpenRLens platform — including its source code, scoring methodology, metric definitions, algorithms, user interface, visual design, and all associated content — is the exclusive intellectual property of its creator and is protected by copyright law. All rights reserved.

You may not copy, reproduce, modify, distribute, create derivative works from, or reverse-engineer any part of the OpenRLens platform or its outputs without prior written permission.

Underlying academic metadata belongs to the respective open data providers (OpenAlex, Crossref, Europe PMC, CORE, and others). NIRF rankings data is © Ministry of Education, Government of India.

You may use results and outputs from OpenRLens for personal, academic, or internal business purposes (e.g. citing a metric in a report or presentation). You may not resell, republish, or redistribute OpenRLens outputs as a standalone data product or service.

OpenRLens is provided “as is”. Signals are derived from open metadata which may be incomplete or contain errors. Results should be used as one input among many in academic decision-making — not as the sole basis for admissions, employment, or funding decisions. We make no warranties as to accuracy, completeness, or fitness for a particular purpose.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, OpenRLens and its creators shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the platform. Our total liability for any claim shall not exceed the amount you paid us in the 3 months preceding the claim.

We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be notified by email (for paid users) or via a notice on the platform. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the European Union. Any disputes shall be resolved in accordance with applicable EU consumer protection regulations.

Questions about these Terms? Email us at info@openrlens.com.