Lab notebook software data terms

Name: Lab notebook software data terms
Creator: Sell Scientific Data to AI
Published: 2026-10-28
License: https://sellscientificdatatoai.com/terms

8 of 15 lab notebook software vendors whose terms we read reserve the right to use their customers' data in aggregated or anonymised form, read 28 October 2026.

8 of 15 vendors Vendors whose terms reserve aggregated or anonymised use of vendors whose own documents we read, as of 28 Oct 2026

8 of 15 Who owns the business's data: the business the answer given most, of 2

12 of 15 Training AI on the business's data: not stated the answer given most, of 4

8 of 15 Export at exit: not stated the answer given most, of 5

27 Documents on file 33 named; answers each dated, each hash-pinned

Vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use

reserved8 vendors
not stated7 vendors

15 vendors counted, one answer apiece; conflicting documents from one vendor are counted as "varies".

Counts

Row	Value
reserved	8 vendors
not stated	7 vendors

Who owns the business's data

the business8 vendors
not stated7 vendors

Each of 15 vendors answers once.

Counts

Row	Value
the business	8 vendors
not stated	7 vendors

Training AI on the business's data

not stated12 vendors
may train1 vendor
varies1 vendor
will not train1 vendor

Each of 15 vendors answers once.

Counts

Row	Value
not stated	12 vendors
may train	1 vendor
varies	1 vendor
will not train	1 vendor

Export at exit

not stated8 vendors
on request3 vendors
no export promised2 vendors
a number of days1 vendor
varies1 vendor

Each of 15 vendors answers once.

Counts

Row	Value
not stated	8 vendors
on request	3 vendors
no export promised	2 vendors
a number of days	1 vendor
varies	1 vendor

All the answers, vendor by vendor

Every row is a single vendor, and every answer expands to the wording it was taken from, the document it came from and when it was read. "Not stated" is used when the document says nothing on the point.

Where each answer was read (108)

Benchling, Benchling terms of service (free offering), read 2026-10-28, Who owns the business's data: you (or your Institution) exclusively own and reserve all right, title and interest in and to Customer Data and Customer Materials
Benchling, Benchling terms of service (free offering), read 2026-10-28, Vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use: Benchling may collect Usage Data and use it to operate, maintain, secure, improve, and support the Benchling Services and Benchling Sites, and for other lawful business purposes, including benchmarking and reports.
Benchling, Benchling terms of service (free offering), read 2026-10-28, Training AI on the business's data: creating, curating, compiling, and licensing datasets that have been derived from, or incorporate, Public View Customer Data to third parties, including for the purpose of training, developing, evaluating, or improving artificial intelligence or machine learning models.
Benchling, Benchling terms of service (free offering), read 2026-10-28, Export at exit: Beginning sixty (60) days after termination or expiration of these Terms of Service, Benchling may irretrievably erase or archive to inaccessibility, all of your Customer Data stored in the Application Services.
Benchling, Benchling.ai terms of service, read 2026-10-28, Who owns the business's data: As between you and Benchling, you retain all right, title, and interest in and to Customer Data.
Benchling, Benchling.ai terms of service, read 2026-10-28, Vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use: As between the parties, Benchling owns the Derived Data it creates, including all de-identified and aggregated Derived Data (which is not Customer Data);
Benchling, Benchling.ai terms of service, read 2026-10-28, Training AI on the business's data: Benchling will not use your Customer Data to train or fine-tune any artificial intelligence or machine-learning model
Benchling, Benchling.ai terms of service, read 2026-10-28, Export at exit: Nothing on this document answers it (47,679 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Benchling, Benchling main services agreement, read 2026-10-13, Who owns the business's data: Any intellectual property you develop from your Customer Data using the Benchling Services is owned by you.
Benchling, Benchling main services agreement, read 2026-10-13, Vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use: Benchling may collect Usage Data and use it to operate, maintain, secure, improve, and support the Application Services and the Benchling Installed Software, and for other lawful business purposes, including benchmarking and reports.
Benchling, Benchling main services agreement, read 2026-10-13, Training AI on the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (66,299 characters of document text, read 2026-10-13).
Benchling, Benchling main services agreement, read 2026-10-13, Export at exit: After sixty (60) days following termination or expiration of all Sales Orders, Benchling may, but is not bound to, irretrievably erase, or archive to inaccessibility, any Customer Data stored in the Application Services.
Benchling, Benchling service-specific terms, read 2026-10-28, Who owns the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (20,043 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Benchling, Benchling service-specific terms, read 2026-10-28, Vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use: and (5) aggregated and de-identified data.
Benchling, Benchling service-specific terms, read 2026-10-28, Training AI on the business's data: governed by the AI Terms, including the no-training commitment in Section 4.1 of the AI Terms.
Benchling, Benchling service-specific terms, read 2026-10-28, Export at exit: Nothing on this document answers it (20,043 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Collaborative Drug Discovery (CDD Vault), CDD Vault privacy policy, read 2026-10-28, Who owns the business's data: CDD will not review, share, distribute, or reference any such User Data except as approved by the owner of the data, or as may be required by law.
Collaborative Drug Discovery (CDD Vault), CDD Vault privacy policy, read 2026-10-28, Vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use: Nothing on this document answers it (14,008 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Collaborative Drug Discovery (CDD Vault), CDD Vault privacy policy, read 2026-10-28, Training AI on the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (14,008 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Collaborative Drug Discovery (CDD Vault), CDD Vault privacy policy, read 2026-10-28, Export at exit: Nothing on this document answers it (14,008 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Dryad, Dryad privacy policy, read 2026-10-28, Who owns the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (4,578 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Dryad, Dryad privacy policy, read 2026-10-28, Vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use: Aggregate information or individual information that does not personally identify a Submitter or User can be shared with third parties without restriction.
Dryad, Dryad privacy policy, read 2026-10-28, Training AI on the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (4,578 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Dryad, Dryad privacy policy, read 2026-10-28, Export at exit: Nothing on this document answers it (4,578 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Dryad, Dryad end user terms of service, read 2026-10-28, Who owns the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (14,377 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Dryad, Dryad end user terms of service, read 2026-10-28, Vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use: Nothing on this document answers it (14,377 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Dryad, Dryad end user terms of service, read 2026-10-28, Training AI on the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (14,377 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Dryad, Dryad end user terms of service, read 2026-10-28, Export at exit: Nothing on this document answers it (14,377 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Genemod, Genemod privacy policy, read 2026-10-28, Who owns the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (28,020 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Genemod, Genemod privacy policy, read 2026-10-28, Vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use: We may use personal information and other information about you to create de-identified and/or aggregated information
Genemod, Genemod privacy policy, read 2026-10-28, Training AI on the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (28,020 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Genemod, Genemod privacy policy, read 2026-10-28, Export at exit: Nothing on this document answers it (28,020 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Genemod, Genemod terms of service, read 2026-10-28, Who owns the business's data: You may store, transmit, or publish content created by you using the Services (which you or your institution or employer may own, depending on the agreement you have with your institution or employer).
Genemod, Genemod terms of service, read 2026-10-28, Vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use: Nothing on this document answers it (27,783 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Genemod, Genemod terms of service, read 2026-10-28, Training AI on the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (27,783 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Genemod, Genemod terms of service, read 2026-10-28, Export at exit: Nothing on this document answers it (27,783 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Harvard Dataverse, Harvard Dataverse general terms of use, read 2026-10-28, Who owns the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (26,388 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Harvard Dataverse, Harvard Dataverse general terms of use, read 2026-10-28, Vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use: Nothing on this document answers it (26,388 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Harvard Dataverse, Harvard Dataverse general terms of use, read 2026-10-28, Training AI on the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (26,388 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Harvard Dataverse, Harvard Dataverse general terms of use, read 2026-10-28, Export at exit: Nothing on this document answers it (26,388 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
LabArchives, LabArchives Enterprise Terms and Conditions, read 2026-10-28, Who owns the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (38,669 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
LabArchives, LabArchives Enterprise Terms and Conditions, read 2026-10-28, Vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use: Nothing on this document answers it (38,669 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
LabArchives, LabArchives Enterprise Terms and Conditions, read 2026-10-28, Training AI on the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (38,669 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
LabArchives, LabArchives Enterprise Terms and Conditions, read 2026-10-28, Export at exit: LabArchives will maintain all of the data of Customer’s Authorized Users in a "Read Only" format during the term of this Agreement, and for a reasonable period of time no less than three years post termination of the license.
LabArchives, LabArchives Standard Terms and Conditions, read 2026-10-28, Who owns the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (37,987 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
LabArchives, LabArchives Standard Terms and Conditions, read 2026-10-28, Vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use: Nothing on this document answers it (37,987 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
LabArchives, LabArchives Standard Terms and Conditions, read 2026-10-28, Training AI on the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (37,987 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
LabArchives, LabArchives Standard Terms and Conditions, read 2026-10-28, Export at exit: LabArchives will maintain all of the data of Customer’s Authorized Users in a "Read Only" format during the term of this Agreement, and for a reasonable period of time no less than three years post termination of the license.
Labfolder, Labfolder cloud terms of use, read 2026-10-28, Who owns the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (32,007 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Labfolder, Labfolder cloud terms of use, read 2026-10-28, Vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use: Nothing on this document answers it (32,007 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Labfolder, Labfolder cloud terms of use, read 2026-10-28, Training AI on the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (32,007 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Labfolder, Labfolder cloud terms of use, read 2026-10-28, Export at exit: Data uploaded or stored in the cloud version can be accessed, downloaded, or exported by the user under the user account.
Labguru (Cenevo), BioData privacy policy, read 2026-10-28, Who owns the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (30,379 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Labguru (Cenevo), BioData privacy policy, read 2026-10-28, Vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use: We may use this anonymous or de-identified information and/or disclose it to third parties without restrictions
Labguru (Cenevo), BioData privacy policy, read 2026-10-28, Training AI on the business's data: we may or will anonymize or de-identify your Personal Data and further use it for internal and external purposes, including, without limitation, to analyze and improve BioData services and other products and offers (for example, through the use of artificial intelligence) and for research purposes.
Labguru (Cenevo), BioData privacy policy, read 2026-10-28, Export at exit: Nothing on this document answers it (30,379 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Labguru (Cenevo), Labguru website terms of use, read 2026-10-28, Who owns the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (17,483 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Labguru (Cenevo), Labguru website terms of use, read 2026-10-28, Vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use: Nothing on this document answers it (17,483 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Labguru (Cenevo), Labguru website terms of use, read 2026-10-28, Training AI on the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (17,483 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Labguru (Cenevo), Labguru website terms of use, read 2026-10-28, Export at exit: BioData may terminate your access to all or any part of the Service at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately, which may result in the forfeiture and destruction of all information associated with your account, including User Submissions.
Labstep (STARLIMS), Labstep terms and conditions, read 2026-10-28, Who owns the business's data: As between Customer and Labstep, Customer shall own all Intellectual Property Rights in and to the Customer Data.
Labstep (STARLIMS), Labstep terms and conditions, read 2026-10-28, Vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use: Labstep may use, during and after these Labstep Terms, Usage Data for its own business purposes, such as operating and improving the Labstep Services, and developing new products and services.
Labstep (STARLIMS), Labstep terms and conditions, read 2026-10-28, Training AI on the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (167,094 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Labstep (STARLIMS), Labstep terms and conditions, read 2026-10-28, Export at exit: Termination or expiration of the Subscription Term, without timely renewal, may result in the deletion of Customer’s Content therein.
Mendeley Data (Elsevier), Mendeley terms of use, read 2026-10-28, Who owns the business's data: We do not claim any ownership rights in your or any other user’s Content.
Mendeley Data (Elsevier), Mendeley terms of use, read 2026-10-28, Vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use: generating anonymous aggregate statistical information regarding the interests, habits and reading patterns of all users
Mendeley Data (Elsevier), Mendeley terms of use, read 2026-10-28, Training AI on the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (18,043 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Mendeley Data (Elsevier), Mendeley terms of use, read 2026-10-28, Export at exit: you may delete your Content at any time using the automated account deactivation tool.
protocols.io, protocols.io privacy policy, read 2026-10-28, Who owns the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (41,036 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
protocols.io, protocols.io privacy policy, read 2026-10-28, Vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use: In some circumstances, we may anonymize your Personal Information so that it can no longer be associated with you, in which case it is no longer Personal Information and may be retained for longer periods of time.
protocols.io, protocols.io privacy policy, read 2026-10-28, Training AI on the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (41,036 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
protocols.io, protocols.io privacy policy, read 2026-10-28, Export at exit: Nothing on this document answers it (41,036 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
protocols.io, protocols.io terms of service, read 2026-10-28, Who owns the business's data: Content generated by our users belongs to the users and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY).
protocols.io, protocols.io terms of service, read 2026-10-28, Vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use: Nothing on this document answers it (56,790 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
protocols.io, protocols.io terms of service, read 2026-10-28, Training AI on the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (56,790 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
protocols.io, protocols.io terms of service, read 2026-10-28, Export at exit: Nothing on this document answers it (56,790 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
ResearchSpace (RSpace), RSpace terms and conditions, read 2026-10-28, Who owns the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (12,061 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
ResearchSpace (RSpace), RSpace terms and conditions, read 2026-10-28, Vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use: Nothing on this document answers it (12,061 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
ResearchSpace (RSpace), RSpace terms and conditions, read 2026-10-28, Training AI on the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (12,061 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
ResearchSpace (RSpace), RSpace terms and conditions, read 2026-10-28, Export at exit: Nothing on this document answers it (12,061 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
ResearchSpace (RSpace), RSpace privacy policy, read 2026-10-28, Who owns the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (9,446 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
ResearchSpace (RSpace), RSpace privacy policy, read 2026-10-28, Vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use: Nothing on this document answers it (9,446 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
ResearchSpace (RSpace), RSpace privacy policy, read 2026-10-28, Training AI on the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (9,446 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
ResearchSpace (RSpace), RSpace privacy policy, read 2026-10-28, Export at exit: Nothing on this document answers it (9,446 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
SciNote, SciNote help article on closure, read 2026-10-28, Who owns the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (1,999 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
SciNote, SciNote help article on closure, read 2026-10-28, Vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use: Nothing on this document answers it (1,999 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
SciNote, SciNote help article on closure, read 2026-10-28, Training AI on the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (1,999 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
SciNote, SciNote help article on closure, read 2026-10-28, Export at exit: Even in the (very unlikely case) of our company closing, we would give you a 30 day period to access your data.
SciNote, SciNote Terms of Service, read 2026-10-28, Who owns the business's data: We claim no ownership or intellectual property or other rights over such Research Data.
SciNote, SciNote Terms of Service, read 2026-10-28, Vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use: Nothing on this document answers it (59,547 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
SciNote, SciNote Terms of Service, read 2026-10-28, Training AI on the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (59,547 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
SciNote, SciNote Terms of Service, read 2026-10-28, Export at exit: “Termination Period” means a period of a maximum of 30 days, starting on the day the notice of termination of Contract is received by the other Party
SciNote, SciNote data protection page, read 2026-10-28, Who owns the business's data: SciNote does not claim any ownership over your research data.
SciNote, SciNote data protection page, read 2026-10-28, Vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use: Nothing on this document answers it (9,685 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
SciNote, SciNote data protection page, read 2026-10-28, Training AI on the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (9,685 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
SciNote, SciNote data protection page, read 2026-10-28, Export at exit: Have full data portability for data export and migration, so you maintain exit freedom.
Scispot, Scispot privacy policy, read 2026-10-28, Who owns the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (12,473 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Scispot, Scispot privacy policy, read 2026-10-28, Vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use: We may share non-identifying and aggregated information with third parties for research, analysis, or other similar purposes.
Scispot, Scispot privacy policy, read 2026-10-28, Training AI on the business's data: Data transmitted through the MCP server is not used by Scispot to train, fine-tune, or improve any artificial intelligence or machine learning models.
Scispot, Scispot privacy policy, read 2026-10-28, Export at exit: Nothing on this document answers it (12,473 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Zenodo (CERN), Zenodo general policies, read 2026-10-28, Who owns the business's data: By uploading content, no change of ownership is implied and no property rights are transferred to CERN.
Zenodo (CERN), Zenodo general policies, read 2026-10-28, Vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use: Nothing on this document answers it (5,634 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Zenodo (CERN), Zenodo general policies, read 2026-10-28, Training AI on the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (5,634 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Zenodo (CERN), Zenodo general policies, read 2026-10-28, Export at exit: Nothing on this document answers it (5,634 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Zenodo (CERN), Zenodo terms of use, read 2026-10-28, Who owns the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (3,688 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Zenodo (CERN), Zenodo terms of use, read 2026-10-28, Vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use: Nothing on this document answers it (3,688 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Zenodo (CERN), Zenodo terms of use, read 2026-10-28, Training AI on the business's data: Nothing on this document answers it (3,688 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).
Zenodo (CERN), Zenodo terms of use, read 2026-10-28, Export at exit: Nothing on this document answers it (3,688 characters of document text, read 2026-10-28).

Not counted on this board

5 named documents fell outside what this board reads once we had read them; their reasons follow. They are tallied, never scored as answers.

LabArchives, Privacy Policy - Dotmatics: the URL redirects to another company's privacy policy (Dotmatics), already read for another site; not LabArchives' own terms
eLabFTW (Deltablot), eLabFTW - free open source ELN: a product home page or document index, not terms: it states no clause on ownership, aggregated use, AI training or export
openBIS (ETH Zurich), openBIS | The flexible FAIR data management solution for your scientific research: a product home page or document index, not terms: it states no clause on ownership, aggregated use, AI training or export
Chemotion (KIT), Chemotion: a product home page or document index, not terms: it states no clause on ownership, aggregated use, AI training or export
LabCollector (AgileBio), Agreements & Requirements - LabCollector: a product home page or document index, not terms: it states no clause on ownership, aggregated use, AI training or export

How the figures are worked out

Each vendor's own published terms were read through estate-fetch and stored whole (sha256 on every row).

For every document, four questions were answered from the vendor's own words: who owns the business's data, vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use, training AI on the business's data, export at exit.

Every stated answer carries the sentence it rests on, checked against the stored text; 'not stated' means the document read does not address the question.

A vendor with several documents reads 'varies' where they disagree.

15 vendors, 27 documents.

1 named document waits to be read; it is left out of every count.

The 33 pages we read

LabArchives, LabArchives-Standard-Terms-and-Conditions.pdf (cited for reporting; the vendor's own published terms)
LabArchives, LabArchives-Enterprise-Terms&Conditions.pdf (cited for reporting; the vendor's own published terms)
LabArchives, LabArchives-Standard-Terms-of-Use.pdf (not yet read)
LabArchives, Privacy Policy - Dotmatics (read, set aside)
SciNote, Terms of Service - SciNote (cited for reporting; the vendor's own published terms)
SciNote, Data Protection, Security & IP in SciNote ELN - SciNote (cited for reporting; the vendor's own published terms)
SciNote, What happens to my data if SciNote goes out of business? (cited for reporting; the vendor's own published terms)
Labfolder, Labfolder by SciSure | Terms of Use - Cloud (cited for reporting; the vendor's own published terms)
ResearchSpace (RSpace), Terms & Conditions | RSpace (cited for reporting; the vendor's own published terms)
ResearchSpace (RSpace), Privacy Policy | RSpace (cited for reporting; the vendor's own published terms)
protocols.io, Terms of Service | protocols.io (cited for reporting; the vendor's own published terms)
protocols.io, Privacy Policy | protocols.io (cited for reporting; the vendor's own published terms)
Zenodo (CERN), Terms of Use | Zenodo (cited for reporting; the vendor's own published terms)
Zenodo (CERN), Policies | Zenodo (cited for reporting; the vendor's own published terms)
Dryad, Dryad | End User Terms of Service (cited for reporting; the vendor's own published terms)
Dryad, Dryad | Privacy policy (cited for reporting; the vendor's own published terms)
Genemod, Terms of Service (cited for reporting; the vendor's own published terms)
Genemod, Privacy Policy (cited for reporting; the vendor's own published terms)
Scispot, Privacy Policy (cited for reporting; the vendor's own published terms)
Mendeley Data (Elsevier), Terms | Mendeley (cited for reporting; the vendor's own published terms)
Benchling, Terms of Service (cited for reporting; the vendor's own published terms)
Benchling, Benchling.ai Terms of Service | Benchling (cited for reporting; the vendor's own published terms)
Benchling, Benchling Main Services Agreement (cited for reporting; the vendor's own published terms)
Benchling, Service-Specific Terms | Benchling (cited for reporting; the vendor's own published terms)
Labguru (Cenevo), View the Website Terms of Use | Labguru (cited for reporting; the vendor's own published terms)
Labguru (Cenevo), BioData Privacy Policy | Labguru (cited for reporting; the vendor's own published terms)
Labstep (STARLIMS), Terms & Conditions (cited for reporting; the vendor's own published terms)
Collaborative Drug Discovery (CDD Vault), Privacy Policy | CDD Vault (cited for reporting; the vendor's own published terms)
Harvard Dataverse, General Terms of Use | Dataverse Support (cited for reporting; the vendor's own published terms)
eLabFTW (Deltablot), eLabFTW - free open source ELN (read, set aside)
openBIS (ETH Zurich), openBIS | The flexible FAIR data management solution for your scientific research (read, set aside)
Chemotion (KIT), Chemotion (read, set aside)
LabCollector (AgileBio), Agreements & Requirements - LabCollector (read, set aside)

Use this figure

8 of 15 lab notebook software vendors whose terms we read reserve the right to use their customers' data in aggregated or anonymised form, read 28 October 2026.

Who owns the business's data, by vendor: the business 8 of 15, not stated 7 of 15 (lab notebook software terms, read 28 October 2026).

Vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use, by vendor: reserved 8 of 15, not stated 7 of 15 (lab notebook software terms, read 28 October 2026).

Training AI on the business's data, by vendor: not stated 12 of 15, may train 1 of 15, varies 1 of 15, will not train 1 of 15 (lab notebook software terms, read 28 October 2026).

Export at exit, by vendor: not stated 8 of 15, on request 3 of 15, no export promised 2 of 15, a number of days 1 of 15, varies 1 of 15 (lab notebook software terms, read 28 October 2026).

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Vendor	Who owns the business's data	Vendor keeps aggregated or anonymised use	Training AI on the business's data	Export at exit
Benchling	the business you (or your Institution) exclusively own and reserve all right, title and interest in and to Customer Data and Customer Materials Benchling terms of service (free offering) As between you and Benchling, you retain all right, title, and interest in and to Customer Data. Benchling.ai terms of service Any intellectual property you develop from your Customer Data using the Benchling Services is owned by you. Benchling main services agreement Not addressed in Benchling service-specific terms	reserved Benchling may collect Usage Data and use it to operate, maintain, secure, improve, and support the Benchling Services and Benchling Sites, and for other lawful business purposes, including benchmarking and reports. Benchling terms of service (free offering) As between the parties, Benchling owns the Derived Data it creates, including all de-identified and aggregated Derived Data (which is not Customer Data); Benchling.ai terms of service Benchling may collect Usage Data and use it to operate, maintain, secure, improve, and support the Application Services and the Benchling Installed Software, and for other lawful business purposes, including benchmarking and reports. Benchling main services agreement and (5) aggregated and de-identified data. Benchling service-specific terms	varies by document creating, curating, compiling, and licensing datasets that have been derived from, or incorporate, Public View Customer Data to third parties, including for the purpose of training, developing, evaluating, or improving artificial intelligence or machine learning models. Benchling terms of service (free offering) Benchling will not use your Customer Data to train or fine-tune any artificial intelligence or machine-learning model Benchling.ai terms of service Not addressed in Benchling main services agreement governed by the AI Terms, including the no-training commitment in Section 4.1 of the AI Terms. Benchling service-specific terms	60 days Beginning sixty (60) days after termination or expiration of these Terms of Service, Benchling may irretrievably erase or archive to inaccessibility, all of your Customer Data stored in the Application Services. Benchling terms of service (free offering) Not addressed in Benchling.ai terms of service After sixty (60) days following termination or expiration of all Sales Orders, Benchling may, but is not bound to, irretrievably erase, or archive to inaccessibility, any Customer Data stored in the Application Services. Benchling main services agreement Not addressed in Benchling service-specific terms
Collaborative Drug Discovery (CDD Vault)	the business CDD will not review, share, distribute, or reference any such User Data except as approved by the owner of the data, or as may be required by law. CDD Vault privacy policy	not stated Not addressed in CDD Vault privacy policy	not stated Not addressed in CDD Vault privacy policy	not stated Not addressed in CDD Vault privacy policy
Dryad	not stated Not addressed in Dryad end user terms of service Not addressed in Dryad privacy policy	reserved Not addressed in Dryad end user terms of service Aggregate information or individual information that does not personally identify a Submitter or User can be shared with third parties without restriction. Dryad privacy policy	not stated Not addressed in Dryad end user terms of service Not addressed in Dryad privacy policy	not stated Not addressed in Dryad end user terms of service Not addressed in Dryad privacy policy
Genemod	the business You may store, transmit, or publish content created by you using the Services (which you or your institution or employer may own, depending on the agreement you have with your institution or employer). Genemod terms of service Not addressed in Genemod privacy policy	reserved Not addressed in Genemod terms of service We may use personal information and other information about you to create de-identified and/or aggregated information Genemod privacy policy	not stated Not addressed in Genemod terms of service Not addressed in Genemod privacy policy	not stated Not addressed in Genemod terms of service Not addressed in Genemod privacy policy
Harvard Dataverse	not stated Not addressed in Harvard Dataverse general terms of use	not stated Not addressed in Harvard Dataverse general terms of use	not stated Not addressed in Harvard Dataverse general terms of use	not stated Not addressed in Harvard Dataverse general terms of use
LabArchives	not stated Not addressed in LabArchives Standard Terms and Conditions Not addressed in LabArchives Enterprise Terms and Conditions	not stated Not addressed in LabArchives Standard Terms and Conditions Not addressed in LabArchives Enterprise Terms and Conditions	not stated Not addressed in LabArchives Standard Terms and Conditions Not addressed in LabArchives Enterprise Terms and Conditions	on request LabArchives will maintain all of the data of Customer’s Authorized Users in a "Read Only" format during the term of this Agreement, and for a reasonable period of time no less than three years post termination of the license. LabArchives Standard Terms and Conditions LabArchives will maintain all of the data of Customer’s Authorized Users in a "Read Only" format during the term of this Agreement, and for a reasonable period of time no less than three years post termination of the license. LabArchives Enterprise Terms and Conditions
Labfolder	not stated Not addressed in Labfolder cloud terms of use	not stated Not addressed in Labfolder cloud terms of use	not stated Not addressed in Labfolder cloud terms of use	on request Data uploaded or stored in the cloud version can be accessed, downloaded, or exported by the user under the user account. Labfolder cloud terms of use
Labguru (Cenevo)	not stated Not addressed in Labguru website terms of use Not addressed in BioData privacy policy	reserved Not addressed in Labguru website terms of use We may use this anonymous or de-identified information and/or disclose it to third parties without restrictions BioData privacy policy	may train Not addressed in Labguru website terms of use we may or will anonymize or de-identify your Personal Data and further use it for internal and external purposes, including, without limitation, to analyze and improve BioData services and other products and offers (for example, through the use of artificial intelligence) and for research purposes. BioData privacy policy	no export promised BioData may terminate your access to all or any part of the Service at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately, which may result in the forfeiture and destruction of all information associated with your account, including User Submissions. Labguru website terms of use Not addressed in BioData privacy policy
Labstep (STARLIMS)	the business As between Customer and Labstep, Customer shall own all Intellectual Property Rights in and to the Customer Data. Labstep terms and conditions	reserved Labstep may use, during and after these Labstep Terms, Usage Data for its own business purposes, such as operating and improving the Labstep Services, and developing new products and services. Labstep terms and conditions	not stated Not addressed in Labstep terms and conditions	no export promised Termination or expiration of the Subscription Term, without timely renewal, may result in the deletion of Customer’s Content therein. Labstep terms and conditions
Mendeley Data (Elsevier)	the business We do not claim any ownership rights in your or any other user’s Content. Mendeley terms of use	reserved generating anonymous aggregate statistical information regarding the interests, habits and reading patterns of all users Mendeley terms of use	not stated Not addressed in Mendeley terms of use	on request you may delete your Content at any time using the automated account deactivation tool. Mendeley terms of use
protocols.io	the business Content generated by our users belongs to the users and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY). protocols.io terms of service Not addressed in protocols.io privacy policy	reserved Not addressed in protocols.io terms of service In some circumstances, we may anonymize your Personal Information so that it can no longer be associated with you, in which case it is no longer Personal Information and may be retained for longer periods of time. protocols.io privacy policy	not stated Not addressed in protocols.io terms of service Not addressed in protocols.io privacy policy	not stated Not addressed in protocols.io terms of service Not addressed in protocols.io privacy policy
ResearchSpace (RSpace)	not stated Not addressed in RSpace terms and conditions Not addressed in RSpace privacy policy	not stated Not addressed in RSpace terms and conditions Not addressed in RSpace privacy policy	not stated Not addressed in RSpace terms and conditions Not addressed in RSpace privacy policy	not stated Not addressed in RSpace terms and conditions Not addressed in RSpace privacy policy
SciNote	the business We claim no ownership or intellectual property or other rights over such Research Data. SciNote Terms of Service SciNote does not claim any ownership over your research data. SciNote data protection page Not addressed in SciNote help article on closure	not stated Not addressed in SciNote Terms of Service Not addressed in SciNote data protection page Not addressed in SciNote help article on closure	not stated Not addressed in SciNote Terms of Service Not addressed in SciNote data protection page Not addressed in SciNote help article on closure	varies by document “Termination Period” means a period of a maximum of 30 days, starting on the day the notice of termination of Contract is received by the other Party SciNote Terms of Service Have full data portability for data export and migration, so you maintain exit freedom. SciNote data protection page Even in the (very unlikely case) of our company closing, we would give you a 30 day period to access your data. SciNote help article on closure
Scispot	not stated Not addressed in Scispot privacy policy	reserved We may share non-identifying and aggregated information with third parties for research, analysis, or other similar purposes. Scispot privacy policy	will not train Data transmitted through the MCP server is not used by Scispot to train, fine-tune, or improve any artificial intelligence or machine learning models. Scispot privacy policy	not stated Not addressed in Scispot privacy policy
Zenodo (CERN)	the business Not addressed in Zenodo terms of use By uploading content, no change of ownership is implied and no property rights are transferred to CERN. Zenodo general policies	not stated Not addressed in Zenodo terms of use Not addressed in Zenodo general policies	not stated Not addressed in Zenodo terms of use Not addressed in Zenodo general policies	not stated Not addressed in Zenodo terms of use Not addressed in Zenodo general policies