TRR379 Research Metadata System

User interface and API for pooling information across project sites and consortium partners

About

This is the metadata pooling service of TRR379. It is designed to be used by consortium partners to report on data collections and other research activities, in order to communicate them to the consortium at large. Meta data records can be submitted by authorized users and automated processes. Records are stored on a secure server at Forschungszentrum Jülich. Individual record types are classified to either be publicly accessible, or to be available to particular users via authenticated requests only.

The TRR379 Q02 project develops and operates this service.

Components

Editor
Convenient browser-based editor for fast record lookup and entry, using the shacl-vue software.
API
Records can be submitted and retrieved via the dump-things API service. See the documentation for an overview.
Schema
Editor web UI and API are auto-generated from a dedicated schema, ensuring valid and precisely defined semantics.

Data & privacy policy

This service is provided by Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH (FZJ) Institute of Neurosciences and Medicine - Brain and Behaviour
INM-7
Research Centre Jülich
D-52428 Jülich
Germany

The Data Protection Officer (DPO) for Forschungszentrum Jülich is Frank Rinkens. DPO contact address is dsb@fz-juelich.de.

This section describes the personal information we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, and how we protect it. In full compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”), this document also explains the various rights of the data subject, including the right of access and the right to erasure (aka “the right to be forgotten”).

What data do we collect?

Each time this website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the accessing computer. The following data is collected:

This information is collected to be able to fulfill access requests, and to detect and prevent abuse of the provided service. This information is deleted after seven days.

If data records are submitted to this website or the underlying API service, an identifier of the submitter, and the time of submission is stored together with the submitted record. This is necessary to be able to audit a record collection and enable future curation of the record collection. Together with the submitted record data, this information becomes an integral part of any record. It is never deleted, unless specifically requested.

Data protection rights

Every user is entitled to the following:

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact the FZJ DPO.

What are cookies and how are they used on this website?

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information. When this website is visited, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology.

We use cookies to:

These cookies are necessary for the functionality of the website. We do not use third-party and/or advertising cookies.

Privacy policies of other websites

This website might contain links to or embedded content from other websites, especially in user submitted content. Our privacy policy applies only to the this service, if you click on a link to an external website you should inspect their privacy policy.

How Do We Secure Our Infrastructure?

We adhere to a number of industry best practices for securing our infrastructure, which include:

Changes to our privacy policy

Any changes to this privacy policy will be published at this location. This privacy policy was last updated on 18 August 2025.

How to contact us

Any requests regarding this privacy policy should be directed at the FZJ DPO. For other requests regarding this service, contact Michael Hanke.

You have the right to appeal to the data protection supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR). The supervisory authority responsible is:

The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Graurheindorfer Str. 153, 53117 Bonn, Germany
e-mail: poststelle@bfdi.bund.de