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Tencent AI Lab NaturalConv Dataset Terms and Conditions

Thank you for your interest in the Tencent AI Lab NaturalConv Dataset.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS CAREFULLY:

BY DOWNLOADING OR OTHERWISE ACCESSING OR USING THE TENCENT AI LAB NATURALCONV 
DATASET (THE “DATASET”), YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD, AND, AS A 
CONDITION TO YOUR USE OF THE DATASET, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY, THE FOLLOWING 
TERMS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING TENCENT’S PRIVACY POLICY [1] AND THE TENCENT SERVICE 
AGREEMENT [2] (TOGETHER, THESE “TERMS”). THE PRIVACY POLICY AND THE SERVICE 
AGREEMENT ARE INCORPORATED BY THIS REFERENCE INTO, AND MADE A PART OF, THESE 
TERMS. IF YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE, OR DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS, THEN YOU DO NOT HAVE 
OUR PERMISSION TO USE THE DATASET. YOUR USE OF THE DATASET, AND TENCENT’S 
PROVISION OF THE DATASET TO YOU, CONSTITUTES AN AGREEMENT BY TENCENT AND BY YOU 
TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS.

1. Dataset Contents. The Dataset consists of annotated dialogues (each, a “Sequence”) 
   and hyperlinks to news articles (each, an “Article”). All references to the Dataset also 
   refer to each of the Sequences and Articles.

2. Ownership. The Sequences were created and annotated by or on behalf of Tencent 
   International Service Pte. Ltd. or its affiliates (“Tencent”). The Dataset is the property of 
   Tencent and is protected by intellectual property and other laws. Tencent reserves all 
   rights to the Dataset not granted expressly in these Terms.

3. Non-Commercial License Grant. Subject to your complete and ongoing compliance with 
   these Terms, Tencent grants you, solely for your personal, non-commercial use, a 
   limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to 
   download, reproduce, and make derivative works of the Dataset, solely for the following 
   permitted uses:
      a. Scientific research, development, and testing; and
      b. Publication in academic papers and display at technology research and 
         development events.

4. License Restrictions. Except as expressly permitted in these Terms, you may not:
      a. Reproduce, distribute, publicly display, or publicly perform, or otherwise use 
         any portion of the Dataset or any derivative work of the Dataset;
      b. Download the Dataset or make the Dataset or any portion of the Dataset 
         available from any source other than Tencent;
      c. Resell or distribute any portion of the Dataset or any derivative work of the 
         Dataset;
      d. Use any portion of the Dataset or any derivative work of the Dataset in any 
         publication, product brochure, or for other advertising or marketing purpose;
      e. Use any portion of the Dataset or any derivative work of the Dataset in any 
         other written work;
      f. Use any portion of the Dataset if you are prohibited under applicable law 
         from doing so, or use any portion of the Dataset in violation of applicable 
         law;
      g. Attempt to do any of the acts described above in (a) through (f) or assist or 
         permit any person in engaging in any of the acts described above in (a) 
         through (f).

5. Disclaimers. The Dataset is provided free of charge, Accordingly, Tencent and its 
   licensors provide the Dataset AS-IS, without warranty of any kind, express or implied. 
   The views and opinions expressed in the Dataset (including the content of the Articles) 
   do not necessarily reflect those of Tencent.

[1] https://www.tencent.com/en-us/privacy-policy.html
[2] https://www.tencent.com/en-us/service-agreement.html