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LDS legal and technical helpdesks

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The legal and technical helpdesks of the European Language Data Space (LDS) will support users during the testing phase and beyond, providing assistance regarding any questions or issues. 

  • Legal helpdesk

    The legal helpdesk provides legal advice and assistance to all the stakeholders involved in the LDS, maintaining the legal requirements of the LDS in agreement with the EC. In more detail, the Legal Desk will provide guidance for legal questions related to the collection and sharing of language resources and language models, licensing schemes, Intellectual Property Rights clearance, Data Protection Requirements as well as confidentiality aspects. These may include:

    • questions related to any kind of utilisation of language resources and language models in the LDS;
    • legal LDS utilisation queries, e.g., user roles, how to exploit the LDS by clearing specific legal aspects, etc.;
    • other legal questions. 

    Furthermore, the legal helpdesk supports the drafting of legal agreements as established in the Multi-Stakeholder Data and Services Governance Scheme, including data protection documents or data processing agreements, where required.

  • Technical helpdesk

    The technical helpdesk provides technical advice and assistance to all stakeholders involved in the LDS, providing first-line support to questions related to technical advice and assistance requests. These may include:

    • general troubleshooting and assistance on the usage of the LDS;
    • technical support for data providers, e.g., validation of the technical compliance of the provided data assets;
    • exceptional LDS registration requests.

    Furthermore, the technical helpdesk will support the drafting of functional agreements as established in the Multi-Stakeholder Data and Services Governance Scheme.

Contact us

For any technical issue regarding the website, for legal or technical questions concerning the Language Data Space, or if you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to us by using the contact form below.

A number of pre-set topics is available. Summarising your request in the subject field will help us involve the staff best suited to address your needs.

Before contacting us, you might want to explore our FAQ section to access further information and documentation.