Third-Party Vendors
COS uses several third-party vendors to help operate OSF and its suite of products. This document provides a list of third-party vendors and their purposes, organized by category. Please refer to our Privacy Policy to understand why and when COS shares information with third-party vendors.
Cloud-computing Services
Purpose: to host web services and to store and back-up operational data, logs, and files uploaded to OSF Storage.
Site Analytics
Purpose: to track and aggregate activity and usage on OSF and its suite of products.
Monitoring
Purpose: to track error logs on OSF and its suite of products.
Spam Detection
Purpose: to automate spam detection.
DOIs
Purpose: to issue DOIs for OSF projects, registrations, and preprints.
User Support
Purpose: to provide user support and log user feedback.
Relationship Management
Purpose: to document partnerships, events, and member activity
Communication
Purpose: to track transactional and engagement emails sent from OSF and its suite of products to users.
