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AIP UniPHY.org Terms of Use Agreement About the AIP UniPHY Service. The website aipuniphy.org is the leading social networking service for researchers in the physical sciences (the “Service”). Among the key features, the website automatically generates knowledge profiles of persons considered researchers in physical science. These knowledge profiles also reflect connections between researchers. The knowledge profiles are generated using scientific publication information from the AIP database, Searchable Physics Information Notices (SPIN®). These researchers are allowed to register (at which point they become a Member), claim, and edit their knowledge profiles online in order to find and communicate with other researchers. Members are allowed to request that their knowledge profile be removed. The Services consist of the features and services that we make available. 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