In all Horizon Europe projects, ethics and ethical compliance is an integral and important part of research, and a prerequisite for achieving excellence. The ethical evaluation commences during the proposal phase and remains an ongoing commitment throughout the entire project’s implementation. Moreover, adhering to ethical research practices in accordance with relevant EU, international, and national legal framework holds paramount importance in ensuring the caliber and enduring impact of research outcomes. This document is created to assess the GraspOS project's adherence to the research ethics principles. It also aims to recognize how the GraspOS project addresses ethical, privacy, data protection, and legal concerns associated with the services utilized and developed within the project, specifically at the conclusion of the first reporting period.

This deliverable has been officially accepted by the EC Project Officer. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe framework programme under grant agreement No. 101095129. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the European Research Executive Agency can be held responsible for them.