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 If you are working on a private, internal dataset, continue by [uploading to `data.neuro.polymtl.ca`](./internal-server.md#new-repository).
 
+Here is a [README](./template_git_repo_README.md) example.
+
 ## Troubleshooting
 
 ### version problems
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+*NAME OF THE DATA REPO*
+=======================
+
+Dataset used for the project: *URL TO GH REPO*
+
+Dataset description: e.g. This dataset is composed of T1w and T2w axial images of the cervical spinal cord.
+
+This dataset was shared by *NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS OF CONTRIBUITORS*, from *NAME OF THE UNIVERSITY THAT SHARED THE DATA*.