Data Policy

     “The value of data lies in their use. Full and open access to scientific data
 should be adopted as the international norm
for the exchange of scientific data derived from publicly funded work”

^{(NRC, 1997 in OECD 2007}}

Data usage and citation

Materials developed by ISRIC are copyrighted, all rights reserved. Reproduction and dissemination of such materials for educational or non-commercial purposes are authorized without any prior written permission from the copyright holders provided the source is fully acknowledged. Reproduction of materials for resale or other commercial purposes is prohibited without prior written permission of the copyright holders. Applications for such permission should be addressed to: Director, ISRIC - World Soil Information, PO Box 353, 6700 AJ Wageningen, the Netherlands or by e-mail to soil.isric@wur.nl.

ISRIC requests you to acknowledge use of the data; this will allow us to gauge the interest and usefulness of our services. Please refer to the dataset documentation for suggested form of acknowledgement and preferred citation.   

ISRIC kindly requests that you send us one reprints or PDF of any publication that uses data received from ISRIC – World Soil Information. This will help us to determine the type and level of use of the data we distribute.

Note: Hyperlinks to non-ISRIC internet sites do not imply any official endorsement of or responsibility for the opinions, ideas, data or products presented at these locations, or guarantee the validity of the informatrion provided. The sole purpose of links to non-ISRIC sites is to indicate further information available on related topics. Copyright for components owned by others than ISRIC must be honoured.

Disclaimer

While every effort has been made to ensure that the data distributed by ISRIC are accurate and reliable, ISRIC assumes no responsibility for any error or omission in the datasets nor for any direct, indirect or consequential damages arising from the use of the Datasets — users are requested to report any errors or deficiencies to ISRIC.

ISRIC reserves the right to modify any information in these webpages and related datasets without notice.

The designations employed and the presentation of the material in the maps do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of ISRIC concerning the legal or constitutional status of any country, territory or sea area, or concerning the delimitation of frontiers.

This Data Policy governs your use of the ISRIC website; by using the website, you accept these terms in full.