Terms of Use for Open Data Portals and Datasets
Description
All data and datasets published by Somalia on this Open Data Portal are provided under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0). The Somali National Bureau of Statistics (SNBS) provides users with access to the Portal free of charge, subject to the terms of this agreement and the general Terms and Conditions which are incorporated into these Data Portal Terms. While this Portal is governed by the CC-BY 4.0 License, the general Terms and Conditions of the SNBS website are also applicable to this Portal. Where these Portal Terms conflict with the general Terms and Conditions, the general Terms and Conditions shall prevail. Use of data derived from the datasets, which may appear in formats such as tables and charts, is also subject to these Terms.
License Grant
Users are encouraged to use the datasets on this site to benefit themselves and others in creative ways. Users are permitted to extract, download, and make copies of the data contained in the datasets, as well as share the data with third parties within the terms of use listed below while citing the data source. By using or downloading the datasets on the Data portal of Somalia or the Open Data Platform of the SNBS, you are agreeing to comply with the Terms and Conditions of a CC-BY 4.0 License, as well as the terms specified in this License. The SNBS hereby grants users a worldwide, royalty-free, non-sublicensable, non-exclusive, and irrevocable freedom to use the data and databases under the following terms:
YOU ARE FREE TO:
Distribution
Copy and/or redistribute the data.
Reproduction
Reproduce” means to make copies of the Work by any means including without limitation by sound or visual recordings, as well as the right of fixation and reproducing fixations of the Work, including storage of a protected performance or phonogram in digital form or other electronic medium.
Derivative Works
Create or produce derivative works of the data.
YOU ARE OBLIGATED TO:
Attribution
Users must attribute any public use of the database, or works produced from the database, to the author and/or owner of the copyrighted material, which includes providing a link to the data source. However, it must also be clearly indicated that the licensor, the Somali National Bureau of Statistics, does not endorse any resulting works created from the data.
Attribution must be formatted in the following manner: Somali National Bureau of Statistics, Dataset name: Dataset link.
When sharing, transferring, or redistributing data from this Platform to other users, users must include the same acknowledgment requirement in any sub-licenses of the data that is granted, and a requirement that sub-licensees do the same.
Notice
Keep copyright and license notices intact. For any use or redistribution of data or works produced from the database, users must make clear to others the license of the database and keep intact any copyrights and notices on the original database. You also may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from utilizing the data in a manner that this license permits.
State Changes
Users must indicate in their works which changes have been made to the original licensed work in a manner that permits attribution.
Additional Information
No endorsement: Nothing in this Public License constitutes or may be construed as permission to assert or imply that you are, or that your use of the Licensed Material is connected with, sponsored, endorsed, or granted official status by the Licensor, the Somali National Bureau of Statistics, or others designated to receive attribution. The Somali National Bureau of Statistics reserves the right to prosecute, to the fullest extent of the law, any use of our datasets in a manner that falsifies, misrepresents, disparages, or fraudulently uses the materials provided on these datasets.
Privacy: The Somali National Bureau of Statistics will not publish private or confidential information as open data or any other information that has implications on public safety or national security.
Data publishing: The data published on this platform is available in both human and machine-readable formats, with a preference for open standards to encourage wide reuse. The Somali National Bureau of Statistics confirms that all data available on this platform is maintained and updated at regular, periodic intervals.
Exclusion of Liability: The Somali National Bureau of Statistics shall not be responsible or liable to users for any loss or damage of any sort incurred in connection with the use of the datasets. The Somali National Bureau of Statistics shall also not be responsible or liable for the accuracy, interpretation, usefulness, or availability of any data in the datasets.
Other: Please review the Somali National Bureau of Statistics’ Terms and Conditions prior to using these datasets. These Datasets Terms incorporate the Somali National Bureau of Statistics’ Terms and Conditions by reference. By using the Open Data Portals or any presentation of data derived from them, you consent to be bound to the Somali National Bureau of Statistics’ Terms and Conditions, including these Dataset Terms. The Somali National Bureau of Statistics may amend these terms at any time at our sole discretion.