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Reuse of information in the public sector

Obligatory nature of the general conditions

Any person who reuses the documents, simply by using them, is subject to the general conditions available in “www.datos.gob.es/avisolegal”.

Authorization of reuse and non-exclusive transfer of intellectual property rights

These general conditions allow documents to be reused for commercial and non-commercial purposes.

Reuse means using documents that are in the possession of the General Administration of the State and other public bodies mentioned in the Article 1.2 of Royal Decree 1495/2011, of 24 October, which develops Law 37/2007, of 16 November, on the reuse of state public sector information.

Both individuals and companies can reuse these documents, as long as it is not a public administrative activity. Permitted reuse includes activities such as copying, disseminating, modifying, adapting, extracting, reordering and combining information.

The concept of document, according to Law 37/2007, includes all information, whether in physical or electronic format, and any form of graphic, sound or image expression. This also includes data at its most disaggregated or “raw” levels.

This authorization, too, includes the free and non-exclusive transfer of the intellectual property rights of these documents. This makes it possible to carry out activities such as reproducing, distributing, publicly communicating or transforming documents.

These activities are necessary for their reuse, in any format and in any part of the world, for the maximum time allowed by law.

General conditions for reuse

The following general conditions apply to the reuse of documents:

1. The meaning of information cannot be “denatured”. This means that, when reusing documents, you cannot alter, deform or modify the content in such a way that the original message is lost or changed.

2. You must cite the source of the reused documents. You can do it like this: “Origin of the data: Portal of Transparency of the General Administration of the State”.

3. You should mention the date of the last update of the reused documents, if it is included in the original document.

4. It will not be possible to indicate, insinuate or suggest that the Transparency Portal participates, sponsors or supports the reuse that is carried out with this information.

5. The metadata, included in the document, that provides the update date and reuse conditions must be retained without any alteration or deletion.

Exclusion of liability.

Users or agents who reuse the data sets will do so at their own risk and responsibility. They will be solely responsible to third parties for any damage that may arise from this reuse.

The Transparency Portal of the General Administration of the State is not responsible for the use that the "reusing agents" (the users who reuse the information) make of their information, nor for the damages or economic losses that may arise, directly or indirectly, by the use of the reused information.

The Transparency Portal of the General State Administration does not guarantee that reusable documents are always available, nor does it guarantee their content or format. Nor is it responsible for any errors or omissions in them.

Liability of the re-user agent

The agent who reuses the information must comply with the regulations on the reuse of public sector information, including the sanctions provided in article 11 of Law 37/2007, on the reuse of public sector information.

Obligatory nature of the general conditions

Any person who reuses the documents, simply by using them, is subject to the general conditions available in “www.datos.gob.es/avisolegal”.

Authorization of reuse and non-exclusive transfer of intellectual property rights

These general conditions allow documents to be reused for commercial and non-commercial purposes.

Reuse means using documents that are in the possession of the General Administration of the State and other public bodies mentioned in the Article 1.2 of Royal Decree 1495/2011, of 24 October, which develops Law 37/2007, of 16 November, on the reuse of state public sector information.

Both individuals and companies can reuse these documents, as long as it is not a public administrative activity. Permitted reuse includes activities such as copying, disseminating, modifying, adapting, extracting, reordering and combining information.

The concept of document, according to Law 37/2007, includes all information, whether in physical or electronic format, and any form of graphic, sound or image expression. This also includes data at its most disaggregated or “raw” levels.

This authorization, too, includes the free and non-exclusive transfer of the intellectual property rights of these documents. This makes it possible to carry out activities such as reproducing, distributing, publicly communicating or transforming documents.

These activities are necessary for their reuse, in any format and in any part of the world, for the maximum time allowed by law.

General conditions for reuse

The following general conditions apply to the reuse of documents:

1. The meaning of information cannot be “denatured”. This means that, when reusing documents, you cannot alter, deform or modify the content in such a way that the original message is lost or changed.

2. You must cite the source of the reused documents. You can do it like this: “Origin of the data: Portal of Transparency of the General Administration of the State”.

3. You should mention the date of the last update of the reused documents, if it is included in the original document.

4. It will not be possible to indicate, insinuate or suggest that the Transparency Portal participates, sponsors or supports the reuse that is carried out with this information.

5. The metadata, included in the document, that provides the update date and reuse conditions must be retained without any alteration or deletion.

Exclusion of liability.

Users or agents who reuse the data sets will do so at their own risk and responsibility. They will be solely responsible to third parties for any damage that may arise from this reuse.

The Transparency Portal of the General Administration of the State is not responsible for the use that the "reusing agents" (the users who reuse the information) make of their information, nor for the damages or economic losses that may arise, directly or indirectly, by the use of the reused information.

The Transparency Portal of the General State Administration does not guarantee that reusable documents are always available, nor does it guarantee their content or format. Nor is it responsible for any errors or omissions in them.

Liability of the re-user agent

The agent who reuses the information must comply with the regulations on the reuse of public sector information, including the sanctions provided in article 11 of Law 37/2007, on the reuse of public sector information.

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