General
Policy
The information provided in INBio´s database
belongs to The National Biodiversity Institute
(INBio). We do consider, though, that its´use
can help achieve a greater assessment of our biodiversity,
and help with the decision-making concerning its´sustainable
use. Consequently, INBio provides access and allows
its´ free use to all public, just as long
as it isn´t used for any commercial purpose,
and the entities that use it clearly indicate
the intelectual property rights of INBio. It is
assumed that users that consult INBio´s
database in the web accept all terms of use that
are specified below.
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1.
Acknowledgements: Every user of the information
must mention in his/her acknowlegments and bibliography
the sources of the data, that is, he/she must indicate
the name of the information system used, the name
INBio, and the date of the query, for example: Source
: Atta, INBio´s information system, July 14th
2001. This acknowledgement must be done in every subsequent
use of these data. Every photograph, illustration
and map taken from INBio´s website must be accompanied
by INBio´s logo and the author´s name.
2.
Commercial use of the information: Every user
agrees not to use the obtained information for commercial
uses. If the intention is to use the information for
commercial uses, then he/she must contact otus@inbio.ac.cr
. Examples of commercial uses are, but are not limited
to: digital or printed publications, incorporation
of the information to other databases, etc. Examples
of non-commercial uses are: School homework, academic
investigations in high schools and colleges, school
material prepared by educators.
3.
Ethical use of the information: Every
user agrees not to use the obtained information to
the detriment of biodiversity conservation (for example
illegal traffic of species), nor in processes that
would irreversibly alter the ecological equilibrium
(for example undiscriminated extraction or the introduction
of exotic species).
4.
Responsibility: INBio keeps high quality
standards in the biodiversity inventory process it
conducts. There exists, though, no responsibility
on INBio´s behalf nor its´scientists about
the accuracy of the data, or of the use the data is
given.
The
persons who do not respect the terms of use above
mentioned will be turned over to the corresponding
authorities. Hereby, the reproduction, edition, addition
or total or partial reduction of INBio´s database
information (that do not comply to the terms above
mentioned) are strictly prohibited.
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