Terms of use

Provided that the user agrees to the following conditions, access to all data records is free of charge (a provision fee is charged for commercial use).

  1. The data are intended for scientific purposes, in particular it is pointed out that a use for commercial purposes is not permitted. They may also not be passed on to third parties without the DOD being notified.
  2. The data source must be mentioned in all publications and applications.
  3. To improve data quality, any errors or omissions discovered must be noted and reported.
  4. In order to improve the data service, feedback on the functionalities and the provision of the data should be provided.
  5. In order to improve the coordinated use of the data, the DOD should be informed about the applications that use the data.
  6. To improve our reporting, digital copies of the data and information derived from the data provided are expected so that they can be reused by the BSH, citing the source.
  7. Send a copy or URL of all publications or other products based on the records to DOD.