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We are working hard to promote and realize food transparency. To do so, Open Food Facts has chosen to release all of its data under ODbL license, which promotes a common pot: all derivative or mixed data has to be shared by all contributors and reusers.

We are working hard to promote and realize food transparency. To do so, Open Food Facts has chosen to release all of its data under ODbL license, which promotes a common pot: all derivative or mixed data has to be shared by all contributors and reusers.

For the time being, ten thousands of contributors and dozens of organizations are collaboratively participating in this common pot. It creates a common ecosystem that benefits to all. This ecosystem is working as long as the common pot and its attribution is respected.

For the time being, dozens of thousands contributors and dozens of organizations are collaboratively participating in this common pot. It creates a common ecosystem that benefits to all. This ecosystem is working as long as the common pot and its attribution is respected.

Open Food Facts respects people or organizations that doesn’t want, or are not allowed, to share their data in the common pot, or respect attribution, but consequently, they are not allowed to reuse Open Food Facts data: it is not allowed by the ODbL License and it would weaken the whole ecosystem.

Open Food Facts respects people or organizations that don’t want, or are not allowed, to share their data in the common pot, or respect attribution, but consequently, they are not allowed to reuse Open Food Facts data: it is not allowed by the ODbL License, and it would weaken the whole ecosystem.

== ODbL Summary ==

== ODbL Summary ==

* On the app's presentation page on your website, if any.

* On the app's presentation page on your website, if any.

* On your app or your website: on each page or screen where you are showing data provided by Open Food Facts contributors.

* On your app or your website: on each page or screen where you are showing data provided by Open Food Facts contributors.

To respect the '''Share-Alike''' clause, the best way is to share back all modified data or data mixed with Open Food Facts data, directly into Open Food Facts Database. There are different options depending on the volume.

To respect the '''Share-Alike''' clause, the best way is to share back all modified data or data mixed with Open Food Facts data, directly into Open Food Facts Database. There are different options depending on the volume.