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The text should of course be modified according to the situation. | The text should of course be modified according to the situation. | ||
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Hello, | Hello, | ||
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However, I noticed that the <data and/or the photos> seem to lack the proper credit. | However, I noticed that the <data and/or the photos> seem to lack the proper credit. | ||
Open Food Facts's license requires that you both credit Open Food Facts and make users aware of the data license (by linking to our copyright | Open Food Facts's license requires that you both credit Open Food Facts and make users aware of the data license (by linking to our copyright | ||
| − | page). For more information, see: | + | page). Moreover, if you collect new data based on Open Food Facts data, you need to share back these data to the Open Food Facts database (share-alike clause of the licence). For more information, see: |
https://world.openfoodfacts.org/terms-of-use | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/terms-of-use | ||
| − | The correct attribution helps to avoid misunderstandings about the source of the data or pictures, as well as what others are allowed to do with it. For the time being, | + | To properly mention Open Food Facts data and share back data based on it, we provide guidelines here: https://wiki.openfoodfacts.org/ODBL_License#How_to.3F |
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| + | The correct attribution helps to avoid misunderstandings about the source of the data or pictures, as well as what others are allowed to do with it. For the time being, tens of 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 are respected. | ||
If you need help making the changes or have further questions, feel free to ask me in reply to this mail, or others in one of Open Food Facts' communication channels: | If you need help making the changes or have further questions, feel free to ask me in reply to this mail, or others in one of Open Food Facts' communication channels: | ||
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* our Slack space: https://slack.openfoodfacts.org/ | * our Slack space: https://slack.openfoodfacts.org/ | ||
* our global contact email: contact@openfoodfacts.org | * our global contact email: contact@openfoodfacts.org | ||
| + | * our forum: https://forum.openfoodfacts.org | ||
| − | More importantly attribution helps us spread the word about Open Food Facts | + | More importantly, attribution and share-alike helps us spread the word about Open Food Facts, improve the database, attract new contributors and build the community. |
| − | This is incredibly important to | + | This is incredibly important to improve the quality of the database that you and millions of others rely on. |
Acknowledgement of receipt would be appreciated. | Acknowledgement of receipt would be appreciated. | ||
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<name> | <name> | ||
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Revision as of 11:46, 1 June 2023
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| This page is highly inspired from OpenStreetMap practices, from Lacking proper attribution/Example email page. |
This is an example email to use in case you spot lacking attribution or license violation.
Please stay polite and friendly in a manner that the receiver is not scared away from using Open Food Facts, but encouraged to use it with correct attribution.
The text should of course be modified according to the situation.
Subject: Open Food Facts proper credit
Hello, As an Open Food Facts contributor, I am pleased to see that you are using Open Food Facts on your website: <website or app> However, I noticed that the <data and/or the photos> seem to lack the proper credit. Open Food Facts's license requires that you both credit Open Food Facts and make users aware of the data license (by linking to our copyright page). Moreover, if you collect new data based on Open Food Facts data, you need to share back these data to the Open Food Facts database (share-alike clause of the licence). For more information, see: https://world.openfoodfacts.org/terms-of-use To properly mention Open Food Facts data and share back data based on it, we provide guidelines here: https://wiki.openfoodfacts.org/ODBL_License#How_to.3F The correct attribution helps to avoid misunderstandings about the source of the data or pictures, as well as what others are allowed to do with it. For the time being, tens of 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 are respected. If you need help making the changes or have further questions, feel free to ask me in reply to this mail, or others in one of Open Food Facts' communication channels: * our Slack space: https://slack.openfoodfacts.org/ * our global contact email: contact@openfoodfacts.org * our forum: https://forum.openfoodfacts.org More importantly, attribution and share-alike helps us spread the word about Open Food Facts, improve the database, attract new contributors and build the community. This is incredibly important to improve the quality of the database that you and millions of others rely on. Acknowledgement of receipt would be appreciated. Thanks, <name>