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Terms of use

About this license

This user licence sets out the terms on which you may use the content on the Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts website, unless otherwise stated in the content's individual terms of access. For the purposes of this user licence, content means any material (in any format) that the University makes available to you to access and print or download on or through the Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts website from time to time. By copying or using any content, you confirm that you accept the conditions of this user licence.

This user licence does not grant any rights to use the names, logos or trademarks of either the University of Oxford or the Bodleian Libraries, unless expressly stated otherwise.

Permitted use of the content

You may print off or download any content only for non-commercial purposes, including but not limited to private study, research, or teaching and instruction within an educational establishment, under the following terms:

Further copyright, data protection and privacy laws may still apply to content. You must comply with all terms or restrictions other than copyright (such as trademark, publicity and privacy rights, or contractual restrictions) as may be specified in the metadata or as may otherwise apply to the Content. This licence does not affect your freedom under fair dealing or any other copyright or database right exceptions and limitations that might apply to your use.

Prohibited use of the content

You must not use any part of the content for commercial purposes, except as permitted by statutory exceptions and limitations to copyright. For the purposes of this user licence, commercial purposes means any use of the content that is primarily intended for or directed toward commercial advantage or monetary compensation. This includes any use on or in anything that is itself charged for, is connected with something that is charged for or is intended to make a profit.

In addition, you must not:

Duration of permission

If you use any content in breach of the terms of this user licence, your right to use the Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts website will cease immediately and you must destroy any copies of the content you have made.

Copyright owners

The University makes reasonable efforts to ensure that the reproduction of the content on the Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts website is done in accordance with applicable copyright laws. If, however, you are concerned that part of the content included on this website is in breach of applicable copyright laws, please see our Take Down Policy.