IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ – Terms of Use

Use of this site constitutes your acceptance of these Terms and Conditions which take affect on the date from which you first use the site.

1. General

This User Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions of a license for you to use the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species website (hereafter referred to as "The Red List") and the data within it. By accessing and/or using The Red List, you consent and agree to comply with all of the terms and conditions of this User Agreement. The rights and obligations concerning use of The Red List in accordance with this User Agreement are personal to you or to members of your household and are not transferable to any other person or entity. From time to time, these terms and conditions of use of The Red List may be modified. Accordingly, please continue to review the terms and conditions whenever accessing or using The Red List, since any use by you after any such changes, modifications, or additions shall be governed by this User Agreement.

2. Usage

The Red List contains copyrighted material and/or other proprietary information and thus, are protected by intellectual property agreements and copyright laws and regulations worldwide. You are hereby granted a license to use, download and print the materials contained in The Red List solely for conservation purposes, scientific analyses, or research provided that such use is in accordance with this User Agreement.

Except as may otherwise be expressly permitted any copying, redistribution, publication, or use in any manner primarily intended for or directed toward immediate or direct commercial advantage or monetary gain, of any material contained on or otherwise made available to you on The Red List is strictly prohibited. If you wish to use the information obtained from the IUCN Red List for such commercial purposes, please contact IUCN directly using the contact details below in section 12.

3. Copyrights and ownership

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You agree to not alter or remove any copyright symbol or other identification concerning authorship of any of the materials contained on or otherwise made available to you in The Red List.

4. Acknowledgements and citation

You agree to provide full acknowledgement and citation in any materials or publications derived in part or in whole from the data; relevant citation details will be provided with each dataset. For any publications making significant use of the data, IUCN and its partners welcome the opportunity for collaboration and to comment prior to publication. Expressions of interest can be sent to redlist@iucn.org.

5. Sub-license and redistribution

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You agree to direct all requests from third parties for access to the data you obtained from the Red List to the IUCN Red List unit at the address stated in section 12.

6. Derivative products

The recipient of the data will provide a full acknowledgement and citation in any materials or publications derived in part or in whole from the data; relevant citation details will be provided with each dataset.

Use of these data does not constitute endorsement by IUCN or its partners of any derived products, reports or analyses. The IUCN and IUCN Red List of Threatened Species logos must not be used on any derived products, reports or analyses, or supporting materials, without express permission.

7. Disclaimer of Warranty; Limitations on Liability

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Under no circumstances shall IUCN or their affiliates or licensors be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, punitive, or consequential damages that result in any way from your use, non-use or reliance upon the Data, or that result from mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletions, errors, or defects in the Data, or delays in their operation, transmission or failure of performance.

The designation of geographical entities on this site, and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN and the IUCN Species Survival Commission concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

8. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold IUCN and their affiliates harmless from any and all damages, liabilities, costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees, related to any violation of this Agreement by you or any authorized users of your account.

9. Termination

Either you or IUCN may terminate this User Agreement at any time, effective immediately, with or without prior notice to the other party. Termination of this Agreement automatically terminates your license to use The Red List and any content or other material contained therein. The provisions of Section 7, 8, 10 and 11 shall survive any termination of this User Agreement.

10. Governing Law; Disputes

This User Agreement shall be governed by general principles of law, to the exclusion of any single national system of law. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising under or pursuant to this User Agreement shall be settled by mutual agreement. If the Parties are unable to reach agreement on any question in dispute, either party shall have the right to request arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law. The Parties agree to be bound by any arbitration ruling rendered in accordance with the above, as the final adjudication of any such dispute. Nothing contained in or related to this User Agreement shall be deemed a waiver, express or implied, of the privileges and immunities of IUCN.

11. Miscellaneous

This User Agreement and any IUCN policies relating to your operation and use of The Red List constitute the entire agreement and understanding between IUCN and you with respect to the subject matter hereof. The provisions of this User Agreement shall inure to the benefit of IUCN and its third-party content providers and licensors. No waiver by any party hereto of any of the provisions hereof or of any breach or other default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default.

12. Contact information

If you have any questions about any of these terms or how they may apply to your intended use of the Red List website and the data within it, please contact the IUCN Red List unit at:

IUCN Red List Unit
IUCN UK Office, 219c Huntingdon Road
Cambridge CB3 0DL, United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)1223 277966
Fax: +44 (0)1223 277845
E-mail: redlist@iucn.org