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LEGAL NOTICE

By accessing and using the WWW pages of the Fennoscandian Ore Deposit Database (FODD) in the Internet pages of Geological Survey of Finland (GTK), you agree to the following terms and conditions. You must not access these pages if you do not agree to all of the following terms.

Use this Internet information at your own risk.

Copyright notice

In the FODD Internet pages, GTK owns all rights to the Finnish geological data set and the information in it and likewise Geological Survey of Norway (NGU) owns all rights to the Norwegian, Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU) owns all rights to the Swedish and The Federal Agency of Use of Mineral Resources of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation (MNRRF) to the Russian data sets and information contained in them, respectively. The organisations mentioned above are below jointly called as the “Data Owners”. All material including text, images and audiovisual elements is protected by copyright laws.

Special terms of reproduction

The Data Owners encourage the readers to use the FODD Internet data for their research, academic and professional or personal purposes. When reproducing the data, always add the following acknowledgement: “Reproduced with the permission of “name of the Data Owner” All rights reserved.”

The Data Owners consent to you storing on your computer or printing copies of extracts from these pages for any non-profit use. We do not allow this data to be sold to third parties.

For more detailed information and permission for extended licence to use the FODD Internet data, we urge you to contact the particular Data Owner to arrange necessary permission or copyright licence.

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Although the Data Owners have used a considerable effort in preparing the information in this site, the Data Owners do not warrant the accuracy. All information published on these Internet pages is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind either expressed or implied made in relation to the correctness, reliability, timeliness, completeness, or accuracy of the information on these pages. The Data Owners do not warrant that its pages or the server are free of viruses or other harmful components.

Any documentation may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. The resource categorisation does not follow the present international standards (for example, the JORC or the NI 43-101 codes). Changes and additions may be made by the Data Owners to any information contained herein. The Data Owners reserve the right to revise the pages or withdraw access to them at any time. The Data Owners assume no responsibility for material created or published by third parties that the FODD Internet pages contain a link to.

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