"Distribution License"

When uploading the Material to the Community "FSC on the map" on the FSC Platform within Dspace, I (as Contributor or Licensor) grant the license in favor of FSC Global Development GmbH Adenauerallee 134, 53113 Bonn, Germany (hereinafter: "FSC GD") and all of its affiliates, namely, the FSC Group[1], FSC Network Partners[2], and professional external consultants engaged on need to know basis ("Affiliates").

Whereas, I own or have sufficient rights to contribute all related intellectual property under the terms of this license as well as Terms and Conditions for Contributors for the use within FSC Platform.

Now, therefore, the receipt and its legal sufficiency are hereby acknowledged, I, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

1.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this license, I hereby grant to FSC GD:

a)  a  non-exclusive,  worldwide,  royalty-free,  unlimited, sub-licensable,  perpetual, transferable and irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, distribute and sublicense, internally and externally, the GIS files and such derivative works; and,

b)  the granted rights to the GIS files that specifically include commercial use, without any particular exclusions.

2.  I guarantee that, I, as a Contributor, am legally entitled to grant the above license. I agree to notify FSC GD of any facts or circumstances of which Contributor becomes aware and which makes or would make Contributor's representations in this agreement inaccurate in any respect.

3.  I, as a Contributor, shall not upload any content to FSC Platform which interferes or conflicts with any applicable law. To the extent allowable under applicable laws and copyright conventions, as a Contributor, in so far as possible, I also waive and/or agree not to assert any moral rights on the content against FSC GD or other Contributors.

4.  I understood  that the Contributor of the GIS files must attribute its  use. For any use or redistribution of the GIS files, or works  produced from it, the Contributor must make clear to others the license rights pertaining  to the used GIS files and must keep any copyright and intellectual property notices on the original GIS files intact.


Notes:

[1] FSC Group stands for Forest Stewardship Council A.C., registered in Calle Margarita Maza de Juárez #422, Col. Centra, 68000 Oaxaca, Mexico,     FSC Global Development GmbH, registered in Adenauerallee 134,53113 Bonn, Germany, FSC International Center GmbH, registered in Adenauerallee 134, 53113 Bonn, Germany and ASI – Accreditation Services International GmbH, registered in Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 69, 53113 Bonn, Germany

[2] The list and contact details of FSC Network Partners can be found at http://www.fsc.org