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Example data licences

The licences available for the use and re-use of Coal Authority data.

• From: Coal Authority
• Published: 25 September 2017
• Last updated: 6 December 2023 — See all updates

The Coal Authority owns copyright and database rights in its data sets.

The Coal Authority permits others to use and re-use this intellectual property under licence.

The type of licence required depends on the end use for which the data is required.

If you are unsure about what license to apply for, please contact us at datasolutions@coal.gov.uk

Documents

• Coal Authority Data Use Licence
  • 6 December 2023
  • Guidance
• Coal Authority Internal Data Re-Use Licence
  • 7 December 2023
  • Guidance
• Coal Authority Academic Non-Commercial Use Licence
  • 7 December 2023
  • Guidance
• Coal Authority Non-Commercial Use Licence
  • 6 December 2023
  • Guidance
• Coal Authority Data Exploration Licence
  • 22 May 2020
  • Guidance
• Coal Authority Derived Data Licence
  • 6 December 2023
  • Guidance

Published 25 September 2017
Last updated 6 December 2023 + show all updates

1. 6 December 2023

   Removed Digital Data Use Licence, End-User Licence and data Re-seller Licence and added Data Use Licence and Derived Data Licence to the collection.

2. 18 April 2019

   New Data Exploration Licence launched to harmonise and simplify access and use of geospatial data.

3. 25 September 2017

   First published.