Portal Mammals of Russia

Copyright

Agreement on Geodata

When placing the Spatial Data (hereinafter referred to as the Geodata) on the Site https://rusmam.ru (hereinafter, the Site), by sending Geodata via forms available on the Site, the User

  • confirms that the Geodata placed on the Site is personally owned by him and does not contain unauthorized borrowings;
  • confirms and acknowledges that this Agreement text is carefully read in full and the conditions specified in the Agreement are understood;
  • confirms that, Geodata does not contain the information the publication of which violates the legislation of the Russian Federation;
  • gives consent to the conditions specified in the Agreement without any reservations and restrictions (hereinafter, the Consent). The moment of the Consent acceptance is clicking on the Geodata submit button on any page of the Site.

The User gives his/her consent for the Geodata placement on the Site, namely, for the arrangements determined by part 4 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, as well as Article 6 of the Federal Law “On Information, Information Technologies and Information Protection” No. 149 dated July 27, 2006 and confirms that giving such a consent, he acts freely, voluntarily and for his/her own benefit. The User Consent to the Geodata placement on the Site is specific, informed and conscious.

The User enables the Site to carry out the following non-commercial activities with the placed Geodata:

  • to place the Geodata on the Site, indicating their authorship;
  • to authorize or restrict the access to the placed Geodata, determine the procedure and conditions of such access;
  • to protect the User rights in case of illegal receipt of information placed on the Site or its illegal use by other persons in the manner, established by law;
  • to use the Geodata with scientific and non-commercial educational purposes;
  • to process the Geodata for educational illustrations creation.

The site undertakes to:

  • respect the rights and legitimate interests of the Users;
  • take measures to protect the information published on the Site;
  • restrict access to the information published on the Site in accordance with the Terms of Data Usage on the Site.

The exclusive copyrights of the Geodata published on the Site by the User belong to the User (the Author). The User understands that Geodata placed on the Site and uploaded by the User or other Users may be seen by other Users and used for the development of research programs. The User understands that the Geodata available on the Site and uploaded by the User will be used by other Users and may not be returned to him in the event of termination of this Agreement. The User guarantees and relieves the Site from any copyright or other third parties claims.

There are no predicted fees for transferring the rights of the Geodata published on the Site.
The right to use Geodata is transferred to the Site from the date of its placement on the Site.

Terms of Data Usage on the Site

The Workgroup of Theriological Society of the Russian Academy of Sciences on creation of the Atlas of the Russian mammals distribution considers the dissemination of information about mammals of Russia both inside our country and abroad to be one of the priority activities on the Site. Given that for many Users, such as research institutes, the information published by them on the site (Geodata, photos, etc.) is of scientific value, the Workgroup will use its best endeavors to ensure that the information published is not used by other Users or unregistered persons on the Site without attribution.
The Use of the Geodata published on the Site for scientific or other purposes by other Users is possible only with indication of the authorship of Geodata. Authorship is indicated by placing the identification number and author's surname or bibliographic references for each record.
Downloading the Geodata for scientific or other purposes is carried out by sending the request on the Site.
In other cases, the data published on the Site is viewable but not downloadable to Users.

Copyright Agreement for Photographic Material

Placing the Photographic Material on the Site https://rusmam.ru (hereinafter — the Site), by sending the Photographic Material through the forms published on the Site, The User

  • confirms that the Photographic Material published by him/her on the Site belongs to him/her personally, i.e. Photographic Material is his original creative work and does not contain unauthorized borrowings;
  • agrees and acknowledges that he has fully and attentively read the Agreement text and understood the conditions specified in the Agreement;
  • confirms that the Photographic Material does not contain provisions the publication of which violates the legislation of the Russian Federation;
  • expresses his/her Consent to the conditions stated in the Agreement without reservations and restrictions (hereinafter, the Consent).

The moment of acceptance of the Consent is clicking on the Photographic Material submit button on any page of the Site. The User gives his / her Consent to placing the Photographic Material on the Site, namely to perform the actions defined by part 4 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, and confirms that, by giving such consent, he acts freely, on a voluntary basis and for own benefit.
The User grants the Site the right to carry out the following non-commercial actions with the Photographic Material:

  • to carry out public display and demonstration of the Photographic Material on the Site;
  • to use the photographic material in scientific and non-profit educational purposes;
  • to perform processing of the Photographic Material with the purpose of educational illustrations creation;
  • to use the Photographic material in the educational content of the Site and the related social networks.

No fees are forseen for the Photographic Material placed on the Site; When using the Photographic Material, the Site undertakes to indicate the Author’s name on the photo;

Copyright

Photo images are published on the Site under one of the two licenses listed below. The right to choose the license belongs to the User (the Author); the license may be modified by the User (the Author) at his/her will.

“Open License” (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International = CC BY 4.0)

Users are allowed to copy, distribute, reproduce, execute and process the Copyrighted Material, provided the author of the Photo is indicated. You can find the full text of the license here.

“Restricted License”

The exclusive copyrights for the images contained in the Photographic Material are the property of the User (the Author). The use of any Material published on the Site by other Users without agreement with the User (Author) is not allowed.

Terms used on the Site

Spatial data (geographical data or geodata) — data on spatial objects and their sets. The spatial data consists of two interconnected parts: coordinates and attributive data.
The site https://rusmam.ru belongs to Workgroup of Theriological Society of the Russian Academy of Sciences on creation of the Atlas of the Russian mammals distribution. Correspondence address: 6 Nikitskaya St., Moscow, 125009, Museum of Zoology of the Moscow State University [MSU].
Photographic material — digital images.
User means natural person aged eighteen and above having an account and using the Site in accordance with the Agreement on use of the Geodata and the Terms of Use of data on the Site.
The User may use the Site in the name and on behalf of some other natural or legal person, provided that he or she has the appropriate authority.
Access to data — any registered User has the right to view the information published on the site (geodata, photos, and more) and download and use it for his/her own purposes within the framework of the “Location Agreement”, “Terms of Use”, “Photographic Material Copyright Agreement”.
Personal account is a section of the website located at https://rusmam.ru/lk/personal and intended for Registration, creation of the User Account and its management.
Scientific publication means presentation of the results of the scientist's work in the form of an article in a specialized scientific journal, collection or monograph.
Geodata downloading is the process of obtaining Geodata by the User from the Site.