Terms and conditions
The GII (referred to below as the “GII” or “we” “or “us” or “our”) maintains this website (globalinnovationindex.org) as part of efforts to provide broad public access to information. By accessing this website, you (the person accessing this website) shall be deemed to have read and accepted these terms and privacy policy below. These terms are subject to change at any time. The effective date, as stated below, indicates the last time these terms were materially revised. Your continued use of our website after any changes to terms constitutes your consent to any such changes, to the extent such consent is not otherwise provided.
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Blog content: The GII site publishes blog content contributed by third party sources as well as by GII publishers and collaborators. All proprietary rights for articles and content on the GII site remain with the original source or the author of the article.
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Indices data: The GII strives to enhance public access to and use of the index data that it collects and publishes, unless only normalized values are available due to confidentiality reasons of data providers. The GII provides access to the index’s data free of charge subject to individual data source terms of agreement, as noted in the GII report’s Appendix III: Sources & Definitions. Use of data derived from datasets, which may appear in formats such as tables and charts, is also subject to these terms. You may view, extract, or download the GII’s available datasets for data and years provided on the GII website.
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Use of content: By using datasets or other materials from the GII website, you agree to provide attribution to the GII and its content providers in the following format: Global Innovation Index [Year]: Dataset/Material.
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Noncommercial: You may not use any dataset or materials from the GII website for commercial purposes.
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No endorsement: You may not publicly represent or imply that the GII is participating in, or has sponsored, approved, or endorsed the manner or purpose of your use of GII datasets or materials.
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No association: You may not use any official logo of the GII nor in any event to represent or imply an association or affiliation with the GII, without the GII’s prior written consent.
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Intellectual property rights: The GII website and its entire contents are owned by the GII, its co-publishers, member institutions, knowledge partners, service providers, or other providers of such material.
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Information accuracy: Although every effort has been made to provide complete and accurate information, the GII makes no warranties, express or implied, or representations as to the accuracy of content on this website. The GII assumes no liability or responsibility for any error or omissions in the information contained in the website or the operation of the website.
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Links to other websites: The GII website contains links to other Internet websites and information provided by persons not directly affiliated with the GII. Such links are not endorsements or referrals of any products, services or information contained in such websites, and no information in any such website has been endorsed or approved hereby. No claims, promises, or guarantees about the completeness, accuracy, content or quality of information contained in the links to and from this website are made; information provided and opinions expressed by others do not necessarily represent the opinion of the GII. The GII expressly disclaims any and all liability resulting from reliance on such information or opinions.
Privacy policy
The GII is committed to the integrity and privacy of protecting information made available from visitors and subscribers when visiting globalinnovationindex.org, as well as the GII Twitter Account. This privacy policy explains what information is made available to the GII when you visit globalinnovationindex.org, and how the GII uses and stores that information. This policy is subject to change at any time. The effective date, as stated below, indicates the last time this policy was materially revised. Your continued use of our website after any changes to this policy constitutes your consent to any such changes, to the extent such consent is not otherwise provided.
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By accessing the GII website, certain information such as Internet protocol (IP) addresses, web cookies, and navigation behavior through the website are collected. This information is collected for traffic analysis only, and helps the GII to understand interests in helping to improve the GII website. The GII does not sell, disclose, nor trade the statistics they store to any third parties for data-mining or marketing purposes.
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If you provide your email address in the GII onsite subscription box, such information will only be used for GII newsletters and emails, and will not be published for general access, nor sold, disclosed, or traded to third parties. The GII does not assume responsibility for the security of this information, and if compelled by law to disclose, the GII will comply with such orders. Should you choose to opt out of future mailings, you may do so within the next newsletter sent, or by emailing the GII below.
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Updated: July 14, 2016