Fintraffic's open data materials are subject to a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. licence. The Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence is in accordance with the JHS 189 recommendation for open public administration datasets. It grants the right to copy, adapt and share the material in its original or a modified format. Materials can also be combined with other materials and used for both commercial and non-commercial purposes.
Instructions for naming sources
According to the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence, the source of the data will be attributed in the manner required by the licence provider. In practice, this means that when the material subject to the licence is further distributed, it must be provided with the name of the creators of the material or other parties appearing on the licence in a reasonable manner required by the licence authority. In addition to or instead of the name, this information may include a pseudonym or trademark.
Fintraffic requires the following practice to be followed in the designation:
- The copyright notice contained in the material must be retained in the manner indicated in the licence. The copyright notice may also include the date of publication and version number for the material as well as the name of the publisher and other information relevant to the identification of the data.
- The usual disclaimers contained in the material shall be retained as indicated in the licence. Where technically possible, the source data shall include a hyperlink to the website of the original material.
- If the material has been modified, it must be marked accordingly and add a hyperlink from the modified material to the original unmodified material.
- An entry on the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence must be attached and a hyperlink to the licence must be attached to the material.
Fintraffic may always request the deletion of attribution information and copyright notice within the limits where deletion of these is possible.
Example
Use of Digitraffic interface data on a website or in an application. The following text with links will be added to the page or application:
Source of traffic data Fintraffic / Digitraffic, CC 4.0 BY.
More detailed instructions on how to enter attribution details can be found on the Creative Commons website.