The ZFMK Data Center is run by the ZFMK and gives access to a wide range of digitised biological data.

This material is provided ZFMK Data Center by a large number of contributing researchers and institutions. ZFMK Data Center strives to make all published resources available for re-use. As part of this, all metadata (textual information on digitised research data) on the site are published without any restrictions on re-use. Most other material, such as the data, is clearly labelled with rights statements that indicate if and under which conditions it can be re-used.

All accessible information made available through the ZFMK data center's publication tools may be used free of charge for private, educational, research, or other non-commercial purposes, provided that the source and copyright holder are named. Any commercial use requires the consent of the copyright holder.

All metadata available on ZFMK Data Center are published free of restrictions, under the terms of the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.

The data that are available from ZFMK Data Center can only be used in accordance with the rights information displayed alongside them (i.e. the license(s) on the data). If there is no rights information displayed alongside a preview, these data may only be used in accordance with the applicable copyright laws. However, in the latter event, please refer to the website of the data provider to find out whether other types of use are also allowed.

The data providers have ensured ZFMK Data Center that the owners of the rights on the data deposited have agreed to the publication of their works under the applicable conditions as referred to above. However, ZFMK Data Center cannot guarantee that this is always correct. If you think that anything published infringes your rights, you may report this to ZFMK Data Center by emailing zfmkdatacenter@leibniz-zfmk.de.

ZFMK Data Center does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the published content.

Except to the extent required by applicable law, in no event will ZFMK Data Center be liable on any legal theory for any special, incidental, consequential, punitive or exemplary damages arising out of the use of the published content. In particular, it will not be liable for the following:

Accuracy, completeness, etc. of the published content; Any infringement of privacy, publicity or other rights, including infringement of copyrights to metadata, data or other content made available by ZFMK Data Center under conditions that were not approved by the right holder; Any use by third parties that goes beyond the rights expressed in these terms of use.