From a718124783a0e324ffc09b2738906304dd7965c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Harshvardhan Pandit Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 18:53:53 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added LICENSE (W3C Document) to readme and in file DPVCG as a W3C CG is governed by the W3C Document license for contributions by its members or otherwise. The same license is also used to provide resources present in this vocabulary for use elsewhere. --- LICENSE.md | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ README.md | 2 ++ 2 files changed, 34 insertions(+) create mode 100644 LICENSE.md diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..2a48db7cb --- /dev/null +++ b/LICENSE.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +The documents and resources in this repository are provided by contributors under the following license. + +This version: https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/2015/doc-license +Latest version: https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/copyright-documents + +License + +By using and/or copying this document, or the W3C document from which this statement is linked, you (the licensee) agree that you have read, understood, and will comply with the following terms and conditions: + +Permission to copy, and distribute the contents of this document, or the W3C document from which this statement is linked, in any medium for any purpose and without fee or royalty is hereby granted, provided that you include the following on ALL copies of the document, or portions thereof, that you use: + +- A link or URL to the original W3C document. +- The pre-existing copyright notice of the original author, or if it doesn't exist, a notice (hypertext is preferred, but a textual representation is permitted) of the form: "Copyright © [$date-of-document] World Wide Web Consortium, (MIT, ERCIM, Keio, Beihang). http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/2015/doc-license" +- If it exists, the STATUS of the W3C document. + +When space permits, inclusion of the full text of this NOTICE should be provided. 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Title to copyright in this document will at all times remain with copyright holders. diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a59bea310..803feb57c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ Data Privacy Vocabularies and Controls Community Group (DPVCG) repository The mission of the W3C Data Privacy Vocabularies and Controls CG (DPVCG) is to develop a taxonomy of privacy and data protection related terms, which include in particular terms from the new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), such as a taxonomy of personal data as well as a classification of purposes (i.e., purposes for data collection), and events of disclosures, consent, and processing such personal data. +License: All work produced by DPVCG and provided through this repo or elsewhere is provided by contributors under the [W3C Document License](https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/2015/doc-license). A copy of the license is provided in the [LICENSE.md](./LICENSE.md) file. + Outputs: * Data Privacy Vocabulary (DPV) - [https://w3.org/ns/dpv](https://w3.org/ns/dpv) * GDPR terms for Data Privacy Vocabulary (DPV-GDPR) [https://w3.org/ns/dpv-gdpr](https://w3.org/ns/dpv-gdpr)