ECMWF Open Products in Multiple Contributor Datasets

Use of Data Accessed via This Service

Terms of Use for ECMWF Open Data Products, part of the datasets with different contributors

Access to the ECMWF dataset(s) is governed by the following Terms of Use in addition to the Creative Commons CC-4.0-BY licence:

  • ECMWF is an international organisation established by Convention with a Protocol on Privileges and Immunities.
  • ECMWF retains all Intellectual Property Rights and copyright over its data.
  • ECMWF must be acknowledged (attributed) as the source. Attribution must be displayed prominently and include ‘this document/data/output/Results is/are based on data and products of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)’. Users must remove attribution if requested by ECMWF.
  • ECMWF does not accept any liability whatsoever for any error or omission in the data, their availability, or for any loss or damage arising from their use.
  • ECMWF makes no warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of its data products or the uninterrupted provision of such data products. All data products are provided on an "as is" basis. Any warranty implied by statute or otherwise is hereby excluded to the fullest extent permissible by law.
  • ECMWF shall not be liable should ECMWF discontinue the provision of its data products at any time.
  • All users accessing or receiving services related to the provision of this dataset, including users from the NMHS of the ECMWF Member State and Co- operating States, shall follow the Conditions of Access to the ECMWF computing services.
  • These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.
  • The parties shall attempt to settle any dispute in an amicable manner. If the dispute cannot be so settled, it shall be finally resolved under the Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce by one or three arbitrators sitting in London, England. The proceedings shall be in English. In accordance with Sections 45 and 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996, the right of appeal to the English courts on a question of law is excluded.
  • Nothing in these Terms of Use shall be construed as a waiver of any of the privileges and immunities conferred upon ECMWF by its Member States through its Convention and Protocol on Privileges and Immunities.