RDP Licence Agreement


If using RDP database with this program, please note the following licence agreement.

  1. Data are copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees.
  2. You may use the Data for your own non-commercial research purposes, and may make derivatives from the Data for your own non-commercial research purposes. All other rights are reserved by Michigan State University.
  3. You may not sell the Data or any derivatives you prepare from the Data, nor may you provide the Data or derivatives you prepare to any third party for commercial purposes.
  4. MSU makes no warranty, express or implied, to you or to any other person or entity, including without limitation the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose of the data. MSU will not be liable for special, incidental, consequential, indirect or other similar damages, even if MSU or its employees have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
  5. You will only distribute the Data or derivatives with copyright notices.
  6. If you publish from the Data, you will acknowledge the contribution of Michigan State University and the Ribosomal Database Project.

For more information on the Ribosomal Database Project, please visit http://rdp.cme.msu.edu/html/.

For information on how to cite the Ribosomal Database Project, visit http://rdp.cme.msu.edu/html/citation.html.