Terms and Conditions — Reuse of Web Content

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FIRST SEEN 2026-08-22 · VERSION 20260822_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20260819_rev01

What changed, in plain language

Nothing in this update changes your rights. The only edits are to four scrambled email-address links (FAO uses Cloudflare email protection, which re-encodes the addresses each time the page is generated). The actual email addresses, permissions rules, and all other terms are exactly the same.

This change appears to be cosmetic (formatting, typos, or contact details).

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  1. ± CHANGEDEmail link codes reshuffled (no real change)

    Four contact links on the page — for translation/commercial rights, rights and licence questions, photo permissions, and use of the FAO logo — have new scrambled codes in their web addresses. This is an anti-spam feature that hides email addresses from bots and produces a different code each time the page is rebuilt. The email addresses you actually reach are unchanged.

    All queries on rights and licenses should be addressed to [**\[email protected\]**](https://www.fao.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a8cbc7d8d1dac1cfc0dce8cec9c786c7dacf)

    All queries on rights and licenses should be addressed to [**\[email protected\]**](https://www.fao.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d5b6baa5aca7bcb2bda195b3b4bafbbaa7b2)

Full text changes — 20260819_rev01 to 20260822_rev01

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33Content on the FAO website is protected by copyright. To ensure wide dissemination of its information, FAO is committed to making its content freely available and encourages the use, reproduction and dissemination of the text, multimedia and data presented. The use of publications and documents available in the [**FAO Knowledge Repository**](https://openknowledge.fao.org/home), is governed by an [**Open Access policy**](https://openknowledge.fao.org/3/i9461en/online/i9461en.html). Please consult this policy for detailed terms and conditions applicable to the use of FAO publications and documents.
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55Specific statistical databases are covered by the [**Open Data Licensing Policy**](https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/cd7464en), and governed by the [**Statistical Databases Terms of Use**](https://www.fao.org/contact-us/terms/db-terms-of-use/en/).
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77All other content on the FAO website (except where otherwise indicated), may be copied, printed and downloaded for private study, research and teaching purposes, and for use in non-commercial products or services, provided that appropriate acknowledgement of FAO as the source and copyright holder is given and that FAO's endorsement of users' views, products or services is not stated or implied in any way. FAO encourages unrestricted use of news releases provided on the FAO website; no formal permission is required to reproduce these materials.
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9All requests for translation and adaptation rights, and for resale and other commercial use rights should be addressed to [**\[email protected\]**](https://www.fao.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cba8a4bbb2b9a2aca3bf8badaaa4e5a4b9ac) or submitted via the online [**Licence Request Form**](https://www.fao.org/contact-us/licence-request/en/) when downloading.
9All requests for translation and adaptation rights, and for resale and other commercial use rights should be addressed to [**\[email protected\]**](https://www.fao.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#10737f606962797778645076717f3e7f6277) or submitted via the online [**Licence Request Form**](https://www.fao.org/contact-us/licence-request/en/) when downloading.
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1111##### **RECOMMENDED CITATION:**
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1313\[© FAO\] \[Year of publication\] \[Title of content\] \[Page number (for publications)\] \[Location on FAO website\] \[Date accessed and/or downloaded\]
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1515Third-party content-FAO does not necessarily own each component of the content contained within the work. FAO therefore does not warrant that the use of any third party-owned individual component or part contained in the work will not infringe on the rights of those third parties. The risk of claims resulting from such infringement rests solely with you. If you wish to re-use a component of the work, it is your responsibility to determine whether permission is needed for that re-use and to obtain permission from the copyright owner. Examples of components can include, but are not limited to, tables, figures, or images.
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17All queries on rights and licenses should be addressed to [**\[email protected\]**](https://www.fao.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a8cbc7d8d1dac1cfc0dce8cec9c786c7dacf)
17All queries on rights and licenses should be addressed to [**\[email protected\]**](https://www.fao.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d5b6baa5aca7bcb2bda195b3b4bafbbaa7b2)
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1919##### **REUSE OF PHOTOGRAPHS**
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2121Conditions for reuse of photographs on the FAO website are the same as those for other content, with the exception that photographs must not be modified without prior permission.
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2323Permission must be requested for any commercial use, advertising, marketing, storage or third-party distribution of FAO photographs. FAO reserves the right to withhold distribution and/or permission to reproduce FAO photographic material should the intended use be considered inappropriate. FAO photographs must be credited each time they are published. The recommended citation format for photographs is FAO/\[name of photographer\].
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25To request permissions, please send the URL address in which the photograph(s) appear to [**\[email protected\]**](https://www.fao.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a0d0c8cfd4cf8dccc9c2d2c1d2d9e0c6c1cf8ecfd2c7).
25To request permissions, please send the URL address in which the photograph(s) appear to [**\[email protected\]**](https://www.fao.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#483820273c276524212a3a293a31082e292766273a2f).
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2727##### **NON-FAO CONTENT**
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2929The FAO website may include third party copyright material for which rights and permissions must be obtained from the copyright holder(s) indicated.
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3131##### **USE OF FAO LOGO**
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33The FAO logo is the corporate identifier and official seal of the Organization, and it is protected under international treaties and conventions on intellectual property. Its use is highly restricted and is prohibited without prior permission. Requests for use of the FAO logo for any reason whatsoever, whether or not in association with other logos, must be addressed to [**\[email protected\]**](https://www.fao.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2f4c405f565d4648475b6f494e4001405d48). If permission for use of the FAO logo is granted, instructions for its placement and display, including related disclaimers, must be strictly adhered to. The use and reproduction of content containing the FAO logo must not be in association with advertising or with the names of proprietary products and must not imply FAO's endorsement of products or services in any way. FAO reserves the right to request the immediate removal of its logo from unauthorized websites or products.
33The FAO logo is the corporate identifier and official seal of the Organization, and it is protected under international treaties and conventions on intellectual property. Its use is highly restricted and is prohibited without prior permission. Requests for use of the FAO logo for any reason whatsoever, whether or not in association with other logos, must be addressed to [**\[email protected\]**](https://www.fao.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c6a5a9b6bfb4afa1aeb286a0a7a9e8a9b4a1). If permission for use of the FAO logo is granted, instructions for its placement and display, including related disclaimers, must be strictly adhered to. The use and reproduction of content containing the FAO logo must not be in association with advertising or with the names of proprietary products and must not imply FAO's endorsement of products or services in any way. FAO reserves the right to request the immediate removal of its logo from unauthorized websites or products.
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3535##### **LINKING TO THE FAO WEBSITE**
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3737FAO encourages users to establish hyperlinks to the FAO website and prior permission is not required. The FAO logo should not be included when linking to the FAO website, unless prior permission has been granted (see Use of FAO logo)
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3939##### **DISCLAIMERS**