The terms of use for individual works on this site can vary according to copyright status. Every digitised item has a ‘Terms of Use’ statement, which you are required to abide by.
Copyright
The copyright of the majority of the material digitised on this website is either expired, or owned by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Trust. In the latter case, the images have been made available on a non-commercial basis, via a Creative Commons license.
Some material is under Crown copyright, which persists until 125 years after creation for non-published works. This material is licensed under the Open Government License v.3.0.
We have checked, wherever possible, the copyright status of all other material and contacted, where necessary, rights-holders for permission to make it available on this site. All reasonable efforts have been made to identify rights holders and ensure appropriate permissions are sought, but in some cases the identity is unknown. Therefore we cannot guarantee that we have traced and contacted rights-holders for all material. As a result, all our digitised collections are subject to a takedown policy.
Takedown Policy
We are committed to making digitised archive material available via our website, whilst complying to current copyright and data protection legislation. However, we recognise that occasionally material may be published that is either in breach of copyright laws, contains sensitive personal information or includes content that may be regarded as obscene or defamatory.
If you have concerns about any of our content, please contact us via archives@rcvsknowledge.org and provide the following information:
- your contact details
- the identity of the content along with an exact URL
- the reason for your concern.
Upon receipt of notification, the following procedure will be followed:
- We will acknowledge receipt of your concern and commence an initial assessment of its validity.
- Upon receipt of a valid concern the material will be temporarily removed from our website pending an agreed solution.
- Where applicable, we will contact the contributor, with details of the reported concern. They will be given the opportunity to respond.
Material will be withdrawn from the site if one or more of the following criteria is met:
- The material is proved to contravene copyright regulations. This withdrawal will last until the copyright expires or until the rights holder agrees that the material can be reinstated.
- The material contains personal information about someone who is still alive and continued online access would be unlawful or unfair to them under the principles of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or would breach their or their family’s right to a private and family life under the Human Rights Act 1998.
- The material contains personal information about a deceased individual that requires closure or restriction.
- The material is defamatory or unnecessarily obscene.
- The material acquires sensitivity by virtue of being made available online.
Material removed due to GDPR or sensitivity may be reassessed at a later date.
