HL7 POLICY GOVERNING THE USE OF HL7® INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Health Level Seven® International (HL7) standards and other "Material," as defined below, Material acquired through any channel (including through any HL7 Affiliate) are governed by the terms of this HL7 policy. All such Material are copyrighted by HL7 and protected by the Copyright Law of the United States and copyright provisions of various international treaties.

"Material" collectively and individually means all work product developed and or released by Health Level Seven® International (HL7), including standards in any format (e.g., Word, PDF, HTML, XML, zip, Access database), implementation guides, databases and other electronic or fixed data or information of any kind distributed through any channel (including through any HL7 Affiliate).

Any use, copying or distribution (either with or without a fee) of Material, whether in fixed or electronic media, not specifically authorized below is strictly prohibited.

HL7 AFFILIATES in good standing have such rights to use and distribute (or provide access to) Material as are from time to time permitted under the Affiliate Agreement with HL7 to which they are a party, subject to the terms of such agreement.

HL7 CORPORATE/ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS are authorized to:

  1. reproduce and distribute Material on an internal basis solely for use within their organization;
  2. reproduce and distribute excerpts of Material (not entire domains or chapters) to any customers of a product or service implementing those Material, provided that the HL7 Access database may not be included, either in whole or in part, in any product intended for direct or indirect commercial resale;
  3. use excerpts of Material to create customized implementation guides; and
  4. use Material in the development of software applications and messaging systems for direct use or distribution without additional licensing fees.

This authorization is provided only during the years when the appropriate HL7 Organizational Membership dues are paid, and if and only if:

  1. HL7 is clearly identified as publisher and holder of the copyright; and,
  2. any modifications of the Material are clearly identified to end users in the text.

HL7 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS AND AUTHORIZED NON-MEMBERS are authorized to access Material for read-only personal study purposes, and does not include using the Material or sharing the Material with others.

SPECIAL PERMISSIONS: Other uses of Material, including redistribution, may be permitted by HL7, in its sole discretion, subject to execution by the licensee of a written agreement satisfactory to HL7.

Application for or renewal of an individual HL7 membership obliges you to abide by the HL7 Bylaws, HL7 Governance and Operations Manual, and HL7 Policy governing the use of HL7 standards and other intellectual property. Application for or renewal of an organizational membership within HL7 obliges the organization and its voting members to abide by the HL7 Bylaws, HL7 Governance and Operations Manual, and HL7 Policy Governing the Use of HL7 standards and other intellectual property.