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Review and improve legal notice for clarity and accuracy
Clarify the information in response to open-source community concerns about the transparency of the legal entity. Full legal details are now available on the Legal page. Signed-off-by: Roman Tsisyk <[email protected]>
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AUTHORS.md

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CONTRIBUTORS

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See the CONTRIBUTORS file in the organicmaps/organicmaps repository.

NOTICE

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Copyright 2020-2025 Organic Maps (OMaps) Contributors;
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See the CONTRIBUTORS file in the organicmaps/organicmaps repository
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for a full list of contributors.
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Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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You may obtain a copy of the License at
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http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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limitations under the License.

content/donate/index.md

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Click on your preferred payment method icon below:
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This app is developed and maintained by an open-source community. By using this app, you agree to the terms and conditions of the [Apache License, Version 2.0][license]. Donations are collected by [Organic Maps OÜ][company], a for-profit company registered in Estonia. For additional legal information, please refer to the [Legal](@/terms/index.md) page.
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{{ donate_buttons() }}
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content/terms/index.md

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title: "Organic Maps: terms"
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description: "Terms of use for Organic Maps application"
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title: "Legal information"
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description: "Legal notices and licensing details for Organic Maps"
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menu_title: Terms
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menu_title: Legal
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### App
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Copyright 2010-2021 My.com B.V. (Mail.Ru Group) \
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Copyright 2020-2025 Organic Maps (OMaps) Contributors; \
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See the [CONTRIBUTORS][contributors] file in the [organicmaps/organicmaps][github] repository
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for a full list of contributors.
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This app is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this application except in compliance with the License.
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You may obtain a copy of the Apache License 2.0 at
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You may obtain a copy of the License at [http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0][license]
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[http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0][license]
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Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
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Most libraries in the following directories on [GitHub][github] made by other people and organizations and licensed in different ways:
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### Website
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Copyright 2020-2025 Organic Maps (OMaps) Contributors; \
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See the [CONTRIBUTORS][contributors] file in the [organicmaps/organicmaps][github] repository
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for a full list of contributors.
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This website, including its source code and content, is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use any part of the website, its code, or its content except in compliance with the License.
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You may obtain a copy of the Apache License 2.0 at
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[http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0][license]
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Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
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### Third-party
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Third-party dependencies are governed by separate licenses. Please see the [NOTICE][notice], [.reuse/dep5][dep5], [data/copyright.html][copyright], and individual `LICENSE`, `COPYING`, or `NOTICE` files for more details.
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### Map data
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Map data is from OpenStreetMap, licensed under the Open Data Commons Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0. You may obtain a copy of the Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0 at
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[https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/][odbl-1-0]
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### Company
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Certain project resources, including but not limited to domain names, trademarks, hosting accounts, payment accounts, and others, are overseen and managed by Organic Maps OÜ. The governance of these digital assets is subject to policies established by Organic Maps OÜ, in compliance with applicable statutory laws. Donations are collected by Organic Maps OÜ.
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Please refer to their LICENSE, COPYING or NOTICE files for terms of use.
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Organic Maps OÜ, a legal entity established on 2021-05-01 under the laws of the Republic of Estonia and the European Union, with registration number 16225385. The primary purpose of the entity is to shield the project's members from personal liability and to ensure the legal protection of the project's assets. Official up-to-date information about the entity can be found in the [Estonian Business Register][company].
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See also [data/copyright.html][copyright] file for a full list of copyright notices for Organic Maps application.
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- **Company Name:** Organic Maps OÜ
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- **Registry Code:** 16225385
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- **VAT Code**: EE102389234
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- **Address:** Rävala pst 8-810, Tallinn, 10143, Estonia
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- **Registry Card & Reports:** see [e-Business Register][company]
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If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).
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[github]: https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps
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[license]: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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[copyright]: https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps/master/data/copyright.html
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<span data-nosnippet>© 2025 <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Organic Maps OÜ</a>, reg. code 16225385</span>
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[translations_googleplay]: https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/organicmaps/fdroid-metadata/
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[translations_website]: https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/organicmaps/website/
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[twitter]: https://twitter.com/OrganicMapsApp
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[license]: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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[company]: https://ariregister.rik.ee/eng/company/16225385/Organic-Maps-O%C3%9C
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[odbl-1-0]: https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/
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[contributors]: https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps/blob/master/CONTRIBUTORS#L6C1
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[notice]: https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps/blob/master/NOTICE
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[dep5]: https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps/blob/master/.reuse/dep5
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[copyright]: https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps/master/data/copyright.html

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