License FAQ
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The VICC meta-knowledgebase contains content from multiple knowledge providers. As a data integrator, we do not impose any additional licensing requirements beyond the terms of the constituent resources. The full content of the VICC meta-knowledgebase is available for non-commercial, research use only. For each constituent knowledgebase below, we provide a brief summary of the free use of content for non-research / commercial use and links to the knowledgebase licensing information.

CIViC
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Content from the Clinical Interpretation of Variants in Cancer knowledgebase is public domain (`CC0`_; `CIViC license statement`_).

PMKB
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Content from the Precision Medicine Knowledgebase is freely accessible with attribution (`CC-BY 4.0`_; `PMKB license statement`_).

CGI
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While the Cancer Genome Interpreter is restricted from commercial use (`CC-BY-NC 4.0`_; `CGI license statement`_), the content from the Cancer Biomarkers Database (used in this resource) is public domain (`CC0`_; `CBD license statement`_).

Jax CKB
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The Jackson Labs Clinical Knowledgebase is restricted from commercial use and has share-alike requirements for non-commercial use (`CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0`_; `Jax-CKB license statement`_). Contact this resource for information on licensing for commercial purposes.

OncoKB
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OncoKB is restricted from commercial use (`OncoKB license statement`_). Contact this resource for information on licensing for commercial purposes.

MolecularMatch
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MolecularMatch is restricted from commercial use (`MolecularMatch license statement`_). Contact this resource for information on licensing for commercial purposes.

.. _CC0: https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/
.. _CC-BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
.. _CC-BY-NC 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
.. _CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
.. _CIViC license statement: https://civicdb.org/faq
.. _PMKB license statement: https://academic.oup.com/jamia/article/24/3/513/2418181#73918723
.. _CGI license statement: https://www.cancergenomeinterpreter.org/faq#q11c
.. _CBD license statement: https://www.cancergenomeinterpreter.org/biomarkers
.. _Jax-CKB license statement: https://ckb.jax.org/about/index
.. _OncoKB license statement: https://oncokb.org/terms
.. _MolecularMatch license statement: https://www.molecularmatch.com/terms/