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• To use and/or download the data only for private or other personal, non-commercial purposes;

• To cite the source of the data; and

• To accept the disclaimers and restrictions of rights and liability concerning the data as detailed below.

Citing AidData

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For academic purposes please cite the information in AidData and/or User’s Guide using the following citation:

Tierney, Michael J., Daniel L. Nielson, Darren G. Hawkins, J. Timmons Roberts, Michael G. Findley, Ryan M. Powers, Bradley Parks, Sven E. Wilson, and Robert L. Hicks. 2011. More Dollars than Sense: Refining Our Knowledge of Development Finance Using AidData. World Development 39 (11): 1891-1906.

General Disclaimer

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AidData lists development activities as collected from a multitude of aid agencies and other sources in the development community. You (the user) are therefore individually responsible for compliance with the terms of use of any individual data owner or provider (see below for data from the OECD’s CRS).

Due to the number of sources from which information on this portal is obtained, and the inherent hazards of electronic distribution, there may be delays, omissions or inaccuracies in the portal’s content. Therefore, AidData and its host institutions cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy, completeness or legality of such content or linked web sites and we disclaim all responsibility for your use of any inaccurate, incomplete or illegal content contained in or linked from our portal.

Data from the OECD’s Creditor Reporting System (CRS)

Much of the data in the AidData database is republished with permission from the OECD’s Creditor Reporting System. These data are identified in AidData as coming from the OECD/CRS. The ownership notice for these data is:

OECD Creditor Reporting System (CRS) Dataset © OECD, 2010-11 Edition (www.oecd.org/dac/stats).

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CRS data are owned by the OECD and subject to specific restrictions as outlined in the Terms and Conditions for use of OECD published content.

Rights

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