Website Terms & Conditions

These Website terms and conditions of use govern your use of the WageIndicator websites. If you choose to use any of our websites, the tools and services on our websites, you accept these terms and conditions.

Disclaimer

Use of our websites is at your own risk. All data and information is provided ‘as is’, without any guarantees regarding accuracy, fitness for use or non-infringement.

The very concept of WageIndicator requires the data needed for the calculation of salaries, Living Wages and factory pages to be volunteered (anonymously) by visitors to our sites and apps and well trained data collectors. Although the datasets are cleaned, scientifically checked and benchmarked, no responsibility can be taken for its being 100% accurate. The information and data displayed on WageIndicator websites is not necessarily comprehensive, complete, accurate or up to date at all times. Nor can the WageIndicator Foundation, or persons involved in developing and maintaining the sites, be held responsible or liable for any actions, conclusions or advice based on the data or informational items published on the sites.

WageIndicator websites are sometimes linked to external sites over which the WageIndicator Foundation has no control and for which it assumes no responsibility: the content of third-party sites referenced to or linked through the WageIndicator sites, is the sole responsibility of those parties.

We take great care in developing and maintaining the WageIndicator sites and data. The information and data provided is general in nature only and not intended to address the specific circumstances of any particular individual or entity. Therefore, visitors to the WageIndicator websites can in no way derive any rights from this data. Individuals seeking personal, professional or legal advice should always consult a suitably qualified professional. If, in your opinion, the WageIndicator sites include any page, document or other item that contains incorrect information, please let us know.

Copyright & Ownership

The content of the WageIndicator.org websites is protected by intellectual property rights, such as database rights, copyrights and rights related to know-how and trade secrets. All content is owned or controlled by WageIndicator and WageIndicator explicitly reserves all of its intellectual property rights.

Website users may only use website content for personal, non-commercial and informational purposes. For website users with a paid subscription, their use of the website content is governed by the subscription contract. Copying, web scraping (or using any similar techniques), publishing and/or transmitting any part of our content is not permitted. The same applies to any other way of making our content available to a third party.

Additionally, it is strictly forbidden to store, review, transmit or otherwise process any of our content in combination with an artificial intelligence tool or similar technology. The user will ensure that WageIndicator content will NOT be:

1. Used to train, test, process, analyse, generate output with and/or develop any algorithm, artificial intelligence tool or similar technology.
2. Repackaged, duplicated, re-sold, or provided through internal/external artificial intelligence services or similar technology.

In the event of violation of this section ("Copyright & Ownership"), the user shall forfeit to WageIndicator an immediately payable penalty of EUR 25.000 for each violation, increased by EUR 5.000 for each day during which the violation continues, without prejudice to WageIndicator’s right to claim full compensation for damages instead of this penalty and without any notice of default required by WageIndicator.