EarthCARE/CPR products and images provided on JAXA/ESA websites are all copyrighted. Users must be compliant with the Terms of Use. For details, please refer to the JAXA EarthCARE Data Policy.

The credits for EarthCARE standard products are as follows:

Rights to EarthCARE Data ^*1

(1) JAXA/NICT and ESA share rights listed below to accomplish the EarthCARE project, a JAXA/NICT-ESA joint mission.

1. JAXA and NICT jointly hold the copyright and all other intellectual property rights for the EarthCARE/CPR Level 1 product (CPR L1). ESA holds the copyright and all other intellectual property rights for all Level 1 products (ESA L1) except for the EarthCARE/CPR Level 1 product.
2. JAXA and ESA share the copyrights and all other intellectual property rights for the EarthCARE Level 2 product (JAXA L2/ESA L2).

(2) If a user creates a high-order added value data/product (*) by using EarthCARE data, the data/product belong to the user. JAXA, NICT, and ESA do not exercise their rights to the data/product, and the user can use them according to the terms of use.

^*1 Processed data that have been changed by advanced data processing (data analysis or integration of multi-satellite data, or image processing based on external information other than the original data, physical quantity conversion, etc.) and cannot be restored to the original data.

EarthCARE Data Usage Conditions ^*2

(1) The use of data and products is limited to peaceful uses only.

(2) When EarthCARE data is used and results are published, the user must claim one of the following sources:

1. CPR L1 Product: “JAXA/NICT” or "Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and National Institute of Information and Communications Technology "
2. ESA L1 Product: "ESA" or "European Space Agency"
3. JAXA L2 Product: "JAXA/ESA" or "JAXA/ESA "Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, European Space Agency" or "European Space Agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency"
4. ESA L2 Product: "ESA/JAXA" or "ESA/JAXA "European Space Agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency" or "Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, European Space Agency"

^*2 When higher value-added data and products are prepared and distributed to third parties (including publication), the indication that JAXA/NICT/ESA is the distributor of the original data (Example in CPR L1: Original data provided by JAXA/NICT) is required referring to the above classification. When publishing in academic papers, etc., if individual indications are difficult, the source shall be indicated at the end of the book, etc.

(3) Allow users to redistribute data to third parties. At this time, the distributor shall have the distributor comply with these Terms of Use.

(4) JAXA shall not be responsible for any loss of data due to problems with satellite and ground equipment, deterioration in quality, delay in the time of provision, or any other failure to provide data.