Terms of Use

Introduction

Militieregisters.nl is part of the project Many Hands make light work: open archives through crowdsourcing, an initiative of the Amsterdam City Archives. Project volunteers from Many Hands are indexing the military records of those who served the country between 1814 and 1941, by name, date of birth and location of birth. The Militieregisters.nl website and archives is managed by Bitpub BV, as commissioned by the Amsterdam City Archives. This three year project will end in 2013.

Militieregisters.nl is a portal to this index and provides the system that makes this information searchable and downloadable. This data is intended for personal and non-commercial use.

Glossary

Definitions of terms used on this site:

User: The person who uses the website for searching, viewing and downloading scans.
Account: User registration that gives access to the database.
Metadata: The content of the database that is searchable, viewable and downloadable.
Scans: Images of pages from the archives of the militia records, which are used to by the Many Hands project.
Consulting: Viewing scans in the Militieregisters.nl viewer.
Downloading: Digitally copying files from scans stored in the Militieregisters.nl database.
Credit: An accumulation of points that can be used to access and download scans. Points can be purchased and maintained in an account on Militieregisters.nl. Many Hands points can also be exchanged for use on Militieregisters.nl.
Many Hands points: Points obtained on VeleHanden.nl which can be redeemed for credit on Militieregisters.nl at rates published in the rates page.

By logging on Militieregisters.nl you agree to these Terms of Use

By logging into Militieregisters.nl all users will be deemed to read have read these Terms of Use and have agreed to abide by them. Miltieregister.nl reserves the right to change these Terms of Use without prior notification to users. If the Terms of Use are amended, users shall be informed by Militieregisters.nl. Any users not in agreement with a change may terminate their account immediately by following the procedure outlined on Militieregisters.nl. In such a case, it is the responsibility of the user to file for a refund of any outstanding balance of Militieregisters.nl credits. Credits can be refunded in cash if they were originally purchased via a credit card or bank transaction. If Many Hands points were exchanged for Militieregisters.nl credits, the refund for these credits will be in Many Hands points.

As the administrator of this website, Bitpub BV reserves the right to terminate the account of any user who does not comply with these Terms of Use. A user whose account is closed for this reason is not entitled to a refund of any credit balance with Militieregisters.nl.

Conditions to create an account

Only those 18 years or older are allowed an account with Militieregisters.nl. Those under the age of 18 who have written permission from a parent or guardian can submit an account request to [email protected]. In the event that Bitpub BV finds someone under the age of 18 in possession of an account without permission, we may close the account immediately.

All account information must be completed truthfully and in its entirety. The mandatory account information is name, surname and email address. This data will be used as authentication when logging into your Militieregisters.nl account. This information will only be shared with other sites using the Bitpub platform.

Important updates about Militieregisters.nl will be sent to the email addresses of registered users. If you do not want to receive these updates, you may opt out of them at any time.

Rules of Conduct

Use of the Militieregisters.nl website or any of the information that it contains in a way that violates any laws is strictly prohibited.

This is a non-exhaustive list of examples of behavior that is not permitted:

Creating accounts, using scans or harvesting of metadata under false pretenses.
Harassing or disparaging other users of Militieregisters.nl.
Collecting and / or copying of metadata and scans obtained from Militieregisters.nl for purposes other than personal and noncommercial use.
Interfering with or disrupting the services, servers or networks connected to Militieregisters.nl.

Use of Metadata and Scans

Militieregisters.nl will complete metadata and download requests after consultation and processing of payments or Many Hands credits is complete. Rates applied will be those published in the rates page

Purchases of products or credits can be made online using credit card or internet payment, or bank transfer.

Militieregisters.nl ensures that scans of the data match what is found in the search system. If the data is not acceptable, you may cancel your purchase, and request a refund by contacting Militieregisters.nl. All such claims must be filed within seven working days of purchase.

The data provided on Militieregisters.nl is intended for personal uses such as genealogical research. Any form of reproduction and / or disclosure of the scans and metadata without prior written consent of the institution that houses the militia registers are prohibited.

Militieregisters.nl reserves the right to refuse delivery of scans when any form of misconduct is suspected.

Liability

The Amsterdam City Archives and Bitpub BV do not guarantee the availability of Militieregisters.nl. In case of site failure, connection with be reestablished as soon as possible. If the decision is made to shut down Militieregisters.nl six months’ notice will provided to users. All credits must be used or processed as refunds prior to shut down or they will be forfeited.

Militieregisters.nl is not liable for any direct or indirect damages arising from the use of Militieregisters.nl.

Disputes

Disputes between Militieregisters.nl and site users in the Netherlands will be settled by a court in the Netherlands. In the case of a user residing outside the Netherlands, Miltieregisters.nl reserves the right to turn jurisdiction over to the court in which that user resides.