Framework Contract for Direct Customers

The Framework Contract for Direct Customers (FCDC) sets out general terms on which OS licences digital mapping products to direct customers.

This licence entitles you to

Use OS data for your internal business use, including limited external use on your website or in your professional services.

  • Businesses
  • Developers

Key features

Used by every direct customer

Every direct customer who signs up to use OS data needs to accept a Framework Contract for direct customers (FCDC).

Internal business use

You can use OS data for your internal business use, including limited external use on your website or in your professional services, for example.

Licence agreement

Use cases
  • Use OS data for your internal business use
  • Use OS data to support your statutory obligations
  • Share data with third parties who hold an OS Licence for the same data.
Customer suitability
  • Businesses
  • Developers
Length of licence
Per direct customer; lifespan dependent on scope of the use of OS data
Licence fee

Price dependant on product usage, geographical coverage and number of legal entities.

Terms and conditions

Grant of licence

This licence grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence for Licensed Data for the duration of the relevant Data Contract solely for and to the extent permitted by the Licensed Use and the Ancillary Rights.

What the terms do not permit you to do

The agreement does not give you any right to sub-licence, distribute, sell or otherwise make Licensed Data available to third parties.

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

You must assign IPR in the Customer Created Analytics Data to us to the extent it was created using licensed data. We grant you the right to a royalty-free licence to use such data for your own licensed use and to retain it in perpetuity solely for your own licensed use.

Keep data secure

You must keep OS data secure and inform us if you suspect any infringement.

OS brand

You must use the OS brand in accordance with the branding guidelines.

Documents and support

Licence terms

Draft licence template

Licence guidelines

Trademark acknowledgements

  • Product names and trademarks
    An extensive list of product names and trademarked brands registered to Ordnance Survey
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  • Crown Copyright
    Our data and our brand are protected by a variety of intellectual property (IP) rights (including copyright, database rights and trade marks), and our primary income comes from licensing these IP rights to Government, public sector organisations, commercial businesses and consumers.
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Key features
  • Used by every direct customer
  • Internal business use
This licence entitles you to

Use OS data for your internal business use, including limited external use on your website or in your professional services.

Length of licence
Per direct customer; lifespan dependent on scope of the use of OS data

How to apply

Apply for a business account

Complete this Framework Contract (Direct Customers) form if you’re a new customer wishing to license data directly from us for your business use.

Apply now for a business account

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