Low Resource Language Data Catalog

1. Parties; Clickthrough Acceptance; Authority

This Clickthrough Sublicense Agreement (this "Sublicense") is entered into by and between: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ("IBRD") and the International Development Association ("IDA"), collectively, the "World Bank"; and the individual natural person accepting these terms and, where such individual is acting within the scope of employment, appointment, or affiliation, the employing or affiliated institution on whose behalf such individual acts (collectively, "Authorized User" or "You").

By selecting "I Agree," submitting, participating in, or acting under an Approved Proposal through the Development Data Partnership Platform (the "Portal"), or accessing any Dataset, You (i) acknowledge that You have read and understood this Sublicense, (ii) agree to be legally bound by its terms, and (iii) consent to the use of electronic records and signatures for purposes of formation and evidencing acceptance.

If You do not agree, You shall not access or use any Dataset. You represent and warrant that You have full legal power and authority to enter into this Sublicense and, where applicable, to bind Your institution. Authorized User and the affiliated institution (if any) shall be jointly and severally liable for all obligations and liabilities arising under this Sublicense.

2. Eligibility; Approved Proposal; Scope of Authorization

2.1 Proposal-Based Access. Access to any Dataset is conditioned on the World Bank's prior written approval of a Proposal submitted through the Portal (an "Approved Proposal"). The World Bank may approve, deny, condition, suspend, or revoke approval in its sole discretion at any time.

2.2 Purpose; Duration; No Expansion by Proposal. You may access and use the Dataset solely (a) for the purposes expressly described in the Approved Proposal, (b) for Non-Commercial Research Use, and (c) during the project duration approved in the Approved Proposal. An Approved Proposal is incorporated by reference solely to delimit scope and conditions of use and shall not amend this Sublicense or expand any rights granted herein.

2.3 Material Changes Require Prior Approval. Any "Material Change" requires renewed approval through the Portal prior to implementation. "Material Change" includes, without limitation, any change to: purpose; methodology; model architecture; base model; research personnel; compute environment; storage architecture; access controls; duration; anticipated outputs; publication plan; or release plan for Derived Outputs.

3. Definitions

Authorized User means a natural person affiliated with an eligible institution, identified by name in an Approved Proposal, who has accepted this Sublicense and has been issued access credentials by the World Bank. Access and authentication must be conducted solely through the institutional, domain-linked email address verified in the Proposal. Authorization is personal, limited, non-transferable, and non-delegable.

Dataset means any organized collection of data made available through the Portal and/or API, including without limitation audio, text, metadata, sampled content, segmented or chunked content, shuffled content, transformed content, or other provisioned content.

Data means any information from or derived from a Dataset made available through the Portal and/or API, including without limitation chunked, shuffled, sampled, altered, transformed, watermarked, security-marked, trace-marked, or otherwise protected content.

Model means any machine learning, artificial intelligence, statistical, computational, or automated system trained, fine-tuned, evaluated, or otherwise derived in whole or in part from the Dataset.

Derived Output means any Model or artifact created using the Dataset, including without limitation model weights, embeddings, evaluation checkpoints, tokenizers, vocabularies, synthetic data, fine-tuning artifacts, evaluation artifacts, or other outputs, provided that such output does not permit reconstruction of more than an insubstantial portion of the Dataset.

Non-Commercial Research Use means research, education, or development activity conducted without the primary intent of commercial advantage or monetary compensation and without commercial deployment, commercialization, productization, or monetization of any output, whether directly or indirectly.

Permissive Open-Source License means an Open Source Initiative (OSI)-approved license that permits commercial and non-commercial use, modification, and redistribution with minimal restrictions (e.g., MIT, Apache 2.0, BSD 2-Clause, BSD 3-Clause).

4. License Grant; Scope; Restrictions

4.1 Limited License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Sublicense, the World Bank grants You a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable, royalty-free license to access and use the Dataset solely for Non-Commercial Research Use and solely within the scope of the Approved Proposal.

4.2 Permitted Uses. You may: (a) access and process the Dataset for the approved research purpose; (b) create Derived Outputs in compliance with all restrictions; and (c) publish research findings that do not reveal, reconstruct, or enable reconstruction of Dataset content.

4.3 Prohibited Uses. You shall not: redistribute, sublicense, or make the Dataset available to third parties; use the Dataset for commercial purposes; attempt to re-identify, de-anonymize, or reverse-engineer any content; use the Dataset in any retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) system; or store or process the Dataset outside the approved compute environment.

5. Data Handling; Security; Retention

You shall implement and maintain administrative, technical, and physical safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the Dataset. Access must be limited to Authorized Users named in the Approved Proposal. All copies of the Dataset must be securely deleted upon expiration or termination of the Approved Proposal, and You shall certify such deletion in writing within thirty (30) days.

6. Model Training; Derived Outputs; Release

Any Model trained or fine-tuned using the Dataset must be released under a Permissive Open-Source License. Model weights, training code, and evaluation artifacts must be made publicly available. You shall implement safeguards to prevent memorization, verbatim reproduction, or reconstruction of Dataset content in Model outputs.

7. Publication; Attribution

You may publish research findings derived from the Dataset, provided that: publications do not reveal raw Dataset content; the World Bank and applicable Data Providers are acknowledged; and the World Bank is notified of publications within thirty (30) days.

8. Monitoring; Audit; Enforcement

The World Bank reserves the right to monitor usage, conduct audits, and request compliance reports. You shall cooperate fully with any audit or investigation. Non-compliance may result in immediate termination of access, revocation of the Approved Proposal, and referral for further action.

9. Termination

This Sublicense may be terminated by the World Bank at any time, with or without cause, upon written notice. Upon termination, all rights granted cease immediately and You must destroy all copies of the Dataset and certify such destruction.

10. Intellectual Property

Derivative Works and Derived Outputs are owned by You, subject to the mandatory open release obligations, reconstruction limitations, and full compliance with this Sublicense. Ownership of the Dataset and all rights therein remain with the World Bank and/or the applicable Dataset providers.

11. Indemnification

You shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the World Bank and its officers, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, proceedings, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses arising out of or relating to any breach of this Sublicense, misuse of the Dataset, violation of applicable law, distribution or release of Derived Outputs, any conflict with upstream base-model license terms, and any verbatim or near-verbatim reproduction caused by Model architecture, training choices, or release choices.

12. Disclaimer

THE DATASET IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE." THE WORLD BANK DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

13. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED AND CONSISTENT WITH THE WORLD BANK'S PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE WORLD BANK BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES. THE WORLD BANK'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUBLICENSE SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (USD $1,000).

14. Privileges and Immunities

Nothing in this Sublicense shall be construed as a waiver, express or implied, of any privileges and immunities of IBRD or IDA, all of which are expressly reserved.

15. Dispute Resolution

The Parties shall attempt in good faith to resolve any dispute amicably within ninety (90) days of written notice. Any dispute not resolved within such period shall be finally settled by arbitration under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules by three (3) arbitrators. The appointing authority shall be the Secretary-General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration. The language shall be English.

16. Entire Agreement; Hierarchy; Severability

This Sublicense, together with the Approved Proposal solely for purposes of delimiting authorized scope, constitutes the entire agreement governing Dataset access and use. In the event of any conflict, this Sublicense controls unless dataset-specific Portal terms expressly state otherwise in writing. If any provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remainder shall remain in full force and effect.