Use of content found on the EQAO Website must be in accordance with this Intellectual Property (IP) Use Policy. This IP Use Policy forms part of the website Terms of Use.

If you want to use any content that you find on the Website, you must have a license. This includes text, images, videos and graphics, including trademarks and official marks, and data assets on EQAO’s Open Data webpage. A license is a set of rules that describes how you can use that content. It:

• Grants you rights to use content;
• Outlines your rights;
• Tells you what rules you need to follow.

Different rules and licences apply to different types of content and different types of uses. This includes whether Your intended use is commercial (e.g., for a business or to generate revenue) or non-commercial (e.g., for yourself or not for the purpose of generating revenue).

There are also different rules and licences for content generally, for trademarks and official marks, and for data assets.

Content

Except as otherwise set out in this IP Use Policy, everyone has an implied worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive licence to use content available on the EQAO Website for non-commercial purposes, provided the following requirements are met:

1. The Website content You use is not:
   1. Personal Information, as set out in section 2(1) of Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Ontario);
   2. Information or Records not accessible under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Ontario);
   3. Third party content;
   4. The visual identity of the Province of Ontario;
   5. Subject to intellectual property rights, other than copyright;
   6. Trademarks, official marks, names, crests, logos and symbols, including those of any third party;
   7. Data Assets;
2. Your use is for a lawful purpose;
3. Your use is for research, education, private study, parody, satire, criticism, or review;
4. The Website content is not used in a way that implies or suggests any official status or that We endorse You or Your use of the Website content;  
5. If Your use is public, the Website content You use must:

• be presented in context;
• the source of the content must be acknowledged and cited (for example, “Source: eqao.com” or “Source: Ontario Education Quality and Accountability Office”); and
• include a disclaimer in highly visible text that:
  • You are neither affiliated nor associated with the EQAO; and
  • Your material is not approved, endorsed, or sponsored by the EQAO. 

“Public” uses include on websites or social media, and in physical publications. 

We reserve the right to object and prevent further use of Our content if We find that the above requirements are not met.

If you want to use Website content for commercial purposes, you need a licence with express permission from the King’s Printer for Ontario. Requests for licenced uses that do not align with the objects of the EQAO Act will be denied. You can contact the King’s Printer for Ontario at:

Senior Copyright Advisor
Publications Ontario
416-326-5153
[email protected]

Trademarks and Official Marks

The EQAO holds trademark rights and official marks in certain words, logos, and designs, including “Education Quality and Accountability Office”, “Office de la qualité et de la responsabilité en éducation”, “EQAO”, “OQRE” and logos and designs incorporating these terms (“EQAO Marks”).

You are not allowed to use the EQAO Marks for any purpose without Our written permission. You must write to Us and obtain a licence that contains Our permission in writing before you use them.

To request a licence that includes Our permission, you can contact Us at: [email protected].

Data Assets

The meaning of “data asset” in this IP Use Policy is the same as in the Governance and Management of Information and Data Assets Directive, 2021. EQAO data assets are made available on the Open Data webpage of the EQAO website. Such data assets may also be available through the Ontario Data Catalogue.

You have permission to use any of the data assets published on the EQAO Open Data webpage in accordance with the terms of the Open Government Licence – Ontario. For clarity, for the purposes of this licence, the meaning of “Information Provider” in the Open Government Licence – Ontario includes the EQAO.  

EQAO data assets must be cited as follows:

Used under licence