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Statement of Policy for Publication of

Somerset Parish Register Transcripts on the Internet

The Somerset Archive and Record Service will allow transcripts of parish registers to be posted on the Internet subject to prior agreement and the following conditions:

1. The transcripts are circulated without profit to the transcriber and with a proviso that any subsequent copying is allowed only if free of profit.  Anyone wishing to include a subsequent copy as part of a profit-making publication or distribution must apply to the Somerset Archive and Record Service for permission.

2. A statement to this effect is included with the posting.

3. A copy of the transcript is supplied in an agreed format to the Somerset Archive and Record Service.

4. The transcriber agrees to the transcript being made available to users at the Record Office and to its re-use in Archive Service databases and distribution over the Internet or by other means.  The transcriber makes no claim for copyright against any such use by the Somerset Archive and Record Service.

5. A link is made from the site hosting the transcript to the Somerset Archive and Record Service site (http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives).

6. Transcripts of registers under 100 years old are not published.