The downloader and or user certifies, in respect of the dataset made available to him/her by the International Institute of Social History (hereinafter called: IISG) and the Historical Sample of the Population of the Netherlands (hereinafter called: HSN), that he or she: 1 will consult the data incorporated in the dataset solely for the purpose of scientific research or statistics, and that these data are required for specific research purposes or specific statistics; 2 will provide the HSN with the title and aim of the research (maximum 50 words) for each dataset provided by the HSN and each research subject that will be undertaken by the researcher; 3 agrees that he/she will be included in the license register of the HSN with each licensed dataset and each specific research; 4 agrees that he/she will keep the HSN informed about each new intended subject of research with each licensed dataset, so that the HSN is able to upkeep the license register; 5 agrees that the HSN will inform all involved researchers in case the same subject is investigated by more than one researcher or research group; 6 guarantees that he or she will strictly observe all the statutory regulations concerning the data contained in the dataset, including, in particular, the provisions contained in or based on General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR; Regulation EU 2016/679) as implemented by the Uitvoeringswet Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming (UAVG; Staatsblad 2018, 144); 7 is acquainted with HSN's privacy regulations and in using the dataset will strictly observe these regulations, in particular by warranting the anonymity of the data and guaranteeing that the results for which the data are used cannot be traced back to individual natural persons; 8 will not use the data in the dataset in order to search for additional information about individual persons, regardless of whether these persons are included in the dataset; except with written consent by the HSN; 9 recognizes that all the intellectual or industrial property rights in the dataset, the software, the hardware or other (accompanying) materials remain with IISG and/or HSN or its licensors, and certifies that he or she will not reproduce or copy (parts of) the dataset, the software or other (accompanying) materials for other than internal use; 10 indemnifies IISG and HSN against all claims made by third parties, arising from violation by him or her of the statutory regulations concerning the data, including violation of the on General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR; Regulation EU 2016/679); 11 undertakes to keep secret the data in the dataset, not to divulge them to, put them at the disposal of or make them available for use by third parties, and to utilize them solely for the purpose for which IISG/HSN has provided them to him or her; 12 will not alter, add to or remove data in the dataset without the written consent of HSN’s Board; 13 will transfer all enrichment to the dataset like coding or linking results to the HSN as soon as possible; 14 will report to HSN all errors, inconsistencies or ambiguities found by him or her as soon as possible; 15 in case of publication of the results in any form (presentations, books, articles etc.) for which he or she has used the dataset in a direct or indirect way, he or she will credit the HSN according to the citation rules of the HSN which will be provided by the HSN in the documentation belonging to each specific dataset; 16 notifying the HSN of all kind of publications (presentations, books, articles etc.) for which he or she has used the dataset and send a copy of each publication to HSN; 17 will pay to the IISG/HSN the amount of € nihil to compensate the costs of making the dataset available.