JoGo License

Last updated: 2025-08-13 (JST)

Summary

  • Portal content (website text, documentation, figures, UI screenshots/layouts): CC BY-SA 4.0 — free for all users (including commercial), with attribution and ShareAlike. License
  • Haplotype database (ACTG haplotype IDs, corresponding sequences, population frequency tables and related per-gene metadata): ODbL 1.0 — free to use (including commercial). If you publicly use or share a derivative database, you must publish it under ODbL (ShareAlike). License

Note: Features or results not explicitly listed above are governed by our Terms of Service.

Scope

Portal Content

Text, explanatory materials, documentation pages, figures/diagrams, screenshots, and UI/layout elements provided on the JoGo website.

JoGo Haplotype Database

Structured datasets covering ACTG haplotype identifiers, their corresponding sequences, population frequency tables, and related per-gene metadata curated by the JoGo project.

Exclusions: Third-party data, figures, and literature displayed or linked in JoGo remain under their respective licenses (e.g., GTEx, ClinVar, GWAS Catalog, DDBJ/INSDC). JoGo does not re-license third-party materials.

Key Terms

CC BY-SA 4.0 (Portal Content)

  • Commercial use permitted
  • Attribution required
  • ShareAlike for modified/distributed content

Credit example:
“Portions of this documentation are © JoGo Project, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.”

ODbL 1.0 (Haplotype Database)

  • Commercial use permitted / Attribution required
  • If you publicly use or distribute a Derivative Database (e.g., a re-structured or merged database based on JoGo), you must release it under ODbL (ShareAlike).
  • Produced Work (reports, figures, scores that are not a database) may be distributed under your own terms, provided proper attribution to JoGo is given.

Credit example:
“Contains or is derived from the JoGo ACTG Haplotype Database, licensed under ODbL 1.0.”

Examples: (Produced Work) per-sample ACTG inference reports (PDF/images/scores), non-reconstructable visualizations; (Derivative Database) publishing a new database by adding columns to JoGo, or permanently integrating JoGo with another database for a public service.

Versioning & Archival

  • The portal operates a Latest version.
  • Major releases (e.g., v1.0, v2.0) will be archived with persistent DOIs; DOI details will be added after acceptance.
  • See Changelog / Versions for release notes.

Disclaimer

This page is for information only and does not constitute legal advice. The JoGo Project provides the content and data “as is” without warranties of any kind. Use at your own risk.

Third-Party Data Licenses

JoGo uses third-party resources to enrich haplotype annotations. The following sections summarize how we use each resource and the terms that apply. Please refer to the linked license pages for the complete and authoritative terms.

Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Project

JoGo uses GTEx Release v10 to report whether variants contained in registered haplotypes are associated with gene expression (eQTLs).

  • Use of GTEx data in JoGo complies with the GTEx Portal Data License.
  • If you use annotations in JoGo that are based on variants from the GTEx database, you must include the attribution specified by GTEx in any publications, reports, or websites.
  • We do not indicate or imply endorsement by the GTEx Portal. Where we present GTEx-derived content, we display the GTEx release used and link to the Portal for the most current data.
  • Required attribution format (per GTEx license):
    “The data used for the analyses described in this manuscript were obtained from: [insert, where appropriate] the GTEx Portal on MM/DD/YY and/or dbGaP accession number phs000424.vN.pN on MM/DD/YYYY.”

ClinVar

JoGo uses ClinVar to annotate haplotypes with clinical significance. The version currently integrated is clinvar_20250715.vcf.gz (retrieved on 2025-07-15).

  • Use follows ClinVar’s guidance: Accessing and using data in ClinVar.
  • If you use annotations in JoGo that are based on variants from the ClinVar database, you must provide attribution to ClinVar as the data source, in accordance with ClinVar’s guidance (e.g., citing a ClinVar publication).
  • Information from ClinVar is not intended for direct diagnostic use. JoGo does not imply endorsement by ClinVar, NCBI, NIH, or associated entities.
  • Where available, JoGo displays submitter names/identifiers and other provenance fields as provided in ClinVar records.

NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog

JoGo uses the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog to annotate haplotypes with reported trait associations (dataset retrieved on 2025-07-17).

  • Use complies with the EMBL-EBI Terms of Use.
  • If you use annotations in JoGo that are based on variants from the GWAS Catalog, you must provide attribution to the GWAS Catalog in accordance with its licensing terms.
  • Summary statistics are made available under CC0 unless otherwise stated by individual datasets; JoGo respects dataset-specific license terms.
  • GWAS Catalog logos and data visualisations (e.g., the GWAS Diagram and LD plots) are available for re-use under CC BY 4.0.
  • Code for the GWAS Catalog infrastructure is available under the Apache 2.0 license.
  • JoGo provides attribution to the GWAS Catalog and does not imply endorsement.

For additional details, see the GWAS Catalog “About” page: Licensing information.