Data piracy is real, and it costs everyone.

When individuals or organizations steal our data and use it without paying, it not only harms our company; it also impacts our pricing, which in turn affects legitimate customers. Furthermore, data thieves gain an unfair advantage by reducing their own costs—at the expense of lawful subscribers—thereby undercutting competition.

Ironically, those who steal data rely on genuine paying customers to make it possible for companies like ours to continue producing high-quality, verified data. If nobody paid for data, we would be unable to invest thousands of hours and significant financial resources into gathering and verifying it.

Data theft is, of course, illegal. Anyone who steals—or assists another in stealing—MNI data is liable for damages and could face civil or criminal penalties, including fines or imprisonment. This is a serious matter.

As a licensed user of IndustrySelect or any MNI product, you may not (unless specifically agreed to or consented to by MNI):

• Share your IndustrySelect login credentials
• Share any data or information downloaded or printed from IndustrySelect
• Develop or enable access to IndustrySelect for anyone who is not a licensed user
• Use MNI data for any entity that is not a paying MNI customer
• Use MNI data in any commercial product or service (outside the scope of your license)
• Continue to use MNI data after your license is terminated or expires
• Use IndustrySelect or MNI data in any manner that violates our license agreements

Without a valid license, you may not:

• Ask an IndustrySelect subscriber to provide login credentials or other means of accessing their paid subscription
• Request or knowingly receive MNI data from a third party
• Use MNI data for any purpose
• Knowingly allow someone else to use MNI data for your commercial benefit

Violating these restrictions can constitute copyright infringement, misappropriation, unjust enrichment, breach of contract, or other torts or crimes.

MNI deploys hidden seed records and other technologies to detect all unauthorized usage of its data. For details, please review MNI’s Copyright Statement.

If you become aware of theft or unauthorized use of MNI data, please let us know. We will keep your information confidential unless required by law. Validated reports of data theft will be rewarded.

Contact us to report data theft:

MNI
Attention: Legal
1633 Central Street
Evanston, IL 60201
Email Legal

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