Principles for use and/or translation of CancerBACUP publications by organisations in other countries
Use of text from website
Small amounts of text (one screen) may be printed off without charge as single copies by statutory health organisations for use with individual patients.
Much of the information on the website is also available in hard copy, as booklets or factsheets, which patients, their relatives and friends can obtain free of charge from CancerBACUP (freephone 0808 800 1234).
Health professionals wishing to purchase publications from CancerBACUP can do so via this website; preferential discounts are available for bulk purchases.
Use of text from printed publications
CancerBACUP supports the provision of patient information outside the UK, on the terms described below. The terms of the agreement depend on the category of the country in which the partner organisation is located.
Category A: English – developed countries
Category B: Translation – developed countries
Category C: Developing countries
All
(a) Country/countries or regions in which the information will be distributed to be agreed with CancerBACUP.
(b) Full credit to CancerBACUP, including the address (3 Bath Place, Rivington Street, London EC2A 3JR), with the CancerBACUP logo shown not less than 2 cm high and 3.4 cm wide on inside cover or title page. If colour is available, the correct CancerBACUP logo colours must be used (Pantone green 3275 and blue 295).
(c) Title and date of the CancerBACUP publication from which the material is taken or adapted to be clearly shown on inside front cover or title page.
(d) Date of next scheduled review/revision of CancerBACUP publication from which material is taken or adapted to be clearly shown on inside front cover or title page.
(e) CancerBACUP to be sent six copies of the printed publication.
Category A: English – developed countries
(1) Credit to CancerBACUP and dating as above.
(2) CancerBACUP to be confident on points 35 below.
(3) The organisation that uses/distributes the publications (partner organisation) to be highly respected in its country, and the leading or among the top rank of organisations providing information for people affected by cancer. This will be assessed via the UICC (International Union Against Cancer).
(4) The partner organisation to be supported by leading cancer clinicians in its own country.
(5) Any modifications for local use to be made, or systematically checked, by people with specialist knowledge of cancer and its treatments and expertise in writing for a lay/patient audience.
(6) The partner organisation to pay a licensing fee to CancerBACUP for all costs incurred in enabling and supporting the use of CancerBACUP material:
- £300 sterling per year per booklet title
- £600 for the annually published CancerBACUP Factfile, which contains 200 factsheets on cancers, treatments and aspects of living with cancer.
(7) Subject to this agreement, CancerBACUP to provide the partner organisation with one hard copy and an electronic file (via email) of the text of each publication, including revised editions as they are published.
Category B: Translation – developed countries
(1) Credit to CancerBACUP and dating as above.
(2) CancerBACUP to be confident on points 35 below.
(3) The organisation that uses/distributes the publications (partner organisation) to be highly respected in its country, and the leading or among the top rank of organisations providing information for people affected by cancer. This will be assessed via the UICC (International Union Against Cancer).
(4) The partner organisation to be supported by leading cancer clinicians in its own country.
(5) The translations to be made, or systematically checked, by people with expertise in cancer and its treatments (as appropriate), translation between English and their language, and writing for a lay/patient audience.
(6) The partner organisation to pay a licensing fee to CancerBACUP for all costs incurred in enabling and supporting the use of CancerBACUP material:
- £200 sterling per year per booklet title
- £300 for the annually published CancerBACUP Factfile, which contains 200 factsheets on cancers, treatments and aspects of living with cancer.
(7) Subject to this agreement, CancerBACUP to provide the partner organisation with one hard copy and an electronic file (via email) of the text of each publication, including revised editions as they are published.
(8) All publications based on translations from CancerBACUP booklets to include on the inside front cover or title page the following statement:
‘This publication is based on CancerBACUP’s booklet, [insert title and year of publication], together with the address of CancerBACUP. The translation is the responsibility of [insert name of organisation].’
Note If the partner organisation is using CancerBACUP material in English and also translating it into another language or languages, only one fee per booklet (£300) is payable. If it is not using the material in English but is translating into more than one language for the same geographical region, only one fee per booklet (£200) is payable.
Category C: Developing countries
1) Credit and dating as above.
2) CancerBACUP provides reference copies of publications which it is jointly agreed are suitable for translation/ use in partner organisation’s country, at no cost to the partner organisation.
For more information, please contact Anna Leibowitz, Information Resources Manager, on 020 7920 7872 or via email [email protected].
Annex: Developing Countries
(N=163) Source: OECD
Afghanistan · Albania · Algeria · Angola · Anguilla · Antigua and Barbuda · Argentina · Armenia · Aruba · Azerbaijan · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Barbados · Belize · Benin · Bhutan · Bolivia · Bosnia & Herzegovina · Botswana · Brazil · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cambodia · Cameroon · Cape Verde · Central African Rep · Chad · Chile · China · Colombia · Comoros · Congo · Cook Islands · Costa Rica · Côte d’Ivoire · Croatia · Cuba · Djibouti · Dominica · Dominican Republic · East Timor · Ecuador · Egypt · El Salvador · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Fiji · French Polynesia · Gabon · Gambia · Georgia · Ghana · Gibraltar · Grenada · Guatemala · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Guyana · Haiti · Honduras · India · Indonesia · Iran · Iraq · Jamaica · Jordan · Kazakstan · Kenya · Kiribati · Korea, Dem. Republic of · Korea, Republic of · Kyrghyz Rep. · Laos · Lebanon · Lesotho · Liberia · Libya · Macao · Macedonia · Madagascar · Malawi · Malaysia · Maldives · Mali · Malta · Marshall Islands · Mauritania · Mauritius · Mayotte · Mexico · Micronesia, Federal States · Moldova · Mongolia · Montserrat · Morocco · Mozambique · Myanmar · Namibia · Nauru · Nepal · Netherlands Antilles · New Caledonia · Nicaragua · Niger · Nigeria · Niue · Northern Marianas · Oman · Pakistan · Palau Islands · Palestinian Admin. Areas · Panama · Papua New Guinea · Paraguay · Peru · Philippines · Rwanda · Saint Helena · Saint Kitts-Nevis · Saint Lucia · Saint Vincent and Grenadines · Samoa · Sao Tome and Principe · Saudi Arabia · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Slovenia · Solomon Islands · Somalia · South Africa · Sri Lanka · Sudan · Suriname · Swaziland · Syria · Tajikistan · Tanzania · Thailand · Togo · Tokelau · Tonga · Trinidad & Tobago · Tunisia · Turkey · Turkmenistan · Turks & Caicos Islands · Tuvalu · Uganda · Uruguay · Uzbekistan · Vanuatu · Venezuela · Viet Nam · Virgin Islands (UK) · Wallis & Futuna · Yemen · Yugoslavia, Fed Repub · Zaire · Zambia · Zimbabwe
