Can I upload records to FreeBMD using Scans accessed from commercial organisations offering scan images ?
No! When individuals sign up to commercial organisations (such as findmypast.com, Ancestry etc) offering scan images they must agree to and abide by terms and conditions which most likely prohibit such use of scans downloaded from these organisations. In consequence, in order to protect both FreeBMD and indivduals from potential legal action, FreeBMD will not accept any transcriptions created from these sources. FreeBMD take their responsibility seriously and if we believe that transcriptions uploaded to FreeBMD come from commercial organisations offering scan images they will be removed. This way we are able to show that we are taking real steps to prevent illegal use of commercial organisations’ scans.
