Terms of Use

Last updated: March 2026

Website Use

By accessing and using the Battery Data Alliance website, you agree to comply with these terms. The content on this website is provided for informational purposes.

Open Source Software

All BDA software projects are released under the Apache 2.0 License unless otherwise noted. By using our software, you agree to comply with the terms of the applicable open source license.

The Apache 2.0 License permits you to:

• Use the software for any purpose
• Distribute copies of the software
• Modify the software and distribute derivative works
• Use the software commercially

The license requires you to include copyright notices and the license text in any copies or derivative works.

Battery Data Format Specification

The BDF specification is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). You are free to share and adapt the specification, provided you give appropriate credit.

Contributed Data

Data contributed to the BDF datastore is made available under the license specified by the contributor (typically CC0 or CC BY 4.0). Users of contributed data must comply with the applicable license terms.

Trademarks

"Battery Data Alliance," "BDA," and "Battery Data Format" are trademarks of the Linux Foundation. Use of these trademarks must comply with the Linux Foundation Trademark Policy.

No Warranty

All BDA resources are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. The BDA and Linux Foundation disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

Linux Foundation

As a Linux Foundation project, BDA operates under the Linux Foundation Terms of Use.

Contact

If you have questions about these terms, please contact us through our community forum or GitHub.