Usage Policy & Rights
ODRL
Open Digital Rights Language
A policy expression language for permissions, prohibitions and obligations over any asset: who may use this data, for what purpose, under which constraint, and with what duty attached.
It is the vocabulary European data space initiatives use to make terms of use machine-enforceable rather than PDF-shaped. If you need to carry a purpose limitation alongside the data itself, this is the standard to reach for.
At a glance
- Category
- Usage Policy & Rights
- Jurisdiction
- Global
- Governance
- W3C
- Status
- ODRL 2.2 W3C Recommendation (2018)
- First released
- 2018
Links
Related frameworks
Other entries under Usage Policy & Rights.
See ODRL in context
Open the interactive Data Landscape for Regulation to compare ODRL against every other framework, or grab the raw JSON. Certification schemes and editions move — follow the source links before relying on this page.