Licences
ICIQ Licensing and Fees
ICIQ questionnaires and associated translations are copyright protected. Permission to use ICIQ questionnaires is granted for a specific approved purpose and is subject to the ICIQ Terms & Conditions of Use.
Licensing arrangements depend on the nature of the intended use, how the activity is funded, and whether the questionnaire is being incorporated into a commercial product or service.
Please register for an ICIQ account, submit a request form and select the category that best describes your intended use. If you are unsure which category applies, provide a brief description of how the questionnaire will be accessed and used. We will confirm the appropriate licensing arrangement and whether a licence fee applies.
Licence income supports the administration, maintenance, translation, research and continued development of the ICIQ programme.
Licensing Categories
| Purpose category | Licensing |
| Clinical use – routine clinical care, audit, service evaluation or quality improvement | Free* |
| Research – student projects, academic research and other non-commercial research activities | Free* |
| Large-scale funded research – large externally funded academic, charity, government or public-funded research projects | Licence fee may apply – please submit a request |
| Commercial research – industry-sponsored research, clinical trials and commercial evaluation studies | Licence fee applies |
| Commercial digital tool (restricted deployment) – digital products or services with a defined or restricted deployment scope | Licence fee applies |
Commercial digital platform (scalable deployment) – intended for broader or scalable deployment | Licence fee applies; licensing arrangements will reflect the nature and scale of deployment |
*Free use applies where the questionnaire is being used for the approved clinical or non-commercial research purpose and is not commercially sponsored or incorporated into a commercial product or service.