There are a number of different licences which can control how you are allowed to use the postcode lookup service. Which one of these depends on how you intend to use the service. Please contact your Data8 account manager for details and to arrange to set up the appropriate licence. If you want to use the service in different situations, you can arrange to have various different licences set up on your account at the same time.
Each of the postcode lookup methods has a licence parameter, which you must supply to indicate which type of licence you wish to use. This must be one of the types of licence which has been enabled on your account.
The available types of licence are:
- WebServerFull. You have unlimited access to the service from a single public web server. The addresses you retrieve from the service contain all the available information.
- WebClickFull. You have pay-per-click access to the service from a public web server environment. The addresses you retrieve from the service contain all the available information.
- WebClickThoroughfare. You have pay-per-click access to the service from a public web server environment. The addresses you retrieve from the service contain only information up to street level.
- InternalUserFull. You have unlimited access to the service from your internal business systems from a single end-user device. The addresses you retrieve from the service contain all the available information.
- InternalUserThoroughfare. You have unlimited access to the service from your internal business systems from a single end-user device. The addresses you retrieve from the service contain only information up to street level.
- InternalServerFull. You have unlimited access to the service from your internal business systems from an unlimited number of end-user devices. The addresses you retrieve from the service contain all the available information.
- InternalServerThoroughfare. You have unlimited access to the service from your internal business systems from an unlimited number of end-user devices. The addresses you retrieve from the service contain only information up to street level.
- SmallUserFull. You have pay-per-click access to the service from your internal business systems from an unlimited number of end-user device. The addresses you retrieve from the service contain all the available information.
- SmallUserThoroughfare. You have pay-per-click access to the service from your internal business systems from an unlimited number of end-user device. The addresses you retrieve from the service contain only information up to street level.
- InternalUserFullArea. As per InternalUserFull but restricted to a pre-defined set of postcode areas.
- InternalUserThoroughfareArea. As per InternalUserThoroughfare but restricted to a pre-defined set of postcode areas.
- Lookup. You have pay-per-click access to the service for a publically available address lookup service. The addresses you retrieve from the service contain all the available information.
In order to find out which licence is the most appropriate for you, please contact your account manager on 0151 355 4555 who will be happy to help.