diff --git a/API/api_worker.py b/API/api_worker.py
index 304cd538..7ee1bd0d 100644
--- a/API/api_worker.py
+++ b/API/api_worker.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 from src.config import CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND as celery_backend
 from src.config import (
     DEFAULT_HARD_TASK_LIMIT,
+    DEFAULT_README_TEXT,
     DEFAULT_SOFT_TASK_LIMIT,
     ENABLE_TILES,
     HDX_HARD_TASK_LIMIT,
@@ -121,8 +122,7 @@ def process_raw_data(self, params, user=None):
             utc_offset = utc_now.strftime("%z")
             # Adding metadata readme.txt
             readme_content = f"Exported Timestamp (UTC{utc_offset}): {utc_now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')}\n"
-            readme_content += "Exported through Raw-data-api (https://github.com/hotosm/raw-data-api) using OpenStreetMap data.\n"
-            readme_content += "Learn more about OpenStreetMap and its data usage policy : https://www.openstreetmap.org/about \n"
+            readme_content += DEFAULT_README_TEXT
             if polygon_stats:
                 readme_content += f'{polygon_stats["summary"]["buildings"]}\n'
                 readme_content += f'{polygon_stats["summary"]["roads"]}\n'
diff --git a/docs/src/installation/configurations.md b/docs/src/installation/configurations.md
index 92160df4..b9bc70ab 100644
--- a/docs/src/installation/configurations.md
+++ b/docs/src/installation/configurations.md
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ The following are the different configuration options that are accepted.
 | `EXPORT_MAX_AREA_SQKM` | `EXPORT_MAX_AREA_SQKM` | `[API_CONFIG]` | `100000` | max area in sq. km. to support for rawdata input | OPTIONAL |
 | `USE_CONNECTION_POOLING` | `USE_CONNECTION_POOLING` | `[API_CONFIG]` | `false` | Enable psycopg2 connection pooling | OPTIONAL |
 | `ALLOW_BIND_ZIP_FILTER` | `ALLOW_BIND_ZIP_FILTER` | `[API_CONFIG]` | `true` | Enable zip compression for exports | OPTIONAL |
+| `EXTRA_README_TXT` | `EXTRA_README_TXT` | `[API_CONFIG]` | `` | Append extra string to export readme.txt | OPTIONAL |
 | `ENABLE_TILES` | `ENABLE_TILES` | `[API_CONFIG]` | `false` | Enable Tile Output (Pmtiles and Mbtiles) | OPTIONAL |
 | `DEFAULT_QUEUE_NAME` | `DEFAULT_QUEUE_NAME` | `[API_CONFIG]` | `raw_ondemand` | Option to define default queue name| OPTIONAL |
 | `DAEMON_QUEUE_NAME` | `DAEMON_QUEUE_NAME` | `[API_CONFIG]` | `raw_daemon` | Option to define daemon queue name for scheduled and long exports | OPTIONAL |
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ API Tokens have expiry date, It is `important to update API Tokens manually each
 | `USE_CONNECTION_POOLING` | `[API_CONFIG]` | Yes | Yes |
 | `ENABLE_TILES` | `[API_CONFIG]` | Yes | Yes |
 | `ALLOW_BIND_ZIP_FILTER` | `[API_CONFIG]` | Yes | Yes |
+| `EXTRA_README_TXT` | `[API_CONFIG]` | No | Yes |
 | `INDEX_THRESHOLD` | `[API_CONFIG]` | No | Yes |
 | `DEFAULT_QUEUE_NAME` | `[API_CONFIG]` | Yes | No |
 | `DAEMON_QUEUE_NAME` | `[API_CONFIG]` | Yes | No |
diff --git a/src/app.py b/src/app.py
index 0b40042d..1cd2cea4 100644
--- a/src/app.py
+++ b/src/app.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID,
     AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY,
     BUCKET_NAME,
+    DEFAULT_README_TEXT,
     ENABLE_CUSTOM_EXPORTS,
     ENABLE_HDX_EXPORTS,
     ENABLE_POLYGON_STATISTICS_ENDPOINTS,
@@ -1355,8 +1356,7 @@ def file_to_zip(self, working_dir, zip_path):
         utc_offset = utc_now.strftime("%z")
         # Adding metadata readme.txt
         readme_content = f"Exported Timestamp (UTC{utc_offset}): {utc_now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')}\n"
-        readme_content += "Exported through Raw-data-api (https://github.com/hotosm/raw-data-api) using OpenStreetMap data.\n"
-        readme_content += "Learn more about OpenStreetMap and its data usage policy : https://www.openstreetmap.org/about \n"
+        readme_content += DEFAULT_README_TEXT
         zf.writestr("Readme.txt", readme_content)
         if self.params.geometry:
             zf.writestr("clipping_boundary.geojson", self.params.geometry.json())
diff --git a/src/config.py b/src/config.py
index c432ff9d..dc46d09f 100644
--- a/src/config.py
+++ b/src/config.py
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ def not_raises(func, *args, **kwargs):
 logging.getLogger("boto").propagate = False  # disable boto3 logging
 
 
+## Readme txt
+
+
 logger = logging.getLogger("raw_data_api")
 
 EXPORT_PATH = os.environ.get("EXPORT_PATH") or config.get(
@@ -159,6 +162,14 @@ def not_raises(func, *args, **kwargs):
     # Create a exports directory because it does not exist
     os.makedirs(EXPORT_PATH)
 
+
+DEFAULT_README_TEXT = """Exported through Raw-data-api (https://github.com/hotosm/raw-data-api) using OpenStreetMap data.\n Exports are made available under the Open Database License: http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1.0/. Any rights in individual contents of the database are licensed under the Database Contents License: http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/dbcl/1.0/. \n Learn more about OpenStreetMap and its data usage policy : https://www.openstreetmap.org/about \n"""
+
+EXTRA_README_TXT = os.environ.get("EXTRA_README_TXT") or config.get(
+    "API_CONFIG", "EXTRA_README_TXT", fallback=""
+)
+DEFAULT_README_TEXT += EXTRA_README_TXT
+
 ALLOW_BIND_ZIP_FILTER = get_bool_env_var(
     "ALLOW_BIND_ZIP_FILTER",
     config.getboolean("API_CONFIG", "ALLOW_BIND_ZIP_FILTER", fallback=False),