Disclaimer and Terms of Reference

Overview

The information contained herein is provided as a public service, with the understanding that the NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory makes no warranties, either expressed or implied, concerning the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability of the information.

Data and Products

The information on government servers are in the public domain, unless specifically annotated otherwise, and may be used freely by the public so long as you do not 1) claim it is your own (e.g. by claiming copyright for NOAA information – see next paragraph), 2) use it in a manner that implies an endorsement or affiliation with NOAA, or 3) modify it in content and then present it as official government material. You also cannot present information of your own in a way that makes it appear to be official government information.

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As required by 17 U.S.C. 403, third parties producing copyrighted works consisting predominantly of the material appearing in NOAA web pages must provide notice with such work(s) identifying the NOAA material incorporated and stating that such material is not subject to copyright protection.

The third party data appearing on this web site may be reformatted from their original form, but not altered as to the informational content contained therein. It is provided as a public service. Further, this data does not reflect an official view or position of NOAA.

Disclaimer of Endorsement

Reference to any specific commercial products, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government. The views and opinions of authors expressed on GML websites do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government, and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.

Risks and Warnings

Before using information obtained from this server special attention should be given to the date & time of the data and products being displayed. While GML makes every effort to ensure that its datasets are error-free, errors do occur. We ask that you notify us immediately of any errors that you discover in our data. We will make every effort to correct them.

The user assumes the entire risk related to its use of the data and products. GML is providing this data "as is," and GML disclaims any and all warranties, whether express or implied, including (without limitation) any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event will GML be liable to you or to any third party for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special or exemplary damages or lost profit resulting from any use or misuse of this data.

Hyperlinks

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Google Maps™ / Google Earth™

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