SFCWEATHER.COM WEBSITE TERMS OF USE
PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THESE TERMS OF USE BEFORE READING, DOWNLOADING, COPYING, REPRODUCING, ALTERING MATERIALS OF ANY KIND, SUBSCRIBING TO, AND LINKING TO (COLLECTIVELY "USING") THIS WEBSITE. USING THIS WEBSITE INDICATES THAT YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS OF USE. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS OF USE, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE.
Introduction. This agreement ("Agreement") between You and SFCWEATHER.COM ("the Author") consists of these SFCWEATHER.COM's Website (the "the Website") Terms of Use ("Terms"). "You", or "Reader" means any entity identified by its IP address. If You use this Website on behalf of your employer, organization or company, they shall also be bound by the terms of this Agreement.
Privacy Policy. No personally identifiable information is logged or stored. No web server access logs are stored. No cookies are stored. Anonymized, non-personally identifiable website usage information is recorded by Matomo analytics software. Two bytes of visitors' IP addresses are masked. If you have the "Do Not Track" setting in your browser turned on, your visit will not be recorded.
Website content. All the contents of the Website, EXCEPT FOR QUOTED MATERIAL, constitute the opinion of the Author, and the Author alone; they do not represent the views and opinions of the Author's employers, supervisors, nor do they represent the view of organizations, businesses or institutions the Author is a part of. This Website is entirely written in English. The content of this Website is not intended to cause harm, but if You have any concerns about the contents of this Website, please contact the Author. Disagreeing with the content of the Website does not constitute sufficient ground for You to ask the Author to remove or modify any part of this Website.
Copyright policy. All the text, images and other content being part of this Website is property of the Author, unless noted otherwise. All logos and trademarks are property of their respective owners. You are not allowed to reproduce, sell, or modify any part of this Website. You are welcome to link to this Website, and to discuss its contents in a respectful manner. UNAUTHORIZED COPYING, REPRODUCTION, MODIFICATION, REPUBLISHING, UPLOADING, POSTING, TRANSMITTING OR DUPLICATING OF ANY OF THE MATERIAL IS PROHIBITED. Whenever copyrighted material is mentioned or used, the Author is doing so according to fair use practices. Use of material from this Website according to fair use practices requires proper acknowledgment. When You quote or link to this Website, please include a link to the page including the Website's name and the name of the page you are linking.
Forbidden actions. You are not authorized to (i) to infringe the Copyright policy of this Website, (ii) to attack this Website using malicious software and/or use this Website for data mining (iii) to commit any illegal actions while using the Website, or against this Website, (iv) to restrict access to this Website, (v) to impede the normal functioning of this Website and (vi) to menace the Author with, or cause physical or financial harm to, the Author of this Website.
Changes to the Terms. The Author reserves the right to change these Terms at any time. You will only be notified through the Website. Changes to the Terms will be effective immediately. It is Your responsibility to make sure that you agree with the new Terms. If You do not agree with the Terms, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE.
No Guarantee. The Author makes no guarantee regarding the validity of the content of the Website. In addition, the Author does not guarantee that the Website will be accessible at all times or during any down time (i) caused by outages to any public Internet backbones, networks or servers, (ii) caused by any failures of Your equipment, systems or local access services, (iii) for previously scheduled maintenance or (iv) relating to events beyond the Author's control such as strikes, riots, fires, floods, explosions, war, terrorism, governmental action, labor conditions, natural and/or man-made disasters, or interruptions in Internet services to an area where the Author or Your servers are located.
No Warranty or Condition; Links. The Author makes NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. Never base important decisions on the weather information obtained from the Website. If you choose to access the Website, you do so AT YOUR OWN RISK. To the extent links and external content are based on or displayed in connection with the Website, THE AUTHOR SHALL NOT HAVE ANY LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE DISPLAY OF SUCH LINKS AND SEARCH RESULTS, whether this external content is breaking the law in this or other jurisdictions. YOU AGREE TO USE THE WEBSITE AT YOUR OWN RISK, and that You will not consider the Website's content to be a suitable substitute for professional advice.
Limitations of Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES, AND THE AUTHOR'S LIABILITY TO YOU UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR ANY CLAIM IS LIMITED TO THE GROSS MONTHLY AMOUNT PAID BY THE AUTHOR FOR HOSTING SERVICES DURING THE ONE MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE DATE OF THE CLAIM. Each party acknowledges that the other party has entered into this Agreement relying on the limitations of liability stated herein and that those limitations are an essential part of the Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, the Author shall not have any liability for any failure or delay resulting from any condition beyond the reasonable control of the Author, including but not limited to governmental action, labor conditions, power failures, natural and/or man-made disasters.
Obligation to Indemnify. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold the Author, its agents, and applicable third parties (collectively "Indemnified Person(s)") harmless from and against any and all third party claims, liability, loss, and expense (including damage awards, settlement amounts, and reasonable legal fees), brought against any Indemnified Person(s), arising out of, related to or which may arise from Your use of the Website and/or Your breach of any term of this Agreement. This includes judicial and extra-judicial costs and fees.
Applicable Laws; Venue. The Author operates the Website from the Philippines, and makes no representations that materials in the Website are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Access to the Website from any location where the content is illegal is prohibited. Any claim related to the use of the Website or to the Website materials shall be governed by the laws of the Philippines. Any action related to the access, use, content, or existence of this Website shall be filed only in the appropriate court located within the Philippines. The use of this Website constitutes Your express permission and consent to the jurisdiction of the provincial and/or federal courts of the Philippines for purposes of such actions.
Legal notices and Contact information. If You are intending to carry out legal action of any kind against the Website or the Author, you are required to contact the Author SEVEN BUSINESS DAYS before any legal claim is made. Please remember that the Author means to DO NO HARM to You or anyone else by operating this Website. If You feel that your rights have been infringed, please contact the Author, and allow seven business days for the reply to be received. The Author will do whatever possible to address Your concerns.
Derived from the disclaimer template on the http://gdisauro.com/2008/05/writing-Website-disclaimer-2/ post on the Giovanna Di Sauro Website (link no longer resolves, check web.archive.org).