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Terms of use
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The terms hereunder constitute a legal agreement between you as a user, either an individual or an entity, (hereafter: "You") and Deltares (hereafter "Deltares") to the use of the website http://viewer.openearth.nl or http://webtools.deltares.nl and the applications thereon. By clicking the "I Accept"-button:
1. You expressly declare being authorized to act on behalf of User for the purposes of accepting these terms;
2. User expressly accepts these terms and accepts to be legally bound by these terms.
If you are not authorized to act on behalf of User to agree upon these terms, or if you do not agree to these terms, please do not click the "I Agree" button and exit the webbrowser.
1. General Terms
A. These Terms & Conditions of Use (these "Terms") constitute
a legal agreement between you ("You") and Stichting Deltares,
having its registered office in Delft, 2629 HD, The Netherlands and its
principal place of business at Rotterdamseweg 185, Delft, The Netherlands,
registered with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of The Netherlands under
number 41146461 (hereinafter called: "Deltares").
B.
By entering, linking into, downloading content from, or in any way
using the site http://viewer.openearth.nl
or http://webtools.deltares.nl (the "Site") and/or the modelling
tools contained on the Site (the "Applications"), You agree to be bound by these
Terms, as well as the terms of use applicable to all websites of Deltares at
http://www.Deltares.nl/en/disclaimer. If You do not agree to any of those terms
or these Terms, do not enter, link into, download content from, or in any way
use the Site.
C. Deltares reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time and
without notice, and it is Your responsibility to review these Terms for any
changes. An updated copy of these Terms can be found at http://viewer.openearth.nl
or http://webtools.deltares.nl.
D. Without prejudice to any other rights, Deltares may terminate these
Terms, with or without cause. Any such termination may involve cancelling or
renaming Your account(s), and/or blocking You from access to the Site and/or
the Applications.
E. Deltares reserves all rights not expressly granted to You in these
Terms.
2. Use of the Site
A.This Site enables You to:
(i) upload content (including, but not limited to numerical data) owned by You (the "Content"), for which You consent to the Company's use of the Content, and You represent that You own all the rights to, or have secured the necessary authorizations for the use of the Content;
(ii) use the modelling tools contained on the Site (the "Applications") as indicated on the Site;
(iii) view, use and/or download the
output data, generated from Your use of the Applications with Your Content (the
"Output Data").
B. Deltares reserves the right to modify the content of, or restrict
access to, this Site and/or the Applications at any time, with or without
notice.
3. Conduct
You agree:
A.Not to post, share or otherwise transmit any Content that is
unlawful, obscene, harmful, threatening, or defamatory, or that contains
objects or symbols of hate, invades the privacy of any person, or is otherwise
objectionable.
B. Not to engage in any conduct that would interrupt, destroy,
limit, or harm either Deltares or any other person, including by use of virus,
malicious code, program or file.
C. Not to reproduce, copy, modify, disassemble, decompile,
translate, reverse engineer, distribute, market, display, transfer, sublicense,
prepare derivative work(s) or adaptation(s) based on, sell, exchange, barter,
transfer, or otherwise make available in any form or by any means, except for
the use expressly permitted under these Terms, all or any portion of the Site
and/or the Applications and/or relating software;
D. No to remove, disable, defeat, or change any functionality or appearance of the Site and/or the Applications or intentionally alter the format in which Output Data is provided by Deltares or otherwise circumvent the Site's and/or Applications' regular interfaces to such data.
Deltares reserves the right to seek all remedies available at law and in equity for violations, or for suspected violations, of these Terms of Use, including but not limited to the right to block access from a particular IP address to the Site and/or the Applications.
4. Intellectual Property and right of use
A. You agree that copyright and other intellectual property rights relating to the Site, the Applications and software relating thereto are and will remain with Deltares and/or third parties, as the case may be. Your use of the Site and/or the Applications under these Terms shall by no means constitute a transfer of any (intellectual) property right to You, in any form whatsoever.
B. Under these Terms, Deltares grants You a non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable right, without the right to grant sublicenses, to use the functionality of the Applications in accordance with the indications on the Site and in accordance with and to the extend permitted by these Terms.
5. Disclaimer of Warranty
and Liability
A.All content on the Site and the functionality of the
Applications is provided to You by Deltares free of cost and/or fee, but "AS
IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. You agree that your use of the Site
is at your sole risk.
B. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DELTARES DISCLAIMS ANY
AND ALL WARRANTIES, BOTH EXPRESS AND IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE AND/OR
THE APPLICATIONS AND THE USE THEREOF AND THE ACCURACY OF THE RESULTS GENERATED
FROM YOUR USE OF THE APPLICATIONS. WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS
CONCERNING THE ACCURACY OF THE SITE'S CONTENT, THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE
APPLICATIONS OR THE CONTENT OF ANY RELATED SITE.
C. DELTARES ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR: (A) ANY
LOSSES AND/OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE SITE AND/OR THE
APPLICATIONS, (B) ANY INTERRUPTIONS OF SERVICE TO OR FROM THE SITE AND/OR THE
APPLICATIONS, OR (C) VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR RELATED AGENTS THAT MAY BE
TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SITE AND/OR THE APPLICATIONS.
D. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT
WILL DELTARES BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR
LOSS OF PROFITS OR CONFIDENTIAL OR OTHER INFORMATION, FOR BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION, FOR PERSONAL INJURY, FOR LOSS OF PRIVACY, FOR FAILURE TO MEET ANY
DUTY INCLUDING OF GOOD FAITH OR OF REASONABLE CARE, FOR NEGLIGENCE, AND FOR ANY
OTHER PECUNIARY OR OTHER LOSS WHATSOEVER) ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE SITE,
OR OTHERWISE UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS.
6. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold Deltares, its affiliates and our customers
harmless from any and all damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys'
fees, arising out of or related to Your breach of these Terms. You agree to
execute and deliver documents to us, upon our request, that evidence or effectuate
our rights under these Terms. This indemnity will survive these Terms and Your
use of the Site and/or the Applications.
7. Limitation on Causes
of Action
You agree that any cause of action arising out of or related to this Site and/or
the Applications must commence within one (1) year after the cause of action
accrues. Otherwise, such cause of action will be permanently barred.
8. Information Collection
and Use
A.The Site may contain, and Deltares reserves the right to apply
on the Site, registration forms and other means that require You to submit certain
personal information, including account names and contact data. Providing such personal
information through these registration forms is completely voluntary on Your
part, and by providing such information, You express Your consent that Deltares
may use Your personal information. You represent and warrant that all
information provided by You is complete and accurate. The information You
provide will not intentionally be shared with anyone other than members and/or
employees of Deltares and its affiliated divisions and entities. Deltares
reserves the right to release Your personal information as required by
applicable law, court order, or administrative body. Additionally, we reserve
the right to release Your personal information, to the extent allowed by law,
in order to protect the Company's rights, safety or property.
B. Deltares may use various types of persistent user data
(alphanumeric identifiers transferred to Your computer's hard drive), including
but not limited to cookies, to track information about visitors to this Site.
You may change Your browser settings to refuse cookies.
C. Like most sites, Deltares uses log files. Log files collect and
include information such as internet protocol addresses, internet service
providers, browser types, platform types, date/time stamps and the site that
referred You to Deltares, if any. Deltares uses this information to analyse trends
and administer the Site.
9. Links to Other Sites
The Site may provide links to other sites. Deltares has no control over, and
assumes no responsibility for, the practices of any third-party sites, and we
are not responsible for any damage or loss caused in connection with the use of
any other sites or their content. Additionally, we are not responsible for the
information gathering and dissemination practices of any other sites, and these
Terms does not apply to any other sites.
10. Assignment.
These Terms, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred
or assigned by You, but may be assigned by Deltares without restriction.
11. Governing Law, Venue
and Jurisdiction.
A.You agree that this Site is based solely in The Netherlands,
that the Site and/or the Applications do not give rise to personal jurisdiction
over Deltares, either specific or general, in jurisdictions other than the laws
of The Netherlands.
B. The laws of The Netherlands will govern any claims relating to this Site and/or the Applications, without regard to conflict of laws provisions. By using this Site You consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of courts based in The Netherlands, for any litigation relating to this Site or the content therein.
12. Entire Agreement;
Severability
These Terms supersedes and replaces any prior agreements or understandings and
sets forth the entire understanding between You and Deltares with respect to
the subject matter herein, and supersedes all oral and written communications,
proposals and representations with respect to the Site and/or the Applications.
If any provision of these Terms is held invalid, void, unenforceable or
illegal, the remaining provisions of these Terms will continue in full force
and effect.
13. Contact Information -
Updating and Removing Personal Information.
If You have questions about these Terms, if Your personal information changes,
or if You would like to have all of Your personal information removed from
Deltares' systems, please contact Deltares at: webtools-info@deltares.nl