Disclaimers

Starting July 1, 2001 some of California's physical and cultural geospatial information, formerly distributed by the Teale Data Center, is being distributed to the public by the California Mapping Coordinating Committee through servers at the California Environmental Resources Evaluation System (CERES) in the Resources Agency and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center.

Note: CMCC will be working to update and improve some of the spatial data in the library and provide access or links to more up-to-date data served by others over the next several years as need and funding permit. Caution should be exercised when using some of the layers of data as they are somewhat outdated; particularly those datasets that change rapidly (i.e., schools, health facilities, etc.). We strongly recommend that users refer to the metadata or information about GIS datasets for appropriate uses of the data, source information, scale information, and general quality.

CMCC would like to acknowledge the support of the Executive Sponsors in the Resources Agency, Department of Information Technology, California Environmental Protection Agency, Governor's Office of Planning and Research, and Health and Human Services Agency.

We would also like to gratefully acknowledge NASA's funding support for CaSIL under Cooperative Agreement Notice 97-MTPE-02.

Disclaimer of Liability

Neither the Resources Agency, CaSIL nor its contributors shall be held liable for any improper or incorrect use of the information described and/or contained herein and assumes no responsibility for anyone's use of the information. In no event shall the California Resources Agency, CaSIL or contributors be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement or substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this system, even it advised of the possibility of such damage. This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury, including but not limited to those caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of record, whether for breach of contract tortious behavior, negligence or under any other cause of action.

Indemnification

User agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless, the Resources Agency, CaSIL, its contributors, any entity jointly created by them, their respective affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising out of the use of the on-line service by user or user's account.

Disclaimer of warranties/accuracy of data

Although the data found using the CaSIL access systems have been produced and processed from sources believed to be reliable, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding accuracy, adequacy, completeness, legality, reliability or usefulness of any information. This disclaimer applies to both isolated and aggregate uses of the information. The Agency and CaSIL provide this information on an "as is" basis. All warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, freedom from contamination by computer viruses and non-infringement of proprietary rights ARE DISCLAIMED. Changes may be periodically added to the information herein; these changes may or may not be incorporated in any new version of the publication. If you have obtained information from CaSIL from a source other than CaSIL, be aware that electronic data can be altered subsequent to original distribution. Data can also quickly become out-of-date. It is recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of any metadata associated with a file, and that the originator of the data or information be contacted with any questions regarding appropriate use. If you find any errors or omissions, we encourage you to report them to the CaSIL webmaster (webmaster@gis.ca.gov).

Disclaimer of endorsement

The Resources Agency and CaSIL are distributors of content sometimes supplied by third parties and users. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including information providers, users, or others, are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and do not necessarily state or reflect those of the Resources Agency shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes. Reference herein 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 Resources Agency or CaSIL.

Disclaimer for Hypertext Links

Neither the Resources Agency, CaSIL nor its contributors is responsible for the contents of any off-site pages referenced. The user specifically acknowledges that neither the Resources Agency, CaSIL or its contributors is liable for the defamatory, offensive, or illegal conduct of other users, links, or third parties and that the risk of injury from the foregoing rests entirely with the user. Links from CaSIL on the World Wide Web to other sites do not constitute an endorsement from CaSIL. These links are provided as an information service only. It is the responsibility to the web surfer to evaluate the content and usefulness of information obtained from other sites.

Disclaimer of Duty to Continue Provision of the Data

Due to the dynamic nature of the Internet, resources that are free and publicly available one day may require a fee or restrict access the next, and the location of items may change as menus, homepages, and files are reorganized. User expressly agrees that use of CaSIL is at the user's sole risk. Neither the Resources Agency, CaSIL, any entity jointly created by them, each of their affiliates nor any of their respective employees, agency, third party content providers or licenser warrant that the service will be uninterrupted or error free.

Choice of Law

Construction of the disclaimers above and resolution of disputes thereof are governed by the laws of the State of California.