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Legal Notices

This document outlines our privacy policy and disclaimer of liability. These privacy policies and practices apply to the Phytoplankton Monitoring Network and website. In this document, this project and website may be referred to by such terms as "Phytoplankton Monitoring Network", "the Network", "PMN", "PMN" "us", and "we". We are committed to protecting your privacy. As such, as the Internet and associated technologies evolve, so will our policies. Please review this page frequently for the most up-to-date release.

Note, this legal notice is an extension of NOAA's Privacy Policy and NOAA's Disclaimer.

Disclaimer of Liability

Contents of this site: Although we strive to provide completely accurate and up-to-date information, please double check with us for any specifics that may be of significance to you. Information presented on this website is subject to change without notice and is not guaranteed to be free from error. Note, the information provided here is a collection of data from various sources. We do not imply that this is a comprehensive database. We intend to expand the data as new sources are identified. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is not responsible for, shall have no liability for, and disclaims all warranties whatsoever, expressed or implied.

External Links: When visiting our website, you may find resourceful links to other websites, noted by an icon (external link notifier). The Phytoplankton Monitoring Network neither endorses nor is in any way responsible for the content, service, information or the privacy practices of other websites. When you click on any of these external links you may wish to review the privacy notice on those sites since their information collection practices may differ from ours.

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Privacy Policy

Personal Information: We collect only that personal information (name, address, email, etc.) that you voluntarily provide to us. We use the personal information you provide to complete and service your suggestions, questions and comments. Please note that we do not sell or rent the contact information provided by you or your organization.

Non-personal Information: When you access the PMN website, certain non-personal information (e.g., type of browser used, operating system used, number of visits, time spent on the site, etc.) may be collected automatically and used to help us monitor the effectiveness of our website and improve its content and performance.

Children: We will honor The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) of April 21, 2000. COPPA applies to individually identifiable information about a child that is collected online, such as full name, home address, e-mail address, telephone number or any other information that would allow someone to identify or contact the child. The PMN and website does not knowingly collect information on any person under 18 years of age. We request that children under 18 (years old) do not provide information to us without the consent of a parent or guardian.

Cookies and/or Session Cookies: The PMN website uses session cookies (a cookie is a small data file sent from our server to your browser and then back to our server again) to improve our site design and ease of access by noting the pages you visit as you move through our site. Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser.

Disclosure: If necessary, we may disclose your information if required by law or by judicial or competent government authorities, to establish or preserve a legal claim or defense, or to prevent fraud or other illegal activities.

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Terms and Conditions of Use

By accessing and downloading data presented in the PMN web site you are agreeing to the following conditions:

• The information, data records or images presented in this database may not be reproduced, redistributed, repackaged or publicly displayed in any form without the express written permission of a curatorial staff member of the PMN.
• Downloaded records, information or images from the PMN website may be used strictly for non-profit purposes such as scientific, scholarly or educational activities provided the PMN staff is acknowledged using standard citation for electronic materials (hyperlink to citations) in all copies and the PMN is notified.
• Data are provided on an end-user basis. This data should not be redistributed to third parties without prior approval from the PMN staff.
• Information in the databases may either be published or unpublished. It is the users responsibility to verify if any information has already been published for citation purposes.
• Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of information provided within this database, use of the information is entirely at your own risk. All data and images are provided "AS IS" for the end user's informational purposes only. The PMN staff is not responsible for any negative consequences resulting from reliance on or use of information contained in the databases. Risk of injury rests entirely with the user.

The information presented is as accurate as the project team can reasonably make it. Data provided in the database are compiled from various scientific literature. Misidentifications, re-classification of names or groups of organisms and other transcription mistakes are inherent in this field. If ever you believe a data record presented is in error for any reason, let us know what and why. The updating of information and ensuring its accuracy are continual processes.

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