Terms and Conditions of Use

Introduction

GEOweb is the District of North Vancouver’s GIS website. When you enter, display, and use this website (the “Siteâ€) you accept, without limitation or qualification, these Terms and Conditions of Use.

Website

The District of North Vancouver grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to enter, display, and use this Site. You agree not to interrupt or attempt to interrupt the operation of this Site in any way. You understand that occasionally, and without warning, this website can be unavailable to you without prior notification for an undetermined period of time.

Content

All information on this Site, including but not limited to data, datasets, PDF maps, text, graphs, engineering drawings, legal plans, charts, maps, tables, images, logos, audio, applications, and video is herein referred to as the "Content", and is the property of the District of North Vancouver unless otherwise specified.

Some of the Content found on this Site is considered to be “Open Dataâ€. Open Data consists only of datasets, PDF maps, engineering drawings, and legal plans that are specifically located under the Open Data menu option from the homepage of this Site.

The District of North Vancouver does not permit the user to rent, sell, or freely distribute the Content to another person or organization.

Warranty

The District of North Vancouver makes no representation or warranties whatsoever with respect to: the accuracy; the reliability; the currentness; or the quality of the Content on this Site. The responsibility for confirming the accuracy, the reliability, the currentness, and the quality of the Content on this Site rests entirely with the user.

Liability

You agree that you will not hold the District of North Vancouver responsible nor will you take legal action against the District of North Vancouver for any direct or indirect damages, loss of revenue, loss of business, loss of data, business interruption or any other expenses or damages incurred as a result of using this Site and/or the Content.

You agree that you will not hold the District of North Vancouver responsible for providing you with training, technical support, installation, configuration services, customization services, or translation services with respect to this Site and/or the Content.

Open Data

When you download Open Data from this Site the District of North Vancouver grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to use, modify, display, and transmit the Open Data for any lawful purpose. You accept that the District of North Vancouver does not and will not grant you a copyright or other proprietary interest in the Open Data.

When you download any Open Data from this Site you accept, without limitation or qualification these conditions:

Use

• You can use the Open Data in printed hardcopy products such as maps, reports, posters, and other related publications.
• You can display and allow others to view the Open Data through electronic services such as websites, web applications, desktop applications, mobile devices, and other related services.
• You can allow users to interact, modify, query, and analyze the Open Data through electronic services such as websites, web applications, desktop applications, mobile devices, and other related services.
• You can create derivative works from the Open Data for commercial and/or non-commercial purposes.

Distribution

• You cannot transfer or copy the Open Data files to another individual, agency or organization whether you intend to sell or rent or give away the Open Data file(s).
• You cannot post the Open Data files on: a clearinghouse website; FTP site; peer-to-peer file sharing service; Bulletin Board System (BBS); or other such electronic service where the Open Data files can be transferred or copied from one user to another.
• You cannot create a DVD or CD or any other media device which allows another user direct access to the Open Data file(s).

Credit

• You agree to credit the District of North Vancouver whenever you use the Open Data in hardcopy reproductions or hardcopy derivative works by displaying the following statement directly on the hardcopy work: “Source: The District of North Vancouver GIS Department.â€
• You agree to credit the District of North Vancouver whenever you use the Open Data in electronic services such as websites, web applications, desktop applications, mobile devices, and other related services by displaying the following statement in a conspicuous and easily accessible location where it can be viewed by users: "Source: The District of North Vancouver GIS Department."
• By request of the District of North Vancouver, you may be required to remove a credit from your products or services should the District of North Vancouver decide that such credit is not in its interest.

Notification

• You agree to notify the District of North Vancouver whenever you use the Open Data in electronic services such as websites, web applications, desktop applications, mobile devices, and other related services. Use GEOweb's feedback form and include: the business name; the name of the service; the purpose of the service; the intended audience of the service and; a URL link to the service (if applicable).

License

• If you download and/or use the Open Data, whether in its original or derivative form, you agree to publicly cite these Terms of and Conditions of Use through a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) link to this webpage.
• You agree not to impart your own restrictions or alternations to these Terms and Conditions of use.

Changes

The District of North Vancouver may at any time add, delete, or change the Content on this Site or alter or amend these Terms and Conditions of Use without any prior warning or notification.

You agree that these Terms and Conditions of Use, as cited on this webpage, are the official terms and conditions which apply to all users of the Site and the Content at all times.

Any and all changes to these Terms and Conditions of Use are effective immediately and apply to all existing and new uses of the Site and the Content including the Open Data.

Lawful Use

You assume sole responsibility for your use of this Site and Content by complying with all applicable laws.

Cancellation

The District of North Vancouver may, in its sole discretion, cancel or suspend your access to the Site and/or the Content without notice and for any reason, including anything which the District of North Vancouver, in its sole discretion, believes is a breach of these Terms of and Conditions of Use or is otherwise unlawful or harmful to others or which may be deemed inappropriate, in poor taste, or not in the best interest of the District of North Vancouver. In such an event you will no longer be authorized to use or access, or provide access to, the Site and/or the Content.

Affiliation

You cannot use any trade-mark, official mark, official emblem or logo of the District of North Vancouver in your products or services without the prior written consent of the District of North Vancouver.

You will not publicly represent or imply that the District of North Vancouver is participating in, or has sponsored, approved, or endorses your product or service.

Jurisdiction

The Site and the Content are published from within the Province of British Columbia, Canada. These Terms and Conditions of Use are governed by British Columbia law. You irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of British Columbia courts with respect to any and all matters arising under these Terms and Conditions of Use.