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Website Terms and Conditions
By accessing this website or downloading its contents, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set out in this legal notice (the “Usage Agreement”). If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, do not access this website nor download its content. This website is set up for customer purposes only. 
Caution About Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements made on this website may be forward-looking and are subject to important risks, uncertainties and assumptions. The results or events predicted in these forward-looking statements may differ materially from actual results or events. StormVista ("SV") is owned and operated by The Commodity Weather Group, LLC (“CWG”). Neither SV nor CWG, any of its corporate partners, or affiliates assumes any obligation to publicly update or revise its forward looking statements.
Logos and Trademarks
The SV name and logos are trademarks of CWG. Other product or service names or logos referenced in this website are trademarks or registered trademarks of CWG. All other products, services and company names mentioned in this website may be trademarks of other owners. The display of logos or product or service names on this website does not imply in any way that a license of any kind has been granted to anyone with respect to such trademarks or registered trademarks. Users of this website may not use any logos or product or service names displayed on this website without the written permission of SV or the relevant owner of the trademark or registered trademark.
Hotlinks and Downloadable Software
Hotlinks available off this website will allow you to link to websites not maintained or controlled by SV. It is your responsibility to ensure that any website you choose to use is free of potentially destructive items such as viruses. SV provides links to you only as a convenience and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement, approval, investigation or verification by SV or any affiliates of the linked site. Your use of the linked sites may be subject to terms and conditions contained in these websites, which you should review.
Information Accuracy
CWG uses reasonable commercial efforts to ensure that the information contained on this website is accurate but does not in any way guarantee the currency, accuracy, completeness, non-infringement or authenticity of such information. All information contained on this website, is provided for information purposes only, and is not intended for trading or other purposes. Neither CWG. SV, any of its corporate affiliates, nor any of its content providers assumes any responsibility with respect to the sequence, accuracy, or completeness of any such information and is not liable or responsible in any way for any delays, inaccuracies, or errors in any such information or in the transmission of any such information. IN NO EVENT WILL CWG or SV, ANY OF ITS CORPORATE AFFILIATES OR ANY OF ITS CONTENT PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR THE CONTENT AVAILABLE OR REFERRED TO ON THIS WEBSITE, OR ANY OTHER WEBSITE YOU MAY ACCESS THROUGH THIS WEBSITE. The information contained on this website is not to be relied upon for any trading, business or financial purpose. This website and the information contained herein does not constitute an offer or a solicitation of an offer for the purchase or sale of any securities. All data provided, including all weather data ("the content"), is provided on an "as is" basis. CWG, SV, nor its affiliates are responsible for the accuracy of the content, nor the timeliness or delivery.
Indemnity
As a user of this website, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold SV, CWG, and its affiliates harmless from any and all liabilities, costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees, related to your violation of the terms and conditions of this legal notice. Neither SV nor CWG will not be held liable for any downtime of the site or service.
Jurisdiction
This website originates in the United States. This Usage Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland, and the federal laws of the United States applicable therein. All disputes, proceedings or claims arising out of or in connection with this website shall be submitted before, and be subject to, the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Maryland.
Changes
The information contained in this website is subject to change and update at any time without prior notice.
Social Media
Customers may occasionally share SV graphics (except for any ECWMF products) via social media or other outlets assuming source citation (both SV and the corresponding modeling data source if applicable). Frequent or repetitive posting – especially of the same images- is prohibited and may be considered abusive with grounds for agreement termination. All ECMWF product/image redistribution is prohibited.
Miscellaneous
The terms and conditions of this Usage Agreement constitute the entire agreement between SV and the users of this website with respect to their use of this website. Failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision set forth in this Usage Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any right on the part of SV. If any part of this Usage Agreement is determined to be void, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such determination shall not affect the remaining provisions hereof, which shall continue in full force and effect. 

Each account is explicitly for use by only the registered individual user (one person). Any illegal sharing of images, passwords or unauthorized access may lead to immediate termination of services without refund, and may lead to a per-month charge for each illegal user of services. Your license to access our APIs and website is limited and subject to compliance with your account access level. In addition, Hobbyist subscriptions are limited to a maximum of 25 exported images in a 24-hour period.

You will not: 
1. Access SV in violation of any law or regulation
2. Access SV in any manner that circumvents any of our technical processes or security measures 
3. Access SV to replicate without permission or compete with SV
4. Attempt to use SV in a manner that exceeds rate limits, constitutes excessive or abusive usage
5. Scrape or otherwise automate downloads of content from the website without the explicit approval of CWG