These are the Terms of Use (Terms) of the Pacific Soil Portal web site and its content which are provided by the Project Team.
Terms of Use of the Content
Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research (MWLR) has compiled the maps and factsheets available on this site from information derived from numerous sources. The information may not be complete, correct or up to date. We do not accept responsibility for any actions taken in reliance on it or consequences arising from the use of it.
The maps and factsheets you can view and download from this website are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 New Zealand License (BY-NC-ND).
This license allows you to use the maps, factsheets and information taken from the site for non-commercial purposes only. (If you wish to use material from this site for commercial purposes , please contact us.) So, for example, a user is not allowed to reproduce the work or create derivatives if their purpose is to realise a commercial gain. In addition if you remix, transform, or build upon material from this site, you may not distribute the modified material. The full terms of the license are available here.
Among other things, the license also provides that:
- Except as required by law or as otherwise agreed in writing between the us, the maps, factsheets and information made available through this site are licensed by the Governments of Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu on an "as is" and "as available" basis and without any warranty of any kind, either express or implied.
- Subject to any liability that may not be excluded or limited by law, the Project Team shall not be liable on any legal basis (including without limitation negligence) and expressly excludes all liability for loss or damage howsoever and whenever caused to you.
Note that if you have a commercial use for the data on this site, you may need to be issued with a separate license which will have terms and conditions applicable to your use of the web site and maps, factsheets and other information, and this may attract a fee. Please use the contact email to make enquiries.
Selected data can also be provided for your own GIS system. There may be costs associated with provision of data.
Terms of Use of the Web Site
The Pacific Soil Portal web site is protected by copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or in part except under license from Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research.
By using this site you agree, and are deemed, to be bound by the following Terms. If you choose not to be bound by the following Terms, then Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research does not grant you the right to use this site.
You acknowledge that Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research acts as the provider of this web site.
You agree that you will not attempt to alter this site or employ any robot, spider, or other device or process or means whatever to use this site for any unauthorised purposes. You agree not to:
- make excessive traffic demands;
- deliver viruses or forward any other system that is of a destructive nature or capable of so being whether alone or in combination;
- otherwise engage in any other behaviour that may be reasonably expected to inhibit other users from using and enjoying the site; or
- damage or destroy the reputation of Manaaki Whenua.
Manaaki Whenua accepts no obligation to monitor the use of this site. However, Manaaki Whenua reserves the right to disclose any information as required by law, to block access to you, your agents, associates or your company and take such other action as may be reasonably necessary to prevent any breach of these terms and conditions or any breach of applicable laws. Manaaki Whenua will also in its absolute discretion fully co-operate with the relevant authorities with respect to any investigation of suspected unlawful activity or violation of the website's security.
Manaaki Whenua does not warrant that the Pacific Soil Portal web site or on the internet generally will be uninterruptible or error free or that any information, software or other material accessible from this site is free of viruses or other harmful components.
Manaaki Whenua is not responsible for any information contained on sites that this web site provides links to nor any third party content that can be accessed through this web site. The inclusion of any link to a web site is not an endorsement of the linked site.
You also acknowledge that the Project Team may suspend the operation of the Pacific Soil Portal web site for repair or maintenance work or in order to update or vary the contents or functionality of the web site.
You accept that access to or use of the Pacific Soil Portal web site or services or pages linked to it will not necessarily be uninterrupted or error free.
the Project Team reserve the right to modify or terminate the Pacific Soil Portal web site for any reason without notice at any time.
Enquiries or Complaints
If you have any enquiries or complaints about the information or services provided by this web site then please address them to:
Your email address, if supplied to us, will only be used for the purpose set out in our Privacy Policy. We will not use your email address for any other purpose, and will not disclose it, without your consent.
These Terms were last updated on 1 December 2020.
