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1 Copyright
aquiess pty ltd and/or its direct or indirect subsidiaries (herein after referred to collectively as aquiess, Level 40, 55 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000) owns and retains all copyrights and other rights in the material that becomes available through the aquiess site. Similar rights of third parties remain reserved.
All rights reserved. Any person is hereby allowed to view, copy, print, store and distribute the information and documents provided or available herein subject to the following conditions:
a) Any information, document and other items or portions thereof may be used for information and non-commercial purposes only.
b) Any information, document and other items or portions thereof copied, printed, stored or distributed must include the aquiess Legal Notice.
c) Any product, process or technology referred to in the information, documents or other items may be subject to other intellectual property rights of aquiess and are not made available hereunder.
Such right may be cancelled or withdrawn at any time by aquiess without notice and without giving any reason therefore.
2 Trademarks
aquiess and the aquiess logo are registered trademarks of aquiess. All other product names and company names and logos mentioned in the information, documents or other items provided or available herein are the property of their respective owners.
When referring to aquiess as the source of material derived from the aquiess site or for any other objective, you agree not to use the aquiess logo and any other corporate names, trademarks or trade names of aquiess in a way that is incorrect, out-of-date, misleading, detrimental or leads to a free ride on aquiess' reputation.
3 Disclaimer of warranties
aquiess has used its discretion, best judgement and all reasonable efforts in collecting and preparing the information, charts, documents (incl. copy, graphics, pictures, etc.) or other items provided or available herein, but any such information, charts, document or other item is provided or available without any warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the warranties of completeness, accuracy, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of any intellectual property rights. aquiess hereby disclaims any liability to any person for any kind of loss or damage including, but not limited to, any special, incidental, indirect or consequential damages caused by errors or omissions in the information, documents or other items provided or available herein, whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident or any other cause. The information, documents or other items provided or available herein could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes can be periodically added to the information or documents provided or available herein. aquiess may make improvements and/or changes to the information or documents provided or available herein at any time.
4 External E-mail Disclaimer
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E-mails, including attachments, are intended for the person(s) or company named and may contain confidential and/or legally privileged information. Unauthorized disclosure, copying or use of this information may be unlawful and is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this message and notify the sender.
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5 Cautionary note on forward-looking statements
Certain statements contained in the aquiess site may be forward-looking. These statements provide current expectations of future weather based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to a historical fact or current fact. Forward-looking statements typically are identified by words or phrases such as "anticipate", "assume", "believe", "continue", "estimate", "expect", "foresee", "intend", "may increase" and "may fluctuate" and similar expressions or by future or conditional verbs such as "will", "should", "would" and "could". These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause aquiess' actual results, performance, achievements or prospects to be materially different from any future results, performance, achievements or prospects expressed or implied by such statements.
Farmers, economists and readers in general are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. aquiess undertakes no obligation to publicly revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
6 Liability for virus infected software
Whilst aquiess has used its discretion, best judgement and all reasonable efforts in maintaining the aquiess site virus free, it declines any liability for persons, property damage or especially direct, indirect, immediate or subsequent pecuniary loss which may result from transmission or downloading of computer viruses. Especially excluded is liability for hardware damage, loss of data, alteration of data, or downtime.
7 Links to a third party site
Links to a third party site will let you leave the aquiess site. The linked site is not under the control of aquiess and aquiess is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites. aquiess is providing these links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any links does not imply endorsement by aquiess of the site. Following links to any off-site pages or other web sites shall be at your own risk.
8 Technical access
aquiess does not assume any liability for timely, trouble-free and uninterrupted access to the Internet. aquiess declines any liability for persons, property damage or especially direct, indirect, immediate or subsequent pecuniary loss.
9 Severability clause
If any article, section or provision of these terms and conditions is found to be invalid, the remainder of them shall continue in full force and effect. Any terms and conditions which are null or void, are in this case to be understood such that their intended purpose is still fulfilled as far as possible.
10 Applicable law and place of jurisdiction
These terms and conditions shall be construed, enforced and performed in accordance with the laws of Australia without reference to principles of conflicts of laws. The place of jurisdiction is Melbourne, Australia. You agree that any action at law or in equity that arises out of or relates to these terms will be filed only in the courts of Melbourne, Victoria, and you hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action. aquiess makes no representation that any information, materials or functions included are appropriate for use in any other jurisdiction. If you access the aquiess site you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws and regulations.
11 Use of Bureau Of Meteorology and other 3rd party Charts
aquiess utilizes data including graphs and charts from 3rd party defense and meteorological agencies. aquiess targets and other information is overlaid on original, independently supplied data.
Australian rainfall summary charts are compiled and published by the Bureau Of Meteorology in Australia. Regarding the Victorian results: Victorian rainfall Project's primary and secondary targets have been overlayed onto BOM originals, and represented in aquiess documentation, for the purpose of reviewing outcomes.
Disclaimer
No relationship between the Bureau Of Meteorology or any other supplier, and aquiess exists or is implied as existing, by the use of the Bureau's (or any other organization's,) charts. In many cases the data represented is freely available to the general public via the internet. Original BOM charts may be viewed at URL:
http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/silo/rain_maps.cgiThe Bureau operates and publishes under mandate from the Australian government to provide meteorological warnings, forecasts, observations, information and advice. aquiess simply uses the BOM charts as the best available, independent rainfall data and analysis, in Australia.
For a complete statement of the Australian Government's, Meteorology Act 1955, please visit URL: http://www.bom.gov.au/inside/eiab/MetAct1955.shtml
However regarding specific aquiess project outcomes and relevant unique data sets represented on this site, aquiess may have purchased data from third party sources, to maintain the strength of independently verifiable results. In all cases, aquiess does not attempt to represent its own data without sound, independently verifiable, government endorsed data sources, which confirm the veracity of outcomes presented.
13 Sovereign Territory Legal Framework
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) establishes a comprehensive framework for the determination of the territorial sea baseline and the various maritime zone boundaries. The Convention entered into force on 16 November 1994, and embodies the notion that all problems of ocean space are closely interrelated and need to be addressed as a whole. Today, it is the globally recognised regime dealing with all matters relating to the law of the sea. aquiess respects legal international boundaries and endeavours to avoid drawing rain from sources within sovereign territories or countries. In the case of a requirement to do so, legal authorisation is sought from the sovereign government, kindom, reigime or private corporation.
14 Further Information
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail.
For further information on legal matters contact the aquiess Legal team via Aquiess International:
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Melbourne VIC 3000
Australia
EMAIL info@aquiess.com
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Last update: 21 December 2008