Disclaimer and Conditions of Use for Flood Maps on floodinfo.ie

English Gaeilge

Agreement to Terms and Conditions of the Website

The Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland (the "Commissioners") have developed the Flood Maps for the Republic of Ireland ("Flood Maps") on www.floodinfo.ie (the "Website") as part of the Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme together with Dublin City Council, other Local Authorities and Ordnance Survey Ireland.

The Flood Maps have been developed to comply with the requirements of the European Communities (Assessment and Management of Flood Risks) Regulations 2010 to 2015 (the “Regulations”) (implementing Directive 2007/60/EC) for the purposes of establishing a framework for the assessment and management of flood risks, aiming at the reduction of adverse consequences for human health, the environment, cultural heritage and economic activity associated with floods.

It is a condition of use of this Website that you agree to be bound by the disclaimer and other terms and conditions set out herein (together, the "Terms and Conditions") and to the privacy policy on this Website. You are required to read the Terms and Conditions. By accepting the Terms and Conditions, you are entering into a legal agreement with the Commissioners to waive any legal rights on your part in respect of the content provided. By clicking “Confirm” and proceeding to access, retrieve, view, read and / or download any content, you are agreeing unconditionally and absolutely the Terms and Conditions. If you decline to enter into this legal agreement, you may not proceed to use this Website or access any content on the Website.

You accept, acknowledge and agree that the Commissioners make no representations, warranties, guarantees or undertakings, whether express or implied, that the information on the Website is, without limitation, accurate, complete, free from error, secure, up to date, free from bugs and/or viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, programs and/or system or fit for any particular purpose. The Flood Maps, and the content on this Website, are provided to comply with the requirements of the Regulations and do not, and are not intended to, constitute advice. Professional or specialist advice should be sought before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the Flood Maps or the Website content. The Commissioners do not make any warranties, representations, or undertakings about the content of any other website (including any website owned or operated by or on behalf of the Commissioners) that may be referred to or accessed by hyperlink within the Website. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, none of the State, the Commissioners nor any of its members, officers, associates (including Dublin City Council, other Local Authorities and Ordnance Survey Ireland), consultants, employees, affiliates, servants, agents or other representatives shall be liable for any loss or damage whether in contract, tort (including negligence) breach of statutory duty or otherwise arising out of, or in connection with, the use of, or the inability to use, the Flood Maps or any other content of the Website, including, but not limited to, indirect or consequential loss or damage, loss of data, income, profit, or opportunity, loss of, or damage to, property and claims of third parties, even if the Commissioners have been advised of the possibility of such loss or damages, or such loss or damages were reasonably foreseeable. You accept all and any liability and responsibility for the interpretation and use of any content on the Website that is downloaded, read or interpreted or used in any way by you or which arises out of any content being passed to a third party by you. You agree that you shall not use the Website and/or Flood Maps for illegal purposes, and will respect all applicable laws and regulations. Subject to these Terms and Conditions, the Commissioners hereby grant you a worldwide, royalty-free, non-sublicensable, non-exclusive, irrevocable license to exercise licensed rights in the Flood Maps. Licensed rights means the rights granted to you subject to these Terms and Conditions which are limited to all copyright and sui generis data rights. The licensed rights are limited to the reproduction and sharing (but not modification) of the licensed material for non-commercial purposes in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. Sui generis data base rights means rights other than copyright resulting from Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases, as amended and/or succeeded, as well as other essentially equivalent rights anywhere in the world. This license applies for the term of the copyright and sui generis rights licensed here. However if you fail to comply with the Terms and Conditions, your rights under this license will terminate. You agree that you will not pass on any of the Flood Maps or any other content on the Website to any third party without ensuring that said party is fully aware of and accepts the Terms and Conditions. The Commissioners comply with the Re-Use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005 (S.I. No 279 of 2005 as amended by SI No 525 of 2015) and whilst the re-use of the information is encouraged, you accept that you must not use the Flood Maps or any other content of the Website for any commercial, business, professional or other income generating activity. You agree that you shall not use the Website for illegal purposes, and will respect all applicable laws and regulations. You agree not to use the Website in a way that may impair the performance, corrupt the content or otherwise reduce the overall functionality of the Website. You also agree not to compromise the security of the Website or attempt to gain access to secured areas or sensitive information. You agree to be fully responsible for any claim, expense, liability, losses and costs, including legal fees incurred by the Commissioners arising out of any infringement of the Terms and Conditions, by you. Subject to the Terms and Conditions, you are free to copy, publish, distribute and transmit the content of the Flood Maps provided that the following conditions are complied with: • you must not modify or adapt the content;

• you acknowledge the source of the content by including the following attribution statement: "Contains Office of Public Works information © Office of Public Works";

• you acknowledge the source of background mapping by including the following attribution statement: "Contains Ordnance Survey Ireland information © Ordnance Survey Ireland";

• you must ensure that you do not use the content in a way that suggests any official status or that the Commissioners of Public Works of Ireland endorse you or your use of the content;

• you must ensure that you do not mislead others or misrepresent any information, content or its source or use the information or content in a way that is detrimental to the Commissioners, Dublin City Council, any Local Authority, or Ordnance Survey Ireland;

• you agree not to use the content for the principal purpose of advertising or promoting a particular product or service or for an illegal, immoral, fraudulent or dishonest purpose;

• you must ensure that your use of the content does not breach Data Protection legislation as may be amended from time to time;

• you must ensure that you do not reverse engineer, decompile etc. any code, data or content on the Website so as to recreate a full dataset or other content. The Commissioners neither make nor offer a guarantee that the Website, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. Access to the Website is permitted on a temporary basis. The Commissioners may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of the Website without notice. You acknowledge that the Commissioners are the owners of, and/or have the consent to use, all intellectual property rights in the Website, the Flood Maps and all other content on the Website and that such works are protected by copyright laws and treaties worldwide. All such rights are reserved. You accept that the Commissioners reserve the right to change the content and/or presentation of the Flood Maps or any other content of the Website at their sole discretion at any time, and to change the Terms and Conditions. You agree to check these Terms and Conditions and the Flood Maps from time to time to take notice of any changes made and that such changes shall be binding upon you. This document shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Ireland and you agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Ireland. If any provision of the Terms and Conditions shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.

Important Disclaimer and Conditions of Use for Coast of Ireland Oblique Imagery Survey Information

Please read the disclaimer, guidance notes and conditions of use below carefully to avoid incorrect interpretation of the information and data enclosed. The data must be used only in conjunction with these notes, and must not be used in isolation.

Disclaimer

The Office of Public Works makes no representations, warranties or undertakings about any of the information provided, without limitation, the accuracy, the completeness or the quality or fitness for any particular purpose.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, neither the State, the Office of Public Works nor any of its members, officers, associates, consultants, employees, affiliates, servants, agents or other representatives shall be liable for loss or damage arising out of, or in connection with, the use of, or the inability to use, the information provided including, but not limited to, indirect or consequential loss or damages, loss of data, income, profit, or opportunity, loss of, or damage to, property and claims of third parties, even if the Office of Public Works has been advised of the possibility of such loss or damages, or such loss or damages were reasonably foreseeable.

The Office of Public Works reserves the right to change the content and / or presentation of any of the information provided at its sole discretion, including these notes and disclaimer.

This disclaimer, guidance notes and conditions of use shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Republic of Ireland. If any provision of these disclaimer, guidance notes and conditions of use shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.

Condition of Use

Please read the following statements and conditions of use of the enclosed survey data carefully. Use of this data is conditional upon the following:

The user of this data shall be deemed to have agreed to, and unconditionally accepted all of these statements and conditions.

The user is deemed to have read in full, understood and accepted all of the above disclaimer, guidance notes and statements concerning the enclosed survey data.

The user acknowledges that the survey data (images) presented are copyright of the Government of Ireland.

The user agrees that the Office of Public Works and the Government of Ireland has the absolute right to reprocess, revise, add to, or remove any of this information at any time, and that this will in no way render them, the State or it’s servants or agents liable for any damage or cost incurred as a result of such acts.

The user will use any survey data presented in an appropriate and responsible manner and in accordance with this disclaimer, guidance notes and conditions of use.

The user understands that the Office of Public Works and the Government of Ireland does not guarantee the accuracy of any of the survey data presented and it is the user's responsibility to independently verify and quality control any of the data used and ensure that it is fit for their intended use.

The user will not pass on any of the survey data to any third party without ensuring that said party is fully aware of this disclaimer and conditions of use and without the prior written approval of OPW. The survey data should not be published by you, without prior written approval from OPW.

The user accepts all responsibility for the use by them of the survey information presented or that which is passed to a third party by them, and will in no way seek to hold the State or the Office of Public Works, it's servants or agents liable for any damage or loss howsoever arising out of the use or interpretation of this information.

ICPSS Disclaimer, Conditions of Use and Guidance Notes

Disclaimer

The Office of Public Works makes no representations, warranties or undertakings about any of the information provided on these maps including, without limitation, their accuracy, their completeness or their quality or fitness for any particular purpose.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, neither the State, the Office of Public Works nor any of its members, officers, associates, consultants, employees, affiliates, servants, agents or other representatives shall be liable for loss or damage arising out of, or in connection with, the use of, or the inability to use, the information provided on these maps including, but not limited to, indirect or consequential loss or damages, loss of data, income, profit, or opportunity, loss of, or damage to, property and claims of third parties, even if the Office of Public Works has been advised of the possibility of such loss or damages, or such loss or damages were reasonably foreseeable.

The Office of Public Works reserves the right to change the content and / or presentation of any of the information provided on these maps at its sole discretion, including these notes and disclaimer.

This disclaimer, guidance notes and conditions of use shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Republic of Ireland. If any provision of these disclaimer, guidance notes and conditions of use shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.

PURPOSE OF THE MAPS

These maps were prepared under the following project:

Project Name: Irish Coastal Protection Strategy Study (ICPSS)

Project Period: 2005 – 2013

The maps were prepared for the purpose of assessing the degree of flood and erosion hazard and risk to assist in the identification and development of measures for managing the flood and erosion risk. They may, however, also be of use to the public, Local Authorities and other parties as indicative maps of flood-prone and erosion-prone areas for a range of purposes, including raising awareness of flood and erosion hazard and risk, preparedness and response planning for flood and erosion events, assisting in planning and development decisions, etc.

CONDITIONS OF USE AND GUIDANCE NOTES

Please read the following statements, guidance notes and conditions of use of the maps carefully. Use of these maps is conditional upon the following: