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Terms of Service

The website from which you accessed this License (“the Website”) is provided to you subject to the following conditions. These terms are in addition to any other terms governing access to the Website. By visiting (in any manner) the Website (“Visitor”) you accept these terms and conditions (the “Terms of Service”).

Data Citation

If you utilized EarthScope Consortium (formerly IRIS and UNAVCO) services including Geodetic or Seismic Infrastructure, Data services, or Engagement in conducting your research (“User”), User must acknowledge EarthScope Consortium and our sponsors. See our How To Cite page for more information.

Special License Restrictions For Non-human Visitors

Special restrictions on a visitor’s License to access the Website apply to Non-Human Visitors. Non-Human Visitors include, but are not limited to, web spiders, bots, indexers, robots, crawlers, harvesters, or any other computer programs designed to access, read, compile, or gather content from the Website automatically. Non-Human Visitors are restricted from taxing the resources of the Website beyond what would be typical of a human visitor.

Any Non-Human Visitors to the Website shall be considered agents of the individual(s) or entity who controls, authors, or otherwise makes use of them. These individuals or entity shall ultimately be responsible for the behavior of their Non-Human Visitor agents and are liable for violations of the Terms of Service.

Records Of Visitor Use

By accessing or visiting the Website, Visitor consents to having Visitor’s Internet Protocol address recorded in addition to the related details of Visitor’s access to our Website. See our Privacy Policy for more information about the data we collect.

Excessive Use of Services

We ask for respectful use of our systems and we reserve the right to curtail or prevent access to such services for any reason.