Disclaimer - Terms of Use

Geographic Information System Database

1. The information delivered on this web page ("VanMap and VanMapLite") is provided as a public service by the City of Vancouver on the following terms.
2. In return for the City of Vancouver (the "City") granting access to VanMap (VanMap and VanMapLite), the person (the "User") accessing VanMap agrees to and accepts these Terms of Use.
3. VanMap is supplied on an "as is, where is basis". The City assumes no obligation or liability for the use of VanMap by any person and makes no representations or promises regarding the completeness or accuracy of VanMap or its fitness for a particular purpose. VanMap represents a one-time capture of information as its exists at the time the information is transferred to VanMap and does not necissarily include the ongoing updates or corrections to the source database maintained by the City or other agencies and included for the City's internal purposes.
4. The User will use VanMap only for the User's own internal business and personal purposes and may not.
   • re-sell, sublicence, or operate a service bureau using VanMap, or
   • otherwise reproduce, publish or disseminate VanMap for commercial purposes,
   without the prior written consent of the City.
5. All right, title and interest (including all copyright, patent, and other intellectual property rights) in VanMap remain vested in the City at all times. The City's original copyright and other proprietary notices included with VanMap must remain intact at all times.
6. The User now indemnifies the City and its officials, employees and agents from and against all losses, claims, demands, actions, payments, expenses, costs, suits, and damages (including any damages that are direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential), whether or not caused by the negligence of the City, or its officials, employees or agents, which are incurred by the City and would not or could not have been incurred but for the User's use of VanMap or the User's breach of these Terms of Use.
7. On completion of each transaction for which the VanMap data is acquired, the User will erase the VanMap data from the User's computer system or such other storage device where such data may reside and will, upon the City's written request, provide written confirmation of compliance to the City's Director of Information Technology.
8. Failure of the User to comply with these Terms of Use will result in the automatic termination of the User's rights to access VanMap.
9. These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of British Columbia, Canada, and the User now irrevocably agrees that the courts of British Columbia will have exclusive jurisdiction over all matters relating to these Terms of Use. If any part of these Terms of Use are found to be unenforceable, then that part will be severed so that the remainder of these Terms of Use can continue to be enforceable.
10. Click OK to confirm you have read the disclaimer, understand, and accept the terms of use for VanMap. If you click Cancel VanMap will not open and you will be returned to the City of Vancouver website.

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