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IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE AUTHORITY (CEA) WEBSITE

Your use of the CEA website is subject to the conditions and qualifications below. By using this CEA website, you agree to accept those conditions and qualifications.

No Warranties; Limitation of Liability. This website includes information, documents, and materials (collectively, the "Contents") that are subject to change without notice. The CEA expressly disclaims any obligation to keep the Contents up to date or free of errors or viruses, or to maintain uninterrupted access to this website. This website (including all Contents) is provided "AS IS." Users of this website should understand that all Contents have been electronically converted from the media from which originals were produced. The CEA has not tested or verified the accuracy or completeness of the conversion process.

The CEA assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in any Contents, including Contents that are referred to by or linked (by hypertext links) to third-party websites. The CEA makes no representations or warranties for the Contents or third-party websites or for any products or services mentioned or offered in the Contents or in third-party websites.

The CEA disclaims any express or implied warranties related to the use of this website, of any or all of the Contents, and of third-party websites, including, without limitation, merchantability, suitability, non-infringement, or fitness for any particular purpose.

The CEA is not and shall not be liable for any errors contained in this CEA website or for any damages arising out of or related to the use of this CEA website or any site Contents, including, without limitation, direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, whether under a contract, tort, or any other theory of liability, even if the CEA is aware of the possibility of errors or damages.

Applicable Laws. The CEA operates this site from its offices within the State of California, United States of America. The CEA makes no representations that site Contents are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and access to Contents from jurisdictions where such access is illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this site do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable laws of their jurisdictions. The conditions and qualifications contained in the CEA site will be constructed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, United States of America, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Reservation of Rights. All Contents (including, without limitation, the graphics, icons, and overall appearance of the CEA website and the Contents) are the property of the CEA. The CEA does not waive any of its proprietary rights in the Contents, including, but not limited to, copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights. This website and the Contents are intended only for the individual, non-commercial use of website users. No user of this website can resell, republish, print, download, copy, retransmit, or display (by use of an html frame or otherwise) any part of this website or the Contents without the prior written consent of CEA, except that reasonable copying or printing of the Contents for individual, non-commercial use is permissible where permitted by law. The CEA consents to the limited use of its agent letters and specimen insurance policy forms in accordance with the "information regarding use" that appears alongside those documents elsewhere on this website.

The availability of any Contents through this website does not constitute a transfer of any copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights of the CEA to any website user or to any third party. This website and the Contents are protected by U.S. and international copyright laws, both as individual works and as a compilation. You cannot delete any copyright or similar notice from any Contents you obtain from this website.