FAA Terms of Service
By using FAA’s Data Services, here in referred to as “Services,” you are
agreeing to these terms. Please read them carefully. Our Services are very diverse, so additional
terms or requirements may apply. Additional terms will be available with the
relevant Service, and those additional terms become part of your agreement with
us if you use those Services. The additional terms will be identified in section
4.5 of the Service Description Document. The terms specified herein take precedence
when a conflict exists between additional terms or requirements.
Definition of Parties
“You” – when we reference “you,” we mean both the user of our Services and any
business entity the user is acting on behalf of in using our Services. This role is also known as a Service
Consumer.
“Us” – when we reference “us,” “we,” or “our,” we mean any FAA organization
including its officers, agents, and employees.
This role is also known as a Service Provider.
Definition of Terms
Service –When we use
the term “Service” we mean the mechanism by which you access our information
and the information or data accessed. Service Description Document – An
overarching document for each Service that includes the necessary technical
information to establish an interface with the FAA and any additional relevant
terms.
Using our Services
You must follow any policies made available to you within the Service
Description Document. Don’t misuse our Services.
For example, don’t interfere with our Services or try to access them using a
method other than the interface and the instructions that we provide. You may
use our Services only as permitted by law, including applicable export and
re-export control laws and regulations. We may suspend or stop providing our
Services to you without any prior notification if you do not comply with our
terms or if we are investigating suspected misconduct.
Using our Services does not give you ownership of any data rights.. Don’t
remove, obscure, or alter any legal notices displayed in or along with our
Services. In connection with your use of the Services, we may send you (the
Account Holder) announcements, administrative messages, and other information.
We are providing you our Services.
In accordance with our Data Policy, you may redistribute data received
through this Service. If you wish to
redistribute any information gained through this Service, you may not
characterize it as FAA data.
If you choose to use additional Services from us, you must review and
accept an additional Agreement for each Service. Any additional terms applicable to different
Services can be found in section 4.5 of the relevant Service Description
Document.
Service Consumer
If you choose to be a Service Consumer, you must request an account from us. It is your
responsibility to protect your account from unauthorized or inappropriate use
as specified by us. You are responsible for any activity that
happens on or through your Account. In order to establish and continue
consuming Services, you must continue to comply with the applicable Service
Description Document requirements and terms specified herein. If you are using these Services on behalf of
a business, then the business is also bound by the terms and conditions of this
agreement. The Account
Holder and its associated email address will act as the agent for all notices. The Account Holder is responsible for
informing us at the agreement portal if the point of contact for the account
changes.
Privacy Policies
Our privacy policies explain how we treat your data and protect your
privacy when you use our Services. By using our Services, you agree that we can
use such data in accordance with our privacy policies, which can be found at
http://www.faa.gov.
Modifying and Terminating Services
We are constantly changing and improving our Services. We may add or remove
functionalities or features, and we may suspend or stop a Service altogether. We may suspend or stop a Service for cause
without any notice. If we are suspending
or stopping a Service without cause, we will give 30 days’ notice to the
Administrative Contact for each account.
You can stop using our Services by appropriate notification to us by
selecting to stop service at the agreement portal.
We may change or add to these terms or any additional terms that apply to a
Service to, for example, reflect changes to the law or changes to our Services. The administrative contact on each account
will receive an email notification of these changes and a copy of the modified
or additional terms. Your continued use
of our Services once notification has been sent signifies your acceptance of
these changes. You should look at the
terms regularly. If at any point you no
longer agree with these terms, it is your responsibility to cease use of the
Services and immediately notify us of your rejection of the terms and intent to
no longer use the Services by selecting to stop service at the agreement portal. If you do not
comply with these terms, and we don’t take action right away, this does not
mean we are giving up any rights that we may have (such as taking action in the
future). If it turns out that a
particular term is not enforceable, this will not affect any other terms. For
information about how to contact us, please go to the agreement portal.
Disclaimer
Overview:
We are not liable for something you or your business does with our
Services. If we are sued because of
something you do with our Services, you agree to pay our costs. We are constantly trying to provide the best
Services we can. However, we cannot
promise it will always be perfect. We
are not liable for any of the things listed in the detailed disclaimer
below. Some courts do not agree that the
government should be able to waive all liability; in this case, you will remain
liable to the full extent of the law.
Your use of the Services resulting in the need for servicing, correction,
or repair of any type will be your responsibility and you assume all associated
costs. If, at any point after accepting
these terms, you no longer agree with them and want to stop using our Services,
the only way to do this is by contacting us through the agreement portal.
Detailed Disclaimer:
We will not be held liable for any improper or incorrect use of the
Services and we assume no responsibility for anyone’s use of the Services. We are not liable for any claim, suit, or
action arising from or related to the use of the Services or the violation of
these terms (including, but not limited to, any liability or expense arising
from claims, losses, suits, judgments, litigation costs, and attorneys’ fees).
We make no representations or warranties (express, implied, or statutory)
about the suitability, reliability, availability, timeliness, accuracy of the
Services, accuracy of the applied filters, our storage of copies of the
information, title, non-infringement, merchantability, lack of negligence,
correspondence to description, fitness for a particular purpose, or the quality
of the Services (including that the Services are current, free of viruses,
accurate, and/or complete).
Additionally, you understand that any testing required by us was done
only to insure no harm will come to our system; any other testing and what you
choose to do with the results is up to you.
Finally, you accept that different users will be granted access to
different levels of Services depending on a number of factors. Therefore, you understand that the Services
you receive may not be the full and complete Service potentially available to
other users.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event will we be
liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, special, incidental, indirect, or
consequential damages whatsoever (including, but not limited to, damages for:
loss of use, data or profits arising out of or in any way connected with the
use or performance of our Services; loss of confidential or other information;
business interruption; personal injury; damage to reputation; death; loss of
privacy; failure to meet any duty (including of good faith or of reasonable
care); negligence; and any other loss whatsoever) arising out of or in any way
related to the use of or inability to use our Services, or the provision or
failure to provide our Services, or otherwise under or in connection with any
provision of this agreement, whether based on contract, tort, negligence,
strict liability, or otherwise even if we have been advised of the possibility
of such damages.
If you are dissatisfied with any portion of our Services or with any of
these terms of use after your acceptance of the terms, your sole and exclusive
remedy is to discontinue use of the Services and notify us at agreement portal.
Disputes and
Governing Law
For any dispute you have with us, you agree to first contact us and we will
attempt to resolve the dispute informally.
If we are unable to mutually resolve the dispute informally, we each
agree to resolve any claim, dispute, or controversy arising out of or in
connection with or relating to this Agreement or our Services through elevation
of the issue to the Vice President of System Operations Services, or
designee. The decision is final unless
it is timely appealed to the FAA Administrator, whose decision is not subject
to further administrative review and, to the extent permitted by law, is final
and binding. This Agreement is governed
by Federal law.
By clicking “I Accept,” you are agreeing to be bound by this
Agreement. If you do not wish to accept
this Agreement and use our Services, click “I Decline.”
Federal Aviation Administration