Copyright Policy and Credits
This Web site is owned and operated by the Purple Heart Dive Team. The enforcement of copyrighted materials provided by permission for use on our Web site is extremely important and taken seriously.
Any materials that are being used by permission are indicated as such and are not available for any other use except by permission of the owner of the copyright.
The material provided on this Web site may be reproduced for educational, noncommercial purposes, provided that the following copyright notice is included: "Copyright 2008, Purple Heart Dive Team", and the following acknowledgment also included:
"These materials are reproduced from the other copywriters' sources of the US Government, our University Systems and scientific articles. You agree not to change or delete any copyright or proprietary notices from the materials and you agree to indicate the materials are taken from the Purple Heart Dive Team website. If the materials are indicated as under copyright from another source, you must comply with the requirements of the source's copyright.
You may also transmit copies of such portions of materials by e-mail, for your personal, non-commercial use only, provided that you agree not to change or delete any copyright or proprietary notices from the materials and you agree to indicate the materials are taken from the Purple Heart Dive Team website as indicated in the prior paragraph.
Unless otherwise indicated, all information contained on this website, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips is copyrighted by and proprietary to Purple Heart Dive Team and may not be copied, reproduced, transmitted, displayed, performed, distributed, sub licensed, altered, stored for subsequent use or otherwise used in whole or in part in any manner prior written consent.
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Jurisdiction
This Copyright Policy will be governed by and be interpreted pursuant to the laws of the State of Florida, United States of America, notwithstanding any principles of conflicts of law. The state or federal courts located in Monroe County, Florida, shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any cause of action arising out of or related to the content or use of this site.
Fair Use Notice
This notice applies to the educational portions of the Purple Heart Dive Team website: We make a concerted effort to acquire permission from copyright owners prior to inclusion of material on this site. However, this site may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of scientific, environmental, and socio economic issues. We believe this constitutes a ^fair use^ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond ^fair use^, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. If you are a copyright owner who objects to our use of your material for any reason, please inform us of your objection and we will remove your material promptly.
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