Terms of Use

(Last updated July 2024)

The Wildfire Explorer site (the “Site“), and Services (defined below) are owned and operated by Cornea, Inc., (“Cornea” or “we”) under a joint development agreement with Hangar Alpha LLC. These Terms of Use (“Terms”) are between Cornea and its affiliated companies (collectively “Cornea“) and you.  By using the Services or otherwise indicating your acceptance of these Terms, you agree to these Terms.   If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not use the Site or Services.   The services covered by these Terms (“Services“) include all versions of the Site and other Internet enabled or wireless means by which Cornea provides content to you including, without limitation, downloadable, preloaded or remotely accessed software applications (including, without limitation, email messages, alert products, and delivery of content). The Services are intended for use by a general audience and are not directed to users under the age of 13. If you violate these Terms, Cornea has the right to terminate your use of the Services and/or take appropriate legal actions against you. We reserve the right to change these Terms at any time by posting on the Site. You understand and agree that, except as otherwise specifically provided herein, your use of the Services is a benefit voluntarily provided by Cornea which Cornea may withdraw and rescind at any time for any reason in its sole discretion.

THE WILDFIRE, ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH WILDFIRE EXPLORER, ARE MADE AVAILABLE ONLY FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE AND REFERENCE AND ARE NOT INTENDED AS, NOR SHOULD THEY BE TREATED AS, A SUBSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. YOU ARE CAUTIONED TO CONSIDER CAREFULLY THE PROVISIONAL AND ADVISORY NATURE OF THE INFORMATION AND TO CHECK WITH YOUR OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES AND OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION BEFORE MAKING DECISIONS THAT CONCERN PERSONAL OR PUBLIC SAFETY OR PROPERTY OR THE CONDUCT OF BUSINESS.

  1. PERMITTED USE. You may use the Services and the features, information, wildfire updates, and other data contained therein (collectively, the “Data“) only for personal, non-commercial purposes. You may access, view and make copies of the Data for your personal, non-commercial use and will not publish or otherwise distribute the Data for any other purpose. Without limiting the foregoing, you may not utilize the Services or Data to sell a product or service, to advertise or direct activity to other websites or for similar commercial activities without our express written consent. You may not modify, publish, transmit, display, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit, any of the Data, in whole or in part.
  2. OWNERSHIP/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
    1. The Services are owned and operated by Cornea, but the Services may include elements licensed from or provided by third parties, including government sources. Cornea (along with its third-party licensors) retains all right, title and interest in and to the Services, including all intellectual property rights in them. The Services contain content (including, without limitation, data, text, software, images, maps, and graphics) which is protected by United States and worldwide copyright, trademark, trade secret, patent and other intellectual property laws, and with the exception of content in the public domain, the rights to the content of the Services under such laws are owned or controlled by Cornea or licensed from third parties.
    2. Subject to all of the terms and conditions of these Terms of Use, Cornea grants you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-transferable license to access and use the Services for your personal, non-commercial use only. In the event of any permitted copying, redistribution or publication of protected material, you will not change or delete any author attribution, trademark legend or copyright notice, and no ownership rights will be transferred.  Some of the Services may include information sourced from the U.S. National Interagency Fire Center, InciWeb, and local government wildfire agencies. Information sourced from government agencies is in the public domain and is not subject to copyright protection. While Cornea’s derived data, insights, and analytics from such sources is subject to protection, we do not claim to own or control the underlying data itself.
  1. AGREEMENT TO PRIVACY POLICY. By using any of the Services or by agreeing to these Terms, you also agree to Cornea’s Privacy Policy and the collection, use, sharing and storage of information as described therein, including without limitation your personal or personally identifiable information.
  2. COPYRIGHT. If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide the following information in writing, as required by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. 512 (“DMCA”) to our Copyright Agent identified below:
    1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
    2. Identification of the copyright work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a list of such works ;
    3. Identification of the allegedly infringing material for which removal or disabling access is requested, including location of such material; 
    4. Information to enable Cornea to contact you;
    5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
    6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Our agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement on the Services can be reached as follows:

General Counsel

PO Box 231076

New York, NY 10023

Email: legal@cornea.is

To report other alleged violations of rights or for all other enquiries, complaints and questions related to the Services, please use this contact information.

  1. LINKS. The Services may include links and advertisements to other websites, products or services. These links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by Cornea or by any of its third-party providers regarding the content of those other websites. Neither Cornea nor its third-party providers are responsible for or will have any liability with respect to the information contained in any websites that you may access as a result of such links including any objectionable or offensive content. If you decide to visit any other website or forum for any reason, you do so at your own risk.
  2. ADVERTISERS/VENDORS/SERVICE PROVIDERS. The Services may contain advertising and sponsorship. Advertisers and sponsors are responsible for accuracy of materials submitted to the Services and their compliance with applicable laws.  Cornea uses vendors and service providers to provide the Services, and you are not a third party beneficiary to any such agreements and you do not have any contractual or other relationship with any advertiser, business affiliate, vendor or service provider by reason of the use or information provided in the Services.  To the extent you have any such rights or claims by operation of law or otherwise, you hereby waive any and all rights and claims whatsoever against those vendors and service providers.
  3. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. Cornea assumes no responsibility for, and shall not be liable for, any damages or expenses you may incur as a result of any inaccuracy, incompleteness or obsolescence of any Data contained in, or use of, the Services. THE SERVICES, INCLUDING ALL DATA, ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITH NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER. You acknowledge that the limitations in this Section are reasonable and appropriate. CORNEA DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES REGARDING THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CURRENCY OR RELIABILITY OF THE DATA IN THE SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR OTHERWISE ARISING BY LAW OR STATUTE. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF, OR RELIANCE UPON, ALL DATA OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES OR THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. Specifically, and without limiting the foregoing:
    1. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ALL CONTENT, INFORMATION, AND PREDICTION FEATURES INCLUDED THEREIN ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS,” “WITH ALL FAULTS,” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING OR A COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, OTHER THAN THOSE WARRANTIES WHICH ARE BOTH IMPLIED BY APPLICABLE LAW AND MADE INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION OR MODIFICATION UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.  WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, NEITHER CORNEA, ITS AFFILIATES NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS, DISTRIBUTORS OR LICENSORS (COLLECTIVELY, “COVERED PARTIES”) WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE SERVICES, OR AS TO THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, AVAILABILITY OR RELIABILITY OF THE SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY CONTENT, INFORMATION, FORECASTS, ALERTS, OR PREDICTIONS PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICES.
    2. IN AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE SAFETY INFORMATION SOME OF OUR SERVICES MAY PROVIDE SUMMARY INFORMATION OR NOTIFICATIONS OF EMERGENCY ALERTS THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES. WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU REVIEW THE FULL TEXT OF ANY SUCH ALERTS IN OUR SERVICES OR ELSEWHERE, THAT YOU CONSULT WITH LOCAL SOURCES AND AUTHORITIES FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS, AND THAT YOU TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO ENSURE YOUR SAFETY. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THE INHERENT RISK OF RELYING UPON WILDFIRE PREDICTIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER INFORMATION AND THAT YOU MAY NOT RECEIVE PARTICULAR WILDFIRE, ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER INFORMATION OR A PARTICULAR NOTIFICATION, AND THEREFORE YOU SHOULD SEEK INFORMATION AND NOTIFICATIONS FROM OTHER SOURCES AS A BACKUP AND FOR VERIFICATION. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE SERVICES MAY NOT ENCOMPASS ALL WILDFIRE, ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER CONDITIONS, PHENOMENA, OR INCIDENTS. YOU MUST NOT INTERACT WITH THE SERVICES WHILE DRIVING, BIKING, RUNNING OR PARTICIPATING IN OTHER ACTIVITIES DURING WHICH INJURY OR DAMAGE TO PERSON OR PROPERTY COULD RESULT IF YOU ARE DISTRACTED BY SUCH INTERACTION.
    3. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT COVERED PARTIES WILL NOT BE LIABLE IN CONTRACT, IN TORT, UNDER A NEGLIGENCE THEORY, OR UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY (INCLUDING STRICT LIABILITY), FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY LOSS, LIABILITY, DAMAGE OR EXPENSE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA OR OTHER LOSSES (EVEN IF REPAIR, REPLACEMENT OR A REFUND FOR THE SERVICES DOES NOT FULLY COMPENSATE YOU FOR ANY LOSSES AND EVEN IF COVERED PARTIES KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS, LIABILITY, DAMAGE, OR EXPENSE), DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RESULTING FROM OR ARISING OUT OF: (i) YOUR USE OR YOUR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES, (ii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES; (iii) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY PARTY OVER WHICH COVERED PARTIES HAVE NO CONTROL; (iv) THESE TERMS OF USE; (v) INJURY TO PERSON OR PROPERTY (INCLUDING DEATH), OR (vi) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICES OR THE CONTENT, INFORMATION, PREDICTIONS, OR ANALYSIS.
    4. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL CORNEA’S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES, LOSSES OR CAUSES OF ACTION WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CORNEA’S OWN NEGLIGENCE) OR UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, STRICT LIABILITY) EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO CORNEA, IF ANY, FOR OBTAINING OR ACCESSING THE SERVICES.
  4. TRANSMISSION FAILURES. Cornea will use commercially reasonable efforts to publish and transmit the Services on a continuous and timely basis. Cornea is not, however, responsible for any failure or malfunction in communications; for any failure or refusal of any third party transmission intermediaries to transmit any Services; or for the failure to transmit any Services resulting from any natural disasters, wars, labor strike or other events beyond the control of Cornea. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, IN CIRCUMSTANCES INVOLVING NATURAL DISASTERS, FEDERAL, STATE AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES WILL ISSUE OFFICIAL WARNINGS, ADVISORIES, BULLETINS AND SIMILAR COMMUNICATIONS.
  5. UNAUTHORIZED USE/NO INTERFERENCE. You agree that you will not use or attempt to use any method, device, software or routine to harm others or interfere with functioning of the Services or use and/or monitor any information in or related to the Services for any unauthorized purpose. Specifically, whether authorized or unauthorized, you agree that you will not (and will not permit any of your employees, agents, and any other third party) do any of the following:
    • Upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Data or content on the Services as to which you do not possess all of the patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, license or other rights to do so;
    • Violate any applicable laws and regulations, whether federal, state, local, foreign or international, applicable to the Services, Site, its Data and/or your use of either, including without limitation U.S. export and re-export control laws and regulations, and you will not otherwise engage in any illegal, manipulative or misleading activity through use of the Services, Site or its Data;
    • Use the Services, Site or the Data or provide, link, or otherwise make available, any information from the Services that is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, harmful to minors or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
    • Attempt to gain access to confidential information to which you are not entitled;
    • Modify, reverse engineer, reverse assemble, decompile or hack into any of the software applications or related tools or utilities used by the Services;
    • Interfere with the operation of the Services including, but not limited to, by distribution of unsolicited advertising or mail messages or propagation of worms, viruses and the like.
  1. INDEMNIFICATION. You agree to indemnify and to hold Cornea, its subsidiaries, affiliates, business partners, officers, employers and other agents, harmless from and against any loss, liability, damage or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of your use of the Services.
  2. VIRUSES. We cannot assume any responsibility for any viruses or other harmful components that may affect your computer equipment or other property as a result of your access to, viewing of or downloading any Data from the Site. We do not warrant that the Site, its servers or any Data downloaded from the Site is free from viruses, bugs or other harmful components.
  3. MODIFICATIONS/TERMINATION. Without limiting its other remedies, Cornea may immediately discontinue, suspend, terminate or block your and any user’s access to this Site at any time in its sole discretion. Cornea may amend or modify these terms and conditions at any time. Any such changes will become effective immediately upon the date they are first posted to this Site. You agree to be bound by these revised terms and conditions. It is your responsibility to return to this page from time to time to review the most current terms and conditions. Cornea does not assume any obligation to notify you of changes to these terms and conditions.
  4. GOVERNING LAW/JURISDICTION. These and your access to and use of the Services are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware. In the event of any dispute regarding the interpretation or compliance with these Terms, you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the Delaware.
  5. NOTICE. All notices contemplated by these Terms of Use will be in writing. Cornea may provide notice to you through the Services.  All notices to Cornea should be addressed to Cornea, Inc. PO Box 231076, New York, NY 10023.
  1. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Cornea governing you access to and use of the Services including any Data. Any waiver of any term or condition shall not be effective unless in a written document signed by an authorized representative of Cornea.