Terms of Use

By accessing or using https://localdatapoint.com (the “Service”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use (“Terms”). If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not access or use the Service.

These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and LocalDataPoint (“we”, “us”, or “our”). We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Your continued use of the Service after any modifications constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

LocalDataPoint aggregates and presents publicly available environmental and geographic data sourced from government agencies, including but not limited to:

• The United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• The UK Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI)
• Environment and Climate Change Canada
• The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) and state water utilities

While we take care to accurately represent the source data, we make no warranty that the information presented on the Service is complete, accurate, current, or suitable for any particular purpose. Government databases are updated periodically and we refresh our records annually or when new releases are published — there may be a lag between a government update and our refresh.

The data on this Service is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a substitute for official government publications, certified laboratory testing, or professional advice.

Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and use the Service for personal, non-commercial informational purposes.

You may:

• Browse and view water quality, environmental, and geographic data presented on the Service.
• Share links to individual pages of the Service for non-commercial purposes.
• Reference or cite information from the Service in personal or academic work, provided you credit LocalDataPoint and the original government data source.

You may not:

• Systematically scrape, crawl, or harvest data from the Service in bulk without our prior written consent.
• Use the Service or its data to build or train a competing product or service without our prior written consent.
• Reproduce, redistribute, or resell data from the Service as your own commercial product without a licensing agreement.
• Attempt to circumvent any security measures, access controls, or rate limits implemented on the Service.
• Use the Service in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair it or interfere with any other party's use of the Service.
• Use the Service for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable laws or regulations.
• Present data from the Service in a way that is misleading, deceptive, or likely to cause harm to individuals or communities.

If you are interested in API access or data licensing for commercial use, please contact us to discuss options.

The underlying government data aggregated and displayed by the Service is sourced from public-domain government datasets and remains subject to the respective licensing terms of those agencies.

The selection, arrangement, presentation, design, compilation, and original written content of the Service — including page layouts, city descriptions, data visualisations, and the LocalDataPoint brand — are the intellectual property of LocalDataPoint and are protected by applicable copyright and intellectual property laws.

Nothing in these Terms grants you any right to use the LocalDataPoint name, logo, or other brand features without our prior written consent.

Important — please read carefully

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free from viruses or other harmful components. Data presented on the Service may contain errors, be out of date, or differ from values currently reported by government agencies. You use the Service at your sole risk.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL LOCALDATAPOINT, ITS OPERATORS, AFFILIATES, OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO:

• Your access to or use of (or inability to access or use) the Service.
• Any reliance placed on data, content, or information presented on the Service.
• Any decisions made based on information obtained from the Service, including decisions relating to health, property, or investments.
• Any unauthorised access to or alteration of your data or communications.

Where liability cannot be excluded by law, our total liability to you for any claims arising under these Terms shall not exceed the amount you paid to us in the 12 months preceding the claim (which, for a free service, is zero).

The Service uses third-party services including Google Analytics 4 for anonymous usage analytics, and Google reCAPTCHA v3 for spam prevention on the contact form. By using the Service, you acknowledge that these services may collect data as described in our Privacy Policy.

The Service may also contain links to third-party websites, including links to original government data sources. These links are provided for your convenience and reference only. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content, privacy practices, or availability. Visiting third-party sites is at your own risk.

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the applicable jurisdiction, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any disputes arising under these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts of that jurisdiction.

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. For significant changes, we may also provide more prominent notice.

Your continued use of the Service after any changes to these Terms constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. If you do not agree to the updated Terms, you must stop using the Service.

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us: