Privacy Policy & Copyright

PRIVACY POLICY

To make sure your personal information remains confidential on the Internet, we are committed to provide the privacy policy for our online visitors. This privacy policy is to inform you of our online information practices and the choices available regarding the collection and use of your information. 

By accessing this site, information about the user, such as:

• Internet protocol address
• Browser or computer type
• Number of links clicked within the site
• State or country from which the site was accessed
• Date and time of visit
• Name of Internet service provider
• Web page from which our site was linked
• Web page being referenced
• Pages viewed on the site
• Specific searches conducted
• Software used and the time spent on our site

may be stored on the servers of the WMO website. This information will not specifically identify the user. We may collect information during visits in order to understand your usage (website traffic analysis) and ensure that future content decisions reflect your needs. Information about users of the website and their usage is maintained in a secure environment. We respect the privacy and security of its users. We will never sell your e-mail address to any third party for any reason.

We, however, assume no responsibility for the security of this information. The Web is not secure and any information entered in a Web form can be stolen from unscrupulous spammers who will “harvest” these records. We in no way aid these spammers or provide them with users’ e-mails. We do not participate in marketing campaigns.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your identity. For your protection, we may require additional levels of confirmation for some actions that may be initiated on this site.

The website employs a standard technology called cookies* to save user preferences of the website on your computer. No personally identifiable information would be collected and saved.  Most browsers will allow you to erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block acceptance of cookies, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. You can choose to set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the choice of rejecting or accepting the cookie.

*Like many websites today, we may employ a standard technology called cookies to collect information about how you use our site in order to provide you with a better experience by measuring which areas of our website of greatest interest or to remember you when you return to visit us. Most browsers will allow you to erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block acceptance of cookies, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. You can choose to set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the choice of rejecting or accepting the cookie. 

COPYRIGHT

Unless otherwise stated, the information available on this website, including text, logos, graphics, maps, images, audio clips and electronic downloads, is the property of WMO and is protected by intellectual property law.
You may freely download and copy the WMO material contained on this website for your personal, non-commercial use, without any right to resell, redistribute, compile or create derivative works therefrom, subject to more specific restrictions that may apply to specific materials.

Reproduction of short excerpts of WMO materials, figures and photographs on this website is authorized free of charge and without formal written permission provided that the original source is acknowledged. Reproduction of videos files are authorized free of charge and without formal written permission provided that the original source is acknowledged and subject to the standard creative commons licensing conditions.

Permission is required for:

• WMO publications: WMO welcomes the reproduction, translation and copying of all of its outreach materials in order to encourage maximum use and dissemination. Please fill out the form here.
• WMO emblem, name and abbreviation: the use of the WMO emblem (or logo), its name or abbreviation is restricted and protected under Article 6ter of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property. Permission to use is granted on a discretionary basis in limited cases. Please read the Guidelines on use of the WMO name before submitting your request.
• Links to WMO website: in line with established Internet usage, any external Website may provide a hyperlink to the WMO website or to any of its pages without requesting permission. However, this use must not infringe WMO's rights. The WMO emblem may not be used as a link without prior authorization.
• RSS WMO syndication, Facebook, or any communication source of information: if you wish to use WMO news on your Website or in conjunction with any commercial purpose, please contact us directly.

All requests should indicate the exact material you would like to use, the main purpose for which you intend to use it and include your name, organization, contact details and  website address. WMO will not consider insufficiently documented requests and will only reply to requests considered favourably. WMO reserves the right to determine the extent of, and the conditions for, the license or permission.

Please contact publications@wmo.int directly for all requests.

All copyright requests sent by mail should be addressed to:

Chairperson, Publications Board, 
World Meteorological Organization 
7bis Av. de la Paix
P.O. Box No. 2300
CH-1211 GENEVA 2