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Terms of Use for the EX-ACT: Ex-Ante Carbon-balance Tool
General Provisions To support efforts towards forest monitoring, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has developed the EX-ACT: Ex-Ante Carbon-balance Tool to help countries identify capacity gaps and weaknesses and address their real needs in a targeted manner. The EX-ACT: Ex-Ante Carbon-balance Tool is excel-based. The Ex-Ante Carbon-balance Tool (EX-ACT) is an appraisal system developed by FAO providing estimates of the impact of agriculture and forestry development projects, programmes and policies on the carbon-balance. The carbon-balance is defined as the net balance from all greenhouse gases (GHGs) expressed in CO2 equivalent that were emitted or sequestered due to project implementation as compared to a business-as-usual scenario. EX-ACT is a land-based accounting system, estimating C stock changes (i.e. emissions or sinks of CO2) as well as GHG emissions per unit of land, expressed in equivalent tonnes of CO2 per hectare and year. The tool helps project designers to estimate and prioritize project activities with high benefits in economic and climate change mitigation terms. The amount of GHG mitigation may also be used as part of economic analyses as well as for the application for additional project funds. EX-ACT can be applied on a wide range of development projects from all Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sub-sectors, including besides others projects on climate change mitigation, sustainable land management, watershed development, production intensification, food security, livestock, forest management or land use change. Furthermore, it is cost effective, requires a comparatively small amount of data, and has resources (tables, maps) which can help find the required information. While EX-ACT is mostly used at project level it may easily be up scaled to the programme/sector level and can also be used for policy analysis. 1. By using the EX-ACT: Ex-Ante Carbon-balance Tool (hereinafter referred to as the "Tool"), you acknowledge and accept to be bound by these Terms of Use, and the FAO's Terms and Conditions for use of its website Tool. If the end users do not agree to these Terms of Use, they should not use the Tool. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between these Terms of Use and FAO's Terms and Conditions for use of its website, the present Terms of Use shall prevail. 2. FAO reserves the right to amend these Terms of Use, as well as the FAO's Terms and Conditions for use of its website, from time to time and without notice. Notifications of any significant amendments and amended versions of these Terms of Use and the FAO Terms and Conditions for use its website will, respectively, be included in the latest version of the Tool available following the registration on FAO's website. By continuing to use the Tool subsequent to FAO making available an amended version of such Terms of Use, you acknowledge, agree and consent to such amendment(s). Definitions 3. The following definitions shall apply to these Terms of Use and any other related document: i. 'Users' refer to those end users who have accessed and/or received the Tool by any means, without prior registration to the Tool website. ii. 'Registered Users/Subscribers' refer to those users who have registered in the Tool website, in order to be able to download and use the Tool. iii. 'Third Party(ies)' means any natural or legal person, public authority, agency or any other body other than the Registered Users, Users or FAO. iv. 'Personal Data' means any information that identifies the individual, or can be used to directly or indirectly identify the individual, either from the registration form, or from the data in conjunction with other information that is in, or is likely to come into, the possession of FAO. Personal Data may include but is not limited to: (a) name and/or surname; (b) place/date of birth; (c) age; (d) gender; (e) personality or ethnicity; (f) country; (g) personal contacts (e.g. email address, postal address, telephone number, etc.); (h) job details, including the organization or company you are representing or working for and your role in your organization. v. 'Processing of data' means any operation or set of operations which is performed on, or using data, whether or not by automatic means, such as collection, recording, organization, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, blocking, erasure or destruction. Using the Tool 4. The Tool is updated by FAO on a regular basis. All end users should download the latest version of the Tool following the registration instructions provided hereinafter and available on the Tool website. 5. When registering for the Tool, you will be required to provide FAO with your Personal Data. You acknowledge, agree and consent to FAO's processing of your Personal Data, in accordance with FAO's rules, policies and procedures and to the exclusion of any single national system of law, and that FAO may make available such Personal Data to Third Parties exclusively for the purposes of the Tool, or for FAO institutional activities (see http://www.fao.org/contact-us/privacy-policy/en/). You may, at any time, request FAO to delete, review, correct or update the registration and Personal Data by writing to exact@fao.org. 6. Following registration, FAO reserves the exclusive right to verify your eligibility to download and use the Tool and to not accept any request that, in its sole discretion, is not in accordance with these Terms of Use or the FAO's Terms and Conditions for use of its website. Upon validation of your eligibility by FAO, you may download and use the Tool. 7. FAO reserves the right at any time, to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently the Tool, including any means of accessing or utilizing it, at its sole discretion with or without prior notice to you. 8. FAO may at its sole discretion, under any circumstances, for any or no reason whatsoever and with or without prior notice to you, cancel your registration to the Tool. Responsibility of Registered Users and Users 9. You acknowledge and agree that you: I. will comply with all applicable laws, including, without limitation, data protection laws, privacy laws, anti-spam laws, and intellectual property laws; II. are responsible for ensuring the integrity and accuracy of the information that you provide registering at http://www.fao.org/in-action/epic/ex-act-tool/suite-of-tools/b-intact/en/, including any Personal Data; any false or misrepresentative identity, affiliation with a person or entity, past or present, or your current or previous positions and qualifications is not allowed; III. are responsible for making sure that no Third Party can claim any rights on the contents of the Tool or other information provided by you; IV. cannot publicly represent or imply that FAO is participating in, or has sponsored, approved or endorsed the manner or purpose of your use of the Tool; V. will not delete any attributions, legal notices or proprietary designations or labels in any related information to the Tool, on the understanding that you assume responsibility for independently assessing its relevance, accuracy, completeness, and suitability for application. 10. By accepting these Terms of Use, you agree: I. To make no changes to the Tool, including, but not limited to, the structure, formulas, text and any other element which is an integral part of the Tool. II. Once downloaded or otherwise accessed or received, you will use the Tool only the purposes, indicated in the General Provisions above. III. The assessment(s) you perform with the Tool is based on your knowledge and experience and do not necessarily reflect the views and choices of FAO. IV. That the Tool it cannot be used for commercial purposes. Disclaimer 11. Information provided in the Tool is provided "as is" and FAO does not provide any guarantee that such information is correct, complete or up to date. FAO does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any data provided in the Tool, declines all responsibility for updating the data and assumes no responsibility for errors and omissions in the data provided. FAO also declines all responsibility for errors or deficiencies in the Tool, for program maintenance and upgrading as well as for any damage that may arise from use of the Tool. Registered Users are responsible for reporting any errors or deficiencies in this product by writing to exact@fao.org. 12. FAO makes no, and expressly disclaims any, warranties, express or implied, regarding the correctness, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and reliability of the text, graphics, links to other sites and any other items accessed from or via the (http://www.fao.org/in-action/epic/ex-act-tool/suite-of-tools/ex-act/en/), or that the services will be uninterrupted, error-free or free of viruses or other harmful components. 13. The designations employed and the presentation of the material on or in the Tool do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of FAO concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. 14. Links to other websites are provided for the user's convenience only and do not constitute endorsement of or responsibility on the part of FAO for the opinions, ideas, data or products presented at these locations, or guarantee the validity of the information provided on them. 15. Under no circumstances shall FAO, its authorized vendors and/or subcontractors, or any of their respective partners, officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives be liable for any loss or damage arising from, or directly or indirectly connected to, the use of, reference to, or reliance on the information contained in the Tool including, but not limited to, any liability arising from any intentional or negligent misuse, errors, disclosure, undue transfer, loss or destruction of information that may occur. 16. FAO shall not be responsible for any information that is not received due to internet connection or software failures. Copyright and Reuse of Web Content 17. The content of the EX-ACT: Ex-Ante Carbon-balance Tool is subject to the FAO Terms and Conditions for use of its website. Except as otherwise stated below, the information available on the EX-ACT Website including text, logos, graphics, maps, images, audio clips and electronic downloads, is the property of FAO. Users may freely download and copy the FAO material for personal, non-commercial use, without any right to resell, redistribute, compile or create derivative works therefrom. Copyright in material provided by users remains with the information provider(s) or original rights holder(s). Users may only post materials for which they have the right or permission to distribute electronically and to authorize others to redistribute. Unless otherwise indicated, users providing information acknowledge and agree that the material posted on the EX-ACT Website may be reused and redistributed by the members for non-commercial purposes, without prior written permission. 18. Links to other websites are provided for your convenience only and do not constitute endorsement by FAO of material at those sites, or any associated organization, product or service. Privileges and Immunities 19. Nothing contained in or related to these Terms and Conditions shall be deemed a waiver, express or implied, of the privileges and immunities of FAO, or as its acceptance of the jurisdiction of the courts of any country over disputes arising out of these Terms of Use or documents or arrangements related thereto.
Terms of Use for the Biodiversity Integrated Assessment and Computation Tool (B-INTACT) tool
General Provisions To support efforts towards forest monitoring, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has developed the Biodiversity Integrated Assessment and Computation Tool (B-INTACT) to help countries identify capacity gaps and weaknesses and address their real needs in a targeted manner. The Biodiversity Integrated Assessment and Computation Tool (B-INTACT) Tool is excel-based. The Biodiversity Integrated Assessment and Computation Tool (B-INTACT) uniquely seeks to provide a thorough biodiversity assessment of project-level activities in the AFOLU sector, taking on both a quantitative and a qualitative approach. The quantitative approach considers a set of relationships for anthropogenic impacts on biodiversity from land use changes, habitat fragmentation, infrastructure and human encroachment, expressed in the mean species abundance (MSA) metric. Non-quantifiable impacts to biodiversity from project activities are assessed with a qualitative appraisal. The tool aims to (i) quantify the biodiversity impact of various investments at project and policy-level using globally recognized environmental assessment methodologies, (ii) provide decision-makers with a set of policy indicators to help making informed decisions, (iii) extend the scope of environmental assessments to capture biodiversity concerns which are not accounted for in conventional carbon pricing, and (iv) support countries in accessing funds from international financial institutions and mechanisms to fund projects, programmes and policies. 1. By using the Biodiversity Integrated Assessment and Computation Tool (B-INTACT) (hereinafter referred to as the "Tool"), you acknowledge and accept to be bound by these Terms of Use, and the FAO's Terms and Conditions for use of its website Tool. If the end users do not agree to these Terms of Use, they should not use the Tool. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between these Terms of Use and FAO's Terms and Conditions for use of its website, the present Terms of Use shall prevail. 2. FAO reserves the right to amend these Terms of Use, as well as the FAO's Terms and Conditions for use of its website, from time to time and without notice. Notifications of any significant amendments and amended versions of these Terms of Use and the FAO Terms and Conditions for use its website will, respectively, be included in the latest version of the Tool available following the registration on FAO's website. By continuing to use the Tool subsequent to FAO making available an amended version of such Terms of Use, you acknowledge, agree and consent to such amendment(s). Definitions 3. The following definitions shall apply to these Terms of Use and any other related document: i. 'Users' refer to those end users who have accessed and/or received the Tool by any means, without prior registration to the Tool website. ii. 'Registered Users/Subscribers' refer to those users who have registered in the Tool website, in order to be able to download and use the Tool. iii. 'Third Party(ies)' means any natural or legal person, public authority, agency or any other body other than the Registered Users, Users or FAO. iv. 'Personal Data' means any information that identifies the individual, or can be used to directly or indirectly identify the individual, either from the registration form, or from the data in conjunction with other information that is in, or is likely to come into, the possession of FAO. Personal Data may include but is not limited to: (a) name and/or surname; (b) place/date of birth; (c) age; (d) gender; (e) personality or ethnicity; (f) country; (g) personal contacts (e.g. email address, postal address, telephone number, etc.); (h) job details, including the organization or company you are representing or working for and your role in your organization. v. 'Processing of data' means any operation or set of operations which is performed on, or using data, whether or not by automatic means, such as collection, recording, organization, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, blocking, erasure or destruction. Using the Tool 4. The Tool is updated by FAO on a regular basis. All end users should download the latest version of the Tool following the registration instructions provided hereinafter and available on the Tool website. 5. When registering for the Tool, you will be required to provide FAO with your Personal Data. You acknowledge, agree and consent to FAO's processing of your Personal Data, in accordance with FAO's rules, policies and procedures and to the exclusion of any single national system of law, and that FAO may make available such Personal Data to Third Parties exclusively for the purposes of the Tool, or for FAO institutional activities (see http://www.fao.org/contact-us/privacy-policy/en/). You may, at any time, request FAO to delete, review, correct or update the registration and Personal Data by writing to exact@fao.org. 6. Following registration, FAO reserves the exclusive right to verify your eligibility to download and use the Tool and to not accept any request that, in its sole discretion, is not in accordance with these Terms of Use or the FAO's Terms and Conditions for use of its website. Upon validation of your eligibility by FAO, you may download and use the Tool. 7. FAO reserves the right at any time, to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently the Tool, including any means of accessing or utilizing it, at its sole discretion with or without prior notice to you. 8. FAO may at its sole discretion, under any circumstances, for any or no reason whatsoever and with or without prior notice to you, cancel your registration to the Tool. Responsibility of Registered Users and Users 9. You acknowledge and agree that you: I. will comply with all applicable laws, including, without limitation, data protection laws, privacy laws, anti-spam laws, and intellectual property laws; II. are responsible for ensuring the integrity and accuracy of the information that you provide registering at http://www.fao.org/in-action/epic/ex-act-tool/suite-of-tools/registration/en/ including any Personal Data; any false or misrepresentative identity, affiliation with a person or entity, past or present, or your current or previous positions and qualifications is not allowed; III. are responsible for making sure that no Third Party can claim any rights on the contents of the Tool or other information provided by you; IV. cannot publicly represent or imply that FAO is participating in, or has sponsored, approved or endorsed the manner or purpose of your use of the Tool; V. will not delete any attributions, legal notices or proprietary designations or labels in any related information to the Tool, on the understanding that you assume responsibility for independently assessing its relevance, accuracy, completeness, and suitability for application. 10. By accepting these Terms of Use, you agree : I. To make no changes to the Tool, including, but not limited to, the structure, formulas, text and any other element which is an integral part of the Tool. II. Once downloaded or otherwise accessed or received, you will use the Tool only the purposes, indicated in the General Provisions above. III. The assessment(s) you perform with the Tool is based on your knowledge and experience and do not necessarily reflect the views and choices of FAO. IV. That the Tool it cannot be used for commercial purposes. Disclaimer 11. Information provided in the Tool is provided "as is" and FAO does not provide any guarantee that such information is correct, complete or up to date. FAO does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any data provided in the Tool, declines all responsibility for updating the data and assumes no responsibility for errors and omissions in the data provided. FAO also declines all responsibility for errors or deficiencies in the Tool, for program maintenance and upgrading as well as for any damage that may arise from use of the Tool. Registered Users are responsible for reporting any errors or deficiencies in this product by writing to exact@fao.org. 12. FAO makes no, and expressly disclaims any, warranties, express or implied, regarding the correctness, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and reliability of the text, graphics, links to other sites and any other items accessed from or via the (http://www.fao.org/in-action/epic/ex-act-tool/suite-of-tools/b-intact/en/), or that the services will be uninterrupted, error-free or free of viruses or other harmful components. 13. The designations employed and the presentation of the material on or in the Tool do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of FAO concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. 14. Links to other websites are provided for the user's convenience only and do not constitute endorsement of or responsibility on the part of FAO for the opinions, ideas, data or products presented at these locations, or guarantee the validity of the information provided on them. 15. Under no circumstances shall FAO, its authorized vendors and/or subcontractors, or any of their respective partners, officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives be liable for any loss or damage arising from, or directly or indirectly connected to, the use of, reference to, or reliance on the information contained in the Tool including, but not limited to, any liability arising from any intentional or negligent misuse, errors, disclosure, undue transfer, loss or destruction of information that may occur. 16. FAO shall not be responsible for any information that is not received due to internet connection or software failures. Copyright and Reuse of Web Content 17. The content of the Biodiversity Integrated Assessment and Computation Tool (B-INTACT) is subject to the FAO Terms and Conditions for use of its website. Except as otherwise stated below, the information available on the EX-ACT Website including text, logos, graphics, maps, images, audio clips and electronic downloads, is the property of FAO. Users may freely download and copy the FAO material for personal, non-commercial use, without any right to resell, redistribute, compile or create derivative works therefrom. Copyright in material provided by users remains with the information provider(s) or original rights holder(s). Users may only post materials for which they have the right or permission to distribute electronically and to authorize others to redistribute. Unless otherwise indicated, users providing information acknowledge and agree that the material posted on the EX-ACT Website may be reused and redistributed by the members for non-commercial purposes, without prior written permission. 18. Links to other websites are provided for your convenience only and do not constitute endorsement by FAO of material at those sites, or any associated organization, product or service. Privileges and Immunities 19. Nothing contained in or related to these Terms and Conditions shall be deemed a waiver, express or implied, of the privileges and immunities of FAO, or as its acceptance of the jurisdiction of the courts of any country over disputes arising out of these Terms of Use or documents or arrangements related thereto.
Terms of Use for the EX-Ante Carbon-balance Tool for Value Chains (EX-ACT VC)
General Provisions To support efforts towards forest monitoring, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has developed the EX-Ante Carbon-balance Tool for Value Chains (EX-ACT VC) to help countries identify capacity gaps and weaknesses and address their real needs in a targeted manner. The EX-Ante Carbon-balance Tool for Value Chains (EX-ACT VC) is excel-based. The EX-Ante Carbon-balance Tool for Value Chains (EX-ACT VC) is a quantitative multi-appraisal system that aimed to support policy makers in identifying improvements at each stage of the value chain when designing projects and policies for low carbon value chains by assessing the environmental and socio-economic performance of agri-food value chains. It calculates GHG emissions downstream the value chain analysed, from processing, storage, packaging, to transportation at the retailer-door, while accounting for the emissions at production level, derived from another tool/software, such as EX-ACT (in tCO2-eq per tonne of product). EX-ACT VC proposes a flexible approach where the user can map the value chain, identifies the actors involved and the different activities they perform. The analysis of project benefits is conducted by comparing two scenarios: a "current" situation at the present, and a "planned" scenario that project seeks to achieve. The tool calculated GHG emissions at each stage of the VC downstream the value chain; the analysis can include the farm-level emissions coming from the FAO's Ex-Ante Carbon-balance Tool (EX-ACT), which quantifies the land-based emissions associated with production. The socio-economic component of the EX-ACT VC includes on- and off-farm performance assessment of creating value added, income levels and basic employment statistics, among indicators. Furthermore, the tool calculates a set of economic indicators to evaluate the profitability (wealth accumulation) of the actors operating in the value chain, and estimates the number and nature of direct and indirect jobs created along the value chain. Additionally, the tool includes an estimation of food loss, an assessment of gender and youth participation in the value chain, and an SDG tracker. The tool allows to perform the analysis under two different scenarios, "current" and "planned", and compares the two to capture any improvement attributable to project implementation By analyzing agri-food value chains, policy makers and researchers are able to better understand how economic, social and environmental dimensions are intertwined. This is an important step, which allows for identification of areas for potential improvement along an agri-food value chain. The EX-ACT VC tool, derived from the EX-ACT tool, is based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) methodology, augmented with methodologies from peer reviewed literature to cover the sectors and actors in the value chain. 1. By using the EX-Ante Carbon-balance Tool for Value Chains (EX-ACT VC) (hereinafter referred to as the "Tool"), you acknowledge and accept to be bound by these Terms of Use, and the FAO's Terms and Conditions for use of its website Tool. If the end users do not agree to these Terms of Use, they should not use the Tool. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between these Terms of Use and FAO's Terms and Conditions for use of its website, the present Terms of Use shall prevail. 2. FAO reserves the right to amend these Terms of Use, as well as the FAO's Terms and Conditions for use of its website, from time to time and without notice. Notifications of any significant amendments and amended versions of these Terms of Use and the FAO Terms and Conditions for use its website will, respectively, be included in the latest version of the Tool available following the registration on FAO's website. By continuing to use the Tool subsequent to FAO making available an amended version of such Terms of Use, you acknowledge, agree and consent to such amendment(s). Definitions 1. The following definitions shall apply to these Terms of Use and any other related document: i. 'Users' refer to those end users who have accessed and/or received the Tool by any means, without prior registration to the Tool website. ii. 'Registered Users/Subscribers' refer to those users who have registered in the Tool website, in order to be able to download and use the Tool. iii. 'Third Party(ies)' means any natural or legal person, public authority, agency or any other body other than the Registered Users, Users or FAO. iv. 'Personal Data' means any information that identifies the individual, or can be used to directly or indirectly identify the individual, either from the registration form, or from the data in conjunction with other information that is in, or is likely to come into, the possession of FAO. Personal Data may include but is not limited to: (a) name and/or surname; (b) place/date of birth; (c) age; (d) gender; (e) personality or ethnicity; (f) country; (g) personal contacts (e.g. email address, postal address, telephone number, etc.); (h) job details, including the organization or company you are representing or working for and your role in your organization. v. 'Processing of data' means any operation or set of operations which is performed on, or using data, whether or not by automatic means, such as collection, recording, organization, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, blocking, erasure or destruction. Using the Tool 2. The Tool is updated by FAO on a regular basis. All end users should download the latest version of the Tool following the registration instructions provided hereinafter and available on the Tool website. 3. When registering for the Tool, you will be required to provide FAO with your Personal Data. You acknowledge, agree and consent to FAO's processing of your Personal Data, in accordance with FAO's rules, policies and procedures and to the exclusion of any single national system of law, and that FAO may make available such Personal Data to Third Parties exclusively for the purposes of the Tool, or for FAO institutional activities (see http://www.fao.org/contact-us/privacy-policy/en/). You may, at any time, request FAO to delete, review, correct or update the registration and Personal Data by writing to exact@fao.org. 4. Following registration, FAO reserves the exclusive right to verify your eligibility to download and use the Tool and to not accept any request that, in its sole discretion, is not in accordance with these Terms of Use or the FAO's Terms and Conditions for use of its website. Upon validation of your eligibility by FAO, you may download and use the Tool. 5. FAO reserves the right at any time, to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently the Tool, including any means of accessing or utilizing it, at its sole discretion with or without prior notice to you. 6. FAO may at its sole discretion, under any circumstances, for any or no reason whatsoever and with or without prior notice to you, cancel your registration to the Tool. Responsibility of Registered Users and Users 7. You acknowledge and agree that you: I. will comply with all applicable laws, including, without limitation, data protection laws, privacy laws, anti-spam laws, and intellectual property laws; II. are responsible for ensuring the integrity and accuracy of the information that you provide registering at http://www.fao.org/in-action/epic/ex-act-tool/suite-of-tools/registration/en/ including any Personal Data; any false or misrepresentative identity, affiliation with a person or entity, past or present, or your current or previous positions and qualifications is not allowed; III. are responsible for making sure that no Third Party can claim any rights on the contents of the Tool or other information provided by you; IV. cannot publicly represent or imply that FAO is participating in, or has sponsored, approved or endorsed the manner or purpose of your use of the Tool; V. will not delete any attributions, legal notices or proprietary designations or labels in any related information to the Tool, on the understanding that you assume responsibility for independently assessing its relevance, accuracy, completeness, and suitability for application. 8. By accepting these Terms of Use, you agree : I. To make no changes to the Tool, including, but not limited to, the structure, formulas, text and any other element which is an integral part of the Tool. II. Once downloaded or otherwise accessed or received, you will use the Tool only the purposes, indicated in the General Provisions above. III. The assessment(s) you perform with the Tool is based on your knowledge and experience and do not necessarily reflect the views and choices of FAO. IV. That the Tool it cannot be used for commercial purposes. Disclaimer 9. Information provided in the Tool is provided "as is" and FAO does not provide any guarantee that such information is correct, complete or up to date. FAO does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any data provided in the Tool, declines all responsibility for updating the data and assumes no responsibility for errors and omissions in the data provided. FAO also declines all responsibility for errors or deficiencies in the Tool, for program maintenance and upgrading as well as for any damage that may arise from use of the Tool. Registered Users are responsible for reporting any errors or deficiencies in this product by writing to exact@fao.org. 10. FAO makes no, and expressly disclaims any, warranties, express or implied, regarding the correctness, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and reliability of the text, graphics, links to other sites and any other items accessed from or via the (http://www.fao.org/in-action/epic/ex-act-tool/suite-of-tools/ex-act-vc/en/), or that the services will be uninterrupted, error-free or free of viruses or other harmful components. 11. The designations employed and the presentation of the material on or in the Tool do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of FAO concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. 12. Links to other websites are provided for the user's convenience only and do not constitute endorsement of or responsibility on the part of FAO for the opinions, ideas, data or products presented at these locations, or guarantee the validity of the information provided on them. 13. 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