Terms of Use
The following Terms of Use description originates from the County of Los Angeles’ GIS Data Portal and extends to any data published, shared or used for mapping purposes on the County of LA’s ArcGIS Online organizational site.
Introduction
The content on the LA County ArcGIS Online website is put forth by the County of Los Angeles (“LACO”, “County”, “we”, “us”, or “our”). The County makes a variety of datasets (“Data”) available for use and/or download on this Website through Esri’s online ArcGIS Platform. We ask that you carefully review these Terms of Use and all documents referenced in or linked from these Terms of Use (collectively, “Terms of Use”) before using our ArcGIS Online website.
License
Subject to these Terms of Use, you are granted a license to copy, publish, distribute and/or transmit the Data, to adapt the Data and to exploit the Data for commercial and/or personal use (collectively, “License”). No ownership interest in the Data is bestowed on you pursuant to these Terms of Use or the License. The License will be automatically voided and terminated without notice to you if you violate these Terms of Use. The License does not grant you any right to use the Data in any way that suggests County’s endorsement of your use.
No Warranties
We provide the Website and Data to you on an “as is” basis without any warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. To the extent permissible under applicable law, we hereby disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to, warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. Without limiting the foregoing, we do not make any representations or warranties that (a) the information, including but not limited to, the Data or other materials available on our Website will be error-free, (b) defects in our Data will be corrected, (c) our Website or Esri’s servers are free of viruses or other harmful components and/or (d) our Website will be secure, accessible continuously and without interruption. Further, we do not make any representations or warranties regarding the use, accuracy, reliability, and/or completeness of the information, including but not limited to the Data, or other materials available on the Website.
Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept any liability for any conduct, acts or omissions occurring at this Website. Under no circumstances will we be liable to you for any direct, consequential, incidental or special damages, including any lost profits or loss of data, even if you claim to have notified us about such damages, or for any claims by any third parties. In no event will County be liable for any claim, including claims by third parties, for loss or damages arising from erroneous Data and/or errors contained on the Website. County’s total liability arising out of these Terms of Use is limited to $100.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold us harmless, at your own expense, from and against any liability, fees (including attorney’s fees) and/or costs arising out of or relating to your breach or violation of these Terms of Use.
Citing County of Los Angeles GIS Data
When using open GIS data resources from this site, the recommeded citation format is as follows:
Organization or Author. Year. Title of Dataset: Subtitle [dataset]. Name of Archive, Repository or Database. Accessed Month Date, Year. Link.
Example: County of Los Angeles, Department of Regional Planning. 2023. Data from: Subdivision Activity (Unincorporated Areas) [dataset]. County of Los Angeles, California, Enterprise GIS Repository. Accessed February 15, 2023. https://egis-lacounty.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/lacounty::subdivision-activity-unincorporated-areas/.