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About the European Sea Scouting Website

The mission of the European Sea Scouting website is to promote and support the Sea Scouting program to the Scouting community and the European public. The website offers broad public access to a wide range of information, including historical materials. The website is only as good as we can make it. Please let us know if you see ways that we can make it more useful to you.

Use of this Site

Please note that any personal information appearing within this website is provided for the use of the Sea Scouting program and the European Scout Region only and may not be used for any purpose outside of European Scout Region Sea Scouting. Personal information about leadership of Sea Scouting groups is provided solely for individuals who are interested in joining or supporting individual units. Any other use is expressly prohibited. Personal contact information beyond name and telephone number are provided only at the request of the individual.

Security

For site security and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, this computer system employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, deny service, otherwise cause damage, or access non-public information. Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Infrastructure Protection Act of 1993. Information regarding possible violations of law may be provided to law enforcement officials.

Privacy

For site management, this computer system uses software programs to create summary statistics that are used for such purposes as assessing what information is of most or least interest, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance areas. The Sea Scout Internet Service collects and stores the following information:

• The name of the domain from which you access the Internet
• The date and time you access our site
• The pages you peruse and files you access
• The Internet address of the Web site from which you linked directly to our site

If you choose to provide us with personal information, as in an e-mail message, the Website Team will use this information to respond to your request. There are times when your e-mail is forwarded to individuals who are better able to assist you. Except for the foregoing exceptions and for authorized law enforcement activities, the Website Team does not share e-mail with outside organizations without obtaining your permission.

General Disclaimer

The pages comprising this site are developed and maintained by Sea Scout leaders from throughout Europe. The views expressed are solely those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect those of the Odysseus Group or the European Scout Region. The inclusion of commercial products or links thereto, does not imply endorsement of said products or their makers.

Neither the Sea Scout Internet Service, the Odysseus Group, the European Scout Region, or any of its members, makes any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights.

About Copyright

These pages were prepared as a service to the European Sea Scouting community. The content of these pages is unofficial and may not reflect the official position of the Odysseus Group or the European Scout Region. Information found on this web site may be used by currently chartered Sea Scout Ships and their membership, but copyright of all Scouting publications rests with the originating Scout association.

The European Sea Scouting website is copyrighted 2000-2008 by the Sea Scout Internet Service. All rights reserved. The Sea Scout Internet Service takes no responsibility for the content of any pages. Links from any European Sea Scouting website page do not imply endorsement of any products or services. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information on all European Sea Scouting website pages, but the Sea Scout Internet Service, the Odysseus Group, and the European Scout Region bear no responsibility for inaccurate or outdated information.

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