Neither the Airline Pilots Security Alliance (APSA) nor any of its members shall be held liable for any improper or incorrect use of the information described and/or contained herein and assumes no responsibility for anyone's use of the information. In no event shall APSA or its members be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this system, even if advised of the possibility of such damage. This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury, including but not limited to those caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of record, whether for breach of contract, tortuous behavior, negligence or under any other cause of action. 

Disclaimer of Warranties 

Although the data found using APSA's system are believed to be reliable, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding accuracy, adequacy, completeness, legality, reliability or usefulness of any information. This disclaimer applies to both isolated and aggregate uses of the information. APSA provides this information on an "as is" basis. All warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, freedom from contamination by computer viruses and non-infringement of proprietary rights are disclaimed. 

Disclaimer of Accuracy of Data

The user expressly agrees that use of APSA's web site is at the user's sole risk. APSA does not warrant that the service will be uninterrupted or error free.  If you have obtained information from APSA or from a source other than APSA be aware that electronic data can be altered subsequent to original distribution. Data can also quickly become out-of-date. It is recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of any data associated with a file, and that the originator of the data or information be contacted with any questions regarding appropriate use. If you find any errors or omissions, we encourage you to report them to APSA's Webmaster. 

Disclaimer for External Links 

APSA is not responsible for the contents of any off-site pages referenced. The user specifically acknowledges that APSA is not liable for the defamatory, offensive, or illegal conduct of other users, links, or third parties and that the risk of injury from the foregoing rests entirely with the user. Links from APSA on the Internet to other sites do not constitute an endorsement from APSA. These links are provided as an information service only. It is the responsibility of the web surfer to evaluate the content and usefulness of information obtained from other sites. APSA's Homepage contains links to other related Internet sites and resources. Since APSA's Homepage is not responsible for the availability of these outside resources, or their contents you should direct any concerns regarding any external link to its site administrator or webmaster. 

Information Regarding Privacy and "Cookies" 

In order to better serve you, we sometimes use cookies to customize your browsing experience. Cookies are simple text files stored by your web browser. We use the cookie feature only to store a randomly generated "identifying tag" on your computer. These "tags" provide a method of distinguishing among visitors to the safe-skies.org web site forums.

Cookies cannot be used to "steal" information about you or your computer system nor do they compromise your privacy or security. You can refuse the cookies or delete the cookie file from your computer by using any of the widely available methods. 

If you choose to send e-mail to APSA or place posts on it's message board containing personally identifying information, you should be aware that such communications are not secure and, in theory, could be viewed by anyone with access to the Internet. 

Although APSA makes every effort to use extreme discretion in publishing and/or sharing information transmitted to the organization, particularly in regards to protecting the identities of our members, APSA reserves the right to publicly post, retransmit, publish or share all contributions of any kind to the organization.  APSA does not share its members’ contact information with outside consumer vendors for marketing purposes.  Ever.

Security Measures

For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, APSA's computer system employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. 

Copyright 

APSA shall remain the sole and exclusive owner of all rights, title and interest in and to all information created by APSA and posted for inclusion in this system. Please e-mail APSA's webmaster for permission requests.  No information created by APSA may be altered by other parties and publicly posted or transmitted without APSA’s permission.  No one may represent APSA without the organization’s express permission.

Linking to the Airline Pilots Security Alliance Web Site 

Links to the Organization's web site are permissible, if not encouraged. However, we do ask that links point to the home page (http://www.secure-skies.org) rather than to a specific page as those links may change. 

Solicitation Prohibited 

Use of the Organization's system, trademark or name to send unsolicited faxes and e-mail to members and its forum visitors is prohibited.    

The Airline Pilots Security Alliance is a private, non-profit trade association composed of thousands of flight crew personnel and others, from many airlines and professions.  Neither APSA nor its members represent, or are authorized by, any government agency or airline.