Web Linking Policy

Any reference from the Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) Web site to any non-government entity, product, service or information does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration or any of its field offices or employees. We are not responsible for the contents of any "off-site" web pages referenced from the OSPO Web site.

The information on the OSPO Web site is in the public domain (unless specifically annotated otherwise) and may be used freely by the public.

Our policy on linking from the OSPO Web site is that links must directly relate to the mission of OSPO, and the information or data not be available from other Federal Internet sources.

External links to data not available from other Federal Internet sources must meet the following criteria:

• Links are necessary for and material to the presentation of agency information or the delivery of services in the proper performance of an agency function;
• Reasonable steps are taken to ensure the presentation is accurate, relevant, timely, and complete;
• Reasonable steps are taken to assure that links remain active or otherwise continue to provide the level of quality (including objectivity, utility, and integrity) as intended by the agency and expected by users; and
• Do not constitute an endorsement as described in the OSPO Disclaimer.

Additional information on the NOAA System of Records Notices.