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Effective Date: [Date — pending CEO confirmation]

Operator: Wanisa Yodsri (วณิษา ยอดศรี), operating as GlobMaps Climate Intelligence

Contact: privacy@globmaps.com | [Registered address — pending CEO confirmation]

Commercial Registration No.: [DBD No. — pending CEO confirmation]

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the GlobMaps Climate Intelligence API, Dashboard, and related services (collectively, "Service"). By creating an account or accessing the Service, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
Thai PDPA พ.ศ. 2562India DPDP Act 2023Malaysia PDPA 2010Vietnam PDPL 2023Governing Law: Thailand

1. The Service

1.1 Description

GlobMaps Climate Intelligence provides climate data, including historical weather patterns, flood risk indices, drought indicators, and related datasets ("Climate Data"), accessible via API and web Dashboard.

1.2 Informational Purpose

Climate Data is provided for informational and research purposes only. It does not constitute certified forecasting, engineering advice, disaster preparedness guidance, or any form of professional opinion. You must not rely solely on Climate Data for decisions involving safety, insurance underwriting, financial investment, infrastructure planning, or any purpose requiring certified professional analysis. The Operator expressly disclaims any responsibility for decisions made based on Climate Data.

1.3 Service Availability

The Operator does not guarantee uninterrupted access. Scheduled maintenance, technical issues, or upgrades may cause temporary unavailability. The Operator will endeavor to provide advance notice of planned downtime.

2. Account Registration

2.1 Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account. By registering, you represent that you meet this requirement.

2.2 Account Accuracy

You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration and to keep it updated. You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account.

2.3 Account Security

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your API key and login credentials. You must notify the Operator immediately at privacy@globmaps.com if you become aware of unauthorized access to your account.

2.4 One Account per User

Each user may maintain only one free-tier account. Creating multiple accounts to circumvent usage limits is prohibited.

2.5 Geographic Restriction

The Service is not available to persons located in or ordinarily resident in Cambodia. By accessing the Service, you confirm you are not located in Cambodia.

3. Subscriptions and Payment

3.1 Subscription Tiers

The Service is offered on a subscription basis, including free, individual pro, and bundled per-peril access tiers. Current plans, pricing, features, and included usage limits are described at climate.globmaps.com/pricing. Prices are in USD and are subject to change with 30 days' written notice by email.

3.2 Free Tier

3.2.1 You may access the Service under a Free Tier plan at no charge. No credit card or payment information is required to activate or maintain a Free Tier account.

3.2.2 Free Tier Usage Limits. Free Tier accounts are subject to the following hard limits:

FeatureFree Tier Limit
API calls500 calls per calendar month
CSV export rows1,000 rows per request
API rate limit10 requests per minute

Exceeding these limits will result in throttling or a 429 Too Many Requests error. Monthly limits reset on the first day of each calendar month (UTC+7).

3.2.3 You may upgrade to a paid subscription plan at any time through your account dashboard via Stripe self-serve checkout — no sales call required.

3.2.4 Commercial Resale Prohibited (Free Tier). Free Tier accounts may not be used for commercial resale of Climate Data or API access. You may not: (a) package, resell, sublicense, or redistribute raw Climate Data to third parties as a commercial product; (b) operate a service whose primary commercial value derives from Free Tier Climate Data; or (c) create multiple Free Tier accounts to circumvent limits. Academic, research, and personal non-commercial use are expressly permitted under Sections 4.1 and 5.5.

3.2.5 The Operator reserves the right to modify Free Tier usage limits or discontinue Free Tier access with at least 30 days' written notice by email.

3.3 Payment

Paid subscriptions are processed via Stripe. By subscribing, you authorize recurring charges to your payment method. All payments are non-refundable except as stated in Section 3.5.

3.4 Auto-Renewal

Subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each billing period. You may cancel at any time through your account dashboard; cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period.

3.5 Refunds

If you experience a verifiable service outage exceeding 24 consecutive hours within a billing month, you may request a pro-rated credit by contacting privacy@globmaps.com within 14 days. No other refunds are offered.

3.6 Taxes

You are responsible for all applicable taxes in your jurisdiction arising from your use of the Service.

4. Acceptable Use

4.1 Permitted Use

You may use the Service for personal research, educational projects, software development, data analysis, and non-commercial or commercial projects consistent with these Terms.

4.2 Prohibited Uses

You may not:

  • Resell, sublicense, or redistribute Climate Data or API access to third parties as a standalone data product without express written permission;
  • Reverse engineer, scrape, or systematically extract data beyond what your subscription tier permits;
  • Use the Service to create a competing data service whose primary value derives from Climate Data obtained through the Service;
  • Use the Service in any manner that violates applicable laws or regulations;
  • Share your API key with other users or organizations (API keys are non-transferable);
  • Attempt to circumvent rate limits, access controls, or other technical restrictions.

4.3 Fair Use of API

API calls are subject to the rate limits of your subscription tier. Excessive usage that degrades service for other users may result in temporary throttling without notice.

5. Intellectual Property

5.1 Operator IP

The Service, software, documentation, and underlying methodology are the intellectual property of the Operator. These Terms do not grant you any ownership interest.

5.2 License to Use

Subject to these Terms and payment of applicable fees, the Operator grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Service during your subscription period.

5.3 Your Content

You retain ownership of any analyses, models, or outputs you create using Climate Data, provided they do not constitute mere reproductions of the raw dataset.

5.4 Attribution

When publishing research or public-facing analyses based on Climate Data, you agree to attribute "GlobMaps Climate Intelligence (globmaps.com)" as the data source.

5.5 Academic and Research Data Use Rights

Users on any subscription tier (including Free Tier) may use Climate Data for academic research, educational projects, and non-commercial scholarly publications, including citation, dataset excerpt publication (with attribution per Section 5.4), and methodology reference at climate.globmaps.com/methodology/drought. These rights apply to non-commercial scholarly work only; commercialized outputs are subject to Sections 3.2.4 and 4.2.

Recommended citation: GlobMaps. (2026). Multi-Dimensional Drought Index (MDI) — Southeast Asia [Dataset]. GlobMaps Climate Intelligence Platform. https://climate.globmaps.com

6. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Service and Climate Data are provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, completeness, or non-infringement.

The Operator does not warrant that Climate Data is error-free, current, or suitable for any specific application. Historical climate data reflects conditions during recorded periods and may not accurately represent future events.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable Thai law:

7.1 The Operator's total aggregate liability shall not exceed the amount you paid to the Operator in the three (3) months preceding the claim.

7.2 The Operator shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of profits, data, business, or goodwill.

7.3 Nothing in these Terms limits liability for fraud, willful misconduct, or death or personal injury caused by negligence, to the extent such limitation is prohibited by Thai law.

8. Privacy and Personal Data Protection

8.1 Data Controller

The Operator acts as the Data Controller of your personal data under the Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (PDPA) of the Kingdom of Thailand. Contact for data-related matters: privacy@globmaps.com.

8.2 Privacy Policy

Your use of the Service is governed by our Privacy Policy, available at climate.globmaps.com/privacy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. The Privacy Policy describes what personal data we collect, how we use and store it, who we share it with, and your rights as a data subject.

8.3 Lawful Basis — Consent

For B2C individual users, the Operator processes your personal data on the basis of your explicit consent, provided by checking the consent checkbox at account registration. This consent is freely given, specific and informed, and unambiguous (the checkbox is unchecked by default and requires an affirmative action, per PDPA มาตรา 19).

8.4 Marketing Communications

Marketing communications are sent only if you have provided separate, optional consent via the marketing opt-in checkbox at signup or through account settings. This consent is independent of the consent required under Section 8.3.

8.5 Data Subject Rights

Under the PDPA, you have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, object to, and port your personal data, and to withdraw consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent for Service delivery will result in account termination. Contact privacy@globmaps.com; we respond within 30 days.

8.6 Retention and Deletion

Personal data is retained for the duration of your account and thereafter as required by Thai law. Upon account termination or valid erasure request, personal data will be deleted or anonymized within 90 days, except as required by law.

9. Term and Termination

9.1 These Terms are effective from the date you create an account and continue until terminated.

9.2 Termination by You. You may terminate your account at any time by contacting privacy@globmaps.com or using account settings. Termination does not entitle you to a refund except as provided in Section 3.5.

9.3 Termination by Operator. The Operator may suspend or terminate your account immediately if you violate these Terms, engage in fraudulent activity, or if the Operator discontinues the Service. The Operator will endeavor to provide 30 days' notice for service discontinuation.

9.4 Effect of Termination. Upon termination, your license to use the Service ends. The Operator will retain and delete your personal data as described in Section 8.6. Sections 5, 6, 7, 10, and 11 survive termination.

10. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

10.1 Governing Law. These Terms are governed by the laws of the Kingdom of Thailand, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

10.2 Informal Resolution. Before initiating any formal legal proceeding, you agree to contact privacy@globmaps.com to attempt to resolve the dispute informally for at least 30 days.

10.3 Jurisdiction. Any dispute not resolved informally shall be submitted to the competent courts of Thailand. If you are a consumer in a jurisdiction with mandatory local consumer court rights, those rights are not affected.

11. General

11.1 Entire Agreement. These Terms and the Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and the Operator regarding the Service.

11.2 Severability. If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect.

11.3 Waiver. Failure to enforce any provision does not constitute a waiver.

11.4 Updates. The Operator may update these Terms from time to time. Changes will be notified via email or prominent notice on the Service at least 14 days before they take effect. Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance.

11.5 Language. These Terms are provided in English and Thai. In case of conflict, the Thai version prevails for Thai-resident users.

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แผนการใช้บริการ: Free Tier (ฟรี ไม่ต้องใส่บัตรเครดิต) จำกัด 500 API calls/เดือน · CSV สูงสุด 1,000 แถว/ครั้ง · Rate limit 10 req/นาที แผนแบบชำระเงินมีหลาย tier — ดูที่ pricing page · อัปเกรดได้เองผ่าน Stripe ไม่ต้องติดต่อทีมขาย

สิทธิ์ทางวิชาการ: ผู้ใช้ทุก tier (รวมถึง Free) อ้างอิงข้อมูลในงานวิจัย/วิทยานิพนธ์/สิ่งพิมพ์ไม่ใช่เชิงพาณิชย์ได้ โดยต้องระบุแหล่งที่มา "GlobMaps Climate Intelligence (globmaps.com)"

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การคุ้มครองข้อมูลส่วนบุคคล (PDPA): GlobMaps เป็น Data Controller ภายใต้ PDPA พ.ศ. 2562 · ฐานทางกฎหมาย = ความยินยอมของคุณ (checkbox ตอนสมัครสมาชิก) · คุณมีสิทธิ์เข้าถึง แก้ไข ลบ คัดค้าน จำกัด และโอนย้ายข้อมูล · ถอนความยินยอมได้ตลอดเวลาที่ privacy@globmaps.com · ดูรายละเอียดใน นโยบายความเป็นส่วนตัว

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