Terms and Conditions of Use

01.Educational, Journalistic & Civic Awareness Scope

flockcamerasmap.com is operated strictly as an independent civic transparency, educational, and journalistic platform. The tools, datasets, guides, and geographic visualizations presented on this site are designed to foster public awareness regarding roadside automated license plate recognition (ALPR) networks and public safety technology.

Nothing on this website constitutes legal advice, law enforcement operational guidance, or instruction on circumventing traffic enforcement or vehicular laws. Users must comply with all applicable local, state, and federal laws when operating motor vehicles on public thoroughfares.

02.Non-Affiliation & Trademark Disclaimers

flockcamerasmap.com is an entirely independent non-partisan resource. We are not owned by, operated by, affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by:

• Flock Group Inc. (dba Flock Safety)
• Motorola Solutions, Inc. (dba Vigilant Solutions)
• Genetec Inc. (dba AutoVu)
• Any federal, state, county, or municipal law enforcement department or governmental agency

The names “Flock Safety”, “Flock Falcon”, “Flock Sparrow”, “TALON”, and any associated brand marks or logos are registered trademarks of their respective owners. Reference to any specific commercial vendor, brand, or surveillance hardware on this platform is solely for nominative fair use to accurately describe and identify publicly visible roadside equipment.

03.Data Sources & Open Database License (ODbL 1.0)

The spatial dataset rendered on flockcamerasmap.com incorporates geographic information contributed by civic mappers to OpenStreetMap and public records disclosed in municipal council contracts.

All OpenStreetMap spatial data is made available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). You are free to adapt, extract, and share the database provided that you attribute OpenStreetMap contributors (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and distribute derivative database products under the same ODbL license.

04.Permitted Use & User Conduct

You agree to use flockcamerasmap.com only for lawful purposes. You agree not to:

• Deploy automated bots, spiders, or scrapers that overwhelm our infrastructure or violate rate limits without written permission.
• Attempt to compromise, probe, scan, or breach the technical integrity of our servers, hosting environment, or APIs.
• Use data from this platform to engage in stalking, harassment, or unlawful acts against any individual or entity.
• Tamper with, vandalize, or physically interfere with public or private roadside equipment. This platform strongly condemns property damage.
• Submit fraudulent, fabricated, or malicious camera location coordinates.

05.User Submissions & Field Reports

When you submit a camera location, GPS coordinate, or photograph through our Contact / Submission portal, you grant flockcamerasmap.com a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide license to verify, format, publish, and distribute that data as part of our public open database.

You represent and warrant that any submission you provide consists solely of information observed in plain view from public spaces and does not violate any third-party privacy rights or non-disclosure agreements.

06.Third-Party Advertisements & External Links

flockcamerasmap.com contains advertisements served by Google AdSense and other certified advertising partners. We do not control or endorse the products, services, or claims advertised through third-party ad networks.

Our guides may also include hyperlinks to third-party websites (such as city council portals, OpenStreetMap, EFF, or government public records databases). We are not responsible for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any external sites.

07.Disclaimer of Warranties

Please read this section carefully as it limits our liability.

flockcamerasmap.com, INCLUDING ALL MAPS, DATASETS, GUIDES, IMAGES, AND SOFTWARE, IS PROVIDED STRICTLY ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE MAP IS 100% COMPLETE, THAT EVERY CAMERA HAS BEEN RECORDED, OR THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE.

08.Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL flockcamerasmap.com, ITS RESEARCHERS, EDITORS, OPERATORS, OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, OR GOODWILL) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) THIS SITE OR RELIANCE ON ANY GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION PROVIDED HEREIN.

09.Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Notice

flockcamerasmap.com respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any material on this website infringes upon your copyright, please send a written notification to our Designated Copyright Agent pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(c):

10.Governing Law & Severability

These Terms of Service and any separate agreements whereby we provide you services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States. If any provision of these Terms is found to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.