CMWeb USER AGREEMENT

Please read conditions carefully - By accepting a CMWeb account you are agreeing to abide by the following terms and conditions. Failure to do so may result in the closure of your account.

USAGE RESTRICTIONS

• As part of the process for obtaining and maintaining a CMWeb account, you have been assigned a Web Group Coordinator, usually our point of contact for your organization, who approved your access. Questions regarding approval for access or re-instatement of a canceled Web user account should be directed to your Web Group Coordinator.
• The CMWeb may only be used for official work that is part of sanctioned DOE CM support activities. If you are in doubt as to the appropriateness of your proposed activity, please contact your Web Group Coordinator (who may refer this to LLNL).
• Publication of any results obtained from the use of the CMWeb requires consent from LLNL, and must include appropriate reference and disclaimers as required by DOE/DHS and LLNL.
• Distribution of NARAC model prediction results must be restricted to parties approved by the agency in charge of responding to the event. The user must observe all applicable US and foreign laws and regulations concerning the transfer of technical data, including International Traffic in Arms Regulations and Export Administration Regulations.
• The user must follow the Product Distribution guidelines (available under the HELP menu) on inclusion of legend, label, and credit information when incorporating or using NARAC model output in presentations, reports, and other GIS plots.
• The CMWeb may not be mined as a source of email addresses.
• CMWeb user ID and passwords are for an individual user only, as required by DOE/LLNL computer security policies. Sharing your account information with others will result in loss of access. CMWeb users are requested to change their passwords every 6 months.
• Inactive CM Web users (no activity in over a year) may be disabled.
• Any security incidents that might compromise the CMWeb system must be promptly reported to NARAC.

INFORMATION SECURITY

CMWeb analyses should be treated as Official Use Only (OUO) until determined otherwise. Examples include hazard prediction maps/plots, reports, data files, GIS shapefiles, incident location or release information, or projected health effects. Users are required to protect the security of sensitive unclassified information generated by this system.

The CMWeb is designed to be a secure environment for sensitive unclassified information, but it is not designed for classified content. Classified simulations cannot be performed on this system and classified information cannot be downloaded onto the system.

CYBERSECURITY AND SYSTEM MONITORING

This Web capability is part of a Federal computer system used to accomplish Federal functions. The CMWeb access is protected using user authentication, data encryption, digital signatures and HTTPS protocol. It is your responsibility to inform CMWeb of any security incidents that have the potential to compromise the CMWeb system.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) uses software programs to monitor this Web site for security purposes. By accessing this Web site, you are expressly consenting to these monitoring activities. Unauthorized attempts to defeat or circumvent security features, to use the system for other than intended purposes, to deny service to authorized users, to access, obtain, alter, damage, or destroy information, or otherwise to interfere with the system or its operation is prohibited. Evidence of such acts may be disclosed to law enforcement authorities and result in criminal prosecution under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act of 1996, codified at section 1030 of Title 18 of the United States Code, or other applicable criminal laws.

PRIVACY NOTICE

We collect and maintain databases of the information you provided in requesting your account. The CMWeb system also collects and stores certain information automatically, including:

• The Internet Protocol (IP) address of the domain from which you access the Internet (e.g., 123.456.789.012) whether yours individually or provided as a proxy by your Internet Service Provider (ISP).
• The date and time you access our site
• The pages you peruse (recorded by the text and graphics files that compose that page)
• The Internet address of the Web site from which you linked directly to our site.

This information is used for internal purposes only, including collection of usage statistics and improvements in services. This information is not shared with anyone beyond the support staff to this Web site, except when required by computer security or law enforcement investigation.

Your email inquiries may be forwarded to another LLNL employee, who can better assist in answering your question, but will not be shared with outside agencies without your express permission.

LEGAL NOTICES AND DISCLAIMER

This work was performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in part under Contract W-7405-Eng-48 and in part under Contract DE-AC52-07NA27344.

This document was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States government. Neither the United States government nor Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, nor any of their employees makes any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States government or Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States government or Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.

These model predictions are approximations and intended to be guidance, and are not final recommendations. The accuracy of any prediction will be limited by the accuracy of the input data, such as estimates of the amount of material that becomes airborne and the available meteorological data for the area and time of the incident. Plume predictions may be for a limited time period, and may change at later times if new input data becomes available. Predictions should be confirmed and refined using field measurements. Air and ground concentration may be higher than predicted by this plume model simulation due the limited resolution of this particular simulation. For actual incidents or exercises, consult incident command and subject matter experts from the appropriate coordinating agency before making any decisions based on this model prediction.