Terms of Use

Last Updated: September 10, 2025

1. Agreement to Terms

Welcome to Syria From Above. These Terms of Use (“Terms”) constitute a legally binding agreement between you (“you” or “User”) and Syria From Above (“we,” “us,” or “our”) concerning your access to and use of our websites: syriafromabove.com, syriafromabove.net, and syriafromabove.org (collectively, the “Website”).

By accessing or using our Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with all of these terms, you are expressly prohibited from using the Website and must discontinue use immediately.

2. Privacy Policy

Your use of the Website is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference. Please review the Privacy Policy to understand our data collection and use practices.

3. Description of Website

Syria From Above is the leading source for reliable, satellite-derived insights on Syria. The Website features Content (including analysis, graphics, and descriptions of our data products) for informational purposes. While data products may be promoted on the Website via inquiry forms, the actual products, which are also intended for informational purposes, are delivered externally and are governed by a separate license agreement, as detailed in Section 4. We are a completely independent organization with no links to any political, religious, or social groups.

4. Intellectual Property Rights

Unless otherwise indicated, the Website and its Content—including all source code, databases, text, analysis, graphics, logos, and the arrangement thereof—are our proprietary property and are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. The underlying satellite data is derived from open access sources.

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to access and use the Website and to view or download any portion of the Content for your personal, non-commercial, and informational use only. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any data product or Content that is provided to you with its own separate license agreement (e.g., a LICENSE.txt file) shall be governed exclusively by the terms of that specific license agreement. In the event of any conflict, the terms of the specific license agreement will prevail.

5. Acceptable Use and Prohibited Conduct

You agree to use the Website and its Content only for lawful and informational purposes. You are expressly prohibited from:

  • a) Using the Website or its Content for any military, intelligence, surveillance, espionage, or any other purpose that is not strictly informational and non-commercial.

  • b) Systematically retrieving data or other Content from the Website to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us.

  • c) Using the Website in any way that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the site or interfere with any other party's use of the Website.

  • d) Using any information obtained from the Website in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person.

  • e) Reproducing, distributing, publicly displaying, or creating derivative works from the Content outside of the limited license granted in Section 4 without our express written permission.

6. Disclaimers

The Content on the Website is provided for general information purposes only. All information is provided in good faith, however, we make no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability, or completeness of any information on the Website.

THE WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT WILL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

7. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL SYRIA FROM ABOVE OR ITS FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR ACCESS TO, USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE OR ITS CONTENT.

8. Third-Party Links

The Website may contain links to other websites or resources provided by third parties. Such links are provided for your convenience only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

9. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan, without regard to its conflict of law principles. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Tokyo, Japan to resolve any legal matter arising from these Terms.

10. Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms means that you accept and agree to the changes.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms of Use, please contact us using the contact form on our Website or by emailing us at:

  • Email: info@syriafromabove.com

  • Website: https://syriafromabove.com