Effective date: 10 April 2026
Last updated: 10 April 2026
Welcome to WaterScope, available at https://www.herbaldepecona.com/ (the “Site”). These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the Site and its content. By accessing or using the Site, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.
1. About the Site
WaterScope is a data-informed editorial website that explains water stress, drinking water access, drought, groundwater pressure, and related dimensions of water risk using structured public sources, editorial summaries, topic explainers, country pages, and comparative analysis.
The Site is intended for general informational and educational use only. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, it is not:
- a real-time monitoring service
- an emergency warning system
- an official government publication
- a regulated consulting service
- a substitute for professional advice
2. Site operator
This Site is operated by:
Timo Ligi
Publishing name: WaterScope
Website: https://www.herbaldepecona.com/
Email:
Country / jurisdiction: Estonia
If you have questions about these Terms, contact us at .
3. Acceptance of these Terms
By using the Site, you confirm that:
- you are legally able to enter into these Terms
- you will use the Site in accordance with applicable law
- if you use the Site on behalf of an organisation, you have authority to bind that organisation to these Terms
4. Informational use only
Content on the Site is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. Although we aim to present water-related information clearly and responsibly, the Site may contain summaries, simplified explanations, comparative framing, editorial interpretation, and source-based judgment. We do not guarantee that all content is complete, current, error-free, or suitable for a specific professional, operational, regulatory, legal, engineering, or public-sector purpose. You should independently verify important facts against primary sources before relying on Site content.
5. No professional, emergency, or official advice
Nothing on the Site constitutes engineering, legal, medical, public health, investment, regulatory, or other professional advice.
The Site should not be relied on as:
- emergency planning guidance
- a live drought, flood, or water-alert system
- official infrastructure or regulatory advice
- a substitute for primary data, official notices, or expert review
Any use of the Site in research, journalism, policy, consulting, operations, procurement, or decision-making should include independent validation.
6. Source limitations and methodological caution
WaterScope content may draw on public datasets, institutional reports, country-level indicators, and explanatory source materials. Different sources may use different definitions, time periods, methodologies, and update cycles.
As a result:
- indicators may not always be directly comparable
- some pages may reflect different reference years
- rankings or summaries may change over time
- missing or incomplete data may affect presentation
- editorial simplification may omit local nuance
We may revise, correct, expand, or remove content at any time.
7. Intellectual property
Unless otherwise stated, the Site’s original editorial text, structure, compilation, branding, and design elements are owned by or licensed to Timo Ligi and protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
You may:
- access and read the Site for personal, educational, or internal informational use
- quote limited excerpts with fair attribution and a link to the relevant page where lawful
- reference the Site in academic, editorial, or research contexts in a fair and non-misleading manner
You may not, without prior written permission:
- reproduce substantial portions of the Site
- republish or commercially exploit the Site’s original content
- systematically scrape, mirror, harvest, or database the Site’s content
- remove attribution or proprietary notices
- use WaterScope branding or logos in a misleading way
- imply endorsement, sponsorship, partnership, or affiliation where none exists
8. Acceptable use
You agree not to:
- use the Site unlawfully
- interfere with the Site’s performance, security, or availability
- attempt unauthorised access to administrative areas or connected systems
- use bots, scripts, or automated tools to extract content at unreasonable scale
- introduce malware, harmful code, or malicious traffic
- misrepresent the Site’s content, sources, conclusions, or authorship
- use the Site in a way that could damage the Site, its operator, or other users
We may restrict, suspend, or block access where we reasonably believe misuse, abuse, or unlawful activity has occurred.
9. User communications
If you contact us or otherwise send us material, you remain responsible for the legality, accuracy, and appropriateness of what you submit.
Unless clearly agreed otherwise:
- you retain ownership of your original submission
- you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to store, review, reproduce, and use that submission as reasonably necessary to respond to you, maintain records, protect security, or address legal matters
- we are not obliged to respond to any submission
Please do not send confidential or highly sensitive information unless necessary and appropriate.
10. External links
The Site may link to external datasets, institutions, reports, tools, and websites for sourcing, reference, or convenience.
A link does not necessarily mean that we endorse, verify, control, or are affiliated with the third party. We are not responsible for:
- third-party content
- third-party methods, policies, or updates
- availability of external resources
- any loss or damage arising from your use of third-party websites or materials
You should review third-party terms and privacy notices separately.
11. No warranties
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Site is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.
We make no warranty or representation, express or implied, regarding:
- accuracy
- completeness
- reliability
- availability
- fitness for a particular purpose
- non-infringement
- uninterrupted access
- absence of technical issues, errors, or harmful components
12. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Timo Ligi, WaterScope, and any contributors, contractors, or service providers involved in the Site will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages arising out of or related to your use of, or inability to use, the Site. This includes, without limitation, loss of data, loss of opportunity, business interruption, research errors, operational reliance, decision-making losses, or reputational harm arising from use of Site content. Where the law does not permit a full exclusion, liability is limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.
13. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Timo Ligi, WaterScope, and any related contributors or service providers from claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses arising from:
- your misuse of the Site
- your breach of these Terms
- your violation of law
- your infringement of another person’s rights
- content or material you submit through the Site
14. Privacy
Your use of the Site is also subject to the Privacy Policy available at:
15. Availability, updates, and termination
We may modify, suspend, withdraw, or discontinue any part of the Site at any time, with or without notice. We may also update these Terms from time to time. The updated version becomes effective when posted on this page unless stated otherwise. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted means you accept the updated Terms.
16. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of Estonia, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, unless mandatory law requires otherwise.
17. Disputes
If a dispute arises in connection with these Terms or the Site, the parties will first try to resolve it in good faith through informal communication. If informal resolution is not possible, disputes will be submitted to the competent courts of Estonia, unless mandatory consumer or other applicable law requires otherwise.
18. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is found invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.
19. Contact
For questions about these Terms, contact:
Timo Ligi
WaterScope
Email:
Website: https://www.herbaldepecona.com/
Country / jurisdiction: Estonia