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Terms of Use
Acceptable use, verification responsibility, content license, and liability limitations for Semper Admin Portal.
- Source
- DoD General Counsel, Fair Use Doctrine
- Last verified
- 2026-05-15
Acceptable Use
You may access and use this site for lawful purposes only. Acceptable uses include:
- Reference and training for your own professional development.
- Educational use by Marines, leaders, commanders, and administrative personnel.
- Coaching, mentoring, and teaching others within your command.
- Verification against official sources for accuracy.
- Sharing with fellow service members and peers.
Unacceptable uses include:
- Republishing content without attribution or modification.
- Commercial use or sale of content.
- Misrepresenting this site as official USMC or DoD guidance.
- Using content to circumvent official review, approval, or compliance processes.
- Distributing information you know to be stale or superseded.
- Violating the rights of others or the Terms of Service of any platform where you share this content.
Your Responsibility to Verify
Before taking action based on information from this site, you must:
- Confirm the information against the cited official source document.
- Check that the source document is current and not superseded.
- Consult your chain of command, S-1, or administrative specialist if unsure.
- Take full responsibility for the accuracy and applicability of any information you rely on.
The author cannot verify every source in real time. Stale guidance is your discovery.
No Warranty
This site is provided as-is without warranty of any kind. The author does not warrant that:
- Content is accurate, complete, or current.
- The site will be available, uninterrupted, or error-free.
- Defects will be corrected.
- Content meets your needs or requirements.
No Liability
The author is not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of this site, including loss of data, loss of profits, or business interruption, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
Your sole remedy is to stop using the site.
Content License
Content on this site is provided under a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license for your personal, non-commercial, educational use. You may:
- Read, reference, and share content with others.
- Quote content with full attribution.
- Create training or coaching materials that cite this site.
You may not:
- Republish, reproduce, or distribute content verbatim without attribution.
- Sell, rent, or license access to this site or its content.
- Use content in commercial products or services.
- Modify content and present it as your own work.
- Remove or alter attribution, citations, or disclaimer notices.
No Endorsement
This site does not endorse, recommend, or affiliate with any third-party tool, service, website, platform, or publication. Links are provided for convenience and reference only.
Third-Party Content
This site may link to or reference third-party content, including official USMC and DoD publications. The author is not responsible for the accuracy, availability, or legality of third-party content. Your access to and use of third-party content is governed by the terms and policies of the third party, not this site.
User Data and Privacy
This site stores data only in your browser's local storage. You store and control:
- Your role selection (marine, leader, commander, admin).
- Your viewing history (up to 12 page titles and URLs).
- Flags indicating you have reviewed the terms and disclaimer.
This data does not leave your browser. We do not operate servers that receive or store your personal information. Hosting is provided by GitHub Pages. Your access to this site may be logged by GitHub in accordance with GitHub's Privacy Statement. The author has no control over GitHub's data practices.
For detailed information about what data is stored, how long it persists, your access and deletion rights, and international compliance, see the Privacy Policy.
Changes to These Terms
The author reserves the right to modify these terms at any time. Your continued use of the site after any modification constitutes acceptance of the new terms.
Severability
If any provision of these terms is found to be unenforceable, that provision is severed, and the remaining provisions remain in full force.
Governing Law
These terms are governed by the laws of the United States. Any dispute is subject to the jurisdiction of the federal courts.
Questions? Verify against official sources before acting.