Terms of use
Canopy Watch is a free public information service. Use it, link to it, cite it and share it. These terms say what it is, what its data can and cannot support, and the few things asked of you in return.
The service
Canopy Watch (canopy.watch) is operated by Quantum Bytes Inc. (quantumbytes.ca), Canada. There are no accounts, nothing to buy, and no fees. By using the site you accept these terms and the privacy page; if you do not, please do not use it.
What the data is — and is not
Everything shown comes from third parties — most of it open data, some of it imagery and journalism under their owners' terms — named on the About page and beside each figure. Canopy Watch filters, summarises and maps that material; it does not verify it. Satellite alerts detect possible change, not intent and not confirmed loss; detections arrive with delay, coverage differs by country, and sources go down. Treat the site as a situational signal. It is not a legal record, not evidence about any person, company or community, and not a basis for decisions where being wrong would cause harm, without checking the original source.
The service is provided as is, without warranties of any kind, and may change, be interrupted or end at any time. To the extent the law allows, Quantum Bytes Inc. is not liable for loss arising from use of, or reliance on, the site or its data.
Using and reusing it
You are welcome to link, screenshot, embed the share cards and videos, and quote the numbers — please credit Canopy Watch and, above all, the original source named beside each figure, under that source's own licence. The daily snapshot files at /data/snapshots/ and the feeds exist to be read by programs. Please do not scrape the rest of the site or its /api endpoints at volume: they proxy public providers with rate limits, and heavy use takes the map down for everyone. Do not use the site to break the law, to harass or target anyone, or to misrepresent what the data shows.
The Canopy Watch name and mark, and the site's own text and design, belong to Quantum Bytes Inc. Photographs and map data belong to their credited owners.
YouTube and other third parties
Canopy Watch uses YouTube API Services: its webcam views are the YouTube embedded player. By using Canopy Watch you agree to be bound by the YouTube Terms of Service; Google's handling of your data is described in the Google Privacy Policy. Links to other organisations — data providers, webcam operators, the frontline groups on the Help page — lead to sites Canopy Watch does not control and is not responsible for. Canopy Watch never receives or handles donations.
Changes and contact
These terms change when the service does; the date below changes with them. Questions, corrections, or a request to be removed from the list of supported organisations: [email protected].