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About Qplus

In 2001, CWB began to work with the National Severe Storms Laboratory of the US and several government agencies in Taiwan to develop QPESUMS, to provide real-time weather information for the purpose of emergency response procedure for disasters caused by severe weather. As each agency needs the specific weather information related to its task, since 2011, CWB has provided via QPESUMS customized meteorological and marine information for hazard prevention to suit the operational needs of air, land and marine transportations, hydraulic engineering and water conservation, etc. The government agencies that receive and make use of such information include Directorate General of Highways), Water Resource Agency, and Soil and Water Conservation Bureau. In 2019, a new customized system called Qplus replaced QPESUMS and began operation.

Government Website Open Information Announcement

1. 1.Authorization Method & Scope：

   In order to facilitate the public to better utilize the website information, all of Qplus's publicly posted information and materials that are protected under copyright provisions may be reauthorized for public use without cost in a non-exclusive manner. The users are not limited to time and by region to reproduce, adapt, edit, publicly transmit or utilize with other methods, and as well as to develop various products or services (herein known as derivations). This authorization will not be retracted hereafter, and the users do not have to acquire any written or other methods of authorization from the Administration. However, when using it, the user should state the source.

2. 2.Information on Related Items：
   • The authorized scope is only within the scope protected under copyright. It does not include other intellectual property rights, including but not limited to the provision of patents, trademarks and administration's logo.
   • Whether or not the said person's actively publicized or legally required publicized personal information can be collected, processed or utilized, the user must follow the related provisions based on the Personal Information Protection Act, and plan to execute the related measures required by law.
   • For some videos, photos, sheet music and contracted case writings or other works, the administration must especially state that the approval must be duly obtained before use.
3. 3.Should be prudential not to infringe upon a third party in moral rights in copyrights (including the rights to identify names and the rights to ban unjustifiable change.)
4. 4.After using the information and material provided by this authorization, one should not maliciously alter its related information. If edited and the reworked information does not match the original, the user is liable for civil and criminal legal responsibilities.
5. 5.The website's authorization does not authorize the user to represent the administration's recommendation, approval or agreement with the status of the added derivatives.

Links to the Qplus Website

1. The Website （qpeplus.cwa.gov.tw） is open for connection to the public. No consent of the Qplus is required, provided that the title of the Qplus shall be expressly specified.
2. Names, locations, and format of the files contained in the Website may be updated or amended at any time; therefore, we do not suggest links made to certain files (such as .htm files) or via automatic retrieve means to obtain the relevant information.

Disclaimer

1. The Qplus promises, to the best of its efforts, to assure the timeliness and accuracy of the information it provided; however, the relevant information will, at any time, be revised or updated in accordance with the then current actual situation. The Qplus is not responsible to notify anyone of such revision or updating in advance. It shall be the user's responsibility to obtain the latest information, understand the relevant meanings and applying limitations, and correctly use such information in case any misinterpretation.
2. Due to the application natures of Internet, when a user visits the Website, please note if there is any proxy server provided by his internal system or ISP operators to view this Website. The Qplus may not resolve problems for users regarding those arising from the storage time of cache, preference settings or malfunction caused by such proxy server. The user shall contact the responsible unit to eliminate such barriers.

Information Security Policy

Personal Information Collection and Use

1. When you use the Qplus web site, we will automatically collect the following information: date and time, the webpage you request, URL you are on, browser type, and any action (such as downloads, etc) whether that action was successful or not. The information may help improve the efficiency of our web site.
2. The Qplus will monitor any action which may cause a heavy load to our web site.

Information Security Personnel Management and Education

1. For employees who deal with sensitive and confidential information and those who are entitled to manage systems because of job requirement, clear division of labor will be arranged in order to disperse rights and duties; and evaluation and examination systems will be established, as well as mutual support systems.
2. For employees who resign (ask for leave, suspended from duties), all related security measures should follow concerned procedures and the authorization to all systems will be terminated immediately.
3. Depending on positions and occupational ability of different levels of employees, education and training for information security will be conducted, in order to help them understand the importance and all possible risks, and to enhance the awareness of conforming to the relative regulations accordingly.

Information Security Procedures of Protection

1. The Qplus will establish operation procedures for information security issues, and impose necessary responsibilities on employees concerned in order to respond to any related event promptly and efficiently.
2. The Qplus will establish reporting mechanisms for information systems and facilities change management to avoid loopholes in security.
3. The Qplus will establish system backup facilities for a periodical update/backup of essential data and software to be able to restore all data immediately during natural damage or storage media failure.

Internet Security Management

1. The Qplus will establish firewalls over our link to monitor data transmission and resource access between the external and the internal network, and will strictly conduct identification operation.
2. Confidential and sensitive information or documents regarding the Qplus web site will not be stored in open system nor be delivered by e-mail.
3. The Qplus will periodically examine and inspect internal network for information security purposes, virus code update, and other security measures.

System Access Control Management

1. The Qplus will set up password issuance and change procedures depending on operation system and security management requirement, and will keep a record.
2. The Qplus system management staff will be responsible for granting operation systems account and password according to different authority and making them update regularly.

Right of privacy protection policy

Qplus respects the privacy of every individual who visits our web site: qpeplus.cwa.gov.tw Please review the Qplus Privacy Policy as follows to understand information practices for this site, including what type of information is gathered and tracked, how the information is used, and with whom the information is shared.

Personal Data

The Qplus may also compile information about you automatically (i.e. not via registration) that is not personally identifiable, including the type of Internet Browser you are using, time spent on a page you are browsing, the IP address of your computer, and the domain name of the web site from which you linked to our site. Such web activity log files will be used to produce statistics to improve the effectiveness of our web site and services. In general, the Qplus will not link this information to other personally identifiable information.

Data Employment

As for the general information automatically collected and stored about visitors to or users of the Qplus web site, the Qplus will only use it on an aggregate basis, but not individual, to conduct surveys and obtain demographic information for better understanding your needs and improving our services.

Cookies

Cookies are tiny text files of messages placed onto the hard drive by a web server for the purpose of identifying user preferences. To track information about visitor's and user's activities at this web site for demographic analysis and for monitoring our site's effectiveness to improve our services, Qplus currently only stores the cookie information to your web browser and makes use of it, in accordance with this policy statement.

Contact Us

Send us your comments, suggestions, or thoughts regarding Qplus. We will respond as soon as possible.

E-mail：qplus@cwa.gov.tw　 (through Gmail)

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Q&A

1. Which browsers are best suited for viewing the website?

   We recommend Google Chrome, Firefox, or Microsoft Edge, as they have better compatibility with the Qplus website.

2. What should I do if the GIS data are not displayed correctly on Qplus website?

   If you run into display issues, please first try the following :
   • Press “Ctrl+F5” or “Reload.
   • Enter “Control Panel” ->“Network and Internet” -> “Internet Options”, then under the General tab:
   • ･ Go to “Settings”, and choose “Automatically” for “Check for newer versions of stored pages” under “Temporary Internet Files” tab.
   • ･ Click “Delete” to remove temporary Internet files, website file, cookies and website data

3. Will there be copyright issue if I screenshot or hyperlink the Qplus website?

   Hyperlink to the site or use of the images are welcome as long as it’s properly credited by indicating “Source: CWB Qplus”.