safe harbors
Sheltered maritime sanctuaries
Safe harbors are legal provisions that protect someone from liability or penalty when they meet certain conditions.
A website that removes infringing content promptly may have safe harbor from copyright claims.
Tax law provides safe harbors for estimated payments.
The term extends to any rule offering protection through compliance: As long as we follow the guidelines, we're in safe harbor.
- shelterProtected place or structure
- storm shelterStructure for weather emergencies
- refugePlace of safety
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- havenShelter from danger
security · VPN · exemption · sanctuary · firewall · immunity · protection · liability protection · clause · compliance · hiding place · whistleblower protection · statute · indemnity · fair use · DMCA · encryption · regulation
- nautical navigationnautical charts, navigation charts, marine charts, shipping routes, sea charts
- Pirate HavensPort Royal, Nassau, Barbary Coast, Algiers, Tripoli
- BC Nauticalnautical charts, navigation aids, sailing routes, buoys, anchorages
- financial regulationscapital requirements, registration requirements, Dodd-Frank, recordkeeping, audit trails
- loopholesescape clauses, exemptions, gray areas, technicalities, workarounds
safe harborsdanger zones
Locations where harm threatens
hostile territory · minefields · war zones · no man's land · kill zones
safe harborsopen sea
Waters beyond coastlines
rough seas · rocky coasts · shipwreck sites · uncharted waters · reefs
safe harborslegal liability
Responsibility under the law
legal jeopardy · civil liability · strict liability · regulatory scrutiny
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