Merge pull request #38 from maxmind/greg/coordinates-doc-update

Add location usage warnings
maxmind · Apr 15, 2016 · afa4597 · afa4597
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@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ require 'vendor/autoload.php';
 Place the 'geoip.inc' file in the `include_path` as specified in your
 `php.ini` file or place it in the same directory as your PHP scripts.
 
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+## IP Geolocation Usage ##
+
+IP geolocation is inherently imprecise. Locations are often near the center of
+the population. Any location provided by a GeoIP database should not be used to
+identify a particular address or household.
+
 ## Usage ##
 
 Gets country name by hostname :