Nutrition Resource Centre Web Site - Terms of Use
Date of last revision: September 26, 2008.
The Nutrition Resource Centre operates this web site to provide online access to information
about its services and opportunities (the “Service”). By accessing and using
this Site, you agree to each of the terms and conditions set forth herein (“Terms
of Use”). Additional terms and conditions applicable to specific areas of this
Site or to particular content or transactions are also posted in particular
areas of the Site and, together with these Terms of Use, govern your use of
those areas, content or transactions. These Terms of Use, together with
applicable additional terms and conditions, are referred to as this
“Agreement.”
The Nutrition Resource Centre reserves the right to modify this Agreement at any time without
giving you prior notice. Your use of the Site following any such modification
constitutes your agreement to follow and be bound by the Agreement as modified.
- USE OF SITE
- COPYRIGHT
- TRADEMARKS
- LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES
- LINKING TO THIS SITE
- DOWNLOADING FILES
- DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
- LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
- INDEMNIFIED
- PRIVACY POLICY
- USER CONDUCT
- UNSOLICITED IDEA SUBMISSION POLICY
- PASSWORD SECURITY
- GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. USE OF SITE
You may use the Service, the Site, and the information, writings, images and/or
other works that you see, hear or otherwise experience on the Site (singly or
collectively, the “Content”) solely for your non-commercial, personal purposes
and/or to learn about Nutrition Resource Centre services. No right, title or
interest in any Content is transferred to you, whether as a result of
downloading such Content or otherwise. The Nutrition Resource Centre reserves
complete title and full intellectual property rights in all Content. Except as
expressly authorized by this Agreement, you may not use, alter, copy,
distribute, transmit, or derive another work from any Content obtained from the
Site or the Service, except as expressly permitted by the Terms of Use.
2. COPYRIGHT
The Site and the Content are protected by Canadian
copyright laws, and belong to The Nutrition Resource Centre or its partners,
affiliates, contributors or third parties. The copyrights in the Content are
owned by The Nutrition Resource Centre or other copyright owners who have
authorized their use on the Site. You may download and reprint Content for
non-commercial, non-public, personal use only. If you are browsing this Site as
an employee or member of any affiliated organization, you may download and
reprint Content only for educational or other non-commercial purposes within
your organization, except as otherwise permitted by The Nutrition Resource
Centre (for example, a password-restricted area of the Site or Frequently Asked
Questions). With the exception of the Sample Images, you may not manipulate or
alter in any way images or other Content on the Site.
2.1 SAMPLE PICTURES
The Nutrition Resource Centre has included Pictures and/or logos on certain
pages. You may not crop or change the composition of the image, or use the
image for commercial purposes.
3. TRADEMARKS
You are prohibited from using any of the marks or logos appearing throughout
the Site without permission from the trademark owner, except as permitted by applicable law.
4. LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES
Links on the Site to third party web sites or information are provided solely
as a convenience to you. If you use these links, you will leave the Site. Such
links do not constitute or imply an endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation
by The Nutrition Resource Centre of the third party, the third-party web site,
or the information contained therein. The Nutrition Resource Centre is not
responsible for the availability of any such web sites. The Nutrition Resource
Centre is not responsible or liable for any such web site or the content
thereon. If you use the links to the web sites of The Nutrition Resource Centre
affiliates you will leave the Site, and will be subject to the terms of use and
privacy policy applicable to those web sites.
5. LINKING TO THIS SITE
If you would like to link to the Site, you must follow The Nutrition Resource
Centre’s link guidelines (see section 5.1). Unless specifically authorized by
The Nutrition Resource Centre, you may not connect “deep links” to the Site,
i.e., create links to this site that bypass the home page or other parts of the
Site. You may not mirror or frame the home page or any other pages of this Site
on any other web site or web page.
5.1 LINKING GUIDELINES
Please use this URL: www.nutritionrc.ca to link to the
Nutrition Resource Centre web site when it is relevant to your own activities.
However, no use is permitted just to attract attention or to suggest any
endorsement or sponsorship by, or affiliation with the Nutrition Resource
Centre.
- To download on a Macintosh, click and hold the mouse button down, then select "Save this image as..."
- To download on a PC, click on the right mouse button, then select "Save image as..."
- To download on a Unix machine, click and hold the right mouse button down, then select "Save this image as..."
This button must only link to urls on the Nutrition Resource Centre’s web site (i.e. those that start with "http://www.nutritionrc.ca”). If you prefer a text only link, please use "Nutrition Resource Centre" as shown.
6. DOWNLOADING FILES
The Nutrition Resource Centre cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that
files available for downloading through the Site will be free of infection by
software viruses or other harmful computer code, files or programs.
7. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
THE NUTRITION RESOURCE CENTRE MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE, THE
SERVICE OR THE CONTENT. THE NUTRITION RESOURCE CENTRE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, WITH REGARD TO THE SITE, THE
SERVICE, THE CONTENT, AND ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE FURNISHED OR TO BE FURNISHED
VIA THE SITE. THE NUTRITION RESOURCE CENTRE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS
PERFORMED BY THE SITE OR THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR
ERROR-FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SITE OR THE SERVICE WILL BE CORRECTED. THE
NUTRITION RESOURCE CENTRE DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE
CONTENT, OR THAT ANY ERRORS IN THE CONTENT WILL BE CORRECTED. THE SITE, THE
SERVICE AND THE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS.
8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT WILL THE NUTRITION RESOURCE CENTRE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF (I)
THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, THE SERVICE, OR THE CONTENT, (II) ANY
TRANSACTION CONDUCTED THROUGH OR FACILITATED BY THE SITE; (III) ANY CLAIM
ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE SITE, THE
SERVICE AND/OR THE CONTENT, (IV) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR
TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA, OR (V) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SITE, THE
SERVICE, OR THE CONTENT, EVEN IF THE NUTRITION RESOURCE CENTRE HAS BEEN ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SITE, THE
SERVICE, THE CONTENT, OR WITH THE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY
IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE.
9. INDEMNIFIED
You understand and agree that you are personally responsible for your behavior
on the Site. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless The Nutrition
Resource Centre, its parent organization, subsidiaries, affiliated companies,
joint venturers, business partners, funders, licensors, employees, agents, and any third-party
information providers to the Service from and against all claims, losses,
expenses, damages and costs (including, but not limited to, direct, incidental,
consequential, exemplary and indirect damages), and reasonable attorneys’ fees,
resulting from or arising out of your use, misuse, or inability to use the
Site, the Service, or the Content, or any violation by you of this Agreement.
10. PRIVACY POLICY
11. USER CONDUCT
You agree to use the Site only for lawful purposes.
You agree not to take any action that might compromise the security of the
Site, render the Site inaccessible to others or otherwise cause damage to the
Site or the Content. You agree not to add to, subtract from, or otherwise
modify the Content, or to attempt to access any Content that is not intended
for you. You agree not to use the Site in any manner that might interfere with
the rights of third parties.
12. UNSOLICITED IDEA SUBMISSION POLICY
The Nutrition Resource Centre or any of its employees do not accept or consider
unsolicited ideas, including ideas for new advertising campaigns, marketing
strategies, new or improved products, technologies, services, processes,
materials, or new program names. We have found this policy necessary in order
to avoid misunderstandings should The Nutrition Resource Centre’s business
activities bear coincidental similarities with one or more of the thousands of
unsolicited ideas offered to us. Please do not send your unsolicited ideas to
The Nutrition Resource Centre or anyone at The Nutrition Resource Centre. If,
in spite of our request that you not send us your ideas, you still send them,
then regardless of what your posting, email, letter, or other transmission may
say, (1) your idea will automatically become the property of The Nutrition
Resource Centre, without any compensation to you; (2) The Nutrition Resource Centre
will have no obligation to return your idea to you or respond to you in any
way; (3) The Nutrition Resource Centre will have no obligation to keep your
idea confidential; and (4) The Nutrition Resource Centre may use your idea for
any purpose whatsoever, including giving your idea to others.
However, The Nutrition Resource Centre does welcome feedback regarding many
areas of The Nutrition Resource Centre’s existing businesses that will help
satisfy customer’s needs, and feedback can be provided through the many listed
contact areas on the Site. Any feedback you provide shall be deemed a
Submission under the terms in the User Supplied Information section above.
13. PASSWORD SECURITY
If you register under the Nutrition Resource Centre website to become a member
you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your member
identification and password information, and for restricting access to your
computer. You agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur
under your member identification and password.
14. GENERAL PROVISIONS
a. Correction of Errors and Inaccuracies. The Content may contain typographical
errors or other errors or inaccuracies and may not be complete or current. The
Nutrition Resource Centre therefore reserves the right to correct any errors,
inaccuracies or omissions and to change or update the Content at any time
without prior notice. The Nutrition Resource Centre does not, however,
guarantee that any errors, inaccuracies or omissions will be corrected.
b. Enforcement/ Choice of Law/ Choice of Forum. If any part of this Agreement
is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or
unenforceable, it will not impact any other provision of this Agreement, all of
which will remain in full force and effect. Any and all disputes relating to
this Agreement, The Nutrition Resource Centre’s Privacy Policy, your use of the
Site, any other The Nutrition Resource Centre web site, the Service, or the
Content are governed by, and will be interpreted in accordance with, the laws
of the Province of Ontario without regard to any conflict of laws provisions.
Last Updated: January 21, 2010.