COMMUNITY GUIDELINES AGREEMENT
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ELIGIBILITY:
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PRIVACY:
Any personally identifiable information we may collect from you is subject to the guidelines established in our Privacy Policy. The Privacy Policy is hereby incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement.
ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
Your use of the PrepareforCanada.com Community is further subject to Destination Canada Information Inc. Terms and Conditions. The DESTINATION CANADA INFORMATION INC. Terms and Conditions are hereby incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement.
USER CONTRIBUTIONS:
The PrepareforCanada.com Community is a tool for PrepareforCanada.com Community members to express meaningful thoughts, opinions and insights relevant to the featured topic. You may browse this site for personal entertainment and information. There are many opportunities for you to actively participate in the PrepareforCanada.com Community. Please make sure your responses are relevant to the posted entry and the stated focus of the PrepareforCanada.com Community. While topic drift is normal, we expect that everyone will stay as close to the subject as possible.
DESTINATION CANADA INFORMATION INC.
Shall have the right at its sole discretion to retain and use any all comments, suggestions, data or other information (collectively “Information”) contributed by you to the PrepareforCanada.com Community in current or future products or services, without further compensation to you. To the extent such Information is protectable under intellectual property laws, you agree to assign, as necessary, any and all rights to such Information to DESTINATION CANADA INFORMATION INC. and cooperate with DESTINATION CANADA INFORMATION INC. in the assignment of such rights. You also hereby grant PrepareforCanada.com a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, reproduce, copy, publish, broadcast, or otherwise use your name, statements, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world including, without limitation, for any and all advertising, promotion and other purposes of trade.
RESTRICTIONS ON USER CONTRIBUTIONS:
1. You may not attempt to impersonate another User or a person who is not a User;
2. You may not use any information obtained from the PrepareforCanada.com Community in order to harass, threaten, abuse, or harm another person, or in order to contact, advertise to, solicit, or sell to any User without such User’s prior explicit consent;
3. The contribution must not contain material that threatens or attacks any place, business, or group;
4. The contribution must not contain material that violates, invades, or infringes another’s rights, including but not limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright infringement;
5. The contribution must be wholly original and created entirely by you and does not incorporate or include anything this is owned by a third party or would require the consent of a third party;
6. The contribution must not contain content that is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
7. The contribution must not contain brand names or trademarks;
8. The contribution must not display any commercial/corporate advertising (including but not limited to corporate logos, brand names, slogans, political, or religious statements);
9. The contribution must not contain adware, chain letters, junk mail, unsolicited mass mailings, spam, pyramid schemes, advertisements, personal solicitations or commercial solicitations;
10. The contribution must not contain viruses, Trojan horses, worms, bots, spyware or any other computer code that is intended to damage, interfere with, or surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or information;
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12. The contribution must not contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age;
13. The contribution must not include any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
14. Contributions must not contain criminal or tortuous activity, including but not limited to child pornography, fraud, trafficking of obscene material, drug dealing, or gambling;
15. Contributions must not include solicitations of money or services;
16. Contributions must not solicit personal information from anyone under 18 years of age;
17. The contribution must not contain material that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to all applicable local, state, federal, or international laws and regulations.
18. You may not:
o select or use a screen name of another person with the intention of impersonating that person,
o use a screen name of anyone else without authorization,
o use a screen name in violation of the intellectual property or other legal rights of any person or
o use a screen name that Destination Canada Information Inc. considers, in its sole discretion and for any reason, inappropriate.
MEDICAL DISCLAIMER:
The content of this site is not a substitute for medical advice. PrepareforCanada.com and the Prepare for Canada e-mail newsletters are not intended to, and do not, provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. All content, including text, graphics, images and information are for general informational purposes only. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this site or in a Prepare for Canada e-mail newsletter. Never rely on information from this site or an e-mail newsletter in place of seeking professional medical advice.
NO WARRANTY:
THE SITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITH NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND YOU USE THE SERVICE AT YOUR OWN RISK. DESTINATION CANADA INFORMATION INC. EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE SITE OR ITS CONTENT, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. Some states do not allow the exclusion of warranty, so the above exclusions may not apply to you.
HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNITY:
You agree to hold harmless and indemnify DESTINATION CANADA INFORMATION INC. and its employees, agents and representatives, from and against any third party claim arising from or in any way related to your use of the PrepareforCanada.com Community, including any liability or expense arising from all claims, losses, damages (actual and consequential), suits, judgments, litigation costs and attorneys’ fees, of every kind and nature.
VIOLATIONS OF TERMS:
In addition to any legal remedies that DESTINATION CANADA INFORMATION INC. may have for your violation of the terms of these Guidelines, DESTINATION CANADA INFORMATION INC. shall also have the right in its sole discretion to suspend or terminate your access to the PrepareforCanada.com Community.
RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES:
The contributions provided by you are not to be considered as representative of the views of DESTINATION CANADA INFORMATION INC. or any of it subsidiaries or affiliates. In addition, no confidential or other relationship, fiduciary or otherwise, exists between you and DESTINATION CANADA INFORMATION INC. . As such, each party shall be and act as an independent contractor and not as partner, joint venturer, agent, employee or employer of the other and shall not bind nor attempt to bind the other to any contract.
PROMOTIONS:
Special terms may apply to other services or promotions offered by PrepareforCanada.com, such as Official Rules for contests, sweepstakes, features and/or activities. Any such terms are in addition to these guidelines, and in the event of a conflict, the Guidelines will prevail.
CONTENT DISCLAIMER:
While we have made extensive efforts to ensure that the information included on PrepareforCanada.com is accurate, Destination Canada Information Inc. makes no guarantee as to the information’s absolute correctness. We have consulted various reputable sources. Destination Canada Information Inc. shall incur no liability for any errors or omissions in connection with this information. We welcome being informed of any corrections or changes to be made to the information on this site.
MODIFICATION OF TERMS:
DESTINATION CANADA INFORMATION INC. may modify the terms of this Agreement at our sole discretion and without notice, which modification shall be effective immediately. Accordingly, we suggest that you check this page regularly for updated or additional guidelines.
