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Acceptance of Terms
of Use.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU READ ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY.
McGill Financial Services owns and operates
this Web site, located at http://www.mcgillfinancial.com (the Web site). This Terms of
Use Agreement (this Agreement) states the terms and conditions
under which you may access and use the Web site. By accessing and
using the Web site you are indicating your acceptance to be bound
by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. If you do not accept
these terms and conditions, you must not access or use the Web site.
IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE TERMS, CONDITIONS, RULES,
POLICIES, GUIDELINES OR PRACTICES OF MCGILL FINANCIAL SERVICES'
OPERATING WEB SITE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE
USING IT.
McGill Financial Services may
revise this Agreement at any time by updating this posting. Use
of the Web site after such changes are posted will signify your
agreement to these revised terms. You should visit this page periodically
to review this Agreement.
Ownership.
All materials displayed or otherwise accessible through the
Web site, including, without limitation, news articles, text,
photographs, images, illustrations, audio clips, video clips,
computer software and code (collectively, the Content) are
protected under Canadian and foreign copyright or other laws,
and are owned by McGill Financial Services, its licensors
or the party accredited as the provider of the Content. In
addition, the Web site is protected under copyright law as
a collective work and/or compilation pursuant to Canadian
and foreign laws. You shall abide by all additional copyright
notices, information and restrictions on or contained in any
of the Content accessed through the Web site. ANY USE,
REPRODUCTION, ALTERATION, MODIFICATION, PUBLIC PERFORMANCE
OR DISPLAY, UPLOADING OR POSTING ONTO THE INTERNET, TRANSMISSION,
REDISTRIBUTION OR OTHER EXPLOITATION OF THE WEBSITE OR OF
ANY CONTENT, WHETHER IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OTHER THAN EXPRESSLY
SET OUT HEREIN, IS PROHIBITED WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN
PERMISSION OF MCGILL FINANCIAL SERVICES.
Limited Licence. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
you are hereby granted the right to access, view and use the Web
site for your personal, non-commercial use, and are granted the
right to download, store and print single copies of items comprising
the Content for your personal, non-commercial use, provided that
you maintain all copyright and other notices contained in such Content.
Trademarks.
McGill Financial Services and the Owl Logo are official marks
or trademarks of McGill Financial Services. Other names, words,
titles, phrases, logos, designs, graphics, icons and trademarks
displayed on the Web site may constitute registered or unregistered
trademarks of McGill Financial Services or third parties.
While certain trademarks of third parties may be used by McGill
Financial Services under license, the display of third-party
trademarks on the Web site should not be taken to imply any
relationship or license between McGill Financial Services
and the owner of said trademark or to imply that McGill Financial
Services endorses the wares, services or business of the owner
of said trademark. Nothing contained on the Web site should
be construed as granting you any license or right to use any
trademark logo or design of McGill Financial Services or any
third party, without the written permission of McGill Financial
Services or the respective owner of any third-party trademark.
Disclaimer of Warranties.
THE WEB SITE AND ALL CONTENT IS PROVIDED AS IS. BY ACCESSING
AND USING THE WEB SITE YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT USE
OF THE WEB SITE AND THE CONTENT IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.
MCGILL FINANCIAL SERVICES MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES
REGARDING THE WEB SITE AND THE CONTENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY (I) THAT THE WEB
SITE AND/OR CONTENT WILL BE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE,
SUITABLE OR TIMELY; (II) THAT ANY CONTENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, ANY INFORMATION, DATA, SOFTWARE, PRODUCT OR SERVICE
CONTAINED IN OR MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEB SITE WILL BE
OF MERCHANTABLE QUALITY OR FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE; III)
THAT THE OPERATION OF THE WEB SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR
ERROR FREE; (IV) THAT DEFECTS OR ERRORS IN THE WEB SITE WILL
BE CORRECTED; (V) THAT THE WEB SITE WILL BE FREE FROM VIRUSES
OR HARMFUL COMPONENTS; AND (VI) THAT COMMUNICATIONS TO OR
FROM THE WEB SITE WILL BE SECURE OR NOT INTERCEPTED.
Limitation of Liability.
SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL MCGILL FINANCIAL
SERVICES, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, LICENSORS
OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, BE LIABLE FOR
ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOSS OR DAMAGES
IN THE NATURE OF OR RELATING TO LOST BUSINESS, LOST SAVINGS,
LOST DATA AND/OR LOST PROFITS, REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE AND
WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT (INCLUDING FUNDAMENTAL BREACH),
TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION
SHALL APPLY EVEN IFMCGILL FINANCIAL SERVICES KNEW OF OR OUGHT
TO HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
IN NO EVENT SHALL MCGILL FINANCIAL SERVICES,
ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, LICENSORS OR THEIR
RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES UNDER
THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT (INCLUDING FUNDAMENTAL
BREACH), TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, EXCEEDING
ONE HUNDRED CANADIAN DOLLARS (C$100)EVEN IF MCGILL FINANCIAL
SERVICES HAS BEEN ADVISED OR OUGHT TO HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES.
IN NO EVENT SHALL MCGILL FINANCIAL SERVICES,
ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, LICENSORS OR THEIR
RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS
OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM THE FAILURE OF MCGILL FINANCIAL SERVICES
OR YOUR FAILURE TO PROTECT YOUR PASSWORD OR ACCOUNT INFORMATION.
MCGILL FINANCIAL SERVICES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS
ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR THE ACTS, OMISSIONS OR CONDUCT OF
ANY THIRD-PARTY USER OF THE WEB SITE OR ANY ADVERTISER OR
SPONSOR OF THE WEBSITE (COLLECTIVELY, THIRD-PARTY USER). UNDER
NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL McGill Financial Services AND ITS OFFICERS,
DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS LICENSORS, BE LIABLE FOR ANY
INJURY, LOSS, DAMAGE (INCLUDING SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES) OR EXPENSE ARISING IN ANY MANNER
WHATSOEVER FROM (I) THE ACTS, OMISSIONS OR CONDUCT OF ANY
THIRD-PARTY USER; AND (II) ANY USE OR INABILITY TO USE ANY
MATERIALS, SOFTWARE, CONTENT, GOODS OR SERVICES LOCATED AT
OR MADE AVAILABLE AT ANY WEB SITE LINKED TO OR FROM THE WEB
SITE.
IF YOU DECIDE TO ACCESS OR USE ANY LINKED WEB SITE
OR CONTENT, MATERIALS, SOFTWARE, GOODS OR SERVICES FROM A WEB SITE
LINKED TO THE WEB SITE, YOU DO SO ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.
YOU HEREBY RELEASE MCGILL FINANCIAL SERVICES
AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE
SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, FROM ANY DAMAGES THAT YOU INCUR, AND
AGREE NOT TO ASSERT ANY CLAIMS AGAINST THEM, ARISING FROM
YOUR PURCHASE OR USE OF ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE
THROUGH THE WEB SITE OR BY THIRD PARTIES THROUGH THE WEB SITE.
No Advice. The information
contained on the Web site is for informational purposes only. It
is not intended to provide legal, accounting, tax, investment, financial,
medical, lifestyle or other advice to you, and you should not rely upon the
information to provide any such advice.
Linking. The Web site
contains links to third-party web sites. These links are provided
solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by McGill Financial Services
of the contents of such third-party web sites. McGill Financial Services is not responsible
for the content of any third-party web site, nor does it make any
representation or warranty of any kind regarding any third-party
web site including, without limitation (i) any representation or
warranty regarding the legality, accuracy, reliability, completeness,
timeliness, suitability of any content on any third-party web site;
(ii) any representation or warranty regarding the merchantability
or fitness for a particular purpose of any material, content, software,
goods or services located at or made available through such third-party
web sites; or (iii) any representation or warranty that the operation
of the third-party web sites will be uninterrupted or error free,
that defects or errors in such third-party websites will be corrected
or that such third-party websites will be free from viruses or other
harmful components.
While McGill Financial Services encourages links
to the Web site, it does not wish to be linked
to or from any third-party web site which (i)
contains, posts or transmits any unlawful, threatening,
abusive, libellous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar,
pornographic, profane or indecent information
of any kind, including, without limitation, any
content constituting or encouraging conduct that
would constitute a criminal offense, give rise
to civil liability or otherwise violate any local,
state, provincial, national or international law
or regulation which may be damaging or detrimental
to the activities, operations, credibility or
integrity of McGill Financial Services or which contains,
posts or transmits any material or information
of any kind which promotes racism, bigotry, hatred
or physical harm of any kind against any group
or individual, could be harmful to minors, harasses
or advocates harassment of another person, provides
material that exploits people under the age of
18 in a sexual or violent manner, provides instructional
information about illegal activities, including,
without limitation, the making or buying of illegal
weapons; or (ii) contains, posts or transmits
any information, software or other material which
violates or infringes upon the rights of others,
including material which is an invasion of privacy
or publicity rights, or which is protected by
copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights.
McGill Financial Services reserves the right to prohibit or
refuse to accept any link to the Web site, including,
without limitation, any link which contains or
makes available any content or information of
the foregoing nature, at any time. You agree to
remove any link you may have to the Web site upon
the request of McGill Financial Services.
Software Licenses and
Ownership. All software embedded in or located on or at the
Web site, including, without limitation, all computer code of all
types, including all files and/or images contained in or generated
by such software (Software) is protected by copyright and may
be protected by other rights. All such Software is owned by McGill Financial Services,
its licensors or the party accredited with ownership of such Software.
You are hereby granted the right to access and use the Software
embedded and integrated into the Web site, subject to (i) the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, and (ii) any additional conditions
which may be imposed on your access and use of such Software.
If the Web site provides Software for download,
unless otherwise provided, you are hereby granted, subject (i) to
the terms of this Agreement and (ii) to any other terms and conditions
that may apply to your downloading and use of such Software, a personal,
non-transferable, non-exclusive license to (i) install and run one
copy of the Software in object-code format on a non-networked computer
for your personal, non-commercial use; and (ii) to reproduce the
Software only as reasonably required to install, run and make reasonable
backup copies as allowed by law.
Except to the extent expressly permitted in this
Agreement, you may not: (i) use, reproduce, modify, adapt, translate,
upload, download or transmit the Software in whole or in part; (ii)
sell, rent, lease, licence, transfer or otherwise provide access
to the Software; (iii) alter, remove or cover any trademarks or
proprietary notices included in the Software; and/or (iv) decompile,
disassemble, decrypt, extract or reverse engineer the Software or
assist others in doing so.
Other than the limited license granted herein,
nothing contained in the Web site shall be construed as granting
you any right, title, interest or other license in or to any Software
embedded or integrated into the Web site or made available for download
from the Web site, including, but not limited, to any intellectual
property rights in the Software.
All Software embedded or integrated into the Web
site is provided As Is, without warranties of any kind, either
expressed or implied, including, without limitation, any warranty
(i) that the Software is of merchantable quality or is fit for any
particular purpose; (ii) that the Software will conform with any
specification(s) relating to the Software; (iii) that the Software
will be free from material defects; (iv) that the Software contains
no computer viruses or other contaminants; or (v) that the Software
shall process date-related and time-related data without causing
any processing interruptions, abnormal termination or process or
manipulate any time-related data.
Online Commerce. The
Web site may allow you to purchase many different types of products
and services online that are provided by McGill Financial Services (the Wares and
Services). When ordering Wares and Services on the Web site, you
must provide complete and accurate personal information consisting
of your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, credit
card information and shipping address, as well as any other information
requested.
Your receipt of an electronic form or other form
of order confirmation does not signify our acceptance of your order,
nor does it constitute confirmation of our offer to sell. Your submission
of an order to us shall be deemed to constitute an offer to purchase,
which shall remain open for a reasonable time, unless we agree otherwise,
and will be deemed to be accepted by us only upon shipment of the
Wares and Services. McGill Financial Services, in its sole discretion, reserves the
right at any time after receipt of your order, without prior notice
to you, to supply less than the quantity you ordered of any item.
McGill Financial Services, in its sole discretion, reserves the right at any time
after receipt of your order, to accept or decline your order for
any reason.
You acknowledge and agree that the price of the
Wares and Services is subject to change without notice and that
the Wares and Services are subject to availability. The sale of
the Wares and Services is void where prohibited by law. McGill Financial Services,
in its sole discretion, shall have the right, at any time after
receipt of your order, to decline your order for any reason. In
the event that the Wares and Services are listed at an incorrect
price, due to a typographical error or an error in pricing information,
McGill Financial Services, in its sole discretion, shall have the right at any time
after receipt of your order, to decline your order.
The Web site may allow you to purchase many different
types of products and services online that are provided by third
parties (the Third-Party Merchandise). McGill Financial Services is not responsible
for the legality, quality, accuracy, timeliness, reliability or
any other aspect of any Third-Party Merchandise. If you make a purchase
from a third-party web hosted by the Web site or linked from the
Web site, the information obtained during your visit to any third-party
web site and the information that you give, such as your credit
card number and contact information, is collected by the third-party
web site and not by McGill Financial Services.
You release McGill Financial Services and its officers, directors,
employees, agents and their respective successors and assigns from
any damages that you incur, and agree not to assert any claims against
them, arising from your purchase or use of the Wares and Services
or Third-Party Merchandise made available on the Web site or by
third-party web sites through the Web site.
Notice and Procedure for
Making Claims of Copyright Infringement.
It is the policy of McGill Financial Services to respond to
claims of intellectual property infringement. McGill Financial
Services will promptly process and investigate notices of
alleged infringement and will take any actions, in its sole
discretion, it deems appropriate. Notifications of claimed
copyright infringement should be sent to Peter MacCabe - peter@mcgillfinancial.com
To be effective, the notification of infringement
must be a written communication that includes the following:
- A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;
- Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material;
- Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted;
- A statement that the complaining party has a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law and;
- A statement that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
Indemnity. You agree
to indemnify, defend and hold harmless McGill Financial Services and its officers,
directors, employees, agents, licensors and their respective successors
and assigns, from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities,
costs or expenses whatsoever, including, without limitation, legal
fees and disbursements resulting directly or indirectly from: (i)
your breach of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
(ii) your access, use or inability to access or use the Web site
or any Web site to which the Web site is or may be linked to from
time to time; (iii) your use of, reliance on, publication, communication
or distribution, uploading or downloading of anything on or from
the Web site; and/or (iv) your violation of any law or regulation.
Registration.
To use certain features of the Web site, you may be asked to register
with the Web site. You agree (i) to provide true, accurate, current
and complete information about yourself as prompted by any registration
form; and (ii) to maintain and promptly update the information you
provide to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If McGill Financial Services
has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue,
inaccurate, not current or incomplete, McGill Financial Services has the right to
suspend or terminate your access to and use of the Web site (or
any portion thereof). McGill Financial Services' use of any personally identifying
information you provide as part of the registration process is governed
by the terms of McGill Financial Services' Privacy
Policy.
Passwords. To use
certain features of the Web site, you may also need a username and
password, which you will receive through the Website registration
process. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality
of the password and account, and are responsible for all activities
that occur under your password or account. You agree to notify McGill Financial Services
immediately of any unauthorized use of your password or account
or any other breach of security, and to ensure that you exit from
your account at the end of each session. McGill Financial Services cannot and will
not be liable for any loss or damage arising from McGill Financial Services' failure
or your failure to protect your password or account information.
Security. Please
note that information sent or received over the Internet is generally
unsecure and McGill Financial Services cannot and does not make any representation
or warranty concerning security of any communication to or from
the Web site or any representation or warranty regarding the interception
by third parties of personal or other information.
Termination. McGill Financial Services
may at any time, without notice, in its sole discretion and without
cause, terminate your right to access or use the Web site, (or any
portion thereof). McGill Financial Services may also terminate your right to access
and use the Web site, or any part of the Web site, if you breach
any term or condition of this Agreement.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction.
The Web site (excluding linked Web sites) is controlled by McGill Financial Services
from its offices within the Province of Ontario, Canada. By accessing
or using the Web site, you agree that all matters relating to your
access to, or use of, the Web site and/or the Content shall be governed
by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada, without
regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof. You agree and
hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal Court
of Canada and/or the courts of the Province of Ontario with respect
to such matters. You agree that the provisions of the United Nations
Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods shall
not apply.
General. Any consent
by McGill Financial Services to, or waiver of, a breach of this Agreement which you
have committed, whether express or implied, shall not constitute
a consent to, or waiver of, any other, different or subsequent breach.
You may not assign or transfer this Agreement or any right or obligation
hereunder. If any term or provision of this Agreement is held by
a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, it shall be severed
and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force without
being invalidated in any way. This Agreement is not intended to
create a partnership, joint venture, or agency relationship between
the parties. Except for any agreements with McGill Financial Services that expressly
reference this Agreement, this is the entire agreement between you
and McGill Financial Services relating to the matters contained herein.
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