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Terms of Use
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A. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS - Welcome to
UCOrganicProducts.com! UCOrganicProducts.com is an online information
and communications service (the "Service") for Upper Canada
Organic Products, Inc. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new
features that augments or enhances the current Service shall be subject
to the Terms of Use.
By accessing or using UCOrganicProducts.com, you agree to be bound
by the terms and conditions of this agreement. If you do not wish
to be bound by this agreement, you may not access or use UCOrganicProducts.com.
Upper Canada Organic Products, Inc. may modify this agreement at
any time, and such modification shall be effective immediately upon
either posting of the modified agreement or notifying you. You agree
to review this agreement periodically to ensure that you are aware
of any modifications. You also agree that Upper Canada Organic Products,
Inc. shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification,
suspension or discontinuance of the Service. Your continued access
or use of UCOrganicProducts.com shall be deemed your conclusive acceptance
of the modified agreement.
B. DISCLAIMER - The information contained in UCOrganicProducts.com
is compiled from a variety of sources ("Information Providers").
UCOrganicProducts.com’s services and information are provided “AS-IS” without
warranty, express or implied.
Upper Canada Organic Products, Inc. and Information Providers make
no warranty as to the reliability, accuracy, timeliness, usefulness,
adequacy, completeness or suitability of the Service. Upper Canada
Organic Products, Inc. and Information Providers cannot and do not
warrant against human and machine errors, omissions, delays, interruptions
or losses, including loss of data. Upper Canada Organic Products,
Inc. and Information Providers do not warrant or guarantee that the
functions or Services performed in UCOrganicProducts.com will be
uninterrupted or error-free or that defects in UCOrganicProducts.com
will be corrected. No advice or information, whether oral or written,
obtained by you from UCOrganicProducts.com or through or from the
Service shall create any warranty not expressly stated in the Terms
of Use.
Any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of
the Service is done at your own discretion and risk, and you will
be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss
of data that results from the download of any such material. Users
of UCOrganicProducts.com are responsible for (1) implementing and
maintaining adequate procedures and checkpoints to satisfy their
particular requirements for accuracy of data input and output, and
(2) maintaining a means external to UCOrganicProducts.com for the
reconstruction of any lost data.
C. CONDUCT - By using this Service, you agree not to use the Service
to:
- Upload, post, e-mail or otherwise transmit any content that is
unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar,
obscene,
libellous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or racially,
ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
- Upload, post, e-mail or otherwise transmit any content that you
do not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual
or
fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary
and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment
relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
- Upload, post, e-mail or otherwise transmit any content that infringes
any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary
rights (“Rights”) of any party;
- Upload, post, e-mail or otherwise transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized
advertising, promotional materials, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain
letters,” “pyramid schemes,” or any other form
of solicitation except in areas that are designated for such purpose;
- Upload, post, e-mail or otherwise transmit any material that contains
software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed
to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer
software, hardware or telecommunications equipment;
- Interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected
to the Service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies
or regulations of networks connected to the Service; or Intentionally
or unintentionally violate any applicable local, national, or international
laws.
D. LINKS - You are encouraged to use discretion while browsing the
Internet on searches initiated at UCOrganicProducts.com. UCOrganicProducts.com’s
links may lead unintentionally to sites containing information that
some people may find inappropriate or offensive. It may also lead
to sites that contain inaccurate information, false or misleading
advertising, or information that violates copyright, libel or defamation
laws.
Since Upper Canada Organic Products, Inc. has no control over such
sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that Upper Canada
Organic Products, Inc. is not responsible for the availability of
such external sites or resources and does not endorse and is not
responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or
other materials on or available from such sites or resources.
E. LIMITED LICENSE - By this Agreement, Upper Canada Organic Products,
Inc. grants, subject to the Terms of Use, only a limited, non-transferable
and non-exclusive license to use the software and documentation necessary
to access, explore and otherwise use UCOrganicProducts.com in real
time and to use the materials in UCOrganicProducts.com in a manner
consistent with paragraph F (Copyright) below.
F. COPYRIGHT - The entire contents of UCOrganicProducts.com are copyrighted
as a collective work under the laws of Canada and other copyright
laws. Upper Canada Organic Products, Inc. holds the copyright in
the collective work. The collective work includes works that are
the property of the Information Providers that are also protected
by copyright and other intellectual property laws.
You may display, subject to any expressly stated restrictions or
limitations relating to specific material, and download portions
of the material from the different areas of UCOrganicProducts.com
solely for your own non-commercial use, unless otherwise permitted.
Any redistribution, retransmission or publication of any copyrighted
material is strictly prohibited without the express written consent
of the copyright owner. You agree not to change or delete any proprietary
notices from materials downloaded from UCOrganicProducts.com.
G. LICENSES AND IDEA SUBMISSIONS - You agree to grant to Upper Canada
Organic Products, Inc. a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free,
perpetual license, with the right to sublicense, to reproduce, distribute,
transmit, create derivative works of, publicly display and publicly
perform any materials and other information (including, without limitation,
ideas contained therein for new or improved products or services)
you submit to public areas of UCOrganicProducts.com by all means
and in any media now known or hereafter developed. You hereby waive
your moral rights in any such materials and information, and you
hereby warrant that any such materials and information are original
with you, or that you have the right to submit such materials and
information. You agree that you shall have no recourse against Upper
Canada Organic Products, Inc. for any alleged or actual infringement
or misappropriation of any proprietary right in your communication
to us.
H. INDEMNIFICATION - YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD UPPER
CANADA ORGANIC PRODUCTS, INC., ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES,
AGENTS, INFORMATION PROVIDERS AND SUPPLIERS, HARMLESS FROM ANY CLAIM
OR DEMAND, INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COURT COSTS,
MADE BY ANY THIRD PARTY DUE TO OR ARISING OUT OF CONTENT YOU SUBMIT,
POST TO OR TRANSMIT THROUGH THE SERVICE, YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE,
YOUR CONNECTION TO THE SERVICE, YOUR VIOLATION OF THE TERMS OF USE,
OR YOUR VIOLATION OF ANY RIGHTS OF ANOTHER.
I. WAIVER, RELEASE AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY - YOU AGREE THAT NEITHER
UPPER CANADA ORGANIC PRODUCTS, INC., NOR ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS,
EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, INFORMATION PROVIDERS OR SUPPLIERS SHALL HAVE
ANY LIABILITY TO YOU UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY OR INDEMNITY IN
CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF UCORGANICPRODUCTS.COM.
YOU HEREBY RELEASE AND FOREVER WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE
AGAINST UPPER CANADA ORGANIC PRODUCTS, INC., ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS,
EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, INFORMATION PROVIDERS OR SUPPLIERS FOR LOSSES
OR DAMAGES YOU SUSTAIN IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF UCORGANICPRODUCTS.COM.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE FORGOING PARAGRAPH, THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF UPPER
CANADA ORGANIC PRODUCTS, INC., ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES,
AGENTS, INFORMATION PROVIDERS AND SUPPLIERS, IF ANY, FOR LOSSES OR
DAMAGES SHALL NOT EXCEED THE FEES PAID BY THE USER FOR THE PARTICULAR
INFORMATION OR SERVICE PROVIDED. IN NO EVENT SHALL UPPER CANADA ORGANIC
PRODUCTS, INC., ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, INFORMATION
PROVIDERS OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY LOSSES OR DAMAGES
OTHER THAN THE AMOUNT REFERRED TO ABOVE. ALL OTHER DAMAGES, DIRECT
OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE ARISING
FROM ANY USE OF THE INFORMATION ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED EVEN IF UPPER
CANADA ORGANIC PRODUCTS, INC., ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES,
AGENTS, INFORMATION PROVIDERS OR SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
J. THIRD PARTY RIGHTS - The provisions of paragraph H (Indemnification)
and I (Waiver, Release and Limitation of Liability) are for the benefit
of Upper Canada Organic Products, Inc. and its officers, directors,
employees, agents, licensors, suppliers, and Information Providers.
Each of these individuals or entities shall have the right to assert
and enforce those provisions directly against you on its own behalf.
K. TERMINATION - Either you or Upper Canada Organic Products, Inc.
may terminate your right to use UCOrganicProducts.com at any time,
with or without cause, upon notice. The provisions of paragraphs
F (Copyright), G (Licenses and Idea Submissions), H (Indemnification),
I (Waiver, Release and Limitation of Liability), J (Third Party Rights),
and N (General Information) shall survive any termination of the
Terms of Use.
L. NOTICE - Notice to you may be made via either e-mail or regular
mail. The Service may also provide notices of changes to the Terms
of Use or other matters by displaying notices or links to notices
to you generally on the Service.
M. TRADEMARK INFORMATION - UCOrganicProducts.com is a trademark of
Upper Canada Organic Products, Inc. All other trademarks appearing
on the Service are trademarks of their respective owners.
N. GENERAL INFORMATION - The Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement
between you and Upper Canada Organic Products, Inc. and govern your
use of the Service, superceding any prior agreements between you
and Upper Canada Organic Products, Inc.
The Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the Province of Ontario. You agree that any legal
action or proceeding between Upper Canada Organic Products, Inc.
and you for any purpose concerning the Terms of Use or the parties’ obligations
hereunder shall be brought exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction
sitting in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Upper Canada Organic Products, Inc.’s failure to insist upon
or enforce strict performance of any provision of the Terms of Use
shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. If
any provision of the Terms of Use is found by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the
court should endeavour to give effect to the parties’ intentions
as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Terms
of Use remain in full force and effect. Any cause of action or claim
you may have with respect to Upper Canada Organic Products, Inc.
must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of
action arises or be forever barred. Neither the course of conduct
between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision
of the Terms of Use. Upper Canada Organic Products, Inc. may assign
its rights and duties under the Terms of Use to any party at any
time without notice to you.
The section titles in the Terms of Use are for convenience only and
have no legal or contractual effect.
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