Terms & Conditions
Last updated: July 24, 2020
These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”, “Terms and Conditions”) govern your relationship with www.initiolawclinic.ca or www.dal.ca/initiolawclinic (the “Site”) operated by Dalhousie University’s Schulich School of Law, Technology and Innovation Law Clinic (“the TILC”, “us”, “we”, or “our”).
Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully.
As the TILC is overseen by the Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University it is subject to the Dalhousie University Terms of Use policy and the Acceptable Use Policy of the institution. We use Squarespace to host this Site, and thus you agree to adhere to Squarespace’s Acceptable Use Policy.
This website is provided solely for informational purposes by the TILC and its use by you is conditional on your acceptance of the terms and conditions of use as stated below. These materials do not constitute or is intended to substitute for legal advice and do not create a solicitor-client relationship between you and the TILC. Any opinions expressed through the content of this Site are the opinions of the particular author and may not reflect the opinions of the TILC.
By visiting or using the Site, you agree on your own behalf, and on behalf of any entity on whose behalf you may act, to accept and abide by the Terms and Conditions for each use of and each visit to the Site. By accessing or using the Site you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy, and accept all legal consequences. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, in whole or in part, please do not use the Site.
The TILC has the right, in its sole discretion, to add to, remove, or modify any part of the Terms and Conditions, in whole or in part, at any time. Changes will be effective when notice of such change is posted at the Site. Your continued use of the Site after any such changes are posted will constitute acceptance of those changes.
Purchasing Services
If you wish to purchase a service made available through the website, you may be asked to supply certain information relevant to your purchase including, without limitation, your last name, your email address, your credit card number, the expiration date of your credit card, your billing address, and your shipping information.
By submitting such information, you grant us the right to provide the information to third parties only for purposes of facilitating purchases.
We reserve the right to refuse or cancel your order if fraud or an unauthorised or illegal transaction is suspected. We will not be held responsible or liable for any failure for the purchase to complete, or any resulting loss or damages to you.
Linked Sites
The TILC may provide links to other websites on this site. Please note these links are provided only as a convenience and the TILC is not responsible for the content of any third-party website and does not endorse the information contained therein or guarantee its quality, accuracy, reliability, or completeness.
If you decide to visit any linked site, you do so at your own risk, and it is your responsibility to take all protective measures to guard against viruses and other destructive elements.
Security
Any information sent or received over the internet is generally not secure. The TILC does not guarantee the security of any communication to or from the Site.
Intellectual Property Rights
The Site and its entire contents, features, and functionalities, including but not limited to designs, graphics, pictures, illustrations, software, artwork, video, names, words, titles, phrases, logos and marks displayed on the Site are owned by the TILC, our licensors, or other providers of such material and protected by copyright, trademark and any other applicable intellectual property laws.
Intellectual Property Ownership
You may only use our Site for your personal and non-commercial use. You shall not directly or indirectly reproduce, compile for an internal database, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Site, in any form or medium whatsoever except:
a) your computer and browser may temporarily store or cache copies of materials being accessed and viewed;
b) reasonable number of copies for personal use only may be printed keeping any proprietary notices thereon, which may only be used for non-commercial and lawful personal use and not for further reproduction, publication, or distribution of any kind on any medium whatsoever;
c) we grant you written permission.
Privacy
By submitting your personal information and using our Site, you consent to the collection, use, reproduction, hosting, transmission, and disclosure of any such user content submissions in compliance with our Privacy Policy, found at www.initiolawclinic.ca/privacy, as we deem necessary for use of the Site and provision of services.
Cookies
By using our Site, you consent to the use of cookies and agreeing on the Cookie Policy of our hosting provider Squarespace. These cookies are used to store information including visitors' preferences, and the pages on the Site that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize user experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information. You can set your browser to notify you before you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it. You can also set your browser to turn off cookies. If you do, however, you may experience a degraded experience with us. You should visit Squarespace’s page for detailed explanation about their cookies.
Disclaimers
The Site is provided on an “as-is” and “as available” basis, and we expressly disclaim any and all warranties and conditions of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including all warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, quiet enjoyment, accuracy, or non-infringement. We do not guarantee that the Site will meet your requirements, will be available on an uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free basis, or will be accurate, reliable, free of viruses or other harmful code, complete, legal, or safe.
Limitation on Liability
We shall not be responsible for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damage or any other damages whatsoever and howsoever caused, arising out of or in connection with the use of the Site or in reliance on the information available on the Site, including the loss of use, lost data, lost business profits, business interruption, personal injury, or any other personal or pecuniary loss, whether the action is in contract, tort (including negligence) or other tortious action. Access to and use of the Site is at your own discretion and risk, and you will be solely responsible for any damage to your device or computer system, or loss of data resulting therefrom.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, our liability to you for any damages arising from or related to these Terms, will at all times be limited to a maximum of fifty Canadian dollars (CAD $50). The existence of more than one claim will not enlarge this limit.
Governing Law
You expressly agree that any disputes, claims, complaints or actions you may choose to advance arising from your use of the website will be decided by the Courts established under and applying the laws of Nova Scotia excluding the law relating to choice of law and forum conveniens. You further expressly agree that you have attorned to the jurisdiction of the Courts of Nova Scotia for the purpose of resolving any such dispute, claim, complaint, or action. The Site is intended for use only in jurisdictions where it may lawfully be offered for use.
Entire Terms
Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the other provisions of these Terms will be unimpaired and the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed modified so that it is valid and enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law. These Terms, and your rights and obligations herein, may not be assigned, subcontracted, delegated, or otherwise transferred by you without our prior written consent, and any attempted assignment, subcontract, delegation, or transfer in violation of the foregoing will be null and void.