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Before using or subscribing to CompareVillage.ca please review the following terms and conditions which define your rights, responsibilities and benefits as a user of CompareVillage.ca. CompareVillage.ca License and Terms and Conditions of Use CompareVillage.ca is an Internet service (the "Service") and is Canadian owned and operated. If you are under the age of 18, you may not access nor use this Service, unless you obtain permission of your parent or legal guardian (collectively “Guardian”) and your Guardian has confirmed to us that he or she takes full responsibility for your access and use of this Site. "You" or "your" means a permitted user of the Service or, in the case of minors, the Guardian of such minor. Your use of the Service indicates that you agree to and understand these terms and conditions (the "Terms and Conditions") as well as our PRIVACY POLICY (together the "Agreement"). If you do not agree to be bound by the Agreement, you must not use the Service. We reserve the right to revise the Agreement at any time by updating this posting. You should visit this page periodically to review the current Agreement. Your continued use after any change indicates your acceptance of that change. If you don't want to be bound by a change, you must discontinue use of the Service. Use of Materials CompareVillage.ca contains graphics, information, data, editorial and other content accessible by any Internet user and similar content which is accessible only to our subscribing members ("Content"). Whether in the free section or in the subscription section of the Service, the copyright in all Content and any other intellectual property rights in the Service are owned by CompareVillage.ca, Inc., or third party providers, and may be used only in accordance with the provisions of the limited use license set out below. Limited Use LICENCE Certain words, phrases, names, designs or logos used on the site may be protected as trademarks, service marks or trade names of CompareVillage.ca, Inc. or other entities. Nothing contained on this site should be construed as granting any license or right to use any trademark, logo or design displayed on this site without the express written permission of CompareVillage.ca. User provided content We reserve the right, but have no obligation, to screen, edit, review, remove or otherwise monitor User Provided Content, with the exception that, to promote privacy, an automated filtering tool will be used to suppress and omit from display information submitted to the user submitted family tree elements of the Service which appears in our best judgment to pertain to a living person. You agree, through your use of the Service, that you will not post any material which is knowingly false and/or invasive of any person’s privacy, defamatory, inaccurate, indecent, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, pornographic, profane, threatening, offensive, tortuous, or otherwise unlawful or inappropriate or which violates the rights of others. You agree that your postings shall not contain viruses or other contaminating or destructive devices or features. You agree not to post advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or other forms of commercial or unlawful solicitation. We also reserve the right to act expeditiously to remove or disable access to any User Provided Content that comes to our attention, including information which we believe, in our sole discretion, is knowingly false and/or invasive of any person’s privacy, defamatory, inaccurate, indecent, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, pornographic, profane, threatening, offensive, tortuous, or otherwise unlawful or inappropriate or which violates the rights of others, and we may terminate your use of the Service in these circumstances. LIABILITY DISCLAIMER NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, LOST REVENUE, COMMERCIAL OR ECONOMIC LOSS, LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF, OR DAMAGE TO, DATA, SYSTEMS OR PROGRAMS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE (WHETHER SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGE WAS FORESEEABLE, KNOWN OR OTHERWISE), THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE OR ITS CONTENTS, OR FOR ANY CONSEQUENCE RESULTING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM ANY ACTION YOU TAKE BASED ON OR MADE IN RELIANCE ON THE CONTENT, USER PROVIDED CONTENT OR ON MATERIALS OR INFORMATION ON OTHER SITES LINKED TO THIS SITE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. CompareVillage.ca may, from time to time, provide opportunities to users of the Service to link to or buy services from third parties. Sites of those third parties may be subject to terms and conditions different from those found here. CompareVillage.ca makes no representation, warranty or condition concerning, is not responsible for and does not endorse any third party provided goods or services, and you agree that any recourse for dissatisfaction or problems with those goods or services will be sought from the third party provider and not from CompareVillage.ca. If you are dissatisfied with any portion of the Service, or with any of these terms of this Agreement, you should discontinue using the Service. Additional Guest or Subscribing Member Terms 1.1 As part of the registration process, you will select a password and subscriber name ("Username"). You must provide CompareVillage.ca with accurate, complete and updated registration information. Failure to do so will result in breach of this Agreement. You understand that you may not (i) select or use a name of another person with the intent to impersonate that person; (ii) use the rights of another person without authorization; or (iii) use a name that we, in our sole discretion, deem offensive. 1.2 You must immediately notify us by regular mail or by email at support@CompareVillage.ca of any known or suspected unauthorized use(s) of your account, or any known or suspected breach of security, including loss, theft, or unauthorized disclosure of your password or credit card information. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password. You will never be required to reveal your password to any representative or agent of CompareVillage.ca, its owners or agents. 1.3 You must be 18 years or older to subscribe to the Service. 1.4 You are responsible for all usage or activity on CompareVillage.ca via your password account. Distribution of your password to others for access to CompareVillage.ca is expressly prohibited and shall constitute a breach of this Agreement. Any fraudulent, abusive, or otherwise illegal activity may be grounds for termination of your account, at our sole discretion, and you may be referred to appropriate law enforcement agencies. 2. COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN COMPAREVILLAGE.CA AND YOU We will send electronic mail to you, for the purpose of informing you of changes or additions to the Content or Service, or of any related products and services that we think may be of interest to you. You may opt out of this notification service by clicking the unsubscribe link at the end of the email. For further information on our use of subscriber demographic information, see the PRIVACY POLICY on the Service. If you unsubscribe you will still receive email reminders with regard to the renewal of your subscription. Should you breach this Agreement, we will have the right to revoke your license to use the Service and suspend your right of access. In such a case, no portion of your subscription payment will be refunded. Should we decide to suspend or terminate the Service for any reason other than breach, we will refund to you the unused portion of your subscription payment, which will be your sole and exclusive remedy upon such a suspension or termination of service. We reserve the right to assign or transfer our rights and obligations under this Agreement to any person who agrees to assume and comply with all the obligations set out in this Agreement. This Agreement is personal to you and, as a result, you may not without the written consent of CompareVillage.ca assign or transfer any of your rights and obligations under this Agreement. 5. MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE SERVICE CompareVillage.ca has the right, at its sole discretion, to modify this Agreement or the Service at any time in order to take account of changes to the Service, changes in law or any other reason which CompareVillage.ca, Inc. may deem valid at any time. Changes to the Service will be posted at CompareVillage.ca or sent via email or postal mail to you. If any portion of this Agreement or any change of this Agreement of the Service is unacceptable to you or will cause you to no longer be in compliance with the Agreement, you may cancel your subscription in accordance with Clause 2. Continued use of the Service now or following posted notices of changes in this Agreement means that you have accepted and are bound by the changes. 6.1 This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the 6.2 In the event that any term of this Agreement or portion thereof is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall remain valid and enforceable. We can replace any term which is not valid and enforceable with a term of similar meaning which is valid and enforceable. 6.3 Any failure by us to enforce any term of this Agreement shall not affect our right to require such performance at any subsequent time, nor shall the waiver by us of any breach by you of any provisions of this Agreement be taken to be a waiver of the provision or provisions itself. 6.4 You agree to indemnify us against all liabilities, claims and expenses that may arise from any breach of this Agreement by you or otherwise as a result of your use of CompareVillage.ca. 6.5 Official correspondence must be sent via postal mail to: CompareVillage.ca |