Terms of Use

Acceptance 

This Terms of Use Agreement (“Agreement”) is a legal agreement between you and The Sinneave Family Foundation (“Sinneave”), the owner and operator of this website (the “Website”). It states the terms and conditions under which you may access and use the Website. By accessing and using the Website, 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 Website. Sinneave may revise this Agreement at any time by updating this posting. Use of the Website after such changes are posted will signify your acceptance of these revised terms. You should visit this page periodically to review this Agreement.

Not Professional Advice

Content on the Website is for information purposes only. It is not, and should not be taken as, medical or other professional advice. You should not rely on, or take or fail to take any action, based upon this information. Never disregard professional advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this Website.

Copyright

All materials displayed or otherwise accessible through this Website (collectively, “Content”) are protected by copyright law, and are owned by Sinneave or the party accredited as the provider of the Content. Except as granted in the limited license herein, any use of the Content, including modification, transmission, presentation, distribution, republication, or other exploitation of the Website or of its Content, whether in whole or in part, is prohibited without the express prior written consent of Sinneave.

Limited Licence

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, you are hereby granted a limited, non-transferable and non-exclusive license to access, view and use the Website 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

Sinneave and the SINNEAVE logo are trade marks of The Sinneave Family Foundation. Other names, words, titles, phrases, logos, designs, graphics, icons and trade marks displayed on the Website may constitute registered or unregistered trade marks of Sinneave or third parties. The display of third-party trade marks on the Website should not be taken to imply any relationship or license between Sinneave and the owner of said trade mark or to imply that Sinneave endorses the wares, services or business of the owner of the said trade mark.

Password-Protected Access

There are parts of Sinneave managed websites may be accessed by username and password only. Access to and use of any password-protected areas is restricted only to users who have been authorized as such by Sinneave. Your password is for your own use and is not to be given to any other person or entity to use. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and you agree to notify Sinneave immediately if the confidentiality of your password has been compromised or breached. Any misuse of the password will result in immediate removal of your ability to access the Website.

Links

The Website and its users may provide, post, or share links to third-party websites. These links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by Sinneave of the contents of such third-party websites. Sinneave  is not responsible for the content of any third-party website, nor does it make any representation or warranty of any kind regarding any third-party website including, without limitation (i) any representation or warranty regarding the legality, accuracy, reliability, completeness, timeliness, security, suitability of any content on any third-party website, (ii) any representation or warranty regarding the merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose of any material, content, software, goods, or services located at or made available through such third-party websites, and (iii) any representation or warranty that the operation of the third-party website 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.

Third-Party Content

Sinneave’s websites may include comment sections, question and answer widgets,forums widgets, and interactive areas (the “Features“). By using these features, you agree to not perform the following:

  • upload to, distribute or otherwise publish through the Forums any message, data, information, text or other material (“Content“) that is unlawful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, indecent, lewd, harassing, threatening, harmful, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, inflammatory or otherwise objectionable;
  • upload or transmit any Content that would constitute or encourage a criminal offense, or violate the rights of any party, or that would otherwise create liability or violate any local, provincial, national, or international law;
  • upload or transmit any Content that may infringe on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual or proprietary right of any party;
  • impersonate any person or entity or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
  • upload or transmit any content containing the personal information of a third party without such individual’s express consent to do so;
  • distribute, publish, advertise or solicit for funds, including junk mail and spam, without Sinneave’s prior written permission;
  • disguise the origin of any communication transmitted on, to or through our site; or
  • violate any applicable local, provincial, national, or international law.

By posting any Content onto the forum widgets, comment sections, question and answers widgets, you represent and warrant that you have the lawful right to distribute and reproduce such Content. Sinneave will not be responsible for and assumes no liability for any Content posted or uploaded by you or any third party, or for any mistakes, defamation, slander, libel, omissions, falsehoods, obscenity, pornography or profanity you may encounter in the above-mentioned Features.

Monitoring, Editing and Disclosure of Communications

Sinneave has the right, but not the obligation, to monitor any activity and Content associated with its Features (forum widgets, comment sections, question and answers widgets, and any other widgets), For greater certainty, Sinneave may: (i) investigate any suspected or reported violation of its policies or complaints; (ii) issuing warnings; (iii) suspend or terminate service; and/or (iv) remove, screen or edit any Content.

Sinneave maintains the right at all times to edit, disclose, refuse to post, request removal of, or remove any Content as may be necessary to comply with any law, regulation or government or agency request or if, in Sinneave’s sole discretion, such Content is objectionable or in violation of these Terms and Conditions. Sinneave may access and disclose any information it considers necessary or appropriate, including, without limitation, posted Content, user profile information (e.g., name, e-mail address), IP address and traffic information, and usage history to: (i) protect Sinneave’s systems and customers; (ii) ensure the integrity and operation of Sinneave’s business and systems; or (iii) cooperate with legitimate governmental requests, subpoenas or court orders, if required.

Sinneave‘s Rights to Materials Provided by Users

Any or all material and information provided by you to us through our Website may be included in a database owned by Sinneave and its subsidiaries and affiliates in which we have rights and interest, including, but not limited to, a compilation copyright. We maintain the right to use any information or materials you provide to us or that we obtain through your use of the sites to the fullest extent permitted by law.

You grant to Sinneave a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, unrestricted, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use (including use for promotional and advertising purposes), copy, license, sublicense, adapt, distribute, display, publicly perform, reproduce, transmit, modify, edit and otherwise use any Content, or other information or materials that you provide to us through the Website, including any ideas or original materials contained in such communications, in all media now known or hereafter developed (the “User Materials“), and you waive: (i) all material rights in the User Materials; (ii) all rights to any claim against Sinneave for any alleged or actual infringements of any proprietary rights, rights of privacy and publicity, moral rights, and rights of attribution in connection with the User Materials; and (iii) agree and understand that Sinneave is under no obligation to use any material or ideas contained in the User Materials in any way whatsoever. Sinneave will not disclose private information without explicit permission.

Sinneave’s failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of these Terms of Use shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right.

Accessibility

The Internet constitutes the largest resource supporting freedom of information today for the user community in general and for users with disabilities in particular. For that reason, we place emphasis on granting equitable service to people with disabilities who use information displayed on the website, and on improving their learning experience.

We seek to ensure that our digital services will be accessible to people with disabilities, and accordingly we have partnered with an eLearning developer and Learning Management System (“LMS”) provider which prioritizes the learners’ ease of use for people with disabilities, to the full extent possible, in the belief that every person deserves the right to a life of equality, respect, comfort, and independence.

This LMS meets compliance of the WCAG 2.1 (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines), exceeding Canada’s Standard on Web Accessibility of WCAG 2.0 Level AA criteria. Courses contained within may comply with WCAG 2.0 criteria or higher. The LMS developer invests in ongoing LMS accessibility improvements and updates to the accessibility functionality may continue to improve.

Despite our efforts to apply accessibility to browsing on every webpage, it may be discovered that some of webpages, courses, and widgets, have not yet received accessibility or are not suitable for any available accessibility solution.

We are continuing the effort to improve the website’s accessibility to the full extent possible, guided by our belief, and by our moral commitment, that the website should be usable by the entire population, including people with disabilities.

If you have questions about accessibility features on this website, or you encountered any particular accessibility problem while browsing the website, please fill in the Contact Us form, or you can email info@sinneavefoundation.org, or call us at 403-210-5000 or toll free 1-888-733-7976.

Limitation of Liability

Subject to applicable law, in no event shall Sinneave , or its partners, employees or agents be liable for damages of any kind including, without limitation, any direct, special, indirect, punitive, incidental or consequential damages including, without limitation, any loss or damages in the nature of or relating to lost business, lost savings, lost data and/or lost profits arising from your use of, reliance upon, or inability to use the Website or the Content, regardless of the cause and whether arising in contract, tort (including negligence), or otherwise. The foregoing limitation shall apply even if Sinneave knew of or ought to have known of the possibility of such damages.

Disclaimer of warranties

The website and the Content is provided “as is”. While Sinneave endeavors to provide Content that is correct, accurate and timely, no representations or warranties are made regarding the Website and/or the Content including, without limitation, no representation or warranty that (i) the Website or Content will be accurate, complete, current, timely or suitable for any particular purpose, (ii) that the operation of the Website will be uninterrupted or error-free, (iii) that defects or errors in the Website or the Content will be corrected, (iv) that the Website will be free from viruses or harmful components, and (v) that communications to or from the Website will be secure and/or not intercepted. You acknowledge and agree that you are using the Website at your own risk and liability.

Security

Any information sent or received over the Internet is generally not secure. Sinneave cannot guarantee security or confidentiality of any communication to or from the Website.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

By accessing or using the Website, you agree that all matters relating to your access to, or use of, the Website and its Content shall be governed by the laws of the Province of Alberta and the laws of Canada, without regard to conflict of laws principles. You agree and hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Alberta with respect to all matters relating to your access to and use of the Website.

Termination

Sinneave may, in its sole discretion, cancel or terminate your right to use the Website, or any part of the Website, at any time without notice. In the event of termination, you are no longer authorized to access the Website, or the part of the Website affected by such cancellation or termination. Sinneave shall not be liable to any party for such termination.

Entire Agreement

Except for any agreement in respect of Content, this is the entire agreement between you and Sinneave relating to your access and use of the Website and the Content herein. 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.