Please read the following terms of use carefully (hereinafter “Terms of Use”) of Family Farmers Network : Schools Take Root, service provided by Family Farmers Network, a non-for-profit organization whose registered office is located at 936 Mont-Royal Av. Est, in the city Montreal, province of Quebec (H2J 1W8) in Canada (hereinafter the “Organization”).
The Organization operates this website (hereinafter the “Platform”). By deciding to use the Platform and the Organization’s services, the user, that is to say, the end user or the organisation you represent or work for (hereinafter the “User” or the “Users”) accepts all the Terms of Use indicated below that govern the content and operation of the Platform, including the “Privacy Policy” (following the Terms of Use) of the Organization.
These Terms of Use have the effect of legally binding the User and the Organization (hereinafter the “Parties”). The Parties are entitled to invoke these Terms of Use and to take all appropriate and necessary measures to enforce it.
If the User does not accept these Terms of Use, or as the case may be, the Terms of Use as modified from time to time, the user must stop using the Platform.
If you browse the Platform, it means that you have read, understood and accepted the Terms of Use.
The Platform is available on all browsers.
The Platform is accessible at all times. The Platform may be temporarily unavailable in case of updates or technical problems. The Organization is not responsible for any interruption of service or updating. The Organization will try to make the updates when traffic on the Platform is at its lowest.
The Organization does not guarantee that the Platform, or any portion thereof, will function on any particular hardware or devices. In addition, the Platform may be subject to malfunctions and delays inherent in the use of the Internet and electronic communications.
The Organization reserves the right to add, delete and modify all content, or parts thereof, on the Platform, except for content specific to the User. The Organization cannot be held responsible for mistakes, typographical errors or bugs. Each User created in the system owns the content of their account. The Organization does not delete anything unless a User requests it.
The User shall not engage in the activities included in but not restricted to the following list:
a) Use the Platform in a way that could harm, disable, overload or compromise the Platform;
b) Disrupt the security or otherwise abuse the Platform or any service, system resources, server or network linked to the Platform or to websites affiliated with, linked to or accessible from the Platform;
c) Disturb or disrupt the use or enjoyment by other Users of the Platform or websites affiliated or linked to the Platform;
d) Download, display or otherwise spread on the Platform a virus or any other file or computer program that is harmful, disrupting or destructive;
e) Use a robot, spider or any other automatic devise or manual method to control or copy pages or content of the Platform;
f) Use the Platform to send e-mail chains, “junk mail” or any other type of unsolicited mass e-mail; and
g) Attempt to obtain unauthorized access to the Platform or to certain parts of the Platform to which access is limited. Moreover, the User assumes sole liability for any actions or communications undertaken or transmitted to or on behalf of the User, and agrees to respect all applicable legislation governing the User’s use of and activities on the Platform.
Unless otherwise indicated, all intellectual property rights (trademarks, copyrights, etc.) (hereinafter the “Intellectual Property”) related to the Platform are the exclusive property of the Organization. The User may not copy or use the material, structure, menu, appearance or characters that appear on the Platform without the express consent of the Organization.
Certain names, words, titles, expressions, logos, icons, graphics, drawings, domain names or other content displayed on the Platform may be trademarks or commercial designations, whether registered or unregistered (for the purpose of the Terms of Use, they are all referred to as “Trademarks”). These Trademarks are protected by Canadian and foreign laws applicable to trademarks and are, as the case may be, the exclusive property of the Organization.
The Intellectual Property belonging to the Organization includes, but is not limited to, the following elements:
Except when provided otherwise, any information provided on the Platform belongs to the Organization and is protected by the applicable laws. The information cannot be copied, displayed, distributed, downloaded, licensed, modified, published, reproduced, reused, sold, transmitted or used for derivative, public or commercial works, without the Organization’s express written authorization. The information is protected under Canada’s copyright and trademark legislation and that of the countries hosting the Platform.
The User may use the information exclusively for their own personal and non-commercial purposes, provided that they indicate on the copies any mentions regarding copyrights, notices and attributions of the respective trademarks.
Any images and text contained on the Platform that are downloaded, copied, saved or printed remain subject to the Terms of Use. The User must ensure that all notices regarding copyrights and trademarks remain on them. Platform content can be modified at any time without notice. For further information regarding the authorization to use, reproduce or republish any information displayed on the Platform, please contact us at the following e-mail address: ecoles.enracinees@cape.coop.
Nothing contained herein shall be interpreted as conferring any license or any kind of right to the User under copyright or trademarks laws.
Unauthorized download, broadcast, copy or modification of Intellectual Property or data contained on the Platform may breach trademark, copyright or other law. Such breach may expose the User to prosecution.
Subject to the applicable laws, any content created, imported, submitted or stored by the User is their property and they must ensure that they have the rights to its use.
It is possible that by using a link, the User exits the Platform to access external content (hereinafter referred to as “External Links”). In addition to its own content, the Organization provides on its Platform links to other websites only for user convenience and information. The Organization has no control over the content of those websites and is not responsible for their accuracy, precision, comprehensiveness, authenticity, currentness or adequacy. The Organization is also not responsible for any direct or indirect damage or consequence regarding content in these External Links. The Organization has no influence on or liability for the content to which the External Links refer. The Organization does not require the transmission of information, does not select nor modify the information transmitted and does not select the recipients of the information transmitted. Furthermore, under the links’ creation and consultation method in effect, the Organization does not subject the External Links to any intermediary short-term automatic back-up. Consequently, the owners of the websites accessible from the External Links remain responsible for their content.
The Organization does not guarantee the absence of copyright, trademark or any other rights violations by those websites or their content, nor the absence of virus or any other harmful elements.
The Organization also does not guarantee the accuracy of documents available on the Internet.
The following conditions are applicable when the User accesses a social media page, an account, a website, network or any application contained in them that was created and is managed by a social media (hereinafter individually and collectively referred to as “Social Media”).
By using Social Media pages and by submitting a comment, a picture, a video or any other element, the User (as well as their parent/legal guardian if under the age of majority according to their territory or province of residence) agrees to be bound by and to obey the present Terms of Use, the Organization’s privacy policy as well as Social Media providers’ terms and conditions, if any. The User also consents to the Organization copying, publishing, translating and distributing their comment, picture, video or other element published on a Social Media platform, without consideration.
Some comments and other elements displayed on Social Media pages may not represent the Organization’s opinions. Consequently, the User agrees not to publish or submit information, publications, links or any other element that fit in either one of the categories listed below on Social Media pages, with regard to the Organization:
Any information, message, link or item that, according to the Organization, fall under one of the categories listed above will be immediately deleted without engaging the Organization’s liability.
In addition, the Organization does not assume responsibility for filtering messages posted on Social Media.
The Organization is not liable for entities owning or operating Social Media, particularly for any loss or direct or indirect damage deriving from any measure or decision taken by the User or anyone else regarding the use of Social Media websites.
The Organization does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, quality, suitability or content of the information on its Platform. This information is provided "as is" without warranty or condition of any kind, unless otherwise stated in jurisdictions that do not allow liability to be waived.
The Organization is not responsible for the content posted on the Platform by the User or for any damage that may result. Each User is responsible for the content they exchange on the Platform and may not use the Platform for purposes contrary to the laws applicable in Quebec and Canada.
Except where the Consumer Protection Act is applicable, the Organization shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, or any other damages whatsoever, including loss of income, profits or anticipated economic benefits from the use or inability to use the Platform, the information, documents and software contained therein, with their content, even if the Organization has been warned of the possibility of such damages or even if such damages may be reasonably foreseen.
As a User, you will indemnify the Organization, and, as the case may be, its directors and officers, shareholders, partners, employees, agents and other stakeholders, and release them from all liability for any and all claims, liabilities, losses and fees (including legal fees) attributable to the use of the Platform and/or the violation of these Terms of Use, whether this infringement is on your behalf or any other third-party user of your account.
You may not use or export the information nor any copy or adaptation of the information in contravention of applicable laws or regulations.
The Platform and its content are managed by the Organization from their offices located in the Province of Quebec in Canada. The Platform, its content, the Terms of Use and your use of the Platform are regulated by the applicable legislation of Quebec and Canada, without giving effect to any conflict of laws principles.
You accept that any question or litigation regarding the Platform and your use thereof will first be brought before a mediator and, in the absence of a compromise, settled by the courts of the province of Quebec.
In addition, any court decision that any provision of these Terms of Use is void or unenforceable has no effect on the other clauses.
The Organization occasionally updates these Terms of Use. Continued use of the Platform constitutes the User’s agreement to these Terms of Use and to its updates.
The User accepts and recognizes that the Organization reserves the right to modify or supplement these Terms of Use at any time, at its sole discretion and without notice. If you object to any changes to these Terms of Use, please cease all use of the Platform. The Organization will attempt, as much as possible, to inform Users of any changes to these Terms of Use. However, it is your responsibility to review them regularly to be informed of any changes that may be made.
However, when the Consumer Protection Act applies, the Organization will notify Users of the Platform thirty (30) days prior to the coming into effect of the modification of the present terms. If the User refuses these changes and wishes to no longer use the Platform, they will have no later than thirty (30) days following the entry into force of the amendments to send a notice to the Organization.
If a problem of definition or interpretation arises between the English and French versions of these Terms of Use, the French version shall prevail.
If you have any questions or comments regarding any content of the Platform, please contact us at ecoles.enracinees@cape.coop. Last update done on November 9, 2022.
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