Privacy and Terms
Our Privacy Commitment
At THCU, we protect your privacy. We do not sell,
trade, or rent your personal information to others. We use the
information collected on the site to make our services possible and to
enhance your overall experience as a visitor.
Our Online Forms
There are a number of forms that you can fill out
online. They typically ask for your basic contact information and
either for feedback on matters such as the quality of our web site or
for details related to the service you are requesting.
When filling out an online form, other pieces of
information can get attached to your comments by the form software.
This might be your browser type and version, the time and date you
filled out the form, the domain name from which you access the
Internet, the time and date you access our web site, and the Internet
address of the web site from which you linked to us.
This information enables us to tell which areas
of the site are of most interest and when people visit.
Such aggregate data may be provided to consultants or researchers
helping us make our site and services better. Remember: we cannot
identify the individual user in such a case. We only know that
someone browsed around for a while and visited certain pages.
What about cookies?
THCU does not currently use cookies. If we
introduce them to our site, we will notify users via this page prior
to enabling them.
THCU does not collect sensitive credit card
information online.
Can I submit my information the "old-fashioned" way?
For your added convenience, PDF versions of key
forms are available, which can be printed, filled out by hand, and
faxed or mailed to us as indicated on the form.
Will I be contacted?
The only time you will be contacted is if you
make a request for us to do so or if you ask to be placed on our
general mailing list.
Questions or comments?
THCU welcomes your questions and comments about
privacy. Please send e-mails to hc.unit@utoronto.ca
Editorial
Policy
All information and stories posted on our web
site reflect a commitment to fair, nonpartisan, and ethical
information sharing. Where material is provided to us by any outside
individual or organization, such material will be subject to the
editorial standards cited above, and such materials will be clearly
labeled as provided by said organizations. Any material provided to us
by independent content providers, such as newspapers or consultants,
will be clearly attributed to them and will meet our editorial
standards prior to being published here.
Terms and Conditions of Use
Please read these terms and conditions of use
carefully before using this web site.
Your use of this web site is expressly
conditional on your acceptance, without modification, of the following
Terms and Conditions. By using this web site, you signify your
acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree with any
part of the following Terms and Conditions, you must not use this web
site.
Ownership
All content included on this web site is the
property of THCU and/or its various third party providers and
distributors and is protected under the copyright laws of Canada and
other countries. Except as expressly provided in these Terms and
Conditions, none of the content found on this web site may be
reproduced, republished, distributed, displayed, sold, transferred, or
modified without the express written permission of THCU and/or its
third party providers and distributors.
In addition, the trademarks and logos displayed
on this web site (collectively, the "Trademarks") are
trademarks of THCU, its affiliates or its third party providers.
Nothing contained on this web site should be construed as granting, by
implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any
of the Trademarks without the written permission of THCU or such other
party that may own any of the Trademarks.
Use of site
This web site and the content provided on this
web site may not be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted,
transmitted or distributed without the written permission of THCU,
except that you may download, display, print and distribute the
materials presented on this web site for your personal, non-commercial
use only or for not-for-profit educational purposes. Such use must
nonetheless still bear reference to THCU and its web site address.
Unauthorized use of this web site and/or the
materials contained on this web site may violate applicable copyright,
trademark, or other intellectual property laws or other laws. You must
retain all copyright and trademark notices, including any other
proprietary notices, contained in the materials. The use of such
materials on any other web site or in any environment of networked
computers is prohibited.
Privacy
You acknowledge that you have read the THCU
Privacy Policy, the terms of which are incorporated herein, and agree
that the terms of such policy are reasonable. You consent to the use
of your personal information by THCU and/or its third party providers
and distributors in accordance with the terms of and for the purposes
set forth in the THCU Privacy Policy.
Feedback
THCU enables visitors to its web site to provide
feedback. If you provide feedback you grant THCU a non-exclusive,
royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sub-licensable right
to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create
derivative works from, distribute, and display such feedback
throughout the world in any media and hereby waive in favour of THCU
all of your moral rights in such feedback. You also grant THCU the
right to use the name you submit with the feedback, if any, in
connection with the feedback. You warrant and represent that you own
or otherwise control all of the rights to such feedback and have the
full right and authority to provide it and that such feedback is not
illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy or
without restriction otherwise injurious to third parties.
Liability disclaimer
THCU, its third party providers, and distributors
make no representations, warranties, guarantees or conditions of any
kind, express or implied, regarding this web site, any content or
materials provided on this web site, or your use of this web site or
of any services provided through your use of this web site or
otherwise by THCU, all of which are provided on an "as is"
basis. THCU and its third party providers and distributors do not
warrant the accuracy, completeness, currency, reliability, or
suitability of any of the content, functions, or services available on
or provided through this web site and, in connection therewith,
expressly disclaim all warranties, representations, guarantees and
conditions, including implied warranties and conditions of
merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and
non-infringement, and those arising by statute or otherwise in law or
from a course of dealing or usage of trade.
THCU assumes no responsibility, and shall not be
liable, for any damages to or viruses that may infect your computer
equipment or other property on account of your access to, use of, or
browsing in this web site or your downloading of any materials, data,
text, images, video, or audio from the web site. In no event shall
THCU or any of its directors, officers, employees, representatives,
third party providers, and distributors be liable for any injury,
loss, cost, expense, claim, damage, or any special, exemplary,
punitive, direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages of
any kind (including, but not limited to lost profits or lost savings),
whether based in contract, tort, strict liability, or otherwise, which
arise out of or is in any way connected with any use of this site or
its content or the functions and services available on or provided
through it, notwithstanding any failure or delay, or the performance
or non-performance by THCU or any third party providers or
distributors, even if such party has been advised of the possibility
of damages to such parties or any other party.
Indemnification
You shall defend and indemnify THCU and any third
party providers and distributors and their officers, directors,
employees, consultants, representatives and agents from and against
any claim, demand, cause of action, damages, losses, costs and
expenses, including without limitation reasonable legal, accounting
and other professional fees, as a result of your use of this web site,
including without limitation any feedback that you provide.
Links
This web site contains links to other web sites,
which are provided solely as a convenience to you, and the inclusion
of any link does not imply endorsement, investigation, or verification
by THCU of the linked web site or information contained therein. THCU
shall not be responsible for the content of any other web sites and
makes no representation or warranty regarding any other web sites or
the contents or materials on such web sites. If you decide to access
other web sites, you do so at your own risk.
Relationship
Any relationship between THCU and you will be
that of parties and neither of us nor any of our respective officers,
agents, or employees will be held or construed to be partners, joint
venturers, fiduciaries, employees, or agents of the other as a result
of your use of this web site or any agreement entered into between you
and THCU in connection with this web site.
Governing law
This Agreement and its performance shall be
governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada. You consent
and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province
of Ontario, Canada, in all disputes arising out of or relating to the
use of this web site and this Agreement.
Assignment
You may not assign, convey, subcontract or
delegate your rights, duties, or obligations under these Terms and
Conditions or under any agreement with THCU in connection with this
web site.
Modification
THCU reserves the right at any time to make
changes to our web site and to modify these Terms and Conditions. We
may at any time revise these Terms and Conditions by updating,
amending, modifying or adding new conditions to them. Any use of this
site by you after any revisions shall be deemed to constitute
acceptance by you of any amendments, modifications, or new conditions.
Additional terms
Separate or additional terms and conditions may
apply to reservations, purchases of goods and services, and other uses
of portions of this web site, and you agree to abide by such other
terms and conditions.
Severability
These Terms and Conditions are severable. In the
event that any provision is determined to be unenforceable or invalid,
such provision shall nonetheless be enforced to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, and such determination shall not affect
the validity and enforceability of any other remaining provisions.
Headings
The headings used in these Terms and Conditions
are included for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation
or application of these Terms and Conditions.
Entire agreement
These Terms and Conditions, together with all
other terms and conditions incorporated herein or referred to herein,
constitute the entire agreement between us relating to the subject
matter hereof, and supersede any prior understandings or agreements
(whether electronic, oral or written) regarding the subject matter,
and may not be amended or modified except in writing or by amendments
or modifications agreed to by THCU through this web site.
Your feedback
We welcome your input as to how we can serve you
better. If you have any questions or comments regarding any of the
content found on our website, please let us know by filling out our
general comments form.
