Terms of Use:
Elnips web site offers online
information provided by Elnips International Calgary Foundation committed to
accelerating the development of HIV/AIDS, Family Violence, Drugs and Alcohol
abuse advocate through the funding and/or implementation of
a shared scientific strategic plan. Your access to and use of the web site
("Site") is governed by these Terms of Use and any notices and consents that are
provided or obtained in connection with the Site (collectively, "Agreement"). As
used in this Agreement "We", "Us" or "Our" refers to Elnips. "You" or "Your"
refers to you, the user of this Site.
1. License to Use the Site:
Elnips International Calgary Foundation grants you a nonexclusive right to view
and use the Site for your research, education, advocacy or other non-commercial
purposes. All rights not expressly granted in these Terms of Use are reserved to Elnips and its
licensors. Further, we reserve the right to suspend or limit access to the Site,
including your access, as Elnips International Calgary Foundation deem it fit.
2. Content on the Site:
All text, graphics, images, sounds and information found on this Site, and the
selection, coordination, and arrangement
of such content ("Content") are protected by copyright under both Canada
and foreign laws. If you use information on the Site that we make available for
download, you agree to include an acknowledgement and appropriate citation to
Elnips or the indicated author as the source. Reproduction or translation of
substantial portions of the web site, or any use of the Site other than for
research, educational, advocacy, or other non-commercial purposes requires our
prior written authorization. Requests for written permission to reproduce
Content must be made in writing to: admin@elnipsint.org.Elnips does not warrant
that the information contained on the Site is reliable, accurate, or complete.
You agree that the Elnips shall not be liable for any damages incurred resulting
from, or in connection with, its use.
3. Trade and Service Mark Rights:
All rights in the names, logos, and designs of all Elnips or third-party
products or services, whether or not appearing in large print or with the
trademark symbol, belong exclusively to Elnips or their respective owners and
are protected from reproduction, imitation, dilution, or confusing or misleading
uses under national and international trademark and copyright laws.The use or
misuse of these trademarks or any materials, except as permitted herein, is
expressly prohibited, and nothing stated or implied on the Site confers on you
any license or right under any patent or trademark of Elnips or any third party.
4. Privacy:
When you provide Elnips with personal information through the Site, the
information will be sent to servers located in Canada. By providing personal
information through the Site, you understand and agree that this information may
be used,stored, and processed in Canada. You also agree that you have read and
understand Elnips Privacy Policy, which sets forth our information collection,
use, and disclosure practices.
5. Visitor Material:
Other than personal information, which is covered under Elnips Privacy Policy,
any information you transmit or post to the Site shall be considered
non-confidential and non-proprietary. Elnips does not claim ownership of any
information or material you transmit, distribute, post, communicate or store on,
to or through the Site. However, by submitting or posting information on, to, or
through the Site, Elnips shall be free to copy, disclose, distribute,
incorporate, and otherwise use such information and all data, images, sounds,
text and other materials embodied therein for any and all commercial or
non-commercial purposes. No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of
this information.
(a) is copyrighted, unless you are the copyright owner;
(b) infringes on any other intellectual property rights of others or on the
privacy or publicity rights of others;
(c) is obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, hateful, slanderous
or embarrassing to any other person or entity
as determined by Elnips in
its sole discretion;
(d) constitutes advertisements or solicitations of business, surveys, contests,
chain letters or pyramid schemes; or
(e) contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, or other computer
programming routines or engines that are intended to damage, detrimentally
interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or
information. By using the Site, you understand and agree that Elnips may at any
time monitor, review, use, or disclose any content or communication posted or
transmitted by, to, or from you on the Site. You further understand and agree
that Elnips may use or
disclose any information related to you (including content or communications
posted or transmitted on the Site) for
any reason related to the operation of the Site, in order to investigate,
prevent, or take action regarding activities that may be prohibited or unlawful, to
exercise our legal rights under the Agreement, or otherwise to protect the
rights and property of Elnips or any third party.
6. Prohibited Uses Generally:
Without limiting the foregoing, you
agree not to:
(a) use any incomplete, false or
inaccurate biographical information or other information for purposes of registering for any services
offered through the Site;
(b) delete or revise any material or other information of any other user or
Elnips;
(c) harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail
addresses, without their consent;
(d) take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large
load on the Site's infrastructure;
(e) use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere
with the proper working of the Site or any activity being conducted on the Site;
(f) use or attempt to use any engine, software, tool, agent or other device or
mechanism (including, without limitation, browsers, spiders, robots, avatar's or
intelligent agents) to navigate or search the Site other than the search engine
and search agents available from the Elnips on the Site and other than generally
available third-party web browsers; or
(g) attempt to decipher, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any of the
software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Site. You further
agree not to violate or attempt to violate the security of the Site, including,
without limitation:
(a) accessing data not intended for you or logging into a server or account that
you are not authorized to access;
(b) attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network
or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization; or
(c) attempting to interfere with service to any user, host, or network.
Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal
liability. Elnips will investigate and work with law enforcement authorities to
prosecute users who are involved in such violations. In accordance with our
Privacy Policy, Elnips reserves the right to disclose any information necessary
in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities
and to exercise our legal rights under this Agreement.
7. No Endorsement; Links to Third Party Web Sites:
Elnips is not responsible for the content of third-party sites linked from the
Site and does not make any representations regarding their content or accuracy.
Your use of third-party websites is at your own risk and subject to the terms
and conditions of use for such sites. Any transaction that you conduct at a
third-party site will be between you and the party providing that web site. This
means that we are not your agent and will not be a party to any transaction at
those sites. We are providing third-party sites to you only as a convenience,
and the inclusion of such sites is not an endorsement by Elnips in favor of any third party.
8. Indemnity:
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold Elnips, officers, directors, employees,
agents, licensors, and suppliers, harmless from and against any claims, actions
or demands, liabilities and settlements including without limitation, reasonable
legal fees, costs an expenses resulting from, or alleged to result from, your
violation of this Agreement.
9. Disclaimer of All Warranties & Duties:
THIS SITE IS PROVIDED AS IS, AS AVAILABLE, AND WITH ALL FAULTS. WE MAKE NO
REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENT ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OR ACCURACY OF THE CONTENT ON THIS SITE FOR ANY
PURPOSE. WE PROVIDE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND DISCLAIM ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AVAILABILITY OF THE SITE, LACK OF VIRUSES, WORMS,
TROJAN HORSES OR OTHER CODE THAT MANIFEST CONTAMINATING OR DESTRUCTIVE
PROPERTIES, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, RELIABILITY OR TIMELINESS. THERE IS NO
WARRANTY OF TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
ANY INFORMATION ON THIS SITE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE, AND THE
ENTERPRISE DISCLAIMS ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE CHANGES.
10. Limitation on Liability & Remedies:
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE ENTERPRISE BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR IN
ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE EVEN IF WE HAVE
BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THESE LIMITATIONS AND
EXCLUSIONS REGARDING DAMAGES WILL APPLY EVEN IF ANY REMEDY FAILS. BECAUSE SOME
STATES AND JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY,
THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN NO EVENT WILL ELNIPS MAXIMUM
AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THE SITE EXCEED FIVE CANADIAN DOLLARS (CDN $10.00).
11. Changes to this Agreement:
Elnips reserves the right to change this Agreement at any time at its sole
discretion. The most current version of the Agreement can be reviewed by
clicking on the "Terms of Use" hypertext link located at the bottom of the Site.
You are bound by the version of this Agreement that is in effect on the date of
your visit, so please review it whenever you visit the Site. Your continued use
of the Site constitutes your
acceptance of any changes to this
Agreement.
12. No Waiver:
The failure of Elnips to enforce any provisions of the Agreement or respond to a
breach by you or other parties shall not in any way waive its right to enforce
subsequently any terms or conditions of the Agreement or to act with respect to
similar breaches.
13. Miscellaneous; Entire Agreement:
You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship
exists between you and Elnips as a result of the Agreement or your access to and
use of the Site. A printed version of the Agreement and of any notice given in
electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings
based upon or relating to this Agreement to the same extent and subject to the
same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and
maintained in printed form. If any part of this Agreement is determined to be
invalid or unenforceable, then the invalid
or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable
provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision, and
the remainder of the Agreement will continue in effect. The Agreement
constitutes the entire agreement between you and Elnips with respect to this Site and
supersedes any other (prior or contemporaneous) communications and proposals
regarding the Site.
PRIVACY POLICY
ELNIPS understands that privacy is important to you. ELNIPS operates this web
site ("Site") according to the following privacy policy that describes how we
treat the personal information you provide through the Site. By visiting the
Site, you are accepting the practices described herein.
Personal Information: Personal
Information is any information that may be used to identify an individual,
including a first and last name, a home or other physical address, an email
address, or other contact/identification information, including billing
information. You may access, browse, and use this Site without disclosing any
Personal Information to Elnips. However, if you register to receive information
about Elnips's programs and services, you may be asked to provide Personal
Information including your name, organization affiliation, email address, and a
mailing address. In addition, when inquiries are emailed to Enips through the
Site, we store the question and the email address information so that we can
respond electronically. If you decide to register for a conference online, you
may be redirected to a reservation interface that is operated by a third party.
In such an instance, the third party will also collect Personal Information,
including billing information (credit card number, cardholder name, and
expiration date), from you. Elnips will require any third party who assists us
with online conference reservations to take steps to protect Personal
Information collected on our behalf from unauthorized access. We also will
restrict such third parties from using or disclosing Personal Information for
any purpose except as necessary to provide their services to us.
Please note that the Site is not designed to attract children under 13 years
old. Accordingly, Elnips will not knowingly collect or maintain Personal
Information from children through the Site.
Automatic Information & Cookies When you visit the Site, certain information is
automatically collected and stored, including the following: The domain name
from which you access the Internet;
The date and time you access the Site; The Internet address of the web site from
which you direct-linked to the Site; and The pages you visit within the Site.
This information is used to measure the number of visitors to the various
sections of the Site and to help us make the Site more useful to visitors.
We also may assign your computer a "cookie" (a small, unique identifier text
file) when you visit the site.
The information we gather through the use of cookies is used to assist in
improving the Site's design and function. Use of Personal Information: Elnips
uses any billing information we collect solely for the purpose of completing the
transaction you requested (for example, registering
for a conference). We use other Personal
Information about you for the following general purposes: to provide you with
the products and services you request; to respond to your questions and
comments; to communicate with you via regular mail and email (or other
electronic means) about our programs and services; to measure interest in and
improve our services and website; to solicit information from you, including
through surveys; to resolve disputes, collect fees, or troubleshoot problems; to
prevent potentially illegal activities; to enforce our Terms of Use; and
otherwise as described to you at the point of collection. Please review "Your
choices with respect to the Collection and Use of Personal Information" below.
Disclosure of Personal Information Elnips may disclose Personal Information: To
Elnips employees. To third-party vendors who provide services or functions on
our behalf, including customer service, business analytics, marketing, and
services to us in connection with the Site (e.g., to a company that provides
hosting services for the Site). These companies have access to Personal
Information needed to perform their functions and are not permitted to share or
use the information for any other purpose.
To business partners with whom we may jointly offer a service, such as a
conference. You can tell when a third party is involved because the third
party's name will appear on informational materials. If you choose to take
advantage of these offerings, we may share information about you, including
Personal
Information, with those named partners. Please note that we do not control the
privacy practices of these third-party business partners. When advisable or
necessary to conform to legal and regulatory requirements; As necessary, in
Elnips sole discretion, to protect the perceived rights, safety and
property of Elnips, users of the Site, and the public; and In connection with a
change of control or operations, including without limitation in any merger,
acquisition, reorganization, restructuring or any other transfer of Elnips
assets, or a transfer of the Site operations. When you provide Elnips with
personal information through the Site, the information will be sent to servers
located in Canada.
In addition, the entities (described above) that may receive Personal
Information may be established in Canada. Canada does not necessarily provide an
equivalent level of protection as that provided in other countries. However, we
believe that the practices described in this Privacy Policy satisfy the
requirements of international data protection law, and by using this website,
you understand and agree that your Personal Information may be used, stored, and
processed in Canada in accordance with this policy. Other than as set out above,
you will be notified when Personal Information about you will be shared with
third parties, and you will have an opportunity to choose not to have us share
such information. We also may share aggregate or anonymous information with
third parties, including advertisers and investors. For example, we may tell our
advertisers the number of visitors to the Site. This information does not
contain any Personal Information and is used to develop content and services
that we hope you find of interest.
Access and Changes to Personal Information:
You may obtain a copy of any Personal Information about you that you provide
through the Site or otherwise request that the Elnips update or make changes to
such Personal Information by sending email to coordinator@elnipsint.org.
Your choices:As noted above, you can choose not to provide Elnips with Personal
Information, although it may be needed to register for certain service
offerings, such as conferences. You can access or update Personal Information by
sending an email to admin@elnipsint.org .You
may stop the delivery of commercial email communications by following the
instructions accompanying a particular communication or by contacting us at
admin@elnipsint.org. The Help portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell
you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the
browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies
altogether. Protection of Personal Information While no web site can guarantee
security, Elnips has implemented appropriate administrative, technical, and
physical security procedures to help protect Personal Information. For example,
only authorized employees are permitted to access Personal
Information, and they only may do so for
permitted business functions. Links to Other Sites: The Site contains links to
other sites.
Elnips is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such web
sites.
Changes to Privacy Policy:
Elnips may from time to time update this privacy policy. For material changes,
Elnips will notify you by placing a notice on the Site. Elnips encourages you to
periodically review this privacy policy. Your use of the Site constitutes your
consent to this privacy policy and any updates to it.
Contacting Elnips International
Calgary Foundation
If you have questions about this privacy policy or its implementation, please
contact the Elnips at admin@elnipsint.org