Introduction
Welcome to the Internet site of Vigilant: Compliance Simplified, Inc. (referred to as the “Site”). Please read these terms and conditions of use carefully before using this Site. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions of use, please do not use this Site.
Ownership Rights/Use of Site Materials
Vigilant: Compliance Simplified, Inc. (“Vigilant”) owns all rights, title and interest in and to this Site. Vigilant owns all copyrights for all material on this Site or has a valid right from a third party to use the material on this Site. Vigilant also owns all trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos and domain names used on or in connection with this Site with the exception of those third party names, titles, logos and designs appearing on this Site which are the property of their respective owners and used with permission.
All of the names, titles, logos, and designs on this Site identifying the Vigilant service and brand, including any derivative and related names, titles, logos and designs, are trade-marks and the sole and exclusive property of Vigilant. Any modification or use of the materials from this Site for any purpose not explicitly permitted is a violation of Vigilant’s copyright and other proprietary rights.
This Site contains copyrighted material, trade-marks and other proprietary information, including, but not limited to, text, photographs, graphics, images, illustrations, audio, video and software (collectively, the “Material”) and the entire contents of this Site are also protected by copyright as a collective work and/or compilation under the Canadian copyright laws, international conventions and other copyright laws. Vigilant owns the copyright in the Material original to it and in its selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of the Material.
No part of this Site may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted or distributed in any manner whatsoever, except for viewing purposes, without the express prior written consent of Vigilant.
Vigilant reserves the right, at its discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these terms and conditions of use at any time. Please check these terms and conditions of use periodically for changes. Your continued use of this Site following the posting of changes to these terms and conditions of use constitutes your acceptance of those changes.
Privacy
The use of this Site is subject to Vigilant’s Privacy Code’s, which forms a part of these terms and conditions of use.
Links
As a service to visitors to this Site, Vigilant may include links to other web sites over which it has no control. Vigilant makes no endorsements, warranties or representations of any kind whatsoever regarding those other web sites, including the products, software, materials, services, content or accuracy or appropriateness of content on such other web sites. Your decision to access any such other web sites shall be entirely at your own risk and discretion. We reserve the right to disable links to and from this Site.
Accuracy of Information
Vigilant takes all possible steps to ensure the accuracy of the information included in this Site. However, Vigilant takes no responsibility for errors or omissions in the content of this Site. Information provided on this Site is subject to change at any time without prior notice.
No Waiver
The failure on the part of Vigilant to enforce any part of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of any of Vigilant’s rights hereunder for past or future actions.
Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
This site and the information or materials contained therein are provided “as is” without any representations, warranties or covenants of any kind, either express or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, Vigilant disclaims all warranties or conditions, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
Although Vigilant takes all reasonable steps to ensure there is no disruption of this site and its services, Vigilant does not warrant that this Site or the servers that make Material available will be operable, uninterrupted, virus free or error free, or that defects will be found or corrected. Vigilant also provides no warranty regarding the accuracy, timeliness, authenticity, completeness or reliability of any information, content, service or other merchandise provided through this site. You acknowledge and expressly agree that use of this Site is at your sole risk and discretion. You agree to indemnify and hold Vigilant and its directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives absolutely harmless from any claim arising from or in any way connected to your use of this Site, including your failure to comply with these terms and conditions of use.
In no event will Vigilant, its directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives be liable to any party under any circumstances for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages or lost profits that result from your use of, or your inability to use, this Site or materials or functions on this Site, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall our total liability to you for all damages, losses, and causes of action (whether in tort, negligence, statute, contract, common law, equity or otherwise) exceed the amount paid by you paid for Vigilant’s services, if any, for accessing this Site.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
This Site is controlled by Vigilant from its offices within the Province of Ontario, Canada, and is intended for users who reside within Canada. We make no representation that materials on this Site are appropriate or available for use in any particular location. Those who choose to visit and use this Site do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
These terms and conditions of use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario, without regard or giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law.
You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these terms and conditions of use shall be filed only in the provincial or federal courts located in Ottawa, Ontario, and you hereby consent and submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action.
If any provision of these terms and conditions of use shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these terms and conditions of use and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. This is the entire agreement between Vigilant and you relating to the subject matter herein and shall not be modified except in writing, signed by both parties.
BY USING THIS SITE, YOU SIGNIFY YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND AGREEMENT TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS & CONDITIONS OF USE.