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CONDITIONS OF USE FOR AHMB HORIZONS' INTERNET SITE.
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING
THIS AHMB HORIZONS INTERNET SITE. ANY FAILURE ON YOUR PART TO COMPLY
WITH THESE CONDITIONS OF USE MAY LEAD TO THE CANCELLATION OF YOUR
ACCOUNT AND THE RELATED PRIVILEGES.
Acceptance of Conditions of Use
Premises
Changes in Internet Sites
Personal Use
Registration and Security
Fees and Payments
Links
Intellectual Property
Representations and Warranties
Limitation of Liability
Cancellation
How to Contact Us About this Policy
1. ACCEPTANCE OF CONDITIONS OF USE
1.1. By using AHMB Horizons’ Internet site, you acknowledge having
read and understood these conditions of use and, accordingly, you
agree to abide by them as well as any future modifications which may
be made. These conditions of use represent an agreement between you
and AHMB Horizons.
1.2. These conditions of use may be subject to change, addition or
deletion at any time. Any such change will be posted on this page.
Also, if we make major changes in our current conditions of use, they
will be posted at least thirty (30) days prior to their coming into
force and users who have forwarded their e-mail addresses to us will
be notified directly thereof by electronic mail. Please refer to these
conditions of use regularly in case any changes are made to them.
1.3. If you do not agree to be bound by these conditions of use, you
should not use this AHMB Horizons’ Internet site. In addition, should
you consider any future amendments made to these conditions of use to
be unacceptable, you can cancel your account with us at any time.
2. PREMISES
2.1. AHMB Horizons operates its Internet sites from its offices in
Canada. AHMB Horizons does not make any representation to the effect
that all items on its Internet sites may be used in other locations.
People who access AHMB Horizons Internet sites do so at their own
initiative and are responsible for complying with all laws applicable
to them.
2.2. By using AHMB Horizons’ Internet sites, you acknowledge and agree
that these conditions of use are governed by laws applicable in the
Province of Quebec and that any litigation ensuing from, or related
to, the use of AHMB Horizons’ Internet sites and services will be
subject to the jurisdiction of the Courts of the District of Montreal,
Province of Quebec.
3. CHANGES IN INTERNET SITES
3.1. AHMB Horizons may modify, cancel or terminate any item contained
in its Internet sites, at any time, including the availability of any
function, database or content. AHMB Horizons may also impose limits on
certain items or restrict the access to certain sections of its
Internet sites without prior notice and without incurring its
liability.
4. PERSONAL USE
4.1. All the items contained in AHMB Horizons' Internet sites are
offered for your personal use for non-commercial purposes. It is
prohibited to use the items contained in AHMB Horizons’ Internet sites
for commercial or advertising purposes without the written consent of
AHMB Horizons.
5. REGISTRATION AND SECURITY
5.1. When you register, you must select a password and a user name.
You cannot (i) choose or use someone's password with the intention of
pretending to be that person; (ii) use a password in which someone
else has rights, without that person's authorization; or (iii) use a
password or a user name that AHMB Horizons, at its sole discretion,
considers offensive.
5.2. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your
password and user name. You should notify AHMB Horizons as soon as
possible by e-mail (staff@homeschoolinghorizons.com). Any known or
suspected use of your account, or of any known or suspected breach of
security.
5.3. You are responsible for any use of your accounts on AHMB
Horizons' Internet sites. AHMB Horizons cannot be held liable for the
unauthorized use of your account or for any loss or damage arising in
particular from the non-compliance with the security measures
mentioned in this section.
6. FEES AND PAYMENTS
6.1. AHMB Horizons reserves the right to charge fees for future access
to its Internet sites, or any section thereof. If AHMB Horizons should
charge new fees for access to any section of its Internet sites, it
will notify you in advance in case you would like to close your
account.
7. CHAT ROOMS AND BULLETIN BOARDS
7.1. Since any communications which are part of chat rooms and
bulletin boards are public and not private, you should abide by the
rules set forth below:
7.1.1. Use polite language. Objectionable or offensive language will
not be tolerated at any time. In addition, no one may keep or submit
defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive or otherwise illegal
content.
7.1.2. Be courteous. No one may make threats or incite anyone else to
violence or hatred. It is also prohibited to deliberately disturb any
discussion with repetitive messages, unfounded messages or spamming.
7.1.3. Discuss but do not attack. In an open discussion where there
are many different opinions, people often disagree. AHMB Horizons
encourages lively discussions and debates in its chat rooms. Moreover,
personal attacks are a breach of these conditions of use.
7.1.4. No one should use chat rooms or bulletin boards to promote or
offer for sale any good or service for a commercial purpose, or
conduct or send any study, contest, pyramid scheme or chain letters,
spamming, or to engage in any hacking, solicitation or any other act
for illegal purposes. Any acts which may infringe other peoples'
rights or their enjoyment of the chat rooms or bulletin boards are
also prohibited.
7.2. You declare that you have all the necessary rights, in
particular, intellectual property rights, to any material that you
submit as a user to AHMB Horizons.
7.3. You acknowledge and agree that you remain the holder of the
copyright of all material you submit as a user to AHMB Horizons (e.g.
letter to the editor, comments, etc.). Moreover, you acknowledge and
agree that by simply submitting your material to AHMB Horizons, you
grant it a non-exclusive licence, without any compensation whatsoever
to you, to use, edit, modify, delete, reproduce, publish, distribute
and give sub-licences to such materials. To this effect, you waive any
moral right you may assert related to the integrity of your work.
7.4. You acknowledge and agree that you are personally liable for the
content of your messages to chat rooms or bulletin boards on AHMB
Horizons Internet sites, and for the consequences thereof.
7.5. AHMB Horizons reserves the right, at its sole discretion, not to
publish or to withdraw any materials transmitted by a user on any of
its Internet sites. In addition, this remains an option and not an
obligation.
7.6. AHMB Horizons does not make any declaration concerning the
control over the material available on its Internet sites. AHMB
Horizons is not and may not be held liable for the accuracy, legality
or the compliance with the intellectual property rules or with the
conditions of use of any materials provided by its users.
8. LINKS
8.1. AHMB Horizons' sites contain hyperlinks to Internet sites managed
by third parties. By activating these links, you may have to leave
AHMB Horizon' sites. AHMB Horizons has no control over Internet sites
owned by third parties. These sites are managed entirely by third
parties and AHMB Horizons cannot make any declaration whatsoever
concerning the quality or overall content thereof nor regarding the
quality of the products offered or the security of performing
transactions on the sites in question. The fact that third party sites
are identified on AHMB Horizons ' Internet sites should not in any way
be interpreted as an endorsement by AHMB Horizons and does not incur
its liability in any way. AHMB Horizons cannot be held liable for
possible damages arising from the use of these sites. All complaints
about third party sites should be addressed to the administrators of
those sites.
9. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
9.1. The trademarks and logos used or posted on AHMB Horizons '
Internet sites are trademarks and logos registered or not by AHMB
Horizons or third parties. Nothing on AHMB Horizons 's Internet sites
may be interpreted in such a way as to allow, directly or indirectly,
the use of such trademarks or logos without the prior written
permission of their owner. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, it is prohibited to reproduce the trademarks and logos
displayed on AHMB Horizons ' Internet sites for commercial or
advertising purposes or to increase the number of visitors to your
site.
9.2. All the items on AHMB Horizons 's Internet sites (including,
without limitation, the texts, articles, photographs, images,
illustrations, audio and video excerpts, software, etc.) are protected
by copyright and belong to AHMB Horizons or third parties acting as
content providers. Except for certain clearly stated exceptions, no
items on AHMB Horizons ' Internet sites must be interpreted as giving
you any right whatsoever with regard to the intellectual property of
AHMB Horizons or of a third party acting as a content provider.
9.3. Subject to section 9.3 hereof, you may not copy, reproduce,
modify, publish, distribute or participate in the transfer or sale of,
or create derivative works from, translate, download, grant under
licence, or in any other way exploit, any item offered on AHMB
Horizons' Internet sites (including any software), in whole or in
part.
9.4. You can download or copy only for your personal use for
non-commercial purposes items from AHMB Horizons’ Internet sites
provided you maintain all the intellectual property notices they
contain. Copying or memorizing any item for purposes other than
personal use is strictly forbidden without the prior written
permission of AHMB Horizons or the holder of the copyrights identified
in the notice of intellectual property.
10. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTEES
10.1. You hereby indemnify, defend and hold AHMB Horizons, its owners,
editors, employees, affiliated businesses, representatives and content
providers (collectively referred to as “AHMB Horizons”) harmless from
and against any and all monetary condemnation in principal, interest,
legal and extra-judicial costs and any other damages, including but
without limitation, all reasonable legal costs incurred by AHMB
Horizons related to any claim, proceeding, action or stay (“Claim”)
ensuing from the non-compliance, by you or any other user of your
account, with these Conditions of Use. AHMB Horizons reserves the
right to participate in the defence of any such Claim and to be
represented by an attorney of its choice.
11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
11.1. AHMB Horizons 's Internet sites and the items they contain are
offered to you on an “as is” basis and at no charge by AHMB Horizons,
without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including,
without limitation, warranties of title or implied warranties of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, use,
availability, validity, accuracy, reliability of the items reproduced
on said sites or as to the results ensuing from the use of such items.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, AHMB Horizons makes
no representations about the comprehensive nature of the results of
your searches conducted on its Internet sites. You hereby acknowledge
and agree that your use of AHMB Horizons 's Internet sites is at your
own risk.
11.2. AHMB Horizons makes no representation related to the accuracy or
reliability of, nor does it endorse, any opinion, declaration or other
information published or distributed on its Internet sites by any
user, content provider or other person.
11.3. AHMB Horizons disclaims all liability related to any error which
may be found on its Internet sites. Thus, AHMB Horizons and any third
party providing content on AHMB Horizons’ Internet sites, their
related companies, officers, employees, representatives or agents
cannot in any way be held liable for any damage related directly or
indirectly to the use of AHMB Horizons’ Internet sites, in particular,
the loss of data or profits ensuing from the use of items on said
sites, errors or omissions contained in the items or the inability to
use such items.
12. CANCELLATION
12.1. You can cancel your account at any time by submitting a letter
to this effect to staff@homeschoolinghorizons.com.
12.2. AHMB Horizons can, at its sole discretion, cancel or suspend
your account to its Internet sites in whole or in part for any reason,
including, without limitation, the non-compliance with these
conditions of use.
13. HOW TO CONTACT US ABOUT THIS POLICY
13.1. Should you have a claim related to a copyright infringement of
any of the materials contained in AHMB Horizons’ Internet sites, or
for any other correspondence, you can reach us at the following
address:
AHMB Horizons
Homeschooling Horizons Magazine
www.homeschoolinghorizons.com
42 rue Prévost RR 7
Vaudreuil-Dorion QC J7V 8P5
Tel.: (450) 424-3222
E-mail:
staff@homeschoolinghorizons.com
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