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General terms and conditions

Terms and conditions were last updated on 2023-11-23

1. Introduction

These Terms and Conditions apply to this website and to transactions relating to our products and services. You may be bound by additional contracts related to your relationship with us or any products or services that you receive from us. If any provisions of additional contracts conflict with any provisions of these Terms and Conditions, the provisions of such additional contracts shall prevail.

2. Binding

By registering, accessing or otherwise using this site, you hereby agree to be bound by the Terms and Conditions set forth below. The mere use of this website implies knowledge and acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. In some particular cases, we can also ask you to explicitly agree.

3. Intellectual Property

We or our licensors own and control all copyright and other intellectual property rights in the Website and the data, information and other resources displayed by or accessible through the Website.

Unless otherwise specified in specific content, no license or other right is granted to you under any copyright, trademark, patent or other intellectual property right. This means that you will not use, copy, reproduce, perform, display, distribute, incorporate into any electronic medium, modify, reverse engineer, decompile, transfer, download, transmit, monetize, sell or market the resources of this website in any form whatsoever, without our prior written permission, except and only to the extent that this is stipulated in the regulations of mandatory law (such as the right of quotation).

4. Newsletter

Notwithstanding the above, you may forward our newsletter in electronic form to others who may be interested in visiting our website.

5. Third-party property

Our website may include hyperlinks or other references to third-party websites. We do not monitor or review the content of other parties' websites that are linked from this website. Products or services offered by other websites are subject to the applicable Terms and Conditions of those third parties. Opinions expressed or material appearing on such websites are not necessarily shared or endorsed by us.

We will not be responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such sites. You bear all risks associated with the use of these websites and any associated third-party services. We will not accept any liability for any loss or damage howsoever caused arising from your disclosure of personal information to third parties.

6. Responsible use

By visiting our website, you agree to use it only for the purposes intended and permitted by these Terms, any additional agreements with us, and applicable laws and regulations, as well as generally accepted online practices and industry guidelines. You must not use our website or services to use, publish or distribute any material that consists of (or is linked to) malicious computer software; use data collected on our website for any direct marketing activities, or conduct any systematic or automated data collection activities on or in connection with our website.

It is strictly forbidden to engage in any activity that causes or could cause damage to the website or interfere with the website's performance, availability or accessibility.

7. Registration

You can create an account on our website. During this process, you may be asked to choose a password. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of passwords and account information and agree not to share your passwords, account information or secure access to our website or services with any other person. You must not allow any other person to use your account to access the website, as you are responsible for all activities that occur under your passwords or accounts. You must notify us immediately if you become aware of any disclosure of your password.

After the account has been closed, you will not attempt to open a new account without our authorization.

8. Idea submission

Do not submit any ideas, inventions, works of authorship or other information that could be considered your own intellectual property that you would like to present to us, unless we have previously signed an intellectual property agreement or a non-disclosure agreement. If you disclose it to us in the absence of such a written agreement, you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, store, adapt, publish, translate and distribute your content in any existing or future media.

9. End of use

We may, in our sole discretion, at any time modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, access to the Website or any of the services associated with it. You agree that we will not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of your access to or use of the Website or any content you may have shared on the Website. You will not be entitled to any compensation or other payment, even if certain features, settings and/or any content you have contributed to or relied upon are permanently lost. You must not circumvent or circumvent, or attempt to circumvent or circumvent, any access restrictions on our website.

10. Warranties and liabilities

Nothing in this section shall limit or exclude any warranty implied by law which it would be unlawful to limit or exclude. This website and all its contents are provided "as is" and "as available" and may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. We expressly disclaim all warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the availability, accuracy or completeness of the content. We do not warrant that :

this website or our content will meet your requirements;
this website will be available on an uninterrupted, timely, secure and error-free basis.

Nothing on this website constitutes or is intended to constitute legal, financial or medical advice of any kind. If you require advice you should consult an appropriate professional. If you require advice you should consult an appropriate professional.

The following provisions of this section shall apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law and shall not limit or exclude our liability in respect of any matter for which it would be illegal or unlawful for us to limit or exclude our liability. In no event will we be liable for any direct or indirect damages (including damages for loss of profits or revenue, loss or corruption of data, software or databases, or loss of or damage to property or data) suffered by you or any third party arising out of your access to or use of our website.

Except to the extent that a supplemental agreement expressly provides otherwise, our maximum liability to you for all damages arising out of or relating to the Web Site or any products and services marketed or sold through the Web Site, regardless of the form of legal action that imposes liability (whether in contract, equity, negligence, intentional conduct, tort or otherwise) shall be limited to the total price paid by you to us to purchase such products or services or to use the Web Site. This limitation shall apply globally to all your claims, actions and causes of action of any kind.

11. Privacy

In order to access our website and/or services, you may be required to provide certain information about yourself as part of the registration process. You agree that all information you provide will always be accurate, correct and up-to-date.

We have developed a policy to address any privacy concerns you may have. For more information, please consult our Privacy Policy and our Cookies Policy.

12. Export restrictions / Legal compliance

Access to the website from territories or countries where the content or purchase of products or services sold on the website is illegal is prohibited. You may not use this website in violation of export laws and regulations of Canada.

13. Homework

You may not assign, transfer or subcontract any of your rights and/or obligations under these Terms and Conditions, in whole or in part, to any third party without our prior written consent. Any purported assignment in breach of this section will be null and void.

14. Violation of these General Terms and Conditions

Without prejudice to our other rights under these Terms and Conditions, if you breach these Terms and Conditions in any way, we may take such action as we deem appropriate to deal with the breach, including temporarily or permanently suspending your access to the website, contacting your Internet service provider to request that it block your access to the website and/or taking legal action against you.

15. Compensation

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold us harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses and expenses related to your violation of these Terms and Conditions and applicable laws, including intellectual property rights and privacy rights. You will promptly reimburse us for our damages, losses, costs and expenses related to or arising from such claims.

16. Waiver

Failure to enforce any of the provisions set forth in these terms and conditions and in any agreement, or to exercise any termination option, shall not be construed as a waiver of such provisions and shall not affect the validity of these terms and conditions or any agreement or any part thereof, or the right thereafter to enforce each and every provision.

17. Language

The present General Conditions will be translated exclusively into French. All notices and correspondence will be written exclusively in this language.

18. Full agreement

These Terms and Conditions, together with our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and ADDERE with respect to your use of this website.

19. Updating of these General Terms and Conditions

We may update these Terms and Conditions from time to time. It is your responsibility to check these Terms and Conditions periodically for changes or updates. The date indicated at the beginning of these Terms and Conditions is the most recent revision date. Changes to these Terms and Conditions will be effective immediately upon posting on this website. Your continued use of this web site following the posting of changes or updates shall be deemed notice of your agreement to comply with and be bound by these Terms and Conditions.

20. Legislation and jurisdiction

These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of Canada. Any dispute relating to these Terms and Conditions shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of Canada. If any part or provision of these Terms and Conditions is found by any court or other authority to be invalid and/or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law, such part or provision shall be modified, deleted and/or enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of these Terms and Conditions. All notices and correspondence shall be in such language only.

21. Contact information

This website is owned and operated by ADDERE.

You can contact us regarding these Terms and Conditions by writing to us or by sending an e-mail to the following address: ac.eredda@niuogpj
80, rue Wellington Sud
Suite 34000
Sherbrooke, Quebec
J1H 5C7

22. Download

You can also download our general terms and conditions in PDF format.