AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE USER AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGINA (EDR)

The Terms of Use Agreement, set out below, contains the terms and conditions which govern your use of EDR’s website (the “Site”). Please review these terms carefully.

Agreement

By accessing the Site or and services we provide (collectively with the Site, the “Services”) you expressly agree to be bound by, accept and comply with these terms and conditions of use (the “Terms of Use”). If you do not agree with any of the Terms of Use, you must immediately exit and stop using the Site. If you do not agree with any of these terms and conditions of use, then you may not read, link to, download or in any other way use information on the Site or the Services. Your use of the Services after these Terms of Use shall constitute your agreement to all such terms, conditions and notices.

Modification of These Terms of Use

EDR reserves the right to change the terms, conditions and notices under which the Site is offered, including but not limited to the charges associated with the use of the Site.

Links to Third Party Sites

The Site may contain links to other websites. EDR provides these links to you as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement of the website by EDR or any association with its operators. These websites are not under the control of EDR and EDR is not responsible for the contents of any of these websites, including without limitation any links in these websites or changes or updates to them. EDR is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission that you may receive from these websites.

Privacy and Security

For information respecting the way EDR handles the privacy and security of your information, please refer to EDR’s Privacy Policy which is incorporated into and forms part of the Terms of Use.

Cookies

The Site contains “cookies”, which are used to optimize the efficiency of the Site for the user. A cookie is a small text file that contains information and is stored on a user’s computer when the user visits a website.

We use “analytical” cookies which, in conjunction with our web server’s log files, allow us to calculate the aggregate number of people visiting the Site and which parts of the Site are most popular. This helps us gather feedback so that we can improve the Site and better serve our users and members.

Our analytics cookies include Google Analytics. To opt out of Google Analytics, please click here or to find out more information about the Google Analytics security and privacy principles please click here.

No Unlawful or Prohibited Use

As a condition of your use of the Site, you warrant to the EDR that you will not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions and notices. You may not use the Site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden or impair the Site or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Site. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Site.

Liability and Indemnity Disclaimer

The information, software, products, and services available through the Site may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the Site. EDR may make improvements and/or changes to the Site at any time. Advice received via the Site should not be relied upon for personal, medical, legal or financial decisions and you should consult an appropriate professional for specific advice tailored to your situation.

EDR makes no representations about the suitability, reliability, availability, timeliness, and accuracy of the information, software, products, services and related graphics contained on the Site. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, all such information, software, products, services and related graphics are provided “as is” without warranty or condition of any kind.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall EDR be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential damages or any damages whatsoever including, without limitation, damages for loss of use, data or profits, arising out of or in any way connected with the use or performance of the Site.

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless EDR, its affiliates and its employees and agents from and against any and all losses, costs, damages and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, suffered or incurred by EDR from or related to your violation of these Terms of Use or your use of the Services or any content contained therein.

Confidentiality and Privacy Consent and Warning

Absent the use of encryption, the Internet is not a secure medium and privacy cannot be ensured. Internet email is vulnerable to interception and forging. In using the Site, you agree to assume the risks associated with the transmission or loss of any data or information to or from the EDR on the Site, including the interception of such confidential data or information by third parties and agree to be liable for any damages occurring as a result thereof.  You agree that in using the Site, data or information provided by you may be transmitted through a cloud-hosted service operated and maintained by the third party in another jurisdiction and agree to be liable for any damages occurring as a result thereof.  If you wish to revoke the consent to disclose confidential or personal information as herein described and which you have expressly provided, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Services.

Rights of Use

You agree that in accessing or using the Services or submitting any information or materials to EDR you shall: (i) act in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations; (ii) not attempt to damage, modify, alter or deface any part of the Services; (iii) not post, transmit, link to or otherwise distribute any information or software which contains a virus, or other harmful or disruptive property or component that may adversely affect any computer systems or programs or the Services; (iv) not post, transmit, link to or otherwise distribute any inappropriate, defamatory, indecent, offensive or unlawful material or information; and (v) not impersonate or falsely represent yourself to any person. You must take reasonable and appropriate precautions to ensure that any computer system used to access the Services is secure and free of viruses or other harmful or destructive properties or components.

Copyright and Trademark Notices

All contents of the Site are ©2010 Economic Development Regina. All rights reserved. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. The names of actual companies and products mentioned in the Site may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

General

Failure or delay by EDR to enforce the provisions of these Terms of Use or EDR’s rights or remedies at any time will not be construed to be a waiver of EDR’s rights under these terms and conditions and will not prejudice EDR’s right to take subsequent action. If any provision in these Terms of Use is illegal, invalid or unenforceable at law, it shall be deemed to be severed from these Terms of Use and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect. These Terms of Use and any disputes or actions arising from the Services shall be governed by the laws of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada and you hereby submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada and agree to bring any action exclusively in such courts.