Terms & Conditions
Terms of Use
The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario, its successors and assigns (collectively “RNAO”) make this web site (the “Site”) as a service and subject to these Terms of Service (the “Terms of Use”).
RNAO may change these Terms of Use from time to time and at any time. When RNAO changes these Terms of Use, RNAO will: (i) post the updated version of the Agreement on the Site together with the date on which it was revised; and (ii) on the log-in page for the Site for at least sixty days following any change to the Agreement post a notice that the Agreement has been updated.
As well, RNAO may, but is not obliged to, ask You to actively confirm your consent to the revised Agreement. If RNAO does not do so, but You continue to use the Site after the changes come into effect, You will be deemed to have agreed to abide by the revised Agreement. If You do not agree with the revised Agreement without qualification, do NOT log in, discontinue using the Site and instruct RNAO to disable any password for the Site assigned to You.
Should You violate these Terms and Conditions or any other rights of RNAO, RNAO reserves the right to pursue any and all legal and equitable remedies against You, including, without limitation, restricting, suspending or terminating your access to all or any part of the Site.
YOU
For the purposes of these Terms of Use, the word “You” means the individual accessing the Site, and, if applicable, includes any other legal entity on behalf of which an individual is accessing the Site. As an individual, You agree not to access the Site on behalf of any other legal entity unless You have the authority to bind that legal entity to these Terms of Use. You represent and warrant that: (i) You have the capacity to enter into a legal agreement in the province, state, territory or country in which You reside; and (ii) your use of the Site will not violate any applicable law or regulation in the province, state, territory or country from which You are accessing the Site.
By using the Site (as a casual visitor, Registered User or otherwise), You agree, without limitation or qualification, to be bound by and to comply with these Terms of Use. If You do not agree, without limitation or qualification, to be bound by and to comply with these Terms of Use, discontinue using the Site.
You should print or save a local copy of the Terms Use for your future reference.
If RNAO believes that You have breached these Terms of Use, RNAO reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to restrict, suspend or terminate your access to all or any part of the Site and terminate any licenses granted to You pursuant to these Terms of Use without prior notice and without liability.
By using the Site (as a casual visitor, registered user or otherwise), You agree to comply with any guidelines for using this Site that RNAO may post to the Site from time to time. If You do not agree, without limitation or qualification, to do so, discontinue using the Site.
If RNAO provides you with a translation of these Terms of Use and there is any inconsistency between the English version and the translated version, the English version shall prevail.
BECOMING A REGISTERED USER
Please note, before being allowed to access features of the Site or participate in activities being run via the Site, You will be required to: (i) register as “Registered User” of the Site; and (ii) confirm your acceptance of these Terms of Use by placing a checkmark in the “I AGREE” box on the registration page. If You disagree with any term or condition of these Terms of Use, do NOT place a checkmark in the "I AGREE" box and discontinue using the Site
. When signing up to be a Registered User of the Site, You represent and warrant that any information You provide about yourself to RNAO is correct. While You are Registered User, You will provide RNAO with updates to that information should any of it stop being correct, so that RNAO’s information about You remains correct and current.
If You are given a personal username and/or a password for the purpose of accessing certain features of the Site or participating in certain activities run via the Site, You are responsible for all activities conducted under that username or password, and You will take all necessary steps to ensure that no one other than You uses that username or password and that that password is kept confidential. If You have any reason to believe that any password assigned to You has become known to or been used by any other person, You will inform RNAO immediately.
You will be asked to suggest one or more usernames when You register with the Site. Please note that the assignment of a username to You is in RNAO’s sole discretion. As well, RNAO may, at any time, change any username or password assigned by RNAO to You. RNAO will notify You when it does so. Please note, certain resources, websites, services and activities available through the Site may require You to agree to further terms and conditions (possibly including terms relating to payment). Unless such terms and conditions expressly set out otherwise, if there is any inconsistency between those terms and conditions and these Terms of Use, these Terms of Use shall prevail.
PROFILES
Each Registered User will have a personal profile. The Registered User’s user-ID will be displayed as part of his or her profile. The Registered User may choose to include further information in his or her profile. You acknowledge that RNAO may in its sole discretion remove any profile for any reason including but not limited to any breach of the Terms of Use occurring in relation to the profile.
USE OF THE SITE
You may use the Site only for personal, non-commercial purposes.
You will not:
seek to gain access to any portions of the Site You are not authorized by RNAO to access;
use the Site to impersonate or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity including but not limited to RNAO;
use the Site to either directly or indirectly interfere with, disrupt or damage the Site, the server(s) on which it hosted, the networks connected to them or any other user’s access to the Site;
access the Site through any automated means (for example, bots or web crawlers) or using an interface other than the one made available on the Site by RNAO;
adapt, translate, modify, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any aspect of: (i) the Site; (ii) any software or technology used in connection with the Site; or (iii) downloaded from the Site;
violate any applicable local, provincial, state, national or international law or regulation (including any laws relating to the export of data or software); or
collect or store personally identifying information about other users of the Site for any purposes unrelated to the Site or that are illegal or unlawful.
From time to time, You may choose to ask, make or provide questions, suggestions, ideas, comments, recommendations, feedback, requests or other information relating to the Site (“Feedback”) to RNAO. By providing any Feedback to RNAO, You: (i) agree that the Feedback is not confidential; and (ii) assign all right, title and interest in and to the Feedback to RNAO including all intellectual property rights. RNAO shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of any Feedback for any purpose (commercial or otherwise) without any acknowledgment of or compensation to You.
CONTENT
The contents of the Site, including any and all information, content, links, reports, data, databases, tools, e-mail, code, photographs, pictures, video, postings, graphics, interfaces, web pages, text, files, software, product names, company names, trade-marks, logos, trade names, or other materials contained on or in the Site is the “Content”. The Content includes materials contributed to the Site by or on behalf of RNAO (the “RNAO Content”). RNAO Content includes a variety of materials, not all of which are vetted to the same extent as RNAO’s official, published recommendations, practice standards, guidelines or tools. Accordingly, You should use your professional judgment and make your own evaluation of any RNAO Content before deciding to rely upon it.
You may retain a copy of any Content forming part of the Site solely for your personal reference and records, provided that any marks, logos or other legends that form part of that Content are not removed from the copy. Otherwise, all rights in and to any item of Content are reserved by the contributor of that item. Consequently, You may not modify, publish, display, transmit, adapt, sell, license or in any way exploit any item of Content that You did not contribute, without the express prior permission of the contributor of that item. RNAO assumes no obligation to update the Content. RNAO reserves the right to change any and all Content at any time without notice. RNAO, its licensors and suppliers are not responsible for any Content other than the RNAO Content.
You agree not to link to any page forming part of the Site other than the home page without RNAO’s prior written approval.
USING Content
The Content is not to be used or relied upon for any diagnostic, treatment or other health care related purposes. The Content does not create a patient-physician relationship between You and RNAO or any other contributor, and the Content is not intended in any way to be a substitute for professional diagnosis, treatment or advice. If You are a health care professional, You should exercise your own professional judgment before deciding to rely on any Content. If You are not a health care professional, the Content of the Site cannot and should not replace the professional judgment of the health care professionals who care for You, your family and the other individuals in your life. Discuss the Content with the health care professionals, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something You have read on this Site. If You choose to rely on any of the Content, You do so solely at your own risk.
Further, RNAO does not recommend or endorse any specific products, services, treatments, procedures, tests, physicians, organizations, opinions or other information that may be described on the Site or any third party website to which You can link from the Site.
SCREENING AND MONITORING
RNAO may review any Content. When RNAO does review, the review may not be to your satisfaction. You acknowledge this and the consequence that follows from it: Content accessible on or via the Site may include materials that are offensive or otherwise objectionable to You.
RNAO reserves the right to monitor some, all, or no areas of the Site from time to time: (i) to verify adherence to these Terms of Use or any other rules, codes of conduct or guidelines posted by RNAO; or (ii) as required by law.
RNAO reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to remove any Content that is available via or on the Site at any time, without notice and without liability.
DISCLAIMER REGARDING THIRD PARTY CONTENT AND LINKED SITES
RNAO, Registered Users or third parties may provide, links to resources not forming part of the Site. RNAO has no control over such resources. You acknowledge and agree that RNAO is not responsible for the availability of such external resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such resources. You further acknowledge and agree that RNAO will not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such resource.
Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers or other third parties accessible on or via the Site, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between You and such advertiser or other third parties. You agree that RNAO will not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such advertisers or other third parties on the Site. Please note, if You provide any information to a third party (e.g., your contact information or credit card information), such information is collected by the third party and not by RNAO, even if You made a purchase from a third party web site that was linked from or framed within the Site.
PRIVACY
Please note that RNAO controls the Site from within Canada, and the Site is hosted in Canada.
RNAO’s use and disclosure of any personal information about You that it collects in association with the Site is subject to RNAO’s privacy policy. You have read the privacy policy and consent to the use of your personal information as described therein.
RNAO reserves the right to communicate with You regarding your use of the Site. You consent to RNAO’s use of any contact information that You provide to RNAO in doing so. The content included in any such communication is deemed to be Content made available on the Site by RNAO.
RNAO STRONGLY ENCOURAGES REGISTERED USERS AND OTHER USERS OF THE SITE TO COMPLY WITH THEIR CONFIDENTIALITY OBLIGATIONS AS HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND IMPOSED BY ANY ORGANIZATIONS FOR WHOM THEY WORK, ESPECIALLY WHEN USING THE SITE.
WARRANTIES THE SITE AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE PRECEDING SENTENCE, RNAO SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, COVENANTS AND CONDITIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE, ANY CONTENT OR OTHERWISE ARISING FROM THESE TERMS OF USE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (i) ANY WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, APPROPRIATENESS, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, USEFULNESS, OR OTHERWISE OF THE SITE OR CONTENT; AND (ii) ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE, WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Without limiting the preceding paragraph, RNAO does not warrant that the Site or any Content: (i) will be available at all times; (ii) will operate without errors; (iii) defects or errors in the Content will be corrected; (iv) will be accessible regardless of the hardware or software that You wish to employ to access it; (v) is absolutely secure, notwithstanding RNAO’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to secure it; or (vi) is free from viruses or other harmful code.
All exclusions of responsibility or liability set out in these Terms of Use are made to the fullest extent permitted by law. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain implied warranties or limitations on how long an implied warranty may last. If any jurisdiction having applicability to these Terms of Use does not permit any such exclusion or limitation, RNAO’s total liability to You in connection with any breach of such a warranty will be subject to the limits on liability set out in section 13.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IN NO EVENT WILL RNAO ITS REPRESENTATIVES OR ITS SUPPLIERS, BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE SITE, ANY CONTENT, ANY USER CONTENT OR THESE TERMS OF USE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF REVENUES, LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR LOSS DATA, EVEN IF RNAO HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES BY YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON.
IN NO EVENT WILL RNAO, ITS REPRESENTATIVES OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY PERSON WITH RESPECT TO DAMAGES INCURRED BY REASON OF ANY SERVICES OR GOODS RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED ON THE SITE OR RECEIVED THROUGH ANY LINKS PROVIDED ON THE SITE. FURTHERMORE, RNAO EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR THE ACTS, OMISSIONS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD-PARTY USER OF THE SITE OR ANY SPONSOR OR ADVERTISER OF THE SITE.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE TWO PRECEDING PARAGRAPHS IN THIS SECTIONS 13, THE LIMIT ON THE TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY OF RNAO (INCLUDING RNAO’S REPRESENTATIVES AND SUPPLIERS) TO YOU OR ANY PERSON, FOR ANY CLAIMS ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE SITE, ANY CONTENT, ANY USER-GENERATED CONTENT OR THESE TERMS OF USE, WILL NOT EXCEED $100.00.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of incidental, special or consequential damages. If any jurisdiction having applicability to these Terms of Use does not permit any such exclusion or limitation, RNAO’s total liability to You in connection with any incidental, special or consequential damages will be limited by this section.
The limitations set out in this section 13 will apply regardless of the causes or circumstances giving rise to the claim, even if such claim is based on breach of contract, negligence or other tort, and will survive a fundamental breach or failure of essential purpose of any limited remedy or these Terms of Use.
You acknowledge and agree that, regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action You may have arising from or relating to the Site, any Content, any User-generated Content or these Terms of Use must be filed within one year after such claim or cause of action arises or be permanently barred.
INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify RNAO (and its representatives and suppliers) and hold them harmless from any and all claims and expenses, including attorney's fees, arising from or relating to: (i) your use or misuse of the Site or any Content; (ii) any person's use of any account or password provided to You relation to the Site, regardless of whether such use is authorized by You; (iii) any breach by You of any of these Terms of Use; and (iv) any breach by You of any law or regulation or any rights of any third party.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT
It is the policy of RNAO to investigate and respond to claims of intellectual property infringement.
To the extent that any jurisdiction applicable to these Terms of Use has a notice and take-down scheme like the one set out in the United States' Digital Millennium Copyright Act, upon receipt of any notice alleging infringement that complies with such a scheme, RNAO will act expeditiously to remove or disable access to any material claimed to be infringing or claimed to be the subject of infringing activity and will act expeditiously to remove or disable access to any reference or link to material or activity that is claimed to be infringing. In all circumstances, RNAO will give the complaining party an opportunity to seek judicial relief in accordance with any applicable laws before RNAO replaces or restores access to any material as a result of any counter notification.
Notices of claimed infringement should be directed to:
158 Pearl Street,
Toronto, ON M5H 1L3
Attention: RNAO LTC Orientation e-Resource Copyright Complaints
Fax: 416-599-1926
Email: ltcorientationeresource@RNAO.ca
Please put "Notice of Infringement" in the subject line of all such notifications and include in each such notice a reasonably detailed description of the materials alleged to be infringing and the proprietary rights alleged to be infringed. Also include in the notice: (i) an electronic or physical signature of the individual sending the notice; (ii) the address, telephone number, and email address for the sender; (iii) a statement that the sender is or is authorized to represent the owner or exclusive licensee of the proprietary rights alleged to be infringed; and (iv) a written statement that the information in the notice is accurate.
Names, phrases, words, titles, logos, icons, graphics, images or designs, used throughout the Site and the Content may be trade names, registered or unregistered trade-marks or services marks (the “Marks”) of RNAO, its subsidiaries, affiliates or licensors, or other entities and individuals. The Marks are protected by Canadian and international trade-mark and other laws. Any use of any of the Marks without the express of the owner of the Mark is strictly prohibited.
REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF THESE TERMS OF USE
If You are aware of any violations of these Terms of Use, please report them to:
158 Pearl Street,
Toronto, ON M5H 1L3
Attention: RNAO LTC Orientation e-Resource Violations
Fax: 416-599-1926
Email: ltcorientationeresource@RNAO.ca
Please put "Notice of Violation" in the subject line of all such notifications and include in each such notice a reasonably detailed description of the alleged violation.
TERM AND TERMINATION
These Terms of Use will continue in effect for as long as You use the Site, unless specifically terminated earlier by RNAO or You. You may terminate your agreement with these Terms and Conditions at any time by instructing RNAO in writing to disable any password for the Site assigned to You and by discontinuing all use of the Site. Your notice should be sent, in writing, to the address set out in the “Contact Us” page of the Site. In addition to any other termination rights that RNAO may have, RNAO may terminate its agreement with You if: (i) You breach these any provision of these Terms and Conditions or clearly intend to do so; (ii) RNAO is required to do so by law; or (iii) RNAO is no longer making the Site available in the jurisdiction from which You access it.
Upon the termination or expiration of these Terms of Use, You will stop using the Site and all Content.
Those sections which by their nature should survive the termination or expiration of these Terms of Use will survive termination or expiration, including but not limited to sections 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18.
OTHER
These Terms of Use constitute the complete and exclusive agreement between You and RNAO with respect to its subject matter, and supersede and replace any and all prior or contemporaneous discussions, negotiations, understandings and agreements, written and oral, regarding its subject matter. No term of the Agreement will be deemed to be waived by reason of any previous failure to enforce it. No term of the Agreement may be waived except in a writing signed by the party waiving enforcement.
Should any provision of these Terms of Use be held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, then that provision will be enforced to the extent permissible, and all other provisions will remain in effect and are enforceable by the parties.
RNAO and You are independent contractors and these Terms of Use will not establish any relationship of partnership, joint venture, employment, franchise or agency between RNAO and You. Neither RNAO nor You will have the power to bind the other or incur obligations on the others behalf without the others prior written consent, except as otherwise expressly provided in these Terms of Use.
The Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein, without reference to the conflict of laws provisions. You agree to attorn to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario for the conduct of any legal proceedings under, or related to, the Agreement. Except as expressly provided otherwise in the Agreement, RNAO will not be liable for any failure or delay in its performance under the Agreement due to any cause beyond its reasonable control.
RNAO may assign these Terms of Use, in whole or in part, at any time with or without notice to You. You may not resell, assign, sublicense or otherwise transfer your rights or delegate your duties under these Terms of Use, either in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of RNAO.
Any notice or other significant communication given to You pursuant to these Terms of Use will be in writing, addressed to any email address or address that You provided to RNAO when registering (as updated by You in accordance with section 1.1) and sent to You by email or by a nationally recognized overnight courier as applicable. Any notice or other significant communication given to RNAO pursuant to these Terms of Use will be in writing and sent to RNAO at the address then listed on the Site in the Contact Us section by fax or nationally recognized courier. Notices will be deemed to have been received one Business Days following: (i) email transmission by RNAO to You; (ii) deposit with a globally recognized overnight courier service, all delivery charges pre-paid; or (iii) transmission if sent by facsimile and receipt confirmed by the facsimile machine used.
The headings used in these Terms of Use are for convenience of reference only and have no legal or contractual significance. No provision of these Terms of Use will be interpreted against any party merely because that party or its legal representative drafted the provision. All remedies are cumulative. Throughout these Terms of Use, the term “including” or the phrases “e.g.,” or “for example” have been used to mean “including, without limitation”.
RNAO reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change or modify the Site from time to time including but not limited adding or removing functionality or features or changing its name. RNAO may change the Site without prior notice to You.
The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario, its successors and assigns (collectively “RNAO”) make this web site (the “Site”) as a service and subject to these Terms of Service (the “Terms of Use”).
RNAO may change these Terms of Use from time to time and at any time. When RNAO changes these Terms of Use, RNAO will: (i) post the updated version of the Agreement on the Site together with the date on which it was revised; and (ii) on the log-in page for the Site for at least sixty days following any change to the Agreement post a notice that the Agreement has been updated.
As well, RNAO may, but is not obliged to, ask You to actively confirm your consent to the revised Agreement. If RNAO does not do so, but You continue to use the Site after the changes come into effect, You will be deemed to have agreed to abide by the revised Agreement. If You do not agree with the revised Agreement without qualification, do NOT log in, discontinue using the Site and instruct RNAO to disable any password for the Site assigned to You.
Should You violate these Terms and Conditions or any other rights of RNAO, RNAO reserves the right to pursue any and all legal and equitable remedies against You, including, without limitation, restricting, suspending or terminating your access to all or any part of the Site.
YOU
For the purposes of these Terms of Use, the word “You” means the individual accessing the Site, and, if applicable, includes any other legal entity on behalf of which an individual is accessing the Site. As an individual, You agree not to access the Site on behalf of any other legal entity unless You have the authority to bind that legal entity to these Terms of Use. You represent and warrant that: (i) You have the capacity to enter into a legal agreement in the province, state, territory or country in which You reside; and (ii) your use of the Site will not violate any applicable law or regulation in the province, state, territory or country from which You are accessing the Site.
By using the Site (as a casual visitor, Registered User or otherwise), You agree, without limitation or qualification, to be bound by and to comply with these Terms of Use. If You do not agree, without limitation or qualification, to be bound by and to comply with these Terms of Use, discontinue using the Site.
You should print or save a local copy of the Terms Use for your future reference.
If RNAO believes that You have breached these Terms of Use, RNAO reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to restrict, suspend or terminate your access to all or any part of the Site and terminate any licenses granted to You pursuant to these Terms of Use without prior notice and without liability.
By using the Site (as a casual visitor, registered user or otherwise), You agree to comply with any guidelines for using this Site that RNAO may post to the Site from time to time. If You do not agree, without limitation or qualification, to do so, discontinue using the Site.
If RNAO provides you with a translation of these Terms of Use and there is any inconsistency between the English version and the translated version, the English version shall prevail.
BECOMING A REGISTERED USER
Please note, before being allowed to access features of the Site or participate in activities being run via the Site, You will be required to: (i) register as “Registered User” of the Site; and (ii) confirm your acceptance of these Terms of Use by placing a checkmark in the “I AGREE” box on the registration page. If You disagree with any term or condition of these Terms of Use, do NOT place a checkmark in the "I AGREE" box and discontinue using the Site
. When signing up to be a Registered User of the Site, You represent and warrant that any information You provide about yourself to RNAO is correct. While You are Registered User, You will provide RNAO with updates to that information should any of it stop being correct, so that RNAO’s information about You remains correct and current.
If You are given a personal username and/or a password for the purpose of accessing certain features of the Site or participating in certain activities run via the Site, You are responsible for all activities conducted under that username or password, and You will take all necessary steps to ensure that no one other than You uses that username or password and that that password is kept confidential. If You have any reason to believe that any password assigned to You has become known to or been used by any other person, You will inform RNAO immediately.
You will be asked to suggest one or more usernames when You register with the Site. Please note that the assignment of a username to You is in RNAO’s sole discretion. As well, RNAO may, at any time, change any username or password assigned by RNAO to You. RNAO will notify You when it does so. Please note, certain resources, websites, services and activities available through the Site may require You to agree to further terms and conditions (possibly including terms relating to payment). Unless such terms and conditions expressly set out otherwise, if there is any inconsistency between those terms and conditions and these Terms of Use, these Terms of Use shall prevail.
PROFILES
Each Registered User will have a personal profile. The Registered User’s user-ID will be displayed as part of his or her profile. The Registered User may choose to include further information in his or her profile. You acknowledge that RNAO may in its sole discretion remove any profile for any reason including but not limited to any breach of the Terms of Use occurring in relation to the profile.
USE OF THE SITE
You may use the Site only for personal, non-commercial purposes.
You will not:
seek to gain access to any portions of the Site You are not authorized by RNAO to access;
use the Site to impersonate or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity including but not limited to RNAO;
use the Site to either directly or indirectly interfere with, disrupt or damage the Site, the server(s) on which it hosted, the networks connected to them or any other user’s access to the Site;
access the Site through any automated means (for example, bots or web crawlers) or using an interface other than the one made available on the Site by RNAO;
adapt, translate, modify, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any aspect of: (i) the Site; (ii) any software or technology used in connection with the Site; or (iii) downloaded from the Site;
violate any applicable local, provincial, state, national or international law or regulation (including any laws relating to the export of data or software); or
collect or store personally identifying information about other users of the Site for any purposes unrelated to the Site or that are illegal or unlawful.
From time to time, You may choose to ask, make or provide questions, suggestions, ideas, comments, recommendations, feedback, requests or other information relating to the Site (“Feedback”) to RNAO. By providing any Feedback to RNAO, You: (i) agree that the Feedback is not confidential; and (ii) assign all right, title and interest in and to the Feedback to RNAO including all intellectual property rights. RNAO shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of any Feedback for any purpose (commercial or otherwise) without any acknowledgment of or compensation to You.
CONTENT
The contents of the Site, including any and all information, content, links, reports, data, databases, tools, e-mail, code, photographs, pictures, video, postings, graphics, interfaces, web pages, text, files, software, product names, company names, trade-marks, logos, trade names, or other materials contained on or in the Site is the “Content”. The Content includes materials contributed to the Site by or on behalf of RNAO (the “RNAO Content”). RNAO Content includes a variety of materials, not all of which are vetted to the same extent as RNAO’s official, published recommendations, practice standards, guidelines or tools. Accordingly, You should use your professional judgment and make your own evaluation of any RNAO Content before deciding to rely upon it.
You may retain a copy of any Content forming part of the Site solely for your personal reference and records, provided that any marks, logos or other legends that form part of that Content are not removed from the copy. Otherwise, all rights in and to any item of Content are reserved by the contributor of that item. Consequently, You may not modify, publish, display, transmit, adapt, sell, license or in any way exploit any item of Content that You did not contribute, without the express prior permission of the contributor of that item. RNAO assumes no obligation to update the Content. RNAO reserves the right to change any and all Content at any time without notice. RNAO, its licensors and suppliers are not responsible for any Content other than the RNAO Content.
You agree not to link to any page forming part of the Site other than the home page without RNAO’s prior written approval.
USING Content
The Content is not to be used or relied upon for any diagnostic, treatment or other health care related purposes. The Content does not create a patient-physician relationship between You and RNAO or any other contributor, and the Content is not intended in any way to be a substitute for professional diagnosis, treatment or advice. If You are a health care professional, You should exercise your own professional judgment before deciding to rely on any Content. If You are not a health care professional, the Content of the Site cannot and should not replace the professional judgment of the health care professionals who care for You, your family and the other individuals in your life. Discuss the Content with the health care professionals, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something You have read on this Site. If You choose to rely on any of the Content, You do so solely at your own risk.
Further, RNAO does not recommend or endorse any specific products, services, treatments, procedures, tests, physicians, organizations, opinions or other information that may be described on the Site or any third party website to which You can link from the Site.
SCREENING AND MONITORING
RNAO may review any Content. When RNAO does review, the review may not be to your satisfaction. You acknowledge this and the consequence that follows from it: Content accessible on or via the Site may include materials that are offensive or otherwise objectionable to You.
RNAO reserves the right to monitor some, all, or no areas of the Site from time to time: (i) to verify adherence to these Terms of Use or any other rules, codes of conduct or guidelines posted by RNAO; or (ii) as required by law.
RNAO reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to remove any Content that is available via or on the Site at any time, without notice and without liability.
DISCLAIMER REGARDING THIRD PARTY CONTENT AND LINKED SITES
RNAO, Registered Users or third parties may provide, links to resources not forming part of the Site. RNAO has no control over such resources. You acknowledge and agree that RNAO is not responsible for the availability of such external resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such resources. You further acknowledge and agree that RNAO will not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such resource.
Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers or other third parties accessible on or via the Site, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between You and such advertiser or other third parties. You agree that RNAO will not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such advertisers or other third parties on the Site. Please note, if You provide any information to a third party (e.g., your contact information or credit card information), such information is collected by the third party and not by RNAO, even if You made a purchase from a third party web site that was linked from or framed within the Site.
PRIVACY
Please note that RNAO controls the Site from within Canada, and the Site is hosted in Canada.
RNAO’s use and disclosure of any personal information about You that it collects in association with the Site is subject to RNAO’s privacy policy. You have read the privacy policy and consent to the use of your personal information as described therein.
RNAO reserves the right to communicate with You regarding your use of the Site. You consent to RNAO’s use of any contact information that You provide to RNAO in doing so. The content included in any such communication is deemed to be Content made available on the Site by RNAO.
RNAO STRONGLY ENCOURAGES REGISTERED USERS AND OTHER USERS OF THE SITE TO COMPLY WITH THEIR CONFIDENTIALITY OBLIGATIONS AS HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND IMPOSED BY ANY ORGANIZATIONS FOR WHOM THEY WORK, ESPECIALLY WHEN USING THE SITE.
WARRANTIES THE SITE AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE PRECEDING SENTENCE, RNAO SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, COVENANTS AND CONDITIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE, ANY CONTENT OR OTHERWISE ARISING FROM THESE TERMS OF USE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (i) ANY WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, APPROPRIATENESS, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, USEFULNESS, OR OTHERWISE OF THE SITE OR CONTENT; AND (ii) ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE, WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Without limiting the preceding paragraph, RNAO does not warrant that the Site or any Content: (i) will be available at all times; (ii) will operate without errors; (iii) defects or errors in the Content will be corrected; (iv) will be accessible regardless of the hardware or software that You wish to employ to access it; (v) is absolutely secure, notwithstanding RNAO’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to secure it; or (vi) is free from viruses or other harmful code.
All exclusions of responsibility or liability set out in these Terms of Use are made to the fullest extent permitted by law. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain implied warranties or limitations on how long an implied warranty may last. If any jurisdiction having applicability to these Terms of Use does not permit any such exclusion or limitation, RNAO’s total liability to You in connection with any breach of such a warranty will be subject to the limits on liability set out in section 13.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IN NO EVENT WILL RNAO ITS REPRESENTATIVES OR ITS SUPPLIERS, BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE SITE, ANY CONTENT, ANY USER CONTENT OR THESE TERMS OF USE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF REVENUES, LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR LOSS DATA, EVEN IF RNAO HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES BY YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON.
IN NO EVENT WILL RNAO, ITS REPRESENTATIVES OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY PERSON WITH RESPECT TO DAMAGES INCURRED BY REASON OF ANY SERVICES OR GOODS RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED ON THE SITE OR RECEIVED THROUGH ANY LINKS PROVIDED ON THE SITE. FURTHERMORE, RNAO EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR THE ACTS, OMISSIONS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD-PARTY USER OF THE SITE OR ANY SPONSOR OR ADVERTISER OF THE SITE.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE TWO PRECEDING PARAGRAPHS IN THIS SECTIONS 13, THE LIMIT ON THE TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY OF RNAO (INCLUDING RNAO’S REPRESENTATIVES AND SUPPLIERS) TO YOU OR ANY PERSON, FOR ANY CLAIMS ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE SITE, ANY CONTENT, ANY USER-GENERATED CONTENT OR THESE TERMS OF USE, WILL NOT EXCEED $100.00.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of incidental, special or consequential damages. If any jurisdiction having applicability to these Terms of Use does not permit any such exclusion or limitation, RNAO’s total liability to You in connection with any incidental, special or consequential damages will be limited by this section.
The limitations set out in this section 13 will apply regardless of the causes or circumstances giving rise to the claim, even if such claim is based on breach of contract, negligence or other tort, and will survive a fundamental breach or failure of essential purpose of any limited remedy or these Terms of Use.
You acknowledge and agree that, regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action You may have arising from or relating to the Site, any Content, any User-generated Content or these Terms of Use must be filed within one year after such claim or cause of action arises or be permanently barred.
INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify RNAO (and its representatives and suppliers) and hold them harmless from any and all claims and expenses, including attorney's fees, arising from or relating to: (i) your use or misuse of the Site or any Content; (ii) any person's use of any account or password provided to You relation to the Site, regardless of whether such use is authorized by You; (iii) any breach by You of any of these Terms of Use; and (iv) any breach by You of any law or regulation or any rights of any third party.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT
It is the policy of RNAO to investigate and respond to claims of intellectual property infringement.
To the extent that any jurisdiction applicable to these Terms of Use has a notice and take-down scheme like the one set out in the United States' Digital Millennium Copyright Act, upon receipt of any notice alleging infringement that complies with such a scheme, RNAO will act expeditiously to remove or disable access to any material claimed to be infringing or claimed to be the subject of infringing activity and will act expeditiously to remove or disable access to any reference or link to material or activity that is claimed to be infringing. In all circumstances, RNAO will give the complaining party an opportunity to seek judicial relief in accordance with any applicable laws before RNAO replaces or restores access to any material as a result of any counter notification.
Notices of claimed infringement should be directed to:
158 Pearl Street,
Toronto, ON M5H 1L3
Attention: RNAO LTC Orientation e-Resource Copyright Complaints
Fax: 416-599-1926
Email: ltcorientationeresource@RNAO.ca
Please put "Notice of Infringement" in the subject line of all such notifications and include in each such notice a reasonably detailed description of the materials alleged to be infringing and the proprietary rights alleged to be infringed. Also include in the notice: (i) an electronic or physical signature of the individual sending the notice; (ii) the address, telephone number, and email address for the sender; (iii) a statement that the sender is or is authorized to represent the owner or exclusive licensee of the proprietary rights alleged to be infringed; and (iv) a written statement that the information in the notice is accurate.
Names, phrases, words, titles, logos, icons, graphics, images or designs, used throughout the Site and the Content may be trade names, registered or unregistered trade-marks or services marks (the “Marks”) of RNAO, its subsidiaries, affiliates or licensors, or other entities and individuals. The Marks are protected by Canadian and international trade-mark and other laws. Any use of any of the Marks without the express of the owner of the Mark is strictly prohibited.
REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF THESE TERMS OF USE
If You are aware of any violations of these Terms of Use, please report them to:
158 Pearl Street,
Toronto, ON M5H 1L3
Attention: RNAO LTC Orientation e-Resource Violations
Fax: 416-599-1926
Email: ltcorientationeresource@RNAO.ca
Please put "Notice of Violation" in the subject line of all such notifications and include in each such notice a reasonably detailed description of the alleged violation.
TERM AND TERMINATION
These Terms of Use will continue in effect for as long as You use the Site, unless specifically terminated earlier by RNAO or You. You may terminate your agreement with these Terms and Conditions at any time by instructing RNAO in writing to disable any password for the Site assigned to You and by discontinuing all use of the Site. Your notice should be sent, in writing, to the address set out in the “Contact Us” page of the Site. In addition to any other termination rights that RNAO may have, RNAO may terminate its agreement with You if: (i) You breach these any provision of these Terms and Conditions or clearly intend to do so; (ii) RNAO is required to do so by law; or (iii) RNAO is no longer making the Site available in the jurisdiction from which You access it.
Upon the termination or expiration of these Terms of Use, You will stop using the Site and all Content.
Those sections which by their nature should survive the termination or expiration of these Terms of Use will survive termination or expiration, including but not limited to sections 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18.
OTHER
These Terms of Use constitute the complete and exclusive agreement between You and RNAO with respect to its subject matter, and supersede and replace any and all prior or contemporaneous discussions, negotiations, understandings and agreements, written and oral, regarding its subject matter. No term of the Agreement will be deemed to be waived by reason of any previous failure to enforce it. No term of the Agreement may be waived except in a writing signed by the party waiving enforcement.
Should any provision of these Terms of Use be held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, then that provision will be enforced to the extent permissible, and all other provisions will remain in effect and are enforceable by the parties.
RNAO and You are independent contractors and these Terms of Use will not establish any relationship of partnership, joint venture, employment, franchise or agency between RNAO and You. Neither RNAO nor You will have the power to bind the other or incur obligations on the others behalf without the others prior written consent, except as otherwise expressly provided in these Terms of Use.
The Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein, without reference to the conflict of laws provisions. You agree to attorn to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario for the conduct of any legal proceedings under, or related to, the Agreement. Except as expressly provided otherwise in the Agreement, RNAO will not be liable for any failure or delay in its performance under the Agreement due to any cause beyond its reasonable control.
RNAO may assign these Terms of Use, in whole or in part, at any time with or without notice to You. You may not resell, assign, sublicense or otherwise transfer your rights or delegate your duties under these Terms of Use, either in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of RNAO.
Any notice or other significant communication given to You pursuant to these Terms of Use will be in writing, addressed to any email address or address that You provided to RNAO when registering (as updated by You in accordance with section 1.1) and sent to You by email or by a nationally recognized overnight courier as applicable. Any notice or other significant communication given to RNAO pursuant to these Terms of Use will be in writing and sent to RNAO at the address then listed on the Site in the Contact Us section by fax or nationally recognized courier. Notices will be deemed to have been received one Business Days following: (i) email transmission by RNAO to You; (ii) deposit with a globally recognized overnight courier service, all delivery charges pre-paid; or (iii) transmission if sent by facsimile and receipt confirmed by the facsimile machine used.
The headings used in these Terms of Use are for convenience of reference only and have no legal or contractual significance. No provision of these Terms of Use will be interpreted against any party merely because that party or its legal representative drafted the provision. All remedies are cumulative. Throughout these Terms of Use, the term “including” or the phrases “e.g.,” or “for example” have been used to mean “including, without limitation”.
RNAO reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change or modify the Site from time to time including but not limited adding or removing functionality or features or changing its name. RNAO may change the Site without prior notice to You.