Terms and Conditions



Terms of Use

Last updated: July 09, A

This website is owned and op

Terms of Use

Last updated: July 09, 2020

This website is owned and operated by the Immigrants Working Centre (IWC).

By accessing this website, you are agreeing to these Terms of Use. You further agree to comply with all local rules, regulations and laws regarding online conduct and acceptable content. Therefore, we suggest that you review these Terms of Use carefully.

 

If you cannot access these Terms of Use or any link provided as part of these Terms of Use, please contact us.

 

Definitions

For the purposes of these Terms of Use:

  • IWC (referred to as either "the Organization", "IWC", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to Immigrants Working Centre, 8 Main St. East, Suite 101, Hamilton ON L8N 1E8.
  • Terms of Use (also referred as "Terms") mean these Terms of Use that form the entire agreement between you and IWC regarding the use of the Service.
  • Third-party Social Media Service means any services or content (including data, information, products, or services) provided by a third-party that may be displayed, included, or made available by the Service.

 

Acceptable use of this website

We require you to follow several simple rules when accessing or using this website. You must not:

  1. use this website in violation of any law, rule, or regulation
  2. interfere with or disrupt this website or any of our computer systems, servers, networks, databases, software, hardware, or equipment used by or for this website
  3. interfere with the use or enjoyment of this website by others
  4. introduce code which is disruptive or harmful
  5. attempt to gain unauthorized access to our computer systems, servers, networks, databases, software, hardware, or equipment, including to: user-restricted areas of this website; logins and passwords of others; or personal information and personal accounts of others

 

Privacy

Your privacy is important to us! If you provide any personal information to us through this website, we will handle it according to our Privacy and Confidentiality Policy (link).

 

Online services and transactions

We may provide you with access to online services or transactions through this website. Additional or different terms of use may apply to those services or transactions. You should carefully review the terms and conditions that apply before obtaining the particular service or completing a transaction. Where these Terms of Use are different from those terms and conditions, those terms and conditions will apply to the extent of the difference.

 

Copyrights

Unless we tell you otherwise, the content on this website is protected by copyrights. All content included on this site, including all information, trademarks, logos, text, opinions, views, graphics, and the selection and arrangement of information (“Materials”) is the property of IWC or its content suppliers.

 

The unauthorized use, modification or copying of the Materials may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws that protect IWC’s intellectual property.

Upon acceptance of these Terms of Use, permission is granted for you to temporarily view, copy, print or download a single copy of the material on this site solely for your personal, non-commercial use. Please retain all copyright and other proprietary notices displayed on the original Materials.

Copyright ownership in user submitted content is not held by IWC unless we tell you otherwise. You must obtain the prior consent of the copyright holder before doing anything with user submitted content.

 

Trademark

The official logo of the Immigrants Working Centre may not be reproduced, whether for commercial or non-commercial purposes, without our prior authorization which you must receive in writing from us.

If you would like to establish a hyperlink to our website, you must contact us to obtain IWC’s approval first. You may only use the text and images provided or approved by us. If approval of the link is granted, IWC will be providing you with a non-exclusive, limited license to use IWC’s trademarks solely for the purpose of hyperlinking IWC’s website.

 

User contributed content

This website allows you and others to submit content to this website. If you choose to submit content, please be civil and respectful. You must not:

  1. mislead us or anyone else as to your identity or the origin of the submitted content, or falsely claim to represent a person, organization, or entity
  2. post or transmit any message, content, or link to content that:
    1. you either do not own or do not have the necessary rights to post or transmit
    2. is in violation of any law, rule, or regulation or any third party right, or promotes illegal activity or conduct that would contravene any law, rule or regulation or third-party right
    3. is abusive, hateful, homophobic, racist, discriminatory, malicious, aggressive, threatening, violent, sexist, harassing, inflammatory, indecent, tortious, defamatory, knowingly false, misleading, deceptive, vulgar, obscene, offensive, scandalous, sexually explicit, profane, offensive, or otherwise objectionable
    4. incites hatred, racism, bigotry, or physical harm of any kind
    5. is unsolicited or unauthorized, such as unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional material, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letter," "pyramid scheme," or any other form of solicitation (commercial or otherwise)
    6. is in breach of any confidence
    7. includes personal data or information about others
    8. can result in us being liable to anyone else under any intellectual property rights law

By submitting your content, you agree to give us the right to freely use, share, or reproduce the content that you submit and to permit others to do the same; in both cases, without the need to give you notice, acknowledgement or payment (except in the case of personal information, in which case our right to use, share, or reproduce it is subject to terms of our Privacy Policy, other privacy policies and applicable consents). You also agree to waive your moral rights as an author under copyright law in the submitted content.

While we may moderate certain interactive portions of this website, we are not required to, nor should you expect that we will, take action in response to any content posted on this website. The views expressed by others represent their own views and are not endorsed or approved by us, nor do we endorse or approve any events or other activities posted by a user.

We reserve the right to not post content that you submit, and to remove, edit or move, at any time, any content submitted and posted on this website which does not comply with these Terms of Use or for any other reason that we determine appropriate.

We will cooperate with law enforcement officials and comply with any court order with respect to any claim or investigation due to any content posted or activity that you undertake on our website and will provide such content and provide information regarding your identity as well as other relevant information.

 

Links to other websites and social media platforms

You may see links on this website to other websites and some widely used social media platforms. We have included them because they may be of interest to you. For clarity, providing a link to them does not mean that we endorse or recommend them to you.

Also, since these other websites and social media platforms are controlled and maintained by other people, we cannot be sure that the link will still work when you click on it, or that the service or content is useful, appropriate, virus-free or reliable.

You further acknowledge and agree that IWC 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 the use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such websites or services.

Therefore, you need to decide for yourself whether you want to follow any link or to agree to receive or rely on any service or content that is made available to you.

 

Your privacy and third-party sites

Important Privacy Information: Any information that you provide to or through a social media platform or other website is not collected or controlled by IWC. Social media platforms or other websites are not bound by our Privacy Policy. You should review the privacy policies of any linked website or social media platform before providing any personal or other information. Others may not comply with the same privacy laws, policies, and practices that we do.

 

Links from other websites and social media platforms

Unless we tell you otherwise, other websites and social media platforms that link to this website are not associated with us or endorsed by us.

 

Termination

We may terminate or suspend your access to our online services and website immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach these Terms of Use.

Upon termination, your right to use our services will cease immediately.

 

Disclaimer of warranty / Limitation of liability

 

We cannot make this website as current, informative, and interactive as possible without the important legal disclaimers of warranty and liability set out below. Make sure you do not skip this section!

 

Warranty disclaimer

Use of this website and its contents is at your own risk. This website and all of its content are provided "As Is". You must not rely on any content published on or linked to this website without first making your own enquiries to verify it is accurate, current, and complete. We do not make, and expressly disclaim, any representations, warranties, covenants and conditions, express or implied, arising out of operation of law, course of performance, course of dealing, usage of trade or otherwise, including any express or implied warranties and conditions of: merchantability; merchantable quality; fitness for a particular purpose; non-infringement; safety; quality; freedom from defects or that defects will be corrected; uninterrupted, virus-free or error-free use of this website; or accuracy, currency, reliability, completeness or appropriateness relating to the content of this website.

IWC has no control and takes no responsibility for the non-delivery, loss, delay, defect or alteration to communications and transmissions through the Internet. IWC cannot ensure the confidentiality of communications through the Internet.

 

Limitation of liability

Under no circumstances will IWC and its employees, agents and independent contractors have any responsibility or liability for any loss or damage whatsoever (including without limitation direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, punitive, exemplary or other damages, and including without limitation to any loss of profit, costs, expenses, harm to business, business interruption, reputation, loss of information or programs or data, loss of savings, loss of revenue, loss of goodwill, loss of tangible or intangible property, legal fees or legal costs, wasted management or office time or damages of any kind whatsoever), whether based in contract, tort, negligence or any other legal basis, arising out of or in connection with this website, any linked website or linked social media platform (including without limitation any damages suffered as a result of the use, inability to use, failure of, or any omissions or inaccuracies in, this website, any linked websites or linked social media platforms, or any of the services or content of the foregoing), even if IWC has been specifically advised of the possibility of such damage or loss, or if such damage or loss was foreseeable.

IWC expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any losses or damages, whether direct, indirect, incidental or otherwise, arising from the use of this website, and the services, materials and information provided or any content posted on the Web site by any person other than IWC.

 

General or Changes to These Terms of Use

IWC reserves the right to supplement, remove or modify these Terms of Use at any time and from time to time without notice.

IWC may further, in its sole discretion, suspend or terminate access to its website or any of the services provided on its website, change or make improvements to any portion of its website information or services, without notice to you.

Please check this website regularly for any changes. If you continue to use this website following a change to these Terms of Use, you will be deemed to have accepted the changes.

If any term or condition set out in this Terms of Use is held to be invalid, unenforceable, or illegal for any reason, the remaining terms and conditions will continue in full force.

These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and deemed to be entered into by you in the Province of Ontario.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, you can contact us by email at communications@iwchamilton.ca

 

erated by the Immigrants Working Centre (IWC).

By accessing this website, you are agreeing to these Terms of Use. You further agree to comply with all local rules, regulations and laws regarding online conduct and acceptable content. Therefore, we suggest that you review these Terms of Use carefully.

 

If you cannot access these Terms of Use or any link provided as part of these Terms of Use, please contact us

 

Definitions

For the purposes of these Terms of Use:

  • IWC (referred to as either "the Organization", "IWC", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to Immigrants Working Centre, 8 Main St. East, Suite 101, Hamilton ON L8N 1E8.
  • Terms of Use (also referred as "Terms") mean these Terms of Use that form the entire agreement between you and IWC regarding the use of the Service.
  • Third-party Social Media Service means any services or content (including data, information, products, or services) provided by a third-party that may be displayed, included, or made available by the Service.

 

Acceptable use of this website

We require you to follow several simple rules when accessing or using this website. You must not:

  1. use this website in violation of any law, rule, or regulation
  2. interfere with or disrupt this website or any of our computer systems, servers, networks, databases, software, hardware, or equipment used by or for this website
  3. interfere with the use or enjoyment of this website by others
  4. introduce code which is disruptive or harmful
  5. attempt to gain unauthorized access to our computer systems, servers, networks, databases, software, hardware, or equipment, including to: user-restricted areas of this website; logins and passwords of others; or personal information and personal accounts of others

 

Privacy

Your privacy is important to us! If you provide any personal information to us through this website, we will handle it according to what we say in our Privacy and Confidentiality Policy (link). 

 

Online services and transactions

We may provide you with access to online services or transactions through this website. Additional or different terms of use may apply to those services or transactions. You should carefully review the terms and conditions that apply before obtaining the particular service or completing a transaction. Where these Terms of Use are different from those terms and conditions, those terms and conditions will apply to the extent of the difference.

 

Copyrights

Unless we tell you otherwise, the content on this website is protected by copyrights. All content included on this site, including all information, trademarks, logos, text, opinions, views, graphics, and the selection and arrangement of information (“Materials”) is the property of the IWC or its content suppliers.

 

The unauthorized use, modification or copying of the Materials may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws that protect IWC’s intellectual property.

Upon acceptance of these Terms of Use, permission is granted for you to temporarily view, copy, print or download a single copy of the material on this site solely for your personal, non-commercial use. Please retain all copyright and other proprietary notices displayed on the original Materials.

Copyright ownership in user submitted content is not held by IWC unless we tell you otherwise. You must obtain the prior consent of the copyright holder before doing anything with user submitted content.

 

Trademark

The official logo of the Immigrants Working Centre may not be reproduced, whether for commercial or non-commercial purposes, without our prior authorization which you must receive in writing from us. 

If you would like to establish a hyperlink to our website, you must contact us to obtain IWC’s approval first. You may only use the text and images provided or approved by us. If approval of the link is granted, IWC will be providing you with a non-exclusive, limited license to use IWC’s trademarks solely for the purpose of hyperlinking IWC’s website.

 

User contributed content

This website allows you and others to submit content to this website. If you choose to submit content, please be civil and respectful. You must not:

  1. mislead us or anyone else as to your identity or the origin of the submitted content, or falsely claim to represent a person, organization, or entity
  2. post or transmit any message, content, or link to content that:
    1. you either do not own or do not have the necessary rights to post or transmit
    2. is in violation of any law, rule, or regulation or any third party right, or promotes illegal activity or conduct that would contravene any law, rule or regulation or third-party right
    3. is abusive, hateful, homophobic, discriminatory, malicious, aggressive, threatening, violent, sexist, harassing, inflammatory, indecent, tortious, defamatory, knowingly false, misleading, deceptive, vulgar, obscene, offensive, scandalous, sexually explicit, profane, offensive, or otherwise objectionable
    4. incites hatred, racism, bigotry, or physical harm of any kind
    5. is unsolicited or unauthorized, such as unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional material, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letter," "pyramid scheme," or any other form of solicitation (commercial or otherwise)
    6. is in breach of any confidence
    7. includes personal data or information about others
    8. can result in us being liable to anyone else under any intellectual property rights law

By submitting your content, you agree to give us a right to do what we want with the content that you submit and to permit others to do the same; in both cases, without the need to give you notice, acknowledgement or payment (except in the case of personal information, in which case our right to do what we want with it is subject to terms of our Privacy Policy, other privacy policies and applicable consents). You also agree to waive your moral rights as an author under copyright law in the submitted content.

While we may moderate certain interactive portions of this website, we are not required to, nor should you expect that we will, take action in response to any content posted on this website. The views expressed by others represent their own views and are not endorsed or approved by us, nor do we endorse or approve any events or other activities posted by a user.

We reserve the right not to post any content that you submit, and to remove, edit or move, at any time, any content submitted and posted on this website which does not comply with these Terms of Use or for any other reason that we determine appropriate.

We will cooperate with law enforcement officials and comply with any court order with respect to any claim or investigation due to any content posted or activity that you undertake on our website and will provide such content and provide information regarding your identity as well as other relevant information.

 

Links to other websites and social media platforms

You may see links on this website to other websites and some widely used social media platforms. We have included them because they may be of interest to you. Just to be clear, providing a link to them does not mean that we endorse or recommend them to you. 

Also, since these other websites and social media platforms are controlled and maintained by other people, we cannot be sure that the link will still work when you click on it or that the service or content is useful, appropriate, virus-free or reliable. 

You further acknowledge and agree that IWC 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 the use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such websites or services.

Therefore, you need to decide for yourself whether you want to follow any link or to agree to receive or rely on any service or content that is made available to you.

 

Your privacy and third-party sites

Important Privacy Information: Any information that you provide to or through a social media platform or other website is not collected or controlled by IWC. Social media platforms or other websites are not bound by our Privacy Policy. You should review the privacy policies of any linked website or social media platform before providing any personal or other information. Others may not comply with the same privacy laws, policies, and practices that we do.

 

Links from other websites and social media platforms

Unless we tell you otherwise, other websites and social media platforms that link to this website are not associated with us or endorsed by us.

 

Termination

We may terminate or suspend your access to our online services and website immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach these Terms of Use.

Upon termination, your right to use our services will cease immediately.

 

Disclaimer of warranty / Limitation of liability

 

We cannot make this website as current, informative, and interactive as possible without the important legal disclaimers of warranty and liability set out below. Make sure you do not skip this section!

 

Warranty disclaimer

Use of this website and its contents is at your own risk. This website and all of its content are provided "As Is". You must not rely on any content published on or linked to this website without first making your own enquiries to verify it is accurate, current, and complete. We do not make, and expressly disclaim, any representations, warranties, covenants and conditions, express or implied, arising out of operation of law, course of performance, course of dealing, usage of trade or otherwise, including any express or implied warranties and conditions of: merchantability; merchantable quality; fitness for a particular purpose; non-infringement; safety; quality; freedom from defects or that defects will be corrected; uninterrupted, virus-free or error-free use of this website; or accuracy, currency, reliability, completeness or appropriateness relating to the content of this website. 

The IWC has no control and takes no responsibility for the non-delivery, loss, delay, defect or alteration to communications and transmissions through the Internet. The IWC cannot ensure the confidentiality of communications through the Internet.

 

Limitation of liability

Under no circumstances will IWC and its employees, agents and independent contractors have any responsibility or liability for any loss or damage whatsoever (including without limitation direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, punitive, exemplary or other damages, and including without limitation to any loss of profit, costs, expenses, harm to business, business interruption, reputation, loss of information or programs or data, loss of savings, loss of revenue, loss of goodwill, loss of tangible or intangible property, legal fees or legal costs, wasted management or office time or damages of any kind whatsoever), whether based in contract, tort, negligence or any other legal basis, arising out of or in connection with this website, any linked website or linked social media platform (including without limitation any damages suffered as a result of the use, inability to use, failure of, or any omissions or inaccuracies in, this website, any linked websites or linked social media platforms, or any of the services or content of the foregoing), even if IWC has been specifically advised of the possibility of such damage or loss, or if such damage or loss was foreseeable.

The IWC expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any losses or damages, whether direct, indirect, incidental or otherwise, arising from the use of this website, and the services, materials and information provided or any content posted on the Web site by any person other than IWC.

 

General or Changes to These Terms of Use

IWC reserves the right to supplement, remove or modify these Terms of Use at any time and from time to time without notice.

IWC may further, in its sole discretion, suspend or terminate access to its website or any of the services provided on its website, change or make improvements to any portion of its website information or services, without notice to you.

Please check this website regularly for any changes. If you continue to use this website following a change to these Terms of Use, you will be deemed to have accepted the changes.

If any term or condition set out in this Terms of Use is held to be invalid, unenforceable, or illegal for any reason, the remaining terms and conditions will continue in full force.

These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and deemed to be entered into by you in the Province of Ontario.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, you can contact us by email at communications@iwchamilton.ca