1. Terminological notes

1. The ClimateChangeCanada.ca platform (The CCC Platform) is a property of the Climate Change Canada Inc.

2. Terminological notes for the needs of the present Terms of Use.

a) “User” – physical person, using The CCC Platform

b) “Terms of Use”- the rules, which the User of the CCC Platform accepts during the usage of this website

2. The CCC Platform and its containing information function in the mentioned below rules. The usage of the CCC Platform offers peremptory accepting of all listed conditions and rules. If the User is not in agreement with one or more than one of the Terms of Use of the CCC Platform, he/she has the right to restrain from using this website. Otherwise – it is presumed that all rights and terms of use are automatically accepted by the User through silent acceptance of the Terms.

3. Security

3. This CCC platform consists of the most contemporary and well-established applications and technologies for security, which refer to private information of the User.

4. The company does not guarantee the permanent functioning of the CCC Platform.

4. Access

The Company has kept its rights to stop the access to part of the materials and contents or the whole website for a termless period of time for planned reasons or by an incident, without having any kind of responsibility for eventual disadvantages for the User.

5. The Company has the right to redirect the User to other websites on the Internet, controlled by the Company. In this particular case, the basic Terms of Use, pointed in this website will be hold good for the User.

6. The Company has the right to redirect the User to other pages on the Internet, which are property or in control of third people. The Company has no control over the content of these websites, so the Company does not have any responsibility for the actuality, the trustworthy or the precision of these websites and any down time of internet through third party partners.

5. Responsibility

7. The information in the CCC Platform should not be taken or interpreted as a consultation. Every activity of the User connected with the protection of his rights and legal interests ought to be made after proper consultation with a specialist in the area.

8. Information, granted by the CCC Platform could be mutual or abstract. The correct practical exercising depends on the correct, including legal, qualification of multiple facts from the concrete life situation, which could not be enlisted in the CCC Platform. This is the reason for which the Company does not have any responsibility, in case that the User applies the information in a different, more complicated situation or a specific situation, in a result of which the User endures any harms.

9. Sending a material to whichever of the servers of the Company by e-mail or through the CCC Platform and not only, the User accepts the following:

a) The materials and information in them do not consist of anything, which contradicts to the applicable right or in any way is unsuitable to be published.

b) By all means it is necessary for the User to find and remove any kind of viruses and all kinds of harmful or destructive elements and programs as well, before the information is sent.

c) Owning the materials and information in them or has unrestricted legal rights to represent them- The Company can publish them for free, use them or the ideas in them in its products and services. All this without having the financial responsibility or any other responsibility.

6. Protection of the private information

10. Through the CCC Platform, the Company does not collect/process/ preserve private information. The Company follows the rules of the present document and the principles for working with private information on the applicable right and the Law for protecting the personal information under the jurisdictional laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada.

7. “Cookies”

11. The CCC Platform collects only statistic data in relation with the visiting of the website, which are not connected with the personal data of the User.

8. Informing of the User

12. The information, shown in this CCC Platform is basic and abstract. Its actuality is being followed by the Company’s team, but there are possible gaps regarding partial or whole changes, including the legislative regime. In case of unnoticed inaccuracy between the information shown in this website and the legislative laws of Ontario, Canada, the user can address to the staff of the Company and to point out the inaccuracy if there is such. The Company has the right to check the concrete signal and in case of necessity to undertake actions to remove it.

9. Terms of changes

13. The Company keeps the right to change or renew the rights and terms of the website, however, and whenever it decides it is necessary. General conditions represent the basic rules in the CCC Platform.

10. Copyright

14. The whole information (articles, samples of documents and other materials) of the CCC Platform represents the intellectual property of the Company and/or the authors of the party of the organization. Its usage is decided by the following rules:

a) CCC Clients are free to only share materials with link to their source (URL web page of the CCC Platform)

b) Saving every link in the concrete material,

c) By specifying the author,

d) Without modifications,

e) Non-commercial.

11. Feedback

15. The Company as a socially responsible organization values the feedback of the User.

16. The Company guarantees that sending messages to the User happens only in case the User has made a specific request for this by a particular form for contact. The User agrees to receive notifications for new materials, published on the CCC Platform and other topical information connected with the project.

17. The User has the right to refuse the receiving of information from the web bulletin of the CCC Platform.

18. The Company saves the right to connect with the User for purposes like inquiries, consultations, connected with the quality of the given information.

a) The concrete inquiries in this particular point can be executed by virtual ways or by different physical ways, including, but not only, brochures, bulletins, cards, questionnaires, social research etc.

b) The purpose of the inquiries and surveys is the improvement of the given materials to the CCC Platform and the level of the project.

12. Legal information

19. With the usage of the CCC Platform and the information in it, the User expresses his/her unconditionally agreement with the present Common conditions, for the User will be given the right to use free the CCC Platform for personal and non-commercial reasons.

13. Exclusion of Liability

20. Neither we nor any other party (whether or not involved in producing, maintaining or delivering this Website), shall be a liability or responsible for any kind of loss or damage that may result to you or a third party as a result of your or their use of our website. This exclusion shall include servicing or repair costs and, without limitation, any other direct, indirect, or consequential loss, and whether in tort or contract or otherwise in connection with this Website.

21. Nothing in these Terms shall exclude or limit liability for (i) death or personal injury caused by negligence (ii) fraud; (iii) misrepresentation as to a fundamental matter; or (iv) any liability which cannot be excluded or limited under the law of the Province of Ontario.

14. Disclaimer

22. We take all reasonable steps to ensure that the information on this Website is correct. However, we do not guarantee the correctness or completeness of the material on this Website. We may make changes to the material on this Website at any time and without notice. The material on this Website may be out of date, or on rare occasions incorrect and we make no commitment to ensure that such material is correct or up to date.

23. The material at this Website is provided without any conditions or warranties of any kind. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we provide access and use of this website on the basis that we exclude all representations, warranties, and conditions which but for these Terms may have effect about this Website.
The company makes no claims or representation that it is employed, partnered, or affiliated in any way whatsoever with any municipal, provincial or federal government ministry. 

15. Links to and from Other Websites

24. Any links to third party websites located on this Website are provided for your convenience only. We have not reviewed each third-party website and have no responsibility for such third-party websites or their content. We do not endorse the third-party websites or make representations about them, or any material contained in them. If you choose to access a third-party website linked to from this Website, it is at your risk.

25. If you would like to link to this Website, you may only do so on the basis that you link to, but do not replicate, any page on this Website, and subject to the following conditions:
you do not in any way imply that we are endorsing any services or products unless this has been specifically agreed with us; you do not misrepresent your relationship with us or present any false information about us; you do not link from a website that is not owned by you; and your website does not contain content that is offensive, controversial, infringes any intellectual property rights or other rights of any other person or does not comply in any way with the law in the Province of Ontario.

16. Site Uptime

26. We take all reasonable steps to ensure that this Website is available 24 hours every day, 365 days per year. However, websites do sometimes encounter downtime due to the server and, other technical issues. Therefore, we will not be liable if this website is unavailable at any time.

This Website may be temporarily unavailable due to issues such as system failure, maintenance, or repair or for reasons beyond our control. Where possible we will try to give our visitors warning of maintenance issues but shall not be obliged to do so.