Terms of Use
By using this Service (as defined below), you agree to the following Terms of Use, which constitute an agreement between you and the respective owners and operators of the Canal Websites. We may change these terms from time to time. You will always be able to view the most current version by clicking on the link posted on this site.
By using this Service, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to all of these Terms of Use, do not use this Service.
Scope of these Terms of Use
Canal provides users with access to a wide variety of resources through their respective professional Web sites including, but not limited to, articles, reference tools, continuing education for medical professionals, communication tools, message boards and search services (collectively, the "Service"). Canal may have other Web sites that are covered by different terms of use. The terms of use for these other Web sites are available on the home page of each such Web site. The Service is intended for physicians and other healthcare professionals.
Reference to "Canal" means Canal Communications Inc, including any company that Canal controls (for example a subsidiary that it owns). Reference to "we" or "our" means Canal.
Our Information
Please remember that all of the information available through the Service is intended for adults who are licensed healthcare professionals. While we hope you find the Service helpful, you should remember that it is not meant to serve as a substitute for your own clinical judgment as a healthcare professional. Canal does not provide medical advice. If you are a consumer who chooses to use the professional-level information available through the Service, you should not rely on that information as professional medical advice or use it to replace any relationship with your physician or other qualified healthcare professional. For medical concerns, including decisions about medications and other treatments, consumers should always consult their physician or, in serious cases, seek immediate assistance from emergency personnel. We each follow standard sets of editorial procedures for information that we each make available through the Service. However, we don't offer you any warranty or guarantee related to the Service that we provide. We specifically disclaim any warranties, express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. It's your job to evaluate the information and results from the Service we provide. If you are a healthcare professional, you should exercise your professional judgment in evaluating any information, and we encourage you to confirm the information made available or otherwise obtained through the Service with other sources before undertaking any treatment based on it. If you are a consumer, you should evaluate the information together with your physician or another qualified healthcare professional. The use of the Service is at your own risk and the Service and the content are provided on as "AS IS" basis. Some information made available through the Service may be provided by users of the applicable Web site. Canal is not responsible for that information. Whether the information is provided by us, our licensors or a user of a Web site owned and operated by Canal, neither we nor our licensors are liable for any damages resulting from your use of the information made available through the Service. Although we are selective about the organizations we link to from our respective Web sites, we don't assume any responsibility for any Web sites that are linked to or from the Service. While we welcome your feedback regarding the Service, we must make the final decisions about the content made available through the Service. You can use the feedback link on the home page of the applicable Web site to submit comments. If you are dissatisfied with the response you receive or with the content of the Service, your only remedy is to stop using the Service.
Proprietary Rights
You acknowledge and agree that the Service and information, content and software presented to you through the Service or used in connection with the Service contain proprietary and confidential information that is protected under Canadian and international intellectual property laws, including copyright, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. Except when expressly authorized by us or our licensors, you agree not to sell, rewrite, modify, redistribute, create derivative works, or rent the Service of any information presented to you through the Service, in whole or in part.
You may look at the Service online, download individual articles or tools to your personal or handheld computer for later reading or use, and even print a copy of an article for yourself. You may not remove any copyright notices from our materials. We reserve all of our other rights not granted in these Terms of Use. You agree not to access the Service by any means other than through the interface that is provided by us for use in accessing the Service.
Linking to Us
Usually, we don't mind if you include a simple link from your Web site to the Service. However, you must first ask our permission if you intend to frame our site or incorporate pieces of it into a different site or product in such a way that is not clear to our users that we are the source of the content. You are not allowed to link to us if you engage in the publication or promotion of illegal, obscene, or offensive content, or if the link in any way negatively impact on our reputation.
Software Products
Canal may make some software and accompanying documentation available for downloading through the Service. These materials are the copyrighted work of Canal or companies that have licensed the software to Canal. We do not transfer any ownership rights in software or related documentation to you when you download it through the Service; rather, you are allowed to use the software and documentation under the terms of this license agreement.
Passwords
We offer our users several tools that allow you to record and store information. You are responsible for taking all reasonable steps to ensure that no unauthorized person shall have access to your passwords or accounts. You are responsible for all activities that occur under your password or account. It is your sole responsibility to (1) control the dissemination and use of activation codes and passwords; (2) authorize, monitor, and control access to and use of your account and password; (3) promptly inform us of any need to deactivate a password. You grant us and all other persons or entities involved in the operation of the Service the right to transmit, monitor, retrieve, store, and use your information in connection with the operation of the Service. We cannot and do not assume any responsibility or liability for any information you submit in connection with the Service, or your or third parties' use or misuse of information transmitted or received using the Service.
Laws that Govern this Agreement
Canal controls the components of the Service made available through their respective Web sites from their offices within the province of Quebec in Canada. The Service can be accessed from Canada and from other countries worldwide. Since the laws of each province or country able to access the Service may differ, by accessing the Service, you and Canal agree that the statutes and laws of the province of Quebec, without regard to choice of laws principles, will apply to all matters relating to use of the Service. No waiver of any of these Terms and Conditions shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or any other term or condition. Canal does not make any representation that materials made available through the Service are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access these sites from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
The following provisions survive the expiration or termination of these Terms of Use for any reason whatsoever: Liability, Member Conduct, Proprietary Rights, Indemnity, Laws that Govern this agreement and Consequences.
Acceptance Procedure
By accessing materials through the Service or registering, you agree with all the terms and conditions of these Terms of Use. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change these Terms of Use from time to time, and your continuing use of the Service constitutes your acceptance of and agreement to any changed terms and conditions.
Privacy Policy
Because we dwell in the healthcare industry, we pay special attention to privacy issues. The purpose of our privacy policy is to identify the information we may collect about you, describe the uses we may make of this information and the security measures we take to protect it, and describe your options for controlling your information. You can review our privacy policy for the Service at the end of this document.
Consequences
We may also take any legal action we think is appropriate. If your violation of these Terms of Use causes harm to others, you agree to hold Canal harmless against any liability for that harm. If there is any dispute between us concerning these Terms of Use or your use of the Service, you and Canal agree to submit the dispute to non-binding mediation, followed by binding arbitration.
Termination and Modification
You agree that Canal may, under certain circumstances and without prior notice, discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof) or eliminate your account, any associated email address, and remove any information you uploaded or provided to the Service with or without notice. Cause for termination shall include, but not be limited to, (a) breaches or violations of the Terms of Use or other incorporated agreements or guidelines, (b) requests by law enforcement or other government agencies, (c) a request by you (self-initiated account deletions), (d) discontinuance or material modification to the Service (or any part thereof), (e) unexpected technical or security issues or problems, (f) extended periods of inactivity, and/or (g) engagement by you in fraudulent or illegal activities. You agree that all terminations for cause shall be made at the sole discretion of Canal, as applicable, and that Canal shall be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your account, any associated email address, or access to the Service.
Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold Canal, their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and suppliers, harmless from and against any claims, actions or demands, liabilities and settlements including without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, resulting from, or alleged to result from, your violation of the Terms of Use.
Notice and Take Down Procedures and Copyright Agent
If you believe any materials accessible on or from the Service infringe your copyright, you may request removal of those materials (or access thereto) from the Service by contacting the copyright agent (identified below) and providing the following information:
1. Identification of the copyrighted work that you believe to be infringed. Please describe the work, and where possible include a copy or the location (e.g., URL) of an authorized version of the work.
2. Identification of the material that you believe to be infringing and its location. Please describe the material, and provide us with its URL or any other pertinent information that will allow us to locate the material.
3. Your name, address, telephone number and (if available) e-mail address.
4. A statement that you have a good faith belief that the complained of use of the materials is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
5. A statement that the information that you have supplied is accurate, and indicating that "under penalty of perjury," you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
6. A signature or the electronic equivalent from the copyright holder or authorized representative.
The agent for copyright issues relating to the Service is as follows:
Canal
Attn: Office of Privacy
CP 97543, CP Wellington, Verdun, QC, Canada, H4G 3M6
hello@canalcommunications.ca
Revision date: These Terms of Use were last updated on December 1, 2012.