ASI Website

Terms of Use

This website is owned and operated by the Arctic Eider Society, a registered charity (number 846211712RR0001).

These Terms of Service outline the terms and conditions upon which you can use our website to upload and/or download media, reviews, educational materials and connect with others who are interacting with this kind of content on the website. Last updated: April 12, 2016.

1. Accepting our Terms of Service

By creating an account on our website or ticking the box next to the words “I agree to the Terms of Service” on our website, you signify that you accept these Terms of Use and agree to be bound by them.

2. Creating an account
   1. If you would like to create an account on our website, you must provide us with information about yourself that is true, current and complete. You do not need to set up an account with us to use our website.
   2. Users must be 13 years of age or older to sign up for an account.
   3. When you provide us with your e-mail address you consent to receive e-mail messages from us in relation to content on our website and other aspects of our work that we think may be of interest to you
   4. You can unsubscribe from messages sent by us at any time by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of our e-mails.
   5. We are committed to protecting your privacy and we will never share your e-mail and personal information with other organizations.
3. Your Content
   1. You warrant that all text, images and other content you post on our website (Your Content) is your original work and/or that you are licensed to use and reproduce such content on our website.
   2. You agree to refrain from posting visual media, such as photos and video, of children/minors without the written permission of their parents/guardians. In the event that such permission is granted, you agree to transmit the written permission to the arctic eider society by e-mail at info@arcticeider.com prior to posting.
   3. Your Content is stored on servers that may be outside of Canadian borders.
   4. You understand and agree that we may edit Your Content if we believe it violates these Terms of Service or may be offensive, illegal, defamatory, or infringe the rights, or threaten the safety of others. We retain the right to remove any of Your Content entirely from our website at our discretion.
   5. By submitting Your Content to our website, you retain copyright of the material but provide a royalty-free and non-exclusive license to Arctic Eider Society to use Your Content in various forms at our discretion on our website and associated communications and in outreach related to our programs.
4. Our Content
   1. Content provided by the Arctic Eider Society and/or our partners is made accessible to the public for non-commercial purposes but must not be reproduced on other sites, published or otherwise used for academic research or other purposes without prior written permission from the Arctic Eider Society. This policy is in place to protect the intellectual property rights of local knowledge holders and academics (e.g. graduate students, professors) who may already be working on publications with this data as a part of formal collaboration with these programs. Please contact us for more details on privacy and intellectual property rights.
5. Using our Website
   1. Our website is available for non-commercial use only.
   2. We do not endorse media or content uploaded to our website that is created or managed by users.
   3. You must use our website in accordance with these Terms of Service only for lawful purposes and in a way which does not infringe the rights of anyone or restrict or inhibit anyone's use of our website.
   4. You must not harvest or collect email addresses, mobile phone numbers or other personal information about other users of our website for the purpose of sending unsolicited commercial messages or for any other purpose.
   5. You agree not to use our website to advertise, or to solicit anyone to buy or sell, products or services, nor to solicit anyone to make donations of any kind.
   6. We update and carry out maintenance on our website regularly, so we may have to suspend access, service or functionality on our website from time to time, without notice. We will not be liable if, for any reason, our website is not available at any time or for any period of time.
   7. Our website may contain links to third party sites and resources. We have no control over those sites, and will not be liable for any loss or damage you suffer or incur when you use a third party site or resource.
   8. We own, or are the licensee of, the intellectual property rights in the content of our website, including text, photos, images and trademarks.
6. Closing your account
   1. We may suspend or cancel your account if you fail to comply with your obligations under these Terms of Service.
   2. If your account is suspended or closed for any reason, you will not have access to the account (including Your Content). We recommend that you make regular backups of Your Content.
7. Liability
   1. You use our website at your sole risk.
   2. We provide our website on an “as is” basis. We do not represent or warrant that the operation of our website will be secure, confidential, uninterrupted, error-free, accurate, complete or current.
   3. Except where we are unable to exclude our liability by law, we will not be liable to you for any loss or damage, however it arises, whether in contract, statute of tort (including negligence), arising out of, or in connection with, your use of (including inability to use) our website.
   4. We exclude liability for any loss of profit, loss or corruption of data, special, exemplary, punitive, incidental, indirect or consequential loss or damages suffered or incurred or arising in connection with our website, or in connection with any act or omission by us (negligent or otherwise).
   5. You indemnify us against all liability, action, claim, loss or damage arising out of, or in connection with, Your Content, your use of (or inability to use) our website, any breach of our Terms of Service, and your conduct with respect to our website and other users of our website.
8. General Terms
   1. You indemnify us against all liability, action, claim, loss or damage arising out of, or in connection with, Your Content, your use of (or inability to use) our website, any breach of our Terms of Service, and your conduct with respect to our website and other users of our website.
   2. We reserve the right to change any or all of these terms and conditions, and/or add new terms and conditions at any time. When we do so, we will make a new copy of these Terms of Service available on our website. Your continued use of our website will be deemed to constitute your acceptance of such changes.
   3. These Terms of Service set out the entire agreement between you and us relating to your use of our website and supersedes all prior discussions and communications.
   4. Use of our website does not create a relationship of employment, partnership, agency or fiduciaries between you and us.
   5. This agreement is governed by and construed under the laws of Newfoundland, Canada.