Terms and Conditions

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE VERY CAREFULLY. By accessing or otherwise using this Web site, including any pages, sub pages and all information and content thereon (collectively the “Web site”), you acknowledge that you have read and agree to be bound by these terms and conditions of use.

Changes to the Terms and Conditions
RIDOUT & MAYBEE LLP may change these terms and conditions of use at any time, without prior notice. If you access or use the Web site after RIDOUT & MAYBEE LLP posts a change, you accept that change. If you do not accept the change, do not access or use the Web site. You should check these terms and conditions of use periodically.

These terms and conditions of use were last amended on November 2, 2011.

Access and Use of the Web site
RIDOUT & MAYBEE LLP grants you a limited license to access and use the Web site, including to display, copy, distribute and download its content, only for your personal, non-commercial use and provided that you do not modify the Web site, its content, or any copyright or other proprietary notices.

This license terminates automatically if you breach any of these terms and conditions of use. Upon termination, you must immediately destroy all copies of any content in your possession. You agree that RIDOUT & MAYBEE LLP may, in its sole discretion, terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Web site for any reason. Should you object to these terms and conditions of use or any subsequent modification, change or amendment thereto or become dissatisfied with the Web site in any way, your only recourse is to immediately discontinue use of the Web site.

Unauthorized use of the Web site or any content may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes.

Restrictions on Use of the Web site
Except as expressly authorized above, you may not copy, modify, distribute, download, display, transfer, post, or transmit the Web site or its content in any form without RIDOUT & MAYBEE LLP’s prior written permission.

The following activities are also expressly prohibited and you agree to refrain from performing any of the following activities: any non-personal or commercial use; use of any robot, spider, other automatic device, or manual process to monitor or copy the Web site or any of its content; “mirroring” or “framing” the Web site or any content on any other server; collection or use of product listings, descriptions, or prices for a supplier of competitive or comparable products; use of any device or technology to provide repeated automated attempts to access password-protected portions of the Web site; and any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the Web site or our infrastructure or otherwise interferes with the Web site’s functioning.

Posting and Transmitting to the Web site
Information posted to the website is treated as confidential and proprietary information.
You may not post, upload, publish, transmit or otherwise distribute any unlawful, fraudulent, harassing, libellous, threatening, defamatory, sexually graphic, obscene, inflammatory, profane, or other inappropriate information or material of any kind which constitutes or encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offence or give rise to civil liability.

You acknowledge that RIDOUT & MAYBEE LLP has the right, but no obligation, to monitor the Web site and to disclose any information necessary to operate the Web site, to protect its and its licensors and its customers, and to comply with legal obligations or governmental requests. RIDOUT & MAYBEE LLP reserves the right to edit or refuse to post or to remove any information on the Web site, in whole or in part, for any reason.

Accuracy of Information and Disclaimer of Warranty
RIDOUT & MAYBEE LLP has made every effort to present the content on the Web site accurately, but additions, deletions and changes may occur. Content on the Web site is provided “as is” and “as available”; neither RIDOUT & MAYBEE LLP nor its affiliates or their representatives make any representation or warranty of any kind or nature, either express or implied, with respect to the content.

RIDOUT & MAYBEE LLP and its representatives specifically disclaim, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any and all warranties, express or implied, relating to the Web site or its content, including but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, completeness, timeliness, correctness, noninfringement, or fitness for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that your access to the Web site will not be free of interruptions, that the information contained on the Web site may have errors or technical inaccuracies and that the Web site may be unavailable from time to time.

Limitation of Liability
Under no circumstances will RIDOUT & MAYBEE LLP or its affiliates have any liability with respect to any claims or damages (whether direct or indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive) as a result of your access or use of (or inability to access or use) the Web site or its content, even if they have been advised of the possibility of such damages. You access and use this Web site at your own risk.

Ownership
The material provided on this Web site is protected by law, including, but not limited to, Canadian copyright law and international treaties, trademarks, trade dress and/or other proprietary rights. The copyright in the content of the Web site is owned by RIDOUT & MAYBEE LLP or others. Except for the limited rights granted above, all other rights are reserved.

Employment Inquiries
If you apply to Ridout & Maybee LLP for a job, we need to consider your personal information, as part of our review process. We normally retain information from candidates after a decision has been made, unless you ask us not to retain the information. If we offer you a job, which you accept, the information will be retained in accordance with our privacy procedures for employee records.

Website
Our website contains links to other sites, which are not governed by this privacy policy. On our website, like most other commercial websites, we may monitor traffic patterns, site usage, and related site information in order to optimize our web service. We may provide aggregated information to third parties, but these statistics do not include any identifiable personal information.

If you have any questions about our Terms and Conditions of Use, please feel free to contact us.