Terms of use
Welcome to the website https://visees.ca/ (the “Website”). This Web Site is jointly operated by the Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec and the Chambre de commerce du Montréal métropolitain (hereinafter referred to as “we”, “us” and “our”).
The purpose of these terms of use (the “Terms of Use”) is to establish the general conditions under which a user (“you”) may consult, access and view the content published on the Website.
Your use of the Website confirms your acceptance of the Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy; please read them carefully.
If you do not agree with all the terms and conditions set out in these Terms of Use or in the Privacy Policy, you are asked to immediately leave the Website.
1.Modifications
Subject to applicable laws, we reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to update, modify, or replace any part of the Terms of Use by posting the updates and changes on the Website. It is your responsibility to visit the Terms of Use regularly to verify if updates and changes have been made.
2. Accuracy and exhaustiveness of the information
We use our best efforts to ensure that the information on the pages of the Website is up-to-date, complete and does not contain any inaccuracies or errors. Despite these efforts, errors may occur on certain pages. We are not responsible if the information available on this Website is not accurate, complete or up-to-date. The information contained on this Website is provided for informational purposes only. If you decide to rely on this content, you do so at your own risk.
3. Hyperlinks and third-party tools
Some hyperlinks on the Website provide access to one or more external websites that are owned by third parties. These hyperlinks are provided to you for informational reference only and for your convenience. Certain tools featured on the Website might also be provided by third parties. We do not evaluate the content or accuracy of these websites or tools, and we do not guarantee and assume no responsibility for any content, website, product, service, or other item available from these third-party sites or under these third-party tools.
The presence of third-party tools or hyperlinks to external websites in the content of the Website shall not, under any circumstances, be construed as an endorsement by us or as indicating an association or a joint venture with the company operating or owning any such external website or third-party tool.
4. Intellectual property rights
The entire content of the website, including, but not limited to, texts, slogans, graphics, images, photographs, drawings, audio or video files, software, artistic or graphic elements, algorithms, names, logos, trademarks, and other content, is our property.
You may print pages from the Website for your personal, private, and non-commercial use, provided that (a) copyright notices and elements protected by intellectual property rights remain unchanged and (b) these Terms of Use are complied with, including adherence to laws governing intellectual property rights.
You are not authorized to reproduce, print, archive, republish, modify, upload, sell, or otherwise copy the content of the Website or any of its elements, in whole or in part, on any medium or in any format, whether invented or to be invented, for any other reason or for the purposes of publication, distribution or sale, without having obtained our prior written permission.
No element, excerpt, quotation, passage, or text on the Website should be construed as creating or constituting a license or any right to use or reproduce any of its elements. Please be advised that we intend to enforce our intellectual property rights.
It is prohibited at all times to modify, in any way, the trademarks, logos, or slogans, as well as the texts, titles, graphics, tables, images, photographs, portraits, descriptions, symbols, drawings or other artistic works featured on the Website. The content of the Website is protected by copyright, trademark rights, and other applicable intellectual property rights. All rights are reserved.
5. Prohibited use
You are prohibited from using the Website or its content:
(a) for any unlawful purpose;
(b) to solicit others to perform or participate in any unlawful actions;
(c) to violate any international, federal, provincial or state regulations, rules, laws, or decrees;
(d) to infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others;
(e) to harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate against anyone on the basis of a ground of discrimination protected by the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms;
(f) to submit false or misleading information;
(g) to upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code that will or may be used in a way that will affect features or the operation of the Website;
(h) to collect or track the personal information of others;
(i) for any obscene or immoral purpose; or
(j) to interfere with or circumvent the security features of the Website.
Any automated downloading and use of computer bots, including webbots, web spiders and crawlers, is prohibited for any purpose in connection with the Website. Moreover, you are prohibited to use images and any other content appearing on the Website to train artificial intelligence algorithms. You are also prohibited to use images and any other content appearing on the Website to generate new images or content via such algorithms.
We reserve the right to terminate or otherwise prohibit your use of the Website in the event of your non-compliance with these Terms of Use or any of our policies.
6. Liability limitation
We neither guarantee nor claim in any way that your use of the Website will be uninterrupted or error-free.
You expressly agree that your use of, or inability to use, the Website is at your sole risk. The Website is provided to you “as is” and “as available”, without any representation, warranties, or conditions of any kind, either express or implied, including all implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, merchantable quality, fitness for a particular purpose, durability, title, and non-infringement.
Furthermore, you agree that we may remove the Website or any part of it for indefinite periods of time or cancel the Website at any time, without prior notice to you.
As a result of the foregoing, our directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents, contractors, interns, suppliers and service providers assume no liability for any damage or injury, loss or claim, including any business interruption, loss of profit, loss of software, data or programs (including legal fees and disbursements), arising directly or indirectly from access to or use of or inability to access this Website.
This limitation of liability shall apply to the fullest extent permitted by law.
7. Indemnification
You agree that any breach or violation of these Terms of Use or any other applicable policy will create an obligation on your part to indemnify us, as well as our directors, officers, employees, agents, mandataries, and other respective representatives, for any direct, indirect, or consequential damage, including any interruption of business, loss of profit, loss of software, data, or programs (including legal fees and attorney’s fees), caused as a result of this breach or violation, or resulting therefrom.
8. Interpretation
In the event that any provision of the Terms of Use is deemed to be unlawful or invalid, such provision may nevertheless be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Each provision of the Terms of Use is independent and separate, and if any provision is deemed unlawful or invalid in one jurisdiction, this does not affect the validity of that provision in other jurisdictions, nor does it affect the validity of the other provisions of the Terms of Use.
Any failure or delay on our part to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
In the event of a discrepancy between the different language versions of the Terms of Use, the French version shall prevail.
9. Applicable Law
The Terms of Use, their application, and their interpretation are governed exclusively by the laws in force in the province of Quebec. You hereby expressly and irrevocably waive any objection based on the lack of territorial jurisdiction or any demand based on the notion of forum non conveniens.
11. Company and legal notice
The Website and its content are the exclusive property of:
Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec
Any notice relating to these Terms of Use must be send at the above address.
12. Updates
These Terms of Use have been updated October 17th, 2024.