Terms of Use

Terms of Use

The Corporation of Fort St-Jean (the “CFSJ“) is pleased to offer you this website (the “Site“) for your personal, non-commercial use. By using the site, which is the exclusive property of the CFSJ, you expressly acknowledge that you have read and accept the following terms of use (the “Terms“) that govern your use of the Site. If you do not accept these Terms, please leave the Site immediately and disregard any information contained here. The CFSJ reserves the right to modify the Terms at any time, with such modifications becoming effective immediately and incorporated into the Terms.

Usage Restrictions and Jurisdiction

The use of any information or images from this Site is prohibited in any country or jurisdiction where such use would violate applicable national laws or regulations. In such a case, you may not use or access any information or images of any kind contained on this Site. This Site has been designed for users accessing it from Canadian territory. Moreover, these Terms will be exclusively governed by the laws of the Province of Quebec and applicable federal laws, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law. Any dispute, claim, or cause of action arising out of, or related to these Terms will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts in the judicial district of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.

Disclaimer

The Corporation of Fort St-Jean (the “CFSJ“) is pleased to offer you this website (the “Site“) for your personal, non-commercial use. By using the site, which is the exclusive property of the CFSJ, you expressly acknowledge that you have read and accept the following terms of use (the “Terms“) that govern your use of the Site. If you do not accept these Terms, please leave the Site immediately and disregard any information contained herein. The CFSJ reserves the right to modify the Terms at any time, with such modifications becoming effective immediately and incorporated into the Terms.

Usage Restrictions and Jurisdiction

All information and images contained on the Site may not be used in any country, under any law, by anyone, if such use is likely to constitute a violation of applicable national regulations. In such a case, you may not use or access any information or images of any kind contained on this Site. This Site has been designed for users accessing it from Canadian territory. Moreover, these Terms will be exclusively governed by the laws of the Province of Quebec and applicable federal laws, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law. Any dispute, claim, or cause of action arising out of, or related to these Terms will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts in the judicial district of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.

The Site is provided “as is” and “as available,” without any warranties of any kind, express or implied, including, but not limited to, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, regarding its content, operation, third-party links, or other communications, as well as in the event of errors, corrections, or defects, interrupted or intercepted transmissions, data loss, viruses, or any other harmful elements.

In no event shall the CFSJ or any of its subsidiaries or entities be liable to anyone for any costs or damages, including direct, indirect, consequential, or intangible damages, associated with access to or use of this Site. This applies equally to the inability to access the Site or use its features and services, including browsing and downloading any information, data, text, images, or any other content available on this Site, or through another website linked to or linking to this Site.

It is the responsibility of the user of this Site, to the entire exclusion of the CFSJ, to assess the accuracy, completeness, reliability, and relevance of any opinions expressed, services offered, or any other information provided. Under no circumstances should the information contained and relied upon on this Site be interpreted as professional advice, or advice on a particular situation.

Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise expressly stated, any trademark, whether registered or not, and any logo displayed on the Site, any information, any graphic image, any function or service, any layout (including the “look and feel”) and any text on this Site are the exclusive property of the CFSJ or are duly used under license by the CFSJ and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws or the provisions provided by any other relevant law, in Canada and abroad. They may not be copied or distributed, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the CFSJ.

Furthermore, you acknowledge that you are not permitted to (i) create derivative works based on the Site or any material and/or content it contains or integrate it, (ii) use the Site or any material and/or content it contains for commercial purposes; (iii) remove any copyright notice or other proprietary notices from the Site and/or its content; (iv) bypass any encryption or other security tools used anywhere on the Site; (v) use any data mining tools, robots, or similar data collection and extraction tools on the Site; or (vi) decompile, reverse engineer, modify, or disassemble any part of the Site.
However, you may download or print any page from this Site for personal, non-commercial use only, provided you retain all intellectual property notices of the CFSJ or the relevant rights holders.

Hyperlinks

The Site may contain hyperlinks directing you to other websites, which are provided for informational purposes only and solely for convenience. In this regard, the CFSJ disclaims any responsibility and any obligation of any kind for third-party websites to which this Site refers (or a link from another website to this Site), including concerning their content and operation. The CFSJ does not review or control such links. Some sites may be hosted outside your country and, therefore, subject to different laws and regulations.

A link from this Site to another website (or a link from another website to this Site) does not constitute any reference, endorsement, approval, advertising, offer, or solicitation regarding the other website, its content, or its products and services advertised or delivered from that other website. The CFSJ assumes and considers that the links it provides to other publicly accessible websites, web pages, discussion forums, or any other source are legally permissible and entirely in line with normal and usual expectations of internet users.

Confidentiality of Information Submitted to the CFSJ

The CFSJ takes all reasonable measures to ensure the integrity and security of information obtained from users via the Site and to prevent any unauthorized access and use of this information. To this end, the CFSJ regularly reviews its security measures.

You must not, under any circumstances, transmit to the CFSJ, through this Site, any confidential or proprietary information other than the personal information expressly collected by the CFSJ on the Site to respond to your questions or for statistical or marketing purposes. Any information transmitted to the CFSJ through the Site, other than the personal information collected by the CFSJ, is presumed non-confidential.

The CFSJ is in no way obliged to monitor this type of data provided through this Site or transmitted through it, as is the case for any other site pointed to by this Site or pointing to it. In no event shall the CFSJ have any obligation of any kind arising from such data or their transmission, nor shall it constitute any form of commitment or confidentiality agreement, implied or otherwise, between a user and the CFSJ.

Privacy Policy

By using this Site, you agree to be bound by the CFSJ’s privacy policy.

User Conduct

Each time you access or use any part of this Site, you must not:

  • register or transmit any illegal, threatening, abusive, defamatory or libelous, obscene, pornographic, blasphemous, or otherwise objectionable information in any way, including, but not limited to, messages demonstrating or encouraging conduct that may constitute any offense under the law or violate any national or international right;
  • register or transmit data or software affected by viruses (worms or trojan horses) or any other harmful element;
  • interfere with the operation of this Site or hinder or prevent any other user from using it;
  • register, publish, transmit, reproduce, distribute, or exploit any information, software, or any other material obtained through this Site for commercial purposes without the prior written consent of the CFSJ.

In the event of a breach of these Terms, the CFSJ reserves the right to take legal action and seek damages from the violator, to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Violations and Indemnification

Without prejudice to the provisions of any applicable law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the CFSJ and its employees, officers, directors, and agents in the event of your violation of these Terms. This indemnification must cover all costs, payments, losses, loss of profits, or any other direct or indirect, monetary or non-monetary damage incurred by the CFSJ, its employees, officers, directors, and agents.

Contact Us

You can contact us by email at the following address info@cfsj.qc.ca for any questions. We will make every effort to process your request quickly.