You must agree, without modification, to accept the following terms of use
("Agreement") between you and PartingWishes Inc.. The Agreement, as amended from
time to time, explains the contractual agreement between you (the "Customer")
and PartingWishes Inc. ("us", "we" or "PartingWishes Inc.") regarding your use
of our web site (the "Web Site" or "PersonalWillKit.ca Web Site") and the Canadian
Personal Will Kit (the “Canadian Personal Will Kit” or “kit”), the information on the
Web Site (the "Content"), our facilitation of your activities and transactions
conducted through the Web Site (the "Services"), and the product of those
activities (the "Documents"). Your use of the PersonalWillKit.ca Web Site and the
Canadian Personal Will Kit constitutes a full and complete acceptance of the terms
of this Agreement.
The Agreement contains the following sections:
I. Subsequent Revisions to Agreement
II. Use of the PersonalWillKit.ca Web site
III. Your Use of the PersonalWillKit.ca Web Site and The Canadian Personal Will Kit is
at your own risk
IV. Your Documents
V. Disclaimer of Liability
VI. Web Site Content
VII. Disclosure of Information
VIII. Information Volunteered to PartingWishes Inc.
IX. Third Party Links
X. Printed Agreement
XI. Entire Agreement XII. Acknowledgement
I. Subsequent Revisions to Agreement
These terms of use are effective May 1,
2008, and all previous terms of use are cancelled. PartingWishes Inc. may
periodically revise the terms of this Agreement by updating this page. You agree
to be bound by subsequent revisions to this Agreement. Accordingly, you should
periodically visit this page to review the current terms of use. A link to this
page is available on the home page of the PersonalWillKit.ca Web Site.
II. Use of the PersonalWillKit.ca Web Site
PartingWishes Inc., its affiliates and agents make this Web site and all other
websites of PartingWishes Inc. with links to the Terms of Use (collectively, the
"Site"), and the Materials and Services, available for your access and use
subject to the Terms of Use. "Materials" means all information, data, documents,
communications, downloads, files, text, images, photographs, graphics, videos,
webcasts, publications, content, tools, resources, software, code, programs and
products made available or enabled via the Site by PartingWishes Inc. or users
of this Site. "Services" means all services and resources offered or enabled via
the Site by PartingWishes Inc. and users of this Site, including download areas,
product and other information services.
You agree to use the Services only to
access, download, utilize, post, send or receive Materials in an appropriate
manner as related to the particular Materials or Services being accessed or used
by you.
As some examples of improper activities when accessing or using the
Site, Services or Materials, you agree that you shall not:
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Collect, harvest, mine or engage in any other activity to obtain e-mail
addresses, phone numbers, personal information or any other information about
others.
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Use or attempt to gain access to or use another's account, password,
Service, Materials or computer systems or networks connected to any
PartingWishes Inc. server or to the Site without authorization from
PartingWishes Inc., whether through hacking, password mining or any other means.
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Remove or falsely add to any uploaded Materials any copyright, trademark or
other legal or proprietary rights notices, author attributions or other
information such as origin or source of the Material.
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Access or attempt to
access any Material that you are not authorized to access or Materials through
any means not intentionally made available through the Site or Services.
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Make
available any files containing Materials where you do not own or control, or
have not received the necessary licenses to, all Intellectual Property Rights,
rights of privacy and publicity and all other rights in and to such Materials.
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Use any Materials in any manner that infringes any Intellectual Property Rights
or other rights of any party.
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Disrupt or interfere with the security of, or
otherwise cause harm to, the Site, or any Services, Materials, systems
resources, accounts, passwords, servers or networks connected to or accessible
through the Site or any affiliated or linked sites.
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Transmit unsolicited or
bulk communications to any PersonalWillKit.ca or affiliated e-mail address.
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Post
or otherwise submit any software, programs or files that are harmful or
disruptive of another’s equipment, software or other property, including any
corrupted files, time bombs, Trojan horses, viruses and worms.
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Create a false identity for the purpose of misleading others.
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Disrupt, interfere or inhibit
any other user from using and enjoying the Site or other affiliated or linked
sites, Materials or Services.
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Breach any guidelines or other codes of conduct
applicable to a particular Service or Materials.
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Access or use the Site in any
manner that could damage, disable, overburden or impair any PersonalWillKit.ca
server or the network(s) connected to any PersonalWillKit.ca server.
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Violate any
applicable laws or regulations related to the access to or use of the Site, or
engage in any activity prohibited by the Terms of Use.
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Prepare, compile, use,
download or otherwise copy any Site user directory or other user or usage
information or any portion thereof, or transmit, provide or otherwise distribute
(whether or not for a fee) such directory or information to any third party.
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Violate the rights of PartingWishes Inc. or any third party (including rights of
privacy and publicity) or abuse, defame, harass, stalk or threaten another.
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Use any PartingWishes Inc. domain name as a pseudonymous return e-mail address.
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Market any goods or services for any business purpose (including advertising
and making offers to buy or sell goods or services), unless specifically allowed
to do so by PartingWishes Inc.
When using Services or Materials, you will be subject to any posted guidelines,
rules or licenses applicable to such Services or Materials, in addition to the
Terms of Use. Materials and Services provided by third parties (collectively,
the "Third-Party Services") are governed by separate agreements accompanying
such Materials and Services. PartingWishes Inc. offers no guarantees and assumes
no responsibility or liability of any type with respect to the Third-Party
Services, including any liability resulting from incompatibility between a
Third-Party Service, PartingWishes Inc. provided Services or another Third-Party
Service. You agree that you will not hold PartingWishes Inc. responsible or
liable with respect to the Third-Party Services.
III. Your Use of the PersonalWillKit.ca Web Site and The Canadian Personal Will Kit is at your own risk
The PersonalWillKit.ca Web Site and The Canadian Personal Will Kit may contain
inaccuracies or typographical errors. PartingWishes Inc. makes no
representations about the accuracy, reliability, completeness or timeliness of
the content or about the results to be obtained from using the Web Site or its
Content, or the Kit or its Content. Your use of the PersonalWillKit.ca Web Site and
The Canadian Personal Will Kit, including, without limitation, the services and
information contained therein, is on an "as is" basis and is at your own risk.
PartingWishes Inc. may make changes to the Content at any time. PartingWishes
Inc. is not responsible for any loss, injury, claim, liability or damage related
to your use of the PersonalWillKit.ca Web Site or any site linked to this Web Site,
or The Canadian Personal Will Kit, whether for errors or omissions in the content of
our Web Site or Kit, or any other linked sites, from the Web Site being down or
from any other use of the Web Site.
IV. Your Documents
PartingWishes Inc. is not a law firm. The use of the PersonalWillKit.ca Web Site and
The Canadian Personal Will Kit, is not a substitute for seeking legal advice. The
Customer agrees that he or she is not relying on PartingWishes Inc. for any
legal advice or information. The Customer agrees that any Documents completed by
the Customer using The Canadian Personal Will Kit are Documents made by the Customer
and not Documents made by PartingWishes Inc. The Customer further agrees that
any Documents completed by the Customer using The Canadian Personal Will Kit are
Documents completed by the Customer without a lawyer or legal advice. If a
Customer requires legal advice or information, it is agreed that it is the duty
of the Customer to obtain such legal advice or information. If a Customer is
uncertain as to whether legal advice or information is required, it is agreed
that the Customer will obtain such legal advice or information.
PartingWishes
Inc. does not offer legal advice, and the Content on the PersonalWillKit.ca Web Site
and in The Canadian Personal Will Kit is not guaranteed to be correct. Although
considerable effort has been made to ensure that the information on the Web Site
and in the kit is accurate and up to date, be aware that provincial and federal
laws and procedures change and may be open to interpretation. In addition, the
successful use of any services in The Canadian Personal Will Kit requires accurate
information to be provided by the Customer and/or appropriate actions to be
taken by the Customer as described in the kit. PartingWishes Inc. cannot ensure
that this information will be accurate or that these actions will be taken
appropriately. Although the information in The Canadian Personal Will Kit can be
used to help in the creation of legally binding documents, we cannot guarantee
that the results of using The Canadian Personal Will Kit will result in the creation
of legally binding documents and individual circumstances vary. As a result,
PartingWishes Inc. does not make any guarantees about the use to which the kit
is put, or the results of that use. If you have any doubts as to the validity or
legal standing of documents created using the Content in the Kit, we recommend
that you consult an attorney licensed to practice law in your area.
Any
Documents that you create using The Canadian Personal Will Kit are yours and it is
your responsibility to ensure that they reflect your intentions. If you require
a legal opinion about the effect of the Documents or their legal interpretation,
you must have your Documents reviewed by an attorney in your area who
specializes in Wills and estate planning.
V. Disclaimer of Liability
PartingWishes Inc., its respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees,
accountants, attorneys, agents, affiliates, subsidiaries, successors and assigns
(Collectively "PartingWishes") shall not be liable for any direct, incidental,
consequential, indirect, or punitive damages arising out of, or connected with,
your (i) use of the PersonalWillKit.ca Web Site, (ii) use of The Canadian Personal Will
Kit, and (iii) any other subject matter of this Agreement.
The Customer and his
or her estate, including heirs, successors and assigns, hereby agree to
indemnify and save harmless PartingWishes Inc., its officers, directors,
employees, principals, agents and shareholders from any and all claims and
demands of any kind whatsoever arising from or in relation to any document
completed or attempted to be completed using The Canadian Personal Will Kit (whether
such document is properly or improperly signed) including any and all legal
costs, damages or awards.
PartingWishes Inc. makes no representations or
warranties. Without limiting the foregoing, except as expressly stated in this
Agreement, PartingWishes Inc. makes no representations or warranties of any
kind, either express or implied, as to any matter including, without limitation,
implied warranties of fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability,
non-infringement or otherwise which would extend beyond the representations and
warranties contained in this Agreement.
VI. Web Site Content
The materials used and displayed on the PersonalWillKit.ca Web
Site, including, but not limited to, text, software, photographs, graphics,
illustrations and artwork, music, video and sound, and names, logos and
trademarks, are the property of PartingWishes Inc. or its affiliates or
licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark and other laws. Any such
content may be displayed solely for your personal, non-commercial use. You agree
not to modify, reproduce, retransmit, distribute, disseminate, sell, publish,
broadcast or circulate any such material without the written permission of
PartingWishes Inc. or the appropriate affiliate.
VII. Disclosure of Information
PartingWishes Inc. and its affiliates agree to be
bound by the terms of its
Privacy Statement.
PartingWishes Inc. and its
affiliates hereby agree that all of your information and material received via
the PersonalWillKit.ca Web Site or otherwise will be kept in the
strictest
confidence and will not be disclosed to any third party without your consent.
However, you may authorize PartingWishes Inc. or our affiliates to disclose
information to Third Parties to assist you with current or future matters or
areas of interest either by clicking the appropriate boxes on this site or
specifically in correspondence.
VIII. Information Volunteered to PartingWishes Inc.
Should any Customer choose
to provide PartingWishes Inc. with any data not associated with any of the
services including but not limited to questions, comments and suggestions ("Non
Confidential Data"), such data shall be deemed to be non-confidential and
PartingWishes Inc. assumes no obligation to protect such data from disclosure.
IX. Third Party Links
The PersonalWillKit.ca Web Site may contain links to Web Sites
("Third Party Web Sites") operated by parties other than PartingWishes Inc. and
PartingWishes Inc. may license Content from the PersonalWillKit.ca Web Site for use
by Third Party Web Sites. PartingWishes Inc. makes no representation or
endorsement of the Third Party Web Sites, and you access them at your own risk.
Furthermore, the use of links to Web Sites does not imply that PartingWishes
Inc. is legally authorized to use any trade name, registered trademark, logo, or
copyrighted symbol that may be represented in the links.
X. Printed Agreement
A printed version of this Agreement and of any notice given in electronic form
shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or
relating to this Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions
as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in
printed form.
XI. Entire Agreement
By using the PersonalWillKit.ca Web Site, you
agree that this Agreement is the complete and exclusive statement of the
Agreement between you and PartingWishes Inc. regarding the PersonalWillKit.ca Web
Site and The Canadian Personal Will Kit. This Agreement and any disputes arising out
of or related to the Web Site or The Canadian Personal Will Kit shall be governed
by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the Province of
Ontario, Canada.
XII. Acknowledgement
By using this Web Site you acknowledge
that you: (a) have read and understood these terms; (b) understand the need for
independent legal advice on whether or not to accept the terms; and (c) agree to
be bound by these terms. If you do not agree, please leave the Web Site now.
If
you have any questions about the above terms and conditions, please send us an
email at
support@personalwillkit.ca or seek your own independent legal advice.