Terms & Conditions
Overview
Last revision: September 2024
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE.
The following Terms and Conditions govern and apply to your use of or reliance upon this website maintained by Yorkton Business Improvement District (the “Website”).
Your access or use of the Website indicates that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions and any other applicable laws, statutes and/or regulations. We may change the Terms and Conditions at any time without notice, effective upon its posting to the Website. These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of the Province of Saskatchewan.
1. Intellectual Property
All intellectual property on the Website is owned by us or our licensors, which includes materials protected by copyright, trademark or patent laws. All trademarks, service marks and trade names are owned, registered and/or licensed by us. All content on the Website, including but not limited to: text, software, code, designs, graphics, photos, sounds, music, videos, applications, interactive features and all other content is a collective work under Canadian and other copyright laws, and is the proprietary property of the Company; All rights reserved.
2. Use of Company Materials
We may provide you with certain information as a result of your use of the Website, including but not limited to: documentation, data, or information developed by us, and other materials which may assist in the use of the Website or Services (“Company Materials”). The Company Materials may not be used for any other purpose than the use of this Website, and the services offered on the Website. Nothing in these Terms of Use may be interpreted as granting any license of intellectual property rights to you.
3. Acceptable Use
You agree not to use the Website for any unlawful purpose, or any purpose prohibited under this clause. You agree not to use the Website in any way that could damage the Website, the services or the general business of Yorkton Business Improvement District.
You further agree not to use/and or access the Website:
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To harass, abuse or threaten others, or otherwise violate any person’s legal rights;
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To violate any intellectual property of us or any third party;
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To upload or otherwise disseminate any computer viruses or other software that may damage the property of another;
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To perpetrate any fraud;
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To publish or distribute any obscene or defamatory material;
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To engage in or create any unlawful gambling, sweepstakes or pyramid scheme;
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To publish or distribute any material that incites violence, hate or discrimination towards any group;
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To unlawfully gather information about others.
4. Protection of Privacy
Through your use of the Website, you may provide us with certain information. By using the Website, you authorize us to use your information in Canada and any other country where We may operate.
Depending on how you use our Website, we may receive information from external applications you use to access our Website, or we may receive information through various web technologies, such as cookies, log files, clear gifs, web beacons or others.
We use the information gathered from you to ensure your continued good experience on our Website, including through email communication if you elect to give us that information. We may also track certain parts of the passive information received to improve our marketing and analytics, and for this, we may work with third-party providers.
If you would like to disable our access to any passive information we receive from the use of various technologies, you may choose to disable cookies in your web browser. Please be aware that we will still receive information about you that you have provided, such as your email address.
For more information, please refer to our Privacy Policy, available at the bottom of the homepage.
5. Reverse Engineering and Security
You may not undertake any of the following actions:
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Reverse engineer, or attempt to reverse engineer or disassemble any code or software from or on the Website;
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Violate the security of the Website through any unauthorized access, circumvention of encryption or other security tools, data mining or interference to any host, user or network.
6. Data Loss
We are not responsible for the security of any user provided content. Your use of the Website is at your own risk.
7. Indemnification
You defend and indemnify Yorkton Business Improvement District and any of its affiliates, and hold us harmless against any and all legal claims and demands, including reasonable attorney’s fees, which may arise from or relate to your use or misuse of the Website, your breach of these Terms and Conditions, or your conduct or actions. We will select our own legal counsel and may participate in our own defense, if we wish to do so.
8. Service Interruptions
We may need to interrupt your access to the Website to perform maintenance or emergency services on a scheduled or unscheduled basis. You agree that your access to the Website may be affected by unanticipated or unscheduled downtime, for any reason, but that we will have no liability for any damage or loss caused as a result of such downtime.
9. Privacy
Internet communications are subject to interception, loss or alteration, and, as consequence, you acknowledge that information or data you provide by electronic means by accessing or using this Website are not confidential or exclusive, except to the extent required by applicable laws, and that communications by email may be intercepted, altered, or lost.
For more information, please refer to our Privacy Policy, available at the bottom of the homepage.