Terms and Conditions

Effective as of October 1, 2016

For convenience, here’s a brief, plain language summary of the Terms and Conditions:

  • If you’re using our website or services, you agree to these conditions. If you don’t agree to these conditions, please don’t use our website or services
  • We don’t own or provide any of the products or services you see here, and we’re not responsible for them. All we do is connect you to them.
  • You agree that whatever you do with our Website will be ethical and legal.

Please read the full Terms and Conditions, below, to appreciate the richness and subtlety of the legal minds who draft statements such as these.

Please read these terms and conditions of use carefully before accessing, using or obtaining any materials, information, products or services. By accessing the STONE SOUP NETWORK website, mobile or tablet application, or any other feature or other STONE SOUP NETWORK platform (collectively “Our Website”) you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions (“Terms”) and our Privacy Policy. If you do not accept all of these Terms, then you may not use Our Website. In these Terms, “we”, “us”, “our” or “STONE SOUP NETWORK” refers to STONE SOUP NETWORK, a service of Windermere United Church, and “you” or “your” refers to you as the user of Our Website.

We may modify these Terms, for any reason at any time, by posting a new version on Our Website; these changes do not affect rights and obligations that arose prior to such changes. Your continued use of Our Website following the posting of modified Terms will be subject to the Terms in effect at the time of your use. Please review these Terms periodically for changes. If you object to any provision of these Terms or any subsequent modifications to these Terms or become dissatisfied with Our Website in any way, your only recourse is to immediately terminate use of Our Website.

We recommend you save and/or print out a copy of these Terms for your future reference.

  1. We do not provide any of the goods or services represented on Our Website.

STONE SOUP NETWORK does not provide, own or control any of the services and products that you can access through Our Website. The Products and Services are owned, controlled or made available by third parties (the “Contributors”). The Contributors are responsible for the Products or Services. The Contributor’s terms and privacy policies apply to your use of their Products or Services, so you must agree to and understand those terms. Your interaction with any Contributor accessed through Our Website is at your own risk and STONE SOUP NETWORK does not have any responsibility should anything go wrong with your use of their Products or Services.

The display on Our Website of a Product, Service or Contributor does not in any way imply, suggest, or constitute a recommendation by STONE SOUP NETWORK of that Product, Service or Contributor, or any sponsorship or approval of STONE SOUP NETWORK by such Contributor, or any affiliation between such Contributor and STONE SOUP NETWORK.

 

STONE SOUP NETWORK hosts content made available by or obtained from Contributors. STONE SOUP NETWORK is in no way responsible for the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of such content.

  1. Arranging for Products or Services through STONE SOUP NETWORK

If you make arrangements through Our Website to use a Product or Service, you’re making that arrangement with the Contributor and Our Website acts only as a user interface. Accordingly STONE SOUP NETWORK has no responsibility for the Product or Services because STONE SOUP NETWORK has no involvement in creating or providing the Products or Services.  

  1. Intellectual Property

We, along with our Contributors, own all of the text, images, software, trademarks, service marks or other material contained on Our Website. You will not copy or transmit any of the material except for your personal, non-commercial use. All copyright, trademark and other proprietary rights notices presented on Our Website must appear on all copies you print. Other non-STONE SOUP NETWORK product, service, or company designations on Our Website belong to those respective third parties and may be mentioned in Our Website for identification purposes only. You should contact the appropriate third party for more complete information regarding such designations and their registration status. Your use of and access to Our Website does not grant you any license or right to use any of the marks included on Our Website.

  1. Use of Our Website

You may use and register to become a user of Our Website only if you are of sufficient legal age and can enter into binding contracts. If you become a registered user, you are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your passwords, login and account information. You will be responsible for all use of Our Website by you and anyone using your password and login information (with or without your permission). All information that you provide to us must be accurate and up-to-date. If any of your information changes, you must immediately update it. If you have reason to believe that your account is no longer secure (e.g., loss, theft or unauthorised disclosure or use of your information or computer or mobile device used to access Our Website), you must promptly change your Personal information that is affected.

If you decide to receive messages or other communications from Our Website directly to your mobile device, you are solely responsible for keeping us updated with your current phone number, respectively updating to the latest version of the mobile app, and for any charges incurred to receive such messages. We will not be liable for information sent to a device that is associated with your outdated mobile phone number or using an outdated mobile app. If you install any software or enable any service that stores information from Our Website on any mobile device or computer, it is your responsibility, prior to transfer or disposal of such device, to remove your information or otherwise disable access to such software or service, in order to prevent unauthorised access to your information or account.

 

By using Our Website you agree to comply with laws that apply to Canada and your own country, including laws that apply to exporting technical data.

In addition, you agree not to do any of the following without prior express written permission of STONE SOUP NETWORK:

(i) access the site with any manual or automated process for any purpose other than your personal use or for inclusion of STONE SOUP NETWORK pages in a search index. Use of any automated system or software to extract data from Our Website (“screen scraping”), for commercial or non-commercial purposes, is prohibited;

(ii) violate the restrictions in any robot exclusion headers on Our Website or bypass or circumvent other measures employed to prevent or limit access to Our Website;

(iii) deep-link to any portion of Our Website for any purpose;

(iv) use any device, software or routine that interferes or attempts to interfere with the normal operation of Our Website or take any action that imposes an unreasonable load on our computer or network equipment;

(v) reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, trade, resell or exploit Our Website;

(vi) use any feature of Our Website for any purpose that is unlawful, harmful, or otherwise objectionable or inappropriate as determined by us;

(vii) post or distribute any material on Our Website that violates the rights of any third party or applicable law;

(viii) use Our Website to collect or store personal data about others;

(ix) use Our Website for any commercial purpose unless we’ve given you written permission;

(x) transmit any ad or promo materials on Our Website; or

We may, at our sole discretion, at any time and without advance notice or liability, suspend, terminate or restrict your access to all or any component of Our Website. Further, you can always delete your account.

  1. Your intellectual property rights

We respect the intellectual property rights of others and we prohibit users from uploading, posting or otherwise transmitting on Our Website any materials that violate another person’s intellectual property rights. If you believe that your trademark or copyright rights have been violated, please send us a written notification to the address disclosed in Section 11.

  1. Warranty disclaimer

Our Website and all content and services provided on Our Website are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. Errors can and do happen. STONE SOUP NETWORK expressly disclaims to the fullest extent permissible all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to, any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, and security and accuracy, as well as all warranties arising by usage of trade, course of dealing, or course of performance.

  1. Our liability is limited

We (together with our officers, directors, employees, representatives, affiliates, and providers) to the extent permitted by law hereby expressly exclude any responsibility and liability for (a) any loss or damages to, or viruses that may infect, your computer equipment or other property as the result of your access to Our Website or your downloading of any content from Our Website or (b) any injury, death, loss, claim, act of god, accident, delay, or any direct, special, exemplary, punitive, indirect, incidental or consequential damages of any kind (including without limitation lost profits or lost savings), whether based in contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise, that arise out of or is in any way connected with: (i) any use of Our Website; or (ii) the performance or non performance by us or any Contributor, even if we have been advised of the possibility of damages to such parties or any other party. To the extent permitted by law, our aggregate liability for any and all loss or damage suffered by you as the result of your access to Our Website or your downloading of any content from Our Website which is not covered by the above paragraph, is limited to CDN $50.

Some provinces or countries do not allow these limitations of liability, so the limitations above may not apply or apply only partially to you as permitted by law.

  1. You agree to protect us

Subject to these Terms, you will defend, indemnify and hold us and each of our officers, directors, employees and agents, harmless from and against any claim, cause of action, liability, expense, loss or demand, including without limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising out of, or in any way connected with your breach of these Terms or the agreements made part of these Terms by reference, your breach of any applicable law, and your use of or access to Our Website or the Intellectual Property.

  1. Links

Our Website may contain links to other websites that we do not operate or control and for which we are not responsible (“Other Websites”). We provide these links for your reference and convenience and do not endorse the contents of Other Websites and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damages that may arise from your use of them. You should refer to the separate terms of use, privacy policies, and other rules posted on Other Websites before you use them. You agree not to create a link from any website, including any website controlled by you, to Our Website.

  1. General requirements

We may change the site and these Terms at any time, in our sole discretion and without notice to You. You are responsible for remaining knowledgeable about these Terms. Your continued use of the site constitutes your acceptance of any changes to these Terms and any changes will supersede all previous versions of the Terms. Unless otherwise specified herein, all changes to these Terms apply to all users, including those enrolled before the date the changes take effect. Further, we may terminate this agreement with you under these Terms at any time by notifying you in writing (including by email) and/or, if you are a registered user, by cancelling your account and your access to your account.

Nothing contained in these Terms will be deemed to constitute either party as the agent or representative of the other party, or both parties as joint venturers or partners for any purpose. You may not assign, delegate or transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms. We may assign our rights and duties under these Terms without such assignment being considered a change to the Terms and without notice to you, provided your rights under these Terms are not prejudiced.

If we fail to act with respect to your breach or anyone else’s breach on any occasion, we are not waiving our right to act with respect to future or similar breaches. If a court finds any of these Terms to be unenforceable or invalid, that Term will be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the other Terms will remain valid and enforceable. These Terms, together with those agreements made a part of these Terms by reference, make up the entire agreement between us relating to your use of Our Website and replace any prior understandings or agreements (whether oral or written) regarding your use of Our Website.

To the extent permitted by law, the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada, will govern these Terms, as well as your and our observance of them and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter (including non-contractual disputes or claims). If you take any legal action relating to your use of Our Website, or these Terms, or our services, you agree to file such action only in the provincial and federal courts located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; if you are a consumer, the law may allow you to bring proceedings also in the courts for the place where you are domiciled as well as to have recourse to rights provided by the consumer protection laws of such place. In any such action or any action we may initiate, the prevailing party will be entitled to the extent permitted by law to recover all legal expenses incurred in connection with the action, including but not limited to costs, both taxable and non-taxable, and reasonable attorney fees. To the extent permitted by law, you agree that any disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with Our Website and/or these Terms, will be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action.

  1. Your Feedback

We encourage you to share your comments and questions with us here, but we may not be able to respond to all of them. Please note that we assume no responsibility for reviewing unsolicited ideas for our business (like product or advertising ideas) and will not incur any liability as a result of any similarities between those ideas and materials that may appear in future STONE SOUP NETWORK products or services.

Also, please remember that you are responsible for whatever material you submit, including its reliability, originality, and copyright. Please do not reveal trade secrets or other confidential information in your messages. Any and all rights to materials submitted to us become the exclusive property of STONE SOUP NETWORK. Further, by submitting Feedback you are granting us an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to freely sublicense) to use, copy, modify, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, syndicate, republish, excerpt (in whole or in part) and distribute Feedback we receive from you for any purpose, including business, commercial, marketing, advertising, or otherwise.

Our Website is operated by:

STONE SOUP NETWORK
a service of Windermere United Church
356 Windermere Ave, Toronto, ON M6S 3L3