Terms and Conditions
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS
WEBSITE. All users of this website agree that access to and the use of this site
are subject to the following terms and conditions and other applicable law. If you
do not agree to these terms and conditions, please do not use this site.
Copyright
The entire content included in this site, including but not limited to text, graphics
or code is copyrighted as a collective work under the Canada and other copyright
laws, and is the property of Policy Payments. The collective work includes works
that are licensed to Policy Payments. Copyright 2024, Policy Payments ALL RIGHTS
RESERVED. Permission is granted to electronically copy and print hard copy portions
of this site for the sole purpose of placing an order with Policy Payments or purchasing
Policy Paymentsservices. You may display and, subject to any expressly stated restrictions
or limitations relating to specific material, download or print portions of the
material from the different areas of the site solely for your own non-commercial
use, or to place an order with Policy Payments or to purchase Policy Paymentsservices.
Any other use, including but not limited to the reproduction, distribution, display
or transmission of the content of this site is strictly prohibited, unless authorized
by Policy Payments. You further agree not to change or delete any proprietary notices
from materials downloaded from the site.
All content of the services are protected by the Copyright Laws of Canada. All offenses
are punished under the Department of Justice on summary conviction, to a fine not
exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
six months or to both, or on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding one
million dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both
(source Department of Justice Canada).
Warranty Disclaimer
This site and services on this site are provided "as is" and without warranties
of any kind, whether express or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant
to applicable law, Policy Payments disclaims all warranties, express or implied,
including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness
for a particular purpose and non-infringement. Policy Payments does not represent
or warrant that the functions contained in the site will be uninterrupted or error-free,
that the defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes the
site available are free of viruses or other harmful components. Policy Payments
does not make any warrantees or representations regarding the use of the materials
in this site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, adequacy, usefulness, timeliness,
reliability or otherwise. Some states do not permit limitations or exclusions on
warranties, so the above limitations may not apply to you.
Limitation of Liability
Policy Payments shall not be liable for any special or consequential damages that
result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials on this site or the
performance of the products, even if Policy Payments has been advised of the possibility
of such damages. Applicable law may not allow the limitation of exclusion of liability
or incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may
not apply to you. Term; Termination These terms and conditions are applicable to
you upon your accessing the site and/or completing the registration or shopping
process. These terms and conditions, or any part of them, may be terminated by Policy
Payments without notice at any time, for any reason. The provisions relating to
Copyrights, Disclaimer, Limitation of Liability, Indemnification and Miscellaneous,
shall survive any termination.
Notice
Policy Payments may deliver notice to you by means of e-mail, a general notice on
the site, or by other reliable method to the address you have provided to Policy
Payments.
Miscellaneous
Your use of this site shall be governed in all respects by the laws of Canada, without
regard to choice of law provisions, and not by the 1980 U.N. Convention on contracts
for the international sale of goods. You agree that jurisdiction over and venue
in any legal proceeding directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to this
site (including but not limited to the purchase of Policy Payments products) shall
be in Federal Court of Canada. Any cause of action or claim you may have with respect
to the site (including but not limited to the purchase of Policy Payments products)
must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises.
Policy Payment's failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision
of these terms and conditions shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision
or right. Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall
act to modify any of these terms and conditions. Policy Payments may assign its
rights and duties under this Agreement to any party at any time without notice to
you.
Use of Site
Harassment in any manner or form on the site, including via e-mail, chat, or by
use of obscene or abusive language, is strictly forbidden. Impersonation of others,
including a Policy Payments or other licensed employee, host, or representative,
as well as other members or visitors on the site is prohibited. You may not upload
to, distribute, or otherwise publish through the site any content which is libelous,
defamatory, obscene, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive,
illegal, or otherwise objectionable which may constitute or encourage a criminal
offense, violate the rights of any party or which may otherwise give rise to liability
or violate any law. You may not upload commercial content on the site or use the
site to solicit others to join or become members of any other commercial online
service or other organization.
Participation Disclaimer
Policy Payments does not and cannot review all communications and materials posted
to or created by users accessing the site, and is not in any manner responsible
for the content of these communications and materials. You acknowledge that by providing
you with the ability to view and distribute user-generated content on the site,
Policy Paymentsis merely acting as a passive conduit for such distribution and is
not undertaking any obligation or liability relating to any contents or activities
on the site. However, Policy Payments reserves the right to block or remove communications
or materials that it determines to be (a) abusive, defamatory, or obscene, (b) fraudulent,
deceptive, or misleading, (c) in violation of a copyright, trademark or; other intellectual
property right of another or (d) offensive or otherwise unacceptable to Policy Payments
in its sole discretion.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Policy Payments, its officers,
directors, employees, agents, licensors and suppliers (collectively the "Service
Providers") from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including
reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from any violation of these terms and conditions
or any activity related to your account (including negligent or wrongful conduct)
by you or any other person accessing the site using your Internet account.
Third-Party Links
In an attempt to provide increased value to our visitors, Policy Payments may link
to sites operated by third parties. However, even if the third party is affiliated
with Policy Payments, Policy Payments has no control over these linked sites, all
of which have separate privacy and data collection practices, independent of Policy
Payments. These linked sites are only for your convenience and therefore you access
them at your own risk. Nonetheless, Policy Payments seeks to protect the integrity
of its web site and the links placed upon it and therefore requests any feedback
on not only its own site, but for sites it links to as well (including if a specific
link does not work).