Terms & Conditions of Use

Welcome to the POA Registry website (together with any applications or tools used in connection with www.poaregistry.ca or www.poaregistry.org the “Website”). This Website is owned and operated by 2715158 Ontario Limited (“POA Registry”) and its contractors.

*PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS RELATING TO YOUR USE OF OUR SITE CAREFULLY. *

Your use of our Website constitutes your agreement to follow and be bound by these terms and conditions of use (the “Terms and Conditions”).

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO ACCESS OR USE THIS SITE.

1. ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

By using the Website, you agree to comply with the Terms and Conditions and to indemnify POA REGISTRY against any claims by third parties arising from your violation of the Terms and Conditions. You may browse our Website for general information only and you must exercise judgment and responsibility with respect to your use of our Website. You may only use the Website for lawful purposes and may not use the Website to harm others. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you may not:

Use the Website in violation of any law or regulation governing POA REGISTRY’s business or activities, including without limitation the laws and regulations governing unfair competition, false advertising, consumer protection, obscenity, spamming, and privacy.
Use the Website in a manner that infringes another’s copyrights, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade secrets or other intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity.
Use the Website to engage in libel, defamation, unlawful, harassment, misappropriation of trade secrets, intentional misrepresentation or fraud, or wrongful publication of private information.
Post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material, hate speech, or any other material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable law.
Use the Website in a manner that presents a security risk or that may interfere with the operation of the Website.
Use the Website to gain illegal or unauthorized access to other computers or networks through hacking or other means.
Introduce viruses, trojan horses, worms, malware or spyware or other computer programming routines that damage, interfere with, intercept, or expropriate any system, data, or personal information.
Interfere with other users’ use of the Website.
Post or transmit material for advertising or commercial purposes.
Assist or permit any person to engage in any of the activities described above.

2. POA REGISTRY’S COMMUNICATIONS TO YOU

You agree that POA REGISTRY may send electronic mail to you for the purpose of advising you of changes or additions to this Website, about any of POA REGISTRY’s products or services, or for such other purpose(s) as POA REGISTRY deems appropriate.

3. USER COMMENTS, FEEDBACK, AND OTHER SUBMISSIONS

All comments, feedback, suggestions, ideas, and other submissions disclosed, submitted, or offered to POA REGISTRY on or via this Website or otherwise disclosed, submitted, or offered in connection with your use of this Website or otherwise (collectively, “Comments“) shall be and remain POA REGISTRY’s property. Such disclosure, submission, or offer of any Comments shall constitute an assignment to POA REGISTRY of all of your worldwide rights, titles, and interests in all copyrights and other intellectual property contained in the Comments. Thus, POA REGISTRY will own exclusively all such rights, title, and interest and shall not be limited in any way in its use, commercial or otherwise, of any Comments. POA REGISTRY is and shall be under no obligation (1) to maintain any Comments in confidence; (2) to pay to user any compensation for any Comments; or (3) to respond to any Comments. You agree that you shall not incorporate any material or information into any Comments that is subject to the rights of a third party.

You agree that POA REGISTRY may use and/or disclose information about your demographics and use of the Website in any manner that does not reveal your identity.

4. POSTINGS

POA REGISTRY may from time to time monitor, review, and at its discretion edit or delete discussions, chats, and postings on our Website; however, POA REGISTRY is under no obligation to do so and assumes no responsibility or liability arising from the content of any such transmissions or for any error, defamation, libel, slander, omission, falsehood, obscenity, pornography, profanity, hate speech, danger, illegality or inaccuracy contained in any information transmitted to any such locations on our Website. POA REGISTRY will comply with all applicable laws and will cooperate with law enforcement or a court order requiring, requesting or directing POA REGISTRY to disclose the identity of anyone posting any information or material prohibited by the Terms and Conditions. POA REGISTRY may also disclose such information if such disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of POA REGISTRY, its clients, or the public.

5. SITE CONTENT

Unless otherwise noted, all materials, including images, illustrations, designs, icons, photographs, video clips, testimonials, program guides and manuals, menus, and other materials that appear as part of this Website (collectively, the “Contents“) are copyrights, trademarks, and/or other intellectual property owned, controlled, or licensed by POA REGISTRY and/or its subsidiaries and their affiliates. The Website as a whole is protected by copyright and trade dress, all worldwide rights, titles and interests in and to which are owned by POA REGISTRY or its subsidiaries. POA REGISTRY, and all other POA REGISTRY trademarks appearing on this Website are trademarks of POA REGISTRY. You are not permitted to use the trademarks displayed on this Website without the prior written consent of POA REGISTRY or the third party that owns such trademarks.

The Contents of our Website, and the Website as a whole, are intended solely for your non-commercial) and personal use. You may download or copy the Contents and other downloadable materials displayed on the Website for your non-commercial and personal use only. No right, title, or interest in any downloaded materials or software is transferred to you as a result of any such downloading or copying. All copies that you make must retain all copyright and other notices that appear on the Website. You may not reproduce (except as noted above), publish, transmit, distribute, display, modify, revise, reverse-engineer, republish, translate, create derivative works from, sell or participate in any sale of, or exploit in any way, in whole or in part, any of the Contents.

6. REVISIONS

POA REGISTRY may change, move, or delete portions of, or may add to, our Website from time to time and without prior notice. From time to time there may be information on our Website that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions. We may correct errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and change or update the Contents at any time without notice. POA REGISTRY reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to revise these Terms and Conditions at any time without notice. Any changes in the Terms and Conditions will be promptly displayed on this page of the Website. Your continued access or use of the Website after such changes have been made confirms your acceptance of the Terms and Conditions, as modified. It is your responsibility to review the Terms and Conditions regularly.

7. LINKS TO OTHER SITES

For your convenience and enjoyment, our Website may provide links to websites that are not operated by POA REGISTRY or its subsidiaries or affiliates. These links do not mean that POA REGISTRY endorses, approves, or sponsors the linked website or any information, products, or services contained in such third party websites. POA REGISTRY is not liable for any claims or any damage which might result from your access of the linked website or for your use of any information, products, or services contained in such website. Your linking to a third party website or pages is entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of such websites or pages.

8. SEVERABILITY

If any provision of the Terms and Conditions shall be found to be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from the Terms and Conditions and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

9. NO WAIVER

A failure on the part of POA REGISTRY to enforce any part of the Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of any of POA REGISTRY’s rights under the Terms and Conditions, whether for past or future actions on the part of any person. Only a specific written waiver signed by an authorized representative of POA REGISTRY shall have legal effect.

10. DISCLAIMER

This Website and all contents of the Website are provided on an “as is” basis without representations or warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including without limitation representations or warranties of title, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. POA REGISTRY makes no representation or warranty regarding the accuracy, completeness, correctness or timeliness of any claims, statements, information or other Contents on this Website or any website to which this Website is or can be linked, and POA REGISTRY assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in the information or other documents which are referenced by or linked to this Website.

POA REGISTRY does not represent, warrant or guarantee that the Website will be compatible with your computer operating system, or will operate error-free, without interruptions, or will be free from viruses or other contaminating or destructive properties. You acknowledge, by your use of the Website, that your use of the Website is at your sole risk, that you assume full responsibility for all consequences resulting from your use of our Website or the Contents hereof, however remote, and that POA REGISTRY shall not be liable for any claims or damages of any kind related to your use of this Website.

This Website is intended for use by residents in Canada. If you are not an intended user of this Website, you are not authorized to use the Website.

11. MISCELLANEOUS

Unless otherwise specified and except to the extent POA REGISTRY products or services are offered for sale in the Canada through this Website, this Website and the Contents thereof are displayed solely for the purpose of promoting POA REGISTRY’s products and services available in Canada.

By accessing this Website, you and POA REGISTRY agree that all matters relating to your access to, or use of, the Website shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario, without regard to any conflict of law provisions. Any dispute arising under the Terms and Conditions shall be resolved exclusively by the courts located in Toronto, Ontario. To reduce costs and expedite dispute resolution, if applicable, you and POA REGISTRY agree to first utilize mediation; and should that not resolve the dispute, by binding arbitration. Each party shall pay his, her or its own legal fees, and all parties shall pay an equal share of the mediator and/or arbitrator fees at the current rates at the time. These Terms and Conditions (including the Privacy Policy) constitute the entire agreement between you and POA REGISTRY relating to the use of the Website and the Content contained in the Website and cannot be modified except as described in these Terms and Conditions.

ALL RIGHTS NOT EXPRESSLY GRANTED HEREIN ARE RESERVED BY POA REGISTRY.