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Website Terms and Conditions of Use

  Last updated: November 30th 2022    

Website Terms and Conditions of Use
These Website Terms and Conditions govern your use of the website found at www.groupeaccueilres.ca (the “Website”), owned and operated by GROUPE ACCUEIL INTERNATIONAL LTÉE. (as follows,”Company,” “we,” “us,” “our”) and any other services or resources offered by us through the Website (all of which are collectively referred to as the “Services”). BY USING THE WEBSITE IN ANY WAY, YOU ARE AGREEING TO THE WEBSITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE BELOW AS WELL AS THE PRIVACY POLICY AND THE COOKIES POLICY AS THEY MAY BE UPDATED AND AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME. If you do not agree to these Website Terms and Condition of Use, the Privacy Policy or the Cookie Policy (collectively, the “Agreement“), you may not access or otherwise use the Services or the Website. The Company reserves the right to revise, update or modify these Website Terms and Conditions of Use at any time at its own discretion. These changes will be effective once they are posted to the Website and will then apply to all access and continued use of the Website. Your continued use of the Website after these changes have been posted will be considered an acceptance of the updated Website Terms and Conditions of Use.  

Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability. 
THE SERVICES AND THE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR CONDITION WITH RESPECT TO QUALITY, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, CURRENCY, TIMELINESS, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THE WEBSITE OR ITS CONTENT. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE COMPANY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR COLLATERAL, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OR THAT THE PROVISION OF THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-. IN NO EVENT WILL THE COMPANY BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA, PERSONAL INJURY, FINES, FEES, PENALTIES OR OTHER LIABILITIES, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, CIVIL LIABILITY, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER OR NOT THE COMPANY IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, RESULTING FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO MAKE USE OF, THE SERVICES.  

Website Content and Security 
The Services are for your personal use only and not for any commercial use. All content found on our Website is intended for use only by residents of Canada, provides general information and is available on a “as is” and “as only” basis. Even though we update the Website’s content, we do not guarantee that any information is accurate, complete, error-free or up to date. Be advised that the entirety of the visual representations of our Services on the Website are for informational purposes only and do not provide any contractual obligations. Note that the rented apartments come unfurnished and may be visually different than depicted in the published images. It is possible to contact us for further information regarding our Services. You are entirely responsible for your use of the Website. This includes your computer, tablet, mobile device or other device, your internet connection (and any fees incurred), and data security, including cybersecurity breaches. There is no guarantee that any content, downloadable or other, is free of viruses or other destructive code and we will not be responsible for any damages that may follow from this or other cybersecurity or data issues. Any attempt to circumvent or violate the security of the Website is strictly prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, attempting to access content and data that is not intended for you, introducing any viruses or malware to the Website or using any automatic device to monitor or copy any material on the Website.  

Personal Information and Privacy Policy
When you use or register for the Services, you may be asked to provide certain personal information to us. Our information collection and use policies with respect to your personal information are set forth here in our Privacy Policy [https://groupeaccueil.ca/fr/legal-privacy-policy/]. The Privacy Policy is part of these Terms of Use.  

Intellectual Property Rights and Ownership of Materials
You understand and agree that the Company, its licensors, and other providers own all the content, materials, features, and functionalities found on the Website. This includes, but is not limited to, all audio or video files, photographs, graphics or other visuals, software, design, presentation, selection, and arrangement. The entirety is protected in all forms by the applicable Canadian and international copyright and other intellectual property and proprietary rights legislation and treaties. The Company name, registered trademarks and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, images, and slogans are trademarks of the Company or its affiliates or licensors. As such, they may not be used in any manner that is likely to cause customer confusion, discredit or disparage the Company or the applicable rights holder. You are prohibited from using any of the trademarks without the prior written consent of the Company and from modifying or altering any materials protected by intellectual property and proprietary rights found on the Website. All rights not expressly granted to you under this Agreement are reserved. You may not, directly or indirectly reproduce, compile for an internal database, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Website, in any form or medium whatsoever. However, you are allowed to print out a reasonable number of copies of the information for personal and non-commercial use.  

External Links and Third-Party Content
The Website may include content or information provided by third parties, as well as external websites or links to third-party content, services, or information. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE COMPANY, ITS AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS  IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION INCLUDED ON THESE THIRD PARTY WEBSITE, OR CONTENT SERVICES OR INFORMATION, OR THE UNAVAILABILITY OF THAT EXTERNAL CONTENT, OF ITS LOCATION, OR ITS EXTERNAL SOURCES. All statements or opinions expressed by any third party whose content may have been provided for on our Website or who was mentioned on the Website are solely the opinions or statements of that third party, and do not reflect the Company’s opinion, values or position. It is not the Company’s responsibility to deal with these external statements in any way, shape, or form, nor must the Company acknowledge or dismiss these statements or opinions.  

User Submissions: Grant of License 
You will be able to communicate with the Company through the Website’s interactive functions such as our contact page or by other means. This allows you to submit ideas, know-how, concepts, techniques, comments, criticisms, reports, questions, images or any other form of feedback or communication (“Submissions”). You acknowledge that you are responsible for all Submissions that you may provide or make available to the Company, including that they are free of any third-party rights, that you have the capability to grant us a licence to them and that you otherwise control any rights to your Submissions that may exist. When you choose to communicate a Submission to the Company, you are granting the Company, its licensees, successors and assigns the right to a worldwide, royalty free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, perform, display, distribute, and otherwise disclose to third parties the Submission or any part of it for any purpose. You will not be receiving any form of notice, compensation, or recognition. You waive any moral rights or other rights of authorship as a condition of the communication. All Submissions will be considered non-confidential. You represent and warrant to the Company that all your Submissions comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, any third-party agreements, and do not violate the rights of any third parties and the Site Content Standards set out in our Website Terms and Conditions of Use.  

Site Content Standards
The following Site Content Standards give a non-exhaustive list of behaviours that are prohibited through the use of the Services. Be advised that:
  1. All Submissions and other communications must comply with all applicable law, including but not limited to the applicable criminal law;
  2. All Submissions and other communications must not contain any material that is objectionable, including but not limited to exploitative, obscene, harmful, threatening, abusive, violent, discriminatory or sexually explicit;
  3. All Submissions and other communications must not provide or contribute any false, inaccurate or misleading information;
  4. All Submissions and other communications must be void of any software viruses or other malware;
  5. All Submissions and other communications must not be submitted as a form of unsolicited commercial advertisement, promotion or marketing, such as to be considered “junk mail”, “spam”, “pyramid scheme”, “chain letters” or other;
  6. All communication to the Company must not constitute a flooding attack, disrupting the normal flow of dialogue with an excessive amount of Submissions negatively affecting the function of the Website or the Company’s activities;
  7. No user is permitted to impersonate or attempt to impersonate the Company, any of it’s employees or any other user, person or entity. This includes, without limitation, using someone else’s email address, screen name or other personal information without their prior consent;
  8. No user is permitted to collect any personal data concerning other users;
  9. No user is permitted to use any form of web crawler in order to “scrape”, “crawl”, or “spider” any of the web pages associated with the Company and the Website;
  10. No user is permitted to contact anyone who doesn’t wish to be solicited, “stalk” or otherwise harass anyone through the Website.
If any Submission or interaction goes against the Site Content Standards, we reserve the right to block any users from accessing our Website.  

Governing Law and Jurisdiction
To the fullest extent permitted by law, this Agreement and is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the province of Quebec, without reference to conflict of laws principles, and Canada’s federal laws applicable therein. In the case of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Website Terms and Conditions of Use, the Privacy Policy, the Cookie Policy or your use of the Website, these proceedings will be irrevocably and exclusively instituted in the courts of competent jurisdiction located in the province of Quebec.  

Entire Agreement
The Agreement constitutes the sole and entire agreement between you and the Company regarding the Website and supersedes any and all prior written and oral agreements relating to these subject matters. Unless written and signed by an authorized representative, no waiver is effective regarding the Agreement. The Company’s delay, partial or failure to exercise any rights, remedies, powers or privileges arising from the Agreement may not be construed as a waiver or precludes any other further exercise of any rights, remedies, powers or privileges. In the event that any provision within the Agreement were to be found unlawful, unenforceable or illegal for any reason, only the designated provision will be deemed severable, leaving the rest of the provisions and policies valid and enforceable.  

Contact
This website is operated by on behalf of Groupe Accueil International Ltée, 1538 Docteur-Penfield avenue – Montreal (Quebec ) H3G 1B9