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This Website is operated and owned by Scleroderma Society of Canada. By accessing and using this Website, you are agreeing to be bound by these Terms of Use ("Terms"). Scleroderma Society of Canada reserves the right to modify or amend these Terms at any time and for any reason.

Not a Medical Authority
The authors of this web page strive to keep the content complete and correct; we are not a medical authority, nor do we claim to have medical knowledge. In all cases we recommend that you consult your own physician regarding any course of treatment or medicine.

Intellectual Property
Scleroderma Society of Canada is the owner of the contents of this Website, such as the products and services provided through the site, all information, text, publications, documents, opinions, views, graphics, images and the selection and arrangement of information ("Materials"), except as otherwise noted to the contrary. The unauthorized use, modification or copying of the Materials may violate copyright, trademark, patent and other laws that protect Scleroderma Society of Canada's intellectual property, and may give rise to a right in Scleroderma Society of Canada to seek legal redress for such use, modification, copying or disclosure.

You may download and print Materials from this site for personal, non-commercial use only except as permitted by a license agreement entered into between you and Scleroderma Society of Canada. You must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices displayed on the original Materials. Scleroderma Society of Canada reserves all other intellectual property rights in the Materials. Any use, reproduction or dissemination of the Materials for public or commercial purposes is strictly prohibited except as permitted by a license agreement entered into between you and Scleroderma Society of Canada.

Disclaimer of Warranties
The Materials included on this site are provided for convenience and informational purposes. The Materials are provided ‘as is’, without any representations, warranties or conditions of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement of intellectual property rights. Further, no representations or warranties are made concerning the accuracy, completeness, timeliness or reliability of the Materials, or of any information contained in any site linked to this Website. Scleroderma Society of Canada reserves the right to make changes and corrections to the Materials at any time, without notice.

Scleroderma Society of Canada does not warrant or guarantee uninterrupted or error-free access to this Website, to any site linked to this Website, or to the availability of Internet e-mail links provided on this Website. Absent the use of encryption, the Internet is not a secure medium and the confidentiality of communications and transmissions through the Internet cannot be ensured by Scleroderma Society of Canada.

Exclusion of Liability
Scleroderma Society of Canada has no control and takes no responsibility for the non-delivery, loss, delay, defect or alteration to communications and transmissions through the Internet. Scleroderma Society of Canada will not be responsible for any damages you or any third party may suffer as a result of the transmission of confidential information through the Internet e-mail links or fill-in forms on this Website.

IN NO EVENT SHALL SCLERODERMA SOCIETY OF CANANDA, ITS VOLUNTEERS, MEMBERS, AGENTS, SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATED COMPANIES, OR THEIR EMPLOYEES, DIRECTORS OR OFFICERS BE LIABLE TO A WEBSITE USER OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INJURY, LOSS, COSTS OR EXPENSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST REVENUE OR GOODWILL, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOST OR DAMAGED DATA OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL OR ECONOMIC LOSS, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY. The foregoing exclusion shall apply even if Scleroderma Society of Canada has been advised or should have known of the possibility of such damages.

Hyperlinks
This Website contains hyperlinks to other sites that are provided solely as a convenience to you. These other sites were independently developed by parties other than Scleroderma Society of Canada and Scleroderma Society of Canada assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or appropriateness of the information or links contained on such sites. The inclusion of any link to another site does not imply endorsement of the content or practices of any such site by Scleroderma Society of Canada. If you decide to access linked third party Websites, Scleroderma Society of Canada disclaims any warranty or liability for damages associated to the use of such links.

In order to establish a hyperlink to the Home Page of Scleroderma Society of Canada Website, you must contact us to obtain Scleroderma Society of Canada’s approval of the link. You may only use the text and images provided or approved by Scleroderma Society of Canada, in the manner and location specified by Scleroderma Society of Canada, and you must abide by the terms and conditions provided by Scleroderma Society of Canada at that time. If approval of the link is granted, Scleroderma Society of Canada will be providing you with a non-exclusive, limited license to use Scleroderma Society of Canada trade-marks solely for the purpose of hyperlinking to Scleroderma Society of Canada's site.

Content Retention
Unless specifically stated otherwise, Scleroderma Society of Canada does not commit to retaining of its articles, products, events or program content online for any period of time.

Computer Viruses
While Scleroderma Society of Canada makes reasonable efforts to ensure that all Materials provided on this Website, and all e-mail communications sent by Scleroderma Society of Canada representatives, do not contain computer viruses, Scleroderma Society of Canada cannot guarantee that a virus will not be distributed. You are responsible to take the appropriate precautions to scan communications for computer viruses. Under no circumstances will Scleroderma Society of Canada be liable in any way for the unintentional distribution of any such viruses.

You must not intentionally, and by using this Website you agree to use best efforts not to, post or send communications to Scleroderma Society of Canada that contain viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, or other computer programming routines that are intended to damage, detrimentally interfere with, or surreptitiously intercept any system, data or information.
 
General
If you access this Website from outside of Canada, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction. These Terms of Use are governed by and shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the province of Alberta and the laws of Canada. If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect.