TERMS OF USE
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TERMS OF USE
Femmes Dynamiques d’Ontario (FDO)
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- INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the website of Femmes Dynamiques d’Ontario (“FDO”, “we”, “our” or “us”).
These Terms of Use govern your access to FDO’s website, including fdontario.com, and your use of its content, features, forms, digital services, business directory, profiles, activities and other functionality made available by FDO.
By accessing or using the website or FDO services, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to comply with these Terms.
If you do not agree with these Terms, please do not use the applicable services.
- ABOUT FDO
Femmes Dynamiques d’Ontario is an organization whose activities may include networking, collaboration, visibility, professional development, entrepreneurship and community participation.
FDO’s services, activities, programs and features may evolve over time.
Certain activities may be subject to additional terms provided at the time of registration or participation.
- ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS
By using the FDO website or services, you confirm that:
you have the legal capacity required to accept these Terms, where applicable;
the information you provide is accurate where accuracy is required;
you will use the services in compliance with applicable laws;
you will respect the rights of FDO and other users.
If you use the website on behalf of an organization or business, you confirm that you are authorized to accept these Terms on its behalf.
- PERMITTED USE
You may use the website and FDO services only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms.
You agree to:
use the services honestly and reasonably;
respect other users;
comply with applicable laws;
provide accurate information where necessary;
protect your login credentials;
respect intellectual property rights;
not compromise website security.
- PROHIBITED USES
You must not use the FDO website or services to:
commit or facilitate unlawful activity;
impersonate another person or organization;
knowingly provide false information;
create fraudulent profiles;
publish defamatory, threatening, hateful or discriminatory content;
publish unlawful content or content that infringes third-party rights;
transmit viruses, malware or harmful code;
attempt unauthorized access to an account, server or system;
circumvent security mechanisms;
disrupt website operations;
perform abusive or unauthorized scraping or automated data extraction;
collect user contact information for unsolicited communications;
use the business directory for purposes contrary to its intended purpose;
resell, redistribute or commercially exploit website data without authorization;
deceive, defraud or harm another person.
- ACCOUNTS AND PROFILES
Certain features may require an account or profile.
You are responsible for:
the accuracy of the information you provide;
keeping your credentials confidential;
activity conducted through your account;
updating your information when necessary;
promptly reporting unauthorized use of your account.
FDO may suspend or disable an account where it has reasonable grounds to believe that the account is being used in violation of these Terms or applicable law.
- BUSINESS DIRECTORY
FDO may provide a directory for businesses, entrepreneurs, professionals, organizations and initiatives.
Information published in the directory may be provided directly by the businesses or individuals concerned.
FDO may conduct reasonable verification, but does not guarantee that all directory information is accurate, complete, current or independently verified.
The presence of a business in the directory does not necessarily constitute a recommendation, certification, guarantee or endorsement by FDO.
Users should conduct their own due diligence before entering into a transaction or using the services of a business listed in the directory.
- RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN USERS AND BUSINESSES
FDO may facilitate discovery and connections between users, businesses, professionals, organizations and partners.
Unless otherwise stated, FDO is not a party to contracts or transactions entered into directly between users and listed businesses.
FDO does not guarantee:
the quality of a product or service;
product or service availability;
prices;
delivery times;
commercial results;
business reliability;
third-party solvency;
compliance of a product or service with a user’s particular expectations.
Disputes concerning transactions entered into directly with third parties should be addressed with the relevant third party, subject to rights provided by law.
- USER-SUBMITTED CONTENT
Users remain responsible for content they submit to FDO.
By submitting content intended for publication, you confirm that:
you have the necessary rights to submit the content;
the content does not infringe third-party rights;
the information is lawful;
you have the necessary authorization where content contains information about other individuals.
You grant FDO a non-exclusive licence, to the extent necessary to operate its services, to host, store, reproduce, display, publish and communicate content you submit for the operation, promotion or administration of the relevant services.
You retain ownership of your content, subject to the rights granted to FDO and the rights of third parties.
- MODERATION AND CONTENT REMOVAL
FDO may, where it has reasonable grounds, remove, modify, disable or restrict access to content that:
violates these Terms;
violates applicable law;
infringes third-party rights;
creates a security risk;
is clearly fraudulent or misleading;
is incompatible with the purpose or operation of the service.
FDO is not necessarily required to proactively monitor all user-submitted content.
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Unless otherwise stated, original content created or provided by FDO through its website and services is protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
This may include:
text;
logos;
trademarks;
graphics;
photographs;
videos;
illustrations;
design;
website structure;
interfaces;
software;
databases;
editorial content.
You may not reproduce, modify, distribute, sell, publish or commercially exploit such materials without appropriate authorization, except where permitted by law.
Third-party trademarks, logos and content remain the property of their respective owners.
- FEEDBACK AND SUGGESTIONS
When you provide FDO with feedback, suggestions or ideas concerning its services, you authorize FDO to use such feedback to improve its services without compensation, unless otherwise agreed in writing.
This provision does not automatically transfer ownership of intellectual property rights belonging to you.
- EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
FDO may organize events, training sessions, meetings, conferences, networking activities and other programs.
Each activity may be subject to specific terms concerning:
date;
time;
location;
fees;
registration;
cancellation;
refunds;
capacity;
participation requirements.
Such information will be provided at registration or on the relevant event page.
FDO may modify, postpone or cancel an activity where reasonably necessary for organizational, safety, availability or circumstances beyond its reasonable control.
- PAYMENTS
Certain services, activities or registrations may require payment.
Applicable prices and terms will be presented before payment confirmation.
Payments may be processed by third-party payment providers.
Refund and cancellation conditions may vary depending on the relevant service or activity.
- WEBSITE AVAILABILITY
FDO seeks to keep its website and services available, secure and functional.
However, interruptions may occur due to:
maintenance;
updates;
technical failures;
hosting issues;
network problems;
security incidents;
circumstances beyond FDO’s reasonable control.
FDO does not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free website availability.
- SECURITY
You must not attempt to compromise the security of the website or its infrastructure.
You must not:
knowingly test or exploit a vulnerability without authorization;
attempt to access accounts that do not belong to you;
introduce malware;
disrupt servers;
circumvent security controls.
Security vulnerabilities may be reported to:
- THIRD-PARTY LINKS
The FDO website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms or services.
These links are provided for information or convenience.
FDO does not necessarily control these websites and is not responsible for their content, availability, security or privacy policies.
- DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
To the extent permitted by applicable law, the website and its content are provided on an “as available” basis.
FDO does not guarantee that:
the website will operate without interruption;
all information will be error-free;
all content will always be current;
the services will meet every particular user need;
third-party services accessible through the website will be available or meet a user’s expectations.
- LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
To the extent permitted by applicable law, FDO shall not be liable for damages arising from:
use of or inability to use the website;
information provided by third parties;
transactions between users;
products or services provided by third parties;
technical interruptions;
unauthorized access;
user-submitted content;
links to external services.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot legally be excluded or limited.
- INDEMNIFICATION
To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify FDO, its officers, representatives and collaborators against reasonable claims, losses, damages, costs or expenses arising from your violation of these Terms or unlawful use of the website.
- SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION
FDO may suspend or terminate access to certain features where it reasonably considers this necessary to:
protect security;
prevent abuse;
comply with a legal obligation;
enforce these Terms;
protect users or third-party rights.
Provisions that by their nature should survive termination will remain in effect.
- PRIVACY
Use of the website is also governed by FDO’s Privacy Policy.
The Privacy Policy explains how FDO collects, uses, discloses, retains and protects personal information.
- ACCESSIBILITY
FDO is committed to promoting accessibility across its services and communications.
Accommodation or accessible-format requests may be sent to:
FDO’s Accessibility Policy provides additional information.
- GOVERNING LAW
These Terms shall be interpreted in accordance with applicable laws of the Province of Ontario and Canada, as appropriate.
Mandatory legal provisions protecting consumers or other persons remain applicable where they cannot legally be excluded.
- SEVERABILITY
If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in effect to the extent permitted by law.
- CHANGES TO THESE TERMS
FDO may modify these Terms to reflect changes to its services, technologies, activities or applicable legal framework.
The version published on the website constitutes the current version.
- CONTACT
Femmes Dynamiques d’Ontario (FDO)
Lanercost Way
Downtown Toronto, Ontario
Canada
L7C 3W2
Telephone: +1 647-850-6876
Email: contact@fdontario.com
Website: fdontario.com