Terms of Use

The National Trust for Canada Terms of Use Agreement

Acceptance of Terms of Use.

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU READ ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY. The National Trust for Canada (“the National Trust”) owns and operates this Web site (the “Web site”). This Terms of Use Agreement (this “Agreement”) states the terms and conditions under which you may access and use the Web site. By accessing and using the Web site, you are indicating your acceptance to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. If you do not accept these terms and conditions, you must not access or use the Web site.

IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE TERMS, CONDITIONS, RULES, POLICIES AND GUIDELINES OF THE WEB SITE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING IT.

The National Trust may revise this Agreement at any time by updating this posting. Use of the Web site after such changes are posted will signify your agreement to these revised terms. You should visit this page periodically to review this Agreement.

Copyright.

All materials displayed or otherwise accessible through the Web site, including, without limitation, news articles, text, photographs, images, illustrations, (collectively, “the Content”) are protected under Canadian and foreign copyright or other laws, and are owned by the National Trust, or the party accredited as the provider of the Content. In addition, the Web site is protected under copyright law as a collective work and/or compilation pursuant to Canadian and foreign laws. You shall abide by all additional copyright notices, information and restrictions on or contained in any of the Content accessed through the Web site. You may use the Contents for private, non-commercial use.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. BY ACCESSING AND USING THE WEB SITE YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT USE OF THE WEB SITE AND THE CONTENT IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE NATIONAL TRUST MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES REGARDING THE WEB SITE AND THE CONTENT INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY (I) THAT THE WEB SITE AND/OR CONTENT WILL BE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, SUITABLE OR TIMELY, (II) THAT THE OPERATION OF THE WEB SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, (III) THAT DEFECTS OR ERRORS IN THE WEB SITE WILL BE CORRECTED, (IV) THAT WEB SITES LINKED TO OR FROM THIS WEB SITE WILL BE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, SUITABLE OR TIMELY, OR (V) THAT JOB POSTINGS ARE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, LEGAL COMPLETE OR SUITABLE.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE NATIONAL TRUST, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOSS OR DAMAGES IN THE NATURE OF OR RELATING TO LOST BUSINESS, LOST SAVINGS, LOST DATA AND/OR LOST PROFITS, REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE AND WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT (INCLUDING FUNDAMENTAL BREACH), TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION SHALL APPLY EVEN IF THE NATIONAL TRUST KNEW OF OR OUGHT TO HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE NATIONAL TRUST AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, BE LIABLE FOR ANY INJURY, LOSS, DAMAGE (INCLUDING SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES), OR EXPENSE ARISING IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER FROM THE CONTENT OF ANY THIRD-PARTY WEB SITE.

Submissions.

The Web site may provide for submissions to bulletin boards, chat rooms or otherwise (collectively, “Submission(s)”). The National Trust does not control the messages, information or files delivered to Submissions and has no obligation to monitor such Submissions. However, the National Trust reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any law, regulation or government request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, that in the National Trust’s sole discretion are objectionable or in violation of this Agreement.

You acknowledge that you alone are responsible for the content of your Submissions and any consequences thereof.

When making Submissions, it is a condition of your use that you do not:

  1. Use any submissions for any illegal purposes (or to solicit any illegal act);
  2. Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the bulletin boards, chat rooms or otherwise;
  3. Post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, hateful, abusive, libellous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane or indecent information of any kind, including images and languages;
  4. Post or transmit any information, software or other material which violates or infringes upon the rights of others, including material which is an invasion of privacy or publicity rights or which is protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary right, or derivative works with respect thereto, without first obtaining permission from the owner or right holder.
  5. Post or transmit any information, software or other material which contains a virus or other harmful component;
  6. Post any harassing messages, information or material;
  7. Post, or transmit or in any way exploit any information, software or other material for commercial purposes or which contains advertising, promotion or marketing.

Indemnity.

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the National Trust and its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and their respective successors and assigns, from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, costs, or expenses whatsoever, including, without limitation, legal fees and disbursements, resulting directly or indirectly from: (i) your breach of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (ii) your access, use or inability to access or use the Web site or any Web site to which the Web site is or may be linked to and from time to time, (iii) your use of , reliance on, publication, communication or distribution, uploading or downloading of anything on or from the Web site, and/or (iv) your violation of any law or regulation.

Linking.

The Web site contains links to third-party Web sites. These links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by the National Trust of the contents of such third-party Web sites. The National Trust is not responsible for the content of any third-party Web site, nor does it make any representation of warranty of any kind regarding any third-party Web site including, without limitation, (i) any representation or warranty regarding the legality, accuracy, reliability, completeness, timeliness, suitability of any content on any third-party Web site, or (ii) any representation or warranty that the operation of the third-party Web sites will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects or errors in such third-party Web sites will corrected, or that such third-party sites, you do so at your own risk.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction.

The Web site is controlled by the National Trust from its offices within the Province of Ontario, Canada. By accessing or using the Web site, you agree that all matters relating to your access to, or use of, the Web site and/or the Content shall be governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof. You agree and hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario with respect to such matters.

General.

Any consent by the National Trust, or waiver of, a breach of this Agreement which you have committed, whether express or implied, shall not constitute a consent to, or waiver of, any other, different or subsequent breach. If any term or provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, it shall be severed and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force without being invalidated in any way. Except for any agreements with the National Trust that expressly reference this Agreement, this is the entire agreement between you and the National Trust relating to the matters contained herein.

© 2019, The National Trust for Canada. All rights reserved.

Privacy Policy

Feb 9, 2016

The National Trust for Canada respects your privacy and your personal information. We wrote this notice to help you understand what personal information we collect, how we use it, and what choices you have. We welcome your questions and comments on this notice: you can reach the National Trust’s Privacy Officer at privacy@nationaltrustcanada.ca or by phone (toll-free in Canada) at 1-866-964-1066 or by fax 613-237-5987.

Collecting Personal Information

You may voluntarily provide personal information to us as a result of joining the National Trust, making a donation, signing up for our conferences or events, inquiring about our programs, participating in our surveys and contests, using our listservs and websites.

The National Trust uses your personal information to process your requests and give you access to our tools, contents, programs.

The National Trust does not require the submission of personal information in order to obtain access to National Trust material posted on our websites.

However, in order to participate in some of the programs offered on National Trust web sites, you may have to provide your name, email address and/or other personal information.

Using or Disclosing Your Personal Information

In addition to fulfilling your requests and processing your participation as noted above, we may also use your information to correspond with you by mail or email about the National Trust and its programs. As a registered charity, we do this because we want to engage you in our work and build a relationship with you.

Only with your express consent, the National Trust may exchange your mailing information with carefully selected organizations with shared interests. This is a cost-effective way for the National Trust to find new members and donors. However, we don’t want to annoy you! You will be given the option to opt out when you register or participate, and we will honour your request. Even if you opt in, you can opt out at any point thereafter. Just contact the National Trust’s Privacy Officer at privacy@nationaltrustcanada.ca or by phone (toll-free in Canada) at 1-866-964-1066 or by fax 613-237-5987.

While emails of which the primary purpose is to raise funds for the National Trust are exempt from anti-spam legislation, we never want to annoy you! To be put on our ‘Do Not Solicit’ list, just contact the National Trust’s Privacy Officer at privacy@nationaltrustcanada.ca or by phone (toll-free in Canada) at 1-866-964-1066 or by fax 613-237-5987.

The National Trust includes “unsubscribe” options on all electronic messages, and you may exercise that right at any time.

Note that the National Trust may be required to disclose personal information in the process of complying with requests where such information is required to be released under applicable law or the order of any court, tribunal or governmental agency having authority over the National Trust.

The National Trust does not disclose credit card account information provided by users except to the appropriate banking institutions or payment processing provider in order to process a credit or debit authorization for payment, or to resolve a dispute.

Use of the National Trust website is governed by and subject to the National Trust Terms of Use Agreement.

Safeguarding Personal Information

The National Trust makes commercially reasonable efforts to protect personal information from loss, theft, unauthorized access, copying, use, modification, disclosure and destruction by establishing and maintaining appropriate security safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity levels of the information.

If the National Trust enters into contracts with external service providers that require handling of personal information, the National Trust also obtains written assurances that the firm will abide by the National Trust’s privacy procedures.

Digital Markers and Cookies

National Trust websites use digital markers, including cookies.  A cookie is a small data file of information offered to your computer by web servers to keep track of your browser as you navigate the site.  We do not combine information about you from these digital markers with other information that you provide to us.  We share information collected through digital markers with other companies who assist us with website analytics for the purposes of measuring and reporting on website traffic and visits.

When you access the secure section of our website to make a financial transaction or to create or update your profile, a cookie is sent from a third party web server to your web browser and is stored on your computer to allow you to perform the function that you intend, keeping you logged into the service in a secure fashion in order to process your transactions, and/or update your personal information. Cookies expire when the browser window is closed.

For Further Information

Should you have any questions with respect to the National Trust’s Privacy Notice, or if you’d like to access your personal information or limit the manner in which we use it, please contact the National Trust’s Privacy Officer at privacy@nationaltrustcanada.ca or by phone (toll-free in Canada) at 1-866-964-1066 or by fax 613-237-5987.

This Privacy Notice is in effect as of February 9, 2016. The National Trust may amend this Privacy Notice at any time.