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Legal Notice and Privacy Statement - Alberta Cancer Board
Legal Notice and Privacy Statement
Terms and Conditions of Use
Your use of this site is governed and restricted by specific terms and conditions of use. By using the Alberta Cancer Board websites, you are agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions as are set forth below. Please take some time to familiarize yourself with these provisions. If you do not agree with these terms and conditions, you should immediately discontinue use of the websites and destroy any materials you have obtained from the site. Also note that these terms and conditions of use may change without notice and it is your responsibility to check for such updates.
General Information Only
All material found on the Alberta Cancer Board websites is provided for general information purposes only as a service of the Alberta Cancer Board. It is general in nature, and is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice or care from a health care professional. Do not rely on any of the information provided for diagnosis or treatment. The Alberta Cancer Board strongly recommends that you visit a qualified health care professional for information about a specific health concern.
No Warranties
Information provided on our websites is believed to be reliable when it is posted. However, the Alberta Cancer Board does not warrant or guarantee the quality, reliability, timeliness, accuracy or completeness of any information on our websites. Such information is provided without warranty, condition or fitness for a particular purpose of any kind. Websites may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors.
The Alberta Cancer Board reserves the right to change, update, revise, modify, delete or supplement the information, features, policies, disclosures, disclaimers and content of its websites at any time in its sole discretion without notice.
Reserved Rights
The Alberta Cancer Board owns the intellectual property rights, including copyright, in and to any websites under the domain "www.cancerboard.ab.ca" and "albertacancer.ca", or has acquired the necessary licences or permission to use the information, including all text, html code, multi-media clips, images, graphics, icons and the selection and arrangement of the contents of these websites (collectively, known herein as "information").
Information from our websites may not be reproduced, published, transmitted, distributed, uploaded, posted, modified or disseminated in any manner or form without prior written consent of the Alberta Cancer Board, except:
a) as expressly authorized in the particular document and provided no modifications are made thereto; or
b) pursuant to the limited licence set forth below.
The Alberta Cancer Board will take appropriate legal action to enforce its rights.
Grant of Limited Licence
As a user of our websites, you are granted a limited licence to make use of (display or print) information provided, in whole or in part, for your own personal, non-commercial use only, provided that:
a) copyright notices are retained;
b) the Alberta Cancer Board is acknowledged as the source of the information (citing the URL of the source and the date the information was downloaded, excerpted or copied);
c) the information is not misrepresented or modified; and
d) a notation is made of the within limited licence.
You shall be fully responsible for any consequences resulting from such use.
Limitation of Liability
The Alberta Cancer Board is not responsible for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damage or any other damages whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the use of its websites or in reliance on information made available on its websites, including any loss of use, lost data, lost business profits, business interruption, personal injury, or any other personal or pecuniary loss, whether the action is based in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise.
For greater clarity and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Alberta Cancer Board expressly disclaims any liability for:
- any actions taken in partial or full reliance on any information or advice provided in its websites;
- any errors, inaccuracies, inconsistencies, omissions, or misstatements contained in its websites;
- the suitability for any purposes of any information contained on its websites;
- computer viruses or delays in transmission or operation in relation to its websites;
- unauthorized use of or reproduction of any information from its websites; or
- any third party information, advice, products, or services on its websites or on any linked websites.
No Solicitation
No part of any Alberta Cancer Board website should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or services. Any products mentioned on Alberta Cancer Board websites are made available in accordance with local law and only where they may lawfully be offered for sale. Reference to third party information, products or services on the Alberta Cancer Board websites is not an expression or implied endorsement by the Alberta Cancer Board, and the Alberta Cancer Board makes no representations or warranties in relation to same.
Related Links Disclaimer
The Alberta Cancer Board websites may contain links to other websites that are provided as references to help you identify and locate other Internet information resources that may be of interest. The Alberta Cancer Board makes every effort to link only to websites that share similar standards. However, the Alberta Cancer Board assumes no responsibility or liability for material on linked sites including its content or accuracy.
A link to another website should not be construed to mean that the Alberta Cancer Board is affiliated or associated with the publisher of said website; nor should a link be construed to represent an endorsement of that party or its products or services.
Other websites may link to the Alberta Cancer Board's websites without the Alberta Cancer Board’s knowledge or consent. The Alberta Cancer Board has no responsibility for the content, policies or actions of these websites.
The Alberta Cancer Board shall not be responsible for any failure on the part of any linked websites to comply with any privacy policy posted on the website, or any contractual or other legal obligations to which the operators of such website may be subject.
Jurisdiction and Interpretation
If any disputes arise in relation to your use of the Alberta Cancer Board websites, such disputes shall be governed by the laws of Alberta or Canada. Your use of any of the Alberta Cancer Board's websites confirms that you agree to attorn to the jurisdiction of the Courts of Alberta.
Any provision or limitation of liability of the Alberta Cancer Board stated in this LEGAL NOTICE AND PRIVACY STATEMENT shall be interpreted independently, notwithstanding any overlap or repetition, and shall be construed without limitation to any other provision or limitation of liability stated herein.
Privacy and Security
The Alberta Cancer Board recognizes its obligation to its patients, study participants, community and online visitors to comply with all applicable laws with respect to privacy and confidentiality of information, and the Alberta Cancer Board collects, uses and discloses information in strict compliance with applicable laws.
The Alberta Cancer Board has taken steps to make all information received from our online visitors as secure as possible against unauthorized access and use. All personal information provided by online visitors in connection with research initiatives or for other purposes is kept in a secure database. All information will be used for internal purposes only, and will not be disclosed by the Alberta Cancer Board to any third party without your consent.
The Alberta Cancer Board cannot guarantee the confidentiality or integrity of any transmission made over the Internet (this includes online submissions, email, etc.). Any information disclosed online can potentially be collected and used by parties other than the intended recipient. The Alberta Cancer Board will not be responsible for any damages suffered by you or any other online visitor or third party as a result of the transmission of confidential information that you make to the Alberta Cancer Board using the Internet, or that you expressly or implicitly authorize the Alberta Cancer Board to make, or for any errors or changes made to any transmitted information. If this concerns you, please consider contacting us directly by telephone at (780) 643-4425.
The Alberta Cancer Board may track your activity on its websites and may use this information for statistical purposes to improve and manage its websites. The Alberta Cancer Board does not collect information about your identity unless you choose to provide such information.
Cookies
Cookies are small snippets of data that a website sends to your browser for storage. You can read and/or delete cookies at any time and even set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it.
We collect anonymous visitor data to help investigate problems with our server and to administer & improve our website. This website uses Google Analytics, a visitor reporting service provided by Google. Google Analytics uses first party cookies to show click-paths of visitors and help us discover how visitors are using the site. Your IP address is used to gather broad demographic information. No personally identifiable information is collected in this way.
Donation Information
If you make an online donation or register for an event online, the Alberta Cancer Board uses encryption technology to ensure the integrity and privacy of the personal or credit card information you provide. Any donation or registration information retained by the Alberta Cancer Board is kept confidential, kept in a secure data base and is accessible only by authorized staff.
Questions
If you have any questions about the Alberta Cancer Board's online Legal Notice and Policy Statement, please contact us by e-mail at info@cancerboard.ab.ca or call us at (780) 643-4425. The Alberta Cancer Board is prepared to address any concerns you may have about the privacy, safety and appropriateness of any information you see on the Alberta Cancer Board's websites.
Alberta Cancer Board
1500, Sun Life Building
10123-99 Street,
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3H1
Phone: (780) 643-4425
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