Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
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TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT Welcome to the Compass Group Canada Ltd. (“Compass”) Website. Compass is a registered business name of Compass Group Canada Ltd. THIS AGREEMENT DESCRIBES THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH YOU WILL USE THIS WEBSITE. BY USING THIS WEB SITE AND/OR SUBMITTING YOUR PERSONAL OR BUSINESS INFORMATION THROUGH THIS WEB SITE YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET OUT IN THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE DISCLAIMER NOTICE. THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FORM PART OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND COMPASS WHEN USING THIS WEB SITE AND/OR SUBMITTING YOUR PERSONAL OR BUSINESS INFORMATION THROUGH THIS WEB SITE. YOUR STATUTORY CONSUMER RIGHTS ARE UNAFFECTED. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET OUT IN THIS AGREEMENT, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS SITE. 1. Right to Amend Terms Compass reserves the right to change these conditions from time to time as it sees fit and your continued use of the site will signify your acceptance of any adjustment to these terms. If there are any changes to our privacy policy, we will announce that these changes have been made on our home page and on other key pages on our site. If there are any material changes in how we use our site, Personal Information, notification by e-mail or postal mail will be made to those affected by this change. Any changes to our Privacy Policy will be posted on our web site 30 days prior to these changes taking place. You are therefore advised to re-read this statement on a regular basis. 2. No Resale of Services or Information In this Agreement, the following words or expressions have the following meanings: "Personal Information" means information by which others might identify you, such as your name or your contact information, which you may provide to Compass from time to time. 3. No Resale of Services or Information You agree not to copy for commercial purposes or resell information obtained from Compass without the prior written express permission of Compass. 4. Disputes In the event that you have a dispute with one or more other users of this Web Site, you release Compass (and our agents and employees) from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes. 5. Limit on Liability In no event shall Compass or its suppliers be liable for lost profits or any special, incidental or consequential damages (however arising, under contract, tort or any other theory of liability) arising out of or in connection with this Agreement. To the extent permitted by local law, our liability, and the liability of our suppliers, to you or to any third parties in any circumstance is limited to $100. 6. System Integrity You as a user agree not to use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper operation of the Compass site or any service being provided on our site. You agree not to take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our web site infrastructure. If you are issued a password, you agree not to disclose your password to any third party or to use your password for any unauthorized purpose. 7. Web Links Compass may display URLs or icons which allow users to link to other web sites, including, without limitation, sites which are operated by third parties and which are not maintained by Compass. Compass makes no representations whatsoever about any other web site to which you may have access through this site. Any content, services, representations or warranties made on such other web sites are the sole responsibility of the operator of those sites, and Compass assumes no responsibility for any the content, the operation or the services provided thereon. 8. Privacy Our current privacy policies may be viewed by scrolling to "Privacy Statement” at the bottom of this page and shall form part of this Terms of Use Agreement. PLEASE NOTE THAT, AS PART OF OUR PRIVACY POLICY, COMPASS DOES RESERVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE ANY ACTION WITH RESPECT TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT WE, IN OUR SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION, DEEM NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE IF SUCH INFORMATION MAY CREATE A LIABILITY FOR US OR MAY CAUSE US TO LOSE ALL OR PART OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED TO US BY OUR INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS OR OTHER SUPPLIERS. 9. Indemnification You as a user agree to indemnify and hold harmless Compass, from any claim or demand made by any third party arising out of the use of the services provided by Compass, either by you or by any other person using your user name and password. You also agree to indemnify and hold harmless Compass against all of the reasonable costs of defending any such third party claims. 10. Disclaimer Exclusions and Limitations The information on this web site is provided on an "as is" basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Compass excludes all representations and warranties relating to this website and its contents or which is or may be provided by any affiliates or any other third party, including in relation to any inaccuracies or omissions in this website and/or the Compass's literature; and excludes all liability for damages arising out of or in connection with your use of this website. This includes, without limitation, direct loss, loss of business or profits (whether or not the loss of such profits was foreseeable, arose in the normal course of things or you have advised this company of the possibility of such potential loss), damage caused to your computer, computer software, systems and programs and the data thereon or any other direct or indirect, consequential and incidental damages. The above exclusions and limitations apply only to the extent permitted by law. None of your statutory rights as a consumer are affected. 11. General Compliance with Laws You as a user agree to comply with all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations regarding your use of our service. 12. No Agency No agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchiser-franchisee relationship is intended, implied or created by this Agreement. 13. Notices Except as explicitly stated otherwise, any notices shall be transmitted to Compass by e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (in the case of notices sent to Compass) or to you the user at the e-mail address which you provide to Compass during the registration process. Notice shall be deemed given 72 hours after e-mail is sent, unless the sending party is notified that the e-mail address is invalid. Alternatively, we may give you notice by certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested, to the address provided to Compass during the transaction or bid process. In such case, notice shall be deemed given 3 days after the date of mailing. 14. Copyright Notice Copyright and other relevant intellectual property rights exists on all text relating to the company's services and the full content of this website. This company's logo is a registered trademark of this company. 15. Trademarks and Business Name "Compass", the Compass logo and the products and services described in this Site, are trademarks of Compass and the Compass name is a registered business name of Compass and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of Compass. In addition, all page headers, custom graphics, button icons and scripts are service marks, trademarks and/or trade dress of Compass, and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of Compass. All other business names, trademarks, registered trademarks, and company names or logos mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. Do not use these marks without written permission of the owner. 16. Applicable Law This Agreement is intended be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario. Any action which you or any third party may bring in connection with this policy, shall be brought only in the courts of the Province of Ontario, and you expressly consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario. 17. Severability If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. 18. Currency Unless otherwise indicated, all dollar amounts referred to in this and other web-sites provided by Compass are in Canadian funds. 19. Entire Agreement and Waiver This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between Compass and the user and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, between the parties with respect thereto. No supplement, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the person to be bound thereby. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall constitute or be deemed a waiver of any other provisions (whether or not similar) or a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided. 20. Your Correspondence We encourage you to share your comments and questions with other users and us. We promise to read all the mail you send to us, but we may not be able to respond to all of them. Please note that we assume no responsibility for reviewing unsolicited ideas for our business (such as product or advertising ideas) and will not incur any liability as a result of any similarities that may appear in future programs. Also, please remember that you are responsible for whatever material you submit, and that you, and not Compass, have full responsibility for the message, trade secrets or other confidential information in your messages. Any and all rights to materials and ideas submitted to us become the exclusive property of Compass. 21. Additional Information Questions regarding this Terms of Use Agreement should be directed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . PRIVACY STATEMENT
A. What Personal Information does Compass collect from you? Compass collects information in several ways from our customers such as the type of internet browsers you use or the website from which you linked to our site. You cannot be identified from this information and it is only used to assist us in providing an effective service on this website. We also collect the following information for internal statistical purposes: * Number of visits, and number of unique visitors,* Date and time of visits. * The name of the authenticated user who accessed the site. * The action the client was trying to perform * The query, if any, the client was trying to perform. * The previous site visited by the user. This site provided a link to the current site. * The resource accessed; * Browsers used. * HTTP errors B. How does Compass use Personal Information? Compass's primary goal in collecting Personal Information is to provide you with information about our services, promotional and marketing programs and to receive your feedback and comments on our services. We obtain demographic information and information about your interests in order to understand your preferences, send you marketing information and tailor our offers to you. We do this in order to better understand and serve our users. Compass will never intentionally provide any of your Personal Information to other companies or individuals without your permission to do so and will take all reasonable steps to protect such Personal Information from perpetrators of fraud. C. Who is collecting information? When you are on a Compass site and are asked for Personal Information, you are sharing that information with Compass alone unless it is specifically stated otherwise. D. With whom does Compass share my information? As a general rule, Compass will not disclose any of your personally identifiable information to anyone outside of Compass without your permission to do so. However, Compass may, on occasion, share some or all of your Personal Information with third parties for the purposes set out below and otherwise described in this Privacy Policy. For example, Personal Information may be shared: i. With legal representatives and appropriate governmental and law enforcement representatives for security, health and safety and legal or regulatory compliance reasons; ii. With service providers or agents that provide Compass with services, such as processing and marketing. In addition, Compass may disclose your Personal Information where and when required or permitted by law to do so. Please note that your Personal Information will, upon any reorganization or sale of the assets of the company, be transferred to a purchaser agreeing to use your Personal Information for the same purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. E. Confidentiality We will not sell, share, or rent your personal information to any third party or use your e-mail address for unsolicited mail. Any emails sent by Compass will only be in connection with the provision of agreed services and products. F. Files We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information. Additionally, for systems administration, detecting usage patterns and troubleshooting purposes, our web servers automatically log standard access information including browser type, access times/open mail, URL requested, and referral URL. This information is not shared with third parties and is used only within this company on a need-to-know basis. Any individually identifiable information related to this data will never be used in any way different to that stated above without your explicit permission. G. Links to this website You may not create a link to any page of this website without our prior written consent. If you do create a link to a page of this website you do so at your own risk and the exclusions and limitations set out above will apply to your use of this website by linking to it. H. Links from this website We do not monitor or review the content of other party's websites which are linked to from this website. Opinions expressed or material appearing on such websites are not necessarily shared or endorsed by us and should not be regarded as the publisher of such opinions or material. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices, or content, of these sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site & to read the privacy statements of these sites. You should evaluate the security and trustworthiness of any other site connected to this site or accessed through this site yourself, before disclosing any personal information to them. This company will not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage in whatever manner, howsoever caused, resulting from your disclosure to third parties of personal information. I. Children This Compass Web Site is not directed at children and most of the online services that we offer are designed for individuals who are 18 years of age or older. Compass does not knowingly collect the Personal Information of minors. If you are a minor please do not submit any information to this Site. J. Resolving Your Concerns If you would like more information about Compass’s Personal Information collection, use and disclosure practices or you would like to better understand and verify what Personal Information we have collected about you please contact us. We can assist you in correcting any inaccurate information. Please let us know about your questions or concerns by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . K. Changes to this Privacy Policy Compass may add, modify or remove portions of this Privacy Policy, as and when it deems necessary or appropriate. If there are any materials changes in how we use our site customers' Personal Information, notification by e-mail or postal mail will be made to those affected by this change. Any changes to our Privacy Policy will be posted on our web site 30 days prior to these changes taking place You will be able to determine when this Privacy Policy was most recently modified by referring to the “last update” date appearing at the end of this document. Please visit www.compass-canada.com for the most recent version of this Privacy Policy. L. Contacting Us About Privacy If you are not satisfied with the access to Personal Information with which we have provided you or you have other questions or concerns please contact us at: Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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