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Open Government Licence – Ontario

You are encouraged to use the Information that is available under this licence with only a few conditions.

Using Information under this licence

1. Use of any Information indicates your acceptance of the terms below.

2. The Information Provider grants you a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive licence to use the Information, including for commercial purposes, subject to the terms below.

You are free to:

3. Copy, modify, publish, translate, adapt, distribute or otherwise use the Information in any medium, mode or format for any lawful purpose.

You must, where you do any of the above:

4. Acknowledge the source of the Information by including any attribution statement specified by the Information Provider(s) and, where possible, provide a link to this licence.

If the Information Provider does not provide a specific attribution statement, or if you are using Information from several Information Providers and multiple attributions are not practical for your product or application, you must use the following attribution statement:

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.

5. The terms of this licence are important, and if you fail to comply with any of them, the rights granted to you under this licence, or any similar licence granted by the Information Provider, will end automatically.

Exemptions

6. This licence does not grant you any right to use:

1. Personal Information;
2. Information or Records not accessible under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Ontario);
3. third party rights the Information Provider is not authorized to license;
4. the names, crests, logos, or other official symbols of the Information Provider; and
5. Information subject to other intellectual property rights, including patents, trade-marks and official marks.

Non-endorsement

7. This licence does not grant you any right to use the Information in a way that suggests any official status or that the Information Provider endorses you or your use of the Information.

No warranty

8. The Information is licensed "as is", and the Information Provider excludes all representations, warranties, obligations, and liabilities, whether express or implied, to the maximum extent permitted by law. 9. The Information Provider is not liable for any errors or omissions in the Information, and will not under any circumstances be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, or other loss, injury or damage caused by its use or otherwise arising in connection with this licence or the Information, even if specifically advised of the possibility of such loss, injury or damage.

Governing Law

10. This licence is governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the applicable laws of Canada. 11. Legal proceedings related to this licence may only be brought in the courts of Ontario.

Definitions

12. In this licence, the terms below have the following meanings:

"Information" means information resources or Records protected by copyright or other information or Records that are offered for use under the terms of this licence.

"Information Provider" means His Majesty the King in right of Ontario.

"Personal Information" has the meaning set out in section 2(1) of Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Ontario).

"Records" has the meaning of "record" as set out in the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Ontario).

"You" means the natural or legal person, or body of persons corporate or incorporate, acquiring rights under this licence.

Versioning

13. This is version 1.0 of the Open Government Licence – Ontario. The Information Provider may make changes to the terms of this licence from time to time and issue a new version of the licence. Your use of the Information will be governed by the terms of the licence in force as of the date you accessed the information.

Updated: August 31, 2015

Terms of Use

1. Introduction

   1. The "Service" means, collectively, all aspects of the Abacus / NESSTAR and associated services and websites.
   2. The term "Content" means the data, text, graphics, photos, sounds, music, videos, audiovisual combinations, interactive features, software, scripts, and any other electronic materials you may view on or access through the Service.

2. Your Acceptance of this Agreement

   1. By clicking you agree to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, which supplement the policies, rules and requirements of your institution.
   2. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use you must not log in, access, browse or otherwise use the Service. If you have questions or concerns, please contact abacus-support@lists.ubc.ca.

3. Use of the Service and Content

   Use of the Service and Your Content. You may access and use the Content uploaded on the Service strictly in compliance with the copyright terms identified on or associated with such Content.

4. General Conditions of Use

   1. Without limiting the foregoing and the prohibited uses set out in Policy #104, Acceptable Use and Security of UBC Electronic Information and Systems, which is hereby incorporated by reference, the following is not permitted:
      1. using any automated system, including without limitation, "robots," "spiders," or "offline readers," to harvest or scrape information from the Service or any part(s) thereof, or to send more request messages in a given period of time than a human can reasonably produce in the same period by using a conventional on-line web browser; or
      2. in any way intentionally placing undue burden on the technical systems or networks connected to the Service.
   2. UBC may suspend your account, or access to the Service, if it learns or is credibly notified (as determined by UBC) that your conduct is in violation of these Terms of Use.

5. Liability and Indemnity

   1. The Service and the Content is provided to you AS IS. You understand that UBC does not endorse any Content submitted to the Service by any user, or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein, and UBC expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with Content, including without limitation all direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damage or any other damages whatsoever and howsoever caused, arising out of or in connection with the use of the Service or any Content, or in reliance on the Service or the Content.
   2. In addition, the Service may contain links to third party websites. UBC has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party websites.
   3. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless UBC, its Board of Governors, agents, contractors, licensors, and licensees against any all claims arising from or in any way relating to your use of the Service.

6. Trademarks

   Certain words, phrases, names, designs or logos used on the Site may constitute trademarks, service marks or trade names of the UBC or other entities. The display of any such marks or names on the Site does not imply that UBC or other entities have granted a license or authorization of any kind to use such marks or names. You may not use any of UBC's trademarks, service marks or trade names without UBC's prior written permission.

7. Choice of Law

   The laws of the Province of British Columbia and the laws of Canada applicable therein shall govern as to the interpretation, validity and effect of this document, notwithstanding any conflict of laws provisions of your domicile, residence or physical location. You hereby consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of British Columbia in any action or proceeding instituted under or related to your use of the Service.