Terms of Use

avocatshorsquebec.org Website Terms of Use

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User Agreement

1. Every person who accesses the avocatshorsquebec.org website consents, as a User, to the terms of use stated in the present document and to the fact that the Association of Québec Bar Members Abroad (AHQ) reserves the right to amend these terms from time to time.

Privacy Protection

2. AHQ abides by Canadian and international standards with regard to user privacy protection. AHQ does not collect personal information about Users without their consent, and has set up means to keep personal information confidential. AHQ retains reputable network services providers that comply with best practices in this industry’s confidentiality undertaking. Users’ anonymity is therefore reasonably protected but not fully guaranteed.

Reproduction and Copyright

3. AHQ reserves the intellectual property rights pertaining to the AHQ website’s graphic, navigation and search tool design.

4. Materials published on the AHQ website, such as articles and graphics, can be copied, printed and used by Users free of charge and without any other authorization from AHQ, provided that AHQ is identified as the source of the document.

5. Use of materials published by AHQ can be subject to additional conditions set by their sources.

Disclaimer of Warranty

6. AHQ puts considerable effort into maintaining its website and constantly improving the quality of the documents it publishes. However, AHQ provides no warranty and makes no claims as to the reliability, accuracy or integrity of the website’s content or functioning.

Disclaimer of Liability

7. The documents published on the AHQ website have been collected and prepared for Users’ convenience, and uniquely for informative purposes; they are in no way legal advice. More precisely, nothing on the AHQ website should be interpreted as being a legal opinion, a recommendation on how to act, or an answer that applies directly to a specific situation. Despite the care taken in preparing and maintaining its website, AHQ and its Board of directors can in no way be held responsible for damages caused directly or indirectly by the use of the AHQ website or by its non-availability.

Applicable Law

8. Use of the AHQ website is governed by the federal and provincial legislation in force in the Province of Quebec, Canada. Any legal action against AHQ with regards to AHQ website use shall be brought before the courts of the District of Montreal in the Province of Quebec.