Terms & Conditions

• By accessing www.charitycomplianceinstitute.org  (the “CCI Site”) you acknowledge these terms and conditions of use and agree to be contractually bound by them. If you do not agree to these terms, please discontinue accessing the CCI Site immediately.

• These terms govern your general access of the CCI Site. 

• We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to modify, alter or otherwise update these terms and conditions at any time without further notice and you agree to be bound by such modifications, alterations or updates, which shall be effective immediately upon being posted on the CCI Site. Please check these terms and conditions periodically for any changes. Your continued use of the CCI Site following posting of the changes will indicate your acceptance of such modified terms and conditions.

No Reliance 

• The CCI Site is only intended to provide you with general information and is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer.

• Information on the CCI Site is not intended to provide legal, accounting, financial or tax advice or other professional advice, and should not be relied upon in that regard.

• Every effort has been made to ensure that the material contained on the CCI Site is accurate at the time of publication, but you expressly agree that use of the CCI Site is at your sole risk and that it is your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, completeness and usefulness of all information provided through the CCI Site.

Disclaimer of Warranties

• Except to the extent prohibited by law (such as for exclusions of implied warranties if you are a consumer under the meaning of the Quebec Consumer Protection Act who is a resident of Quebec (“Quebec Consumer”), the CCI Site is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without any representations, warranties or conditions of any kind, whether expressed or implied, and including without limitation implied representations, warranties or conditions of title, non-infringement, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, performance, durability, availability, timeliness, accuracy, reliability or completeness, all of which are hereby disclaimed by CCI to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

Limitation on Liability

• To the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws, CCI will not under any circumstances be liable to you (except if you are a Quebec Consumer) or any other person in any way in contract, tort (including negligence), civil liability or otherwise for any loss or damages (whether direct, indirect, special, economic, incidental, consequential, punitive or exemplary, including without limitation loss of revenue, data, anticipated profits or lost business) in respect of use of, or inability to use, or any reliance on, the CCI Site, any of its content or links (including without limitation any inaccuracies or viruses), or any web browser or other equipment or as a result of any unauthorized access to the CCI Site or any data breach involving the CCI Site.

Your use of the CCI site

• Your use of the CCI Site will be in compliance with all applicable laws. Accordingly, you agree not to use the CCI Site for illegal purposes or intentionally interfere with or damage the operation of the CCI Site or any other users’ enjoyment of it, by any means, including uploading or otherwise disseminating viruses, spyware, worms or other malicious code or file with contaminating or destructive features.

Indemnification

• By accessing the CCI Site, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless CCI, suppliers and their respective directors, officers and employees from and against any and all actions, proceedings, costs, claims, liabilities, damages and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from or in connection with a breach of these terms and conditions or the use or misuse of the CCI Site.

Intellectual Property

• The contents of the CCI Site are protected by applicable copyright and trademark laws. Unauthorized use or exploitation of such content is strictly prohibited including without limitation, unauthorized downloading, retransmission, storage in any medium, copying, redistribution, reproduction, or republication of the CCI Site, or any part thereof, for any purpose.

Third-party Websites

• Other websites accessed by hypertext appearing in the CCI Site may have been independently developed by parties other than CCI. CCI does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of information contained in such other sites. Your use of such other sites is subject to the terms and conditions of use and the privacy policies contained within such other sites.

• Links to other sites are provided for your convenience only. CCI does not control such other sites and is not responsible or liable in any way for their content. 

• CCI’s inclusion of links to such other sites should not be taken as CCI’s endorsement or approval of such other sites, their content, the third parties named therein, or their products and services, nor is any liability assumed for incompatibility, non-suitability, viral infection or other destructive/disruptive components on or from such other sites.

• CCI may provide you with marketing or promotional materials through the CCI Site.

• CCI may have arrangements in place in connection with any such marketing or promotional materials where we may be entitled to receive a referral or other fees from third parties. Please refer to CCI’s privacy policy for more information on our use and protection of your personal information.

Conditions of Use and User Submissions

• Links to the CCI Site without the express written permission of CCI are strictly prohibited. To request permission, please contact info@charitycomplianceinstitute.org. The framing, mirroring, scraping or data-mining of the CCI Site or any of its content in any form and by any method is strictly prohibited.

• CCI cannot guarantee complete confidentiality or security for information that is transmitted electronically. By accessing the CCI Site, you acknowledge that CCI is not responsible for any damages or losses you may suffer as a result of your electronic transmission of confidential or sensitive information to us. Please refer to CCI’s privacy policy for more information.

• No consent or waiver by either party to, or of any breach or default by, the other party in its performance of its obligations under these terms and conditions of use will be deemed or construed to be a consent to, or a waiver of, a continuing breach or default or any other breach or default of those or any other obligations of that party. No consent or waiver will be effective unless in writing.

Misc.

• If any provision of these terms and conditions or part thereof is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision or part thereof shall be deemed to be severed from the rest of these terms and conditions and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

• These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of the province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, excluding any conflict of laws which would lead to the application of any other laws. By accessing the CCI Site you hereby irrevocably submit and attorn to the courts of the province of Ontario for any disputes or matters arising from, connected with, or relating to the CCI Site, these terms and conditions of use or any related matters.

• For Quebec Consumers Only: The parties attorn to the jurisdiction of the courts of the province of Quebec and these terms and conditions of use shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the law of the province of Quebec, without reference to its conflict of laws provisions, and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.

• These terms and conditions of use and all related documents have been drafted in the English language at the express request of the parties. Le présent document ainsi que tous documents s’y rattachant ont été rédigés en langue anglaise à la demande expresse des parties.