1. This web site ("Web Site") is operated by University of Ottawa Tamil Students' Union.("UOTSU" or "we" or "us"). Please also review the terms of our Privacy Policy. Your use of this Web Site is subject to the following Terms of Use. You agree to these Terms of Use by accessing this Web Site and/or by accepting any information from this Web Site. UOTSU reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, alter or otherwise change these Terms of Use at any time. Please check these Terms of Use periodically for changes. By using this Web Site after any changes to these Terms of Use are posted, you are indicating your acceptance of those changes.
2. The information and features included in this Web Site have been compiled from a variety of sources, are for informational purpose only, and are subject to change at any time without notice. This Web Site and all information it contains are provided "AS IS." By accessing or linking to this Web Site, you assume the risk that the information on this Web Site may be incomplete, inaccurate, out of date, or may not meet your needs and requirements.
All properties shown on this site are the intellectual property of University of Ottawa Tamil Students' Union and/or are the property of others used under license or consent and remain the property of their respective owner. All rights reserved.
This Web Site and all of the content it contains, or may in the future contain, including, but not limited to, articles, opinions, other text, directories, guides, photographs, illustrations, images, video and audio clips and advertising copy, as well as the trademarks, logos, domain names, trade names, service marks and any and all copyrightable material (including source and object code) and/or any other form of intellectual property (collectively, the "Material") are owned by UOTSU, or other third parties, and are protected from unauthorized use, copying and dissemination by copyright, trademark, publicity and other laws and by international treaties. Nothing contained in these Terms or on the Web Site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right to use any Material in any manner without the prior written consent of UOTSU or such third party that may own the Material or intellectual property displayed on the Web Site. UNAUTHORIZED USE, COPYING, REPRODUCTION, MODIFICATION, REPUBLISHING, UPLOADING, DOWNLOADING, POSTING, TRANSMITTING, DISTRIBUTING OR DUPLICATING OR ANY OTHER MISUSE OF ANY OF THE MATERIAL IS PROHIBITED. As a user of the Web Site, you agree not to use the Material for any unlawful purposes and not to violate UOTSU's rights or the rights of others. UOTSU may add, change, discontinue, remove or suspend any of the Material at any time, without notice and without liability.
4. UOTSU respects the intellectual property of others and we ask our users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, UOTSU has designated a Copyright Agent to receive notice of claims of copyright infringement on the Web Site. UOTSU's Copyright Agent is legal@uotsu.org. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please promptly provide UOTSU 's Copyright Agent the following information:
i. an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
ii. a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
iii. a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Web Site;
iv. your address, telephone number and email address;
v. a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law;
vi. a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are either the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
5. THIS WEB SITE AND ALL MATERIALS CONTAINED ON IT ARE DISTRIBUTED AND TRANSMITTED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND THOSE ARISING BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE IN LAW OR FORM A COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. UOTSU AND ANY OF SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES AND THEIR AGENTS AND ASSIGNEES, AS APPLICABLE (COLLECTIVELY, THE "AFFILIATES") ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY INFECTIONS, CONTAMINATION OF OR HARMFUL EFFECTS TO YOUR SYSTEM OR DELAYS, INACCURACIES, ERRORS, OR OMISSIONS ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THIS SITE OR WITH RESPECT TO THE MATERIAL. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO QUALITY, ACCURACY, ADEQUACY, COMPLETENESS, CORRECTNESS, RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF ANY MATERIAL RESTS WITH YOU. UOTSU AND THE AFFILIATES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE MATERIAL, WHETHER THE MATERIAL IS PROVIDED OR OTHERWISE SUPPLIED BY CFEC OR THE AFFILIATES OR ANYONE ELSE, OR EVEN WHEN UOTSU, THE AFFILIATES OR AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE THEREOF HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL UOSU'S OR THE AFFILIATES' TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED $100. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, AND/OR THE DISCLAIMER OF SOME TYPES OF DAMAGES, SO SOME Of THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
UOTSU AND THE AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR THE ACCURACY, CONTENT, PRODUCTS, SERVICES OR AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION FOUND ON THIS SITE AND ON OTHER WEB SITES THAT LINK TO OR FROM THIS SITE FROM THIRD PARTIES NOT ASSOCIATED WITH UOTSU. UOTSU AND THE AFFILIATES MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO THE SECURITY OF ANY INFORMATION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INFORMATION THAT YOU MIGHT BE REQUESTED TO GIVE ANY THIRD PARTY WEB SITE.
In addition, Internet transmissions are never completely secure or private. You understand that any message or material you send to this Web Site may be read or intercepted by others. UOTSU and the Affiliates are not responsible for any resulting damage to any user's computer from any such security breach, or from any virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer line failure or any other technical or other malfunction. You should also be aware that e-mail submissions over the Internet may not be secure, and you should consider this before e-mailing the Web Site or UOTSU any personal or confidential information. UOTSU and the Affiliates make no representation or warranty whatsoever regarding the suitability, functionality, availability or operation of this Web Site. This Web Site may be temporarily unavailable due to maintenance or malfunction of computer equipment.
Additionally, the Web Site contains Material that is for informational purposes only and is not a depiction of fact, and shall not be considered factual by you. Other than for informational purposes, you acknowledge and agree not to rely on such Material. The Web Site may also contain facts, opinions, views, statements and recommendations of third party individuals or organizations. The Web Site does not represent or endorse the accuracy, correctness or reliability of any facts, opinions, views, statements and/or recommendation or other information displayed, uploaded or distributed through the Web Site.
UOTSU cannot ensure that you will be satisfied with any products, merchandise or services that may be advertised on the Web Site or that you may purchase from the Web Site or a third-party Web site that may be on, or links to or from the Web Site. UOTSU does not endorse any third party products, merchandise and/or services, nor has UOTSU taken any steps to confirm the accuracy or reliability of, any of the information contained in any third party advertisements or third-party web sites. UOTSU does not make any representations or warranties as to the security of any information (including, without limitation, credit card and other personal information) you might be requested to give UOTSU or any third party, and you hereby irrevocably waive any claim against UOTSU and the Affiliates, as applicable, with respect to the Web Site and any third party web sites. UOTSU strongly encourages you to make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any online or offline transaction with any of these third parties.
6. YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD HARMLESS UOTSU AND THE AFFILIATES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITY AND COSTS (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ATTORNEYS' FEES) INCURRED BY UOTSU IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF: ANY BREACH OF THESE TERMS OF USE OR THE REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS CONTAINED HEREIN; A CLAIM BY A THIRD PARTY THAT IS BASED ON YOUR USE OF THIS SITE AND/OR YOUR USE OF THE MATERIAL IN VIOLATION OF THESE TERMS; AND/OR INFORMATION OR MATERIAL POSTED OR TRANSMITTED THROUGH YOUR COMPUTER OR MEMBERSHIP ACCOUNT, EVEN IF NOT SUBMITTED BY YOU. YOU WILL COOPERATE AS FULLY AS REASONABLY REQUIRED IN UOTSU'S OR THE AFFILIATES DEFENSE OF ANY CLAIM. UOTSU RESERVES THE RIGHT, AT ITS OWN EXPENSE, TO ASSUME THE EXCLUSIVE DEFENSE AND CONTROL OF ANY MATTER OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO INDEMNIFICATION BY YOU, AND YOU SHALL NOT IN ANY EVENT SETTLE ANY MATTER WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF UOTSU.
7. Although we welcome your comments, UOTSU does not accept unsolicited submissions for its web sites and events. It is the intent of this policy to avoid the possibility of future misunderstandings when projects developed by UOTSU's or the Affiliates' staff might seem to others to be similar to their own creative ideas, suggestions or materials. Therefore, please do not make any such unsolicited submissions to UOTSU or the Affiliates through this Web Site. We will not review any such submissions, and we cannot guarantee that we will respond to your comments or messages. If at our request you send a submission (for example, requested show ideas or personal opinions), or if despite our request that you not send unsolicited submissions you send such submission, or if you transmit to the Web Site by electronic mail or otherwise, communications including any data, questions, comments, suggestions, or the like, such submission will not be treated as confidential. Subject only to our Privacy Policy, none of the information you submit to the Web Site shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of UOTSU and we will not be liable for any use or disclosure. Thus, you give up any claim that any use of such material violates any of your rights, including, but not limited to, moral rights, privacy rights, proprietary or other property rights, publicity rights, and right to credit for the material or ideas contained therein. UOTSU shall have the right, throughout the universe, in perpetuity, without any compensation or credit to you, to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, broadcast, license, perform, post, sell, translate, create derivative works from and distribute the submission or incorporate the submission into any form, medium or technology now known or later developed. By submitting materials to the Web Site or to UOTSU or the Affiliates, you represent that such materials are accurate and original with you and do not violate the rights of any third parties, including, without limitation, any intellectual property rights, rights of publicity and/or privacy. You agree and understand that UOTSU and the Affiliates are not obligated to use your submission and you have no rights to compel such use.
8. The content of this Web Site contains intellectual property that is protected from unauthorized use, copying and dissemination by copyright, trademark and other laws. If you link to this Web Site, we require that you follow these guidelines. The link to this Web Site must not damage, dilute or tarnish the goodwill associated with any UOTSU, or related names and/or intellectual property, nor may the link create the false appearance that your web site and/or organization is sponsored, endorsed by, affiliated and/or associated with UOTSU. You agree that you will not link to the Web Site from any source that is unlawful, abusive, indecent or obscene, that promotes violence or illegal acts, that contains expressions of racism, that is libelous, defamatory, scandalous, or inflammatory or is otherwise inappropriate. If you do link to the Web Site, you may link only to the home page, and not to any other page, directory or subdomain of the Web Site. Under no circumstances may you "frame" this Web Site or alter its intellectual property or content in any way. UOTSU reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate a link with any web site that it deems inappropriate or inconsistent with the Web Site and/or these Terms. UOTSU is not responsible for the content or performance of any portion of the Internet including other web sites to which this Web Site may be linked or from which this Web Site may be accessed. Users are requested to inform UOTSU of any errors or inappropriate material found on web sites to which this Web Site is or may be linked.
9. UOTSU is not necessarily affiliated with web sites that may be linked to this Web Site and is not responsible for their content. Such web sites are for your convenience only and you access them at your own risk. A link from this Web Site to any other web site does not mean that UOTSU or the Affiliates approve of, endorse or recommend the web site.
10. This Web Site may contain sweepstakes, contests or other promotions that require you to send material or information about yourself. Please note that sweepstakes, contests or promotions offered via the Web Site may be governed by a separate set of rules that, in addition to describing such sweepstakes, contest or promotion, may have eligibility requirements, such as certain age or geographic area restrictions. It is your responsibility to read such rules to determine whether or not your participation, registration and/or entry is valid. You agree to read and comply with such rules before entering any sweepstakes, contest or promotion on this Web Site.
11. Your dealings or communications through the Web Site with any party other than UOTSU are solely between you and that third party. Third-party partners and vendors may conduct these transactions. Under no circumstances will the Web Site and/or UOTSU or the Affiliates be liable for any goods, services, resources or content available through such third party dealings or communications, or for any harm related thereto. Please review carefully that third party's policies and practices and make sure you are comfortable with those policies and practices before you engage in any transaction. Any complaints, concerns or questions you may have relating to materials provided by third parties should be forwarded directly to such third parties.
12. Certain areas and/or services offered via the Web Site may require registration or may otherwise ask you to provide information to participate in certain features or access certain content. The decision to provide this information is purely optional; however, if you elect not to provide such information, you may not be able to access certain content or features or participate in various areas and/or services offered via the Web Site. When you register or become a member of the Web Site or provide information to the Web Site in any other manner, you agree to provide only true, accurate, current and complete information.
13. UOTSU operates this Web Site in Canada. Information contained on the Web Site may not be appropriate or available for use in other locations, and access to this Web Site from territories where the content of the Web Site may be illegal is prohibited. If you access the Web Site from other locations, you do so on your own initiative and you are solely responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. These Terms of Use shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario, as it is applied to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within such Province, and will specifically not be governed by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, if otherwise applicable any action you bring relating in any way these Terms of Use or any matters related to this Web Site shall be brought in either the Provincial or Federal Courts located in Ottawa, Ontario and you expressly consent to the jurisdiction of said courts. If any provision of this Agreement is void or unenforceable in whole or in part, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby. Any cause of action you may have with respect to your use of this Web Site must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises, otherwise the cause shall be forever barred.
15. UOTSU will determine your compliance with these Terms in its sole discretion. Any violation of these Terms may result in restrictions on your access to all or part of the Web Site and may be referred to law enforcement authorities. UOTSU reserves the right to modify or discontinue this Web Site, or any portion thereof (including Forums) without notice to you or any third party. Upon termination of your membership or access to the Web Site, or upon demand by UOTSU, you must destroy all materials obtained from this Web Site and all related documentation and all copies and installations thereof. You are advised that UOTSU will aggressively enforce its rights to the fullest extent of the law, including, without limitation, the seeking of criminal prosecution against you.
For questions or comments regarding these Terms please send us a message.
These Terms were last updated on July 13, 2008.
IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. THIS IS A CONTRACT. BY USING THIS WEB SITE, YOU ACCEPT ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
If you disagree with any of the terms that follow, or do not agree to be bound by all terms, do not use this web site.
This web site ("Web Site") is operated by University of Ottawa Tamil Students' Union. ("UOTSU" or "we" or "us"). This Privacy Policy only covers information collected at our Web Sites, and does not cover any information collected offline by UOTSU (unless specifically stated), or affiliated companies. At UOTSU, your privacy is important to us. We provide this notice to explain our information collection practices and the choices you have about the way your information is collected and used. Your use of this Web Site indicates to us that you have read and accept our privacy practices, as outlined in this Privacy Policy.
While on our Web Site, you may encounter links to other web sites or online materials. For example, cutsa.org contains links to web sites that may be published and maintained by affiliates and/or related entities of UOTSU. You may also encounter links from sponsors or partners. Those other web sites may set their own cookies, collect data, and/or have their own privacy policies that differ from this privacy policy. This Privacy Policy only covers information collected by UOTSU on this Web Site, and we encourage you to review the privacy policy of any other web site you visit.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to any personally identifiable information ("PII") you may disclose publicly in user forums (such as chat rooms, message boards, or similar web pages). PII is information that could reasonably be used to identify you personally (such as your name, address, or e-mail address). You should be aware that when you voluntarily disclose PII on message boards, chat areas or other user forums, that information can be collected and used by other people to send unsolicited messages and marketing materials. Also, please be aware that certain message boards (and similar user forums) may display IP addresses along with the message poster's name and message. We bear no responsibility for any action or policies of any third parties who collect any information users may disclose in user forums or other public areas of this Web Site.
Generally, you may browse our Web Site without providing any PII. However, we may ask you to provide PII at various times and places on this Web Site, such as when you register for our events, subscribe to a mailing list, complete an on-line applications, complete a survey or participate in polls. We may also ask you to provide us with demographic information or information regarding your interests, hobbies or similar information. In some cases, if you chose not to provide us with requested information, you may not be able to access all of this Web Site or participate in all of its features. We may combine the information we collect with information available from other sources, including information received from promotional partners or other third parties.Any information collected on any applications will be used for the application process only.
Log Data: When you visit this Web Site, our web servers automatically collect anonymous information that describes how our visitors use and navigate our Web Site, and which includes the number and frequency of visitors to each web page and the length of their stays, as well as the anonymous information automatically sent to us by your web browser, such as browser type, referrer data that identifies the web page visited prior and subsequent to visiting our Web Site, and IP addresses. We also may determine what technology is available through your browser in order to serve you the most appropriate version of a web page. For example, we may determine that you have installed a version of Flash, and we will then send you the appropriate Flash version of the web page rather than an HTML page.
IP Addresses: An IP address is a number that is assigned to your computer or network when you are on the Internet. When visitors request pages from our Web Site, our servers log the visitor's IP address. We may collect IP addresses for a variety of internal purposes, such as system administration, to report aggregate information to our advertisers, and to audit the number of visits to different pages on our Web Site.
Cookies: Cookies are information files that our Web Site may place on your computer to provide extended functionality. We may use cookies for a number of purposes, such as tracking usage patterns on the Web Site, measuring the effectiveness of advertising, or limiting multiple responses and registrations when we conduct polls and sweepstakes. We do not store any PII in cookies, and we do not link the cookies to any PII we collect. We will not use cookies to retrieve information from your computer that was not originally sent by us to you in a cookie. Advertisers or other third parties that are serving content on some of our pages may set and access their own cookies on your computer. Such third parties' use of cookies is subject to their own privacy policies, which may differ from this one. Such third parties do not have access to our cookies.
You can, of course, disable cookies on your computer by indicating this in the preferences or options menus in your browser. However, it is possible that some parts of our Web Site will not operate correctly if you disable cookies. You should consult with your browser's provider/manufacturer if you have any questions regarding disabling cookies.
We use the PII you provide about yourself to provide the information or content you have requested, to contact you about our programs, products, features or services or for other purposes disclosed at the time of collection. For instance, we may send you an e-mail newsletter or send you information about an upcoming event. If you e-mail someone else a special feature from our Web Site, we will use the information you provide about someone else to send that person the requested e-mail. If you do not wish to receive information about our programs, products, features or services, you may opt out of such use by clicking "Unsubscribe" on the website.
We use non-identifying information collected on our Web Site in the aggregate to better understand your use of the Web Site and to enhance your enjoyment and experience. For example, we may use the information to improve the design and content of our Web Site or to analyze the programs and services we offer. We may also share non-identifying aggregate information with third parties. For example, we may tell advertisers how many individuals visit certain areas of our Web Site, or how many men or women receive our newsletter.
We may share your PII outside parties who sponsor events or other promotions on our Web Site. However, we will not share your PII with outside parties unless you specifically agree to a governing set of rules that allow such disclosure or otherwise give us permission to do so.
We may employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. For instance, we may use third parties to develop software applications and databases or to send communications on our behalf. Our employees, agents and contractors who have access to PII are required to protect the information in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy.
We may provide access to your PII when legally required to do so, to cooperate with police investigations or other legal proceedings, to protect against misuse or unauthorized use of our Web Site, to limit our legal liability and protect our rights or to protect the rights, property or safety of visitors of this Web Site or the public. In those instances, the information is provided only for that purpose.
UOTSU may also sell, transfer or otherwise disclose user information, including PII, in connection with a association merger, consolidation.
We will not share your PII in ways unrelated to those described above without providing you with an opportunity to opt out of such use or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses.
We take physical, electronic and managerial steps to maintain the security and accuracy of PII we collect, including limiting the number of people who have physical access to our database servers, as well as electronic security systems and password protections that guard against unauthorized access. However, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Accordingly, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk.
This Web Site is operated in the Canada and the servers are located in the United States. If you are located in the European Union or elsewhere outside of the United States or Cabada, please be aware that any information you provide to us will be transferred to the United States or Caada. By using our Web Site, participating in any of our services and/or providing us with your information, you consent to this transfer.
By using this Web Site, you accept the policies set forth in this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy, like the online medium itself, is subject to change, so visitors are encouraged to review this Privacy Policy from time to time. However, we will only use the PII you provide to this Web Site in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy, unless you give us your consent.
If you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding our Privacy Policy and/or practices, please contact us.
This UOTSU Privacy Policy was last updated on July 13, 2008.