Terms of use

HR À LA CARTE TERMS OF USE

The HR à la carte website is made available by HR à la carte.  All content, information, products and services provided on and through the HR à la carte website may be used solely under the following terms and conditions.  

YOUR USE OF THE HR À LA CARTE WEBSITE CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.  IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY DISCONTINUE YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE.

Website License
As a user of the HR à la carte website, you are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable, limited license to access and use the HR à la carte website and content in accordance with these Terms of Use.  HR à la carte may terminate this license at any time for any reason.

Limitation of Use
You may use the HR à la carte website and any content for which a fee is not charged for your own personal use or your organization’s internal use only, and specifically not for purposes of commercial exploitation.  You may not print, download, copy, modify, reproduce, republish, distribute, display, or transmit for commercial, non-profit or public purposes all or any portion of the HR à la carte website or content for which a fee is not charged, except to the extent permitted above.  Any unauthorized use of the HR à la carte website or the content is prohibited.

Not Professional Advice
The HR à la carte website and the content do not constitute consulting, human resources or any other type of professional advice, and should be used only in conjunction with the services of an HR à la carte consultant or other professional advisor who has full knowledge of the user’s situation.   The accuracy, completeness, adequacy or currency of the HR à la carte website and the content is not warranted or guaranteed.  Your use of the content, the HR à la carte website, or material linked from the HR à la carte website is at your own risk.

Intellectual Property Rights
The HR à la carte website and all content, unless otherwise indicated, is protected by law including, but not limited to, Canada copyright and trade-mark law, as well as other federal or provincial laws and regulations.  Any unauthorized use of the HR à la carte website and its content may violate copyright laws, trade-mark laws, trade secret laws, or laws relating to privacy and publicity.

Registration
Certain sections of the HR à la carte website require you to register.  If registration is requested, you agree to supply HR à la carte with accurate and complete registration information.  It is your responsibility to inform HR à la carte of any changes to that information. HR à la carte reserves the right to refuse registration.

Errors and Corrections
HR à la carte does not represent or warrant that the HR à la carte website will be error-free, free of viruses or other harmful components, or that defects will be corrected. HR à la carte does not warrant or represent that the content and any information available on or through the HR à la carte website will be correct, accurate, timely, or otherwise reliable. HR à la carte may make changes to the content of the HR à la carte website at any time.

Returns & Non-Refundable Policy

Due to the nature of "downloadable products", downloads are non-refundable and HR à la carte is unable to accept any downloadable returns.

Disclaimer
THE INFORMATION, CONTENT AND DOCUMENTS FROM OR THROUGH THE HR À LA CARTE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”, "AS AVAILABLE”, WITH “ALL FAULTS”, AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ARE DISCLAIMED (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DISCLAIMER OF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE). THE INFORMATION AND SERVICES MAY CONTAIN BUGS, ERRORS, PROBLEMS OR OTHER LIMITATIONS. WE AND OUR AFFILIATED PARTIES HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR YOUR USE OF ANY INFORMATION OR SERVICE. IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT AS A LIMITATION THEREOF, WE AND OUR AFFILIATED PARTIES ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF PROFITS, LITIGATION, OR THE LIKE), WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE NEGATION AND LIMITATION OF DAMAGES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN US AND YOU. THIS SITE AND THE PRODUCTS, SERVICES, DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION PRESENTED WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT SUCH LIMITATIONS. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US THROUGH THE SITE OR OTHERWISE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION OR GUARANTEE NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT.

ALL RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY VIRUSES CONTAINED WITHIN THE ELECTRONIC FILE CONTAINING A FORM OR DOCUMENT IS DISCLAIMED.

Limitation of Liability
HR à la carte and any affiliated party shall not be liable for any loss, injury, claim, liability, or damage of any kind resulting in any way from: (a) any errors in or omissions from the HR à la carte website or any services or products obtainable therefrom, (b) the unavailability or interruption of the HR à la carte website or any features thereof, (c) your use of the HR à la carte website, (d) the content contained on the HR à la carte website, or (e) any delay or failure in performance of the HR à la carte website.

Restrictions
You may view, download and copy information available on the HR à la carte website solely for your personal, non-commercial use.  You may also use such information within your organization in connection with the support of HR à la carte’s products.  As a condition of use, you agree not to modify or revise any of the material in any manner, and to retain all copyright and other proprietary notices as contained in the original materials on any copies of the materials.  No other use of the materials or information is authorized.  Any violation of the foregoing may result in civil and/or criminal liabilities. 

Ownership of Information and Materials
The information and any products and materials available on or from the HR à la carte website are the copyrighted works of HR à la carte, and any unauthorized use of that information or materials may violate copyright, trade-mark and other laws. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

All products and materials available on the HR à la carte website or downloaded from the HR à la carte website remain the sole property of HR à la carte and are solely for the use of the customer purchasing the items.  They may not be sold, resold, reproduced, given away, published, republished or loaned to other parties without the express written consent of HR à la carte.

Links to Other Websites
Third party content may appear on or be accessible from the HR à la carte website. HR à la carte is not responsible for and assumes no liability for any third party content.

Feedback
By submitting feedback or content to a forum or any other portion of the HR à la carte website, you automatically grant HR à la carte a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adopt, publish, edit, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, redistribute, transmit, perform and display such content (in whole or in part) nationally and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed for the full term of any rights that may exist in such content.  HR à la carte reserves the right to remove any content submitted to the HR à la carte website at any time for any reason.

Termination
HR à la carte may, in its sole discretion, terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the HR à la carte website, including but not limited to material downloaded from the HR à la carte website, for any reason, including, without limitation, breach of this agreement. In the event this agreement is terminated, the restrictions regarding information, products and materials appearing on HR à la carte website and the representations and warranties, indemnities, and limitation of liabilities set forth in this agreement shall survive any such termination.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction
This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario exclusive of its choice of law principles.  The Ontario provincial courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and each party hereby consents to the jurisdiction of such courts.

General Provisions
If any provision of this agreement is deemed void, unlawful or otherwise unenforceable for any reason, that provision shall be severed from this agreement and the remaining provisions of this agreement shall remain in force. 

If you have any questions about HR à la carte’s Terms of Use, please contact us at info@hralacarte.ca.