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TERMS OF USE

Homestarts Incorporated maintains websites currently located at http://www.homestarts.org ("Our Website"), which may provide data, job postings and educational information, information related to non-profit and co-operative housing and management services in Ontario, and other materials (the "Content"). Our Website is provided to you subject to your compliance with these terms and conditions of use ("Terms and Conditions"). These Terms and Conditions apply to Our Website and to each of the above websites individually. By accessing or using Our Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, please do not access or use Our Website.

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1  /  MODIFICATIONS TO THE TERMS & CONDITIONS

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Homestarts Incorporated reserves the right to change these Terms and Conditions at any time, and your continued access to or use of Our Website after such changes indicates your acceptance of these Terms and Conditions as modified.  It is your responsibility to review these Terms and Conditions regularly.

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2  /  VIRUSES

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The downloading of Content is done at your own risk.  Homestarts Incorporated cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that Our Website or the Content will be free of viruses, worms, trojan horses or disabling devices, or other code that manifests contaminating or destructive properties. You are responsible for implementing safeguards to protect the security and integrity of your computer system, and you are responsible for the entire cost of any service, repairs or connections of and to your computer system which may be necessary as a result of your use of Our Website.

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3  /  DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

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Our Website and the Content are provided "AS IS" without warranty or condition of any kind.  Use of Our Website or the Content is at your own risk.  Homestarts Incorporated does not make any representations, warranties or conditions about the quality, accuracy, reliability, completeness, currency, or timeliness of our website or the Content.  

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To the fullest extent permitted by law, Homestarts Incorporated disclaims all warranties, representations and conditions of any kind with respect to Our Website and the Content whether express, implied or collateral, including without limitation, the implied warranties and conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement or that Our Website or the Content are or will be error-free or will operate without interruption. In no event will Homestarts Incorporated be liable, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or any other legal theory, for any damages of any kind (including, without limitation, direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, punitive damages, lost profits, loss of use, loss of data, personal injury, fines, fees, penalties or other liabilities), whether or not Homestarts Incorporated is advised of the possibility of such damages, resulting from the use of, or the inability to make use of, Our Website or the Content.   â€‹â€‹

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4  /  USER SUBMISSIONS

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Except as otherwise provided in our Privacy Policy, any material, information or other communications that you transmit via Our Website or post to Our Website (the "Communications") will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. Except as otherwise provided in our Privacy Policy, Homestarts Incorporated and its affiliates or others may copy, display, post, transmit, disclose, communicate or otherwise use the Communications.

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5  /  USE OF OUR WEBSITE

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You may use Our Website and the Content only for your own personal non-commercial purposes or benefit or for non-commercial educational purposes. You acquire absolutely no rights or licenses to Our Website or the Content other than the limited right to use Our Website and the Content in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. Except as provided in these Terms and Conditions, any reproduction, retransmission, distribution, sale, republication, modification, translation of or creation of derivative works based on Our Website or the Content, in whole or in part, and any disassembly, reverse engineering or other exploitation of Our Website, without prior written permission from Homestarts Incorporated, is strictly prohibited. You may not frame Our Website or the Content or any part thereof on any commercial or non-commercial Internet website.

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6  /  NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE

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You agree that you will not use Our Website for any purpose that is unlawful. You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from Our Website any virus, defect or other harmful disruptive component; or any unlawful, threatening, libellous, profane, defamatory, obscene or pornographic material; or any material that would infringe the copyright or other intellectual property rights of another party.

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7  /  LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES

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Our Website contains links to third party websites. Homestarts Incorporated does not endorse the information contained in those websites or guarantee their quality, accuracy, reliability, completeness, currency, timeliness, non-infringement, merchantability or fitness for any purpose. The content in any linked website is not under the control of Homestarts Incorporated, and if you choose to access any such website, you do so entirely at your own risk.

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8  /  GOVERNING LAW

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These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the applicable laws of Canada, and these laws apply to the use of Our Website or the Content by you, notwithstanding your domicile, residency or physical location. Our Website and the Content are intended for use only in jurisdictions where they may lawfully be offered for use.

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9  /  GENERAL PROVISIONS

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These Terms and Conditions, including any documents referenced herein, constitute the entire agreement between Homestarts Incorporated and you pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between you and Homestarts Incorporated with respect to Our Website.  The failure of Homestarts Incorporated to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not be construed as waiver of any provisions or rights. If any of the provisions in these Terms and Conditions are determined to be void, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such determination shall not affect the remaining provisions contained herein.

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10  /  COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICES

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©2023 Homestarts Incorporated.  All rights reserved. No part of Our Website or the Content may be reproduced, modified, distributed, sold, published, broadcast, retransmitted or circulated in any form without the prior written consent of Homestarts Incorporated, except to the extent that such use is for your personal non-commercial use or for non-commercial educational purposes. To request such consent, please contact us. All copies must include this copyright notice.

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Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

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