January 13, 2022
PRIVACY POLICY
This Privacy Policy and User Agreement governs the website, mobile site, blog and/or other services (“Site”) provided by www.surgeryinfo.ca including how we collect, use, maintain and disclose information collected from users (“Users”) of surgeryinfo.ca. Please read this Privacy Policy and User Agreement carefully. These may be modified from time to time. The date and most recent revisions will appear on this page so check back from time to time.
Personal identification information
We may collect personal identification information from Users in various ways that are related to the activities, services, features, information, tools, or resources we make available on our Site. We will collect personal identification information from Users only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. Users can refuse to supply personal identification information.
Non-personal identification information
We may collect non-personal identification information about Users whenever they interact with the Site. Non-personal identification information may include your country of origin, browser name, the type of computer, and technical information about a User's means of connecting to our Site, such as their computer operating system and internet service provider, etc.
Browser cookies
We use “cookies” to gather demographic data and to track web traffic and different areas of the Site. Users’ web browsers place cookies on their hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about them. Users may choose to set their web browser to refuse cookies, or to alert them when cookies are being sent. If they do, some parts of the Site may not be accessible.
Use of collected information
We may collect and use Users' personal information for the following purposes:
– To improve service and content to better match Users’ interests and to provide a better, more customized experience on the Site.
– To personalize Users’ experience.
– To better understand how our Users as a group interact with the information, tools, and resources provided on the Site.
- To send emails where the User has requested that we do so. Email addresses may also be used to respond to questions, feedback, and/or other requests. By signing up to receive information by email, these Users may receive emails such as information sheets, newsletters, updates, etc. Instructions about how to unsubscribe are included in each email so that Users can unsubscribe from receiving future messages if desired.
Security
We adopt appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices, and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of personal information stored on our Site.
Disclosure of personal information
We do not sell, trade, or release email addresses submitted through the Site to other parties. We may disclose impersonally identifiable aggregate statistics about the Site to our business partners, affiliates, and advertisers. Where a User comments on a blog post or other part of the Site, they accept the terms of the User Agreement governing such posts and comments.
Children
We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. The Site is not intended or designed to attract children under the age of 18. We do not collect personally identifiable information from any person we know is a child under the age of 18.
Acceptance of these terms
By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed to mean you accept those changes.
Who to contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy and User Agreement, the practices of the Site, or your dealings with the Site, please email us at contact@surgeryinfo.ca.
USER AGREEMENT
Site Owner
Margot White (“Owner”) owns and operates surgeryinfo.ca (“Site”). Access to and use of this Site and the products, information, tools and resources available through the Site are subject to the terms, conditions and notices of this User Agreement (“Agreement”).
Applicability
The Agreement applies to all users (“User/s”) of the Site, including without limitation, to Users who are browsers, customers, vendors, partners , sponsors, and/or content contributors. If you access and use this Site, you accept and agree to be bound by and comply with the Privacy Policy and User Agreement.
Use of Site
You agree to use the Site for legitimate reasons and not for any illegal or unauthorized activity, including without limitation, those that violate any intellectual property or privacy laws. You agree not to attempt to interfere with the Site’s network or security features or to gain unauthorized access to its systems. You confirm in using this Site that you are an adult and over the age of 18 and are legally capable of entering into a binding contract.
Site does not provide health or medical advice
The contents of the Site, including content from licensors, sponsors, partners, writers, collaborators, contractors, vendors, and Site Users, as well as any other material contained on the Site, are for informational purposes only. The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, cure, or treatment of any medical or health condition. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider about a medical or health-related condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on the Site. Relying on any information and resources provided by the Site is solely at the User's own risk. The material displayed on this Site is provided without any guarantees, conditions or warranties as to its accuracy.
In addition, we and our partners, licensors, vendors, sponsors, contractors, collaborators, affiliates and/or other service providers disclaim any liability or loss in connection with the content obtained on or through this Site.
Site availability
We reserve the right to withdraw or make changes to the Site and its contents without notice and at our own discretion.. We will not be liable if for any reason the Site is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts or all of this Site.
User comments
Site users and other visitors may post comments and interact on pages of the site (“Comments”) that facilitate such contact, including blog pages and posts. You agree that you will not add content of any type to Comments that infringe on, or violate, the rights of any party. By submitting comments, you agree that your comments are non-confidential. You further agree you will not post or use Comments in such a way that it violates local, national, or international laws.
Users are fully responsible for any communications they contribute to Comments and the consequences of posting them. Relying on any communications found in Comments is at the User's own risk. Surgeryinfo.ca and its licensors are not responsible for the consequences of any communications in Comments.
We do not endorse, support, sanction, encourage, verify, or agree with Site User comments, opinions, or posted statements, unless specified otherwise.
Inappropriate comments
Users are not permitted to post comments, media, or materials of any kind that contain expressions of hate, abuse, bullying, offensive images or conduct, obscenity, pornography, sexually explicit, or any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable law or regulations or that otherwise may conflict with this Privacy Policy and User Agreement.
Content that the Site Owner finds to be offensive, immoral, vulgar, crude, harmful, violent, deceptive, or otherwise inappropriate, or that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, slanderous, hateful, or embarrassing to any other person or entity as determined by surgeryinfo.ca in its sole discretion is also not permitted.
Advertising and commercial offers
Users may not post, upload, send or otherwise make available any advertising, solicitations of business, pyramid schemes, junk mail, spam, phishing, and/or any other business or commercial offers on the Site.
Removal of comments and posts
The Site Owner is permitted to monitor, edit and disclose all comments made on the Site, including the investigation of an allegation that a comment does not meet or reflect the terms of this Agreement, and to remove or request the removal of the comments. We may, at our discretion and at any time, end a user’s access to any or all areas of the site based on a breach of this Agreement. We further reserve the right to edit or delete any comments posted on the Site, regardless of whether those communication(s) violate these standards.
Malicious behaviour
You agree not misuse this Site nor to initiate any malicious behaviour or action. You will not commit or encourage a criminal offense. You will hack into the Site, nor initiate or transmit any software disabling devices, time bombs, trojans, cancelbots, viruses, worms, bugs, corrupted files, spyware, adware, malware, malicious programs or code, or any other material which is malicious, technologically harmful, in breach of confidence or in any way offensive or obscene devices or defects designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the performance and functionality of any computer software, facilities of, or accessed through the Site.
Breaching this provision would constitute a criminal offense and we will report any breach to the appropriate law enforcement authorities. We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses, technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data, or other proprietary material due to your use of this Site or to your downloading of any material posted on it, or on any Linked Sites.
Intellectual property, software and content
The intellectual property made available through this Site remains the property of Site Owner or its licensors and is protected by local, national and international copyright laws and treaties. All such rights are reserved by the Site Owner and its licensors. You are not permitted to publish, manipulate, distribute, or otherwise reproduce, in any format, any of the content or copies of the content supplied to you or which appears on this Site nor may you use any such content in connection with any business or commercial enterprise.
Links to third-party Sites and resources
Links from or to other Sites and resources, other than those covered by this Agreement, are provided for convenience only. Links to these other sites and resources does not suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part where none exists. Linking to any other site or resource is at the User’s sole risk and the Site Owner will not be responsible or liable for any damages in connection with said links.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Site Owner, its directors, officers, employees, consultants, contractors, collaborators, sponsors, agents, and affiliates, from any and all third-party claims, liability, damages or costs including, but not limited to, legal fees arising from your use of this Site or your breach of the User Agreement.
Invalidity
If any part of the User Agreement is unenforceable, all other parts of the Agreement remain in full force and effect.