Terms of Use

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DATE OF WEBSITE UPDATING: January 13, 2023

Introduction

This website (“Website”) is owned and operated by Covenant Health. By using this Website, you signify your agreement to these Terms of Use (the “Terms”). If you do not agree with these Terms, you are not granted permission to use or access the Website and should immediately discontinue use of this Website.

Covenant Health may change the content of the Website, including all text, information, web links, images, graphics and any other materials provided (collectively the “Content”) at any time without notice. These Terms of Use may be revised by Covenant Health at any time without notice. You should review these Terms regularly as continued use of the Website will confirm your agreement with any changes.

This Website and its Content are for information purposes only. The Content is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or care information. Always seek professional advice of a physician or qualified health care provider with health or medical questions. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of any of the Content or anything you have read on this Website.

Licence

Covenant Health/Palliative Institute grants you a limited-non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to access and make personal or educational use of the Website Content for non-commercial use provided you do the following:

  • Exercise due diligence in ensuring accuracy of the material reproduced;
  • Indicate the complete title of the materials reproduced, as well as the author (where available); and
  • Indicate the URL where the original document is available.

Unless otherwise specified, you may not reproduce Content on this Website, in whole or in part, for commercial use (or redistribution) without prior written permission. Any unauthorized use of this Website’s Content may violate copyright, trademark or other laws.

Proprietary Right (Copyright, trademark etc.)

The Website and its Content are protected by copyright, trademark and other proprietary rights of Covenant Health or third parties.       

No part of this Website or its Content that including graphics, images, multimedia clips as well as trademarks, trade names and logos, may be reproduced in any form, or by any means, without written permission from Covenant Health or the applicable third party.

Links (Third Party Property)

This Website may have links to third party websites. These other websites are maintained by the third parties and Covenant Health has no control over them. The links are provided solely as a convenience for the user of this Website and should not be construed as an endorsement of the third-party sites. Covenant Health/Palliative Institute assumes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of materials on such third-party websites.

You are granted a limited, revocable and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the Website. You may not use any logo or other proprietary graphics, or trademarks as part of the link without express written permission from Covenant Health or the applicable third party.

Modifications

Covenant Health reserves the right, from time to time, to with or without notice, to make changes to these Terms. All changes will be effective immediately after posting the modified Terms. You agree to review the Terms periodically to ensure you are aware of the modifications. Continued use of any part of the Website constitutes your acceptance of any changes.

Termination

If you violate these Terms or other polices and guidelines posted on this Website, your permission to use the Content automatically and immediately terminates and you must destroy any copies you have made of the Website’s contents. Covenant Health reserves all of its rights at law.

Privacy

You consent to Covenant Health using your personal information according to its Privacy Policy which can be found hereDo not send or post anything that you deem confidential or proprietary. Other than personal information, any feedback, data, answers, questions, comments, suggestions, ideas or the like which you send to us may be used by Covenant Health or its affiliates for any purpose including, but not limited to, reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast and posting.

Covenant Health is free to use, without any compensation to you, any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in any communication you send to the Site for any purpose whatsoever including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing, marketing and providing products and/or services using any such ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

This Website is administered by Covenant Health, which is located in Alberta, Canada. Any issue arising from the use of this Website shall be governed by the laws of the Province of Alberta and the federal laws of Canada that apply to the contents of this Website. You agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Alberta to determine any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Website.

Limitation of Liability

In no event shall Covenant Health, its officers, employees or agents or any supplier of the Content mentioned on this Website be liable for any losses, damages, claims or expenses whatsoever including and without limitation, direct or indirect, incidental and consequential damages, lost profits or damages resulting from lost data or business interruption, resulting from the use, misuse, misinterpretation, or inability to use this Website or content.

Disclaimer

Covenant Health assumes no responsibility and disclaims all liability for how you use the information provided through this Website and any decision made or action taken in reliance on the materials or contents of the Website.  The use of the Website is at your own risk, and you assume total responsibility and risk for your use of this Website, any website-related services and linked websites.

More information

For questions about the Website or content, or for permissions regarding proprietary rights, please contact us in writing at:

Covenant Health Palliative Institute
Suite 650, 10130 112 Street
Edmonton, AB T5K 2K4