Terms of service

WELCOME

First of all, welcome to the transactional website of DIVERSITY SHOP INC. By using and accessing all services and content of DIVERSITY SHOP INC., you agree to be bound by all of the following terms, exactly as they are presented to you. If you do not accept the terms of use below, you must not access our website. You also may not download or use any content if you do not agree with all of the points listed below.


OWNERSHIP AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE

DIVERSITY SHOP INC. is the operator and sole owner of the transactional website www.diversityshop.ca and all related pages. All content belongs to DIVERSITY SHOP INC. The data, logos, graphics, designs, photographs, images, sounds, videos, software, trade names and all other information appearing on this transactional site are the property of DIVERSITY SHOP INC., its affiliated entities and/or its licensors. All content is protected by Canadian and international copyright laws.

You may not at any time modify, copy, reproduce, publish, display, transmit, distribute, show on screen, photograph, perform, transfer or sell the content, or create derivative works from it, unless you have obtained the prior written consent of DIVERSITY SHOP INC. However, you are invited to download, print and reproduce the content for your own informational purposes, provided that you keep all copyright notices and other proprietary rights notices contained therein, and that you reference its URL. It is strictly forbidden to reproduce all or part of the content in multiple copies for resale or distribution without the written and signed authorization of DIVERSITY SHOP INC.

If you wish to obtain written authorization to reproduce any content in accordance with the above rules, please contact us at: info@diversityshop.ca Our transactional site is intended for personal use only. Its sole purpose is to inform, entertain, advise and sell products.


ACCURACY OF INFORMATION

DIVERSITY SHOP INC. takes all necessary measures to ensure the accuracy of the information appearing on all pages of our transactional website. However, the information and elements found on it may not be up to date, accurate, error-free or complete. DIVERSITY SHOP INC. assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions that may appear in the content of this transactional site, including information relating to product descriptions, prices and availability. DIVERSITY SHOP INC. reserves the right to correct, delete, modify or update the information displayed on this site at any time and without notice.


REGISTRATION / PASSWORDS

Our transactional site contains a section where you must complete an online registration form to access certain pages of the site.

In consideration of your use of our transactional site and the services it offers, you agree to provide true, current, complete and accurate information as requested in the registration form indicated by the site. You also agree to update your registration information as soon as any information on this registration form changes.

As part of the registration process, we may ask you to provide a username and password. You are solely responsible for protecting the confidentiality of this username and password and you assume responsibility for all activities carried out on this transactional site using your username or password. You are responsible for notifying us immediately of any unauthorized use of your password or username, or of any breach of the security of your account.


USER CONDUCT

You may have the opportunity to upload, post, send, display on screen or otherwise display on our transactional site information, ideas and opinions through product reviews, responses, comments posted on the site, or by transmitting other content for display on the site, collectively referred to as “user content.”

By choosing to access our transactional site and/or by transmitting user content, you agree to comply with federal, provincial, territorial and other applicable laws and regulations, as well as these terms of use and any rules that may be posted from time to time by DIVERSITY SHOP INC. In addition, without limiting the foregoing, you agree not to upload, display, photograph, email or otherwise transmit any user content that:

— constitutes unsolicited or unauthorized promotional or advertising content, spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes, game invitations, or any form of solicitation;

— infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights or privacy rights of third parties;

— is illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, hateful, harassing, invasive of another’s privacy, or discriminatory on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or otherwise;

— contains any form of destructive software such as a virus, computer worm, Trojan horse, logic bomb, cancelbot, any other harmful component or any other file, program or computer code designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any software, computer hardware or telecommunications equipment;

— collects or otherwise gathers or stores any information (including personally identifiable information) about other users of the transactional site, including email addresses, without the express consent of those users;

— misleads other users or participants, creates a false identity regarding the sender or origin of a message, falsifies a header and/or a logo, or otherwise tampers with an identifier in order to conceal the origin of content transmitted through the transactional site;

— impersonates any person or entity, including, without limitation, a shareholder or employee of DIVERSITY SHOP INC., a discussion group leader, guide or host, or falsely states or otherwise misrepresents your affiliation with a person or entity;

— attempts to gain unauthorized access to the transactional site, another computer system or networks connected to the transactional site, through password mining or any other means;

— interferes with or disrupts networks or servers connected to the transactional site, or violates the regulations, policies or procedures of such networks;

— uses, downloads, photographs or otherwise copies, or provides to any person or entity, the website’s user directory or any other information about users or the use of a site, in whole or in part, other than in the context of your use of the transactional site.


USER CONTENT

You assume full responsibility for all user content that you upload, publish, display or link to (hereinafter “post”) on or through the transactional site. You must not post user content on the transactional site that you did not create or that you are not authorized to display.

DIVERSITY SHOP INC. is not responsible for user content and assumes no liability for the content of such communications, whether arising under copyright, defamation, privacy, obscenity or any other laws. DIVERSITY SHOP INC. may, but is not obligated to, monitor or review activities occurring on the transactional site as well as any user content, and may block, edit, delete or remove (without notice) any user content at its sole discretion. DIVERSITY SHOP INC. reserves the right to terminate a user’s privilege to post user content or to participate in other services offered by DIVERSITY SHOP INC. when that user does not comply with these terms of use or the Code of Conduct.

By submitting user content to the transactional site, you grant DIVERSITY SHOP INC. a worldwide, non-exclusive, unrestricted, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable and transferable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, edit, publish, translate (in whole or in part), create derivative works from, license, display or publicly perform such user content (in whole or in part), for any purpose whatsoever, and/or to incorporate it into other works in any form, medium or technology now known or later developed, without your prior approval, and you waive any moral rights you may have in such user content. Furthermore, by submitting user content to DIVERSITY SHOP INC., you represent and warrant that you own and control all rights in such user content and that you have the right to grant the foregoing rights to DIVERSITY SHOP INC. User content reflects the views and opinions of the person or persons who submit it.

You acknowledge that DIVERSITY SHOP INC. may establish general practices and limits concerning the use of the transactional site, including, without limitation, setting the maximum number of days that emails, posted messages or other user content may remain posted on the site. You agree that DIVERSITY SHOP INC. assumes no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any messages, communications or user content posted on or transmitted through the transactional site. It is solely your responsibility, at your own expense, to make backup copies of any user content that you post or store on the transactional site and to replace it as needed.


CONTESTS

From time to time, we may offer and/or co-sponsor contests, sweepstakes and games on the transactional site. Each of these activities is governed by specific rules that are accessible from the pages of the site on which the promotion is announced, or when you register.


PRODUCT REVIEWS

DIVERSITY SHOP INC. strives to provide the public with product reviews of the highest quality and integrity. We encourage honest and respectful communication. Therefore, in addition to complying with the Code of Conduct, by submitting a product review you agree to all of the following:

  • You will not post a review of a product that you do not own or have not used;

  • You will post only one review per product (unless it is to add new information);

  • You will not use insults, personal attacks or inflammatory language in your review;

  • You will not post any product review if you are an employee (or a family member of an employee) of the manufacturer of the product or of a competitor’s product.

You also understand and agree that DIVERSITY SHOP INC. is under no obligation to display the product reviews you submit on the transactional site and may revise or delete them at its sole discretion.


LINKS

We aim to provide you with a great experience on our transactional site. For your convenience, the site may offer links to other websites owned and operated by third parties that are not affiliated with our company. Please understand that websites linked from our transactional site are independent from DIVERSITY SHOP INC. and that we have no control over their content. Accordingly, DIVERSITY SHOP INC. cannot be held responsible for, and makes no warranties or representations regarding, the accuracy, timeliness and/or completeness of the information contained on such websites.

The inclusion of links to other websites on our transactional site does not mean that we sponsor or approve the trademarks, trade names, service marks, designs, logos, symbols or other copyrighted material, nor that we are affiliated or associated with them, which are displayed on or accessible through those sites.


DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Although we do our best to post and maintain up-to-date content on the transactional site, errors and/or omissions may occur.

Accordingly, this site, including the content and services it offers, is provided to you “as is” and without any warranty, express or implied. DIVERSITY SHOP INC. disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, without limitation, implied warranties and conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. DIVERSITY SHOP INC. does not warrant that the functions of its site will be uninterrupted or error-free, or that it will be free of viruses or other harmful components.

In no event shall DIVERSITY SHOP INC. be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with the use of the transactional site, the content or the services, or the inability to use them, even if DIVERSITY SHOP INC. has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Applicable law may prohibit the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.


INDEMNIFICATION

By using this transactional site, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless DIVERSITY SHOP INC., its affiliated entities, its members, officers, employees, agents and licensors from and against all losses, expenses, damages, claims, fines, penalties, costs and liabilities (including reasonable legal and accounting fees) resulting from:

— any content (including user content) that you (or anyone using your username or password) submit, post, transmit or make available to visitors on the transactional site;
— your use (or anyone using your username or password’s use) of this transactional site, your connection to it, or any alleged violation by you of these terms of use, including, without limitation, the Code of Conduct;
— your failure to comply with any law or with the rights of a third party.


PRIVACY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

DIVERSITY SHOP INC. respects your right to the protection of the confidentiality of your personal information. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for more information on how we collect, use, disclose and otherwise manage your personal information.


CHANGES AND TERMINATION

DIVERSITY SHOP INC. reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the transactional site (in whole or in part) with or without notice. DIVERSITY SHOP INC. also reserves the right to modify these terms of use at any time and to notify you by posting an updated version of the terms of use on its transactional site. It is your responsibility to regularly review the terms of use, including, without limitation, checking the “last updated” date at the bottom of this document. Continued use of the transactional site after such changes means that you agree to be bound by them, and continued access to the site constitutes DIVERSITY SHOP INC.’s consideration to you. Your sole remedy if you are dissatisfied with these terms of use, our policies or practices regarding the operation of our transactional site or any content accessible from the site is to stop visiting and using this transactional site.


APPLICABLE LAWS

These terms of use are governed by the laws of the Province of Quebec and the laws of Canada applicable therein, and must be interpreted in accordance with those laws. Any dispute must be submitted to a competent court in the judicial district of the City of Trois-Rivières, Province of Quebec. If any provision of these terms of use is illegal, null or for any reason unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severable from the rest of these terms of use and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.

These terms of use and any other legal notices or statements posted on the transactional site constitute the entire agreement between you and DIVERSITY SHOP INC. regarding the use of the transactional site, including its content.


NOTICES

Notices may be sent to you by email or by mail or, if changes are made to these terms of use or to the services offered by the transactional site, by posting notices or creating links to such notices directly on the site.

If you have any questions or comments regarding these terms of use, please contact us at: info@diversityshop.ca