These Terms and Conditions govern the use of Arborealis (the “site”). This is a volunteer family and local history website owned and operated by Alison Kilpatrick. At this time, no fees are charged to access the site or for other services. Consequently, offering Arborealis is financed entirely by the owner, and the site operates on a not-for-profit basis.
Visitors agree to use this site according to the Terms and Conditions stated on this page and the pages listed below:
,By using this site, you indicate that you have read and understand these Terms and Conditions, including the related pages listed above, and agree to abide by them at all times.
Intellectual Property :
All content published and made available on this site is the property of Alison Kilpatrick. This includes, but is not limited to, images, text, logos, documents, downloadable files, and anything that contributes to the composition of this site. Exceptions occur in extracts and transcripts for which source references indicate other authorship.
Permitted Use :
Permitted use is limited. Please refer to our Copyright notice which is an integral part of these Terms and Conditions.
Links to other websites :
Our site contains links to third party websites or services that we do not own or control. We are not responsible for the content, policies, or practices of any third party website or service for which we have provided links on our site. It is your responsibility to read the particulars of usage and privacy policies of those third party websites.
Limitation of liability :
This site is provided “as is” and “as available” and with all faults and defects without any warranty of any kind. Alison Kilpatrick will not be liable for any actions, claims, losses, damages, liabilities, and expenses including legal fees from your use of this site.
Indemnity :
Except where prohibited by law, by using this site you indemnify and hold harmless Alison Kilpatrick from any actions, claims, losses, damages, liabilities, and expenses including legal fees arising out of your use of this site or your violation of these Terms and Conditions.
Applicable Law :
These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario in the country of Canada.
Severability :
If at any time any of the provisions set forth in these Terms and Conditions (“Ts and Cs”) are found to be inconsistent or invalid under applicable laws, those provisions will be deemed void and will be removed from these Ts and Cs. All other provisions will not be affected by the removal, and the rest of these Ts and Cs will be considered valid.
Changes :
These Terms and Conditions may be amended from time to time in order to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any changes to the way we operate this site and the way we expect users to behave on our site. In such an event, we will post a notice on our site.
Contact :
Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
Effective date :
29th June 2014; updated 24th Nov. 2023, edited 22nd Dec. 2023.
Sources :
- Crail, Chauncey and Jane Haskins. “Terms of Use Agreement: What It Is and Do You Need It?” In, Forbes Advisor (accessed 22nd Nov. 2023), updated 25th Aug. 2022.
- FreshBooks Blog. Does my website really need a Terms and Conditions page?
freshbooks.com/blog/ (accessed 22nd Nov. 2023) - Law Depot. Website terms and conditions lawdepot.ca (accessed 22nd November 2023).
- Wikipedia. Terms of service en.wikipedia.org (accessed 22nd November 2023).
End notes :
Source citation for this page: — Kilpatrick, Alison. “Terms and Conditions.” Published to Arborealis, online at arborealis.ca/about/terms-and-conditions/, accessed [date].
All rights reserved. Alison Kilpatrick ©2023.
Updated 24th Nov. 2023, edited 22nd Dec. 2023.