Terms & Conditions

Ryerson University, through its legal innovation incubator The Legal Innovation Zone, owns, operates and maintains the Site, www.familylawportal.com, including all content thereon (the "Site"). By accessing, browsing or using the Site, you accept and agree to these terms and conditions (the "Terms"). Ryerson University may amend the Terms at any time without notice. It is your responsibility to review the current posted version of the Terms each time you use the Site as you will be bound by such amendments. Please exit the Site immediately if you do not accept or agree to the Terms.

Copyright and Trademark Notices

© Ryerson University. All rights reserved. No part of the Site may be reproduced, modified, distributed, sold, published, broadcast, or retransmitted in any form without the prior written consent of Ryerson University.

The Ryerson University brandmark is registered by Ryerson University. Other names, words, titles, phrases, logos, designs, graphics, icons and brandmarks displayed on the Site may constitute registered or unregistered Official marks of Ryerson University.

Use

Materials on the Site were produced and/or compiled by Ryerson University for the purpose of providing visitors with direct access to information about family law on Ontario. The information provided on the Site is provided to visitors for information purposes only and is not legal advice.

You shall not, without our prior written permission, use the Site for purposes other than your own personal, non-commercial use. Further, you may not frame the Site or any part thereof on any website without our prior written permission. You acquire absolutely no rights or licence to the Site other than the limited right to use the Site in accordance with the Terms. You shall not use the Site for any purpose except as expressly provided herein.

This Site is not intended for use by minors.

Disclaimer

Your use of the Site is at your sole risk. The Site is provided "as is" and “as available”, and without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, non-infringement or third party rights and fitness for a particular purpose, and any warranties that access to the Site is uninterrupted or error-free, that the Site is secure or free of viruses or other harmful material, or that information on the Site is complete, accurate or timely.

Linking

The Site may contain links to third party websites. These links are provided solely as convenience to you. Ryerson University is not responsible for the content of any third party website and does not endorse the information contained therein or guarantee its quality, accuracy, reliability, completeness, currency, timeliness, non-infringement, merchantability or fitness for any purpose.

Ownership

All content, designs, graphics, pictures, illustrations, software, artwork, video, sound, names, words, titles, phrases, logos and marks displayed on the Site are owned by Ryerson University, its licensors, or the party accredited as owner, and are protected by copyright, trademark and intellectual property laws and treaty provision laws.

Collection of Information

The Site does not collect identifying information from you (such as your name, email address or phone number). Ryerson University only obtains specific personal information from you in relation to the Site ( such as your name, phone number or email address) if you voluntarily provide it to us by contacting us. Should you choose to provide us with personal information, we will only use that information to respond to your request.

All personal information created, held or collected by Ryerson University is protected under the Information Protection and Access Policy. At any point of collection, you will be asked for consent to collect your information or you will be advised of the authority for such collection. Ryerson University will also inform you of the purpose for which the personal information is being collected, and how to exercise your right of access to, and correction of, that information.

Your personal information is not usually disclosed to anyone other than Ryerson University staff who need the information to carry out their responsibilities. Any further disclosure of the personal information you give us would be in accordance with the Information Protection and Access Policy.

Note: Unless specifically noted otherwise, neither electronic systems nor email are secure information transmission methods. Therefore, we recommend that you do not send sensitive personal information electronically.

Cookies

The Site does not use cookies.

Google Analytics

Ryerson University uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc., to measure traffic patterns to, from, and within our Site. Google Analytics uses first-party cookies, which are text files placed on your computer, to help analyze how users use the Site. Google Analytics uses "session" and "persistent" cookies to collect standard log information and to track visitor behaviour information, in an anonymous form, and compile statistical reports on site activity. The information generated by the cookies about your use of the Site (including your IP address) is transmitted to Google servers outside Canada. No personally identifiable information is recorded or provided to Google. As well, Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. Furthermore, Ryerson University uses the Google Analytics scripting call to remove the last octet from IP addresses before the data is transmitted to Google.

Ryerson University uses the statistical reports generated by Google Analytics to help us make our Site more useful to visitors.

For further information about Google Analytics, please refer to the Google Analytics Privacy Policy, external link and the Google Analytics Terms of Service, external link.

If you wish, you may opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics by disabling or refusing the cookies; by disabling JavaScript within your browser; or by using the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On, external link.

Content Submissions

By uploading or submitting any information or content to the Site through the submission mechanisms and forms provided on the Site, you automatically grant Ryerson University the non-exclusive right to use this information royalty-free, in perpetuity, for the purpose of providing the Site services to you.

Monitoring

Ryerson University has the right to monitor the Site electronically from time to time and to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any law, regulation or other governmental request, to operate a website or any of the services properly, or to protect itself or its users in accordance with the Information Protection and Access Policy.

Indemnification

You shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Ryerson University, its Board of Governors, officers, employees and agents from and against any claim or demand made by any third party, and all liabilities, damages, losses, costs and expenses (including but not limited to reasonable legal fees) arising out of or relating to your browsing or use of the Site, content that you transmit to the Site, or your breach of any of the Terms. Ryerson University shall control the defense of any matter which is subject to indemnification by you and you shall co-operate as fully as reasonably required by Ryerson University.

Termination

Ryerson University may in its sole discretion restrict, block or terminate your access to the Site at any time, without notice. In the event of termination, Ryerson University will no longer permit you to access the Site. Ryerson University is not liable to you or any party for such termination.

Governing Law

Visitors can access the Site from all Canadian provinces and territories, as well as from other countries. The Terms of the Site are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, and these laws apply to the use of the Site, notwithstanding your domicile, residency or physical location. You hereby attorn to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario and all courts competent to hear appeals therefrom.

General

If any provision of the Terms is deemed invalid or unlawful, then the provision is deemed severed without affecting the validity or enforceability of any remaining provisions