JuriCarrière

Corporation de services du Barreau du Québec

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Terms and conditions

The Corporation de services du Barreau du Québec (hereinafter the "Corporation") operates the Web site "juricarriere.com" (hereinafter the "Site") "under licence". Use of the Site is governed by the terms and conditions set out below which constitute a contract between you and the Corporation. The Corporation may modify these terms and conditions at any time.

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SITE

By using the Site, you acknowledge having read and understood these terms and conditions and you agree to be bound thereby and to comply therewith. If you do not wish to be bound by these terms and conditions, click the button "I do not accept these terms and conditions", in which case you will not be entitled to use the Site or order products or services through the Site.

We urge you to print a copy of these terms and conditions in order to read them and refer thereto in the future, if necessary.

1. TERMS OF USE

1.1 Place of Operation of the Site

The Corporation operates the Site from its offices located in Montreal, province of Québec, Canada. The Corporation does not represent that the material on the Site may be used outside Québec and it is forbidden to access the Site from jurisdictions in which the legislation prescribes that the content or use of the Site is illegal or unlawful. Those who choose to use the Site do so of their own initiative and it is their responsibility to comply with all applicable local laws. All claims relating to the Site and to the material contained therein, or resulting from the use of the Site, shall be governed by the laws applicable in the province of Québec.

1.2 Restrictions on Use

You are authorized to download one (1) copy of the material comprising the Site onto your personal computer, through a browser. Unless otherwise stated in a section of the Site, no material on the Site may be copied, reproduced, distributed, published, translated, downloaded, posted or transmitted in any manner whatsoever, without the Corporation's prior written permission.

The information contained on the Site, which is transmitted by candidates who are members in good standing of the Barreau du Québec and are seeking employment, by employers seeking to fill a specific position within their organization, or by recruitment firms pursuant to specific mandates given to them by employers seeking to fill a position, shall be used only for such purposes and only by such persons. Refer to the restrictions set out in the section entitled "Confidentiality and Protection of Personal Information Policy" on this Site. No other use of the Site shall be permitted and no other user shall be authorized to access the Site, use it, or take advantage of the services offered thereon.

1.3 Material Transmitted by Users, As Candidates, Employers or Recruitment Firms.

As a user of the Site, you acknowledge that all material and information sent by you:

  • is true;
  • that you are the author thereof or the holder of the copyright therein, or that you have been duly authorized in writing by the author or holder of the copyright to use same for the purposes provided for on the Site;
  • is not limited by any obligation or undertaking of confidentiality which would prohibit its disclosure or use for the purposes of the Site;
  • does not contravene or infringe the rights of any other person.

Moreover, you hereby grant the Corporation a gratuitous and non-exclusive license to post, translate, print and make any other use of such information for the operation and promotion of the Site, the recruitment of candidates and the offer of services by potential employers. The licence also confers upon the Corporation the right to allow authorized users of the Site (candidates, employers and recruitment firms) to access the information sent by you to us, use it and print it solely for the purposes provided for on the Site.

However, the Corporation cannot control access to, or use of, the information by any person other than an authorized user of the Site (candidates, employers and recruitment firms), or use thereof by such authorized users solely for the purposes authorized by the Site, and, therefore, it shall not be liable for any damages whatsoever in that regard. Refer to the section entitled "Limitation of Liability".

In addition, you may not send the Corporation material or information that is false, illegal, defamatory, obscene or contrary to any applicable legislation. By sending the Corporation material for the content of the Site, you represent to the Corporation that you hold all rights in and to such material, including, without limitation, intellectual property rights. The Corporation reserves the right not to publish any material sent by you to it or to withdraw such material, the whole at its entire discretion and for any reason whatsoever.

1.4 Account Cancellation

Account cancellation requests must be submitted by email to the JuriCarriere technical support service (support@juricarriere.com), or by postal mail to Corporation de services du Barreau du Québec.

Within 90 days of receiving a cancellation request, the Corporation will delete all information related to your User profile. In compliance with our Confidentiality and Protection of Personal Information Policy, non nominal data (which does not personnally identify anyone) might be preserved by the Corporation for the sole purpose of statistical analysis.

If requested, we will provide an Account owner with a copy (an archive) of all the content related to their Account, provided the request is made before or at the same time a account cancellation request has been made, and provided the Corporation has not already definitely deleted such data.

2. SECURITY AND CONFIDENTIALITY

The Corporation seeks to ensure the protection of information sent over the Internet as well as the protection of your privacy. Therefore, the Corporation has set out the security measures adopted by it, its policy regarding the nature of the information collected about you when you order products through the Site as well as the reasons why such information is collected and the use made thereof, the whole on a separate page entitled "Confidentiality and Protection of Personal Information Policy". Use of the Site entails acceptance by users of the terms of the Corporation's "Confidentiality and Protection of Personal Information Policy".

3. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

3.1 Copyright The content of this Site is protected by various laws, including those regarding copyright. Any partial or total reproduction, publication, translation, distribution, downloading, posting, transmission, public performance or other infringement of the content of this Site, other than as specifically provided for and authorized by the Site, shall be strictly forbidden. Any unauthorized use of the said content may subject the offender to civil liability proceedings and/or criminal proceedings under the common law or under intellectual property legislation.

3.2 Trademarks The trademarks and logos used or posted on the Site are trademarks (whether or not registered) of the Corporation de services du Barreau du Québec and of the Barreau du Québec or of third parties. Nothing contained on the Site shall be interpreted as allowing, directly or indirectly, the use of a trademark reproduced on the Site without the prior written permission of the owner of such trademark.

4. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

THE MATERIAL AND INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE SITE ARE PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT ANY IMPLIED OR EXPRESS WARRANTY, SUBJECT TO ANY PUBLIC ORDER LEGISLATION TO THE CONTRARY. THE CORPORATION ASSUMES NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER AND GIVES NO WARRANTY WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF QUALITY AND THE WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. FURTHERMORE, THE CORPORATION MAKES NO REPRESENTATION REGARDING THE USE, VALIDITY, ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF THE MATERIAL OR INFORMATION REPRODUCED ON THE SITE OR REGARDING THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF SUCH MATERIAL OR INFORMATION. ALTHOUGH THE CORPORATION TAKES ALL POSSIBLE MEASURES TO PREVENT ERRORS ON THE SITE, THE CORPORATION ASSUMES NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO ANY ERROR CONTAINED ON THE SITE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE CORPORATION OR ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES OR AGENTS BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RELATED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO USE OF THE SITE OR TO THE FOREGOING.

IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE CORPORATION CANNOT CONTROL ACCESS TO, OR USE OF, THE MATERIAL AND INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE SITE BY ANY PERSON OTHER THAN AN AUTHORIZED USER OF THE SITE (CANDIDATES, EMPLOYERS AND RECRUITMENT FIRMS), OR THE USE THEREOF BY SUCH AUTHORIZED USERS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES AUTHORIZED BY THE SITE.

THE CORPORATION FURTHER DECLINES ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER, WHETHER TOWARDS A CANDIDATE, AN EMPLOYER, OR A RECRUITMENT FIRM, IN THE EVENT THAT A CURRICULUM VITAE DOES NOT APPEAR FOLLOWING A SEARCH OR APPEARS WHEN IT SHOULD NOT HAVE APPEARED, OR IN THE EVENT THAT A CURRICULUM VITAE IS SENT IN ERROR WHEN THE CANDIDATE HAD CHOSEN TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS OR IS SENT IN ERROR BECAUSE IT DOES NOT CORRESPOND TO THE SEARCH CRITERIA SPECIFIED BY THE EMPLOYER.

IF, NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE CORPORATION IS FOUND LIABLE TOWARDS AN EMPLOYER OR A RECRUITMENT FIRM, SUCH LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO A SUM OF MONEY EQUAL TO THE PRICE PAID TO POST A POSITION OR ORDER A LIST OF CURRICULUM VITAE.

IF, NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE CORPORATION IS FOUND LIABLE TOWARDS A CANDIDATE, SUCH LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO A SUM OF MONEY EQUAL TO THE PRICE PAID TO REQUEST ANONYMITY.

In particular, the Corporation assumes no liability whatsoever if the JuriCarrière service is interrupted or suspended in the event of a breakdown, superior force or network problem.

The Corporation may terminate the JuriCarrière service at any time, at its sole discretion, without refunding any sums paid to it.

The Corporation has no obligation to find a candidate to fill a position posted by an employer or a recruitment firm. Similarly, it assumes no obligation towards a candidate to find a position or employment for the candidate.

The Corporation assumes no liability whatsoever regarding information obtained on another site through a hyperlink on the JuriCarrière Site.

5. MODIFICATION OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The Corporation reserves the right to modify the terms and conditions of use of the Site at any time. Such modifications shall come into effect immediately after uploading of the modifications to the active Site. In addition, the Corporation shall not be liable for the total or partial nonperformance of any of its obligations, or for the damages or losses suffered, if such nonperformance, damages or losses result from superior force or circumstances beyond its control. No forbearance by a party with respect to a breach of a provision hereof, through the party's conduct or otherwise, shall be interpreted as an abandonment of that party's rights and/or privileges contained in any provision hereof, unless a written amendment to this agreement is made in good and due form.

6. APPLICABLE LAW

This agreement shall be governed by the laws applicable in the province of Québec, Canada. All disputes shall be brought before a court of competent jurisdiction sitting in the District of Montreal, Québec, Canada, to the exclusion of all other courts.