USER AGREEMENT
Canwest Communications Inc. and its related and affiliated companies ("Canwest") welcomes you to its family of web site(s). Using this web site(s) indicates your consent and agreement to be bound by this User Agreement and any policies or practices contained herein.
I. PRIVACY POLICY
Your privacy and the integrity of any information you provide are important to us at Canwest Communications Inc. and Canwest Broadcasting Inc. (collectively "Canwest"). We have developed the following policy pursuant to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, 2000 c.5. and any amendments thereto (the "Privacy Act"). We are accountable for our Privacy Policy and our practices on our web site(s), including the Privacy Code set out below. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the privacy practices on this web site(s), please address them, in writing to the following e-mail address: privacy@canwest.com
A) We're Here To Protect You - What This Policy Is About:
This policy applies to the family of Canwest Web site(s) only. It is designed to inform you of how and why Canwest gathers personal and non-personal information about you. During your visit on Canwest Web site(s) you may be connected by "hyperlinks" to other third party web site(s). Canwest is not responsible in any way for the privacy practices on other web site(s) and we suggest that you review the privacy policies on those linked web site(s) before using them.
B) What Information Is Collected?
Canwest collects three types of information from our web site(s):
- (1) any voluntarily provided Personal Information;
- (2) anonymous information about your visit, and:
- (3) "cookie" based information to help us track which pages on Canwest Web site(s) you're most interested in.
1. Your Personal Information:
"Personal Information" about an identifiable individual recorded in any form includes, but is not limited to, such things as: race, ethnic origin, color, name, age, marital status, religion, education, medical, criminal, employment or financial history, address, email address, telephone number, numerical identifiers such as Social Insurance Number, and views and personal opinions.
You can visit our Canwest Web site(s) without communicating any Personal Information, as the only way we can collect Personal Information from you is if you voluntarily provide it. However, to make use of certain features on our Canwest Web site(s), we may require Personal Information and, such features may include:
- Running contests, selecting entrants, and choosing prize winners;
- Responding to your questions or the comments you e-mail to us;
- Providing you with newsletters or other information about our programming, special offers or services;
- Distributing Personal Information to sponsors and advertisers as clearly outlined in the Contest Rules who run the contests and/or for purposes of marketing by our sponsors and advertisers;
- Running chatrooms, discussion groups and bulletin boards; and/or
- Tracking aggregate information on web site(s) use.
By voluntarily providing this Personal Information to us you will be consenting to the collection, use and distribution of your Personal Information by Canwest for the purposes that are outlined on the Canwest Webpage(s) and to provide you with a product or service that you requested. You are never under an obligation to provide us with Personal Information and can access and enjoy many parts of the Alliance Atlantis Broadcasting Inc. Web site(s) without providing us with any Personal Information.
Canwest will never release your Personal Information to another party with the following exceptions:
- When you give us specific permission to do so;
- When we believe in good faith that the law requires it;
- To protect the rights or property of Canwest Communications Inc. or its affiliates;
- Under limited circumstances specifically described to you when we collect the information, such as in Terms of Service or User Agreement, or in the rules of contests or other promotions;
You should be aware that when you share Personal Information in public areas of our Canwest Web site(s), such as chat rooms, discussion groups or bulletin boards, this information might be seen and used by other members of the public. We urge you to exercise good judgment when sharing Personal Information in these forums.
Canwest also offers you the ability to retract any Personal Information provided. If you would like to do so, then please contact the Canwest party identified in the contest or webpage in which the Personal Information was requested, or e-mail your request to: privacy@canwest.com
2. Anonymous Information About Your Visit:
When you visit our Canwest Web site(s), information about your visit may be collected and stored such as:
- Your IP address
- Your Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Your Web Browser
This information may include the length of your visit, the date and time of your visit, the pages you look at and the sites you visit before and after leaving our Canwest Web site(s): it does not include Personal information. We use this non-identifiable and aggregate information to better design our Canwest Web site(s). Canwest collects IP addresses for the purposes of system administration and to create aggregate statistical reports for advertisers. Canwest collect IP addresses for the purpose of system administration and to create aggregate statistical reports for advertisers. We also may share this statistical information with our affiliates, suppliers and sponsors.
3. "Cookie"-Based Information:
To tailor our Canwest Web site(s) to the needs and interests of our visitors, we keep track of the pages visited by our users by placing a small entry-in text file, called a "cookie", on your hard drive The Canwest Web site(s) uses the services of a supplier for the serving and/or targeting of ads, promotions and other marketing messages. To do this, this supplier collects anonymous data about your visit to this Alliance Atlantis website(s) and to other Web sites, typically through the use of cookies. A cookie is transferred to your browser by a Web server and can only be read by the server that gave it to you.
Cookies do not reveal Personal Information. The only Personal Information a cookie can contain is information you supply yourself such as passwords, purchases and preferences. Cookies cannot read data from your hard drive.
You may visit the Canwest Web site(s) with your cookies turned off. However, you may not be able to access some of the areas of our Canwest Web site(s), which require cookies for customization and personalization.
C) Personal Information and Children
Children should always get permission from their parents before sending Personal Information about themselves over the Internet. We will not knowingly encourage any minor to register with our Canwest Web site(s) or to access those features which require registration without parental or a guardian's prior approval. If a child has provided us with Personal Information for a child oriented contest, then Canwest asks that any concerned parent or guardian of the child contact us directly.
D) What If I Do Not Agree With Your Privacy Policy?
By visiting our Canwest Website(s) and voluntarily providing Personal Information to the Canwest Web site(s), you agree to the terms of this online User Agreement and the Privacy Policy contained herein. However, we welcome your comments and/or suggestions on improving our Canwest Web site(s) and policies. If you do not agree to these terms, or wish to limit the use of any of your Personal Information that we may have, you may contact us at privacy@canwest.com.
E) Canwest Privacy Code
We have implemented a complementary protocol we call our Privacy Code, which applies to any individuals about whom we collect, use or disclose Personal Information. It also sets out our respective rights and obligations as they relate to privacy laws and Canwest' own policies. It can be viewed by clicking the following link: privacy@canwest.com.
II. TERMS OF USE
All content and information (including, but not limited to, broadcast schedules, guides, promotional contests, press releases, articles, plans, recipes, reviews, photos, images, illustrations, audio clips, and video clips) displayed on our Canwest Web site(s) are owned or licensed by Canwest and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. Any names, titles, logos and designs displayed on the Alliance Atlantis Web site(s) that contain Canwest names, titles, logos, or brands are the exclusive property and trademarks of Canwest or its partners. You may not modify, publish, transmit, transfer, sell, reproduce, re-post or alter any such content. Canwest hereby grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-assignable and non-transferable license to use and display, for home, noncommercial and personal use only, one copy of any content that you may download from this Canwest Web site(s). Any other use or reproduction of this Canwest Web site(s), in whole or in part, will be considered to be a violation of Canwest's intellectual property rights.
Your use of this Canwest Web site(s) constitutes your agreement to abide by these terms of use included in this online User Agreement. Canwest reserves the right to modify, alter or otherwise update this User Agreement at any time and visitors are encouraged to review this User Agreement from time to time. If you disagree with any of the above terms of use or any part of the User Agreement, do not use this Canwest Web site(s).
III. DISCLAIMER
You are visiting this Canwest Web site(s) at your own risk. Canwest, its subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, assigns, agents, officers, directors, employees, representatives, licensors or licensees shall not be responsible for any damages of any nature arising out of or relating to the use of this Canwest Web site(s) or any hyperlinked web site(s).
The material that appears on this Canwest Web site(s) is for informational purposes only. Despite our efforts to provide useful and accurate information, errors may appear from time to time. Before you act on information you've found on this Canwest Web site(s), you should confirm any facts that are important to your decision. Alliance Atlantis and its information providers make no warranty as to the reliability, accuracy, timeliness, usefulness or completeness of the information on the Canwest Web site(s). Any opinion, view or idea contained in any article, story or column published on the Canwest Web site(s) is the author's own and does not reflect or represent the views of Canwest or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, assigns, agents, officers, directors, employees, representatives, partners, or licensees.
Canwest is not responsible for, and cannot guarantee the performance of, goods and services provided by our advertisers or others to whose sites we link. A link to another web site does not constitute an endorsement of that site (nor of any product, service or other material offered on that site) by Canwest or its licensors, affiliates, information providers, advertisers, sponsors or partners. The materials on this Canwest Web site(s) and the hyperlinked third party sites are provided "as is" and without warranties or representations of any kind either express or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of timeliness, merchantability, fitness or non-infringement. Further, Canwest does not represent warrant or endorse the accuracy, reliability, completeness or timeliness of any information, content, views, opinions, recommendations or advertisements distributed through or accessed from any of the services contained on this Canwest Web site(s). Canwest does not represent, warrant or endorse any product, information or material that is displayed, purchased or obtained by you as a result of an advertisement or any other information or offer displayed on Canwest Web site(s) or any hyperlinked websites.
Canwest does not warrant that the functions contained on its Canwest Web site(s) or the third party hyperlinked websites will be error-free or accessible on an uninterrupted basis, that defects will be corrected, including Discussion Groups or bulletin boards, or that the server that makes the Canwest Web site(s) available are free of viruses or other harmful components.
By visiting this Canwest Web site(s) you are agreeing to save Canwest, its subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, assigns, agents, officers, directors, employees, representatives and licensors harmless from any damages, actions or causes of actions that may now or hereinafter arise out of your use of the Canwest Web site(s).
IV. JURISDICTION
Canwest is a Canadian company with headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Consequently, by visiting this Canwest Web site(s) you agree that in all matters relating to this Canwest Web site(s) you shall be governed by the laws of the province of Ontario or Canada, as applicable, and further, that you submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the province of Ontario.
You may not use this Canwest Web site(s) if law prohibits you from doing so in the country in which you reside.
V. SUBMISSIONS
Canwest does not condone any lewd, defamatory, offensive or discriminatory submissions of its users. Canwest monitors the contents of its chatrooms, discussion groups and bulletin boards and reserves the right to pull any submissions from the site at its sole discretion.
Canwest reminds you to check the User Agreement from time to time as it may change without notice.