These Terms of Use were last updated: December
8, 2004
This web site (the "Web Site") is owned and
operated by Labstat International Inc. ("Labstat"). By accessing
and using the Web Site, you agree to accept and abide by these
Terms of Use. If you do not agree to accept and abide by these
Terms of Use, you should not access or use this Web Site.
1. Website is Provided as a Service
Only
The material contained in this Web Site is
for informational purposes only and is not intended as a solicitation
or offering of securities in any jurisdiction. Material available
in or through this Web Site is not intended to modify, qualify,
supplement or amend information disclosed under corporate and
securities legislation of any jurisdiction applicable to Labstat
and should not be used for the purpose of making investment decisions
concerning Labstat securities.
2. Changes to Terms and Conditions
Labstat has the right, in its sole discretion,
to modify part or all of these Terms of Use at any time and for
any reason. Any change will be effective when notice of updated
Terms of Use is posted above. Please review these Terms of Use
frequently for updates. Your continued access or use of the Web
Site after any such changes are posted will constitute acceptance
of these changes.
3. Proprietary Rights
All works, content and materials on this Web
Site, including without limitation, all information, text, design,
graphics, images, drawings, photographs, HTML code, multimedia
clips, Java code and other software (the "Materials"), except
as otherwise noted to the contrary, and all organization and presentation
of the Materials which form a part of this Web Site are the exclusive
property of Labstat or its licensors and are protected by intellectual
property laws relating to copyrights, trade-marks, trade names,
Internet domain names, trade dress and other proprietary rights.
Nothing on this Web Site shall be construed as providing, by implication,
estoppel or otherwise any license to any proprietary or intellectual
property rights in or to any of the Materials to you or any other
party, except as expressly granted in these Terms of Use.
The trade-marks, service marks, logos, icons,
graphics, slogans and Internet domain names on the Web Site are
the exclusive property of Labstat or its licensors. Use of any
such property, except as expressly authorized, shall constitute
a violation of the rights of the owner of the property and may
give rise to a right in Labstat to seek legal redress for such
use, modification, copying or disclosure.
Copyright Notice: Copyright 2004 Labstat International
Inc., 262 Manitou Drive, Kitchener, Ontario N2C 1L3, Canada. Contact:
labstat@labstat.com. All rights reserved.
4. Permitted Uses
Labstat agrees to provide access to the Web
Site to you solely in accordance with the Terms of Use. In consideration
therefore, you shall:
- not copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post,
transmit, or distribute the Materials from the Web Site in any
way whatsoever except that you have the right to download one
copy of the Materials on any single computer, for your personal,
non-commercial use only, provided that you keep intact all copyright,
trade-mark and proprietary notices;
- use the Materials solely for lawful purposes;
- not create derivative works from, exploit
or modify the Materials in any way;
- not interfere with the security of, or otherwise
abuse the Web Site or any system resources, services or networks
connected to or accessible through this Web Site;
- only use this Web Site if you are legally
able to make binding contracts under applicable law; and
- acknowledge that the unauthorized use of
the Materials may cause irreparable harm to Labstat and that
in the event of an unauthorized use, Labstat shall be entitled
to an injunction, in addition to any other remedies available
at law or in equity, to prevent such irreparable harm and that
the balance of convenience in preventing such use rests with
Labstat.
5. Not Responsible for Links
Labstat may provide links to Internet web sites
of third parties for your convenience only. Because Labstat has
no control over such sites and resources therein, you acknowledge
and agree that Labstat is not responsible for the availability
of such external sites or resources, does not endorse and is not
responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products,
or other materials or information on or available from any such
sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that Labstat
shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for
any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection
with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services
available on or through any such site or resource.
6. Viruses
Due to the open nature of the internet, Labstat
cannot guarantee that viruses or other destructive programs may
be inadvertently distributed from the Web Site. Labstat assumes
no responsibility and shall not be liable to you or to any other
party for any damages caused by any viruses, "Trojan horses",
"worms", "time bombs", "cancelbots" or other computer programming
routines that are intended to damage, detrimentally interfere
with, or surreptitiously intercept any system, data or information
("Viruses") that may infect your computer equipment or other property
on account of your access to, use of or browsing on the Web Site
or your downloading of any the Materials from the Web Site.
You must not intentionally, and by using this
Web Site you agree to use best efforts not to, post or send communications
to Labstat that contain Viruses.
7. E-mail Communication
You may contact Labstat by e-mailing labstat@labstat.com
or other Labstat e-mail addresses posted on the Web Site. Please
note that the Internet is not a fully secure medium and that any
e-mail messages sent to labstat@labstat.com or any other Labstat
e-mail address posted on the Web Site may be lost, intercepted
or altered. Labstat shall not be liable for any damages arising
from e-mail messages sent to labstat@labstat.com or any other
Labstat e-mail address posted on the Web Site. With respect to
any information provided to Labstat in e-mail messages sent to
labstat@labstat.com or any other Labstat email address posted
on the Web Site, you acknowledge and agree that:
- the information is not confidential;
- Labstat has no obligation regarding such
information;
- Labstat may use, reproduce and disclose such
information for any purpose; and
- the information is truthful, legal and does
not violate the legal rights of others.
8. Privacy
Statement
Labstat respects the privacy of visitors to
our Web Site. We do not involuntarily collect any personal information
from individuals. We collect and maintain personal information
about you only when it is submitted voluntarily, for example when
you complete the form requesting employment opportunity information.
By submitting such information, you consent to our collection,
use, and disclosure of the information you provide for the purpose
of communicating the Labstat information that has been requested.
Labstat does automatically collect statistics
about internet service networks and their configuration that are
used to access the Web Site. This data does not contain personal
information about individual visitors to the site and is used
to track visits to our Web Site and to improve its content, layout
and effectiveness.
9. Disclaimer
Although Labstat updates this Web Site periodically
with material believed to be reasonably accurate at the time of
posting, Labstat cannot guarantee the completeness, currency,
accuracy or reliability of any of the information contained in
this Web Site. Consequently, you acknowledge and agree that any
reliance upon any of the information on this Web Site, including
without limitation the Materials, shall be at your own risk and
expense. Labstat does not guarantee that access to this Web Site
will be uninterrupted, accurate, or error-free or that the Web
Site or its server will be free of viruses or other harmful components
and Labstat assumes no responsibility and shall not be liable
for any damages to your computer equipment or other property on
account of your access to, use of or browsing on the Web Site
or your downloading of any of the Materials from the Web Site.
THIS WEB SITE AND ALL CONTENTS AND SOFTWARE
ON THIS WEB SITE OR MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS WEB SITE ARE PROVIDED
"AS IS" WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, GUARANTEES OR
CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR
QUALITY AND THOSE ARISING BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE IN LAW OR FROM
A COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE.
10. Limitation of Liability
YOU ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR
USE OF THIS WEB SITE INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY OF THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED THEREIN. IN NO EVENT WILL Labstat, ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS,
LICENSORS, PARTNERS, SUPPLIERS, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS,
OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, AGGRAVATED, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
(INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR HARM TO BUSINESS, LOSS
OF OPPORTUNITY, LOSS OF INFORMATION OR DATA, LOSS OF REVENUE OR
LOSS OF SAVINGS), EVEN IF Labstat, ITS LAWFUL AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES
HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR CLAIM,
WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE,
OR BASED ON A WARRANTY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
USE OF THE WEB SITE. Labstat'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT
DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE WEB
SITE SHALL NOT EXCEED $5.00 CANADIAN CURRENCY.
11. Indemnity
You agree at all times to indemnify, defend
and hold harmless Labstat and its affiliates, agents, licensors,
suppliers, and their respective directors officers, and employees
against all actions, claims proceedings, costs, demands, damages
and liabilities whatsoever sustained, incurred or paid by Labstat
directly or indirectly in respect of:
- any material, information or other content
you provide on or through the Web Site; or
- your, or any party that you are responsible
for or who accesses or uses the Web Site as a result of your
use or misuse of the Materials or the Web Site, including, without
limitation, infringement claims.
12. General
- The Terms of Use contain the entire agreement
and understanding between Labstat and you with respect to the
Web Site and supersede any and all written and oral agreements
previously existing between Labstat and you with respect to
such subject matter.
- The Web Site is controlled, operated and
administered by Labstat from within the Province of Ontario,
Canada. The Web Site can be accessed from all provinces and
territories of Canada, as well as from other countries around
the world. As each of these jurisdictions has laws that may
differ from those of the Province of Ontario, by accessing the
Web Site, you acknowledge and agree that all matters relating
to access to, or use of the Web Site shall be governed by the
laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada
applicable therein. You also agree and hereby submit to the
exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts of the Province
of Ontario and acknowledge that you do so voluntarily and are
responsible for complying with local laws excluding conflicts
of laws principles therein.
- Labstat's failure to insist upon or enforce
strict performance of any provision of this Agreement shall
not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right.
- Should any part of the Terms of Use be declared
invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction,
this shall not affect the validity of any remaining portion
and such remaining portion shall remain in full force and effect
as if the invalid portion of the Terms of Use had been eliminated.
- The Terms of Use shall inure to the benefit
of and be binding on Labstat and you, and Labstat and your permitted
successors and assigns.
- The parties have requested that these Terms
of Use and all documents relating thereto be drawn up in English.
Les parties ont demand que cette convention ainsi que tous les
documents qui s'y rattachent soient en anglais.
- Labstat may, in its sole discretion, restrict,
suspend or terminate your access to this Web Site or any of
the Materials without notice to you.
- All rights not expressly granted herein are
reserved.