Website Terms of Use

These Terms and Conditions of Use are dated June 24, 2021.

Welcome to Silvera.ca (the “Website”). The following terms and conditions, together with any documents or additional terms, conditions or policies referred to herein or available by hyperlink (collectively, the “Terms”) apply to your use of the Website, and any content, functionality, and services available on or through the Website.

By accessing any part of the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not accept and abide by these Terms, you should not access or use the Website.
Any new content, functionality or services which are added to the Website will also be subject to these Terms. We reserve the right to modify or amend these Terms without notice at any time. As such, it is important that you read these Terms on a regular basis so that you are aware of any such changes.

By using this Website, you represent and warrant that you are the legal age of majority under applicable law to form a binding contract with Silvera for Seniors (“Silvera”, “we”, “us” or “our”). If you do not meet these requirements, you must not access or use the Website.

General Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

WE HAVE MADE ALL REASONABLE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE ACCURATE INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE. HOWEVER, WE CANNOT AND DO NOT GUARANTEE, REPRESENT OR WARRANT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, VALIDITY, STABILITY AND AVAILABILITY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN (INCLUDING ANY TEXT, GRAPHICS, MATERIALS, LINKS, EXPLANATIONS OR OTHER ITEMS IN THE CONTENT CONTAINED WITHIN THIS WEBSITE). ALL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. ALL CONTENT AND SERVICES PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS.

WE DO NOT GUARANTEE, REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED OR THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE FREE FROM LOSS, CORRUPTION, ATTACK, VIRUSES, INTERFERENCE, HACKING OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS OR SECURITY INTRUSIONS, AND WE DISCLAIM ANY LIABILITY RELATING THERETO.

USE OF THE WEBSITE IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY (HOWSOEVER ARISING) IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH ACCESS TO, THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, ALL OR ANY PART OF THE WEBSITE OR ITS CONTENT, OR ANY ACTION TAKEN (OR REFRAINED FROM BEING TAKEN) AS A RESULT OF USING ANY OF THE FOREGOING.
NEITHER WE NOR ANY OF OUR AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR OTHER LOSSES OR DAMAGES OF WHATEVER KIND ARISING OUT OF ACCESS TO, THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE ALL OR ANY PART OF THE WEBSITE OR THE CONTENT, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Protection of Visitors’ Privacy

As a management body established under the Alberta Housing Act, Silvera collects personal information in compliance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The general policies of Silvera with respect to the collection, use and disclosure of personal information on this Website can be found at: https://www.silvera.ca/privacy/ (the “Privacy Policy”) and any questions in that regard may be directed to Silvera’s privacy contact (as identified in the Privacy Policy). Should Silvera change its Privacy Policy, the revised policy will be posted prominently on the Website, or it will be otherwise brought to your attention.

We may automatically collect visitors’ non-personal information such as the type of internet browser or the website from which visitors linked to the Website. Visitors cannot be identified from such information and it is only used to assist us in providing effective services on the Website. We may from time to time supply third parties with this non-personal or aggregated data for use in connection with the Website.

Intellectual Property

All content on the Website (including, without limitation, the design, text, html code, multimedia clips, graphics, icons, java code, audio, visual materials, trademarks, service marks, logos, slogans and internet domain names), and any selection or arrangement thereof, is the exclusive property of Silvera or its licensors and is protected by international copyright, trademark, service marks, patents, or other proprietary rights and laws (the “Intellectual Property”, and the rights or protection existing in respect of the Intellectual Property, the “Intellectual Property Rights”).

Silvera or its licensors shall retain all rights, title, ownership and interests in the Website’s content and any Intellectual Property Rights therein. Except as expressly provided, nothing in these Terms or within the Website shall be construed as granting any license of the Intellectual Property Rights, whether by implication, waiver, estoppel or otherwise. You are expressly prohibited from copying, transferring, reproducing, storing, uploading, distributing, publishing or using, in whole or in part, any of the Website’s content or Intellectual Property appearing on the Website without the prior written consent of Silvera or any third party owner of the Website’s content or Intellectual Property. We will take the appropriate legal action necessary to enforce our rights respecting any prohibited use of any Website content or Intellectual Property appearing on the Website.

Certain words, phrases, names, designs or logos used on the Website (collectively, the “Marks”), and any links from the Website may constitute trademarks, service marks or trade names of Silvera, used under license by Silvera or other entities. The display of any such Marks does not imply that a license has been granted to you by Silvera or other entities. The Marks may not be distributed, modified, transmitted, re-posted or used for public or commercial purposes without the prior written permission of Silvera. The Marks include, without limitation, the name “Silvera” “Silvera for Seniors” and its logos.

By using the Website, you acknowledge that the unauthorized use of the materials contained on the Website may cause irreparable harm to Silvera and that in the event of any unauthorized use, Silvera 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 Silvera.

Limited License

Subject to these Terms, you are hereby granted a limited, non-transferable, and non-exclusive license to access, view and use the Website and its content for your personal, non-commercial use in Canada only. You are granted the right to download, store and/or print single copies of items comprising the content for your personal, non-commercial use, provided that you maintain all copyright and other notices contained in such content. You may not otherwise copy and/or report items comprising the content online. You must also abide by any additional requirements governing the use of any specific content that may be set out in the Website. In the event of a conflict between the term of a specific license governing specific content and these Terms, the terms of the specific licence shall govern.

Links to Third Party Websites

As a convenience, we may provide links to Websites owned and operated by third parties and not controlled or maintained by us (“Third Party Websites”). Any such links are included solely for your convenience. No endorsement of any third party products, services or information is expressed or implied by any information, material or content of any third party contained in, referred to, included on, or linked from or to the Website. Any information, data, opinions, recommendations, products or services provided by such Third Party Websites are solely those of such third parties and not of us or our affiliates. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of Third Party Websites.

You acknowledge and agree that we will not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any harm or damage or loss caused or alleged by or in connection with your use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or services available on or through any Third Party Websites. We strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any Third Party Websites that you visit.

Linking to the Website

While Silvera encourages links to the Website, it does not wish to be linked to or from any Third Party Websites which contain, post or transmit any unlawful or indecent information of any kind, including without limitation: (i) any content constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable laws, or which may be damaging or detrimental to the activities, operations, credibility or integrity of Silvera; or (ii) any websites which contain, post or transmit any material or information of any kind which violates or infringes upon the rights of others, including material which is an invasion of privacy or publicity rights, or infringes any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights. Silvera reserves the right to prohibit or refuse to accept any link to the Website, including without limitation any link which contains or makes available any content or information of the foregoing nature, at any time. You agree to remove any link you may have to the Website upon our request.

User Conduct

You agree not to:

  1. interfere with the security of, or otherwise abuse, the Website, system resources, accounts, servers or networks connected to or accessible through the Website;
  2. sell, license, rent, reuse, adapt, publish, frame, post, upload, broadcast, copy, modify or attempt to modify the Website’s content in any way, or reproduce or publicly display, perform, transmit, distribute or otherwise use the Website’s content for any public or commercial purpose, without our express written authorization;
  3. use any robot, spider or other automatic program or device, or manual process to monitor, copy, summarize or otherwise extract information from this Website or its content in whole or in part;
  4. use or attempt to use any information about any person named or appearing on the Website without the prior written authorization of Silvera;
  5. attempt to obtain unauthorized access to the Website or portions of the Website which are restricted from general access;
  6. access any content of the Website through any technology or means other than through the Website itself or explicitly authorized means permitted by Silvera;
  7. mirror the Website or any of its content on any server without the express written permission of Silvera; or
  8. use the Website for any commercial use, without the prior written authorization of Silvera. Prohibited commercial uses include, but are not limited to, any of the following actions taken without Silvera’ express approval:
    a. sale of access to the Website on another website; or
    b. use of the Website for the primary purpose of gaining advertising or subscription revenue.

Any information sent or received over the Internet is generally not secure. We cannot guarantee the security or confidentiality of any communication to or from the Website. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website.

Modification to Website

Silvera reserves the right at any time, and from time to time, to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Website (or any part thereof) with or without notice to you. We shall have no liability to you or any third party for any modifications, suspension or discontinuance of the Website or any part thereof.

Use Prohibited Where Contrary to Law

Use of this Website is unauthorized in any jurisdiction where the Website or any of its content may violate any laws or regulations. You agree not to access or use the Website in such jurisdictions. You agree that you are responsible for compliance with all applicable laws or regulations. Any contravention of this provision (or any provision of these Terms) is entirely at your own risk.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold Silvera harmless, and each of our directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents, volunteers, contractors and licensors, to the greatest extent allowed by law, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, judgments, awards, costs or debt and expenses (including but not limited to reasonable attorneys’ fees), resulting from or arising out of: (a) your use and access to the Website and any content obtained from it; (b) breach of these Terms or the terms of any documents or websites they incorporate by reference; or (c) your violation of any law or the rights of any third party.

Governing Law

These Terms and any separate agreements whereby we provide services to you will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Alberta, Canada and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. By using this Website, you agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of the Province of Alberta for any claims, actions, or other legal proceedings arising from or related in any way to the Website.

Waiver and Severability

Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain and continue in full force and effect.

Entire Agreement

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us and govern your use of the Website, and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have had between us regarding the Website, including but not limited to any prior versions of these Terms.

Termination

Silvera may, in its sole discretion, cancel or terminate your right to use the Website or any part thereof, at any time without notice. In the event of termination, you are no longer authorized to access the Website, or part of the Website affected by such cancellation or termination. The restrictions imposed on you with respect to content downloaded from the Website and the disclaimers and limitations of liabilities set forth in these Terms shall survive termination of your right to use the Website or any part thereof. We shall not be liable to any party for such termination.

Notice

Questions or comments regarding the Website should be directed by e-mail to: [email protected]