1. A Little About This Document
Kerri A. Salata, Legal Professional Corporation owns kerriasalata.com & kerrisalata.com (Site), the blog (Kerri A. Salata, Legal Professional Corporation) and Vimeo page (Kerri A. Salata, Law Firm) (Associated Sites). Our website terms and conditions of use explain how you use this Site and Associated Sites (Terms).
You should read these Terms before using the Site and Associated Sites. Accessing or using this Site and Associated Sites means you agree to be bound by the Terms. If you do not agree to the Terms, you should stop using the Site and Associated Sites immediately.
Contact us with any questions about these Terms at info@kerriasalata.com.
2. Some Important Definitions
“Content” means anything on the Site and Associated Sites.
“We”, “Us” or “Our” means Kerri A. Salata, Legal Professional Corporation, a registered Business in Ontario (Ontario Corporate Number 2862499), operated by Kerri Salata, a lawyer licensed to practice by the Law Society of Ontario, and whose registered office is in Toronto, Ontario.
“You” or “Your” means the person accessing or using the Site and Associated Sites or its content.
3. Site & Associated Sites Use
The Site and Associated Sites are for your personal, non-commercial use only. As a condition to use this Site and Associated Sites (it), you agree:
- not to use it for any purpose that is unlawful under applicable law, or prohibited by these Terms;
- not to download, copy, modify, revise, manipulate, deface or attempt to assume ownership of it;
- not to distribute, transmit, license, transfer, sell, or publish it or its contents elsewhere;
- not to manipulate or disable the technology or security, or introduce malware, viruses, scams or other unauthorized technological changes;
- not to use it to disparage others;
- not to do anything, whatsoever, that brings us or any other party harm, disrepute or causes any potential liability to any other party.
We reserve the right to block your access to the Site and Associated Sites if we feel you violated any of these Terms.
4. Ownership, Use & Intellectual Property Rights
Any content on the Site and Associated Sites including, but not limited to, logos, images, portfolio materials, written content, articles written by us, is our original work and our intellectual property, whether registered or not anywhere in the world.
You do not have a license or right to use any intellectual property displayed on the Site or Associated Sites which means that you cannot copy, imitate, or use our Intellectual Property, in whole or in part, without asking us first for our permission.
5. Accessibility
Our Site and Associated Sites are built to be as accessible as possible. For example, our content and design decisions (graphics, fonts and colour combinations) consider those with visual impairments. We strive to be inclusive but if you have any problems accessing this Site and Associated Sites or its content, please contact us.
6. NOT Legal Advice & Accuracy of Content
Content on the Site and Associated Sites is for general information purposes only and to inform you about us, our areas of practice and our work product. It does not constitute legal advice or any other type of professional advice and should not be relied on for any other purpose.
We use reasonable efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information on the Site and Associated Sites but we do not represent, warrant or promise, whether expressly or implied, that any Content is or remains available, accurate, complete and up to date, free from bugs, errors or omissions, fit or suitable for any purpose.
Any reliance you may place on the information on this Site and Associated Sites is at your own risk.
7. NO Lawyer-Client Relationship
Accessing or contacting us through the Site or Associated Sites does not create a Lawyer-Client relationship of any kind. Establishing a Lawyer-Client relationship with us requires several steps, including, but not limited to, an initial meeting, formal confirmation of your identity, a conflict search, and a written and signed engagement agreement which outlines the Terms where we agree to provide you with legal services and the parameters of those services, otherwise, we are under no obligation or duty to act on your behalf and nothing on this Site or Associated Sites creates a Lawyer-Client relationship with you.
8. Availability of Site & Associated Sites
While we make commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the Site and Associated Sites are available, we do not represent, warrant or guarantee in any way the Site or Associated Sites will continue to be available at all times or that use will be uninterrupted.
9. Privacy
Our Site and Associated Sites tracks certain information like views, visitors, likes and comments. Additional data is available in some of those categories. For example, the category “visitors” may also provide the country, search terms, or number of clicks by a user. By using this Site and Associated Sites, you are consenting to our collection and use of data and information about you, however, we will strive not collect or use personally identifiable information about you. The Privacy Commissioner of Ontario defines personal information here
10. Hyperlinks & Third-Party Sites
The Site and Associated Sites may contain hyperlinks or references to third-party websites. We provide any hyperlinks or references for your convenience only. We have no control over third-party websites and accept no responsibility for any content, material or information contained in them. The display of any hyperlink and reference to any third-party website does not constitute an endorsement of such third party’s website, products or services. Your use of a third-party website may be governed by the terms and conditions of that third-party website.
11. Warranties & Limitation of Liability
You agree that your use of the Site and Associated Sites is on an “as available” basis. Except as otherwise expressly required by applicable law, we make no representations, warranties, conditions or other terms, whether express or implied, in relation to the provision of the Site and Associated Sites, including and without limitation to, the completeness, accuracy and currency or any Content on the Site and Associated Sites, or about the quality or fitness for any purpose.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude all liability, whether arising in contract, tort, breach of statutory duty or otherwise, which we may otherwise have to you as a result of any error or inaccuracies in any Content, the unavailability of the Site and Associated Sites for any reason, and any representation or statement made on the Site and Associated Sites.
We will not be liable for any loss or damage we cause which we could not reasonably anticipate when you started using the Site and Associated Sites as a result of your use of the Site and Associated Sites and/or the acts or omissions of any third party such as other users of the Site and Associated Sites or any other indirect or consequential loss or damage you may incur in relation to the Site and Associated Sites and its Content.
We shall have no liability to you for any breach of these Terms caused by any event or circumstance beyond our reasonable control including, without limitation, strikes, lock-outs and other industrial disputes, breakdown of systems or network access, flood, fire, explosion or accident.
Under no circumstances shall our aggregate liability to you for any and all claims arising from your use of the Site or Associated Sites, including downloading or using of any Content, exceed, the amounts paid by you to us for your use of the Site and Associated Sites or its Content. If the above exclusion of liability is not enforceable by law, then our maximum liability to you for any and all claims arising from your use of the Site and Associated Sites limited to an aggregate sum of $50 (CAD).
Notwithstanding any other provision of these Terms, we do not exclude or limit our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, for any fraudulent misrepresentation made by us on the Site and Associated Sites or for any other statutory rights which are not capable of being excluded.
If any part of these Terms is unenforceable, including any provision in which we exclude or limit our liability to you, the enforceability of any other part of these Terms will not be affected. If we choose not to enforce any right that we have against you at any time, then this does not prevent us from later deciding to exercise or enforce that right.
12. General
These Terms were last updated on March 1, 2023. No changes to these Terms are valid or have any effect unless agreed by us in writing. We reserve the right to vary these Terms from time to time. Our new Terms will be displayed on the Site and Associated Sites and by continuing to use and access the Site and Associated Sites following such changes, you agree to be bound by any variation made by us. It is your responsibility to check these Terms from time to time to verify such variations.
Unless otherwise expressly stated in these Terms, all notices from you to us must be in writing and sent to our contact address at info@kerriasalata.com and all notices from us to you will be displayed on our Site and Associated Sites from to time.
These Terms, together with the Privacy Statement and any applicable Additional Terms, contain the entire understanding and agreement between us and you in relation to your use of the Site and Associated Sites and supersede and replace any representation, statement or other communication, whether written or otherwise, made by you or us which is not contained in these Terms. Save for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, we shall have no liability for any such representation being untrue or misleading.
You may not assign, sublicense or otherwise transfer any of your rights and obligations in these Terms to any other person.
These Terms shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws in effect in Ontario.
The parties acknowledge that they have required that these Terms and all related documents be prepared in English. Les parties reconnaissent avoir exige que la presente convention et tous les documents connexes soient rediges en anglais.