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TERMS AND CONDITIONS

GENERAL
business ants Inc., henceforth referred to as business ants, makes information and services available on this web site subject to these terms and conditions. By using this web site and/or by pressing any of the functional buttons, such as 'order', 'submit' and similar buttons, you are indicating your acceptance to be bound by these terms and conditions.

business ants reserves the right to change these terms and conditions, as well as business ants' services, prices and events mentioned in this web site at any time, at its sole discretion, without notice. You should visit this page periodically to review the terms and conditions, as they are binding on you. business ants reserves the rights to seek all remedies available by law and in equity for any violation of these terms and conditions. Any rights not expressly herein are reserved.

COPYRIGHT
Except for the material belonging to third-parties, all material and data at this web site, including, but not limited to, the layout and design of this web site, as well as the company name (business ants), logo, graphics, sounds or images on this web site, are copyrighted and are the property of business ants. No portion of this web site may be distributed or reproduced by any means or in any form without prior written permission from business ants. License is granted to users of this web site to use this information only for the sole purpose of following the links in pursuit of skills and labour exchange, business opportunities, and employment.

Third party trademarks, logos, banner ads and similar material appearing on this web site are trademarks of their respective holders.

USE OF WEB SITE INFORMATION
As a user, you agree not to do the following things while using this web site: post material that is copyrighted unless you are the copyright owner or have the permission of the copyright owner to post it; post material that reveals trade secrets unless you own them or have the permission of the owner; post material that infringes on any other intellectual property rights of others or on the privacy or publicity rights of others; post material that is obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, or impersonating another person; post any computer programming routines or engines that are intended to damage or detrimentally interfere with any system, data or information. However, if such communications do occur, business ants will have no liability related to the content of any such communications.

Privacy & CONFIDENTIALITY
business ants guarantees privacy of personal information (such as name, telephone and fax number, e-mail address, mailing and residence address) to all users of this web site. business ants will not willingly and knowingly disclose the above mentioned personal information provided by the users of this web site to an outside party without the users' prior consent.

With the exception of the above mentioned personal information, business ants does not want to receive confidential or proprietary information through this web site. Except for the personal information, any information sent to business ants will be deemed NOT CONFIDENTIAL. You grant business ants an unrestricted, irrevocable license to display, use, modify, reproduce, transmit, and distribute any information you send business ants, for any and all commercial and non-commercial purposes.

ADVERTISEMENTS
To help keep this web site running, we ask you to accept occasional promotional materials from us. These promotional materials will be displayed on the web site in the form of banner ads, logos, and/or messages. We will also send you our e-newsletter, which will come twice a month directly from us, and which will contain, among other topics, advertisements from our sponsors. You are under no obligations to either read or act upon these advertisements. The email address you provide to business ants when you register will remain confidential and will only be used by business ants. We will not display or release your email address to any other party without obtaining a prior permission from you. If you cancel your business ants account, your will continue to receive an e-newsletter from us on a regular basis until you unsubscribe from it by following a link that will be displayed at the bottom of the page.

payment
business ants does not charge users for the use of this web site.

business ants may charge an applicable fee, if a user requests consulting or other type of services from business ants.

business ants will charge individuals, companies and organizations for advertising on the business ants web site or through the business ants e-newsletter. Unless otherwise indicated in the business ants promotional materials, all payments are due in full 7 (seven) calendar days upon placing an order.

For each requested service, you will receive an invoice from business ants by e-mail. It is your responsibility to print this invoice, sign it, and fax it to business ants to a fax number (613) 231-2900 within 2 calendar days. If business ants does not receive your invoice within 2 calendar days, it will cancel your order.

business ants accepts payment by wire transfer, cheque, or money order. If you are paying by cheque or money order, you need to make sure that the bank or clearing financial institution which is issuing your cheque or money order has an affiliation with a Canadian bank. If you are transferring money to business ants by wire, it is your responsibility to cover the transfer fees.

business ants may change existing pricing policies without prior notice. It is your responsibility to make sure that you have the most up-to-date pricing information. You are required to contact business
ants
in order to clarify the pricing details, if and when in doubt.

security
The web site of business ants is not yet equipped with software which would allow for secure credit card transactions. business ants does not want to receive banking information via this web site. To collect information for billing purposes, one of the staff of business ants will contact you by phone or email.

business ants uses an outside server to host its web site. The hosting services are provided to business ants by Tomahawk Technologies Inc. who have implemented reasonable web site security measures for the business ants web site. However, business ants does not guarantee that this web site is invulnerable to hacker attacks.

For the detailed information on the security specifications implemented for the business ants web site by Tomahawk Technologies Inc., please follow the link to the Tomahawk Technologies Inc. web site or contact the company directly at (613) 257-4141.

Links to Third Parties
The business ants web site contains information of third-party products and services for informational purposes. business ants makes no recommendations or endorsements about third-party products and services. References to and information about third-party products and services are provided by business ants "as is", without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied.

No obligation or responsibility of any kind is created on the part of business ants by submission of any link or suggestion for a link. Nor is business ants responsible for incorrect links or descriptions. If you decide to access linked third party web sites, you do so at your own risk.

Links to business ants
business ants permits anyone to link to the business ants web site subject to the linker's compliance with the following:

  1. A web site that links to the business ants web site may not replicate content contained in the business ants web site;

  2. A web site that links to the business ants web site must not create a border environment or browser around content contained in the business ants web site;

  3. A web site that links to the business ants web site must not present misleading or false information about business ants services;

  4. A web site that links to the business ants web site must not misrepresent the business ants relationship with the linker;

  5. A web site that links to the business ants web site must not imply that business ants is endorsing or sponsoring the linker or the linker's services or products;

  6. A web site that links to the business ants web site must not use the business ants logo or name without prior written permission from business ants;

  7. A web site that links to the business ants web site must not contain content that could be construed as obscene, defamatory, pornographic, or inappropriate for any ages;

  8. A web site that links to the business ants web site must not contain materials that would violate any laws;

  9. A web site that links to the business ants web site must agree that the link may be removed at any time upon request by business ants pursuant to business ants reserved rights to rescind its content to allow the link.

Termination
business ants reserves the right to suspend the services provided to users via this web site at any time at business ants discretion and either with or without notice to the users.

business ants reserves the right to expel users and prevent their further access to the web site for violating the terms and conditions or the law and the right to remove communications which are abusive, illegal or disruptive.

Disclaimer
business ants does not endorse any opinions expressed by users. business ants does not guarantee that information presented in candidate profiles and resumes is correct and truthful. As a user of this web site, you acknowledge that any reliance on material posted by job seekers is at your own risk.

In the event that you have a dispute with one or more users, you release business ants and/or all its staff members, partners and contractors from claims, demands or damages, actual or consequential, direct or indirect, of every kind and nature, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, disclosed or undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes.

business ants does not warrant that the web site will operate error-free or that the web site and its server are free of computer viruses or other harmful mechanisms. business ants does not guarantee that this web site is invulnerable to possible attacks by hackers. You agree to use the business ants web site and any information it contains at your own risk. In no event shall business ants be liable for any special, incidental, indirect or consequential damages of any kind, or any damages whatsoever, including, without limitations, those resulting from: (a) reliance of materials presented, (b) cost of replacement goods or software, (c) loss of use, data or profits, (d) delay or business interruptions, (e) hacker attacks, and (f) any theory of liability, arising out of or in connection with the use of information presented on the business ants web site, whether or not business ants has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Exclusive Jurisdictions
business ants is a volunteer company operating from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. These terms and conditions or any matter applicable to your direct or indirect use of this web site, shall be governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the Federal laws applicable in the Province of Ontario. Any dispute shall be settled in the Courts located in the Province of Ontario.

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