Terms of Use

TERMS OF USE

WELCOME TO ERUDITE LAW LLP’S WEBSITE (www.eruditelaw.com or the “Website”). THIS WEBSITE IS OPERATED BY ERUDITE LAW LLP (“Erudite Law”, “Our”, “Us”, or “We”, as further defined below). PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS (“Terms of Use”, “Terms” or “Agreement”) CAREFULLY PRIOR TO USING THIS SITE. BY USING OR ACCESSING THIS SITE, YOU (“User”, User includes Registered User as defined below) ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THESE TERMS OF USE, AND THAT YOU ACCEPT ALL TERMS, CONDITIONS, POLICIES, AND NOTICES STATED HEREIN. THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE AMENDED IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME WITHOUT SPECIFIC ADVANCE NOTICE TO YOU. THE LATEST AGREEMENT SHALL BE POSTED ON THE ERUDITE LAW WEBSITE. EXCEPT WHERE STATED OTHERWISE, THE TERMS “ERUDITE LAW,” “OUR”, “US”, AND “WE” USED ON THE WEBSITE AND IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO INCLUDE ERUDITE LAW AND ITS AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF USE, YOU SHOULD NOT USE THIS SITE.

NONE OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED OR POSTED ON THIS WEBSITE CONSTITUTES LEGAL ADVICE OR ENDORSEMENT OF ANY PARTICULAR BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, LEGAL SPECIALIST OR SERVICES OFFERED BY SUCH BARRISTER, SOLICITOR OR LEGAL SPECIALIST, AND YOU AGREE THAT SUCH INFORMATION CANNOT BE USED OR RELIED UPON AS SUCH.

THIS POLICY IS UPDATED as of JULY 14, 2022

  1. USER CONDUCT, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND WARRANTIES

 In using the Website, Users shall not:

  • Use the Website in a manner that is contrary to any local, national, international law or public policy;
  • Disrupt or threaten the integrity, operation or security of the Website or the servers on which it is hosted, including attempting to gain access to any portions of the Website that you are not authorized to access;
  • Use the Website to impersonate, falsely state or misrepresent another person or entity, affiliation or qualifications;
  • Reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile the Website, software or technology used in connection with the Website; or
  • Collect or store personally identifying information about other Users of the Website, for any purposes unrelated to the use of the Website.

You agree that you will not post, upload, make accessible or transmit on or through the Website any content or links to content that is illegal, unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, invasive of privacy, hateful, degrading, intimidating towards an individual or group of individuals based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability.

While Erudite Law has made reasonable efforts to ensure that the materials contained on this website are accurate, it does not warrant or guarantee: the accuracy, currency or completeness of the materials; that the website will be available without interruption, error or omission; that defects will be corrected; or that the website and the server(s) that make it available are free from viruses or other harmful components. The Website and the materials provided on the website are provided “as is” and “as available” without representations, warranties or conditions of any kind, either express or implied.

  1. USING CONTENT

The Website content (the “Content”) includes, but is not limited to, any and all information, contents, links, reports, text, publications, articles, opinions, legal specialties, practice areas, addresses, contact information, emails, images, code, web pages, files, company names, logos, the selection and arrangement of information, or other materials contained on or in the Website.

The Content includes materials Erudite Law has contributed to the Website, or others have contributed on behalf of Erudite Law. Before using or relying on any Content, you should take reasonable steps to verify its accuracy, completeness or usefulness. You are using it at your own risk. Any views or opinions expressed do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Erudite Law, its representatives or agents.

Erudite Law reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject, refuse to post, remove or block access to any Content that is available via or on the Website at any time, without notice and without liability.

Erudite Law does not recommend or endorse any specific barrister, solicitor, specialist, product, service, opinions or other information that may be accessed on the Website, or any third-party website to which you can access from the links on the Website. You may not be able to access all of the Content made available on the Website.

  1. PRIVACY

 Erudite Law operates the Website from within Canada. However, some content, information, and data may be hosted in a foreign jurisdiction by Our third-party service provider(s).

Erudite Law’s use and disclosure of your personal information collected in association with the Website is subject to Erudite Law’s Privacy Policy, which is available at https://eruditelaw.com/privacy-policy

  1. SITE UPDATES

Erudite Law undertakes no obligation to update, amend or clarify information on its Website. No specified update or refresh date applied to this Website should be taken to indicate that all information on the Website has been modified or updated. Please remember when reviewing information on this Website that such information may not represent the complete information available. In addition, subsequent additions, events or changes in circumstances may cause existing information on the Website to become inaccurate or incomplete.

On occasion, information and data on the Website may contain errors, including, without limitation, typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions related generally to information, data, and content. Erudite Law reserves the right to, at any time without prior notice, correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions and to change or update information or revoke User access if any information on the Website is inaccurate or false.

Erudite Law also assumes no obligation to update the functionality of the Content, information, data or services of the Website. IF YOU CHOOSE TO RELY ON ANY OF THE CONTENT, INFORMATION, DATA OR SERVICES OF THE WEBSITE, YOU DO SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

  1. LINKS TO OTHER SITES

The Website may contain links to other sites as well as email links. These links are provided solely as a convenience to the User. Such other websites are independently developed by parties other than Erudite Law and We assume no responsible for the accuracy or appropriateness of the information contained in such sites.

The inclusion of any link to another site does not imply endorsement by Erudite Law. Any mention of another party, company, its products, information or service on the Website should not be construed as an endorsement of that party, company, its products, information or service. If you choose to access such linked third-party websites, you do so at your own risk.

  1. DISCLAIMER

The use or reliance of the Website or its contents is done at User’s own risk. Neither Erudite Law, nor any other party involved in creating, producing or delivering the Website shall be liable for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect or punitive damages arising out of your access to, or use of, or browsing the Website, or downloading of any materials, data, text or images from the Website, including, without limitation, damage to, or viruses that may infect, your computer equipment or other property as a result thereof.

Without limiting the foregoing, everything on the Website is provided to you “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE ACCURACY, QUALITY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENT OF THE WEBSITE, NOR TO TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. Some jurisdictions do not allow the disclaimer of warranties or exclusion of damages, so such disclaimers and exclusions may not apply to you.

The Website, content, information, and any services offered through the Website are intended to comply with Ontario provincial and Canadian federal laws and regulations. If you are a non-Canada based user, be advised that other countries may have laws, regulatory requirements, and product safety requirements that are different than those in Canada. If you are a Canadian user, be advised that services, information or content accessed through this website may not comply with provincial or local regulations.

Erudite Law does not warrant that the Website will continue to operate or will operate without interruptions or that it will be error-free or that it is secure or is free from viruses or other harmful code. Erudite Law is not responsible for any changes or additions made to the content or information by any third-party.

  1. NO LAWYER-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP

No lawyer-client, advisory, fiduciary or other relationship is created by accessing or otherwise using the Website or by communicating with a lawyers by way of e-mail or through our website.

  1. NOT LEGAL ADVICE

The Content provided through Erudite Law is for informational purposes only and are not intended to provide legal advice, recommendations, promote specific lawyers, courses of action, and should not be relied upon in that or any respect. The Content, information, services, and data are not intended in any way to be a substitute for your own research, review, and professional legal advice. If you are a legal professional, you should exercise your own professional judgment before deciding to rely on any Content, information, data or services of this Website. The Content, information, data or services accessible by you on or through the Website cannot and should not replace professional legal advice. Your use of these materials is at your own risk.

  1. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

You agree that the Website and the Content may contain proprietary content, information and material that is protected by intellectual property and other laws, which may include copyright, trademark, patents or other proprietary rights. The use of the Website does not convey to you any rights of ownership in or related to the Website, Erudite Law, the business or any other intellectual property rights owned by Erudite Law, or a third-party, whether by estoppel, implication, waiver or otherwise.

Names, phrases, words, titles, logos, graphics, designs or images used by Erudite Law, throughout the Website and Content may be trade names, operating name, registered or unregistered trademarks of Erudite Law (the “Marks”), its subsidiaries, affiliates or licensors, individuals or other entities. Any use of the Marks without express written consent of the owner of the Marks is strictly prohibited.

  1. VIOLATION OF THESE TERMS OF USE

Should you violate these Terms of Use or Erudite Law’s other rights, Erudite Law reserves the right to pursue any and all legal and equitable remedies against you, including, without limitation, restricting or removing access to any or all parts of the Website.

  1. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT SHALL ERUDITE LAW, ITS PARTNERS, RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, YOUR USE OF ANY THIRD-PARTY SITE, OTHER USERS OF THE WEBSITE, OR THE ACTIONS OF ANY THIRD PARTY, HOWSOEVER ARISING, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE COMPANY IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

The Website is controlled and offered by Erudite Law in Canada. However, Erudite Law makes no representations that the Website is appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who access or use the Website from other jurisdictions do so at their own volition and are responsible for compliance with local law.

The limitations of the foregoing will apply regardless of the causes or circumstances giving rise to such claim, including, but not limited to, a claim based on breach of contract, negligence or other tort, even if Erudite Law has been advised of the possibility of damages or if such damages are reasonably foreseeable.

  1. GENERAL

You agree that these Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada, without regard to any conflict of law provisions. Any disputes or claims regarding these Terms of Use will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Ontario.

No term of these Terms of Use will be deemed to be waived by reason of any previous failure to enforce it. No term of these Terms of Use may be waived except in writing and signed by the party waiving enforcement.

Should any provision of these Terms of Use be held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, then that provision will be enforced to the extent permissible, and all other provisions will remain in effect and are enforceable by the parties.

These Terms of Use will not establish any relationship of partnership, affiliation, joint venture, employment, independent contractor, franchise or agency between Erudite Law and you. Neither Erudite Law nor you will have the power to bind the other or incur obligations on the other’s behalf without the other’s prior written consent, except as otherwise provided in these Terms of Use.

  1. CONTACT INFORMATION

Questions about the Terms of Use should be sent to us by electronic mail at info@eruditelaw.com. Please put “Terms of Use” in the subject line.

Our mailing address is as follows:

Erudite Law LLP
60 Granton Drive, Suite 104
Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 2N6