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Website terms of use

(1) Introduction

This disclaimer governs your use of this website (gavinguthrie.com); by using this website, you accept this disclaimer in full. If you disagree with any part of this disclaimer, you must not use this website.

(2) Intellectual property rights

Unless otherwise stated, we (Gavin Guthrie) own the intellectual property rights to this website and material on this website not already attributed to another individual or organization. Subject to the licence below, all these intellectual property rights are reserved.

(3) Licence to use website

You may view, download for caching purposes only, and print pages and other content from this website for your own personal use, subject to the restrictions below.

You must not:

(a) republish from this website (including republication on another website) material for which we own the intellectual property rights;
(b) sell, rent, or otherwise sub-license material from this website;
(c) reproduce, duplicate, copy, or otherwise exploit material on this website for a commercial purpose;
(d) edit or otherwise modify any material on this website; or
(e) redistribute material from this website except for content specifically and expressly made available for redistribution (such as any newsletter).

(4) Limitation and exclusion of warranties and liability

Excluding content already attributed to another individual or organization, the content of this website and associated social networking accounts are our own and do not represent the opinions, values, or policies of any other person or group.

Whilst we have endeavoured to ensure that the information on this website is correct, we do not warrant its completeness or accuracy, nor do we commit to ensuring that this website remains available or that the material on this website is kept up-to-date.

We do not endorse the accuracy or reliability of any informational content or advertisements contained on, distributed through, or linked, downloaded, or accessed from any of the services contained on this website, nor the quality of any products, information, or any other material displayed, purchased, or obtained by any visitor to this site as a result of an advertisement or any other information or offer in or in connection with the services herein.

Nothing in this disclaimer will:

(a) limit or exclude our or your liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;
(b) limit any of our or your liabilities in any way that is not permitted under applicable law; or
(c) exclude any of our or your liabilities that may not be excluded under applicable law.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage of any nature, including in respect of any business losses, including (without limitation) loss of or damage to profits, income, revenue, use, production, anticipated savings, business, contracts, commercial opportunities, or goodwill.

We will not be liable to you in respect of any loss or corruption of any data, database, or software.

We will not be liable to you in respect of any special, indirect, or consequential loss or damage.

(5) Variation

We may revise this disclaimer from time-to-time. The revised disclaimer will apply to the use of this website from the date of the publication of the revised disclaimer on this
website. Please check this page regularly to ensure familiarity with the current version.

(6) Entire agreement

This disclaimer, together with our privacy policy, constitutes the entire agreement between you and us in relation to your use of our website and supersedes all previous agreements in respect of your use of this website.

(7) Law and jurisdiction

This disclaimer will be governed by and construed in accordance with Canadian law and any disputes relating to this disclaimer will be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of
the courts of Canada and Ontario.

(9) Our details

gavinguthrie.com is operated by Gavin Guthrie using Squarespace. Our email address is gavin.guthrie@hotmail.ca.

Privacy Policy

We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors; this policy sets out how we will treat your personal information.

(1) What information do we collect?

We may collect, store, and use the following kinds of personal information:

(a) information about your IP address and your visits to and use of this website; and
(b) any other information that you choose to send to us.

We use Sqaurespace's Metrics to analyse the use of this website.

(2) Using your personal information

Personal information submitted to us via this website will be used for the purposes specified in this privacy policy or in relevant parts of the website.

We may use your personal information to:

(a) administer this website;
(b) reply to you by email or other means of communication if you have requested we do so;
(d) deal with inquiries and complaints made by or about you relating to the website.

Where you submit personal information for publication on this website, we will publish and otherwise use that information in accordance with the license you grant to us.

Personal information that you submit for publication on this website will be published on the internet and may be available, via the internet, around the world. We cannot prevent the use or misuse of such information by others.

We will not, without your express consent, provide your personal information to any third parties for the purpose of marketing, direct or otherwise.

(3) Disclosures

We may disclose your personal information:

(a) to the extent that we are required to do so by law;
(b) in connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings;
(c) in order to establish, exercise, or defend our legal rights;
(d) to the purchaser (or prospective purchaser) of any business or asset which we are (or are contemplating) selling; and
(e) to any person who we reasonably believe may apply to a court or other competent authority for disclosure of that personal information where, in our reasonable opinion, such court or authority would be reasonably likely to order disclosure of that personal information.

Except as provided in this privacy policy, we will not provide your information to third parties.

(4) Security of your personal information

We will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse, or alteration of your personal information.

We are not liable for any use by Squarespace of your personal information nor their privacy policies or adherence thereunto. Squarespace's privacy policy is available at: http://www.squarespace.com/privacy/.

Of course, data transmission over the internet is inherently insecure and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.

(5) Policy amendments

We may update this privacy policy from time-to-time by posting a new version on this website. You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any
changes.

(6) Your rights

You may instruct us to provide you with any personal information we hold about you.

Provision of such information will be subject to the supply of appropriate evidence of your identity (for this purpose, we will usually accept a photocopy of your passport, certified by a solicitor or bank, along with your IP address or email address or both, depending on which we hold.

We may withhold such personal information to the extent permitted by law.

(7) Third party websites

The website contains links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third party websites.

(8) Updating information

Please let us know if the personal information which we hold about you needs to be corrected or updated.

(9) Contact

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our treatment of your personal information, please write to us by email or by post at the addresses given above.