Terms, Conditions, Notices & Disclaimers

Warning - your access of the information contained on this Web site constitutes your acceptance of the following provisions:

This Web site contains multiple stand-alone Web sites (i.e. Alan Gahtan's home page, The Cyberlaw Encyclopedia, The Year 2000 Legal Site and others). Each is and should be treated as independent of the others. Each reference to "site" in this on-line agreement shall be interpreted to refer to the site from which you accessed this Agreement.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

• The information provided should not be regarded or relied upon as the provision of legal advice or a substitute for individual legal advice. The information published on this site is provided for educational and reference purposes only. It is not intended to be used as a substitute for specific legal or other professional advice. You should not act upon the information without seeking professional counsel. Legal advice must be tailored to the specific facts and circumstances of each case. Aspects of the law also vary between jurisdictions so some of the information provided on this site may not be correct for your jurisdiction.
• Copyright (c) 1995-7 by Alan Gahtan. All Rights Reserved. The HTML code, graphics, audio or video clips, content, selection and organization of the information on this site is either copyrighted by myself or the permission of the copyright holder has been obtained to use the content on this site. The information contained on this site may not be reproduced or stored in an electronic retrieval system without permission. In exchange for your agreement with the provisions contained on this page, you are granted a limited license to display and print the information for personal non-commercial purposes only. All applicable notices, including a copyright notice and the web address of the document, must appear on any such copies. Any other use or distribution of the contents, in whole or in part, is prohibited without the written consent of the author. Use of off-line Web browsers with this site is not permitted. Linking to or use of this Web site through a Web browser that contains any frames displaying contents of other Web sites is prohibited.
• No Warranties - The content (including links) posted on this site are believed to be correct at time of publication but may become inaccurate or out-of-date. Use at your own risk. No warranty is provided regarding the quality, accuracy or completeness of any information on this web site. The information is provided "as is" without warranty or condition of any kind. It may include inaccuracies or typographical errors.
• No Endorsement of other sites. Links to other sites found on this site should not imply any endorsement of the external site or the content provided on the external site. Alan Gahtan does not assume any liability or responsibility whatsoever for the operation of or content at any of the linked resources, nor for any of the interpretations, comments or opinions expressed therein.
• No other party or entity has approved or endorsed the materials presented at this site. All statements and points of view are my own.
• This on-line agreement and any disputes or actions arising from the site or any content contained on the site shall be governed by the laws of Ontario, Canada and you hereby submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Ontario, Canada and agree to bring any action exclusively in such courts.

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALAN GAHTAN'S HOME PAGE

• If you have a professional related matter that you wish to discuss then please contact me at my office e-mail address so that your communication will come to my attention more quickly. However, I may not always be able to read my e-mail the same day. Therefore, if you have a time sensitive matter, please send a confirming fax or make a confirming phone call.
• Some jurisdictions have legal and/or ethical restrictions regulating attorney advertising or the use of an attorney not registered to practice in that jurisdiction. Such restrictions may effect my ability to provide legal services in those jurisdictions. This Web site is provided for informational purposes and no part of this web site should be considered a solicitation in such jurisdictions. Clients and matters will not be accepted from any jurisdiction where the contents of this site may constitute an unauthorized solicitation or a violation of any ethical rules governing advertising by lawyers, unauthorized practice or the provision of legal services.
• Lawyers commonly perform a conflict check before discussing a confidential or privileged matter with a potential new client. This is done to ensure that the lawyer can act for the new client free of a past or an existing conflict of interest. You should not send confidential, privileged or specific information to a new lawyer or similar information about a new matter without allowing that lawyer to first perform such a conflict check. You should not assume that a solicitor-client relationship will be formed on the basis of your access to this site or the exchange of e-mail. Unless I specifically agree otherwise, I cannot agree to hold confidential any information you send me unless I have agreed to represent you with respect to a specific matter and the information relates to that matter.
• Absent the use of encryption, messages transmitted over the Internet are not secure and should not contain any confidential information. Messages sent through normal Internet e-mail facilities may be intercepted and read by other parties.
• Please note that I currently only provide legal advice pursuant to the laws of Ontario, Canada.

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