Acceptable use policy
This acceptable use policy ("Policy") set forth the general terms and conditions of your use of the cacnews.ca website ("Website"), "CACNEWS" mobile application ("Mobile Application") and any of their related products and services (collectively, "Services"). This Agreement is legally binding between you ("User", "you" or "your") and The Website and/or the Mobile Application ("The Website and/or the Mobile Application", "we", "us" or "our"). By accessing and using the Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. If you are entering into this Agreement on behalf of a business or other legal entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind such entity to this Agreement, in which case the terms "User", "you" or "your" shall refer to such entity. If you do not have such authority, or if you do not agree with the terms of this Agreement, you must not accept this Agreement and may not access and use the Services. You acknowledge that this Agreement is a contract between you and The Website and/or the Mobile Application, even though it is electronic and is not physically signed by you, and it governs your use of the Services.
Prohibited activities and uses
You may not use the Services to publish content or engage in activity that is illegal under applicable law, that is harmful to others, or that would subject us to liability, including, without limitation, in connection with any of the following, each of which is prohibited under this Policy:
Distributing malware or other malicious code.
Disclosing sensitive personal information about others.
Collecting, or attempting to collect, personal information about third parties without their knowledge or consent.
Distributing pornography or adult related content.
Promoting or facilitating prostitution or any escort services.
Hosting, distributing or linking to child pornography or content that is harmful to minors.
Promoting or facilitating gambling, violence, hatred, terrorist activities or selling weapons or ammunition.
Engaging in the unlawful distribution of controlled substances, drug contraband or prescription medications.
Managing payment aggregators or facilitators such as processing payments on behalf of other businesses or charities.
Facilitating pyramid schemes or other models intended to seek payments from public actors.
Threatening harm to persons or property or otherwise harassing behavior.
Infringing the intellectual property or other proprietary rights of others.
Facilitating, aiding, or encouraging any of the above activities through the Services.
System abuse
Any User in violation of the Services security is subject to criminal and civil liability, as well as immediate account termination. Examples include, but are not limited to the following:
Use or distribution of tools designed for compromising security of the Services.
Intentionally or negligently transmitting files containing a computer virus or corrupted data.
Accessing another network without permission, including to probe or scan for vulnerabilities or breach security or authentication measures.
Unauthorized scanning or monitoring of data on any network or system without proper authorization of the owner of the system or network.
Service resources
You may not consume excessive amounts of the resources of the Services or use the Services in any way which results in performance issues or which interrupts the Services for other Users. Prohibited activities that contribute to excessive use, include without limitation:
Deliberate attempts to overload the Services and broadcast attacks (i.e. denial of service attacks).
Engaging in any other activities that degrade the usability and performance of the Services.
No spam policy
You may not use the Services to send spam or bulk unsolicited messages. We maintain a zero tolerance policy for use of the Services in any manner associated with the transmission, distribution or delivery of any bulk e-mail, including unsolicited bulk or unsolicited commercial e-mail, or the sending, assisting, or commissioning the transmission of commercial e-mail.
Your products or services advertised via SPAM (i.e. Spamvertised) may not be used in conjunction with the Services. This provision includes, but is not limited to, SPAM sent via fax, phone, postal mail, email, instant messaging, or newsgroups.
Sending emails through the Services to purchased email lists ("safe lists") will be treated as SPAM.
Defamation and objectionable content
We value the freedom of expression and encourage Users to be respectful with the content they post. We are not a publisher of User content and are not in a position to investigate the veracity of individual defamation claims or to determine whether certain material, which we may find objectionable, should be censored. However, we reserve the right to moderate, disable or remove any content to prevent harm to others or to us or the Services, as determined in our sole discretion.
Copyrighted content
Copyrighted material must not be published via the Services without the explicit permission of the copyright owner or a person explicitly authorized to give such permission by the copyright owner. Upon receipt of a claim for copyright infringement, or a notice of such violation, we may, at our discretion, run an investigation and, upon confirmation, may remove the infringing material from the Services. We may terminate the Service of Users with repeated copyright infringements. Further procedures may be carried out if necessary. We will assume no liability to any User of the Services for the removal of any such material. If you believe your copyright is being infringed by a person or persons using the Services, please get in touch with us to report copyright infringement.
Security
You take full responsibility for maintaining reasonable security precautions for your account. You are responsible for protecting and updating any login account provided to you for the Services. You must protect the confidentiality of your login details, and you should change your password periodically.
Enforcement
We reserve our right to be the sole arbiter in determining the seriousness of each infringement and to immediately take corrective actions, including but not limited to:
Suspending or terminating your Service with or without notice upon any violation of this Policy. Any violations may also result in the immediate suspension or termination of your account.
Disabling or removing any content which is prohibited by this Policy, including to prevent harm to others or to us or the Services, as determined by us in our sole discretion.
Reporting violations to law enforcement as determined by us in our sole discretion.
A failure to respond to an email from our abuse team within 2 days, or as otherwise specified in the communication to you, may result in the suspension or termination of your account.
Suspended and terminated User accounts due to violations will not be re-activated.
Nothing contained in this Policy shall be construed to limit our actions or remedies in any way with respect to any of the prohibited activities. We reserve the right to take any and all additional actions we may deem appropriate with respect to such activities, including without limitation taking action to recover the costs and expenses of identifying offenders and removing them from the Services, and levying cancellation charges to cover our costs. In addition, we reserve at all times all rights and remedies available to us with respect to such activities at law or in equity.
Reporting violations
If you have discovered and would like to report a violation of this Policy, please contact us immediately. We will investigate the situation and provide you with full assistance.
Changes and amendments
We reserve the right to modify this Policy or its terms relating to the Services at any time, effective upon posting of an updated version of this Policy on the Services. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. Continued use of the Services after any such changes shall constitute your consent to such changes.
Acceptance of this policy
You acknowledge that you have read this Policy and agree to all its terms and conditions. By accessing and using the Services you agree to be bound by this Policy. If you do not agree to abide by the terms of this Policy, you are not authorized to access or use the Services.
Contacting us
If you would like to contact us to understand more about this Policy or wish to contact us concerning any matter relating to it, you may send an email to contact@cacnews.ca.
This document was last updated on March 1, 2021
使用协议
本条款为英文条款翻译，仅供参考，请按英文为准
本使用协议（以下简称 "协议"、“政策”）规定了您使用 cacnews.ca 网站（以下简称 "网站"）、"CACNEWS "移动应用程序（以下简称 "移动应用程序"）及其任何相关产品和服务（统称 "服务"）的一般条款和条件。本协议在您（"用户"、"您 "或 "您的"）与本网站和/或移动应用程序（"本网站和/或移动应用程序"、"我们"、"我们 "或 "我们的"）之间具有法律约束力。通过访问和使用服务，您承认您已经阅读、理解并同意受本协议条款的约束。如果您代表企业或其他法律实体签订本协议，您表示您有权力使该实体受本协议约束，在这种情况下，术语 "用户"、"您 "或 "您的 "应指该实体。如果您没有该等授权，或者您不同意本协议的条款，您必须不接受本协议，并不得访问和使用服务。您承认本协议是您与本网站和/或移动应用程序之间的合同，即使它是电子版的，并不是由您亲自签署的，它也将管辖您对服务的使用。
禁止的活动和使用
您不得使用 "服务 "发布内容或从事适用法律规定的非法活动、对他人有害的活动或会使本公司承担法律责任的活动，包括但不限于与本政策所禁止的下列任何一项有关的活动。
分发恶意软件或其他恶意代码。
泄露他人的敏感个人信息。
在未经第三方知情或同意的情况下收集或试图收集第三方的个人信息。
分发色情或成人相关内容。
促进或协助卖淫或任何陪同服务。
主持、分发或链接到儿童色情或对未成年人有害的内容。
宣传或协助赌博、暴力、仇恨、恐怖活动或销售武器弹药。
从事非法分销管制药物、毒品违禁品或处方药。
管理支付聚合器或协助者，如代表其他企业或慈善机构处理支付。
为金字塔计划或其他旨在向公共行为者寻求付款的模式提供便利。
威胁伤害个人或财产或其他骚扰行为。
侵犯他人的知识产权或其他专有权利。
通过本服务为上述任何活动提供便利、帮助或鼓励。
滥用系统
任何违反服务安全的用户将承担刑事和民事责任，并立即终止账户。滥用系统包括但不限于以下行为。
使用或分发旨在破坏服务安全的工具。
故意或疏忽地传输含有计算机病毒或损坏数据的文件。
未经许可访问其他网络，包括探查或扫描漏洞或违反安全或认证措施。
未经系统或网络所有者的适当授权，擅自扫描或监控任何网络或系统上的数据。
服务资源
您不得过度消耗服务资源，或进行任何可导致性能问题或使其他用户服务中断的行为。用户不得使用滥用系统，其行为包括但不限于以下行为
故意试图使服务过载和进行攻击（例如拒绝服务攻击）。
故意试图使服务过载和广播攻击（即拒绝服务攻击）。
从事任何其他降低服务可用性和性能的活动。
无垃圾邮件政策
您不得使用服务发送垃圾邮件或大量未经请求的信息。我们对以任何方式使用服务传输、分发或交付任何批量电子邮件（包括未经请求的批量或未经请求的商业电子邮件），或发送、协助或委托传输商业电子邮件的行为采取零容忍政策。
您通过SPAM宣传的产品或服务（即Spamvertised）不得与服务一起使用。该规定包括但不限于通过传真、电话、邮件、电子邮件、即时通讯或新闻组发送的垃圾邮件。
通过服务向购买的电子邮件列表（"安全列表"）发送电子邮件将被视为垃圾邮件。
诽谤和令人反感的内容
我们重视言论自由，并鼓励用户尊重他们发布的内容。我们不是用户所产生内容的发布者，也无法调查个人诽谤索赔的真实性，也无法决定我们可能认为令人反感的某些材料是否应该被审查。但是，我们保留自行决定对任何内容进行调节、禁用或删除的权利，以防止对他人或我们或服务造成伤害。
受版权保护的内容
未经版权所有者或版权所有者明确授权人的明确许可，不得通过 "服务 "发布受版权保护的材料。本公司在收到侵权索赔或侵权通知后，可酌情进行调查，一经确认，可从本服务中删除侵权材料。对于屡次发生侵权行为的用户，本公司可以终止其服务。必要时，可能会进行进一步的程序。本公司不因删除任何此类材料而对服务的任何用户承担任何责任。如果您认为您的版权被使用本服务的人侵犯，请与我们联系，举报侵权行为。
安全措施
您对维护您的账户的合理安全防范措施承担全部责任。您有责任保护和更新为您提供的任何服务的登录账户。您必须保护您的登录资料的机密性，并应定期更改密码。
实施
我们保留作为唯一仲裁者的权利，以确定每个侵权行为的严重性，并立即采取纠正措施，包括但不限于。
暂停或终止您的服务，无论是否曾提前通知您有违反本政策的行为。任何违规行为可能导致您的账户被立即暂停或终止。
停用或删除本政策禁止的任何内容，包括防止对他人、本公司或服务造成伤害，本公司拥有自有裁量权。
我们可全权决定是否向执法部门报告违法行为。
如果在2天内没有回复我们滥用团队的电子邮件，或在给您的沟通中另有规定，可能会导致您的账户被暂停或终止。
因违规行为而被暂停和终止的用户账户将不会被重新激活。
本政策中的任何内容都不应被解释为以任何方式限制我们对任何被禁止活动的行动或补救措施。我们保留对此类活动采取我们认为适当的任何和所有额外行动的权利，包括但不限于采取行动，以收回识别违规者和将其从服务中移除的成本和费用，并征收取消费用以支付我们的成本。此外，我们在任何时候都保留我们在法律或衡平法上对此类活动的所有权利和补救措施。
举报违规行为
如果您发现并想举报违反本政策的行为，请立即联系我们。我们将对情况进行调查，并为您提供全面协助。
更改和修订
我们保留随时修改本政策或其与服务有关的条款的权利，在本政策的更新版本在服务上发布后生效。当我们这样做时，我们将在本页底部修改更新日期。在任何此类变更后继续使用服务将构成您对此类变更的同意。
接受本政策
您确认您已阅读本政策并同意其所有条款和条件。访问和使用服务，即表示您同意受本政策约束。如果您不同意遵守本政策的条款，您无权访问或使用服务。
联系我们
如果您想联系我们了解更多关于本政策的信息，或希望就与本政策有关的任何事项与我们联系，您可以发送电子邮件至 contact@cacnews.ca。
本文件最后更新时间为2021年3月1日。
