Acceptance of Terms
Please review these Terms of Use carefully. If you access,
use or purchase a product or service on a Web site or Web page
("Site") provided by The City of Calgary ("The City") you accept
and agree to comply with the following Terms of Use. If you do
not agree with these Terms of Use, you should immediately
discontinue any use of this Site. These Terms of Use may change
from time to time. You should visit this web page periodically
to review the Terms of Use that govern your transactions and are
binding on you.
License
The City grants you a limited non-exclusive, non-transferable
license to access and make personal use of the Site for
non-commercial use, provided the Site is not modified or
downloaded (other than page caching) unless expressly authorized
by The City. You will be fully responsible for any consequences
resulting from any use. This license does not include any
right for resale or commercial use of the Site or its content.
No derivative use of the Site or its contents or any use of data
mining, robots, or similar data-gathering and extraction tools
is permitted. Any unauthorized use of the Site will
terminate the license and all the limited rights or permission
granted by The City.
Copyright & Intellectual Property Rights
The City owns the intellectual property rights, including
copyright, or has acquired the necessary licenses, in the
information including all text, graphics, images, HTML code,
multimedia clips, icons, the selection and compilation of the
contents of the Site (collectively the "Contents").
The Contents on this Site and its the compilation is
protected by Canadian and international copyright, and trademark
laws. Unauthorized use of the Contents may violate copyright,
trademark, and other laws. You may make a single copy of the
Contents on this Site for non-commercial, personal or
educational use only. Copying, repackaging, redistributing or
modifying the Contents provided by this Site, in whole or in
part, in printed or electronic format, is strictly prohibited.
Access to Assessment & Property Information
Access to assessment information, property information and
any related records provided on this Site is limited to
A MAXIMUM OF TWENTY (20) ADDRESS REQUESTS PER DAY PER PERSON OR
PER INTERNET PROTOCOL ("IP") ADDRESS.
Assessment information is intended to provide access by an
assessed person or business entity (for non-commercial and
internal purposes) to an assessment record or to a summary of an
assessment as required by Sections 299 and 300 of the
Municipal Government Act (Alberta).
Any person or entity that wishes to have access to or make
use of any assessment information, property information and any
related record beyond the scope permitted by these Terms of Use
must seek permission and an additional formal license agreement
as set out in the Request for Information section below.
Description of Services, Products, Pricing & Payment terms
The City has attempted to be as accurate as reasonably
possible, however, it does not warrant that product descriptions
or other Contents of the Site are accurate, complete, reliable,
current, or error-free.
Prices and availability of products and services are subject
to change at any time without notice. All prices are listed in
Canadian dollars. In addition to these Terms of Use, some
products and services are subject to a separate additional
license agreement. Payment terms are within The City's sole
discretion, and unless otherwise specified in The City's
invoice, payment must be received by The City prior to The
City's acceptance of an order. Orders are not binding on The
City until accepted by The City. Separate charges for shipping
and handling may be shown on The City's invoice. You are
responsible for Goods and Sales Tax ("GST") and any other taxes
applicable to your order or use which will be shown as a
separate charge on The City's invoice.
Participation in online discussion groups, comments & other
communications
You may post or submit comments, suggestions, ideas,
questions, or other information to The City, provided the
content is not illegal, obscene, defamatory, threatening, an
invasion of privacy, objectionable or infringing of intellectual
property rights of third parties, and does not consist of or
contain software viruses, commercial solicitation or any form of
"spam". You must not use a false e-mail address, impersonate any
person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of such
content.
If you post or submit comments, suggestions, ideas,
questions, or other information ("Material"), you grant The City
an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, right to use,
reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative
works from, distribute, and display such content or material
world-wide. You irrevocably waive all moral rights to such
Material. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise
control all rights to any Material posted or submitted and that
your Material does not violate these Terms of Use or other City
policy and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and
that you will indemnify The City for all losses or claims
resulting from Material you supply. The City takes no
responsibility and assumes no liability for any Material posted
by you or any third party. THE CITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO
MONITOR AND EDIT OR REMOVE ANY ACTIVITY OR MATERITAL OR
INACTIVATE ANY ACCOUNT THAT APPEARS TO VIOLATE THESE TERMS OF
USE OR GUIDELINES FOR PARTICIPATING IN AN ONLINE DISCUSSION.
Limitation of Liability & Disclaimer of Warranties &
Conditions
The Contents, products and services are provided in good
faith on an "as is" basis and were current at the time of
posting for use on the Site.
The City disclaims all warranties or conditions, express or
implied, in respect of the Contents, products and services
considered by these Terms of Use, including without limitation,
implied warranties and conditions of merchantability and fitness
for any particular purpose or non-infringement. This disclaimer
applies to the fullest possible extent in jurisdictions that
limit the exclusion of implied warranties.
THE CITY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES RESULTING
FROM THE USE, MISUSE OR MISINTERPRETATION OF ANY CONTENT,
PRODUCTS OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY THIS SITE.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless The City and
its officials, officers, employees and authorized
representatives from and against any liability, loss injury
(including injuries resulting in death), demand, action, cost,
expense, or claim of any kind, including but not limited to
lawyer's fees, relating in any way to your use of the Contents,
products or services provided by this Site.
Links
Links to third-party Web sites are provided solely as a
convenience to you. These other Web sites were independently
developed by parties other than The City and The City assumes no
responsibility for the accuracy or appropriateness of the
information contained in such Web sites. The inclusion of any
link to another Web site does not imply an endorsement by The
City and should not be construed as an endorsement of that party
or its product or services. If you decide to access linked third
party Web sites, you do so entirely at your own risk.
You are granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right
to create a hyperlink to the Site, so long as the link does not
portray The City, its officials, its employees, or its Content,
products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or
otherwise offensive matter. You may not use any logo or other
proprietary graphic or trademark as part of the link without
express written permission.
Site policies, Modification and Severability
We reserve the right to make changes to our Site, policies,
Terms of Use and provide any additional terms at any time. The
changes or additional terms are effective immediately upon their
posting on the Site. Your use of the Site will be subject to the
Terms of Use posted on the Site at the time of use. In the event
any of these conditions should be determined to be invalid,
void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition will be
deemed to be severable and will not affect the validity and
enforceability of any remaining condition.
Termination
If you violate these Terms of Use or other policies and
guidelines posted on this Site, your permission to use the
Content automatically and immediately terminates and you must
immediately destroy any copies you have made of the Content. The
City reserves all of its rights at law and in equity.
Governing Law & Jurisdiction
The use of the Site and any purchase made on this Site are
governed by the laws in force in the Province of Alberta and
Canada. You agree and submit to the exclusive personal
jurisdiction and venue of the courts located in Calgary,
Alberta. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the
International Sale of Goods will not apply.
Request for Permission / Further Information
Any use beyond the scope permitted by these Terms of Use
requires express written permission from The Corporate Data
Access and Marketing Division of Land, Information and Mapping
of The City. The requirements for obtaining written permission
may include but is not limited to an additional formal license
agreement to which a license fee may apply. Select Contact Us
for a link or a telephone number to request further information
or use one of the e-mail links below:
