Terms of Use

Welcome to the PRO BONO Advisor Group (“PRO BONO”) website. Please read these Terms of Use carefully before using this website. By accessing, browsing and/or using this website the user signifies agreement with these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with any of the below Terms of Use, do not use this website. PRO BONO reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, alter or otherwise update these Terms of Use at any time and you agree to be bound by such modifications, alterations or updates.

 

Content Disclaimer

Nothing on this website constitutes professional advice, whether accounting, tax, legal or otherwise, nor does any information on this website constitute a comprehensive or complete statement of the issues addressed. The information on this website must not be used without professional advice. You should always consult with PRO BONO or other professional advisors for advice that reflects your particular circumstances. PRO BONO accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage that results from your reliance on any information contained on this website or accessed through other websites to which this website may be linked.

 

Limited Warrantee and Disclaimer

PRO BONO MAKES NO REPRESENTATION ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE CONTENT HEREON. THIS WEBSITE, AND ACCESS TO ANY LINKED-WEBSITE, IS PROVIDED TO YOU BY PRO BONO “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”, WITH NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. YOU HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES BY PRO BONO RELATING TO YOUR WEBSITE USE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE WILL NOT BE FREE OF INTERRUPTIONS, THAT THE INFORMATION HEREIN MAY CONTAIN BUGS, ERRORS, TECHNICAL INACCURACIES, PROBLEMS OR OTHER LIMITATIONS, AND THAT THE WEBSITE MAY BE UNAVAILABLE FROM TIME TO TIME. YOU ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR YOUR WEBSITE USE AND WEBSITE-RELATED SERVICES.

 

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL PRO BONO BE LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL (INCLUDING DAMAGES FROM LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOST PROFITS, LITIGATION, OR THE LIKE), SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR OTHER DAMAGES, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THE WEBSITE, YOUR WEBSITE USE, OR THE CONTENT, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE WEBSITE AND/OR CONTENT IS TO CEASE ALL OF YOUR WEBSITE USE.

 

Link Disclaimer

The inclusion of a link to a third-party website should not be considered to be either an express or an implied endorsement by PRO BONO of any products, services, material or information that may be available to you on, or through, the third-party website.

 

PRO BONO, whether or not affiliated with websites which may be linked to this website, is not responsible for their content (the “Linked Websites”). The Linked Websites are for your convenience only and you access them at your own risk.

 

This website contains links to other websites. We are not responsible for the content, accuracy, or opinions expressed in such websites, and such websites are not investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy or completeness by us. Inclusion of any linked website does not imply approval or endorsement of the linked website by us. If you decide to leave our site and access these third-party sites, you do so at your own risk.

 

Indemnification

You hereby indemnify, defend, and hold harmless PRO BONO and all of its predecessors, successors, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, shareholders, investors, employees, agents, representatives and attorneys and their respective heirs, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all liability and costs, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of or relating to any breach by you of this Terms of Use agreement. You shall cooperate as fully as reasonably required in the defense of any such claim. PRO BONO reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you.

 

Non-Transferable

User’s right to use the website is not transferable. Any password or right given to the user to obtain access to any material/content is not transferable.

 

Copyright and Intellectual Property

All copyright and other intellectual property rights subsisting in the Site and its contents, including without limitation all text, images, graphics and code contained in the Site, and in its look and feel (collectively, the "Contents") are owned by PRO BONO. Except where otherwise specified, you may view, copy and print the Contents only for your own use, provided that all copies and print-outs of the Contents bear the copyright and other proprietary notices and disclaimers displayed on them on the Site. PRO BONO reserves the right, but has no obligation, to change the Contents at any time.

 

Other than as specified above, neither the Site nor any of its Contents may be modified or copied in whole or part in any form, including by framing, incorporation into other websites or other publication, or be used to create any derivative work. No links to the Site may be included in any other website without PRO BONO’s prior written permission.

 

None of the PRO BONO’s trade marks may be used without the prior written permission. PRO BONO reserves all its rights in such trademarks.

 

Other than as specified above, nothing on the Site should be construed as granting any right or license. PRO BONO does not guarantee that you have any right to use content available on the Site that is owned by any third party, and that the third party's permission will not be required before you use such content. None of the Content may be changed, nor may any copyright or author attribution notice appearing on any of the Contents be altered or removed, without PRO BONO’s prior permission.

 

Limited Right to Use

The viewing or downloading of any content, form or document grants the user only a limited, non-exclusive license for use solely by the user for his or her own personal use and not for republication, distribution, assignment, sublicense, sale, preparation of derivative works or other use. No part of any content, form or document may be reproduced in any form or incorporated into any information retrieval system, electronic or mechanical, other than for the user’s personal use (but not for resale or redistribution).

 

Submissions

Any notes, message/billboard postings, ideas, suggestions, concepts or other material submitted will become the property of PRO BONO and PRO BONO shall be entitled to use the material for any type of use forever including in any media whether now known or hereafter devised. When you submit material to PRO BONO’s website, you agree that PRO BONO has the right to publish the material for any type of use as outlined above including promotional and advertising purposes.

 

PRO BONO is not responsible for any material posted on our Forums. You shall not submit or otherwise publish through such Forums any content which: (a) libels, defames, invades privacy, or is obscene, pornographic, abusive, or threatening; infringes any intellectual property or other right of any entity or person, including, but not limited to violating anyone’s copyrights or trademarks; violates any law; advocates illegal activity; or advertises or otherwise solicits funds or is a solicitation for goods or services (collectively “Non-Approved Material”).

 

You agree to indemnify PRO BONO and its officers, directors, employees, agents, distributors and affiliates from and against any and all third-party claims, demands, liabilities, costs, or expenses, including reasonable lawyer’s fees, resulting from your breach of any of the foregoing agreements, representations, and warranties.

 

E-Mail and Postings Received

You are prohibited from posting or transmitting any unlawful, threatening, obscene, libelous, or otherwise offensive material. Do not post any threatening or libelous e-mails or material on this website that would be considered a violation of any law. PRO BONO will fully co-operate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing PRO BONO to disclose the identity of anyone posting any such e-mails or materials.

 

Revisions and Errors

The information on this website is intended to furnish users with general information. In preparing this website, PRO BONO has tried to offer current, correct and clearly expressed information. However, inadvertent errors can occur and laws, regulations, and circumstances can change. Consequently, the information that you access on, or through, this website may be neither current, complete, accurate nor reliable. The materials/content appearing on PRO BONO’s website could include technical, typographical or photographic errors. PRO BONO does not warrant that any of the materials on its website are accurate, complete or current. PRO BONO may make changes to the materials contained on its website at any time without notice. PRO BONO does not, however, make any commitment to update the materials/content.

 

Jurisdiction  

By using this website, you agree that any disputes arising from your use of this website shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable in the province of Ontario. You agree not to raise conflict of laws principles in an attempt to defeat the application of these laws and you expressly consent to the exclusive forum, jurisdiction, and venue of the courts of Ontario and/or the Federal Court of Canada.

 

Modifications

PRO BONO may revise these terms of use for its website at any time without notice. By using this website, you are agreeing to be bound by the then-current version of these Terms of Use.

 

Last Updated:  January 2023