Ocean User Agreement

Ocean is an online study and practice service. Access and use of Ocean is governed by the terms and conditions provided in this User Agreement. Please read the User Agreement carefully.

BY ACCESSING AND USING OCEAN, YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS USER AGREEMENT.

Disclaimer

Ocean is provided on an “as-is” and “as-available” basis. This User Agreement is subject to change without notice. Ocean makes no warranties or representations that its content, information, products or services or other material available through Ocean, will be provided on an uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free basis.

Limitation of Liability

Under no circumstances will Ocean be liable for any damages relating directly or indirectly to any action or inaction based on the content, information, products or services or other material available through Ocean. Ocean will not be responsible for any damages or losses related to, the accuracy, currency or completeness of the content, information, products or services or other material obtained through Ocean.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Ocean, its affiliates, its governing board, officers, agents, employees, partners, funders and suppliers from any liabilities, losses, claims, demands, and expenses (including reasonable lawyer’s fees) related to (a) your use of Ocean; or (b) violations of this User Agreement.

Intellectual Property

Ocean owns all rights, including all copyright, to the content of the Ocean website. In cases where content is generated by a third party or used with permission (e.g. participant generated conversations, course content, and resource piece), right, including copyright, are held jointly by Ocean and the author. Unless otherwise indicated, no right, title or interest is granted in the content, information, products or services or other materials available through Ocean.

The names of all other products and services mentioned on Ocean’s Website are the trademarks or trade-names of their respective owners.

The display of trademarks or trade-names on this Website does not convey or create any licence or other rights in these marks or names.

Limited Use

Ocean grants you a limited licence to download and display on your computer monitor, or hard copy prints, Ocean’s content, for non-commercial, personal or educational purposes only, providing that Ocean content is not modified and that Ocean’s copyright statement and this limited licence are included with, and displayed on, each printed copy of such content. The following limitations apply to the use of Ocean:

You may not:

  • use Ocean’s content for commercial purposes;
  • include Ocean’s content with any product or service that you or your agents create or distribute, including software or other digital products; and
  • display Ocean’s content on any other website or make available Ocean’s content on any file server.
  • Copyright
    Nothing contained in the licence granted under the limited use clause shall be construed as conferring any right under any copyright of Ocean or any other person who owns the copyright.

Copyright

Nothing contained in the licence granted under the limited use clause shall be construed as conferring any right under any copyright of Ocean or any other person who owns the copyright.

All information on Ocean is protected by copyright, pursuant to Canadian copyright laws, international conventions, and other copyright laws. All rights reserved. Any reproduction, modification, publication, transmission, transfer, sale, distribution, display or exploitation of the information, in any form or by any means, or its storage in a retrieval system, whether in whole or in part, without the express written permission of the Ocean is prohibited.

Third Party Information

Third parties may provide information displayed on Ocean. The third-party information displayed on Ocean is not necessarily sponsored, endorsed, recommended, or licensed by Ocean. The third-parties ought to be contacted directly regarding any inquiries or for more information on their website policies.

Third Party Links

Ocean may provide links to other Internet sites. Ocean has no control over such sites. Ocean does not endorse nor is it responsible for, any such sites or the information, material, products or services contained on or accessible through those other Internet sites.

Termination

Ocean may at its sole discretion, with or without notice, suspend or terminate your use of Ocean for any reason, including a violation of the terms of the User Agreement. Ocean may also prevent you from further use of Ocean. Ocean will not be liable for any suspension, termination or prohibition of future access.

Governing Law

This User Agreement is governed by the law of the province of Nova Scotia and the laws of Canada.