Site Conditions of Use

Terms of Use

The website you are viewing (the “Site”) is owned and operated by Waterous Holden Amey Hitchon LLP. The Site provides information pertaining to our firm, as well as articles, information and other materials (the “contents”). Our Site is made available to you upon the condition that you comply with these terms and conditions of use and the terms and conditions of a privacy policy (collectively, the “Terms”). By accessing or using our Site, you implicitly agree to be bound by, and to comply with, the Terms, and confirm that you understand and agree to the Terms. If you do not agree to be bound by and comply with the Terms, you do not have permission to access or use our Site.

Modifications

We reserve the right to modify the Terms and the Content at any time. If you access or use the Site after such modifications are made, you agree to be bound by and to comply with the terms then in effect. If any modification is not agreeable to you, you must cease in accessing and using the Site.

No Creation of Lawyer-Client or Other Relationship

If you access or use our Site, that does not create a lawyer-client fiduciary or other relationship between you and our firm. Your use of the Site may help you to access or communicate with members of our firm. The receipt of any communications from you or any response by us to any communications from you does not create a lawyer-client, fiduciary or other relationship.

Our Site does not contain legal advice. The Content contained on our Site does not constitute legal or other professional advice. Any content should not be relied upon as current, complete or accurate or suitable for any particular purpose. Any person seeking legal advice must contact a lawyer at our firm and enter into a Retainer Agreement.

Currency of Content

The Content on our Site is provided solely for the purpose of providing information. The passage of time or changes in the law may result in the content no longer being accurate.

Permitted Uses

You may access and use the Site and the Content only in accordance with all applicable laws, and the Terms of Use. By accessing or using the Site or the Content, you do not acquire any legal rights in the Site or the Content.

Confidentiality

We cannot guarantee that any communications made by you to us by e-mail or otherwise through the Site are confidential or protected by privilege. If you wish to provide information to us, particularly if it is of a confidential nature, please contact one of our lawyers directly by the telephone number listed on our Site.

Links

Our Site may provide links to other websites. The content of any other website is not under our control and if you access any other website through such links, you do so entirely at your own risk. Any links published on our website are for information purposes only and we do not in any way guarantee the accuracy of any information on linked sites and the presence of any links on our Site does not mean that we endorse the contents of any website accessible by such link.

Entire Agreement

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us pertaining to our Site and the Content. We reserve the right to enforce any of our rights in relation to the Site, the Terms, or the Content, at any time or times. The interpretation and enforcement of the Terms are governed by the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein.

Disputes

Any disputes arising out of or in connection with Agreement, or in connection with your use or access to the Site or the Content shall be resolved by arbitration pursuant to the rules of the ADR Institute of Canada Inc. The language of the arbitration shall be English and the place of arbitration shall be at Brantford. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we may at any time, in lieu of arbitration, exercise any rights at law available to us in a court of law. Any such dispute shall be submitted to the courts in the Province of Ontario.