WEBSITE TERMS OF USE, DISCLAIMERS, and PRIVACY NOTICE

Terms of Use
The information appearing on this site is for general guidance purposes only. 
Such information is not intended to provide legal advice to any individual or entity. 
You are urged to consult with your own legal advisors before taking any action based 
on any information appearing on this site or any Web site to which it may be linked. 
The Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society (VAHMS) makes available information, 
materials, and products on this Web site, subject to the following terms and conditions. 
VAHMS reserves the right to change these terms and conditions from time to time at its 
sole discretion. By accessing or using this Site in any way, including, without limitation, 
use of any of the Services, downloading of any Materials, or merely browsing the Site, 
you agree to and are bound by the Terms of Use.

Feedback, Confidential Information, Privacy
Unless otherwise explicitly stated herein or in the Privacy Statement, any non-personal 
information or material sent to VAHMS will be deemed NOT to be confidential. By sending 
VAHMS any non-personal information or material, you grant VAHMS an unrestricted, 
irrevocable license to use, reproduce, display, perform, modify, transmit and distribute those 
materials or information, and you also agree that VAHMS is free to use any ideas, concepts, 
know-how or techniques that you send us for any purpose. However, we will not release your 
name or otherwise publicize the fact that you submitted materials or other information to us unless: 
(a) you grant us permission to do so; (b) we first notify you that the materials or other information 
you submit to a particular part of a site will be published or otherwise used with your name on it; 
or (c) we are required to do so by law.  VAHMS sometimes offers links to the sites of our co-branding 
partners and we also offer links to many other Web sites that we are not affiliated with. 
When using some of our online services, you could be directed to these other co-branded sites. 
Some of these links are the sites of partners whom VAHMS has joined with to provide services to you. 
VAHMS is not responsible for the privacy policies or other terms of use of these partner sites or other 
sites you may link to while using the VAHMS site. This includes links from advertisers. 
These other sites may send their own cookies to users, collect data, or solicit personal information. 
In order to make your Web surfing experience easier, certain VAHMS online services may use Cookies. 
Cookies save your preferences while you are at our site so you do not have to fill out forms or other 
areas with information you may have already provided. Cookies are small pieces of code that a Web site 
transfers to an individual's hard drive. We use information from Cookies to provide services better tailored 
to our users' needs such as to improve our online services for our users or to help target banner 
advertisements to our users based on their preferences. These banner advertisements may use Cookies. 
If you “click” these banner advertisements the third-party advertiser may track your behaviour on their site.

Use of Web Site Information
Except as otherwise indicated elsewhere on this site, you may view, copy, print, and distribute documents 
available on this Web site subject to the following conditions: The document may be used solely for personal, 
informational, non-commercial purposes; The document may not be modified or altered in any way; 
Any copy of the document or portion thereof must include the copyright notice above and this permission notice; 
and VAHMS the right to revoke such authorization at any time, and any such use shall be discontinued 
immediately upon written notice from VAHMS. Documents specified above do not include the design or 
layout of this Web site. Elements of this Web site are protected by trade dress and other laws and may not be 
copied or imitated in whole or in part.

External Links to Third-Party Web Sites
The VAHMS Web site contains links to third-party Web sites, which are not under the control of VAHMS. 
VAHMS makes no representations whatsoever about any other Web site to which you may have access 
through the VAHMS Web site. When you access a non-VAHMS Web site, you do so at your own risk 
and VAHMS is not responsible for the the quality, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose 
of products or services available on external sites and listed or described on our menu; accuracy, reliability, 
or currency of any information, data, opinions, advice, or statements made on these sites. VAHMS provides 
these links merely as a convenience and the inclusion of such links does not imply that VAHMS endorses 
or accepts any responsibility for the content or uses of such Web sites.

Managing Content and Communications
Although it is not our intention to do so, VAHMS reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to delete or 
remove User Content from the Site and to restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to all or part of this Site, 
at any time if we have cause to do so (including, without limitation, our good faith belief that you have violated 
the Terms of Use) without prior notice or liability. In addition, VAHMS reserves the right to delete or remove 
Design Content if the relevant subscription has expired or lapsed or if VAHMS has a good faith belief that the 
user posting such Design Content has violated these Terms of Use, or any law or regulation, or that such 
deletion or removal is necessary to comply with the law or to protect the rights of VAHMS or others. 
VAHMS may, but is not obligated to, monitor or review (i) any areas on the Site where users transmit or post 
User Content, including but not limited to areas where Services are available, or chat rooms, bulletin boards, 
or other user forums; and (ii) the substance of any User Content. To the maximum extent permitted by law, 
VAHMS will have no liability related to User Content or Design Content arising under the laws of copyright, 
libel, privacy, obscenity, or otherwise. VAHMS also disclaims all liability with respect to the misuse, loss, 
modification, or unavailability of any User Content or Design Content.

Monitoring and Complaints
VAHMS is not obliged to monitor, screen, police or edit the use of the Web Site services, including postings 
of Materials to the Web Site, although VAHMS reserves the right to do so in its sole discretion and without 
any notice or liability to you or any other person. VAHMS will respond as it considers appropriate, in its sole 
discretion, if it becomes aware of any inappropriate uses of the Web Site services, including uses that constitute 
copyright infringement. You may report violations of this Policy by e-mailing VAHMS. VAHMS assumes no 
responsibility or liability for content changed without our consent.

Use of Software
The software and accompanying documentation that are made available to download from this Web site are 
the copyrighted work of VAHMS and/or its suppliers. Use of the software is governed by the terms of the end 
user license agreement, which accompanies or is included with such software. You will not be able to download 
or install any software that is accompanied by or includes an end user license agreement unless you agree to 
the terms of such end user license agreement. If you do not agree to these terms, you are not authorized to 
use the software.

Use Guidelines - PROHIBITED USES 
The following is a non-exhaustive list of prohibited uses of the Web Site services. VAHMS reserves the right, 
in its sole discretion, to determine whether any use by you of the Web Site services is prohibited or otherwise 
violates this Policy. Uses that may violate the General Use Rules set forth above. Uses that may be unlawful, 
indecent, offensive, defamatory, derogatory, fraudulent, deceptive, harmful, abusive, threatening, vulgar, 
profane, pornographic, obscene, sexually explicit, sexist, racist, hateful, offensive, harassing, invasive of the 
privacy rights of others, or otherwise objectionable. This prohibition extends to the posting of any Materials 
that depict, encourage, indicate, advocate or tend to incite any such conduct. Uses that may harm, threaten, 
harass, abuse or intimidate any other person in any way or involve materials that depict, promote, encourage, 
indicate, advocate or tend to incite the commission of a crime or other unlawful activities, violence, hatred, 
cruelty or discrimination against any individuals or groups, for any reason, or any act of cruelty to animals. 
Uses that may dilute or depreciate the name and reputation of VAHMS and its affiliates or associates. 
Uses that modify, adapt, sub-license, translate, sell, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any portion 
of the Web Site or the software underlying or offered on the Web Site, or that delete, obscure or modify any 
proprietary notice contained on the Web Site; Uses that "frame" or "mirror" any part of the Web Site without 
the Society's's prior written authorization; Uses that interfere with other persons' use and enjoyment of the 
Web Site services or of the Internet generally. Uses that may damage, disrupt, compromise or degrade the integrity, 
efficiency, performance or security of the Web Site services or that may otherwise or result in: the circumvention 
or breach of any user authentication, password, security or control measures regarding the Web Site services or 
any other Internet resource or computer system; unauthorized access to other persons' accounts and Materials 
(including Materials posted to the Web Site) or interference with their use and enjoyment of the Web Site services. 
Uses that conceal or misrepresent the author or origin of any message or communication, or that impersonate 
any person, or that falsely state or otherwise misrepresent an affiliation with any other person, including without 
limitation any VAHMS representative. Uses that contain, hyperlink to or otherwise disclose images of any person 
or private information about any person (such as names, telephone numbers, email addresses, postal addresses, 
social insurance or social security numbers) without that person's permission. The uploading, posting or transmission 
to the Web Site of any of the following Materials, whether posted publicly or with password protection, whether 
directly or indirectly or intentionally or unintentionally: Materials that contain links to other sites or Internet resources; 
Executable programs or audio and video recordings; Materials that contain computer viruses, trojan horses, worms, 
time bombs, cancelbots, or other computer code that may damage, harm, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously 
intercept or expropriate, interrupt, limit the functionality of, or otherwise adversely affect the Web Site or any other 
computer system, hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, data, or personal information; and Materials 
that are encrypted.

Right of Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society (VAHMS), its partners, 
suppliers, affiliates and related companies harmless from any and all liabilities, costs and expenses, including 
reasonable legal fees, related to any violation of these terms and conditions by you, or related to your use of the site.

Governing Laws
These terms and conditions shall be governed by the provincial laws of British Columbia and the federal laws of 
Canada that apply in British Columbia. You agree to be bound by the laws of these jurisdictions. You hereby consent 
to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts of British Columbia, Canada, for all disputes related to this site.

Warranties and Disclaimers
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE IN AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND the Vancouver Asian Heritage 
Month Society (VAHMS), ALL INFORMATION AND SOFTWARE ON THIS WEB SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT 
ANY OTHER WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES 
OF MERCHANTABLE QUALITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, 
OR THOSE ARISING BY LAW, STATUTE, USAGE OF TRADE, OR COURSE OF DEALING. The Vancouver Asian Heritage 
Month Society (VAHMS) ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE INFORMATION OR 
SOFTWARE OR OTHER DOCUMENTS WHICH ARE REFERENCED BY OR LINKED TO THIS WEB SITE. REFERENCES TO 
CORPORATIONS, THEIR SERVICES AND PRODUCTS, ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, 
EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. IN NO EVENT SHALL the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society (VAHMS) BE LIABLE 
FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY DAMAGES 
WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, 
WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE, AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT 
OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS INFORMATION. SOME STATES/COUNTRIES 
DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, 
SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS WEB SITE COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL OR OTHER 
INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN; 
THESE CHANGES WILL BE INCORPORATED IN NEW EDITIONS OF THIS WEB SITE. The Vancouver Asian Heritage 
Month Society (VAHMS) MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE PRODUCT(S) AND/OR THE PROGRAM(S) 
DESCRIBED IN THIS WEB SITE AT ANY TIME. This Web site can be accessed from other countries around the world and 
may contain references to VAHMS products, services, and programs that have not been announced in your country. 
These references do not imply that the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society (VAHMS) intends to announce such 
products, services or programs in your country.

Privacy Statement
The Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society is committed to respecting the personal privacy of individuals who visit 
our Web site. All personal information you do provide is protected under the federal Privacy Act.

Copyright
The information on this Web site is protected by copyright.  All rights reserved. 
Permission is granted to electronically copy and to print in hard copy for non-profit use only. 
No part of this information may be reproduced, modified, or redistributed in any form or by any means, for any 
purposes other than those noted above (including sales), without the prior written permission from the 
Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society (VAHMS). If you have any questions or concerns, 
please contact the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society

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