Terms and Conditions
Acceptance of the Website Terms of Use
specialtylifeinsurance.ca/ ("this Website") is wholly owned and operated by Insurance Supermarket Inc. ("ISI" "we" 'us" "our").
These website terms and conditions of use for specialtylifeinsurance.ca constitute a legal
agreement and are entered into by and between you and Insurance Supermarket, Inc. ("ISI,"
"we," "us," "our"). The following terms and conditions (these "Terms and Conditions"),
govern your access to and use of, including any content, functionality, and services offered on or
through specialtylifeinsurance.ca (the "Website").
BY USING THE WEBSITE , YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND AND
COMPLY WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND OUR PRIVACY POLICY,
FOUND AT HTTPS://SPECIALTYLIFEINSURANCE.CA/PRIVACY-POLICY.HTML HEREIN BY
REFERENCE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR
THE PRIVACY POLICY, YOU MUST NOT ACCESS OR USE THE WEBSITE.
Modifications to the Terms and Conditions and to the Website
We reserve the right in our sole discretion to revise and update these terms and conditions from
time to time. Any and all such modifications are effective immediately upon posting and apply to
all access to and continued use of the Website. You agree to periodically review the terms and
conditions in order to be aware of any such modifications and your continued use shall be your
acceptance of these.
The information and material on this Website may be changed, withdrawn, or terminated at any
time in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if, for any reason, all or any part
of the Website is restricted to users or unavailable at any time or for any period.
Your Use of the Website and Account Set-Up and Security
The security of your personal information is very important to us. We use physical, electronic,
and administrative measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss
and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure.
The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Users are responsible for
obtaining their own access to the Website. Users are required to ensure that all persons who
access the Website through a user's internet connection are aware of these Terms and Conditions
and comply with them. The Website, including content or areas of the Website, may require user
registration. It is a condition of your use of the Website that all the information you provide on
the Website is correct, current, and complete.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure.
Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security
of your personal information transmitted to our Website. Any transmission of personal
information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings
or security measures contained on the Website.
Your provision of registration information and any submissions you make to the Website
through any functionality such as applications, chat rooms, e-mail, message boards, personal, or
interest group web pages, profiles, forums, bulletin boards, and other such functions
(collectively, "Interactive Functions") constitutes your consent to all actions we take with
respect to such information consistent with our Privacy Policy, found
https://specialtylifeinsurance.ca/privacy-policy.html.
Any username, password, or any other piece of information chosen by you, or provided to you as
part of our security procedures, must be treated as confidential, and you must not disclose it to
any other person or entity. You must exercise caution when accessing your account from a public
or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record your password or other personal
information. You understand and agree that should you be provided an account, your account is
personal to you and you agree not to provide any other person with access to this Website or
portions of it using your username, password, or other security information. You agree to notify
us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your username or password or any other
breach of security. You also agree to ensure that you logout from your account at the end of each
session. You are responsible for any password misuse or any unauthorized access.
We reserve the right at any time and from time to time, to disable or terminate your account, any
username, password, or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, in our sole
discretion for any or no reason, including any violation of any provision of these Terms and
Conditions.
You are prohibited from attempting to circumvent and from violating the security of this
Website, including, without limitation: (a) accessing content and data that is not intended for
you; (b) attempting to breach or breaching the security and/or authentication measures which are
not authorized; (c) restricting, disrupting or disabling service to users, hosts, servers, or
networks; (d) illicitly reproducing TCP/IP packet header; (e) disrupting network services and
otherwise disrupting Website owner's ability to monitor the Website; (f) using any robot, spider,
or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Website for any purpose, including
monitoring or copying any of the material on the Website; (g) introducing any viruses, trojan
horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful; (h)
attacking the Website via a denial-of-service attack, distributed denial-of-service attack,
flooding, mailbombing, or crashing; and (i) otherwise attempting to interfere with the proper
working of the Website.
Intellectual Property Rights and Ownership
You understand and agree that the Website and its entire contents, features, and functionality,
including, but not limited to, all information, software, code, data text, displays, graphics,
photographs, images, video, audio, music, broadcast, design, presentation, website layout,
selection, and arrangement, are owned by ISI, its licensors, or other providers of such material
and are protected in all forms by intellectual property laws including, without limitation,
copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and any other proprietary rights.
The ISI name, Jenie, the ISI logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names,
designs, images, and slogans are trademarks of ISI or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use
such marks without the prior written permission of ISI. Other names, logos, product and service
names, designs, images, and slogans mentioned, or which appear on this Website are the
trademarks of their respective owners. Use of any such property, except as expressly authorized,
shall constitute an infringement or violation of the rights of the property owner and may be a
violation of federal or other laws and could subject the infringer to legal action.
You may only use the Website for your personal and non-commercial use. You shall not directly
or indirectly reproduce, compile for an internal database, distribute, modify, create derivative
works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the
material on our Website, in any form or medium whatsoever except:
- your computer and browser may temporarily store or cache copies of materials being accessed and viewed;
- a reasonable number of copies for personal use only may be printed keeping any proprietary notices thereon, which may only be used for non-commercial and lawful personal use and not for further reproduction, publication, or distribution of any kind on any medium whatsoever; and
- one single user copy may be downloaded with any proprietary notices intact, for your own personal, non-commercial use, conditional on your agreement to be bound by our end user licence agreement for such downloads; and
- in the event social media platforms are linked to certain content on our Website, you may take such actions as our Website and such third-party social media platforms permit.
Users are not permitted to modify copies of any materials from this Website nor delete or alter
any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from this
site. You must not access or use for any commercial purposes any part of the Website or any
services or materials available through the Website.
If you print off, copy, or download any part of our Website in breach of these Terms and
Conditions, your right to use the Website will cease immediately and you must, at our option,
return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. You have no right, title, or interest
in or to the Website or to any content on the Website, and all rights not expressly granted are
reserved by ISI. Any use of the Website not expressly permitted by these Terms and Conditions
is a breach of these Terms and Conditions and may infringe or violate copyright, trademark, and
other intellectual property or other proprietary laws.
Conditions of Use and User Submissions and Site Content Standards
As a condition of your access and use of the Website, you agree that you may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms and Conditions
The following site content standards apply to any and all content, material, and information a
user submits, posts, publishes, displays, or transmits (collectively, "submit") to the website or to
other users or persons (collectively, "User Submissions") and any and all Interactive Functions.
Any and all User Submissions must also comply with all applicable federal, provincial, local,
and international laws, regulations, and terms of service.
Without limiting the foregoing, you warrant and agree that your use of the Website and any User Submissions shall not:
- In any manner violate any applicable federal, provincial, local, or international law or regulation including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software, patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property, legal rights (including the rights of publicity and privacy of others) or contain any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable laws or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with these Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy found at https://specialtylifeinsurance.ca/privacy-policy.html.
- In any manner violate the terms of use of any third-party website that is linked to the Website, including but not limited to, any third-party social media website.
- Include or contain any material that is exploitive, obscene, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, hateful, defamatory, sexually explicit or pornographic, violent, inflammatory, or discriminatory based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age or other such legally prohibited ground or be otherwise objectionable, such determination to be made in ISI's sole discretion.
- Involve stalking, attempting to exploit or harm any individual (including minors) in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content or otherwise or ask for personal information as prohibited under applicable laws, regulations, or code.
- Involve, provide, or contribute any false, inaccurate, or misleading information.
- Include sending, knowingly receiving, uploading, downloading, using, or reusing any material that does not comply with the Conditions of Use and User Submissions and Site Content Standards.
- Impersonate or attempt to impersonate ISI, an ISI employee, another user, or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using email addresses or screen names associated with any of the foregoing).
- Transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertisements or promotions, sales, or encourage any other commercial activities, including, without limitation, any "spam", "junk mail", "chain letter", contests, sweepstakes and other sales promotions, barter, or advertising or any other similar solicitation.
- Encourage any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Website, or which, as determined by us, may harm ISI or users of the Website or expose them to liability.
- Cause annoyance, inconvenience, or needless anxiety or be likely to upset, embarrass, or alarm any other person.
- Promote any illegal activity, or advocate, promote, or assist any unlawful act.
- Give the impression that they originate from or are endorsed by us or any other person or entity, if this is not the case.
User Submissions: Grant of Licence
The Website may contain Interactive Functions allowing User Submissions on or through theWebsite.
None of the User Submissions you submit to the Website will be subject to any confidentiality
by ISI. By providing any User Submission to the Website, you grant us and our affiliates and
service providers, and each of their and our licensees, successors, and assigns the right to a
world-wide, royalty free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive licence to use, reproduce, modify,
perform, display, distribute, and otherwise disclose to third parties any such material for any
purpose and according to your account settings and/or incorporate such material into any form,
medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. You further waive
any moral rights or other rights of authorship as a condition of submitting any User Submission
By submitting the User Submissions, you declare and warrant that you own or have the
necessary rights to submit the User Submissions and have the right to grant the licence hereof to
us and our affiliates and service providers, and each of their and our licensees, successors, and
assigns to the User Submissions and comply with these Terms and Conditions. You represent
and warrant that all User Submissions comply with applicable laws and regulations and the
Conditions of Use and User Submissions and Site Content Standards set out in these Terms and
Conditions.
You understand and agree that you, not ISI, are fully responsible for any User Submissions you
submit or contribute, and you are fully responsible and legally liable, including to any third
party, for such content and its accuracy. We are not responsible or legally liable to any third
party for the content or accuracy of any User Submissions submitted by you or any other user of
the Website.
Site Monitoring and Enforcement, Suspension, and Termination
ISI has the right, without provision of notice to:
- Remove or refuse to post on the Website any User Submissions for any or no reason in our sole discretion.
- At all times, take such actions with respect to any User Submission deemed necessary or appropriate in our sole discretion, including, without limitation, for violating these Terms and Conditions.
- Take appropriate legal action, including, without limitation, referral to law enforcement or regulatory authority, or notifying the harmed party of any illegal or unauthorized use of the Website. Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone posting any materials on or through the Website.
- Terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Website for any or no reason, including, without limitation, any violation of these Terms and Conditions.
YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS ISI AND ITS PARENT, SUBSIDIARIES,
AFFILIATES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES,
AGENTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTRACTORS, LICENSORS, LICENSEES,
SUPPLIERS, AND SUCCESSORS FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS RESULTING FROM
ANY ACTION TAKEN BY ISI AND ANY OF THE FOREGOING PARTIES RELATING TO
ANY, INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER ISI OR SUCH PARTIES OR BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.
We have no obligation, nor any responsibility to any party to monitor the Website or its use, and
do not and cannot undertake to review material that you or other users submit to the Website. We
cannot ensure prompt removal of objectionable material after it has been posted and we have no
liability for any action or inaction regarding transmissions, communications, or content provided
by any user or third party, subject to applicable laws.
No Reliance
The content on our Website is provided for general information purposes only. It is not intended
to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain more specific or professional
advice before taking, or refraining from, any action or inaction on the basis of the content on our
site.
Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our Website, we make no
representations, warranties, or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our
Website is accurate, complete, or up to date. Your use of the Website is at your own risk and
neither ISI nor its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, and their respective directors, officers,
employees, agents, service providers, contractors, licensors, licensees, suppliers, or successors
have any responsibility or liability whatsoever for your use of this Website.
This Website may include content provided by third parties, including from other users and
third-party licensors. All statements and/or opinions expressed in any such third-party content,
other than the content provided by ISI, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the
person or entity providing those materials. Such materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion
of ISI. Neither ISI nor its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, and their respective directors, officers,
employees, agents, service providers, contractors, licensors, licensees, suppliers, or successors
have any responsibility or liability whatsoever to you, or any third party, for the content or
accuracy of any third-party materials.
Privacy
By submitting your personal information and using our Website, you consent to the collection,
use, reproduction, hosting, transmission, and disclosure of any such user content submissions in
compliance with our Privacy Policy, found at
https://specialtylifeinsurance.ca/privacy-policy.html,
as we deem necessary for use of the Website and provision of services.
By using this Website you are consenting to the use of cookies which allow a server to recall
previous requests or registration and/or IP addresses to analyze website use patterns. You can set
your browser to notify you before you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether
to accept it. You can also set your browser to turn off cookies. If you do, however, some areas of
the Website may not function adequately. For more information on this automated information
gathering practices, see https://specialtylifeinsurance.ca/privacy-policy.html.
Third-Party Websites
For your convenience, this Website may provide links or pointers to third-party sites. We make
no representations about any other websites that may be accessed from this Website. If you
choose to access any such sites, you do so at your own risk. We have no control over the
contents of any such third-party sites and accept no responsibility for such sites or for any loss or
damage that may arise from your use of them. You are subject to any terms and conditions of
such third-party sites.
Such links to third-party sites from the Website may include links to certain social media
features that enable you to link or transmit on your own or using certain third-party websites,
certain content from this Website. You may only use these features when they are provided by us
and solely with respect to the content identified.
Disclaimer of Warranties
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT,
AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS FOUND OR ATTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS
AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS
FOUND OR ATTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS"
AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF
ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY
WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE
LAW.
NEITHER ISI NOR ITS PARENT, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE
DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS,
CONTRACTORS, LICENSORS, LICENSEES, SUPPLIERS, OR SUCCESSORS MAKE ANY
WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION, OR ENDORSEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE
COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, SUITABILITY, ACCURACY, CURRENCY,
OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE OR ITS CONTENTS. WITHOUT LIMITING THE
FOREGOING, NEITHER ISI NOR ITS PARENT, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES OR THEIR
RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS,
CONTRACTORS, LICENSORS, LICENSEES, SUPPLIERS, OR SUCCESSORS
REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, OR ANY SERVICES
OR ITEMS FOUND OR ATTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE,
RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE
CORRECTED, THAT OUR WEBSITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE
ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
WE CANNOT AND DO NOT GUARANTEE OR WARRANT THAT FILES OR DATA
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING FROM THE INTERNET OR THE WEBSITE WILL BE
FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER DESTRUCTIVE CODE. YOU ARE SOLELY AND
ENTIRELY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE AND YOUR COMPUTER,
INTERNET, AND DATA SECURITY. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW,
WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY DENIAL-OF-
SERVICE ATTACK, DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, OVERLOADING,
FLOODING, MAILBOMBING, OR CRASHING, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, WORMS,
LOGIC BOMBS, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY
INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA, OR OTHER
PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES
OR ITEMS FOUND OR ATTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR TO YOUR
DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON IT, OR ON ANY WEBSITE LINKED
TO IT.
Limitation on Liability
EXCEPT WHERE SUCH EXCLUSIONS ARE PROHIBITED BY LAW, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE WILL ISI NOR ITS PARENT, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTRACTORS, LICENSORS, LICENSEES, SUPPLIERS, OR SUCCESSORS BE LIABLE FOR NEGLIGENCE, GROSS NEGLIGENCE, NEGLIGENT MISREPRESENTATION, FUNDAMENTAL BREACH, DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT, BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF PRIVACY, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF THE PARTY WAS ALLEGEDLY ADVISED OR HAD REASON TO KNOW, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, OR RELIANCE ON, THE WEBSITE, ANY LINKED WEBSITES OR SUCH OTHER THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES, NOR ANY WEBSITE CONTENT, MATERIALS, POSTING, OR INFORMATION THEREON.
Indemnification
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless ISI, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, service providers, contractors, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or relating to your breach of these Terms and Conditions or your use of the Website, including, but not limited to, your User Submissions, third-party sites, any use of the Website's content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms and Conditions.
Governing Law and Choice of Forum
The Website and these Terms and Conditions will be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein,
without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision, principle, or rule (whether of the
laws of the Province of Ontario or any other jurisdiction) and notwithstanding your domicile,
residence, or physical location.
Any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Website and under these Terms and
Conditions will be instituted in the courts of the Province of Ontario and/or the Federal Court of
Canada, and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any
such action or proceeding. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over
you by such courts and to the venue of such courts.
Waiver
No failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any right, remedy, power, or privilege arising from these Terms and Conditions operates, or may be construed, as a waiver thereof; and no single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power, or privilege hereunder precludes any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power, or privilege.
Severability
If any term or provision of these Terms and Conditions is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of these Terms and Conditions or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction.
Entire Agreement
The Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and ISI regarding the Website and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations and warranties, both written and oral, regarding such subject matter.
Reporting and Contact
This website is operated by Insurance Supermarket, Inc. located at 8000 Jane Street, Tower A, Suite 101, Concord, ON L4K 5B8.
Should you become aware of misuse of the website including libelous or defamatory conduct, you must report it to ISI at compliance@isi.ca.
All other feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications relating to the Website should be directed to info@specialtylifeinsurance.ca