Legal

1. Copyright and Disclaimer

Copyright in all material on this website, including the underlying HTML, text, illustrations, designs, icons, audio clips, video clips, documents, products, software and all other content ("Material") is either owned by the Visual College of Art and Design of Vancouver (herein after referred to as “VCAD”), or VCAD has obtained a licence to use the Material for the website.

The Material on the site is protected by the Copyright Act (Canada).  Except as noted in the Terms of Use below, none of the Material may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means ("Use" or "Used"), without the prior written consent of the  VCAD or the original creator, where applicable.

2. Trademarks and Official Marks

All trademarks on this website are registered or unregistered trademarks or official marks of VCAD. Nothing on this website should be interpreted to grant any licence to use any trademark or official mark without the express written permission of VCAD.

To inquire about obtaining permission to use trademarks, please send a request to our department, please see Contact Information listed below.

3. Terms of Use - Non-commercial or Educational

All information on this site has been posted to provide access to information about the programs and services offered by VCAD.  The information has been posted with the intent that it be readily available for personal and public non-commercial or educational Use and except where otherwise prohibited, may be Used, in part or in whole and by any means, without charge or further permission from VCAD  provided the following conditions are complied with:

• Users must not modify or alter the Material.
• Users must exercise due diligence in ensuring the Material is accurately reproduced.
• Users must identify VCAD as the source of the Material with the following statement: "The source of the materials is http://... (website address). The use of these materials by [insert user's name] is done without any affiliation with or endorsement by VCAD. Reliance upon [insert user's name]'s use of these materials is at the risk of the end user."

4. Terms of Use - Commercial

Use of Material on the site, in whole or in part, for the purposes of commercial distribution is prohibited, except with written permission from the [Insert department name].

5. Disclaimer

VCAD makes every effort to ensure our websites are kept up-to-date.  In doing so, we go to great length to ensure the accuracy of the information posted.  However, it must be noted that there may be instances where information is not as current as it could possibly be and that from time to time changes will be made to the website and the policies and information included on the website.

The Material on this site is provided "as is" without warranties or conditions of any kind either expressed or implied.  To the fullest extent possible under applicable law, VCAD disclaims all warranties and conditions, expressed or implied, including but not limited to, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement or other violation of rights. VCAD does not warrant or make any other representations regarding the use, accuracy, timelines, applicability, performance, security, availability or reliability of this website or any sites linked to this site, or the results from the use of this website or any sites linked to this website, or otherwise respecting the Material on this website or any sites linked to this website.

6. Limitation of Liability

Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence shall VCAD be liable for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or the inability to use, the website or the Material or both.

Without limiting the generality of the above paragraph, VCAD is not liable for any virus or other damage that may infect your computer on account of downloading.

7. Links to Other Websites

Links to websites not under the control of VCAD are provided solely for the convenience of users, and VCAD is not responsible for the content of any other website. VCAD does not endorse, authorize, approve, certify, maintain, or control these external Internet addresses and does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, efficacy or timeliness of the information located at these addresses. VCAD is not responsible for the privacy practices of these websites. VCAD encourages users to review the privacy policies of any linked websites before navigating any website or disclosing personal information online.

8. Links from Other Websites

There may be circumstances where access to this website is provided by a hypertext link located at another website. VCAD has no responsibility for the content of these other sites and does not endorse, authorize, approve, certify, maintain, or control these external Internet addresses and does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, efficacy or timeliness of the information located at these addresses.

9. Termination

VCAD may terminate this authorization, including any licences contained in this authorization, at any time and further may terminate the user's access to any and all portions of this website if, VCAD determines, in its sole discretion, that the user failed to comply with any term of these Terms of Use.  On termination, the user must cease use of this website and destroy all Material obtained from this website, and all related documentation and all copies of documentation, whether made under these Terms of Use or otherwise, or take any additional or alternative reasonable steps that VCAD may direct in respect of the termination of the Use, or both.