Terms of use

These terms and conditions of use (“Terms of Use”) constitute a legal agreement and are entered into between CropLife Canada Inc. (“CropLife”, “we”, “us” or “our”, as appropriate) and yourself. By accessing the website located at https://croplife.ca and any and all subdomains of such website (the “Site”) owned and operated by CropLife, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, you must not access or use the Site.

CropLife may, at any time, revise these Terms of Use by updating this posting. You should visit this page from time to time to review the Terms of Use.

Use Restrictions and Security

You agree that when using the Site, you will not attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site, including, without limitation, by posting or introducing malicious or technologically harmful codes and files; interfering with or circumventing any Site protection mechanism or reverse engineering or otherwise deconstructing the Site; or copying or redistributing any part of the Site without our consent.

This Site is only intended for use by persons located in Canada, with Canadian specific information. This Site is not intended for use in any other jurisdiction, nor where its use is prohibited. If you access the Site from outside Canada, you do so at your own risk and you are responsible for compliance with local laws of your jurisdiction(s).

You agree that your use of the Website is subject to the terms of our Privacy Policy, which is hereby incorporated by reference into, and forms an integral part of, the Terms of Use. Personal Information and “cookies” will be collected, used and disclosed by CropLife solely in accordance with these Terms of Use and CropLife’s Privacy Policy.

Intellectual Property and Content

Copyright in the Site and its content (including all text, graphics, layouts and images) is owned by CropLife and all rights are reserved by CropLife in that copyright. Registered and unregistered trademarks owned by CropLife are displayed on and are also accessible through the Site.

CropLife hereby grants you a limited license to use and access our copyright material or trademarks (collectively, the “IP”) in the manner described below. You may:

  • use the IP for private, non-commercial purposes; and
  • print or otherwise save individual pages for private use. However, the IP may not be modified or altered in any respect, merged with other data or published in any form, in whole or in part. The prohibited uses include “screen scraping”, “database scraping” and any other activity intended to collect, store, reorganize or manipulate data on the pages produced by, or displayed on the Site.

Except for the limited licenses and rights expressly granted to you in these Terms of Use, you are not granted any other right or license to the IP. CropLife further reserves the right to terminate this license at any time for any reason whatsoever. Any derivative use of the Site or its content must include appropriate references and citations to the original author of the Site content.

You may not publish any hyperlink to the Site or use any materials, names or marks in any way to give the erroneous impression that an individual, entity or website is somehow affiliated with CropLife.

Communicating with You

Our form of communication with you about your account and your use of the Site will be by email and telephone. By using the Site, you agree that all communications related to your use of the Site and any other related information may be provided to you electronically and, unless we choose otherwise, electronically only. Electronic communications with you will comply with Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation, as further detailed in the “Anti-Spam” section of our Privacy Policy.

Disclaimer, Limitation of Liability, and Indemnification

The content of the Site is provided for general information purposes only. Users of the Site do so on a voluntary basis, consequently users of the Site are responsible for assessing the relevance and accuracy of the information available through the Site.

While reasonable care is taken in the preparation and presentation of the content, information on the Site is provided on an “as is” basis and your use of it is at your own risk. CropLife offers no guarantees or warranties and disclaims all representations, express or implied, whether originating by statute or otherwise in law, including without limitation with regards to the merchantability, accessibility, accuracy, reliability, completeness or currency of the information available on the Site or its usefulness in achieving any purpose.

CropLife and its directors, officers, employees, consultants, shareholders, agents and service providers (collectively, its “Representatives”) will not be liable for any direct or indirect loss, damage, cost or expense incurred or arising by reason of any person using or relying on the information on the Site (including hyperlinks displayed in same), regardless of the cause of action and whether or not foreseeable.

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless CropLife and its Representatives from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, including reasonable legal fees, suffered by such persons and resulting from your breach of these Terms of Use or your use of the Site.

Termination of Access

CropLife reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate, limit or suspend any user’s access to the Site without notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including the user’s breach of any of these Terms of Use.

No Waiver

CropLife’s failure or delay to enforce any of the terms and conditions under these Terms of Use shall not operate as a waiver of any of CropLife’s rights or privileges under these Terms of Use. No partial exercise of any right hereunder shall restrict CropLife’s ability to further exercise its rights.

Severability

If any term or provision of these Terms of Use is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of these Terms of Use or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction.

Governing Law

These Terms of Use and the use of the Site are governed by 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. The courts of the Province of Ontario, in the City of Ottawa, have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and decide any disputes relating to these Terms of Use.

Contact and Revisions

If you have any questions about the Terms of Use, or need to communicate with us, please contact CropLife by mail at 1201-350 Sparks Street, Ottawa (Ontario) K1R 7S8, by email at info@croplife.ca or by calling us at 613-230-9881. We may provide notices or communications to you on the Site and you agree that such notices shall constitute notice to you whether or not you actually access the notice.

CropLife may, at any time, revise these Terms of Use by updating this posting. All users of the Site are bound by these Terms of Use and should therefore periodically visit this page to review any changes to these requirements.

These Terms of Use were last updated on November 6, 2023.