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You must understand and agree that, without limitation:

All information, data, images and other materials are the sole responsibility of the user from whom the content originated;
You are prohibited from advertising or offering to sell or buy any goods and services;
You cannot transmit content that contains software viruses or programs designed to change or destroy the functionality of any computer software or hardware;
You cannot collect or store personal data about other users of the Site;
You cannot impersonate any person or entity;
You cannot interrupt or interfere with the Site or servers or networks connected to the Site; and
You cannot attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site or other user accounts.

Can your account be suspended or terminated?

We may terminate or suspend access to the Site and/or your account immediately, without prior notice including, without limitation, if you breach the Terms. We may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all the related files and information in your account. After your account has been terminated, the content you have posted may also remain indefinitely on the Site.

If you want to terminate your own account, please send an email to letstalk@niagarafalls.ca

Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

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The City, its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, licensors and other partners are not responsible for any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including legal fees, made by any third party due to or arising from a breach of this policy and/or any breach of your representations and warranties set forth above.

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This website contains the copyrighted material, trademarks, patents, trade secrets and other proprietary information (“Intellectual Property”) of the City and its suppliers and licensors. The City owns and retains all proprietary rights in the Intellectual Property. All Intellectual Property in the content of this Site including without limitation to text, software, source code, pages, documents and online graphics, photographs, sounds, audio, video and other interactive features are owned by or licensed to us.

Any original content that you submit or post on our Site may be made available to the public and allows users to share your content (with the end user acknowledging your contribution) under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 License.

Except for Intellectual Property which is in the public domain or for which you have been given written permission, you may not copy, alter, transmit, sell or distribute any of the Intellectual Property on this Site.

We are not responsible for your communications or dealings, including payment and delivery of goods or services, with a third party found via our Site. Any loss or damage incurred from those communications or dealings are solely between the user and the third party.

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We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time without notice. The most recent version of the Terms can be seen on this page. By continuing to access or use our Site after those revisions become effective, you agree and will comply with the revised terms. If you do not agree to the revised terms, please discontinue using our Site.

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