Terms of Use

The Richmond School District web site consists of the material provided under the sd38.bc.ca domain (e.g., http://www.sd38.bc.ca) and several other sub-domains (e.g., http://www2.sd38.bc.ca, http://public.sd38.bc.ca, http://blog.sd38.bc.ca) (hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Site”). The Richmond Board of Education (a.k.a. “Board of Education, School District No. 38”) makes information available on this web site (“Site”) subject to the following terms and conditions. By accessing this Site, you agree to these terms and conditions. The Richmond Board of Education reserve the right to change these terms and conditions at any time without notice. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by the Richmond Board of Education. These terms represent the entire understanding relating to the use of this Site and supercede any prior or contemporaneous, conflicting, or additional communications.

Notice Specific to Documents Available on this Web Site
All material provided on the Site is intended for informational purposes only and should not be used to replace either official documents (except where the material on the Site is explicitly identified as comprising the official version of a document), nor the advice of a qualified professional. Permission to use Documents (such as articles press releases, data sheets and FAQs) from this Site is granted, provided that (1) the below copyright notice appears in all copies and that both the copyright notice and this permission notice appear, (2) use of such Documents from this Site is for informational and non-commercial or personal use only and will not be copied or posted on any network computer or broadcast in any media, and (3) no modifications of any Documents are made. Use for any other purpose is expressly prohibited by law, and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible.

Documents specified above do not include the design or layout of the www.sd38.bc.ca web site and other web sites with the sd38.bc.ca domain. Elements of the Richmond Board of Education web site are protected by trade dress and other laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. No logo, graphic, sound or image from the Richmond Board of Education web site may be copied or retransmitted unless expressly permitted by the Richmond Board of Education.

THE MEMBERS OF THE RICHMOND BOARD OF EDUCATION AND/OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS PUBLISHED ON THIS SITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. ALL SUCH DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE MEMBERS OF THE RICHMOND BOARD OF EDUCATION AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE MEMBERS OF THE RICHMOND BOARD OF EDUCATION AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM THIS SITE.

THE DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS PUBLISHED ON THIS SITE COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. THE MEMBERS OF THE RICHMOND BOARD OF EDUCATION AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE SOFTWARE AND/OR THE PROGRAM(S) DESCRIBED HEREIN AT ANY TIME.

Notices Regarding Software, Documents and Services Available on this Web Site
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE MEMBERS OF THE RICHMOND BOARD OF EDUCATION AND/OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF SOFTWARE, DOCUMENTS, PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM THIS SITE.

While every effort is made to ensure that all documents and files provided on the Site does not contain computer viruses, you should take reasonable and appropriate precautions to scan for computer viruses and should ensure that you have a complete and current backup of the applicable items or information contained on your computer system.

Links to Third Party Sites
THE RICHMOND BOARD OF EDUCATION WEB SITE CONTAINS LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY WEB SITES. THE LINKED SITES ARE NOT ALL UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE RICHMOND BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE MEMBERS OF THE RICHMOND BOARD OF EDUCATION ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENTS OF ALL LINKED SITES OR ANY LINK CONTAINED IN A LINKED SITE, OR ANY CHANGES OR UPDATES TO SUCH SITES. THE RICHMOND BOARD OF EDUCATION IS PROVIDING THESE LINKS TO YOU ONLY AS A CONVENIENCE, AND THE INCLUSION OF ANY LINK DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT BY THE MEMBERS OF THE RICHMOND BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE SITE.

Submissions
All information submitted to the Richmond Board of Education via the Site shall be deemed and remain the property of the Richmond Board of Education, and the Richmond Board of Education shall be free to use, for any purpose, any ideas, concepts, know-how or other techniques contained in information provided to the Richmond Board of Education through the Site or sent through e-mail, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Richmond Board of Education. Furthermore, the Richmond Board of Education shall not be subject to any obligations of confidentiality regarding any such information submitted to it unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Richmond Board of Education.

The Internet is not a secure medium and privacy cannot be ensured. Internet e-mail is vulnerable to interception and forgery. The Richmond Board of Education will not be responsible for any damages you or any third party may suffer as a result of the transmission of confidential information that you make to the Richmond Board of Education through the Internet, or that you expressly or implicitly authorize the Richmond Board of Education to make, or for any errors or any changes made to any transmitted information.

Access and Interference
In using the Site, you agree that you will not use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site. You agree that you will not use any robot, spider, other automatic device, or manual process to impose an “unreasonable or disproportionately large load” on the Richmond Board of Education’s infrastructure. An “unreasonable or disproportionately large load” is one that prevents other members of the school community from gaining fair and equitable access to web-based systems and resources.

Trademarks
Certain words, phrases, names, designs or logos used on the Site may constitute trade marks, service marks or trade names of Richmond Board of Education or other entities. The display of any such marks or names on the Site does not imply that Richmond Board of Education or other entities have granted a license or authorization of any kind to use such marks or names.All product and company names appearing on this web site are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
Applicable Law
The terms of use set forth herein and any claims relating thereto shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia and Canada without regard to the conflict law provisions thereof. Unless waived by The Members of the Richmond Board of Education at its sole discretion, the venue and jurisdiction for actions related to the subject matter hereof shall be the Province of British Columbia and a provincial or federal court of competent jurisdiction located in the Vancouver, British Columbia region.

Questions
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