Terms and Conditions of Use
This website and associated databases (collectively “Site”) is provided by the Law Society of Alberta (“Law Society”) conditional on your acceptance of the terms and conditions of use set out below. By accessing and making use of this Site, you agree, on your own behalf and on behalf of any entity on whose behalf you may be acting, to be bound by the Terms and Conditions of Use (the “Terms”). If you do not want to be bound by the Terms, you must not use this Site.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, in no circumstances shall the Law Society, its Benchers, officers, or employees be responsible or liable for any loss or damages whatsoever arising from or in connection with your use of, access to or your reliance on, or your inability to use or access, this Site and Content, any external links on this Site, any website linking to this Site, any referenced product or service, or any delivery, hosting and ancillary services, or facilities of third party suppliers utilized by the Law Society. This includes, without limitation, any claims arising from errors, omissions, inaccuracies, or any reliance on the Content provided on this Site. By accessing or using this Site, you agree to release, waive, and hold harmless the Law Society, its Benchers, officers, and employees from any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses or expenses (including legal fees) arising out of or in connection with your access to or use of the Site or any Content, except to the extent that such liability cannot be excluded under applicable law.
Copyright © Law Society of Alberta. All rights reserved. The Law Society either owns the intellectual property rights of all web code, text, images, audio or visual recordings and other content (collectively “Content”) that is made available to you through this Site, or has obtained rights to the intellectual property of such Content to use the Content in this service. This ownership and rights extends to all current and future Content displayed on or uploaded to the Site.
The Law Society provides the Content on this Site for personal, professional, non-commercial or educational use only.
The Law Society grants to you a limited license to display on your computer, print, download and reproduce the Content that is made available to you on this Site, for non-commercial, personal, judicial and quasi-judicial proceedings, or educational purposes, including use by members of the Law Society of Alberta and students-at-law in their professional practice, provided that you do not modify any such Content. You are required to include and display the following copyright notice in a prominent and legible manner on each copy of the Content you print, download or reproduce:
Copyright © 2024 Law Society of Alberta. All rights reserved.
In addition, you must include a link to access these Terms and ensure that any third party that has access to the Content is informed that their use of the Content constitutes acceptance of these Terms.
No other use of the Content is permitted. Without restricting the generality of the foregoing, you may not make commercial use of the Content of this Site, including using the Content of this Site in or with any product that you create or distribute or copy the Content of this Site onto your own or another’s website.
You must obtain prior written permission from the Law Society of Alberta Communications Department prior to using the Law Society logo.
If you want to link to this Site, you may do so provided that you do not misrepresent any affiliation with the Law Society, imply endorsement by the Law Society, or present false or misleading information. The Law Society reserves the right to revoke this permission at any time.
The Law Society is not responsible for any third-party website linked to this Site. The inclusion of links to such websites on the Site does not imply any endorsement of any website or the content, products or services offered, advertised, endorsed or promoted by any third party, or of any company or person. If you decide to access any third-party websites or acquire any third-party products or services, you do so entirely at your own risk, and you may be subject to the terms and conditions and the privacy policies imposed by such third parties.
The Content on this Site is intended for information purposes only, and not as legal advice. If you have a legal problem, you should talk to a lawyer.
While reasonable efforts have been made to confirm the accuracy of the Content at the time of publication, the Content is provided on an “as-is” basis and the Law Society disclaims any duty to update the Content, and reliance on the Content is at the user’s risk.
The Law Society may terminate, change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of this Site and its Content at any time without notice.
All matters relating to access to, or use of, this Site shall be governed by the laws of the Province of Alberta and the laws of Canada applicable therein.