Introduction
These Website Standard Terms and Conditions written on this webpage shall manage your use of our website, accessible at www.cross—checks.com
By using our website, you accepted these terms and conditions in full. If you disagree with these terms and conditions or any part of these terms and conditions, you must not use our website.
Intellectual Property Rights
Unless otherwise stated, we or our licensors own the intellectual property rights in the website and material on the website. Subject to the license below, all these intellectual property rights are reserved.
License to use website
You may view, download for caching purposes only, and print pages from the website for your own personal use, subject to the restrictions set out below and elsewhere in these terms and conditions.
You must not: republish material from this website (including republication on another website); sell, rent or sub-license material from the website; show any material from the website in public; reproduce, duplicate, copy or otherwise exploit material on our website for a commercial purpose; edit or otherwise modify any material on the website; or redistribute material from this website except for content specifically and expressly made available for redistribution. Where content is specifically made available for redistribution, it may only be redistributed within your organisation.
Acceptable use
You must not use our website in any way that causes, or may cause, damage to the website or impairment of the availability or accessibility of the website; or in any way which is unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful, or in connection with any unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful purpose or activity.
User content
In these website standard terms and conditions, “your user content” shall mean material (including without limitation text, images, audio material, video material and audio-visual material) that you submit to this website, for whatever purpose.
You grant to us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, adapt, publish, translate and distribute your user content in any existing or future media. You also grant to us the right to sub-license these rights, and the right to bring an action for infringement of these rights.
Your user content must not be illegal or unlawful, must not infringe any third party’s legal rights, and must not be capable of amounting to a criminal offence or give rise to a civil liability or otherwise be contrary to the law of any country or territory where it or they are or may be published or received.
You must not submit any user content to the website that is or has ever been the subject of any threatened or actual legal proceedings or other similar complaint.
We reserve the right to edit or remove any material submitted to our website, or stored on our servers, or hosted or published upon our website.
Your Account
If you create an account on our website, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer. You agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password.
You must be at least 18 years of age to create an account on our website. If you are under 18 years of age, you must have the permission of a parent or legal guardian to create an account.
You may not use false information or impersonate another person when creating an account. We reserve the right to terminate any account that is created using false information or that impersonates another person.
We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your account at any time and for any reason, including but not limited to, if we suspect that you have violated these terms and conditions.
Customers, Users, and Use of Services
Our website and services are intended for use by customers and users who are at least 18 years of age. If you are under 18 years of age, you must have the permission of a parent or legal guardian to use our website and services.
By using our website and services, you represent and warrant that you have the legal right and capacity to enter into these terms and conditions, and that you will use our website and services in accordance with these terms and conditions.
We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone, at any time, and for any reason.
You are solely responsible for ensuring that your use of our website and services complies with all laws, regulations, and other legal requirements that apply to you.
Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by us. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. You further acknowledge and agree that we shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such websites or services.
We strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party websites or services that you visit.
Governing Law
These terms and conditions, their subject matter and their formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable in British Columbia.
You and we both agree that the courts of British Columbia will have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim that arises out of or in connection with these terms and conditions or their subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims).
Force Majeure
We shall not be liable to you for any failure to perform our obligations under these terms and conditions, or any delay in performance, to the extent that such failure or delay is caused by a Force Majeure Event. A “Force Majeure Event” means any act or event beyond our reasonable control, including without limitation strikes, lock-outs or other industrial disputes (whether involving our workforce or any other party), failure of a utility service or transport network, act of God, war, riot, civil commotion, malicious damage, compliance with any law or governmental order, rule, regulation or direction, accident, breakdown of plant or machinery, fire, flood, storm or default of our suppliers or sub-contractors.
If a Force Majeure Event occurs that affects the performance of our obligations under these terms and conditions:
- we will inform you as soon as reasonably possible;
- our obligations under these terms and conditions will be suspended and the time for performance of our obligations will be extended for the duration of the Force Majeure Event; and
- we will use our reasonable endeavors to find a solution by which our obligations under these terms and conditions may be performed despite the Force Majeure Event.
Notices and Consent to Receive Notices Electronically
We may provide any notice to you under these terms and conditions by:
- sending an email to the address you provide;
- or by post to the address, you provide;
- or by notice through our website;
- or by any other means of communication reasonably calculated to reach you, including text message or phone call.
You consent to receive notices from us electronically, including by email, text message or phone call. If you wish to withdraw your consent to receive notices electronically, you must stop using our website and services.
Accuracy of Information
The information and materials contained on this website are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the information and materials provided on this website, and you should not rely upon them without independent verification. We may make changes to the information and materials on this website, at any time and without notice, but we make no commitment to update the information and materials.
Fees
You may be required to pay fees to access certain features or services on our website. These fees will be clearly stated on the website before you agree to pay them. Your use of the paid features or services will be subject to these terms and conditions, as well as any additional terms and conditions provided to you at the time you agree to pay the fee.
We reserve the right to change our fees at any time, but we will provide you with notice of these changes before they take effect. If you do not agree to the new fees, you may choose to cancel your subscription or discontinue using the paid features or services.
Authorization for Background Check & Certain Rights Under the FCRA
You authorize us to conduct a background check on you for the purpose of providing our services. This background check may include, but is not limited to, information regarding your criminal history, credit history, driving record, and employment history. You understand that the information obtained from these background checks will be used to make a decision about your use of our services.
You also understand that you have certain rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), including the right to receive a copy of your background check and to dispute any inaccurate information contained in the report. If you would like to exercise your rights under the FCRA, please contact us at the contact information provided on our website.
Use Restrictions
You agree to use our website and services only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these terms and conditions. You shall not use our website or services in any way that:
- violates any applicable law or regulation;
- infringes any intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights of any third party;
- is fraudulent, misleading, or deceptive;
- is defamatory, libellous, pornographic, or offensive;
- promotes discrimination, racism, hatred, or physical harm against any group or individual;
- is harmful to minors in any way;
- contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, or other computer programming routines that may damage, interfere with, intercept, or expropriate any system, data, or personal information;
- attempts to gain unauthorized access to any portion of our website or systems;
- interferes with the use of our website by other users;
- attempts to sell or otherwise transfer your account or any portion of your account to another party without our consent;
We reserve the right to terminate your use of our website and services if you violate any of these use restrictions.
Copyright Infringement Notices
We respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect our users to do the same. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide us with the following information:
- an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
- a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
- a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on our website;
- your address, telephone number, and email address;
- a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
- a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.
Our designated copyright agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement on our website can be reached as follows:
Name: Eliza Moshtaginejad
Email: eliza.m@cross-checks.com
We will remove any infringing material from our website as soon as we receive a valid notice of copyright infringement. We will also terminate the accounts of repeat infringers in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
Intellectual Property and Limited License
All content on our website, including text, images, graphics, logos, icons, and software, is our property or the property of our licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to access and use the website and its content for your personal, non-commercial use.
You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, republish, download, display, post, or transmit any content from our website without our express written permission. You may not use any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools to extract content from our website for commercial purposes. You may not use any content from our website for commercial purposes without our express written permission.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify us, and our directors, officers, employees and agents, from and against any claims, actions or suits or proceedings, as well as any losses, liabilities, damages, costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or in any way connected with your use of our website
These terms of service govern your use of our website and services. By using our website and services, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, you are not authorized to use our website and services. We reserve the right to make changes to these terms and conditions at any time, and your continued use of our website and services following any changes will indicate your acceptance of those changes.