Before accessing the Lodestar Client Portal, please review
the following disclaimer. At the end of the disclaimer, please
click "ACCEPT" to proceed to the log in page.
CLIENT PORTAL SITE USER AGREEMENT
This legal document is an agreement between you,
the User, and Lodestar Technologies Inc. having an office
at 205 - 6888 Southpoint Drive, Burnaby, BC Canada V3N 5E3
("Lodestar"). BY CLICKING THE "ACCEPT"
BUTTON BELOW YOU ACKNOWLEDGE YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND,
AND ARE AGREEING TO BECOME BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT
WHICH INCLUDES THE TERMS OF CONTENT, LIMITED WARRANTY AND
EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT,
CLICK ON THE "DO NOT ACCEPT" BUTTON BELOW AND
DO NOT ACCESS THE LODESTAR CLIENT PORTAL SITE.
This Agreement is between You, the user and Lodestar for
Your access to the secure site maintained by Lodestar and
known as the Client Portal. The Client Portal is a repository
for content owned by You, by Lodestar and by other third
parties. All information and Content stored at the Client
Portal is kept secure and confidential by password protection
and other security measures in accordance with Lodestar's
privacy policy.
1. Definitions
1.1 "Content" means collectively Lodestar Content,
Your Content and content placed on the Client Portal by
third parties.
1.2 "Lodestar Content" includes all content placed
by Lodestar on the Client Portal. It may include Lodestar
software documentation, business processes, technical papers
and other materials that are confidential and proprietary
to Lodestar.
1.3 "Your Content" includes all the content You
put or place on the Client Portal. It may include documentation
concerning third party software, Your business processes,
technical papers and other materials that are confidential
and proprietary to You.
2. Use of Content
2.1 Lodestar grants to You a limited, nonexclusive and nontransferable
license to:
(a) use the Lodestar Content in connection with Your use
of Lodestar's proprietary software products in connection
with your business.
(b) to transfer, upload and host Your Content on the Lodestar
Client Portal site subject to the following terms. You agree
that the Content:
i. will not infringe on any third party’s copyright,
patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights
or rights of publicity or privacy;
ii. will not violate any laws, statute, ordinance or regulation
(including without limitation those governing export control,
consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination
or false advertising);
iii. will not be defamatory, trade libelous, unlawfully
threatening or unlawfully harassing;
iv. will not be obscene or contain child pornography or,
if otherwise harmful to minors;
v. will not contain any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time
bombs, cancelbots or other computer programming routines
that are intended to damage, detrimentally interfere with,
surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data,
or personal information.
This license does not grant You any other rights to the
Lodestar Content or to third party content except as set
forth in this Agreement.
2.2 You may make no use of Content other than as expressly
authorized by Lodestar. Prohibited uses of Content include,
without limitation:
(a) permitting other individuals to directly or indirectly
use Lodestar Content or third party Content;
(b) making copies or creating derivative works based on
the Lodestar Content or third party Content, except as copies
are necessary for Your use of the Lodestar Software or in
connection with Lodestar services;
(c) removing any proprietary notices or labels on the Lodestar
Content or third party Content; and,
2.3 You are provided with a user identification number
(“User ID”) and a password. It is your obligation
and your responsibility to safeguard the confidentiality
and monitor any usage or Content provided in connection
with the UserID and the password. It is Your own responsibility
to safeguard Your User ID, password or follow any routine
security safeguards necessary to prevent unauthorized parties
from accessing Your Content.
3. No Payment
3.1 There is no charge for access to Content. We reserve
the right to alter terms for access to Lodestar Content
or access to the Client Portal site at any time upon 30
days prior notice to You. We shall provide notice of such
changes either by email or by the login screen for the Client
Portal site. You agree that Your use of the Client Portal
site after notification of any changes is notice to Lodestar
that You have agreed to the terms of the changed Agreement.
4. Term and Termination
4.1 Termination –This Agreement terminates if you
are no longer a customer of Lodestar by reason of termination
of Your use of the Lodestar Software or termination of any
services agreement between You and Lodestar.
5. No Warranty and Limitation of Liability
5.1 NO WARRANTY - THE CLIENT PORTAL SITE, AND ALL CONTENT
ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND THERE ARE NO OTHER
WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS, CONDITIONS, OR GUARANTEES OR
ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED BY LAW (in
contract or tort) OR CUSTOM, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO THOSE REGARDING MERCHANTABILITY, DURABILITY FITNESS FOR
PURPOSE, CORRESPONDENCE TO SAMPLE, TITLE, DESIGN, CONDITION,
OR QUALITY.
5.2 NO INDIRECT DAMAGES - IN NO EVENT SHALL Lodestar BE
LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY OTHER PARTY FOR INDIRECT DAMAGES
OR LOSSES (in contract or tort) IN CONNECTION WITH CONTENT
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST
DATA, LOST SAVINGS, OR INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR SPECIAL
DAMAGES, EVEN IF CAUSED BY Lodestar'S NEGLIGENCE AND EVEN
IF Lodestar HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH POTENTIAL
LOSS OR DAMAGE.
5.3 LIMITS ON LIABILITY - IF FOR ANY REASON, Lodestar BECOMES
LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PARTY FOR DIRECT OR ANY OTHER
DAMAGES FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER, AND REGARDLESS OF THE
FORM OF ACTION (in contract or tort), INCURRED IN CONNECTION
WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR CONTENT THEN THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY
OF Lodestar FOR ALL DAMAGES, INJURY, AND LIABILITY INCURRED
BY YOU AND ALL OTHER PARTIES, SHALL BE LIMITED TO $ 1,000
5.4 General Indemnity - You shall defend or settle any
claim made or any suit or proceeding brought (including
an action for defamation, libel or slander) against Us insofar
as such claim, suit or proceeding directly or indirectly
arises out of Your Content or violation of the terms of
this Agreement.
6. GENERAL
6.1 Complete Agreement - This Agreement is the complete
and exclusive statement of the Agreement between the parties
with respect to the subject matter contained herein. Lodestar
IS NOT BOUND BY ANY PROVISION OF ANY PURCHASE ORDER, CORRESPONDENCE,
OR OTHERWISE UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AGREED TO IN WRITING.
6.2 Governing Law - This Agreement is governed by the laws
of the Province of British Columbia, Canada. All disputes
arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, shall
be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration or mediation
under the rules of the British Columbia International Arbitration
Centre. The place of arbitration of mediation shall be Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada.
6.3 Non-Waiver - The waiver or failure of either party
to exercise in any respect any right provided for herein
shall not be deemed a waiver of any further right hereunder.
Some terms of this Agreement are particularly important,
so we want to call them to your attention and emphasize
that your signature constitutes your particular agreement
to these terms: s. 3 (Payment); s 5 (Warranty and Limitation
of Liability); and s. 6.1 (Complete Agreement). This Agreement
shall be effective on the date that it is accepted by Lodestar,
which shall be the date Lodestar grants you access to the
Content and the Client Portal.