Web Site Terms of Use
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE
Terms of Use
Mechanical Contractors Association of Ottawa (“MCA Ottawa”) makes available information and other materials on this Web site ("Materials"), subject to the following terms and conditions. By accessing this site, you agree to the terms and conditions as outlined in this legal notice. MCA Ottawa reserves the right to change these terms and conditions from time to time at its sole discretion by updating this posting. You should visit this page from time to time to review the then-current terms. Certain provisions of these terms may be superseded by expressly designated legal notices or terms located on particular pages at this site.
Ownership of Materials
The information on this Web site is protected by worldwide copyright laws and treaty provisions:
Copyright © 2006 Mechanical Contractors Association of Ottawa. All Rights Reserved.
Except as specifically permitted herein, no Materials on this Web site may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission from MCA Ottawa.
Trademark Information
The trade-marks, logos and service marks (“Marks”) displayed on this Web site are the property of MCA Ottawa or other third parties. You are not permitted to use any of the Marks without the prior written consent of MCA Ottawa or the third party which owns the Mark. The MCA Ottawa logo is a trademark of MCA Ottawa.
Use of Web Site Materials Except where otherwise stated on particular pages of this Web site, you may view, copy, and print Materials available on this Web site subject to the following conditions:
1. The Materials may be used solely for personal, informational, non-commercial purposes;
2. The Materials may not be modified or altered in any way;
3. Any copy of the Materials or portion thereof must include the copyright and any other proprietary notices which accompany or are contained within the Materials. If such Materials or portion thereof are not accompanied by a copyright notice you must include the copyright notice set out above (see "Ownership of Materials"); and
4. MCA Ottawa reserves the right to revoke such authorization at any time, and any such use shall be discontinued immediately upon written notice from MCA Ottawa.
Materials specified above do not include the design or layout of this Web site. The design and layout of this Web site are protected by copyright, trade-mark, trade dress and other laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part.
This Web site may contain sections that restrict access to individuals that have been granted a user ID and/or password by MCA Ottawa. Unless specifically stated otherwise, such user IDs and passwords, and the Materials accessed through use of such user IDs and passwords are for personal use only and may not be disclosed to any other person. MCA Ottawa reserves the right to revoke any user IDs and passwords, and any rights or privileges associated with them, at its sole discretion.
Career Section
This Web site acts, in part, as a venue for employers to post job opportunities and candidates to post resumes and MCA Ottawa does not screen or censor the listings offered. MCA Ottawa is not involved in the actual transaction between employers and candidates. As a result, MCA Ottawa has no control over the quality, safety or legality of the jobs or resumes posted, the truth or accuracy of the listings, the ability of employers to offer job opportunities to candidates or the ability of candidates to fill job openings. In addition, note that there are risks, including but not limited to the risk of physical harm, of dealing with strangers, foreign nationals, underage persons or people acting under false pretenses. You assume all risks associated with dealing with other users with whom you come in contact through the Web site.
Because user authentication on the Internet is difficult, MCA Ottawa cannot and does not confirm that each user is who they claim to be. Because we do not and cannot be involved in user-to-user dealings or control the behavior of participants on this Web site, in the event that you have a dispute with one or more users, you release MCA Ottawa (and our agents and employees) from claims, demands and damages (contractual and extra-contractual, actual and consequential, direct and indirect, punitive) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes.
We are under no legal obligation to, and generally do not, control the information provided by other users which is made available through the Web site. By its very nature, other people’s information may be offensive, harmful or inaccurate, and in some cases will be mislabeled or deceptively labeled. We expect that you will use caution and common sense when using this Web site.
You acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for the form, content and accuracy of any resume or material contained therein placed by you on the Web site. Employers are solely responsible for their postings on the Web site.
MCA Ottawa is not to be considered to be an employer with respect to your use of the Web site and MCA Ottawa shall not be responsible for any employment decisions, for whatever reason made, made by any entity posting jobs on the Web site.
Warranties, Disclaimers, Limitation of Liability
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE IN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND MCA OTTAWA, ALL MATERIAL ON THIS WEB SITE, AND ALL REFERENCES TO CORPORATIONS, THEIR SERVICES AND PRODUCTS, ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY OTHER WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABLE QUALITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR THOSE ARISING BY LAW, STATUTE, USAGE OF TRADE, OR COURSE OF DEALING. MCA OTTAWA ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE MATERIALS OR OTHER DOCUMENTS WHICH ARE REFERENCED BY OR LINKED TO THIS WEB SITE.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL MCA OTTAWA, ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS, LICENSORS, SUPPLIERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE, AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, INCLUDING TORT, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS INFORMATION. SOME STATES/COUNTRIES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF MCA OTTAWA TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS WEB SITE AND THE MATERIALS CONTAINED HEREIN IS $50.00.
MCA OTTAWA, ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS, LICENSORS, SUPPLIERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS CANNOT AND DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, ERROR FREE, ACCURATE, COMPLETE OR CURRENT. NOR DOES MCA OTTAWA MAKE ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE WEBSITE OR AS TO THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE. THIS WEB SITE COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL OR OTHER INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN; THESE CHANGES WILL BE INCORPORATED IN NEW EDITIONS OF THIS WEB SITE. MCA OTTAWA MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE PRODUCT(S) AND/OR THE PROGRAM(S) DESCRIBED IN THIS WEB SITE AT ANY TIME.
ANY MATERIAL AND/OR DATA UPLOADED, DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE WEBSITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. MCA OTTAWA DOES NOT WARRANT OR GUARANTEE THAT SUCH MATERIALS ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER DESTRUCTIVE CODE THAT MAY DAMAGE OR INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT OR OTHER PROPERTY. YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM UPLOADING AND/OR DOWNLOADING SUCH MATERIAL AND/OR DATA.
THIS WEBSITE CAN BE ACCESSED FROM OTHER COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. MCA OTTAWA MAKES NO CLAIMS THAT THE MATERIALS MAY BE LAWFULLY VIEWED OR DOWNLOADED OUTSIDE OF CANADA. IF YOU ACCESS THIS WEB SITE FROM OUTSIDE OF CANADA, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAWS OF YOUR JURISDICTION.
IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE WEBSITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE WEBSITE.
Feedback; Confidential Information; Privacy
Unless otherwise explicitly stated herein or in the Privacy Policy,  any non-personal information or material sent to MCA Ottawa will be deemed NOT to be confidential. By sending MCA Ottawa any non-personal information or material, you grant MCA Ottawa an unrestricted, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, display, perform, modify, transmit and distribute those materials or information, and you also agree that MCA Ottawa is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques that you send us for any purpose. However, we will not release your name or otherwise publicize the fact that you submitted materials or other information to us unless: (a) you grant us permission to do so; (b) we first notify you that the materials or other information you submit to a particular part of a site will be published or otherwise used with your name on it; or (c) we are required to do so by law.
To learn more about how MCA Ottawa protects your personal information, such as your name and address, please refer to the Pivacy Policy.

Links to Third-Party Web sites
This Web site may contain links to third-party Web sites, which are not under the control of MCA Ottawa. MCA Ottawa makes no representations whatsoever about any other Web site to which you may have access through this Web site. When you access a non-MCA Ottawa Web site, you do so at your own risk and MCA Ottawa is not responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any information, data, opinions, advice, or statements made on these sites. MCA Ottawa provides these links merely as a convenience and the inclusion of such links does not imply that MCA Ottawa endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content or uses of such Web sites.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
This Web site (excluding linked sites) is controlled by MCA Ottawa from its offices within the Province of Ontario, Canada. By accessing this Web site, you and MCA Ottawa agree that all matters relating to your access to, or use of, this Web site shall be governed by the statutes and laws of the Province of Ontario, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof. You and MCA Ottawa also agree and hereby submit to the personal jurisdiction and venue of the courts of the Province of Ontario with respect to such matters. MCA Ottawa makes no representation that materials on this Web site are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
Severability

If any provision of these Terms of Use is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such provision or part thereof which is necessary to render the provision valid, legal and enforceable, shall be severed from the agreement and the other provisions and the remaining part thereof of that provision shall remain in full force and effect

Benefit of Agreement
These Terms of Use are binding upon and shall ensure to the benefit of MCA Ottawa and its subsidiaries, and affiliates and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Privacy Policy

This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) applies to collection and use of personal information by means of this Web site (“the Web site”). The Web site is also governed by the Terms of Use. [Note: Add link to the Terms of Use ].
BY USING THE WEB SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS PRIVACY POLICY.
Use Of Personal Information
Mechanical Contractors Association of Ottawa ("MCA Ottawa") owns and operates the Web site and is committed to protecting the privacy of its users. MCA Ottawa does not collect personal information about individual users except when such personal information is provided to MCA Ottawa on a voluntary basis and when monitoring traffic to the Web site. MCA Ottawa uses your personal information to help it create and deliver content most relevant to you and to provide you with information about MCA Ottawa and its services.
If you choose to provide information via the Web site through site registration, surveys, forms or any other means, that information becomes the property of MCA Ottawa. Personal information about users will not be sold or otherwise transferred or disclosed to unaffiliated third parties without the user’s approval except MCA Ottawa reserves the right to disclose personal information: (a) to its affiliates and subsidiaries, (b) to third party service providers of MCA Ottawa provided that such disclosure will be limited to information needed to deliver their service, and further provided that such third parties shall be prohibited from using the information for any other purpose; (c) to conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on MCA Ottawa; (d) to protect and defend the rights or property of MCA Ottawa; and, (e) to act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of MCA Ottawa, its Web sites, or the public.

MCA Ottawa may conduct statistical analyses through the use of data collected through the Web site on an anonymous and aggregated basis in order to measure interest in and use of the Web site. MCA Ottawa may also provide its analyses based on such anonymous and aggregated data to third parties.

Resumes
This Web site includes a career section where we give you the option of posting your resume to the site. If you post your resume to this site, any person viewing this Web site will have access to your resume.
While the posting of resumes is intended to permit potential employers to view the resumes of job candidates, we cannot guarantee that other parties will not view your resume. We are not responsible for the use made of resumes, and the personal information contained therein, by third parties who access such resumes while they are posted to the Web site. You may request the removal of your resume from our Web site at any time by contacting MCA Ottawa. However, persons who have accessed the Web site prior to the removal of your resume, may have retained a copy of your resume in their own files or databases. We are not responsible for the retention, use or privacy of resumes, and the personal information contained therein, in these instances.
E-mail
MCA Ottawa will not monitor, edit, or deliberately disclose private communications unless: (i) required to do so by law; (ii) you grant us permission; or (iii) in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) comply with the law; (b) comply with any legal process that is served on MCA Ottawa; (c) protect and defend the rights or property of MCA Ottawa; (d) or act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of MCA Ottawa, its Web sites, or the public. However, you acknowledge that: (i) there are security and privacy limitations of the Internet which are beyond the control of MCA Ottawa; (ii) the security, integrity and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and MCA Ottawa through the Web site cannot be guaranteed; and (iii) any such information and data may be viewed or tampered with in transit by a third party.

Information from Your Computer

Our site recognizes information about your computer, such as the browser, operating system, IP address, and the home server from which you access the Internet. We keep track of the domains from which people visit our site. Your IP address is used to help identify you, gather broad demographic data, identify trends and statistics, help diagnose problems with our server, and administer our web site. We may use your IP address information when compiling and reporting aggregate information about our web site. We normally do not link IP addresses to any personally identifiable information; however, we may disclose visitor information when subpoenaed, for government investigations, and when we otherwise believe in good faith that the law requires it.
Cookies
Cookies are small data files containing information to specify unique preferences and to provide personalized content. Cookies collect information such as your browser type, time and length of your visit and any personal information you agree to provide.
When you visit our web site, we assign a unique visitor ID to a cookie file stored on your computer. This code is generated at random to enable us to "remember" you the next time you visit. This technique enables us to better serve you by providing content that is tailored to your specific interests and needs, and to facilitate quicker and easier log-in for you by remembering your password. Cookie information is neither connected to external data sources nor passed on to any outside party that is not connected with this web site.
Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies but visitors always have the option of disabling cookies and you can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you refuse cookies, you may be limited in your ability to access and/or use some areas of the Web site.
Third Party Web Sites

As this site may contain links to other web sites not controlled by MCA Ottawa, we cannot be held responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these other sites. You should check the privacy policies of these other web sites when providing personally identifiable information.
We use third-party advertising companies to place ads on our Web site. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other web sites in order to measure advertising effectiveness and to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. We DO NOT share any information (such as your name, e-mail address, telephone number, etc.), which may be used to personally identify you with these nor any other companies.

Ability and Means to Access Personal Information for Reviewing, Editing and/or Removing

You may, at any time, review, edit, and/or remove any information we have stored on you by contacting MCA Ottawa. We will comply promptly with any request to review, edit, or remove information.
Always the Ability to Opt-Out
At any time, you may choose to opt out of further e-mail communication with MCA Ottawa by requesting so via This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it All requests for removal will be handled expeditiously and without question.
Amendments To This Privacy Policy
MCA Ottawa reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time by notifying you of the existence of a new Privacy Policy. Such changes, modifications, additions or deletions shall be effective immediately upon notice thereof, which may be given by means including, but not limited to, posting on the Web site, or by any other means by which you obtain notice thereof. Your continued use of the Web site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgement of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy was last updated on This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the privacy practices of MCA Ottawa in respect of this Web site, please direct your inquiry to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it