Website Terms of Use

Welcome to the Ontario Health Learning Management System (the “Website”). This Website is a learning management system that provides access to cancer-related evidence-based continuing professional development courses and resources for primary care providers.

Acceptance of Terms and Conditions and Changes

By accessing this Website, and any of its pages, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions ("Terms and Conditions") set out below. If you do not agree with these Terms and Conditions, immediately exit from this Website and do not access any other pages.

Changes may be made at any time to this Website, these Terms and Conditions, and the information contained herein, without prior notice to you. It is your responsibility to review these Terms and Conditions each time you enter this Website. Your continued use of this Website shall constitute your acceptance to be bound by these Terms and Conditions and any changes thereto.

References to Ontario Health ("OH") in these Terms and Conditions shall include its directors, officers, employees, agents and other representatives. Any views or opinions expressed on this Website, including those expressed in any discussion forums or in the content on this Website, do not represent the views or opinions of OH  unless specifically and expressly stated as such.

Protecting your Privacy

 OH is committed to respecting the personal privacy of individuals using this Website. OH  only obtains your business contact information such as your name, profession, and business email upon registration or by contacting us via e-mail. The content of your message and your email address will not be disclosed to anyone except OH staff, associates or partners who need the information in order to: (i) respond to your request; (ii) send you certain messages for which you have provided consent; or (iii) perform services associated with the administration of this Website. You may opt out from receiving further messages from OH by using the unsubscribe mechanism provided in OH’s messages. We do not gather any personal information during your visit to our site,

Unless otherwise stated at the time of collection, OH will not sell or transfer your business information to any other party without your approval, except that OH reserves the right to disclose such information if such disclosure is made pursuant to a legal proceeding or otherwise required by law provided that OH shall provide you with notice of any such disclosure.

OH will not monitor, edit, or deliberately disclose the contents of your private communications between participant and course administrators  or files unless required to do so by law. Information collected by OH is stored in a secure manner. However, you acknowledge that there are security and privacy limitations of the Internet which are beyond the control of OH and that the security, integrity and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and OH through this Website cannot be guaranteed.

Use of Website

This Website and the materials contained herein may be used for lawful purposes only. Materials from this Website may not be copied or distributed, or republished, uploaded, posted, decompiled or transmitted in any way without the prior written consent of OH, except that you may: (i) download materials for sharing on your organization’s Extranet website and provided that you do not delete or change any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices contained therein; (ii) download one copy of the materials on one computer for your personal, non-commercial home or archival use only and provided that you do not delete or change any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notices contained therein; or (iii) download certificates evidencing completion of courses on this Website for personal and professional use and sharing only, provided that you do not delete or change any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notices contained therein.

All remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics, and other information (other than your personal information) communicated to OH through this Website will forever be the property of OH unless otherwise noted.

You agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations (including, without limitation, all Canadian and United States national, provincial, state and local laws and regulations) governing the use of this website. Evidence of the possible use of this Website for illegal purposes will be provided to law enforcement authorities.

Registration and Restricted Access

This Website is restricted to primary care providers that register for an account to access and use this Website. It is your responsibility to ensure that your account’s user ID and password are kept confidential and are not shared with any third parties. You are fully responsible for all activities that occur pursuant to your use of this Website and any other actions taken in connection with your account. OH is not liable to you for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this section. OH may deactivate or suspend your account at its sole discretion for breach of these Terms and Conditions or for any other reason without notice.

Site Usage and Security

To monitor site usage and improve the quality of this Website, OH gathers information about the use of this Website with industry-standard website analytic software to track the number of users who visit this Website and to track the number of views of particular pages, as well as to track other general statistics about the use of the Website. OH makes no effort to link this information to individuals or to information voluntarily provided when you visit this Website.

OH employs safeguards to secure the information contained on and collected through this Website, including your business  information. OH secures the business l information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Business  information is protected when transmitted across insecure connections.

For site security purposes, OH uses software programs and analytic tools to monitor network traffic that identifies unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.

OH uses "cookies." A cookie is a set of data that is placed into the browser's application folder on your computer. The purpose of using cookies is to support the delivery of this Website and its associated services to you.

Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

WHILE CARE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN THE PREPARATION OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS WEBSITE, SUCH INFORMATION IS OBTAINED FROM A NUMBER OF SOURCES AND IS PROVIDED WITHOUT CHARGE. ANY SUCH INFORMATION IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR CONDITION, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, AS TO: QUALITY; ACCURACY; COMPLETENESS; LEGALITY; CURRENCY; RELIABILITY; EFFICACY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE; UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS TO THIS WEBSITE OR THOSE TO WHICH IT IS LINKED; ERROR-FREE OPERATION OF THIS WEBSITE OR THOSE TO WHICH IT IS LINKED; AND, THE ABSENCE OF COMPUTER VIRUSES AND OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR CORRUPTED DATA OR INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE OR THOSE TO WHICH IT IS LINKED.

OH and its content providers shall have no liability, whether direct, indirect, consequential, contingent, special or incidental, related to or arising from the information on this site or the use thereof, whether based on breach of contract or tort (including negligence), including infringement of intellectual property rights, strict liability, breach of warranty, failure of essential purpose, fundamental breach, breach of a fundamental term or otherwise, even if advised of the possibility thereof.

Information provided on this Website, including in its discussion forums, is intended for EDUCATIONAL and informational purposes only, is not intended to constitute medical advice or other professional Advice and should not be relied upon in any such regard. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or detailed statement concerning the matters addressed.

Anyone using this Website does so at his or her own risk, and by using such information agrees to indemnify OH and its content providers from any and all liability, loss, injury, damages, costs and expenses (including legal fees and expenses) arising from such person's use of the information on the site.

OH will not be liable for any damages or injury caused by, including but not limited to, any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus or line failure. OH will not be liable for any damages or injury, including but not limited to, special or consequential damages, that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials on this site, even if OH has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Copyright and Trademarks

The material contained on this Website and any of its pages, is protected by Canadian and other national and international copyright, trademark and other laws. OH retains all copyright, trademark and all other rights in all material contained on this Website, including all text and graphic images. No portion of this material may be used or reproduced, other than for the uses provided in this Terms and Conditions, or distributed, transmitted or “mirrored” in any form, or by any means, without the prior written permission of OH. Certain names, words, titles, phrases, logos, icons, graphics or designs in the pages of this Website may constitute trade names, registered or unregistered trademarks or service marks (“Trademarks”) of OH or of third parties that are used under license. The display of Trademarks on this Website does not imply the grant of any license to any other party. Other than as expressly permitted herein or by written agreement of OH, your use of any of the Trademarks that appear on this Website is prohibited. You are advised that OH will enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law, which may result in civil and/or criminal penalties.

Linked Websites

This Website may include links to other websites which are not maintained by OH. Should you leave this Website via a link contained herein and view content that is not provided by OH, you do so at your own risk. Links to other websites are for convenience only and should not be construed as an endorsement or approval of such websites by OH. OH shall have no liability for any loss or damage arising from your use of any such website.

The terms of use and privacy policies applicable to such linked websites may be different than those applicable to this Website. OH may terminate a link at any time.

Linking and Logo Policy

·         By linking to any page on this website, you hereby agree to be bound by OH's linking and logo policy as set out in these Terms and Conditions:

·         Except as provided below:

·         You are prohibited from linking to any page on this website other than the OH home page or a page designated and approved by OH as communicated to you by OH in writing.

·         You are prohibited from embedding any content from this website into your website and any link to this website must open a new browser window.

·         Links to this website may be by text only and may only read "Cancer Care Ontario" or "OH". Images of the OH logo for linking purposes may only be made with the express permission of OH. Any requests for such permission or for permission to link to this website in a manner other than as permitted in these Terms and Conditions should be addressed to:

ONTARIO HEALTH              

525  University Avenue 
Toronto, Ontario M5G 2L3 

By linking to this website, you acknowledge and agree that, other than as set forth herein, all rights to the Trademarks used on this website, the materials appearing on this website and the design of this website belong to OH or its licensors.

·         You must not misrepresent your relationship with OH or present false or misleading impressions about OH. No links to this website or a page of this website may be used in a manner that implies or suggests that OH approves or endorses you, your website or your goods and services (except as OH may have agreed separately with you in writing). You agree not to alter any materials found on this website.

·         OH shall have no responsibility or liability for any content appearing on your website. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold OH harmless against all claims arising out of or based upon your website.

·         No link(s) may appear on any page on your website or within any context containing content or materials that may be interpreted as libelous, obscene or otherwise unlawful, or which infringes, otherwise violates, or advocates the infringement or other violation of, any third party rights.

·         OH reserves the right at any time and in its sole discretion to request that you remove all links or any particular link to this or any other OH website or a page of this or any other OH website from your website.

·         Subject to your compliance with these Terms and Conditions, OH agrees to grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free license to use the "OH" or " Ontario Health" name solely for the purpose of establishing any permitted link hereunder. Except for the limited license to use the "OH" or " Ontario Health" name as set forth in this paragraph, you may not use any Trademarks for any reason without the prior written permission of OH. OH may, at any time and in its sole discretion, without cause, terminate the license granted herein to use the "OH" or " Ontario Health" name and your right to link to any page on this and/or any other OH website. Upon OH's request, you shall immediately remove all links to the relevant page on this and/or any other OH website and cease using the "OH" or " Ontario Health" name for linking purposes. Thereafter, any future links to a page on this or any other OH website will require the prior written permission of OH.

Social Media Terms of Use

OH uses social media platforms to share important information about Ontario’s healthcare system, cancer and renal care, and general health awareness. This Website may contain links to OH’s social media platforms. We invite you to connect, follow and engage with OH on OH’s social media platforms. Your participation and engagement on OH’s social media platforms as a result of this Website shall be subject to all the terms and conditions set out under the Social Media Terms of Use section of OH’s Terms and Conditions for its public website.    

Governing Law

These terms and conditions shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario, and you irrevocably attorn to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Ontario.

Jurisdiction

OH maintains this Website from its offices in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. OH makes no representation that materials on this Website are appropriate or available for use in other jurisdictions. Anyone accessing this Website from other jurisdictions assumes sole responsibility for compliance with local laws.

Miscellaneous

These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between OH and you pertaining to your use of this Website.

OH may terminate your use of this Website immediately with or without notice if, in its sole judgment, you breach any of these Terms and Conditions. Upon termination, you must destroy all materials obtained from this Website and all related documentation and all copies thereof. You may not access this Website after such termination without the written approval of OH.

OH's failure to enforce any provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not be construed as a waiver of such provision.

These Terms and Conditions shall bind and ensure to the benefit of both parties and their respective successors, heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives and permitted assigns.

You shall not assign your rights or obligations hereunder without OH's prior written consent.

If any part of these Terms and Conditions is unlawful, void or unenforceable, that part will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

Contact Us

If you have any issues and/or questions with respect to these Terms and Conditions or the Website, please contact:

Ontario Health
525 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 2L3
Email:  info@ontariohealth.ca

Website:  https://www.ontariohealth.ca/terms-and-conditions