V-Law – Terms of Use of V-Law Website, Social Media, Applications and Blogs

Introduction and Welcome

Thank you for using V-Law’s Website , Social Media, Applications and Blogs (the “Products”) and the “Information” that is provided in the Products.. For the purposes of these Terms of Use, V-Law shall refer to the V-Law Law Firms whose Information and Products you are accessing. The Information and Products are provided as part of the marketing for law firms that operate under the V-Law brand.  These terms of  use are restricted to the Information and Products and do not apply to the professional services provided by V-Law  Lawyers. Professional services by V-Law Lawyers are governed by the laws and customs applicable to lawyer and client relationships.

These terms and conditions (“Terms”) apply to your use of our Information and Products. In order to use the Information and Products you must read and accept the following terms and conditions of this agreement and our Privacy Policy. 

By accessing this website or using the Information or Products, you are agreeing to the Terms of Use, V-Law’s privacy policy and V-Law’s user community guidelines. If you are acting as an employee or agent of an entity, you agree to these Terms of Use on behalf of that entity. You must be of legal age in your province or territory or otherwise able to form a binding contract with V-Law in order to use V-Law’s Information and Products.

The V-Law Website, Social Media, Applications and Blog  Does Not Provide Legal Advice

V-Law Information and Products provide a platform to connect with V-Law lawyers but does not provide legal advice. The information provided in the Information and Products from V-Law is only for general information and does not constitute legal advice. V-Law website platform and any of the Information and Products does not: review information provided by you for legal accuracy or sufficiency, draw legal conclusions, provide opinions on your choice of use services nor does it apply the law to the facts of your specific situation. You should not ask for nor rely on any information provided by V-Law Information and Products as a substitute for legal advice. Legal advice can only be obtained once you have connected with and retained one of V-Law’s qualified lawyers licenced to practice in the jurisdiction that applies to your situation.

There is no lawyer-client relationship between you and V-Law lawyers upon use of V-law Information and Products nor between you and any V-Law lawyers, employees or representatives by using this website platform and V-Law Information and Products.

A lawyer-client relationship may arise once you have formally retained a V-Law lawyer, but is subject to what the lawyer and you have agreed upon as to whether or not the lawyer accepted your retainer. Note in some cases lawyers will specifically advise that no lawyer-client relations will be arise due to circumstances, for example, where there is a conflict of interest and the lawyer is unable to act for you.

This V-Law Website Platform is a Marketing Platform for V-Law Legal Firms

V-Law websites and products are part of the  marketing platform for V-Law Law Firms offering services online or virtually only. It is not the Law Firm and any representations about lawyers is based on the best information we have and information provided to us from the individual lawyer.

Personal Identification Information

V-Law will provide you with potential lawyer contacts and facilitate an initial consultation. The lawyer may request some information from you regarding you and your legal affairs to properly address your concerns. By using V-Law’s services, you consent to sharing such personal identification information for the purposes of securing legal advice from the requesting lawyer. This information will be accessible to V-Law when submitted through our platform.

You may be required to produce unexpired official government issued identification documents with your current photo and signature. You may be required to work with an ID authentication service which will vet you and your ID documentation for authenticity.

Email Communications

We use email and electronic means to stay in touch with our Users and other participants of our Information and Products. For contractual purposes, you consent to receive communications from V-Law in an electronic form via the email address you have submitted and agree that all the Terms of Use, agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that V-Law provides to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement and that such communications would satisfy if it were in writing.

In the event you retain a V-Law lawyer, you will also be communicating via a video call application such as MS teams or like service designated by the V-Law Lawyer.

Disclaimer on Lawyer Services

The information provided by V-Law website(s) and   Information and Products is for informational purposes only and V-Law website(s) does not specifically endorse or recommend any lawyer nor does it make any warranty as to the qualifications or competency of any lawyer. V-Law as the referrer for the services shall not be responsible and shall have no liability for any professional services rendered by any lawyer you interact or communicate with through V-Law services. Any use or reliance on such lawyer professionals services is at your own choice and will be governed by the rules of the governing body for that lawyer .

Agreement Between V-Law and Users

You acknowledge and agree that by using V-Law website (s) Information and Products, you are entering into a legally binding agreement (the “Agreement”) with V-Law to abide by the terms of use. No use of services is permitted for those under the age of majority in their province or territory of residence. By becoming a “User” or “Viewer”, you acknowledge that you have read and understood these terms and conditions and that you agree to be bound by all aspects of this Agreement (both in letter and in spirit) and held responsible for any violations thereof. By accepting the terms of this Agreement, you also verify that you have read and understand our Privacy Policy. This statement supersedes any prior agreements (both oral or written). If any section of these terms is found to be unenforceable either in law or in practice, the rest of the agreement in its entirety will remain in effect. Additionally, the unenforceable provision will be modified so as to render it enforceable and effective to the maximum extent possible in order to affect the intention of the provision. V-Law’s failure to act to enforce the Agreement does not constitute a waiver of said Agreement. 

If you are using the Site as a representative for another company, that organization may have a separate agreement with us. However, as an individual user you are bound by this Agreement regardless of any other agreements entered into by V-Law. 

Using our Information and Products.

Using our Information and Products does not give you ownership of any intellectual property rights in our Information and Products or the content you access. Except in the context of browsing or accessing our Information and Products in accordance with these Terms, you may not use content from our Information and Products unless you obtain permission from Us or are otherwise permitted by law. These Terms do not grant you the right to use any branding or logos used in our Information and Products. Do not remove, obscure, or alter any legal notices displayed in or along with our Information and Products.

Do not use our Information and Products on any mobile device in a way that distracts you and prevents you from obeying traffic or safety laws.

We may release and make available beta products and features (collectively, “Beta Services”) for a limited period of time (the “Beta Test”). Beta Services have not been completely tested, are not ready for commercial release, and may contain bugs, errors, defects, and deficiencies. We reserve the right to withdraw the Beta Services during the Beta Test. We do not guarantee that the Beta Services will be made commercially available or that any commercially available version of the Beta Services will contain the same functionality as the version made available during the Beta Test. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, V-LAW AND ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS AND DISTRIBUTORS MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ABOUT THE BETA SERVICES.

If you do not want to become a User, do not interact with the Information and Products or submit any information or view any of V-Law Product content or pages. 

V-Law provides information on V-Law lawyers based on information obtained or submitted to V-Law. While V-Law sets its own criteria for V-Law lawyers before they are accepted as a V-Law lawyer, it is not a guarantee of a lawyer’s quality, competency, or character.  You should not rely solely on the criteria in deciding to contact or hire any V-Law Lawyer.

Certain Definitions

 “Information” is defined as anything posted on the Site by you or by others or by V-Law. This includes but is not limited to: legal information, contact information, profiles, business services, pictures, business connections, embedded media, personal details, advertisements, URL links, marketing materials, rating scores, statements, general content and any other forms of communication posted on the Site.

Legal Information

Our website and other platforms and Products contain both V-Law created content and content that is not created by V-Law (the “Legal Information”). We have absolute right and may review third-party content to determine if it is illegal, violates our policies, and we may in our sole discretion remove or refuse to display content we decide violates our policies or any laws. We are not required to and do not commit to routinely screening content published or posted on any of our Services. This includes Legal Information posted by lawyers on V-Law Products and we do not guarantee the accuracy, adequacy or quality of such Legal Information nor the expertise of those posting such information.

Viewing of Legal Information – No Lawyer-Client Relationship

When using the Products you will find Legal Information. This Legal Information is for general information only. They may provide insight on addressing your legal issues but are only general information is not intended nor do they provide any legal advice to you. The Legal Information is not providing legal services, and your accessing such information or corresponding with or asking questions to a lawyer or asking questions to our staff via our Products does not create a lawyer/Client relationship between you and V-Law, or you and any lawyer. You should not rely on such Legal Information. You should understand that questions or answers or other postings to the Products are not confidential and are not subject to lawyer client privilege. You should not post any confidential information while using the Products. If you do engage a V-Law lawyer then at that point you can confirm when your communications become privileged.

V-Law Role

V-Law Products are a platform for V-Law lawyers which lawyers offer legal services and interact with potential clients. A lawyer-client  relationship is formed between the lawyer and the potential client or client and not between V-Law of Canada Inc. and the potential client or client. When that relationship starts will depend on the interaction between the lawyer and potential client. You should confirm with the lawyer when that has occurred. V-Law of Canada Inc.  is not to be held responsible for the quality or accuracy of any information or legal services provided by lawyers that the potential client (you) find on V-Law Products.

Ownership of Information

Content shared on the Website or Products, may or may not be deleted by us at our sole discretion. You understand that removed content may persist on the live site or in backup copies or on other third party sites. We are not responsible for third party sites.

If you believe that any material on the Website or any Services infringes upon any copyright you own or control you may notify us by emailing info@V-law.ca

We retain an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free right to duplicate, improve, distribute, publish, sell, remove, retain, add, process, analyze, use and commercialize, in any way now known or in the future discovered, any Legal Information posted or created by us, on the Website and on the Products, including but not limited to any lawyer or user generated content, ideas, concepts, techniques or data, without any further consent, notice, and/or compensation to you or to any third parties.

Software

Where our Services allow you to download client software (“Software”) which may be updated from time to time, you agree the Terms apply to the Software and upgrades. If you comply with the Terms, you may have a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to use the Software, solely to access the Information and Products. Unless prohibited by law, you agree not to reverse engineer or decompile the Information or Products, attempt to do so, or assist anyone in doing so. 

Security

You are responsible for ensuring the privacy and security of all your personal computer, mobile devices and communications equipment used by you went accessing and interaction with V-Law Products and V-Law lawyers.

Disclaimer

We provide and allow lawyers to use information regarding lawyers, legal services and legal postings/articles but we cannot guarantee such information is accurate. You acknowledge that such information consists of third party data and contributions, that have inherent limitations on the accuracy and currency of such information, that legal and other information may be incomplete, may contain inaccuracies, or may be based on opinion or may not properly apply to legal issues affecting you. V-Law does not vet such information for accuracy or reliability. V-Law, its affiliates, its suppliers and distributors do not warrant in any way, either express or implied, any of the information, the Products or Software used. The Products and Software used are provided “as is” and there is no warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title or non-infringement.

 Search Engine Optimization

You acknowledge that if you post anything on our Website or Products, that such post is open to the public, you acknowledge that your profile could be indexed by search engines and show up in search engine search results. We are not responsible for such postings that have been indexed.

Contact Importation

If you chose to import contacts you will do so in accordance with the ‘Terms of Use’ of the service from which you are importing, including but not limited to: Yahoo®, Gmail®, X®, MSNHotmail®, LinkedIn®, and Outlook® , Meta, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat (the “Third Party Service Providers”). We will in no way be responsible for any information that it is imported nor will we be liable for any contractual agreements or violations of any Third Party Service Provider’s specific ‘Terms of Use’ agreed to by that service’s members. V-Law is in no way affiliated with the Third Party Service Providers. The Third Party Service Provider trademarks/logos are properties of their respective companies and are in no way connected with V-Law. We will work in full compliance upon any request made by a Third Party Service Provider. Contact importation is for the primary purpose of allowing you to connect with people whom you already personally know and network with. If you are found spamming or using the importation feature for ANY malicious activities you will be subject to having your account terminated and may face criminal and/or civil prosecution.

Abuse of our Information and Products and our system may cause your access and if applicable your account to be terminated. By providing email addresses or other information to V-Law, you represent that you have authority to do so.

Termination

Your usage of the Information and Products may be terminated at any time, with or without cause, by  V-Law. V-Law reserves the right to deny in its sole discretion any user access to the Website or any of the Services at its sole discretion. In addition, V-Law may block access to the Website or the Services by identifying an IP address or range of IP addresses associated with you. 

Logo Information

The name “V-Law” and logo are marks of V-Law of Canada Inc. You agree not to display or use these marks in any manner without prior, written permission.

Use of Third Party Sites and Services

We allow users to post information on other third party Web sites such as Meta/Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. If you choose to post information to any third party Web site, then you agree to do so in accordance with that Web site’s terms of use. You are fully responsible for adhering to any agreement you have made with other parties, and V-Law will bear no responsibility for any violation of any other agreement you may have. V-Law cannot guarantee or be responsible for the success of publishing content to any other Web site as we have no control over those sites.

The links provided on this site may direct you to a third party Web site. The linked sites are not under our control and we are not responsible for the contents or functionality of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites. We are not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any linked site. We provide these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement of the site by us.

Use of the Site through Mobile Devices

If you access this site or the Information and Products through a mobile device, you agree that information about your use may be communicated to us, including but not limited to your mobile carrier, your type of mobile device, areas of the site visited, or your physical location. In addition, your use of the site or the Information and Products through a mobile device may cause data to be displayed on and through your mobile device. By accessing the site or the Information and Products using a mobile device, you represent that to the extent you import any of the Information on the site to your mobile device that you have authority to share the transferred data with your mobile carrier or other access provider. Therefore, you should check with your provider to find out if access to the site is available and the terms for these services for your specific mobile devices. Finally, by using any downloadable application to enable your use of the site or the Information and  Products, you are explicitly confirming your acceptance of the terms of any End User License Agreement associated with the application provided at download or installation, or as may be updated from time to time.

We currently provide our mobile services for free, but please be aware that your carrier’s normal rates and fees, such as text messaging fees, will still apply. In the event you change or deactivate your mobile telephone number, it is your responsibility to update your account information promptly to prevent Information being sent to your old number.

User Content and Interactive Sites

V-Law Products have interactive areas in which you may post content and information, including peer and user reviews, questions and answers, comments, photos, videos and other materials (the “User Content”). You retain all rights in, and are solely responsible for, the User Content you post to V-Law. You are solely responsible for your use of such interactive features, and use them at your own risk. By using any interactive feature, you agree to comply with the V-Law Community Guidelines. We reserve the right to remove or modify User Content for any reason (in our sole discretion), including User Content that we believe violates our Terms or our policies.

When you post User Content to V-Law, you give V-Law and its affiliates a non-exclusive, royalty free, perpetual, irrevocable and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display such User Content throughout the word in any media. To the extent such content is attached to a profile on the V-Law platform, the foregoing license includes a right to reproduce your profile, and any name, likeness or photograph contained in such profile. If you submit feedback or suggestions about our Products, we may use your feedback or suggestions without obligation to you.

Modification to the Terms of Use

We reserve the right to modify, supplement, or replace these terms from time to time, on a prospective basis and we will always post the most up to date version on our website. If we determine, in our sole discretion, that a modification to these Terms materially affects your rights, we will notify you by sending a message to your account email if you have provided one. By using or continuing to use or access the Services after any revisions have come into effect, you agree to be bound by the revised terms.

Indemnification

By entering into this Agreement, you agree to indemnify and otherwise hold harmless any V-Law Firm (as established in the provinces and territories of Canada) and V-Law of Canada Inc., their officers, employees, agents, subsidiaries, affiliates and other partners from any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, losses, or costs (including without limitation, lawyers’ fees) resulting from (1) your use of the Website or the Products; (2) unauthorized access to or alteration of your communications with or through V-Law, (3) your failure to comply with this Agreement, (4) any content you submit to us or the Website, or (5) any other matter relating to the Website or Products. Any business transactions which may arise between users from their use of the Website or the Products are the sole responsibility of the users involved. 

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless V-Law Firm (as established in the provinces and territories of Canada) and V-Law of Canada Inc., their corporate affiliates, independent contractors, service providers, and consultants, and each of their respective directors, employees and agents, from and against any claims, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses (including, but not limited to any reasonable lawyer’s fees) arising out of or related to any User Content you post, store, or otherwise transmit on or through the Products or your use of or inability to use the Information and Products, including without limitation any actual or threatened suit, demand or claim arising out of or relating to the User Content, your conduct, your violation of these Terms or your violation of the rights of any third party.

Disclaimer of Warranties

WE TRY TO KEEP THE SITE AND THE PRODUCTS AVAILABLE, BUG-FREE, AND SAFE, BUT YOU USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE WEB SITE AND THE PRODUCTS ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS AND THAT V-LAW ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROMPT OR PROPER DELIVERY OR RETENTION OF ANY USER INFORMATION OR COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN USERS AND LAWYERS, OR FOR THE ACCURACY OR EXISTENCE OF ANY COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN USERS. V-LAW EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. V-LAW MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (1) THE WEBSITE OR THE PRODUCTS WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (2) THE WEBSITE OR PRODUCTS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (3) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE SITE OR SERVICES WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (4) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR PRODUCTS WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, (5) ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE OR WE COLLECT WILL NOT BE DISCLOSED, AND (6) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED.

ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SITE OR THE PRODUCTS IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.

NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM V-LAW OR THROUGH OR FROM THE WEBSITE OR THE PRODUCTS SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, in no event shall V-Law of Canada Inc.and V-Law branded law firms, or any of their affiliates, suppliers and distributors, or any of their respective directors, employees and agents, be liable for any special, indirect or consequential damages, or any loss or profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of date, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from: the outcome of any legal matter, your access to or use or inability to access or use the Products or software, any conduct or content of any third party relating to the Products or software, or unauthorized access, use or alteration of Legal Information.

To the extent permitted by law, the total liability of V-Law of Canada Inc.,and V-Law branded law firms, and their affiliates, suppliers and distributors, for any claim arising out of or relating in any manner to the use of the Products or software, is limited to the amount you paid V-Law of Canada Inc. to use the Products to which such claim relates in the 12 month period preceding the filing of such claim. 

BREACH OF AGREEMENT AND LIQUIDATED DAMAGES

You understand and agree that, because damages are often difficult to calculate, if it becomes necessary for V-Law to pursue legal action to enforce the terms and conditions of this Agreement, you will be liable to pay us the following amounts as liquidated damages, which you accept as reasonable estimates of our damages for the specified breaches of this Agreement:

  • If you post content in violation of this Agreement, you agree to promptly pay V-Law One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) for each breaching item of content. We may (but shall not be required to) to issue you a warning before assessing damages.
  • If you copy, duplicate, reproduce, sell, re-sell, or exploit for any purpose any content in violation of this Agreement, you agree to pay Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000).
  • If you use computer programming routines that are intended to aggregate records or reports from the Site or the Services or otherwise damage, interfere with, disrupt, impair, disable or otherwise overburden our Site, you agree to pay One Hundred Dollars ($100) for each report or record that is aggregated, disrupted, damaged or otherwise affected by you.
  • In all other cases, you agree to pay the actual damages suffered by V-Law, including, but not limited to lawyer’s fees and court costs, to the extent such actual damages can be reasonably calculated.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, we reserve the right to seek the remedy of specific performance of any term contained herein, or a preliminary or permanent injunction against the breach of any such term or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Agreement, or any combination thereof.

Mandatory Mediation and Dispute Resolution

Please read this section carefully as it affects your rights.

We hope we never have a dispute, but if we do, you and we agree to try for 60 days to resolve it between us. You may send us details of your concerns to connect@v-law.ca. 

If we are not able to informally resolve your complaint, you and V-Law will agree to mediation by choosing mediator in the mediator roster in the Province of British Columbia or from a Province and roster of V-Law’s sole choice and sole discretion.

If mediation does not resolve the complaint, then you and V-Law agree to binding arbitration under the Arbitration Act of BC or similar act of a Province chosen by V-Law’s sole choice and sole discretion and not to sue in a court of competent jurisdiction in front of a judge or jury.

The following applies to any mediation or arbitration proceedings:

Before moving an unresolved informal dispute into mediation or arbitration, you must first send us a Notice of Dispute describing the nature and basis of the claim or dispute and the specific relief sought. This notice may be sent via email or by mail to: V-Law, Attention: Legal Counsel.

Whenever feasible, the mediation or the arbitration will be held telephonically or electronically unless the mediator or arbitrator finds good cause to hold an in person mediation or hearing instead and such location shall be in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada or such city and location in Canada as determined by V-Law in its sole and absolute discretion.

Notwithstanding our agreement to mediate or arbitrate disputes as provided above, the following exceptions will apply:

Injunctions: V-Law may bring a lawsuit against you in any court of competent jurisdiction solely for injunctive relief to stop any unauthorized use or abuse of the Services, or any intellectual property infringement. In these instances, V-Law may seek injunctive relief without first engaging in the informal dispute resolution, mediation or arbitration process, as described above. Further V-Law shall be entitled to  seek injunctive relief without prior notice to you of such lawsuit.

Disputes Not Covered by Mediation or Arbitration: In the event that mediation or arbitration is found to be inapplicable or unenforceable for any reason, or if you exercise the option to opt out of arbitration as provided for below, the claim at issue will be brought under judicial proceedings in a court in British Columbia, Canada and you and V-Law consent to personal jurisdiction and exclusive venue in such courts.

Option to Opt Out of Arbitration: You may opt out of this agreement to arbitrate. If you do so, neither you nor V-Law can require the other to participate in an arbitration proceeding. To opt out you must notify us in writing within 30 days of the date you first became subject to the arbitration provisions in these Terms. To opt out you must send us a clear statement that you want to opt out of arbitration, along with your name, residence or business address, and the email address associated with your account to connect@V-law.ca. This opt out does not apply to mediations.

No Class Actions: You may only bring individual claims. Under no circumstances are you allowed to bring a claim as a plaintiff or a class member in a class. Class action lawsuits, class-wide arbitrations and any other proceedings where someone acts in a representative capacity are not allowed. Any combining of individual proceedings must have the consent of all parties including the consent of V-Law.

Termination

Notwithstanding any of these Terms, V-Law reserves the right, without notice and in its sole discretion, to terminate your licence to use the Information and Products, and to block or prevent your access to and use of the Information and Products. V-Law reserves the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time. In the event of termination of access to the Information and Products for any reason, you have no right to obtain a copy of any data or communications you stored or effected via the Products, or any other data.

Waiver, Severability and Assignment

V-Law’s failure to enforce a provision of these Terms is not a waiver of its right to enforce these Terms later. If any provision of these Terms are found unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the Terms will remain in full effect and an enforceable Term or Terms will be substituted reflecting our intent as closely as possible. You may not assign any of your rights under these Terms, and any attempt to do so will be void. V-Law may assign its rights to any of its affiliates or subsidiaries, or to any successor in interest of any business associated with the Services.

Export Control

Your use of the Site or the Products, including our software, is subject to export and re-export control laws and regulations of Canada. You shall not — directly or indirectly — sell, export, re-export, transfer, divert, or otherwise dispose of any software or service to any end-user without obtaining the required authorizations from the appropriate government authorities. You also warrant that you are not prohibited from receiving Canadian origin products, including products, services or software.

Entire Agreement

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and V-Law and governs your use of the Site and the Services, superseding any prior agreements between you and V-Law.

 Governing Law and Miscellaneous

This Agreement and the relationship between you and V-Law will be governed by the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada, notwithstanding the choice of law provisions of the venue where any action is brought, where the violation occurred, where you may be located, or any other jurisdiction. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of this Agreement or related to your use of the Site or the Services shall be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or will forever be barred. Use of the Site or the Services is void where prohibited. You irrevocably and unconditionally (i) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the provincial courts of the Province of British Columbia, Canada (the “BC Courts”) for any litigation or dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement, (ii) agree not to commence any litigation arising out of or relating to this Agreement except in the BC Courts, (iii) agree not to plead or claim that such litigation brought therein has been brought in an inconvenient forum, and (iv) agree the BC Courts represent the exclusive jurisdiction for all disputes relating to this Agreement.

If any provision(s) of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, then such provision(s) shall be construed, as nearly as possible, to reflect the intentions of the parties with the other provisions remaining in full force and effect. V-Law’s failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by us in writing. The section titles in this Agreement are solely used for the convenience of the parties and have no legal or contractual significance.

Feedback

We welcome feedback. In order to improve the Site or the Products, please send us suggestions and ideas, though note that any ideas, specifications, drawings, concepts, or other information will be and remain the property of V-Law.

Notify us of any acts contrary to the Agreement. If you believe that you are entitled or obligated to act contrary to this Agreement under any mandatory law, you agree to provide us with detailed and substantiated explanation of your reasons in writing at least 30 days before you act contrary to this Agreement, to allow us to assess whether we may, at our sole discretion, provide an alternative remedy for the situation, though we are under no obligation to do so.

If you have any questions regarding these Terms of Use, you may contact us at connect@V-law.ca.