Terms and Conditions
Use of Our Website
When you access and use this website (“Website”), you acknowledge that you have read, understand, accept and agree to be bound, without exception, by these Terms and Conditions, which form a contract between BLUEBIRD STRATEGY LTD. and users of this Website. We reserve the right to update and revise these Terms and Conditions and the content of this Website generally and to post such revisions on this Website from time to time. You also agree to be bound by such revisions and we encourage you to review the current terms and conditions as they may be modified from time to time.
If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is unlawful, void or unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from the remaining provisions and shall not affect their validity and enforceability.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
By accessing this Website, you agree to be bound by the laws of British Columbia and Canada as applicable, which laws will govern these Terms and Conditions and apply to any and all issues regarding this site. Any action relating to these Terms and Conditions or use of this Website, and our Privacy Statement, shall be brought solely within the Province of British Columbia and shall be within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of the Province of British Columbia.
Access to this Website from locations where the content is illegal is prohibited. You are solely responsible to determine whether your use of this Website is lawful, and you must comply with all laws applicable in your jurisdiction.
Viruses
BLUEBIRD STRATEGY LTD. have no responsibility or liability for any damages to or viruses that may infect your computer equipment or other property as a result of your use of this Website.
Monitoring, Disclosure
We have no obligation or liability to monitor this Website, however we may monitor the Website and from time to time disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any legal request.
Submissions to this Website
All questions, comments, suggestions and other communications (collectively, ‘Submissions’) provided by a visitor to this Website or regarding the content thereof shall be deemed to be non-confidential and BLUEBIRD STRATEGY LTD. have no obligation of any kind with respect to any such Submission, and shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose and distribute any such Submission or otherwise without limitation. Furthermore, BLUEBIRD STRATEGY LTD. shall be free to use any ideas, concepts, techniques, or know-how contained in any such Submission in our discretion for any purpose, including but not limited to development and marketing products, or offering services, which incorporate such information.
From time to time you may be required to submit information through this Website. All information you provide through this Website must be true, accurate and complete, as we will rely upon the information you provide. If you submit incorrect or incomplete information, you will be responsible for any loss, damage, or additional costs you or others may incur as a result.
Non-endorsement of Third Party Businesses
The information provided on this Website is for information and reference only. BLUEBIRD STRATEGY LTD. do not provide any endorsement or recommendation of any third party’s facility, business or event identified on this Website or make any claims, representations or warranties as to their reliability, financial condition or suitability for a particular purpose, unless specifically and expressly stated.
Links to Other Websites
There may be hyperlinks to other websites on this Website, and these linked sites which are not under the control of BLUEBIRD STRATEGY LTD. should not in any manner be construed as having any affiliation with or endorsement, representation or warranty by us of such website or entity or its respective products, services, information, materials, opinions or links to other websites, unless specifically and expressly stated. We do not review or monitor such websites and is not responsible or liable for the content or accuracy thereof. The reproduction and use of and reliance upon of any content linked to is completely at your own risk and is subject to the conditions that the respective website owners may impose. You are encouraged and advised to review the posted terms and conditions and privacy policies of all websites you visit.
Disclaimer
Although BLUEBIRD STRATEGY LTD. make every effort to ensure that information presented here is accurate, this Website is provided on an “as is” basis. All content is provided “as is” without any representation, warranty or condition of any kind, either express, implied, or statutory including, but not limited to, implied representations, warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, durability, title, non-infringement of intellectual property rights, or inter-operability of products and services. Your use of this Website is at your own risk. Neither BLUEBIRD STRATEGY LTD nor any of our partners, suppliers or affiliates or any other party involved in creating, producing, or delivering this Website is liable for any errors or omissions in the content of the Website nor for any direct, special, incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages arising out of or in any way related to (a) any errors in or omissions on or from this Website, including but not limited to technical inaccuracies and typographical errors, (b) any third party websites or content therein directly or indirectly accessed through links in this Website, including but not limited to any errors in or omissions contained therein, (c) the unavailability of this Website or any portion thereof, (d) your use of this Website or the information contained thereon, or (e) your use of any equipment or software in connection with this Website.
Nothing on this website constitutes, or is meant to constitute, advice of any kind. If you require advice in relation to any legal or financial matter you should consult an appropriate professional.
Indemnity
By accessing this Website, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold BLUEBIRD STRATEGY LTD. and all of its agents, directors, employees, partners, suppliers, affiliates and related companies harmless from any and all liabilities, costs and expenses, related to any claim or demand arising out of any violation of these Terms and Conditions by you, or in connection with your use of this Website or its content.
These limitations of liability apply even if BLUEBIRD STRATEGY LTD. has been expressly advised of the potential loss.
Unlawful and Prohibited Use
As a specific condition of your use of this Website, you explicitly agree not to use it for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms and Conditions. You agree not to use the Website in any way that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Website, or interfere with anyone else’s use of it. You will not attempt to gain unauthorized access to our computer systems or networks connected to our organization, through hacking, password mining or any other means. You will not attempt to reverse engineer any portion of the Website or attempt to infringe the intellectual property rights of others in any way. You will not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available through the Website.
Termination of Website User Access
If you breach any provision of these Terms and Conditions, you may no longer access or use this Website or its content. We, in our sole discretion, may terminate your right to use this site or its content at any time, for any reason, without any notice to you and without any liability to you or any other person. If we terminates your right to use this Website, these Terms and Conditions will nevertheless continue to apply and be binding upon you in respect of your use of this site prior to the termination of these Terms and Conditions, any information or materials obtained by you from this site, and anything connected with, relating to or arising from those matters.
If you have any questions about this Website, please e-mail us.
Exceptions
Nothing in this website disclaimer will exclude or limit any warranty implied by law that it would be unlawful to exclude or limit; and nothing in this website disclaimer will exclude or limit BLUEBIRD STRATEGY LTD. liability in respect of any: death or personal injury caused by BLUEBIRD STRATEGY LTD. negligence; fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation on the part of BLUEBIRD STRATEGY LTD; or matter which it would be illegal or unlawful for BLUEBIRD STRATEGY LTD. to exclude or limit, or to attempt or purport to exclude or limit, its liability.
Reasonableness
By using this website, you agree that the exclusions and limitations of liability set out in this website disclaimer are reasonable. If you do not think they are reasonable, you must not use this website.
Other Parties
You accept that, as a limited liability entity, BLUEBIRD STRATEGY LTD. has an interest in limiting the personal liability of its officers and employees. You agree that you will not bring any claim personally against BLUEBIRD STRATEGY LTD.’S officers or employees in respect of any losses you suffer in connection with the website.
Without prejudice to the foregoing paragraph, you agree that the limitations of warranties and liability set out in this website disclaimer will protect BLUEBIRD STRATEGY LTD. officers, employees, agents, subsidiaries, successors, assigns and sub-contractors as well as BLUEBIRD STRATEGY LTD.
Our website uses Google AdWords
This website uses the Google AdWords re-marketing service to advertise on third party websites (including Google) to previous visitors to our site. It could mean that we advertise to previous visitors who haven’t completed a task on our site, for example using the contact form to make an inquiry. This could be in the form of an advertisement on the Google search results page, or a site in the Google Display Network. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to the WNORTH website. Of course, any data collected will be used in accordance with our own privacy policy and Google’s privacy policy. You can set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ad Preferences page, and if you want to you can opt out of interest-based advertising entirely by cookie settings or permanently using a browser plugin.
Conference Registration Details & Refund Policy
Registration does not include such things as airfare and in some cases food, accommodation, and/or transfers from airport. Attendees are responsible for arranging their own travel and accommodation.
Registering for this event secures a space for you at the event. Online registration more than 6 weeks prior to WNORTH is strongly encouraged. While every effort is made to accommodate onsite registrations, there is no guarantee of space availability, nor the availability of distributed WNORTH materials for onsite registrants. In this case, participation/materials are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, with priority being given to registrants for the full conference.
Registrations will not be entered into the system and considered valid until payment in full has been received by the WNORTH office. In the case of registrations where payment is made by cheque, the WNORTH office MUST receive payment within 10 working days after submission of the registration for it to be accepted into the registration system as submitted and participation in events secured. Should payment not be received within the prescribed time period, the registration will be nullified and bookings in events opened up to other Attendees. In the case of registrations received at the early rates but nullified after the early rate is no longer available, the delegate will be required to register at the regular conference rate.
Fees are subject to the date of registration and the registrant’s membership status and type.
Member Rates may only be accessed by members in good standing. Conference Attendees who have purchased a member rate Conference Pass must be a member in good standing at the time of the Conference.
Registrations are accepted only through the WNORTH registration system on our website and at the registration desk prior to the conference.
Accepted payments methods are: Visa, MasterCard and American Express and Paypal.
As WNORTH incurs certain expenses prior to the conference, it is necessary to impose the following cancellation policy on in person conference passes:
45 days before the event, or earlier: 100% less a processing fee of $120
Less than 45 days before the event: no refund, however passes are fully transferable at any point prior to the conference at no charge.
All cancellations must be received in writing – by e-mail (info@wnorthconnect.com) and confirmed by WNORTH staff.
Refunds will be provided by applying a refund to the credit card used in registering. There will be no refunds granted for registrants who do not meet the conditions outlined above.
Attendees who do not attend meals, receptions, or coffee breaks included in the registration fee, will not receive a refund equivalent to the cost of the meal.
There will be no refunds on the dinner and special event tickets.
To contact us for more information or for cancellations, please email info@wnorthconnect.com.
The following cancellation policy applied to virtual conference passes ONLY:
45 days before the event, or earlier: 100%
Less than 45 days before the event: 50% or passes are fully transferable at any point prior to the conference at no charge.
Social Media Terms of Use
Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH uses Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter and other social media tools to share information about Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH and to communicate with its customers and stakeholders. Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH welcome all comments, opinions, questions, and feedback which relate to Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH, and which comply with these ‘Terms of Use’.
These Terms of Use are subject to change from time to time. We encourage you to check the date of our policies when you visit this Site for any updates or changes.
Rules and Guidelines regarding Posting
Subject to these Terms of Use, Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH allows comments and other content from users to appear on or through its social media sites, including without limitation its Facebook pages, Twitter, Blog and YouTube channels. Following are the Rules and Guidelines regarding posting:
By using Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH’s social media sites, or channels, the user agrees to abide by these Terms of Use
Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH will make reasonable efforts to delete, or determine not to post, comments that, as determined by Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH in its sole discretion, are not related to Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH’s activities, promote or advertise services or products, or defame or may defame or otherwise discredit in any manner Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH or any other person
Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH will make reasonable efforts to delete comments that contain abusive, vulgar, offensive, threatening or harassing language, personal attacks of any kind, or terms (offensive or otherwise) that target specific individuals or groups, comments that identify a third party, make false or unsubstantiated allegations, or may be discriminatory, misleading, defamatory, slanderous or libellous
The content of all comments may be released into the public domain, so a user should not submit anything he or she does not wish to be made available to the general public
Users should not post personally identifiable information. Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH will make reasonable efforts to delete comments containing such information
Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH will make reasonable efforts to delete comments that breach or may breach any Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH policy or terms of use (including these Terms of Use) or breach or may breach any law, statute or regulation
Anonymous comments or posts will be deleted
To protect your privacy and the privacy of others, please do not include phone numbers or email addresses in the body of your comment. Click here to go to our privacy policy.
Content removal and other remedies
Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH reserve the right at any time without notice to refuse to post comments or to delete comments which we determines do not comply with these Terms of Use. Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH ask that any user who sees a comment or content that the user thinks does not comply with these Terms of Use notify Bluebird Strategy Ltd and/or WNORTH.
Anyone acting contrary to these Terms may be temporarily or permanently excluded from the dialogue spaces on our site.
No remedy herein conferred upon or reserved in favour of shall exclude any other remedy existing at law or in equity or by statute, but each shall be cumulative and in addition to every other remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing.
Disclaimers and Agreements
All comments posted are the opinion of the user (writer), not Bluebird Strategy Ltd and/or WNORTH.
Each user agrees not to upload viruses or other malicious code, and not to facilitate or to encourage any violations of these Terms of Use.
By posting comments, each user gives Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH permission to use and distribute those comments. For any comments posted that is covered by intellectual property rights (“IP Content”), the user specifically grants Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH the non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use IP Content in any manner (including without limitation the right to copy, distribute and make derivative works). The user confirms, represents and warrants that the user has the right without restriction to post all comments (including without limitation all links) posted by the user, and that such comments do not abuse or infringe the intellectual property or other rights of any other person.
Each user who submits comments is fully responsible for the comments posted. Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH is in no way responsible for such comments nor for any information, references, links, opinions, claims, or advice in such comments, nor to collect, review, use, update, edit, retain, return, dispose of, share, circulate, act on, consider, or respond to, any such comments.
Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH does not verify the accuracy of any aspect of posted content and does not review references or links in any content and is not responsible for any content of any document referred to or in a site to which a link leads.
We don’t automatically ‘friend’ or ‘follow’ and a decision to ‘friend’ or ‘follow’ a user does not constitute endorsement of comments, content, position, or perspective. Further, any sharing or re-tweeting of links on the part of Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH does not equate to endorsement.
Social media sites, tools or channels are or involve third-party service providers for Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH which are not affiliated with Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH. Users are encouraged to read the terms and conditions of use and the privacy policy of each relevant social media site, channel or third-party service provider.
By using any of Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH’s social media sites, tools or channels (including without limitation by posting any comment or content), each user agrees to indemnify Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH regarding and to hold Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH harmless from any liability, loss, damage or expense, including without limitation professional and other fees and expenses, arising out of such user’s use of any Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH social media site or channel and any comments or content posted.
Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH disclaims any liability for any loss or damage resulting from any comments posted. Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH’s social media sites or channels may not be used for the submission of any claim, demand, informal or formal complaint, or any other form of legal and/or administrative notice or process, or for the exhaustion of any legal and/or administrative remedy. Communications to Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH made via social media platforms will in no way constitute an official notice to Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH or any official or employee of Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH for any purpose.
Anyone acting contrary to these rules may be temporarily or permanently excluded from the dialogue spaces on this site.
Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH’s Facebook site is not hosted by us and thus our privacy policy does not apply. The privacy policy for Facebook site may be found at www.facebook.com/about/privacy/. Facebook is a public web site and therefore Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH disclaims any liability for any loss or damage resulting from any comments posted on Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH’s Facebook site. A user should not share private information that the user does not want to make available to others. As with other social media platforms, our Facebook pages may not be used for the submission of any claim, demand, informal or formal complaint, or any other form of legal and/or administrative notice or process, or for the exhaustion of any legal and/or administrative remedy.
We manage our Facebook account as a portal for information from Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH. However, information posted on Facebook is not official policy of Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH and will in no way grant anyone any rights, privileges, or standing on any matter. All information should be verified through official channels at Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH. Use of our Facebook site is subject to our Social Media Terms of Use.
Communications to Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH made via social media platforms will in no way constitute an official notice to us or any official or employee of Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH for any purpose.
YouTube
Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH’s YouTube site is not hosted by us and thus our privacy policy does not apply. The privacy policy for YouTube site may be found at www.youtube.com/t/privacy_at_youtube. We retains records of the content on Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH portion of our YouTube site. These records may include user comments and any personally identifiable information a user shares with Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH. A user should not share private information that the user does not want to make available to others. This forum may not be used for the submission of any claim, demand, informal or formal complaint, or any other form of legal and/or administrative notice or process, or for the exhaustion of any legal and/or administrative remedy. Use of ours YouTube site is subject to Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH’s Social Media Terms of Use.
Communications to Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH made via social media platforms will in no way constitute an official notice to Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH or any official or employee of Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH for any purpose. Information about Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH activities and other methods to communicate with us are available on our website.
Content
If you follow us, you can expect tweets covering some or all of the following:
Information about our programs, events or projects
Alerts about new content on our other digital channels (news, publications, videos on YouTube, speeches, campaigns, etc.)
Information from our team about what we’re doing
Following
If you follow us on Twitter we may follow you back. Being followed by us does not imply endorsement of any kind.
@Replies and Direct Messages
We welcome feedback and ideas from all our followers, and endeavour to join the conversation where possible. However, we may not be able to reply individually to all the messages we receive via Twitter.
We read all @replies and Direct Messages and ensure that any emerging themes or helpful suggestions are passed to the relevant people in our organization.
The usual ways of contacting us for official correspondence are detailed in the Contact Us section of our website.
Ownership and Use of Copyright and Trademarks
Copyright: All of the content contained on this Website, including but not limited to information, text, logos, graphics, images, and other elements, is owned exclusively by Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH or, as applicable, its affiliates and partners, and are protected under the copyright laws of Canada and other countries and by international treaties. All rights are reserved. Products, process or technologies described on this Website may also be subject to intellectual property rights reserved by Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH. This Website and the content thereof may not be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, downloaded, posted, transmitted, modified or distributed in any way, in whole or in part, without the express prior written permission of Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH and any infringement of Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH’s rights or those of others will result in appropriate legal action. Copyright and other relevant intellectual property rights exist on all text relating to the Company’s services and the full content of this website.
Trademarks: Trademarks are valuable assets and any unauthorized use or infringement of the associated rights is taken very seriously by Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH. All names, marks, brands, titles, slogans, logos, graphics, trade names, designs and other designations contained within this Website are registered and unregistered trademarks or official marks (“Trademarks”) of Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH and, in some cases, other parties.
Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH enforce their intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law. The names of Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH or its logos, may not be used in any way, including in advertising, without our prior written permission. Nothing contained on this Website should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or permission or other right to use any Trademark displayed on this Website without the written permission of Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH. Unauthorized use of any Trademark, or any other content owned by Bluebird Strategy Ltd and WNORTH or others and displayed on this Website, is strictly prohibited.
Privacy
For further information on how personal information is collected on this website and used, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
