Welcome to Your Local Buzz www.yourlocalbuzz.ca (the “website). These terms and conditions include our Privacy Policy and our Buzz User Guide, which are both posted on the Website.  They outline the terms on which we offer you access to our site as well as the use of our site, services and applications (collectively, “services'').   

 

You agree to follow all of these when using or accessing our website and services.  If you are entering into this agreement on behalf of a business or other legal entity, you verify that you have the authority to agree to these terms and conditions. 

 

In order for you to access and use some or a portion of the Services, you are required to sign-up and become a “Local Buzz Member”.    The information you supply in your sign-up must be your own and you alone are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password.  You are entirely responsible for all activities that occur under your Local Buzz membership and this membership is solely for the original member that signed up.

 

You must be at least 18 years of age to use the website and services. By using the website and services and by agreeing to these terms and conditions, you warrant and represent that you are at least 18 years of age.

 

We may monitor and review new account sign-up information. Providing false contact information of any kind may result in the termination of your account. We will not be liable for any acts or omissions by you, including any damages of any kind incurred as a result of such acts or omissions.

 

We may suspend, disable, or delete your account (or any part thereof) if we determine that you have violated any part of these terms and conditions or that your conduct or content would tend to damage our reputation and goodwill.  If we delete your account for the foregoing reasons, you may not re-register for our services without our approval. 

 

You must immediately notify us of any unauthorized uses of your account or any other breaches of security.

 

We do not own any information, data or images (collectively, “content”) that you submit to the website in the course of using our service. 

 

You have sole responsibility for the information you include in any submission, supply for any of the services offered and enter into any enquiry.  This information will be accurate to the best of your ability, not be false or misleading, and not distribute or contain spam or viruses.  It will be in English, French or Cree. (If in French or Cree; an English translation must be included.)  It will not include inappropriate language such as swear words or vulgar slang and it will not defame anyone or contain “hate speech”.     

 

All content and images you submit to the website will be your own. It will not infringe on intellectual property rights such as design, trademark or copyright.   We are not responsible for the images uploaded to the website.  If the website finds an image has been illegally obtained, we will contact the ad owner for removal and replacement of the image.  If unsuccessful, we will remove the image from the Website.  If you believe content or an image in a posting is breaking this policy, please report this posting and submit a request for it to be removed. 

 

We review all content submitted to the website for our services prior to posting approval (with the exception of the enquiries).  If we require changes made to your submission, your ad will be rejected with the details sent to you for adjustment and resubmission.  

 

We have the right, in our own discretion, to refuse or remove any content that, in our reasonable opinion, violates any of our policies or is in any way harmful or objectionable.  We can do this without notice.  This includes deleting and banning any user. 

 

If you have any problems or issues with enquiries sent to you through your posting, please reach out to us immediately so we can address it; we will not tolerate any disrespect, inappropriate or offensive content. 

 

You grant us permission to access, copy, distribute, store, and display the content of your submissions to our services solely as required for the purpose of providing the services to you.  This includes modifications to images submitted that may be necessary to allow the functionality of the website to operate properly and correct spelling and grammar.  Upon submission for our services we have your permission to share the information provided (all of or a portion) anywhere it is appropriate on our website, on our social media and other communication platforms; following our goal to get the information out to our communities and visitors.   The integrity and message of your submission will be kept.  

 

Submitted images:  All images submitted on the website belong to the original creator.  The website does not own any of the photos or images; we have permission to display them through ad submission or on separate consent forms.   If images submitted, do not display properly and require a sizing adjustment, we will adjust the image for optimal display on the website or our social media.  If the image needs to be adjusted beyond sizing, we will contact the owner for adjustment approval.  

 

Your Local Buzz Promotions:  

All promotions prepared by Your Local Buzz for businesses or non-profits (the "advertiser") are approved by the advertiser.  These are produced for advertising and promotion by Your Local Buzz on our website and social media.  They are available for "sharing" on social media, but can not be used for advertising outside of this. (Additional fees may be charged for use of promotions prepared as per our advertising agreement.)

 

All written content on the website outside submitted postings is the intellectual property of the author or creator.  It is displayed with the permission of the author or creator.  It is for entertainment purposes only and does not reflect the views or opinions of the website. 

 

You agree not to copy, reproduce, modify, or resell any of the website content or images; this includes any submitted content or images by our users or third party service providers. 

 

Our website and services contain links to other resources that are not operated by us (third party links such as websites and social media). 

 

If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We are not, directly or indirectly, implying any approval, association, sponsorship, endorsement, or affiliation with any linked resource, unless specifically stated herein.  We have no control over and accept no responsibility for the content or practices of any third party sites or services. 

 

Be advised that by posting a link to a website or social media site on our website, for our own purposes, we may track the number of times a link has been “clicked”.  We do this to obtain data on the effectiveness of features on our site. 

 

For those accessing the Website to view our content, it is free and always will be. 

 

We charge a fee for some of our services.   If your submission has a fee charged with it, this fee will be visible on the invoice form and in your cart.  Fees associated with our additional services will be added to your cart for completion of payment.  We have no hidden fees.  Our fees are in Canadian dollars and GST is not applicable.   

 

All fees require payment in full prior to your submission being uploaded for display on the website or shared on our social media.  We do our best to have submissions reviewed in a timely manner.

 

Our fees are non-refundable.  Please ensure your posting is allowable content prior to payment.  We welcome you to contact us if you are not sure.

 

For all submissions posted on the website; the user or organization posting, the ad is solely responsible for collecting any funds and/or fees associated with the posting.  The website does not collect or refund any funds or fees on your behalf.

 

Where tickets are for sale on the website by Local Buzz Ticket; are authorized on behalf of an organization to offer a designated number of tickets to our users and to collect these fees associated with these tickets.  All ticket fees collected are non-refundable.

 

We perform regular backups of the website and its content and will do our best to ensure completeness and accuracy of these backups. In the event of hardware failure or data loss, we will restore backups automatically to minimize the impact and downtime.

 

By using the website you are accepting the use of cookies. We use cookies to allow better user experience, quicker upload and to help you navigate through our website. 

You acknowledge that you have read this Agreement and agree to all its terms and conditions. By accessing and using the website and services you agree to be bound by this Agreement. If you do not agree to abide by the terms of this Agreement, you are not authorized to access or use the website and services.

 

We may update our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy at any time, with the update taking effect immediately.   These Terms and Conditions, our Privacy Policy and  Buzz User Guide will be updated when required; there will be no notification of these changes.  

 

If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints regarding this Agreement, we encourage you to contact us by email at stacey@yourlocalbuzz.ca.

 

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This document last updated on May 1, 2022.