Terms of use

Effective: December 1, 2023.

Thank you for using the Canadian Program for the Creativity, Innovation & Entrepreneurship (CPCIE) Course.

The course offerings provided by Hill Levene Schools of Business, University of Regina (collectively, “us,” “we,” or “our”) are subject to these Terms of Use (“Terms”) and govern your use of our website, apps, and other products and services (“CPCIE Course” or “Services”). Please read these Terms carefully, and contact us if you have any questions, requests for information, or complaints. By clicking “I accept” (or by using our Services), you agree to be bound by these Terms, including the policies referenced in these Terms.

1. Accessing CPCIE

Who May Use Our Services

Any use or access by anyone under 13 is strictly prohibited. Additionally, you may use our Services only if you:
  • comply with these Terms, all applicable laws, and our policies (including the Privacy Policy, course-specific eligibility requirements, and any other policies that may be applicable from time to time (“Policies”); and
  • are over the age at which you can provide consent to data processing under the laws of your country. Certain regions may have additional requirements and/or different age restrictions.

Any violation of these Terms of Use, applicable laws, or Policies may result in your access to all or part of the Services being suspended, disabled, or terminated.

When you create your CPCIE user account and subsequently use certain features, you must provide us with accurate and complete information, and you agree to update your data to keep it accurate and complete.

Subscription

When you create your CPCIE user account, you are also consenting and subscribing to receive promotional content and updates via electronic communications (email). These communications may come from M5 Marketing and Communications, a firm we have partnered with to assist in communicating and marketing the Services. The following terms and conditions will apply:

1. Acceptance of Terms

By choosing to subscribe to receive electronic communication from us, you signify your understanding, acceptance, and agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions outlined herein. Subscribing implies that you are at least 18 or have obtained parental or guardian consent to subscribe if you are under 18. We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your subscription or access to our content if any terms are violated or if we, at our sole discretion, believe such action is necessary for legal compliance or to protect the integrity and security of the Services.

2. Information Collection and Use

We may collect personal information, namely your name and email address, to distribute electronic communication and personalize the content we send to you. We will not share or sell your information to third parties, and we will only use it under our Privacy Policy.

3. Consent

By opting in to receive our electronic communication, you consent to receive email content and regular updates regarding our products and services.

4. Frequency

Our content may be sent regularly. The frequency is subject to change without notice.

5. Unsubscribe

You can unsubscribe from our mailing list anytime by clicking the “Unsubscribe” link at the bottom of our emails. Once unsubscribed, you will no longer receive electronic communication from us.

License

Subject to these Terms of Use and our Policies, we grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license right to access and use the Services. The rights granted herein are only for your personal, non-commercial use unless you obtain our written permission otherwise. You also agree that you will create, access, and/or use only one user account unless expressly permitted by us, and you will not share access to your account or access information for your account with any third party. Using our Services does not give you ownership of or any intellectual property rights in our Services or the content you access.

Commercial Use

Any use of our Services for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited. Any commercial use must be subject to a separate agreement with Hill Levene Schools of Business/University of Regina. If you are an organization already using our Services, separate terms apply. These terms do not govern the relationship between your organization and the Course.

2. CPCIE Course

Changes to the CPCIE Course

While we seek to provide a high-quality, reliable CPCIE Course, unexpected events do occur. We reserve the right to cancel, interrupt, reschedule, or modify any CPCIE Course module or change the point value or weight of any assignment, quiz, module or other assessment at our sole discretion. CPCIE Course are subject to the Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability sections below.

No Academic Credit

Hill Levene Schools of Business/University of Regina does not grant academic credit for the completion of the CPCIE Course or any part of the CPCIE Course. Participation in or completion of CPCIE Course does not confer any academic credit. We, our instructors, and any associated Content Providers have no obligation to have CPCIE Course recognized by any educational institution or accreditation organization.

Disclaimer of Student-Content Provider Relationship

Nothing in these Terms of Use or otherwise concerning your participation in CPCIE or any module of CPCIE: (a) establishes any relationship between you and any Content Provider, including Hill Levene Schools of Business and/or the University of Regina; (b) enrolls or registers you in any Content Provider institution, including Hill Levene Schools of Business and/or the University of Regina or in any Content Offering offered by any Content Provider institution including Hill Levene Schools of Business or the University of Regina; or (c) entitles you to use the resources of any Content Provider institution, including Hill Levene Schools of Business or the University of Regina beyond participation in the Content Offering.

Feedback

We welcome your suggestions, ideas, comments, and other feedback regarding the Services (“Feedback”). By submitting any Feedback, you grant us the right to use the Feedback without any restriction or any compensation to you. By accepting your Feedback, we do not waive any rights to use similar or related Feedback previously known to us, developed by our employees or contractors, or obtained from other sources.

3. Privacy

By accepting these Terms of Use, you consent to our collection of personally identifiable information about yourself, specifically your name and your email address.

You agree that we may share this PII with partners and other contracted organizations specifically and solely for the purposes of eligibility for administering the CPCIE Course and awarding prizes as those may be offered through the course of enrolment in or completion of any module of the CPCIE Course.

4. Security

We care about the security of our users. While we work to protect the security of your account and related information, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security measures. Please notify us immediately of any compromise or unauthorized use of your account by emailing hill-levene.imagineur@uregina.ca.

5. Third Party Content

Through the Services, you can access and/or use content provided by instructors, other users, and/or other third parties and links to websites and services maintained by third parties. We cannot guarantee that such third party content, in the Services or elsewhere, will be free of material you may find objectionable or otherwise inappropriate or of malware or other contaminants that may harm your computer, mobile device, or any files therein. We disclaim any responsibility or liability related to your access, use, or inability to access or use, such third party content.

6. Copyright and Trademark

We respect the intellectual property rights of our users, Content Providers, and other third parties and we expect our users to do the same when using the Services. We have adopted and implemented the Copyright and Trademark Policy in accordance with applicable law.

7. Modifying or Terminating our Services

We are continually working to improve our Services. We may add or remove functions, features, or requirements, and we may suspend (to the extent allowed by applicable law) or stop part of our Services altogether. Accordingly, we may terminate your use of any Service for any reason.  We may not be able to deliver the Services to specific regions or countries for various reasons, including applicable export control requirements, internet access limitations, and government restrictions. None of us, our Content Providers and instructors, contributors, sponsors, and other business partners, and their employees, contractors, and other agents shall have any liability to you for any such action. You can stop using our Services anytime, although we’ll be sorry to see you go.

8. Disclaimers

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SERVICES AND ALL INCLUDED CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF THE COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. WE FURTHER DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY RELATED TO YOUR ACCESS OR USE OF THE SERVICES OR ANY RELATED CONTENT. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY ACCESS TO OR USE SERVICES OR SUCH CONTENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.

9. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM: (A) YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES; (B) ANY CONDUCT OR CONTENT OF ANY PARTY OTHER THAN THE APPLICABLE RELATED PARTY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT; OR (C) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, USE, OR ALTERATION OF YOUR CONTENT OR INFORMATION.

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE DISCLAIMERS AND THE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY OUTLINED IN THIS TERMS OF USE REFLECT A REASONABLE AND FAIR ALLOCATION OF RISK BETWEEN YOU AND US, AND THAT THESE LIMITATIONS ARE AN ESSENTIAL BASIS TO OUR ABILITY TO MAKE THE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO YOU ON AN ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE BASIS.

10. Export Controls

You warrant that you are not located in, or ordinarily reside in, any country subject to applicable Canadian laws and regulations preventing us from providing you access to the Services. Your physical location determines your location. Using a virtual private network service, IP routing services, or another similar service to circumvent these laws is strictly prohibited.

You warrant that you are not named on any government prohibited, denied, unverified-party, sanctions, or exclusion list or export-controlled related restricted party list (collectively, “Sanctions Lists”). You will immediately discontinue using the Services if placed on any Sanctions List. You also warrant that you will not export, re-export, or transfer the Services to an entity on any Sanctions List or otherwise use the Services in a manner that would violate applicable laws.

Notwithstanding anything contrary to these Terms, we may terminate any further obligations to you, effectively immediately, if you are in breach of the duties in this section.

11. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold us harmless from any and all claims, liabilities, expenses, and damages (to the extent attributable to you under the applicable law), including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, made by any third party related to (a) your use or attempted use of the Services in violation of these Terms; (b) your violation of any law or rights of any third party; or (c) User Content, including without limitation any claim of infringement or misappropriation of intellectual property or other proprietary rights.

12. Governing Law

Except as provided below, the Services are managed by Hill Levene Schools of Business and/or the University of Regina, located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. You agree that these Terms will be governed by the laws of the Province of Saskatchewan and the laws of Canada applicable therein. In the event of any dispute related to these Terms that is not subject to binding arbitration, you and we will submit to The Arbitration Act, 1992 (Saskatchewan) as the legal forum for any such dispute.

13. General Terms

Revisions to the Terms

We reserve the right to revise the Terms at our sole discretion at any time. Any revisions to the Terms will be effective immediately upon posting by us. For any material changes to the Terms, we will take reasonable steps to notify you via a banner on the website, email notification, another method, or a combination of forms. In all cases, your continued use of the Services after publication of such changes, with or without notification, constitutes binding acceptance of the revised Terms.

Severability; Waiver

If it turns out that a particular provision of these Terms is not enforceable, this will not affect any other terms. If you do not comply with these Terms and we do not take immediate action, this does not indicate that we relinquish any rights that we may have (such as taking action in the future).

Content Providers

Our Content Providers and integrated service providers are third-party beneficiaries of the Terms and may enforce those provisions related to them.

14. Referenced Policies