Conditions of use
Legal Framework
In using this website, the user acknowledges that he/she has read, understood and
agreed to the conditions and limitations of liability set out below, which apply
to the website www.montrealjazzfest.com
(the "Website") in its entirety, including any content or information
posted on the Website by users:
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Copyrights
Copyrights protect all of the content available on the current Website or otherwise
available through the Website. The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
controls or owns all of the content on the current Website as well as the related
copyrights. Any retransmission, copy, use, reproduction, distribution or publication
of its content, be it a photograph, an audio or a video document, in whole or in
part, is strictly forbidden without the prior written consent of the Festival International
de Jazz de Montréal. Failure to secure consent may result in legal action
taken against the user.
The names of the companies, products and services, as well as the logos featured
on the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Website may be registered
trademarks protected by their respective owners. It is therefore forbidden to use
any trademark featured on the current Website without prior written authorization
from the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal or the holder of the
copyrights on the trademark concerned.
All content on the Website may be used solely for viewing or listening purposes.
For further information or to obtain authorization concerning copyrights, please
contact webmestre_jazz@equipespectra.ca.
Content posted on the Website by users
The user who posts content or information on the Website (including any forum or
chat room) must comply with the following regulations:
- Under no circumstances may the content or information violate the rights of others;
more specifically, the user may not:
- post any information that could adversely affect a person’s right to privacy or
post a photograph or an image of a person without that person’s consent;
- post messages that are vulgar, defamatory, pornographic, harmful, obscene, offensive,
racist, sexist, violent, discriminatory, contrary to public decency or order, or
any other comment or message that may violate the rights of others;
- post information or opinions that are false, misleading or defamatory, issue threats,
carry out harassment, incite hatred or violence, distribute propaganda, carry out
solicitation, advertising or sales, or attempt to use the Website for commercial
or illegal activities.
- The user acknowledges and guarantees that he/she is the sole owner of the content
posted on the Website and/or that he/she holds all of the rights, licences, consents
and authorizations required for the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal to
post this content online.
- The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal reserves the right not to distribute
content or information it deems inconsistent with the spirit of the Website and
the regulations pertaining to its use.
- In posting content or information on the Website, the user grants the Festival International
de Jazz de Montréal irrevocable authorization to use and distribute that content
or information as it sees fit and on an unlimited basis, in any medium or media,
in the world, and specifically on the Website for purposes of promotion and advertising.
- The user acknowledges that he/she is solely responsible for the content that he/she
posts online and that legal proceedings shall be brought against him/her in the
event that he/she fails to comply with these regulations. The Festival International
de Jazz de Montréal, its directors, employees and representatives disclaim all responsibility
for the posting or distribution of online content and information, and any damages
thereof incurred.
Links to other websites
The Website includes links allowing the user to access other websites created and
run by third parties. The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal is in
no way responsible for the management and control of content on these websites;
thus, it does not support these websites, nor does it offer any guarantees concerning
the sites. Therefore, the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal shall
in no way be held responsible for their content and practices.
Users or companies may use hyperlinks from their websites to the Website. They may
advise the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal thereof by writing
to webmestre_jazz@equipespectra.ca.
Unless an agreement to the contrary has been reached, this hyperlink may not in
any way suggest that the Website is associated with the website housing the hyperlink,
nor that the Website authorizes, approves or endorses its content. The Festival
International de Jazz de Montréal reserves the right to require that a hyperlink
to its Website be removed, and it may exercise this right at any time.
Users who wish to post a hyperlink from the Website to their website must request
permission by writing to
webmestre_jazz@equipespectra.ca. The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
reserves the right to decide whether or not to post this hyperlink on its Website.
Policy on the protection of personal information
The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal considers personal any information
relating to a person that makes it possible to identify him or her.
The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal shall endeavour to respect
the confidentiality of all personal information obtained on users of the Website.
Information collected by the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal with
the user's consent and registered in his/her file make it possible to present
content adapted to the user's preferences, to send the user print or electronic
documentation, to answer information queries, to subscribe the user to its publications,
and to register the user on mailing or survey lists. This information allows the
Festival to get to know its users' preferences and areas of interest with the
objective of better serving them in the future.
To adequately process requests from users, the transmission of personal information
to a service provider or a subcontractor intervening within the response process
may be required. If the user consents to being included on a mailing or survey list,
the transmission of these data to a subcontractor may be necessary.
If a subcontractor or service provider not attached to the Festival International
de Jazz de Montréal must use personal information held by the Festival International
de Jazz de Montréal, he/she must sign a related confidentiality agreement
and use the information solely for the purposes for which the user has given consent.
The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal will not transmit any personal
information on a user, unless the user specifically requests that it be transmitted,
unless the information is intended for a specific purpose for which the user has
provided consent, or unless the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
is legally obligated to transmit the information to a competent authority.
Verification, comments or complaints
The user, at any time, may ask to consult, correct or remove personal information
concerning him/her in the file held by the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal.
All verifications, comments or complaints related to erroneous information on the
Website must be sent in writing to webmestre_jazz@equipespectra.ca; for purposes of security,
the user will be asked to provide information making it possible to identify him/her.
Conditions of use
Under no circumstances shall the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
be held responsible for any losses or damages stemming directly or indirectly from
delays in the use of the current Website, nor will it be held responsible for the
accuracy of data available on the Website, the inability to use the Website, the
involuntary introduction of a virus on the user end, the use or performance of the
current Website, the information available or mentioned on the Website, or for any
other website joined by hyperlink or otherwise linked to the current Website.
The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal shall not endorse, recommend
or favour any product, service or company even if the Website contains information
on that product, service or company.
The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal reserves the right to modify,
at its sole discretion, the general conditions of use set out above, and it may
do so at any time. Users are responsible for taking cognizance of any eventual changes,
without prior notice from the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal.
As the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Website is published in
Québec, Canada, it is governed by the laws of the province of Québec
and by the Canadian laws that apply in this province.