Legal notice

All services and information (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Service”) made available to users by the Montreal Heart Institute (hereinafter the “MHI”) and accessible on this website at https://www.icm-mhi.org (hereinafter the “Website”) are subject to the following terms and conditions. By accessing and using this Website, you agree to comply with them. MHI reserves the right to modify these conditions at any time without prior notice.

Description of the Service

MHI provides users with a range of online services, including, but not limited to, information and communication tools. Unless expressly stated otherwise, any new feature that enhances or expands one or more existing services, or any new service launched by MHI, shall be subject to these Terms of Use.

Any fees required to use the Service, including Internet connection charges or fees for systems providing access to Internet content, are your sole responsibility. It is also your responsibility to obtain all necessary equipment to ensure such connection.

Protection of Personal Information

MHI is committed to safeguarding your security and privacy, including any personal information you may provide when using the Service. Please consult the Website’s Privacy Statement to learn about MHI’s practices in this regard.

Disclaimer Regarding Website Content

All content on this Website is provided for informational and educational purposes only. The information made available on this Website is not intended to be used to make decisions or conduct transactions of any kind.

Use of this website is not a substitution for consultation with a medical professional. MHI recommends that you seek the services of a qualified professional at all times to address any individual questions, including medical, financial, or legal matters.

Any decisions or transactions based on information presented on this Website are your sole responsibility. MHI shall not be held liable for such decisions or transactions, or for any direct or indirect damages or losses arising therefrom.

Under no circumstances can MHI, its directors or officers guarantee that the information contained on this Website is accurate or complete, nor do they endorse opinions that may be expressed. Accordingly, MHI is not responsible for actions taken by physicians or other individuals based on this information.

Health Disclaimer

No content provided on this Website is intended to be used for making medical decisions of any kind (including diagnosis or treatment). Use of the Service does not replace consultation with a physician or other healthcare professional. Consequently, MHI shall not be held liable for any decision based on such information.

Reliability of Information

Health-related information and information regarding services offered by MHI provided on this Website are for informational purposes only. Such information comes from various sources and is updated frequently. Despite efforts to ensure the information is current, MHI, its officers, employees and representatives cannot be held responsible for the content or accuracy of the information provided, nor for consequences arising from inaccuracies or damages resulting from its use.

Links to Other Websites

This Website may provide, or third parties may include, links to other websites or Internet resources. As MHI has no control over such external sites and resources, it cannot be held responsible for their availability or for any content, links, advertising, products, services or other materials available from them.

MHI shall not be liable for any actual or alleged damages or losses arising from or in connection with the use of, or reliance on, content, goods or services available on such sites or resources.

You are responsible for exercising judgment in your use of content and assume all risks associated therewith, including reliance on the accuracy, usefulness or completeness of content from external sources.

Links to sites offering downloadable software are provided solely for your convenience. MHI shall not be responsible for any issues related to downloading such software.

Use and Retention

MHI may establish general practices and limits concerning use of the Service, including but not limited to setting a maximum number of days your access may remain inactive and a maximum number of times you may access a Service within a given period (including maximum duration per access).

Modification or Interruption of Service

MHI reserves the right, at any time and without prior notice, to modify, temporarily suspend or permanently discontinue all or part of the Service or the Website. MHI shall not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension or interruption of the Website or services.

MHI Intellectual Property Rights

All information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs and images appearing on this Website are protected by copyright laws.

Users may copy Website content for personal use only. No one may redistribute, reproduce, republish, store on any medium, retransmit or modify information contained herein for commercial purposes without authorization from MHI, nor make public use of it without acknowledging the source.

This Website and any software or applications necessarily used in connection with the Service (the “Software and Applications”) may contain confidential and proprietary information protected by intellectual property laws.

Except as expressly authorized by MHI or the relevant merchant, it is prohibited to:

  • copy, modify, rent, lease, sell, distribute or create derivative works based in whole or in part on the Service, the Website, or the Software and Applications;
  • reverse engineer, decompile, or otherwise attempt to discover source code (except where permitted by law), sell, assign, sublicense or transfer rights related to the Software and Applications;
  • modify the Software, content or Applications in any manner, including to obtain unauthorized access to the Website;
  • access the Website by any means other than the interface provided by MHI.

Warranties

The Website and Service are provided and made available on an “as is” and “as available” basis. MHI makes no express or implied warranties, including but not limited to warranties of quality, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

MHI does not guarantee that:

  • the Service or Website will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free;
  • the quality of any product, service, information or material obtained through the Website will meet your expectations;
  • defects in software or applications will be corrected.

You are solely responsible for any damage to your computer or loss of data resulting from downloading material.

No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained from MHI or through the Service shall create any warranty not expressly stated herein.

Limitation of Liability

To the extent permitted by applicable law, MHI shall not be liable for any direct or indirect damages, including but not limited to loss of profits, goodwill, data or other intangible losses, even if MHI has been advised of the possibility of such damages, arising from:

  • use or inability to use the Website;
  • unauthorized access to the Website or alteration of your transmissions or data;
  • conduct of any third party in connection with use of the Website.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the Province of Quebec and shall be treated as a contract made in Quebec, without regard to conflict of law principles.

Any dispute, controversy or claim relating to this Website shall be submitted exclusively to the competent courts of the Province of Quebec, in the judicial district of Montreal.

General Provisions

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between MHI and you regarding use of the Website and the Service.

Failure by MHI to enforce any provision shall not constitute a waiver of its rights.

If any provision is declared invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.