Copyright
Unless otherwise noted, all materials that are part of this Web site, including images, illustrations, designs, icons, photographs, video clips, and written and other materials are copyrights, trademarks and/or other intellectual properties owned, controlled or licensed by the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) or its member museums and partners.
We invite you to use the material on this Web site for educational and personal purposes. Copyright and other propriety notices should be kept intact with the material.
Express permission from CHIN or other indicated copyright owners is required if you wish to modify, copy, reproduce, republish, post, transmit or distribute the material in any way for any other purposes, especially commercial.
Language Policy
This Web site is produced by CHIN, a Special Operating Agency within the Department of Canadian Heritage, in collaboration with heritage organizations from Canada and around the world. Content created by CHIN is produced in both English and French. Searches can be conducted in either French or English but content contributed by member museums and other organizations not subject to the Official Languages Act may be available only in the working language of that institution. CHIN continues to work with its partners in developing bilingual terminology to support searching.
Privacy Policy
It is our policy to protect the privacy of all users. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy and ensure the appropriate use of information, CHIN has established physical, electronic and management procedures to protect any information we collect online.
Any personal information you provide CHIN is collected using the privacy enhancing technology, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). This information is kept under CHIN's control, protected under the Privacy Act, and is not provided to any third party. You will not receive email you have not requested and you may update or remove your name from mailing lists at any time by contacting us at service@chin.gc.ca.
If you ask us a question that we cannot answer, we may forward your message to someone who can, unless you specifically ask us not to.
CHIN gathers information concerning the use of its online content through 'traffic data' captured in standard web logs and through feedback. From time to time, we may also use cookies to assist us in understanding how the CHIN site is used. This information is compiled for the purposes of statistical analysis to improve the services we offer. Information is disclosed to third parties only in aggregate form.
Questions or comments regarding this policy may be sent by email to service@chin.gc.ca. If you are not satisfied with our response to your privacy concerns, you may wish to contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.
Cookies
'Cookies' are used on the CHIN Web site to assist in site navigation. Cookies are special, random identifiers consisting of small text files stored on the hard drive of the user's computer. In some cases, the cookies expire once the browser is closed. No other use is made of the information gathered through cookies. From time to time, we may also use cookies to assist us in understanding how the CHIN site is used.
Public communication
"Public communication" refers to discussion groups, chat areas, bulletin boards, news groups, letters to the editors, webmasters or employees, or email functions offered as part of this Web site.
You shall not upload to, distribute through, or otherwise publish in a public communication hosted on the CHIN Web site any content which is libellous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, illegal, or otherwise objectionable, that would constitute or encourage a criminal offence, violate the rights of any party, or that would otherwise give rise to liability or violate any law.
Disclaimer
The materials in the CHIN Web site are provided "as is" and without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. CHIN does not control or warrant the availability or content of any external Web site or other resource to which this Web site links. Under no circumstances, including but not limited to negligence, shall CHIN be liable for any damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials in this Web site or linked sites, even if CHIN or a CHIN-authorized representative has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Jurisdictional Issues
Unless otherwise specified, and except for clearly international offerings stating a change in law or jurisdiction, the content of this Web site is presented solely for the purpose of promoting and providing access to information resources and associated content held by CHIN and its partners.