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Copyright/Permission to Reproduce
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Canada for the purpose of providing Canadians with direct access to information
about the programs and services offered by the Government of Canada (GoC).
Much of the material on this site is covered by the Copyright Act, by
Canadian laws, policies, regulations and by international agreements.
Such copyright serves to identify the information source and, in specific
instances, to prohibit reproduction of materials without written permission.
Non-commercial Reproduction
Information on this site has been posted with the intent that it be
readily available for personal and public non-commercial use. Unless otherwise
noted by the application of the copyright symbol (© Environment Canada,
Date), materials on this site may be reproduced, in part or in whole and
by any means, without charge or further permission from Environment Canada.
We ask only that:
- Users exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy of the materials
reproduced;
- Environment Canada be identified as the source department; and,
- The reproduction is not represented as an official version of the
materials reproduced, nor as having been made in affiliation with or
with the endorsement of Environment Canada.
Commercial Reproduction
Reproduction of multiple copies of materials on this site, in whole
or in part, for the purposes of commercial redistribution is prohibited
except with written permission from the GoC copyright administrator, Public
Works and Government Services Canada. Through the permission granting
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to the most accurate, up-to-date versions. To obtain permission to reproduce
materials on this site for commercial purposes, please contact:
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Services 350 Albert Street, 4th Floor
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or
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Third-party Materials
Some of the materials and graphical elements found on GoC Web sites
are subject to copyrights held by other organizations. This is particularly
true of sites that are jointly operated by a GoC institution and an external
organization, as part of a collaborative agreement. In such cases, some
restrictions on the reproduction of materials or graphical elements may
apply; it may be necessary to seek permission from the author or copyright
holder prior to reproduction. To obtain information concerning copyright
ownership and restrictions on reproduction on this site, please contact:
Minister of the Environment
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H3
Fax: (819) 953-2225
E-mail: enviroinfo@ec.gc.ca
Privacy Statement
The Government of Canada (GoC) and Environment Canada are committed
to respecting the personal privacy of individuals who visit our Web sites.
This page summarizes the privacy policy and practices of Environment Canada
Web sites.
- The GoC does not automatically gather any personal information from
you, such as your name, phone number, e-mail or street address during
your visit to its Web sites. This information is only obtained if you
supply it voluntarily, usually through contacting us via e-mail, or
registering in a secure portion of the site.
- All personal information you do provide is protected under the federal
Privacy Act. This means that, at the point of collection, you
will be informed that your personal information is being collected,
the purpose for which it is being collected and that you have a right
of access to the information.
- Environment Canada (EC) uses per-session cookies. The per-session
cookies do not collect personal information about you. Per-session cookies
are used to store information within a session (or visit to our web
site). These cookies are deposited on a user's computer only while the
user is visiting the site and are deleted when the user closes the session.
Here is the list of information that we are collecting by using per-session
cookies:
- The name of your Internet service provider, its IP address, and
the name of your service provider's server
- EC makes no attempt to link these addresses with the identity
of individuals visiting EC sites
- The length of each visit
- The number of requests per visit
- Your type of operating system (Windows, MacIntosh, Unix, etc.)
- Your browser type (Netscape, Internet Explorer, etc.)
By keeping this data, EC's web site administrators can fine-tune the
sites based on user-activity trends.
- Environment Canada is a participant in the GoC Public Key Infrastructure
(PKI), which gives you the opportunity to communicate with the Department
in a confidential manner.
- Questions or comments regarding this policy, or the administration
of the Privacy Act in Environment Canada may be directed to
Shelley Emmerson, Chief, Access to Information and Privacy by e-mail
to priv@ec.gc.ca or by calling (819) 997-4552. If you are not satisfied
that we have adequately respected your privacy, you may wish to contact
the Office of the Privacy Commissioner by calling 1-800-267-0441 or
via the Internet at www.privcom.gc.ca.
Official Languages
Environment Canada respects the Official Languages Act and relevant
Treasury Board policies, and is committed to ensuring all information
on this site is available in both French and English. However, users should
be aware that some information from external sources is available only
in the language in which it was provided.
Hyperlinking from and to an Environment Canada Internet site
Links to Web sites not under the control of Environment Canada (EC)
are provided solely for the convenience of users. Environment Canada is
not responsible for the accuracy, currency or the reliability of the content.
Environment Canada does not offer any guarantee in that regard and is
not responsible for the information found through these links, nor does
it endorse the sites and their content.
Users should be aware that information offered by non Government of Canada
sites that are not subject to the Official Languages Act and
to which Environment Canada links, may be available only in the language(s)
used by the sites in question.
SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
FOR
"OWNERS Reporting Software"
THIS IS A BINDING LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU ("THE END USER")
AND ENVIRONMENT CANADA. BY USING THIS SOFTWARE YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE
BOUND BY ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT
AGREE TO THESE TERMS, DO NOT USE THIS SOFTWARE.
1. GRANT OF LICENSE - Environment Canada ("EC")
grants THE END USER a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the OWNERS
Reporting Software (the "Product") for the purposes
of information reporting (the "Purpose"). These rights may
not be assigned, sublicensed or in any way transferred to any third party
without the expressed written consent of EC.
2. COPYRIGHT - THE END USER understands and agrees that
the Product and all associated documentation are jointly owned by EC and
various copyright holders as listed in Annex I. Such software is protected
by Canadian copyright laws, international treaty provisions, and other
applicable national laws.
3. CONDITIONS - The Product shall be used exclusively
in accordance with the terms and conditions of the End-User License Agreements
listed in Annex I and this license. THE END USER also accepts and acknowledges
that these agreements may or may not be available in both of Canada's
two official languages as the languages available is determined by the
country of origin of the product's provider and that EC has no control
or influence in this regard.
4. RESTRICTIONS - THE END USER may not, and THE END
USER may not permit others to use the Product for any other use other
than the Purpose including, but not limited to: (a) renting or leasing
the Product, (b) using the Product in any manner that infringes the intellectual
property of EC or any other third party.
5. INDEMNIFICATION - THE END USER agrees to indemnify
and hold EC harmless from and against any claims, lawsuits, demands, including
legal costs, which arise or result from the use or distribution of the
Product.
In no event shall EC be liable for any incidental, indirect or consequential
damages whatsoever (including, but not limited to, damages for loss of
profits or for personal injury, for loss of privacy, for failure to meet
any duty including of good faith or of reasonable care, for negligence,
and for any other pecuniary or other loss whatsoever) arising out of or
in any way related to the use of or inability to use the product, the
provision of or failure to provide support services, or otherwise under
or in connection with any provision of this license agreement, even in
the event of the fault, tort (including negligence), strict liability,
breach of contract, even if EC has been advised of the possibility of
such damages.
6. NO WARRANTY - EC provides the Product and support
services (if any) AS IS AND WITH ALL FAULTS, and hereby disclaim any warranties
and conditions, either express, implied or statutory, including, but not
limited to, any (if any) implied warranties, duties or conditions of merchantability,
of fitness for a particular purpose, of accuracy or completeness of responses,
of results, of workmanlike effort, of lack of viruses and of lack of negligence,
all with regard to the Product, and the provision of or failure to provide
support services.
7. TERM - This Agreement shall be effective on the day
you first use the Product or on the date you receive your copy of the
Product, which ever comes first, and shall expire 2 years from that date.
It may be renewed upon written or electronic acceptance by both parties.
8. TERMINATION - Environment Canada reserves the right
to terminate this License Agreement at any time and for any reason, without
prior notification. Upon termination, THE END USER shall cease to use
the Product and, remove from circulation and destroy all copies of the
software and documentation.
ANNEX I
End User License Agreements (EULAs) that are part of, or integrally
used with, the OWNERS Reporting Software
This product includes software developed by The Apache Software Foundation
(http://www.apache.org/)
- Cocoon
- Tomcat
- Jakarta
- Xalan
- Xerces
- XML Project
This product includes software that is subject to the Apache Software
Licence as identified below.
This product includes software developed by the ExoLab Project (http://www.exolab.org/)
This product includes software developed by the DOM4J Project (http://www.dom4j.org)
The following software is distributed under the Lesser GNU Public License:
The following software is distributed under the BSD license:
The following software is distributed under the Common Public License:
This product includes copyrighted software developed by E. Wray Johnson
for use and distribution by the Object Data Management Group (http://www.odmg.org/).
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