Copyright

A. Copyright and Terms of Use

Terms of Use Agreement

By accessing this website, you are agreeing to accept the terms and conditions contained herein from time to time. If you do not agree with these terms and conditions, you must not access or use this website or any of the materials displayed on it. Your continued access or use of this website will constitute your unconditional acceptance of these terms and conditions, as they may be amended by AADAC in its absolute discretion from time to time without prior notice to you.

Intellectual Property Notice

Material on this website is produced or compiled by the Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission (AADAC) for the purpose of providing Albertans with direct access to information about alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, as well as the programs and services offered by AADAC.

The material displayed on this website, from time to time, (the "Material") is protected by Canadian and international copyright law and owned by AADAC or the parties identified as having provided the Material. Except as granted in the limited licence contained herein, any use of the Material, or any part of it, for any purpose whatsoever is strictly prohibited without the express prior written consent of AADAC.

"AADAC," the AADAC design, and "Making a Difference" are all trademarks or official marks of AADAC. Other words, designs, phrases, marks or symbols displayed on this website may constitute registered or unregistered trademarks or official marks of AADAC or third parties. Any use whatsoever of any of such trademarks or official marks is strictly prohibited, without the express prior written consent of AADAC.

Limited Licence

Subject to the terms and conditions described herein, AADAC grants to you a limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive licence to:

• access, view, download, store, print, reproduce, distribute, and translate the text portion only of the Material, or a part of it; and to
• access, view, download, store, and print a single copy of the non-text portion of the Material, or a part of it,

provided that:

• your use of such Material is for educational, personal, or public non-commercial purposes only;
• you maintain any copyright and other notices contained in such Material;
• such Material is not modified in any manner;
• AADAC is identified as the source of such Material; and
• such Material is not represented as an official version of the Material.

Note: Use by any non-individual entity, including but not limited to any commercial entity, corporation, non-profit organization, educational institution, government body or group, is not permitted. Such entities must receive written approval to use AADAC materials.

You may not use, in any manner, the non-text portions of the Material, or any part of it, including but not limited to designs, logos, symbols, marks, photographs, tables, charts, games, and other graphical information, without the express prior written consent of AADAC.

You may not use, in any manner, any text portion of the Material identified as having been provided by a third party. Requests to use any such Material must be directly made to the associated third party.

For more information concerning copyright and the content found on this website, or to request permission to use the Material, or a part of it, outside the scope of the limited licence provided herein, please contact us at:

AADAC
Information Management Services
#200, 10909 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton AB   T5J 3M9
Phone: (780) 415-8998
Fax: (780) 422-5237
E-mail: copyright@aadac.gov.ab.ca 

B. Disclaimer

Information at this site is provided solely for the user's information and, while thought to be accurate, is provided strictly "as is" and without warranty of any kind. The Crown, its agents, employees or contractors will not be liable to you for any damages, direct or indirect, or lost profits arising out of your use of information provided at this site, or information provided at any other site that can be accessed from this site.

C. Hyperlinking Statement

Links to websites not under the control of AADAC are provided solely for the convenience of users. AADAC is not responsible for the accuracy, currency, reliability, or the security of the content of such websites or for their availability. AADAC does not endorse such websites or their content and your use of any such websites is at your own risk.

Please note: Links to documents housed on external sites will open in a new browser window.

Links to AADAC's websites

Generally, AADAC encourages third parties to link to this website. Persons who wish to link their websites to this website, therefore, do not need to request permission to do so. However, by linking to this website, you will agree to follow these linking practices:

• Use only text links.
• Do not use the official logos of AADAC as a navigational aid.
• The official logo of AADAC appears on other websites only when it is used to identify a contribution to or a participation in a collaborative arrangement.
• Ensure that the creation of a link does not confuse a user as to the source of the Material through such practices as framing.
• When description is provided the following information is listed without modifications:
• Name: Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission (AADAC)
• Description: As an agency of the government of Alberta, AADAC has a mandate to provide information, prevention and treatment for alcohol, tobacco, other drugs and gambling to all Albertans. AADAC contributes to the health of Albertans by providing a province-wide system of efficient, high quality addictions treatment, prevention, and information services.
• Website: http://www.aadac.com/
• AADAC Help Line: 1-866-332-2322

The links provided respect the Copyright Statement that governs materials published on AADAC's websites.

Criteria Hyperlinking Policy

AADAC's websites are aimed at delivering information and services to users that are relevant and applicable to its mandate. To this end, the following criteria will be used by AADAC to determine the suitability of links from its websites. This criteria applies to all of AADAC's websites.

General parameters governing linking:

• AADAC reserves the right to refuse to post a link, to refuse to renew a link, or to terminate an existing link without prior notice due to non-compliance with the criteria mentioned below or for any other appropriate reason which may include, but is not restricted to site navigation or content problems or frequent client complaints.
• AADAC does not sell advertising or the benefits associated with links or banners
• Links may not work as we do not control the availability of externally linked pages.
• AADAC does not display third party logos, images or icons on its website unless a collaborative arrangement exists.

Links from AADAC's websites

If you would like to request that AADAC provide a link to your site from its websites, please review the criteria that follows before submitting your request. In general, AADAC does not link to websites of organizations that are not affiliates of AADAC, are not partnering or have not partnered with AADAC or do not feature relevant, accurate information of which AADAC has an interest in. Decisions to post links on this site will also be subject to these criteria:

• the content of the site reflects the aims and objectives of AADAC and are consistent with its mandate. In some cases, AADAC may consider linking to organizations that are related to the overall Alberta Government mandate, as opposed to the individual mandate of AADAC.
• the creation of a link does not provide unfair competitive advantage through online endorsements of third party interests. Links are provided for convenience purposes only and are not an endorsement or rating of the content of the sites to which they are made. Please note that links created within the context of a collaborative arrangement are not considered an endorsement or providing an unfair competitive advantage.
• the site is not considered inappropriate due to its content or its affiliations.
• the content of the site complies with the laws of Canada, which includes such items as copyright, privacy, etc.
• the content of the site is kept current and accurate.
• the site must allow users to navigate back to the present site; they cannot block the user's return to this site by using embedded code or other techniques within the linked page that prevent the use of the browser "back" button.
• the site provides contact information that includes, as a minimum, two of the following: 
  • e-mail
  • postal mail
  • phone number
  • TTY/TTD