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This section explains what information the Canadian Cardiovascular Society collects when you visit our websites, and how we handle that information.

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Terms and Conditions of Use

By accessing this website and any other websites, platforms, or applications associated with the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (“CCS”) and any of their pages, including CCS social media pages and any content posted by CCS on social media (collectively, the “Site”), you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set out on this page and in the policies linked to on this page (the “Terms and Conditions”).

Changes may be made at any time to the Terms and Conditions without prior notice. It is your responsibility to review the Terms and Conditions each time you visit the Site. Your continued use of the Site shall constitute your acceptance to be bound by the Terms and Conditions and any changes thereto. Should you not agree with the Terms and Conditions, please discontinue all use of the Site.

Ownership, Copyright and Permitted Use

All Content (as defined below) contained on the Site is the property of CCS, its content suppliers, conference paper contributors, or licensors, and is protected by Canadian and international copyright, trademark, and other applicable laws and treaties. “Content” includes any and all material, information in text, graphical, video and audio forms, images, reports, articles, publications, data, guidelines, clinical practice updates, databases, charts, graphics, photographs, illustrations, maps, interfaces, web pages, text, files, software, product names, company names, trademarks, logos and trade names contained on the website.

Certain names, words, titles, phrases, logos, icons, graphics, or designs in the pages of the website may constitute trade names, registered or unregistered trademarks or service marks (“Trademarks”) of CCS or of third parties that are used under licence. The display of Trademarks on the website does not imply the grant of any licence to any other party and, except with the express written consent of CCS, the use of any Trademarks is prohibited.

CCS hereby grants a personal, limited, revocable, non-transferable, and non-exclusive license to access, read and download the Content located on the website for personal, non-commercial, and not-for-profit use only. The website is made available for lawful, personal use only and not for commercial use. For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions, “commercial use” includes, without limitation, the copying and distribution of Content for sale or profit but does not include the use of Content by medical professionals to guide their clinical practice.

You may print pages from the website for your personal, non-commercial use only, provided that you do not modify any of the Content and you do not remove or alter any visible or non-visible identification, marks, notices or disclaimers. No right, title, or interest in any downloaded Content is transferred to you as a result of any downloading, copying, or printing. Other than as specifically described herein, the website and its Content may not be copied, imitated, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, performed, modified, indexed, catalogued, merged with other data, used in derivative works, sold, mirrored, or distributed in any way, in whole or in part, without the express written consent of CCS.

Any products, process, or technology in the Site may be subject to other intellectual property rights reserved by CCS, and no licence to such product, process, or technology is granted hereunder.

CCS Guidelines and Practice Updates Disclaimer

CCS Guidelines, Clinical Practice Updates, and all related resources are developed for health care professionals; specialists, family physicians and allied health professionals, obliged with the duty of bestowing optimal care to patients and families.

Guidelines and Clinica Practice Updates are developed following a thorough consideration of medical literature and the best available evidence and clinical experience. They represent the consensus of a Canadian panel comprised of multidisciplinary experts on a given topic with a mandate to formulate disease-specific recommendations.

Recommendations are aimed to provide a reasonable and practical approach to care for health professionals obliged with the duty of bestowing optimal care to patients and families and can be subject to change as scientific knowledge and technology advance and as practice patterns evolve.

CCS Guideline and Clinical Practice Update recommendations are not intended to be a substitute for physicians using their individual judgement in managing clinical care in consultation with the patient, with appropriate regard to all the individual circumstances of the patient, diagnostic and treatment options available and available resources. Adherence to these recommendations will not necessarily produce successful outcomes in every case.

In addition, CCS Guidelines and Clinical Practice Updates are not intended for the general public and are not to be used as a substitute for visiting a physician.

General Disclaimer

The use of the Site and the Content is at the visitor’s sole risk. Neither CCS nor any of its directors, officers, employees, agents, affiliates, content suppliers, conference paper contributors, sponsors, funders, or licensors warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted or error free. Content may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Content may be changed or updated without notice. CCS may also make improvements and/or changes on matters described on the Site at any time without notice. CCS makes no warranties or representations whatsoever regarding the quality, content, completeness, accuracy, or adequacy of the Content. Neither the Site nor the Content are to be used as a substitute for visiting a physician or as a substitute for physicians using their individual judgement in managing clinical care in consultation with their patients, with appropriate regard to all the individual circumstances of the patients, diagnostic and treatment options available and available resources.

THE SITE AND THE MATERIAL ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. CCS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE, AND ANY OTHER SITE ACCESSED FROM THIS SITE, THE MATERIAL, AND/OR THE VISITOR’S USE THEREOF, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. IN NO EVENT SHALL CCS OR ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, CONTENT SUPPLIERS, CONFERENCE PAPER CONTRIBUTORS, SPONSORS, FUNDERS, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR OTHERWISE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LIABILITY FOR PHYSICAL HARM, EMOTIONAL HARM, MORAL INJURY, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF USE, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION), INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LITIGATION COSTS, ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE SUPPLY, USE, INABILITY TO USE, OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE AND/OR THE CONTENT, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHER LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER FOR NEGLIGENCE OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE, WHETHER OR NOT REASONABLY FORESEEABLE AND WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER OR NOT REASONABLY FORESEEABLE AND WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IF YOUR USE OF THE CONTENT, LINKS, OR INFORMATION FROM THIS SITE RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION OF EQUIPMENT OR DATA, YOU ASSUME ALL COSTS THEREOF. THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SITE OR THE CONTENT IS TO STOP USING SAME.

CCS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTIONS OR INFORMATION OF THIRD PARTIES, AND YOU RELEASE CCS FROM ANY CLAIMS AND DAMAGES, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH ANY CLAIM YOU HAVE AGAINST ANY SUCH THIRD PARTIES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, CCS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE, AND DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY, FOR THE PRODUCTS, SERVICES, ACTIONS, OR FAILURE TO ACT OF ANY THIRD PARTY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY PROVIDER OF ANY THIRD-PARTY SERVICES. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY CCS FOR ALL CLAIMS, LOSS, DAMAGE, COSTS, CHARGES, OR EXPENSES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION REASONABLE LEGAL FEES AND COSTS, OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM OR ARISING OUT OF (1) YOUR BREACH OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, (2) YOUR USE OF THE SITE, INCLUDING ANY CLAIM OF INFRINGEMENT OF ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF ANY THIRD PARTY, OR (3) YOUR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ANY APPLICABLE LAWS OR REGULATIONS. CCS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ASSUME EXCLUSIVE CONTROL AND DEFENCE OF ANY CLAIM, AND YOU AGREE TO CO-OPERATE FULLY WITH CCS IN ASSERTING ANY AVAILABLE DEFENCES.

Governing Law

These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, and you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts in the Province of Ontario in all disputes arising out of or relating to your use of the Site and the Content.

Access to Information Request Form

The Access to Information Request Form can be used by Canadian citizens, permanent residents or other individuals present in Canada, or corporations present in Canada, to file an access to information request with The Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) under the Access to Information Act or under the Privacy Act .

Cookie Policy

The Canadian Cardiovascular Society websites use cookies. Cookies are small text files which are downloaded to your browser when you visit a website. Some aspects of website design rely on cookies to give you the best possible experience (for example, to show where you left off in a menu, or how far through a page you scrolled). We also set cookies from third-party applications such as Google Analytics (which gives us more information about site visits, without storing personally identifiable information) , this information helps us improve our website.

Questions or Concerns

If you have any questions about your privacy rights as explained in these Privacy Notices, privacy@ccs.ca or by post mail at:

CCS Privacy Officer c/o The Canadian Cardiovascular Society

150 Elgin Street, Suite 1000

Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4

Business Number:  106844186RC0001

Corporation Number: 034494-0