Terms of Use

This Terms of Use Agreement (this “Agreement”) states the terms and conditions under which North of 9 Design Limited, and its subsidiaries (collectively, “North of 9 Design”) will agree to allow you (“You”) to use this web site http://www.northof9design.com (this “Site”) and the materials accessible on this Site, and governs your use of this Site. By accessing, browsing, or otherwise using this Site, You agree to be legally bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. If You do not agree with any term or condition of this Agreement, do not use this Site.

North of 9 Design reserves the right to modify this Agreement without advance notice to You. However, You can review the current version of this Agreement by clicking on the “Terms of Use” link at the bottom of every page of this Site. You hereby acknowledge and agree that You will be bound by such modifications. In North of 9 Design's sole and absolute discretion, in the event North of 9 Design makes a material change to this Agreement, North of 9 Design may post a note at the top of this Agreement stating that a material change was made.

1.0 Intellectual Property
Subject to your compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, North of 9 Design hereby grants You a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable, limited right to access, display and use this Site. The materials accessible on this Site, including without limitation, text, images, photographs and the general design of this Site (collectively, “Materials”), are protected by trade dress, copyright, patent, moral rights, trademark and other laws relating to intellectual property and other proprietary rights, and are solely and exclusively owned by North of 9 Design and its licensors. The Materials may not, except under written license from an authorized representative of North of 9 Design, be copied, reproduced, transmitted, displayed, performed, distributed, rented, sublicensed, altered, stored for subsequent use, or otherwise used, in whole or in part, in any manner whatsoever, except to the extent that such use is authorized under Canadian and United States copyright and other relevant laws. You hereby acknowledge and agree that, by and between You and North of 9 Design, North of 9 Design owns all right, title and interest in and to this Site and the Materials, and all rights in and to this Site and the Materials not expressly granted in this Agreement are reserved to North of 9 Design and no additional licenses are granted or implied hereunder.

2.0 No Representations and Warranties
THIS SITE AND THE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED TO YOU “AS-IS” WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, GUARANTEE, OR PROMISE OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, EITHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. YOUR USE OF THIS SITE AND THE MATERIALS IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. ALTHOUGH North of 9 Design STRIVES TO KEEP THIS SITE AND THE MATERIALS UP-TO-DATE, THEY MAY CONTAIN INACCURATE, INCOMPLETE, OR OUT-OF-DATE INFORMATION. North of 9 Design ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS ON THIS SITE OR IN THE MATERIALS, AND MAKES NO COMMITMENT TO UPDATE SUCH INFORMATION. YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ISSUES RELATING TO, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THIS SITE OR THE MATERIALS SHALL BE TO DISCONTINUE USING THIS SITE. YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT North of 9 Design SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY AND ALL LOSSES, DAMAGES, LIABILITIES, COSTS, PENALTIES, FEES, OR OTHER EXPENSES OF ANY KIND RELATED TO, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SITE OR THE MATERIALS

3.0 Limitation of Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU HEREBY WAIVE, DISCLAIM AND OTHERWISE RELEASE North of 9 Design, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES AND RELATED ENTITIES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, OF AND FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, CLAIMS FOR ACTUAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, ACTUAL ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS, AND CLAIMS FOR INTEREST), EVEN IF North of 9 Design IS OR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBLITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, RELATED TO, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH (DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY), YOUR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) THIS SITE OR THE MATERIALS, YOUR VIOLATION OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANY THIRD-PARTY.

IN NO EVENT SHALL North of 9 Design TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU RELATED TO, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, THIS SITE, AND/OR THE MATERIALS, EXCEED FIVE CANADIAN DOLLARS (CAN$5.00).

4.0 Required Conduct
North of 9 Design requires that You hereby agree to follow the following basic rules of conduct when using this Site:

  • (a) You will follow the terms and conditions of this Agreement and all applicable laws;
  • (b) You will only provide truthful and accurate information;
  • (c) You will not interfere or interrupt, or attempt to interfere or interrupt, the operation of this Site in any way;
  • (d) You will not impersonate any person or misrepresent a relationship with any person or entity, including without limitation, misrepresenting a relationship with North of 9 Design;
  • (e) You will not email any content to North of 9 Design that contains any viruses, cancel bots, Trojan horses, or other harmful code designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software, hardware or telecommunications equipment;
  • (f) You will not use the Materials for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without the prior written consent of a duly authorized representative of North of 9 Design;
  • (g) You will not send, submit or otherwise post any work, idea, creative material, concept or other information on or through this Site;
  • (h) You will not search, mine or link any data or information to or through this Site without the prior written consent of a duly authorized representative of North of 9 Design;
  • (i) You will not forge header information or otherwise manipulate identifiers in electronic communications to disguise the origin of any such communication sent to this Site;
  • (j) You will not reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any of the software used to provide this Site; and
  • (k) You will not obtain, collect, store or modify personal information about other users or visitors to the Site.

If You violate any of the guidelines set forth above, or any other aspect of this Agreement, without limitingNorth of 9 Design' other rights and remedies, North of 9 Design may immediately terminate this Agreement and your limited right to enter, display and use this Site without giving You any notice. North of 9 Design reserves the right to investigate and prosecute violations of any of the above to the fullest extent of the law. North of 9 Design may involve and cooperate with law enforcement authorities in prosecuting users who violate this Agreement.

5.0 Unsolicited Submissions
North of 9 Design does not accept unsolicited submissions of any work, idea, creative material, concept, or other information, and North of 9 Design assumes no obligation, either express or implied, with respect to any work, idea, creative material, concept, or other information submitted by You. In the event that You submit any work, idea, creative material, concept, or other information to North of 9 Design in violation of the previous sentence and/or Section 4(g) hereof (each, a “Submission”), You hereby grant to North of 9 Design (and its subsidiaries, affiliates and related entities) the free and unfettered, worldwide, non-exclusive, sublicenseable (through multiple tiers of sublicensees), assignable (in whole or in part, including sub-assignments), transferable, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right to use, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works of, publicly perform, publicly display, digitally perform, make, have made, sell, offer for sale, import and in any way exploit your Submission in any media now known or hereafter developed, for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation to You or any provider, author, or owner of the Submission, of any kind, including without limitation, confidentiality, attribution, compensation, or otherwise, and North of 9 Design shall not be liable for any exploitation, use, or disclosure of the Submission. You hereby release North of 9 Design and its subsidiaries, affiliates and related entities, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and assigns, to the maximum extent allowable by law, of and from, and irrevocably waive, any and all claims, costs, demands, liabilities, fees, penalties and other expenses of any kind whatsoever, known or unknown, that may exist or arise relating to, arising out of, or in connection with the Submission and/or North of 9 Design' use or disclosure of the Submission.

6.0 Indemnity
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR BEHAVIOR WHILE ON THIS SITE AND AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD North of 9 Design,ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES AND RELATED ENTITIES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, LIABILITIES, COSTS, PENALTIES, FEES, OR OTHER EXPENSES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ACTUAL ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS AND CLAIMS FOR INTEREST) THAT North of 9 Design MAY INCUR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY THIRD-PARTY CLAIM RELATED TO, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THIS SITE OR THE MATERIALS, YOUR VIOLATION OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANY THIRD-PARTY.

7.0 Privacy Policy Statement
Any information that North of 9 Design may collect from You during your use of this Site is subject to our Privacy Policy. For the full text of our Privacy Policy, that is incorporated herein by this reference, please click here.

8.0 Links to Other Sites
North of 9 Design may provide links from or to other web sites maintained by third-parties.North of 9 Design has not reviewed or endorsed these linked web sites, and You hereby acknowledge and agree that North of 9 Design shall not be responsible for the content, products, or services offered on such web sites. To the extent applicable, You are responsible for compliance with all applicable laws regarding content, products, or services obtained from this Site or any linked web sites.

9.0 Passwords and Security
You may choose or be given a user name and password to use in connection with this Site. You will never give your user name or password to anyone, and it is your sole responsibility to maintain and keep all user names and passwords confidential. Furthermore, You are solely responsible for any and all activities that occur under your account, and hereby authorize North of 9 Design to assume that any activity conducted on this Site using your user name and password was conducted by You. You shall immediately notify North of 9 Design in writing of any unauthorized use of any account or any other breach of security. North of 9 Design reserves the right to monitor your account and shall have the right at any time, with or without prior notice to You, to require You to change your user name or password for any or no reason.

10.0 Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements and information on this Site contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include without limitation, North of 9 Design' plans, prospects and strategies as well as North of 9 Design' beliefs and expectations concerning performance of its current and future film releases (certain of such statements are identified by use of words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “estimate,” and variations of such words and similar expressions). These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the industry, in which North of 9 Design operates, and beliefs and assumptions made by North of 9 Design' management. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions which are difficult to predict. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements contained on this Site due to changes in economic, business, competitive, technological and/or regulatory factors, and other risks and uncertainties affecting the operation of North of 9 Design' business. These risks and uncertainties include without limitation: audience acceptance of North of 9 Design' interactive multimedia entertainment, North of 9 Design' dependence on the success of a limited number of releases each year, the increasing cost of producing and marketing feature films, piracy of motion pictures, the effect of rapid technological change or alternative forms of entertainment, and North of 9 Design' need to protect its proprietary technology and enhance or develop new technology. In addition, due to the uncertainties involved in the development and production of interactive multimedia entertainment, the release dates for the products described on this Site may be delayed. North of 9 Design is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, or otherwise.

WHILE WE MAKE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE ACCURATE AND TIMELY INFORMATION ABOUT North of 9 Design ON THIS SITE, YOU SHOULD NOT ASSUME THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IS ALWAYS UP-TO-DATE OR THAT THIS SITE CONTAINS ALL THE RELEVANT INFORMATION AVAILABLE ABOUT North of 9 Design.

11.0 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Statement
North of 9 Design provides equal opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

12.0 No Employment Guarantee
By permitting You to use this Site or email information to North of 9 Design, North of 9 Design makes no guarantee or promise that You will be granted an interview, achieve job placement, that any employment or position is available, or that You will be placed in a job of your preference.

13.0 Modification of Site
North of 9 Design reserves the right at any time, and from time to time, to modify, suspend or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, this Site (or any part thereof) with or without notice to You.

14.0 Governing Law
The laws of the Province of Ontario, without reference to any choice of law provisions, shall govern any claims related to, arising out of, or in connection with any use of this Site or the Materials. You and North of 9 Design hereby expressly and irrevocably consent to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of Dufferin County, Ontario for any claim arising out of, related to, or in connection with this Agreement, this Site or the Materials.

15.0 Severability
This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, North of 9 Design shall add as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provisions as may be possible to be valid and enforceable.

16.0 No Injunctive Relief
You hereby irrevocably waive any right to seek and/or obtain rescission, equitable and/or injunctive relief related to North of 9 Design' or any of its subsidiaries', affiliates', or related entities' production, distribution, license and/or exploitation of any of their interactive multimedia applications, video games, motion pictures, television shows, commercials and/or other content; and your exclusive remedy in connection therewith shall be an action for damages. 17.0 Independent Contractors
You and North of 9 Design are independent contractors and are not and shall not be deemed to be the legal representative or agent of the other for any purpose whatsoever, and neither You nor North of 9 Design is authorized by the other to transact business, incur obligations (either express or implied), bill goods, or otherwise act in any manner, in the name or on behalf of the other, or to make any representation, warranty, guarantee or other promise in the name or on behalf of the other, except as expressly permitted in this Agreement.

18.0 Entire Agreement
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement by and between You and North of 9 Design pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements, representations, warranties and understandings of You and North of 9 Design. This Agreement may not be amended, nor any obligation waived. Any failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver thereof or of any other provision hereof.

19.0 Termination
This Agreement can be terminated at any time by North of 9 Design for any or no reason whatsoever with or without prior notice to You. In the event that North of 9 Design terminates this Agreement, your limited right to enter, display and use this Site and the Materials shall immediately terminate.