PAUL NUDELMAN JOAILLIERS INC.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The terms and conditions stated herein (collectively the "Agreement") constitute a legal agreement between you and Paul Nudelman Joailliers Inc., a Canadian corporation (the "Company" or “We” or “Us”). In order to use the Website (as defined below) you must agree to the terms and conditions that are set out below. You further acknowledge and agree that you have read and understand the Company’s Privacy Policy available at www.paulnudelman.com (the “Privacy Policy”). The Privacy Policy, which applies to your use of the Website, is hereby incorporated into this Agreement.

The Company may make modifications, deletions and/or additions to this Agreement (“Changes”) at any time. Changes will be effective: (i) thirty (30) days after the Company provides notice of the Changes, whether such notice is provided through the Website, is sent to the email address associated with your account (if applicable) or otherwise; or (ii) when you opt-in or otherwise expressly agree to the Changes or a version of this Agreement incorporating the Changes, whichever comes first. Please note that the last update was performed on October 30, 2016. If the modified terms are not acceptable, please do not access or use the Website.

1. Defined Terms

“Business” means the commercial gross and retail sale of jewellery products, including, but not limited to the sale of Pictured Jewellery and Custom Ordered Jewellery, gold, gold and diamond jewellery, semi-precious and precious stones, pearls, diamonds, rings, watches and other related jewellery and accessories (the “Products”);    

“Content” means any content you post on the Website, including but not limited to text, graphics, images, software, video, information, links or other materials;

“Custom Ordered Jewellery” means specially customized jewellery products, including, but not limited to gold, gold and diamond jewellery, semi-precious and precious stones, pearls, diamonds, rings, watches and other related jewellery and accessories, or a combination thereof, which are modified or altered in accordance with the instructions and at the request of the User or purchaser, prior to sale. For greater certainty, any and all products that involve upgrades or modifications requested by the User or purchaser to any Pictured Jewellery products shall be deemed to be Custom Ordered Jewellery products;  

“Pictured Jewellery” means non-customized purchase-ready jewellery products, including but not limited to gold, gold and diamond jewellery, semi-precious and precious stones, pearls, diamonds, rings, watches and other related jewellery and accessories, or a combination thereof, which are not modified or altered in accordance with the instructions and at the request of the User or purchaser, prior to sale;

"User" means a person who accesses the Website; and

“Website” means www.paulnudelman.com.

2. Representations and Warranties by User

By using the Website, you expressly represent and warrant that you are legally entitled to enter into this Agreement. If you reside in a jurisdiction which restricts the use of the Website because of age, or restricts the ability to enter into agreements such as this one due to age, you must abide by such age limits and you must not use the Website. Without limiting the foregoing, the Website is not available to persons under the age of 18. By using the Website, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years old. By using the Website, you represent and warrant that you have the right, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to abide by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. When using the Website, you agree to comply with all applicable laws of the nation, the country, state, province and city in which you are present while using the Website.

By using the Website, you agree that:

• You will only use the Website for lawful purposes. You will not use the Website for any illegal or immoral purposes, or any other purpose reasonably likely to reflect negatively on the Company.
• You will not use the Website for sending or storing any unlawful material or for fraudulent purposes.
• You will not use the Website to send or store infringing, obscene, threatening, libelous, or otherwise unlawful or tortious Content, including Content harmful to children or violative of third party privacy rights and Content that could be considered as sexual or psychological harassment or of a discriminatory nature.
• You will not impair the proper operation of the Website.
• You will not try to harm the Website, another User, or the Company in any way whatsoever.
• You will not: (i) license, sublicense, sell, resell, transfer, assign, distribute or otherwise commercially exploit or make available to any third party the Website in any way, save as permitted herein; (ii) modify or make derivative works based upon the Website; (iii) create internet "links" to, or "frame" or "mirror" the Website on any other server or wireless or internet-based device; (iv) reverse engineer the Website, or access the Website in order to (a) build a competitive product or service, (b) build a product using similar ideas, features or functions as the Website, or (c) copy any ideas, features or functions of the Website, or (v) launch an automated program or script, including, but not limited to, web spiders, web crawlers, web robots, web ants, web indexers, bots, viruses or worms, or any program which may make multiple server requests per second, or unduly burdens or hinders the operation and/or performance of the Website.
• You will not: (i) send spam or otherwise duplicative or unsolicited messages in violation of applicable laws; (ii) send or store material containing software viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other harmful computer code, files, scripts, agents or programs; (iii) interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Website or the data contained therein; or (iv) attempt to gain or to permit others to gain unauthorized access to the Website or its related systems or networks.
• You will respect the Website and other Users when posting Content on the Website. When submitting Content to or otherwise using the Website, you agree not to post or transmit to or from the Website: (i) any unlawful, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, or other Content that would violate rights of publicity and/or privacy or that would violate any law; (ii) any commercial Content (including, but not limited to, solicitation of funds, advertising, or marketing of any good or services); (iii) any Content that infringes, misappropriates or violates any third party rights, including but not limited to copyright, trademark, patent right or other proprietary right of any third party; (v) any falsehoods or misrepresentations that could damage us, our users or any third party; (vi) any private information concerning another person, such as their address, phone number, email address, and similar information without their permission; (vii) anything which impersonates another person or represents yourself as affiliated with us, our staff or other industry professionals; (viii) anything which harvests user names, addresses, or email addresses for any purpose; and (ix) any viruses or other computer instructions or technological means whose purpose is to disrupt, damage, or interfere with the use of computers or related systems. The above list is an example only and is not intended to be complete or exclusive.
• You are solely responsible for all Content that you make available through the Website. Accordingly, you represent and warrant that: (i) you either are the sole and exclusive owner of all Content that you make available through the Website or you have all rights, licenses, consents and releases that are necessary to make use of the Content on the Website; and (ii) neither the Content nor your posting, uploading, publication, submission or transmittal of the Content or Company’s (or other Users) use of the Content (or any portion thereof) will infringe, misappropriate or violate a third party’s patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights or other intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy, or result in the violation of any applicable law or regulation. Further, you do hereby acknowledge that all Content you post may be viewed, used, reproduced, modified or otherwise dealt with by all Users or others, without any compensation to you.

You do hereby acknowledge that: (i) even if you post Content anonymously, you and such posted Content shall remain subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and (ii) the Company makes no representations and warranties regarding the length of time Content will be viewable or available on the Website, and you do hereby expressly acknowledge that the Company has no obligation to ensure that the Content is viewable or available for any specific length of time.

You shall be solely liable for any damages resulting from any violation of the foregoing restrictions, or any other harm resulting from your posting of Content to the Website.

If you believe that any Content infringes any copyright that you own or control, please advise the Company immediately by emailing us at info@paulnudelman.com.

All Content on the Website is being provided “as-is, where-is”, without any representations or warranties whatsoever by the Company. Company will have the right to investigate and prosecute violations of any of the above to the fullest extent of the law. Company may involve and cooperate with law enforcement authorities in prosecuting users who violate this Agreement. You acknowledge that Company has no obligation to monitor your access to or use of the Website or the Content or to review or edit any Content, but has the right to do so for the purpose of operating the Website, to ensure your compliance with this Agreement, or to comply with applicable law or the order or requirement of a court, administrative agency or other governmental body. Company reserves the right, at any time and without prior notice, to remove or disable access by a User to the Website at the Company’s sole discretion, for any reason, including without limitation if Company considers User to be in violation of this Agreement. We ask that you report any abuses to the Company by emailing us at info@paulnudelman.com.

3. Restrictions and Copyright Policy

No licenses or rights are granted to you by implication or otherwise under any intellectual property rights owned or controlled by Company or its licensors.

4. License granted by User

Notwithstanding any other provision herein, please be aware that by submitting Content to the Website, you grant the Company and all Users a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, transferable, irrevocable and fully sublicensable right to (and to allow others to) use, reproduce, modify, adapt, translate, distribute, publish, create derivative works from and publicly display and perform such Content throughout the world in any media, now known or hereafter devised, with or without the name you used to make such submission of the Content. You do further acknowledge and agree that your Content is not your confidential or proprietary information. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any Content posted or submitted by you. We reserve the right in our absolute discretion to remove or alter any of the Content. In connection herewith, you hereby renounce and waive in favour of Company and all Users to any moral rights you have or might have, now or in the future, with respect to the Content. Additionally, you do wholly agree that any modifications or upgrades you request to Custom Ordered Jewellery may be used by the Company for other items for other Users, and is not exclusive to you.

If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please do not post any Content to the Website.

5. Copyright Policy

Company expects its Users to respect copyright law. It is Company’s policy, when it becomes aware, to terminate in appropriate circumstances Users or other account holders access who infringe or are believed to be infringing the rights of copyright holders.

6. Photography

We make all reasonable efforts to display the Products listed for sale on the Website as accurately as possible. Furthermore, We at times display larger than actual size photos of our Products on the Website to provide Users with enhanced enlargement details. The colors We use, as well as the display and color capabilities of your computer monitor, will affect the colors that you actually see on your screen. The Company cannot guarantee that your monitor's display of any product color, size, texture or detail will be accurate.

7. Product Availability and Pricing

In addition, the Company does not warrant that product descriptions or other content are accurate, complete, reliable current or error free. While the Company makes every effort to ensure that our Products are described and priced accurately, in the event that an item is deemed to be priced incorrectly, the Company reserves the right to refuse sale of that item. If the pricing error is discovered after payment has been finalized, the Company reserves the right to cancel the sale and refund the transaction in full. If a Product offered by the Company is not as described, your sole remedy, subject to Article 8, is to return it in unused condition.

8. Payment Methods

All our charges in relation to purchases related to the Business and the Website are in Canadian dollars. Your bank or credit card company will process all charges in Canadian funds, as required by the Company. For your convenience, we offer several methods of payment:

• Visa, MasterCard, or American Express credit card issued through any US or Canadian bank;
• Debit cards issued through any US or Canadian bank;
• A bank wire payment through your bank (Please note that both the issuing and receiving banks will charge fees that must be included in the wire amount).

By entering into this Agreement, you agree and acknowledge that if the price of purchase of your order exceeds a limit set on your credit or debit card, this will prohibit Us from processing your order.

9. Shipping

Shipment of all purchased items in stock shall occur within three (3) to five (5) business days following confirmation of payment.Out of stock items will be shipped within 2-4 weeks. 

10. Sales and Returns

With respect to Pictured Fine Jewellery sales only, purchased products are accepted for credit or exchange, if returned in saleable condition within 15 days and accompanied by an original sales receipt, original box, and all relevant certificates and evaluation documentation (if applicable). A refund will be made to the purchaser upon request if payment has been received. The refund to the purchaser will be in the form of the original tender. Taxes are refundable if your item is returned through the proper channels. Please note that the shipping and handling fee is non-refundable. For greater clarity, and subject to applicable law, no returns or refunds shall be accepted without prior authorization and a return merchandise authorization number. Returns shall only be issued if the purchaser has pre-paid the totality of the purchase price and has fully insured the returned item. All returns or exchanges shall be verified and subject to inspection prior to exchange or refund. Under no circumstances will an item be exchanged or refunded if the item’s ID Tag has been removed or if the item has been worn or modified by another jeweller or third party. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this paragraph, all sales with respect to featured closeouts or end of run sales, or other related promotions that may occur from time to time, shall, subject to applicable law, be final sales and shall not be subject to the refund policy herein stipulated.

With respect to Custom Ordered Jewellery, all orders require full and non-refundable payment of the entire purchase price, prior to the commencement of the processing of an order. For greater certainty, all sales with respect to Custom Ordered Jewellery are final and non-refundable from the moment of the order.

With respect to Pictured Jewellery, gift recipients are entitled to a non-refundable merchandise credit only. Subject to applicable law, no refunds or store credit shall be permitted whatsoever with respect to gift receipts pertaining to Custom Ordered Jewellery.

With respect to the forgoing, you expressly waive and release any and all rights and benefits in favour of the Company, pursuant to any legal warranties or any provisions of applicable law that are not of public order, that in any way limit the full application of this article, to the fullest extent that such waiver or release is permitted under applicable law.

11. Intellectual Property Ownership

The Company alone (and its licensors, where applicable) shall own all right, title and interest, including all related intellectual property rights, in and to the Website and any suggestions, ideas, enhancement requests, feedback, recommendations or other information provided by you or any other party relating to the Website (collectively “Feedback”). You are not required to provide any Feedback to the Company. To the extent you do provide any Feedback to the Company, you agree to assign and hereby do assign to the Company all right, title and interest in and to such Feedback, and you do hereby waive and renounce any moral rights you may have in the Feedback in favour of Company, and agree that the Company may freely utilize such Feedback without compensation to you. This Agreement is not a sale and does not convey to you any rights of ownership in or related to the Website or any intellectual property rights owned by the Company. The Company name, the Company logo, and the product names associated with the Website are trademarks of the Company or third parties, and no right or license is granted to use them.

12. Third Party Interactions

During use of the Website you may enter into correspondence with, purchase goods and/or services from, or participate in promotions of third party service providers, advertisers or sponsors showing their goods and/or services through the Website. Any such activity, and any terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such activity is solely between you and the applicable third party. The Company and its licensors shall have no liability, obligation or responsibility for any such correspondence, purchase, transaction, services or promotion between you and any such third party. The Company does not endorse any sites on the internet that are linked through the Website, and in no event shall the Company or its licensors be responsible for any Content, products, services or other materials on or available from such sites or third party providers. The Company provides the Website to you pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. You recognize, however, that certain third party providers of goods and/or services may require your agreement to additional or different terms and conditions prior to your use of or access to such goods or services, and the Company disclaims any and all responsibility or liability arising from such agreements between you and the third party providers.

The Company may rely on third party advertising and marketing supplied through the Website and other mechanisms to subsidize the Website. By agreeing to these terms and conditions, you agree to receive such advertising and marketing. You agree that it is your responsibility to take reasonable precautions in all actions and interactions with any third party you interact with through the Website.

13. Indemnification

By entering into this Agreement and using the Website, you agree that you shall defend, indemnify and hold the Company, its licensors, and each of their parent organizations, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, Users, employees, attorneys and agents harmless from and against any and all claims, costs, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys' fees and costs) arising out of or in connection with: (a) your violation or breach of any term of this Agreement or any applicable law or regulation, whether or not referenced herein; (b) your violation of any rights of any third party, or (c) your use or misuse of the Website, except in each case solely to the extent any of the foregoing arises directly from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Company.

14. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE COMPANY MAKES NO REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, OR GUARANTY AS TO THE RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, QUALITY, SUITABILITY, AVAILABILITY, SAFETY, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE WEBSITE OR THE PRODUCTS. THE COMPANY DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT (A) THE USE OF THE WEBSITE WILL BE SECURE, TIMELY, UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OR OPERATE IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER HARDWARE, APPLICATION, SYSTEM OR DATA, (B) THE WEBSITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR EXPECTATIONS, (C) ANY STORED DATA WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (D) THE QUALITY OF THE WEBSITE, AS WELL AS ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR EXPECTATIONS, (E) ERRORS OR DEFECTS IN THE WEBSITE WILL BE CORRECTED, OR (F) THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVER(S) THAT MAKE IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU STRICTLY ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. ALL CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW BY THE COMPANY. THE COMPANY MAKES NO REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, OR GUARANTY AS TO THE RELIABILITY, SAFETY, TIMELINESS, QUALITY, SUITABILITY OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE, AS WELL AS ANY SERVICES, PRODUCTS OR GOODS OBTAINED BY THIRD PARTIES THROUGH THE USE OF THE WEBSITE. THE COMPANY DOES NOT VERIFY THE OWNERSHIP OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF THE CONTENT, NOR HOW ANY USER MAKES USE OF THE CONTENT, AND SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY RELATING THERETO. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, THE CONTENT AND ANY THIRD PARTY SERVICES OR PRODUCTS REMAINS SOLELY WITH YOU, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

CERTAIN LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

15. Internet Delays

THE WEBSITE MAY BE SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS, DELAYS, AND OTHER PROBLEMS INHERENT IN THE USE OF THE INTERNET AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS. THE COMPANY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DELAYS, DELIVERY FAILURES, OR OTHER DAMAGES OF WHATSOEVER NATURE RESULTING FROM SUCH PROBLEMS.

16. Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY'S OR ITS LICENSORS’ AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR YOUR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) THE WEBSITE OR WITH RESPECT TO THE CONTENT EXCEED THE AMOUNTS ACTUALLY PAID BY YOU TO THE COMPANY IN THE SIX (6) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO SUCH CLAIM. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY TYPE OR KIND (INCLUDING PERSONAL INJURY, LOSS OF DATA, REVENUE, PROFITS, USE OR OTHER ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE). THE COMPANY AND/OR ITS LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS, DAMAGE OR INJURY WHICH MAY BE INCURRED BY YOU, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS, DAMAGE OR INJURY ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE WEBSITE OR THE CONTENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE, ANY RELIANCE PLACED BY YOU ON THE COMPLETENESS, ACCURACY OR EXISTENCE OF ANY ADVERTISING, OR AS A RESULT OF ANY RELATIONSHIP OR TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND ANY THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDER, ADVERTISER OR SPONSOR WHOSE ADVERTISING APPEARS ON OR WITHIN THE WEBSITE. THE FOREGOING EXCLUSIONS SHALL APPLY EVEN IF THE COMPANY AND/OR ITS LICENSORS HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DECISIONS YOU MAKE REGARDING THE WEBSITE (WITH ALL ITS IMPLICATIONS) RESTS SOLELY WITH YOU. WE WILL NOT ASSESS THE SUITABILITY, LEGALITY OR ABILITY OF ANY USERS OR CONTENT AND YOU EXPRESSLY WAIVE AND RELEASE THE COMPANY AND ITS LICENSORS, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWABLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY, CLAIMS, CAUSES OF ACTION, OR DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE THIRD PARTIES AND TO THE CONTENT INTRODUCED TO YOU BY THE WEBSITE. YOU EXPRESSLY WAIVE AND RELEASE ANY AND ALL RIGHTS AND BENEFITS UNDER SECTION 1542 OF THE CIVIL CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA (OR ANY ANALOGOUS LAW OF ANY OTHER STATE OR PROVINCE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC), WHICH READS AS FOLLOWS: "A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH, IF KNOWN BY HIM, MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR".

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT BY USING THE WEBSITE, YOU MAY BE EXPOSED TO CONTENT THAT IS POTENTIALLY OFFENSIVE OR OTHERWISE OBJECTIONABLE, AND THAT YOU USE THE WEBSITE AT YOUR OWN RISK.

APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH CASES, THE COMPANY’S LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

17. Notice

The Company may give notice by means of email to your email address on record in the Company's account information, or by written communication sent by first class mail or pre-paid post to your address on record in the Company's account information. Such notice shall be deemed to have been given upon the expiration of 48 hours after mailing (if sent by first class mail or pre-paid post) or 12 hours after sending (if sent by email). You may give notice, and address any complaint or claim to the Company (such notice, complaint or claim shall be deemed given when received by the Company) at any time by means of email to info@paulnudelman.com.

18. Assignment

This Agreement may not be assigned by you (whether in whole or in part) without the prior written approval of the Company. This Agreement may be assigned without your consent (in whole or in part) by the Company, including, without limiting the foregoing, to (i) a parent or subsidiary, (ii) an acquirer of assets or shares, or (iii) a successor by merger. Any purported assignment in violation of this section shall be void.

19. Controlling Law and Jurisdiction

General. This Agreement and any action related thereto will be governed by the laws of the Province of Quebec without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. Subject to the rest of this Section, the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of any action in relation to this Agreement will be the District of Montreal and each of the parties hereto waives any objection to jurisdiction and venue in such courts. However, in the event of the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation or violation of Company’s copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents or other intellectual property rights, Company may, at its discretion, institute legal proceedings in any jurisdiction(s) which is (are) deemed necessary or advisable.

Arbitration. You and Company agree that any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation or validity thereof or the use of the Website (collectively, "Disputes") will be settled exclusively by binding arbitration, except that each party retains the right to bring an individual action in small claims court and the right to seek injunctive or other equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation or violation of a party’s copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents or other intellectual property rights. You acknowledge and agree that you are waiving the right to participate as a plaintiff in any purported class action or representative proceeding. Further, unless both you and Company otherwise agree in writing, the arbitrators may not consolidate more than one person's claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of any class or representative proceeding. If this specific paragraph is held unenforceable, then the entirety of this "Dispute Resolution" section will be deemed void. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, this "Dispute Resolution" section will survive any termination of this Agreement.

Arbitration Rules. The arbitration will be subject to article 620 and following of the Code of civil Procedure (Quebec).

Arbitration Location. Unless you and Company otherwise agree, the arbitration will be conducted in the Province of Quebec, City of Montreal.

Decision. The arbitrators will render an award within the time frame specified in the Code of civil Procedure (Quebec). Such decision will include the essential findings and conclusions upon which the arbitrators based the award. Judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Any damages granted by the arbitrators must be consistent with the terms of the "Limitation of Liability" section above as to the types and the amounts of damages for which a party may be held liable.

Fees. The arbitrators shall determine who is responsible to pay the fees associated with the arbitration.

20. Termination

You agree that the Company, in its sole discretion and for any or no reason, may terminate any member or customer account (or any part thereof) you may have with the Company or your use of the Website, and remove and discard all or any part of your account or any of your Content, at any time. The Company may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue providing access to the Website, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree that any termination of your access to the Website or any account you may have or portion thereof may be effected without prior notice, and you agree that the Company shall not be liable to you. These remedies are in addition to any other remedies Company may have at law or in equity.

You may terminate this Agreement at any time by ceasing all use of the Website and requesting the Company to cancel your account (if any) via email sent to info@paulnudelman.com.

21. General

No joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you, the Company or any third party provider as a result of this Agreement or use of the Website. If any provision of the Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions shall be enforced to the fullest extent under law. The failure of the Company to enforce any right or provision in this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by the Company in writing. This Agreement comprises the entire agreement between you and the Company and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous negotiations, discussions or agreements, whether written or oral, between the parties regarding the subject matter contained herein.

You have requested and agreed that this Agreement be drafted in English. Vous avez demandé et accepté que cette convention soit rédigée en anglais.

You hereby agree to the terms and conditions contained in the present Agreement.