TERMS OF USE, PRIVACY + COOKIE POLICY

Universal Application

These LEGAL CLAUSES herein are composed of: Terms of Use, Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy which apply without exception and mutatis mutandis, where applicable to the following websites : augmnt.co (AUGMNT), valorize.com (VALORIZE), unfuturfaitau.quebec (UFFAQ), notwithoutafuture.com (NWAF) et christianroyer.com (CR), hereinafter collectively forming part of the AUGMNT GROUP OF SITES and hereinafter called, for the purposes hereof only: AUGMNT.

Terms of Use

Introduction

The following Terms of Use govern all use of the AUGMNT websites.

1. Purpose of this website

The AUGMNT websites have been created for informational purposes only on a best effort basis and is not intended to be used as a complete source of information on any particular subject and should not be relied upon in making any decisions. If and when it applies, past performance is not indicative of future results. Any reader or user of the AUGMNT websites should always research its own information.

2. User Consent to the TOS.

By accessing AUGMNT, you are agreeing to be bound by these Terms of Use (TOU), all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. Would you not agree with any of these terms, you are required to not access this site and are ipso facto prohibited from using it. The materials contained in this website are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law.

3. License and Restrictions on Use. 

You agree to use the website solely for your own noncommercial use and benefit, and not for resale or other transfer or disposition to, or use by or for the benefit of, any other person or entity. You agree not to use, transfer, distribute, or dispose of any information contained in the website in any manner that could compete with the business of AUGMNT or any of its suppliers.

When any material is downloaded from our website, you have a temporary license to download one copy of the material (information or software if applicable) on AUGMNT’s website for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. 

Be advised that this is the grant of a temporary license, not a transfer of title, and under this said license you may not:

• modify or copy the materials;
• use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial);
• attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on AUGMNT’s websites;
• remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; or
• transfer the materials to another person or “mirror” the materials on any other server.

This license is non a non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable license and shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by AUGMNT at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.

4. Disclaimer

The materials on AUGMNT’s websites are provided on an ‘as is’ basis. AUGMNT makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties including, without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights.

Furthermore, AUGMNT does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its website or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.

The materials appearing on AUGMNT’s website could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. AUGMNT does not warrant that any of the materials on its website are accurate, complete or current. AUGMNT may make changes to the materials contained on its website at any time without notice. However AUGMNT does not make any commitment to update the materials.

AUGMNT does not provide any regulated services and does not retail any regulated services for which a license or registration is required.

5. Limitations

IN NO EVENT WILL OUR WEBSITE, ITS SUPPLIERS, OR ANY THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED AT OUR WEBSITE BE LIABLE FOR (I) ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT OR OTHER DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, OR ANY INFORMATION, OR TRANSACTIONS PROVIDED ON THE SERVICE, OR DOWNLOADED FROM THE SERVICE, OR ANY DELAY OF SUCH INFORMATION OR SERVICE. 

EVEN IF OUR WEBSITE OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR (II) ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE SERVICE AND/OR MATERIALS OR INFORMATION DOWNLOADED THROUGH THE SERVICE.

IF SOME PROVINCES or STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, RESULTING IN THE SMALLEST DOLLAR AMOUNT PERMITTED FOR THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR BOTH OUR WEBSITE AND AFFILIATED PARTIES FOR A CLAIM DERIVING FROM OR RELATED TO OUR WEBSITE. THIS IS IN PLACE OF ANY AND ALL OTHER REMEDIES OTHERWISE AVAILABLE.

6. Links

AUGMNT’s site we refer or link to other parties’s website and vice versa. Be formally notified that AUGMNT has not reviewed any or all of the sites its link to or that link to its website and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by AUGMNT of any or said site. Use of any such linked website is at the user’s own risk.

7. Modifications

AUGMNT reserves the right, at its own discretion to revise, modify to replace any part of the present terms of service for its website at any time without notice. By using this website you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these terms of service.

8. Governing Law

This Agreement shall be treated as though executed, set in force, and performed in the Province of Quebec, district of Montreal. Accordingly, it shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Quebec in terms of those applicable to agreements, without regard to conflict of law principles.

9. Contra Preferentum

The language in these Terms of Use shall be interpreted as to its fair meaning and not strictly for or against any party. Any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party (i.e. – “contra preferentum”) shall not apply in interpreting these Terms of Use, as the Agreement shall be construed as having been co-authored by the parties.

10. Severability

Should any part of these Terms of Use be held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed as much as possible consistent with applicable law and severability shall apply to the remaining portions, so that they remain in full force and effect.

11. Survivability

To the extent that anything in or associated with our website is in conflict or inconsistent with these Terms of Use, these Terms of Use shall take precedence. If any part of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, that part will be construed to reflect the parties’ original intent, and the remaining portions will remain in full force and effect. 

12. Waiver

A waiver by either party of any term or condition of this Agreement or any breach thereof, in any one instance, will not waive such term or condition or any subsequent breach thereof. Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms of Service and Conditions of Use shall not be deemed a waiver of the provision nor of the right to enforce the provision. Our rights under these Terms of Service and Conditions of Use shall survive any termination of this agreement. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved to AUGMNT.

13. Assignability

You may assign your rights under this Agreement to any party that consents to, and agrees to be bound by, its terms and conditions; AUGMNT may assign its rights under this Agreement without condition. This Agreement will be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors and permitted assigns.

14. Disputes

Any cause of action by you with respect to our AUGMNT website must be instituted within one (1) year after the cause of action arose or be forever waived and barred. All actions shall be subject to the limitations set forth in these TOS. 

Any legal claim arising out of or relating to these TOS or our website, excluding intellectual property right infringement and other claims by us, shall be settled confidentially through mandatory binding arbitration per the the laws of Quebec. 

Unless the parties decide otherwise in an arbitration agreement, the arbitration shall be conducted under the aegis of an arbitrator alone and shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of law and the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure of Québec, in force at the time of this dispute. 

The arbitration shall take place in Montreal, Canada, in the French language or in English if claiming party does not speak French The arbitration award shall be final, binding and without appeal and binding on the parties. The prevailing party in any action or proceeding to enforce this Agreement shall be entitled to costs and attorneys’ fees. If you prevail over AUGMNT, no fees paid to you, including attorney’s fees, may exceed what you have paid to AUGMNT in the prior 12 months.

Program purchase and Refunds

We are committed to creating awesome customer experience. The Purchase and Refunds policy is as stipulated punctually on each and every program page and/or purchase agreement/invoice. Please refer to it for more information.

Privacy Policy

Introduction

This is the privacy statement for the websites. In this statement we explain our policy with respect to personal data collected through this website. Your trust is important and that in the preparation of the present website, please assume that:

• We are not paid to produce any of content posted on the present website, Twitter or Instagram or other social network accounts,
• When there are affiliate links, they will be fully disclosed punctually (like Amazon for books),
• There are presently no sponsors for our content and when there will be such, they will not be allowed to use any tracking codes, no information will be shared with them and they shall not be compensated by us or derive any revenues from this website,
• We have full editorial control,
• We do not post on Facebook at this point and if we do in the future, we will not have any of their tracking pixel.

Legal grounds for collecting data

By using the present website, the collection of data may be done on different legal grounds that are implied or explicit.

• Implied

It is implied when the law creates an obligation in the interest of fairness based on the parties’ conduct or circumstances. There are two types of implied contracts: contracts that are implied in-fact and contracts that are implied at–law.

• Explicit

It is explicit when you sign-up for the newsletter or if you enter an agreement with AUGMNT.

Collected data

Data may be collected in any of the following ways:

• By us (AUGMNT)

When you subscribe to receive our newsletter from our blog you may be required to submit any of the following information, your full name, organization, phone number and email address. We will never sell your your information submitted.

• By third-parties

We use a third-party vendor (Mailchimp, Convertkit and the likes.) as our newsletter opt-in and delivery service a as well as Google Analytics. Web servers may automatically capture many information from visitors to the Site, including the name of the domain and host from which they access the internet, the internet address of the Site from which they enter the Site, the pages they visit on the Site and the amount of time they spend on the Site. This visitor information may be used to improve the Site.

• Cookies

A cookie is a small text file that the Site can place on your computer’s hard drive. When you visit the Site, a cookie may be placed on your computer for customizing and enhancing your experience on the Site. Your name and email address are not shared in this cookie. We use a cookie that collects anonymous traffic data. You can set your Web browser to block cookies, but doing so may affect your ability to access certain features of the Site.

• Tracking pixels for retargeting

This Site does not use tracking pixel for the purpose of retargeting and cannot guarantee that third-party sites that we use or you may access through this Site do not use them. Please read their Privacy Policy carefully.

Use of collected data

• General use

Generally, the data collected on this Site is collected to contact you, enable your access. personalize the website, send our newsletter, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send or by contacting us.

• Retention and Disclosure of information

We only retain data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy and to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

This site will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

We will not voluntarily share your personal data provided via the Site to any third party, except (1) when Cookies and web beacons are used (2) with third parties hired to perform services for this Site (these third parties are not authorized to keep or use your personal information for any other purpose and (2) to comply with legal requirements, such as law, regulation, warrant, subpoena, court order, or with a regulator or law enforcement agency or personnel.

Transfer of Data

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction.  If you are located outside of Canada and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to Canada and process it there.  Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

Security

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from loss and misuse. Please keep in mind that no Internet transmission is 100% secure. Some email sent to or from the Site may not be secure. Please consider this when sending information to us by email.  This Site will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

Links to Other Sites

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.  We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Children’s Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 (“Children”).  We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

Your Data Protection Rights Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. This Site aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.  If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may modify, alter or update this Privacy Policy at any time. Individual notice of changes to this Privacy Policy are not provided but when updates are made to this Privacy Policy, the date included at the end of the present section will updated accordingly with the mention ‘’This Privacy Policy was last updated on Month, Day, Year.