Last updated: 2023-12-11
Acceptance of the Website Terms and Conditions of Use
These website terms and conditions of use for www.greatstockshots.com constitute a legal agreement and are entered into by and between you and GREATSTOCKSHOTS.COM INC., carrying on business as Great Stock Shots (“GSS,” “we,” “us,” “our“). The following terms and conditions (these “Terms and Conditions“), govern your access to and use of, including any content, functionality, and pay-per-use and/or subscription services (collectively, “Services”) offered on or through www.greatstockshots.com (the “Website“).
BY USING THE WEBSITE, YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND AND COMPLY WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND ACCEPT, AGREE TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY, FOUND AT HTTPS://GREATSTOCKSHOTS.COM/PRIVACY-POLICY/ (THE “PRIVACY POLICY”), AND PROVIDE YOUR CONSENT IN TERMS OF THE COLLECTION, USE, DISCLOSURE, RETENTION, ALTERATION, DELETION AND HANDLING OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR THE PRIVACY POLICY, YOU MUST NOT ACCESS OR USE THE WEBSITE OR OTHERWISE PROVIDE US WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION.
By using this Website, you represent and warrant that you are of the legal age of majority under applicable law to form a binding contract with GSS and meet all of the foregoing eligibility requirements. If you do not meet all of these requirements, you must not access or use the Website or provide us with your personal information.
Modifications to the Terms and Conditions and to the Website
We reserve the right in our sole discretion to revise and update these terms and conditions from time to time. Any and all such modifications are effective immediately upon posting and apply to all access to and continued use of the Website. You agree to periodically review the terms and conditions in order to apprise yourself of any such modifications and your continued use of the Website shall be your acceptance of these modifications.
The information and material on this Website may be changed, withdrawn, or terminated at any time in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if, for any reason, all or any part of the Website is restricted to users or unavailable at any time or for any period.
Your Use of the Website and Account Set-Up and Security
The security of your personal information is very important to us. We use physical, electronic, and administrative measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure.
The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Users are responsible for obtaining their own access to the Website. Users are required to ensure that all persons who access the Website through a user’s internet connection are aware of these Terms and Conditions and comply with them. The Website, including content or areas of the Website, may require user registration. It is a condition of your use of the Website that all the information you provide on the Website is correct, current, and complete.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our Website. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website.
Your provision of registration information and any submissions you make to the Website through any functionality constitutes your consent to all actions we take with respect to such information consistent with our Privacy Policy, found at https://greatstockshots.com/privacy-policy/.
Any username, password, or any other piece of information chosen by you, or provided to you as part of our security procedures, must be treated as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any other person or entity. You must exercise caution when accessing your account from a public or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record your password or other personal information. You understand and agree that should you be provided an account, your account is personal to you and you agree not to provide any other person with access to this Website or portions of it using your username, password, or other security information. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your username or password or any other breach of security. You also agree to ensure that you logout from your account at the end of each session. You are responsible for any password misuse or any unauthorized access.
We reserve the right at any time and from time to time, to disable or terminate your account, any username, password, or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, in our sole discretion for any or no reason, including any violation of any provision of these Terms and Conditions.
You are prohibited from attempting to circumvent and from violating the security of this Website, including, without limitation: (a) accessing content and data that is not intended for you; (b) attempting to breach or breaching the security and/or authentication measures which are not authorized; (c) restricting, disrupting or disabling service to users, hosts, servers, or networks; (d) illicitly reproducing TCP/IP packet header; (e) disrupting network services and otherwise disrupting Website owner’s ability to monitor the Website; (f) using any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Website for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material and other content on the Website; (g) introducing any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful; (h) attacking the Website via a denial-of-service attack, distributed denial-of-service attack, flooding, mailbombing, or crashing; and (i) otherwise attempting to interfere with the proper functioning of the Website.
Intellectual Property Rights and Ownership
You understand and agree that the Website and its entire contents, features, and functionality, including, but not limited to, all information, software, code, data text, displays, graphics, photographs, images, video, audio, music, compilation, design, presentation, website layout, selection, and arrangement, are owned by GSS, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected in all forms by intellectual property laws including, without limitation, copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and any other proprietary rights.
The GSS name, Great Stock Shots, the GSS logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, images, and slogans are trademarks of GSS or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of GSS. Other names, logos, product and service names, designs, images, and slogans mentioned, or which appear on this Website are the trademarks of their respective owners. Use of any such property, except as expressly authorized, shall constitute an infringement or violation of the rights of the property owner and may be a violation of federal or other laws and could subject the infringer to legal action.
You may only use the Website for your personal and non-commercial use. You shall not directly or indirectly reproduce, compile for an internal database, distribute, edit, modify, create derivative works of, adapt, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material and other content on our Website in any form or medium whatsoever including, without limitation, any photos or images with respect to which licenses may be procured through the Website (collectively, “Paid Content”). Notwithstanding the foregoing:
- (a) your computer and browser may temporarily store or cache copies of materials being accessed and viewed;
- (b) with respect to Website content other than Paid Content, a reasonable number of copies may be printed keeping any proprietary notices thereon, which may only be used for non-commercial and lawful personal use and not for further reproduction, publication, or distribution of any kind on any medium whatsoever; and
- (c) in the event social media platforms are linked to certain content on our Website, you may take such actions as our Website and such third-party social media platforms permit.
Users are not permitted to modify copies of any materials or other Content from this Website nor delete or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from this site. You must not access or use for any commercial purposes any part of the Website or any services or materials available through the Website. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Content that is licensed through the Website or as part of one or more Services is subject to the license terms in existence at the time of purchase of such license and, in the event of any conflict between such license terms and these Terms and Conditions, the license terms that apply to any specific licensed Content will apply to such specific licensed Content and supersede these Terms and Conditions in terms of any such conflict.
If you print off, copy, or download any part of our Website in breach of these Terms and Conditions, your right to use the Website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies you have made of the Website materials or content. You have no right, title, or interest in or to the Website or to any content on the Website, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by GSS. Any use of the Website not expressly permitted by these Terms and Conditions is a breach of these Terms and Conditions and may infringe or violate copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property or other applicable laws.
Paid Content that you procure is subject to the license terms and conditions which are in then in effect. The current Paid Content license terms and conditions are available here at https://greatstockshots.com/paid-content-license-terms-and-conditions/
No Reliance
The content on our Website is provided for general information purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain more specific or professional advice before taking, or refraining from, any action or inaction on the basis of the content on our site.
Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our Website, we make no representations, warranties, or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our Website is accurate, complete, or up to date. Your use of the Website is at your own risk and neither GSS nor its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, service providers, contractors, licensors, licensees, suppliers, or successors have any responsibility or liability whatsoever for your use of this Website.
Privacy
By submitting your personal information and using our Website, you consent to the collection, use, reproduction, hosting, transmission, and disclosure of any such user content submissions in compliance with our Privacy Policy, found at https://greatstockshots.com/privacy-policy/, as we deem necessary for use of the Website and provision of services.
By using this Website you are consenting to the use of cookies which allow a server to recall previous requests or registration and/or IP addresses to analyze website use patterns. You can set your browser to notify you before you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it. You can also set your browser to turn off cookies. If you do, however, some areas of the Website may not function adequately.
Third-Party Websites
For your convenience, this Website may provide links or pointers to third-party sites. We make no representations about any other websites that may be accessed from this Website. If you choose to access any such sites, you do so at your own risk. We have no control over the contents of any such third-party sites and accept no responsibility for such sites or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. You are subject to any terms and conditions of such third-party sites.
Such links to third-party sites from the Website may include links to certain social media features that enable you to link or transmit on your own or using certain third-party websites, certain content from this Website. You may only use these features when they are provided by us and solely with respect to the content identified.
You may link to our homepage, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part where none exists . The Website must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of our Website other than the homepage without our prior written permission, which may be arbitrarily refused. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. You agree to cooperate with us in causing any unauthorized framing or linking to immediately stop.
Online Purchases
All fees and charges will be at the rates in effect at the time the fees and charges were incurred. Fees and charges incurred under this Agreement may include fees and charges related to use of Services as well as the licensing of Paid Content, including, without limitation, Paid Content owned by third parties but made available for download through the Website and third party Services made available through the Website. You are responsible for paying all fees, charges and applicable taxes associated with your use of any Services, downloading of any Paid Content and procurement of any Service subscription by any person using your user ID or password.
Unless otherwise indicated, all amounts appearing on the Website are quoted in United States dollars (USD).
The purchase price for any and other applicable charges and taxes will be billed in advance of the delivery of goods and services.
GSS endeavours to provide current and accurate information on the Website. Nevertheless, misprints or other errors may occur. Accordingly,
GSS reserves the right to change the prices, fees and charges associated with the Paid Content and Services, including any goods and services available through the Services, at any time and from time to time without any notice or any liability to you or any other person .
GSS cannot guarantee that goods or services advertised on the Website will be available when ordered or thereafter. If you order goods or services that are not available, the Company will notify you by email. The Company reserves the right to limit quantities licensed or sold.
GSS also reserves the right at any time to reject, correct, cancel or terminate any order. If you order goods or services for which the price was incorrectly displayed at the time of your order, GSS will notify you of the error and provide you with an opportunity to cancel your order. If you choose not to cancel your order, you will be charged the correct price for such goods or services.
The advertisements on the Website are invitations for purchase orders, and are not offers to sell. Your properly completed and delivered order form constitutes your offer to purchase the goods or services referenced in your order form. Your offer to purchase will be accepted only if and when GSS confirms acceptance of such offer to purchase either through the Website or by email to the email address associated with your account.
You may not cancel an order after GSS has confirmed its acceptance of such order. If you wish to cancel an order that has not yet been accepted, you may request a cancellation by sending an email to GSS’s customer service at customercare@greatstockshots.com and clearly state which order you are cancelling and related order number.
If any payment due to GSS is not made by you, GSS may, in addition to its other remedies, at its sole discretion and without notice to you, suspend or terminate your account , and otherwise prevent your further access and use of the Website and Services. If legal action is necessary to collect amounts you owe to GSS, then you will reimburse the Company for all expenses incurred in collecting the fees and charges, including all legal fees and other legal expenses.
Geographic Restrictions
The owner of the Website is based in the Province of Ontario, Canada. This Website is not intended for use in any jurisdiction where its use is not permitted. If you access the Website from outside Canada, you do so at your own risk and you are responsible for compliance with local laws of your jurisdiction.
Disclaimer of Warranties
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS FOUND OR ATTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS FOUND OR ATTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
NEITHER GSS NOR ITS PARENT, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTRACTORS, LICENSORS, LICENSEES, SUPPLIERS, OR SUCCESSORS MAKE ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION, OR ENDORSEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, SUITABILITY, ACCURACY, CURRENCY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE OR ITS CONTENTS. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER GSS NOR ITS PARENT, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTRACTORS, LICENSORS, LICENSEES, SUPPLIERS, OR SUCCESSORS REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS FOUND OR ATTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
WE CANNOT AND DO NOT GUARANTEE OR WARRANT THAT FILES OR DATA AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING FROM THE INTERNET OR THE WEBSITE WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER DESTRUCTIVE CODE. YOU ARE SOLELY AND ENTIRELY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE AND YOUR COMPUTER, INTERNET, AND DATA SECURITY. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, OVERLOADING, FLOODING, MAILBOMBING, OR CRASHING, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, WORMS, LOGIC BOMBS, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA, OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS FOUND OR ATTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR TO YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON IT, OR ON ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO IT.
Limitation on Liability
EXCEPT WHERE AND TO THE EXTENT SUCH EXCLUSIONS ARE PROHIBITED BY LAW, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE WILL GSS OR ITS PARENT, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTRACTORS, LICENSORS, LICENSEES, SUPPLIERS, OR SUCCESSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE RELATING TO OR ARISING FROM PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, LOSS OF USE, DEPRECIATION OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF REPUTATION, OR LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DATA, WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT, BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF PRIVACY, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF GSS WAS ALLEGEDLY ADVISED OR HAD REASON TO KNOW, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, OR RELIANCE ON, THE WEBSITE, ANY LINKED WEBSITES OR SUCH OTHER THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES, NOR ANY WEBSITE CONTENT, MATERIALS, POSTING, OR INFORMATION THEREON. GSS MAXIMUM LIABILITY IN REGARD TO DIRECT DAMAGES SUFFERED BY YOU IN REGARD TO ANY OF THE SUBJECT MATTER OR CAUSES OUTLINED IN THIS PARAGRAPH WILL BE LIMITED TO THE FEES ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY IT FROM YOU IN REGARD TO THE TRANSACTIONS GIVING RISE TO SUCH DIRECT DAMAGES, IF ANY SUCH FEES HAVE IN FACT BEEN RECEIVED.
Indemnification
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless GSS, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, service providers, contractors, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or relating to your breach of these Terms and Conditions or your use of the Website, including, but not limited to, third-party sites, any use of the Website’s content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms and Conditions.
Governing Law and Choice of Forum
You acknowledge and understand that the Website is operated solely through servers located in Ontario, Canada.
The Website and these Terms and Conditions will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision, principle, or rule (whether of the laws of the Province of Ontario or any other jurisdiction) and notwithstanding your domicile, residence, or physical location.
Any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Website and under these Terms and Conditions will be instituted in the courts of the Province of Ontario and/or the Federal Court of Canada located in the City of Toronto, and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such action or proceeding. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to the venue of such courts.
Waiver
No failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any right, remedy, power, or privilege arising from these Terms and Conditions operates, or may be construed, as a waiver thereof; and no single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power, or privilege hereunder precludes any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power, or privilege.
Severability
If any term or provision of these Terms and Conditions is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of these Terms and Conditions or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction.
Entire Agreement
The Terms and Conditions, our Privacy Policy and our standard Paid Content license terms and conditions constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and GSS regarding the Website and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations and warranties, both written and oral, regarding such subject matter.
Reporting and Contact
This website is operated by GREATSTOCKSHOTS.COM INC. 4023 Chesswood Drive, Toronto, CA, ON, M3J 2R8.
All notices of copyright infringement claims should be sent to the copyright agent listed below together with full particulars thereof:
All feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications relating to the Website should be directed to customercare@greatstockshots.com.