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User Agreement

Welcome, and thanks for considering an Iron & Earth account, membership and / or advocate profile page. When you use our products and services, you're agreeing to our terms, so please take a few minutes to read over the User Agreement below. If you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding these terms or our Services, please contact us at [email protected]

Note: You are entering into a legally binding agreement.


1. Introduction

We are a social network and online platform for trades workers interested in promoting, learning about, and gaining the skill necessary to participate in the renewable energy sector. Others are welcome to join us as advocates for this cause.

Iron & Earth takes the privacy of its users very seriously. For more information, please refer to our current Privacy Policy.

 

1.1. Purpose

Our mission is to connect the trades workers, companies, government, industry associations, and related non-profits in an effort to bolster renewable energy sector and diversify the energy sector overall. Our services are designed to promote opportunity for our members by enabling them to exchange ideas, meet others, learn, and make informed decisions about careers in the energy industry.

 

1.2. Agreement

When you use our Services, you are entering into a legal agreement and you agree to all of these terms.

You also agree to our Privacy Policy, which covers how we collect, use, share, and store your personal information.

You agree that by clicking “Join Now” “Join Iron & Earth”, “Sign Up” or similar, registering, accessing or using our services (including any content or information provided as part of these services, collectively, “Services”), you are entering into a legally binding agreement (even if you are using our Services on behalf of a company). Your agreement is with Iron & Earth of Victoria, BC, Canada. 

This “Agreement” includes this User Agreement and the Privacy Policy, and other terms that will be displayed to you at the time you first use certain features, as may be amended by Iron & Earth from time to time. If you do not agree to this Agreement, do NOT click “Join Now” (or similar) and do not access or otherwise use any of our Services.

Registered users of our Services are “Members” or “Advocates” and unregistered users are “Visitors”. This Agreement applies to all three. “Members” are registered workers who sign up for a membership. “Advocates” are those who create and “Advocate Profile” either selected through a checkbox or similar user interface element during an online interaction or through your account settings page.

 

1.3. Changes to Services and Terms

We reserve the right to change the Terms at any time, but if we do, we will bring it to your attention by placing a notice on the Services, and/or by sending you an email and/or by some other means.

 

1.4 Basics of using the service

In order to use certain aspects of our Services, you may be required to sign up for an account, and to select a password and user name ("User Name").  You promise to provide us with accurate, complete, and updated registration information about yourself.  You may not select as your User Name a name that you don't have the right to use, or another person's name with the intent to impersonate that person. You may not transfer your account to anyone else without our prior written permission. You will not share your account or password with anyone, and you must protect the security of your account and your password. You're responsible for any activity associated with your account. The Services are intended for adults, but children 13 or older may use the Services with permission from a parent or guardian, provided that their parents or guardians have agreed to these Terms on their child’s behalf.


2. Obligations

2.1. Service Eligibility

Here are some promises you make to us in this Agreement:

You're eligible to enter into this Agreement and you are at least our “Minimum Age.”

To use the Services, you agree that: (1) you must be the “Minimum Age” (defined below) or older; (2) you will only have one Iron & Earth account, which must be in your real name; and (3) you are not already restricted by Iron & Earth from using the Services. 

Minimum age: Please note that we do not knowingly collect or solicit personally identifiable information from children under 13, our minimum age; if you are a child under 13, please do not attempt to register for the Services or send any personal information about yourself to us. If we learn we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. The Services are not for use by anyone under the age of 13 unless permission has been granted from a parent or guardian.

 

2.2. Your Membership

You'll keep your password a secret. 

You will not share an account with anyone else and will follow our rules and the law.

As between you and others, your account belongs to you. You agree to: (1) try to choose a strong and secure password; (2) keep your password secure and confidential; (3) not transfer any part of your account  and (4) follow the law and the Dos and Don'ts below. You are responsible for anything that happens through your account unless you close it or report misuse.

 

2.3 Payment 

You'll honor your payment obligations and you are okay with us storing your payment information. Also, there may be fees and taxes that are added to our prices.

We don't guarantee refunds.

If you purchase any of our paid Services, you agree to pay us the applicable fees and taxes. Failure to pay these fees may result in the termination of your subscription. Also:

  • Your purchase may be subject to foreign exchange fees or differences in prices based on location (e.g. exchange rates).
  • You authorize our payment processor (PayPal and / or Authorize.net) to store and continue billing your payment method (e.g. credit card) even after it has expired, to avoid interruptions in your service (e.g. subscriptions) and to facilitate easy payment for new services.
  • You must pay us for applicable fees and taxes unless you cancel the Service, in which case you agree to still pay these fees through the end of the applicable subscription period.

 

2.4. Notices and Service Messages

You're okay with us using our websites and email to provide you with important notices. Also, you agree certain additional information can be shared with us.

If the contact information you provide isn't up to date, you may miss out on these notices.

You agree that we may provide notices to you in the following ways: (1) a banner notice on the Service, or (2) an email sent to an address you provided, or (3) through other means including mobile number, telephone, or mail. 

You agree to keep your contact information up to date.

Please review your Iron & Earth account settings and subscription settings to control and limit what kind of messages you receive from us.

 

2.5. Messages and Sharing

When you share information, others may be able to see, copy and use that information.

Our Services allow sharing of information in many ways. Information and content that you share or post may be seen by other Members or, if public, by Visitors. Where we have made settings available, we will honor the choices you make about who can see content or information (e.g.,  limiting your profile visibility).

We are not obligated to publish any information or content on our Service and can remove it in our sole discretion, with or without notice.


3. Rights and Limits

3.1. Your License to Iron & Earth

You own all of the content, feedback, and personal information you provide to us, but you also grant us a non-exclusive license to it.

We'll honour the choices you make in your account settings about who gets to see your information and content.

You promise to only provide information and content that you have the right to share, and that your Iron & Earth profile will be truthful.

As between you and Iron & Earth, you own the content and information that you submit or post to the Services and you are only granting Iron & Earth the following non-exclusive license: A worldwide, transferable and sublicensable right to use, copy, modify, distribute, publish, and process, information and content that you provide through our Services, without any further consent, notice and/or compensation to you or others. These rights are limited in the following ways:

  • You can end this license for specific content by deleting such content from the Services, or requesting in writing a full closing of your account, except (a) to the extent you shared it with others as part of the Service and they copied or stored it and (b) for the reasonable time it takes to remove from backup and other systems.
  • We will get your consent if we want to give others the right to publish your posts beyond the Service. However, other Members and/or Visitors may access and share your content and information, consistent with your settings.
  • While we may edit and make formatting changes to your content (such as translating it, modifying the size, layout or file type or removing metadata), we will do our best not to modify the meaning of your expression.
  • Because you own your content and information and we only have non-exclusive rights to it, you may choose to make it available to others, including under the terms of a Creative Commons license.
  • You agree that we may access, store and use any information that you provide in accordance with the terms of the Privacy Policy and your privacy settings.

By submitting suggestions or other feedback regarding our Services to Iron & Earth, you agree that Iron & Earth can use and share (but does not have to) such feedback for any purpose without compensation to you.

You agree to only provide content or information if that does not violate the law nor anyone's rights (e.g., without violating any intellectual property rights or breaching a contract). You also agree that your profile information will be truthful. Iron & Earth may be required by law to remove certain information or content in certain countries.

 

3.2. Service Availability

We may change or discontinue any of our Services. We can't promise to store or keep showing any information and content you've posted.

We may change, suspend or end any Service, or change and modify prices prospectively in our discretion. To the extent allowed under law, these changes may be effective upon notice provided to you.

 

3.3. Other Content, Sites and apps

When you see or use others' content and information posted on our Services, it's at your own risk. 

Third parties may offer their own services through Iron & Earth, and we aren't responsible for those third-party activities.

By using the Services, you may encounter content or information that might be inaccurate, incomplete, delayed, misleading, illegal, offensive or otherwise harmful. Iron & Earth generally does not review content provided by our Members. You agree that we are not responsible for third parties' (including other Members') content or information or for any damages as result of your use of or reliance on it.

You are responsible for deciding if you want to access or use third party apps or sites that link from our Services. If you allow a third party app or site to authenticate you or connect with your Iron & Earth account, that app or site can access information on Iron & Earth related to you and your connections. Third party apps and sites have their own legal terms and privacy policies, and you may be giving others permission to use your information in ways we would not. Except to the limited extent it may be required by applicable law, Iron & Earth is not responsible for these other sites and apps -- use these at your own risk.

 

3.4. Limits

We have the right to limit how you connect and interact on our Services.

We're providing you notice about our intellectual property rights.

Iron & Earth reserves the right to limit your use of the Services. Iron & Earth reserves the right to restrict, suspend, or terminate your account if Iron & Earth believes that you may be in breach of this Agreement or law or are misusing the Services (e.g. violating any Rules). 

Iron & Earth reserves all of its intellectual property rights in the Services. For example, Iron & Earth, and other Iron & Earth trademarks, service marks, graphics, and logos used in connection with Iron & Earth are trademarks or registered trademarks of Iron & Earth. Other trademarks and logos used in connection with the Services may be the trademarks of their respective owners.


4. Disclaimer and Limit of Liability

4.1. No Warranty

This is our disclaimer of legal liability for the quality, safety, or reliability of our Services.

TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED UNDER LAW, IRON & EARTH (AND THOSE THAT IRON & EARTH WORKS WITH TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES) (A) DISCLAIM ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS (E.G. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY OF DATA, AND NONINFRINGEMENT); (B) DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE SERVICES WILL FUNCTION WITHOUT INTERRUPTION OR ERRORS, AND (C) PROVIDE THE SERVICE (INCLUDING CONTENT AND INFORMATION) ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS.

SOME LAWS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN DISCLAIMERS, SO SOME OR ALL OF THESE DISCLAIMERS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

4.2. Exclusion of Liability

These are the limits of legal liability we may have to you.

TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER LAW (AND UNLESS IRON & EARTH HAS ENTERED INTO A SEPARATE WRITTEN AGREEMENT THAT SUPERSEDES THIS AGREEMENT), IRON & EARTH (AND THOSE THAT IRON & EARTH WORKS WITH TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES) SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR OTHERS FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, OPPORTUNITIES, REPUTATION, PROFITS OR REVENUES, RELATED TO THE SERVICES (E.G. OFFENSIVE OR DEFAMATORY STATEMENTS, DOWN TIME OR LOSS, USE OR CHANGES TO YOUR INFORMATION OR CONTENT).

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE LIABILITY OF IRON & EARTH (AND THOSE THAT IRON & EARTH WORKS WITH TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES) EXCEED, IN THE AGGREGATE FOR ALL CLAIMS, AN AMOUNT THAT IS THE LESSER OF (A) FIVE TIMES THE MOST RECENT MONTHLY OR YEARLY FEE THAT YOU PAID FOR A PREMIUM SERVICE, IF ANY, OR (B) CDN $500.

THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IS PART OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN YOU AND IRON & EARTH AND SHALL APPLY TO ALL CLAIMS OF LIABILITY (E.G. WARRANTY, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, CONTRACT, LAW) AND EVEN IF IRON & EARTH HAS BEEN TOLD OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY SUCH DAMAGE, AND EVEN IF THESE REMEDIES FAIL THEIR ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

SOME LAWS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY, SO THESE LIMITS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.


5. Termination

We can each end this Agreement anytime we want.

Iron & Earth or You may terminate this Agreement at any time with notice to the other. On termination, you lose the right to access or use the Services. The following shall survive termination:

  • Our rights to use and disclose your feedback;
  • Members' and/or Visitors' rights to further re-share content and information you shared through the Service to the extent copied or re-shared prior to termination;
  • Sections 4, 6 and 7 of this Agreement;
  • Any amounts owed by either party prior to termination remain owed after termination.
  • You can visit our FAQ page to learn how to close your Iron & Earth account or cancel a membership.

6. Dispute Resolution

In the unlikely event we end up in a legal dispute, it will take place in British Columbian courts, applying the laws of British Columbia.

You agree that the laws of the British Columbia, Canada, shall exclusively govern any dispute relating to this Agreement and/or the Services. We both agree that all of these claims can only be litigated in the federal or provincial courts of British Columbia, and we each agree to personal jurisdiction in those courts.


7. General Terms

Here are some important details about how to read the Agreement.

If a court with authority over this Agreement finds any part of it not enforceable, you and us agree that the court should modify the terms to make that part enforceable while still achieving its intent. If the court cannot do that, you and us agree to ask the court to remove that unenforceable part and still enforce the rest of this Agreement. To the extent allowed by law, the English version of this Agreement is binding and other translations are for convenience only. 

This Agreement (including additional terms that may be provided by us when you engage with a feature of the Services) is the only agreement between us regarding the Services and supersedes all prior agreements for the Services.

If we don't act to enforce a breach of this Agreement that does not mean that Iron & Earth has waived its right to enforce this Agreement. You may not assign or transfer this Agreement (or your membership or use of Services) to anyone without our consent. However, you agree that Iron & Earth may assign this Agreement to its affiliates or a party that buys it without your consent. There are no third party beneficiaries to this Agreement.

We reserve the right to change the terms of this Agreement and will provide you notice if we do and we agree that changes cannot be retroactive. If you don't agree to these changes, you must stop using the Services.

You agree that the only way to provide us legal notice is at the addresses provided in Section 10.


8. Iron & Earth “DOs” and “DON’Ts.”

8.1. Dos. You agree that you will:

  • Comply with all applicable laws, including, without limitation, privacy laws, intellectual property laws, anti-spam laws, export control laws, tax laws, and regulatory requirements;
  • Provide accurate information to us and keep it updated;
  • Use your real name on your profile

 

8.2. Don'ts. You agree that you will not:

  • Act dishonestly or unprofessionally, including by posting inappropriate, inaccurate, or objectionable content;
  • Add content that is not intended for, or inaccurate for, a designated field (e.g. submitting a telephone number in the “title” or any other field, or including telephone numbers, email addresses, street addresses or any personally identifiable information for which there is not a field provided by Iron & Earth);
    Create a false identity on Iron & Earth;
  • Misrepresent your affiliations with a person or entity, past or present;
  • Misrepresent your identity, including but not limited to the use of a pseudonym;
  • Create a Member profile for anyone other than yourself (a real person);
  • Use or attempt to use another's account;
  • Harass, abuse or harm another person;
  • Send spam or other unwelcomed communications
  • Scrape or copy profiles and information of others through any means (including crawlers, browser plugins and add-ons, and any other technology or manual work);
  • Act in an unlawful, libelous, abusive, obscene, discriminatory or otherwise objectionable manner;
  • Disclose information that you do not have the right to disclose (such as confidential information of others (including your employer));
  • Violate intellectual property rights of others, including patents, trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights or other proprietary rights;
  • Violate the intellectual property or other rights of Iron & Earth, including, without limitation, using the word “Iron & Earth” or our logos in any business name, email, or URL;
  • Post any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” or any other form of solicitation unauthorized by Iron & Earth;
  • Send messages to distribution lists, newsgroup aliases, or group aliases;
  • Post anything that contains software viruses, worms, or any other harmful code;
  • Manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any message or post transmitted through the Services;
  • Create profiles or provide content that promotes escort services or prostitution.
  • Creating or operate a pyramid scheme, fraud or other similar practice;
  • Copy or use the information, content or data of others available on the Services (except as expressly authorized);
  • Copy or use the information, content or data on Iron & Earth in connection with a competitive service (as determined by Iron & Earth);
  • Copy, modify or create derivative works of Iron & Earth, the Services or any related technology (except as expressly authorized by Iron & Earth);
  • Reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, decipher or otherwise attempt to derive the source code for the Services or any related technology, or any part thereof;
  • Imply or state that you are affiliated with or endorsed by Iron & Earth without our express consent (e.g., representing yourself as an accredited Iron & Earth trainer);
  • Rent, lease, loan, trade, sell/re-sell access to the Services or related any information or data;
  • Sell, sponsor, or otherwise monetize a Iron & Earth Group or any other feature of the Services, without Iron & Earth's consent;
  • Deep-link to our Services for any purpose other than to promote your profile or a Group on Iron & Earth without Iron & Earth's consent;
  • Remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices contained in or on our Service;
  • Remove, cover or obscure any advertisement included on the Services;
  • Collect, use, copy, or transfer any information obtained from Iron & Earth without the consent of Iron & Earth;
  • Share or disclose information of others without their express consent;
  • Use manual or automated software, devices, scripts robots, other means or processes to access, “scrape,” “crawl” or “spider” the Services or any related data or information;
  • Use bots or other automated methods to access the Services, add or download contacts, send or redirect messages;
  • Monitor the Services' availability, performance or functionality for any competitive purpose;
  • Engage in “framing,” “mirroring,” or otherwise simulating the appearance or function of the Services;
  • Access the Services except through the interfaces expressly provided by Iron & Earth, such as its mobile applications, Iron & Earth.com and slideshare.net;
  • Override any security feature of the Services;
  • Interfere with the operation of, or place an unreasonable load on, the Services (e.g., spam, denial of service attack, viruses, gaming algorithms); and/or

9. Complaints Regarding Content

We respect the intellectual property rights of others. We require that information posted by Members be accurate and not in violation of the intellectual property rights or other rights of third parties. We provide a policy and process for complaints concerning content posted by our Members.


10. How to Contact Us

If you want to send us notices or service of process, please contact us:

 

ONLINE at:

http:/www.ironandearth.org/contact_us

 

OR BY MAIL at:

 

Iron & Earth

Attn: Agreement Matters (Legal)

1045 Queens Ave

Victoria BC V8T 1M7

Canada

Iron & Earth is committed to partnering with Indigenous workers to empower their communities to become self-sufficient in training programs, clean energy transition projects, and employment opportunities to combat environmental racism. It falls to all of us to continue the work of healing and reconciliation in our communities and our organizations. Our relationship with the land and the people who live here shapes who we are. It is in the spirit of reconciliation and honouring the past that we recognize treaties and agreements wherever they are and wherever we work.

We also acknowledge all peoples who live, work, and play on this land, and who honour and celebrate this territory.
As individuals and teams we may make mistakes along the way, but we are dedicated to growth, openness, compassion, and forgiveness. These principles in our work are essential to building successful and healthy relationships with individuals, communities, organizations, and governments.

We look forward to building a path to lead us to a better relationship with Indigenous nations and the environment around us based on peace, friendship, and respect.