Terms & Conditions
Last Updated:
April 28, 2025
When you use our services, we may collect basic information like your name, email address, and usage data to help us improve your experience. We never sell your data to third parties. Any third-party tools we use are carefully selected to ensure your data remains secure.
Acceptance Of These Terms
These Terms and Conditions (the "Terms") govern your use of the website at [DOMAIN] (the "Website") and any services provided by For Women & Girls Alberta ("FWGA," "we," "us," "our"), including the secure submission platform linked from the Website.
By using the Website, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Website.
About For Women & Girls Alberta
FWGA is a non-partisan, women-led, volunteer organisation based in Alberta, Canada. We work to restore and protect the sex-based human rights of women and girls through legislative advocacy, policy analysis, public education, and the documentation of lived experience.
Use Of The Website
You agree to use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to:
Use the Website in a manner that violates any applicable law or regulation.
Harass, threaten, or defame any person through any FWGA channel, including the contact form, the secure submission platform, or any social-media account operated by FWGA.
Submit information you know to be false.
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Website, the secure submission platform, or any related systems.
Interfere with the operation of the Website, including by introducing viruses, malware, or other harmful code.
Use any automated means (such as scraping or bots) to collect information from the Website without our prior written permission.
Impersonate any person, including a member of FWGA or a public official.
Submissions To The Secure Platform
Submissions made through the secure submission platform are governed by the separate Whistleblower Policy and Privacy Policy, which describe how submissions are handled, used, and retained. Please read those policies before making a submission.
By making a submission, you grant FWGA a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to use the content of your submission for the purposes described in the Whistleblower Policy, subject to the consent options you select within the submission form. You may withdraw or modify this licence at any time using your receipt code.
You retain ownership of the content of your submission. You are responsible for ensuring that you have the right to share any information or documents you submit.
Other Content You Provide
If you contact us through the contact form, subscribe to our newsletter, or otherwise share information with us outside the secure submission platform, you grant FWGA a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to use that information for the purpose for which it was shared (for example, replying to your message or sending you the newsletter).
Intellectual Property
Except for content submitted by users, all content on the Website — including text, graphics, logos, photographs, and arrangements — is owned by FWGA or used under licence, and is protected by Canadian and international copyright and trademark law.
You may share, link to, and quote brief excerpts from our publications for non-commercial purposes with attribution to For Women & Girls Alberta. For any other use, please contact us.
Disclaimers
7.1 No legal, medical, or professional advice
Information on the Website is provided for general information and advocacy purposes only. It does not constitute legal, medical, financial, or other professional advice. You should consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on information from the Website.
7.2 No warranty
The Website and the secure submission platform are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, regarding the operation of the Website, the accuracy or completeness of any content, or the availability of the secure submission platform at any particular time.
7.3 Third-party links
The Website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or operation of third-party websites. A link from the Website does not imply endorsement.
Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, FWGA, its volunteers, directors, officers, and steering committee members will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages arising out of or related to your use of the Website or the secure submission platform, including loss of profits, loss of data, or loss of goodwill.
Nothing in these Terms limits liability for fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be limited or excluded by law.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless FWGA, its volunteers, directors, officers, and steering committee members from any claim, loss, damage, or expense (including reasonable legal fees) arising from:
Your breach of these Terms.
Your violation of any law or the rights of any third party.
Content you provide to FWGA, where that content is unlawful, defamatory, or violates the rights of another person.
Modifications to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. The version date appears at the top. Material changes will be announced on the Website. Your continued use of the Website after a change constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.
Termination
We reserve the right to refuse service, suspend access, or terminate any user account at our discretion, including in response to violation of these Terms or applicable law.
12. Governing Law & Jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Alberta and the federal laws of Canada applicable in Alberta, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles.
Any dispute arising from or related to these Terms or your use of the Website will be resolved in the courts of the Province of Alberta. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of those courts.
13. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.
Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and the Whistleblower Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and FWGA regarding your use of the Website and the secure submission platform, and supersede any prior understanding or agreement on the subject.
Contact
Questions about these Terms can be sent to:
[CONTACT EMAIL]