CONDITIONS OF USE FOR PROFESSIONALS

INTRODUCTION

These terms of use (the "Terms of Use") explain the conditions under which you, as a Professional, may use the legal marketing platform hosted at www.jurigo.ca (the "Platform"). 

By registering on our Platform as a Professional (paralegal, lawyer or notary), you agree to be bound by our Terms of Use. If you do not agree, in whole or in part, with the content of these Terms of Use, please immediately cease all use of the Platform and notify us by e-mail: info@jurigo.ca. 

If you have any questions or technical problems, please contact us by e-mail: info@jurigo.ca. 

DEFINITIONS 

Unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and expressions are defined as follows:  

• "Terms of Use" means this document, together with the Privacy Policy, as amended from time to time;
• "Litigants": means a person accessing the Platform or one of its satellites for the purpose of being connected to one or more Professionals;
• "We" means JuriGo Inc. which operates under the name JuriGo.ca;
• "Platform": the legal marketing platform located at www.jurigo.ca; 
• "Privacy Policy": means the document accessible here and forming an integral part of the Terms of Use, as well as any amendments that may be made thereto; and
• "Professional" or "You": means a legal professional, duly authorized to practice the profession of lawyer, notary and/or paralegal (depending on the title declared) within the meaning of the laws and regulations applicable in the territory or territories it serves or wishes to serve, registered or in the process of registering on the Platform for the purpose of being connected with Litigants;

ABOUT US AND OUR PLATFORM

We believe that new technologies now offer the tools to better meet the challenges of access to justice for litigants and business development for professionals. 

Our Platform aims to connect the right Litigants with the right Professionals, simply, quickly and intelligently. For Professionals, it's a well-thought-out and innovative business development tool. 

Fees paid for a block of leads (JuriCoins) are not subject to or conditional upon the opening of a Litigant's file or retainer agreement. The fees collected by JuriGo.ca are solely for the consultation of a Litigant’s requests and for putting them in contact with the Professional through JuriGo.ca.

We do not provide legal services. We are not a firm of lawyers or notaries. Our role is limited solely to acting as an intermediary between Litigants and Professionals for the purpose of putting them in contact. We are therefore in no way responsible for the services rendered following any connection via our Platform and make no specific representation or warranty in respect thereof.

We use cookies to facilitate navigation on the Platform and to ensure its proper functioning. For more information on this subject, please consult our Privacy Policy. 

STATEMENTS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PROFESSIONAL

The Platform is for your personal use only and only members in good standing of the various Canadian law societies or the Chambre des notaires du Québec may register as Professionals. 

By registering and maintaining your registration on the Platform as a Professional, you represent, warrant and covenant that, at all times, until you have notified us in writing of your deregistration from info@jurigo.ca: 

• you are a member in good standing of the relevant professional order for the territory(ies) you serve or wish to serve, and are legally allowed to perform the acts reserved for them, according to the title you have declared to us (paralegal, lawyer or notary); 
• you are the professional you claim to be; 
• Litigants will be connected with you on the basis of the information you have posted or communicated to us, in particular by completing your profile on the Platform, and, consequently, that this information is true and that you have not made any false, misleading or exaggerated statements; 
• on receipt of a request for an appointment from a Litigant, you must ensure that you are not in a conflict of interest situation before having access to the details of the case; 
• ca's contact with the parties does not constitute an offer of legal services and does not bind you to any obligation to open a file;
• there is no obligation on the part of the defendant to retain your services; 
• During your first contact with a client, you should quickly clarify the question of professional fees to avoid any misunderstandings;
• you will treat and serve the litigants we connect with you with the utmost professionalism and always in compliance with the rules of ethics to which you are subject by virtue of your profession; and
• you will ensure the protection of your account and the confidentiality of the password associated with it, and will not divulge it to anyone else, all in accordance with the provisions of article 5 "Account and password" below. 

In the event of breach of any of these conditions, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your registration indefinitely, without prior notice, and you agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from and against any claim by any third party arising, directly or indirectly, from such breach. 

To enable us to ensure the professionalism with which you serve the Litigants we connect with you, you accept, without reservation, that we collect from them, at our sole discretion, feedback on the professional services rendered. 

Finally, you acknowledge that you are solely responsible for all professional services rendered to Litigants as well as for all expenses you may incur in the course of your services, and this, to our entire exoneration. 

ACCOUNT AND PASSWORD

When you register and create your account to access the Platform, you must provide your real information. You are at all times responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and for protecting your password, and you must never disclose it to anyone. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security and to log out of your account at the end of each session. 

You can close your account at any time by sending us an e-mail request: info@jurigo.ca. 

OWNERSHIP, USE AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

• You acknowledge and agree that we own all right, title and interest in the Platform, including any intellectual property rights subsisting in the Platform, whether such rights are registered or not and wherever they may exist. However, we do not own any rights in the professional services you provide to Litigants connected with you via the Platform.  
• Nothing in the Terms of Use gives you any rights in the Platform other than what is necessary to enable you to access it.
• The use of any trademark or other content on the Platform is prohibited. Nothing on the Platform should be construed as granting any license or right to use any Trademark without our written permission. 

LEGAL CONNECTIONS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Once you have registered as a Professional on the Platform and your block of leads has been purchased and paid for, we will start submitting appointment requests from Litigants to you, according to the preferences you have given us. 

Unless one of our representatives has written to the contrary, our obligations towards you will be limited to the use of our best endeavors. Thus, our only obligation will be to take the necessary steps to put you in contact with Litigants who seem to meet your criteria, on the basis of what they have declared to us, but we cannot be held responsible if : 

• Litigants don't keep their appointments;
• The statements provided to us by Litigants are false, misleading or exaggerated;  
• Litigants are insolvent or do not have current and real legal needs; 
• Connections do not lead to the opening of files or a retainer agreement; 
• Litigants do not promptly pay your professional fees; 
• Your block of leads is not profitable; and 
• You don't run out of your block of leads in the minimum time. 

You acknowledge that by retaining our services, any of the situations below may occur and that, in such a case, you release us from any liability. 

For the sake of clarity, we are not liable for any damages and/or inconveniences, direct or indirect, arising from the connection or not between the Litigants and you via our intermediary.

ACCESS TO THE PLATFORM AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

• We may suspend or terminate the Platform at any time at our sole discretion. We do not guarantee in any way that the Platform will be accessible at all times or that its use will be uninterrupted. 
• You agree that the Platform is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We make no representations or warranties with respect to the Platform, its functionality or its content, including, without limitation, the completeness, accuracy and timeliness of the content and any warranty of satisfaction or fitness for a particular purpose, that the Platform will meet your needs and expectations, etc. We will not be liable for any interruptions in service, server failures, technical problems, loss or theft of data. We cannot be held responsible for service interruptions, server failures, technical problems, loss or theft of data.
• To the fullest extent permitted by law, we assume no liability or responsibility for any errors or inaccuracies in any Content, for the unavailability of the Site for any reason and for any representations or statements made on the Site.  

COMPENSATION

You agree to indemnify and agree to not hold us liable from and against any and all damages, costs, claims, suits, liabilities or actions arising from any property damage and personal injury, including death, resulting in any way from the use of our services or Platform, unless such property damage or personal injury is attributable to our gross negligence or gross negligence, or that of a person under our control and direction. 

You release us from all liability for any claims, demands and damages arising from disputes with any Litigant, Professional or other third party.

APPLICABLE LAW AND CHOICE OF DOMICILE 

You agree that the Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Quebec, that any dispute or cause of action arising therefrom shall originate in the judicial district of Quebec and that only the courts of the judicial district of Quebec shall have jurisdiction to hear any dispute arising directly or indirectly out of the Terms of Use. 

MODIFICATIONS

We may make changes to the Terms of Use from time to time. The new version will be published on the Platform. Changes will automatically take effect 60 days after they are published. Your use of the Platform after this 60-day period will constitute your acceptance of the new Terms of Use. It is your responsibility to check the Terms of Use from time to time for any such changes.

NO AGENCY RELATIONSHIP

No agency, partnership, corporation, employee-employer or franchisee-franchisor relationship is intended or created by the Terms of Use.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Each provision of the Terms of Use forms a distinct whole, so that any decision by a court to render null and void and unenforceable one of the provisions hereof will not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right under the Terms of Use or Privacy Policy shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
• The Terms of Use, Privacy Policy and Service Agreement between you and us constitute the entire agreement between you and us with respect to the use of the Platform and supersede any prior representations, statements or other communications not contained herein.
• You may not assign or otherwise transfer any of your rights under the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

PRIVACY POLICY

We will only use your information in the manner described in our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into and forms part of the Terms of Use. If you do not wish your personal information to be transferred or used as described in our Privacy Policy, please do not use the Platform. 

TRANSLATION

In the event of differences of meaning or interpretation between the original French version of the Terms of Use and a translation, the original French version shall prevail.