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* TERMS OF USE *

Use of the ISTHATLEGAL.CA website (hereafter "website") is PROHIBITED UNLESS the user meets the terms set out in s.1 AND s.2 below.
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1. USER ELIGIBILITY

(a) PERMITTED USERS

Except as prohibited by s.1(b) and restricted by s.1(c) below, all persons and legal entities are granted permission to use this site subject only to acceptance and agreement with the waiver set out in s.2.

For purposes of clarity, such permitted users include - BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO - persons acting in their capacity as, or in furtherance of their interests as:
  • applicants for or recipients of Ontario Works assistance, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) income support, or CPP-Disabled pensions - and their dependents;
  • residential tenants;
  • minor children (those under 18 years of age), for any personal purposes;
  • single parents [except for purposes prohibited under 1(b) or restricted under 1(c) below];
  • persons and/or legal entities expressly invited by Simon Shields to review and/or comment on the content of the website, for that purpose;
  • judges and other official legal adjudicators, and their staff;
  • academics and students, for study and educational purposes only;
  • unpaid advocates and non-profit corporations/organizations working to defend or further the interests of any of the above;
  • advocates of the rights and welfare of animals, international disarmament and humanitarian law, women's rights, the environment;
  • the staff of publically-funded Legal Clinics.

(b) PROHIBITED USES

Persons and other legal entities are PROHIBITED from using this website in their capacity as, or in furtherance of their interests as:
  • Landlords [other than landlords who are natural persons receiving Ontario Works assistance, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) income support, or CPP-Disabled pensions];
  • Employers;
  • Any person or legal entity using this website on behalf of the above-listed, be they acting as agent, employee or otherwise.
Any person/s or legal entity/ies electronically traced or otherwise FOUND REPEATEDLY USING THE WEBSITE WITHOUT PERMISSION is/are subject to criminal and/or civil liability, including but not limited to claims for monetary restitution and punitive damages.

(c) USE REQUIRING EXPRESS PERMISSION

UNLESS EXPRESSLY GRANTED PERMISSION by its' operator (Simon Shields), persons and legal entities ARE PROHIBITED from using this website in their capacity as, or for the purposes of:
  • commercial enterprise;
  • a legal or other professional;
  • a government;
  • a non-profit corporation [other than as permitted in s.1(a)];
  • any person or legal entity using this website on behalf of the above-listed, be they acting as agent, employee or otherwise.
Such permission should be requested by email directed to simonshields@isp.com, describing:
  • the identity and nature of the proposed user;
  • the proposed use;
  • the estimated duration of the proposed use.
Reasonable fees may or may not be required depending on the nature and duration of use.

The identity of all such expressly permitted users will be kept confidential.

Any person/s or legal entity/ies electronically traced or otherwise FOUND REPEATEDLY USING THE WEBSITE WITHOUT PERMISSION is/are subject to criminal and/or civil liability, including but not limited to claims for monetary restitution and punitive damages.

2. WAIVER

This website is NOT a substitute for competent legal advice on your specific facts from a practising lawyer. If you need legal advice or services call a lawyer. If you cannot afford one: Seek Legal Assistance Here.

But if you use this website for important things, because it is cheaper and more convenient - understand that the complexity and changeability of law is such that I cannot promise 100% currency and accuracy of its contents. If I am to continue to provide this public resource I cannot and will not - accept responsibility for any consequences stemming from its use - EVEN IF IT WAS BECAUSE OF MY ERROR, NEGLIGENCE OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE.

THEREFORE:
ALL USERS agree, in consideration of and as a condition of being permitted to use this website and the material contained within it, that they:
  • waive any and all claim/s against ISTHATLEGAL.CA and its' operator Simon Shields, and

  • will, if they use this website and the material contained within it for or on behalf of others, fully indemnify ISTHATLEGAL.CA and its operator Simon Shields,
for loss, damages or injury caused thereby - be such claim/s past, present or future - HOWEVER THEY MIGHT BE CAUSED - EVEN IF BY GROSS NEGLIGENCE.

Simon Shields, LLB