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TERMS AND CONDITIONS

LEGAL DRINKING AGE NOTICE
BrewmastersJournal.ca should not be accessed or viewed by you if you are not of legal drinking age in your country, province, or state (21 and over in the United States) for the consumption of alcoholic beverages or if you are in a country, province or state where the consumption of alcoholic beverages or the content of this Web Site is not permitted. You acknowledge that eligibility for participation in contests, promotions and other aspects of this Web Site may be restricted to residents of one or more province(s) of Canada, all of whom must be of legal drinking age in their province of residence .

By browsing and using this Web Site you are agreeing to the terms and conditions set out below. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions exit this Web Site immediately.

Keith’s Brewery may revise these terms and conditions from time to time, so you should review them periodically to ensure proper compliance because they are binding on you.  

AGREEMENT TO TERMS
This Web Site shall not be used where, and to any extent, such use is prohibited by law. Your use of this Web Site from any location is subject to your compliance with all applicable laws and regulations that may be applicable to you. You agree, and confirm, that your use of this Web Site is in full compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction(s) to which you are subject, and that you are not prohibited from using this Web Site due to any restriction, including any age restriction.


ENTRY AT YOUR OWN RISK

By entering this Web Site you acknowledge and agree that your use is at your own risk and that this Web Site, Keith’s Brewery, its owners, officers, directors, employees, or any of the parties involved in creating, producing, or delivering this Web Site are not liable for any damages whatsoever, including any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect or special damages, or any other losses, costs or expenses of any kind (including legal fees, expert fees, or other disbursements) which may arise, directly or indirectly, regardless of whether or not such liability or damages arise in contract, tort, negligence, equity, statutorily, or otherwise, in any connection with the access to, the use of or browsing of this Web Site or in connection with any content, information, data, promotions, activities, associated with this Web Site, or in connection with your downloading of any materials, text, data, images, video or audio from this Web Site, including but not limited to anything caused by any transmission defects, viruses, bugs, human action or inaction of any computer system, phone line, hardware, software or program malfunctions, or any other errors, failures or delays in computer transmissions or network connections.


NO WARRANTY ON CONTENTS, INFORMATION AND MATERIALS

Although the specifications, features, illustrations, equipment and other information contained in this Web Site are based upon reasonably current information, and while Keith’s Brewery makes reasonable efforts to ensure that the material on this Web Site is correct, accuracy cannot be guaranteed and Keith’s Brewery makes no warranties or representations as to its accuracy.

Keith’s Brewery relies upon others to provide the information that is included in this Web Site without any direct or independent authentication, verification, assessment, and validation by Keith’s Brewery whatsoever. All users of this Web Site shall be solely and exclusively responsible to authenticate, verify, assess and validate all information that is included on this Web Site. The information included in this Web Site does not constitute, and shall not be considered, the advice, recommendation, or endorsement of Keith’s Brewery.

The opinions expressed on the Web Site are not necessarily ours and are not necessarily factual. Any statements, advice and opinions made by participants are those of such participants only. Keith’s Brewery shall not be held responsible for any statements, advice, opinions or other content on the Web Site by any participants

UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED TO IN WRITING BY KEITH’S BREWERY, THE INFORMATION AND CONTENTS OF THIS WEB SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS ONLY, AND IS FOR CONSUMER PRIVATE AND NON-COMMERCIAL END-USE ONLY, AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OR MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, AUTHENTICITY, VALIDITY OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE COMPLETELY DENIED AND DISCLAIMED, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH DISCLAIMERS ARE HELD TO BE LEGALLY INVALID BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY AGREED, KEITH’S BREWERY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, COVENANTS OR GUARANTEES AS TO THE QUALITY, AUTHENTICITY, VALIDITY, SUITABILITY, TRUTH, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY OF THE INFORMATION AND CONTENTS OF THIS WEB SITE.


COPYRIGHT BELONGS TO KEITH’S BREWERY

Keith’s Brewery is the owner of copyright in this Web Site and other intellectual property related to this Web Site. The content of this Web Site, including but not limited to the content, information, text, images, audio or video, can be shared provided you do not delete, obstruct or change any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notices.

OWNERSHIP

Keith’s Brewery owns any comments or other content posted on this Web Site. By posting a comment on the blog, you acknowledge and agree that your comment may be reused by Keith’s Brewery or quoted in other media and might be attributed to your name. that means that Keith’s Brewery has the right to make, have made, offer for sale, use, sell, copy, distribute, perform, transmit, display, modify and otherwise use your submission(s) throughout the world in perpetuity in any manner that it sees fit without compensation to you, Keith’s Brewery also has the right to use your name in connection with any of your submissions.

THE KEITH’S BREWERY NAME, LOGOS, TRADEMARKS BELONG TO KEITH’S BREWERY
By entering this Web Site you acknowledge and agree that any name, logo, trademark or service mark contained on this Web Site is owned or licensed by Keith’s Brewery or one of its partners and may not be used by you without prior written approval. Keith’s Brewery will enforce its intellectual property rights to the full extent of the law. Any unauthorized use of all, part, or any aspect of Keith’s Brewery may subject you to penalties or damages, including but not limited to those related to violation of trademarks, copyrights, privacy and publicity rights.

INTERNET NOT A SECURE MEDIUM
The Internet is not a secure medium, and neither the privacy of your communications, nor visits to this Web Site, can be guaranteed. The nature of Internet communications means that your communications may be susceptible to data corruption, unauthorized access, interception and delays. This Web Site may include incomplete information, inaccuracies or typographical errors. Keith’s Brewery, and any other persons involved in the management of this Web Site, may make changes in the information and content included in this Web Site at any time without notice. Keith’s Brewery shall not be responsible for any detrimental reliance you may place on this Web Site or its contents. Except as otherwise provided herein, by entering this Web Site you acknowledge and agree that any communication or material you transmit to this Web Site, in any manner and for any reason, will not be treated as confidential or proprietary. Furthermore, you acknowledge and agree that any communications, information, ideas, concepts, techniques, procedures, methods, systems, designs, plans, charts, or other materials you transmit to this Web Site may be used by Keith’s Brewery anywhere, anytime and for any reason whatsoever.

UNLAWFUL BEHAVIOUR
Do not use this Web Site to communicate to others, to post on this Web Site, or otherwise transmit to this Web Site, any materials, information, or communication that either causes any harm to any person or that is illegal or otherwise unlawful, including without limitation any hateful harassing, pornographic, obscene, profane, defamatory, libelous, threatening materials which constitutes or may encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, promote the excessive, irresponsible or underage consumption of alcohol, or otherwise violate any law or regulation. Keith’s Brewery and all parties involved in creating, producing or delivering this Web Site, assume no responsibility or liability which may arise from the content thereof, including but not limited to claims for any of the above-noted matters.

You agree to use the Web Site only to send and receive messages and material that shall not, in any manner or to any extent, do any of the following:

. commit any criminal or quasi-criminal offence, including without limitation, any pornography, hate, assault, or economic crime whatsoever;
. defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others;
. publish, post, distribute or disseminate any defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful material or information;
. infringe, contravene, breach or otherwise interfere with or harm the rights of any other person, including without limitation, any contractual, personality, confidentiality, privacy, moral, statutory, common law or intellectual property;
. upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another’s computer;
. delete any author attributions, trade-marks, trade names, logos, legal notices or proprietary designations or labels in any file that is uploaded;
. falsify the origin or source of software, information or other material contained in a file that is uploaded;
. advertise or offer to sell any goods or services, or conduct or forward any surveys, contests, or chain letters; and
. download any file posted by another user of a Web Site that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.

This Web Site is moderated by a Keith’s Brewery representative who reserves the right to not post comments or to remove comments that do not comply with these Terms and Conditions. By submitting a comment to the Web Site, you understand and agree that we may post your comment in its entirety, in part, or not at all.
HYPERLINKS
Although this Web Site may be linked to other Web Sites, Keith’s Brewery is not, directly or indirectly, implying any approval, association, sponsorship, endorsement or affiliation with the linked Web Site, unless specifically stated therein. By entering this Web Site you acknowledge and agree that Keith’s Brewery has not reviewed all Web Sites linked to this Web Site and is not responsible for the content of any off-Web Site pages or any other Web Site linked to this Web Site. Your linking to any other off-Web Site pages or other Web Sites is at your own discretion and risk.

REVISION OF THIS PAGE
Keith’s Brewery reserves the right to revise these contractual terms and conditions concerning your future use of this Web Site at any time and for any reason, without notice or obligation, to you.

APPLICABLE LAW
By entering this Web Site you acknowledge and agree that this Web Site, including contests and any goods and services offered on the Web Site, and these contractual terms, shall be construed and evaluated according to the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada. You hereby agree and confirm that your use of this Web Site and all of the communications, transmissions and transactions associated with this Web Site shall have occurred in the Province of Ontario, Canada and that you submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario, as the proper and most convenient forum concerning this Web Site. If you use this Web Site from another jurisdiction, you are responsible for compliance with any and all applicable local laws.


LANGUAGE

English shall be the language of this Web Site, and all transactions occurring in connection with this Web Site, and the parties waive any right to use and rely upon any other language, or translations. Il est de la volonté express des parties que le présent Web Site et tous les affairs qui s’y rapportent soient rédigés en langue anglaise, exception faite des documents pour lesquels la loi exige l’usage exclusif du français.


KEITH’S BREWERY ACCESS CONTROL
We shall have the right, at all times, to prevent, intercept, prohibit or otherwise restrict, your access to and/or use of this Web Site, including Forums, if Keith’s Brewery determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that you have not (or Keith’s Brewery has a reasonable basis to believe or expect that you may not) fully complied with all of the provisions set out in this contract.

EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

Keith’s Brewery shall not be responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Web Site users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Web Site or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of submissions in this Web Site. Keith’s Brewery and its partners and agents assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or authorized access to, or alteration of, entries.

Keith’s Brewery shall not be responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line-systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of email or members on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web Site or combination thereof, including injury or damage to members or to any other person’s computer related to or resulting from using services or downloading materials in this Web Site. If, for any reason, this Web Site is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Web Site Providers which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Web Site, Web Site Providers reserve the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the services or Web Site indefinitely.

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Keith’s Brewery, its agents and partners, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliate, directors, sponsors, officers, consultants, agents, and employees against and from all claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses asserted by third parties alleging that the Web Site includes obscenity, libel, slander, or infringes upon the third party’s intellectual property or privacy rights, as direct result of your actions in the use of the Web Site. You further agree to not knowingly, damage or cause interruption of the services on the Web Site; prevent others from using the Web Site; or obtain or modify another user’s non-public account information without their consent.

 

COMMENT POLICY

The following Comment Policy applies to those who choose to use this site as a forum to discuss Alexander Keith’s beer and the comments of the Alexander Keith’s Brew Master. By using this site and submitting a comment, you agree to the terms and conditions of the Comment Policy.

  • All comments will be reviewed by a Keith’s representative before posting and best efforts will be made to post appropriate comments within one (1) business day. We will immediately delete spam and all comments which contain profanity, offensive and/or defamatory language.
  • We will not aggregate comments. All posted comments will be shown separately and not as one.
  • Stay on-topic. Comments must relate in some way to the post on which you are commenting.
  • Best efforts will be made to respond to comments. That may include a posting that responds to a number of comments or questions on a similar subject. Keith’s Brewery reserves the right to not respond to a comment.
  • Comments or opinions expressed on the blog come from members of the public and are those of their respective contributors only. The views expressed by outside contributors do not necessarily represent the views of Keith’s Brewery, its management or employees. Keith’s Brewery does not endorse, or approve of their content. Keith’s Brewery is not responsible and disclaims any and all liability for the content of comments written by outside contributors to the blog.
  • Comments should not include overt promotion of excessive drinking or irresponsible use. Comments should not connect alcohol in any way to any skilled activity or anything dangerous.