Terms of Use

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Terms of Use 

The TRIUMF Inc. (“TRIUMF”) web site consists of the material provided under the triumf.ca domain (e.g., www.triumf.ca) and any subdomains (e.g., daq.triumf.ca) or other domains registered by TRIUMF or TRIUMF Innovations (hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Site”). 

All material provided on the Site is intended for informational purposes only and should not be used to replace official documents unless otherwise noted. 

Your access to and use of the Site shall be governed by the following Terms of Use. TRIUMF reserves the right to amend these Terms of Use at any time without notice. 

Terms of Use 

(a) Reserved Rights and Grant of Limited License 

Copyright © 1994-2025 TRIUMF Inc. All rights reserved. 

  • TRIUMF owns the intellectual property rights, including copyright, in and to this Site, or has acquired the necessary licenses or permission to display the material on the Site. 
  • As a user of this Site, you are granted a limited license to use (display or print) short extracts of the information for your own personal, non-commercial use only. You may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, post, transmit or distribute, in any manner, the information, without TRIUMF’s express written permission. Written consent to use information on the Site must be requested officially and such requests can be directed to communications@triumf.ca.   

(b) No Advice or Warranties 

  • You shall be fully responsible for any consequences resulting from your use of the Site. The information on the Site is provided for educational or information purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, whether medical, legal, or otherwise. 
  • TRIUMF does not guarantee the quality, accuracy, completeness or timelines of the information on the Site. While efforts are made to verify the information provided, the Site may contain typographical or other errors and should not be assumed to be error free. Furthermore, some information on the Site has been provided by third parties and has not necessarily been verified by TRIUMF 
  • TRIUMF shall not be responsible for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damage or any other damages whatsoever and howsoever caused, arising out of or in connection with the use of the Site or  reliance on the information available on the Site, including: any damages to, or malware that may infect, your computer equipment or other property; the loss of use; lost data; lost business profits; business interruption; personal injury; or any other personal or pecuniary loss; whether the action is in contract, tort (including negligence) or other tortious action. 

(c) No Endorsement 

  • The Site may contain links to other sites. These links are provided as references to help you identify and locate other Internet resources that may be of interest. Parties other than TRIUMF independently develop and maintain these other sites. Therefore, TRIUMF does not assume responsibility for the accuracy or appropriateness of the information contained at such sites.  
  • A link to another site should not be construed to mean that TRIUMF is associated with or is legally authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo or copyrighted symbol that may be reflected in the link or the description of the link to such other sites. In addition, the mention of or linking to another party or its product or services on the Site should not be construed as an endorsement of that party or its product or service. 

(d) Trade Marks 

  • Certain words, phrases, names, designs or logos used on the Site may constitute trade marks, service marks or trade names of TRIUMF or other entities. The display of any such marks or names on the Site does not imply that TRIUMF or other entities have granted a license or authorization of any kind to use such marks or names. 

(e) Submissions 

  • All information submitted to TRIUMF via the Site shall be deemed and remain the property of TRIUMF, and TRIUMF shall be free to use, for any purpose, any ideas, concepts, know-how or other techniques contained in information provided to TRIUMF through the Site or sent through e-mail or other electronic communications channels, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by TRIUMF. Furthermore, TRIUMF shall not be subject to any obligations of confidentiality regarding any such information submitted to it unless otherwise agreed to in writing by TRIUMF. 
  • The Internet is not a secure medium and privacy cannot be ensured. Internet e-mail is vulnerable to interception and forgery. TRIUMF will not be responsible for any damages you or any third party may suffer as a result of the transmission of confidential information that you make to TRIUMF through the Internet, or that you expressly or implicitly authorize TRIUMF to make, or for any errors or any changes made to any transmitted information. 

(f) Access and Interference 

  • In using the Site, you agree that you will not use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site.  

(h) Choice of Law 

  • The laws of the Province of British Columbia and the laws of Canada applicable therein shall govern as to the interpretation, validity and effect of this document, notwithstanding any conflict of laws provisions of your domicile, residence or physical location. You hereby consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of British Columbia in any action or proceeding instituted under or related to your use of the Site. 

(i) Web Analytics and use of Cookies 

  • This Site uses web analytics tools to help analyze how the Site is used and to improve visitors’ online experience. These tools work by tagging web pages to capture a limited amount of data (including the internet protocol (‘IP”) address of the computer, device or network being used to access the pages). This data is used for aggregate reporting purposes. None of this data can be used by TRIUMF or the service provider to identify you. 
  • Web tools, such as analytics and remarketing tools as well as other functionality on the Site, work by using cookies (small files stored on your computer’s web browser). You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. Please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of the Site. Some service providers also allow you to opt out of their use of cookies for advertising purposes, e.g. AdChoices. 

(j) Personal Information and Privacy 

  • TRIUMF is committed to transparency in how we collect any personal information via the Site. 
  • Personal information may be collected from you for the purposes of providing services available on the Site, informing about happenings and events at TRIUMF, fostering engagement with TRIUMF and the larger research and academic community, informing on information security, research security or cybersecurity incidents, or fundraising. 
  • Personal information may be collected for other specific purposes and consent is requested at the point of collection. 
  • To inquire about what personal information is managed on the Site, or to request corrections or removal of your personal information, please contact privacy@triumf.ca. 

Responsible Use of Information Technology 

Use of the Site is governed by TRIUMF’s policies and procedures. For more information on TRIUMF’s policies and procedures, please reach out to communications@triumf.ca 

Copyright at TRIUMF 

For information on use of copyrighted material, please reach out to contracts@triumf.ca.