Terms of Use

Last updated: 18 August 2026. These Terms of Use (the “Terms”) are an agreement between you and the Canadian Canyoning Association / Association canadienne de canyonisme (“CCA,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) for your use of https://www.canadacanyoning.ca and related pages, including /admin, /admin/login, and /login (together, the “Site”).

By accessing or using the Site you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you apply for membership you also agree to the Code of Conduct. If you do not agree, do not use the Site.

These Terms are not a substitute for legal advice. The Association is in a development phase; programs, standards, and resources described on the Site may be incomplete or may change.

1. Who may use the Site

The public website is offered for information about the Association, canyoning in Canada, events we choose to publish, membership applications, contact, and donations. You must be of legal age in your province or territory to submit forms or donations, or you must do so with a parent or guardian.

Staff tools (calendar administration, applications review, news, users, and similar) are limited to individuals the Board has invited and activated. Membership in the CCA, donating, or visiting the Site does not create a staff account.

2. Staff login and unauthorized access

The addresses /login and /admin/login are published so invited directors and volunteers can sign in. They are not an invitation for the public to probe, guess passwords, create accounts, or enter the administration system.

You agree that you will not, and will not attempt to:

• access, use, or remain in any staff area without an active invitation and authorization from the CCA;
• use another person's invitation, email, or password, or share staff credentials;
• test, scan, reverse engineer, or bypass authentication, rate limits, or security controls;
• submit automated or repeated login attempts, credential lists, or other access attacks;
• harvest, scrape, or copy non-public data from staff systems or from the Site in a way that overloads or circumvents ordinary use.

Unauthorized use of a computer service or interception of computer services may be an offence under the Criminal Code of Canada and may also give rise to civil liability. We may log access attempts, suspend traffic, disable accounts, notify hosting and security providers, and contact law enforcement. We may refuse any person we reasonably believe is misusing the login or the Site.

If you received an invitation, you must keep your password confidential, sign out on shared devices, and tell the Board promptly if you suspect unauthorized use of your account. We may deactivate accounts at any time.

3. Acceptable use of the public Site

You agree not to use the Site to:

• break any applicable law;
• harass, defame, threaten, or discriminate against any person or group;
• submit false, misleading, or impersonating information on forms;
• upload malware or interfere with the Site, other users, or our providers;
• imply that the CCA endorses you, your business, or your canyon practice unless we have agreed in writing;
• copy, frame, or republish Site content except as allowed in section 6.

4. Membership applications and Code of Conduct

Submitting an application does not create membership. The Board may approve, decline, delay, or request more information. You must answer honestly. A required Code of Conduct acknowledgement that is answered “No” means we will not accept that application.

If you are admitted, continued membership is subject to the Code of Conduct, any bylaws, and Board decisions. We may refuse or end membership where conduct is inconsistent with those documents or with the law.

5. Contact, email, and electronic messages

If you contact us, you ask us to reply using the details you provide. Transactional messages (for example application receipts or staff invites) are sent so we can operate the Association. Where CASL applies to commercial electronic messages, we will include required identification and unsubscribe information.

6. Intellectual property and photographs

The CCA name, logos, text, layout, and photographs on the Site are owned by the Association or used with permission. You may view them for personal, non-commercial information about the CCA. You may not copy the brand, scrape galleries for reuse, train models on our media, or suggest affiliation without written permission.

Search engines may index pages. Images are not licensed for image-search reuse. See the Privacy Policy for technical indexing controls.

7. Donations and shop

Donations are processed by Zeffy. Zeffy's terms, privacy policy, and payment rules apply to the transaction. The CCA does not store your full payment card number on this Site. Donation receipts and tax treatment depend on Zeffy and applicable tax law; we do not promise a particular tax outcome.

The public shop is not yet for sale. Product records in administration, if any, are preparatory and do not create an offer until we say so on the Site.

8. Calendar, news, and development content

Public events, news, and development notes are provided for information. Private or draft items in administration are confidential to authorized staff. Dates, locations, and program details may change. The Site does not replace land-manager rules, weather, or your own judgment in canyon terrain.

9. Canyoning risk disclaimer

Canyoning involves serious risks including injury and death. Nothing on the Site is professional guiding, rescue instruction, a certification, or a warranty that a canyon, technique, or standard is safe for you. The Association is building programs and does not currently claim completed national standards, training, or rescue services merely because a page exists in the navigation. You are responsible for your own decisions in the field.

10. Third-party services

Instagram, Facebook, Google Translate, Zeffy, maps, and other linked services are outside our control. Your use of them is governed by their terms. Translation is automated and may be inaccurate; the English text on the Site is the official version if there is a conflict.

11. Disclaimer of warranties

The Site is provided “as is” and “as available.” To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, secure, or free of errors.

12. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the CCA, its directors, officers, volunteers, members, and suppliers are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive, or exemplary damages, or for loss of data, profits, or goodwill, arising out of or related to the Site or these Terms, even if advised of the possibility. Our total liability for any claim relating to the Site is limited to fifty Canadian dollars (CAD $50) or the amount you paid us (if any) for the specific Site feature giving rise to the claim, whichever is greater. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations; in that case the limitation applies to the fullest extent allowed.

Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot be excluded under Canadian law, including liability for fraud or for death or personal injury caused by negligence where such an exclusion is forbidden.

13. Indemnity

You will defend and indemnify the CCA and its directors, officers, and volunteers against claims, damages, and reasonable legal fees arising from your misuse of the Site, your submissions, or your breach of these Terms, except to the extent caused by our gross negligence or wilful misconduct.

14. Changes, suspension, and termination

We may change the Site or these Terms at any time by posting an updated version. The last-updated date will change. Continued use after posting means you accept the revised Terms. We may suspend or stop the Site, or your access, including staff access, without notice if we believe it is necessary for security, legal, or operational reasons.

15. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to conflict of law rules. You agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of British Columbia, sitting in Vancouver, except that we may seek injunctive relief in any jurisdiction to protect the Site, our brand, or confidential information.

16. General

If a provision is held unenforceable, the rest remains in effect. These Terms, the Privacy Policy, and (for applicants and members) the Code of Conduct are the entire agreement for use of the Site. They do not create employment, partnership, or agency. You may not assign your rights. We may assign ours to a successor of the Association. Failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver.

17. Contact

Questions about these Terms: canyoningcanada@gmail.com
Canadian Canyoning Association
Canada