Website Policies

Terms of Service
© 2004 Volunteer Thunder Bay!, personal use of materials contained in the Volunteer Thunder Bay! Internet Web Site is permitted. Any other use, duplication, reproduction, manipulation, or derivation, whether commercial or otherwise is prohibited without the expressed written consent of Volunteer Thunder Bay!

If you send us an electronic mail message with a question or comment that contains personally identifying information, or fill out a form that transmits this information to us, we will only use the personally identifiable information to respond to your request and analyze trends. We may redirect the text of your message to another agency or person who is in a better position to answer your question. While doing this, however, we are bound by procedure to withhold your identifying personal information from the forwarded email. We may direct you to personally contact another agency or person.

For site management functions, information is collected for analysis and statistical purposes. This information is not reported or used in any manner that would reveal personally identifiable information. We use log analysis tools to create summary statistics, which are used for purposes such as assessing what information is of most interest, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas.

Mission and Purpose
The Volunteer Thunder Bay! web site is intended to serve as an official compilation of Volunteer Thunder Bay! electronic resources and services and to provide a means of communication between Volunteer Thunder Bay! and the public.

HyperLinks
Any links outside the Volunteer Thunder Bay! web site are provided as a convenience to our viewers. Volunteer Thunder Bay! has no control over the content of these linked sites. Volunteer Thunder Bay! does not necessarily endorse any products or services sold by any of these linked sites. Volunteer Thunder Bay! will link to sites only if they are determined to be aligned with the agency's own goals and positions. If you discover an error on one of the sites, contact the webmaster of that linked site.

Linking to the Volunteer Thunder Bay! Web Site

What you can do:
You do not need to get advance permission to link to the Volunteer Thunder Bay! website us if you are making a simple link to the Volunteer Thunder Bay! homepage.
You may also link to one of our sub pages, where appropriate. We reserve the right to change sub pages at any time without notice, so it is up to you to continuously verify your links to our sub pages.

What you should not do:
Please do not capture our pages within your frames, or otherwise present our content as your own. Any link to our site should be a full forward link that passes the client browser to our site unencumbered. The BACK button should return the visitor to your site if the visitor wishes to back out. You should not link to individual graphics or tables within our pages, especially in an effort to place the downloading burden on our servers. Such an action may be considered a misuse.

Reciprocal links
The Volunteer Thunder Bay! Web site does not enter into reciprocal link agreements. We provide links to sites that are appropriate to our mission. Our creation of a link to your site does not obligate you to provide a link back to us, but you are, of course, welcome to do so.

Disclaimer
All of the information provided is believed to be accurate and reliable; however, Volunteer Thunder Bay! assumes no responsibility for any errors, appearing in rules or otherwise. Further, Volunteer Thunder Bay! assumes no responsibility for the use of the information provided. Volunteer Thunder Bay! specifically disclaims any and all liability for any claims or damages that may result from providing the information contained on the site, including any web sites maintained by third parties and linked to the Volunteer Thunder Bay! web site. The responsibility for content rests with the organizations that provide the information. The inclusion of links from this site does not imply endorsement by Volunteer Thunder Bay!. Specific questions regarding a document should be directed to the appropriate organization and not necessarily to the Volunteer Thunder Bay! Webmaster. Volunteer Thunder Bay! makes no effort to independently verify, and does not exert editorial control over, information on pages outside of the Volunteer Thunder Bay! (volunteerthunderbay.ca) domain.

Unless otherwise noted on an individual document, file, home page, or the like, Volunteer Thunder Bay! grants permission to copy and distribute files, documents and information provided for non-commercial use, so long as they are copied and distributed in the format provided

Volunteer Thunder Bay! does not endorse any of the products, vendors, consultants, or documentation referenced in this web site. Any mention of vendors, products, or services is for informational purposes only.

If there are any questions, please contact us.