Code of Conduct

Eurocan Pet Products provides online registration and resources for use by customers and the general public. Online resources include all material that is accessed or uploaded through a computer or telecommunications network.

The "Code of Online Conduct" pertains to the use of online systems and resources. This Code has been prepared to protect the rights and safety of all.

Eurocan takes appropriate measures to ensure the security of the facilities and information that may be contained in them. Eurocan reserves the right to monitor the use of online resources by all that access the systems.

1) Personal Safety Rules

Never reveal information about your personal identity (such as your name, address, phone number, age, physical description or school) to strangers whom you may encounter online. Likewise, do not reveal such information in a public online forum where you may not know everyone who might see the information.
Never reveal personal information online about someone else unless you have their prior permission and you know the information will not be used for harmful purposes.
Never reveal your access password or that of anyone else.
Never send a picture of yourself, another person or a group over an electronic network without prior informed permission of all the individuals involved and, in the case of minors, their parents or guardians.
Report immediately to Eurocan any message or request that you receive that bothers you or that suggests personal contact with you.
Only post pictures and comments that you wish to have live "forever" on the internet.

2) Unacceptable Sites and Materials

It is the responsibility of the individual user to not intentionally post unacceptable material.
Eurocan is committed to meeting obligations under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Ontario Human Rights Code and similar US codes by safeguarding the respect for and rights of every individual. Discrimination and harassment will not be tolerated. It is not acceptable to use online systems to engage in actions of a discriminatory or harassing nature.
Users of the Eurocan site will not knowingly access, upload, download, store, display, distribute or publish any information that:
- is illegal or that advocates illegal acts or facilitates unlawful activity;
- threatens or intimidates any person or suggests violence, hatred or discrimination toward other people;
- uses inappropriate and/or abusive language or conduct;
- contains religious or political messages;
- violates or infringes on the rights of any other person according to the Ontario Human Rights Code, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms or similar US codes;
- is racially, culturally or religiously offensive;
- encourages the use of controlled substances, participation in an illegal act or uses the system to incite criminal actions;
- is of a defamatory, abusive, obscene, profane, pornographic or sexually explicit nature;
- contains personal information, images, or signatures of individuals without their prior informed consent;
- constitutes messages of sexual harassment or which contains inappropriate or unwanted romantic overtones;
- solicits any users on behalf of any business or commercial organization without appropriate authorization;
- supports bulk mail, junk mail or "spamming";
- propagates chain letters, or other e-mail debris;
- attempts to hide, disguise or misrepresent the identity of the sender.

3) Prohibited Uses and Activities

All users of Eurocan's online systems will not do the following:

Copy, download, install or run viruses or other inappropriate or unauthorized materials such as games, files, scripts, fonts, or dynamic link libraries (DLL’s) from any source.
Use any other person’s account on the system.
Cause any user to lose access to the system - for example, by disabling accounts or changing passwords without authorization.
Move, copy, or modify any of the system files or settings on any computer, server or other device without proper authorization.
Compromise themselves or others by unauthorized copying of information, work or software belonging to others, encouraging others to abuse the computers or network, displaying, transferring or sharing inappropriate materials. Software pirating and unauthorized copying of material belonging to others is regarded as theft.
Copy, transfer or use files, programs or any other information belonging to Eurocan for any reason whatever unless the licensing specifically permits such actions.
Attempt to subvert Eurocan networks by breaching security measures, hacking or accessing records without authorization or any other type of disruption.
Take the ideas, writings or images of others and present them as if they were yours. Under copyright laws, all information remains the property of the creator(s)/author(s) and therefore permission is required for its use. The use of copyright materials without permission can result in legal action.

4) Consequences

Inappropriate use of online access by users or visitors could result in measures that may include legal action and/or the involvement of police. Anyone contravening this online code of conduct will be removed immediately from the Eurocan database and specifically the "Share the Love!" gallery.

5) Online Publishing

Information published on the Internet or Intranet can reach millions of people who are mostly unknown to the original publishers. For this reason, it is important to be careful about the kind of information that is published on the Eurocan site.

6) Liability

Eurocan Pet Products makes no warranties of any nature or kind, expressed or implied, regarding its online services or resources, the continued operation of these services, the equipment and facilities used and their capacities, or the suitability, operability and safety of any program or file posted on Eurocan systems for any intended purpose.