Terms Of Use

CyberBC Website and Services - Terms of Use 

The Province hereby offers the CyberBC & Grow with Us - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca) website (“Website”) and the CyberBC services listed on the Website to You (the Website and the CyberBC services are referred to collectively as the “Services”).  

As Services are modified, developed, or added to the program, the Website will be updated by the Province.  It is Your responsibility to remain up to date with the list of CyberBC services posted on the Website, as direct notice of such updates will not be provided to You. 

These Terms of Use (“Agreement”) govern Your use of the Services.  By accessing the Services, You are deemed to have read and accepted this Agreement.  

1. Parties. The parties to this Agreement are His Majesty the King in right of the Province of British Columbia, as represented by the Minister of Citizens’ Services (the “Province”) and the individual or legal entity using the Services (“You” or “Your”). 

2. General. You agree to abide by this Agreement and consent to the collection of Your registration information and the disclosure of same where required by law or for the purpose of enabling your access to the Services.  The Services are provided only for the purposes described in this Agreement.  The Province may at any time in its sole discretion take whatever steps it deems necessary in relation to the Services and any content provided by You to protect the security and integrity of the Services. 

3. Privacy. The Province will handle any personal information You provide through use of the Services in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Privacy Protection Act and the BC Government Website Privacy Statement. 

4. Confidentiality. The Province will maintain in confidence any information You provide through the Services and will not disclose such information without Your written consent, except where required by law or where necessary to enable the Province to provide the Services to You.  

5. Copyright. The Province or its licensors own the copyright in all information made available to You through the Services.  The Province grants to You a personal, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, non-exclusive license to access and use the Services in accordance with this Agreement.  Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.  You must not remove or alter any proprietary symbol or notice, including any copyright notice, trademark, official mark or logo displayed in connection with the Services.  The official symbols of the Province may not be reproduced for any purposes without prior written authorization from the Province.  

6. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liabilities. In addition to the Province’s general Warranty Disclaimer and Limitation of Liabilities, the Services are provided “as is” without warranty or condition of any kind, either express or implied, including any implied warranty or condition of quality, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement.  Without limiting the general nature of the previous sentence, the Province does not warrant the accuracy, availability or completeness of the Services or any information provided in connection with the Services, or that the Services will function without error, failure, or interruption. 

7. Indemnities. You agree to indemnify and save harmless the Province and the Province’s employees and agents from any and all losses, claims, damages, actions, causes of action, costs or expense that the Province or any of its employees or agents may sustain, incur, suffer or be put to by reason of Your acts or omissions, or the acts or omissions of Your agents, directors, officers, or employees, in relation to the Services. 

8. Links to Third Party Websites. Links to third party websites provided through the Website are provided as-is, for Your information only. These websites are not controlled or endorsed by the Province and the Province is not responsible for the accuracy, currency, availability or reliability of content provided therein. 

9. Acceptable Use of the Services. Your use of the Services must not: (i) breach any applicable law or regulation, including copyright or trademark law; (ii) interfere with or disrupt the Website or any of the Province’s computer systems, servers, networks, databases, software, hardware, or other equipment, including user-restricted areas of the Website, logins and passwords of others, or personal information or accounts of other users, or attempt to gain unauthorized access to same; or (iii) introduce malicious code or test or examine the security related to the Website or the Services. 

10. Provision of Content. The Services allow You to provide content to the Province via the Website, email communications, intake and other forms, and in-person, as follows:  

1. You are solely responsible for any harm resulting from content You submit, upload, link to, or otherwise make available to the Province.  The Province reserves the right to refuse or remove any content that, in its sole discretion, violates any applicable law or Province policy. 

2. You may not provide content that (i) You do not own or possess rights to provide; (ii) breaches any applicable law, rule, regulation, or third party right or promotes illegal activity or activity that would breach any applicable law, rule, regulation, or third party right; (iii) breaches any confidence; or (iv) is abusive, hateful, or demonstrates or incites hatred, racism, or physical harm. 

11. Governing Law. This Agreement is governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws applicable in British Columbia.   

12. Assignment. You may not assign or transfer this Agreement in whole or in part without the prior written consent of the Province. 

13. Cancellation and Changes to the Services. 

1. You may cancel Your access to the Services at any time by submitting an email requesting such cancellation to Cyber.BC@gov.bc.ca. 

2. Upon cancellation, the Province will retain and use Your information to comply with the Province’s statutory and policy information management and record retention requirements. 

3. The Province reserves the right to discontinue the Services, or to suspend or terminate Your access to all or any parts of the Services, at any time, with or without cause, and without notice.   

4. The Province reserves the right to make changes to the Services or to add new Services at any time, with or without notice.  It will be Your responsibility to request access to any new Services added. 

14. Amendments. The Province may at any time in its sole discretion amend this Agreement with or without providing direct notice to You of such amendments.  Continued use of the Services after such notice or after amendments are posted by the Province constitutes Your acceptance of the amendments. 

15. Severance. If any provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision will be severed from this Agreement and all other provisions will remain in full force or effect.