Terms of Service

Purpose of the Service

The Service provides tools to search and reference regulatory and building code materials. It is provided for informational and research purposes only.

Intended Use

The Service is intended for use by professionals, businesses, and organizations for business or professional purposes. By using the Service you represent that you are using it for those purposes and not as a consumer for personal, family, or household purposes. Where you nonetheless use the Service as a consumer, nothing in these Terms limits any rights you have under applicable consumer-protection legislation that cannot be waived.

No Professional Reliance

The Service does not provide engineering, legal, or professional advice. Users are responsible for:

• Verifying information against official code publications
• Determining applicability to specific projects or jurisdictions

Accuracy and Coverage

While efforts are made to ensure accuracy, the Service:

• May be incomplete
• May contain errors
• Does not guarantee coverage of all amendments or jurisdictions

See our Data Sources page for what the Service covers and how the data is produced.

Limitation of Liability

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, or completeness. To the maximum extent permitted by law:

• We are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, or business, including any loss arising from a decision, opinion, report, or determination made in reliance on the Service — even if we were advised of the possibility of such loss; and
• Our total aggregate liability arising out of or relating to the Service, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), or otherwise, will not exceed the greater of (a) the fees you paid us for the Service in the twelve (12) months before the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) CAD $100.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law — including liability for fraud, or for death or personal injury caused by negligence — or any rights you have under consumer-protection legislation that cannot be waived. These limits reflect an agreed allocation of risk that is reflected in the price of the Service, apply regardless of the form of action, and survive termination of these Terms.

Accounts

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials.

Subscriptions and Billing

Some features require a paid subscription:

• Subscriptions are billed in advance each month at the price and taxes shown at checkout
• Subscriptions renew automatically each month until cancelled
• You may cancel at any time from your account settings; cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period, and you keep paid access until then
• We will give existing subscribers at least 30 days' notice before a price change applies to them
• Payments are processed by Stripe; we do not store your card details
• Except where required by law, or where we terminate your access without cause, fees are non-refundable

Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• Scrape or bulk-download content
• Reverse engineer the Service
• Use the Service to violate laws or regulations

Changes

We may modify these Terms. For material changes, we will give notice (for example, by email or a notice on the Service) before the change takes effect. Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance; if you do not accept a change, you may cancel your subscription and stop using the Service.

Termination

We may suspend or terminate access for breach of these Terms, including the Acceptable Use rules; termination for breach does not entitle you to a refund. If we terminate a paid subscription without cause, we will refund the unused portion of the current billing period.

Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.

Contact

For questions about these Terms, contact us at [email protected].