The Terms and Use, Privacy Statement and Interacting with Alberta Innovates, specifically through our IDEATE (Innovative Digital Engagement and Tech Evaluation) website, outlines a social and legal contract with our website's users. By establishing these conditions, users are informed how they must behave on the website and confirm that they agree to abide by your rules and guidelines when using the website.

The following are our business practices:

• You should be cautious if you receive any communication that claims to be from Alberta Innovates outside our traditional communication channels, or from people you don’t know. Be especially on guard for requests for personal information such as a social insurance number (SIN), credit card number, bank account number, or requests for money in return for services or for other reasons.
• Scams may use threatening language, scare you into thinking you owe money or will suffer some other adverse financial outcome if you don’t reply (commonly known as a “false debt”) and may provide links asking you to verify your information.
• Although Alberta Innovates may communicate with you over email, Alberta Innovates will never demand money, ask you to provide sensitive personal information, offer gift cards, cryptocurrency or e-transfers over emails, or through social media, cryptocurrency, e-transfer or other means. If you receive any communications from us that appear to be suspicious or if you are concerned about the authenticity of a communication purportedly from Alberta Innovates please reach out to our FOIP Coordinator at (780)450-5180 or foip@albertainnovates.ca. If you feel you have been a victim of a scam you can report it to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at: 1.888.495.8501.

This website (the “Website”) is owned and managed by Alberta Innovates. This page states the Terms and Conditions of Use under which you may access and use the Website and all information, material and other content, including, without limitation, the underlying HTML, articles, text, data, photographs, images, illustrations, designs, icons, audio clips, video clips, documents, products, and software, displayed on or contained within the Website (collectively, the “Material”).

By accessing and/or using the Website or the Material, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions of Use. If you do not accept or agree with these Terms and Conditions of Use, do not access or use the Website or the Material.

Alberta Innovates may revise these Terms and Conditions of Use at any time by updating this page. You must visit this page each time that you visit the Website and review these Terms and Conditions of Use because they are binding upon you any time you access and use the Website or the Material.

Alberta Innovates respects the privacy of visitors to the Website. Your use of the Websites and/or the Material is subject to Alberta Innovates’ Privacy Policy, which is available below.

The Website and some of the Material may be protected by applicable copyright, trademark, patent and other intellectual property laws under both Canadian and foreign laws which may be violated by unauthorized use of the Website or the Material. Users of the Website or the Material are solely responsible for ensuring that they comply with any applicable copyright, trademark, patent and other intellectual property laws in force in their jurisdiction.

All Website content and Material is protected by the Copyright Act, RSC 1985, c C-42 of Canada. Copyright in the Material is owned by Alberta Innovates or the Government of Alberta (where applicable) and is licensed to Alberta Innovates.

Except as expressly provided in these Terms and Conditions of Use, none of the Material may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, modified, posted, presented, transmitted or otherwise exploited in any form or by any means (“Use”), without prior express written consent from Alberta Innovates, or in the case of licensed content the Government of Alberta, which consent may be withheld for any reason.

To inquire about obtaining consent to Use any Material on the Website, please send a request to info@albertainnovates.ca

Names, words, titles, phrases, logos, designs, graphics, icons and trademarks displayed on the Website or in the Material may constitute registered or unregistered trademarks or official marks of Alberta Innovates, the Government of Alberta, or the Government of Canada, and licensed to Alberta Innovates. The Alberta Innovates word mark and logo are registered as official marks of Alberta Innovates. Nothing on this Website grants any license to Use any trademark or official mark of Alberta Innovates and the use thereof without the express written consent of Alberta Innovates is prohibited.

To inquire about obtaining consent to Use trademarks or official marks, please send a request to Alberta Innovates at info@albertainnovates.ca

All Material and other information contained on the Website has been posted to provide individuals with direct access to information about Alberta Innovates and its programs and funding opportunities and access to information about third parties with whom Alberta Innovates does business. Such information has been posted with the intent that it be readily available for personal and public non-commercial or educational Use.

Except where otherwise prohibited in these Terms and Conditions of Use or by law, you are granted a limited, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, and non-exclusive license to access, view, and Use the information contained on the Website, in whole or in part, and by any means, for non-commercial and educational purposes, without charge or further consent from Alberta Innovates, as applicable, provided that the following conditions are complied with:

• Users must not modify or alter the Material. This includes, without limitation, the obligation to retain all copyright, trade-mark, patent or other proprietary notices contained in the Material on any copy of the Material;
• Users must exercise due diligence in ensuring that the Material is accurately reproduced;
• Users must identify Alberta Innovates as the source of the Material from Website;
• Users must not reproduce or transmit the Alberta Innovates word mark or logo without the express permission of Alberta Innovates;
• Users must not represent any reproduction of Material as an official version, nor as having been made in affiliation with or with the endorsement of Alberta Innovates.

Use of any Material on the Website, either in whole or in part, for the purpose of commercial or revenue generating distribution is strictly prohibited, except with express prior written permission from Alberta Innovates, which permission may be withheld for any reason.

Alberta Innovates uses its best efforts to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information and Material posted on the Website. Nevertheless, there may be instances where such Material or Information contained on the Website is not current, particularly where that information is posted by a third party.

The Material on the Website is provided for information purposes only on an “as is” basis, without warranties, representations or conditions of any kind, whether express or implied. To the fullest extent possible under applicable law, Alberta Innovates disclaims all warranties and conditions, whether express or implied, statutory or otherwise, including but not limited to implied warranties or conditions of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose or use, title or non-infringement or other violation of rights concerning the Website and the Material.

Alberta Innovates does not warrant or make any other representations regarding the use, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, efficacy, applicability, performance, security, availability or reliability of the Material or the Website, any sites linked to the Website, the results from the Use of the Material or Website or any sites linked to the Website, or otherwise respecting the Material or the Website, or any other material and other content on any sites linked to the Website or that the website is secure and will function properly or at all owing to the nature of the internet.

Under no circumstances, including, without limitation, negligence, shall Alberta Innovates be liable to you or to any third party for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, incidental, or consequential damages or losses whatsoever, including without limitation lost revenue, lost or damaged data or economic loss, regardless of the cause of action, and on any theory of liability, including contract, tort or otherwise, arising directly or indirectly from any or all of the Website or the Material, including the use of, or the inability to use, any or all of the Website or the Material.

The Website may contain links to third-party websites. These links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by Alberta Innovates. There also may be circumstances in which access to the Website may be provided by a hypertext link located at a third-party website.

Alberta Innovates is not responsible for and does not endorse, authorize, approve, certify, maintain, or control the content of any third-party website, nor does it make any representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, regarding any third-party website, including, without limitation, (i) any representation or warranty regarding the legality, use, accuracy, reliability, completeness, efficacy, timeliness, applicability, performance, security, or availability of any information, material or content on such third-party websites, (ii) any representation or warranty regarding the merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose of any material, content, software, goods, or services located at or made available through such third-party websites, or (iii) any representation or warranty that the operation of such third-party websites will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects or errors in such third-party websites will be corrected, or that such third-party websites will be free from viruses or other harmful components.

Alberta Innovates is not responsible for the privacy practices of such third-party websites. Alberta Innovates encourages users to review the privacy policies and terms of use of any linked third-party websites before navigating any such website or disclosing any personal information online.

Alberta Innovates may terminate these Terms and Conditions of Use, including any licenses contained herein, at any time and also may terminate your access to and use of the Website or the Material if Alberta Innovates determines, in its sole discretion, that you have failed or refused to comply with any or all of these Terms and Conditions of Use (“Termination”).

Upon Termination, you must cease to access and/or use the Websites and/or the Material. This includes, without limitation, the obligation to destroy all Material, and all related documentation and all copies thereof, which you obtained from the Website, whether under these Terms and Conditions of Use or otherwise, and the obligation to take any additional or alternative reasonable steps that Alberta Innovates may direct in respect of the Termination.

These Terms and Conditions of Use and the access to and use of any of the Website and/or the Material shall be governed by the laws of the Province of Alberta. You agree to submit and irrevocably attorn to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of the Province of Alberta for all matters arising out of these Terms and Conditions of Use, or your access to and use of the Website and/or the Material.

For information or questions regarding any of the Innovates Websites, please contact: info@albertainnovates.ca.

For more information about these Terms and Conditions of Use or any information or questions in relation to the Website, please send a request to Alberta Innovates at info@albertainnovates.ca.

This privacy statement applies to the Website (as defined in the Terms and Conditions of Use).

Alberta Innovates respects the privacy of visitors to the Website and registered users of the IDEATE platform site. We maintain the Website to help the public find information about the programs and funding available from Alberta Innovates. We are committed to ensuring your privacy while you visit the Website. The following statement is to advise you how your personal information will be treated by us as you use the Website.

When you visit the Website, our web servers automatically collect a limited amount of standard information essential to the operation and evaluation of the Website. This information includes the:

• Page from which you arrived.
• Date and time or your page request.
• IP address your computer is using to receive information
• Type and version of your browser.
• Name and size of the file you request.

The only information collected that is used to identify you is information you give voluntarily. As part of the IDEATE registration process you will be asked to voluntarily submit information including your name, email, phone number, company (if applicable), and general region of residence. If you submit a question or comment through the site, you may be asked for your name, e-mail address, or other information to assist us in contacting you and responding to your request. You may ask to make changes to your personal information by contacting us at the emails noted below.

The collection of this information is authorized under Section 33(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act. This section provides that no personal information may be collected by or for a public body unless it relates directly to and is necessary for an operating program or activity of a public body. Once collected, the information will be treated in accordance with the provisions of Part 2 of the FOIP Act which govern its protection.

If you have any questions about the collection and use of your information, please contact the FOIP Coordinator for Alberta Innovates at (780)450-5180 or foip@albertainnovates.ca.

A cookie is a file that is placed on your hard drive with your temporary internet files while you are visiting a website. The Website uses cookies to track how visitors use our site. We do not store personal information in cookies, nor do we collect personal information from you without your knowledge as you browse this site. Cookies are used to aid in the collection of anonymous statistical information such as browser type, screen size, traffic patterns and pages visited. This information is then used to improve the service offered by the Website. If you wish, you may change the settings on your web browser to deny cookies or to warn you when cookies will be deposited.

The Website uses software to monitor unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or damage the services provided. No attempt is made to identify users or their usage patterns except during law enforcement investigations.

The Website may contain links to other related web sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of any sites you may visit after you enter our Website.

We make every reasonable effort to ensure that personal information is accurate and complete. We rely on you to notify us if there is a change to your personal information that may affect our relationship. If you are aware of an error in our information about you, please let us know and we will correct it on request wherever possible. In some cases, we may ask for a written request for correction.

We protect personal information in a manner appropriate for the sensitivity of the information. We make every reasonable effort to prevent any loss, misuse, disclosure or modification of personal information, as well as any unauthorized access to personal information.

We use appropriate security measures when destroying personal information, including shredding paper records and permanently deleting electronic records. Please note that the personal information you submit is secure once it reaches the government server. In transit between your computer and the server, however, it may not be secure.

From time to time, we review and revise our privacy statement to better reflect the changing nature of the web and ensure your personal information remains fully protected.

For more information about this privacy statement and associated privacy practices, please contact the FOIP Coordinator for Alberta Innovates at (780)450-5180 or foip@albertainnovates.ca.