Terms of Use

These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of the ODINsight website and any related pages, content, materials, or communications made available through the website.

By accessing or using this website, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these Terms, please do not use the website.

About ODINsight

ODINsight is a Canadian health data collaboration initiative focused on responsible, privacy-preserving data sharing, governance, and innovation.

The ODINsight website provides general information about our approach, consortium model, governance principles, and opportunities to start a conversation with us.

Unless otherwise stated in a separate written agreement, the website is provided for general informational purposes only.

No Medical, Legal, Privacy, or Regulatory Advice

The content on this website is provided for general information only.

ODINsight does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment recommendations, legal advice, privacy advice, regulatory advice, or compliance certification through this website.

You should not rely on website content as a substitute for advice from qualified medical, legal, privacy, regulatory, technical, or professional advisors.

Organizations considering participation in ODINsight are responsible for conducting their own due diligence and obtaining appropriate professional advice.

No Submission of Personal Health Information

This website is not intended to collect personal health information, patient records, health card numbers, clinical records, identifiable research participant information, or other sensitive health information.

Please do not submit personal health information through contact forms, email inquiries, or other general website communication channels.

If ODINsight engages in any future data collaboration involving health data, such work would be governed by separate agreements, privacy safeguards, security controls, governance processes, and applicable Canadian legal requirements.

Acceptable Use

You agree not to use the website in any way that:

• Violates any applicable law or regulation
• Infringes the rights of ODINsight or any third party
• Attempts to gain unauthorized access to the website, systems, networks, or data
• Interferes with the security, availability, or proper functioning of the website
• Introduces viruses, malware, harmful code, or automated abuse
• Scrapes, copies, or extracts website content at scale without permission
• Misrepresents your identity, organization, authority, or affiliation
• Submits false, misleading, confidential, sensitive, or unlawful content
• Uses ODINsight's name, logo, materials, or content in a misleading way

We may restrict, suspend, or block access to the website if we believe these Terms have been violated or if doing so is necessary to protect the website, ODINsight, or others.

Intellectual Property

The ODINsight name, logo, website design, text, graphics, materials, and other content are owned by ODINsight or used with permission, unless otherwise indicated.

You may view and share public website pages for informational purposes. You may not copy, modify, reproduce, distribute, sell, publish, or create derivative works from our website content without prior written permission, except where permitted by law.

Nothing on this website grants you any licence or right to use ODINsight's trademarks, logos, branding, or other intellectual property.

Third-Party Links and Resources

The website may contain links to third-party websites, resources, publications, tools, or services.

These links are provided for convenience only. ODINsight does not control and is not responsible for third-party websites, content, privacy practices, security practices, or availability.

Accessing third-party websites is at your own risk.

Accuracy and Availability

We aim to provide clear and current information, but we do not guarantee that website content is complete, accurate, current, or error-free.

ODINsight may update, remove, or change website content at any time without notice.

We do not guarantee that the website will always be available, uninterrupted, secure, or free from errors or harmful components.

Participation and Partnerships

Submitting an inquiry, contacting ODINsight, or discussing participation does not create a partnership, consortium membership, client relationship, agency relationship, fiduciary relationship, or binding obligation.

Any participation in ODINsight, data collaboration, pilot project, partnership, research activity, or service engagement must be governed by a separate written agreement signed by authorized representatives.

Privacy

Your use of the website is also governed by our Privacy Policy.

The Privacy Policy explains how ODINsight collects, uses, discloses, stores, and protects personal information submitted through or generated by use of the website.

Disclaimer of Warranties

The website and all website content are provided "as is" and "as available."

To the maximum extent permitted by law, ODINsight disclaims all warranties, representations, and conditions, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, including warranties of accuracy, reliability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, availability, and security.

Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, ODINsight and its directors, officers, employees, contractors, advisors, partners, and service providers will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive, exemplary, or similar damages arising from or related to your use of, or inability to use, the website.

This includes damages for loss of data, loss of business, loss of opportunity, reputational harm, system interruption, or reliance on website content.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, ODINsight's total liability for any claim arising from or related to the website or these Terms will be limited to one hundred Canadian dollars (CAD $100).

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations of liability, so some of the above limitations may not apply to you.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless ODINsight and its directors, officers, employees, contractors, advisors, partners, and service providers from any claims, losses, damages, liabilities, costs, or expenses arising from:

• Your use of the website
• Your violation of these Terms
• Your submission of information through the website
• Your violation of applicable law
• Your infringement of any rights of ODINsight or a third party

Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time.

If we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the website after changes are posted means you accept the updated Terms.

Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable in Ontario, without regard to conflict of law principles.

Any dispute arising from or related to these Terms or the website will be resolved in the courts located in Ontario, Canada, unless applicable law requires otherwise.

Contact

Questions about these Terms may be directed to: