Disclaimer

Access to and use of all or any part of this website (the "Site") is conditional upon your continued acceptance of and compliance with the following provisions.

By continuing to access this Site, you are indicating that you have read, understand, accept and will comply with these Terms of Use. Do not continue to access this Site if you do not agree with any part of these Terms of Use.

The Department of Tourism and Culture with the Government of Yukon (Tourism Yukon) operates this Site. If you have any questions, please contact the Communications Unit, Department of Tourism and Culture, Box 2703, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6; or call 1-867-667-5340.

Links to Other Websites

This Site contains links to other websites that are created and maintained by, and are under the control of, third parties other than Tourism Yukon. Those third parties are solely responsible for the information contained within their respective sites. The operators of such sites may impose their own terms of use in connection with access to and use of their sites. It is your responsibility to inform yourself of and to abide by those terms of use.

Any specific comment or inquiries regarding those sites should be directed to the operators of those sites.

Tourism Yukon does not assume responsibility for the accuracy or appropriateness of the information contained at, or endorse the viewpoints expressed, at such sites. In providing links to such sites, Tourism Yukon is in no way acting as a publisher of the material contained on those other sites and does not seek to control the content of, or maintain any type of editorial control over such sites. Tourism Yukon has not reviewed, and does not endorse or recommend any of the operators, products, events, services or facilities that may be listed on such sites, and any reliance by you on such listings shall be at your sole risk. A reference or listing on such sites shall not be interpreted as any kind of endorsement or guarantee by Tourism Yukon of availability or quality of the events or facilities, or of the accuracy of the information concerning such events or facilities.

A link to another site should not be construed to imply that the Site is affiliated or associated with, or is legally authorized to use any trade mark, trade name, logo or copyrighted symbol that may be reflected in the link or the description of the link to such other sites.

The mention or listing of another party or its products, events, services or facilities on the Site is not to be construed as an endorsement or recommendation of that party or its products, events, services or facilities.

Mapquest.com Inc. and its providers make some of the mapping features of this Site available to you. Your use of those features will be governed by their terms of use, which you can find at the Mapquest.com site.

Although we attempt to verify all links on a regular basis, there is a possibility that a particular site you are attempting to link to is not operational. If you have found what appears to be a broken link, please contact the Web Coordinator.

No Warranties

The information and services provided on this Site are provided as a free public service. Although we endeavor to ensure that the content, information and services are as current and accurate as possible, errors may occur. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the quality, accuracy, completeness or timeliness of the information and services provided. Users should verify all information before acting on it. For example, prior to making any vacation plans, users should verify all information directly with the tourism facilities or destinations.

Tourism Yukon has not reviewed, and does not endorse or recommend any of the events or facilities that may be listed on the Site, and any reliance by you on such listings shall be at your sole risk. A reference or listing on the Site shall not be interpreted as any kind of endorsement or guarantee of availability or quality of the event or facilities, or of the accuracy of the information concerning such events or facilities.

Tourism Yukon assumes no obligation to update the content or information, or advice on further developments concerning topics mentioned.

Information, content and services provided may be changed without notice.

Access to this Site is provided on an "as is" basis. You should not assume that your use of the Site will be error free or that the Site will operate without interruption or error.

No Liability

Tourism Yukon disclaims all warranties, representations and conditions regarding use of the Site or the information or services provided, including all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, whether expressed or implied, or arising from a course of dealing, usage or trade practice.

Tourism Yukon is not responsible for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential or any other damages whatsoever and howsoever; caused, arising out of or in connection with the use of the Site, or reliance on the information available on the Site, including any loss of use, lost data, lost business profits, business interruption, personal injury, or any other pecuniary loss, whether based on negligence, breach of contract or other cause of action, even if Tourism Yukon has been informed of the possibility thereof.

Indemnity

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you will defend, indemnify and hold harmless Tourism Yukon, its affiliates and related companies, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, consultants and agents from and against all claims, liability, and expenses, including all legal fees and costs, arising out of: (i) your breach of these Terms of Use; or (ii) your use of this Site, the content contained in this Site and the placement or transmission of any information or other materials on this Site made by you or others using your account. You agree to promptly notify Tourism Yukon immediately after you become aware of any unauthorized use of your account and to take such reasonable steps as are necessary to prevent any reoccurrence of such event.

Ownership

All rights including copyright in this Site and all of the information and materials found thereon, including without limitation the HTML code and any other code used to generate any portion of this Site, belong to Tourism Yukon or third parties who have granted a license to Tourism Yukon to use their property. None of the content, information and materials found on this Site are to be copied, reproduced, republished, distributed, sold, transferred or modified without Tourism Yukon's prior expressed written permission. No derivative works or compilations are to be made of any of the content, information or materials found on this Site without Tourism Yukon's prior expressed written permission. Any trademarks, visual images, video images, logos, service marks, official marks or other marks displayed on this Site are the property of Tourism Yukon or have been licensed from third parties and nothing on this Site is to be construed as granting, whether by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or other right to use any such trademarks, logos, service marks, official marks or other marks without the prior express written permission of their owners.

All rights, including copyright, in any information (including visual images, video clips, articles and other content) linked to from, but not hosted on this Site continue to be owned by their respective owners.

Any rights not expressly granted in these Terms of Use are expressly reserved.

Confidentiality Warning

Although Tourism Yukon takes all reasonable measures to maintain the security of this Site, the internet is not a secure medium and security and privacy cannot be ensured. Internet e-mail is especially vulnerable to interception and forging. Tourism Yukon will not be responsible for any damages you may suffer as a result of transmitting confidential information through the internet, or implicitly or explicitly authorizing Tourism Yukon or others to send confidential information to you in this manner.

Unlawful and Prohibited Uses

This Site is strictly for personal and non-commercial use. You may not modify copy, transmit, distribute, display, publish or reproduce this Site or any part thereof for any purpose other than your own personal and non-commercial use.

You agree that your use of the Site, and the information and services provided, will not violate any applicable local, provincial, state, federal, national, international or other laws, including but not limited to any regulations having the force of law. Some jurisdictions may have restrictions on the use of the internet by their residents.

You agree that you will not use this Site, and the information and services provided, for any purpose that is prohibited by these Terms of Use. Actions that you agree not to take include, without limitation: (i) taking or attempting to take any action that grants or would grant you access to the Site to an extent greater that authorized by Tourism Yukon; (ii) taking or attempting to take any action that results or would result in any unauthorized modification, addition or deletion to the Site; (iii) taking or attempting to take any action that violates or would violate the security of the Site; (iv) taking or attempting to take any action that imposes or would impose an unreasonable or excessively large load on the Site's resources or infrastructure; (v) knowingly providing false or misleading information to Tourism Yukon.

Linking to this Site

Generally, Tourism Yukon encourages third parties to link to this website. Persons who wish to link their websites to this website, therefore, do not need to request permission to do so. However, by linking to this website, you will agree to follow these linking practices:

  • You use only text links.
  • You do not use the official logos of Travel Yukon or the department of Tourism and Culture as a navigational aid.
  • You ensure that the creation of a link does not confuse a user as to the source of the Material through such practices as framing.
  • You comply with these Terms of Use.

Choice of Law

The laws of the Yukon Territory and of Canada shall govern as to the interpretation, validity and effect of these Terms of Use despite any conflict of law provisions of your domicile, residence or physical location. You hereby consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Yukon Territory in any action or proceeding instituted under or related to these Terms of Use or your use of the Site or of the content, information and services provided.

General

Use of this Site is not authorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms of Use including, without limitation, this paragraph.

No joint venture, partnership, employment or agency relationship is created as a result of these Terms of Use or your use of this Site.

If any term or condition of these Terms of Use, or the application thereof to any persons or circumstances, is to any extent invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of these Terms of Use, and the application of such term or condition to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision.

A printed version of the Terms of Use and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in any proceeding based upon or relating to these Terms of Use to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form in the ordinary course of business.

The parties are deemed to have required that these provisions and all documents relating thereto be drawn up in English. Les parties sont réputées avoir exigé que les présentes dispositions et tous les documents s'y rapportant soient rédigés en anglais.

Collection of Personal Information

Please read our Privacy Statement, which governs the manner in which we collect, use, and disclose personal information. This Privacy Statement is incorporated into and forms part of these Terms of Use.

Amendments to these Terms of Use

Tourism Yukon reserves the right to change these Terms of Use at any time. Notice of any such changes will be posted on the Site's home page. Your use of the Site is governed by the Terms of Use in effect at the time of such use. You should therefore check these Terms of Use periodically.

Third Party Tourism Experiences

Tourism Yukon is not a booking agent or tour operator.  You should be aware that organizations that are featured on the Travel Yukon website will have their own terms and rates for booking tourism experiences.  When you book any tourism experience with a third party please be sure to check with them for disclosure of all applicable terms, restrictions, rates and fees.

Tourism Yukon may include content provided by third party companies or individuals which may include offers for third party tourism experiences.  Your business dealings or correspondence with, or participation in promotions of advertisers or any other third party other than the Tourism Yukon, and any terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such third party.  Tourism Yukon is not responsible or liable for any loss or damage You may incur as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of third party tourism experience offerings on the Sites.