This Terms of Use (“Terms”) governs the website, and all associated Fora Credit Inc. sites linked to these Terms, collectively “Site”, owned, operated and controlled by Fora Credit Inc., including any of its agents, successors, affiliates, assigns, and any entity that provides services on our behalf (collectively, “Fora”, “we”, “us”, or “our”). As used herein, “Consumer(s)” or “you”, or “user” refer to anyone who accesses and/or uses the Site.
Review our Privacy Policy to understand our how we collect, use and disclose personal information about you during the application process and as a customer.
The Site, and the products and services described on the Site, are intended for use by individuals who are at least 18 years old. If you are under the age of 18 you should not be visiting the Site. We do not knowingly collect or retain personal information from individuals under the age of 18. If you are under the age of 18 and are visiting or otherwise using the Site, you are advised not to disclose or provide any personal information on the Site.
TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS
All content on this Site, including, but not limited to, software, design, graphics, images, button, icons, names, and logos, are owned or licensed by Fora or any third-party service provider or agent on Fora’s behalf. Content on the Site may not be copied, displayed, distributed (for compensation or otherwise), licensed, altered, framed, stored for subsequent uses, or otherwise used in whole or in part in any manner without our prior written consent. All other trademarks and service marks not owned by us that appear on the Site are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with us.
USE OF THE SITE
You may not download, view, copy or print information or any other aspect of this Site, unless expressly agreed to by us, or: (i) solely for your personal, non-commercial purposes, such as to print consents, disclosures, agreements, and other pages specifically related to your Fora account; and (ii) provided that no proprietary notices or disclaimers therein are modified, obscured or altered. The information on this Site is for informational purposes only and although we strive to be accurate, we do not warrant the Site’s completeness, timeliness or accuracy.
This Site may be accessed through most web browsers. You agree not to use any robot or other automatic device, manual process or application or data mining or extraction tool to access, monitor, copy or use the Site. You agree not to decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble the Site. You agree not to take any other action in connection with your use of the Site that violates any local, provincial/territorial, national or international law, rule, regulation or order of any court or that may otherwise be in conflict with these Terms or our Privacy Policy.
We reserve the right to investigate or take legal action against any illegal or unauthorized use of the Site or any services provided via the Site. Our decision not to pursue legal action for any violation of these Terms shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision of these Terms or any of our legal rights.
Push Notifications. A user has the option to enable push notifications in the following categories: General (general financial articles), Marketing (includes information regarding an application for credit) and Account (account-specific information). Push notifications are meant to provide an enhanced user experience and may appear regardless of whether the user is logged into their online account. As such, only enable push notifications on a personal device (not on a shared device). You may opt out of receiving push notifications by updating your device’s settings.
Modification or Discontinuance of the Site. At any time, without notice to you, and for any reason, we may modify or discontinue the Site or any content thereof. We will not be liable if, for any reason, all or part of the Site is restricted or unavailable at any time for any period.
Denial of Access. We may prohibit you from using or accessing the Site, in whole or in part, for any reason, at any time, in our sole discretion, without notice to you.
Potential Disruption of the Site. Access to our Site may be unavailable, delayed, or limited due to circumstances beyond our control. We do not make any representations or guarantees as to the continuous availability of the Site.
LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES
You acknowledge that we may provide links or pointers to third party websites via the Site (“linked site(s)”). Fora is not responsible for, and has no control over, the content of any linked site, or any products, services or other information relating to any linked site, or any link contained in a linked site. You should review any applicable terms, including privacy and data collection practices, of any linked sites. Fora reserves the right to terminate any link or linking program at any time. Fora does not endorse companies or products to which it links and reserves the right to note as such on its Site. If you decide to access any of the third-party sites linked to this Site, you do this entirely at your own risk.
FEEDBACK
You acknowledge and agree that, if you provide us any ideas, feedback, suggestions, materials, information, opinions, or other input (collectively, “Feedback”), regardless of any accompanying communication, we have no obligation to review, consider, or implement your Feedback. Further, you agree that Feedback is provided on a non-confidential basis. Subject to our Privacy Policy, Fora has an unconditional and unlimited right to use, reproduce, modify, and disclose such Feedback without any obligations or restrictions of any kind, including compensation or attribution.
ONE-TIME PASSWORD VERIFICATION
If applicable, you agree to enter your phone number (as part of the application or once you have a Fora account) that you are authorized to use. You consent to Fora sending you: (a) text message(s) to your mobile phone number; or (b) a voice message to your landline phone number. This message includes a one-time security code that you will be asked to input to authenticate your phone number. If you have previously authenticated your phone number, you agree that such authentication and any associated consents are still in effect. Standard message and data rates may apply.
ACCOMMODATING CONSUMERS WITH DISABILITIES
With our goal of credit inclusion in mind, we aim to accommodate people with disabilities to ensure consumers can access and benefit from the use of credit products and services offered by Fora. Although we strive to create and maintain inclusive practices and processes for users of this Site, if you wish to request accommodation for a disability, you can contact service@foracredit.ca or call 1-888-899-FORA.
PROHIBITED ACTIONS
As a condition of your use of this Site, you agree that you will not, and you will not take any action intended to: (i) access data that is not intended for you; (ii) invade the privacy of, obtain the identity of, or obtain any personal information about any customer or user of this Site; (iii) probe, scan or test the vulnerability of this Site or our network or breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization; (iv) attempt to interfere with service to any user, host or network or otherwise attempt to disrupt our business, including, without limitation, via means of submitting a virus to this Site, overloading, "flooding", "spamming", "mail bombing" or "crashing"; or (v) send unsolicited mail, including promotions and/or advertising of products and services. Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability.
SECURITY
We maintain standard physical, electronic and procedural safeguards designed to protect your personal information from loss, theft, unauthorized access, destruction, misuse, and modification.
In addition, we use standard safeguards to monitor the information security practices of third parties with whom we share any personal information. Please note that despite these measures, no safeguarding, security procedure, or security program is 100% secure, and thus we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your personal or other information.
If applicable, you acknowledge that any login credentials, including any password, or any other piece of information chosen by you, or provided to you as part of our security procedures, must be treated as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any other person or entity. You must exercise caution when accessing your Fora account from a public or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record your password or other personal information. You understand and agree that should you be approved for a Fora account, such account is personal to you and you agree not to provide any other person with access to this Site or portions of it using your login credentials or other security information. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your login credentials or password or any other breach of security by sending an email to service@foracredit.ca or calling us at 1-888-899-FORA. You are responsible for any password misuse or any unauthorized access.
We reserve the right at any time and from time to time, to disable or terminate your account, any login credentials or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, in our sole discretion for any or no reason, including any violation of any provision of these Terms.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITE, OR ANY INFORMATION, CONTENT, OR SERVICES CONTAINED IN, ACCESSED VIA, OR DESCRIBED ON THE SITE, IS AT YOUR OWN RISK, AND THAT ALL SUCH INFORMATION, CONTENT AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE MAKE NO, AND HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL, REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE AVAILABILITY, OPERATION AND USE OF THE SITE OR ANY INFORMATION, CONTENT OR SERVICES ON OR ACCESSED VIA THE SITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE. FURTHER, WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES THAT THE SITE ACCESS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, OR THAT THE SITE IS SECURE, FREE OF ERRORS, VIRUSES, OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
EXCEPT WHERE SUCH EXCLUSIONS ARE PROHIBITED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF, ACCESS TO, RELIANCE ON, INABILITY TO USE, OR IMPROPER USE OF THE SITE, INCLUDING ANY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY DENIAL BY FORA OF ANY APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY YOU OR ANY REFUSAL TO FUND YOUR FORA ACCOUNT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, TRADING LOSSES, GOODWILL OR REVENUE, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR LOSS OF DATA), EVEN IF THE PARTY WAS ALLEGEDLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE.
INDEMNIFICATION
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from and against any and all damages, liabilities, actions, causes of action, suits, claims, demands, losses, costs and expenses (including without limitation reasonable legal fees) arising from or in connection with (i) your use of the Site, or any content, information or services contained, displayed or available therein; (ii) any denial to approve any application submitted by you and/or refusal to fund your account; (iii) your violation of these Terms; (iv) any Feedback provided by you to us; or (v) your violation of any rights of any third party.
GOVERNING LAW
The Site and these Terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision, principle, or rule (whether of the laws of the Province of Ontario or any other jurisdiction) and notwithstanding your domicile, residence, or physical location.
GENERAL
You may not assign or otherwise transfer these Terms or any rights or obligations hereunder. Our failure to act on any breach of any provision hereof shall not be construed as a waiver of the enforcement of any provision unless we agree to such waiver in writing. If any portion of these Terms is deemed unlawful, void or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, that portion will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions. These Terms set forth the entire understanding between you and us with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede any prior or contemporaneous communications, representations, or agreements, whether oral or written, between you and us.
CHANGES TO TERMS
Fora may revise these Terms at any time. Any and all such modifications are effective immediately upon posting and apply to access to and continued use of the Site. You agree to periodically review the Terms to be aware of any such modification and your continued use of the Site shall be your acceptance of the new Terms.
CONTACT
If you have any questions relating to these Terms, please email service@foracredit.ca.
BY DOWNLOADING OR USING ANY OF THE INFORMATION OR CONTENT ON THIS SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS. YOU ACKNOWELDGE THAT YOU HAVE REVIEWED, UNDERSTOOD AND AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE.