This Agreement contains the terms and conditions that apply to your usage of LanguageTutors.ca (hereinafter "the Site") and related services. If you wish to use the Site or any related services (e.g., services offered by tutors), please read these terms of use thoroughly and carefully. BY ACCESSING THE SITE OR USING ANY PART OF THE SITE OR ANY CONTENT OR SERVICES HEREOF OR ADVERTIZED ON THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions, then you may not access the Site or use the content or any services related to the Site.
LanguageTutors.ca is an online advertising platform listing people from Canada and around the world who provide or wish to provide independent private language tutoring services or tutoring, teaching, coaching services for other subjects or skills (e.g., music, math, science, art, chess, etc.) or related services (e.g., translation, editting, etc) locally in their city/town and/or online (hereinafter 'tutors'). The information in the listings is as provided by tutors and may include tutor's description, photo, location and other information. Potential learners interested in paid lessons / tutoring sessions / services can use the Site to find independent tutors matching their requirements and send service inquiries to tutors via a form on the Site.
LanguageTutors.ca is owned and operated by LEADGS MEDIA (hereinafter "the Company", "We"), an internet marketing firm registered and located in BC, Canada. Tutors listed on the Site are NOT employees, contractors, partners or affiliates of the Company; they serve fully independently and in their own names as independent providers of tutoring services.
The Company actively promotes LanguageTutors.ca and its content online, thus helping independent tutors find more potential clients. For the service, The Company charges tutors a marketing fee based on total amounts received by tutors for services rendered to clients referred via the Site.
The Company accepts listings from people in Canada and worldwide who provide or willing to provide independent private tutoring / teaching services. These can be professional tutors/teachers or those who have knowledge and/or skills sufficient to teach their area of expertise.
A person who would like to be listed on the site is required to submit certain information which includes full name, contact information, city, education, experience, requested hourly rate, preferred teaching place, availability, optional photo, other information. Upon submission, their profiles shall be reviewed and, if approved, start to show up online in the related categories of LanguageTutors.ca. The tutors shall be able to edit or update their information or photo via the Site admin zone by using login and password used during the registration.
When using the Site and/or any services provided by the Company, tutors shall follow Terms and Conditions for Tutors, which can be found at Tutors T&C .
People who consider hiring an independent private tutor / teacher (hereinafter 'learners' or 'potential students') can submit a tutoring inquiry describing their needs and other preferences by using the form on the Site. It can be an inquiry addressed to a particular tutor or a general tutoring inquiry in a specific city/town or online. The Company shall review the inquiry and forward it to the appropriate tutor, along with learner's contact information. A tutor shall try to get in touch with the learner by using the contact details provided by the learner. If the requested tutor is unavailable or does not meet some learner's requirements, we can suggest the learner to consider some other tutors. We can further help establish contact between a tutor and learner.
When contact between a learner and tutor is successfully established, they shall generally deal and communicate with each other directly without any involvement from The Company. This applies to all communication, discussion of all the details, arrangements related to the place and time for tutoring sessions, their frequency, payment arrangements, teaching methods used, specifics of particular tutoring sessions, etc. In particular, a learner is supposed to pay a tutor directly after each tutoring session or as agreed between parties.
The Company may contact learners to clarify or confirm some details, notify, help establish or re-establish contact with tutors or to request certain related information or a tutor's review.
For detailed information on what information is collected, how we use it, and other details related to privacy, please visit our Privacy Policy .
LanguageTutors.ca may include links to other websites These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).
By using any of the services on our web site, you certify that you are 18 years of age or older. If an instructor is required for a child, a service request needs to be submitted by a child's parent. It's a parent's responsibility to exercise a due diligence in interviewing and screening potential instructors, arranging or controlling lessons to make sure the lessons and/or other services are provided in a safe and efficient manner.
The Company cannot guarantee that each user is at least the required minimum age, nor does it accept responsibility or liability for any content, communication or other use or access of the Site and related services by persons under the age of 18 in violation of this Agreement.
THE COMPANY (HEREINAFTER "WE") PROVIDES THE SERVICE ON AN "AS IS" BASIS AND GRANT NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, IN ANY COMMUNICATION WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVES, OR US OR OTHERWISE WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE. WE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. We do not warrant that Your use of the website or the services will be secure, uninterrupted, always available, or error-free, or will meet your requirements, or that any defects in the Service will be corrected. WE DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR, AND NO WARRANTY IS MADE WITH RESPECT TO, CONNECTIVITY AND AVAILABILITY.IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROGRAMS, COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES OR SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, EVEN IF WE OR OUR AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES KNOW OR HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR TO ANY PERSON OTHER THAN YOU.
WE BRIEFLY REVIEW DATA PROVIDED BY TUTORS WHEN SUBMITTING A LISTING AND REQUESTS SUBMITTED BY POTENTIAL LEARNERS. HOWEVER: WE DO NOT VERIFY IDENTITY OF USERS, VALIDITY OF ANY INFORMATION, DOCUMENTS OR CLAIMS, MENTAL STATE OF USERS (TUTORS OR LEARNERS). WE ALSO DO NOT MAKE ANY KINDS OF BACKGROUND CHECKS OR MEET ANY TUTORS OR LEARNERS IN PERSON. THUS, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO USE YOUR BEST JUDGEMENT AND BE REASONABLY CAREFUL WHEN COMMUNICATING WITH, MEETING OTHER PEOPLE OR ARRANGING LESSONS. EVEN WHEN WE RECOMMEND A TUTOR OR LEARNER BASED ON OUR PREVIOUS COMMUNICATION OR EXPERIENCE WITH THAT PERSON, IT IS YOUR FULL RESPONSIBILITY TO TALK TO HIM/HER, CHECK ANY INFORMATION OR DATA YOU DEEM REASONABLE AND DECIDE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MEET IN PERSON AND/OR ARRANGE LESSONS WITH HIM/HER OR NOT.
BY USING THE SITE, YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY LEGAL REMEDY OR LIABILITY THAT YOU SEEK TO OBTAIN FOR ACTIONS OR OMISSIONS OF ANY PEOPLE (E.G., TUTORS OR LEARNERS) OR OTHER THIRD PARTIES YOU MEET OR COMMUNICATE WITH AS A DIRECT OR INDERECT RESULT OF USING THE SITE WILL BE LIMITED TO A CLAIM AGAINST THOSE PARTICULAR PEOPLE OR OTHER THIRD PARTIES. YOU AGREE NOT TO ATTEMPT TO IMPOSE LIABILITY ON OR SEEK ANY LEGAL REMEDY FROM LEADGS MEDIA / LANGUAGETUTORS.CA OR THEIR OFFICERS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ACTIONS OR OMISSIONS.
IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL AND/OR CONSEQUENTIAL, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SERVICE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TO DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF COMMUNICATING AND/OR MEETING WITH OTHER PEOPLE (TUTORS, LEARNERS, ANY OTHER RELATED PARTIES) USING THIS SERVICE, OR INTRODUCED TO YOU VIA THIS SERVICE. SUCH DAMAGES INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, PHYSICAL DAMAGES, FINANCIAL DAMAGES, ANY KIND OF DISEASES OR HEALTH ISSUES, BODILY INJURY AND OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND DISCOMFORT.
All matters relating to your access to or use of the LanguageTutors.ca website, its content, any related services, the terms and relationship between you and the Company shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada and the laws of Canada, notwithstanding conflict of laws principles which might otherwise apply. You agree that any claim or dispute you may have against the Company must be resolved by a court located in British Columbia, Canada. You agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts located within British Columbia, Canada for the purpose of litigating all such claims or disputes. YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY AND ALL JURISDICTIONAL AND VENUE DEFENSES OTHERWISE AVAILABLE.
The Terms & Conditions as well as any additional legal documents on the Site are drawn up in the English language and may be translated into any language other than English, but the English text will in any event prevail.
This document was last updated on December 13, 2020.
