These Master Business General Terms and Conditions (the “Terms”), along with any applicable Schedules, govern
Customer’s purchase, receipt and/or use of the Products and Services from Rogers Communications Canada Inc.
(“Rogers”). In these Terms, “you” and “your” refer to the Customer who entered into the Agreement, and “us”, “we”
and “our” refer to Rogers or, depending on context, refer to both Customer and Rogers.
1. Definitions. The following terms, when capitalized, have the following meanings:
1.1. “Agreement” — collectively means the Rogers Business Agreement, these Terms, and the Schedules.
1.2. “Applicable Laws” — means any Canadian law, statute or regulation applicable to the provision of the Services or Products, and includes any ruling, decision, ordinance, award, code, directive, order policy, guidelines, requirements or standards issued by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction, including the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (“CRTC’’), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, and any regulatory agency, court or tribunal.
1.3. “Authorized Persons” — has the meaning set out in Section 8.3.
1.4. “Customer Equipment” means any material, equipment, or software that Customer owns, leases, licences or otherwise obtains from a third party, and excludes the Rogers Equipment.
1.5. “Damages” — means damages, expenses, costs, liabilities, actions, suits, proceedings, claims or losses.
1.6. “End User” means any individual who uses Products and Services provided by Rogers to Customer.
1.7. “EULA” — means an end user licence agreement or similar agreement (such as a software licence) entered into between Customer and a third party. The EULA may be provided as a ‘click-through’ or ‘shrink-wrap’ licence, or as part of a Schedule, and contains the terms and conditions that prescribe conditions of use by Customer and the End Users, as well as the rights of the third party or Rogers’ subcontractor, as applicable.
1.8. “Fees” — means all applicable fees for the Services and the price for the Products and any other amount payable by Customer under the Agreement, including termination fees.
1.9. “Product” — means (i) the hardware, equipment and related components, including any manufacturer embedded software and/or firmware; or (ii) the machine executable computer program, software module or software package or any part thereof (in object code only), including any software-as-a-service, commercially available software, irrespective of how it is stored or executed; supplied, licensed or sub-licensed by Rogersto Customer pursuant to a Schedule.
1.10. “Product Quotation” — means a quote issued by Rogers for Products or Services, or a summary or the Customer’s selected Products and Services from those listed in the applicable Service Schedule.
1.11. “Rogers Business Agreement” — means the sales agreement provided to the Customer referring to these Terms, the applicable Schedule(s), and listing out the pricing and Service Term for the Customer’s Services.
1.12. “Rogers Equipment” — means all material, intellectual property, equipment and software required for Customer and the End Users to use the Services or Products and that Rogers makes available to Customerand the End Users, and any other equipment, including fibre optic cable, patch panels, transport conductors, switching equipment, any network and facilities, including third party network and facilities, that Rogers usesto provide the Customer and the End Users with the Services. Rogers Equipment does not include the Products purchased, licensed or rented under this Agreement or Customer Equipment.
1.13. “Rogers Policies” — means the following policies of Rogers: the Business Acceptable Use Policy, the Privacy Policy, the IP address Policy and the Wi-Fi Calling terms and conditions (each of which is incorporated by reference herein and available at rogers.com/terms, and subject to change from time to time).
1.14. “Schedule” — means any document that sets out the terms and conditions related to the Services and/or Products Customer has purchased from Rogers, including the Fees, that are in addition to the terms and conditions that are set out in these Terms. A Product Quotation and a Statement of Work both constitute a Schedule. A Schedule may be attached to, or incorporated by reference in, the Rogers Business Agreement at the time of signature, or added thereafter by way of a formal amendment.
1.15. “Service” — means any of the services purchased under the Agreement.
1.16. “Service Term” — means the period during which a Service is provided, as set out in the relevant Schedule.
1.17. “Statement of Work” — means a document that sets forth the additional terms and conditions in regard to a Service or Product, including the parties’ respective roles and responsibilities, to account for Customerspecific requirements or customization.
1.18. “Taxes” — means sales, use, retail sales, goods and services, harmonized sales, value-added, excise and other similar taxes.
1.19. “Third Party Services” — means any services, software-as-a-service, software, applications, hardware, content, or data query functions not provided directly by Rogers under the Agreement, but that may be accessed or obtained by the Customer through Rogers Services and Products or otherwise.
2. Interpretation.
2.1. Headings. Headings of articles, sections and paragraphs are inserted for convenience of reference only and do not affect construction or interpretation of the Agreement
2.2. Extended Meanings. Except where the context otherwise indicates, words importing the singular only
include the plural, and vice versa, and words importing gender include all gender. The term “including” means “including without limitation”.
2.3. Order of Precedence. If there is any conflict between the provisions of the Terms and those of the Rogers Business Agreement and any Schedule, the provisions of the Terms govern unless otherwise expressly provided for in writing in the Rogers Business Agreement or the applicable Schedule.
2.4. Severability. Any provision of the Agreement that may become unenforceable is considered separate and severable from the remaining provisions of the Agreement, which remaining provisions remain in force.
2.5. Governing Laws. The Agreement, and the Services and Products provided pursuant to the Agreement, are governed by the Applicable Laws in force in the province where Customer has its business address, as indicated in the Rogers Business Agreement, and is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of such province. If the business address indicated in the Rogers Business Agreement is located outside of Canada, the Agreement is governed by the Applicable Laws in the Province of Ontario and is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario. Rogers and Customer both waive trial by jury.
2.6. Arbitration. Any claim, dispute or controversy (whether in contract or tort, pursuant to statute or regulation, or otherwise) arising out of or relating to this Agreement (each a “Dispute”) is settled by final and binding arbitration to the exclusion of the courts. Arbitration is conducted only on an individual basis and not in a class or representative action or as a member in a class, consolidated or representative action. Rogers and Customer each pay half of all reasonable costs associated with that arbitration. Customer must notify Rogers of a Dispute in writing at: legal.notices@rci.rogers.com. Arbitration is conducted by one arbitrator and is governed by the Governing Laws referred to in Section 2.5.
2.7. Language. Where the Agreement is governed by the laws of Québec, Customer has required that the Agreement and all ancillary documents or notices be drawn up in English. Si l’entente est soumise aux lois du Québec, vous avez requis que l’entente et tous les documents ou avis y étant associés soient rédigés en anglais.
3. Services and Products.
3.1. Applicable Terms. Customer must use the Services and Products in compliance with: (i) the Terms; (ii) Applicable Laws; (iii) the Rogers Policies; and (iv) any applicable EULA.
3.2. Use of Subcontractors for Services. Rogers may use subcontractors or agents to perform the Services, but Rogers is not relieved of its obligations by doing so.
3.3. Software Terms. By installing or using Products, Customer use and the use by any End Users are governed by the Terms, the applicable Schedule, and the applicable EULA.
3.4. Change to Services. Rogers may, from time to time, substitute a Service or with an alternative service or technology as long as it provides similar functionality as the Service. The definition of “Service” includes such alternative service or technology. Rogers is not responsible if any change in a Service affects the performance of equipment, hardware or software other than the Rogers Equipment or cause it to become obsolete or require modification. Rogers will provide Customer with at least 60 days’ prior notice of any material change to a Service.
3.5. Suspension of Services. Rogers may suspend all or part of the Services or access to the Servicesimmediately: (i) if Customer fails to pay Rogers any amount by the due date pursuant to this Agreement or any other agreement with Rogers; (ii) to prevent any actual or potential adverse impact to the Rogers Equipment; (iii) if Rogers reasonably suspects or determines that Customer or the End Users do not comply with the obligations set out in the Agreement; (iv) to maintain, repair, improve or ensure the proper operation of the Services or the Rogers Equipment; or (v) to comply with Applicable Laws. Rogers generally keepssuspensions to a minimum and gives Customer prior notice of such suspensions where reasonably practicable.
3.6. Third Party Services. This section does not apply to the Products and Services Rogers directly sells to Customer under the Agreement. Customer takes responsibility for any Third-Party Services, including those for which, for the Customer’s convenience, Rogers includes on Customer invoice. Rogers is not responsible for the provision of Third-Party Services or to correct or fix any problems or errors relating to or caused by the installation, configuration, modification or use of any Third-Party Services or any components thereof.
4. Fees.
4.1. Payment Terms. Payment in full of Fees and applicable Taxes for Services and Products, including Services and Products Rogers may have provided prior to the execution of the Agreement or any amendment thereto, is due within thirty (30) days of the invoice date, without any right to withhold, set-off or deduct. If Rogers installs Products in British Columbia that are considered under Applicable Laws to be affixed to real property, Customer agrees under section 80 of the Provincial Sales Tax Act of British Columbia to be liable for and pay any provincial sales tax on such Products as invoiced by Rogers. If Customer is legally authorized to purchase Services or Products free of Taxes, Customer must provide Rogers with satisfactory evidence of such authorization. Fees and Taxes not paid within the prescribed period are subject to a late payment charge at the rate specified in the invoice, which rate may vary from time to time, calculated daily from the invoice date and compounded monthly.
4.2. Build Costs. If installation and deployment of a Service results in additional build costs not already covered by the Fees, including trenching, building access, building diverse routes, or upgrading access capacity, Customer is liable to pay such costs. Rogers will quote such additional costs to Customer and Rogers will not proceed with the required build unless Customer has approved Rogers’ quote. If Customer does not approve the quote, Customer may, as their sole remedy, terminate Service at the site requiring the additional build costs without incurring termination fees.
4.3. Modification to Fees. Rogers may amend these Terms (including any Schedules and/or other terms and conditions incorporated by reference herein) from time to time by notifying Customer of such change by any reasonable means, including by bill message, text message, letter, email, amending these Terms or posting it on Rogers.com. Such change that results in a Fee increase may occur no more than annually during the Service Term, but at any time during a month-to-month renewal term. Customer’s continued use of the Service and/or Product following any such change will constitute its acceptance of such change. If the Customer does not wish to continue use of the Services or Products subject to the change, the Customer may cancel the affected Services and Products by exercising the termination rights in Section 6.1 (and paying resulting termination fees).
4.4. Disputed Charges. The Customer has 90 days after the date of the applicable invoice to dispute in good faith any amount showing therein by sending us a written notice with the details of the dispute.
4.5. Credit Assessment and Deposits. Rogers may assess Customer’s credit worthiness from time to time as reasonably required to assess Rogers’ risk. Each credit assessment may result in the imposition of a credit limit on Customer’s account (details of which are available on request). Customer authorizes Rogers to obtain information about their credit history and acknowledges that Rogers may provide information to credit bureaus about Customer’s credit experience with Rogers. If at any time a credit review reveals Customer as non-creditworthy, Rogers may require Customer to provide Rogers with a deposit or require a change to payment terms. If Customer fails to provide Rogers with such a deposit or fails to honour revised payment terms, Rogers may either suspend or terminate any or all of the Services or the Agreement in its entirety on 10 days’ notice. Any deposit is a security for the performance of Customer obligations under the Agreement and does not bear interest. A security deposit may be released on the condition that satisfactory payment has been made by the Customer for at least a 12-month period, excluding any credits applied by Rogers.
5. Service Term.
5.1. Service Term. The Service Term associated with a Service is set forth in the relevant Schedule (the “Service Term”).
5.2. Renewal. Each Schedule includes the terms and conditions upon which the initial Service Term may be renewed or extended, including the applicable Fees. If a Schedule does not contain renewal terms and conditions, then, upon the expiration of the then applicable Service Term, the Service is automatically renewed on the same terms and conditions for consecutive month-to-month renewal periods until terminated by either Rogers or Customer on at least 30 days’ prior written notice.