Terms of Service
  1. Definitions:
    1. The “Legal Clinic” shall mean the CCM Toronto Centre Legal Clinic and any services provided by CCM Canada.
    2. The “Applicant” shall mean the person, persons, entity, and/or entities who/that completes and/or submits an application form on the Legal Clinic web site, a physical form, and/or calls the Legal Clinic to request service(s) regardless of whether or not any services are provided.
    3. The “Client” shall mean the person, persons, entity, and/or entities who/that receive(s) any service(s) from the Legal Clinic which the Legal Clinic agrees in writing to provide.
  2. The Legal Clinic provides legal consultation, advice and referral services only. Unless specifically agreed upon in writing, the Legal Clinic does not provide legal representation. No lawyer-client relationship is established by reason of submitting a Request for Appointment Intake Form from this site, having an Intake Form completed by the Legal Clinic or making a call to the Legal Clinic.
  3. The Legal Clinic does not accept all applications. While the Legal Clinic is mandated to serve Applicants who meet its income and assets requirements, the Legal Clinic retains full discretion on whether it wishes to accept an Applicant.
  4. The purpose of the Intake Call or Meeting is to better understand an Applicant’s situation so that the Applicant can make an informed legal decision. The Applicant may receive consultation by a staff lawyer or paralegal, a volunteer lawyer commissioned by the Legal Clinic or a referral to other lawyers, community legal clinics or social service agencies.
  5. An Applicant cannot receive services from the Legal Clinic in respect of a matter if the Applicant has already hired someone to provide him/her with legal services in relation to the same matter.
  6. Any information an Applicant or a Client provides for the Legal Clinic’s evaluation of his/her case must be true, complete and accurate.
  7. Any information an Applicant or a Client provides is confidential and the Legal Clinic will not use it to harm the Applicant/Client or his/her interests in any way. Any information an Applicant or a Client provides will be shared with the Legal Clinic staff and advisory members, applicable CCM staff and volunteers, and any third parties to help the Legal Clinic better address the Applicant’s/Client’s needs, share best practices or make referrals on the Applicant’s or Client’s behalf. The Applicant(s) and Client(s) further understand(s) and agree(s) that some of these service(s) may be provided by third-party provider(s) and that information may be shared with the third-party providers.
  8. The Legal Clinic is a Christian faith-based service, which includes faith-based spiritual and emotional care, along with legal advice and/or representation to its Applicants/Clients. Anyone requesting or using any services provided by the Legal Clinic understands and accepts that in addition to legal advice, s/he/they may receive prayer, counselling service, spiritual care, pastoral care, and/or other support service(s).
  9. Applicants and Clients must release the Legal Clinic and CCM and all its employees, volunteers, board members, advisory members, representatives, agents, successors, and assigns of CCM including but not limited to those at the Legal Clinic, from any liability for any services received.

服務細則及條款

  1. 定義
    1. 「中信法援」：中信多倫多法律援助中心及由加拿大中信中心提供之服務。
    2. 「申請人」：任何曾從此網站提交之諮詢要求表格，或於中信法援辦公室內簽寫之諮詢要求表格，或致電中信法援尋求諮詢之個別人士或單位。
    3. 「求助人士」：任何簽署中信法援之受聘合約之人士或單位。
  2. 中信法援僅提供法律諮詢及轉介服務。除非以書面具體確定，否則中信法援將不作任何代表。任何只完成申請表格或曾與中信法援電話會議/面議的人士並沒有與中信法援建立律師與當事人的關係。
  3. 中信法援並不接受所有申請。申請人需要符合中信法援之收入和資產要求。中信法援將保留接受個別申請人之權利。
  4. 中信法援與申請人之初步電話會議/面議之目的是讓中信法援了解申請人的情況，以便申請人能夠作出知情的法律決定。申請人可接受中信法援委託的志願律師的諮詢，或轉介給其他律師、社區法律援助中心或社會服務機構。
  5. 若申請人已就同一事宜僱用其他律師或法律服務，該申請人之申請將不予受理。
  6. 申請人或求助人士提供給中信法援之任何資料全屬真實、完整和準確。
  7. 申請人或求助人士提供之任何資料將屬保密，中信法援將不會提供申請人之任何資料給其他人以損害申請人或求助人士之利益。中信法援將與其職員及顧問，及有關之中信工作人員及志工以及任何第三方共享申請人或求助人士之資料，以便中信法援更能夠及適切地協助申請人之個案或進行轉介。申請人和求助人士明白並同意某些服務將由第三方提供。
  8. 中信法援是一個以基督信仰為主導的服務，因此中信法援向申請人提供的任何建議或會越過法律諮詢的範圍，包括替代性爭議解決和基於信仰的精神建議，如祈禱、諮詢服務和其他支援性服務。然而，申請人可以自由拒絕任何建議。
  9. 申請人或求助人士必須免責中信法援和中信及其他所有員工、志工、董事會成員、諮詢成員、代表、代理人、繼任者以及中信的分支（包括但不限於中信法援的員工），對申請人提供的任何服務的責任。