Terms of Service

Last updated: January 1, 2026

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of WHISTLERONLINE.COM (the "Site"), operated by WHISTLERONLINE.COM ("we," "us," or "our").

By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, you must not use the Site.

1. Use of the Site

The Site is provided for personal, non-commercial, informational use by visitors seeking information about local businesses, services, and experiences.

You agree to use the Site only in a lawful manner and in accordance with these Terms.

2. Intellectual Property & Ownership

All content on the Site, including but not limited to:

• Business listings and profiles
• Descriptions, classifications, categories, tags, and attributes
• Text, images, layout, design, and compilation of data
• Databases and directory structure

is owned by or licensed to WHISTLERONLINE.COM and is protected by Canadian and international copyright, database, and intellectual property laws.

3. Strict Prohibition on Data Scraping & Harvesting

This prohibition applies to all methods, including but not limited to:

• Automated tools, bots, spiders, crawlers, or scripts
• Manual extraction or copying at scale
• Browser automation tools
• APIs not expressly provided by us
• Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), or large language model (LLM) training

You may not reproduce, aggregate, republish, resell, sublicense, display, distribute, or otherwise exploit any Site content or data for commercial purposes.

4. Search Engines & Limited Indexing

We may permit indexing by general-purpose search engines for the sole purpose of directing users to our Site. This does not grant permission to copy, reuse, or repurpose Site data, nor does it permit competitive analysis or dataset creation.

5. Business Listings

Business information is provided for informational purposes only. We do not guarantee accuracy, completeness, or availability of any listing.

Businesses may update or claim listings subject to additional terms.

6. Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to:

• Violate any applicable law or regulation
• Attempt to bypass security or access controls
• Interfere with Site performance or availability
• Use Site data to build a competing product or service
• Misrepresent affiliation with the Site

7. Enforcement & Remedies

We reserve the right to monitor usage, block IP addresses, suspend access, remove content, or take legal action if we believe these Terms have been violated.

Unauthorized scraping or reuse of Site data may result in civil liability, injunctive relief, damages, and recovery of legal costs.

8. Disclaimer

The Site is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, express or implied.

9. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the Site.

10. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

11. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada, without regard to conflict of law principles.

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