Terms of Use for the Smoke Atlas Website and Data

By using this website you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.

Information only

The content explains laws and health topics in general terms. It is not medical advice, legal advice or an official statement of the law. Always confirm a rule in the official source linked on the page. See the disclaimer.

Using our content and data

You may quote short passages with a link back to the source page. Our datasets and widgets may be reused if you credit Smoke Atlas and link to the source page. You may not copy whole guides, present our work as yours, or use the site to mislead people about tobacco or vaping rules.

The wording, layout and compilation of this site belong to Smoke Atlas. Texts of laws, official figures and government publications that we cite remain the property of their publishers and are subject to their own terms, which are linked from each page. Smoke Atlas is not a government site and is not endorsed by any government.

Acceptable use

Do not scrape the site in a way that slows it down, try to break or probe it, submit unlawful or abusive messages through the contact form, or use the site to harass anyone. We may block access that breaks these rules.

Calculators

Calculators give estimates from the numbers you enter. They are provided as is and are not financial or medical advice.

Links to other sites

We link to official sources and other websites. We do not control them and are not responsible for their content.

Limits of liability

To the extent the law allows, we are not liable for loss arising from reliance on information on this site. Nothing here limits rights you have under Canadian consumer law that cannot be waived.

Advertising

Ads are provided by Google AdSense. We do not control which ads appear, and we do not endorse advertisers. See the privacy policy for how ad data is handled.

Changes and governing law

We may update these terms and will show the review date at the top; continuing to use the site after a change means you accept the updated terms. These terms are governed by the laws of Canada and of the province in which the operator of the site is based, and any dispute belongs in the courts of that province. If any part of these terms is found unenforceable, the rest stays in force.