LEGAL NOTICE

As a platform for information, education and communication, this website contributes to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts’ (MMFA) mission to offer the public first-hand access to our universal artistic heritage. You are encouraged to read the following terms that govern the use of this website.

Copyright

All content on this website is protected by Canada’s Copyright Act and other international conventions.

Any reproduction, representation or transmission, in part or in whole, of the content of this website (i.e. texts, photographs, videos, music, voices, etc.) is not permitted without the express written consent of the MMFA and any copyright holders.

The use of content is only permitted for non-commercial use (i.e. research and education), for strictly private or educational purposes, and only on the condition that the source is clearly indicated.

Digital modification of the content (i.e. alterations, cropping, additions, superimposing of graphic elements, modifying the colours, etc.) is strictly forbidden.

Your Personal Information

The MMFA respects Canada’s Privacy Act. As a result, this website is protected by physical and digital barriers, as well management policies that were created to protect the information users share.

The MMFA will not in any way transmit, sell, lease, exchange or divulge to any third parties any of the personal information collected on the site during regular transactions, unless the website user has specifically given consent or we are required to by law.

Although the MMFA may compile statistics on its web visitors, online traffic and other pertinent markers, the data does not contain any personal information enabling visitors to be identified. Should the MMFA be constrained to divulge any information about a visitor collected during an online transaction, it will only do so because it was reasonably necessary in order to respect the law, to apply the terms of use of the MMFA’s website, or to respect the rights, property and safety of MMFA, its users and any third parties.

In certain sections of this website, we may store some information on site visitors’ computers (“cookies”) to gain a better understanding of how they use this website. Cookies are pieces of text that a web server can store on the hard drive of computers used by Internet users. They are used to store information about the browser being used and do not in any way reveal the identity of the user. In some cases, simply closing the browser will delete the cookie.

Privacy

TheMMFA cannot guarantee the confidentiality of any interactions that take place on the Internet. Therefore, the MMFA cannot in any way be held responsible for any damages incurred to the Internet user following use of content on this site or on social media.

If you sign up for our digital services, you may, at any time, request that your name be withdrawn from the MMFA mailing list.

Use of This Website by Minors

Internet users under the age of 18 must obtain permission from a parent or guardian before sharing any personal information on the MMFA website. As technology does not enable us to verify the exact age of visitors to this website, the MMFA relies on good faith that visitors under the age of 18 have accepted this term of use.

Warning

The content of this website is provided without express or implicit guarantees. Furthermore, as we cannot control what content is provided on websites that this site may link to, the MMFA is not responsible for the content and accessibility of these websites.

The MMFA cannot, in any circumstance, be held responsible for any damages incurred following the use or the inability to use any content material appearing on this website or on the websites linked to or linking to this site.

Modifications to the Legal Notice and Terms of Use

The MMFA reserves the right to modify this document at any time and according to its needs, in order to conform to any modifications made to applicable laws and policies, or for any other reason. We strongly encourage you to visit this page frequently in order to keep abreast of any changes.