DEPOSIT AGREEMENT


The Author(s), being the copyright owner(s), assignee(s) and
depositor(s) (hereinafter referred to as Author(s)), understands that
by accepting the present non-exclusive deposit agreement they hereby
grant to Laurentian University (hereinafter LU) the non-exclusive
right to reproduce, translate and/or distribute worldwide the
Author(s) submissions and abstracts (hereinafter referred to as the
“Work”) in print and electronic format and in any medium, including
but not limited to audio or video.

The Author(s) warrants the following:

1. The Author(s) is the owner of the copyright in the whole Work
(including content and layout) or is duly authorized by the owner(s),
or other holder of these rights and is competent to grant under this
agreement, a license to hold and disseminate copies of the material;

2.The Work is not and shall not be, in any way, a violation or
infringement of any copyright, trademark, patent, or other rights
whatsoever of any person;

3.If the Work has been commissioned, sponsored or supported by any
organization, the Author(s) represents that all obligations have been
fulfilled under such commissioned, sponsored or supported agreement
with such sponsor.

4.If the Work contains material for which the Author(s) does not hold
copyright, the Author(s) represents that he has obtained the
unrestricted permission of the copyright owner to grant LU the rights
required by this agreement, and that such third-party owned material
is clearly identified and acknowledged within the text or content of
the submission.

The Author(s) agrees that LU may, without changing the content of the
Work:

1. distribute copies of the Work worldwide, in electronic format via
any medium including but not limited to audio or video;

2. electronically store, translate, copy or re-arrange the Work to
ensure it's future preservation and accessibility, unless notified by
the Author(s) that specific restrictions apply;

3. incorporate metadata or documentation into public access catalogues
for LU. A citation to the Work will always be visible;

4. retain the right to remove the Work for professional or
administrative reasons, or if it is found to violate the legal rights
of any person;

LU is under no obligation to take legal obligation on behalf of the
Author(s) or other rights holders in the event of breach of
intellectual property rights or any other right in the material
deposited;

LU is under no obligation to reproduce, transmit, broadcast or display
the Work in the same format or software as that in which it was
originally created;

While every care will be taken to preserve the physical integrity of
the Work, LU shall incur no liability, either expressed or implicit,
for the Work or the loss or damage to any of the Work or associated
data.

LU will clearly identify your name(s) as the author(s) or owner(s) of
the submission, and will not make any alteration, other than as
allowed by this license, to your submission.