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YouTube Account: External Terms of Use

At Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan [Board] (“Ontario Teachers’”, “we,” “us” or “our”), we're interested in what you have to say to us on YouTube.

By interacting with us on YouTube, you agree to these External Terms of Use, our Social Media Terms of Use, which applies to all Ontario Teachers’ social media websites, pages or accounts (“sites”), and to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information as set out in our Privacy Notices.

We encourage users and subscribers to share thoughts and opinions on the Ontario Teachers’ YouTube Channel page; however, we expect that this will be done in a respectful manner. Ontario Teachers’ generally monitors its YouTube Channel during regular business hours. We understand that social media is a 24/7 medium; however, our moderation capabilities are not. We may not see every inappropriate comment right away (if at all), and we are trusting in the maturity of our community to avoid and ignore personal attacks and negative speech, and to participate politely and constructively.

Our goal is to share ideas and information with as many individuals as possible. However, the views of participants commenting on our YouTube Channel page do not necessarily represent the views of Ontario Teachers’. We will not “friend” or “like” public users proactively. Being followed by Ontario Teachers’ does not imply endorsement of any kind. Ontario Teachers’ is not responsible for any online information that is not posted by a designated Ontario Teachers' employee. Information on Ontario Teachers’ YouTube Channel account is made available to you for your independent use and is not intended to provide you with benefits, insurance, retirement or investment advice. We cannot and do not guarantee its applicability or accuracy with regard to your individual circumstances. Ontario Teachers’ is not responsible for any direct or indirect damages relating to errors, omissions or discrepancies on its YouTube Channel. If you have questions about a specific situation or want to file a complaint, we encourage you to contact us by phone, email or fax during regular business hours (Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., excluding holidays).

Any access or use of Ontario Teachers’ YouTube Channel Page, and by engaging with Ontario Teachers’ through its YouTube Channel page, you agree to be subject to these terms and guidelines. Among other things, Ontario Teachers’:

  1. may review messages and comments, but may not reply to and/or moderate all discussion on its YouTube Channel page. Being followed by us does not imply endorsement of any kind; or
  2. reserves the right to block users, or delete, edit or report their messages and comments, for any reason, including those that:
  • express racist, hateful, sexist, homophobic, slanderous, insulting, or life-threatening messages;
  • are aggressive, coarse, violent, obscene, or pornographic in tone;
  • include nudity (including in profile pictures);
  • are offensive to an individual or an organization, rude in tone, or otherwise abusive;
  • are not sent by the author; put forward for advertising purposes and/or are written in a language other than English or French;
  • are unintelligible, or otherwise inconsistent with the purposes of Ontario Teachers’ YouTube Channel page;
  • are repetitive or spamming of threads;
  • links to non-Ontario Teachers’ sites; or
  • infringe on intellectual property rights.

Repeated violations of Ontario Teachers’ terms and guidelines may cause an author to be blocked from the Ontario Teachers’ YouTube Channel page.

Any use or reliance on any content or materials posted via Ontario Teachers’ YouTube Channel page or obtained by you through this page is at your own risk. Ontario Teachers’ does not represent or warrant that its YouTube Channel page and/or the YouTube site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected or that this website is free of viruses or other harmful code, nor does Ontario Teachers’ represent or warrant the correctness, accuracy, timeliness, reliability or appropriateness of the content contained in its YouTube Channel page or that the content is free of viruses or other harmful code.

Ontario Teachers’ and its employees, agents and independent contractors will not be responsible or liable for any damages, whether direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or other damages in any way arising out of or in connection with its YouTube Channel page, including its content.

Privacy

When you interact with us on social media, we may collect, use or disclose your information as described in our Privacy Notices. Your information will be treated as a “Website Visitor” under our Privacy Notices unless you are a “Plan Member”, “Job Applicant”, or “Potential Candidate” as defined in those Notices.

The information posted on this YouTube page is publicly available, including to the individual posting and to any and all users on the Ontario Teachers’ YouTube Channel page who are able to access the public-facing side of the account. Your messages and comments may be publicly visible, depending on your privacy settings. Teachers' is not responsible for any personal or confidential information posted by Plan Members or other individuals using its social media sites. Teachers' may remove posts that contain personal or confidential information, but Teachers' is not responsible for doing so, and nor is it responsible for any damages caused by any delay or failure to remove posts that contain personal or confidential information. Individuals who enter personal or confidential information on our YouTube Channel page, do so at their own risk.

If your communication relates to your specific benefits or account as a Plan Member, please access your Ontario Teachers’ online account at https://www.otpp.com/members/my/, visit our Member Help Centre, email inquiry@otpp.com, call us at 1-800-668-0105 or write to us at the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, 160 Front Street West, Suite 3200, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 0G4, Canada.

To protect your own privacy and the privacy of others, Ontario Teachers’ suggests that you do not include any personal information, such as company/employer names, phone numbers, email addresses or other sensitive or personal information in your messages or comments. Please note that YouTube is operated by a third party and any interaction or information shared on this platform may be subject to the platform’s own terms, conditions, and privacy practices. By leaving messages and comments on Ontario Teachers’ YouTube Channel page, you are consenting to Ontario Teachers’ collection, use and retention of the information by Ontario Teachers’, for the purpose of responding to messages and comments, and for Ontario Teachers’ to operate, maintain and improve its social media services.

Messages or comments that relate to possible criminal activity may be forwarded to law enforcement authorities.

Response Time

Although we realize social media is a 24/7 communication channel, Ontario Teachers’ will post content and review comments on its social media sites during regular business hours, Eastern Time.  Comments that are posted after hours and on weekends or holidays will be reviewed as soon as possible; this may mean the next business day. Under no circumstances will Ontario Teachers’ be held liable for any failure to respond, or failure to respond within any given time period.

Media Requests

Members of the media should direct inquiries to media@otpp.com.

Questions?

If you have any questions about Teachers' social media presence, please contact us at digital@otpp.com.