Terms of Use

All services and information available via dcrdesjardins.com are covered by the terms and conditions described below. By using the Desjardins Venture Capital site, you agree to abide by these terms and conditions.

Desjardins Venture Capital reserves the right to change the terms and conditions at any time without advance notice. In such cases, Desjardins Venture Capital may post change notices directly on the site or may insert links to such change notices.

Users from other countries

Users from other countries are required to comply with the site's established terms and conditions, as well as with terms and conditions applicable in any country where this site may be operational.

1. Description of services

Desjardins Venture Capital ("the Société") currently provides users with communication tools ("the Service").

Unless otherwise specified, any new feature that enhances or augments one or more existing services, or any new service launched by the Société, will be subject to the Terms of Use in effect for this site.

You alone are responsible for paying the costs associated with use of the Service, such as Internet connection charges or fees charged for connecting to networks that provide access to Internet content. As well, you are responsible for acquiring any equipment needed for such connections.

2. User identification

You are not required to identify yourself when making use of the Service. At the same time, the more accurate, complete and current your personal information, the easier it will be to tailor the Service to your requirements.

3. Protection of personal information

The Société is keenly aware of the need to protect your security and privacy, particularly in regard to any information you provide to the Société while making use of the Service.

Please refer to the site's Confidentiality statement for details about the Société's practices in this area.

4. Protection of children

The Société is concerned about protecting children who use this site.

We invite parents to monitor their children's Internet usage and to bear in mind that the services provided via the Société's site are designed to appeal to a broad audience. Therefore, as the legal guardians of their children, parents are responsible for determining which services may or may not be appropriate for their children and monitoring their use in this regard.

5. Security

To find out more about security measures concerning the use of dcrdesjardins.com, please read this site's Security statement.

6. Restrictions on use of content

It is prohibited to reproduce by any means whatsoever the information, data, text, software, music, sounds, photos, images, videos, communications and other materials (collectively "Content") included with the Service.

More specifically, it is prohibited to: 

1. forge headers or otherwise manipulate content transmitted through the Service
2. upload, post, e-mail, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that contains computer viruses or other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any software, computer, application or telecommunications equipment (this list may include other elements without limitation)
3. interfere with, disrupt, or make abusive use of the Service, or servers or networks connected to the Service, or refuse to comply with any requirements, procedures, general regulations or regulatory provisions applicable to networks connected to the Service
4. infringe, whether intentionally or not, any existing national or international laws or regulations, or without limitation, any regulations adopted by the Québec securities commission (CVMQ), the Montreal and Toronto stock exchanges, FTSE, NIKKEI, Dow Jones and Nasdaq, or any other rules or regulations with force of law
5. collect and store personal information relating to other users
6. sell, resell or operate on any commercial basis whatsoever any portion of the Service or any use of the Service or access privileges associated with the Service

7. Links to outside Web sites

The Service or third parties may include links to other Web sites or other Internet sources. Since it has no control over these outside sites and sources, the Société is not responsible for their availability, nor can it assume any responsibility for the content, links, advertising, products, services or other materials made available by or through such external sites or sources. Furthermore, the Société is not liable for any loss or damage, caused or alleged to be caused by, or arising in connection with, the use of or reliance on Content, products and services made available on these outside sites or sources.

Consequently, it is up to you to exercise discretion in your use of such Content. Likewise, you are responsible for assuming all inherent risks, particularly when you rely on the timeliness, usefulness or completeness of the content made available on or through the sites or sources referred to by the Service.

8. Statement on financial information and advice

The Service is provided to you for information purposes only. Therefore, content disseminated in connection with the Service is not destined to be used in conducting transactions or making investment decisions. The Société will not assume any responsibility for the Content or the accuracy of all or part of the information transmitted in connection with the Service. Likewise, the Société will not be responsible for investment orders or decisions based on such information.

9. The Société and intellectual property

The Service may contain confidential information protected by existing intellectual property laws or other legislation.

Content included in advertising and information made available to you as part of the Service are protected by the laws applicable to copyright, trademarks and patents and by any other rights set forth in existing legislation.

Unless expressly authorized by the Société, it is therefore prohibited to copy, alter, rent, borrow, sell, distribute or create derivative works based in whole or in part on the Service.

10. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent possible pursuant to applicable law, the Société will in no way be liable for any direct or indirect damage, including without limitation the loss of profits, customers or data, or other loss of intangible assets, even if the Société has been advised about the possibility of such damage, that may arise:

(i)from the use or inability to use the Service
(ii)from the actions or conduct of a third party in the course of using the Service

11. Trademarks

Desjardins Venture Capital and its logo, along with trademarks, all other logos and existing or future Desjardins product/service names, are registered trademarks belonging to Desjardins (collectively "Desjardins Trademarks"). It is prohibited to use or otherwise disseminate Desjardins Trademarks in any way without the express authorization of Desjardins

12. Miscellaneous

The Service Terms of Use represent the entire agreement between the Société and you with regard to use of the Service and they supersede any prior agreement between you and the Société concerning use of the Service. You may also be subject to additional Terms of Use specific to certain services, third party content and third party software that will be disclosed to you once you access such services, content or software. The failure by the Société to exercise any rights conferred upon it by virtue of the Terms of Use in no way constitutes a waiver of such rights. Should any provision of these Terms of Use be judged to be invalid by the decision of a court, all other provisions will remain in effect and continue to apply. The section titles in the Terms of Use are provided for information purposes only and have no legal effect.

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