Legal notice – Terms of use

Notice

These terms govern the use of the website of Fondaction Asset Management Inc. (“FAM”). Please read them carefully.

By using the site, you are deemed to have accepted these terms of use, including any changes that are made to them.

Content

The content of the FAM website is presented for information purposes only and is not intended to provide any legal, financialor investment advice.

Privacy and personal information

FAM may request that you provide personal information for identification purposes, so that you may, among other things, subscribe to its newsletter, receive information on its products and services and even apply for a job.

FAM shall only collect the information that is required for these purposes.Only those authorized by FAM and who will need it to perform their functions will have access to your personal information.FAM recognizes the confidential nature of this information and is committed to take all reasonable steps to ensure its confidentiality. FAM may collect certain information when you visit its digital platforms, including the pages you visit and the time you spend on its website, by using cookies, web analytics tools such as Google Analytics and other similar technologies.

This information is not supplied to us in a format that would enable us to identify you personally. If you would like to opt-out from Google Analytics, you can use the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on located at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

  • by email at confidentialite@fondaction.com
  • by mail: Fondaction Asset Management, Privacy Officer,2175 De Maisonneuve Blvd. East, Suite 103, Montréal, Québec H2K 4S3

The Privacy Officer promptly responds to any request that is addressed to them, usually within 30 days of receipt of the written request. If the Privacy Officer is unable to fulfill, in whole or in part, a request that is presented to them, they will provide the requester with an explanation.

Reliability of the information contained on the site

FAM takes reasonable steps to ensure that the information contained on the site is as reliable as possible at the moment it is published. However, FAM cannot guarantee that this information is accurate and up-to-date at all times and disclaims all liability of any kind whatsoever in this regard. Use of the website is conditional on the user’s acceptance of this risk.

Jurisdiction

These terms of use are governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of Quebec and with theCanadian laws that are applicable in this province. Any issue or dispute in relation to these terms of use that cannot be resolved amicably shall be brought exclusively to the courts of the judicial district of Montréal, Province of Quebec.

Cookies

FAM may use cookies, which are placed on the hard disks of the visitors; these cookies are used for the site’s management and to personalize the user’s browsing experience. You can block cookies in your browser’s settings; however, if you do so, the personalization of certain parts of the site may be inaccessible to you.

Other websites

Different links to other sites are made available to users of the FAM website. FAM does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of these other sites or their possible change; these are subject to their own terms of use and privacy policy. FAM is not responsible for direct or indirect damage resulting from, among other things, the use of these hyperlinks and cannot guarantee that they are free of viruses or other problems likely to affect usage or compromise privacy.

Liability

FAM is not liable for any damages whatsoever resulting directly or indirectly from the use of the site, from the inability to use it or from the information it may contain, from any action or decision that has been taken by relying on the site or the information it may contain, even if FAM was informed of the possibility of such damages. Nor can FAM guarantee that the site will be available at all times.

Copyright and trademarks

The content of the site is the property of FAM and is, among other things, protected by copyright laws; it is therefore strictly forbidden to copy, reproduce, publish or distribute it or use it in any other way, partially or wholly, without the written permission of FAM.

The names of products and services that appear on the site are trademarks belonging to FAM or to third parties that have granted a license to FAM. No logo, graphic, sound or image from the FAM site may be copied or retransmitted without the written permission of FAM.

Despite what is written above, FAM grants the permission to download and print content from the website for personal and non-commercial use under the condition that this content is not modified in any way.

Legal notice

The user is bound by these terms of use and understands that he or she is responsible for any damage or harm that may result directly or indirectly from any non-compliance with the rules set out therein.

Rights reserved

Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

Changes

FAM reserves the right to change the terms of use at all times and without notice by publishing these changes on its website.