Terms of Use
The information and services available through this website are subject to the following terms and conditions. By using this website, you signify your agreement to the terms of use (“Terms of Use”) set forth below.
Applicable Law
This website is operated and hosted by the Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation ("OILC") from its offices located at 1 Dundas Street West, Suite 2000, in the City of Toronto, and in the Province of Ontario, Canada, M5G 2L5. The Terms of Use upon which users may access and use this website will be governed by the laws of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable in Ontario. In no event shall any access to this website obtained from any location be construed as an express or implied submission to, or waiver or any immunity from, the jurisdiction of the courts or regulatory authorities of that location by OILC. In the event of any conflict, the terms provided in the Terms of Use of this website will govern. The user of this website consents and submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario in any action or proceeding instituted under or related to the Terms of Use of this website.
Restrictions on Access to this Website from Outside Ontario
OILC makes no representation that the information, documents and materials contained or outlined in this website (collectively, the "Contents") are appropriate, or may be made available, for use in any location other than within the Province of Ontario. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, OILC has not approved the Contents of this website for distribution outside the Province of Ontario or authorized access to it from any jurisdiction other than the Province of Ontario, if such access would be contrary to the applicable laws or regulations of that jurisdiction. Users from any jurisdiction outside the Province of Ontario assume full responsibility for complying with the applicable laws and regulations in that jurisdiction.
No Offer or Solicitation Regarding Securities Outside of Ontario
This website may include Contents relating to, or from, or referenced in the offering documentation relating to certain securities which have been, or may be in the future, issued by OILC (collectively, "Securities"). Any such Contents of this website are provided for general information purposes only, and are intended for residents of the Province of Ontario only. The Contents of this website do not constitute an offer or solicitation by anyone in any jurisdiction outside the Province of Ontario in which such an offer or solicitation is not permitted and cannot be legally made. Investors considering the purchase or sale of an OILC Security should consult their own financial and legal advisors. OILC expressly disclaims any duty on OILC to make disclosure or any filings with any securities commission or regulatory authority, beyond that imposed by applicable laws.
Interaction with OILC
The user of this website consents to the collection, use and disclosure of personal information, through this website, in accordance with the Privacy Statement posted on this website.
The user of this website authorizes OILC to accept any and all instructions or electronic forms that may be submitted to OILC through this website. OILC may rely on such instructions as if the user had given them signed and in writing, whether such instructions are made by the user, or any other person acting with or without the user’s knowledge or consent. In its sole discretion, for any reason, OILC may decline to act, or delay acting upon, any instruction provided through this website. OILC will not incur any liability by reason of acting or failing to act in respect of an instruction provided through this website. OILC may maintain a database of the user’s instructions and such records will be conclusive and binding on the user with respect to any dispute, including any legal proceeding, as conclusive evidence of the user’s instructions, in the absence of clear proof that OILC’s records are incorrect or incomplete.
The user of this website agrees that computer-generated or electronic records received or created by OILC in connection with the user’s use of this website shall be admissible in a court of law, and the user waives any defence that the user may otherwise have as to their admissibility.
No Warranties, Exclusion of Liability
OILC may make changes to or update this website or its Contents at any time without notice. Users of this website agree to review the Terms of Use regularly and continued access or use of this website will mean that the user agrees to any changes. All links from this website to any other website not maintained by OILC (collectively, "Third Party Sites") and which do not form part of this website are provided for information purposes only. Any link to a Third Party Site from this website is meant for convenience only, and does not mean that OILC endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content, or the use of, any such Third Party Site. Any information, data, opinions, or recommendations provided by Third Party Sites through links from this website or made available through this website are solely those of the Third Party Sites and not of OILC or the Province of Ontario. OILC provides this website, including the Contents of this website, solely on an “as is, as available” basis. OILC does not guarantee or warrant that the Contents of this website, any link or the contents of any Third Party Site are accurate, complete, up-to-date or free of errors, viruses, or other items of any kind that are of a destructive nature or that access to this website or any Third Party Site will be uninterrupted or free from delay. It is up to the user of this website to take reasonable precautions to scan for computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other items of a destructive nature. Users of this website should understand that all Contents have been electronically converted from the media in which originals were produced and, where applicable, do not constitute official government documents. OILC makes no warranty in relation to the accuracy or completeness of the conversion process.
OILC ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENTS OF THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING CONTENTS THAT ARE REFERENCED BY OR LINKED TO ANY OTHER CONTENTS OR LINKS TO, OR CONTENTS OF, THIRD PARTY SITES. OILC MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER FOR THE CONTENTS OF THIS WEBSITE OR FOR LINKS OR FOR THE CONTENTS OF ANY THIRD PARTY SITE. OILC DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES RELATED TO THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE (INCLUDING ALL CONTENTS), ANY LINK OR THE CONTENTS OF ANY THIRD PARTY SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF NONINFRINGEMENT, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY OF OILC, THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO OR ANY PROVINCIAL CROWN AGENCY OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, SERVANTS OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY FAILURE TO KEEP THE CONTENTS UP TO DATE OR FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS CONTAINED HEREIN OR IN ANY LINK OR THIRD PARTY SITE OR FOR ANY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF INFORMATION, OR DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES), WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEBSITE (INCLUDING ALL CONTENTS), ANY LINK OR ANY THIRD PARTY SITE, WHETHER UNDER CONTRACT, IN TORT OR UNDER ANY OTHER BASIS OF LIABILITY, EVEN IF OILC IS AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
You will indemnify and hold harmless OILC and the Province of Ontario and their respective directors, officers, employees, servants or agents from and against all fines, penalties, claims, demands, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses on a dollar for dollar full indemnification basis (including legal fees and expenses) arising in respect of: (a) your use of this website; (b) any breach by you of any of the Terms of Use; (c) your failure to comply with any applicable laws, statutes, regulations, by-laws, rules, codes or treaties; or (d) any of your intentional wrongdoings.
Not Offering any Advice
The information provided in the Contents of this website is for information purposes only and is not intended to provide specific financial investment, tax, legal or accounting advice, and should not be relied upon in that regard.
Intellectual Property Rights
The Contents of this website (including, without limitation, the graphics, designs, logos, icons, registered or unregistered trademarks, trade-names and overall appearance of this website) are the property and copyright of OILC. OILC does not waive any of its proprietary rights therein including, but not limited to, copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property rights. No user of this website may sell, republish, print, download, copy, reproduce, modify, upload, post, transmit or distribute in any way any portion of this website, including e-mail addresses which are the property of OILC or its Contents without the prior written consent of OILC, except for reasonable printing, downloading and copying for the private information of the user. Any unauthorized downloading, re-transmission, or other copying or modification of trademarks and/or the Contents of this website may be a violation of statutory and common law rights that may apply to intellectual property rights and could subject the violator to legal action. The availability of any of the Contents of this website shall under no circumstance constitute a transfer of any copyrights, trademarks or other intellectual property rights of OILC to any user of this website or any third party. This website and its Contents are protected by Canadian and International copyright laws, both as individual works and as a compilation.
USE OF THIS WEBSITE MEANS ACCEPTANCE OF THE ABOVE TERMS OF USE.
Moderation Policy
This website provides users with the opportunity to post comments that may remain publicly viewable. We therefore operate a moderation policy to ensure that comments are appropriate and not harmful to others.
Comments which include any of the following may be deleted:
- personal information of any individual;
- threats or incitements to violence;
- duplicative or substantially duplicative postings by the same person or entity;
- seeking employment or containing advertisements for a commercial product or service;
- in violation of law, including libel, condoning or encouraging illegal activity, revealing classified information, or infringing on a copyright or trademark;
- racist, hateful, sexist, homophobic, or slanderous;
- insulting or involve questionable conduct in regards to another person;
- aggressive, rude, coarse, violent, obscene, profane or pornographic in nature;
- offensive or abusive to an individual or organization;
- repetitive or spamming threads; or
- off-topic or do not add to the normal flow of the discussion.
We encourage open participation and invite diverse viewpoints to be shared. Moderators reserve the right to remove posts which do not address some aspect of the stated purpose. We value our users’ time and input, and our desire is to remove as few posts as possible while ensuring that a focused, constructive, and civil discussion takes place. This moderation policy is subject to change to address additional matters as needed.