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Please read these terms and conditions carefully. They
contain disclaimers of warranties, representations, conditions,
guarantees and endorsements; exclusions and limitations
of liability; waivers of rights and acceptance of risks
in relation to access to and use of this Site and the information,
products or services it contains or offers. By accessing
this Site, you acknowledge these terms and conditions and
agree without limitation or qualification to be bound by
them and by applicable laws. If you do not agree to these
terms and conditions, do not access this Site or any pages
thereof.
1. Definitions
"FBI" means Freight Brokers International Corp.
"Site" means FBI’s Web-site
"Information" means the information, materials,
and content provided in the pages of the Site.
"Personal Information" means any information about
an identifiable individual within the meaning of section
3 of the Privacy Act. Personal Information includes, without
limitation, information relating to identity (including
the name or other identifier assigned by FBI to an
individual), nationality, age, gender, address, passwords,
telephone number, e-mail addresses, marital status, education,
employment and health history, assets, liabilities, payment
records, income and information relating to financial transactions
as well as certain personal opinions or views of an individual.
"User" means any person having access to or using
a Site.
2. Ownership and monitoring
The Site is owned by Freight Brokers International Corp.
FBI may monitor access to, use of, and other activities
relating to the Site, and may intervene in relation thereto
but does not make any representation or warranty that it
will do so. Users hereby consent to any such monitoring
and intervention.
3. Use of site
Users agree not to introduce into or through this Site
any information or material which may be harmful to others.
Among other things, Users agree not to include, knowingly
or otherwise, any error or defect in information which may,
among other things, constitute libel, slander, or defamation,
or give rise to a criminal offence or civil liability on
the part of any person or entity. Users warrant that information
or material which they provide to FBI electronically
through their access to or use of this Site does not infringe
the rights of any person or entity. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, Users shall not:
a. Interfere with or disrupt this Site or computer networks
connected thereto;
b. impersonate any other person or entity, or make any
misrepresentation;
c. upload, post, transmit, publish, or distribute any material
or information for which they do not have all necessary
rights;
d. upload, post, transmit, publish or distribute any material
or information which contains a computer virus or other
code, files or programs intended in any manner to disrupt
or interfere with the functioning of this Site;
e. use this Site in such a manner as to gain unauthorized
entry or access to the computer systems or networks of others
or attempt to gain unauthorized entry or access to any password-protected
or restricted areas of this Site or FBI’s computer
or network systems;
f. reproduce, copy, modify, sell, distribute or otherwise
exploit for any commercial purposes any Information, product,
solution or service offered within this Site;
g. violate any law or regulation, any generally accepted
Internet practice, or interfere with any other User's ability
to use this Site and any of the services, solutions or products
provided on this Site; or
h. forge, alter, or modify in any way any of the agreements,
policies, reports, or other Information posted or accessible
within this Site.
At FBI’s sole discretion, FBI may terminate
or refuse to permit the use of any services and of this
Site by any person or entity, for any reason and without
notice.
4. Use of information
The content of FBI’s Site is provided for information
purposes only, unless otherwise indicated, and is not intended
to provide specific financial, investment, tax, legal, or
accounting advice to Users, and should not be relied upon
for that purpose. Users should not act or rely on the Information
without seeking the advice of a professional.
5. Availability of products, solutions and services
Products, solutions and services of FBI are only
offered in jurisdictions where they may be lawfully offered.
All products, solutions and services of FBI are subject
to the terms and conditions of the applicable agreements
governing their use and these terms and conditions are to
be read together with the Terms and Conditions of the Site.
The Information on this Site does not constitute an offer
or solicitation by anyone in any jurisdiction in which an
offer or solicitation cannot legally be made, or to any
person to whom it is unlawful to make an offer or solicitation.
For Information specific to any specific provincial jurisdiction,
Users should contact their advisor.
If Users choose to access the Site from outside Canada
, they do so on their own initiative and are responsible
for compliance with applicable local, national, or international
laws. Users must be aware of the laws of their country or
that otherwise apply to them in relation to any of the matters
described in these pages. Users may not use, export, or
re-export the Information or any copy or adaptation in violation
of any applicable laws or regulations, including export
laws and regulations of Canada in force from time to time.
6. Privacy and confidentiality
FBI is committed to take all reasonable measures
to protect the privacy of Users with respect to the Personal
Information they provide and will give effect to the principles,
terms, and conditions contained in its online privacy policy
in accordance with applicable privacy legislation, including
the requirements, procedures, exclusions, and exceptions
provided therein.
Despite its best efforts and the measures taken by FBI
to ensure the protection of Personal Information, the risk
that the confidentiality or privacy of such information
is violated, lost, or otherwise breached cannot be excluded.
It is therefore understood and agreed that access to or
use of the Site is at the User's own risk, which he hereby
accepts, and entails waiver of any rights or remedies against
FBI for any prejudice whatsoever arising out of or
in connection with the exchange, collection, use, disclosure,
retention, or disposal of Personal Information. FBI
is not responsible for and shall not be liable to the User
or other persons for any claims, losses, costs, expenses,
or damages whatsoever arising out of or in connection with
the exchange, collection, use, disclosure, retention, or
disposal of Personal Information, except in cases where
such prejudice results directly and entirely from the negligence
of FBI in the performance of its legal obligations
under the Privacy Act.
Subject to applicable privacy legislation in Canada, it
is understood that, by accessing or using the Site, filing
an application or asking about or for FBI’s
products, solutions or services identified in the Site,
Users agree and consent to the collection, use, disclosure,
retention, and disposal of the Personal Information required
by FBI for the purposes identified in its Online Privacy
Policy or for a use consistent with those purposes.
7. Internet e-mail
Any unencrypted e-mail communication over the Internet
is, as with communication via any other medium, such as
cellular phones, not secure or confidential, and is subject
to possible interception, loss or alteration. FBI
does not encourage anyone to send information, including
Personal or Loan Information, to it using unencrypted e-mail.
Alternative, secure means of communicating with FBI
over the Internet are available. FBI is not responsible
for and shall not be liable to Users or any other person
for any damages in connection with an e-mail sent to FBI,
or by FBI at User's request.
8. Links and downloading of software
Links from or to other Web sites or Internet resources
outside the Site are meant for convenience only and are
at Users' own risks. The content, third parties named therein
or their products and services, opinions expressed and other
links provided by these sites' resources are not reviewed,
investigated, verified, monitored or endorsed by FBI.
FBI makes no representations whatsoever about any
other Web sites which Users may access through the Site,
and FBI shall not be responsible or liable for any
damages in connection with linking.
While every effort is made by FBI to ensure that
all software provided at this Site is suitable for use on
a wide variety of computer systems, Users should take reasonable
and appropriate precautions to scan for computer viruses,
and ensure compatibility of the software with their specific
computer system. Users must also ensure that they have up-to-date
backup copies of the entire contents of their hard disk
before installing software downloaded from this Site.
Links to downloadable software sites are for convenience
only and FBI is not responsible or liable for any
difficulties or consequences associated with downloading
the software. Use of any downloaded software is governed
by the terms of the license agreement, if any, which accompanies
or is provided with the software. If Users choose to access
a software program through one of the links offered on Site,
they are responsible for taking the necessary precautions
to detect possible viruses and ensuring that the software
is compatible with their computer.
9. Intellectual property and trade-marks
Certain names, words, titles, phrases, logos, icons, graphics,
designs or other content in the pages of the Site are trade
names or trade-marks owned by FBI, or trade names
or trade-marks licensed to them. The display of trade-marks
and trade names on pages in the Site does not imply that
a license of any kind has been granted to anyone else. The
Information is for Users' personal use only. Any unauthorized
downloading, re-transmission or other copying or modification
of trade-marks and/or the contents of the Site may be a
violation of federal or other law or common law rights that
may apply to trade-marks and/or copyrights and could expose
the copier to legal action. The Information is protected
under the copyright laws of Canada and other countries.
Unless otherwise specified, no one has permission to copy,
redistribute, reproduce, republish, store in any medium,
re-transmit, modify or make public or commercial use of
the Information in any form.
10. Disclaimer of warranties, representations, conditions
and endorsements
FBI does not give, make or set any warranties, representations,
conditions, guarantees or endorsements, whether expressed
or implied by law, statute, trade usage or otherwise, with
respect to the functionality or conditions of this Site
or the Information contained therein, including, without
limitation, warranties as to merchantability, operation,
non-infringement, title, usefulness, completeness, accuracy,
adequacy, currency, reliability or fitness for a particular
purpose. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
FBI does not give, make or set any express or implied
warranties, representations, conditions, guarantees or endorsements
to the effect that the Information, accessed from or through
this Site will be uninterrupted or free of errors, omissions,
defects, viruses or other harmful components, or that any
such problems which are discovered will be corrected.
11. Exclusion of liabilities
FBI, its agents, employees, directors, officers and
affiliated companies and any person associated with the
creation of this Site or its contents are not responsible
for and shall not be liable to Users or other persons for
any claims, losses, costs, expenses or damages whatsoever,
including direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential,
reliance, exemplary or punitive damages arising out of or
in connection with this Site, the Information contained
therein, or the access to or use thereof. Without limitation
and notwithstanding anything to the contrary, FBI
shall not be responsible for and shall not be liable to
Users or to any other persons for any claims, losses, costs,
expenses or damages arising out of or in connection with:
a. failure of performance, delays, interruptions, communication
line or systems failures including communication malfunctions,
that affect the transmission, accuracy or timeliness of
information, material, messages, or instructions between
Users and FBI and/or which prevent information, material,
messages or instructions from being transmitted in whole
or in part or agreements from being formed between Users
and FBI;
b. users' inability to access, at any time, any part of
this Site or any Information, products, solutions or services
provided on it;
c. any harm or loss to Users' personal computer records
or data, howsoever caused, including by viruses, "worms",
"trojan horses" or other similar intrusive, disruptive
or destructive programs or files;
d. interception, loss or disclosure of confidential or
sensitive information transmitted over the Internet, including
Personal Information;
e. lack of suitability, reliability, timeliness or availability
of this Site or any Information, products, solutions or
services offered on this Site;
f. FBI’s failure to take corrective measures.
The aforementioned exclusions and limitations shall apply
whether any claims, losses, costs or damages are founded
in contract (including fundamental breach), tort or any
other theory of liability and such limitations and exclusions
shall apply even if FBI has been advised of the possibility
of such claims, losses, costs or damages.
Because some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or
limitation of moral, bodily, incidental or consequential
damages, FBI’s liability in such jurisdictions
shall be limited to the extent permitted by law.
12. Indemnification
Users agree to indemnify and hold FBI and its officers,
directors, agents, and employees harmless from any claim
or demand, cause of action, liabilities and costs including
reasonable lawyer's fees made by any third party due to
or arising out of:
a. Users' use of this Site and the Information, services,
solutions and products provided on this Site,
b. Users' violation of the Terms and Conditions or any
other terms and conditions under any other agreement applicable
to any Information, service or product provided on this
Site,
c. any Users' misrepresentations, or
d. Users' violation of any rights of another.
FBI reserves the exclusive right, at Users' expense,
to conduct the defense and assume control of any matter,
subject to indemnification by Users, in which event the
User shall cooperate with FBI in asserting any and
all available defenses.
13. Governing law and competent jurisdiction
The Site and the Terms and Conditions shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province
of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein,
without giving effect to any principles of conflict of laws.
All disputes, controversies or claims arising out of or
in connection with the Site, including the Terms and Conditions
contained therein, shall be submitted to and be subject
to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario.
By accessing and using this Site, Users submit and adhere
to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province
of Ontario to finally adjudicate or determine any suit,
action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with
the Site, including the Terms and Conditions contained therein.
Specific contracts for FBI’s products, solutions
or services entered into via the Site shall be governed
by, construed and subject to the laws and jurisdiction of
the province expressly provided for in such contract and
where none is specified, the laws and jurisdiction of the
Province of Ontario shall be deemed to apply.
14. Final provisions
a. Change to terms:
FBI may modify, alter or otherwise update the Terms
and Conditions applicable to this Site from time to time,
without notice, by updating this posting. Users agree to
review the Terms and Conditions regularly and to be bound
by their continued access and use by such Terms and Conditions
as are in effect at the time when they access FBI’s
Site.
b. Change to Information:
The Information contained in this Site may be changed at
any time without notice.
c. Reservation of Rights:
All rights not expressly granted in these Terms and Conditions
are reserved to FBI. Nothing contained in these Terms
and Conditions shall be construed as conferring by implication,
estoppel or otherwise any license or right under any copyright,
patent, trade-mark or other intellectual right of FBI
or any other person or entity.
d. Survival:
These Terms and Conditions apply while Users are accessing
the Site and remain in effect thereafter. In the event that
this Site is no longer accessible to Users, the provisions
set out in Articles 6 and 9 to 14 inclusively of these Terms
and Conditions shall survive thereafter.
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