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Terms of Use
Please carefully read these Terms and Conditions of Use (these "Terms"). Your access to or use of this website signifies that you understand and agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to be bound by or comply with these Terms, do not access or use this website.
MODIFICATION OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
Legg Mason Canada Inc. ("Legg Mason") owns and operates this website. Legg Mason reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these Terms at any time. We suggest that you check these Terms periodically for changes. They can be accessed from the link at the bottom of our website pages. Any changes, modifications, or additions to, or deletions from these Terms shall be effective upon posting on this website. If you use this website after we post changes to the Terms, you accept the Terms as changed. Legg Mason expressly reserves the right to monitor any use of this website.
JURISDICTION
Unless otherwise specified, this website has been published for residents of Canada. The information provided on this website is not intended for distribution to, or use by, any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation, or which would subject Legg Mason or any of its products to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country. Unless otherwise specified, the services and products described on this website are made available only to persons residing in Canada, and the information on this website is only for such persons. Nothing on this website shall be considered a solicitation to buy or an offer to sell a security or service to any person. Legg Mason does not claim that the products or services in this website are available in any particular jurisdiction or appropriate for any particular investor. If you choose to access this website from a location other than Canada, you do so on your own initiative, and you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Certain names, words, titles, phrases, logos, icons, graphics or designs in the pages of this website may constitute trade names, registered or unregistered trade-marks or service marks ("Trade-marks") of Legg Mason, other members of the Legg Mason Group of Companies or of third parties used under license by Legg Mason or other members of the Legg Mason Group of Companies. However, the display of Trade-marks on pages of this website does not imply that any license has been granted to any third party. All information in this website is protected under the copyright laws of Canada and/or other countries. Users of this website shall be entitled to copy any information for their own personal use but may not republish or reproduce any such information in any manner, including electronic reproduction by "uploading" or "downloading", without the prior written consent of Legg Mason. Otherwise, no one has permission to copy, redistribute, reproduce or republish, in any form, any information found in the pages of this website. Any unauthorized downloading, re-transmission, or other copying or modification of Trade-marks or other contents of this website may be a violation of statutory or common law rights which could subject the violator to legal action.
LINKED WEBSITES
Legg Mason is in no way responsible for the content of any website, owned or operated by a third party, that may be linked to this website via hyperlink, whether such hyperlink is provided by Legg Mason or by a third party. In addition, Legg Mason is in no way responsible for the content of any website to which this website may link. The information to which the user links is neither prepared nor maintained by Legg Mason, and Legg Mason has not and will not review or update the information contained in any linked website. Legg Mason is not responsible for, and makes no warranty with respect to the contents, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, suitability, or reliability of the linked website. Use of any website hyperlinked to or from this website shall be at your own risk.
NO OFFER OR ADVICE
This website is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security that may be referenced on or through this website. Nor does this website constitute an offering or recommendation by Legg Mason of any security, investment management service, or advisory service. Legg Mason does not provide investment advice, tax advice, or legal advice through this website, and you agree that this website will not be used by you for such purposes. Legg Mason does not represent that the securities, products, or services discussed on, or accessible through, this website are suitable for any particular investor. You acknowledge that your requests for information are unsolicited, and the provision of any information through this website shall not constitute or be considered investment advice, or an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security.
All products and services of Legg Mason are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable agreements governing their use.
NO ENDORSEMENTS
No endorsement or approval of any third parties or their advice, opinions, information, products or services is expressed or implied by any information on this website.
USE OF E-MAIL
The security of electronic mail sent through the Internet is not guaranteed. Do not send sensitive or confidential information to us via electronic mail. Delivery, and timely delivery, of electronic mail is also not guaranteed. Legg Mason therefore recommends that you do not send time-sensitive or action-oriented messages to us via electronic mail. Such requests, orders, or instructions will not be processed until Legg Mason can confirm your instructions or obtain appropriate written documentation where necessary.
DISCLAIMERS
Legg Mason does not warrant this website (including other information accessible on or through this website) for any particular purpose. It is provided "as is" and on an "as available" basis. Legg Mason disclaims, to the fullest extent of the law, any warranty of any kind, whether express or implied, as to any matter relating to this website, including without limitation the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. Use of this website is at your own risk.
Legg Mason and its directors, officers, or employees will not be liable or have any responsibility of any kind for any loss or damage that you incur arising from or in connection with:
(1) any delay, termination, failure, defect, or interruption in the transmission of this website;
(2) any inaccuracy, error, unavailability, or incompleteness in the transmission of this website;
(3) any termination or interruption of your access to this website;
(4) your reliance on or use of this website;
(5) any e-mail requests, orders, or instructions you send, or the interception by third parties of any requests, orders, or instructions you send via e-mail;
(6) any act or omission of Legg Mason in making this website available to you; or
(7) any other cause relating to your access to or use of this website, whether or not the circumstances giving rise to such cause may have been within the control of Legg Mason or within the control of any other party providing software or services support for this website.
Legg Mason does not warrant that this website, or the functions contained in this website, will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that this website, or the servers that make it available, are free from viruses or other harmful components. You assume the entire cost of any necessary servicing, repairing, or correcting of your property or operations as a result of using this website. You accept at your own risk that the Internet or other online communications medium may not perform as intended as a result of human, mechanical, or other error, despite the efforts of Legg Mason, you, or any third party.
In no event will Legg Mason or its directors, officers, or employees be liable to you for any direct, indirect, special, consequential, or incidental damages related in any way to your use of this website, even if: (a) such damages are reasonably foreseeable; or (b) Legg Mason or any other party has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
GOVERNING LAW AND SEVERABILITY
This website will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws. All disputes, controversies or claims arising out of or in connection with this website shall be submitted to and be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario. You submit and attorn 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 this website. Nothing in these Terms creates any rights or protections that you are not already entitled to by law. If any part of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, that part will be deemed modified as necessary to make it effective, and the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect.
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