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Disclaimer
The material and information provided on this Site is intended for informational purposes only and may contain inaccuracies and/or be out of date. You should independently verify the accuracy and timeliness of any information you obtain from this Site before relying on it. MCC has compiled this information for your convenience, but cannot make any promises, representations or warranties with respect to its accuracy or timeliness and MCC and its affiliates, licensors, suppliers and agents and its and their respective members, directors, trustees, officers, employees, agents and suppliers (collectively, the “MCC Parties”) shall have no responsibility or liability to you for the information on this Site or any information provided by or made available by other sources or for material on the linked sites, or your reliance on any of the foregoing. With respect to any third-party material available through links on this Site, you should refer to all original reference links for the most current information.

Hyperlinking
Links to outside web sites are provided solely for the convenience of users. The MCC Partries are not responsible for the accuracy, currency or the reliability of the content obtained from such sites. The MCC Parties do not offer any guarantee in that regard and are not responsible for the information found through these links, nor does it endorse the sites and their content.

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Official Languages
MCC is committed to ensuring that all information and services on this Site are available in both English and French. However, users should be aware that some information from external sources that are not subject to the Official Languages Act is only provided as a convenience and is available only in the language in which it was provided.

Information and services that are provided on this Site in languages other than English or French are only provided as a convenience to the user as and when available.

Copyright/Permission to Reproduce
The material on this Site is owned by MCC and other third parties and is protected by copyright. covered by the provisions of the Copyright Act, by Canadian laws, policies, regulations and international agreements. Such provisions serve to identify the information source and, in specific instances, to prohibit reproduction of materials without written permission.

Information on this site has been posted with the intent that it be readily available for personal and public non-commercial use. Unless otherwise stated, no content or material from the Site may be copied, reproduced from, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, framed, commercially exploited or distributed in any way or by any means whatsoever, except that you may download or print a single copy of the content for personal, non-commercial use only, provided you maintain all copyright and other proprietary notices.

Logos, symbols, photographs and any other graphical material may not be used or reproduced without permission unless explicitly stated in the source document.

For greater certainty, reproduction or distribution of copies of materials on this Site, in whole or in part, for the purposes of commercial redistribution is prohibited.

Third-party Links and Materials
The Site contains links to third-party sites and e-mail addresses. These links are provided as a convenience only, and the MCC Parties do not endorse, warrant, or guarantee the content of any such sites. The MCC Parties have no control over, are not responsible for, and make no representations or warranties and disclaim all liability with respect to any such sites, any content on any such sites or any such sites’ privacy practices. Use of such sites is entirely at your own risk.

Exclusion of Warranties/Limitation of Liability
WHILE MCC ATTEMPTS TO PROVIDE ACCURATE INFORMATION ON THIS SITE, THE MCC PARTIES ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR, AND OFFER NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING, THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS OR TIMELINESS OF ANY OF THE CONTENT. CONTENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND “AS AVAILABLE” AND THE MCC PARTIES DISCLAIM ALL REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, OR CONDITIONS EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. YOU AGREE THAT YOU USE THIS SITE AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE AIPSO PARTIES DO NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE WILL OPERATE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT THIS SITE, ITS SERVER OR THE CONTENTS ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR SIMILAR HARMFUL FEATURES. THIS SITE OR ANY PORTION THEREOF MAY BE UNAVAILABLE AT ANY TIME.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE MCC PARTIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, LOST REVENUE, COMMERCIAL OR ECONOMIC LOSS, LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT (INCLUDING FUNDAMENTAL BREACH), TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHER THEORY, THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE OR ITS CONTENTS, OR FOR ANY CONSEQUENCE RESULTING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM ANY ACTION YOU TAKE BASED ON OR MADE IN RELIANCE ON THE INFORMATION OR MATERIALS ON THIS SITE, OR OTHER SITES LINKED TO IT, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Privacy Notice
The following summarizes this web site's privacy policy and practices:

• MCC does not automatically gather any specific personal information from you, such as your name, phone number or e-mail address. MCC would only obtain this type of information if you supply it by sending us an e-mail or registering in a secure portion of the site.
• All personal information created, held or collected by MCC is protected under the privacy law. This means that at any point of collection you will be asked for consent to collect your information, and you will be informed of the purpose for which it is being collected and how to exercise your right of access to that information.
• MCC does not use "cookies" to track how our visitors use this site or to determine sites previously visited. The system will notify you before any cookies are used so that you may refuse them. (A "cookie" is a file that may be placed on your hard drive without your knowledge by a Web site to allow it to monitor your use of the site.)
• Unless specifically noted otherwise, neither electronic systems or e-mail are secure information transmission methods. It is not recommended that sensitive personal information be transmitted electronically.