SECTION 1: Purpose

The purpose of these “General Terms of Use” is to provide a legal framework for the use of bba.ca and its services.

Access to this website is subject to terms and conditions that give rise to legal obligations. Please read these terms and conditions before using the website. By accessing, using or downloading any material from this website, you agree to the terms and conditions and undertake, without limitation or reservation, to be bound by them and by the applicable laws.

SECTION 2: Legal information

Any mention of “BBA” throughout this website (the “Site”) refers to Groupe BBA Inc. and/or some or all of its affiliates, depending on the context.

SECTION 3: BBA’s liability

The documents found on this Site, which may include basic HTML code, text, images, video, software and other documents (“Content”) are provided by BBA for informational purposes only. BBA intends for the Site’s Content to be accurate and up-to-date. However, because the Content has been compiled by BBA from a range of sources, it is provided to you “as is” without warranties of any kind. This Site may contain typographical errors or inaccuracies. You are solely responsible for the consequences of any decisions you make based on any of the Content. BBA is not liable to you or any third party for any errors or mistakes in this Site’s Content.

BBA cannot be held responsible for any malfunction of the server or the network. Similarly, the Site cannot be held responsible in the event of force majeure or an unforeseeable and insurmountable act of a third party.

In no event shall BBA, its officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives be held liable for any claims, losses, costs or damages arising from the use of this Site and/or its Content. Your sole and exclusive remedy is to refrain from accessing and using the Site.

SECTION 4: Intellectual property

BBA owns the intellectual property rights to the Content made available to you on this Site, or has obtained the permission of the owner of the intellectual property rights of this Content to use it on this Site. Except as provided for in these General Terms of Use, BBA prohibits the redistribution or reproduction of any Content on the Site without its express prior written permission. BBA hereby authorizes you to view, download and print pages from this Site, subject to the following provisions: (i) the copyright notice must appear on all such printed materials, (ii) the information may not be altered in any way, and (iii) the Content may only be used for personal, educational and non-commercial purposes and may not be redistributed, broadcast or copied to any other media.

SECTION 5: Hyperlinks

The domains to which the hyperlinks on the Site lead are not the responsibility of BBA, which has no control over such links.

It is possible for a third party to create a link to a page on the Site without the explicit authorization of BBA.

SECTION 6: Personal information

BBA may collect the following information through forms completed on a voluntary basis by the User:

• Last name
• First name
• Email address
• Professional title
• Organization/Company
• Phone number
• Industry/Market
• Country/State/Province

This personal information is used for correspondence and general information regarding use of the Site.

BBA also uses cookies and/or log files to collect information about the User, primarily the following:

• IP address
• Operating system
• Visited pages and searches
• Login time and day

The use of such files helps us improve the services offered on the Site, provide the User with a personalized welcome and collect statistics.

The Site undertakes to implement all necessary means to guarantee the security and confidentiality of information. However, it does not guarantee total security.

SECTION 7: Rights to object and withdraw consent

BBA is committed to providing you with the right to object and withdraw consent regarding your personal information.

The right to object is understood as the possibility for Internet users to refuse consent to their personal information being used for certain purposes mentioned at the time it is collected.

The right to withdraw consent is understood as the possibility for Internet users to request that their personal information no longer appear, such as on a mailing list.

To exercise these rights, you can contact us at the following email address: marketing@bba.ca.

SECTION 8: Changes to General Terms of Use

BBA reserves the right to change these General Terms of Use at any time without notice.