Legal Notice

THIS SITE IS NOT THE PROPERTY OF DESJARDINS INSURANCE1 OR DESJARDINS FINANCIAL SECURITY INDEPENDENT NETWORK. THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER THE CONTENT OR THE USE OF THE SITE. THEY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY HARM, LOSS OR DAMAGE (WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) THAT MAY ARISE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THIS SITE, THE USE, INABILITY TO USE, OR MALFUNCTIONING OF THIS SITE OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, THIRD PARTY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

THIS SITE IS NOT THE PROPERTY OF DESJARDINS FINANCIAL SECURITY INVESTMENTS INC. (DFS INVESTMENTS). DFS INVESTMENTS HAS CONTROL OVER THE CONTENT OF THIS SITE BY THEIR REVIEW OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. DFS INVESTMENTS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT IN THIS WEBSITE THAT IS UNRELATED TO THE BUSINESS OF DFS INVESTMENTS NOR IS IT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MONITORING OR SUPERVISION OF THESE OTHER BUSINESS ACTIVITIES.

1 Desjardins Insurance refers to Desjardins Financial Security Life Assurance Company, a provider of life and health insurance and retirement savings products.

*Mutual Funds distributed through Desjardins Financial Security Investments Inc.

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The use of the logos and registered names as hyperlinks to other Websites without prior written authorization is prohibited.

Desjardins Financial Security Independent Network believes that the information contained in this site was accurate when it was placed on the site, but cannot guarantee or ensure the currency, accuracy, completeness or authenticity of its content or each of its functions. Without limiting the foregoing, Desjardins Financial Security Independent Network is not responsible for the accuracy of the information contained in this site and provided by third parties. This site, along with the information contained herein is subject to change and update at any time without prior notice. All the products and services found on this site are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable agreements governing them.

Desjardins Financial Security Independent Network believes that the information contained in this site was accurate when it was placed on the site, but cannot guarantee or ensure the currency, accuracy, completeness or authenticity of its content or each of its functions. Without limiting the foregoing, Desjardins Financial Security Independent Network is not responsible for the accuracy of the information contained in this site and provided by third parties. This site, along with the information contained herein is subject to change and update at any time without prior notice. All the products and services found on this site are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable agreements governing them.

We do not warrant that the site will be available and that it will meet your requirements, nor does it warrant that access will not be interrupted, that there will be no delays, failures, errors, omissions, or loss of transmitted information, that no viruses or other contaminating or destructive properties will be transmitted, or that no damage will occur to your computer system.

Links to other Websites or references to products, services, or publications other than Desjardins Financial Security Independent Network is provided only for your convenience and do not imply the endorsement or approval of such Websites, products, services, or publications by Desjardins Financial Security Independent Network. Such sites and references have been developed independently of Desjardins Financial Security Independent Network, and we cannot vouch for the currency, accuracy, completeness, or authenticity of any site content or functionality or of any such references. Linking to any other site shall be at your sole risk, and we will not be responsible or liable for any damages in connection with any such linking. Links to downloadable software sites are provided for your convenience only, and we are not responsible or liable for any difficulties associated with downloading the software.

The site will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the province of Ontario. All disputes, controversies, or claims arising out of or in connection with the site shall be submitted to and be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of the province of Ontario. Thus, in the event of any suit, action, or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this site, the courts of the province of Ontario will have exclusive jurisdiction.

Information from this site regarding our products and services is intended for use in Canada only, where such products and services may lawfully be offered for use and/or sale, and neither use nor sale is intended where prohibited by law.

The search tool is available for non-commercial use only. Use of the tools to sell a product or service or to increase traffic to a Website is prohibited.

We do not guarantee the result of its searches.

Likewise, calculations or projected results are provided for general illustrative purposes only and are not guaranteed to be accurate or complete, being based on hypotheses. The default values are provided for illustrative purposes only and solely as a reference. You must use them only as guides or estimates.

Answers transmitted to Website visitors who send in questions are for reference purposes only. They have no legal value and are not binding. Consult your representative, accountant, or lawyer, who will review the facts as they apply to you and formulate a personalized response.

Any unprotected email communication over the Internet is subject to possible interception or loss, and is also subject to possible alteration. We are not responsible for and will not be liable to you or anyone else for damages resulting from interception, loss, or alteration in connection with an email sent by you to Desjardins Financial Security Independent Network or an email sent by Desjardins Financial Security Independent Network to you.

A log is kept to record events that relate to security or that warrant verification, or for statistical purposes. This log may contain all accesses to the site or site sections, all communications sent or received by a user (in the case of e-mail) integrated in the site), as well as any other activity related to the site.

We have access to the communications sent or received through the site, and may access said communications if it has reason to believe that a law has been broken or if the site’s terms of use have been violated.

Cookies are used on our site. They identify your browser software when you move from site to site or page to page during a Web session. This information can then be used to identify you and facilitate your access to a site and your ability to navigate within our site. Cookies can only be read by the website that sends them to your computer.

When you access our site directly or through a publicity redirecting to our site, a cookie file is automatically created in your computer. Our server and possibly third party ad servers can access this file in order to improve your experience on our site and in some instances promote our products. While they enable the site to identify you as a specific user, they don’t recognize you by your name or other personal information. No personal information is collected through cookies.

We may collect information for statistical purposes, for instance, to determine a page’s popularity, the average number of pages accessed per visitor, and the average time each visitor spends on the site. Cookies may also allow us to display Desjardins publicity if you access an external site which displays those publicities.

We use two types of cookies:

1.Session cookies: these are not stored on your hard drive and are deleted when you log off our site.
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To access all parts of our website, your browser must accept cookies. If your browser is set up to refuse cookies, you can change the Internet settings in your web browser to allow cookies. If you do not allow cookies, some pages may not function properly and some features may not be available.

This notice will be updated and modified from time to time without any notice. Accordingly, whenever you access the Website, ensure that you check this notice.

Note: This Legal Notice also covers Desjardins Financial Security Independent Network, its affiliated companies; their officers, directors, agents, representatives and employees; and any other persons associated with the creation of this site.