Website Terms and Conditions of Use

Application of the Website Terms and Conditions of Use

Welcome to www.newsfilecorp.com (the "Website") operated by Newsfile Corp. ("Newsfile". "we", "us" or "our"). The Website provides data and other information including, without limitation, articles, news releases, publications, videos, products, graphics, sound, images, icons, software, applications, interactive features, tools, pictures, trade-marks, trade names, logos, design, layout and other materials or content (referred to collectively as "Web Content") in relation to news dissemination and regulatory filing via the EDGAR, SEDAR+, and SEDI systems and other services offered by Newsfile (collectively "Services"). The person accessing or using the Website, Web Content or the Services is referred to as "you" or "your".

The Website, the Web Content and the Services are provided to you subject to your agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions of use ("Website Terms and Conditions of Use"). BY ACCESSING OR USING THE WEBSITE, THE WEB CONTENT OR THE SERVICES, YOU ARE AGREEING TO COMPLY WITH AND BE LEGALLY BOUND BY THESE WEBSITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ONE OR MORE OF THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED HEREIN, DO NOT ACCESS OR USE THE WEBSITE, THE WEB CONTENT OR THE SERVICES.

The Website is open to visitors. However, to access certain areas of the Website, we require you to create an account with us. Creating an account allows you to access other Services not available to visitors.

As used herein, the phrase "Service Providers" includes, but is not limited to, any licensors, suppliers, information providers or other third parties that provide, from time to time, any data, information, content, application, tool, feature or service for purposes of the Website.

Rights Granted and Restrictions on Use

Newsfile grants to you a limited non-exclusive, non-transferable license to view and print the material on the Website for your non-commercial or personal use only. All copies that you make must retain all copyright and other notices that are on the Website. Except as expressly provided in this paragraph, you may not use, distribute, sell, modify, transmit, revise, reverse engineer, republish, post or create derivative works (where applicable) of the Website or Web Content without Newsfile’s prior written consent. You acknowledge and agree that the Website and the Web Content are the property of Newsfile, its Service Providers and its customers (as applicable), and you will not acquire any rights or licenses in any trade-marks, patents, copyright or other intellectual property rights in the Website or the Web Content. The Website and the Web Content are protected by copyright, both individually and as a collective work or compilation and by trade-mark law, patent law and any other applicable laws.

Your Authority to Use the Website

By using the Website, you are representing to us that you have the power and authority to accept these Website Terms and Conditions of Use and to enter into this agreement with us, that you are capable of assuming, and do assume, any risks related to the use of the Website and the Web Content, and that you understand and accept these Website Terms and Conditions of Use and risks relating to their use. If you are dissatisfied with the Website or the Web Content, your sole and exclusive remedy is to stop using the Website and Web Content.

Electronic Communications

By accessing this Website or sending electronic mail to Newsfile you are communicating with Newsfile electronically. By doing so, you agree to receive communications from Newsfile electronically. Newsfile will communicate with you by electronic mail at the electronic mail address provided by you or by posting notices on this Website or any other website that may be generally designated in advance for such purpose. You consent to receiving electronically all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that Newsfile provides to you.

New Services and New Terms

Whenever new products or services are introduced on the Website as part of the Services, your use of such Services will be subject to these Website Terms and Conditions of Use unless Newsfile notifies you otherwise. Newsfile reserves the right to change the Website Terms and Conditions of Use at any time. Access or use after such changes indicates your acceptance of the modified Website Terms and Conditions of Use. You agree to review the Website Terms and Conditions of Use regularly.

Website Modification

Newsfile may, at any time and in its sole discretion, change the Website, including eliminating or discontinuing any Web Content or Services on or made available through the Website.

DISCLAIMER

THE WEB CONTENT ON OR MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED TO PROVIDE LEGAL, ACCOUNTING, TAX, INVESTMENT, FINANCIAL OR OTHER ADVICE AND SUCH CONTENT SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON FOR SUCH ADVICE. YOU SHOULD SEEK PROFESSIONAL ADVICE, OPINIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE ACTING OR OMITTING TO ACT BASED ON ANY CONTENT FOUND ON OR THROUGH THIS WEBSITE. WE AND EACH OF OUR AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS ASSUME NO LIABILITY FOR ANY INACCURATE, DELAYED, OR INCOMPLETE WEB CONTENT, NOR FOR ANY ACTIONS TAKEN IN RELIANCE THEREON. THE WEB CONTENT CONTAINED ON OR MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE, ABOUT INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES, HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY SUCH INDIVIDUALS OR ENTITIES WITHOUT VERIFICATION BY US. THE VIEWS, OPINIONS AND ADVICE OF ANY THIRD PARTY PROVIDED ON THE WEBSITE REFLECT THOSE OF THE INDIVIDUAL AUTHORS AND ARE NOT ENDORSED BY US. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY INFORMATION, DATA, OPINIONS, ADVICE, OR STATEMENTS MADE BY SUCH INDIVIDUALS OR ENTITIES. NEITHER WE, NOR ANY OF OUR AFFILIATES OR SERVICE PROVIDERS MAKES OR HAS MADE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE PRODUCTS, FEATURES OR SERVICES (INCLUDING SECURITIES OR INVESTMENT SERVICES) OF ANY PERSON OR ENTITY WITH RESPECT TO THE WEB CONTENT OF THIS WEBSITE, OR OF THE ADVISABILITY OF PROCURING ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES (INCLUDING INVESTING IN SECURITIES GENERALLY) FOR ANY PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY.

THIS WEBSITE AND THE WEB CONTENT COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL OR OTHER INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS, AND THE WEBSITE AND WEB CONTENT ARE PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND. WE AND OUR AFFILIATES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS AND DISCLAIM ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS REGARDING ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, COMPLETENESS, NON-INFRINGEMENT, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY, MERCHANTABLE QUALITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THOSE ARISING BY LAW, STATUTE, USAGE OF TRADE, OR COURSE OF DEALING. WE AND OUR AFFILIATES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Neither we nor our affiliates, Service Providers and their respective directors, officers, employees, or agents will, under any circumstances, be liable for any direct, consequential, incidental, indirect or special damages, or any other damages whatsoever, of any kind, including without limitation damages arising from: (a) any decision made or action taken by you in reliance upon the Website or Web Content; (b) your loss of use, data or profits, whether resulting from your use of or inability to use the Website or Web Content on or made available through this Website (or a website linked to this Website); or (c) any other cause, even if such damages are caused by us, our affiliates or Service Provider’s negligence, and even if we, our affiliates or Service Providers, have been apprised that the damages were likely to occur.

Neither we nor any of our affiliates, Service Providers and their officers, directors, employees or agents: (a) has reviewed or verified the merit of any of the securities referred to on this Website, the websites of any linked site, or any of the products, features or services offered by any third party; or (b) has endorsed or sponsored any of the securities or any of the products, features or services offered by any third party; (c) makes or has made any recommendation regarding: (i) any securities issued by any of the companies identified on or linked to this Website, (ii) the advisability of investing in securities generally for any particular individual, or (iii) any of the products, features or services offered by any third party. PLEASE SEEK THE ADVICE OF PROFESSIONALS, AS APPROPRIATE, REGARDING THE EVALUATION OF ANY SPECIFIC SECURITY, INDEX, REPORT, PRODUCT, OPINION, ADVICE OR OTHER WEB CONTENT. Neither we nor any of our affiliates, Service Providers and their respective officers, directors, employees or agents are providing any technical, business, legal, or financial advice whatsoever.

The above limitations and exclusions shall apply to you to the fullest extent that applicable law permits, in all actions of any kind, whether based on contract, tort (including, without limitation, negligence) or any other legal or equitable theory. Any clause declared invalid shall be deemed severable and not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of these Website Terms and Conditions of Use.

Hyperlinks

This Website may contain links to third party websites. Those third party websites may be subject to their own terms and conditions of use, privacy policies and procedures. Newsfile does not endorse the content contained in any third party website. Newsfile does not make any representation, warranty or condition, express, implied or statutory of any kind regarding any third party website, including without limitation any representation or warranty regarding the legality, accuracy, reliability, quality, completeness, timeliness, non-infringement, security, or suitability of any content on a third party website. Newsfile does not make any representation or warranty regarding the merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose of any content, goods or services on or made available through any third party websites. Newsfile does not make any representation, warranty or condition, express, implied or statutory, that the operation of any third party website will be uninterrupted, free of error, viruses or any other harmful components. The content, goods and/or services available on or through any third party website is not under Newsfile’s control and if you choose to access any third party website, you do so entirely at your own risk. Newsfile provides these links merely as a convenience and the inclusion of such links does not imply that Newsfile endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content or uses of such websites.

You may link to press releases on our Website, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or dilute the goodwill associated with Newsfile’s name and trademarks. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement by Newsfile where none exists. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. You agree to cooperate with us in causing any unauthorized framing or linking to immediately stop. Newsfile reserves the right to revoke its consent to any link to a press release, its Website or Web Content at any time, in its sole discretion.

No links may be made to or from any of the Web Content provided by Service Providers without their prior written consent.

Social Media

This Website may display content as submitted to third party social media sites ("Social Media Content"). We do not endorse, support, represent or guarantee the completeness, truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of Social Media Content or endorse any opinions expressed via Social Media Content. You understand that by using the Website, you may be exposed to Social Media Content that might be offensive, harmful, inaccurate or otherwise inappropriate, or in some cases, postings that have been mislabeled or are otherwise deceptive. Under no circumstances will Newsfile be liable in any way for any Social Media Content, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any Social Media Content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Social Media Content posted, emailed, transmitted or otherwise made available via the Website or broadcast elsewhere.

Trademarks

You are not permitted to use any of the trademarks displayed on the Website without the prior written consent of Newsfile or the third party that owns the trademark.

Privacy

We have reasonable security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and interception by third parties of the information under our control. However, complete confidentiality and security is not yet possible over the Internet. We assume no liability for any damages you may suffer as a result of loss, interception, alteration or misuse of information you provide us or any information transmitted over the Internet. To review the Privacy Policy that applies to this Website, please click on the following www.newsfilecorp.com/PrivacyPolicy.php. The Privacy Policy applies to your use of this Website. By accessing and using this Website, you agree to be bound by the Privacy Policy.

Website Content Provided by You

Unless otherwise agreed, any non-personal communication, comments, ideas, information, or materials you post or transmit to Newsfile ("Your Materials") is, and will be treated as, non-confidential and non-proprietary. By transmitting or posting Your Materials to the Website you grant to Newsfile and all of its affiliates a transferable world-wide perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, non-exclusive license, including the right to sublicense to others, to use, reproduce, distribute, publish, modify, edit, translate, transmit, adapt, display, incorporate into other works or otherwise use Your Materials (in whole or in part) and/or incorporate Your Materials in any form, media or technology now known or developed in the future, with no compensation of any kind. You waive in favor of Newsfile all moral rights in Your Materials. By transmitting or posting Your Materials to the Website, you represent and warrant that you have the full right and authority to do so and that any use by Newsfile of Your Materials will not violate the intellectual property rights of any person. However, we will not release your name or otherwise publicize the fact that you submitted Your Materials to us unless: (a) you grant us permission to do so; (b) we first notify you that Your Materials will be published or otherwise used with your name; or (c) we are required to do so by law.

Prohibitions on Your Use of Website

You will not: (1) transmit, upload, post or otherwise make available any information or materials that (a) constitutes or encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offence or give rise to civil liability; (b) is protected by copyright, trade-mark or other proprietary right without the express permission of the owner of the copyright, trade-mark or other proprietary right; (c) is libelous, slanderous, defamatory, harassing, threatening or is otherwise injurious to third parties; (d) is hateful, bigoted or racially offensive; or (e) is vulgar, obscene, discourteous, indecent or pornographic; (2) interfere with other users’ use of the Website or the Services, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, disrupting the normal flow of communication in a discussion group; (3) post, upload or transmit materials that contain a virus, disabling devices or other code that manifests contaminating or destructive properties; (4) post, upload or transmit materials for advertising or commercial solicitation; (5) post, upload or transmit materials that do not generally pertain to the designated topic of discussion; or (6) otherwise use the Website or the Services in a manner which would serve to restrict or inhibit any other user from enjoying the Website or the Services.

You agree not to use the Website for any other purposes, including, without limitation, to: (i) store, aggregate, reproduce or distribute information available on the Website in any manner; (ii) to compete directly or indirectly with Newsfile; or (iii) engage in commercial activities of any kind, without the prior written consent of Newsfile.

Indemnification

You agree that your use of the Website, the Web Content and the Services shall not be made the basis for any claim, suit, demand or cause of action or other proceeding against Newsfile, its affiliates and Service Providers. You agree, at your own expense, to indemnify and hold Newsfile, its affiliates and Service Providers and their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives and agents harmless against any claim, suit, demand, action or other proceeding brought against any of them by a third party as a result of your breach of these Website Terms and Conditions of Use.

Violations of Website Terms and Conditions of Use

Newsfile reserves the right to seek all remedies available at law and in equity for violations of these Website Terms and Conditions of Use, including the right to block access from a particular Internet address to our Website.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

By accessing the Website, you and Newsfile agree that all matters relating to your access to or use of the Website or the Web Content shall be governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada, as applicable, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles. You agree and hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts of the Province of Ontario with respect to all matters arising in connection with these Website Terms and Conditions of Use.

Other Countries

The Website can be accessed from countries around the world other than Canada and may contain references to Services and programs that have not been announced in your country. These references do not imply that Newsfile intends to announce such products, Services or programs in your country. Newsfile makes no representation that the Web Content is appropriate or available for use in other locations, and accessing the Website from locations where its content is illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access the Website from other locations do so on their own initiative, at their own risk, and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

Termination

Newsfile may at its sole and absolute discretion cancel or terminate your right to use the Website or any part of the Web Content at any time, without notice or liability to you or any other person. In the event of termination, the Website Terms and Conditions of Use shall continue to apply and be binding upon you with respect to your prior use of the Website and the Web Content.

Waiver/Severance

The failure by Newsfile to require or enforce the performance of any provision of these Website Terms and Conditions of Use shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Each provision of the Website Terms and Conditions of Use is severable from the others and if any of the provisions contained in these Website Terms and Conditions of Use are determined to be void, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions contained in these Website Terms and Conditions of Use will continue to have full force and effect.

Refund Policy

All sales are final. All Services requested from the Website cannot be returned for exchange, credit, or refunds.

Questions and Suggestions

If you have any questions about the Website Terms and Conditions of Use, the practices of Newsfile, or your dealings with this Website, you may contact us at office@newsfilecorp.com.

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THESE WEBSITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE, UNDERSTAND THEM, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN THESE WEBSITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE.

Last updated September 7, 2025