Terms of Use

The following terms and conditions (“Terms of Use”), the Disclaimer, Privacy Policy and any ‎other terms and conditions posted on or applicable to the Invest Alberta Corporation (“Invest Alberta”) website (“Website”) govern your access to and use, including any ‎content, functionality, and services offered on or through the Website and all materials on this Website, including the underlying HTML, text, illustrations, designs, icons, audio clips, video clips, documents, products, software, email marketing updates subscribed to using the Website and all other content (“Material”).‎

Copyright and Permission to Reproduce

Copyright of all Material is either owned by Invest Alberta, or Invest Alberta has obtained a license or is otherwise authorized to use the Material for the Website.

The Material on the Website is protected by the Copyright Act (Canada). Except as noted in the Terms of Use below, none of the Material may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means (“Use” or “Used”), without the prior written consent of Invest Alberta, or the original creator, where applicable.

To obtain permission to reproduce Material found on the Invest Alberta website, please send a request to:

Corporate Communications
Invest Alberta
Suite 701, 10250 – 101 Street
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T5J 3P4

The submission can also be made electronically by submitting a detailed request to info@investalberta.ca.

To the extent a user of the Website posts Material to the Website, the user grants to the Invest Alberta an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide license Invest Alberta to display the Material posted and to reproduce the Material for any Invest Alberta purpose.

Trademarks and Official Marks

All trademarks used and/or displayed on this website are registered or unregistered trademarks or official marks of Invest Alberta or Invest Alberta has obtained a license or is otherwise authorized to use such trademarks on its Website or email communications. Nothing on this Website should be interpreted to grant any license to use any trademark or official mark without the express written permission of Invest Alberta.

To obtain permission to use trademarks, please send a request to:

Corporate Communications
Invest Alberta
Suite 701, 10250 – 101 Street
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T5J 3P4
Email: info@investalberta.ca

Terms of Use – Comments

Invest Alberta will not tolerate comments on its Website from readers that are offensive to an individual or an organization, rude in tone or abusive.  It also reserves the right to edit or refuse comments that meet any of the following conditions:

  • Contrary to the principles of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms;
  • Racist, hateful, sexist, homophobic, slanderous, insulting or life-threatening messages;
  • Serious, unproven or inaccurate accusations against individuals or organizations;
  • Aggressive, coarse, violent, obscene or pornographic comments;
  • Messages where the sender is not the author or is otherwise unidentifiable (from spam and/or anonymous profiles);
  • Messages for advertising purposes;
  • Announcements from labour or political organizations;
  • Messages written in a language other than English;
  • Unintelligible or irrelevant messages; and
  • Any other message that the forum moderators feel will not add to the normal flow of debate.

Terms of Use – Materials – Non-Commercial or Educational Use

All information and Material on this Website have been posted to provide users with direct access to information about the programs and services offered by Invest Alberta.

The Material has been posted with the intent that it be readily available for personal and public non-commercial or educational Use and except where otherwise prohibited, may be Used, in part or in whole and by any means, without charge or further permission from Invest Alberta provided the following conditions are complied with:

Users must not modify or alter the Material.

Users exercise due diligence in ensuring the Material is accurately reproduced.

Users must identify Invest Alberta as the source of the Material with the following statement:

“The source of the materials is [website address]. The use of these materials by [insert user’s name] is done without any affiliation with or endorsement by Invest Alberta. Reliance upon [insert user’s name]’s use of these materials is at the risk of the end-user.”

Terms of Use – Other Materials – Commercial Use

Use of Material on this Website, in whole or in part, for the purposes of commercial distribution is prohibited, except with written permission from Invest Alberta. To obtain permission to Use Material on this Website for commercial distribution, please contact:

Corporate Communications
Invest Alberta
Suite 701, 10250 – 101 Street
Edmonton, Alberta Canada T5J 3P4
Email: info@investalberta.ca

Miscellaneous

The Website and these Terms of Use are governed by the laws of the Province of Alberta and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.

Any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Website and under these Terms of Use will be instituted in the courts of the Province of Alberta and/or the Federal Court of Canada, and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such action or proceeding. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to the venue of such courts.

If any term or provision of these Terms of Use is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of these Terms of Use or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction.

Invest Alberta reserves the right in its sole discretion to revise and update these Terms of Use from time to time. Any and all such modifications are effective immediately upon posting and apply to all access to and continued use of the Website. Users of the Website agree to periodically review the Terms of Use in order to be aware of any such modifications and a users’ continued use shall be deemed as its acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. The information and Material on this Website, and the Website, may be changed, withdrawn, or terminated at any time in Invest Alberta’s sole discretion without notice. Invest Alberta will not be liable if, for any reason, all or any part of the Website is restricted to users or unavailable at any time or for any period.