LEGAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE

Your access to and continued use of the Global Technical Systems Inc. (“GTS”) web site at http://www.globaltechsys.ca (the “Site”) constitutes your acceptance of, and is conditional upon your continued acceptance of and compliance with, the following provisions (the “Terms of Use”). Also note that these terms and conditions may change from time to time.

INFORMATION FOR INVESTORS

The information on this Site IS NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION. It is provided for general informational purposes only and is not intended to provide business, financial, legal, investment or tax advice. You should not act on or rely on any information at the Site, without seeking the advice of a professional.

Certain information included in the GTS site may be forward-looking and is subject to important risks and uncertainties. The results or events predicted in these statements may differ materially from actual results or events. Factors which could cause results or events to differ from current expectations include, among other things: the impact of price and product competition, the dependence on new product development, the impact of rapid technological and market change, the ability of GTS to make acquisitions and/or integrate the operations and technologies of acquired businesses in an effective manner, general industry and market conditions and growth rates, international growth and global economic conditions, interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations, stock market volatility and the ability of GTS to recruit and retain qualified employees.

All stock price information is provided for informational purposes only, and is not intended for trading purposes. GTS and its service providers do not guarantee the sequence, accuracy, or completeness of any stock price information or other data displayed, and are not liable or responsible in any way for any delays, inaccuracies, or errors in any stock price information or data or in the transmission of any stock price information or data. The stock price information or data provided is not to be relied upon for any trading, business or financial purposes and GTS and its service providers are not liable or responsible in any way for any damages, losses or costs arising from reliance on this information or incurred as a result of the non-performance, interruption or termination for any reason whatsoever of the stock price information or data.

COPYRIGHTS and TRADEMARKS

Unless otherwise noted, all materials, including images, text, illustrations, designs, icons, photographs, programs, written and other materials that are part of this Site (collectively, the “Contents”) are copyrights, trademarks, trade dress and/or other intellectual property owned, controlled or licensed by GTS (“GTS”), one of its affiliates or by third parties who have licensed their materials to GTS and are protected by Canadian and international copyright laws. The compilation (meaning the collection, arrangement, and assembly) of all content on this Site is the exclusive property of GTS and is also protected by Canadian and international copyright laws.

GTS and its suppliers and licensors expressly reserve all intellectual property rights in all text, programs, products, processes, technology, content and other materials which appear on this Site. Access to this Site does not confer and shall not be considered as conferring upon anyone any license under any of GTS’s or any third party’s intellectual property rights.

The GTS names and logos and all related product and service names, design marks and slogans are the trademarks or service marks of GTS. All other marks are the property of their respective companies. No trademark or service mark license is granted in connection with the materials contained on this Site. Access to this Site does not authorize anyone to use any name, logo or mark in any manner.

LINKS

References on this Site to any names, marks, products or services of third parties or hypertext links to third party sites or information are provided solely as a convenience to you and do not in any way constitute or imply GTS’s endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation of the third party, information, product or service. GTS is not responsible for the content of any third party sites and does not make any representations regarding the content or accuracy of material on such sites. If you decide to link to any such third party web sites, you do so entirely at your own risk.

USE OF THIS SITE

You may download or copy the Contents and other downloadable materials displayed on the Site for your personal use only. Any other use, including the reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, display, or performance, of the content on this Site is strictly prohibited. No right, title or interest in any downloaded materials or software is transferred to you as a result of any such downloading or copying. You may not reproduce (except as noted above), publish, transmit, distribute, display, modify, create derivative works from, sell or participate in any sale of or exploit in any way, in whole or in part, any of the Contents, the Site or any related software. All software used on this Site is the property of GTS or its suppliers and protected by Canadian and international copyright laws.

GENERAL

If any provision of the Terms of Use is held to be unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be reformed only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable and the other terms of this disclaimer shall remain in full force and effect. The failure of GTS to act with respect to a breach of the Terms of Use by you or others does not constitute a waiver and shall not limit GTS’s rights with respect to such breach or any subsequent breaches.

NO SOLICITATION

No part of this Site, should be taken to constitute an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or services. Any products or services mentioned on this Site are made available in accordance with local law and only where they may be lawfully offering for sale. INDEMNIFICATION You agree to indemnify and save harmless GTS, its officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents from and against any claim, cause of action, or demand, including without limitation reasonable legal, accounting and other professional fees, brought as a result of your use of the Site.

GTS’S LIABILITY

While GTS attempts to ensure that all information on this Site is accurate and reliable when posted, the information posted is “as is”. GTS assumes no obligation to update the content on the Site or advise on further developments concerning subject matter mentioned. GTS has made every effort to display as accurately as possible a description of its products and services. GTS makes no warranty, express or implied, and GTS disclaims and negates all other warranties, including, without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property, or other violation, of rights. Further, GTS does not warrant or make any representation concerning the accuracy or reliability of the materials on this Site or on any websites linked to this Site.

In no event shall GTS or its subsidiaries, affiliates, contractors, agents, directors, officers, employees, or licensors be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, direct, indirect, consequential, incidental, special, punitive, exemplary or general damages, damages for loss of profit or data, or due to business interruption) howsoever caused, including those arising from negligence, or arising out of the use of, or inability to use, the materials on the Site, even if GTS, or an GTS authorized representative, has been notified orally, or in writing, of the possibility of such damage. Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability, for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.

GOVERNING LAW

The laws of the Province of Ontario and laws of Canada applicable therein shall govern as to the interpretation, validity and effect of the Terms of Use notwithstanding any conflict of laws provisions or your domicile, residence or physical location. You hereby consent and submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario in any action or proceeding instituted under or related to the Terms of Use.

PRIVACY

The following information explains GTS’ policy regarding any personal information you may supply to us when visiting our Site. GTS’ goal in collecting personal information online is to provide you with a personalized web experience. By knowing your preferences we can deliver relevant information that meets your needs, and ensures that your visit to our site is quick, easy and productive. GTS collects personally identifying information only when you register for personalized information at our Site. GTS will not sell, rent or share this information with any other organization. When you register for certain sales promotions we may share the information with an GTS channel partner that we feel can help meet your needs. If you don’t want to have this information distributed to others, or if you want to tell us that you do not wish to receive additional information from us, please contact us.

COOKIES

Some of the web pages of this Site, use “cookies” so that GTS can better serve you with more tailored information when you return to our Site. Cookies are pieces of information that are transferred to your computer’s hard drive for record-keeping purposes. The information stored will make your usage of the Site easier and faster because it allows you to use the Site without having to re-enter information on each visit. GTS also uses cookies when you request personalized information on the Site. These cookies are used to identify visitors when they return to the Site. They also maintain the visitors’ identity while at the Site so you need only log in once.

GTS does not use cookies to retrieve information from your computer that was not originally sent in the cookie, and we do not use information transferred through cookies for any promotional or marketing purposes. Some of the web pages on the Site use cookies to track usage patterns in order to improve the usefulness and effectiveness of the Site. This information is not shared or sold to any third parties whatsoever.

IP ADDRESSES

GTS collects IP addresses for system administration and internal tracking. When you visit the Site, our servers log the IP addresses only. We do not link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable.

Propensity management is the management of an individual’s inclination or natural tendency toward certain interests, products, needs, and so on. In order to tailor our communications with you to make sure that we are addressing your specific needs and not overwhelming you with unwanted information, we use Cookies to handle propensity management. A cookie is a piece of information that is stored on your computer’s hard drive by your Web browser. When you revisit any of our Sites, our server recognizes the cookie, giving us information about your last visit. Most browsers accept Cookies automatically, but you can alter the settings of your browser to prevent automatic acceptance. If you choose not to receive Cookies, you can opt out in your browser, but you will still be able to use most of the features of our web site.

1. How GTS Uses Cookies

This Cookie Policy describes how GTS, our partners, and our other third parties use cookies or similar technologies (such as pixel tags, web beacons, clear GIFs, JavaScript, and local storage). We refer to these cookies and similar technologies simply as “Cookies” throughout this Policy. We also describe what options you may have regarding those Cookies. This Policy covers GTS’ use of Cookies that may be used in connection with the websites (including mobile websites and apps) owned and controlled by GTS (the “Sites”).

In some cases, we may use Cookies to collect information that is defined as personal data, or that can become personal data if we combine it with other information. In such cases, the GTS Global Data Privacy Policy will apply in addition to this GTS Cookie Policy.

2. What are Cookies?

Cookies are small files, usually consisting of letters and numbers, placed on your computer, tablet, phone, or similar device, when you use that device to visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites operate more efficiently, and provide analytical information.

These are the different types of Cookies we and our service providers may use on our Sites:

Strictly necessary Cookies. These Cookies are required for the operation of our Sites (for example, to enable you to log into secure areas of our website). These Cookies enable you to move around the Sites and use their features. Disabling these Cookies will encumber the Sites’ performance and may make some of the features and services unavailable.
Analytical and performance Cookies. These Cookies allow us to analyze activities on our Sites and on other sites where we post content in order to improve and optimize the way our Sites work. For example, we may use these types of Cookies to ensure that visitors can easily find the information they are looking for on our Sites. One way we do this is to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how they move around our Sites when they are using it. Analytics Cookies also help us measure the performance of our advertising campaigns in order to help us improve our advertising campaigns and to optimize our Sites’ content for those who engage with our advertising.
Functionality Cookies. These Cookies are used to recognize you when you return to our Sites. This enables us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name, and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
Advertising Cookies. These Cookies record your online activities, including your visits to our Sites, the pages you have visited, and the links and advertisements you have clicked. One purpose of this is to help make the content displayed on our Sites more relevant to you. Another purpose is to allow us and our service providers to deliver advertisements or other communications to you that are designed to be more relevant to your apparent interests. (When we and our service providers do so, this also involves partners such as publishers, data management platforms, and demand side platforms that help to manage the data). For example, if you look at one page on one of our Sites, we may cause an advertisement to be delivered to you, on our Sites or on other sites, for products referenced on that page or for similar products and services. We and our service providers and partners may also append other data to information collected by these Cookies, including information obtained from third parties, and share this information with third parties for the purpose of delivering ads to you.

3. How does GTS Collect and Use Other Information?

We and our service providers may use Cookies for a variety of purposes, including to:

Help us and third parties obtain information about your visits to the Sites;
Process your orders;
Analyze your visiting patterns to improve our Sites;
Deliver advertising, communications, social features, and content from us and third parties, on our Sites and those of third parties, specific to your interests;
Remember your language and other preferences;
Help you obtain information you are looking for;
Provide a safe and secure service for online transactions;
Measure how many people use our Sites, and how they use them, to keep our Sites running efficiently and to better understand our Sites’ audiences;
If you register on one of our Sites or otherwise provide us with your personal information, we may associate that information with other information we collect from or about you or that you provide, information regarding your use of our Sites, or information we receive from or about you from third parties. We will use this combined data for marketing and analytics purposes.

4. How long do Cookies stay on devices?

Some of our Cookies operate from the time you visit an GTS service to the end of that particular web-browsing session. These Cookies expire and are automatically deleted when you close your internet browser. These Cookies are called “session” Cookies.

Some Cookies will stay on your device between browsing sessions. They do not expire when you close your browser. These Cookies are called “persistent” Cookies. The length of time a persistent cookie stays on your device varies from cookie to cookie. We and others use persistent Cookies for a variety of purposes, such as to store your preferences so that they are available for the next visit, and to keep a more accurate account of how often you visit our Sites, how often you return, how your use of the Sites may vary over time, and the effectiveness of advertising efforts.

5. Who puts the Cookies on devices?

Cookies may be placed on your device by GTS as the Site operator. These Cookies are called “first party” Cookies. Some Cookies may be placed on your device by a party other than GTS. These Cookies are called “third party” Cookies. For example, an GTS partner may place a third-party cookie to enable online chat services.

Cookies may also be used that allow us and third parties to know when you visit our Sites, and to understand how you interact with emails, advertisements, or other content. Through Cookies, aggregate and other information not considered to be personal data (such as your operating system, browser version, and the URL you came from, including from emails and advertisements) may be obtained and used to enhance your experience and understand traffic patterns. This technology counts the number of users who visit a particular service from specific banner advertisements outside the GTS Site or who clicked on links or graphics included in email newsletters received from GTS. It is also used as a tool to compile aggregated statistics about how GTS Sites are used, to perform analytics, and help us to optimize our Sites, and to help serve you advertising based on your interests, as described in further detail below.

6. How does GTS Use Online and Mobile Advertising?

We and third parties, including technology partners, and service providers engage in interest-based advertising to deliver advertisements and personalized content that we and other advertisers believe will be of interest to you. To the extent third party vendors are using Cookies to perform these services for GTS, GTS does not control the use of this technology or the resulting information and is not responsible for any actions or policies of such third parties.

Ads may be delivered to you based on your online or mobile behavior (on GTS Sites and non-GTS websites), your search activity, your responses to one of our advertisements or emails, the pages you visit, your general geographic location, or other information. These ads may appear on our Sites or on third party websites.

7. How do I Manage Cookies?

You can decide whether or not to accept Cookies. GTS complies with all applicable data protection laws, including but not limited to the EU GDPR, and all applicable global regulations related to the use of Cookies. Where applicable by local law, visitors to our Sites are asked whether or not they want Cookies placed on their browsers. If you choose not to have Cookies placed on your device, GTS will comply with your opt-out and no Cookies that we personally control will be placed on your device. In countries where an explicit opt-in is not required, we offer you the opportunity to opt out at any time; otherwise, we will place Cookies on your device for the purposes stated above.

It is important to know that GTS adheres to all applicable Cookie regulations and data protection laws. As data protection laws change around the world, GTS changes our policies, procedures and processes to ensure compliance with all relevant laws, regulations and directives.

8. GTS Compliance with Cookie Laws and Regulations

GTS is committed to compliance with all applicable country-specific laws regardless where our corporate headquarters is located. We take the privacy of our employees, customers, prospects, suppliers, partners, and any other visitor to our Sites very seriously and ensure that we have put in place the necessary policies, procedures and processes to ensure we meet our legal obligations and protect the privacy of all individuals. Where required by law, we require an explicit opt-in from you before placing any Cookies on your devices. If local law does not require an explicit opt-in, we offer you the opportunity to opt out. However, we will place Cookies on your devices as stated above until you choose to opt out.