Terms of Use

Data contained in the Banque d’entreprises du Québec on the icriq.com website have been produced and collected by the Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec, hereafter referred to as “CRIQ”, to provide users with direct access to information on products manufactured and distributed in Québec.

The data and its related structure, collection, user interface, search engines and any other information made available on the icriq.com website, are the sole propriety of the CRIQ and are protected by provisions of the Copyright Law and applicable international agreements. These provisions help identify the source of said information and, in some cases, prohibit or limit their reproduction, dissemination, or use. Therefore, the sole rights of use granted users of the icriq.com website are those specially stated in this User License.

The “icriq” name and logo are registered trademarks of the CRIQ. Any use of the icriq name or logo or of any third party trademark present on the site is therefore prohibited without prior written authorization from CRIQ or the third party that owns the trademark.

2. Right of Use

You are granted for your own private, personal and noncommercial use a non-exclusive right of use to query and consult data provided on icriq.com.  It is possible to consult a maximum of 200 company profiles.

Should you wish to arrange the data according to your needs (ex.: to produce lables) or acquire additional business profiles, over and above the authorized quota, you must comply with guidelines for online data purchase, found under the heading “List Purchasing”.

Specific Terms Pertaining to our RSS Feeds

You are also granted a non-exclusive right of use to download the RSS feeds onto your computer for your own private, personal and noncommercial use and for consultation purposes only.

For any use other than that stated in these Terms of Use, you must obtain prior written authorization from CRIQ.

3. Right of Use Restrictions

Without prior written authorization from the CRIQ, you may not:

• Transmit to a third party, modify, download, communicate, publish, reproduce on the Internet or other broadcasting channel, save, or store the material and information found on icriq.com, including its RSS feeds, through any means, for purposes other than those authorized in paragraph 2;
• Resell, in any shape or form, all or part of the data contained on the icriq.com website;
• Create a databank using data and information contained on the icriq.com website;
• Use CRIQ's RSS feeds on a free or paid website or on an Intranet site.

It is also strictly prohibited for you to violate or attempt to violate the security of the icriq.com website, in particular by:

• Accessing data that is not intended for your use;
• Connecting to a server or an account that you are not authorized to access;
• Exploring, scanning or testing the vulnerability of a system or network;
• Interfering with the supply of services to a user, host or network;
• Sending spontaneous messages, including promotions or announcements concerning products or services.

4. Violation of this License

In the event of abusive use of the icriq.com website, or of non compliance with the provisions of these Terms of Use, CRIQ reserves the right to take any any necessary action to end the said abusive use of the icriq.com website and to enforce the provisions of these Terms of Use.

5. Liability Release

CRIQ shall not be liable for any direct or indirect damages resulting from the use or nonuse of the data provided on the icriq.com website.

Without prejudice to the above, CRIQ shall not be liable for the RSS feeds, the integrity of information, accuracy or reliability of queried data or the printing or availability of data displayed on the icriq.com website.

Furthermore, any reference to a product, service, manufacturer, supplier, or other, on the icriq.com website, should in no way be interpreted as an approval or recommendation of it by CRIQ.  The icriq.com website also contains hyperlinks that provide access to websites belonging to third parties and managed by them.  CRIQ makes the links available to users for their convenience only, and has no control whatsoever over how the sites are operated.  Therefore, CRIQ shall not be liable for the quality of products or services provided by manufacturers and suppliers registered on the icriq.com website or for the contents of their websites.

6. Applicable Law

These Terms of Use are subject to applicable legislation of the Province of Québec and of Canada and should be interpreted accordingly. Any litigation associated with these Terms of Use shall be dealt with through the appropriate Québec courts.

BII-F-15A (2007-12)