Terms of Use

Please carefully read the following Terms of Use before using the www.aprott.com web site (the “Site”). By accessing this Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. These Terms of Use may be updated from time to time.

When we make changes, we will post them here. Accordingly, you should check the date of the Terms of Use (which appear at the end of this document) and review any changes since the last version. If at any time you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please do not use this Site. This site is operated by Patroneo North America (“PNA”). Throughout the Site and these Terms of Use, the terms “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Patroneo North America. Patroneo North America offers this Site, including all information, content, and materials available from this Site, to you, the user, conditioned upon your acceptance of all the terms, conditions, policies, statements and notices stated here. Your continued use of this Site constitutes your agreement to these Terms of Use.

Privacy

We respect your privacy. Our Privacy Policy is incorporated into and forms a part of these Terms of Use and is part of our agreement with you. Please read our Privacy Policy carefully as it describes, among other things, how we collect, use, share, transmit, transfer and secure information obtained when you access and use our Site.

Cookies

When an end-user visits the Site, we may send one (1) or more cookies (“Cookies”) to assign an anonymous, unique identifier to the applicable end-user’s computer or other device. A Cookie is a piece of data stored on your hard drive containing non-personally identifiable information about you. Most Internet browsers are initially set up to accept Cookies, but you can reset your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. Even in the case where a user rejects a Cookie, he or she may still use the Site; provided, however, that certain functions of the Site may be impaired or rendered inoperable if the use of Cookies is disabled. We reserve the right to retain Cookie data indefinitely.

Use of Content on the Site

All content on this Site (including, without limitation, data, text, design, graphics, photographs, logos, icons, images, audio and video clips, downloads, interfaces, code, software, and systems, as well as the selection and arrangement thereof), is the exclusive property of and owned by Patroneo North America, its licensors or its content providers and is protected by Canadian, European, U.S. and international copyright, trademark and other applicable laws. You may access, copy, download and print the content contained on the Site for your personal and non-commercial use, provided you do not modify or delete any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notice that appears on the content you access, copy, download or print. Any other use of content on the Site, including but not limited to the copying, reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, performance, broadcast, publication, uploading, posting, displaying, licensing, reverse engineering, transfer or sale of, or the creation of derivative works from, any content, material, information, software, products or services obtained from the Site, or use of the Site for purposes competitive to Patroneo North America, is expressly prohibited. Patroneo North America, or its licensors or content providers, retain full and complete title to the material provided on the Site, including all associated intellectual property rights, and provide this material to you under a license that is revocable at any time in Patroneo North America’s sole discretion. Patroneo North America neither warrants nor represents that your use of materials on this Site will not infringe rights of third parties not affiliated with Patroneo North America.

You or third parties acting on your behalf may not: (i) use contact information provided on the Site for unauthorized purposes, including marketing; (ii) use any hardware or software intended to damage or interfere with the proper working of the Site or to surreptitiously intercept or harvest any system, data or personal information from the Site; (iii) interrupt or attempt to interrupt the operation of the Site in any way; (iv) frame this Site or use Patroneo North America’s proprietary marks, or any mark, word, term or slogan likely to be confused therewith, as meta tags or anything else, without our duly authorized prior written consent. These marks include, but are not limited to, Patroneo North America; (v) use frames or utilize framing techniques or technology to enclose any content included on the Site; (vi) utilize any Site content in any meta tags or any other “hidden text” techniques or technologies; or (vii) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site or networks connected to the Site.

Patroneo North America reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to limit or terminate your access to or use of the Site at any time without notice. Termination of your access or use will not waive or affect any other right or relief to which Patroneo North America may be entitled, at law or in equity. Patroneo North America reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to the Site and its content.

Trademarks and Copyright

All Patroneo North America trademarks, trade names, logo, slogan, service marks, service names, product names, and intellectual property, whether or not delineated in large print or with trademark symbols or in any other fashion, are trademarks and/or intellectual property of Patroneo North America or its licensors or content providers. Nothing on this Site shall be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any trademark, logo or service mark displayed on the Site without the owner’s prior written permission, except as otherwise expressly described herein. This Site and all of its content, including but not limited to data, text, design, graphics, photographs, logos, icons, images, audio and video clips, downloads, interfaces, code, software, and systems, as well as the selection and arrangement thereof, is protected as a compilation under the copyright laws of Canada and other countries. The use (except as permitted herein) or misuse of the trademarks, copyrights or any other intellectual property of Patroneo North America is expressly prohibited and may be in violation of copyright, trademark, slander or libel laws, privacy law and publicity and communications regulations and statutes. Please be advised that Patroneo North America actively and aggressively enforces its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law.

Display

Patroneo North America will make every reasonable effort to display any products and/or services on the Site as accurately as possible. Unfortunately, various factors, including the display and color capabilities of your computer monitor, may significantly affect what you actually see on your screen. Patroneo North America is not responsible for the display of any color, texture or detail of its merchandise on your computer screen and cannot guarantee the accuracy thereof. All the materials contained in the Site are provided for informational purposes only and shall not be construed as a commercial offer, a license, an advisory, fiduciary or professional relationship between you and Patroneo North America. The information on this Site does not constitute a binding offer to sell products described on the Site or to make such products available in your area. The information provided on this website may be related to products or services that are not available in your country and/or will not be available at any time.

User Submissions

When and if you use the Site, it shall be your sole responsibility to provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself. Any comments, suggestions, ideas, materials and other submissions (“User Submissions”) that you send, provide or convey to Patroneo North America are provided on a non-confidential and non-proprietary basis. By submitting User Submissions, you are granting Patroneo North America an irrevocable, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide, and fully sub-licensable license to reproduce, publish, modify, adapt, translate, creative derivative works from, and otherwise use in whole or in part your User Submissions for any purpose in any media, whether now known or hereafter invented, for any purpose (including for commercial or promotional purposes). You grant Patroneo North America the right to use your name and likeness in connection with any such use of User Submissions made by you, but we will not be obligated to identify or attribute you in connection with any such use. You also agree that we will be free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in any User Submissions for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products which incorporate or otherwise rely upon that information, without notifying or providing any further compensation to you. You represent that no User Submission made by you to Patroneo North America violates any right of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy or other personal or proprietary rights. You further represent that no User Submissions made by you to Patroneo North America will be or contain material that is unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, offensive, harmful, unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, abusive, hateful, inflammatory, pornographic or profane material, any form of destructive software, or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, violate the security of the Site, other Patroneo North America websites or would otherwise violate applicable law. You agree that you will remain responsible for the content of any User Submissions you make and that you or any party acting through you will not seek to hold Patroneo North America liable for the User Submissions of others. We may review, remove, reject, or revise User Submissions at any time, without prior notice, and in our sole discretion. We may remove, reject, or revise content that we believe violates these Terms of Use, is otherwise objectionable, or for any other reason and in our sole discretion without prior notice.

Links to Third-Party Websites

When you access a non-Patroneo North America website, please realize that it is independent of Patroneo North America. Linking to any off-site pages is at your own risk. Patroneo North America makes no warranties or representations about any non-Patroneo North America website and has no responsibility or liability to you for such websites or their content. In addition, certain third-party sites may also provide links to Patroneo North America websites. None of such links should be deemed to imply that Patroneo North America endorses such third-party websites or any content therein.

Accuracy, Completeness and Timeliness of Information on This Site

Although we strive to update and keep accurate information on our Site, errors and/or omissions may occur. We are not responsible if information made available on this Site is not accurate, complete or current. The content on this Site is provided for general information only and should not be relied upon or used as the sole basis for making decisions without consulting primary, more accurate, more complete or timelier sources of information. Any reliance on the content on this Site is at your own risk. This Site may contain certain historical information. Historical information necessarily is not current and is provided for your reference only. We reserve the right to modify the contents of this Site at any time (including after you have submitted your order), but we have no obligation to update any information on the Site. You agree that it is your sole responsibility to monitor changes to the Site.

Indemnity

You agree to promptly defend, indemnify and hold Patroneo North America, its directors, officers, employees, agents, licensors, service providers, subcontractors, suppliers and representatives (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ and professionals’ fees and court costs as incurred, (collectively, starting with the word “losses”) “Claim”) in any way arising from, related to or in connection with your use of the Site, your violation of these Terms of Use or the posting or transmission of any User Submissions by you. You shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Parties, settle or compromise any Claim, or permit a default or consent to the entry of any judgment in respect thereof, unless such settlement, compromise, or consent includes, as an unconditional term thereof, the giving by the claimant to the Indemnified Parties an unconditional release from all liability in respect of such Claim. The Indemnified Parties reserve the right, at its/their own expense, to assume exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you and, in such case, you agree to cooperate with the Indemnified Parties in the defense of such matter.

Disclaimer

THE LAWS OF CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS, INCLUDING QUEBEC, DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LEGAL WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS OR REPRESENTATIONS. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE BELOW EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS. YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. PATRONEO NORTH AMERICA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND ANY WARRANTIES THAT CONTENT AND MATERIALS ON THE SITE ARE NON-INFRINGING, AS WELL AS WARRANTIES IMPLIED FROM A COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR COURSE OF DEALING; THAT ACCESS TO THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE; THAT THE SITE WILL BE SECURE; THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THE SITE AVAILABLE WILL BE VIRUS-FREE; OR THAT INFORMATION ON THE SITE WILL BE COMPLETE, ACCURATE OR TIMELY. IF YOU DOWNLOAD ANY CONTENT OR MATERIALS FROM THIS SITE, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH CONTENT AND MATERIALS. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM PATRONEO NORTH AMERICA OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. PATRONEO NORTH AMERICA DO NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF THE CONTENT AND MATERIALS ON THIS SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR COMPLETENESS, CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, ADEQUACY, USEFULNESS, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.

Limitation of Liability

THE LAWS OF CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS, INCLUDING QUEBEC, DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OR CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE BELOW LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT

1. YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR USE OF THE SITE;
2. ANY INFORMATION YOU SEND OR RECEIVE DURING YOUR USE OF THE SITE MAY NOT BE SECURE AND MAY BE INTERCEPTED BY UNAUTHORIZED PARTIES;
3. YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK; AND
4. THE SITE IS MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU AT NO CHARGE.

RECOGNIZING SUCH, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE SITE, OR ANY OTHER SITE YOU ACCESS THROUGH A LINK OR CONDUIT FROM THIS SITE OR FROM ANY ACTIONS WE TAKE OR FAIL TO TAKE AS A RESULT OF COMMUNICATIONS YOU SEND TO US, OR THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES ADVERTISED IN OR OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE, PATRONEO NORTH AMERICA’S REMOVAL OR DELETION OF ANY MATERIALS SUBMITTED OR POSTED ON ITS SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. THIS DISCLAIMER APPLIES, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY ARISING FROM ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECTS, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUSES, FILE CORRUPTION, COMMUNICATION-LINE FAILURE, NETWORK OR SYSTEM OUTAGE, YOUR LOSS OF PROFITS, OR THEFT, DESTRUCTION, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, LOSS OR USE OF ANY RECORD OR DATA, AND ANY OTHER TANGIBLE OR INTANGIBLE LOSS. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY USER OF THE SITE. YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE CLAIMS OR ANY DISPUTE WITH THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES IS TO DISCONTINUE YOUR USE OF THE SITE. WHERE PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU AND PATRONEO NORTH AMERICA AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SITE MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES OR THE CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.

Jurisdiction and Applicable Law

These Terms of Use shall be governed, construed and enforced according to the laws of the Province of Ontario and of the laws of Canada applicable. You expressly agree that any dispute is to be submitted to a court of competent jurisdiction in the judicial district of Toronto, Province of Ontario. You also agree to comply, at your expense, with all applicable local, state, federal and international laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, any export restrictions that relate to your use or activities on this Site. If any provision of the present Terms of Use shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then such provision shall be severable from these Terms of Use and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

Changes to These Terms of Use

Where permitted by applicable law (which may not include Quebec), we reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to change, modify or otherwise alter these Terms of Use at any time by posting revised terms on the Site. Please review the terms of use periodically because it is your sole responsibility to check for any changes we may make to these Terms of Use. Your continued use of this Site following the posting of changes to these Terms of Use or other policies or statements will constitute your acceptance.

Entire Agreement and Admissibility

These Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and any policies, statements, notices or operating rules (individually and collectively, starting with the term “Terms of Use”, the “Entire Agreement”) posted on this Site constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and Patroneo North America with respect to the subject matter thereof and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether oral or written, between the parties with respect to such subject matter. A printed version of the Entire Agreement shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based on or relating to use of the Site to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.

Miscellaneous

The waiver of any provision of the Entire Agreement shall not be considered a waiver of any other provision or of Patroneo North America’s right to require strict observance of each of the terms herein or therein. If any provision of the Entire Agreement is found to be unenforceable or invalid for any reason, that provision shall be severable, and all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. The Entire Agreement does not create any agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchisor-franchisee relationship. Except for the Indemnified Parties, there are no third party beneficiaries of these terms of use. The Entire Agreement is personal to you and you may not transfer, assign or delegate them to anyone without the express written permission of Patroneo North America. Any attempt by you to assign, transfer or delegate the Entire Agreement without the express written permission of Patroneo North America will be null and void. Patroneo North America have the right to transfer, assign and delegate the Entire Agreement to one or more third parties without your permission.

Acknowledgement

You acknowledge that the Entire Agreement is supported by reasonable and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you acknowledge that such consideration includes your use of the Site and/or receipt of data, content, materials and information available at or through the Site.

Last updated June 11, 2026.