Terms of Use

1. Acceptance of These Terms

By accessing or using the Kaskitew-Maskwa website, visitors agree to these Terms of Use and acknowledge the Privacy Policy.

If a visitor does not agree with these terms, they should discontinue use of the website.

2. About This Website

The website provides general information about Kaskitew-Maskwa Consulting Inc., its capabilities, sectors, initiatives, partnership opportunities, programs, insights, and contact channels.

Website content is provided for general informational and business-development purposes.

3. No Professional Advice

Content on this website is not legal, financial, tax, accounting, investment, regulatory, procurement, employment, immigration, safety, cybersecurity, or other professional advice.

Visitors should obtain advice from appropriately qualified professionals before acting on information that may affect their rights, obligations, finances, business, employment, or legal position.

4. No Offer or Guarantee

Website information does not create, and should not be interpreted as creating:

• A client relationship
• An employment relationship
• A partnership, joint venture, or agency relationship
• A fiduciary relationship
• A funding or procurement commitment
• A program acceptance or candidate representation agreement
• A guarantee of employment, placement, interview, contract, partnership, funding, or any business outcome

A relationship is created only through an authorised written agreement.

5. Accuracy and Availability

Kaskitew-Maskwa seeks to provide useful and accurate information but does not guarantee that all content is complete, current, error-free, or suitable for every purpose.

Content, initiatives, personnel, availability, partnerships, programs, timelines, and services may change without notice.

The website may occasionally be unavailable due to maintenance, updates, technical issues, or circumstances beyond the organisation's control.

6. Permitted Use

Visitors may:

• View the website
• Download resources intentionally made available for public download
• Print reasonable copies for personal, internal business, educational, or evaluation purposes
• Share links to public pages
• Contact the organisation using available forms
• Access the website using standard browsers and search-engine indexing tools in the ordinary course

Use must remain lawful and must respect applicable intellectual-property rights.

7. Prohibited Use

Visitors must not:

• Use the website unlawfully or fraudulently
• Attempt unauthorised access to systems, accounts, or data
• Interfere with security, performance, or the operation of the website
• Introduce malicious code, viruses, or harmful software
• Scrape, harvest, mine, or systematically extract website content or personal information without authorisation
• Impersonate another person or organisation
• Submit false, misleading, defamatory, discriminatory, abusive, threatening, or unlawful content
• Use forms for spam, unsolicited promotion, or automated submissions
• Attempt to reverse engineer protected website functionality
• Copy substantial content for commercial resale or competitive use without written permission
• Misrepresent an affiliation with Kaskitew-Maskwa
• Use Kaskitew-Maskwa's name, logo, materials, or Indigenous identity in a misleading or unauthorised way

8. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise indicated, all content on this website—including text, branding, logos, graphics, page designs, photographs, reports, methodologies, frameworks, downloads, videos, presentations, program materials, and written resources—is owned by or licensed to Kaskitew-Maskwa Consulting Inc. and is protected under applicable Canadian intellectual property laws.

No content may be copied, reproduced, modified, republished, distributed, sold, licensed, or commercially exploited without prior written permission, except for limited fair dealing or other uses permitted by Canadian law.

9. Kaskitew-Maskwa Name and Brand

The Kaskitew-Maskwa company name, logo, visual identity, taglines, program names, and related brand elements may not be used in a manner that suggests endorsement, partnership, authorisation, or affiliation without prior written approval. Requests for brand use should be directed to the contact information below.

10. Indigenous Cultural and Community Content

Certain content on this website may reference Indigenous histories, communities, knowledge, cultural practices, relationships, or perspectives.

Publication on the website does not make Indigenous cultural knowledge, community-specific information, names, stories, symbols, or traditions free for unrestricted commercial use. Visitors must respect applicable cultural protocols, community ownership, permissions, attribution requirements, and intellectual-property rights.

Kaskitew-Maskwa recognizes that Indigenous cultural knowledge, traditions, languages, and community-held knowledge remain with the respective Nations, communities, Knowledge Keepers, Elders, and rights holders. Nothing on this website should be interpreted as transferring or diminishing those rights.

11. User Submissions

Visitors remain responsible for information and files they submit through the website. By submitting material, visitors represent that they have the right to provide it and that it does not violate any law, confidentiality obligation, privacy right, intellectual-property right, or third-party right.

Submitting material does not transfer ownership to Kaskitew-Maskwa. Visitors grant Kaskitew-Maskwa only the limited permission reasonably necessary to receive, review, respond to, store, and use the submission for the purpose for which it was provided.

Please do not submit confidential, classified, controlled, export-restricted, security-sensitive, proprietary, privileged, or highly sensitive personal information through general website forms. The website does not currently accept document or file uploads.

12. Recruitment and Opportunity Submissions

Expressions of interest, partnership inquiries, and similar contact-form submissions do not guarantee a response, review, referral, placement, or any other outcome.

Kaskitew-Maskwa may decide whether to review, retain, refer, accept, or decline a submission, subject to applicable agreements and law.

13. Third-Party Links and Tools

Links and integrations are provided for convenience and do not automatically imply endorsement of, or responsibility for, third-party content, availability, security, privacy, accessibility, or terms. Kaskitew-Maskwa is not responsible for third-party environments.

Visitors access third-party websites at their own discretion and are encouraged to review the applicable privacy policies and terms of use of those sites.

14. Disclaimer of Warranties

The website and its content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

Kaskitew-Maskwa disclaims warranties and conditions that may lawfully be excluded, including implied warranties regarding merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, availability, security, and non-infringement.

15. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Kaskitew-Maskwa will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from use of or inability to use the website.

Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited under applicable Canadian law.

16. Indemnity

To the extent permitted by law, a visitor agrees to be responsible for losses or claims arising from their unlawful use of the website, violation of these Terms, or infringement of another party's rights through material they submit or actions they take on the website.

17. Privacy

Personal information submitted through the website is handled as described in the Privacy Policy.

18. Accessibility

Kaskitew-Maskwa is committed to improving the accessibility of this website. For information about our accessibility approach or to provide feedback, please see the Accessibility Statement.

19. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Alberta and the applicable federal laws of Canada, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute arising under these Terms will be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts located in Alberta, unless applicable law requires otherwise.

20. Changes to These Terms

These Terms may be revised periodically. Continued use of the website after updated Terms are published constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms to the extent permitted by applicable law. The revised date will appear at the top of this page.

21. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, that provision will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, or severed if modification is not possible. The remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

22. No Waiver

Failure by Kaskitew-Maskwa to enforce any provision of these Terms does not constitute a waiver of the right to enforce that provision in the future.

23. Contact

For questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us using the information below.