Introduction: These terms and conditions govern your use of this website; by using this website, you accept these terms and conditions in full. If you disagree with these terms and conditions or any part of these terms and conditions, you must not use this website. This website uses cookies. By using this website and agreeing to these terms and conditions, you consent to Cogent’s use of cookies in accordance with the terms of Cogent’s privacy policy. 



License to use website: Unless otherwise stated, Cogent and/or its licensors own the intellectual property rights in the website and material on the website. Subject to the license below, all these intellectual property rights are reserved. 
You may view, download for caching purposes only, and print pages from the website for your own personal use, subject to the restrictions set out below and elsewhere in these terms and conditions. 



You must not:

  • Re-publish material from this website (including republication on another website);
  • Sell, rent or sub-license material from the website;
  • Show any material from the website in public;
  • Reproduce, duplicate, copy or otherwise exploit material on this website for a commercial purpose;
  • Edit or otherwise modify any material on the website; or

    Redistribute material from this website (except for content specifically and expressly made available for redistribution).

No Warranties: This website is provided “as is” without any representations or warranties, express or implied. Cogent makes no representations or warranties in relation to this website or the information and materials provided on this website. 
Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing paragraph, Cogent does not warrant that:

  • This website will be constantly available, or available at all; or

  • The information on this website is complete, true, accurate or non-misleading.

Nothing on this website constitutes, or is meant to constitute, advice of any kind.

Limitations of Liability: Cogent will not be liable to you (whether under the law of contact, the law of torts or otherwise) in relation to the contents of, or use of, or otherwise in connection with, this website:

  • To the extent that the website is provided free-of-charge, for any direct loss;
  • For any indirect, special or consequential loss; or
  • For any business losses, loss of revenue, income, profits or anticipated savings, loss of contracts or business relationships, loss of reputation or goodwill, or loss or corruption of information or data.

These limitations of liability apply even if Cogent has been expressly advised of the potential loss. 



Reasonableness: By using this website, you agree that the exclusions and limitations of liability set out in this website disclaimer are reasonable.

If you do not think they are reasonable, you must not use this website.

Other Parties: You accept that, as a limited liability entity, Cogent has an interest in limiting the personal liability of its officers and employees. You agree that you will not bring any claim personally against Cogent’s officers or employees in respect of any losses you suffer in connection with the website. Without prejudice to the foregoing paragraph, you agree that the limitations of warranties and liability set out in this website disclaimer will protect Cogent’s officers, employees, agents, subsidiaries, successors, assigns and sub-contractors as well as Cogent. 



Unenforceable Provisions: If any provision of this website disclaimer is, or is found to be, unenforceable under applicable law, that will not affect the enforceability of the other provisions of this website disclaimer.

Indemnity: You hereby indemnify Cogent and undertake to keep Cogent indemnified against any losses, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses (including without limitation legal expenses and any amounts paid by Cogent to a third party in settlement of a claim or dispute on the advice of Cogent legal advisers) incurred or suffered by Cogent arising out of any breach by you of any provision of these terms and conditions, or arising out of any claim that you have breached any provision of these terms and conditions 

Breaches of these terms and conditions

Without prejudice to Cogent’s other rights under these terms and conditions, if you breach these terms and conditions in any way, Cogent may take such action as Cogent deems appropriate to deal with the breach, including suspending your access to the website, prohibiting you from accessing the website, blocking computers using your IP address from accessing the website, contacting your internet service provider to request that they block your access to the website and/or bringing court proceedings against you. 



Variation: Cogent may revise these terms and conditions from time-to-time. Revised terms and conditions will apply to the use of this website from the date of the publication of the revised terms and conditions on this website. Please check this page regularly to ensure you are familiar with the current version. 



Assignment: Cogent may transfer, sub-contract or otherwise deal with Cogent’s rights and/or obligations under these terms and conditions without notifying you or obtaining your consent.

You may not transfer, sub-contract or otherwise deal with your rights and/or obligations under these terms and conditions. 



Severability: If a provision of these terms and conditions is determined by any court or other competent authority to be unlawful and/or unenforceable, the other provisions will continue in effect. If any unlawful and/or unenforceable provision would be lawful or enforceable if part of it were deleted, that part will be deemed to be deleted, and the rest of the provision will continue in effect. 


Entire Agreement: These terms and conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and Cogent in relation to your use of this website, and supersede all previous agreements in respect of your use of this website. 



Law and Jurisdiction: These terms and conditions will be governed by and construed in accordance with Ontario, Canada and any disputes relating to these terms and conditions will be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Ontario.

Cogent Forest Products Inc., August 2016

“Having worked with Cogent Forest Products for over 14 years I can say with complete confidence these guys know what they are doing.“

Pat Gnan

Vice-President | East Coast Terminals Inc.