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The materials on this website (the “Site”) are provided by Vale Canada Limited (“Vale”) to users and may be used for informational purposes only. Single copies which may be downloaded are subject to the provisions below. By downloading any materials from the Site you agree to these terms. If you do not agree to them, please do not use the Site or download materials from it.

SINGLE COPY LICENSE: Some of the materials found on this Site are copyrighted and any unauthorized use of any materials may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. You may make one copy of the information (“Materials”) found on this Site for your personal, non-commercial internal use only unless you are otherwise specifically licensed by Vale in writing or as allowed by the terms of any license granted by Vale to you or as specifically provided for under individual Materials. This is a license, not a transfer of title, and is subject to the following restrictions: You may not modify the Materials or use them for any commercial purpose or any public display, performance, sale or rental. Except as provided herein, (i) Materials may not be copied, reproduced, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way without Vale’s prior written approval, and (ii) Vale does not grant any express right to you under any patents, copyrights, trademarks, or trade secret information unless otherwise expressly granted to you by Vale in writing.

TERMINATION OF THIS LICENCE: Vale may terminate this licence at any time for breach of the terms of this Agreement. Upon termination, you will immediately destroy the Materials.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This Site may contain forward-looking statements regarding the business and operations of Vale or its parent company Vale S.A.  All statements, when based upon expectations about the future and not on historical facts, involve various risks and uncertainties. Vale cannot guarantee that such statements will prove correct. To obtain information on factors that may lead to results different from those forecast by Vale, please consult the reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Brazilian Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM), the French Autorité des Marchés financiers (AMF), and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, and in particular the factors discussed under “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in Vale S.A.’s annual report on Form 20-F. Those statements are known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors well beyond Vale or Vale S.A.’s ability to control or predict. Actual results and developments may differ materially from those contemplated by these statements.

DISCLAIMER: THE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL VALE OR VALE S.A. BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES DUE TO LOSS OF PROFITS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) OR DUE TO THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE MATERIALS. Vale further does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information, links or other items contained within these Materials. Vale makes no obligation to update the Materials.

USER SUBMISSIONS: Any material, information or other communication you transmit to this Site will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary (“Communications”). You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from Vale any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, or other materials that violate any law. Please refer to Vale’s Privacy Statement for information about the collection, use and disclosure of personal information on this Site.

APPLICABLE LAWS: Vale makes no representation that Materials on the Site are appropriate for use in locations outside North America and Vale does not grant access to them from territories where their content is expressly prohibited. Those who choose to access this Site from other locations do so at their own risk and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. You may not use any Materials in violation of any applicable export or other laws and regulations.

GENERAL: Vale may revise these Terms at any time by updating this posting. You agree to access these Terms and from time to time to review the then current Terms because they are binding. Certain provisions of these Terms may be superseded by expressly designated new Terms located on particular pages at this Site.