Legal disclaimer
About this website
This website has been issued and approved by Winterflood Securities US Corporation ("WSUC"), a Delaware limited liability company that is registered as broker-dealer with the SEC and a member of FINRA and the SIPC . The registered office of WSUC is 1460 Broadway, 9th Floor, New York, New York, 10036. WSUC has entered into a brokerage services agreement with its affiliate, Winterflood Securities Limited (“WSL”) pursuant to Rule 15a-6 (“Rule 15a-6”) under the U.S Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) whereby WSL acts as the foreign broker-dealer executing transaction in foreign securities and WSUC acts as the chaperoning broker-dealer effecting such transactions in the United States pursuant to Rule 15a-6.
This page (together with the documents referred to on it) tells you the terms of use on which you may make use of this website, whether as a guest or a registered user. Please read these terms of use carefully before you start to use the website. By using this website, you indicate that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to abide by them. If you do not agree to these terms of use, please refrain from using this website.
This website is directed at Major U.S. Institutional Investors (as defined under Rule 15a-6) and not directed at U.S. individuals or persons in any other jurisdiction where such distribution, publication, availability or use would be contrary to applicable law or regulation which would subject WSUC to any registration or licensing requirements with such jurisdiction.
Information on this website
The investments and investment services described on this website may not be suitable for all people. Before entering into an agreement in respect of an investment referred to on this website, you should consult your own investment advisers as to its suitability for you and should understand that statements regarding future prospects may not be realised.
All material on this website is information of a general nature and does not address the circumstances of any particular individual or entity. Nothing on this website constitutes professional and/or financial advice nor does any information on this website constitute a comprehensive or complete statement of the matters discussed or the law relating thereto.
Information on this website may not be accurate or current. In particular (but without limitation) information may be rendered inaccurate by changes in applicable laws and other regulations. Information on this website may or may not have been prepared by WSUC, but is made available without responsibility on the part of WSUC, who neither assumes nor accepts any responsibility or liability (including for negligence) and makes no warranty, express or implied, in relation thereto. No action should be taken or omitted to be taken in reliance upon information on this website.
The prices of the investments referred to on this website and the income from them may go down as well as up and investors may realise losses on them. Investments denominated in foreign currencies are exposed to changes in exchange rates which may have a negative as well as a positive effect on their value. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Levels and bases of taxation may change. In the case of investments for which there is no recognised market it may be difficult for investors to sell their investments or to obtain reliable information about its value or the extent of the risk to which it is exposed.
WSUC reserves the right to change the information available on this website without notice. WSUC expressly disclaims any obligation to keep the information on this website up-to-date, free of errors or viruses or to maintain uninterrupted access. WSUC may stop producing or updating any part of this website without notice.
General
Access to and use of this website is at your own risk. WSUC does not warrant that the use of this website or any material downloaded from it will not cause damage to any property, including but not limited to loss of data or computer virus infection. WSUC will bear no responsibility or liability for your use of any third party vendor's software, products, services or equipment in connection with your access and use of this website. Your use of the products and services on this website may be monitored by WSUC, and the resultant information may be used by WSUC for its internal business purposes or in accordance with the rules of any applicable regulatory or self-regulatory organisation. Nothing on this website constitutes or forms a part of any offer for sale or subscription of, or any invitation to offer to buy or subscribe for, any securities or other financial instruments, nor should it or any part of it form the basis of, or be relied upon in any connection with any contract or commitment whatsoever. Any services described on this website are available solely subject to the terms and conditions of a client engagement agreement which will represent the whole agreement between WSUC and the client.
WSUC does not conduct investment business in the United States with private customers and accordingly services and products mentioned or referred to in any advertisements on this website are not available to such persons via WSUC. You are required to acquaint yourself with any local laws and restrictions on the usage of this website and the availability of any services described therein.
Copyright or other notices
WSUC is, unless otherwise stated, the owner of copyright and database right in this website and its contents. Except for personal use only (which shall include saving to an individual storage medium and printing such extracts from this website as are necessary for such personal use), or any applicable federal, state, local law or regulation as applicable, no part of this website may be published, distributed, extracted, re-utilised, or reproduced in any material form (including photocopying or storing it in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this website). WSUC reserves the right at any time at its discretion to withdraw or modify the permissions set out above. The above permissions do not apply to any content supplied by third parties, for which you should apply to the relevant content owner for their permission.
Use of links
Should the viewer leave this website via a link contained herein, and view content that is not provided by WSUC, the viewer does so at its own risk. The content to which you link will not have been developed, checked for accuracy, or otherwise reviewed by WSUC. WSUC is not responsible for damages or losses caused by any delays, defects or omissions that may exist in the services, information or other content provided in such site, whether actual, alleged, consequential or punitive. WSUC makes no guarantees or representations as to, and shall have no liability for, any electronic content delivered by any third party, including, without limitation, the accuracy, subject matter, quality or timeliness of any electronic content.
Use of cookies
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Third party user license agreement
Any instrument reference data extracted and used from this website may require the recipient to obtain or hold a user license agreement from the relevant exchange or data vendor.
Access to the website
Whilst we try to ensure that access to the website is always available, from time to time we may need to temporarily restrict access to the website without notice and reserve the right to do so, whether for the purposes of servicing the website or otherwise. We accept no liability, no matter how that may be caused, arising from any loss of access to the website at any time.
You may access most areas of the website without registering your details with us and without us recording any of your personal information, however certain areas of the website may require you to register. If you submit an application to seek access to these areas, you are indicating that you have read the Privacy Notice, as set out below, and are willing for WSUC to deal with your data as set out in that policy and in order to provide you access to such areas of the website. We are not obliged to approve your application and may remove or limit your access or approval at any time and without incurring any liability. If we do grant you access to an otherwise restricted area of the website, your login details are personal to you. You must keep them confidential and not permit or enable another person to use them.
Viruses, hacking and other offences
You must not misuse our website by knowingly introducing viruses, Trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our site, the server on which our website is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our website. You must not attack our website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack.
By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our website will cease immediately.
We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of our website or to your downloading of any material posted on it, or on any website linked to it.
Privacy
For information on how we treat your personal data, please refer to our Privacy Notice which can be accessed here.
Liability
To the extent permitted by law, WSUC excludes any liability for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage incurred by any user in connection with our website or in connection with the use, inability to use, or results of the use of this website, any websites linked to it and any materials posted on it, including, loss of income or revenue, loss of business, loss of profits or contracts, loss of anticipated savings, loss of data, loss of goodwill and wasted management or office time whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable, provided that this condition shall not prevent claims for loss of or damage to your tangible property. This provision shall not exclude or restrict any duty or liability which WSUC has in relation to you under local law or regulation, nor does it affect our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, nor our liability for fraudulent misrepresentation or misrepresentation as to a fundamental matter, nor any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
Variation
WSUC hereby reserves the right to change these terms and conditions of use and the contents of this website at any time. Any such changes will (as soon as practicable) be posted by WSUC on the website and will automatically be binding upon you if you access this website.
Severability
No part of these terms and conditions is intended to constitute an exclusion of liability which cannot be excluded under U.S. law. To the extent that any part of these terms and conditions is found to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable such part shall be severed from the remaining terms and conditions, all of which shall remain in force and effect.
Governing Law
These terms and conditions shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the state of New York (United States of America). You irrevocably agree that the courts of New York (United States of America) shall have exclusive jurisdiction to resolve any dispute or claim of whatever nature arising out of or relating to this website, and that the laws of United States shall govern such dispute or claim. WSUC makes no representation that information contained in this website is appropriate for use in any jurisdiction other than the United States and you hereby acknowledge that this website is directed at the United States only and is not intended for use outside the United States and you agree that WSUC will have no responsibility in respect of access to the website from jurisdictions whose laws prohibit such access or where any of the contents of this website may be illegal. Those who choose to access this website from jurisdictions other than the United States do so at their own risk and are solely responsible for compliance with local laws. These terms and conditions constitute the entire agreement between WSUC and you with regard to this website and they supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications, agreements and understandings between WSUC and you with respect to the subject matter hereof.
