Terms of Use


<h1>Terms of Use</h1>
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    Your use of the GlobalCustodian.com web site  (the &quot;Site&quot;) is subject to the
    following terms and conditions (&quot;Terms  of Use&quot;). Before registering on the
    Site or otherwise using the Site or  any of the services available on the Site, please
    read all of these  Terms of Use carefully. By accessing any areas of this Site, you agree
    to be legally bound and to abide by these Terms of Use. If you do not  agree with any part
    of these Terms of Use, you should not register with  or use this Site. If you have any
    questions about these Terms of Use,  please call us at (44) 20 7252 2310 or contact
    <a href="mailto:admin@globalcustodian.com">admin@globalcustodian.com</a>
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    <h2>Acceptance of terms through registration and use</h2>
    By registering at and using this Site, you  agree to all terms, conditions and notices
    contained or referenced in  these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use,
    please  do not register with or use this Site. We reserve the right, at our  discretion,
    to update or revise these Terms of Use. Please check these  Terms of Use periodically for
    changes. Your continued use of this Site  following the posting of any changes to the
    Terms of Use constitutes  acceptance of those changes.
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    <h2>Privacy</h2>
    We are committed to protecting your privacy. We  do not sell, trade, or disclose your
    personal information to others  without your prior consent. We do share aggregated user
    information  with certain third parties. For example, we may share aggregated site
    traffic patterns or aggregated survey data, but not in any way that  would enable any
    third party to identify information about individual  users. For more details, please
    read the GlobalCustodian.com Privacy  Policy.
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    <h2>Registration and Security</h2>
    When you register to become a  GlobalCustodian.com Member, you will be asked to provide
    certain  information about yourself, such as your name, telephone number and  address.
    You agree to provide accurate and complete information when  registering to become
    a GlobalCustodian.com Member. This information  will be subject to our Privacy Policy.
    Once you have completed the  registration form, you will be issued a Password which will
    allow you  to access areas of the Site reserved for GlobalCustodian.com Members  only
    and also allow you to access information and services on the Site  which have been
    customized with information regarding you. As discussed  in our Privacy Policy, it is
    important that you keep your Password  confidential at all times and not share them with
    anyone. You may not  use any device, software or routine, including but not limited to
    any  viruses, trojan horses, worms, time bombs or cancelbots, intended to  damage or
    interfere with the proper working of the Web Site or any  auction or purchase being
    conducted on our site or to surreptitiously  intercept or expropriate any system, data
    or personal information from  the Web Site.
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    <h2>Link to other web sites and services</h2>
    Unless you have a written agreement in effect  with us which states otherwise, you may
    only provide a hypertext link  to the Web Site on another web site, if you comply with
    all of the  following: (a) the link must be a text-only link clearly marked  &quot;
    GlobalCustodian.com&quot; or &quot;http://www.GlobalCustodian.com; (b) the link
    must &quot;point&quot; to the URL &quot;www.GlobalCustodian.com&quot; and not to other
    pages within the GlobalCustodian.com Web Site; (c) the link, when  activated by a user,
    must display the GlobalCustodian.com Web Site  full-screen and not within a &quot;
    frame&quot; on the linking web site; and (d)  the appearance, position and other aspects
    of the link must not be such  as to damage or dilute the goodwill associated with our
    name and  trademarks or create the false appearance we are associated with or  sponsor
    the linking web site. We reserve the right to revoke our  consent to any link at any time
    in our sole discretion.
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    <h2>Third party providers</h2>
    Asset International may make available to you  on the Site, links to, and information
    about, third party service  providers (&quot;Providers&quot;) which, in some instances,
    will offer special  discounts or promotions to GlobalCustodian.com Members. You
    acknowledge  and agree that:
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    <img alt="" src="/images/new/bullet.gif" border="0" /> All
    transactions with such Providers are solely between you and the individual Provider,
    and not with Asset International.<br/>
    <img alt="" src="/images/new/bullet.gif" border="0" /> Asset International is not the
    agent, representative, trustee or fiduciary of you or the Provider in any such transaction.<br/>
    <img alt="" src="/images/new/bullet.gif" border="0" /> All such transactions with Providers are subject to the terms
    and  conditions under which the Provider agrees with you to provide a  service or merchandise.<br/>
    <img alt="" src="/images/new/bullet.gif" border="0" /> Asset International cannot and does not make any
    representations or  warranties regarding the quality of the services provided by any  Provider.<br/>
    <img alt="" src="/images/new/bullet.gif" border="0" /> You undertake all transactions with Providers solely at
    your own risk.<br/>
    <img alt="" src="/images/new/bullet.gif" border="0" /> All notices and information posted on the Site regarding
    Providers have  been provided by the Providers or other third parties and Asset  International does not warrant
    its accuracy or completeness.<br/><br/>
    In the event any Provider does not make available to  you any discount, promotion or special offer which appears
    on the Site,  you should contact us immediately.<br/><br/>
    <h2>Proprietary Rights</h2>
    You acknowledge and agree that all content and  materials available on this site are protected by copyrights,
    trademarks, service marks, patents, trade secrets, or other proprietary  rights and laws. Except as expressly
    authorized by the  GlobalCustodian.com, you agree not to sell, license, rent, modify,  distribute, copy, reproduce,
    transmit, publicly display, publicly  perform, publish, adapt, edit, or create derivative works from such  materials
    or content.<br/><br/>
    <h2>Copyright</h2>
    All content included on this Site, such as  text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips,
    and software,  is the property of GlobalCustodian.com or its content suppliers and  protected by U.S.
    and international copyright laws. The compilation  (meaning the collection, arrangement, and assembly)
    of all content on  this site is the exclusive property of GlobalCustodian.com and  protected by U.S. and
    international copyright laws. All software used  on this Site is the property of GlobalCustodian.com or its
    software  suppliers and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. The  content and software on this
    Site may be used only for the purposes  intended by GlobalCustodian.com. Any other use, including the
    reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication,  display, or performance, of the
    content on this Site is strictly  prohibited.
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    <h2>Trademark notice</h2>
    The graphics, logos and service names are  trademarks and servicemarks of GlobalCustodian.com which appear on the
    Site may not be used in connection with any product or service that is  not GlobalCustodian.com's in any manner
    that is likely to cause  confusion among users or customers, or in any manner that disparages or  discredits
    GlobalCustodian.com.
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    <h2>User's grant of limited license</h2>
    With regard to all material you may post to  this Site, such as on bulletin and/or message boards, you (a) grant
    GlobalCustodian.com and its affiliates and licensees the right to use,  reproduce, display, perform, adapt, modify,
    distribute, have  distributed, and promote the content in any form, anywhere and for any  purpose; and (b) warrant
    and represent that you own or otherwise  control all of the rights to the content and that public posting and
    use of your content by GlobalCustodian.com will not infringe or violate  the rights of any third party.
    <br/><br/>
    <h2>Disclaimer of warranties</h2>
    All materials, information, software, products,  and services included in or available through this site
    (the &quot;content&quot;)  are provided &quot;as is&quot; and &quot;as available&quot; for your use. The content
    is  provided without warranties of any kind, either express or implied,  including, but not limited to, implied
    warranties of merchantability,  fitness for a particular purpose, or noninfringement.  GlobalCustodian.com, its
    subsidiaries, and its licensors do not warrant  that the content is accurate, reliable or correct; that this Site
    will  be available at any particular time or location; that any defects or  errors will be corrected; or that the
    content is free of viruses or  other harmful components. Your use of this Site is solely at your risk.
    Because some jurisdictions do not permit the exclusion of certain  warranties, these exclusions may not apply to you.
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    <h2>Limitation of liability</h2>
    Except as otherwise expressly provided on this  Site in connection with certain services, under no circumstances
    shall  GlobalCustodian.com, its subsidiaries, or its licensors be liable for  any direct, indirect, punitive,
    incidental, special, or consequential  damages that result from the use of, or inability to use, this Site.
    This limitation applies whether the alleged liability is based on  contract, tort, negligence, strict liability,
    or any other basis, even  if GlobalCustodian.com has been advised of the possibility of such  damage. Because some
    jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or  limitation of incidental or consequential damages,  GlobalCustodian.com's
    liability in such jurisdictions shall be limited  to the extent permitted by law. If, notwithstanding the above,
    GlobalCustodian.com is found liable for any loss or damage relating to  the use of this Site, you agree that the
    liability of  GlobalCustodian.com shall in no event exceed the fee or charge you have  paid GlobalCustodian.com in
    connection with the transaction from which  your claim arises.
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    <h2>Indemnification</h2>
    Upon a request by GlobalCustodian.com, you  agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless GlobalCustodian.com and
    its subsidiaries and other affiliated companies, and their employees,  contractors, officers, and directors from all
    liabilities, claims, and  expenses, including attorney's fees, that arise from your use or misuse  of this Site.
    GlobalCustodian.com reserves the right, at it own  expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any
    matter  otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will  cooperate with GlobalCustodian.com
    in asserting any available defenses.
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    <h2>Third parties users</h2>
    If you allow a third party access to this Site  under your Password, you must inform the third party of all these
    Terms  of Use, and you agree to indemnify and hold GlobalCustodian.com  harmless from and against any and all
    liabilities, losses, damages,  suits and claims (including the costs of defense), relating to the  third party's
    failure to fulfill any of its obligations as described on  these Terms of Use.
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    <h2>Use of site</h2>
    This Site or any portion of this Site may not  be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, or otherwise
    exploited  for any commercial purpose that is not expressly permitted by  GlobalCustodian.com. GlobalCustodian.com
    and its affiliates reserve the  right to refuse service, terminate accounts and/or cancel orders in its  discretion,
    including, without limitation, if GlobalCustodian.com  believes that your conduct violates applicable law or is
    harmful to the  interests of GlobalCustodian.com and its affiliates. You represent that  you are of sufficient
    legal age to create binding legal obligations for  any liability you may incur as a result of your use of this Site.
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    <h2>Rules of user conduct</h2>
    By posting information in or otherwise using  any communications service, chat room, message board, newsgroup,
    software library, or other interactive service that may be available to  you on or through this Site, you agree
    that you will not upload, post,  or otherwise distribute or facilitate distribution of any content --  including
    text, communications, software, images, sounds, data, or  other information -- that:
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    <img alt="" src="/images/new/bullet.gif" border="0" /> is unlawful, threatening, abusive, 
    harassing, defamatory, libelous,  deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another's privacy, tortious,  contains explicit
    or graphic descriptions or accounts of sexual acts  (including, but not limited to, sexual language of a violent or
    threatening nature directed at another individual or group of  individuals), or otherwise violates Asset International's
    rules or  policies;<br/>
    <img alt="" src="/images/new/bullet.gif" border="0" /> victimizes, harasses, degrades, or intimidates an individual
    or group  of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation,  race, ethnicity, age, or disability;<br/>
    <img alt="" src="/images/new/bullet.gif" border="0" /> infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright,
    right of publicity, or other proprietary right of any party;<br/>
    <img alt="" src="/images/new/bullet.gif" border="0" /> constitutes unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, junk or
    bulk  e-mail, chain letters, any other form of unauthorized solicitation, or  any form of lottery or gambling;<br/>
    <img alt="" src="/images/new/bullet.gif" border="0" /> contains software viruses or any other computer code, files,
    or  programs that are designed or intended to disrupt, damage, or limit the  functioning of any software, hardware,
    or telecommunications equipment  or to damage or obtain unauthorized access to any data or other  information of any
    third party; or <br/>
    <img alt="" src="/images/new/bullet.gif" border="0" /> impersonates any person or entity, including any employee or
    representative of Asset International.<br/>
    You also agree that you will not harvest or collect  information about Asset International Members or users of this
    Site or  use such information for the purpose of transmitting or facilitating  transmission of unsolicited bulk
    electronic e-mail or communications.
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    You further agree that you will not knowingly solicit  or collect personal information from a minor without
    appropriate prior  verifiable parental consent.
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    <h2>User comments, FeedBack and Other submissions</h2>
    All comments, feedback, suggestions and ideas  disclosed, submitted or offered to Asset International or in
    connection  with your use of this Site (collectively, &quot;Comments&quot;), shall be and  remain the exclusive
    property of Asset International and may be used by  Asset International in any medium and for any purpose worldwide
    without  obtaining your specific consent.
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    <h2>Asset International is not an investment advisor</h2>
    You understand and agree that Asset  International is not an investment manager, advisor, Global Custodian,
    or broker-dealer nor is it affiliated with any investment manager,  advisor, Global Custodian, broker-dealer,
    or consulting firm. The  information on this Site is intended for educational and informational  purposes only.
    Accordingly, Asset International does not offer advice  regarding the quality or suitability of any investment
    and assumes no  responsibility or liability for any investment decisions or advice,  treatment, or services rendered
    by any Global Custodian, expert  panelist, broker-dealer, advisor, investment manager, or financial  service
    provider featured on this Site. Prior to the execution of a  purchase or sale of any security or investment,
    you are advised to  consult with your broker or other financial advisor to verify pricing  and other information.
    Asset International shall not have any liability  for investment decisions based upon, or the results obtained,
    from the  content provided herein.
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    <h2>International Use</h2>
    GlobalCustodian.com makes no representation  that materials on this Site are appropriate or available for use in
    locations outside the United States, and accessing them from  territories where their contents are illegal is
    prohibited. Those who  choose to access this Site from other locations do so on their own  initiative and are
    responsible for compliance with local laws.
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    <h2>Choice of law and forum</h2>
    The GlobalCustodian.com Web Site (excluding  linked sites) is operated by us from our offices within the United
    States of America. It can be accessed from all 50 states, as well as  from other countries around the world. As
    each of these places has laws  that may differ from those of the State of Connecticut, by accessing  the
    GlobalCustodian.com Web Site, you agree that these Terms of Use and  your use of the GlobalCustodian.com Web
    Site shall be governed in all  respects by the internal substantive laws of Connecticut.  GlobalCustodian.com
    makes no representation that materials on the  GlobalCustodian.com Web Site are appropriate or available for use
    in  other locations, and accessing them from territories where their  contents are illegal is prohibited. Those
    who choose to access this  site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are  responsible for
    compliance with local laws.
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    <h2>Severability and Integration</h2>
    Unless otherwise specified herein, these Terms  of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and
    GlobalCustodian.com with respect to this Site and supersedes all prior  or contemporaneous communications and
    proposals (whether oral, written,  or electronic) between you and GlobalCustodian.com with respect to this  Site.
    If any part of these Terms of Use is held invalid or  unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in a manner
    consistent  with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original  intentions of the parties, and
    the remaining portions shall remain in  full force and effect.
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    <h2>Termination</h2>
    GlobalCustodian.com reserves the right, in its  sole discretion, to terminate your access to all or part of this
    Site,  with or without notice. You may also terminate your GlobalCustodian.com  Membership at any time.
    <br/><br/>
    <h2>Monitoring and right to remove content</h2>
    Asset International generally does not  pre-screen, monitor, or edit the content posted by users of  communications
    services, chat rooms, message boards, newsgroups,  software libraries, or other interactive services that may be
    available  on or through this Site. However, Asset International and its agents  have the right at their sole
    discretion to remove any content that, in  Asset International's judgment, does not comply with the Rules of User
    Conduct or is otherwise harmful, objectionable, or inaccurate. Asset  International is not responsible for any
    failure or delay in removing  such content.
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    <h2>How to contact us</h2>
    If you have any questions or comments regarding these Terms of Use or  the Site, please contact us
    at (44) 20 7252 2310 or at <a href="mailto:admin@globalcustodian.com">admin@globalcustodian.com</a>.
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