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Welcome to Centrecourt Asset Management LLC’s website (the
“Site”). Any reference to “Centrecourt,”
“we,” “us” or “our” below
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investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The Site and the data, information, products, materials,
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the “Content”) is proprietary (and confidential, to
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or appropriate to do so in order to comply with the applicable
anti-money laundering laws, including, if applicable, the Uniting
and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required
to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (“USA Patriot
Act” or “Patriot Act”). Centrecourt will comply
with all applicable regulations which have been or will be promulgated
by the United States’ Treasury Department under the Patriot
Act.
I.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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understand and intend these Terms of Use to be the legal equivalent
of a signed, written contract and equally binding, and that you
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The Site is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without
modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein.
Your use of the Site constitutes your agreement to and understanding
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to change, at our discretion, the terms, conditions, and notices
under which the Site and the information and services offered
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continued use of the Site will signify your agreement with and
understanding of any additional or modified terms, conditions
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reliability, timeliness or completeness of any information at
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notice. While the information contained on the Site has been obtained
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provider that we use guarantee that the information on the Site
is accurate, timely, valid or complete or make any warranties,
express or implied, with regard to the results that have or may
be obtained from its use.
II. LICENSE
The Site and the Content are provided by us as a service to you.
In order to access and use the Site, you are granted a limited,
nonexclusive, revocable and nontransferable license to use the
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of Use.
You may not modify, copy, distribute, broadcast, transmit, display,
reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer,
sell or otherwise use, in any medium, any information, products,
services or material obtained from or through the Site, except
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you warrant to us that you will not use the Site for any purpose
that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use and you will
comply with any applicable local, state, national, or international
laws or regulations when using the Site. You are prohibited from
violating or attempting to violate the security of the Site. You
may not create a third party link to this website without prior
written consent from Centrecourt.
Nothing at the Site shall be construed as granting, by implication,
estoppel or otherwise, any license or right to use any image,
trademark, logo or service mark at the Site. No act of downloading,
storing, accessing, using, or otherwise copying from the Site
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you. You may not decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or
otherwise reduce any computer files obtained from the Site to
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to any legal or regulatory authority to which we are subject.
We reserve all rights with respect to copyright and trademark
ownership of all material at the Site, and will enforce such rights
to the full extent of the law.
III. USE OF SITE
The information on the Site is intended for informational purposes
only. Nothing on this Site is intended to be, nor should it be
construed or used as, financial, legal, tax or investment advice,
be an opinion of the appropriateness or suitability of any investment,
or intended to be an offer, or the solicitation of any offer,
to buy or sell any security. Nothing on this site constitutes
an offer or solicitation of any products or services in any jurisdiction
where such offer or solicitation is not permitted without further
qualification or available exemptions from such qualification.
The Content is as of the date(s) indicated and is not a complete
description of any investment, strategy or other product or services
offered by Centrecourt. Certain of the Content, including investment
returns, valuations, targets and strategies, has been supplied
by third parties, and although believed to be reliable, has not
been independently verified and its completeness and accuracy
cannot be guaranteed. No warranty, express or implied, representation
or guarantee is made as to the accuracy, validity, timeliness,
completeness or suitability of the Content, including the third
party Content.
Any performance information is net of applicable fees unless otherwise
noted. Performance results may be estimated and are subject to
change and finalization. Return targets or objectives, if any,
are used for measurement or comparison purposes and only as a
guideline to evaluate a particular investment program’s
investment strategies and accompanying information. Targeted returns
reflect subjective determinations based on a variety of factors,
including, among others, investment strategy, prior performance
of similar products (if any), volatility measures, risk tolerance
and market conditions. There can be no assurance that the return
or volatility targets will be met, or met over any particular
time horizon, and different investment managers or advisors may
differ on the likelihood or otherwise of achieving the target
return or volatility range. Performance may fluctuate, especially
over short periods. Targeted returns should be evaluated over
the time period indicated and not over shorter periods. Targeted
returns are not intended to be actual performance and should not
be relied upon as an indication of actual or future performance.
No representation is made that any client will or is likely to
achieve its objectives, or that our investment strategy or risk
management will be successful or that any person will or is likely
to achieve results comparable to any shown or will make any profit
or will be able to avoid incurring substantial losses. Past performance
is no guarantee of future results.
Any
assumptions, assessments, statements or the like (“statements”)
regarding future events or that are forward-looking constitute
only subjective views, outlooks, estimations or intentions, are
based upon the author’s or source’s expectations ,intentions
or beliefs, should not be relied on, are subject to change due
to a variety of factors, including fluctuating market conditions,
and involve inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and
specific, many of which cannot be predicted or quantified and
are beyond Centrecourt’s control. Such risks and uncertainties
include, without limitation, the adverse effect from a decline
in the securities markets, a general downturn in the economy,
competition from other companies, changes in governmental policy
or regulation, inability to attract or retain key employees, or
inability to implement our strategies. Future evidence and actual
results could differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated
by, or underlying these statements. In light of these risks and
uncertainties, there can be no assurance and no representation
is given that these statements are now or will prove to be accurate
or complete in any way.
Any
indexes and other financial benchmarks shown are provided for
illustrative purposes only, are unmanaged, reflect reinvestment
of income and dividends and do not reflect the impact of advisory
fees. Clients generally cannot invest directly in an index. Comparisons
to indexes have limitations because indexes have volatility and
other material characteristics that may differ from a particular
investment strategy or client. For example, a client’s account
may typically hold substantially fewer securities than are contained
in an index. Indices also may contain securities or types of securities
that are not comparable to those traded by any client. Therefore,
performance may differ substantially from the performance of an
index. Because of these differences, indexes should not be relied
upon as an accurate measure of comparison.
IV.
PRIVACY POLICY
We
consider your personal data to be private. You acknowledge that
you have read and agreed to Centrecourt’s general Privacy
Policy posted on the Site. All information collected in the
course of your using the Site (including your qualification as
a Subscriber of the Site) or otherwise, including any individual
logging or click-stream data gathered in the course of navigating
the Site, is strictly for internal purposes and will be kept confidential,
subject to applicable law. We may capture and record information
on our server logs from your browser when you interact and use
the Site including your IP address, cookie information and the
page(s) you request regarding your IP address generally for use
in administering the Site, customizing the Content you see, fulfilling
your requests for certain services and information, and contacting
you. Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we may transfer
to your computer hard drive through your Web browser to enable
our systems to recognize that browser. Your IP address may be
used to help identify you and your patterns and processes and
to gather broad demographic and current interest information that
we may then use for generic reports posted on the Site.
As part of the process to give you access to the password-protected
parts of the Site, we may collect contact information, unique
identifiers, financial information and other information. This
information is used to qualify you as a Subscriber and may also
be used to send Subscribers relevant and timely information. You
may at any time opt out of receiving communications except for
those essential to your use of the Site and to the administration
of your Site usage, if any, with Centrecourt and for regulatory
requirements, including possible annual requalification requirements.
You
additionally have the option to remove all personal information
from the Site’s database and not to receive future communications
or to forgo the Site’s information and services altogether
by either sending an email to info@centrecourtam.com
or telephoning us at (646) 758-6750.
V.
CONFIDENTIALITY ON INTERNET
Use
of the Internet is solely at your own risk and is subject to all
applicable local, state, national, and international laws and
regulations. While we have endeavored to create a secure and reliable
Site, please be advised that the confidentiality of any communication
or material transmitted to/from the Site over the Internet cannot
be guaranteed.
Accordingly, we are not responsible for the security of any information
transmitted via the Internet or for the consequences of any reliance
on such information. You assume the sole and complete risk for
using the Site and must make your own determination as to these
matters.
VI. SECURITY OF SITE
Actual or attempted unauthorized use of the Site may result in
criminal and/or civil prosecution. For your protection, we reserve
the right to view, monitor, and record activity on the Site without
notice or permission from you. Any information obtained by monitoring,
reviewing, or recording is subject to review by appropriate governmental,
regulatory and law enforcement organizations in connection with
applicable law, including the investigation or prosecution of
possible criminal activity on the Site. We will also comply with
all lawful court orders and governmental, regulatory and law enforcement
requests involving such information.
VII. LINKS TO OTHER SITES
We may permit users to have access, through hypertext or other
computer links, from the Site to web sites operated by persons
other than us. In such cases, such hyperlinks are provided for
your reference and convenience only, and are the exclusive responsibility
of such web sites' owners. You agree that we are not responsible
for the content or operation of such web sites, and that we shall
have no liability to you or any other person or entity for the
use of, or inability to use, any third party web sites. A hyperlink
from this Site to another web site does not imply or mean that
we endorse or approve the content on that web site or the operator
or operations of that site. You are solely responsible for determining
the extent to which you may use or rely upon any content at any
other web sites to which you link from this Site. We are not responsible
for the privacy practices or the content, security or policies,
including privacy policies, of any other site that is linked or
linking to the Site.
Accordingly, Centrecourt and its respective affiliates and each
of their respective officers, directors, principals, members,
partners, shareholders, employees, agents, advisors and representatives
(collectively, “We and Our Affiliates” or as the context
requires, “Us and Our Affiliates”) expressly disclaim
any liability or responsibility for the content or services of
any web site owned by a third party that may be linked to this
Site, whether such link is contained on this Site or provided
by a third party. No judgment, representation or warranty, express
or implied, is made with respect to the accuracy, timeliness,
or suitability of the content or services of any web site to which
this Site may link, including information on such web site regarding
us, and we take no responsibility therefore. If we provide access
to other web sites, we are not recommending or endorsing the purchase
or sale of any security issued by, or financial or other services
provided, issued or endorsed by, such web site’s sponsoring
organization or its affiliates or such web site’s advertisers.
Your use of such third party sites is at your own risk based upon
such due diligence as you have determined is appropriate. We and
Our Affiliates shall not be responsible for any loss or damage
of any sort incurred as a result of any dealings you may have
with respect to such third party or third party web sites or as
the result of the presence of any links to such third party web
sites. See also “Additional Disclaimers and Disclosures” below.
VIII. EVENTS BEYOND OUR CONTROL
You expressly absolve and release Us and Our Affiliates from any
claim of harm resulting from a cause beyond our control, including,
but not limited to, failure of electronic or mechanical equipment
or communication lines, telephone or other interconnect problems,
computer viruses, unauthorized access, theft, operator errors,
severe weather, earthquakes, or natural disasters, strikes or
other labor problems, wars, terrorist attacks, or governmental
restrictions.
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PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING REGARDING THE
ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, VALIDITY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION,
INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY
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THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL
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ADVICE, LOSS OF PROFITS, COSTS OR ANY OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGES RELATING
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AND IS NOT A GUARANTEE, OF FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
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us to contact you. We will try to address your concerns as soon
as reasonably practicable.
X.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY
Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence,
shall We and Our Affiliates be liable for any special or consequential
damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use,
the Content or the Site, even if We and Our Affiliates have been
advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event will We
and Our Affiliates have any liability to you for damages, losses
and claims or causes of action (whether in contract, tort, including,
but not limited to, negligence, or otherwise) for accessing or
using the Site.
You agree that your breach of these Terms of Use may result in
irreparable harm to us which cannot be compensated by money damages,
and that we shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief for
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You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless We and Our Affiliates
and our respective attorneys, licensors, predecessors, successors,
and assigns, from and against any and all claims, proceedings,
damages, injuries, liabilities, losses, costs and expenses (including
reasonable attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses), relating
to or arising from your use of the Site, any arrangements you
make based on the information available or through the Site, and
any breach by you of these Terms of Use or other improper act
or omission.
XI. GOVERNING LAW
These Terms of Use has been made in and will be construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
Any action to enforce these Terms of Use must be brought in the
state or federal courts located in the City, County and State
of New York, and all parties to these Terms of Use expressly agree
to be subject to the jurisdiction and venue of such courts. Your
consent to this jurisdiction is irrevocable.
XII. TERMS AND TERMINATION
These Terms of Use take effect at the time you begin using the
Site, thereby indicating acceptance of these Terms of Use, and,
at each use thereafter, you shall be deemed to have reaffirmed
your acceptance of these Terms of Use. We reserve the right at
any time in its sole discretion to deny you or any Subscriber
access to the Site or any portion thereof and to terminate these
Terms of Use. Termination of access or these Terms of Use may
be effective without notice.
XIII. MISCELLANEOUS
Failure to insist on strict performance of these Terms of Use
will not operate as a waiver of any subsequent default or failure
of performance. No waiver by us of any right under these Terms
of Use will be deemed to be either a waiver of any other right
or provision or a waiver of that same right or provision at any
other time. References to “you” in the Terms of Use
shall mean all users of the Site, including all Subscribers.
If any part of these Terms of Use is determined to be invalid
or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not
limited to, the warranty disclaimers and the liability limitations
set forth above, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not
affect the enforceability or validity of any other portion of
these Terms of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect
and be construed as if the invalid or unenforceable portion were
not part of these Terms of Use, and, if possible, the then invalid
or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded and replaced
by a valid, enforceable provision that most clearly matches the
intent of the original provision. Any rights not expressly granted
herein are reserved.
The Terms of Use, and other terms and conditions and similar provisions
that may be applicable to you regarding the Site, including any
questionnaires you complete through the Site (all of which are
hereby incorporated as if set forth fully herein), represent the
entire agreement between us and you with respect to use of and
Content available on or through the Site, and it supersedes all
prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether
electronic, oral, or written between us and you with respect to
the Site.
Centrecourt (and/or its affiliates) may act as an investment adviser,
general partner, managing member or in a similar capacity for
any of entity listed on the Site under a separate agreement or
arrangement and may be separately compensated in such capacity.
XIV.
U.S. PERSON DEFINITION
A “U.S. Person” shall mean:
(a) any natural person who is a citizen, national or resident
of the United States (which includes, for purposes of this section,
the United States of America, its territories and possessions,
any State of the United States and the District of Columbia);
(b) any partnership, corporation or other entity incorporated,
created or organized in or under the laws of the United States,
or which has its principal place of business in the United States;
(c) any estate of which any executor or administrator is a U.S.
Person, or the income of which is subject to United States federal
income taxation without regard to its source;
(d) any trust of which any U.S. Person has authority to control
all substantial decisions which is subject to United States federal
income taxation without regard to the source of its income;
(e) any agency or branch of a foreign entity located in the United
States;
(f) any non-discretionary account or similar account (other than
an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary for the
benefit or account of a U.S. Person;
(g) any discretionary account or similar account (other than an
estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary organized,
incorporated or, if an individual, resident in the United States;
(h) any partnership or corporation if (A) organized or incorporated
under the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction and (B) formed by
a U.S. Person principally for the purpose of investing in securities
not registered under the Securities Act, unless it is organized
or incorporated, and owned, by accredited investors (as defined
in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) who are not natural persons,
estates or trusts; or
(i) any entity organized principally for passive investment, such
as a commodity pool, investment company or other similar entity
(other than a pension plan for the employees, officers or principals
of an entity organized and with its principal place of business
outside the United States):
(A) in which U.S. Persons that are not qualified eligible persons
under CFTC Rule 4.7 hold units of participation representing in
the aggregate 10% or more of the beneficial interest in the entity;
or
(B) which was formed principally for the purpose the facilitating
investment by U.S. Persons in a commodity pool with respect to
which the operator is exempt from certain requirements of Part
4 under the CFTC’s regulations by virtue of its participants
being non-U.S. Persons.
Notwithstanding the above, “U.S. Person” does not
include:
(a) any discretionary account or similar account (other than an
estate or trust) held for the benefit or account of a non-U.S.
Person by a dealer or other professional fiduciary organized,
incorporated, or (if an individual) resident in the United States;
(b) any estate of which any professional fiduciary acting as executor
or administrator is a U.S. Person if (i) an executor or administrator
of the estate who is not a U.S. Person has sole or shared investment
discretion with respect to the assets of the estate and (ii) the
estate is governed by non-U.S. law;
(c) any trust of which any professional fiduciary acting as trustee
is a U.S. Person if a trustee who is not a U.S. Person has sole
or shared investment discretion with respect to the trust assets,
and no beneficiary of the trust (and no settlor if the trust is
revocable) is a U.S. Person;
(d) an employee benefit plan established and administered in accordance
with the law of a country other than the United States and customary
practices and documentation of such country; or
(e) any agency or branch of a U.S. Person located outside the
United States if (i) the agency or branch operates for valid business
reasons as defined by the laws of the U.S. and (ii) the agency
or branch is engaged in the business of insurance or banking and
is subject to substantive insurance or banking regulation, respectively,
in the jurisdiction where located; or
(f) the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Development
Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the African Development Bank,
the United Nations, and their agencies, affiliates and pension
plans, and any other similar international organizations, their
agencies, affiliates and pension plans.