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In consideration of vCapFutures (including its affiliated companies, collectively, “vCapFutures,” “we,” “us” or “our”) providing you access to our Internet website (“Site”) and the information, documents, data, features, functionalities and other materials on our Internet website, as well as the ability to conduct transactions through our Site (collectively, and as such may be revised from time to time by us, the “Content”), you (which term, as used herein, includes you personally and the company or other organization on whose behalf we grant you access to the Site) hereby agree to the following terms and conditions (this “Agreement”). This Agreement is in addition to, and does not nullify, any other agreement between you and us governing the conduct of your relationship with us (collectively, “Client Agreement”) or any other applicable terms and conditions found on the Site. You agree to comply with all rules or restrictions that are posted on the Site.
1) NO INVESTMENT ADVICE, OFFER OR SOLICITATION; SUITABILITY AND COMPLIANCE WITH LAW.
You acknowledge that the Site and the information available on the Site is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice or an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security including futures, options, and foreign exchange products or other investment services which may be referred to in the Site. You also acknowledge that not all securities, derivatives or investment strategies are suitable for or are eligible to be offered to all investors. If you have any questions about any security, derivative, investment strategy or investment service, we urge you contact your vCapFutures representative.
Although the Site may include material about hedge funds, alternative investments and other investments generally, as well as research relating to specific securities, derivatives or other investments, such material and reports are not, and should not be construed, an offer or solicitation of any kind whatsoever. We are not providing investment advice through the Site and we do not represent that any hedge funds, alternative investments, other investment or investment strategies are suitable for you. In fact, such hedge funds, alternative investments, other information or investment strategies may not be suitable for you.
You agree to make your own independent evaluation of the investment merits and suitability for you of any such securities, derivatives or other investment or investment strategy.
You agree not to use the Site or its Content as tax, legal or accounting advice.
Transmission or use of the Site or its Content in violation of this Agreement, or any applicable law, rule or regulation (whether of the United States or other countries), or the rights of any third party is prohibited. This includes copyrighted material, material which is defamatory, threatening, obscene, lewd and indecent, material protected by trademark, trade secret, or patent laws, or material that results in an invasion of privacy.
2) NO OBLIGATION TO KEEP INFORMATION CURRENT.
The Content reflects the respective authors' analyses as of the Content’s initial publication date. We are not under any obligation to update such Content to reflect circumstances that may occur after its initial publication date. Due to legal restrictions or other reasons, we may not update any Content to take into account material changes or new information.
3) BLUE SKY AND FOREIGN LAWS.
The Site may include Content regarding investments, some of which may not be qualified for sale in certain states or countries, and therefore, may not be offered to investors in such states or countries. None of the securities/derivatives or other investments referred to in the Site is available to persons resident in any jurisdiction where such availability or distribution would be contrary to local law or regulation.
4) DISCLAIMERS.
Although the substance of, and the information underlying the opinions and recommendations expressed in, the Content has been obtained from sources believed at the time such information is initially published to be reliable, the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of such information, the underlying data or the computations based thereon cannot be guaranteed. We do not review, and assume no responsibility for, the Content received from, or created by, any third parties, including news, research, and other data. We may, to the extent permitted by law, act upon or use the Content, or the research or analysis on which such Content is based, before the Content is made available on the Site. The value and income of any of the investments mentioned in the Site can decrease as well as increase. Past performance should not be taken as an indication of guarantee of future performance.
Alternative investments and hedge funds are complex, often illiquid, investments, typically involve a high degree of risk and are intended for sale only to sophisticated investors who are capable of understanding and assuming the risks involved.
Neither this Site nor its Content has been approved by any governmental agency or instrumentality or self-regulatory organization.
5) USER CODES.
In connection with your use of or access to the Site, from time to time, we may provide you with user names, passwords and/or other unique identifiers (“User Codes”).
The User Codes are for your personal use only. You are responsible for the security and confidentiality of your User Codes, and agree not to disclose them to any third party, including any other employee in your organization (if applicable). You agree to notify us immediately in the event of loss, theft or disclosure of any or all of your User Codes, or if you believe the confidentiality or security of any or all of your User Codes has been compromised in any way, or in the event of your learning about a possible or actual unauthorized access to and/or use of the Site. We reserve the right to revoke or modify your User Codes at any time without prior notice.
6) CONSENT TO RECORDING/MONITORING.
You consent to our recording, retention and use of all information and data that you input or otherwise communicate during your access to and/or use of the Site or through any e-mail to or from us and any other electronic communication means and the transmittal of the same to our affiliates, subsidiaries, branches and third parties for execution, processing, database maintenance, record keeping or any other use in accordance with customary practices, policies and procedures applicable in the United States and, of course, our privacy policies. In addition, we may disclose such information to the extent that we determine in good faith to be required by any applicable laws, rules or regulations or order or in enforcement of our rights or the defense of claims. We expressly reserve the right to monitor any and all use of the Site.
7) ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS.
We may, in our sole discretion, seek your consent to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and certain other agreements on the Site by means of an electronic signature by requesting you to affirmatively “click” on boxes containing the words “I Accept,” “I Agree” or other similar phrases (collectively, “Acceptance Terms”). If you “click” on the Acceptance Terms, your “click” will be deemed a legally binding electronic signature. You acknowledge and agree that you will carefully review any document or web page before making such an electronic signature.
8) USE OF E-MAIL/AND OTHER ELECTRONIC MESSAGES.
You acknowledge that we strongly recommend against any use of any form of electronic mail, electronic chat or instant messenger communication, whether transmitted through the Internet, a proprietary network, a computer, a pager or another wireless device or otherwise (but not including voice communication) (collectively, “Electronic Messages”) to communicate any time sensitive or confidential information. Electronic Messages are not secure and may not be confidential. Even though one of our representatives may have communicated with you through Electronic Messages recently, such representative may not timely see any message sent through Electronic Messages. If you choose to use Electronic Messages for sending time sensitive or confidential communications, you agree that vCapFutures is responsible for honoring (or responding to, as the case may be) such time sensitive or confidential communications only if, as and when we have confirmed its receipt and processing of the same.
9) PROPERTY RIGHTS IN INFORMATION AND SITE.
We are providing the Site and its Content only for your personal, non-commercial use and display. You may download the Site’s Content to your computer and print out a hard copy for your personal reference, but you will not remove any copyright or other notices contained therein. We expressly prohibit the use of devices (including software) designed to provide repeated automated access to the Site and its Content for a commercial purpose. We reserve the right to take all measures necessary to prevent such access, including denial or termination of service.
The Site and its Content are our property and are protected by applicable copyright, patent, trademark or other intellectual property law. Except as expressly authorized herein, you may not reproduce, transmit, sell, display, distribute, publish, broadcast, circulate, modify, disseminate, or commercially exploit the Site or such Content provided in any manner (including electronic, print or other media now known or hereafter developed) without our written consent. You also agree not to use the Site or its Content for any unlawful purposes, and you will comply with any request from us to protect our respective rights in the Site and its Content.
10) HYPERLINKS.
In the event you use the Site or the links included on the Site to gain access to a World Wide Website or an Internet location or a source of information of any company, organization or person other than vCapFutures, or to any other Internet location, you acknowledge that such other sites or locations are not under our control and agree that we will not be responsible for any information or other links found at any such World Wide Website or Internet location or source of information, or for your use of such information. We provide such links only as a convenience to you, and have not tested any software or verified any information found at such sites. The fact that we have provided a link to another site does not signify our endorsement of the site or its contents. There are inherent risks in the use of any software or information found on the Internet, and you acknowledge that you understand these risks before making any access to and/or use of the Site.
11) DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
THE SITE, ITS RELATED FUNCTIONALITIES AND CONTENT OFFERED TO YOU THROUGH VCAPFUTURES LLC OR A THIRD PARTY WEBSITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN “AS IS,” “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. VCAPFUTURES AND OUR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTROL PERSONS, VENDORS, LICENSORS AND AGENTS, AS WELL AS ANY THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS, DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF QUALITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, TIMELINESS.
AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE SITE, VCAPFUTURES AND OUR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTROL PERSONS, VENDORS, LICENSORS AND AGENTS, AS WELL AS ANY THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE OPERATION OF THE SITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) ACCESS TO THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT YOU MAY OBTAIN FROM THE USE OF THE SITE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, OR (iv) DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. YOU (AND NOT VCAPFUTURES) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION THAT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE AS A RESULT OF ANY VIRUSES, ERRORS OR OTHER PROBLEMS YOU MAY HAVE AS A RESULT OF VISITING THE SITE.
TO THE EXTENT THAT THE LAW DOES NOT PERMIT THE DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES, ALL CONTENT ACCESSIBLE ON THE SITE, OR ANY OTHER LOCATION TO WHICH WE LINK, AND ALL OPERATIONS ON THE SITE ARE WARRANTED ONLY TO THE MINIMUM AMOUNT LEGALLY REQUIRED.
IN USING THE SITE, YOU SPECIFICALLY AGREE THAT YOU WILL NOT HOLD VCAPFUTURES OR OUR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTROL PERSONS, VENDORS, LICENSORS AND AGENTS, AS WELL AS ANY THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY PARTY FOR ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY OR LOSS, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE OR ITS CONTENT (OR ANY OTHER LINKED SITE OR LOCATION), WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE SITE (OR ANY OTHER LINKED SITE OR LOCATION). VCAPFUTURES AND OUR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTROL PERSONS, VENDORS, LICENSORS AND AGENTS, AS WELL AS ANY THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE EVEN IF ADVISED ON THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SUCH DAMAGES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DEFECT, FAILURE O F PERFORMANCE, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, LINE FAILURE, COMPUTER VIRUS OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENT.
12) YOUR REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
You hereby represent and warrant that:
You are of the age of majority. Unless you advise us to the contrary, in writing, and provide us with a letter of approval from your employer, where required, you are not an employee of any U.S. securities/derivatives exchange, or of any corporation of which any exchange owns a majority of the capital stock, or of a member of any exchange, or of a member firm or member corporation registered on any exchange, or of any corporation, firm or individual engaged in the business of dealing, either as a broker or as a principal, in securities/derivatives, futures, currencies, bills of exchange, acceptances or other forms of commercial paper.
You have all consents, rights, authority, and have taken all actions necessary, to execute this Agreement, access and use the Site and enter into any transactions communicated or entered into through the Site. Furthermore, each individual executing this Agreement represents and warrants that he or she is duly authorized by all necessary action to execute this Agreement on behalf of him or herself and his or her principals. You are the person to whom the User Codes used to access the Site were issued and the information you provided to us in connection with the issuance of your User Codes was and is accurate and complete. You will not reverse engineer or reverse compile any of our technology, including any Java applets associated with the Site.
13) INDEMNIFICATION.
You hereby indemnify and hold harmless vCapFutures LLC and our directors, officers, employees, control persons, vendors, licensors and agents, from and against any and all claims, actions, proceedings, obligations, penalties, losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal and other professional fees and costs) directly or indirectly arising out of or related to (i) your breach of any agreements, representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, (ii) your access to and/or use of the Site and/or its Content, (iii) your access to and/or use of the Site and/or its Content in violation of any of our rights or the rights of any third party, including copyright, patent, trade secret, trademark, or other intellectual property rights and publicity and privacy rights, (iv) your access to and/or use of the Site and/or its Content in violation of any applicable law, rule or regulation, or (v) your failure to maintain the security and confidentiality of your User Codes in accor dance with this Agreement.
14) LOCATION; GOVERNING LAW.
The Site is published in the United States. You agree that any access to or use of the Site or its Content will be under and subject to applicable Texas and United States Federal law, rules and regulations, to the same extent as if you were to physically come to our offices in Austin and, without assistance or solicitation, copy material contained in our library. This Agreement and all the terms herein will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law. If for any reason the arbitration provisions described below do not apply or are waived, then any such controversy will be submitted exclusively to Federal or state courts in the State of Texas. You consent to personal jurisdiction in any applicable court for purposes of any such litigation. Any right to trial by jury with respect to any claim or action is hereby waived by all parties to this Agreement.
15) MODIFICATION/TERMINATION.
We may, at any time and for any reason, with or without prior notice to you (a) modify or discontinue, in whole or in part, any portion of the Site and/or your access to the Site, (b) modify this Agreement at any time upon written notice or posting to the Site and, (c) change the terms and conditions of your use of the Site’s securities/derivatives trading capabilities. Your access to and use of the Site is subject to compliance with all terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and your Client Agreement. This Agreement (as may be revised from time to time as described herein), however, is irrevocable and will survive the termination of your Client Agreement, your access to, and use of, the Site, and your account with us. You agree that if you use the Site and/or its Contents after such notification of changes in the Agreement, you will be bound by all such changes.
16) FORCE MAJEURE.
vCapFutures LLC and our directors, officers, employees, control persons, vendors, licensors and agents are not liable for losses caused directly or indirectly by any of our non-performance as a result of events beyond our control including natural disasters, acts of God, war, terrorism actions or decrees of governmental bodies, exchange or market rulings, failure of communication lines or utility systems, equipment and systems failures, unauthorized access, and theft (each, a “Force Majeure Event”). All of our obligations with respect to the effected elements under this Agreement will be suspended for the duration of such Force Majeure Event.
17) MISCELLANEOUS.
This Agreement represents the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding between you and vCapFutures LLC regarding your rights to access the Site and to use its Content, and supersedes all agreements which you may sign with us, and all representations (whether written or oral), regarding such subject matter.
vCapFutures LLC is a registered Introducing Broker and Commodity Trading Advisor. To the extent that the information on the Site may be accessed in the United States, it is directed only to persons whose ordinary business activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing or disposing of investments (as principals or agents) for the purposes of their businesses. Except as herein provided, no waiver, modification or amendment of any provision of this Agreement will be effective against us unless the same is in writing and signed by one of our executive officers. Should any term or provision of this Agreement be deemed or held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms and provisions will continue in full force and effect. Our failure to insist at any time upon strict compliance with any term of this Agreement, or any delay or failure on our part to exercise any power or right given to us in this Agreement, or a continued course of such conduct on our part will at no time operate as a waiver of such power or right, nor will any single or partial exercise preclude any other future exercise. All rights and remedies given to us in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights or remedies which we otherwise have at law or equity. This Agreement will be binding upon you and your executors, heirs, successors and assigns. Any and all headings in the text of this Agreement are solely for convenience or reference and do not constitute a part of this Agreement, nor do they affect the meaning, construction or effect of this Agreement. The terms “including” and “includes” as used in this Agreement are intended to identify some, but not all, examples relevant to the subject matter and, therefore, should be read as “including, but not limited to” or “includes, but not limited to.” Neither you nor vCapFutures LLC may assign or delegate its rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party. We may, however, assign this Agreement, or an y rights or obligations hereunder, to an affiliate, subsidiary or any entity owned or controlled by us, or pursuant to a merger, consolidation, change of control or corporate reorganization.
17) ARBITRATION.
YOU AGREE THAT ALL CLAIMS OR CONTROVERSIES, WHETHER SUCH CLAIMS OR CONTROVERSIES AROSE PRIOR, ON OR SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE HEREOF, BETWEEN YOU AND US AND/OR ANY OF OUR PRESENT OR FORMER OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, OR EMPLOYEES CONCERNING OR ARISING FROM (i) THE SITE, ITS RELATED CONTENT, OR (ii) THE CONSTRUCTION, PERFORMANCE OR BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DETERMINED BY ARBITRATION BEFORE, AND ONLY BEFORE, ANY SELF-REGULATORY ORGANIZATION OR EXCHANGE OF WHICH VCAPFUTURES LLC IS REGISTERED WITH. YOU MAY ELECT WHICH OF THESE ARBITRATION FORUMS SHALL HEAR THE MATTER BY SENDING A REGISTERED LETTER OR TELEGRAM ADDRESSED TO VCAPFUTURES LLC AT 815-A BRAZOS STREET #265, AUSTIN, TX, 78701 ATTN: COMPLIANCE. IF YOU FAIL TO MAKE SUCH ELECTION BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF FIVE (5) DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF A WRITTEN REQUEST FROM US TO MAKE SUCH ELECTIONS, WE SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE THE FORUM.
ARBITRATION IS FINAL AND BINDING ON THE PARTIES AND JUDGMENT UPON THE ARBITRATION AWARD MAY BE ENTERED IN ANY COURT, STATE, FEDERAL OR FOREIGN, HAVING JURISDICTION. THE PARTIES ARE WAIVING THEIR RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES IN COURT, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL. THE PRE-ARBITRATION DISCOVERY IS GENERALLY MORE LIMITED THAN AND DIFFERENT FROM COURT PROCEEDINGS. THE ARBITRATOR'S AWARD IS NOT REQUIRED TO INCLUDE FACTUAL FINDINGS OR LEGAL REASONING, AND ANY PARTY'S RIGHT TO APPEAL OR TO SEEK MODIFICATION OF RULINGS BY THE ARBITRATORS IS STRICTLY LIMITED. THE PANEL OF ARBITRATORS WILL TYPICALLY INCLUDE A MINORITY OF ARBITRATORS WHO WERE OR ARE AFFILIATED WITH THE SECURITIES/DERIVATIVES INDUSTRY. NO PERSON SHALL BRING A PUTATIVE OR CERTIFIED CLASS ACTION TO ARBITRATION, NOR SEEK TO ENFORCE ANY PRE-DISPUTE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AGAINST ANY PERSON WHO HAS INITIATED IN COURT A PUTATIVE CLASS ACTION; OR WHO IS A MEMBER OF A PUTATIVE CLASS WHO HAS NOT OPTED OUT OF THE CLASS WITH RESPECT OT ANY CLAIMS ENCOMPASSED BY THE PUTATIVE CLASS ACTION UNTIL: (i) THE CLASS CERTIFICATION IS DENIED; (ii) THE CLASS IS DECERTIFIED: OR (iii) THE CLIENT IS EXCLUDED FROM THE CLASS BY THE COURT. SUCH FORBEARANCE TO ENFORCE AN AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT EXCEPT TO THE EXTEND STATED HEREIN.
By electronically indicating your agreement to this Agreement or accessing the Site or using any of the Site’s Content after you have had an opportunity to review this Agreement, you acknowledge and agree: (i) that you, as well as your representatives (including your heirs, executors, administrators, assigns and attorneys-in-fact) intend to form a legally binding contract between you (and your representatives) and vCapFutures; (ii) that you have read and agree to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; (iii) that you agree and intend that this Agreement its terms, conditions, rules and procedures governing your investments (as applicable) to be the legal equivalent of signed, written contracts, and equally binding; (iv) that by electronically agreeing to this Agreement, you acknowledge that you have received a copy of this Agreement by your viewing a web page containing a hyperlink to the web page where this Agreement is displayed or otherwise; (v) that in the case of a joint or similar type account, this Agreement constitutes the agreement of, and is binding upon, all parties to the account and that we may act upon the electronic instructions of any holder of a joint account in sending confirmations, notices or other communications to, or otherwise dealing with, any joint account holder; and (vi) that if you are executing this Agreement on behalf of others, you hereby certify that you are an authorized representative, duly authorized by all required corporate action to act on behalf of such others.
THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS A PRE-DISPUTE ARBITRATION CLAUSE IN SECTION 18.