Investopedia ULC Terms of Use
Welcome to this website operated by Investopedia ULC. By visiting and using this
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your continuing to use the website thereafter, you agree to be bound by the new
version of the TOU. If any TOU changes are not acceptable, you must stop your use
of this website. In these TOU, "Investopedia" and "we" refer to Investopedia ULC.,
and "User" or "you" refer to each visitor to this website.
If you subscribe to any services offered through this website, you also will be
subject to additional terms and conditions ("Terms of Service" or "TOS") applicable
to such services, which will be brought to your attention at that time.
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uninterrupted or error free, and Investopedia shall not be liable for any feature
not being accessible or for any unavailability of its website and services. The
website and its features may be expanded, limited or modified at any time by Investopedia
to meet the needs of its Users, or for technical or other reasons, without advance
notice or reason. We may also in our sole discretion, and at any time, discontinue
providing, temporarily or permanently, any or all of the website, without notice.
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Investopedia assumes no responsibility for any failure to access the website or
any services, partially or fully, whether due to the User's system, the Internet
network or any other cause.
Minors
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may only use this site with the active involvement of a parent, guardian or other
supervising adult.
No Individual Investment Advice
This website does not provide individual or customized legal, tax, or investment
services. Since each individual's situation is unique, a qualified professional
should be consulted before making financial decisions.
Message Web Site Content Limitations
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the website content. The information and investment strategies provided at this
site are neither comprehensive nor appropriate for every individual. Some of the
information is relevant only in Canada or the U.S., and may not be relevant to or
compliant with the laws, regulations or other legal requirements of other countries.
It is your responsibility to determine whether, how and to what extent your intended
use of the information and services will be technically and legally possible in
the areas of the world where you intend to use them. You are advised to verify any
information before using it for any personal, financial or business purpose. In
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or its management. The website content and services may be modified at any time
by us, without advance notice or reason, and Investopedia shall have no obligation
to notify you of any corrections or changes to any website content.
License to Use Content
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and print portions of this website content solely for your own personal non-commercial
use, provided that the content is not modified and all proprietary notices are kept
intact. You may not reproduce, publish, translate, merge, sell, rent, distribute
the content, or create a derivative work of the content on any other website or
as part of any educational, training or reference materials. You may not frame or
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Content and Investopedia shall not be liable for any damage or loss caused by Users?
reliance on or other use of Third Party Content.
Materials Posted by Users
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by Investopedia on its website, and accessed by Users, for the purposes and on the
terms in these TOU, (b) agreeing to indemnify and hold harmless Investopedia and
its Users from any claim or demand made by any third party due to or arising out
of your materials, and (c) representing that you own or otherwise have the right
to post the materials, that the materials are accurate, that use of the materials
on the Investopedia website does not violate any laws, and that the materials will
not cause injury to any person. Investopedia shall have the right to use your name
in connection with your posted materials.
Viruses
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website will be free of infection or viruses or other code that may have contaminating
or destructive properties. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures
and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for integrity, security
and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to the
site for the reconstruction of any lost data.
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claims or representations made by advertisers and sponsors. Investopedia does not
review, endorse or recommend the products or services of any company mentioned on
our site. We will not be liable in any way for damages of any kind resulting out
of the misuse of any personal information or data submitted by you to an advertiser
or sponsor.
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distribution which differ from these TOU.
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Protected Areas for any User. Investopedia takes reasonable measures to ensure the
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must notify us if they believe that the security of their password or account has
been breached or subject to unauthorized use. Investopedia will not be liable for
any loss or liability incurred as a result of an unauthorized person using a User's
password.
Prohibited Conduct
The following activities are strictly prohibited:
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• Personal attacks on or abuse of any members, moderators, or administrators of
a forum
• Postings for any unlawful or fraudulent purpose (including links)
• Posting of personal information (for yourself or anyone else)
• Phishing
• Posting materials containing viruses or other malicious or destructive code
• Posting of offensive content including profanity, obscenity, racist or pornographic
material
• Posting of any materials that are defamatory or infringe any person's rights
Privacy
This website may collect personal information from some Users. Because Investopedia
respects the privacy of its Users and their personal information, it has established
the Investopedia
Privacy Policy to protect your personal
information.
Communications
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you by email will satisfy all legal requirements that they be in writing and delivered
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any objectionable material, to comply with legal process or to protect the rights
or property of Investopedia, its customers, suppliers and Users.
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time without advance notice.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
INVESTOPEDIA DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND,
WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT,
WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE AND ITS SERVICES, OR THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS,
TIMELINESS OR CURRENTNESS OF ITS CONTENT, IN ANY WAY AND FOR ANY PURPOSE.
EXCLUSION OF CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
IN NO EVENT WILL INVESTOPEDIA BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY
TO USE THIS WEBSITE OR ANY OF ITS SERVICES OR CONTENT, OR LOSS OF DATA, EVEN IF
INVESTOPEDIA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND WHETHER BASED
ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, PRODUCT LIABILITY, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.
EXCLUSION OF LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMERS
BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES, OR THE EXCLUSION
OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS
INVESTOPEDIA's LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
General
These TOU, and any applicable TOS, constitute the entire agreement between each
User and Investopedia governing the User's access to and use of the website and
its services, and supersede all prior agreements regarding its subject matter. The
TOU shall be governed by the laws of the Province of Alberta, Canada without giving
effect to any principles of conflicts of laws. Each User hereby attorns and agrees
to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Alberta, Canada.
The failure by a User or Investopedia to exercise any right or to enforce any provision
of the TOU shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision
of the TOU is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable,
the court shall give effect to the intentions reflected in the provision to the
degree possible, and the other provisions of the TOU will remain in full force and
effect. It is the express will of Investopedia and each User that the TOU and any
applicable TOS have been prepared in English. C?est la volonté expresse des parties
que la présente convention ainsi que les documents qui s?y rattachent soient rédigés
en anglais.
