This website is provided as a service, and for informational purposes only, by Quantitative Systematic Strategies(“QSS” or “we”), a registered investment adviser servicing individual and institutional clients. By using this website, you are agreeing to accept and comply with the terms and conditions of use as stated below (the “Terms of Use”), which may be updated by us from time to time without notice to you. You should visit this page periodically to review the then-current Terms of Use. We may, in our sole discretion, terminate your access to the website at any time and without notice, including without limitation due to any violation by you of these Terms Of Use.
General Information
The contents of this website are made available for informational purposes only. This website is not intended to provide any investment, tax, or legal advice. No materials contained in this website constitute a recommendation to engage in securities transaction or pursue a particular strategy or an offer or solicitation to buy or sell any security.
Limited Right of Use/ Ownership of Contents/ Restrictions on Use
The contents of the website are intended for the personal, noncommercial use of its users. All information, data, commentary, logos, and other materials published on the website (the “contents”) are protected by copyright, trademark and/or all other applicable intellectual property laws, and are owned or controlled by us or a party credited as the provider of such contents.
Except as specifically set forth in these Terms Of Use, you may not modify, adapt, translate, exhibit, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale Of, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, display, reverse engineer, decompile or dissemble, or in any way exploit, any of the contents or software forming part of the website in whole or in part.
You may not:
Copy, display, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, or otherwise distribute any pages, text, images, material, or other content of this website without express
written consent.
Copy, modify, or display any of the products’ or QSS’s name, logo, text, or images in any way without express written consent.
Modify or use the pages, text, images, material, or other content of this website for any other purpose.
Doing any Of the foregoing Will be a violation Of copyrights and other proprietary rights.
No Offers or Reliance
The information on this website is provided for informational purposes only. No content or other material on the Site shall be used or considered as an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy the securities or services of QSS or any other issuer. Offers can only be made where lawful under, and in compliance with, applicable
law.
QSS makes no representations that transactions, products or services discussed on the Site are available or appropriate for sale or use in all jurisdictions or by all investors. Those who access the Site do so at their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws or regulations.
QSS is not utilizing the Site to provide investment or other advice, and no information or material at the Site is to be deemed a recommendation to buy or sell any securities or is to be relied upon for the purpose of making or communicating investment or other decisions. In addition, no information, content or other materials contained on the Site should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, accounting, tax or other professional advice or in connection with any offer or sale of securities or provision of investment advice.
- The risk of trading equities is substantial.
- The risk of trading futures is substantial.
- Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Any market analysis, projections, targeted returns, estimates and similar information, including all statements Of opinion and/or belief contained herein, are subject to assumptions and inherent uncertainties. There can be no assurance that targets, projections or estimates of future performance can be realized.
No Warranty; Limitation on Liability
BY USING THE SITE, YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT SUCH USE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SITE AND RELATED SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS”, “AS AVAILABLE” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS” BASIS. NEITHER QSS NOR ANY OF ITS RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS, DESIGNERS, CONTRACTORS, DISTRIBUTORS, MERCHANTS, SPONSORS, LICENSORS OR THE LIKE (COLLECTIVELY, “ASSOCIATES”) WARRANT THAT USE OF THE SITE OR RELATED SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. NEITHER QSS NOR ITS AFFILIATES WARRANT THE ACCURACY, INTEGRITY, COMPLETENESS, AVAILABILITY OR TIMELINESS OF THE CONTENT PROVIDED IN THE SITE OR THE MATERIALS OR SERVICES OFFERED IN THE SITE NOW OR IN THE FUTURE. QSS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THE SITE, INFORMATION ON THE SITE OR THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE SITE OR RELATED SERVICES.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ass BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS, TRADING LOSSES, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, SYSTEMS FAILURE, COMMUNICATIONS LINE FAILURE, INTERNET FAILURE OR DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM USE OR LOSS OF USE OF THE SITE, CONTENT, INCONVENIENCE OR DELAY. THIS IS TRUE EVEN IF QSS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES..
Any content downloaded or otherwise obtained through the Site is done at your own discretion and risk and you are solely responsible for any damage to your computer or other electronic system or loss of data that results from the download of any such content. The foregoing limitation of liability will apply in any action, whether in contract, tort or any other claim, even if an authorized representative of QSS has been advised of or should have knowledge of the possibility of such damages.
Trademarks and Copyrights
QSS owns and operates this website. All trademarks, service marks, trade names, and logos displayed on this website are proprietary to QSS or its affiliates, except as explicitly noted below under Ownership of Other Materials. Nothing contained on the website should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any trademark displayed on this website without the written permission of QSS or such third party that may own the trademarks displayed on this website. Your use of the trademarks displayed on this website, except as provided herein, is strictly prohibited.
Images, screens, information, related software and other proprietary property displayed on this website are either the property of, or used with permission by, QSS. The use of these images, screens, information, related software and other proprietary property by you, or anyone else authorized by you, is prohibited unless specifically permitted herein. Any unauthorized use Of the images may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws Of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes. If you download any information or software from this website, you agree that you will not copy it or remove or obscure any copyright or other notices or legends contained in any such information. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer or sell any information, software, products or services obtained from this website.
Modifications
We reserve the right from time to time to make modifications and changes to the website, including but not limited to discontinuing, temporarily or permanently, any service offered by us or through the website, with or without notice. You agree that we shall not be liable to you or to any other party for any changes and
modifications to the website.
We also reserve the right to modify, add, or remove portions of these terms at any time. We suggest you check periodically for changes. If you use the website after we post changes to the terms, you accept the changes. We reserve the right to monitor use of the website.
Privacy Policy
You acknowledge that you have received notice of QSS’s Privacy Policy. Personal information and data provided by you are subject to our Privacy Policy. This policy, as updated from time to time, may be found here.
Products
The materials available on this website are not an offer or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the products or services, nor shall any of the products or services be offered or sold to any person in a jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, purchase, or sale would be unlawful under the securities law of such jurisdiction.
SEC Materials
Certain information provided on or through this website may have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (such materials being referred to as “SEC Materials”). QSS does not assume any duty of disclosure beyond that which is imposed by law. The SEC Materials should be read in conjunction with an entity’s periodic and other reports filed with the SEC, including the disclosures therein of certain factors which may affect an entity’s future performance. Statements contained in the SEC Materials are intended to be read in conjunction with and in the context of the complete SEC Materials in which they appear, rather than as stand-alone statements.
Certain statements contained on this website may be “forward-looking statements”. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The most significant of such factors include, but are not limited to, the following: the performance of financial markets, the investment performance of sponsored investment products and separately managed accounts, general economic conditions, future acquisitions, competitive conditions, and government regulations, including changes in tax rates. QSS cautions readers to carefully consider such factors. Further, such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made; QSS undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements.
Third Party Websites
This website may provide links to other websites for your convenience in locating related information and services. Unless otherwise indicated, QSS does not maintain these other websites and has no control over the organizations that maintain the websites or the information, products or services that these organizations provide. The content to which you link will not have been developed, checked for accuracy, or otherwise reviewed by QSS. Your linking to any off-site pages or other websites is at your own risk. Although we believe that the information from these organizations is reliable, QSS cannot guarantee its completeness or suitability for any purpose and does not recommend or endorse these organizations or their products or services in any way. QSS 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. QSS makes no representations whatsoever about the opinions of any third party appearing on a linked website, neither regularly monitors nor has control over the contents of such websites, and does not endorse, and disclaims all responsibility for, the content of such statements or websites.
Termination of Use
These Terms and Conditions of Use are effective unless and until terminated by either you or QSS. You may terminate these Terms and Conditions of Use at any time, provided that you discontinue any further use of the Site. We also may terminate these Terms and Conditions of Use, in our sole discretion, at any time and may do so immediately without notice, and accordingly deny you access to the Site.
Indemnification
As a condition of your use of the Site, you agree to indemnify and hold QSS harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, liability, costs and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees), as incurred, arising from your use of the Site or related services or from your violation of these Terms and Conditions of Use.
Representations and Warranties
You represent and warrant that: (i) you have full authority and all rights necessary to enter into and fully perform all of your obligations pursuant to these Terms and Conditions of Use; (ii) you have not and you will not enter into any agreement or perform any act which might contravene the purposes and/or effects of these Terms and Conditions of Use; and (iii) you will not delete any content.
Effect on Other Agreements
Nothing contained in these Terms and Conditions of Use is intended to modify or amend any other written agreement you may have with QSS (including without limitation any customer agreement, participation agreement or account agreement) (“Other Agreements”) if any, that may currently be in effect. In the event of any inconsistency between these Terms and Conditions of Use and any Other Agreements, the Other Agreements will govern. The content within the Site contain supplemental terms and conditions and additional disclosure and disclaimers, which are in addition to these Terms and Conditions of Use. In the event of a conflict, the supplemental terms and conditions and additional disclosures and disclaimers will govern for the relevant content.
Governing Law
Headings used in these Terms and Conditions of Use are for reference purposes only and in no way define or limit the scope of the section. These Terms and Conditions of Use are governed by the laws of the state of New York (except for conflict of law provisions). Any claim related to any dispute arising because of the Site or under these Terms and Conditions of Use will be made before a court of competent jurisdiction located in New York. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions of Use is held to be unenforceable, such provision will be reformed only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable. The failure of QSS to act with respect to a breach of these Terms and Conditions of Use by you or others does not constitute a waiver and will not limit QSS’s rights with respect to such breach or any subsequent breaches.
Arbitration
By using the Site, you agree that QSS, at its sole discretion, may require you to submit any disputes arising from the use of the Site, related services or these Terms and Conditions of Use concerning or, including disputes arising from or concerning their interpretation, violation, nullity, invalidity, non-performance or termination, as well as disputes about filling gaps in this contract or its adaptation to newly arisen circumstances, to final and binding arbitration under the International Rules of
Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association, by one or more arbitrators appointed in accordance with the said rules. Notwithstanding these rules, however, such proceeding shall be governed by the laws of the state as set forth in the previous section.
Quantitative Systematic Strategies INC. is registered as a commodity trading adviser under the CE Act and is a member of the National Futures Association (NFA). The firm is also registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. Such registrations and membership do not imply that the CFTC, NFA, or SEC have recommended QSS, nor do they imply any level of skill or training.