This Access Agreement is between RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, LLC, member NYSE/FINRA/SIPC, (including any affiliates, divisions or units) (collectively, “RBC Wealth Management”) and any guests or clients of RBC Wealth Management (“you” or “your”), and relates to certain information (the “Information”) to which you will have electronic access through the rbcwm-usa.com or any affiliated sites, including rbcbondsearch.com, rbccdsearch.com, rbcannuitysearch.com and rbcwealthmanagementsearch.com (collectively, the “Site”):
Not all of the services and products mentioned in this Site are available in every state. You acknowledge that the information within this Site has been prepared for informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy or sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell, any security or instrument or to participate in any particular investment or trading strategy. If you wish to learn more about information contained on the Site, please contact an RBC Wealth Management Financial Advisor.
A Guest and/or Client will be deemed to accept and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement by using the Site. See section 7 below. RBC Wealth Management shall provide you with electronic access, through your computer or other electronic device (collectively “Computer”), to the Information, including, but not limited to, the provision of Information through the Site by means of an unaffiliated Internet service provider (the “Provider”) and the ability to communicate electronically with RBC Wealth Management (“E-mail”). RBC Wealth Management may cancel or change the Information at any time upon printed or electronic notice. Your continued use of the Information following the posting or other notice of any changes will constitute your acceptance of such changes. You agree not to attempt to connect to the Site, to use the Information or to view any of the Information if you do not agree to the terms of this Agreement.
The Information permits you to communicate electronically by sending an E-mail message to RBC Wealth Management. You agree not to use E-mail for the transmission of orders to purchase or sell a security or to transfer funds, or to transmit any personal credit information (including credit card numbers), to give notice of a change of address or to give RBC Wealth Management any time-sensitive instructions. In addition, if you are an RBC Wealth Management Client, you agree not to use E-mail made available through the Information to give RBC Wealth Management any instruction affecting your account(s) or any linked accounts, including, but not limited to, placing orders to purchase or sell a security or to transfer funds. RBC Wealth Management shall not be liable for any actions taken or any omissions to act as a result of any E-mail message you send to RBC Wealth Management.
A. Any Information provided through the Site is being provided by RBC Wealth Management only for your personal, non-commercial use and display. You may download the Information to the Computer and print out a hard copy for your personal reference, provided that you agree not to remove any copyright or other notices contained therein.
B. The Information is the property of RBC Wealth Management or its licensors and is protected by applicable copyright, patent, trademark or other intellectual property laws. Except as expressly authorized herein, you may not reproduce, transmit, sell, display, distribute, publish, broadcast, circulate, modify, disseminate, or commercially exploit such Information provided in any manner (including electronic, print or other media now known or hereafter developed) without the written consent of RBC Wealth Management. You also agree not to use the Information for any unlawful purpose, and you shall comply with any request of RBC Wealth Management or any of the third party providers to protect their respective rights in the Information.
C. Although the Information may include material about the investment process generally as well as research commentary relating to specific securities, RBC Wealth Management is not providing investment advice through the Site and does not represent that any such securities are suitable for you. In addition, you agree to make your own independent evaluation of the investment merits and suitability for you of any such securities. Such information shall not be deemed to be a solicitation of a transaction by RBC Wealth Management or any third party provider. The Information contained on the Site reflects the authors’ analysis as of the published date. Other authors may have different, and possibly less favorable, analyses. The accuracy, completeness or timeliness of such Information cannot be guaranteed and is subject to change without notice. Reliance upon any Information or statement contained in the Site, or on any links from this Site to any third party site, shall be at your risk. Neither RBC Wealth Management, nor any affiliated entity of RBC Wealth Management, nor any of the respective agents, employees, or information providers shall be liable to you or anyone else for any inaccuracy, error, omission, interruption, timeliness, completeness, deletion, defect, alteration, or use of any content herein, regardless of cause. Further, the price for any security contained in any section of the Site may differ from the price for that security contained on any other section of the Site. Neither RBC Wealth Management nor any third party provider is under an obligation to update the Information to reflect circumstances that may occur after the earlier of the date first appearing on the Site or the date contained on the Information. You also acknowledge that the Information will not be used by you as tax or legal advice.
D. In the event you use the Site, the Information, or the links included on the Site to gain access to a website or an Internet location or source of information of any company, organization or person other than RBC Wealth Management, or to any other Internet location, you acknowledge that such other sites or locations are not under the control of RBC Wealth Management, you agree that RBC Wealth Management shall not be responsible for any information or other links found at any such website or Internet location or sources of information, or for your use of such information, and you agree that RBC Wealth Management does not endorse such links. RBC Wealth Management provides such links only as a convenience to you, and has not tested any software or verified any information found at such sites. The fact that RBC Wealth Management has provided a link to another site does not signify an endorsement of the site or its contents by RBC Wealth Management. 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 use of the Site or the Information.
E. Transmission or use of any material 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, but is not limited to, copyright 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.
F. You understand and acknowledge that RBC Wealth Management may make markets and effect transactions, including, without limitation, long or short transactions or transactions contrary to any recommendations herein, or have positions in the securities mentioned herein (or options with respect thereto) and may also have performed investment banking services for, or solicited investment banking services from, the issuers of such securities. In addition, employees of RBC Wealth Management may have long or short positions and effect transactions for their own accounts in the securities or options of the issuers mentioned herein and may serve as directors of such issuers.
A. THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, SEQUENCE OR TIMELINESS OF THE INFORMATION CANNOT BE GUARANTEED. RBC WEALTH MANAGEMENT AND ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS AND LICENSORS SHALL NOT HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, OR OTHER DAMAGES YOU MAY INCUR FROM ANY RELIANCE BY YOU ON INFORMATION OR FOR THE RELIABILITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, SEQUENCE OR TIMELINESS THEREOF, OR FOR ANY DELAYS OR ERRORS IN THE TRANSMISSION OR DELIVERY OF ANY PART OF THE INFORMATION, OR FOR ANY UNAUTHORIZED USE BY YOU OF E-MAIL.
B. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT ANY QUOTATIONS PROVIDED AS PART OF THE INFORMATION MAY BE DELAYED AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRICES AT WHICH THE QUOTED SECURITIES MAY BE BOUGHT OR SOLD. YOU SHOULD NOT MAKE ANY DECISIONS TO BUY OR SELL SECURITIES BASED ON SUCH QUOTATIONS OR ON ANY OTHER INFORMATION ACCESSED ON OR THROUGH THE SITE. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT RBC WEALTH MANAGEMENT DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO YOU WHETHER BY THE SAME METHODS CURRENTLY USED OR OTHERWISE. YOU AGREE NOT TO HOLD RBC WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM A DISCONTINUATION OR MODIFICATION OF ALL OR PART OF THE INFORMATION.
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RBC Wealth Management shall use reasonable precautions to maintain the confidentiality of the information you have provided to RBC Wealth Management and information you have created, input or developed in connection with your use of the Information, but because such information can be accessed through the Internet, you hereby acknowledge and agree that there can be no assurance that the information, and material provided to you through the Information, or any communication through e-mail will remain secure. In addition, RBC Wealth Management may disclose such information to its employees, representatives, officers, agents and affiliates, as well as a government entity or any other third party agent or data or information provider (a) for any purpose related to the conduct of RBC Wealth Management’s business or to the offering, providing, or maintaining of the Information, (b) to comply with applicable rules, orders, subpoenas or other legal process, or in order to give information to any government agent or official requesting such information or (c) for any other legitimate business purpose.
Except for statutes of limitation applicable to claims, this Agreement and all the terms herein shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law. By browsing or accessing this Site, you accept and agree to be bound by the laws of such jurisdiction. In the event that you do not agree to be bound by such laws, you must immediately discontinue your browsing or access to this Site. The statute of limitations applicable to any claim shall be that which would be applied by the courts of the state in which you reside. You agree that any action to enforce this Agreement shall be brought in the federal courts located in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Either you or RBC Wealth Management may terminate this Agreement and your access to the Information at any time with or without notice. RBC Wealth Management may discontinue or change the Information, or its availability to you, at any time. Paragraphs 4, 6 and 11 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
The rescue and/or any commercial redistribution of the Information is not permitted. This Agreement and your rights and obligations hereunder may not be assigned by you without the written permission of RBC Wealth Management and shall inure to the benefit of RBC Wealth Management, its successors and assigns whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise. RBC Wealth Management may assign this Agreement or any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement to a company affiliated with RBC Wealth Management, or to a successor to an assignee of RBC Wealth Management or to any other third party.
A. This Agreement represents the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding between you and RBC Wealth Management, regarding our rights to access and use the Information on the Site, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and representations regarding such subject matter. Except as herein provided, no waiver, modification or amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective against RBC Wealth Management unless the same is in writing and signed by an authorized official of RBC Wealth Management. RBC Wealth Management may modify these terms and conditions at any time upon written notice or by posting the change or amendment electronically to the Site. RBC Wealth Management reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to deny access to any user to this Site, or any portion hereof. You agree that if you use the information after such notification of changes in the Agreement, you will be bound to all such changes. At the time of such modification, you will have the opportunity to reject such modification, which rejection shall constitute a termination of this Agreement and of your rights to access and use the Site and Information. Should any term or provision of this Agreement be deemed or held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms and provisions shall continue in full force and effect.
B. RBC Wealth Management’s failure to insist at any time upon strict compliance with any term of this Agreement, or any delay or failure on the part of RBC Wealth Management to exercise any power or right given to RBC Wealth Management in this Agreement, or a continued course of such conduct on the part of RBC Wealth Management shall at no time operate as a waiver of such power or right, nor shall any single or partial exercise preclude any other future exercise, all rights and remedies given to RBC Wealth Management in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights or remedies which RBC Wealth Management otherwise has at law or equity.
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