Last Updated: March 3, 2012
Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute
Terms of Use Agreement & Legal Notice

Note: Please do not inquire about confidential information such as personal contacts related to sovereign wealth funds and other long-term public investors. The Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute is not a broker, does not arrange investment deals, and does not manage money for clients.

Welcome to this Web site (the “Site”) operated by the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute, Inc (the “SWF Institute”). The following Terms of Use (“Agreement”) applies to your use of the Site. Only authorized subscribers deemed by the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute (the “subscribers”) shall have access to password protected content including pages, graphics and files. By accessing, browsing and/or otherwise using this Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agreed to be bound by this Agreement. If you do not agree to be bound by the provisions of this agreement you should exit the Site immediately. Certain sections of this Site or other websites accessed through it may contain separate conditions of use, which are in addition to this agreement. Users should read those additional conditions of use carefully. In the event of a conflict, those additional conditions of use will govern access to and use of those sections and websites.

1. General Information
The SWF Institute reserves the right to change this Agreement at any time at its sole discretion. The most current version of the Agreement can be accessed from the Site. You should check the Site from time to time to review the then current Agreement because it is binding on you. Your continued use of the Site constitutes your acceptance of any changes to the Agreement.

The Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute Inc. on its own behalf and on behalf of any members, officers, and employees of the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute Inc. of companies from time to time has placed the information available on this Site as a service to its clients and other interested persons for general informational purposes only. This Site is not intended for persons located or resident in jurisdictions which restrict the distribution of information contained on this Site. When accessing this Site, persons are required to inform themselves about and observe any relevant restrictions. SWF Institute reserves the right, in its sole discretion, without any obligation and without notice, to change, improve or correct the information, materials and descriptions on this Site and to suspend and/or deny access to this Site for scheduled or unscheduled maintenance, upgrades, improvements or corrections. Any dated information is published as of its date only, and SWF Institute does not undertake any obligation or responsibility to update or amend any such information. SWF Institute may discontinue or change any product or service described in or offered on this Site, without notice, at any time.

2. Intellectual Property Rights
This Site is protected by copyright, database rights and other intellectual property rights. SWF Institute and, where appropriate, its third party suppliers retain all right, title and interest in and to the Site. Use of the Site does not confer any ownership rights in the Site. Other logos, quotes, media, and images, are owned by their respective owners and must be respected.

3. Subscriber Account & Security
Access to subscriber protected content which includes pages, graphics, and files are for subscribers only. Your subscriber login and password are unique to each subscriber and may not be shared with anyone else. Failure to comply will result in immediate Site access termination.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any password and username you have been provided, and you are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password or account. You agree to immediately notify the SWF Institute of any unauthorized use of your password or username or any other breach of security.

4. Links
This Site may contain links to other third party sites. Except as otherwise indicated SWF Institute does not sponsor, endorse or approve the contents of any such sites and accepts no responsibility for information provided on any such sites by independent providers.

5. Linking to our Site
You may link to our Site, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists.

6. Use of Content
Unless otherwise specified this Site is for personal use only. Permission is given for the downloading and temporary storage of one or more pages of the website for the purpose of viewing on a personal computer or monitor. The reproduction, permanent storage, or retransmission of the contents of this Site is prohibited without the prior written consent of SWF Institute. Please contact SWF Institute for permission to reproduce any content.

7. Privacy
SWF Institute may collect, use and disclose personal data about users of its Site so that it can carry out any obligations owed to users and for other related purposes, including monitoring and analysis of its business, crime prevention, legal and regulatory compliance, the marketing by SWF Institute of other services and transfer of any of SWF Institute’s applicable rights or obligations. SWF Institute will not disclose any personal data it collects about users to third parties except: (i) to the extent that it is required to do so by any applicable law or regulation; (ii) where there is a duty to the public to disclose; (iii) where SWF Institute’s interests require disclosure; or (iv) at a user’s request or with a user’s consent. SWF Institute may disclose personal data about users to those who provide services to SWF Institute or act as SWF Institute’s agents, to any person to whom SWF Institute transfers or proposes to transfer any of its applicable rights or obligations and to licensed credit reference agencies or other organizations that help SWF Institute and others make credit decisions and reduce the incidence of fraud or in the course of carrying out identity, fraud prevention or credit control checks. SWF Institute may also transfer information collected and held about users to any country, including countries outside the European Economic Area which may not have data protection laws, for any of the purposes described in this clause. Users may have a right of access to some or all of the personal data SWF Institute collects and holds about them, or to have inaccurate information corrected, under applicable data protection laws. If a user wishes to exercise such rights he should contact SWF Institute in writing.

8. Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Liability
Whilst SWF Institute endeavors to ensure that the information contained on this Site is current, correct and complete, the Site is provided “as is” and no warranty, express or implied, is given as to its currency, accuracy and completeness or that any returns indicated will be achieved. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY LAW SWF INSTITUTE DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS AS TO MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SWF Institute does not warrant that this Site and any content (including any third party content) will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected or that this Site, the servers from which it is made available or any connected website is free of viruses or other harmful components.

Use of this Site is at user’s own risk and user assumes full responsibility and risk of loss resulting from use of or access to this Site. The SWF Institute and its directors, officers, and agents shall not be liable for loss or damage of any kind whatsoever arising as a result of (i) content on this Site, including third party content; (ii) any errors in or omissions from this Site; (iii) use of or inability to access or use this Site for any reason. To the full extent permitted by applicable law, the SWF Institute and its directors, officers, and agents shall not be liable for any loss of profits or revenue, loss of business or goodwill, loss of or damage to data or indirect or consequential loss arising from use of or access to this Site, even if advised of the possibility of such loss or damage or if such loss or damage was foreseeable. Nothing in this agreement excludes or limits SWF Institute’s liability for fraud or for personal injury or death caused by SWF Institute’s negligence.

9. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the SWF Institute and third parties who contribute to the Site from any loss, damage, or cost (including attorneys’ fees) resulting from your violation of the Agreement.

10. Miscellaneous
You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and the SWF Institute as a result of the Agreement or your access to and use of the Site. A printed version of the Agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to the Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. The failure of the SWF Institute to enforce any provisions of the Agreement or respond to a breach by you or other parties shall not in any way waive its right to enforce subsequently any terms or conditions of the Agreement or to act with respect to similar breaches. Unless otherwise specified herein, the Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and the SWF Institute and governs your use of the Site. If any provision of this Agreement is declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, so that the remainder of that provision and all remaining provisions of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect.