TERMS OF USE
 

By using this site, you agree to our terms and conditions, as further described below.  Whether or not you actually read these terms and conditions, your use of the site will be deemed an acceptance of them. We may modify our terms and conditions for use of this site at any time and without notice.

PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU USE THE SITE.  IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU MAY NOT USE THE SITE.  BY USING THE SITE, YOU ARE DEEMED TO HAVE ACCEPTED THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

TO USE THIS SITE, YOU MUST BE A RESIDENT OF OR LOCATED IN A JURISDICTION WHERE THE DISTRIBUTION, PUBLICATION OR PROVISION OF THE INFORMATION AND CONTENT OF THIS SITE MAY BE LAWFULLY PROVIDED OR OFFERED AND YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD.

Privacy Policy
All information we collect or obtain about you is subject to our Privacy Policy.  For more information, please see our full Privacy Policy.


No Offer
Neither the information nor any opinion contained on this site constitutes investment advice, a solicitation or an offer to sell by Värde Partners, Inc. ("Värde") or its affiliates for the purchase or sale of any securities, futures, options or other financial instruments or to provide any investment advice or service.  Värde is not utilizing this site to provide investment or other advice to you or any other party, and no information or material at this site is to be relied upon for the purpose of making or communicating investment or other decisions.  The information provided on this site is not intended for distribution to, or use by, any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which would subject Värde or any affiliate to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country.

In jurisdictions where Värde is not registered or licensed to trade in securities, commodities or other financial products, any trade will be made only in accordance with applicable legislation which will vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and may require that the trade be made in accordance with applicable exemptions from registration or licensing requirements.
The information on this site has been compiled from both internal and external sources. Värde uses reasonable efforts to make sure that the information appearing on this site is accurate and up-to-date. However, Värde does not represent or warrant that the information contained herein is accurate or complete.

Nondeposit Investment Products
Limited partnerships and other investment products are available through Värde.  These products are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC") or any other type of deposit insurance; are not deposits or other obligations of, and are not guaranteed by, Värde or its affiliates; and may fluctuate in value and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.

Security
For certain types of communications through this Site, Värde may require the use of encryption technologies provided for your protection and/or require you to use user identification information ("User IDs") and passwords. You are responsible to protect your User ID and password from disclosure to third parties and you are not permitted to avoid the use of required encryption technologies. While Värde may provide those technologies and use other reasonable precautions to protect confidential information and provide suitable security, we do not guarantee or warrant that information transmitted through the Internet is secure, or that such transmissions will be free from delay, interruption, interception or error.

No Warranty; Limitation of Liability
YOU UNDERSTAND AND EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT:

(a) YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.  THE INFORMATION AND CONTENT ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. NEITHER VÄRDE NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES WARRANT THE ACCURACY, ADEQUACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE MATERIALS PROVIDED ON THIS SITE, EITHER EXPRESSLY OR IMPLIEDLY, FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

(b) VÄRDE DOES NOT WARRANT OR REPRESENT THAT (i) THIS SITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THIS SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, OR INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THIS SITE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, OR (v) THE SERVER THAT MAKES THIS SITE AVAILABLE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

(c) ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THIS SITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE INCURRED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.  YOU (AND NOT US OR ANY OF OUR AFFILIATES OR ANY OF OUR OR THEIR RESPECTIVE LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.

(d) NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM VÄRDE OR THROUGH OR FROM THIS SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE.

(e) IN NO EVENT WILL VÄRDE OR ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS SITE, WHETHER DIRECT, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL, FORESEEN OR UNFORESEEN, INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFIT OR OTHER ECONOMIC LOSS, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY KIND EVEN IF VÄRDE OR AN AFFILIATE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGES.

BECAUSE SOME STATES MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH STATES LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THIS SITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THIS SITE AND ITS RELATED WEB SITES.

Proprietary Rights to Content
You acknowledge and agree that this site contains information, data, software, photographs, graphics, text, images, logos, icons, typefaces, audio and video material, and/or other material (collectively "Content") protected by copyrights, trademarks, or other proprietary rights, and that these rights are valid and protected in all forms, media, and technologies existing now or hereinafter developed.  The Content is our property or that of our suppliers or licensors. The compilation (meaning the collection, arrangement, and assembly) of all content on this site is our exclusive property and is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws.  You may not copy, modify, remove, delete, augment, add to, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer, license or sale of, create derivative works from, or in any way exploit any of the Content, in whole or in part, except as specifically permitted herein.  If no specific restrictions are displayed, you may make one copy of select portions of the Content, provided that the copy is made only for your personal, information, and non-commercial use and that you do not alter or modify the Content in any way, and maintain any notices contained in the Content, such as all copyright notices, trademark legends, or other proprietary rights notices.  Except as provided in the preceding sentence or as permitted by the fair use privilege under the U.S. copyright laws, you may not upload, post, reproduce, perform, or distribute in any way any Content without obtaining permission of the owner of the copyright, trademark or other proprietary right.

Trademarks
Värde, our logos and all related marks are service marks or trademarks of Värde Partners, Inc.  They may not be used or displayed without our prior written consent.  All other trademarks, product names and company names and logos appearing on this site are the property of their respective owners, and may be used only with the permission of the particular owner. 

Use of Links
You use any third-party links contained on this site at your own risk. The content to which you link has not been developed, checked for accuracy or otherwise reviewed by Värde.  Värde makes no guarantees or representations as to, and shall have no liability for, any third-party site, including without limitation, the accuracy, subject matter, quality or timeliness of any electronic content.  You hereby waive any claim you might have against us with respect to such other sites.

Waiver of Jury Trial
THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold us, and our subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders or other partners, and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorney's fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of Content you submit, post to or transmit through this site, your use of this site, your connection to this site, your violation of the terms of service, or your violation of any rights of another.

Applicable Law
These terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to any principles of conflicts of law.  You agree that any action at law or in equity that arises out of or relates to these terms will be filed only in the state or federal courts located in New York, and you hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action.

Termination
We may terminate your access, or suspend any user's access to all or part of this site, without notice, for any conduct that we, in our sole discretion, believe is in violation of any applicable law or is harmful to the interests of another user, a third-party provider, a service provider, or us.  This includes without limitation, any deliberate misuse of any element of this site, including, without limitation, hacking, introduction of viruses or similar code, disruption or excessive use or any use in contravention of applicable law, and Värde reserves the right at its sole discretion, to pass information to legal authorities.

Modification of Agreement and Notice
All changes to these terms and conditions of use will be posted on this site.  If you do not agree with the changes, your sole remedy is to discontinue the use of this site.  BY USING THIS SITE AFTER WE POST ANY CHANGES TO THIS  POLICY, YOU THEREBY AGREE TO ACCEPT THOSE CHANGES.

General Information
These Terms and Conditions of Use constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and us, superseding any prior agreements and understandings, and govern your use of the Site.  You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use affiliate services, third-party content or third-party software.  Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms and Conditions of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.  If any provision of the Terms and Conditions of Use is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Terms and Conditions of Use remain in full force and effect.  You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Site or the Terms of Use must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.

The section titles in these terms and conditions for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.

No agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchiser-franchisee relationship is intended or created by these Terms and Conditions of Use.

Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by and for Värde Partners, Inc.

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