Terms & Conditions
Terms & Conditions
Please read all these provisions (“terms”) carefully before using this Web Site.
Using this Web Site indicates your agreement and acceptance of these terms. If you do not accept these terms, do not use this Web Site or download Materials from this Web Site.
The Web Site and its Use
The Capstone Quantitative Solutions Web Site is owned and provided by Capstone Asset Management Company located in Houston, Texas.
Please feel free to browse the Web Site; however, your access to and use of the Web Site is subject to the following Terms and all applicable laws:
• You shall use the Web Site for lawful purposes only.
• You shall not post or transmit through the Web Site any information or material which violates or infringes, in any way, the rights of others, or which is unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, vulgar, obscene, profane, harassing, or otherwise objectionable.
• Nor shall you post or transmit through the Web Site any information or material which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to liability or otherwise violate any law or administrative ruling or guidelines, is in violation of these Terms, or which, without Capstone's prior written approval, contain advertising or any solicitation with respect to products or services.
Any conduct by you that, in Capstone's opinion, restricts or inhibits any other user from using or enjoying the Web Site will not be permitted.
The Web Site contains information and material, including, but not limited to, text, software, photos, video, graphics and audio, (collectively "Materials") which are derived in whole or in part from information and Materials supplied by Capstone and other sources, and are protected by international copyright, trademark and other laws and the entire content of the Web Site is copyrighted as a collective work under the United States Copyright Laws.
Capstone owns the copyright in the overall selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of such content, and owns the rights in, or license to use, the individual components of such content.
Materials may not be copied, reproduced, republished, modified, uploaded, posted, transmitted or distributed in any way or decompiled, reverse engineered or disassembled, including but not limited to the text, images, audio and/or video, as well as any software (including but not limited to any images or files incorporated in or generated by the software or data accompanying such software), except that financial consultants and their institutional clients may download copies of the Materials for purposes of analysis and consideration of Capstone’s investment services, provided that such downloads and use keep intact all copyright, trademark and other proprietary notices and make no change in or deletion of author attribution and provided that such Materials are not distributed by any means to financial services companies that could be considered Capstone’s competitors.
This limited authorization is not a transfer of title in the Materials and by your use of the Web Site, you acknowledge that you do not acquire any license, ownership or other rights to the Materials.
Modification of the Materials or use of the Materials for any other purpose is a violation of Capstone's or such other sources' copyright, trademark and other proprietary rights and may violate other laws.
The use of any such Materials on any other Web Site or networked computer or environment is prohibited without Capstone's express written consent. If you breach any of these Terms, your authorization to use the Web Site automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any downloaded or printed Materials.
Disclaimer
The Web Site and Materials and related communications are provided “as is” without any representations or warranties, express or implied, of any kind, including, but not limited to, warranties of merchantability, non-infringement, or fitness for particular purpose..
Some jurisdictions do not allow for the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusions of implied warranties may not be applicable under certain circumstances. Under these circumstances, all other exclusions remain in force.
Capstone does not warrant the accuracy, reliability or completeness of any information contained on this Web Site. Nor does it warrant or represent that any information may be suitable for use in any circumstance or application. By using this Web Site you acknowledge that any reliance on any such Materials, advice, statement or information shall be at your sole risk.
Capstone assumes no responsibility and shall not be liable for any damages of any nature caused by the use of this Web Site. This express disclaimer includes damages caused by viruses, worms, trojans or any other computer software or anomaly that may infect, affect, or damage your computer hardware, software, memory or any other property of yours or others, as a result of your access to, use of, or browsing in this Web Site.
Third-Party Web Sites
Capstone may provide as a convenience to you, links to web sites operated by other entities and persons, but makes no representations whatsoever about any other web site which you may access through this one. Any link to a non-Capstone web site does not mean that Capstone endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content, or the use of such web site.
If you use this Web Site, you do so at your own risk. Capstone makes no warranty or representation regarding, and does not sponsor or endorse, any linked web sites or the information or Materials appearing thereon or any of products and services described thereon.
Furthermore, links do not imply that Capstone is affiliated or associated with, or that any linked web site is authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo, or copyright of Capstone.
Third Party Content
Any opinions, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available in the Web Site by any third party are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and not of Capstone.
Limitation of Liability
Your use and browsing of the Web Site is at your risk. If you are dissatisfied with any of the Materials contained in the Web Site, or with any of these Terms, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue accessing and using the Web Site.
Under no circumstances will Capstone or other third parties mentioned at, or involved in creating, producing, or delivering the Web Site be liable for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, special or punitive damages whatsoever (including without limitation, costs and expenses of any type incurred, lost profits, lost data or programs, and business interruption) arising out of your access to, use, inability to use or the results of use of the Web Site any web sites linked to the Web Site, or any Materials contained at any or all such web sites (including but not limited to those caused by or resulting from a failure of performance; error; omission; linking to other web sites; interruption; deletion; defect; delay in operation or transmission; computer virus; communication line failure; or destruction, unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of any computer or system), whether based on warranty, contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or any other legal theory and whether or not Capstone was advised of the possibility of such damages.
Capstone shall have no liability or responsibility for any acts, omissions, or conduct of any user or third party.
Capstone's obligations and responsibilities regarding its products and services are governed solely by Capstone's terms and conditions of sale or license under which such products and services are sold or licensed.
Copies of such terms and conditions are available from the applicable Capstone entity.
Changes
Capstone reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to revise these Terms at any time and correct any errors or omissions in any portion of the Web Site and Materials. Materials may also be changed, modified, added, or removed and updated without notice at any time; however, Capstone is under no obligation to update Materials.
Capstone may also make changes in the products, services, programs, or prices (if any) described in the Web Site at any time without notice. Your continued use of the Web Site after any change Capstone makes to the Web Site will be considered acceptance of those changes.
You should revisit these Terms from time to time to review the then current Terms because they are binding on you.
Linking to Web Site
Anyone linking to Capstone's Web Site must comply with Capstone's guidelines for linking to Capstone's Web Site and all applicable laws.
International Users
The Web Site is administered by Capstone from its offices in the United States. Materials published at the Web Site may refer to products, programs, or services that are not available in your country.
Furthermore, Capstone makes no representation that the Materials at the Web Site are appropriate or available for use at other locations outside of the United States and access to them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited.
You may not use the Web Site or export information and Materials in violation of the export laws of the United States or any other country. If you access the Web Site from a location outside of the United States, you are responsible for compliance with all applicable laws.
Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. If any provision of this Agreement and Terms shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable then that provision shall be severable from these Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between Capstone and you with respect to your use of the Web Site.
