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Terms and Conditions

This site and its content are provided to you as a service of Argus, Argus Research Company ("ARC") and Vickers Stock Research Corporation ("Vickers", and, collectively with The Argus Research Group, Inc., ARC, AIC and their affiliates, "Argus-Vickers"). By accessing and using this site, you agree to certain terms and conditions as outlined herein.

ARC provides, through this site, research products, investment information, ratings and earnings estimates related to publicly traded companies within the ARC universe of covered companies. Your use of this information is entirely at your own risk and it is your sole responsibility to evaluate the usefulness of all information.

Vickers provides institutional ownership information and corporate insider trading information. Your use of this information is entirely at your own risk and it is your sole responsibility to evaluate the usefulness of all information.

Access to, and use of, password-protected and secure areas of this site is restricted to authorized users only. You will be responsible for any use of your password and for maintaining the confidentiality of that password.

Timeliness of Content

The information displayed on this site, including, but not limited to, reports and other opinions, is current as of the date appearing on such information and is subject to change without notice. Unless indicated otherwise, ratings are updated periodically to reflect changes in the market or other criteria. Argus-Vickers does not guarantee or warrant the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of any rating or other information on this site.

Copyrights, Trademarks, Intellectual Properties

Argus-Vickers is the owner of this site and is the owner of all intellectual property rights in all materials and/or data used herein. All trade names, trademarks, service marks and other product and service names and logos on this site (collectively, "Marks") are proprietary to their respective owners and are protected by applicable trademark and copyright laws.

You acknowledge and agree that the Marks are famous, well-known and internationally recognized trade names, trademarks and service marks owned by their owners or their licensors as the case may be. You have no rights to such Marks. You recognize the great value of the reputation and goodwill associated with the Marks and agrees that all goodwill associated with the Marks from this site, and any information contained on this site, shall belong exclusively to their owners or their licensors as the case may be. You further acknowledges and agrees that (A) all information on this site is the exclusive property of its owners, not within the public domain and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights and (B) the information on this site is created by its owners or obtained from third parties and that you are not obtaining any ownership rights of any kind to any such information, which rights shall remain at all times with their owners. You will not contest the ownership or validity of any rights of in the Marks or any information on this site. Any unauthorized use of any Mark or any other content is strictly prohibited.

This site is for your personal use only. You may not copy, download, store, modify, adapt, reproduce, further transmit translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, sublicense or assign any aspect of any information accessed via this site by any means, including but not limited to the Internet, Intranet or other type of network. All forms of sub-licensing, reselling republication or other form of distribution, including, but not limited to, any internet posting, electronic mailing, faxing, archiving in a public database or redistributing through any computer network, or in any printed form, to third parties, is strictly prohibited unless previously agreed to by Argus-Vickers in writing.

Governing Law

Your use and access to this site shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York. You hereby agree that any legal action arising out of, or relating, to this site shall be originated in the federal or state courts in the State and County of New York. You hereby consent to such jurisdiction and irrevocably waive any objections thereto, including on the grounds of forum non convenience. This site and its contents are not intended for use or distribution by any person in any jurisdiction where such use or distribution would be contrary to local law, rule or regulation. Regardless of where you access any such information, you agree to comply with all applicable United States laws, rules, and regulations, including, but not limited to, those laws, rules and regulations regarding the export of data. You are also responsible for complying with all other rules, laws and regulations that may be applicable to your use of any Argus-Vickers information.

Liability Restrictions

ALL INFORMATION ON THIS SITE (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED TO ARGUS-VICKERS BY ANY THIRD PARTY) IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TIMLEINESS, SEQUENCE, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CURRENTNESS, MERCHANTABILITY, QUALITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND ERROR-FREE AND UNINTERRUPTED SERVICES AND ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR LIMITED, WITH REPSECT TO THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY YOU FROM ANY INFORMATION ON THIS SITE IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF ANY SUCH INFORMATION.

THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, SEQUENCE OR TIMELINESS OF THE INFORMATION ON THIS SITE CAN NOT BE GUARANTEED. NONE OF ARGUS-VICKERS OR ITS AFFILIATES, SHAREHOLDERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTROL PERSONS, VENDORS, AGENTS AND LICENSORS SHALL HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY LOSS OR DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES THAT YOU MAY INCUR AS A RESULT OF ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN IN RELIANCE BY YOU ON ANY INFORMATION OR SERVICES CONTAINED ON THIS SITE, FOR THE RELIABILITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, SEQUENCE OR TIMELINESS THEREOF, FOR ANY DELAYS OR ERRORS IN THE TRANSMISSION OR DELIVERY OF ANY PART OF THE INFORMATION OR SERVICES CONTAINED On THIS SITE, OR FOR ANY UNAUTHROIZED USE BY YOU OF ANY PART OF THE INFORMATION OR SERVICES CONTAINED ON THIS SITE.

Argus-Vickers does not assume any liability to you based upon the use, or the results of the use, of any Argus-Vickers service or data base, including, without limitation: (a) any financial results based on the use of any Argus-Vickers service, rating or information; (b) any delay, or loss of use of, any such service, rating or information, or any system performance; and (c) any effect on, or damage to, any software and hardware in connection with any use of this site or any service or information contained on this site.

In addition to, and without limiting the foregoing, Argus-Vickers shall not be liable for any harm caused by the transmission, through this site or any service or information contained on this site, of any computer virus or other computer code or programming device that might be used to access, modify, delete, damage, corrupt, deactivate, disable, disrupt or otherwise interfere, in any manner, with the operation of this site, any information or services contained on this site, or any of your software, hardware, data, network or property.

Termination

Argus-Vickers may deny you access to all or part of this site, or any service or information contained on this site, without notice if you engage in any conduct or activity that Argus-Vickers, in its sole discretion, believes violates any term of these Terms and Conditions or any applicable law, rule or regulation.

Miscellaneous

Argus-Vickers' failure to insist upon, or enforce strict performance of, any provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not be construed as a waiver of any such provision or of any right of Argus-Vickers. Neither any course of conduct between parties, nor any industry practice, shall act to modify any provision of these Terms and Conditions.

In the event that any portion of these Terms and Conditions is held to be unenforceable, such portion shall be construed in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations to reflect, as closely as possible, the original intentions of these Terms and Conditions and the remainder of the provisions of these Terms and Conditions shall remain in full force and effect.

We may make changes to this site, any information or services contained on this site, or these Terms and Conditions at any time without any notice. You should periodically visit this page to review current Terms and Conditions to which you are bound.

Not an Offer

This site, and the services, information, materials and data contained on this site, do not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any security, and must not be relied upon in connection with any investment decision.

Indemnification

You hereby indemnify and hold harmless Argus-Vickers and its affiliates, shareholders, directors, officers, employees, control persons, vendors, licensors and agents against any and all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees and costs) arising out of, or related to, your breach of your agreements, representations and warranties contained herein or your use of any services or information: I) in violation of these Terms and Conditions; II) in violation of any rights of Argus-Vickers, including, but not limited to, copyright, patent, trade secret, trademark or other intellectual property rights and publicity and privacy rights; III) in violation of any applicable rule, law or regulation; or IV) your failure to maintain the security of your user codes and passwords. This indemnification shall be binding upon you and your executors, heirs, successors and assigns.