RBO & CO. | Terms of Use

TERMS OF USE

Effective 01/01/17

AGREEMENT TO TERMS OF USE

Please read the following terms and conditions (“Terms of Use”) before using the RBO & Co., LLC (the “Firm”) website (the “Site”). Your access to and use of the Site is subject to these Terms of Use and all applicable laws and regulations. The Terms of Use constitute a legal agreement between you and the Firm. The Site is available only to, and may only be used by, individuals who can form legally binding contracts under applicable law. Without limiting the foregoing, the Site is not available to children (persons under the age of 18). By accessing and using the Site, you accept, without qualification, these Terms of Use. If you do not approve and accept these Terms of Use without qualification, you should exit the Site immediately.

JURISDICTIONAL LIMITATIONS

The Firm is a U.S. federally registered investment adviser. The Firm may only transact business or render personalized investment advice in those states and international jurisdictions where the Firm is registered, has filed notice, status or is otherwise excluded or exempted from notice or registration requirements. The purpose of the Site is for information only. Any communications with prospective clients residing in states or international jurisdictions where the Firm and its investment adviser representatives (if any) are not registered or licensed shall be limited so as to not trigger registration or licensing requirements. Nothing on the Site should be construed as investment advice, which can be provided only in one-on-one communications.

PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE LIMITATION

The Site is for your personal and non-commercial use, and the Firm grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable and limited personal license to access and use the Site, conditioned on your continued compliance with these Terms of Use. You may not modify, copy (except as set forth below), distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, products or services obtained from the Site. You may not link other websites to the Site without the prior written permission of the Firm. You may print one hardcopy of the information and download one temporary copy of the information into one single computer’s memory solely for your own personal, non-commercial use and not for distribution, provided that all relevant copyright, trademark and other proprietary notices are kept intact.

You may not use the Site to advertise or perform any commercial solicitation. You may not use any robot, spider, scraper or other automated means to access the Site for any purpose without the Firm’s prior written permission. You may not take any action that imposes, or that we in our sole discretion believe may impose, an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure, interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site or any activities conducted on the Site, or bypass any measures we use to prevent or restrict access to the Site. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

NO SECURITIES OFFERING OR INVESTMENT ADVICE

The information on the Site is intended to enable investors to understand the nature of the Firm’s financial advisory services. It is not intended as and does not constitute investment advice or legal or tax advice or an offer to sell any securities to any person or a solicitation of any person of any offer to purchase any securities. The information in the Site should not be construed as any endorsement, recommendation or sponsorship of any company or security, including companies and securities mentioned on the Site, such as those shown from the Firm’s Form 13F filings. There are inherent risks in relying on, using or retrieving any information found on the Site, and we urge you to make sure you understand these risks before relying on, using or retrieving any information on the Site. You should evaluate the information made available through the Site, and you should seek the advice of professionals, as appropriate, to evaluate any opinion, advice, product, service or other information. You agree that the Firm is not liable for any action you take or decision you make in reliance on any information on the Site.

The Firm’s services are designed to integrate with the services provided by our clients’ other financial, legal and tax advisers, not to replace their services. We advise our clients from time to time on non-investment related matters, but clients must rely on their other professional advisers for final approval and/or implementation of non-investment matters.

You acknowledge that any requests for information are unsolicited and any information provided on the Site neither constitutes nor shall be construed as investment advice to you by the Firm, and does not constitute the formation of an investment advisory relationship or any other client relationship. The Firm does not guarantee the suitability or potential value of any particular investment or information source. The Firm and its principals and employees may invest in or otherwise hold interests in companies and securities that are discussed on the Site.

TRUTHFUL INFORMATION

As a condition to your use of the Site, you represent and warrant to, and agree with the Firm that, all of the information that you provide is truthful, accurate and complete.

DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

THE INFORMATION AND SERVICES DESCRIBED ON THIS WEBSITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. DUE TO VARIOUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THE INHERENT POSSIBILITY OF HUMAN AND MECHANICAL ERROR, THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS AND CORRECT SEQUENCING OF SUCH INFORMATION AND SERVICES AND THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THEIR USE ARE NOT GUARANTEED BY THE FIRM OR ANY PERSONS CREATING OR TRANSMITTING SUCH INFORMATION AND SERVICES.

THE FIRM AND ITS SUPPLIERS MAY IMPROVE OR CHANGE THE CONTENT AND OPERATION OF THE SITE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE. THE SITE MAY BE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE FROM TIME TO TIME DUE TO REQUIRED MAINTENANCE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERRUPTIONS OR OTHER REASONS.

THE FIRM AND ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES DESCRIBED ON THIS WEBSITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. ALL SUCH INFORMATION, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE FIRM AND ITS SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND AVAILABILITY. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM (INCLUDING ANY INFECTION BY VIRUSES), LOSS OF DATA OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE OR LOSS THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR USING THE SITE OR ACCESSING OR DOWNLOADING ANY CONTENT FROM THE SITE. THE FIRM AND ITS SUPPLIERS SHALL NOT IN ANY EVENT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT ARISE OUT OF OR ARE IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED TO THE USE OF OR ACCESS TO THIS WEBSITE OR WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEBSITE, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OBTAINED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF THE FIRM OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OFFERED AT THE SITE OR WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USE OF AND ACCESS TO THIS WEBSITE.

OWNERSHIP OF CONTENT

The Site and all of its content, including but not limited to all text, graphics, charts, audio, logos, images, data compilations, icons, code and software (“Content”), are the property of the Firm and are protected by U.S. and international copyright laws, with all rights reserved unless otherwise noted. All trademarks, service marks, trade names and other product and service names and logos displayed on the Site, including all registered and unregistered trademarks and service marks of the Firm, are proprietary to the Firm. If the Site includes any trademarks, service marks, trade names or logos of any third parties, such items are the proprietary marks and names of their respective owners, and are protected by applicable trademark and intellectual property laws. Your use of any Content, whether owned by the Firm or any third party, without the Firm’s express written permission, is strictly prohibited except as otherwise expressly permitted in these Terms of Use. Without limiting the foregoing, you may not use any of the Firm’s copyrighted material or trademarks for any purpose, including, but not limited to, use as metatags, links or otherwise on any website, without the Firm’s prior written permission.

PRIVACY

If the Firm collects any information from users of the Site, the collection and use of such information is governed by the Firm’s Website Privacy Policy, which you should read before providing any information to the Firm.

NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE

As a condition to your use of the Site, you represent and warrant to, and agree with, the Firm that you will not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use.

REFERENCES TO PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER COMPANIES

References to any publication or any other company in the Site are for reference and informational purposes only and are not intended to suggest that any of such companies endorses, recommends or approves of the services, analysis or recommendations of the Firm or that the Firm endorses, recommends or approves the services or products of any of such companies. News stories reflect only the author’s opinion and not necessarily that of the Firm.

LINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

The Site may contain hyperlinks to websites operated by parties other than the Firm, which the Firm may not have screened or reviewed, and which may contain inaccurate, inappropriate or offensive material, products or services. The Firm does not control such websites and assumes no responsibility or liability with regard to the accuracy, reliability, legality or decency of such third-party websites, content, products or services. Such hyperlinks are provided for your convenience only. The Firm’s inclusion of hyperlinks to such websites does not imply any endorsement of the material on such websites or any association with their operators.

MODIFICATION AND MONITORING OF WEBSITE

The Firm may, at its discretion, change, modify, add or remove portions of these Terms of Use at any time without notice to you. These Terms of Use may only be modified in writing and may not be modified orally. We suggest that you check these Terms of Use periodically for changes. These Terms of Use can be accessed from the link at the bottom of each page of the Site. If you use the Site after we post changes to these Terms of Use, you thereby accept the changed Terms of Use. If the modified Terms of Use are not acceptable to you, your only recourse is to cease using the Site. Notwithstanding the preceding sentences of this paragraph, no revisions to these Terms of Use will apply to any dispute between you and the Firm that arose prior to the date of such revision. The Firm expressly reserves the right to monitor any and all use of the Site.

TERMINATION AND CANCELLATION

The Firm reserves the right to modify or terminate the Site and to terminate your access to the Site, without notice at any time and for any reason.

INDEMNITY

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless, at your own expense, the Firm, its parents, subsidiaries and affiliates, and their officers, partners, managers, members, employees, agents, distributors and licensees, from and against any judgments, losses, deficiencies, damages, liabilities, costs, claims, demands, suits, and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred in, arising out of or in any way related to your breach of these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy, your use of the Site or any product or service related thereto, or any of your other acts or omissions.

JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES AND APPLICABLE LAW

Unless otherwise specified, the Firm controls and operates the Site from its offices within the State of California, United States of America.

The Firm does not claim that materials in the Site are appropriate or available for use in locations other than California. If you choose to access the Site from other locations, you do so on your own initiative, and you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws.

Software from the Site is further subject to United States export controls. Software from the Site may not be downloaded or otherwise exported or re-exported outside the United States. By downloading or using such software, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any country or territory outside of the United States.

These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its choice of law provisions. You hereby consent to the exclusive and personal jurisdiction and venue of courts in Napa County, California, which shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any and all disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use, the use of the Site or any product or service related thereto. Use of the Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these terms and conditions, including without limitation this paragraph.

GENERAL

You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment or agency relationship exists between you and the Firm as a result of these Terms of Use or use of the Site.

The Firm’s performance of these Terms of Use is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in these Terms of Use is in derogation of the Firm’s right to comply with law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the Site or information provided to or gathered by the Firm with respect to such use.

If any part of these Terms of Use is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision shall be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of these Terms of Use shall continue in effect.

By reviewing or using the information on the Site after accessing the Site, you represent and warrant that (a) you have the authority to enter into these Terms of Use and create a binding contractual obligation, (b) you understand and intend these Terms of Use to be the legal equivalent of a signed, written contract equally binding, and (c) you will use the information on the Site in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations in accordance with these Terms of Use, as the same may be amended by the Firm online or otherwise from time to time. A printed version of these Terms of Use and any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based on or relating to these Terms of Use to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.

These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between the user and the Firm with respect to the Site and they supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the user and the Firm with respect to the Site.

You agree to be bound by any agreement or consent you transmit to or through the Site via any media or electronic device, including internet, telephone and wireless devices.