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Important Information
Please read this important information page before proceeding, as it explains certain restrictions imposed by law on the distribution of this information. It is your responsibility to be aware of and to observe all applicable laws and regulations of any relevant jurisdiction.
Wellington Management Europe GmbH ("Wellington Management") is authorised and regulated by Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin), the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority of Germany (Reference number: AG 22750311). Its registered office is at Bockenheimer Landstrasse 43-47, 60325, Frankfurt am Main, Germany and its VAT number is DE 326304943.
The material on this website is provided for your general information only and does not constitute the giving of investment advice, recommendations or an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any investment.
The information displayed on this website does not constitute an offer or solicitation to sell shares in any of the funds referred to on this site, by anyone in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or distribution would be unlawful or in which the person making such offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so or to anyone to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation.
The information provided on this website regarding services offered by Wellington Management is not directed to any United States person or any person in the United States, any state thereof, or any of its territories or possessions.
If you are uncertain about your position under the laws of the country in which the website is being viewed then you should seek clarification by obtaining legal advice from a lawyer or a professional adviser practicing in the country of your residence or in the country in which the website is being viewed before accessing this website.
Risk Factors
You should always bear in mind that:
• the value of investments and any income from them may go down as well as up. You may not get back all of your original investment.
• past performance should not be seen as an indication of future performance.
• you may not get back the amount you have invested
• indications of past performance displayed on this website will not necessarily be repeated in the future.
• rates of exchange may cause the value of underlying investments to go up or down.
• applications to invest in any product referred to on this website must only be made on the basis of the documentation relating to the specific investment.
If you are in any doubt about the information contained on this website please consult your usual professional financial advisor or other professional adviser. Opinions and any other information on this website are provided by Wellington Management for personal use and informational purposes only. No information provided on this website in relation to any product or investment should be construed as advice to you on the suitability or otherwise of that product or investment for you or any other person, such suitability depending on all the circumstances of the person concerned.
Nothing contained on the website constitutes investment, legal, tax or other advice nor is it to be relied on in making an investment or other decision. You should obtain relevant and specific professional advice before making any investment decision. Whilst the information contained on this website has been given in good faith and every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy, Wellington Management accepts no responsibility for loss occasioned as a result of reliance placed on any part or content of this website and makes no warranty as to the accuracy of any such information or content.
This website and its contents are the property of Wellington Management. You may not reproduce, modify or distribute the content of this website without prior consent from Wellington Management.
Your use of this website is governed by these terms and conditions and by progressing beyond the home page you are deemed to accept these terms and conditions.
If you do not accept these terms and conditions, please do not continue to use or access any pages on this website.
Liability: No warranty is given that the contents of this Website are compatible with all computer systems or browsers or that this Website shall be available on an uninterrupted basis.
The internet is not a completely reliable transmission medium and none of the Funds, Wellington Management or any of its affiliates accept any liability for any data transmission errors such as data loss or damage or alteration of any kind or for the security or confidentiality of information transmitted across the internet to or from the Funds, Wellington Management or any of its affiliates. Any such transmission of information is entirely at your own risk and any material downloaded from this Website is downloaded at your own risk.
The information on this Website is provided “as is” and “as available”. To the extent permitted by law, no guarantee or representation, express or implied, is made as to the accuracy, validity, timeliness, completeness or continued availability of any information made available on the Website. The Funds, Wellington Management, its affiliates and each of their directors, officers, employees and/or agents expressly exclude all conditions, warranties, representations, and other terms which might otherwise be implied by statute, common law or the law of equity to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law or regulation.
In no event will the Funds, Wellington Management, or any of its affiliates be liable to any person for any direct, indirect, special or consequential damages, losses or liabilities arising out of any use of, or inability to use, this Website or the information contained on it including, without limitation, lost profits, business interruption, any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, line or system failure, loss of programs or data on your equipment or otherwise, even if the Funds, Wellington Management or its affiliates is expressly advised of the possibility or likelihood of such damages, losses or liabilities, unless such damages, losses or liabilities are due to the Funds’, Wellington Management’s or its affiliates’ negligence, wilful default, fraud or material breach of the Funds’, Wellington Management’s or its affiliates’ obligations under applicable law or regulation.
This does not affect the liability of the Funds, Wellington Management, or its affiliates for any loss or damage which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
Indemnification: As a condition of your use of the Website, you agree to indemnify and hold the Funds, Wellington Management, and its affiliates, and their respective partners, directors, employees, and agents harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, liability, costs, and expenses (including but not limited to legal fees) arising from your use of the Website or from your violation of these Terms, unless such claims, losses, liability, costs or expenses are due to the Funds’, Wellington Management’s or its affiliates’ negligence, wilful default, fraud or material breach of the Funds’, Wellington Management’s or its affiliates’ obligations under applicable law or regulation.
Intellectual Property: The entire content of this Website is subject to copyright with all rights reserved. All materials on this Website are owned or licensed by the Funds, Wellington Management, its affiliates and/or its third-party providers and are protected by UK and international intellectual property laws. Unless otherwise indicated, all service marks, trademarks, and logos appearing on this Website are the exclusive property of the Wellington Management group. You may not copy, display, distribute, download, license, modify, publish, repost, reproduce, sell, transmit, use to create a derivative work, or otherwise use for public or commercial purposes the content of this Website without the prior written permission of Wellington Management.
Privacy: Please see our privacy notice which is contained on this Website for information about how the Wellington Management group protects your personal data, including personal data collected through this Website.
Cookies: When you use this Website, Wellington Management group may place cookies on your device. For further details about what cookies are and how Wellington Management group uses them please see our Cookies and Tracking Notice.
Your use of this Website: You must not use this Website (or permit or procure others to use it) as follows:
- for any unlawful, improper or illegal purpose or activity;
- to communicate or receive information that is obscene, indecent, pornographic, sadistic, cruel, or racist in content, of a sexually explicit or graphic nature, which promotes or incites discrimination, hatred or racism or which might be legally actionable for any reason;
- in a manner intended to threaten, harass, or intimidate;
- to violate Wellington Management’s or any third party’s copyright, trademark, proprietary or other intellectual property rights;
- to damage Wellington Management’s name or reputation or that of Wellington Management’s affiliated companies or any third parties;
- to impersonate any of Wellington Management’s employees or other person or use a false name while using this Website or implying an association with Wellington Management;
- to penetrate Wellington Management’s security measures or other entities’ systems (“hacking”);
- to transmit unsolicited voluminous emails (for example, spamming) or to intercept, interfere with or redirect email intended for others using this Website;
- to generate excessive amounts of internet traffic, to interfere with Wellington Management’s network or other’s use of this Website or to engage in activities designed to, or having the effect of, degrading or denying service to other users of this Website or others;
- to introduce viruses, worms, harmful code and/or Trojan horses onto the internet or into this Website or any other entity’s systems and it is your responsibility to ensure that whatever you download or select for your use from this Website is free from such items;
- to post or transmit information that is defamatory, fraudulent or deceptive including, but not limited to, scams such as “make-money-fast” schemes or “pyramid/chain” letters; and/or
- to transmit confidential or proprietary information, except solely at your own risk.
Linked Websites: Links to websites operated by third parties are provided for information only and do not constitute any form of advice, endorsement or recommendation of such websites or the material on them. Wellington Management accepts no responsibility for information contained on any other sites which can be accessed by hypertext link from this Website or for these sites not being available at all times. Wellington Management has not reviewed, and will not review or update, such websites or information and any use that you make of such websites and information is at your own risk. Please note that when you click on any external site hypertext link you will leave this Website. You should review the privacy statements of such websites before you provide any personal or confidential information.
Website Security and Restrictions on Use: As a condition to your use of this Website, you agree that you will not, and you will not take any action intended to: (i) access data that is not intended for you; (ii) invade the privacy of, obtain the identity of, or obtain any personal information about any other user of this Website; (iii) probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of this Website or Wellington Management’s network or breach security or authentication measures without proper authorisation; (iv) attempt to interfere with service to any user, host, or network or otherwise attempt to disrupt our business; or (v) send unsolicited mail, including promotions and/or advertising of products and services. Unauthorised use of the Website, including but not limited to unauthorised entry into Wellington Management’s systems or misuse of any information posted to a web site, is strictly prohibited.
Amendment: Wellington Management may delete or make changes to these Terms and to the information contained on this Website at any time. Where such amendments are made, you will be required to accept any such changes in order and prior to continue to use the Website. If you do not accept such revised Terms, you may no longer be able to access this Website.
If any provision of these Terms is found by any court or authority of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or invalid under the laws of any jurisdiction, the legality, validity or enforceability of the remainder of these Terms in that jurisdiction shall not be affected and the legality, validity and enforceability of the whole of these Terms in any other jurisdiction shall not be affected.
Third Parties: The Funds, Wellington Management, and its affiliates shall have the benefit of the rights conferred on them by these Terms but otherwise no person who is not a party to these Terms may enforce its terms under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.
Applicable Law: These Terms and any non-contractual obligations arising from or connected with them shall be governed by, and these Terms shall be construed in accordance with, the laws of England and Wales.
Jurisdiction: You agree that the English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to any legal action or proceedings arising out of or in connection with these Terms (whether arising out of or in connection with contractual or non-contractual obligations) (“Proceedings”) and waive any objection to Proceedings in such courts on the grounds of venue or on the grounds that Proceedings have been brought in an inappropriate forum.. You further agree that this paragraph operates for the benefit of the Funds, or Wellington Management and accordingly the Funds, or Wellington Management shall be entitled to take Proceedings in any other court or courts having jurisdiction.
Your use of this website is governed by these terms and conditions and by progressing beyond the home page you are deemed to accept these terms and conditions.
If you do not accept these terms and conditions, please do not continue to use or access any pages on this website.
