EC Third-Party Data and MAS Third-Party Data Terms of Use
Client agrees and acknowledges that the CUSIP databases licensed by ACA (the “CUSIP Database”) and the information contained therein is and shall remain valuable intellectual property owned by, or licensed to, CGS and the American Bankers Association (“ABA”), and that no proprietary rights are being transferred to Client in such materials or in any of the information contained therein. Any use by Client outside of the clearing and settlement of transactions requires a license from CGS, along with an associated fee based on usage. Client agrees that misappropriation or misuse of such materials will cause serious damage to CGS and ABA, and that in such event money damages may not constitute sufficient compensation to CGS and ABA; consequently, Client agrees that in the event of any misappropriation or misuse, CGS and ABA shall have the right to obtain injunctive relief in addition to any other legal or financial remedies to which CGS and ABA may be entitled.
Client agrees that Client shall not publish or distribute in any medium the CUSIP Database or any information contained therein or summaries or subsets thereof to any person or entity except in connection with the normal clearing and settlement of security transactions. Client further agrees that the use of CUSIP numbers and descriptions is not intended to create or maintain, and does not serve the purpose of the creation or maintenance of, a master file or database of CUSIP descriptions or numbers for itself or any third party recipient of such service and is not intended to create and does not serve in any way as a substitute for the CUSIP MASTER TAPE, PRINT, DB, INTERNET, ELECTRONIC, CD-ROM Services and/or any other future services developed by the CGS.
NEITHER CGS, ABA NOR ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES MAKE ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE ACCURACY, ADEQUACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE CUSIP DATABASE. ALL SUCH MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED TO CLIENT ON AN “AS IS” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES AS TO MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE NOR WITH RESPECT TO THE RESULTS WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF SUCH MATERIALS. NEITHER CGS, ABA NOR THEIR AFFILIATES SHALL HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS NOR SHALL THEY BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, WHETHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE LIABILITY OF CGS, ABA OR ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES PURSUANT TO ANY CAUSE OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE FEE PAID BY CLIENT FOR ACCESS TO SUCH MATERIALS IN THE MONTH IN WHICH SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS ALLEGED TO HAVE ARISEN. FURTHERMORE, CGS AND ABA SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR DELAYS OR FAILURES DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND THEIR CONTROL.
Client agrees that the foregoing terms and conditions shall survive any termination of its right of access to the materials identified above.
IDC Terms of Use
IDC and its third-party suppliers have and will retain all of their respective rights, title, and interest in and to the Third-Party Data, including all intellectual property rights therein. Client may not use the Third-Party Data except to view “items of interest” generated by the System. IDC AND ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS OR ANY OTHER MATTER AND SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY TO CLIENT OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR MALFUNCTIONS IN THE THIRD-PARTY DATA. Client acknowledges that the Third-Party Data is intended for use by institutional investors, registered brokers, professionals and others of similar sophistication and experience. Client accepts responsibility for, and acknowledges it exercises its own independent judgment in, its selection of any of the Third-Party Data, its selection of the use or intended use of such, and any results obtained. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to be a waiver of any rights existing under applicable securities law. Client shall indemnify IDC and its suppliers against and hold IDC harmless from any and all losses, damages, liability, costs, including attorney's fees, resulting directly or indirectly from any claim or demand against IDC or its suppliers by a third party arising out of or related to any Third-Party Data received by Client, or any data, information, service, report, analysis or publication derived therefrom. Neither IDC nor its suppliers shall be liable for any claim or demand against Client by a third party. IDC and its third-party suppliers shall constitute third party beneficiaries hereunder.