Terms of Service | Absolute Return Trading Systems

LEGAL DISCLAIMER

ARTS Inc. highly recommends that all investors consult a qualified financial adviser prior to adopting any investment strategy, or making any individual investment, to ensure that that strategy or investment suits their unique financial circumstances and long-term personal goals. All data are provided solely for informational purposes and do not constitute specific investment advice. Live trading began in June, 2007 all other results are the result of back-testing.

Past performance is in no way indicative of future performance; all back-tested returns are simulated and should thus be construed as hypothetical. ARTS Inc. and its material, data, and content providers shall not be liable for any and all direct or indirect damages, losses, or claims stemming from the use - or misuse - of this website.

ARTS Inc. is not a registered broker-dealer and does not explicitly or implicitly endorse the services of any individual brokerage company. The content of this website does not constitute an offer, a solicitation to offer, or a recommendation to enter into any financial transaction.

Information provided by Absolute Return Trading System Inc. should in no way be construed as specific investment advice or regarded as endorsing a specific financial product or service. All material is designed for general informational purposes only.

While information provided by ARTS Inc. is obtained from reliable sources, ARTS Inc. does not guarantee the accuracy of specific opinions and analyses.

ARTS Inc. does not guarantee specific levels of performance for any individual investment or group of investments.

You, the investor, are responsible for due diligence and specific investment decisions, and should consult a qualified securities professional prior to making any investment.

ARTS Inc. is not registered as an investment advisor, financial advisor or financial planner. You agree that the use of all information provided is solely at your own risk.

Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. Some results presented on this website are produced using back-testing and should thus be construed as hypothetical. Loss of all or part of your investment is possible. ARTS Inc. makes no representation that any individual account will match back-tested results in terms of performance.

ARTS Inc. reserves the right to refuse any application. You must be 18 years of age or older to become a subscriber. Subscription is conditional on full acceptance of terms, conditions and notices. Ongoing use of ARTS Inc.’s website is conditional on adherence to said terms, conditions and notices.

In no event shall ARTS Inc. be liable for damages, direct or indirect, resulting from the use of the ARTS system or any information contained on the ARTS website. ARTS Inc. shall be indemnified and held harmless from any actions, damages, claims, obligations, proceedings, or liabilities stemming from use of information provided, which includes any and all third-party commentary contained on the ARTS Inc. website.

The liability of ARTS Inc. is limited to member contributions up to the date of claim. ARTS Inc. is in no way liable for the use or unauthorized reproduction, in whole or in part, of any information contained on its website.

TERMS OF USE

By making use of the services provided by Absolute Return Trading Systems (ARTS), Inc., as well as information contained on this website, you are agreeing to be bound by the current terms of use, conditions and disclaimer ("Terms of Use") and all relevant regulations and restrictions in accordance with local laws.

If you cannot agree to these Terms of Use, in whole or in part, you must immediately discontinue use of the ARTS Inc. website.

ARTS Inc. reserves the right to update, revise, supplement, and otherwise modify these Terms of Use and to introduce new or additional rules, policies, terms, or conditions on your use of this website.

ARTS Inc. reserves the right to cancel user subscriptions and block access to the ARTS Inc. website without notice and without refund for violating the Terms of Use.

The ARTS Inc. system and website are for personal and private use and designed to serve serious mid-to-long term investors only. You may copy, download, or print information from this website for personal, noncommercial use if all relevant copyright, trademark and other proprietary notices are retained.

You are forbidden from modifying, distributing, transmitting, displaying, reproducing, publishing, selling or licensing any or all information featured on this website for commercial purposes without express written permission from ARTS Inc.

By agreeing to the Terms of Use, you acknowledge having read and understood the Terms of Use, and agree to follow the ARTS Inc. system for the full subscription term. Failure to do so renders this agreement null and void.

Subscription Terms

You agree to be charged based on the type of subscription selected. Your subscription will be renewed automatically and billed to your credit card at the start of each subscription period until you cancel the service. Cancellation is permissible at any time, but must adhere to the conditions laid out in the Cancellation Policy (see below). Monthly subscription plans are renewed every 30 days; yearly plans are renewed every 365 days.

Where ARTS Inc. products and services are purchased conditional on the payment of subscription fees, you guarantee that all personal information provided is accurate. You assume responsibility for the prompt payment of all fees you incur through ARTS Inc.

Due to the need for regular maintenance and the possibility of unforeseen telecommunications interruptions, the ARTS Inc. website may be unavailable at various times and in various places. While ARTS Inc. makes every reasonable effort to avoid service disruptions of any kind, permanently uninterrupted service cannot be guaranteed.

ARTS Inc. subscriptions are limited to individuals and their households and are non-transferable. The use of account name and password information by unauthorized third parties could result in cancelation of service.

ARTS Inc. does not offer subscription refunds for any reason other than that of the discretion of the ARTS Team.

Cancelation Policy

To cancel, you must do so through the PayPal account with which you joined. Please be advised ARTS cannot and will not cancel a subscription on your behalf. Following notification of cancelation from Paypal, ARTS Inc. will stop all credit card charges, though your subscription will remain active until the end of any period for which you have already paid, unless canceled within the first 30 day trial period, at which time, you will no longer have access to member privileges. It is your responsibility to initiate and complete the cancellation process and inform ARTS Inc. in the event of any difficulty.

The www.absolutereturnsystems.com Web Site (the "Site") is an online information service provided by Absolute Return Trading Systems (ARTS), Inc ("www.absolutereturnsystems.com "), subject to your compliance with the terms and conditions set forth below. PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE. BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SITE. www.absolutereturnsystems.com MAY MODIFY THIS AGREEMENT AT ANY TIME, AND SUCH MODIFICATIONS SHALL BE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON POSTING OF THE MODIFIED AGREEMENT ON THE SITE. YOU AGREE TO REVIEW THE AGREEMENT PERIODICALLY TO BE AWARE OF SUCH MODIFICATIONS AND YOUR CONTINUED ACCESS OR USE OF THE SITE SHALL BE DEEMED YOUR CONCLUSIVE ACCEPTANCE OF THE MODIFIED AGREEMENT.

1. Copyright, Licenses and Idea Submissions.

The entire contents of the Site are protected by international copyright and trademark laws. The owner of the copyrights and trademarks are www.absolutereturnsystems.com, its affiliates or other third party licensors. YOU MAY NOT MODIFY, COPY, REPRODUCE, REPUBLISH, UPLOAD, POST, TRANSMIT, OR DISTRIBUTE, IN ANY MANNER, THE MATERIAL ON THE SITE, INCLUDING TEXT, GRAPHICS, CODE AND/OR SOFTWARE. You may print and download portions of material from the different areas of the Site solely for your own non-commercial use provided that you agree not to change or delete any copyright or proprietary notices from the materials. You agree to grant to www.absolutereturnsystems.com a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual license, with the right to sub-license, to reproduce, distribute, transmit, create derivative works of, publicly display and publicly perform any materials and other information (including, without limitation, ideas contained therein for new or improved products and services) you submit to any public areas of the Site (such as bulletin boards, forums and newsgroups) or by e-mail to www.absolutereturnsystems.com by all means and in any media now known or hereafter developed. You also grant to www.absolutereturnsystems.com the right to use your name in connection with the submitted materials and other information as well as in connection with all advertising, marketing and promotional material related thereto. You agree that you shall have no recourse against www.absolutereturnsystems.com for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary right in your communications to www.absolutereturnsystems.com.

TRADEMARKS.

Publications, products, content or services referenced herein or on the Site are the exclusive trademarks or servicemarks of www.absolutereturnsystems.com. Other product and company names mentioned in the Site may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

2. Use of the Site

You understand that, except for information, products or services clearly identified as being supplied by www.absolutereturnsystems.com, www.absolutereturnsystems.comdoes not operate, control or endorse any information, products or services on the Internet in any way. Except for www.absolutereturnsystems.com- identified information, products or services, all information, products and services offered through the Site or on the Internet generally are offered by third parties, that are not affiliated with www.absolutereturnsystems.com a. You also understand that www.absolutereturnsystems.com cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading through the Site will be free of infection or viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other code that manifest contaminating or destructive properties. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to the Site for the reconstruction of any lost data. YOU ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND THE INTERNET. www.absolutereturnsystems.com PROVIDES THE SITE AND RELATED INFORMATION "AS IS" AND DOES NOT MAKE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR NONINFRINGEMENT, OR THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE) WITH REGARD TO THE SERVICE, ANY MERCHANDISE INFORMATION OR SERVICE PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR ON THE INTERNET GENERALLY, AND www.absolutereturnsystems.com SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY COST OR DAMAGE ARISING EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM ANY SUCH TRANSACTION. IT IS SOLELY YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS AND USEFULNESS OF ALL OPINIONS, ADVICE, SERVICES, MERCHANDISE AND OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR ON THE INTERNET GENERALLY. www.absolutereturnsystems.com DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SERVICE WILL BE CORRECTED.
YOU UNDERSTAND FURTHER THAT THE PURE NATURE OF THE INTERNET CONTAINS UNEDITED MATERIALS SOME OF WHICH ARE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT OR MAY BE OFFENSIVE TO YOU. YOUR ACCESS TO SUCH MATERIALS IS AT YOUR RISK. www.absolutereturnsystems.com HAS NO CONTROL OVER AND ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER FOR SUCH MATERIALS.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT WILL www.absolutereturnsystems.com BE LIABLE FOR (I) ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, OR ANY INFORMATION, OR TRANSACTIONS PROVIDED ON THE SERVICE, OR DOWNLOADED FROM THE SERVICE, OR ANY DELAY OF SUCH INFORMATION OR SERVICE. EVEN IF www.absolutereturnsystems.com OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR (II) ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE SERVICE AND/OR MATERIALS OR INFORMATION DOWNLOADED THROUGH THE SERVICE. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, www.absolutereturnsystems.com LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. www.absolutereturnsystems.com makes no representations whatsoever about any other web site which you may access through this one or which may link to this Site. When you access a non-www.absolutereturnsystems.com web site, please understand that it is independent from www.absolutereturnsystems.com, and that www.absolutereturnsystems.com has no control over the content on that web site. In addition, a link to a www.absolutereturnsystems.com web site does not mean that www.absolutereturnsystems.com endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content, or the use, of such web site.

3. Indemnification.

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless www.absolutereturnsystems.com, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers and any third party information providers to the Service from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from any violation of this Agreement (including negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or any other person accessing the Service.

4. Third Party Rights.

The provisions of paragraphs 2 (Use of the Service), and 3 (Indemnification) are for the benefit of www.absolutereturnsystems.com and its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers, and any third party information providers to the Service. Each of these individuals or entities shall have the right to assert and enforce those provisions directly against you on its own behalf.

5. Term; Termination.

This Agreement may be terminated by either party without notice at any time for any reason. The provisions of paragraphs 1 (Copyright, Licenses and Idea Submissions), 2 (Use of the Service), 3 (Indemnification), 4 (Third Party Rights) and 6 (Miscellaneous) shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

6. Miscellaneous

This Agreement shall all be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Canada applicable to agreements made and to be performed in Canada. You agree that any legal action or proceeding between www.absolutereturnsystems.com and you for any purpose concerning this Agreement or the parties' obligations hereunder shall be brought exclusively in a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction sitting in Canada . Any cause of action or claim you may have with respect to the Service must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises or such claim or cause of action is barred. www.absolutereturnsystems.com's failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision of this Agreement. www.absolutereturnsystems.com may assign its rights and duties under this Agreement to any party at any time without notice to you.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.