Website Terms of Use Disclaimer

By accessing or using this website (the “Site”) of Coretrust Capital Partners, LLC and its affiliates (collectively, “Coretrust”), you hereby accept and agree to comply with these Terms and Conditions of Use. You acknowledge your understanding that these Terms and Conditions of Use constitute a binding agreement between you and Coretrust (sometimes referred to as “we” or “us”) that governs your access and use of the Site, which includes any images, text, illustrations, designs, icons, photographs, programs, music clips, downloads, video clips, graphics, user interfaces, visual interfaces, information, data, tools, products, written materials, services and other content (together, “Content”), including but not limited to the design, structure, selection, coordination, expression and arrangement of the Content available on or through the Site.

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SITE. EACH TIME YOU USE THE SITE, YOUR USE INDICATES YOUR FULL ACCEPTANCE OF AND AGREEMENT TO ABIDE BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN CURRENT FORM. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS STATED HEREIN, DO NOT USE THE SITE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE, YOU AGREE THAT YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE.

YOUR COMPLIANCE WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE AND ALL OTHER RULES, PROCEDURES, POLICIES, TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT GOVERN ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE SITE IS A CONDITION TO YOUR RIGHT TO ACCESS THE SITE. YOUR BREACH OF ANY PROVISION OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE OR OTHER RULES, PROCEDURES, POLICIES, TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT GOVERN ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE SITE WILL AUTOMATICALLY, WITHOUT THE REQUIREMENT OF NOTICE OR OTHER ACTION, REVOKE AND TERMINATE YOUR RIGHT TO ACCESS THE SITE AND YOU WILL BE FULLY LIABLE FOR CONVERSION, MISAPPROPRIATION, TRESPASS TO CHATTELS AND ALL OTHER CLAIMS AND CAUSES, REGARDLESS OF THE IDENTITY OF CLAIMANT OR INJURED PARTY, ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE SITE AFTER SUCH BREACH.

Ownership of Site Materials:

No intellectual property rights in respect this Site are granted, transferred, licensed, or extended as a result of making the Site available. The content on the Site may not be reproduced, republished, distributed, modified, or used in any way without Coretrust’s express written consent.

Coretrust Capital Partners, LLC®, Coretrust®, Coretrust Value Fund®, and the Workplace Innovation Lab® are trademarks of Coretrust. Nothing on the Site shall be interpreted as granting any license or right to use any image, trademark, trade dress, logo or service mark on the Site. Coretrust reserves all rights with respect to copyright and trademark ownership of all material on the Site, and will enforce such rights to the full extent of the law.

Unless otherwise noted, all Contents are copyrights, trademarks, trade dress and/or other intellectual property owned, controlled or licensed by Coretrust or by third parties who have licensed their materials to Coretrust and are protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. The compilation of all Contents on the Site is the exclusive property of Coretrust and is also protected by U.S. and international copyright laws.

No Offers or Reliance:

The content on the Site is for informational purposes only and is not investment, professional, legal, accounting, tax or other advice. Site users agree to bear all risks associated with their use of the Site, including any reliance on the availability, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, usefulness or appropriateness of the Site or its content. None of the content on the Site is an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities of Coretrust or any other company.

Coretrust makes no representations that transactions, products or services discussed on the Site are available or appropriate for sale or use in all jurisdictions or by all investors. Those who access the Site do so at their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws or regulations.

Forward Looking Statements:

Certain information on the Site may contain forward-looking statements, which reflect our views with respect to, among other things, our operations and financial performance. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties and speak only as of the date on which they are made. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “outlook,” “indicator,” “believe,” “expect,” “potential,” “continue,” “may,” “should,” “seek,” “approximately,” “predict,” “anticipate,” “optimistic,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “aim,” “will” or the negative version of these words or similar expressions. Coretrust undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any information on the Site, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. Opinions and any other Contents at the Site are subject to change without notice.  No reliance should be placed on any information or forward-looking statements posted on the Site.

Site Updates:

Coretrust reserves the right to make changes to the Site and these Terms and Conditions of Use at any time without prior notice to you. For this reason, each time you use the Site, you should visit and review the then-current Terms and Conditions of Use that apply to your use of the Site.

Past Performance:

Past performance is not indicative of future results; no representation is being made that any investment will or is likely to achieve profits or losses similar to those achieved in the past, or that significant losses will be avoided.

No Warranty; Limitation on Liability:

BY USING THE SITE, YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT SUCH USE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SITE AND RELATED SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS”, “AS AVAILABLE” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS” BASIS. NEITHER CORETRUST NOR ANY OF ITS RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS, DESIGNERS, CONTRACTORS, DISTRIBUTORS, MERCHANTS, SPONSORS, LICENSORS OR THE LIKE (COLLECTIVELY, “ASSOCIATES”) WARRANT THAT USE OF THE SITE OR RELATED SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. NEITHER CORETRUST NOR ITS ASSOCIATES WARRANT THE ACCURACY, INTEGRITY, COMPLETENESS, AVAILABILITY OR TIMELINESS OF THE CONTENT PROVIDED IN THE SITE OR THE MATERIALS OR SERVICES OFFERED IN THE SITE NOW OR IN THE FUTURE. CORETRUST AND ITS ASSOCIATES SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THE SITE, INFORMATION ON THE SITE OR THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE SITE OR RELATED SERVICES.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL CORETRUST OR ITS ASSOCIATES BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS, TRADING LOSSES, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, SYSTEMS FAILURE, COMMUNICATIONS LINE FAILURE, INTERNET FAILURE OR DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM USE OR LOSS OF USE OF THE SITE, CONTENT, INCONVENIENCE OR DELAY. THIS IS TRUE EVEN IF CORETRUST HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES.

Any Content downloaded or otherwise obtained through the Site is done at your own discretion and risk and you are solely responsible for any damage to your computer or other electronic system or loss of data that results from the download of any such Content. The foregoing limitation of liability will apply in any action, whether in contract, tort or any other claim, even if an authorized representative of Coretrust has been advised of or should have knowledge of the possibility of such damages.

Third Party Content and Linked Sites:

References on this Site to any names, marks, products or services of third parties, or hypertext links to third party sites or information or Content provided by third parties, are provided solely as a convenience to you and do not in any way constitute or imply our endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation of the third party, its information, materials or services or the third party’s endorsement of Coretrust or the Site. We are not responsible for the practices or policies of such third parties, nor the Content, security or privacy practices of any third party sites, and do not make any representations regarding third party materials or services, or the Content or accuracy of any material on such third party sites. If you decide to link to any such third party sites, you do so entirely at your own risk.

“Personal Information” means information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual, i.e. who can be identified, directly or indirectly, by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that individual.

Collection and Use of Personal Information on Site:

When you visit the Site, we will collect and process the following Personal Information about you from the following places:

  • Directly from you;
  • From other sources; and
  • When we generate it ourselves

Such information may include (by way of non-exhaustive list):

  • Technical information collected by cookies about the services that you use, and how you use them which may include device-specific information, your navigation throughout the Website, and other technical and browsing preferences including your location and entry point to the Website; and
  • Information submitted as part of completing online forms on the Site.

Your Personal Information may be stored and processed by Coretrust in any of the following ways and for the following purposes:

  • analyze and report on Site traffic, marketing and usage trends;
  • to communicate with you in response to queries submitted via online forms on the Site;
  • verify your information, including information submitted via online forms on the Site;
  • to understand your needs and interests;
  • for the management and administration of our business;
  • in order to comply with and in order to assess compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, and internal policies and procedures, including the Terms of Use; or
  • for the administration and maintenance of databases storing Personal Information.

When we use Personal Information, we make sure that the usage complies with law, and the law allows us and requires us to use Personal Information for a variety of reasons. These include:

  • we need to do so in order to perform our contractual obligations under the Terms of Use;
  • we have obtained your consent;
  • we have legal and regulatory obligations that we have to discharge;
  • we may need to do so in order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights or for the purpose of legal proceedings; and
  • the use of your Personal Information as described is necessary for our legitimate business interests, such as:
    • allowing us to effectively and efficiently manage and administer the operation of our business;
    • maintaining compliance with internal policies and procedures;
    • monitoring the use of our copyrighted materials; and
    • offering optimal, up-to-date security solutions for mobile devices and IT systems.

Use of Cookies:

Our Site may use cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse the Site and also allows Coretrust to improve the Site and user experience. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive.

Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies.

You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.

Disclosure of Personal Information Obtained Through our Site:

Coretrust shares Personal Information among its affiliates and business units when it believes that it will enhance the services it provides, but only in circumstances where such sharing conforms to law, any applicable confidentiality agreements, and Coretrust’s policies and practices. In addition, Coretrust may disclose your Personal Information in the circumstances outlined below:

  • with third party agents, service providers and contractors for the purposes of providing services to us (for example, service providers who design, maintain or host the Site or any entity we reasonably consider necessary for the purposes outlined above). These third parties will be subject to confidentiality requirements (either by contract, professional obligation or otherwise) and they will only use your Personal Information as described in this Privacy Policy;
  • to the extent required by law (for example, if Coretrust is compelled by an obligation or a duty to disclose your Personal Information in order to comply with any legal obligation, including (without limitation) in order to investigate unauthorized attempts to modify the Site, install harmful files or cause damage to the Site or Coretrust), or to establish, exercise or defend its legal rights;
  • as part of a transaction, financing, or for other business needs (for example, if Coretrust sells any of its businesses or assets, applies for a loan, or opens bank accounts, in which case Coretrust may need to disclose your Personal Information to the prospective buyer, lender or bank, as the case may be, as part of certain due diligence processes); or
  • if Coretrust or any of its affiliates, divisions or other segments is acquired by a third party, in which case the Personal Information held by Coretrust about you will be accessible to the third party buyer.

Site Security:

You may not violate or attempt to violate the security of the Site. Tampering with any portion of the Site or conducting fraudulent activities on the Site, whether or not through the use of agents, is prohibited and constitute a breach of these Terms and Conditions of Use.

You are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the Site, including, without limitation, (a) disabling, removing, defeating, or avoiding any security device or system, including, without limitation, any password and login functionality used to authenticate users; (b) attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization; (c) attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including, without limitation, via means of submitting a virus to the Site, overloading, “flooding,” “spamming,” “mailbombing” or “crashing;” (d) sending unsolicited email, including promotions and/or advertising of products or services; (e) forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any email or posting; (f) using or attempting to use any engine, software, tool, agent or other device or mechanism (including, without limitation, browsers, spiders, robots, avatars or intelligent agents) to navigate or search the Site other than the search engine and search agents available on the Site and other than generally available third party web browsers; (g) reverse engineering, decompiling or disassembling the underlying software; (h) removing any notices, warnings, labels, annotations or instructions from any portion of the Site or any related material, including, without limitation, any patent, trademark, copyright, or other proprietary notices or license provisions; or (i) otherwise invading the privacy of, obtaining the identity of, or obtaining any personal information about any user of the Site.

Any violations of system or network security, including attempts to intentionally access a computer without authorization or exceed your authorized access level, may result in civil and criminal charges, including but not limited to charges under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (18 U.S.C. §1030). Coretrust may investigate occurrences that might involve such violations and may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in prosecuting users who are involved in such violations. We may, without prior notice or warning of any kind, restrict or terminate the access of any and all users to the Site if we reasonably conclude that such restriction or termination is necessary to prevent, or prevent the further spread, of a virus, security breach or system malfunction.

Termination of Use:

These Terms and Conditions of Use are effective unless and until terminated by either you or Coretrust. You may terminate these Terms and Conditions of Use at any time, provided that you discontinue any further use of the Site. We also may terminate these Terms and Conditions of Use, in our sole discretion, at any time and may do so immediately without notice, and accordingly deny you access to the Site. Upon any termination of these Terms and Conditions of Use by either you or us, you must promptly destroy all materials downloaded or otherwise obtained from the Site, as well as all copies of such materials, whether made under these Terms and Conditions of Use or otherwise.

Indemnification:

As a condition of your use of the Site, you agree to indemnify and hold Coretrust and its Associates harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, liability, costs and expenses (including, but not limited, to attorney’s fees), as incurred, arising from your use of the Site or related services or from your violation of these Terms and Conditions of Use.

Representations and Warranties:

You represent and warrant that: (i) you have full authority and all rights necessary to enter into and fully perform all of your obligations pursuant to these Terms and Conditions of Use; (ii) you have not and you will not enter into any agreement or perform any act which might contravene the purposes and/or effects of these Terms and Conditions of Use; and (iii) you will not delete any Content.

Effect on Other Agreements:

Nothing contained in these Terms and Conditions of Use is intended to modify or amend any other written agreement you may have with Coretrust (including without limitation any participation agreement, subscription agreement, or confidentiality agreement) (collectively, “Other Agreements”), if any, that may currently be in effect. In the event of any inconsistency between these Terms and Conditions of Use and any Other Agreement, the Other Agreement will govern.

Governing Law:

Headings used in these Terms and Conditions of Use are for reference purposes only and in no way define or limit the scope of the section. These Terms and Conditions of Use are governed by the laws of California (except for conflict of law provisions). Any claim related to any dispute arising as a result of the Site or under these Terms and Conditions of Use will be made before a court of competent jurisdiction located in California. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions of Use is held to be unenforceable, such provision will be reformed only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable. The failure of Coretrust to act with respect to a breach of these Terms and Conditions of Use by you or others does not constitute a waiver and will not limit Coretrust’s rights with respect to such breach or any subsequent breaches.

Arbitration:

By using the Site, you agree that Coretrust, at its sole discretion, may require you to submit any disputes arising from the use of the Site, related services or these Terms and Conditions of Use concerning or, including disputes arising from or concerning their interpretation, violation, nullity, invalidity, non-performance or termination, as well as disputes about filling gaps in this contract or its adaptation to newly arisen circumstances, to final and binding arbitration under the International Rules of Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association, by one or more arbitrators appointed in accordance with the said rules. Notwithstanding these rules, however, such proceeding shall be governed by the laws of the state as set forth in the previous section.