Your access to or the use of The Options Clearing Corporation’s web site
constitutes your agreement to the following terms and conditions:
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No Recommendation. OCC's website is intended to educate
investors about U.S. exchange-listed options issued by The Options
Clearing Corporation. No statement in this website is to be construed
as furnishing investment advice or being a recommendation, solicitation
or offer to buy or sell any option or any other security. Options
involve risk and are not suitable for all investors.
Prior to buying or selling an option, a person must receive a copy
of Characteristics
and Risks of Standardized Options. Copies of this document
may be obtained from your broker or from any exchange on which options
are traded. An informational copy of this document may accompany materials
requested from OCC, and is also available from OCC's website.
- Disclaimers of Warranties and Liability.
THERE MAY BE OMISSIONS OR INACCURACIES ON THIS WEBSITE, AND YOUR
ABILITY TO ACCESS THIS WEBSITE MAY, FROM TIME TO TIME, BE DELAYED AND/OR
INTERRUPTED DUE TO SCHEDULED AND/OR UNSCHEDULED CAUSES. THIS WEBSITE
IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND. OCC MAKES NO EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY REPRESENTATION
OR WARRANTY REGARDING THIS WEBSITE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
BY LAW, OCC SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES
AS TO THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THIS WEBSITE, AND ALL REPRESENTATIONS
OR WARRANTIES ARISING FROM CUSTOM OR USAGE OR BY OPERATION OF LAW.
OCC ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN, OR
THE CONSEQUENCE OF RELYING OR ACTING UPON, INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH
THIS WEBSITE OR ANY THIRD PARTY SITEACCESSED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE. ANY
RISK OF VIRUSES OR OTHER FORMS OF ELECTRONIC CONTAMINATION REMAINS,
AT ALL TIMES, WITH THE USER OF THIS WEBSITE.
IN NO EVENT WILL OCC BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES (INCLUDING
DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES), EVEN IF ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF OR RELIANCE
ON THIS WEBSITE.
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links are provided for convenience and informational purposes only,
and not for purposes of making any endorsement or recommendation. You
should be aware that when you select a link on the OCC website, you
may be leaving the website. The information available on other websites
may have certain restrictions on its use or distribution. Users should
make themselves aware of such restrictions. OCC is not responsible for,
nor has it developed or reviewed, the content of those sites, and does
not make any warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy, usefulness
or timeliness of such information.
- Proprietary Interests. Information available on this website
is owned, licensed or controlled by OCC or third parties who have permitted
OCC to hypertext link or frame information from their sites. All trademarks,
copyrights, trade names, service marks, logos or other identifying feature
used on this website are property of their respective owners. Information
may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, or otherwise
exploited for any commercial purpose. Information may be viewed and
printed for personal, non-commercial purpose. Any unauthorized use may
violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity
and communications regulations and statutes.
OCC does not permit unauthorized linking to or framing of this website.
Any third party interested in creating a link or framing content from
this website is required to submit a signed Linking, Framing and Content
Sharing Agreement setting forth the terms and conditions by which such
activities are allowed. OCC reserves the right to refuse to agree to
any such request, and also reserves the right to disable any unauthorized
link to or framing of this website. OCC does not accept any responsibility
for information available through any other website as a result of any
unauthorized linking or framing activity.
- Changes to User Agreement. OCC reserves the right to change
the terms and conditions of this User Agreement at any time. Any such
change will become effective immediately upon publication to this website.
- Privacy. Your expectations of privacy are important. Please
carefully read our separate Privacy Policy.
- User Obligations. Any person accessing or using this website
has the following obligations: (a) to provide accurate information;
(b) to comply with all applicable laws and regulations; (c) not to introduce
into this website, or any network or equipment supporting it, any virus,
worm, harmful code, Trojan horse, or other disabling device, (d) not
to attempt to interfere with or disrupt the website, or any network,
and/or other equipment supporting it; (e) not to attempt to gain improper
access to or otherwise interfere with any system or network connected
to the website; and (f) not to use the website to send or otherwise
distribute junk mail, spam, chain letters, or other unsolicited materials
for mass distribution. Any violation of these obligations is grounds
for denying a user access to and use of this website, in addition to
any other available remedies.
- Indemnification. User agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
OCC and its affiliates and their officers, directors, employees and
agents from any and all claims and losses imposed on, incurred by or
asserted as a result of or related to: (a) any noncompliance by user
with the terms and conditions hereof; or (b) any third-party actions
related to user's receipt and use of the information, whether authorized
or unauthorized.
- General. OCC uses software programs and other tools to monitor
traffic on this website to identify unauthorized attempts to upload
or change information, or otherwise cause damage to the integrity of
the website. OCC reserves the right to terminate access to this website,
with or without notice, either generally or with respect to one or more
particular IP addresses or Internet sites. OCC reserves the right to
pursue all available remedies for any violation of these terms and conditions.
If any clause of this User Agreement is declared invalid, that clause
shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity or enforceability
of the remainder. These terms shall be governed by the laws of the State
of Illinois without regard to its conflict of law provisions, and User
agrees to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts
located within Cook County, Illinois.
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