Terms and Conditions
EarthFolio is managed by Blue Marble Investments, LLC, a Registered Investment Advisor with the state of California. Any reference to or use of the terms “registered investment adviser” or “registered,” does not imply that Blue Marble or any person associated with Blue Marble has achieved a certain level of skill or training. Blue Marble may only transact business or render personalized investment advice in those states and international jurisdictions where we are registered, notice filed, or where we qualify for an exemption or exclusion from registration requirements.
The purpose of this web site is to provide general information on our products and services only and should not be construed as a solicitation to effect, or attempt to effect, either transactions in securities or the rendering of personalized investment advice over the Internet. Any communications with prospective clients residing in states or international jurisdictions where Blue Marble and its advisory affiliates are not registered or licensed shall be limited so as not to trigger registration or licensing requirements.
The following terms and conditions govern the use of this website, which is managed by Blue Marble. By using this website (earthfolio.net) and the online services or other websites operated or offered by Blue Marble (collectively the “Website”), you agree to these Terms and Conditions.
Copyright and Other Intellectual Property
Blue Marble Investments, LLC, maintains the Website, and is the owner or the authorized user of all text, images, graphics, photos, animation, music, sounds and other materials contained within the Website. The materials contained within the Website, including, without limitation, any copyrights, trademarks, service marks, and all other proprietary materials, are protected by the U.S. and international copyright laws and treaty provisions, trademarks laws, and other proprietary rights laws. Blue Marble also owns a copyright in the selection, coordination and arrangement of the material contained within the Website.
The material contained within the Websites is provided by Blue Marble only for lawful uses by customers, Blue Marble employees, and members of the general public. The material may not be copied, republished, incorporated into another website or reproduced (whether by linking, framing, or any other method), transmitted, distributed, uploaded, posted, used to create a derivative work or exploited in any other way without the express written consent of Blue Marble Investments, LLC.
Links
Clicking on certain links within the Website or certain other websites that are linked to the Website may take you to other websites, or may display information on your computer screen from other websites, which may not be maintained by Blue Marble. Such websites may contain terms and conditions, privacy provisions, confidentiality provisions, or other provisions that differ from the terms and conditions applicable to the Website. Links to other Internet services and websites are provided solely for the convenience of users. A link to any service or website is not an endorsement of any kind of the service or website, its content, or its sponsoring organization.
Blue Marble assumes no responsibility or liability whatsoever for the content, accuracy, reliability or opinions expressed in a website, to which the website is linked (a “linked website”) and such linked websites are not monitored, investigated, or checked for accuracy or completeness by Blue Marble. It is your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, reliability, timeliness and completeness of any information available on a linked website. All products, services and content obtained from a linked website are provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, security, or accuracy.
Commentary
The earthfolio.net website contains commentary and links to certain articles only as a convenience. Linked articles have been written by third parties not affiliated with Blue Marble. No information contained in these articles has been endorsed or approved by Blue Marble, and Blue Marble is not responsible for the content. No information accessed through these articles constitutes a recommendation by Blue Marble to buy, sell or hold any security, financial product or instrument discussed therein. This information neither is, nor should be construed, as an offer, or a solicitation of an offer, to buy or sell securities by Blue Marble. You shall be fully responsible for any investment decisions you make, and such decisions will be based solely on your evaluation of your financial circumstances, investment objectives, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs.
Limited Liability
Neither Blue Marble nor any other party involved in the creation, production or delivery of the information at the website, nor the officers, directors, employees or representatives of Blue Marble, are liable in any way for any indirect, special, punitive, consequential, or indirect damages (including without limitation lost profits, cost of procuring substitute service or lost opportunity) arising out of or in connection with the website or the use of the website or a linked website or with the delay or inability to use the website or a linked website, whether or not Blue Marble is made aware of the possibility of such damages. This limitation includes, but is not limited to, the transmission of any viruses, data or harmful code that may affect your equipment or anyone else’s equipment, any incompatibility between the website’s files and your browser or other website accessing program, or any failure of any electronic or telephone equipment, communication or connection lines, unauthorized access, theft, operator errors, or any force majeure. Blue Marble does not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted or secure access to the website or a linked website. The content, accuracy, opinions expressed and other links provided by linked websites are not necessarily investigated, verified, monitored or endorsed by Blue Marble. The information, software, products and description of services published on the website or a linked website may include inaccuracies or typographical errors, and Blue Marble specifically disclaims any liability for such inaccuracies or errors. Changes are periodically made to the information on the website and linked websites. Blue Marble may make improvements or changes to the website at any time.
No Warranties
All products, services and content on the website are provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, security, or accuracy. Blue Marble does not endorse and is not responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any information on the website. It is your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, reliability, timeliness and completeness of any information available on the website. Blue Marble specifically disclaims any duty to update the information on the website.
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold Blue Marble harmless from any liability, loss, claim and expense, including attorney’s fees related to your violation of these terms of use or the use of the services and information provided at the website.
Confidentiality of Information
Blue Marble has taken reasonable steps to ensure the confidentiality of information taken at the Website and transmitted via the Internet. However, unexpected changes in technology may be used by unauthorized third parties to intercept confidential information and we cannot be responsible should confidential information be intercepted and subsequently used by an unintended recipient.
Please read our customer Privacy Policy for further information on confidentiality of information.
Choice of Law
All Website activity or use and these Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of the United States of America and the applicable laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict of law principles. You agree that the federal court of California, if it has subject matter jurisdiction, will have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine any claims or disputes between you and Blue Marble, pertaining directly or indirectly to these Terms and Conditions, or to any matter arising from these Terms and Conditions, or any other document executed and delivered in connection with these Terms and Conditions, the use of the Website or the online services offered by Blue Marble. If the federal court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, any state court located in California, will have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine such claims or disputes. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable state and federal law, you and Blue Marble each agree to waive the constitutional right to a trial before a jury. All disputes and controversies and claims arising out of the use of the Website will be resolved either through arbitration or in the courts.
Website Content and Material
The information and materials contained in the Website, including but not limited to these Terms and Conditions and any product information, are subject to change without notice. You are deemed to be apprised of and bound by any such changes. Not all products and services are available in all geographic areas. Your eligibility for particular products and services is subject to final determination and acceptance by us.
Waiver and Severability
Any waiver of any provision contained in these Terms and Conditions shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any other right, term or provision of these Terms and Conditions. If any provision in these Terms and Conditions shall be or become wholly or partially invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such provision shall be enforced to the extent it is legal and valid and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall in no way be affected or impaired thereby.
Access and Interference
You agree not to engage in any of the following:
- Use any robot, spider, scraper, deep link or other similar automated data gathering or extraction tools, program, algorithm or methodology to access, acquire, copy or monitor the Website or any portion of the Website, without Blue Marble’s express written consent, which may be withheld in Blue Marble’s sole discretion.
- Use or attempt 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 Website, other than the search engines and search agents available through the Website and other than generally available third-party web browsers (such as Microsoft Explorer, Chrome, Mozilla Firefox).
- Post or transmit any file which contains viruses, worms, Trojan horses or any other contaminating or destructive features, or that otherwise interfere with the proper working of the Website.
- Attempt to decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse-engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Website.
Secured Areas
Access to and use of password protected and/or secure areas of the Website is restricted to authorized users only. Unauthorized persons attempting to access these areas of the website may be subject to prosecution.
Telephone Call Monitoring and Recording
Authorized employees or agents of Blue Marble may monitor and record all or portions of your telephone calls to Blue Marble for quality control, customer service, employee training, security, legal compliance, and other lawful purposes. Your consent will be ongoing and need not be confirmed prior to, or during such monitoring or recording, except to the extent applicable law expressly requires otherwise.
Electronic Communications
You may communicate electronically by sending an e-mail message to EarthFolio. All e-mail sent to and from EarthFolio will be received or otherwise recorded by the EarthFolio corporate e-mail system and is subject to archival, monitoring or review by and/or disclosure to, someone other than the recipient. Communications through the website may involve the electronic transmission, to any e-mail address you provided to us, of information that you may consider to be personal financial information and you agree and consent to such transmission of such information. You agree not to use e-mail to transmit any confidential personal information. It is your responsibility to update or change your e-mail address, as appropriate.