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Your use of the Kim Snider Financial Communications website, www.kimsnider.com, (hereafter KSFC) Site or any of the products or services offered on the Site (collectively, the "Services") is subject to these Terms of Use (these "Terms"). We may modify these Terms at any time without notice to you by posting revised Terms on our Site. Your use of our Site constitutes your binding acceptance of these Terms, including any modifications that we make.
Some of the Services may be subject to additional posted conditions. Your use of those Services is subject to those conditions, which are incorporated into these Terms by reference. In the event of an inconsistency between these Terms and any additional posted conditions, the provisions of the additional conditions shall control.
We have the right, but not the obligation, to take any of the following actions in our sole discretion at any time and for any reason without giving you any prior notice: Restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to all or any part of our Services; Change, suspend, or discontinue all or any part of our Services; Refuse, move, or remove any material that you submit to our Site for any reason; Refuse, move, or remove any content that is available on our Site; Deactivate or delete your accounts and all related information and files in your account; Establish general practices and limits concerning use of our Site. You agree that we will not be liable to you or any third party for taking any of these actions.
You understand and agree that our Services may include communications such as service announcements and administrative messages from us and that these communications are considered part of the Services. You will not be able to opt out of receiving these messages.
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User's Obligations
Without limiting the foregoing, you agree that you will not use our Site to take any of the following actions: Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten, or otherwise violate the legal right of others; Publish, post, upload, e-mail, distribute, or disseminate (collectively, "Transmit") any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, or unlawful content; Transmit files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage or adversely affect the operation of another person's computer, our Site, any software or hardware, or telecommunications equipment; Advertise or offer to sell any goods or services for any commercial purpose unless you have our written consent to do so; Transmit surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, spam, unsolicited advertising or promotional materials, or chain letters; Download any file that you know or reasonably should know cannot be legally obtained in such manner; Falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or the source of software or other material; Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying any public area within our Site; Collect or store personal information about other end users; Interfere with or disrupt our Site, servers, or networks; Impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, an KSFC representative, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity; Forge headers or manipulate identifiers or other data in order to disguise the origin of any content transmitted through our Site or to manipulate your presence on our Site; Take any action that imposes an unreasonably or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure; Engage in any illegal activities.
You agree to use our bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities and/or message or communication facilities, if any (collectively, the "Forums") only to send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to that particular Forum.
If you choose a username that, in our sole discretion, is obscene, indecent, abusive or that might otherwise subject us to public disparagement or scorn, we reserve the right, without prior notice to you, to automatically change your username, delete your posts from our Site, deny you access to our Site, or any combination of these options.
If we request registration information from you, you will provide us with true, accurate, current, and complete information. You will promptly update your registration to keep it accurate, current, and complete. If we issue you a password, you may not reveal it to anyone else. You may not use anyone else's password. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your accounts and passwords. You agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your passwords or accounts or any other breach of security. You also agree to exit from your accounts at the end of each session. We will not be responsible for any loss or damage that may result if you fail to comply with these requirements.
Unauthorized access to our Site is a breach of these Terms and a violation of the law. You agree not to access our Site by any means other than through the interface that is provided by KSFC for use in accessing our Site. You agree not to use any automated means, including, without limitation, agents, robots, scripts, or spiders, to access, monitor, or copy any part of our Site, except those automated means that we have approved in advance and in writing.
Intellectual Property of KSFC
The "look" and "feel" of the Site, including the color combinations, button shapes, layout, and all other graphical elements is our trademark.
The technology and the software underlying our Site and the Services is the property of Pecunia Investments, Inc. d/b/a Kim Snider Financial Communications. You agree not to copy, modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, assign, distribute, reverse engineer, grant a security interest in, or otherwise transfer any right to the technology or software underlying our Site or the Services. You agree not to modify the software underlying our Site in any manner or form or to use modified versions of such software, including (without limitation) for the purpose of obtaining unauthorized access to our Site.
The content of this Site, including but not limited to the text and images herein and their arrangement, are copyright © 2005-2007 Kim Snider Financial Communications. All rights reserved. DO NOT copy or adapt the HTML that KSFC creates to generate pages. It also is covered by copyright.
KSFC has registered a designated agent with the U.S. Copyright Office pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 512(c). If you believe your copyrighted material is being used on this Site without permission, please notify KSFC's designated agent at:
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Snider Financial Method™; Live, Learn, Pass It On™; and It Works, So You Don't Have To™ are trademarks of Pecunia Investments, Inc. The Site may contain third-party trademarks and service marks, which are the property of their respective owners. The use of a third-party trademark or link to a third-party website does not imply the third-party is affiliated with, endorses or sponsors KSFC.
Indemnification
You hereby agree to indemnify, defend and hold KSFC and all of our officers, directors, owners, employees, agents, information providers, affiliates, partners, and licensors (collectively, the " KSFC Parties") harmless from and against any and all liability, losses, costs, and expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by any KSFC in connection with any claim, including, but not limited to, claims for defamation, violation of rights of publicity and/or privacy, copyright infringement, or trademark infringement arising out of: Your use of our Site; Any use or alleged use of your accounts or your passwords by any person, whether or not authorized by you; The content, the quality, or the performance of content that you submit to our Site; Your connection to our Site; Your violation of these Terms; or Your violation of the rights of any other person or entity.
We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, and you agree to cooperate with our defense of these claims.
Disclaimers
All information provided by us or on the Site is meant to be educational and should not be construed as investment advice. Any performance numbers mentioned on this Site are past performance and past performance is no guarantee of future results. All investments involve risk, including possible loss of principal. You should consult with a qualified investment advisor before investing in any securities. Options involve unique risks. Make sure you understand them before using them. Download and read Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options before investing.
We disclaim any responsibility for the deletion, the failure to store, the mis-delivery, or the untimely delivery of any information or material. We disclaim any responsibility for any harm resulting from downloading or accessing any information or material on the Internet using search results from our Site. We disclaim any responsibility for, and if you subscribe to one of our fee-based services you will not be entitled to a refund as a result of, any service outages that are caused by our maintenance on the servers or the technology that underlies our Site, failures of our service providers (including telecommunications, hosting, and power providers), computer viruses, natural disasters or other destruction or damage of our facilities, acts of nature, war, civil disturbance, or any other cause beyond our reasonable control.
Calculation of Yields
The yields quoted by Kim Snider Financial Communications are based on a group of accounts we have been able to track and verify. The most recent performance figures can be found on our Performance page (link), along with an explanation of these numbers. Performance numbers are shown for illustrative purposes only. These are not a guarantee of yields an investor would receive by investing using the Snider Method.
The yields quoted were obtained by using methods substantially similar to those taught in the Kim Snider Investment Method workshop. The yields of any one individual investor can be greater than or less than the average, and the average of future periods can be greater than or less than the average of past periods.
Possibility of Losses
The Snider Investment Method is designed to generate cash flow off your portfolio. It is not a capital-appreciation strategy. As stock prices fluctuate, there will be times when the Snider Method investor has unrealized losses. Snider Method positions are designed to close at a profit, provided that the rules are followed and the company whose stock is owned does not go bankrupt. A Snider Method position can last from one month to several years and the price will fluctuate during that time. If you decide to liquidate a position before the process is complete, you risk permanent loss of capital. The Snider Method attempts to reduce the risk of bankruptcy by only investing in companies that pass strict bankruptcy tests, but this risk cannot be completely eliminated.
LIMITATION OF WARRANTY
WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT OUR SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. IN ADDITION, WE DO NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE CONTENT ON OUR SITE. OUR SITE AND CONTENT ARE DISTRIBUTED ON AN "AS IS, AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. ANY MATERIAL THAT YOU DOWNLOAD OR OTHERWISE OBTAIN THROUGH OUR SITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY POTENTIAL DAMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT (i) OUR SITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) OUR SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF OUR SITE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL THAT YOU PURCHASE OR OBTAIN THROUGH OUR SITE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND (v) ANY ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED. WE DO NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO OUR SITE, ANY CONTENT, OR ANY OF OUR SERVICES, TOOLS, PRODUCTS, OR PROPERTIES. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOU WILL ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR SITE AND THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ITS CONTENT.
WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE OUR SITE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, OUR LIABILITY AND THAT OF OUR THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Copyright Info
No portion of the KSFC website or its sub-domains, including but not limited to the HTML code, may be copied or redistributed in any manner without our express written consent.
Fidelity, Morningstar and Vanguard are not affiliated with, endorse or sponsor Kim Snider Financial Communications. Copyrights and/or trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners.
Miscellaneous
We may be required by state or federal law to notify you of certain events. You hereby acknowledge and consent that such notices will be effective upon our posting them on our Site or delivering them to you through e-mail. You may update your e-mail address by visiting the Services where you have provided contact information. If you do not provide us with accurate information, we cannot be held liable if we fail to notify you. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of our Site or these Terms must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.
These Terms, including all terms, conditions, and policies that are incorporated into these terms by reference, constitute the entire agreement between you and KSFC and govern your use of our Site, superceding any prior agreements that you may have with us.
Use of our Site is subject to existing laws and legal process. Nothing contained in these Terms shall limit our right to comply with governmental, court, and law-enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of our Site.
These Terms shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, and the parties irrevocably consent to bring any action to enforce these Terms before a court of competent jurisdiction in Dallas County, Texas.
If any part of these Terms is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superceded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the Terms shall continue in effect.