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ChathamDirect – Terms of use

The ChathamDirect web services (“Site”) are comprised of various static and interactive web pages, APIs, services, and downloads owned and operated Chatham Financial Corp. or its subsidiaries (“Chatham”). In your capacity as an authorized employee, contractor, or agent of the corporation, company, institution, or organization which has engaged you (“Member”), you are hereby granted permission to use and access the Site, subject to the following terms and conditions:

Access to the services

Subject to the terms of the Member’s engagement agreement with Chatham, this Site offers certain data and functionalities solely for Member’s own use in connection with Member’s ordinary asset management, bookkeeping, accounting, and financial reporting activities (“Internal Business Purposes”). Chatham may change, suspend or discontinue any feature of the Site at any time, including the availability of any feature, database function, or item of content. Chatham may also impose limits on certain features and functionalities of the Site or restrict your access to parts or all of the Site without notice or liability. Your use of the Site constitutes Member’s acceptance of these Terms of Use (these “Terms”). Chatham reserves the right, at its discretion, to modify these Terms at any time. In such event, your continued use of the Site constitutes Member’s acceptance of these Terms and of this Site as so modified. If such agreement shall be void or prohibited by law in your jurisdiction, then your right to access the Site shall be revoked in such jurisdictions.

Site content

The Site and its contents are intended solely for the use of Chatham’s Members and are offered solely in the context of the total consulting package provided by Chatham to its Members for Members’ Internal Business Purposes. THE SITE ITSELF DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY ADVICE; RATHER IT IS PURELY AN INFORMATION SOURCE THAT IS TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT FROM CHATHAM. The Site (including, e.g., its visual features, user interface design, algorithms and source code) is protected by copyright as a collective work and/or compilation, pursuant to U.S. copyright laws, international conventions, and other copyright laws. Member may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce (except as explicitly provided in the Member engagement agreement with Chatham), create derivative works based on, redistribute, perform, display, or in any way exploit, any of the content, functionalities, software, algorithms, materials, or services included in the Site in whole or in part. Member may download or copy the content of the Site only to the extent permitted for Members’ Internal Business Purposes and solely for the Member’s use as a corporate body, provided that Member maintains all copyright and other notices contained in such content. Except for purposes of receiving the services provided by Chatham pursuant to Member’s written engagement agreement with Chatham (the “Services”), Member shall not store any significant portion of any content of the Site in any form. Copying or storing of any content of the Site for any purpose other than the receipt of the Services in connection with Member’s Internal Business Purposes is expressly prohibited without prior written permission from Chatham and/or from the copyright holder identified in such content’s copyright notice. The Site is further protected by patent, trade secret, trademark, and other laws and treaties around the world. All intellectual property rights (including the above-listed) in the Site are reserved. Member acknowledges and agrees that if Member uses any of the Services to contribute content to the Site, such content shall become Chatham property. Member hereby assigns all rights, title and interests in and to such contributions to Chatham. To the extent allowed by law, Member also assigns and waives all rights of paternity, integrity, disclosure and withdrawal and any other rights that may be known as or referred to as “moral rights.” To the extent Member retains any such moral rights under applicable law, Member hereby ratifies and consents to any action that may be taken with respect to such moral rights by Chatham and agrees not to assert any moral rights with respect thereto. Member warrants and represents that it will not contribute any content that is libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, or otherwise violates any law.

Member acknowledgements

Member acknowledges that:

I. Chatham is not a broker, dealer, exchange, underwriter, placement agent, issuer, futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator or commodities exchange.
II. Chatham is not liable for any decisions or losses that you or Member make based on the information on the Site.
III. Any and all financial products are offered only by financial institutions (the “Providers”) (not Chatham) and Chatham is not a party to any trade with Member.
IV. While Chatham will seek to provide accurate and reliable information, it is not responsible for any errors or omissions that occur.
V. Member assumes all liability associated with accessing of financial products and dealing with Providers.
VI. The Site does not provide legal, accounting, financial or regulatory advice and Member will consult a professional among their own advisors in these areas.

Restrictions

Member is responsible for all of its activity in connection with the Services and accessing the Site. Any fraudulent, abusive, or otherwise illegal activity may be grounds for termination of Member’s right to Services or to access the Site.

Member may access and use the Site solely for its Internal Business Purposes. Member agrees that it has not been granted and has not acquired any intellectual property or other proprietary rights in or to the Site or any of its features or functionalities. Member acknowledges that the Site is confidential and proprietary to Chatham and agrees to take reasonable steps (using at least the degree of care it uses to protect its own Confidential Information, but nothing less than reasonable care) to prevent unauthorized use, access, or redistribution of Third-Party Data and/or any of Chatham’s intellectual property. Member will access and use the Site via a secure interface. Member’s employees or authorized representatives or agents may access the Site solely for Member’s Internal Business Purposes.

Member will ensure that only Member’s Registered Users (as defined in Member’s Master Services Agreement with Chatham) may access or use the Site and only for Internal Business Purposes. Member will not use the Site on behalf of any third party in a manner which would substitute for such party purchasing a subscription directly from Chatham. Except as expressly stated on an Order Form, Member will not reproduce or redistribute the Site or any Third-Party Data to any person or entity including Member’s customers, borrowers, or advisors. Member will not: (i) license, sublicense, sell, resell, transfer, assign, distribute or otherwise commercially exploit or make available to any third party any of the Site; (ii) use the Site to send or store material containing software viruses, worms, or other harmful computer code; (iii) interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Site; (iv) create, generate or decompile or reverse engineer the Site, any Third Party Data contained in the Site or any other software, algorithm, technique, process, method, know how, trade secret or other related technology supplied by Chatham; (v) access or use the Site or Third Party Data in connection with developing (either by Member or by a third party) a product or service that would compete with or serve as a substitute for the Site or Third Party Data; (vi) frame or mirror any part of the Site, other than framing on Member's own intranet(s) for Member's Internal Business Purposes; or (vii) aid or permit any other party to do any of the foregoing.

Member will comply with reasonable operating standards and procedures and with any user identification or other password control requirements or other security procedures as may be issued from time to time by Chatham for the use of the Site. Member will advise Chatham in the event Member learns or has reason to believe that any person to whom Member has given access to the Site has violated or intends to violate these Terms, and Member will use reasonable efforts to cooperate with Chatham in seeking appropriate relief. Member and its designees will immediately discontinue use of the Site, if requested, for any security reasons cited by Chatham.

For avoidance of doubt, all restrictions on use regarding the Site set forth in Member’s Master Services Agreement with Chatham and any attachments thereto are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety in these Terms.

Warranty disclaimer

The Site and all information or interactive tools thereon is provided “as is” and without any warranties, express or implied. Chatham makes no representation, warranty or covenant concerning the accuracy, completeness, sequence, timeliness or availability of the Site. Chatham does not represent or warrant that the Site shall be uninterrupted or error free. Use of the Site is at Member’s sole risk and that Chatham shall not be responsible for any interruption of services, delays or errors caused by any transmission or delivery of any third party service provider in connection with the Site. Chatham reserves the right to modify the form and content of the Site from time to time in Chatham’s sole discretion and without prior notice.

Certain information may be generated using the features on the Site using information provided to Chatham by third party data providers or other vendors. Chatham makes no representations regarding the accuracy or completeness of information provided to Chatham by third party data providers or other vendors that may be on the Site. Chatham shall not be liable for any services, data or products provided by third party vendors, developers or consultants identified or referred by Chatham or available on the Site. You agree that you will not redistribute to any other party or make use of any such data provided to you through the Site for any purposes other than those contemplated by your written engagement letter with Chatham.

Data use and security

Chatham will not be liable for the privacy of e-mail addresses, registration and identification information, disk space, communications, confidential or trade-secret information, or any other content stored on Chatham’s equipment, transmitted over networks accessed by the Site, or otherwise connected with Member’s use of the Services. Chatham shall not be liable for the loss, corruption of, or incompleteness, of data, content, or any other information provided to Chatham or downloaded to the Site by the Member.

Registration

As an authorized employee of Member, you may be required to register with Chatham and select a password and Member name (“Member ID”). Member shall be responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of all such passwords and Member IDs. Member shall be solely responsible for all information and instructions transmitted through the Site or the use of any Services using such passwords and Member IDs. All information and instructions communicated through these means will be considered to have been sent an authorized by Member.

Limitation of liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL CHATHAM BE LIABLE WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE OR THE SERVICES: (I) FOR ANY AMOUNT IN THE AGGREGATE IN EXCESS OF THE FEES PAID BY MEMBER TO CHATHAM THEREFOR; OR (II) FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO MEMBER.

Termination

Without limiting Chatham’s rights as set forth above, Chatham may terminate or suspend any and all Services and access to the Site immediately, without prior notice or liability, if Member: (i) breaches any of these Terms (ii) fails to comply with any applicable law relating to Member’s use of the Services or access to the Site or (iii) as is otherwise determined to be necessary, in Chatham’s sole discretion, for Chatham to protect its confidential information or intellectual property from an actual or potential security breach. Upon termination of Member’s written engagement agreement with Chatham, your and Member’s right to use the Services, access the Site, and any content thereon, will immediately cease. All provisions of these Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, and limitations of liability.

Miscellaneous

The failure of Chatham to exercise in any respect any right provided for herein shall not be deemed a waiver of any further rights hereunder. If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that these Terms shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable. No agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment is created as a result of Member’s use of this Site.

Privacy policy dispute resolution

In compliance with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF) and the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, and the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Swiss-U.S. DPF), Chatham Financial commits to resolve complaints about your privacy and our collection or use of your personal information. European Union, UK or Swiss citizens with inquiries or complaints regarding this privacy policy should first contact Chatham Financial at [email protected] or, in writing at:

Chatham Financial Corp.
Attn: Corporate Secretary or General Counsel
235 Whitehorse Lane
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348

Chatham and its affiliates adhere to the EU-U.S. DPF and Swiss-U.S. DPF as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce with respect to personal information that is transferred from the UK, European Economic Area and Switzerland to the United States within the scope of Chatham’s DPF certification. If you do not receive timely acknowledgment of your complaint, or if your complaint is not satisfactorily addressed, please visit the BBB National Programs for more information and to file a complaint.

If you have any questions regarding this policy, please contact:

Chatham Financial Corp.
Attn: General Counsel
235 Whitehorse Lane
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348

Documentation and third-party disclosures

A. In consideration for BBA Enterprises Limited (“BBAE”) coordinating and the BBA LIBOR Contributor Banks and Reuters (the “Suppliers”) supplying the data from which BBA LIBOR is compiled, the subscriber acknowledges and agrees that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, none of BBAE or the Suppliers:

i. Accept any responsibility or liability for the frequency of provision and accuracy of the BBA LIBOR rate or any use made of the BBA LIBOR rate by the subscriber, whether or not arising from the negligence of any of BBAE or the Suppliers.

ii. Shall be liable for any loss of business or profits nor any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage resulting from any such irregularity, inaccuracy or use of the Information.

B. Some functionality provided by Intel® Math Kernel Library (https://www.intel.com/software/products/mkl).

C. Certain system outputs may contain or incorporate third party data or rely on third party data in the preparation of all or part of the output. Except as specifically agreed with you, material is subject to copyright laws, and all rights are reserved.

D. Fallback Rate (SOFR). The Fallback Rates Data is the intellectual property of Bloomberg and its third-party licensors. You may not: (i) distribute (except for a limited amount on a non-continuous and non-systematic basis) any Fallback Rates Data available on this site, (ii) use the Fallback Rates Data available on this site to create any derived index, nor (iii) use the Fallback Rates Data as a reference within or the basis for any financial product (including as a fallback or secondary rate).

E. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. The market data ("Information") contained herein: (i) may include the proprietary information of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. or it’s licensors, as applicable ; (ii) may not be copied, sold or further disseminated except as specifically authorized; (iii) does not constitute investment advice; (iv) is provided solely for informational purposes; and (v) is not warranted to be complete, accurate or timely. You may not develop or create any derivative work or other product that uses, is based on, or is developed in connection with any of the Information (including, without limitation, proprietary data, settlement data or indices) available on this site.

F. TIPS Data. TIPS data is obtained from the FRED® API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. TIPS data is subject to the FRED® API Terms of Use: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/docs/api/terms_of_use.html.

G. Thompson Reuters (Markets) LLC (“Thompson Reuters”). Certain information on this site may include data or services provided by Thompson Reuters. The “Information Product” is any data or service provided by Thomson Reuters. Thomson Reuters or its third party providers own and retain all rights, title and interest, including but not limited to copyright, trademarks, patents, database rights, trade secrets, know-how, and all other intellectual property rights or forms of protection of similar nature or having equivalent effect, anywhere in the world, in the Information Product and user is not granted any proprietary interest therein or thereto. The Information Product constitutes confidential and trade secrets of Thomson Reuters or its third party providers. Display, performance, reproduction, distribution of, or creation of derivative works or improvements from Information Product in any form or manner is expressly prohibited, except to the extent expressly permitted hereunder, or otherwise, with the prior written permission of Thomson Reuters

Member may use the Information Product for internal purposes only. Member may copy, paste and distribute internally only an insubstantial amount of the data contained in the Information Product provided that: (a) the distribution is incidental to or supports Member’s business purpose, (b) the data is not distributed by Member in connection with information vending or commercial publishing (in any manner or format whatsoever), not reproduced through the press or mass media or on the Internet, and (c) where practicable, clearly identifies Thomson Reuters or its third party providers as the source of the data. Data will be considered in “insubstantial amount” if such amount (i) has no independent commercial value, (ii) could not be used by the recipient as a substitute for any product or service (including any download service) provided by Thomson Reuters or a substantial part of it.

To the extent that the Information Product contains any third party data referred to in the General Restrictions/Notices page set forth on https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/resources/third-party-restrictions.html, the terms set forth on such General Restrictions/Notices page shall apply to Member.

Member acknowledges that access to certain elements of the Information Product may cease or may be made subject to certain conditions by Thomson Reuters or upon the instructions of the third party provider of those elements. Upon termination or expiration of this user license, all rights granted hereunder shall immediately terminate and Member shall cease to use the Information Product and delete or destroy all copies thereof in its possession or control.

NEITHER THOMSON REUTERS NOR ITS THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS WARRANT THAT THE PROVISION OF THE INFORMATION PRODUCT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR FREE, TIMELY, COMPLETE OR ACCURATE, NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTIES AS TO THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE SAME. USE OF THE INFORMATION PRODUCT AND RELIANCE THEREON IS AT USER’S SOLE RISK. NEITHER THOMSON REUTERS OR ITS THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS WILL IN ANY WAY BE LIABLE TO USER OR ANY OTHER ENTITY OR PERSON FOR THEIR INABILITY TO USE THE INFORMATION PRODUCT, OR FOR ANY INACCURACIES, ERRORS, OMISSIONS, DELAYS, COMPUTER VIRUS OR OTHER INFIRMITY OR CORRUPTION, DAMAGES, CLAIMS, LIABILITIES OR LOSSES, REGARDLESS OF CAUSE, IN OR ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE INFORMATION PRODUCT. THE INFORMATION PRODUCT IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. NO WARRANTIES EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, INFRINGEMENT OR OTHERWISE IS PROVIDED HEREUNDER. IN NO EVENT WILL THOMSON REUTERS OR ITS THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH INFORMATION PRODUCT EVEN IF THOMSON REUTERS OR ITS THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES ARE ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES. FURTHER, THOMSON REUTERS OR ITS PARTY PROVIDERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN ANY MANNER FOR REDISTRIBUTOR’S PRODUCTS OR SERVICES.