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TERMS OF USE
SPONSORED END USER AGREEMENT
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY! IT CONTAINS THE TERMS GOVERNING YOUR USE
FOR THE SIMPLIFITM PERSONAL PLANNING
SERVICE.
By clicking the "I AGREE" button below, you signify:
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You have read and understand this Sponsored End User Agreement (the
"Agreement");
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You agree to all terms, conditions, and notices contained or referenced
herein (the "Terms of Use");
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You have the capacity and authority to enter into this Agreement;
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You are a citizen or legal resident of the United States or any of its
territories; and
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you understand that clicking "I AGREE" is the legal equivalent of your manually
signing this Agreement and that you will be legally bound by its terms and
conditions.
If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, do not use this site. We
reserve the right, at our discretion, to update or revise these Terms of Use.
Please check the Terms periodically for changes. Your continued use of this
site following the posting of any changes to the Terms of Use constitutes
acceptance of those changes.
THE SERVICES PROVIDED
The SimpliFiTM Personal
Planning Service (the "Service") offers several different modules to help you
create a goal-based financial plan. Among these modules are:
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Current Situation:
This module helps you capture necessary information about your current
financial status, including income, assets, and liabilities.
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Future Goals:
This module helps you identify future life goals with financial implications
and enter specific detail about these goals, including type, date, and expected
costs.
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Tailor Plan:
This module generates a probability of success percentage based on inputs to
your Current Situation and Future Goals modules, and then helps you customize
those inputs to maximize the probability of success percentage.
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Goal BluePrint:
This is an
interactive financial plan that provides a customized asset allocation and
savings rate based on the final inputs of the Tailor Plan module, including
your current financial situation, your financial goals, retirement age, and
retirement income needs. It also provides a goal-by-goal analysis to help you
gauge the impact of each goal on your comprehensive plan.
NATURE OF USER RELATIONSHIP
As a Sponsored End User, your access to the Service is being paid for by a third
party. This may be your financial institution, employer, or some other entity with
whom you have a relationship and who has requested that you be given access to the
Service (the "Licensee").
SHARING OF INFORMATION
In exchange for your access to the Service as a Sponsored End User, you agree to allow
the Licensee to receive electronic access to your personal information, including the
Goal BluePrints created by the Service. The Licensee will not be able to alter your
information any way.
The Licensee has a separate agreement with SimpliFi whereby SimpliFi agrees to provide
the Service to a limited number of Licensee's Sponsored End Users. Any termination of
the separate agreement between SimpliFi and the Licensee will also terminate this Agreement
and your corollary right of access to the Service.
LIMITATIONS OF THE SERVICE
The Service's projections and advice are based on inputs you provide about your
current financial, personal and family status, as well as on general market and
financial conditions existing on the date you use the Service. The Service does
not monitor, review or update its recommendations or projections on an on-going
basis, nor does it have the capability to monitor or review your investment
decisions made in reliance on its recommendations. Because the Service's utility
depends on the completeness, accuracy and timeliness of the information you provide
it, you are solely responsible for reviewing and updating that information within
the Service.
Please note that, while the Service accounts for all assets that you choose to input,
it is not designed to provide advice on how to structure your overall goal-based
holdings (i.e. your assets both inside and outside of your goal-based plan). Instead,
the Service only provides advice on how to structure the holdings within your goal-based
plan(s). Because of this, it may be more difficult for you to reasonably achieve your
goal-based objectives if the choices in your goal-based plan(s) are not extensive.
Consult with your professional financial adviser to discuss how other investment options
can be combined with your SimpliFi allocations to best meet your overall goal-based
objectives.
THE SERVICE DOES NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE RESULTS
IMPORTANT: The projections or other information generated by the SimpliFi Personal
Planning Service regarding the likelihood of various investment outcomes are hypothetical
in nature, do not reflect actual investment results and are not guarantees of future results.
The Service is a sophisticated goal-based planning tool that may be able to
provide you with valuable guidance in reaching your goals. However, the
Service's forecasts and projections are not guarantees of future results
because they are derived from mathematical modeling techniques of the economic
and financial markets that may or may not reflect actual conditions and events.
As with any investment plan, the past performance and historical returns used
to select particular investments are not necessarily indicative of the future
performance of your investments or the success of any investment allocation
plan.
While the Service can give you guidance on investment allocations that appear
to best fit your goal-based needs within the limitations of your individual
plan, you are solely responsible for using your own best judgment to choose the
investments that are most suitable for you. You agree that, except as otherwise
required by law, we will not be liable for any losses or damages (direct,
indirect, or punitive) that may result from your investment decisions or your
use of the Service or any data related to such use.
EVENTS BEYOND OUR CONTROL
You agree that SimpliFi will not be liable for any damages or losses caused
directly or indirectly by any circumstance or condition beyond our reasonable
control, including, without limitation, government restrictions, exchange or
market rulings, suspension of trading, war, strikes, acts of God, extreme
market volatility, abnormal trading volumes, technical computer problems,
computer system failures and malfunctions, system access issues, system
capacity issues, high internet traffic, the interruption of services or
information, and other similar problems and defects.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
ALL MATERIALS, INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE
THROUGH THE SERVICE (THE "CONTENT") ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" FOR
YOUR USE. THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT.
SIMPLIFI, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, ASSOCIATES, AND ITS LICENSORS DO NOT WARRANT THAT
THE SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION; THAT ANY
DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED; OR THAT THE CONTENT IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR
OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS SOLELY AT YOUR RISK.
BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT PERMIT THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES,
THESE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
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LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL SIMPLIFI, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, ITS ASSOCIATES, OR ITS
LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS
SITE. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED ON
CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER BASIS, EVEN IF
SIMPLIFI HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. BECAUSE SOME
JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SIMPLIFI'S LIABILITY IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS SHALL BE
LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless SimpliFi and its subsidiary
and other affiliated companies, and their employees, contractors, officers, and
directors from all liabilities, claims, and expenses, including attorney's
fees, that arise from your use or misuse of this site. SimpliFi reserves the
right, at it own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any
matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will
cooperate with SimpliFi in asserting any available defenses.
You further agree to indemnify and hold harmless SimpliFi and its subsidiaries
and other associated companies, and their employees, contractors, officers, and
directors from all liabilities, claims, and expenses, including attorney's fees,
that arise from SimpliFi's termination of your access to the Service based on the
Licensee's request that your access be so terminated.
PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
You acknowledge and agree that the investment research, data, analyses and
opinions and all other content (collectively the "Information") provided to you
through the Service are protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks,
patents, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as
expressly authorized by SimpliFi, you agree not to sell, license, rent, modify,
distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publish, adapt, edit,
or create derivative works from such materials or content. Systematic retrieval
of data or other content from this site to create or compile, directly or
indirectly, a collection, compilation, database or directory without written
permission from SimpliFi is prohibited. In addition, use of the content or
materials for any purpose not expressly permitted in these Terms of Use is
prohibited.
You further agree that the Information is provided solely for your personal
information purposes and that the Information provided may differ from that
obtained elsewhere because of investment policies and procedures mandated by
your fund or plan fiduciaries.
As noted above, reproduction, copying, or redistribution for commercial
purposes of any materials or design elements on this site is strictly
prohibited without the express written permission of SimpliFi.
PAYMENT OF FEES AND EXPENSES
As a Sponsored End User, the fee for your access to the Service is being paid for by
either your financial institution, employer, or some other entity who has requested
that you be given access to the Service under its separate access agreement (the
"Licensee").
DURATION OF AGREEMENT AND CANCELLATION
The term of this Agreement will continue for the period determined by the Licensing
Agreement between SimpliFi and the Licensee who has given you access to the Service.
If you decline this Agreement, you will not be permitted further access to the Service.
However, all other eligible users covered by this Licensee Agreement will be entitled
to use the Service.
The Licensee may, in its sole discretion, terminate your access to all or part of the
Service, with or without notice to you, by giving written notice to SimpliFi of its
intention that your access be terminated. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless
SimpliFi and its associates, licensees, and agents from any claims arising out of
SimpliFi's termination of your access to the Service under this provision.
SimpliFi also reserves the right to, in our sole discretion, terminate your access to
all or part of the Service, with or without notice. This Agreement, and the corollary
right to use the Service, will cease upon termination.
All arbitration provisions, indemnifications, and limitations provided for in this
Agreement shall survive termination or expiration. This Agreement, and the corollary
right to use the Service, will cease upon termination.
ASSIGNMENT
Neither party may assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of
the other party.
ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND DISCLOSURES
You agree that any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or any breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Arbitration Rules ("Rules"). You further agree that you will faithfully observe this Agreement and the Rules, that each party will abide by and perform any award rendered by the arbitrator(s), and that a judgment of the court having jurisdiction may be entered on the award.
GOVERNING LAWS
Both parties further agree that the hearing location of the arbitration shall be the State of Wisconsin. However, nothing in this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of any right provided by the Investment Advisors Act of 1940 or other applicable securities laws.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
You agree that we may communicate information required under this Agreement and
under state and federal law to you through the e-mail address you supplied. You
agree to notify us of any change in this e-mail address immediately, and
SimpliFi may rely on the most recent e-mail address that you provided to us.
COMMUNICATION WITH SIMPLIFI, LLC
You may send notices or other information to us by:
Overnight mail or U.S. mail:
SimpliFi, LLC
6201 Towncenter Drive
Suite 120
Clemmons, NC 27012
E-mail:
advice@simplifi.net
Facsimile transmission:
(336) 766-0823
SEVERABILITY AND INTEGRATION
Unless otherwise specified herein, this Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement between you and SimpliFi with respect to the Service and supersedes
all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals (whether oral,
written, or electronic) between you and SimpliFi with respect to the Service.
If any portion of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable under
applicable law, that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with
applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of
the parties, and the remaining portions of this Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect.
THIRD PARTY SITES
This site may provide links to other sites on the Internet. These other sites
are not under the control of SimpliFi, and you acknowledge that SimpliFi is not
responsible for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, or any other
aspect of the content of such sites. The inclusion of such a link does not
imply endorsement of the site by SimpliFi or any association with its
operators.
BY CLICKING THE "I AGREE" BUTTON BELOW, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS
AGREEMENT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS.
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