Terms of Service

GENERAL:

Firsthand Alliance (“Firsthand”) is providing this website as an information service to the Internet community. Use of this website and access to the material it contains is subject to the following terms and conditions as well as all applicable laws. Your access to and browsing of the website constitutes your full acceptance of these terms and conditions. If you do not agree to abide by these terms and conditions, do not use this website. All material on this site is information of a general nature and does not address the circumstances of any particular individual or entity. Nothing in this site constitutes professional and/or financial advice, nor does any information on this site constitute a comprehensive or complete statement of the matters discussed or the law relating thereto. No action should be taken or omitted to be taken in reliance upon information on this site. Advice from a suitably qualified professional should always be sought in relation to any particular matter or circumstance.

Nothing on this site constitutes or forms a part of any offer for sale or subscription of, or any invitation to offer to buy or subscribe for, any securities, nor should it or any part of it form the basis of, or be relied upon in any connection with any contract or commitment whatsoever.

THIS WEBSITE AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”. NEITHER FIRSTHAND ALLIANCE ("FIRSTHAND") NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES IS PROVIDING ANY WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THIS WEB SITE. FIRSTHAND AND ITS AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THIS WEB SITE, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL CODE, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. FIRSTHAND AND ITS AFFILIATES DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, ADEQUACY, OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS CONTAINED ON THE WEB SITE AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE MATERIALS AND INFORMATION.

Under no circumstances will Firsthand or its affiliates be liable for any consequential, incidental, special, punitive, or exemplary damages arising out of any use of or inability to use the web site or any portion thereof, regardless of whether Firsthand or its affiliates have been apprised of the likelihood of such damages occurring and regardless of the form of action, whether in contract, warranty, tort (including negligence), strict liability, or otherwise.

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INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO FIRSTHAND:

Please do not send any information to Firsthand that constitutes a trade secret or is confidential or proprietary. Firsthand cannot agree to obligations of confidentiality or non-disclosure with regard to information submitted to it. By submitting information or materials to Firsthand, you and anyone acting on your behalf, agree that any such information or materials will not be considered confidential or proprietary. Firsthand is not obligated to review any information or materials sent to it, Firsthand reserves the right to reject information or materials in its sole discretion and Firsthand shall be under no obligation to return any information or materials to you. It is possible that Firsthand will receive a number of similar plans and ideas, you understand that your idea may have previously been submitted to Firsthand and may be under our consideration. In no event shall Firsthand be limited or restricted from pursuing any opportunities with others.

PASSWORD PROTECTION:

Access to certain portions of this Web Site is password protected. Passwords should be kept strictly confidential and should not be shared with any other persons not authorized by Firsthand. Firsthand reserves the right to terminate at any time any user's access to password protected portions of this Web Site.

LINKED SITES:

When you select certain hyperlinks you will be leaving the Firsthand site.

These hyperlinks take you to publicly available sites, which are not within the control of Firsthand. Firsthand and its affiliates make no warranties, either express or implied, concerning the content of such sites, including the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability thereof for any particular purpose, nor do Firsthand and its affiliates warrant that such sites or their content are free from any claims of copyright, trademark, or other infringement of the rights of third parties or that such sites or content are devoid of viruses or other contamination. Links to the non-Firsthand sites do not imply any endorsement of or responsibility for the opinions, ideas, products, information, or services offered at such sites, or any representation regarding the content at such sites.

COPYRIGHT:

All material on this site is copyrighted by Firsthand Alliance 2021. All rights reserved. Other than as necessary for the purpose of viewing the site in the course of a business it is strictly forbidden to copy any material on this site for commercial use or to republish any or all of the contents of this site on a proxy server, cache or other similar form of storage.

LOCAL RESTRICTIONS:

There are legal requirements in various countries and jurisdictions which may restrict the information which Firsthand can lawfully provide the user. Persons into whose possession the information in this Web Site comes should inform themselves about and observe any restrictions imposed in the jurisdiction in which the Web Site is accessed.