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Terms of Use

ONLINE ACCESS AND TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT

1. INTRODUCTION

Welcome to Emso’s website. By clicking “accept” and accessing this website (the "Site"), you agree that your access to and use of the Site, including any text, images, graphics, user interfaces, information, data, tools, products, services, software, code and other content (collectively, the "Content") provided by Emso Asset Management Limited and/or its affiliates (collectively, "Emso"), shall be exclusively governed by the terms and conditions set forth in this Online Access and Terms of Use Agreement (the "Agreement"). You should read the terms and conditions of this Agreement carefully, as your access and use of the Site are expressly conditioned upon your acceptance of these terms. Emso may refuse access to and usage of the Site to anyone at any time, in its sole discretion. Emso reserves the right to modify or discontinue the Site without notice, or change the terms and conditions governing your access to and use of this Site (including this Agreement), at any time.

2. PURPOSE OF THE SITE: NO OFFER OF SECURITIES; NO ADVICE

The Site is intended to provide an overview of Emso and its products, and is for general information purposes only. The Site is not intended to provide investment, accounting, tax or legal advice. You should consult your own investment, legal and/or tax professionals regarding your specific situation. Users of this Site should be aware that Emso is not acting for, or advising them, and is not responsible for providing them with the protections available under the UK regulatory system. Compensation will not be available from the UK’s Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

Emso makes no representations that materials at this Site are appropriate for use in all locations, or that transactions, securities products, instruments or services discussed at this Site are available or appropriate for sale or use in all jurisdictions, or by all investors or counterparties. Those who access this Site do so at their own initiative, and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws or regulations.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD ANY MATERIAL AT THIS SITE BE USED OR CONSIDERED AS AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF ANY OFFER TO BUY SECURITIES, ANY OTHER INSTRUMENTS OR INTERESTS OF ANY FUND (DESCRIBED BELOW), WHETHER OR NOT SPONSORED OR MANAGED BY EMSO. IN PARTICULAR, THIS SITE IS NOT INTENDED AS MARKETING OF ANY FUND IN ANY MEMBER STATE OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE EU DIRECTIVE 2011/61/EU ON ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUND MANAGERS.

ANY SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION CAN AND WILL BE MADE ONLY BY MEANS OF THE PROSPECTUS OR EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM OF EACH SUCH INVESTMENT FUND OR OTHER APPLICABLE DOCUMENT, ONLY IN JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH SUCH AN OFFER WOULD BE LAWFUL AND ONLY TO INDIVIDUALS WHO MEET THE INVESTOR SUITABILITY AND SOPHISTICATION REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE DETERMINED FROM TIME TO TIME BY EMSO IN ITS SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION.

In the United Kingdom, this Site is directed only at persons who are: (i) investment professionals within the meaning of Article 19 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 ("FP Order") or Article 14 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Promotion of Collective Investment Schemes) (Exemptions) Order 2001 ("CIS Order"); (ii) high net worth companies and certain other entities falling within Article 49 of the FP Order or Article 22 of the CIS Order; or (iii) any other persons to whom such communication may be made in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Financial Conduct Authority's Conduct of Business Sourcebook. It must not be used by, or relied upon, any other persons.

The Content is not intended for the account of U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")) other than persons who are "qualified purchasers" (as defined in the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) and/or "accredited investors" (as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act).

3. NATURE OF THE CONTENT

While Emso uses reasonable efforts to obtain information from reliable sources, Emso makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of any Content at this Site. Opinions and any other Content are subject to change without notice. Emso is not utilizing this Site to provide investment or other advice to you or any other party, and no information or material at this Site is to be relied upon for the purpose of making or communicating investment or other decisions.

All materials on this Site are meant to be reviewed in their entirety, including any footnotes, legal disclaimers, restrictions, or disclosures, and any copyright or proprietary notices. Any disclaimers, restrictions, disclosure, or hedge clauses apply to any partial document or material in the same manner as they do the whole, and will be deemed incorporated in the portion of any material or document that you consult or download.

4. SUMMARY OF RISK FACTORS

Investments in hedge funds and other investment funds, including those managed by Emso and such funds' investments in any other funds (collectively, the "Funds" or “Advisory Clients”), are speculative and involve a high degree of risk and are intended only for experienced and sophisticated investors. Investment in a Fund may expose an investor to a significant risk of losing all of the property or other assets invested. There are unique risks involved when investing in a particular Advisory Client. You should carefully review each Advisory Client’s offering materials and related information for specific risk and other information before investing. This Site does not list, and does not purport to list, the risk factors associated with an investment in any of the Advisory Clients.

5. USER IDENTIFICATION CODES AND PASSWORDS

Portions of the Site are password-protected and are accessible only to users who have been issued passwords by an authorized representative of Emso and who meet the applicable investor suitability, experience and sophistication requirements. Password-protected portions of the Site may contain performance information for the Advisory Clients sponsored or managed by Emso. Users of the password-protected portion of the Site acknowledge that past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. Do not enter the password-protected portion of the Site through use of your User I.D. and password unless the terms and conditions of this Agreement are acceptable to you. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain unauthorized access to such parts of our Site, or to any other protected materials or information, through any means not intentionally made available by Emso for your specific use. If you are issued a password, you agree that you will treat and maintain this information confidentially and will not permit others to sign onto the Site through the use of the User I.D. and Password assigned to you. You accept full responsibility for any use of your Password, and will notify us immediately of any actual or suspected unauthorized use of your Password. The User I.D. and Password are personal for your use only, and any violation of the terms of this Agreement shall permit Emso to immediately suspend or terminate your further access to the Site.

6. CONFIDENTIALITY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Emso owns and maintains this Site. The Content is the intellectual property of Emso. Nothing at this Site shall be construed as granting by implication, estoppel, or otherwise any license or right to use any of the Content of the Site. No act of downloading or otherwise copying from this Site will transfer title to any software or material at this Site to you. Anything that you transmit to this Site becomes the property of Emso, may be used by Emso for any lawful purpose, and is further subject to disclosure as deemed appropriate by Emso including to any legal or regulatory authority to which Emso is subject. Emso reserves all rights with respect to copyrights, service mark, and trademark ownership of all Content, names, logos or identifying marks relating to products or services of Emso at this Site and will enforce such rights to the full extent of the law.

Unless information contained on the Site is otherwise public information, all Content contained on the Site is considered to be confidential information (including the Site's features, functions, options, tools, capabilities, format, and layout, etc.), and you agree not to copy, republish, or redistribute any of the Content or disclose the same to any third parties unless and only to the extent Emso has given you written permission to do so.

7. DATA PROTECTION AND USE OF COOKIES

We may collect personal information about you through: (i) your completion of registration or subscription forms or as otherwise provided by you through this Site; and (ii) information you provide relating to your transactions with Emso or its Advisory Clients. We may also collect information about your visits to this Site through use of Internet “cookies” (an information collecting device from a web server) as described further below. By browsing this Site, you agree to Emso's use of such cookies.

We may use such personal information for the purposes of administering the relationship between us, marketing of products and services, monitoring and analysing our activities, and complying with any legal or regulatory requirements. We may transfer the personal data we hold about you or individuals associated with you to any country, including countries outside the European Economic Area, for any of the purposes described above. We may also transfer your personal information to a third party to whom we transfer any of our rights or obligations under any agreement, or who acquires an interest in any of Emso’s assets, or in connection with a sale of its shares or the merger or consolidation or other transfer of the assets of Emso, whether voluntarily or by operation of law, to such third party, or who is otherwise deemed to be a successor or transferee. We may disclose any personal information if we are required to, requested, or permitted to do so, by a court of law, by any governmental, regulatory or law enforcement agency, including the police, or in connection with legal proceedings or where required by our website internet service provider. We may also disclose any personal information if we determine it is necessary or desirable to comply with any law or to protect or defend our rights or property.

Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted through this Site. Any transmission of data is at your own risk.

We may send text files (e.g., “cookies” or other cached files) or images to your web browser to store information on your computer. Such text files and images are used for technical convenience to store information on your computer. For instance, we may use a session cookie to store form information that you have entered so that you do not have to enter such information again. We may use information stored in such text files and images to customize your experience on this Site and to monitor use of this Site. You may set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie. Many web browsers allow you to block cookies. If you do block cookies you may not be able to access certain parts of this Site. You can disable cookies from your computer system by following the instructions on your browser or at www.allaboutcookies.org.

You may have certain rights under applicable data protection laws which may include the right for you to receive a copy of the personal information we hold about you. For a copy of your personal information please write to us at the address provided below. We may charge you a nominal fee for complying with such a request in accordance with applicable law. In addition, you may have a right to request personal data provided on this Site is corrected, blocked or deleted if the data is factually incorrect, incomplete or irrelevant for the purposes described in these terms and conditions.

If you have any questions about the use of personal information, please contact contact@emso.com.

8. DISCLAIMERS

The Site is operated by Emso on an "AS IS," "AS AVAILABLE" basis, without representations or warranties of any kind. EMSO DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THIS SITE AND ITS CONTENT, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Without limiting the foregoing, Emso does not represent or warrant that the Content on the Site is accurate, reliable, complete, or current, or that the Site will operate without interruption or error. Emso makes reasonable efforts to avoid technological problems, but at any time the Site may have and may cause problems, such as viruses or other harmful components. Emso shall not be liable for any action you take or any decision you make in reliance on the Site. Some jurisdictions do not allow the disclaimer of implied warranties, so the foregoing disclaimer may not apply to you.

You acknowledge that you are aware that by using this Site you may be subject to security and privacy exploitations, including, eavesdropping, sniffing, spoofing, hacking, breaking passwords, harassment, exposure to objectionable material, posturing, and/or other security or privacy hazards.

9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Under no circumstances, shall Emso and its affiliates or any of their employees, directors, officers, agents, vendors or suppliers be liable for any direct or indirect losses or damages arising out of or in connection with the use of or inability to use the Site. This is a comprehensive limitation of liability that applies to all losses and damages of any kind (whether general, special, consequential, incidental, exemplary, or otherwise, including, without limitation, loss of data, income or profits), whether by statute, law or in contract, negligence, or other tortuous action, even if an authorized representative of Emso or its affiliates has been advised or should have known of the possibility of such damages. Applicable law may not allow the limitation of liability set forth above, so this limitation of liability may not apply to you. In no event shall the total liability of Emso or any of its affiliates for any and all damages and causes of action exceed the amount paid by you, if any, for the use of this Site.

10. NO ENDORSEMENTS

References on the Site to any names, marks, products or services of third parties or hypertext links to third party sites or information do not constitute or imply an endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation of the third party, information, product or service by Emso. Emso and its affiliates do not endorse or make any warranties or representations about any site you may access through the Site. Any links to other sites are provided for convenience only. If you access any third party web site through the Site or otherwise, you do so at your own risk.

11. MONITORING THE SITE

Emso reserves the right to monitor and record activity on the Site at its sole discretion, and may report any activity that it suspects may violate any law or regulation as it deems appropriate.

12. LAW

This Agreement (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.