TERMS OF WEBSITE USE

This page, together with the documents referred to on it, tells you the terms on which you may make use of our website, whether as a guest or as a registered user. Please read these Terms of Use carefully before you start to use the site. By your use of this website, you accept these Terms of Use and agree to be bound by them. We recommend that you print a copy of these Terms for future reference. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, you must refrain from using our site. You acknowledge that you are making use of this website as a business or in the course of trade, or as an individual with knowledge and understanding about stocks & shares, funds, trusts and investments.

1 INFORMATION ABOUT US

1.1 Investegate (“investegate.co.uk”, “Stockomendation”, "UK Share Picking Game", “we”, “us”, “our”, “the website”) is part of Stockomendation Limited. You can find our contact information here info@investegate.co.uk.

1.2 We are a completely independent and privately owned UK limited company. All information is intended to be entirely factual and unbiased. We are funded by third party advertisers and sponsors.

2 INFORMATION ON INVESTEGATE

2.1 Investegate contains information about many different investment funds and trusts, managed and registered in many different locations around the world, governed by various laws and regulations. In particular, certain funds can be marketed only in certain jurisdictions. Such information is not intended to be published nor made available to any person, nor to constitute an offer, invitation or solicitation to buy or sell securities or any other products, services or investments in any of the funds referred to in any jurisdiction, where doing so would result in contravention of any applicable laws or regulations.

2.2 We do not provide, nor intend to provide, investment advice on Investegate.

3 ACCESS AND USE

3.1 You are permitted to use Investegate on a temporary basis, in consideration of your agreement to comply with these Terms of Use, including limitation of our liability as set out in these Terms of Use. We reserve the right to withdraw or amend the service we provide on Investegate at any time without notice.

3.2 We will not be liable if for any reason Investegate is unavailable at any time or for any period.

3.3 You warrant and undertake that:

you will observe all applicable laws and regulations of any relevant jurisdiction; you will not use any information on Investegate in any way that has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect;

your use of any information on Investegate and the making of any investment as a result of such use does not contravene any applicable laws or regulations of any relevant jurisdiction;

if you distribute to any person any information taken from Investegate, in whatever form, you will attach a copy of these Terms of Use and obtain the prior agreement of such other person to comply with them;

you will not reproduce or distribute any third party content contained on Investegate without our prior written consent; and you will not transmit any data that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time- bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to affect the operation of any computer software or hardware adversely.

3.4 This website is for Private Investors only:

A Private Investor is a recipient of the information who meets all of the conditions set out below, the recipient:

access to the information in a personal capacity;

is not required to be regulated or supervised by a body concerned with the regulation or supervision of investment or financial services;

is not currently registered or qualified as a professional securities trader or investment adviser with any national or state exchange, regulatory authority, professional association or recognised professional body;

does not currently act in any capacity as an investment adviser, whether or not they have at some time been qualified to do so;

uses the information solely in relation to the management of their personal funds and not as a trader to the public or for the investment of corporate funds;

does not distribute, republish or otherwise provide any information or derived works to any third party in any manner or use or process information or derived works for any commercial purposes.

By accessing Investegate you agree that it you do so as a Private Investor.

4 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

4.1 We are the owner or licensee of all intellectual property rights on Investegate, and in the material published on it (together, “content”). The content is protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.

4.2 You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from Investegate for your personal reference and you may draw the attention of others to material posted on Investegate. You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, audio, video or graphics separately from any accompanying text. Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors and compilers of content on Investegate must always be acknowledged.

4.3 You must not use any part of the materials on Investegate for commercial purposes without first obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors. If you print off, copy or download any part of Investegate in breach of these Terms of Use, your right to use Investegate will cease immediately and you must return or destroy, at our option, any copies of the materials you have made.

4.4 YOU HEREBY AGREE TO INDEMNIFY INVESTEGATE AND HOLD IT HARMLESS AGAINST ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM A BREACH OF THIS CLAUSE 4 AND FOR ANY LOSSES SUFFERED BY INVESTEGATE IF ITS CONTINUED USE OF ANY CONTENT IS PREVENTED AS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT RESULT OF YOUR BREACH.

5 LINKS FROM INVESTEGATE

Where Investegate contains links to other websites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. Such links should not be interpreted as an endorsement by us of those linked websites or any material displayed on them and should not be regarded as a communication or invitation to visit that website. We have no control over the contents of those websites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

6 DISCLAIMER OF RELIANCE ON INFORMATION POSTED

6.1 All information contained on Investegate is for general use only. NOTHING ON INVESTEGATE constitutes investment advice, recommendation or investment research (as defined in the handbook of the Financial Conduct Authority). It MAY NOT BE RELIED UPON BY YOU FOR ANY PURPOSE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IN MAKING ANY INVESTMENT DECISION.

6.2 ALTHOUGH WE TAKE REASONABLE CARE TO ENSURE THAT CONTENT ON INVESTEGATE IS ACCURATE, WE CANNOT GUARANTEE OR WARRANT THE SECURITY OF INVESTEGATE OR THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CURRENCY, RELIABILITY OR SUITABILITY OF ANY OF ITS CONTENT. SOME OF THE CONTENT ON INVESTEGATE IS PROVIDED TO INVESTEGATE BY INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTIES WHOM INVESTEGATE HAS NO CONTROL OVER. AS A RESULT, YOUR USE OF INVESTEGATE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND WE CANNOT ACCEPT ANY LIABILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE SUFFERED BY YOU ARISING FROM SUCH USE. YOU SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE STEPS TO VERIFY THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED ON INVESTEGATE.

6.3 You must make your own assessment a to the suitability for any purpose of any content on Investegate. WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU OBTAIN INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL ADVICE FROM A SUITABLY QUALIFIED SPECIALIST BEFORE TAKING ANY ACTION ON THE BASIS OF THE CONTENT ON INVESTEGATE. Applications to invest in any instrument referred to on Investegate must be made only on the basis of the offer document relating to the specific investment (e.g. prospectus, investment memorandum or other applicable terms and conditions). All users should consult an appropriate professional adviser as to whether they require any governmental, regulatory or other consents or need to observe any formalities to enable them to invest in any particular instrument. If you are unsure about the meaning of any of the information contained within Investegate, please consult your financial or other professional adviser.

6.4 Statement of Risk

You should be aware of the risks associated with equity investment. Please remember that past performance is not necessarily a guide to the future. Market and currency movements may cause the value of investments and the income from them to fall as well as rise and you may get back less than you invested when you decide to sell your investments. Smaller markets can be more volatile than developed stock markets and may carry more risk. Independent financial advice should be taken before entering into any financial transaction.

7 OUR LIABILITY

THIS CLAUSE EXCLUDES OR LIMITS OUR LIABILITY TO YOU. YOU SHOULD READ IT CAREFULLY.

7.1 Subject to clause 7.3, to the extent permitted by law, we, other members of our group and third parties connected to us, hereby expressly exclude:

all conditions, warranties and other terms which might otherwise be implied by statute, common law or the law of equity;

any liability for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage incurred by any user in connection with Investegate or in connection with the use of, reliance on, or inability to use, Investegate, any content posted on it, results derived from it, or any websites linked to it from time to time. Please note in particular that we will NOT be liable for any loss of income or revenue; loss of business or sales; loss of profits or contracts; loss of anticipated savings; loss of data; loss of opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or wasted management or office time;

any liability for third party illegitimate and illegal trading operations or “boiler rooms”;

whether caused by or arising from tort (including negligence or negligent misstatement), breach of contract, breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, provided that this condition shall not prevent claims for loss of or damage to your tangible property or any other claims for direct financial loss that are not excluded by any of the categories set out above.

7.2 We make no guarantee that Investegate will be secure or free from viruses and exclude all liability for any loss or damage caused by a virus or other technologically harmful or deleterious material that may infect your computer equipment, programs, data or other material due to your use of Investegate or any website linked to it. We therefore recommend that you operate your own up-to-date anti-virus software when using Investegate.

7.3 This does not affect our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, nor our liability for fraudulent misrepresentation or misrepresentation as to a fundamental matter, nor any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

8 JURISDICTION AND APPLICABLE LAW

8.1 These Terms of Use and any dispute or claim arising in connection with them or their subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.

8.2 The English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim arising from, or related to, a visit to Investegate.

9 VARIATIONS

9.1 We may revise these Terms of Use at any time by amending this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes made, as they are binding on you. Some of the provisions contained in these Terms of Use may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on Investegate.

Terms of use updated on 30 April 2023

CONTACT US

To contact us, please email info@stockomendation.com