Terms of Use

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE

Welcome to the website of Vectra Advisors (the “Vectra Advisors”, “we”, “us”, “our”). This Website (“Website”) is operated by Vectra Advisors AG, with registered number CHE-199.759.560 in the commercial register of the Canton Zurich and its address at Seehofstrasse 4 8008 Zurich, Switzerland. By accessing and using this Website, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these Terms of Use, please do not use the Website. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, you must not use our Website. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our Website through your internet connection are aware of these Terms of Use and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.

WE ARE NOT BROKERS OR INTERMEDIARIES, AND ARE NOT YOUR AGENT, ADVISOR, OR CUSTODIAN, AND HAVE NO FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIP OR OBLIGATION TO YOU REGARDING ANY DECISIONS OR ACTIVITIES THAT YOU EFFECT WHEN USING THE WEBSITE. 

APPLICABLE TERMS AND POLICIES

These Terms of Use refer to the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of our Website:

  • Our Privacy Policy. By using the Website, you consent to the collection, use, and sharing of your information as described in our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.
  • Our Cookie Policy, which sets out information about the cookies on our Website.
  • When accessing specific services via the Platform, other terms and conditions may apply (“Third Party Terms”) and you are solely responsible for reviewing, understanding and adhering to those Third Party Terms.
ACCESS TO AND CONTENT OF THE WEBSITE

Access to the Website is provided “as is” and on an “as available” basis only. From time to time, access may be interrupted, suspended, or restricted, including because of change in third parties, fault, error, unforeseen circumstances or planned maintenance. We reserve the right to limit availability to the Website to any person, geographical area or jurisdiction and/or to terminate your access to the Website at any time and in our sole discretion.

We may remove or amend content on the Website at any time however we do not guarantee that the Website will be free from errors or omissions. We shall not be liable for any loss or damage you may suffer as a result of the Website being unavailable at any time for any reason. 

The content on the Website is provided for general informational purposes only and should not be construed as professional advice or relied upon for making decisions. The information presented on the Website is not intended to create a contractual or binding relationship between you and the Foundation or any affiliated entities. NO FINANCIAL, INVESTMENT, TAX, LEGAL OR SECURITIES ADVICE IS GIVEN THROUGH OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE WEBSITE. No content found on the Website, whether created by us or third parties is or should be considered as investment advice. Nothing contained on the Website constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer by us or any third party to buy or sell any digital assets, securities, or other financial instruments. You should not act or refrain from acting based on any information provided on the Website. While we strive to provide accurate and up-to-date information, we do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the content. The use of any information obtained from the Website is at your own risk.

GEOGRAPHIC RESRICTIONS

We make no claims that the Website is or will be accessible or appropriate in any jurisdiction. Access to the Website may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. Access to the Website from locations where its content or an access to the Website as such is illegal is prohibited.

YOU MUST KEEP YOUR ACCOUNT DETAILS SAFE

You should use your own virus protection software. 

If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential. You must not disclose it to any third party. We have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our reasonable opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these Terms of Use. If you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows your user identification code or password, you must promptly notify us at privacy@vectra-advisors.com.

HOW YOU MAY USE MATERIALS ON OUR WEBSITE

The Website and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, code, functionality, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof), may be protected by Swiss and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws. Subject to your compliance with these Terms of Use, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to access and use the Website for personal, non-commercial purposes. 

Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on our Website must always be acknowledged. You must not use any part of the content on our Website for commercial purposes without obtaining a license to do so from us or our licensors. If you print off, copy, download, share or repost any part of our Website in breach of these Terms of Use, your right to use our Website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

Vectra Advisors’ name, the term LAWYERS+ and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of Vectra Advisors or its licensors. You must not use such marks without our prior written permission. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on the Website are the trademarks of their respective owners.

PROHIBITED USE

Your use of the  Website must be ethical, and conform to high moral standards. You are prohibited from using the  Website in a manner that is unethical or immoral, or that might be considered disreputable or offensive, including but not limited to:

  • Cyberattack. Activities that seek to interfere with or compromise the integrity, security or proper functioning of the Website;
  • Fraud and Misrepresentation. Activities or behaviors that seek to defraud us or any user of the Website (such as but not limited to providing false, inaccurate or misleading information);
  • Sanctions. Activities for or on behalf of any other person who is located in a country or jurisdiction against which the US, Switzerland, UK, EU or other nations or international organizations maintain economic sanctions;
  • Text or data mining or web scraping: You shall not conduct, facilitate, authorize or permit any text or data mining or web scraping in relation to our Website or any services provided via, or in relation to, our Website. This includes using (or permitting, authorizing or attempting the use of) any "robot", "bot", "spider", "scraper" or other automated device, program, tool, algorithm, code, process or methodology to access, obtain, copy, monitor or republish any portion of the Website or any data, content, information or services accessed via the same; Any automated analytical technique aimed at analyzing text and data in digital form to generate information which includes but is not limited to patterns, trends and correlations.
  • Any other unlawful conduct.

Additionally you agree not to:

  • Use the Website in any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the United States or other countries).
  • Use the  Website for the purpose of exploiting, harming, or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information, or otherwise.
  • Send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use, or re-use any material that does not comply with the Content Standards set out in these Terms.
  • Transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material, including any “junk mail”, “chain letter”, “spam”, or any other similar solicitation.
  • Impersonate or attempt to impersonate Company, a Company employee, another user, or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using email addresses or user names associated with any of the foregoing).
  • Engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the  Website, or which, as determined by us, may harm Company or users of the Website or expose them to liability.
  • Use the  Website in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the  Website or interfere with any other party’s use of the  Website, including their ability to engage in real time activities through the  Website.
  • Use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the  Website for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the  Website.
NO LEGAL ADVICE / NO ATTORNEY-CLENT RELATIONSHIP / USE OF EMAIL

The content on our Website is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our Website. No attorney-client relationship is created. Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our Website, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our Website is accurate, complete or up to date.

While email communication offers expediency, it's important to note that, under certain conditions, third parties – including our Internet service provider – may gain access to it. You assume this risk if you choose to communicate via e-mail. Furthermore, email transmissions are acknowledged as received solely when they are retrieved by us from our internet mailbox. By utilizing our website and email system, you accept all the foregoing conditions.

WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WEBSITES WE LINK TO

The Website may facilitate access to materials offered by or created by third parties. All such materials, and links to third party websites, are provided as a convenience only. We do not control such materials and provide no guarantee as to their accuracy, completeness, legality or usefulness. You acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for any aspect of the information, content, or services contained in any such third-party materials accessible or linked to from the Website. 

LINKING TO OUR WEBSITE

You may link to our Website, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists. You must not establish a link to our Website in any website that is not owned by you. Our Website must not be framed on any other Website, nor may you create a link to any part of our Website other than the home page. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. If you wish to link to or make any use of content on our Website other than that set out above, please contact info@vectra-advisors.com.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that materials available for downloading from the internet or the Website will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to the Website for any reconstruction of any lost data. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACKS, DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACKS, VIRUSES, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA, OR OTHER MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR YOUR USE OF ANY ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE, OR TO YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE, OR ON ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO THEM.

WE DO NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT ANY PART OF THE WEBSITE, ANY CONTENT THEREIN, OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE, WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT THE WEBSITE OR THE TECHNOLOGY THAT MAKES ANY OF THEM AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, WE HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH RESPECT TO THE WEBSITE.

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL WE, OUR AFFILIATES, OR OUR OR THEIR RESPECTIVE LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, AND/OR ANY GOODS, SERVICES, ITEMS OR THIRD-PARTY CONTENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOREGOING, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE. YOU AGREE TO HOLD COMPANY AND ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS HARMLESS FROM AGAINST ANY LOSSES YOU MAY INCUR AS A CONSEQUENCE OF USING THE WEBSITE. THESE POTENTIAL LOSSES INCLUDE ANY LOSSES FOR FAILED TRANSACTIONS OR SMART CONTRACT BUGS.

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless us, our affiliates, and our and their respective licensors and service providers, and our and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and legal costs) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use or your use of the Website, including, but not limited to, your use of any information obtained from the Website.

FORCE MAJEURE

The Foundation shall not be liable or responsible for any failure to perform its obligations under these Terms of Use if such failure is due to events beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, war, terrorism, fire, strikes, labor disputes, airport closures, natural disasters, governmental regulations, power failures, or other causes beyond its reasonable control.

NO WAIVER

Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms of Use shall not be deemed a waiver of such provision or any other provision.

WE MAY TRANSFER THIS AGREEMENT TO SOMEONE ELSE

You may not assign or transfer your rights and obligations under these Terms of Use without our prior written consent. We may transfer our rights and obligations under these Terms of Use to another organization. We will always tell you in writing if this happens and we will ensure that the transfer will not affect your rights under these Terms of Use.

WE MAY MAKE CHANGES TO THESE TERMS OF USE

We amend these Terms of Use from time to time. Every time you wish to use our Website, please check these Terms of Use to ensure you understand the terms that apply at that time.

WHICH COUNTRY'S LAWS APPLY TO ANY DISPUTES?

These Terms of Use, all matters relating to the Website and these Terms of Use, are governed by Swiss law. You and we both agree that the courts of Zug will have exclusive jurisdiction. If you are a business, these Terms of Use, their subject matter and their formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by Swiss law. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Zurich.