Common use of Compliance Responsibilities Clause in Contracts

Compliance Responsibilities. a. Fund Company is responsible for (i) the compliance of each prospectus, registration statement, annual or other periodic report, proxy statement and item of advertising or marketing material of or relating to each Fund with all applicable laws, rules and regulations (except for advertising or marketing material prepared by Schwab that was not published or provided to Schwab by or on behalf of Fund Company or any Affiliate (defined below) or accurately derived from information published or provided by or on behalf of Fund Company or any Affiliate), (ii) the distribution and tabulation of proxies in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations (except for such proxy related services provided by Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇ling agent), (iii) the registration or qualification of the shares of each Fund under all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and (iv) the compliance by Fund Company and each Affiliate of Fund Company, as that term is defined below, with all applicable laws, rules and regulations (including the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the " 1940 Act"), and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended), and the rules and regulations of each self-regulatory organization with jurisdiction over Fund Company or Affiliate, except to the extent that the failure to so comply by Fund Company or any Affiliate is caused by Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇ach of this Agreement. An "Affiliate" of a person means (i) any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such person, (ii) any officer, director, partner, corporation, or employee of such person, and (iii) if such person is an investment company, any investment advisor thereof or any member of the advisory board thereof. b. In the event that the Account holds five percent (5 %) or more of the outstanding Fund shares, Fund Company will be responsible for requesting Schwab to confirm its status as shareholder of record and to confirm whether any Schwab customer beneficially owns five percent (5 %) or more of the outstanding Fund shares through its Schwab brokerage account. For this purpose, Fund Company shall indicate in its inquiry the number of Fund shares that equal five percent (5 %) of outstanding Fund shares. Schwab shall promptly reply to any such inquiries. c. S▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ responsible for Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇pliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations governing Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇formance under this Agreement, except to the extent that Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇lure to comply with any law, rule or regulation is caused by Fund Company's breach of this Agreement, or its willful misconduct or negligence in the performance or failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement. d. Except as set forth in this Agreement or as otherwise agreed upon in writing by the parties, any communication, instruction or notice made pursuant to this Agreement shall be made orally, provided that such oral communication is on a recorded telephone line or is promptly confirmed in writing by facsimile transmission. Schwab is entitled to rely on any communications, instructions or notices which it reasonably believes were provided to it by Fund Company, any Affiliate or their agents authorized to provide such communications, instructions or notices to Schwab, and on communications, instructions or notices provided to it by its customers. Fund Company is entitled to rely on any communications, instructions or notices it reasonably believes were provided to it by Schwab, or its agents authorized to provide such communications, instructions or notices to Fund Company. e. Except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, neither party assumes any responsibility hereunder, or will be liable to the other, for any damage, loss of data, delay or any other loss whatsoever caused by events beyond its reasonable control. f. Fund Company and each Fund shall indemnify and hold harmless Schwab and each director, officer, employee and agent of Schwab from and against any and all losses, claims, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees) ("Losses") incurred by any of them arising out of (i) any untrue statement of material fact or any omission of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading in any prospectus, registration statement, annual or other periodic report or proxy statement of the Fund or in any advertising or promotional material published or provided to Schwab by or on behalf of Fund Company or any Affiliate or accurately derived from information published or provided by or on behalf of Fund Company or any Affiliate, (ii) any violation of any law, rule or regulation relating to the registration or qualification of shares of the Fund, (iii) any breach by Fund Company of any representation, warranty or agreement contained in this Agreement, or (iv) any willful misconduct or negligence by Fund Company or a Fund in the performance of, or failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent such Losses are caused by Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇ach of this Agreement or its willful misconduct or negligence in the performance, or failure to perform, its obligations under this Agreement. This Section 3(f) shall survive termination of this Agreement.

Compliance Responsibilities. a. Fund Company is responsible for (iI) the compliance of each prospectus, registration statement, annual or other periodic report, proxy statement and item of advertising or marketing material of or relating to each Fund with all applicable laws, rules and regulations (except for advertising or marketing material prepared by Schwab that was not published or provided to Schwab by or on behalf of Fund Company or any Affiliate (defined below) or accurately derived from information published or provided by or on behalf of Fund Company or any Affiliate), (ii) the distribution and tabulation of proxies in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations (except for such proxy related services provided by Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇ling agent), (iii) the registration or qualification of the shares of each Fund under all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and (iv) the compliance by Fund Company and each Affiliate of Fund Company, as that term is defined below, with all applicable laws, rules and regulations (including the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the " "1940 Act"), and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended), and the rules and regulations of each self-regulatory organization with jurisdiction over Fund Company or Affiliate, except to the extent that the failure to so comply by Fund Company or any Affiliate is caused by Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇ach of this Agreement. An "Affiliate" of a person means (i) any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such person, (ii) any officer, director, partner, corporation, or employee of such person, and (iii) if such person is an investment company, any investment advisor thereof or any member of the advisory board thereof. b. In the event that the Account holds five percent (5 5%) or more of the outstanding Fund shares, Fund Company will be responsible for requesting Schwab to confirm its status as shareholder of record and to confirm whether any Schwab customer beneficially owns five percent (5 5%) or more of the outstanding Fund shares through its Schwab brokerage account. For this purpose, Fund Company shall indicate in its inquiry the number of Fund shares that equal five percent (5 5%) of outstanding Fund shares. Schwab shall promptly reply to any such inquiries. c. S▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ responsible for Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇pliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations governing Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇formance under this Agreement, except to the extent that Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇lure to comply with any law, rule or regulation is caused by Fund Company's breach of this Agreement, or its willful misconduct or negligence in the performance or failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement. d. Except as set forth in this Agreement or as otherwise agreed upon in writing by the parties, any communication, instruction or notice made pursuant to this Agreement shall be made orally, provided that such oral communication is on a recorded telephone line or is promptly confirmed in writing by facsimile transmission. Schwab is entitled to rely on any communications, instructions or notices which it reasonably believes were provided to it by Fund Company, any Affiliate or their agents authorized to provide such communications, instructions or notices to Schwab, and on communications, instructions or notices provided to it by its customers. Fund Company is entitled to rely on any communications, instructions or notices it reasonably believes were provided to it by Schwab, or its agents authorized to provide such communications, instructions or notices to Fund Company. e. Except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, neither party assumes any responsibility hereunder, or will be liable to the other, for any damage, loss of data, delay or any other loss whatsoever caused by events beyond its reasonable control. f. Fund Company and each Fund shall indemnify and hold harmless Schwab and each director, officer, employee and agent of Schwab from and against any and all losses, claims, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees) ("Losses") incurred by any of them arising out of (i) any untrue statement of material fact or any omission of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading in any prospectus, registration statement, annual or other periodic report or proxy statement of the Fund or in any advertising or promotional material published or provided to Schwab by or on behalf of Fund Company or any Affiliate or accurately derived from information published or provided by or on behalf of Fund Company or any Affiliate, (ii) any violation of any law, rule or regulation relating to the registration or qualification of shares of the Fund, (iii) any breach by Fund Company of any representation, warranty or agreement contained in this Agreement, or (iv) any willful misconduct or negligence by Fund Company or a Fund in the performance of, or failure to perform perform, its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent such Losses are caused by Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇ach of this Agreement or its willful misconduct or negligence in the performance, or failure to perform, its obligations under this Agreement. This Section 3(f) shall survive termination of this Agreement.

Compliance Responsibilities. a. Fund Company is responsible for (i) the compliance of each prospectus, registration statement, annual or other periodic report, proxy statement and item of advertising or marketing material of or relating to each Fund with all applicable laws, rules and regulations (except for advertising or marketing material prepared by Schwab that was not published or provided to Schwab by or on behalf of Fund Company or any Affiliate (defined below) or accurately derived from information published or provided by or on behalf of Fund Company or any Affiliate), (ii) the distribution and tabulation of proxies in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations (except for such proxy related services provided by Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇ling agent), (iii) the registration or qualification of the shares of each Fund under all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and (iv) the compliance by Fund Company and each Affiliate of Fund Company, as that term is defined below, with all applicable laws, rules and regulations (including the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the " "1940 Act"), and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended), and the rules and regulations of each self-regulatory organization with jurisdiction over Fund Company or Affiliate, except to the extent that the failure to so comply by Fund Company or any Affiliate is caused by Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇ach of this Agreement. An "Affiliate" of a person means (i) any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such person, (ii) any officer, director, partner, corporation, or employee of such person, and (iii) if such person is an investment company, any investment advisor thereof or any member of the advisory board thereof. b. In the event that the Account holds five percent (5 5%) or more of the outstanding Fund shares, Fund Company will be responsible for requesting Schwab to confirm its status as shareholder of record and to confirm whether any Schwab customer beneficially owns five percent (5 5%) or more of the outstanding Fund shares through its Schwab brokerage account. For this purpose, Fund Company shall indicate in its inquiry the number of Fund shares that equal five percent (5 5%) of outstanding Fund shares. Schwab shall promptly reply to any such inquiries. c. S▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ responsible for Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇pliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations governing Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇formance under this Agreement, except to the extent that Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇lure to comply with any law, rule or regulation is caused by Fund Company's breach of this Agreement, or its willful misconduct or negligence in the performance or failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement. d. Except as set forth in this Agreement or as otherwise agreed upon in writing by the parties, any communication, instruction or notice made pursuant to this Agreement shall be made orally, provided that such oral communication is on a recorded telephone line or is promptly confirmed in writing by facsimile transmission. Schwab is entitled to rely on any communications, instructions or notices which it reasonably believes were provided to it by Fund Company, any Affiliate or their agents authorized to provide such communications, instructions or notices to Schwab, and on communications, instructions or notices provided to it by its customers. Fund Company is entitled to rely on any communications, instructions or notices it reasonably believes were provided to it by Schwab, or its agents authorized to provide such communications, instructions or notices to Fund Company. e. Except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, neither party assumes any responsibility hereunder, or will be liable to the other, for any damage, loss of data, delay or any other loss whatsoever caused by events beyond its reasonable control. f. Fund Company and each Fund shall indemnify and hold harmless Schwab and each director, officer, employee and agent of Schwab from and against any and all losses, claims, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorney's attorneys' fees) ("Losses") incurred by any of them arising out of (i) any untrue statement of material fact or any omission of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading in any prospectus, registration statement, annual or other periodic report or proxy statement of the Fund or in any advertising or promotional material published or provided to Schwab by or on behalf of Fund Company or any Affiliate or accurately derived from information published or provided by or on behalf of Fund Company or any Affiliate, (ii) any violation of any law, rule or regulation relating to the registration or qualification of shares of the Fund, (iii) any breach by Fund Company of any representation, warranty or agreement contained in this Agreement, or (iv) any willful misconduct or negligence by Fund Company or a Fund in the performance of, or failure to perform perform, its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent such Losses are caused by Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇ach of this Agreement or its willful misconduct or negligence in the performance, or failure to perform, its obligations under this Agreement. This Section 3(f) shall survive termination of this Agreement.

Compliance Responsibilities. a. Fund Company is responsible for (i) the compliance of each prospectus, registration statement, annual or other periodic report, proxy statement and item of advertising or marketing material of or relating to each Fund with all applicable laws, rules and regulations (except for advertising or marketing material prepared by Schwab that was not published or provided to Schwab by or on behalf of Fund Company or any Affiliate (defined below) or accurately derived from information published or provided by or on behalf of Fund Company or any Affiliate), (ii) the distribution and tabulation of proxies in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations (except for such proxy related services provided by Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇ling ▇▇▇’▇ mailing agent), (iii) the registration or qualification of the shares of each Fund under all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and (iv) the compliance by Fund Company and each Affiliate of Fund Company, as that term is defined below, with all applicable laws, rules and regulations (including the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the " “1940 Act"”), and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended), and the rules and regulations of each self-regulatory organization with jurisdiction over Fund Company or Affiliate, except to the extent that the failure to so comply by Fund Company or any Affiliate is caused by Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇ach ▇▇▇’▇ breach of this Agreement. An "Fund Company’s responsibilities under Sections 3(a)(i) to 3(a)(iv) include, but are not limited to, compliance of information published, distributed, or made available, and activities conducted through, the Internet and any other electronic medium. For purposes of this Agreement, an “Affiliate" ” of a person means (i) any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such person, (ii) any officer, director, partner, corporation, or employee of such person, and (iii) if such person is an investment company, any investment advisor thereof or any member of the advisory board thereof. b. In the event that the Account holds five percent (5 5%) or more of the outstanding Fund shares, Fund Company will be responsible for requesting Schwab to confirm its status as shareholder of record and to confirm whether any Schwab customer MFMP investor beneficially owns five percent (5 5%) or more of the outstanding Fund shares through its Schwab brokerage account. For this purpose, Fund Company shall indicate in its inquiry the number of Fund shares that equal five percent (5 5%) of outstanding Fund shares. Schwab shall promptly reply to any such inquiries. c. S▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ is responsible for Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇pliance ▇▇▇’▇ compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations governing Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇formance ▇▇▇’▇ performance under this Agreement, except to the extent that Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇lure ▇▇▇’▇ failure to comply with any law, rule or regulation is caused by Fund Company's ’s breach of this Agreement, or its willful misconduct or negligence in the performance or failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement. d. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement or as otherwise agreed upon in writing by the partiesAgreement, any communication, instruction or notice made pursuant to this Agreement shall may be made orally, provided that such oral communication is on a recorded telephone line or is promptly confirmed in writing by facsimile transmission. Schwab is entitled to rely on any communications, instructions or notices which it reasonably believes were provided to it by Fund Company, any Affiliate or their agents authorized to provide such communications, instructions or notices to Schwab, and on communications, instructions or notices provided to it by its customers. Fund Company is entitled to rely on any communications, instructions or notices it reasonably believes were provided to it by Schwab, or its agents authorized to provide such communications, instructions or notices to Fund Company. e. Except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, neither party assumes any responsibility hereunder, or will be liable to the other, for any damage, loss of data, delay or any other loss whatsoever caused by events beyond its reasonable control. f. Fund Company and Company, as to each Fund severally and not jointly, shall indemnify and hold harmless Schwab and each director, officer, employee and agent of Schwab from and against any and all losses, claims, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorney's ’s fees) ("“Losses"”) incurred by any of them arising out of (i) any untrue statement of material fact or any omission of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading in any prospectus, registration statement, annual or other periodic report or proxy statement of the Fund or in any advertising or promotional material published or provided to Schwab by or on behalf of Fund Company or any Affiliate or accurately derived from information published or provided by or on behalf of Fund Company or any Affiliate, (ii) any violation of any law, rule or regulation relating to the registration or qualification of shares of the Fund, (iii) any breach by Fund Company of any representation, warranty or agreement contained in this Agreement, or (iv) any willful misconduct or negligence by Fund Company or a Fund in the performance of, or failure to perform perform, its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent such Losses are caused by Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇ach ▇▇▇’▇ breach of this Agreement or its willful misconduct or negligence in the performance, or failure to perform, its obligations under this Agreement. This Section 3(f) shall survive termination of this Agreement.

Compliance Responsibilities. a. Fund Company is responsible for (i) the compliance of each prospectus, registration statement, annual or other periodic report, proxy statement and item of advertising or marketing material of or relating to each Fund with all applicable laws, rules and regulations (except for advertising or marketing material prepared by Schwab that was not published or provided to Schwab by or on behalf of Fund Company or any Affiliate (defined below) or accurately derived from information published or provided by or on behalf of Fund Company or any Affiliate), (ii) the distribution and tabulation of proxies in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations (except for such proxy related services provided by Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇ling agent), (iii) the registration or qualification of the shares of each Fund under all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and (iv) the compliance by Fund Company and each Affiliate of Fund Company, as that term is defined below, with all applicable laws, rules and regulations (including the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the " "1940 Act"), and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended), and the rules and regulations of each self-regulatory organization with jurisdiction over Fund Company or Affiliate, except to the extent that the failure to so comply by Fund Company or any Affiliate is caused by Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇ach of this Agreement. An "Affiliate" of a person means (i) any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such person, (ii) any officer, director, partner, corporation, or employee of such person, and (iii) if such person is an investment company, any investment advisor thereof or any member of the advisory board thereof. b. In the event that the Account holds five percent (5 5%) or more of the outstanding Fund shares, Fund Company will be responsible for requesting Schwab to confirm its status as shareholder of record and to confirm whether any Schwab customer beneficially 3 owns five percent (5 5%) or more of the outstanding Fund shares through its Schwab brokerage account. For this purpose, Fund Company shall indicate in its inquiry the number of Fund shares that equal five percent (5 5%) of outstanding Fund shares. Schwab shall promptly reply to any such inquiries. c. S▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ responsible for Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇pliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations governing Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇formance under this Agreement, except to the extent that Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇lure to comply with any law, rule or regulation is caused by Fund Company's breach of this Agreement, or its willful misconduct or negligence in the performance or failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement. d. Except as set forth in this Agreement or as otherwise agreed upon in writing by the parties, any communication, instruction or notice made pursuant to this Agreement shall be made orally, provided that such oral communication is on a recorded telephone line or is promptly confirmed in writing by facsimile transmission. Schwab is entitled to rely on any communications, instructions or notices which it reasonably believes were provided to it by Fund Company, any Affiliate or their agents authorized to provide such communications, instructions or notices to Schwab, and on communications, instructions or notices provided to it by its customers. Fund Company is entitled to rely on any communications, instructions or notices it reasonably believes were provided to it by Schwab, or its agents authorized to provide such communications, instructions or notices to Fund Company. e. Except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, neither party assumes any responsibility hereunder, or will be liable to the other, for any damage, loss of data, delay or any other loss whatsoever caused by events beyond its reasonable control. f. Fund Company and each Fund shall indemnify and hold harmless Schwab and each director, officer, employee and agent of Schwab from and against any and all losses, claims, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees) ("Losses") incurred by any of them arising out of (i) any untrue statement of material fact or any omission of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading in any prospectus, registration statement, annual or other periodic report or proxy statement of the Fund or in any advertising or promotional material published or provided to Schwab by or on behalf of Fund Company or any Affiliate or accurately derived from information published or provided by or on behalf of Fund Company or any Affiliate, (ii) any violation of any law, rule or regulation relating to the registration or qualification of shares of the Fund, (iii) any breach by Fund Company of any representation, warranty or agreement contained in this Agreement, or (iv) any willful misconduct or negligence by Fund Company or a Fund in the performance of, or failure to perform perform, its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent such Losses are caused by Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇ach of this Agreement or its willful misconduct or negligence in the performance, or failure to perform, its obligations under this Agreement. This Section 3(f) shall survive termination of this Agreement.

Compliance Responsibilities. a. Fund Company is responsible for (i) the compliance of each prospectus, registration statement, annual or other periodic report, proxy statement and item of advertising or marketing material of or relating to each Fund with all applicable laws, rules and regulations (except for advertising or marketing material prepared by Schwab that was not published or provided to Schwab by or on behalf of Fund Company or any Affiliate (defined below) or accurately derived from information published or provided by or on behalf of Fund Company or any Affiliate), (ii) the distribution and tabulation of proxies in accordance with wish all applicable laws, rules and regulations (except for such proxy related services provided by Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇ling Schwab's mailing agent), (iii▇▇▇) the registration or qualification of the shares of each Fund under all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and (iv) the compliance by Fund Company and each Affiliate of Fund Company, as that term is defined below, with all applicable laws, rules and regulations (including the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the " "1940 Act"), and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended), and the rules and regulations of each self-regulatory organization with jurisdiction over Fund Company or Affiliate, except to the extent that the failure to so comply by Fund Company or any Affiliate is caused by Schw▇▇'▇ Schwab's breach of this ▇▇▇ach of this Agreement▇▇▇▇nt. An "Affiliate" of a person means (i) any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such person, (ii) any officer, director, partner, corporation, or employee of such person, and (iii) if such person is an investment company, any investment advisor thereof or any member of the advisory board thereof. b. In the event that the Account holds five percent (5 5%) or more of the outstanding Fund shares, Fund Company will be responsible for requesting Schwab to confirm its status as shareholder of record and to confirm whether any Schwab customer beneficially owns five percent (5 5%) or more of the outstanding Fund shares through its Schwab brokerage account. For this purpose, Fund Company shall indicate in its inquiry the number of Fund shares that equal five percent (5 5%) of outstanding Fund shares. Schwab shall promptly reply to any such inquiries. c. S▇▇Schwab is responsibl▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇ responsible for Schw▇▇'wab's compliance wit▇ ▇▇▇ ▇pliance with all applicable ▇plicable laws, rules and regulations governing SchwSchwab's performance un▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇formance under this ▇ Agreement, except to the extent that SchwSchwab's failure to com▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇lure to comply with ▇ any law, rule or regulation is caused by Fund Company's breach of this Agreement, or its willful misconduct or negligence in the performance or of failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement. d. Except as set forth in this Agreement or as otherwise agreed upon in writing by the partiespatties, any communication, instruction or notice made pursuant to this Agreement shall be made orally, provided that such oral communication is on a recorded telephone line or is promptly confirmed in writing by facsimile transmission. Schwab is entitled to rely on any communications, instructions or notices which it reasonably believes were provided to it by Fund Company, any Affiliate or their agents authorized to provide such communications, instructions or notices to Schwab, and on communications, instructions or notices provided to it by its customers. Fund Company is entitled to rely on any communications, instructions or notices it reasonably believes were provided to it by Schwab, or its agents authorized to provide such communications, instructions or notices to Fund Company. e. Except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, neither party assumes any responsibility hereunder, or will be liable to the other, for any damage, loss of data, delay or any other loss whatsoever caused by events beyond its reasonable control. f. Fund Company and each Fund shall indemnify and hold harmless Schwab and each director, officer, employee and agent of Schwab from and against any and all losses, claims, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees) ("Losses") incurred by any of them arising out of (i) any untrue statement of material fact or any omission of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading in any prospectus, registration statement, annual or other periodic report or proxy statement of the Fund or in any advertising or promotional material published or provided to Schwab by or on behalf of Fund Company or any Affiliate or accurately derived from information published or provided by or on behalf of Fund Company or any Affiliate, (ii) any violation of any law, rule or regulation relating to the registration or qualification of shares of the Fund, (iii) any breach by Fund Company of any representation, warranty or agreement contained in this Agreement, or (iv) any willful misconduct or negligence by Fund Company or a Fund in the performance of, or failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent such Losses are caused by Schw▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇ach of this Agreement or its willful misconduct or negligence in the performance, or failure to perform, its obligations under this Agreement. This Section 3(f) shall survive termination of this Agreement.its