Standard of Care, Limitation of Liability and Indemnification (a) The Sub-Adviser shall exercise its best judgment in rendering the services under this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust, the Adviser or the Fund, or affiliated persons of the Adviser or the Fund (collectively, the "Adviser Indemnitees") in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates except a loss resulting from the Sub-Adviser's willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its obligations and duties, or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties, under this Agreement; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be deemed to protect or purport to protect the Sub-Adviser against any liability to the Adviser Indemnitees for, and the Sub-Adviser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Adviser Indemnitees from, any and all claims, losses, expenses, obligations and liabilities (including reasonable attorney's fees) to which any of the Adviser Indemnitees may become subject arising out of or resulting from (i) the Sub-Adviser causing the Fund to be in violation of any applicable federal or state law, rule or regulation or any investment policy or restriction set forth in the Fund's current Registration Statement or the most current written guidelines, policies or instruction provided in writing by the Board or the Adviser, (ii) the Sub-Adviser causing the Fund to fail to satisfy the requirements set forth in Section 2(i) hereof, (iii) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, proxy materials, reports, advertisements, sales literature, or other materials pertaining to the Sub-Adviser or the Portfolio managed by the Sub-Adviser or the omission to state therein a material fact known to the Sub-Adviser that was required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, if such statement or omission was made in reliance upon information furnished to the Adviser or the Trust by the Sub-Adviser for use therein, or (iv) a breach of this Agreement by the Sub-Adviser. In addition, the Sub-Adviser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust and the Fund from any and all claims, losses, expenses, obligations and liabilities (including reasonable attorney's fees) to which either the Trust or the Fund may become subject directly arising out of or resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty by the Sub-Adviser under Section 36(b) of the 1940 Act with respect to the receipt of compensation for its services under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Agreement shall constitute a waiver or limitation of rights that the Trust or the Fund may have under federal or state securities laws.
(b) The Sub-Adviser is hereby expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Trust Instrument or other organizational document of the Trust and agrees that any obligations of the Trust or the Fund arising in connection with this Agreement shall be limited in all cases to the Fund and its assets, and the Sub-Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from any other fund of the Trust or the shareholders or any individual shareholder of the Fund. Nor shall the Sub-Adviser seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the trustees of the Trust (each, a "Trustee" and, together, the "Trustees") or any individual Trustee or any officers.
(c) As used in this Section 6, the term "Sub-Adviser" shall include any officers, directors, employees, independent contractors or other affiliates of the Sub-Adviser performing services with respect to the Fund.
(d) The Adviser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Sub-Adviser from and against any and all claims, losses, expenses, obligations and liabilities (including reasonable attorney's fees) to which the Sub-Adviser may become subject directly arising out of or resulting from, the Adviser's willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement, or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.
Standard of Care; Indemnification; Limitation of Liability A. USBFS shall exercise reasonable care in the performance of its duties under this Agreement. Neither USBFS nor its suppliers shall be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust or any third party in connection with its duties under this Agreement, including losses resulting from mechanical breakdowns or the failure of communication or power supplies beyond USBFS’s control, except a loss arising out of or relating to USBFS’s refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement or from its bad faith, negligence, or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties under this Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if USBFS has exercised reasonable care in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Trust shall indemnify and hold harmless USBFS and its suppliers from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, expenses, and liabilities of any and every nature (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) that USBFS or its suppliers may sustain or incur or that may be asserted against USBFS or its suppliers by any person arising out of or related to (X) any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in performing the services hereunder (i) in accordance with the foregoing standards, or (ii) in reliance upon any written or oral instruction provided to USBFS by any duly authorized officer of the Trust, as approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust, or (Y) the Data, or any information, service, report, analysis or publication derived therefrom, except for any and all claims, demands, losses, expenses, and liabilities arising out of or relating to USBFS’s refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement or from its bad faith, negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties under this Agreement. This indemnity shall be a continuing obligation of the Trust, its successors and assigns, notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement. As used in this paragraph, the term “USBFS” shall include USBFS’s directors, officers and employees. The Trust acknowledges that the Data are intended for use as an aid to institutional investors, registered brokers or professionals of similar sophistication in making informed judgments concerning securities. The Trust accepts responsibility for, and acknowledges it exercises its own independent judgment in, its selection of the Data, its selection of the use or intended use of such, and any results obtained. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to be a waiver of any rights existing under applicable law for the protection of investors. USBFS shall indemnify and hold the Trust harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, expenses, and liabilities of any and every nature (including reasonable attorneys' fees) that the Trust may sustain or incur or that may be asserted against the Trust by any person arising out of any action taken or omitted to be taken by USBFS as a result of USBFS’s refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement, or from its bad faith, negligence, or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties under this Agreement. This indemnity shall be a continuing obligation of USBFS, its successors and assigns, notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement. As used in this paragraph, the term “Trust” shall include the Trust’s directors, officers and employees. In the event of a mechanical breakdown or failure of communication or power supplies beyond its control, USBFS shall take all reasonable steps to minimize service interruptions for any period that such interruption continues. USBFS will make every reasonable effort to restore any lost or damaged data and correct any errors resulting from such a breakdown at the expense of USBFS. USBFS agrees that it shall, at all times, have reasonable contingency plans with appropriate parties, making reasonable provision for emergency use of electrical data processing equipment to the extent appropriate equipment is available. Representatives of the Trust shall be entitled to inspect USBFS’s premises and operating capabilities at any time during regular business hours of USBFS, upon reasonable notice to USBFS. Moreover, USBFS shall provide the Trust, at such times as the Trust may reasonably require, copies of reports rendered by independent accountants on the internal controls and procedures of USBFS relating to the services provided by USBFS under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the above, USBFS reserves the right to reprocess and correct administrative errors at its own expense. In no case shall either party be liable to the other for (i) any special, indirect or consequential damages, loss of profits or goodwill (even if advised of the possibility of such); (ii) any delay by reason of circumstances beyond its control, including acts of civil or military authority, national emergencies, labor difficulties, fire, mechanical breakdown, flood or catastrophe, acts of God, insurrection, war, riots, or failure beyond its control of transportation or power supply; or (iii) any claim that arose more than one year prior to the institution of suit therefor.
B. In order that the indemnification provisions contained in this section shall apply, it is understood that if in any case the indemnitor may be asked to indemnify or hold the indemnitee harmless, the indemnitor shall be fully and promptly advised of all pertinent facts concerning the situation in question, and it is further understood that the indemnitee will use all reasonable care to notify the indemnitor promptly concerning any situation that presents or appears likely to present the probability of a claim for indemnification. The indemnitor shall have the option to defend the indemnitee against any claim that may be the subject of this indemnification. In the event that the indemnitor so elects, it will so notify the indemnitee and thereupon the indemnitor shall take over complete defense of the claim, and the indemnitee shall in such situation initiate no further legal or other expenses for which it shall seek indemnification under this section. The indemnitee shall in no case confess any claim or make any compromise in any case in which the indemnitor will be asked to indemnify the indemnitee except with the indemnitor’s prior written consent.
C. The indemnity and defense provisions set forth in this Section 9 shall indefinitely survive the termination and/or assignment of this Agreement.
D. If USBFS is acting in another capacity for the Trust pursuant to a separate agreement, nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve USBFS of any of its obligations in such other capacity.
Disclaimer of Warranty; Limitation of Liability YOU AGREE THAT YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICE AND A CSC ARE AT YOUR OWN RISK. NEITHER REGISTRY, CTIA, NOR EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, SHAREHOLDERS, MEMBERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, SUBCONTRACTORS OR AGENTS WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE OR A CSC WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE; NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE OR A CSC OR AS TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR CONTENT WITHIN THE SERVICE. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS, "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. TESTING AND APPROVAL OF A CSC APPLICATION DOES NOT ENSURE THAT IT WILL RUN WITHOUT ERROR OR THAT IT WILL NOT OTHERWISE CAUSE HARM TO YOU, YOUR CUSTOMERS OR END USERS OR PARTICIPATING CARRIERS. IN NO EVENT WILL REGISTRY, CTIA, NOR EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, SHAREHOLDERS, MEMBERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, SUBCONTRACTORS AND AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), ARISING OUT YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE OR A CSC, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF REVENUE OR ANTICIPATED PROFITS, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOST BUSINESS, LOST DATA, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR ANY AND ALL OTHER DAMAGES OR LOSSES THAT RESULT FROM MISTAKES, INACCURATELY ENTERED DATA, UNAUTHORIZED USE, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, ERRORS, DEFECTS, DELAYS IN OPERATION, OR ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, WHETHER OR NOT LIMITED TO ACTS OF GOD, COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE, THEFT, DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO INSTITUTIONS RECORDS, PROGRAMS OR SERVICES. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY REPRESENTS A REASONABLE ALLOCATION OF RISK. IN NO EVENT, SHALL REGISTRY, CTIA, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, SHAREHOLDERS, MEMBERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, SUBCONTRACTORS AND AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY AMOUNT EXCEEDING THE AMOUNT OF FEES PAID BY YOU FOR A CSC REGISTRATION. THIS PROVISION SHALL SURVIVE TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.
Disclaimer; Limitation of Liability 5.1 YOU USE THE WACOM SERVICES AT YOUR OWN SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WACOM DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY, SUITABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY AND NON-INFRINGEMENT RELATED TO OR ARISING OUT OF THE WACOM SERVICES, ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT, OR ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WACOM SERVICES, AS WELL AS WARRANTIES IMPLIED FROM ANY ALLEGED COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE. WACOM DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE WACOM SERVICES WILL PROVIDE CONTINUOUS, PROMPT, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE SERVICE. WACOM ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS, INCLUDING THE INACCURACY OF CONTENT, OR FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES THAT YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY MAY INCUR AS A RESULT OF THE UNAVAILABILITY OF THE WACOM SERVICES. WACOM ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY, AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR, ANY DAMAGES TO, OR VIRUSES THAT MAY AFFECT, YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT OR OTHER PROPERTY ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE WACOM SERVICES.
5.2 TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WACOM SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WACOM HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR IF SUCH DAMAGES WERE OTHERWISE FORESEEABLE), HOWEVER CAUSED, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY IN TORT, WARRANTY OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY. WACOM’S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE GREATER OF: (i) THE TOTAL OF ANY FEES WITH RESPECT TO ANY SERVICE OR PRODUCT PURCHASED THROUGH THE WACOM SERVICES IN THE SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACCRUAL OF THE INITIAL CLAIM AGAINST WACOM; OR (ii) US $100.00. Applicable law may not allow certain limitations or exclusions of liability, so some of the above limitations may not apply to you. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Terms, nothing in these Terms excludes or limits Wacom’s liability for fraud or for death or personal injury caused by Wacom’s gross negligence.
5.3 These limitations of liability also apply for the benefit of Wacom’s directors, officers, employees, licensors, freelancers, subcontractors, representatives and agents of any kind.
5.4 For clarity, the warranties and liability of the relevant provider of any Offerings you may purchase from Wacom, its affiliates and/or any third parties through the Wacom Services are subject to the separate terms and conditions applicable to the relevant Offering, if any.
Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Liability THE SYSTEM AND ALL SYSTEM CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”. CITIBANK DISCLAIMS ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS, OR OTHER TERMS (INCLUDING AS TO SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, SUITABILITY OR MERCHANTABILITY), AS TO THE SYSTEM, THE SYSTEM CONTENT OR ANY OTHER MATTER, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. CITIBANK FURTHER DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY AS TO NON-INFRINGEMENT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, CITIBANK DISCLAIMS ANY OBLIGATION TO KEEP THE SYSTEM CONTENT OR INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SYSTEM UP-TO-DATE OR FREE OF ERRORS OR VIRUSES OR TO MAINTAIN UNINTERRUPTED SERVICE OR ACCESS. CITIBANK DOES NOT UNDERTAKE TO CORRECT OR NOTIFY YOU OF ANY ERROR IN THE SYSTEM CONTENT OR INFORMATION DISPLAYED THROUGH THE SYSTEM OF WHICH IT MAY BECOME AWARE AT ANY TIME OR TO NOTIFY YOU OF ANY CHANGES IN ANY SUCH SYSTEM CONTENT OR INFORMATION OR METHODOLOGIES INCORPORATED THEREIN. ALTHOUGH CITIBANK MAY SPECIFY THE HOURS OF OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM, CITIBANK MAY STOP PRODUCING OR UPDATING ALL OR ANY PART OF THE SYSTEM WITHOUT NOTICE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ELECTRONIC ACCESS TO SYSTEMS THROUGH THE INTERNET OR OTHER NETWORKS, WHETHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, MAY NOT BE SECURE. CITIBANK DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY SECURITY BREACH THAT DOES NOT RESULT FROM CITIBANK’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT. WHERE THE SYSTEM CONTAINS LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES, THESE LINKS ARE MADE AVAILABLE ONLY AS A CONVENIENCE AND WITHOUT LIABILITY TO CITIBANK AND YOU USE THEM AT YOUR RISK. CITIBANK DOES NOT ENDORSE OR GUARANTEE ANY LINKED SITE, THE SITE SPONSOR OR THE SITE CONTENTS. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 11, AND EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE, NEITHER CITIBANK NOR ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, LICENSORS OR THIRD PARTY INFORMATION OR SERVICE PROVIDERS SHALL BE LIABLE TO YOU, YOUR AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOSS OF PROFITS, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE PROVISION OR USE OF (OR ANY INABILITY TO USE) THE SYSTEM AND SYSTEM CONTENT, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STATUTE OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, CITIBANK MAY MAKE ERROR CORRECTIONS AND/OR REPROCESS AN AGREED TRANSACTION AT THE AGREED RATE, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE TO YOU. THIS IS YOUR SOLE REMEDY (AND CITIBANK’S SOLE LIABILITY) IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH ERROR. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS LIMITING OR EXCLUDING LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE OR FOR FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION OR FOR ANY OTHER LIABILITY WHICH MAY NOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
Disclaimers; Limitation of Liability A. NONE OF THE PLAN, THE AGREEMENT, WAIVER OR ANY OF THE PLAN BENEFITS IS AN INSURANCE POLICY OR A CONTRACT OF INSURANCE OR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OR SERVICE CONTRACT.
B. USE OF THE PLAN AND ANY OF THE PLAN BENEFITS IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE PLAN BENEFITS ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS.
C. PROTECTCELL AND ALL OF ITS AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND AGENTS, AND THE AUTHORIZED DEALER (“PROTECTCELL ENTITIES”) EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THE PLAN AND ANY OF THE PLAN BENEFITS, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON- INFRINGEMENT.
D. PROTECTCELL ENTITIES MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, THAT (i) THE PLAN WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE PLAN WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, OR (iii) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU FROM AGREEMENT IN THE PLAN WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS.
E. PROTECTCELL ENTITIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF PROTECTCELL ENTITIES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE PLAN OR ANY BENEFITS THEREOF; (ii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED VIA THE USE THE PLAN; (iii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF THE PLAN’S DATA; OR (iv) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE PLAN.
F. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Standard of Care; Limitation of Liability; Indemnification (a) ALPS shall be obligated to act in good faith and to exercise commercially reasonable care and diligence in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, including with regard to the processing of investments checks using mutually agreed upon procedures. The parties agree that any encoding or payment processing errors shall be governed by this standard of care and Section 4-209 of the Uniform Commercial Code is superseded by this Section 4 of this Agreement.
(b) In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, negligence or reckless disregard by ALPS in the performance of its duties, obligations or responsibilities set forth in this Agreement, ALPS and its affiliates, including their respective officers, directors, agents and employees, shall not be liable for, and the Fund agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless such persons from, all taxes, charges, expenses, disbursements, assessments, claims, losses, damages, penalties, actions, suits, judgments and liabilities (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements and liabilities arising under applicable federal and state laws) arising directly or indirectly from the following:
(i) the inaccuracy of factual information furnished to ALPS by the Fund or the Fund’s investment adviser or custodian or any authorized third party on behalf of the Fund;
(ii) any reasonable error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Fund in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates;
(iii) ALPS’ reliance on any instruction, direction, notice, instrument or other information provided by the Fund or the Fund’s investment adviser or custodian or any authorized third party on behalf of the Fund that ALPS reasonably believes to be genuine;
(iv) failure to satisfy requests to cancel or amend payment orders, if ALPS receives such requests without reasonable time to comply with such requests;
(v) failure to detect any erroneous payment order, provided that ALPS complies with the payment order instructions as received and with the Security Procedure (as defined below);
(vi) lost interest with respect to the refundable amount of an unauthorized payment order, unless ALPS is notified of the unauthorized payment order within 30 days of notification by ALPS of the acceptance of such payment order; or
(vii) any other action or omission to act which ALPS properly takes in connection with the provision of services to the Fund pursuant to this Agreement.
(c) ALPS shall indemnify and hold harmless the Fund, the Fund’s investment adviser and their respective officers, directors, agents and employees from and against any and all taxes, charges, expenses, disbursements, assessments, claims, losses, damages, penalties, actions, suits, judgments and liabilities (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements and liabilities arising under applicable federal and state laws) arising directly or indirectly from ALPS’ willful misfeasance, bad faith, negligence or reckless disregard in the performance of its duties, obligations or responsibilities set forth in this Agreement.
(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, neither party shall be liable under this Agreement to the other party hereto for any punitive, consequential, special or indirect losses or damages. Any indemnification payable by a party to this Agreement shall be net of insurance maintained by the indemnified party as of the time the claim giving rise to indemnity hereunder is alleged to have arisen to the extent it covers such claim.
(e) In any case in which either party (the “Indemnifying Party”) may be asked to indemnify or hold the other party (the “Indemnified Party”) harmless, the Indemnified Party will notify the Indemnifying Party promptly after identifying any situation which it believes presents or appears likely to present a claim for indemnification against the Indemnifying Party although the failure to do so shall not prevent recovery by the Indemnified Party and shall keep the Indemnifying Party advised with respect to all developments concerning such situation. The Indemnifying Party shall have the option to defend the Indemnified Party against any claim which may be the subject of this indemnification, and, in the event that the Indemnifying Party so elects, such defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by the Indemnifying Party and reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, and thereupon the Indemnifying Party shall take over complete defense of the claim and the Indemnified Party shall sustain no further legal or other expenses in respect of such claim. The Indemnified Party will not confess any claim or make any compromise in any case in which the Indemnifying Party will be asked to provide indemnification, except with the Indemnifying Party’s prior written consent.
Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability WE AND OUR AFFILIATED COMPANIES, OWNERS, AGENTS, THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS, THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS, AND ALL EMPLOYEES AND LICENSORS OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE FOREGOING (COLLECTIVELY, THE “PROVIDER”) MAKE NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES, SERVICE CONTENT, THIRD PARTY SERVICES, THIRD PARTY CONTENT, AND ANYTHING RELATED TO EACH AND ALL OF THE FOREGOING (COLLECTIVELY, THE “OFFERINGS”). THE OFFERINGS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU ON AN “AS IS, AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. YOUR USE OF THE OFFERINGS IS AT YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE RISK. PROVIDER DISCLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY LOSS, DAMAGE, FAILURE OR OTHER LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE OFFERINGS.PROVIDER MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE OFFERINGS WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, ( i) THE OFFERINGS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE, ( i) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE OFFERINGS WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL THAT YOU OBTAIN THROUGH THE OFFERINGS WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, OR (v) ANY ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE OFFERINGS AND THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ITS CONTENT. NEITHER WE NOR OUR PARTNERS, AFFILIATES, OPERATORS, OR PARENT COMPANIES SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE OFFERINGS, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOU AGREE THAT IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES, PROVIDER’S LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE LIMITED TO $50 OR TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WHICHEVER IS MORE.
Standard of Care; Limitation of Liability The Adviser will exercise its best judgment in rendering the services described herein. The Adviser shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust or the Fund in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on its part in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard by the Adviser of its obligations and duties under this Agreement, or a loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty with respect to receipt of compensation for services (in which case any award of damages shall be limited to the period and amount set forth in Section 36(b)(3) of the 1940 Act).
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES NOTWITHSTANDING SECTIONS 8.01 AND 8.02 TO THE CONTRARY, NEITHER PARTY SHALL IN ANY EVENT BE LIABLE IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, TO THE OTHER PARTY OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, FRANCHISEES OR OTHER OPERATORS FOR ANY TYPE OF INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY) ARISING FROM A PARTY’S PERFORMANCE OR FAILURE TO PERFORM UNDER ANY OF THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY SUCH DAMAGES ATTRIBUTABLE TO A BREACH OF ANY TERM OR PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT. COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT DISTRIBUTOR IS NOT THE MANUFACTURER OR PRODUCER OF THE PRODUCTS SUPPLIED BY DISTRIBUTOR. IN NO EVENT SHALL DISTRIBUTOR BE LIABLE WITH RESPECT TO ANY CONDITIONS, DEFECTS, DEFICIENCIES, DANGERS, FAULTS OR FAILURES, OF ANY KIND, IN OR RELATING TO ANY PRODUCTS SUPPLIED BY DISTRIBUTOR EXCEPT, SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT, TO THE EXTENT OF DISTRIBUTOR’S ACTUAL NEGLIGENCE IN ITS HANDLING OF SUCH PRODUCTS. EXCEPT AS EXPLICITLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, DISTRIBUTOR MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
