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Please read these terms carefully – they apply to your use of this website. By proceeding with access to our website you are deemed to have accepted these terms

Terms and Conditions of Use

This Website is directed at wholesale investors (as defined in the Corporations Act (2001) (hereinafter individually referred to as “Permitted Investor” and collectively as “Permitted Investors”).

This Website is not directed at persons in any jurisdiction other than Australia. Specifically, the Website is not aimed at US persons.

By using the Website you agree to the following Terms and Conditions of Use.

If you do not accept these Terms and Conditions of Use and do not intend to be bound by them you must not use the Website and should exit it immediately.

By accessing this website, you certify possessing the experience, knowledge and expertise required to comprehend the risks inherent to products mentioned in this website and to make your own investment decisions.

Intended Audience

The content of this Website is intended as a source of general information for Permitted Investors only unless specifically indicated otherwise. It is not intended for use by retail investors. If you are not a Permitted Investor, you must not use the Website and should exit it immediately.

Information from this Website must not be issued in any jurisdiction where prohibited by law and must not be used in any way that would be contrary to local law or regulation. Specifically, the products and services mentioned on this Website must not be promoted in any jurisdiction where this would not be permitted.

Copyright

Unless otherwise indicated, Aviva plc is the owner of all copyright, design rights, database rights and all other intellectual property rights in the content of this website. This content may not be used, sold, licensed, copied or reproduced in whole or in part in any manner or form or in or on any media to any person without the prior written consent of Aviva plc.

Trademarks

Aviva and the Aviva logo are registered trademarks of Aviva plc or other Aviva group companies. Aviva plc or Aviva group companies may also claim rights in other trademarks, service marks, logos and icons contained on this website.

Accuracy of information

Whilst we take all reasonable steps to ensure that the information contained within these pages is accurate and up-to-date, no liability can be accepted for any errors or omissions. Nothing in these terms or elsewhere on this website shall exclude or restrict our duties and liability to you under the Corporations Act (2001) or any other applicable statutes, rules, regulations or orders in Australia as replaced, amended or re-enacted from time to time.  The information contained within these pages should not be viewed as indicating any guarantee of return from an investment managed by Aviva Investors nor as advice of any nature.

Risk Warnings

The contents of this website, including any document or narrative does not constitute an offer or solicitation to sell units or shares in any of the funds managed by Aviva Investors or any other Aviva group company referred to on this site, by anyone in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or distribution would be unlawful or in which the person making such offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so or to anyone to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation.

The information on the website does not in any way constitute investment, tax, legal or any other form of advice.

Where specific securities are mentioned, it should not be construed as that these are recommendations to buy or sell those securities.

If you require investment advice or are unsure about the meaning of any information provided on this website, please contact an authorised investment adviser.

Past performance is not a guide to future performance;

The value of investments and the income from them may go down as well as up and you may not get back the amount you invested;

Movements in rates of currency exchange may cause the value of investments to go up or down.

In order to satisfy the requirements of the anti-money laundering regulations, additional documentation confirming identification will be required if you make an investment.

For your protection, telephone calls are usually recorded and monitored.

Validity of information

If you are in any doubt as to the validity of information made available within these pages, or if you wish to rely on this information, then it may be in your best interests to seek verification by contacting us.

Availability

Whilst we take all reasonable steps to ensure this website is always accessible we will not be held liable if, for any reason, the website is unavailable for any period. We may also have to suspend access to the website for routine or emergency updates and maintenance but we will endeavour to keep any disruption to a minimum.

We cannot warrant that this website will be free of viruses or defects of any description. And we will not be held responsible for any technical problems you may suffer as a result of your use of this website.

Disclaimer

Except as specifically stated in these terms or on the website, neither Aviva plc nor any other Aviva group company will be liable for any loss of use, profits, savings or data or any indirect, special or consequential damages or losses, whether such losses arise in contract or tort, including without limitation to the foregoing any losses in relation to your use of, reliance upon or inability to use the website. Aviva plc or any other Aviva group company will not be liable for any damages or losses suffered by any investors accessing areas of this website that are not appropriate for their jurisdiction or investor type.

Third-party Websites

This website may also contain hypertext links to websites operated by third parties. The responsibility for the operation and content of those websites shall rest solely with the organisation identified as controlling the third-party website and will be governed by separate terms and conditions. Links are provided for convenience and inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement in any way of the website to which it links. We accept no responsibility or liability for the contents of any linked website.

Variations

We reserve the right to update these terms from time to time without notice to you. We recommend you regularly revisit this page to ensure you have seen and are aware of our latest terms.

Choice of Law

Your use of the website and these Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Victoria, and you submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts exercising jurisdiction in Victoria. You are responsible for compliance with any applicable laws of the country from which you are accessing the Website.

Aviva Group Companies

Wherever the name Aviva or Aviva Investors is used within these pages, this implies one or more of the following companies, who may or may not offer products or services on this website:

1) Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (“AIGSL”), a company incorporated in England (registered No. 1151805), entered on the Financial Authority register, No. 119178 and whose registered office is at St. Helen’s, 1 Undershaft, London EC3P 3DQ. AIGSL is a member of the Investment Management Association.

AIGSL is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

The VAT number for the above company is 105 4373 00.

2) Aviva Investors Luxembourg SA, Luxembourg B 25708. Registered Office: 2 rue du Fort Bourbon, 1st Floor L - 1249 Luxembourg. Registered on the official list of Luxembourg management companies held by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF).

3) Aviva Investors Pacific Pty Ltd, a company incorporated in Australia, ABN 87 153 200 278, whose registered office is at Level 50, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia.

All are Aviva plc companies. In addition to the entities listed above Aviva Investors is the trading name of other entities whose ultimate parent company is also Aviva plc.

Privacy statement

Aviva Investors are committed to treating your personal information with all the respect and transparency you would expect of us.

Trust us to respect your privacy

When you visit this website and in the course of our providing services to you, we may collect personal information such as your name, email and postal address. Our Privacy Notice explains how Aviva Investors (“we”, “us” or “our”) collects this information from you and how this information is then used.