Disclaimer
Any fact, assessment, analysis, forecasts, opinion and other information (collectively “Information”) released by CISCO, any owner, subsidiary, affiliates or branch office of CISCO, and any director, officer, employee or representative hereof (collectively “CISCO”), whether provided on CISCO’s website, on third party websites, in marketing materials, newsletters, in individual e-mails and letters, in lectures, individual conversations or in any other form of written or verbal communication (collectively “Publications”) are provided for informational and/or marketing purposes only.
Unless specifically stated, no Publication of CISCO should be construed as an offer (or solicitation of an offer) to:
• buy or sell any currency, product or financial instrument, • make any investment, or • participate in any particular trading strategy
(collectively “Offers”).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary (not even if specifically stated), no Publication of CISCO should be construed as an Offer in any jurisdiction in which such Offer would be illegal. Any such perceived Offer will not be honored by CISCO.
No Representation, No Warranty
CISCO uses reasonable efforts to obtain information from reliable sources, but all Publications are provided on an "as is" basis without representation or warranty of any kind (neither express nor implied) and CISCO disclaims liability for any Publication not being complete, accurate, suitable and relevant for the recipient. Specifically, CISCO disclaims liability towards any subscriber, client, partner, supplier, counterparty and other recipients for:
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the accuracy of any market quotations,
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any delay, inaccuracy, error, interruption or omission in providing market quotations,
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and any discontinuance of market quotations.
The Publications of CISCO are not updated after their release and may due to changing circumstances become inaccurate and possibly misleading after a period of time which may vary from seconds and minutes to days, weeks and months depending on the Information. CISCO gives no guarantee against, and assumes no liability towards any recipient for, a Publication being outdated.
If a Publication becomes outdated CISCO shall be under no obligation to;
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update the Publication,
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inform the recipients of a Publication, or
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perform any other action.
Any Publication may be personal to the author and may not reflect the opinion of CISCO. CISCO reserves the right at its sole discretion to withdraw or amend any Publication or Information provided at any time without notice (prior or subsequent).
No recommendations
CISCO does not in any of its Publications take into account any particular recipient’s investment objectives, special investment goals, financial situation, and specific needs and demands. Therefore, all Publications of CISCO are, unless otherwise specifically stated, intended for informational and/or marketing purposes only and should not be construed as:
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business, financial, investment, hedging, legal, regulatory, tax or accounting advice,
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a recommendation or trading idea, or
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any other type of encouragement to act, invest or divest in a particular manner
(collectively “Recommendations”).
CISCO shall not be responsible for any loss arising from any investment based on a perceived Recommendation.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary (not even if specifically stated), no Publication (including possible Recommendations) shall be construed as a representation or warranty (neither express nor implied) that the recipient will profit from trading in accordance with a trading strategy set forth in a Publication or that the recipient will not sustain losses from trading in accordance with a trading strategy set forth in a Publication.
CISCO shall only be liable (in accordance with the “Limitation of Liability” section below) if a possible Recommendation is not of a good professional standard.
Risk Warning
Trading in the products and services of CISCO may, even if made in accordance with a Recommendation, result in losses as well as profits. In particular trading in leveraged products, such as but not limited to, foreign exchange, derivatives and commodities can be very speculative and losses and profits may fluctuate both violently and rapidly.
Speculative trading is not suitable for all investors.
Any mentioning, if any, in a Publication of the risks pertaining to a particular product or service may not and should neither be construed as a comprehensive disclosure nor full description of all risks pertaining to such product or service and CISCO strongly encourages any recipient considering trading in its products and services to employ and continuously consult suitable financial advisors prior to the conclusion of any investment or transaction.
Local regulatory restrictions
CISCO’s Publications may be accessed worldwide. The Information provided in such Publications is however only intended for use by recipients located in countries where such use does not constitute a violation of applicable legislation or regulations. None of the products and services referred to in the Publications of CISCO are available to recipients residing in countries where the provision of such products and services would constitute a violation of mandatory applicable legislation or regulations.
It is the sole responsibility of any recipient employing or requesting a product or service of CISCO to comply with all applicable legislation or regulation.
Use of the website
Any use of CISCO’s websites is subject to CISCO’s “Terms of Use”, as amended from time to time, available here.
CISCO shall not be liable for any damage or injury arising out of any person’s or entity’s access to, or inability to access, any website of CISCO. This limitation includes, but is not limited to, any damage to computer equipment and computer systems caused by virus, malware and any other harmful computer coding.
Consulting a website of CISCO does not constitute a customer relationship and CISCO shall not have any duty or incur any liability or responsibility towards any person or entity as a result of such person or entity consulting a website of CISCO.
Translation discrepancies
CISCO offers its Publications in a wide range of languages for the recipient’s comfort of use. In case of discrepancy between the original Greek text and any translation, the original Greek text shall prevail.
All recipients are advised to carefully examine the original Greek text before acting upon a translation thereof. Any user who does not fully understand the original Greek text is strongly encouraged to contact CISCO shall not be bound by, or liable to any recipient for, an incomplete or inaccurate translation of an original English text to another language.
Client relationship
When applying for an account with any entity within CISCO, each applicant will be subject to the relevant set of business terms. All applicants and clients are deemed to have read and understood the business terms and related policies applicable to them and their relationship with the relevant entity of CISCO.
Consulting a website or receiving a Publication of CISCO does not constitute a customer relationship and CISCO shall not have any duty or incur any liability or responsibility towards any person or entity as a result thereof.
Third party services
Persons or entities not belonging to CISCO may advertise on ’s websites, through links, banners or otherwise. CISCO shall not be held responsible or liable for the offerings, information or acts of any such third party. If a user of CISCO’s websites decides to act upon any such advertising, such user does so entirely at its own risk.
Limitation of Liability
If CISCO at any time and for any reason, should become liable for the loss of any person and/or entity, including without limitation, if any provision of this disclaimer is, or at any time becomes to any extent or in any circumstances invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, the liability of CISCO shall be limited to such person’s and/or entity’s duly documented direct loss, which for the avoidance of doubt, and without limitation, shall not include damages for any incidental and consequential losses, damages for lost opportunity, damages for lost profit, statutory damages, nominal damages, punitive damages, restitutionary or disgorgement damages, damages for costs, including legal costs, and damages for any other indirect loss.
Conflict of interest
In order to prevent conflicts of interest, CISCO has established appropriate business procedures, including procedures applicable to research and analysis to ensure objective research reports. CISCO's research reports are never disclosed to nor discussed with any of the subject of the analysis, e.g. issuers of securities or others.
CISCO may hold, take, transfer or alienate positions in securities, foreign exchange or other financial instruments covered by a research reports.
CISCO does not engage in corporate finance activities. Accordingly, none of CISCO's directors, officers, employees or representatives, namely people in charge of analysis reports, receives remuneration in connection with the release of any analysis.
Privacy and Use of Personal Data
When signing up for a demo or live account with any entity of CISCO, this entity will, for administrative, commercial and/or legal purposes, require and store information about the user, including, but not limited to, name and address. Furthermore, CISCO may require some financial information for credit assessment purposes, as well as users’ e-mail address to be able to mail the login information. Users’ e-mail addresses will not be passed on to third parties, but may be used by any entity of CISCO for the promotion of its products and services. Any user who does not wish to receive such marketing material can contact CISCO.
CISCO is obliged by law to treat personal data as confidential and may not pass on or use any personal data without valid legal grounds.
All personal data benefits from this full protection and will only be disclosed to third parties such as administrative or judicial authorities if CISCO is compelled to do so pursuant to the applicable law, or if the registered has given its written consent to such disclosure. The registered may revoke such consent or modify its extent at any time.
Without prejudice to the above, CISCO can disclose the following information:
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General customer data, such as name, address and personal registration number, to companies carrying out administrative tasks for CISCO.
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General customer data about corporate customers to financial institutions subject to professional secrecy, for the purpose of marketing and advisory services.
In accordance with the provisions of The Personal Data Processing Act (Protection of the Individual) Law of the Republic of Cyprus, any CISCO customer has a right to be informed about the data that CISCO holds about him/her/it.
If the data held about a registered of CISCO proves inaccurate or outdated, CISCO will correct the registered data immediately upon the request of the registered. The registered may also choose to modify its data on its own initiative by contacting CISCO directly.
Supervision
CISCO is under the supervision of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CYSEC)
Disputes
This disclaimer and any dispute arising from or in relation thereto, including disputes regarding its legality, validity, binding effect (including adoption) and enforceability, shall be settled by the Cyprus courts in accordance with and subject exclusively to the laws of Cyprus. However, CISCO reserves the right to start legal proceedings wherever it deems fit, namely, but not exclusively, in places where the defendant possesses assets.