Terms and conditions

READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ("TERMS") CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SERVICES DESCRIBED HEREIN. BY UTILIZING THE WEBSITE LOCATED AT http://www.globaltradeofamerica.com ("WEBSITE"), YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND THAT YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, YOU ARE NOT AN AUTHORIZED USER OF THESE SERVICES AND YOU SHOULD NOT USE THIS WEBSITE.

GLOBAL TRADE ALLIANCE OF AMERICA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE, MODIFY, ADD OR REMOVE PORTIONS OF THESE TERMS AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON. WE SUGGEST THAT YOU REVIEW THESE TERMS PERIODICALLY FOR CHANGES. SUCH CHANGES SHALL BE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON POSTING. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BY ACCESSING OUR WEBSITE AFTER WE HAVE POSTED CHANGES TO THESE TERMS, YOU ARE AGREEING TO THESE TERMS AS MODIFIED.

Disclaimer

Nothing contained on this Website constitutes tax, accounting, regulatory, legal, insurance or investment advice. Neither the information, nor any opinion, contained on this Website constitutes a solicitation or offer by Global Trade Alliance of America, Inc. ("GTAA”) or its affiliates to buy or sell any securities, futures, options or other financial and trade instruments, nor shall any such security be offered or sold to any person in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, purchase, or sale would be unlawful under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. Decisions based on information contained on this Website are the sole responsibility of the visitor. In exchange for using this Website, the visitor agrees to indemnify and hold Global Trade Alliance of America, its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents, licensors and suppliers harmless against any and all claims, losses, liability, costs and expenses (including but not limited to attorneys' fees) arising from your use of this Website, from your violation of these Terms or from any decisions that the visitor makes based on such information.

Trademarks, Copyrights and other Intellectual Property

The content contained on this Website is owned or licensed by Global Trade Alliance of America Inc., and its third-party information providers and is protected by applicable copyrights, trademarks, service marks, and/or other intellectual property rights. Such content is solely for your personal, non-commercial use. Accordingly, you may not copy, distribute, modify, post, frame or deep link this Website, including any text, graphics, video, audio, software code, user interface design or logos. You may download material displayed on this Website for your personal use provided you also retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials. You may not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, repost, or use the content of this Website for public or commercial purposes, including all text, images, audio, and video, without GTAA’s written permission. Modification or use of the materials for any other purpose violates GTAA’s intellectual property rights.

All trademarks, service marks, trade names, and logos displayed on this Website are proprietary to Global Trade Alliance of America and/or their respective owners. Nothing contained on this Website should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any trademark displayed on this Website without the written permission of GTAA or such other third party that may own the trademark displayed on this Website. Your use of the trademarks displayed on this Website, except as provided herein, is strictly prohibited.

The use of the images displayed on this Website by you, or anyone else authorized by you, is prohibited. Any unauthorized use of the images may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, and the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications, as well as other regulations and statutes. If you download any information from this Website, you agree that you will not copy it or remove or obscure any copyright or other notices or legends contained in any such information.

Links to Other Websites

Global Trade Alliance of America may establish links between this Website and one or more websites operated by third parties. Global Trade Alliance of America has no control over any such other websites, the contents therein or the products/services offered. The existence of any such links shall not constitute an endorsement of, or representation or warranty by GTAA regarding such websites, the contents of the websites, the products or services of the websites or the operators of the websites. Your access to and use of such linked websites is governed by the terms of use and privacy policies of those sites, and shall be at your own risk. GTAA disclaims responsibility for the privacy policies and customer information practices of third-party internet websites hyperlinked from our Website.

Links to Global Trade Alliance of America from Other Websites

You shall not display hyperlinks on your websites to any website owned or operated by GTAA. If you desire to display on your website a hyperlink to a GTAA website, you must enter into a written agreement with GTAA governing such display. Access to any GTAA website does not authorize you to use any of GTAA’s names, logos, trademarks or copyrighted material, and you agree not to do so without GTAA’s express written consent. Requests to display hyperlinks on your websites to Global Trade Alliance of America websites should be e-mailed to inquiries@globaltradeamerica.org 

Transmissions to and From this Website

Electronic communications can be intercepted by third parties and, accordingly, transmissions to and from this Website may not be secure. Communications to GTAA, particularly those containing confidential information, may be sent by mail to: Global Trade Alliance of America Inc., 1605 Connecticut Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20009, Attn: Webmaster. GTAA shall be free to use, for any purpose, any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques provided by a website user to GTAA through this Website. You acknowledge and agree that GTAA has granted you limited access to the specific files pertaining to the GTAA Funds ("Approved Files"), and you agree not to attempt to access computer files other than the Approved Files. GTAA makes no warranty to you regarding the security of the Website, including with regard to the ability of any unauthorized persons to access information received or transmitted by you through or from the Website. GTAA reserves the right to cease providing, or to change, this Website and the content of such information (or any portion or feature thereof) at any time or frequency and without notice.

Account and Transaction Information on this Website

Certain GTAA clients may access account information, including transactions, through this Website. Account information is unaudited unless noted otherwise, may be based on estimates. Do not make any investment decisions based on such information as it is subject to change.

Privacy Policy

Please review our Privacy Policy, which is a part of this Agreement and hereby incorporated by reference, to learn about our information collection practices and the measures we take to preserve the privacy and security of your information.

E-mail and Marketing

Financial professionals who complete the registration process to access the GTAA Trade, Professional web site are at the same time granting Global Trade Alliance of America permission to send them e-mail messages for marketing and general communication purposes at the e-mail address they have provided. This service may be discontinued at any time by responding to the email with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line.

Jurisdiction and Governing Law

The information provided on this Website is not intended for distribution to, or use by, any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which would subject GTAA or its affiliates to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country. Each investment product and service referred to on this Website is intended to be made available to only U.S. residents. This Website will not be considered a solicitation for or offering of any investment product or service to any person in any jurisdiction where such solicitation or offering would be illegal.

The laws of the State of New York govern these Terms without regard to conflict of law provisions. If you take legal action relating to these Terms, you agree to file such action only in the New York State Supreme Court located in New York, NY, or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and you consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of those courts for the purpose of litigating any action with GTAA, its affiliates or with any funds referenced in this site.

Limitation of Liability

GLOBAL TRADE ALLIANCE OF AMERICA AND ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS, TRADING LOSSES OR DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM USE OR LOSS OF USE OF THIS WEBSITE), EVEN IF “GTAA” HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, FROM THE USE OR ATTEMPTED USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR ANOTHER LINKED WEBSITE.

IF YOU LIVE IN A STATE THAT DOES NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR IF YOU ACCESS THE WEBSITE SOLELY THROUGH AN ARRANGEMENT WITH YOUR EMPLOYER OR PLAN SPONSOR, SOME OR ALL OF THESE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Timeliness of Content

All content on this Website is presented only as of the date published or indicated and may be superseded by subsequent market events or for other reasons. In addition, you are responsible for setting the cache settings on your browser to ensure you are receiving the most recent data.

Prohibited Uses

Except as otherwise stated in these Terms or as expressly authorized by Global Trade Alliance of America in writing, you may not:

·         Use this Website in any manner that could damage or overburden any (GTAA) server, or any network connected to any GTAA server, as all servers have limited capacity and are used by many people;

·         Use this Website in any manner that would interfere with another party's use of the Website;

·         Include the term "GTAA", or any Global Trade Alliance of America trademark or executive's name, or any variation of the foregoing, as a meta-tag, hidden textual element;

·         Use any robot, spider, intelligent agent, other automatic devices, or manual process to search, monitor or copy this Website or the reports, data, information, content, software, products services, or other materials on, generated by or obtained from this Website, whether through links or otherwise (collectively, "Materials"), without GTAA’s permission, provided that generally available third-party web browsers may be used without such permission; or

·         Use this Website or the Materials in any manner that could create an impression of affiliation, sponsorship, or endorsement by Global Trade Alliance of America.

Unauthorized Use of Content

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Global Trade Alliance of America Inc., its affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, members, partners, managers, and employees against any losses, damages, claims, liabilities, and costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) to the extent resulting from or arising out of any unauthorized or otherwise inappropriate use of any of the content of this Website attributable to you or which occurs through the use of your ID.
 

System Outages and Incomplete Transmissions

Internet software or transmission problems may produce inaccurate or incomplete copies of information and materials that may be downloaded and displayed on a user's computer. GTAA is not liable for any damages, changes, or omissions that occur during the transmission of information and materials.

Termination

Global Trade Alliance of America may terminate your access to the Website for any reason, without prior notice.

Waiver

No waiver by GTAA of any right under or term or provision of these Terms will be deemed a waiver of any other right, term, or provision of these Terms at the time of such waiver or a waiver of that or any other right, term, or provision of these Terms at any other time.

Integration and Severability

If any provision of these Terms is deemed unlawful, void, or for any reason is unenforceable, then that provision will be deemed severable from these Terms and will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.

The preceding Terms of use represent the entire agreement between GTAA and the user relating to the subject matter herein.

Dated: April 2021

© 2021 Global Trade Alliance of America, Inc. All rights reserved. Global Trade Alliance of America, (GTAA) are registered and unregistered trademarks of Global Trade Alliance of America Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and elsewhere. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.

Global Trade Alliance of America, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively “GTAA”) are committed to safeguarding Personal Information (“PI”) and processing PI in line with applicable privacy and data protection laws.

Our privacy notices set out the PI collected by GTAA, the purposes for which PI is collected and processed, to who it may be disclosed to as well as Individuals’ Rights. For further information please click on the notice that is relevant to your relationship with GTAA. In addition, our Cookie Notice applies to any person visiting any of the Global Trade Alliance of America websites.

Global Trade Alliance of America Inc., Client and Vendor Privacy Notice

Last revised: April 1, 2021

Introduction

Global Trade Alliance of America is committed to processing personal information (“PI”), including sensitive personal information (“SPI”), in line with all applicable privacy and data protection laws. Most of our offices are located in countries with laws governing the processing of PI. “GTAA”, “we”, “us” or “our” means Global Trade Alliance of America Inc., and each of the direct or indirect subsidiaries of Global Trade Alliance of America, Inc. (the “GTAA Group”). Global Trade Alliance of America, Inc., GTAA Group functions and the entity you contract with are the controllers of your PI. If your contract with the GTAA Group is in connection with an investment in a BlackRock managed vehicle, the management company of the fund, together with the fund entity and, in circumstances where the investment manager is part of the GTAA Group, that investment manager, will be the controller.

References to “you” or “your” refer to individuals whose PI is processed by GTAA, including clients with direct or indirect relationships (such as those who invest through an intermediary); employees, contingent workers, officers, agents (together “Representatives”); and beneficial owners of an organization or entity in connection with:

·         the provision of services to potential and actual clients;

·         transactions to which we are a party (including those which we effect on behalf of clients); or

·         services provided to us by a third-party vendor.

This Privacy Notice sets out the purposes for which we collect, use and disclose (collectively “processing”) PI and how it is protected. It also sets out individuals’ rights in relation to the processing of their PI.

There may be additional terms, conditions, and commitments that also govern how we collect, use and disclose your PI, which should be read in conjunction with this Privacy Notice.

To whom we disclose your PI

In connection with one or more of the purposes outlined in the section ‘Purpose and Legal basis for processing your PI’ above, we may disclose PI in any jurisdiction to:

·         other councils of the GTAA Group;

·         professional advisors, third parties, agents or independent contractors that provide services to any member of the GTAA Group (such as IT systems providers, platform providers, financial advisors, brokers, consultants (including lawyers and accountants);

·         goods and services providers (such as providers of marketing services where we are permitted to disclose your personal information to them); intermediaries, brokers, and other individuals and entities that partner with us;

·         competent authorities (including any national and/or international regulatory or enforcement body, agency, court or another form of tribunal or tax authority) or their agents where GTAA is required or allowed to do so under applicable law or regulation;

·         a potential buyer, transferee, merger partner or seller and their advisers in connection with any actual or potential transfer or merger of part or all of GTAA’s business or assets, or any associated rights or interests, or to acquire a business or enter into a merger with it;

·         credit reference agencies or other organizations that help us to conduct anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing checks and to detect fraud and other potential criminal activity; or

·         any person to whom disclosure is allowed or required by local or foreign law, regulation, or any other applicable instrument.

International transfers and transfers to service providers

To provide global services and in the course of running our business, we may transfer PI to a location outside of the country where you reside or where services are provided to you or the organization or entity you work for, including GTAA processing centers in the USA, Hungary, India, and Singapore. Although the country to which PI may be transferred may not have the same level of privacy and data protection laws, we apply the same level of security and organizational controls to the processing of PI wherever it is processed. We require by contract that our third-party service providers processing PI on our behalf to comply with GTAA’s criteria for PI processing.

If we transfer PI out of the EEA, we ensure a similar level of protection for your PI by ensuring the country to which the PI is transferred is considered by the EU Commission to provide an adequate level of protection, putting in place contractual clauses the EU Commission consider to provide the same level of protection.

Marketing and exercising your right to opt-out of marketing

We will not process your PI for marketing purposes if you have informed us you do not wish to receive marketing materials. You can request that we stop processing your PI for marketing purposes at any time by clicking on marketing opt-out links in any electronic marketing materials we send you, by making a request to your usual GTAA contact, or by using the contact details set out in the “Contacting Us” section of this Privacy Notice.

Third-party marketing/sale of PI

We do not share or sell your PI to third parties for the third party to use for their own marketing or other purposes.

PI retention:

We will process your PI for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected or to comply with legal, regulatory, accounting, reporting, internal policy requirements, or for the establishment or defense of legal claims.

PI security:

We use a range of physical, electronic, and managerial measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk of PI processing. These measures include:

·         education and training of relevant staff to ensure they are aware of our privacy obligations when processing PI as well as training around social engineering, phishing, spear phishing, and password risks;

·         the ability to ensure the ongoing confidentiality, integrity, availability, and resilience of processing systems and services;

·         the ability to restore the availability and access to PI in a timely manner in the event of a physical or technical incident;

·         administrative and technical controls to restrict access to PI;

·         technological security measures, including firewalls, encryption (industry-standard SSL encryption with 128-bit key lengths), and anti-virus software;

·         physical security measures, such as building access controls;

·         external technical assessments, security audits, and vendor due diligence;

·         perimeter security;

·         segregation of networks;

·         application security;

·         endpoint security;

·         real-time monitoring of data leakage controls;

·         layered and comprehensive cybersecurity defenses; and

·         security incident reporting and management.

The security of data transmitted over the internet (including by e-mail) cannot be guaranteed and carries the risk of access and interception. You should not send us any PI by open/unsecured channels over the internet. We endeavor to protect personal information but cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted to us or by us.

Your rights:

In certain circumstances you may have the following rights in relation to the processing of your PI:

·         Access
To request a copy of the PI we process in relation to you and to be informed about how we use and share your PI.

·         Object
To object to the processing of your PI if (i) we are processing your PI on the grounds of legitimate interests or for the performance of a task in the public interest (including profiling); or (ii) if we are processing your PI for direct marketing purposes

·         Correction
To request that we update the PI we process in relation to you, or to correct PI that you think is incorrect or incomplete.

·         Erasure
To ask that we delete PI that we process in relation to you where we do not have a legal or regulatory obligation or other valid reason to continue to process it.

·         Restriction
To request that we restrict the way in which we process your PI, for example, if you dispute the accuracy of your PI or have raised an objection that is under consideration.

·         Portability
To request a copy of your PI that you have provided to us in a commonly used electronic format such as through the completion of an application form.

·         Automated decision making
To request manual intervention if you are subject to automated decisions where the decision results in a legal or similar effect to you.

You may exercise your rights at any time by using the details set out in the Contacting us section. To the extent permitted by applicable law or regulation, we reserve the right to charge an appropriate fee in connection with you exercising your rights.

We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access to the PI requested or to exercise any of your other rights. This is to ensure that PI is not disclosed to any person who does not have the authority to receive it. We may also request further information in relation to your request to help us to locate the PI processed in relation to you, including, for example, the nature and location of your relationship with us.

We aim to respond to all legitimate requests within one calendar month. If we think it may take us longer than one calendar month, (such as where your request is particularly complex or you have made a number of requests), we will notify you and keep you updated.

You will not be disadvantaged in any way by exercising your rights in relation to the processing of your PI.

Contacting us:

The Global Head of Privacy and Data Protection oversees compliance with privacy and data protection at GTAA. If you wish to exercise any of your rights or have questions concerning this notice, please contact:

The Global Head of Privacy and Data Protection

Global Trade Alliance of America, Inc.

H| 1605 Connecticut Avenue NW.

Washington, DC 20009

O| 5 West 37th Street, 12 FL, New York, NY 10018

Email: inquiries@globaltradeamerica.org 

If you are a California resident, you may also call us on +1-202-615-9922  

Complaints

If you have any concerns or complaints about the way your PI is processed, please contact the Global Head of Privacy and Data Protection at inquiries@globaltradeamerica.org 

You also have a right to complain to a data protection or other competent authority with jurisdiction over privacy and data protection law in the country you live or work, or in the country where you believe an issue in relation to the processing of your PI has arisen. Please contact: inquiries@globaltradeamerica.org for further details. 

Linked websites:

This Privacy Notice is not applicable to third-party websites that we do not own or control, or to any third-party website where GTAA advertisements are displayed.

Changes to this Privacy Notice

We may modify or amend this Privacy Notice from time to time and you are advised to visit our website regularly to check for any amendments. Any material changes will be communicated to you through an appropriate channel, depending on how we normally communicate with you.

© 2021 Global Trade Alliance of America, Inc.

 All rights reserved. Global Trade Alliance of America, (GTAA) are registered and unregistered trademarks of Global Trade Alliance of America Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and elsewhere. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.