Terms & Conditions

Last Updated - June 2023

1. Acceptance of Terms

1.1          Holdings Financial Technologies Inc. (“Holdings” or “we”) provides its Service (as defined below) to you through its web site located at https://www.holdings.io (the “Site”), subject to this Terms of Service agreement (“TOS”).  By accepting this TOS or by accessing or using the Service or Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this TOS.  If you are entering into this TOS on behalf of a Holdings, business or other legal entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind such entity and its affiliates to this TOS, in which case the terms “you” or “your” shall refer to such entity and its affiliates.  If you do not have such authority, or if you do not agree with this TOS, you must not accept this TOS and may not use the Service.

1.2          Holdings may change this TOS from time to time by providing thirty (30) days prior notice either by emailing the email address associated with your account or by posting a notice on the Site.  You can review the most current version of this TOS at any time at https://www.holdings.io.com/terms.  The revised terms and conditions will become effective thirty (30) days after we post or send you notice of such changes, and if you use the Service after that date, your use will constitute acceptance of the revised terms and conditions.  If any change to this TOS is not acceptable to you, your only remedy is to stop using the Services and send a cancellation email to Support@holdings.io.

1.3          As part of the registration process, you will identify an administrative user name and password for your account (“Account”).

2. Description of Service

The “Service” includes (a) the Site, (b) Holdings’ asset management services and related technologies, and (c) all software (including the Software, as defined below), data, reports, text, images, sounds, video, and content made available through any of the foregoing (collectively referred to as the “Content”).  Any new features added to or augmenting the Service are also subject to this TOS.

3. No Professional Advice or Fiduciary Duties

All information provided in connection with your access and use of the Site and the Services is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as professional advice.  You should not take, or refrain from taking, any action based on any information contained on the Site or any other information that we make available at any time, including blog posts, data, articles, links to third-party content, discord content, news feeds, tutorials, tweets, and videos.  Before you make any financial, legal, or other decisions involving the Services, you should seek independent professional advice from an individual who is licensed and qualified in the area for which such advice would be appropriate.  The TOS are not intended to, and do not, create or impose any fiduciary duties on us.  You further agree that the only duties and obligations that we owe you are those set out expressly in these TOS.  For the avoidance of doubt, Holdings does not provide investment, tax, or legal advice, nor does Holdings broker trades on your behalf.  All use of Services are executed automatically, based on the parameters of your instructions (and may be subject to the terms and conditions of any third party network on which you are transacting which we are not responsible for).  You are solely responsible for determining whether any transaction or services (including the Service) is appropriate for you based on your own financial objectives, circumstances and risk tolerance.  You should consult your personal investment, legal or tax advisor regarding your specific situation.

4. General Conditions/ Access and Use of the Service

4.1          Subject to the terms and conditions of this TOS, you may access and use the Service only for lawful purposes.  All rights, title and interest in and to the Service and its components will remain with and belong exclusively to Holdings.  You shall not (a) sublicense, resell, rent, lease, transfer, assign, time share or otherwise commercially exploit or make the Service available to any third party; (b) use the Service in any unlawful manner (including without limitation in violation of any data, privacy or export control laws) or in any manner that interferes with or disrupts the integrity or performance of the Service or its components, or (c) modify, adapt or hack the Service to, or otherwise attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service or its related systems or networks.  You shall comply with any codes of conduct, policies or other notices Holdings provides you or publishes in connection with the Service, and you shall promptly notify Holdings if you learn of a security breach related to the Service.

4.2          Any software that may be made available by Holdings in connection with the Service (“Software”) contains proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this TOS, Holdings hereby grants you a non-transferable, non-sublicensable and non-exclusive right and license to use the object code of any Software on a single device solely in connection with the Service, provided that you shall not (and shall not allow any third party to) copy, modify, create a derivative work of, reverse engineer, reverse assemble or otherwise attempt to discover any source code or sell, assign, sublicense or otherwise transfer any right in any Software.  You agree not to access the Service by any means other than through the interface that is provided by Holdings for use in accessing the Service.  Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved and no license or right to use any trademark of Holdings or any third party is granted to you in connection with the Service.

4.3          You are solely responsible for all data, information, feedback, suggestions, text, content and other materials that you upload, post, deliver, provide or otherwise transmit or store (hereafter “post(ing)”) in connection with or relating to the Service (“Your Content”).  You agree to cooperate with and provide reasonable assistance to Holdings in promoting and advertising the Services.

4.4          You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login, password and account and for all activities that occur under your login or account.  Holdings reserves the right to access your account in order to respond to your requests for technical support.  By posting Your Content on or through the Service, you hereby do and shall grant Holdings a worldwide, non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid, sublicensable and transferable license to use, modify, reproduce, distribute,  display, publish and perform Your Content in connection with the Service.  Holdings has the right, but not the obligation, to monitor the Service, Content, or Your Content.  You further agree that Holdings may remove or disable any Content at any time for any reason (including, but not limited to, upon receipt of claims or allegations from third parties or authorities relating to such Content), or for no reason at all.

4.5          You understand that the operation of the Service, including Your Content, may be unencrypted and involve (a) transmissions over various networks; (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices and (c) transmission to Holdings’ third party vendors and hosting partners to provide the necessary hardware, software, networking, storage, and related technology required to operate and maintain the Service.  Accordingly, you acknowledge that you bear sole responsibility for adequate security, protection and backup of Your Content.  Holdings will have no liability to you for any unauthorized access or use of any of Your Content, or any corruption, deletion, destruction or loss of any of Your Content.

4.6          You shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining any equipment and ancillary services needed to connect to, access or otherwise use the Services, including, without limitation, modems, hardware, server, software, operating system, networking, web servers, long distance and local telephone service (collectively, “Equipment”).  You shall be responsible for ensuring that such Equipment is compatible with the Services (and, to the extent applicable, the Software) and complies with all configurations and specifications set forth in Holdings’ published policies then in effect.  You shall also be responsible for maintaining the security of the Equipment, your Account, passwords (including but not limited to administrative and user passwords) and files, and for all uses of your Account or the Equipment with or without your knowledge or consent.

4.7          The failure of Holdings to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this TOS shall not be a waiver of that right.  You acknowledge that this TOS is a contract between you and Holdings, even though it is electronic and is not physically signed by you and Holdings, and it governs your use of the Service.

4.8          Holdings reserves the right, upon your written consent, to use your name and/or Holdings’ name as a reference for marketing or promotional purposes on Holdings’ website and in other communication with existing or potential Holdings customers.  To decline Holdings this right you need to email Support@holdings.io stating that you do not wish to be used as a reference.

4.9          Subject to the terms hereof, Holdings may (but has no obligation to) provide technical support services, through email in accordance with our standard practice.

4.10          Holdings calculates annual percentage yield by rounding to the nearest one-hundredth of one percentage point (.01%).

5. Payment

To the extent the Service or any portion thereof is made available for any fee, you will be required to select a payment plan and provide Holdings information regarding your credit card or other payment instrument.  You represent and warrant to Holdings that such information is true and that you are authorized to use the payment instrument.  You will promptly update your account information with any changes (for example, a change in your billing address or credit card expiration date) that may occur.  You agree to pay Holdings the amount that is specified in the payment plan in accordance with the terms of such plan and this TOS.  You hereby authorize Holdings to bill your payment instrument in advance on a periodic basis in accordance with the terms of the applicable payment plan until you terminate your account, and you further agree to pay any charges so incurred.  If you dispute any charges you must let Holdings know within sixty (60) days after the date that Holdings invoices you.  We reserve the right to change Holdings’ prices.  Your continued use of the Service after the price change becomes effective constitutes your agreement to pay the changed amount.  Holdings may choose to bill through an invoice, in which case, full payment for invoices issued in any given month must be received by Holdings thirty (30) days after the mailing date of the invoice, or the Services may be terminated.  Unpaid invoices are subject to a finance charge of 1.5% per month on any outstanding balance, or the maximum permitted by law, whichever is lower, plus all expenses of collection.  You shall be responsible for all taxes associated with Services other than U.S. taxes based on Holdings’ net income.

6. Representations and Warranties

You represent and warrant to Holdings that (i) you have full power and authority to enter into this TOS; (ii) you own all Your Content or have obtained all permissions, releases, rights or licenses required to engage in your posting and other activities (and allow Holdings to perform its obligations) in connection with the Services without obtaining any further releases or consents; (iii) Your Content and other activities in connection with the Service, and Holdings’ exercise of all rights and license granted by you herein, do not and will not violate, infringe, or misappropriate any third party’s copyright, trademark, right of privacy or publicity, or other personal or proprietary right, nor does Your Content contain any matter that is defamatory, obscene, unlawful, threatening, abusive, tortious, offensive or harassing; and (iv) you are eighteen (18) years of age or older.

7. Termination

Subject to earlier termination as provided below, Holdings may terminate your Account and this TOS at any time.  In addition to any other remedies we may have, Holdings may also terminate this TOS upon thirty (30) days’ notice (or ten (10) days in the case of nonpayment), if you breach any of the terms or conditions of this TOS.  Holdings reserves the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof).  All of Your Content on the Service (if any) may be permanently deleted by Holdings upon any termination of your account in its sole discretion.  However, all accrued rights to payment and the terms of Sections 4-12 shall survive termination of this TOS.

8. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

The Services may be temporarily unavailable for scheduled maintenance or for unscheduled emergency maintenance, either by Holdings or by third-party providers, or because of other causes beyond our reasonable control.  HOWEVER, THE SERVICE, INCLUDING THE SITE AND CONTENT, AND ALL SERVER AND NETWORK COMPONENTS ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, AND HOLDINGS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.  YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT Holdings DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, ERROR-FREE OR VIRUS-FREE, NOR DOES IT MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE SERVICES, AND NO INFORMATION, ADVICE OR SERVICES OBTAINED BY YOU FROM HOLDINGS OR THROUGH THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS TOS.

9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

9.1          UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) SHALL HOLDINGS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR (A) ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOST SALES OR BUSINESS, LOST DATA, OR (B) FOR ANY DIRECT DAMAGES, COSTS, LOSSES OR LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF THE FEES ACTUALLY PAID BY YOU IN THE SIX (6) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO YOUR CLAIM OR, IF NO FEES APPLY, ONE HUNDRED ($100) U.S. DOLLARS.  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION ALLOCATE THE RISKS UNDER THIS TOS BETWEEN THE PARTIES, AND THE PARTIES HAVE RELIED ON THESE LIMITATIONS IN DETERMINING WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THIS TOS.

9.2          Some states do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or limitation of liability for incidental or consequential damages, which means that some of the above limitations may not apply to you.  IN THESE STATES, HOLDINGS’ LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

10. Indemnification

You shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Holdings from and against any claims, actions or demands, including without limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising or resulting from your breach of this TOS, any of Your Content, or your other access, contribution to, use or misuse of the Service.  Holdings shall provide notice to you of any such claim, suit or demand.  Holdings reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter which is subject to indemnification under this section.  In such case, you agree to cooperate with any reasonable requests assisting Holdings’ defense of such matter.

11. Assignment

You may not assign this TOS without the prior written consent of Holdings, but Holdings may assign or transfer this TOS, in whole or in part, without restriction.

12. Miscellaneous

If any provision of this TOS is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this TOS will otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable.  Both parties agree that this TOS is the complete and exclusive statement of the mutual understanding of the parties and supersedes and cancels all previous written and oral agreements, communications and other understandings relating to the subject matter of this TOS, and that all waivers and modifications must be in a writing signed by both parties, except as otherwise provided herein.  No agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment is created as a result of this TOS and you do not have any authority of any kind to bind Holdings in any respect whatsoever.  In any action or proceeding to enforce rights under this TOS, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover costs and attorneys’ fees.  All notices under this TOS will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given when received, if personally delivered; when receipt is electronically confirmed, if transmitted by facsimile or email; the day after it is sent, if sent for next day delivery by recognized overnight delivery service; and upon receipt, if sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.

13. Governing Law

This TOS shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to the principles of conflicts of law.  Unless otherwise elected by Holdings in a particular instance, you hereby expressly agree to submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the federal and state courts of the State of New York for the purpose of resolving any dispute relating to your access to or use of the Service.

14. Privacy

Please visit www.holdings.io/privacy to understand how Holdings collects and uses personal information.