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This Site is owned and operated by The Vanguard Group, Inc., and all of its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, "Vanguard"). Vanguard may modify, suspend, discontinue, or restrict the use and availability of any portion of this Site at any time, without notice or liability. Your use of this Site may be monitored by Vanguard and used for Vanguard's internal business purposes, without liability.
Your continued access and use of the Site is conditional on your acceptance of and continued compliance with the Terms of Use. By accessing, browsing, using and/or downloading the pages in this Site, you agree to follow and be bound by these Terms of Use, which govern your use of the Site.
In addition to these Terms of Use and any additional terms, the Privacy Policy, found at https://www.vanguardsouthamerica.com/en/privacy-policy (the "Privacy Policy") will govern how personal information you submit on this Site will be used, and together with these Terms and Conditions of Use they form (the "Terms of Use"). Nothing in these Terms of Use will be deemed to confer any third-party rights or benefits. These Terms of Use contain disclaimers and other provisions that limit our liability to you.
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Limited License and Restrictions on Use
Electronic Transmission
Data, Information, and Content
Copyright Policy, Notice, and Claim Information
Trademarks and Patents
International Use
Third Party Content
Timeliness of Content
Termination
Warranty Disclaimers
Liability and Indemnity
Integration and Severability
Applicable Law and Venue
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The Materials on this Site are for information, education, and noncommercial purposes only. Although Vanguard may provide data, information, and content relating to investment approaches and opportunities to buy or sell securities and/or mutual funds, you should not construe any such information or other content available through this Site as legal or tax advice. You alone will bear the sole responsibility of evaluating the merits and risks associated with the use of any Materials on this Site before making any decisions based on such Materials. In exchange for using such Materials, you agree not to hold Vanguard or its third-party information providers liable for any possible claim for damages arising from any decision you make based on the Materials made available to you through this Site. By providing access to other websites, neither Vanguard nor any of its affiliates is recommending the purchase or sale of the stock issued by any company, nor are they endorsing services provided by any website's sponsoring organization.
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Pursuant to Section 512(c)(2) of the Copyright Revision Act, as enacted through the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Vanguard designates an agent as described below to receive notifications of claimed copyright infringement by mail: Pamela Crocker Senior Counsel, The Vanguard Group, Inc., P.O. Box 2600, V-26, Valley Forge, PA 19482-2600.
The designated copyright agent can also be reached by telephone at +1 (610) 669-6100, by fax at +1 (610) 669-6600, and by e-mail at intellectualproperty@vanguard.com.
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All Vanguard graphics, logos, page headers, and service names are trademarks, service marks, or trade dress of Vanguard. Vanguard's trademarks, service marks, and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not Vanguard's, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers or investors, or in any manner that disparages or discredits Vanguard. Nothing contained on this Site should be construed as granting any license or right in or to any trademarks, service marks, or trade dress of Vanguard.
Vanguard owns issued patents for its Vanguard Exchange-Traded Funds ("Vanguard ETFs®") under U.S. Patent Nos. 6,879,964; 7,337,138; 7,720,749; 7,925,573; 8,090,646; and 8,417,623.
Vanguard owns issued patents for its Auto-Rebalancing methodology under U.S. Patent Nos. 7,149,713 and 7,559,079.
Vanguard owns issued patents for its Bond ETF Dividend Declaration model under U.S. Patent Nos. 7,792,725 and 8,175,944.
Vanguard owns an issued patent for its Personal QDI Calculation Process under U.S. Patent Application No. 7,953,661.
Vanguard owns issued patents for its Managed Payout Funds under U.S. Patent Nos. 8,180,695 and 8,185,464.
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If any provision of these Terms of Use is deemed unlawful, void, or unenforceable, then that provision will be deemed severable from these Terms of Use and will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions. These Terms of Use represent the entire agreement between you and Vanguard relating to the subject matter herein.
A provision of these Terms of Use may be waived only by a written instrument executed by the party entitled to the benefit of such provision. The failure of either party at any time to require performance of any provision of these Terms of Use shall in no manner affect such party's right at a later time to enforce the same. A waiver of any breach of any provision of these Terms of Use shall not be construed as a continuing waiver of other breaches of the same or other provisions of these Terms of Use.
These Terms of Use may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by Vanguard without restriction.
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