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Terms of Use

THE CITRINGROUP LLC WELCOMES YOU TO WWW.CITRINGROUP.COM AND ARTICLES.CITRINGROUP.COM. WE ASK THAT YOU READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF USE, WHICH CONSTITUTE A LICENSE THAT COVERS YOUR USE OF THIS SITE AND ANY TRANSACTIONS THAT YOU ENGAGE IN THROUGH THIS SITE ("AGREEMENT"). BY ACCESSING, VIEWING, OR USING THIS SITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND, AND AGREE WITH THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS SITE.

USE OF SITE

WWW.CITRINGROUP.COM and ARTICLES.CITRINGROUP.COM are provided solely for the use of prospective and current clients of CitrinGroup LLC to access certain information, services and content and may not be used by any other person or entity for any purpose.

These terms are a binding contract between you and CitrinGroup LLC. By your accessing this site, you agree to be bound to these terms and conditions. These terms are in addition to any another agreements you may have with CitrinGroup LLC. You acknowledge by your use of the site that the version of the terms of use available on your date of access governs your use of the site.

INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS

While we strive for accuracy, we cannot represent or guarantee either that the information accessed on this site is complete or that it is free of inaccuracies. If you believe there are inaccuracies, please contact your designated CitrinGroup representative. In the event of any conflict between the information accessed on this site and CitrinGroup's internal records, invoices or statements, our internal records, invoices, and statements shall control.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF INVESTMENT

CITRINGROUP LLC IS REGISTERED AS AN INVESTMENT ADVISER WITH THE SEC (NOTICE FILING IN THE STATES OF MICHIGAN AND MISSISSIPPI) AND IS NOT REGISTERED WITH ANY REGULATORY BODY AS A BROKER-DEALER. CURRENTLY, WE ONLY TRANSACT BUSINESS WITH RESIDENTS OF MICHIGAN, MISSISSIPPI AND THOSE OF OTHER STATES WHERE AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE. THIS SITE IS INTENDED TO BE AVAILABLE ONLY FOR PERSONS RESIDING IN THE U.S. NOTHING ON THIS SITE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SOLICITATION TO BUY OR AN OFFER TO SELL A SECURITY, OR ANY OTHER PRODUCT OR SERVICE, TO ANY PERSON IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT CITRINGROUP'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN YOUR STATE.

SITE CONTENTS AND OWNERSHIP AND COPYRIGHT

The information contained on this site, including all images, designs, photographs, writings, graphs, data, and other materials ("Materials") are the property of CitrinGroup LLC and are protected by copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights. Permission is granted to display, copy, distribute, download and print portions of this site solely for the purposes of using this site to learn about our services and to access your account information. You are prohibited from any displaying, posting electronically or mechanically, transmitting, and recording or in any way duplicating or reproducing this site without CitrinGroup LLC's prior written consent. In particular, no information on this site may be provided to any of CitrinGroup LLC competitors as doing so could result in significant damage to CitrinGroup LLC.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

You expressly agree that use of www.citringroup.com and articles.citringroup.com is at your sole risk. Neither CitrinGroup LLC, nor its affiliates, nor any of their officers, directors, employees, agents, third-party content providers, or licensors (collectively, "Providers"), or the like, warrant that this site will be uninterrupted or error-free. CitrinGroup LLC reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to correct any errors or omissions in any portion of the site. CitrinGroup LLC may make any other changes to this site, and the products, programs, services or prices (if any) described in this site at any time without notice.

THIS SITE AND THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, AND MATERIALS ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED BY ON AN "AS IS," "WHERE IS," AND "WHERE AVAILABLE" BASIS. CITRINGROUP LLC MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OR AVAILABILITY OF THE SITE, OR OF ANY CONTENT, INFORMATION, OR MATERIALS ON THIS SITE THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY ANY THIRD PARTIES. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, AND WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF ANY KIND, WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF THE MATERIALS, CONTENT, OR INFORMATION ON THIS SITE OR ANY GOODS OR OTHER PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OFFERED, SOLD, OR DISPLAYED ON THIS SITE OR YOUR USE OF THIS SITE GENERALLY, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, ACCURACY OF INFORMATION, QUALITY, TITLE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITIES

YOU AGREE THAT CITRINGROUP LLC AND ITS PROVIDERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE, LOSS, OR EXPENSE OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM YOUR POSSESSION OR USE OF THE MATERIALS, CONTENT, OR INFORMATION ON THIS SITE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH LIABIILITY IS BASED IN TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE. IN NO EVENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION A NEGLIGENT ACT, SHALL CITRINGROUP LLC OR ANY OF ITS PROVIDERS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS), ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE CONTENT OR INFORMATION ON THIS SITE OR ANY OTHER PRODUCTS, SERVICES, OR INFORMATION OFFERED, SOLD, OR DISPLAYED ON THIS SITE, YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS SITE GENERALLY, OR OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER CITRINGROUP LLC OR ANY OF ITS PROVIDERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBLITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless CitrinGroup LLC, its affiliates, agents, employees, and licensors from and against any and all claims and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of or related in any way to your use of the site, violation of this Agreement, violation of any law or regulation, or violation of any proprietary or privacy right.

PRIVACY POLICY

Click here to access CitrinGroup LLC's Privacy Policy governing the use of information obtained from you through this site.

LIMITATIONS ON CLAIM

Any cause of action you may have with respect to your use of this site must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises.

TERM AND TERMINATION

Without limiting its other remedies, CitrinGroup LLC may immediately discontinue, suspend, terminate or block your and any user's access to this site at any time in our sole discretion.

HYPERLINK DISCLAIMERS

As a convenience to you, we may provide, on this site, links to Web sites operated by other entities (collectively the "Linked Sites"). If you use any Linked Sites, you will leave this site. If you decide to visit any Linked Site, you do so at your own risk and it is your responsibility to take all protective measures to guard against viruses or other destructive elements. Linked Sites, regardless of the linking form (e.g., hotlinks, hypertext links) are not maintained, controlled or otherwise governed by CitrinGroup LLC. The content, accuracy, opinions expressed, and other links provided by Linked Sites are not investigated, verified, monitored, or endorsed by CitrinGroup LLC. CitrinGroup LLC does not endorse, make any representations regarding or warrant any information, goods and/or services appearing and/or offered on any Linked Site, other than linked information authored by CitrinGroup LLC. Links do not imply that CitrinGroup LLC or this site sponsors, endorses, is affiliated or associated with, or is legally authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo or copyright symbol displayed in or accessible through the links, or that any Linked Site is authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo or copyright symbol of CitrinGroup LLC or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries. Except for links to information authored by CitrinGroup LLC, CitrinGroup LLC is neither responsible for nor will it be liable under any theory based upon (i) any Linked Site; (ii) any information and/or content found on any Linked Site; or (iii) any site(s) linked to or from any Linked Site. If you decide to visit any Linked Sites and/or transact any business thereon, you do so at your own risk. CitrinGroup LLC reserves the right to discontinue any Linked Site at any time without prior notice. Please contact the web masters of any Linked Sites concerning any information, goods and/or services appearing thereon.

CONTROLLING LAW AND VENUE

This Agreement is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan, U.S.A. without reference to its conflicts of laws provisions. CitrinGroup LLC makes no representation that the materials are appropriate or available for use outside the United States. If you access this site from outside the United States, you will be responsible for compliance with all local laws. You agree to comply with all laws and regulations applicable to your use of this site. You agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within Oakland County, Michigan for any disputes with CitrinGroup LLC arising out of your use of this site.

ENTIRE AGREMENT

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between CitrinGroup LLC and you with respect to this Web site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written, between you and CitrinGroup LLC with respect to this Web site. A printed version of this Agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of this Agreement or portion thereof to be unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to affect the intent of this Agreement, and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default.

MODIFICATIONS TO AGREEMENT

We may revise this Agreement at any time and you agree to be bound by the revised Agreement. Any such modifications will become effective upon the date they are first posted to this site. It is your responsibility to return to this Agreement from time to time to review the most current terms and conditions. CitrinGroup LLC does not and will not assume any obligation to notify you of changes to this Agreement.

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES

In addition to your use of this site being your acknowledgement and consent to these terms, you agree to be bound by any affirmation, assent or agreement you transmit through this Web site, including but not limited to any consent you give to receive communications from CitrinGroup LLC solely through electronic transmission. You agree that, when in the future you click on an "I agree," "I consent" or other similarly worded "button" or entry field with your mouse, keystroke or other computer device, your agreement or consent will be legally binding and enforceable and the legal equivalent of your handwritten signature.



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