Terms of Use

Please read the Terms of Use for Advisors Asset Management, Inc. (“AAM”) carefully. By using or accessing any of AAM’s websites or web pages, whether you’re a customer or not, you agree to follow and be bound by AAM’s Terms of Use as outlined below. Please do not access or use this website, or any web pages thereof, if you do not agree to these terms.

This website is owned and operated by Advisors Asset Management, Inc. AAM may modify, suspend, discontinue, or restrict the use and availability of any portion of this website at any time, without notice or liability. Use of this website may be monitored by AAM and used for AAM’s internal business purposes, without liability.

Legal Policy

This website has been designed for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security which may be referenced. Such offers can only be made where lawful under applicable law. The services and information provided through this site are for personal, noncommercial use display. AAM does not intend to provide investment advice through this website and does not represent that the securities or services discussed are suitable for any investor. Investors are advised not to rely on any information contained in the site in the process of making a fully informed investment decision. AAM does not, and this site does not intend to, render tax or legal advice.

This site has been published in the United States for residents of the United States. This site is not intended for use by, or to provide any information to, investors outside of the United States. AAM reserves the right to require proof of residence from any user accessing the site and requesting information. Investors outside of the United States are subject to securities and tax regulations within their applicable jurisdictions that are not addressed on this site. No security, investment advisory service, or other product or service will be offered or sold in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation, purchase or sale, would be contrary to the securities laws or other local laws and regulations. U.S. investors should be advised that not all investments discussed on this site may be available in all states.

News, views, opinions, recommendations and other information obtained from sources outside of AAM are believed to be reliable, but we cannot guarantee its accuracy or completeness. All such information is subject to change at any time without notice.

Warranty and Limitation of Liability

All text, images, graphics, links and other information available on this website is provided “as is” and AAM does not guarantee the accuracy, adequacy, completeness, or timeliness. AAM does not warranty, guarantee or make any representations, or assume any liability with regard to financial results based on the use of the information in the site.

AAM is not liable for any harm caused by the transmission, through accessing the services or information on this website, of a computer virus, or other computer code or programming device that might be used to access, delete, damage, disable, disrupt or otherwise impede in any manner, the operation of the site or of any user’s software, hardware, data or property. The use of this website is at your own risk.

Copyright

Any materials published on this website, including but not limited to text, graphics, audio or video clips, logos, buttons, images, or html/xml code, as well as all copyright, trademark, and other rights therein, are owned or licensed by Advisors Asset Management, Inc. (AAM) and its third party information providers, and are protected by United States intellectual property laws. If you download any information or software from this website, you agree that you will not copy, remove, or obscure any copyright contained in any such information.

Procedure for Copyright Infringement

If you believe that your work has been copied and is accessible on this website in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please notify us immediately by mail or email as described below. Please note that any notice sent must meet the requirements of Section 512(C)(3) of Copyright Revision Act , as amended by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Email: eServices@aam.us.com

Please include “Notice of Alleged Copyright Infringement” in the subject line.

Mail:
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.
Attn. Compliance Department
28025 IH 10 West
Boerne, TX 78006

Telephone: (210) 630-6300

Fax: (210) 698-9313

AAM reserves the right to take whatever actions it deems necessary, including notifying the appropriate authorities, if we determine that a copyright infringement has occurred.

Submissions

All information submitted to AAM via this website shall be deemed and remain the property of Advisors Asset Management. AAM shall be free to use, for any purpose, any idea, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in information provided. AAM shall not be subject to any obligations of confidentiality regarding submitted information except as agreed by the AAM entity having the direct customer relationship or as otherwise specifically agreed or required by law.

Trademarks

“Advisors Asset Management”, “AAMlive”, the AAM logo, aamlive.com, and aam.us.com are all trademarks of Advisors Asset Management, Inc. All rights are reserved. Any trademarks, service marks, and logos that appear on this website are the exclusive property of their respective owners and may not be used without prior written consent of AAM or the licensor. Nothing contained on this website should be construed as granting any license or right to use any trademarks or service marks of AAM or any third party.

Linked Sites

“Hypertext links” and/or “hyperlinks” to or from other Internet websites controlled or offered by third-parties not affiliated with AAM, may be included. AAM assumes no responsibility for any information, materials, products, or services posted or offered on any third-party website. AAM does not endorse or recommend any products or services offered or information contained therein on any unaffiliated website. AAM is not liable for any failure of products or services offered or advertised on those websites.

Customer Complaints

In accordance with SEC Rule 17a-3(a)(18)(ii), please be advised that customer complaints may be directed to the Advisors Asset Management, Inc. Compliance Department at the following address and/or telephone number:

Advisors Asset Management, Inc.
28025 IH-10 W Boerne, TX 78006 Attn. Compliance Department (210) 630-6300

Podcasts

In addition to AAM’s Terms of Use outlined above, AAM’s Podcast Terms of Use (“Podcast Terms”) apply when listening to, downloading or subscribing to a podcast feed from our any AAM website. By using or accessing any of AAM’s websites or podcasts, whether you’re a customer or not, you agree to follow and be bound by these Podcast Terms. Please do not access or use this website, or access any associated AAM podcast, if you do not agree to these terms.

AAM podcasts (“Podcasts”) are offered by AAM and our affiliates to individuals for private, non-commercial use. Any other use, including without limitation, the incorporation of advertising into or the placement of advertising associated with or targeted towards the Podcast or its content, is strictly prohibited. You may not edit or modify any content or links provided by AAM without the prior written consent of AAM. Furthermore,

You shall not redistribute the Podcast, related content or audio file downloaded from AAM; You shall not post, transmit or make available in any way through an AAM Podcast any software or other materials which contain a computer virus, trojan horse, timebomb, worm or other rogue programming (“Rogue Programming”). The use or display of AAM materials or content shall not suggest that AAM promotes or endorses any third party causes, ideas, websites, products or services; and Audio files made available for download shall not be re-produced, edited, re-transmitted, or in any way re-purposed without prior the written consent of AAM.

To request permission for a particular use not permitted by these Podcast Terms, email eServices@aam.us.com.

Podcast Links: The Podcast may be used only with those platforms from which a functional link is made available that, when accessed, takes the viewer directly to the podcast feed on the AAM Site. You may not display the Podcast or its content in a manner that does not permit successful linking to, redirection to or delivery of the applicable AAM website. You may not insert any intermediate page, splash page or other content between the podcast link and the applicable AAM web page.

Exclusive Property: AAM Podcasts and related content are the exclusive property of AAM. See the Copyright section of AAM’s Terms of Use for additional information.

Liability: AAM assumes no responsibility for user activity resulting from or in connection with any of our podcasts. See the Warranty and Limitation of Liability section of AAM’s Terms of Use for additional information.

Right to Discontinue: AAM reserves the right to discontinue providing any or all of its Podcast(s) at any time and to require you to cease displaying, distributing or otherwise using any or all of the Podcast or its content. AAM assumes no liability for any of your activities in connection with the Podcast and/or its content in connection with your website, computer or MP3 player.

Revisions to the Terms of Use

AAM may revise its Terms of Use without notice to reflect industry updates, changes in the law, and changes to the website, or for other reasons. The date that the document was revised or materially changed is below. Please visit this page regularly for updates and changes.

If you have questions or concerns regarding AAM’s Terms of Use, you can submit them to eServices@aam.us.com.

Notice of Revisions

This document was last modified on April 29, 2011.