SEI Advisor Network Wealth
Platform
Web-Enabled Services
Terms and Conditions of Use
Please read this Web-Enabled Services Terms and Conditions
of Use carefully. By logging on and
accessing the Services, Firm agrees to the following terms and conditions
(“Terms and Conditions”), including the related Documentation governing the
Firm and its Advisors access to the Wealth Platform to use the Wealth Platform
Services through web-enabled interfaces (“Services”). Except as otherwise noted in these Terms and
Conditions of Use, capitalized terms have the meaning ascribed to them in the Advisor
Network Program Agreement and the Wealth Platform Services Amendment.
Responsibility for Use and Control of Passwords and
Authentication Information
By
requesting and establishing one or more passwords and authentication
information either from SEI or Firm’s vendor(s), the Firm and its Advisors and
other authorized representatives will have access to the Services, including,
without limitation, the ability in a “self service”
model to: (1) electronically place and sign Account transaction requests, (2)
view Account, Client, Advisor and Firm level information, and (3) conduct other
services electronically, each as set forth in the Documentation. SEI hereby grants the Firm and each Advisor
and other Firm representative receiving a password either from SEI or from
Firm’s vendor(s), a limited right to use the Services, which right SEI may
revoke at any time in its sole discretion.
The Firm acknowledges that it (and its Advisors and other authorized
representatives) is fully responsible for the activity originating from
password(s) issued by SEI or Firm’s vendors in accordance with the
Documentation, whether authorized by or known by Firm or not, and the protection
of these password(s) and authentication information. SEI reserves the right to require Firm to
change a password at any time.
The
Firm agrees to immediately notify SEI by contacting SEI in accordance with the
Documentation if the Firm or any Advisor or other Firm representative becomes
aware of any of the following:
● Termination of employment of any
Advisor or other Firm authorized personnel with access to a password and for
which the Firm desires such password authorization to be revoked
· Loss
or theft of a password issued hereunder
●
Unauthorized use of a password(s) or any unauthorized use of the
Services
● Any activity which could
lead the Firm (or any Advisor or other Firm representative) to reasonably
believe that the security of a password issued hereunder has been compromised
The
Firm agrees that it is financially responsible for all uses of the Services by
Firm, its Advisors and other authorized representative and anyone else using
Firm login information. The Firm agree that it is solely responsible for providing SEI with
the Firm’s user setup and password access requirements, reviewing and approving
SEI’s set up in accordance with those instructions, and for updating this
information.
Transaction Request
Processing
If
a transaction has been “received,” as defined in the applicable Documentation,
by SEI before the applicable cut-off time and the transaction request is in
good order, the transaction request will be processed in accordance with
procedures described in the Documentation.
For the avoidance of doubt, a transaction request is not considered
received by SEI until all required Firm approvals have been received. Accordingly, the Firm agrees to be solely
responsible for, and to indemnify SEI, for any claimed losses or other injuries
by Clients and their Advisors as a result of any delay by SEI in processing a
transactions as a result of the Firm’s requirement to pre-approve the
transaction in question prior to such transaction being effected by SEI.
All
transaction requests that Firm places through the Services are irrevocable and
considered final by SEI once a request has been entered in the Wealth
Platform. Accordingly, Firm acknowledge
that it may not be possible to cancel or modify a transaction request once Firm
has placed it, and Firm agrees to exercise caution before placing all
transaction requests. SEI processes such
transaction requests to change or cancel an order on a best-efforts basis only
and will not be liable to Firm if SEI is unable to change or cancel an order
prior to its execution.
Transaction
requests received by SEI after any applicable cut-off time, including without
limitation, orders entered after the closing time and orders placed through the
Services on a weekend day or holiday will be processed in accordance with the
Documentation.
Responsibilities and Acknowledgements when Placing
Transaction Requests
The
Firm is fully responsible for every transaction request placed through the
Services, including, without limitation, transaction requests made by Advisors
and other Firm representatives issued passwords in accordance with the
Documentation. The Firm hereby agrees to
indemnify and hold SEI, and its respective subsidiaries, affiliated persons,
directors, officers, employees and agents, and each person, if any, who
controls such persons within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act (each a
“SEI Indemnified Party/ies”) harmless for any claims
related to any unauthorized access or use of the system, including, without
limitation, unauthorized transaction requests submitted through the Services using a password issued by SEI
hereunder, unless such unauthorized use was the result of SEI’s willful
misconduct or fraud. The Firm hereby
agrees that, except as otherwise indicated herein, SEI
and the SEI Indemnified Parties shall have no liability related to the
placement of transaction requested through the use of properly issued passwords
through the Services.
Transaction Requests Not Reviewed
When the Firm uses the Services to place a transaction
request, the Firm acknowledges that the transaction request will be
electronically processed and may not be reviewed by a SEI representative and
the Firm also may not have the opportunity to ask questions or otherwise
interact with an SEI representative. By placing a transaction request through
the Services, the Firm voluntarily agrees to assume any added risk that may
result from the lack of review of your transaction request by an SEI
representative.
Access to the Services
Access
to the electronic services via the internet may be limited or unavailable
during periods of peak demand, market volatility, system upgrades or
maintenance, or for other reasons and SEI cannot and does not guarantee that
access to the Services will be available at any given time. SEI reserves the right to suspend access to
the Services through the internet without prior notice during scheduled or
unscheduled system repairs or upgrades.
If the Services are unavailable or delayed at any time, Firm agree to
use alternative means to place transaction requests as set forth in the
Documentation. SEI and the SEI
Indemnified Parties will not be liable to the Firm if the Firm is unable to
place or complete a self service transaction through
the internet.
Technology Provided by Firm Vendors
Firm agrees
that Firm is responsible for the technology services provided by vendors
selected by Firm. Firm shall be solely responsible for the accuracy,
completeness and timeliness of all data and other information provided to SEI
by or on behalf of Firm. Firm has secured and will maintain all necessary
authorizations from its Clients to issue Instructions to SEI through its
vendors in connection with the Client accounts and the Services. Firm may establish (or cause to be
established) accounts on the Wealth Platform which reflect data or other
information for assets that SEI does not custody. In such case, Firm
acknowledges and agrees that SEI shall not validate whether such data,
including valuations and other information, is accurate or complete, and shall
have no obligation to do so.
Use of Internet
The
Firm agrees that the Internet is not a secure network and that any
communications transmitted over the Internet may be intercepted or accessed by
unauthorized or unintended parties, may not arrive at
the intended destination or may not arrive in the form transmitted. The Firm agrees that SEI takes no
responsibility for communications transmitted over the Internet prior to such
communication being received by the Wealth Platform and after such
communication leaves the Wealth Platform system. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that
such communications shall remain confidential or intact while in transit
between the Wealth Platform and the Firm’s systems.
Limitation of Liabilities
The Firm acknowledges that neither SEI nor any SEI
Indemnified Party shall be liable to the Firm when providing use of the
Services hereunder for any reason except to the extent that SEI or any SEI
Indemnified Party is explicitly liable hereunder and the Firm hereby release
SEI and each SEI Indemnified Party from any liability for executing transaction
requests placed by the Firm through the Services.
NOTWITHSTANDING
ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS Agreement of
Use TO THE CONTRARY, NO LIABILITY OF ANY KIND SHALL BE ATTACHED TO OR
INCURRED BY SEI OR A SEI INDEMNIFIED PARTY HEREUNDER BY REASON OF THE
ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED IN THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND RELATED DOCUMENTATION,
EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT RESULTING FROM SEI’S FRAUD OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT. EXCEPT AS A DIRECT RESULT OF SEI’S FRAUD OR
WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, IN NO EVENT SHALL SEI OR A SEI INDEMNIFIED PARTY HAVE
LIABILITY TO YOU FOR DAMAGE SUFFERED BY THE FIRM IN CONNECTION WITH THE
SERVICES. FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT,
NOTHING HEREIN SHALL ALTER OR AMEND ANY RIGHT OR OBLIGATION: (I) BETWEEN A
CLIENT AND SEI UNDER AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN SUCH PARTIES, OR (II) EXCEPTING THE
SERVICES SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN THIS AMENDMENT, BETWEEN THE FIRM AND SEI
UNDER THE AGREEMENT.
IN
NO EVENT SHALL SEI OR A SEI INDEMNIFIED PARTY BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL,
INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SIMILAR DAMAGES OF ANY
KIND INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR
INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY IS PREDICATED ON CONTRACT,
STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER THEORY.
THESE
LIMITATIONS WILL APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF
CONTRACT, OR IN TORT AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SEI OR A SEI INDEMNFIED PARTY
HAS ANY REASON TO KNOW OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Disclaimer of Warranties
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE
SERVICES ARE MADE AVAILABLE “AS IS.”
THERE IS NO WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR USE. THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED
OR ERROR FREE. ANY HYPERLINK TO ANOTHER
SITE DOES NOT IMPLY AN ENDORSEMENT, INVESTIGATION OR VERIFICATION OF ANY
INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THAT SITE.
No Responsibility for Actions beyond SEI’s Control
The
Firm agrees that SEI and the SEI Indemnified Parties will not be liable to the
Firm or to any third party for any claims, losses, liability, costs or expenses
arising out of or related to a cause for which SEI or the SEI Indemnified Party
does not have direct control, including, without limitation, the failure of
electronic or mechanical equipment or communication lines, telephone or other
interconnect problems, unauthorized access, theft, operator errors, government
restrictions, force majeure (i.e., earthquake, flood, severe or extraordinary
weather conditions, natural disasters or other acts of god, fire, acts of war,
terrorist attacks, insurrection, riot, strikes, labor disputes or other similar
problems, accident, action of government, communication, system or power failures
and equipment or software malfunctions), exchange or market closings or
suspensions of trading.
Supplement to Wealth Platform Agreement
These
Terms and Conditions constitute a legal agreement between SEI and the Firm
related to the use of the Services and supplement the
Agreement. To the extent that any term
herein conflicts with any terms of the Agreement, these Terms and Conditions
shall prevail in connection with any issue related to the Services, Firm
transmission of transaction requests through the Services and SEI’s execution
of those transaction requests.
SEI’s
License to the Firm
SEI grants the Firm and each Adviser or other Firm
representative a password, a non-exclusive, limited license to access and use
the Services. This license is
conditioned upon your continued compliance with the terms of the Wealth
Agreement, Terms and Conditions and other relevant Documentation.
Amendments to Terms and Conditions of Use
SEI reserves the right to modify these Terms and
Conditions and related Documentation at any time. The Firm’s use of the
Services constitutes the Firm’s agreement to these terms.
Copyright
The entire content (including “look” and “feel
attributes) of the Services is © 2009 SEI Investments Developments, Inc. or
other third party providers. Any
commercial use of such content requires the written permission of SEI Investments
Developments, Inc., which consent may be withheld in its sole discretion. All rights reserved.
Market Data
Valuations
on this website are from industry sources believed to be reliable, but are not
guaranteed. Prices (asset values) are provided as a general indication of
market value and may differ from actual market prices or resale values. Assets
which are not publicly traded may reflect values from external sources other
than pricing vendors, and may be valued less frequently than other publicly
traded securities. Assets for which a current value is not available may
reflect as $ 0.01 or another de minims amount. Your investments may lose value.
Certain securities may not be valued daily such as fixed income.
Pricing data
provided for information purposes only and are not
intended for trading purposes. Pricing
vendors shall not be liable for errors or any delay
in the content, or for any action taken in reliance thereon.
Usage of Firm’s
Electronic Signature Vendors
If the Firm
chooses to use an electronic signature vendor (‘Firm E-sign Provider”) other
than the electronic signature functionality SEI makes available through its
Services, Firm agrees that in order for SEI to accept such electronic
signatures (“Electronic Signatures”), the Firm agrees that SEI will set
acceptable electronic signature authentication criteria for each transaction
type, as set forth below, and the Firm agrees that Electronic Signatures sent
through Firm E-sign Provider will meet or exceed this criteria.
The Firm
further agrees that upon notification by SEI of a change to SEI’s acceptable
authentication criteria, the Firm will update its E-sign Provider
authentication within 30 days. Failure
to maintain acceptable authentication criteria will result in SEI refusing to
accept Electronic Signatures from E-sign Provider. The Firm further agrees that before making
any changes to its Firm E-sign Provider or its authentication criteria, Firm
will notify SEI and SEI may agree to such changes in writing or may refuse to
accept Electronic Signatures from the Firm E-sign Provider.
In the event
of any unauthorized use of the Firm E-sign Provider by Clients or Advisors, the
Firm shall promptly (i) take all reasonable actions
to limit the adverse effect on SEI of such unauthorized use; and (ii) take all
reasonable action to protect against a recurrence of the unauthorized use; and
(iii) notify the SEI of such unauthorized use or disclosure.
The Firm
shall require that its Firm E-Sign Provider allow SEI, its auditors (both
internal and external), and regulators, upon reasonable written notice to the
Firm and during the Firm’s regular business hours, to audit the Firm E-sign
Provider procedures and processes as it relates to electronics signatures used
in conjunction with Accounts. In
addition, the Firm shall upon reasonable periodic request, certify its
compliance with this policy in a form and manner acceptable to SEI.
SEI
Electronic Signature Minimum Authentication Requirements
Permissible authentication
methods include:
Firm
Electronic Signatures may not be used to instruct SPTC on
disbursements.