The use and operation of our social media channels is governed by our Social Media Terms of Use:

1. GENERAL

By using the social media pages of Julius Baer on e.g. Twitter, LinkedIn or YouTube (hereafter the “JB Social Media Sites”), you confirm that you have reviewed, understand and agree to the following important legal information and terms of use (the “Terms”). If you do not agree to the Terms, please do not access the JB Social Media Sites.

The Terms are subject to change at any time without notice and access to, and use of the JB Social Media Sites may be restricted or terminated at any time. You are therefore advised to review these terms each time you access the sites.

Further access to the JB Social Media Sites might also be subject to the laws applicable to the JB Social Media Sites and the laws applicable in the relevant jurisdiction from which the same is being accessed.

2. CONTRIBUTING TO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES

When you contribute to our social media pages, we ask you to follow the rules of conduct outlined below. These rules exist to ensure that visiting our pages is a positive and enjoyable experience for everyone.

 

  • Confidentiality
    Please do not post any sensitive or confidential information. You should only post information that is in the public domain. When in doubt, do not post.
  • Security
    To ensure that our channels are safe for all users, please do not post links to inappropriate websites. Linking to sites containing spyware, viruses, and malware is forbidden.
  • Legal requirements
    Please adhere to the law when using our social media channels. Do not post content that you do not have the right to post, do not encourage illegal activities, and do not infringe the privacy of others.
  • Show respect
    Our social media channels should be a welcoming place for all users. Please treat other users and their opinions with respect at all times. Offensive posts and behaviour of any kind will not be tolerated.
  • No spam
    We do not allow spam or advertisements. Do not send identical, irrelevant or unsolicited posts to users and never misrepresent the source of posts.
  • Keep posts relevant

 

We encourage you to keep your posts on topic to ensure that our pages are relevant and interesting for everyone.

We reserve the right to remove comments that are posted multiple times either by the same user or multiple users. We also reserve the right to delete posts which are deemed to breach the above mentioned rules, including inappropriate, offensive or irrelevant comments and any advertising.

3. NO OFFER, NO ADVICE

The information, products, data, services, tools and documents contained or described on the JB Social Media Sites and provided by Julius Baer (the “Content”) are for information purposes only and constitute neither an advertisement or personal recommendation nor an offer or solicitation to buy or sell investment instruments, to effect any transaction or to enter into any legal relations.

The Content should not be construed in any case as legal, tax, accounting, regulatory or other specialist or technical advice or services or investment advice.

4. NO WARRANTY

Julius Baer provides no warranty and makes no representations of any kind whatsoever regarding: (1) the currency, accuracy or completeness of the Content; (2) the results to be obtained by any user of the Sites; or (3) any third party content accessible on or through the Sites.

Except to the extent required by current laws and/or regulations, Julius Baer, including its directors, agents, employees or subcontractors: (1) disclaims any and all express or implied warranties and conditions including without limitation warranties and conditions as to quality and fitness for a particular purpose; and (2) does not warrant that the Sites, any content (including any third party content), goods and services referred to therein will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected or that the Sites, the servers from which they are available or any connected website is free of viruses, trojan horses, worms, software bombs or similar items or processes or other harmful components. In order to safeguard against viruses, it is advisable to use up-to-date versions of browsers and to install and continuously update antivirus software. Users should strictly avoid opening e-mails of unknown origin or unexpected e-mail attachments.

Any data, including but not limited to financial market data, quotes, notices, research or other financial information accessible through the JB Social Media Sites and provided by Julius Baer, have been obtained from carefully selected sources believed to be reliable. All such information is provided “as is” to the user without express or implied warranties of any kind, including warranties of quality, originality, non-infringement of intellectual property or fitness for any particular purpose.

Any expressions of opinion, estimates and projections on the Sites are those of the authors at the date of writing. They do not necessarily reflect the view of Julius Baer and are subject to change at any time without prior warning. Julius Baer and its contractual partners may discontinue, or make changes in, the information, data and documents, and the products or services described herein, at any time without prior notice. Any information marked with a date is published as of this date only and no obligation or responsibility is undertaken to update or amend any such information.

5. NO LIABILITY

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY CURRENT LAWS AND/OR REGULATIONS, JULIUS BAER, INCLUDING ITS DIRECTORS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, SUB-CONTRACTORS AND ITS SALES PARTNERS DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR LOSSES OR DAMAGES (DIRECT OR INDIRECT) OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLYAS A RESULT OF (1) THE CONTENT, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR OTHERWISE OF THE CONTENT OR ANY LINKS OR THIRD PARTY CONTENT; (2) ANY ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE SITES; (3) USE OF OR ACCESS TO THE SITES; (4) ANY INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE WEBSITE FOR ANY REASON.

TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY CURRENT LAWS AND/OR REGULATIONS, JULIUS BAER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY (1) LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUE OR SAVINGS OR OTHER ECONOMIC LOSS, (2) LOSS OF BUSINESS OR GOODWILL, (3) LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO DATA, (4) INCIDENTAL OR SPECIAL LOSS, (5) WASTED OR LOST MANAGEMENT TIME, OR (6) INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS ARISING FROM USE OF OR ACCESS TO THE SITES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGE OR IF SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGE WAS FORESEEABLE.

6. PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

Unless accompanied by an explicit statement to the contrary, all content on the JB Social Media Sites is protected by copyright, database rights, or other intellectual property rights of Julius Baer.

7. MONITORING

Please note that all your actions while using the Sites may be recorded and analyzed for various purposes, including marketing and system monitoring purposes and in order to establish a basis for future information to improve the quality of the JB Social Media Sites provided by Julius Baer.

Julius Baer does not collect and process any personal data such as your name, address, e-mail address, phone number, date of birth or gender when you access the JB Social Media Sites provided by Julius Baer.

8. THIRD-PARTY CONTENT AND WEBSITES

Please note that third-party websites are not subject to Julius Baer data protection policy and Julius Baer is not responsible for the policies they apply with regard to collection and treatment of your personal data. We recommend that you carefully read the terms of use and data protection policies governing the third-party website before using it.

Links to third-party websites on the JB Social Media Sites provided by Julius Baer are provided solely for your convenience as pointers to information on topics that may be useful to users of the JB Social Media Sites. Julius Baer has no control over the content on such third-party websites nor are such websites monitored by Julius Baer. Activating some links to third-party websites on the JB Social Media Sites may cause you to leave the JB Social Media Sites. No warranties or liability concerning the content of such websites are made, including assurances that it is correct, accurate, complete, true, up-to-date or fit for any particular purpose. Nor does Julius Baer warrant that such website or content is free from any claims of copyright or trademark or other infringement of the rights of third parties or that such site or content is free of viruses or other harmful components. No guarantee as to the authenticity of documents on the Internet is given.

Using links to third-party websites provided on the JB Social Media Sites is at your sole discretion and at your own risk.

Statements on the JB Social Media Sites may contain information obtained from third parties. Reproduction and distribution of third-party content in any form is prohibited except with the prior written permission of the related third-party. Third-party content providers do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, timeliness or availability of any information, including ratings, and are not responsible for any errors or omissions (negligent or otherwise), regardless of the cause, or for the results obtained from the use of such content. THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS GIVE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE.