Financial Disclaimer for Sturgeon Ventures LLP - Website
Sturgeon Ventures LLP (SV)
is a United Kingdom registered Limited Partnership who created this website
(SV) which is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Services Authority FSA and
can be contacted on telephone number(+44) 0207 965 4405
The material contained on this site (Material) is for information purposes
only. This Material is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the
purchase of any security or any other action. It is intended for the
information of clients only and is not for publication in the press or
elsewhere without permission of Sturgeon Ventures LLP. For the avoidance of
doubt, although Sturgeon Ventures LLP is responsible for the content of the
site, Sturgeon Ventures LLP is an Authorised Person under the Financial
Services Act 1986 and has deemed that the site, constitutes a general
investment advertisement under Section 57 of the FSA 1986 and under FSMA 2000
has approved it for distribution only to the classes of clients outlined below
Sturgeon Ventures LLP is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services
Authority. Sturgeon Ventures LLP does conduct investment business in the
The provision of investment services may be restricted in certain
jurisdictions. You are required to acquaint yourself with any local laws and
restrictions on the usage of this site and the availability of any services
described therein. The information on this site is not intended for
distribution to or use by any personal entity in any jurisdiction or country
where such distribution would be contrary to local law or regulation. The
services offered here are available to
Sturgeon Ventures LLP acts as a Corporate Finance Advisory Firm &
Investment Management Firm (whose scope of Permissions can be found on www.fsa.gov.uk under FSA
Register). Sturgeon Ventures LLP also introduces Private Companies to Potential
Investors, either Sophisticated High Net Worth’s classified as Professional
Clients and/or Institutional Investors for Expansion. Sturgeon Ventures LLP is
aware of UK Anti-Money Laundering Regulations and confirms that investors it
introduces or approaches to look at/invest in opportunities have been vetted,
checked and identified in accordance with the UK Laws and Regulations.
Private Companies in all jurisdictions and Potential Investors should take
independent legal and taxation and investment advice before proceeding with any
type of fund raising. Investments in these types of investments are considered
by Market Professionals to be highly speculative and there is a risk of partial
or complete capital loss. Sturgeon Ventures LLP will assume unless it receives
written instructions from you to the contrary, that both its Clients and their
potential investors understand and accept the risks inherent in these types of
investments.
Material Interest. Whilst we endeavor at all times to ensure our site
information is clear, fair and not misleading and accurately reflects our
opinions and the true facts at the date of publication, we do not hold the
information as impartial and it should not be viewed as wholly objective since
Sturgeon Ventures LLP and its Partners and employees may on full disclosure to
the other potential investors also be past or about to be investors in those
said companies. Information on this site is based on sources that we believe to
be reliable but we give no undertaking that it is accurate or complete and
Sturgeon Ventures LLP cannot and does not guarantee the accuracy, validity,
timeliness or completeness of any information or data made available to you for
any particular purpose. Sturgeon Ventures LLP does not warrant the accuracy of
the materials provided herein, either expressly or impliedly. Neither Sturgeon
Ventures LLP nor any associate of it will be responsible for any errors or
omissions or for the results obtained from the use of such information or for
any loss or damage that could result from interception by third parties of any
information made available to you via this site. Sturgeon Ventures LLP or one of its
associates may have used the information before it was placed on this site. Any
opinions are subject to change without notice and Sturgeon Ventures LLP is
under no obligation to report or keep information accurate. Neither Sturgeon
Ventures LLP nor any associate of it provides legal or tax advice. Clients of
Sturgeon Ventures LLP and viewers of this site are encouraged to consult their
own legal and tax advisor before making any investment. Compliance advice and recommendations
provided by e-mail or any other means are based on Sturgeon Ventures LLP
experience and interpretation of both European and UK Law and Regulator’s
rules. Regulators are moving towards
“Principle based” rules, whereas MiFiD rules are prescriptive. Both approaches are notoriously open to
several different interpretations in varying circumstances. Both for expediency and to cut costs,
Sturgeon Ventures LLP do not seek legal advice before giving ad-hoc advice. In line with the foregoing, unless raised at
the outset, it is assumed that the recipient agrees and accepts that advice
given, based on personal interpretation is not legally binding. It is not intended to, nor should it be taken
to create any legal or contractual relationship. Thus not available for use in legal action
against Sturgeon Ventures LLP.
We have tried to ensure that all pages on our site our displayed properly in a
wide variety of web browsers. Older web browsers, however, may not be able to
display all the features that we have added to this site and we recommend that
users of these older browsers ask their systems support personnel to upgrade
their web browser.
Neither the information nor any opinions stated in this website constitutes a
solicitation or offer by the Company to buy or sell any securities or other
financial instruments or provide any investment advice.
COPYRIGHT AND LIMITED
LICENCE
All Materials are protected under applicable copyrights, trademarks and other
proprietary and/or intellectual property rights. The copying, redistribution,
use or publication by you of any such Materials or any part of this site,
except as allowed by the limited license set out below, is strictly prohibited.
You do not acquire ownership rights to any Materials viewed through this site.
Sturgeon Ventures LLP grants you permission to download Materials solely for
information purposes. Each downloaded copy must plainly display all copyright
and other proprietary notices in the same form and manner as on the original
and must display a statement that the Materials are used solely with permission
of Sturgeon Ventures LLP.
No part of any Materials may be reproduced, modified, distributed, sold or
leased except as provided in these terms. You are not permitted to modify,
distribute, publish, transmit or create derivative works of any Materials found
on this site for any purposes other than as permitted in these terms.
Please note that you are not authorised to distribute, copy or display any
Materials, this web page, any other pages within this site or any section
thereof for commercial gain or otherwise, and you may only use the information
for your own internal purposes. You are forbidden from collecting information
from our site and incorporating it into your own database or products. You are
also forbidden from linking pages from our site to your own or another site in
anyway without Sturgeon Ventures LLP’s express written consent. If you
undertake any of these prohibited activities we put you on notice that you are
breaching our intellectual property rights in the Materials and the site and we
reserve the right to take action against you to uphold our rights, which may
involve pursuing injunctive proceedings.
NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE
As a condition of your use of the Sturgeon Ventures LLP service, you will not
use the Sturgeon Ventures LLP Site/Services for any purpose that is unlawful or
prohibited by these terms, conditions and notices. You may not use the Sturgeon
Ventures LLP Site/Services in any manner that could damage, disable,
overburden, or impair Sturgeon Ventures LLP Site/Service(s) (or the network(s)
connected to the Sturgeon Ventures LLP Site/Service(s)) or interfere with any
other party’s use of the Sturgeon Ventures LLP Site/Service(s). You may not
attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Sturgeon Ventures LLP Site/Service,
computer systems or networks connected to the Sturgeon Ventures LLP
Site/Service, through hacking, password mining or any other means. You may not
obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not
intentionally made available through the Sturgeon Ventures LLP sites or
services.
EXCLUSION OF LIABLITY
THIS SITE AND THE MATERIALS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND
NO PERSON OR ENTITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE SITE OR THE MATERIALS MAKES ANY
REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE MATERIALS (OR THE
RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE USE THEREOF) OR THE SITE OR ANY OTHER MATTER AND
EACH SUCH PERSON AND ENTITY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY OF ORIGINALITY,
ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ALL WARRANTIES IMPLIED BY LAW ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. NO PERSON OR ENTITY
ASSOCIATED WITH THE SITE OR THE MATERIALS WARRANTS THAT THE SITE OR THE
MATERIALS WILL BE FREE OF ERRORS OR DELAYS IN CONTENT. THE ENTIRE RISK OF ANY
USE OF THIS SITE AND THE MATERIALS IS ASSUMED BY THE USER.
STURGEON VENTURES LLPMAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES TO THIS SITE AND THE
MATERIALS AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE.
NO PERSON OR ENTITY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SITE OR THE MATERIALS SHALL HAVE ANY
LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING IN ANY MANNER OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
WITH ANY USER'S USE OF (OR ANY INABILITY TO USE) THIS SITE OR THE MATERIALS,
WHETHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL (INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF USE, CLAIMS OF THIRD PARTIES, LOSS OF
BUSINESS OR LOST PROFITS OR REVENUES OR OTHER ECONOMIC LOSS), WHETHER IN TORT
(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY), CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE, WHETHER OR
NOT ANY SUCH PERSON OR ENTITY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF, OR OTHERWISE MIGHT HAVE
ANTICIPATED THE POSSIBILITY OF, SUCH DAMAGES. IN JURISDICTIONS WHICH DO NOT
ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATIONS OF CERTAIN TYPES OF LIABILITY, STURGEON
VENTURES LLP'S LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY
LAW.
PRIVACY
Sturgeon Ventures LLP is committed to your privacy and will only release any
personal data collected from you when you use this site with your consent.
COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGY
Sturgeon Ventures LLP may track and process information and data in relation to
your use of our site using "cookies". We do not disseminate this
information to anyone but Sturgeon Ventures LLP's officers, employees and
contractors.
Most internet browsers allow you to stop receiving cookies via
options/settings. You may enable these options/settings. However, this will
mean that our system may not recognise your computer when you log in and so you
may not be able to take full advantage of all content on the Sturgeon Ventures
LLP site.
This site has the ability to track the history of downloaded and accessed
materials as follows:
• The site captures: IP address of the user and pages visited.
• This detail is only available to administrators of the site and is useful in
improving Sturgeon Ventures LLP's understanding of, and highlighting, those
areas of the site which are most frequently accessed or used.
SECURITY
Sturgeon Ventures LLP will share information as required by law, court order or
as requested by other government or law enforcement authorities.
Sturgeon Ventures LLP will take all reasonable precautions to preserve the
privacy and confidential information of users as set out in this policy.
Sturgeon Ventures LLP cannot however guarantee the security of your information
absolutely and you acknowledge that Sturgeon Ventures LLP may be subject to
breaches of security through no fault of its own.
NO WAIVER
The failure of Sturgeon Ventures LLP, its affiliates or its suppliers to
enforce these terms, for whatever reason, shall not be construed as a waiver of
any right to do so at any time. You agree that if any portion of these terms is
held invalid or unenforceable, that portion will be construed consistent with
applicable law as nearly as possible, and the remaining portions will remain in
full force and effect.
CONSEQUENCES OF BREACH
Your breach of these terms will result in you no longer being able to use all
or any part of this site.
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Sturgeon Ventures LLP against
all claims and expenses resulting from your breach of these terms.
APPLICABLE LAW
This site is not directed at any person in any jurisdiction where for any
reason the publication or availability of this site is prohibited. Those in
respect of whom such prohibitions apply must not access this site.
These terms are governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws
of
REVISION OF TERMS
The terms and conditions may be amended by Sturgeon Ventures LLP at any time.
Your continued use of this site constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.
LINKS
Sturgeon Ventures LLP accepts no responsibility for the content on any site to
which a hypertext link from this site exists. The links are provided "as
is" with no warranty, express or implied, for the information provided
within them. The content to which you link will not have been developed,
checked for accuracy, or otherwise reviewed by Sturgeon Ventures LLP is not
responsible for damages or losses caused by any delays, defects or omissions
that may exist in the services, information or other content provided in such
site, whether actual, alleged, consequential or punitive. Sturgeon Ventures LLP
makes no guarantees or representations as to, and shall have no liability for,
any electronic content delivered by any third party, including, without
limitation, the accuracy, subject matter, quality or timeliness of any
electronic content. Links to other sites do not constitute an endorsement by
Sturgeon Ventures LLP of such sites or the information, products, advertising
or content on those sites. Our privacy policy does not apply to the linked
sites.
If you have any queries about this site or the services provided on it, please
contact us www.sturgeonventures.com
Data Protection Disclaimer for Sturgeon Ventures LLP
DATA PROTECTION &
PRIVACY
1.1 We take our obligations under the Data Protection Act 1998 and all related
regulations ("the Act") very seriously and have taken steps to ensure
compliance with the provisions of the Act.
1.2 When you register and use the Site, we will ask you to provide certain
data, such as your contact details and demographic information.
1.3 The principal purposes for which we process and store your Personal Data
are:
• to allow you to personalise services provided via the Site;
• to monitor, improve and administer the Site and the services provided on the
Site;
• to enable us to conduct surveys and aggregate user profiles;
• to enable us to conduct prize draws which you have entered via the Site;
• to provide you with information on selected products and selected services
that we think may be of interest to you (unless you have asked us not to do
so); and
• to enable us to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations.
Full details of the purposes are set out in our Data Protection registration.
1.4 Sturgeon Ventures LLP will not share, copy or distribute any personal or
business contact details with any third party without the prior consent of the
person or business in question.
1.5 To enable us to provide the services available on the Site and to monitor
and improve the Site, we may gather certain information about you, including
details of your operating system, browser version, domain name and IP address,
the details of the web site you linked from to the Site.
1.6 We may use cookies only to store information such as your User name and
your session identifiers to enable us to identify whether you are registered on
to the Site and, if so, to shortcut your access to the Site. We will only read
cookies from your cookie file placed there through your web browser's
interaction with the Site.
1.7 We endeavor to take all reasonable steps to protect your Personal Data
including the use of encryption technology, but cannot guarantee the security
of any Personal Data you disclose online.
1.8 We have certain responsibilities under the Money Laundering Regulations 2007
and the FSA Rules to verify the identity of clients and may need to make
certain enquiries and obtain certain information from you for that purpose. You
confirm that all information you supply will be accurate and that we may
disclose such information as we consider necessary to comply with any reporting
or legal and regulatory requirements.
1.9 You agree that we may disclose to the FSA and to any other regulatory
authority to which we are subject, or to any person empowered to require such
information by or under any legal enactment, any information they may request
or require relating to you or, if relevant, any of your clients.
1.10In the event that you wish to see a copy of your Personal Data held by us
please write to Data Protection Officer, Sturgeon Ventures LLP, 2nd Floor, 4
Broadgate, London EC2M 2QS.
1.11We will amend or delete any Personal Data relating to you which is found to
be incorrect or not relevant in accordance with the Act.