Bank Verication
Terms & Conditions
Electronic bank verication is conducted through a third party service provider
that is unafliated with American Funds Service Company (AFS) and Capital
Bank and Trust Company
SM
(CB&T). If you choose to add a bank account
electronically, you must agree to the Bank Verication Terms & Conditions of Use
set forth below. The Fund or the Fund’s transfer agent will send your information
to the third party service provider, who will then compare your information with
their database to verify the information you provided. Please read and agree to
the Bank Verication Terms & Conditions of Use for the third party service in
order to continue.
Agreement and Bank Verication Terms & Conditions
of Use of the Service
By acknowledging below, I (we) authorize the Fund and its agents to act
upon instructions (by phone, in writing, online or by other means) believed to
be genuine and in accordance with procedures described in the prospectus
(if applicable) for this designated bank account. I (we) authorize credits/debits
to/from the bank account designated in conjunction with the account option(s)
selected. I (we) agree that AFS and/or CB&T shall be fully protected in
honoring any such transaction. I (we) also agree that AFS and/or CB&T may
make additional attempts to credit/debit my (our) account if the initial attempt
fails and I (we) will be liable for any associated costs. All account options
elected will become part of the account and terms, representations, and
conditions thereof.
Provide Accurate Information. I (we), the end user, agree to provide true,
accurate, current and complete information about myself (ourselves) and my
(our) accounts maintained at other web sites and I (we) agree to not misrepresent
my (our) identity or my (our) account information. I (we) agree to keep my (our)
account information up to date and accurate.
Proprietary Rights. I (we) are permitted to use content delivered to me (us)
through the service only on the service. I (we) may not copy, reproduce,
distribute, or create derivative works from this content. Further, I (we) agree not
to reverse engineer or reverse compile any of the service technology, including
but not limited to, any Java applets associated with the service.
Content You Provide. I (we) are licensing to AFS and/or CB&T (“Company”)
and its service providers (“Service Provider”) any information, data, materials or
other content (collectively, “Content”) I (we) provide through or to the service.
Company and Service Provider may use, modify, display, distribute and create
new material using such Content to provide the service to you. By submitting
Content, I (we) automatically agree, or promise that the owner of such Content
has expressly agreed that, without any particular time limit, and without the
payment of any fees, Company and Service Provider may use the Content for
the purposes set out above. I (we) agree that, as between Company and Service
Provider, Company owns your condential account information.
Third Party Accounts. By using the service, I (we) authorize Company and
Service Provider to access third party sites designated by Company, on my
(our) behalf, to retrieve information requested by me (us), and to register for
accounts requested by me (us). For all purposes hereof, I (we) hereby grant
Company and Service Provider a limited power of attorney, and I (we) hereby
appoint Company and Service Provider as my (our) true and lawful attorney-in-
fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for me (us)
and in my (our) name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to access
third party internet sites, servers or documents, retrieve information, and use
your information, all as described above, with the full power and authority to
do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be
done in connection with such activities, as fully to all intents and purposes as
you might or could do in person. I (WE) ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT
WHEN COMPANY OR SERVICE PROVIDER ACCESSES AND RETRIEVES
INFORMATION FROM THIRD PARTY SITES, COMPANY AND SERVICE
PROVIDER ARE ACTING AS MY (OUR) AGENT, AND NOT THE AGENT
OR ON BEHALF OF THE THIRD PARTY. I (we) agree that third party account
providers shall be entitled to rely on the foregoing authorization, agency and
power of attorney granted by me (us). I (we) understand and agree that the
service is not endorsed or sponsored by any third party account providers
accessible through the service.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. I (WE) EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND
AGREE THAT: MY (OUR) USE OF THE SERVICE AND ALL INFORMATION,
PRODUCTS AND OTHER CONTENT (INCLUDING THAT OF THIRD PARTIES)
INCLUDED IN OR ACCESSIBLE FROM THE SERVICE IS AT MY (OUR) SOLE
RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”
BASIS. COMPANY AND SERVICE PROVIDER EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND AS TO THE SERVICE AND ALL INFORMATION,
PRODUCTS AND OTHER CONTENT (INCLUDING THAT OF THIRD PARTIES)
INCLUDED IN OR ACCESSIBLE FROM THE SERVICE, WHETHER EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. COMPANY AND SERVICE PROVIDER
MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE SERVICE WILL MEET MY (OUR)
REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY,
SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED
FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE,
(iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR
OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY ME (US) THROUGH THE
SERVICE WILL MEET MY (OUR) EXPECTATIONS, OR (v) ANY ERRORS IN
THE TECHNOLOGY WILL BE CORRECTED. ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED
OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS
DONE AT MY (OUR) OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND I (WE) ARE SOLELY
RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO MY (OUR) COMPUTER SYSTEM
OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH
MATERIAL. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN,
OBTAINED BY ME (US) FROM COMPANY OR SERVICE PROVIDER
THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT
EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. I (WE) AGREE THAT NEITHER COMPANY, ITS
INVESTMENT MANAGER, OR SERVICE PROVIDER NOR ANY OF THEIR
EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, DIRECTORS, AFFILIATES, ACCOUNT
PROVIDERS OR ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY
HARMS, WHICH LAWYERS AND COURTS OFTEN CALL DIRECT, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS,
GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, EVEN IF
COMPANY OR SERVICE PROVIDER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE
INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE; (ii) THE COST OF GETTING SUBSTITUTE
GOODS AND SERVICES, (iii) ANY PRODUCTS, DATA, INFORMATION OR
SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR
TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO, THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE; (iv)
UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS
OR DATA; (v) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANYONE ON THE SERVICE;
(vi) THE USE, INABILITY TO USE, UNAUTHORIZED USE, PERFORMANCE
OR NON-PERFORMANCE OF ANY THIRD PARTY ACCOUNT PROVIDER
SITE, EVEN IF THE PROVIDER HAS BEEN ADVISED PREVIOUSLY OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES; OR (vii) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING
TO THE SERVICE.
Indemnication. I (we) agree to protect and fully compensate Company,
its investment manager, and Service Provider and their employees, ofcers,
trustees, directors, and afliates from any and all third party claims, liability,
damages, expenses and costs (including, but not limited to, reasonable fees)
caused by or arising from my (our) use of the service, my (our) violation of these
terms or my (our) infringement, or infringement by any other user of my (our)
account, of any intellectual property or other right of anyone. I (we) agree that
the Company’s investment manager and Service Provider are each a third party
beneciary of the above provisions, with all rights to enforce such provisions as
if the investment manager or Service Provider were a party to this Agreement.
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