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The following terms and conditions constitute a legal agreement between the website user (“you” ) and First Hawthorn Group. By accessing this website (“site”), you agree to the terms and conditions presented here. This agreement is governed by the laws of the State of California without reference to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof. First Hawthorn Group reserves the right to revise these terms and conditions at their discretion.

1. Copyright

All materials and functionality on the site is the exclusive property of First Hawthorn Group. No materials or functionality may be copied, distributed, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including, but not limited to, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without express written permission of First Hawthorn Group.

2. Trademarks

The trademarks, logos, and service marks (“trademarks”) displayed on the Site are registered and unregistered Trademarks of First Hawthorn Group. No content on this site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppels, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on the Site without the express written permission of First Hawthorn Group. First Hawthorn Group will aggressively enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law, including the seeking of criminal prosecution.

3. Third Party Websites

First Hawthorn Group has not reviewed any or all of the sites linked to the site and is not responsible for the content of any off-site pages or any other sites linked to the site. First Hawthorn Group is not responsible for any content accessed on a third party website.

4. Use of Site Content

Permission is granted to download one copy of the materials on this site on a single computer for your personal or internal business use only provided that you do not modify the materials and that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the materials.

5. User Postings

With the exception of any proprietary or confidential content specific to a First Hawthorn Group client posted on the client portal by a First Hawthorn Group client, First Hawthorn Group gains ownership of any content posted to the site. First Hawthorn Group has the unrestricted right to use, publish, and otherwise exploit any and all information that you post or otherwise publish on the site in postings, future publications, and otherwise, and you hereby waive any claims against First Hawthorn Group for any alleged or actual infringements of any rights of privacy or publicity, moral rights, or rights of attribution in connection with First Hawthorn Group's use and publication of user postings.

6. Site Content

Content posted to this it is believed to be correct and accurate however may contain errors or omissions. Information on this site should not be relied upon for making business, investment or other decisions or used as a substitute for consultation with professional advisors.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

YOU ACCESS THIS SITE AT YOUR OWN RISK. First Hawthorn Group IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, OR LOST OPPORTUNITIES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO, OR USE OF, THE SITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THE SITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

8. Notice of Infringement and Takedown

First Hawthorn Group prohibits the posting of any information that infringes or violates the copyright rights and/or other intellectual property rights (including rights of privacy and publicity) of any person or entity. If you believe that any material contained on this site infringes your copyright, you should notify First Hawthorn Group of your copyright infringement claim using the Contact Us form on this site. In your copyright infringement claim, include the notification elements as prescribed by 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3).