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Important legal information

Please read the following important legal information carefully. By accessing the website of Bank Sarasin Alpen (ME) Ltd (hereinafter referred to as "Bank Sarasin-Alpen") you declare that you have understood the important legal information and that you agree with it. If you are not in agreement with individual conditions of this important legal information or if you do not wish to accept them, we ask you to leave the website of Bank Sarasin-Alpen.

Legal restrictions

The Bank Sarasin-Alpen website is not intended for persons (natural persons or legal entities) for which use of or access to the Bank Sarasin-Alpen website would contravene the laws of their state (on account of nationality or domicile/registered office of the person concerned or for other reasons). Such persons are not permitted to access the website of Bank Sarasin-Alpen. This applies in particular to citizens and inhabitants of the USA.

The contents of this website present Bank Sarasin-Alpen. Bank Sarasin-Alpen recommends that a person obtains detailed information before taking any investment decision. This document may not be distributed to any person outside the country, where you have received it. Should a person domiciled in another jurisdiction receive this report he/she must observe any applicable sales restrictions for the herein mentioned products. © Copyright Bank Sarasin & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved.

This information has been distributed by Bank Sarasin-Alpen (ME) Limited, Dubai, UAE. Related financial products or services are only available to wholesale customers with liquid assets of over USD 1 million, and have sufficient financial experience and understanding to participate in financial markets, in a wholesale jurisdiction. Bank Sarasin-Alpen (ME) Ltd is duly authorized and regulated by Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA).

Whether an investment instrument, a product or a service may be offered to a certain person depends on the provisions of law and regulations applicable in the relevant country.

Ownership rights, copyright and trademark rights

The entire contents (including all elements contained in them) of the Bank Sarasin-Alpen (ME) Ltd website are protected by copyright (all rights reserved).

SARASIN (Logo), RESPONSIBLY YOURS, SARASIN PRIME FUND SELECTION, SARASIN PRIME BLEND, SARASIN PURE OAK, SARASIN SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT, SARASIN SUSTAINABILITY MATRIX, SARASIN NON TRADITIONAL AG, SARASIN INTERNATIONAL SECURITIES LIMITED, SARASIN HORIZON, ACORN, FONDSOFT (Logo) are trademarks of the Sarasin Group and are registered in various jurisdictions.

Use of the Bank Sarasin-Alpen (ME) Ltd website does not grant the user any right to the contents, software, a registered trademark or other element of the Bank Sarasin-Alpen (ME) Ltd website. All ownership rights remain with Bank Sarasin-Alpen (ME) Ltd or third parties as the case may be. Any reproduction (full or partial), transmission (electronically or by other means), linking, alteration or use of the Bank Sarasin-Alpen (ME) Ltd website or of a registered trademark of the Sarasin Group for a public or commercial purpose is not permitted without the prior written consent of Bank Sarasin-Alpen (ME) Ltd.

No offer

The contents published on the Bank Sarasin-Alpen website do not constitute an invitation or offer to acquire, hold or sell the investment instruments mentioned on this website or other products nor an invitation or offer to engage in other transactions or legal business. They serve exclusively the purpose of personal use and informational purposes and, as with this important legal information, they may be changed by Bank Sarasin-Alpen at any time without prior notification.

The contents provided on the Bank Sarasin-Alpen website are not recommendations or decision aids for your investment decisions or other decisions and they do not constitute any type of advice. It is recommended that expert advice be taken before an investment decision is made.

No guarantee

Bank Sarasin-Alpen takes the greatest possible care when compiling contents on this website. However, Bank Sarasin-Alpen and their contracting parties provide no guarantee (including liability in respect of third parties) concerning correctness, up-to-dateness and completeness of contents on this website. In particular, there is no obligation on the part of Bank Sarasin-Alpen to update the contents or to remove contents on this website that are obsolete.

Furthermore, Bank Sarasin-Alpen accepts no responsibility and gives no guarantee that the functions of the website will not be interrupted or that they are free from errors, that errors will be rectified or that the site or the relevant server is free from viruses and other harmful elements and programs.

Risk/performance

The following fundamental principle applies: the higher the risk (fluctuations in rates) the longer the investment duration should be and the higher the potential profits. The value of the capital invested and the income from it (e.g. payments in connection with investment funds) are subject to fluctuations and they may cease altogether. Investments in foreign currencies are subject to direct and indirect exchange-rate fluctuations. As a matter of principle, individual financial products are subject to higher risks (e.g. investment funds which invest predominantly in emerging markets and/or in shares of low-capitalised companies and/or in high-coupon bonds). Positive past performance is therefore no guarantee of a positive performance in the future. Bank Sarasin-Alpen can therefore provide no guarantee of preservation of value (or an increase in value) of the capital invested and investors must be prepared and be in a position to accept substantial losses or even total losses.

Exclusion of liability

Bank Sarasin-Alpen and their contracting parties refuse, where legally permissible, to accept any liability (including negligence and liability in respect of third parties) for any losses from direct, indirect or consequential losses of any type associated with the use of this website and contents included therein or with the risks of financial markets.

Linked websites

Using a link may cause you to leave the Bank Sarasin-Alpen website. Bank Sarasin-Alpen has not checked the websites of third parties linked to this website and they accept no responsibility for their legality or their content.

Use of e-mail

The use of e-mail is voluntarily. The sending of e-mails via public networks is unprotected and they can be intercepted, read and altered by third parties. Even if the sender and recipient are in the UAE, e-mails are frequently sent uncontrolled across borders. In addition to the content, the sender and recipient of the e-mail can be seen by third parties. Consequently, a conclusion about a relationship with Bank Sarasin-Alpen is possible. This also applies for e-mails which are used in communication with Bank Sarasin-Alpen (e.g. use of the website)

Bank Sarasin-Alpen is entitled to reply by e-mail to e-mails from the user. However, subject to separate agreements, messages and orders (including payment orders) by e-mail are not binding for Bank Sarasin-Alpen for security reasons. Bank Sarasin-Alpen accepts no liability for losses incurred from the use of e-mail or due to orders placed by e-mail not being executed or not being executed on time.

For technical reasons delivery of e-mails cannot be guaranteed by Bank Sarasin-Alpen. Bank Sarasin-Alpen accepts no liability for losses due to late delivery or non-delivery of e-mails.

Data processing

Bank Sarasin-Alpen respects the private and personal sphere of the user and processes the user's personal data, insofar as personal data is to be recorded at the time of a visit on our website, in accordance with the prevailing provisions of law.

When the user visits the Bank Sarasin-Alpen website, no personal data (e.g. name, address, telephone number etc.) is recorded without the user's consent. Only personal data provided to Bank Sarasin-Alpen by the user may be stored. Personal data will only be forwarded to third parties insofar as Bank Sarasin-Alpen is required to do so by legal or regulatory provisions. Suitable security precautions are applied when personal data is stored. Personal data will only be used by Bank Sarasin-Alpen, its Swiss parents and its affiliates for the purpose specified at the time of entering the data and for marketing purposes

Bank Sarasin-Alpen also gathers and analyses anonymous data relating to use of their website, e.g. the number of visits to the site, pages visited, duration of sessions, IP addresses etc. in order to assess the benefit provided by the site. However, data recorded in this way is used exclusively for statistical purposes and it is not forwarded to third parties outside the Sarasin Group.

Bank Sarasin-Alpen also draws attention to the fact that when a user accesses this website, cookies (strings of information sent by a website and stored on the user's computer) can be stored or accessed temporarily on the user's computer. This allows Bank Sarasin-Alpen to identify the computer accessing the website and thus to provide navigation shortcuts for the user's benefit. Only a minimum of information is recorded in the cookies used by Bank Sarasin-Alpen. By modifying Internet browser settings the user can prevent cookies from being placed on his computer. Depending on the browser settings selected, blocked cookies may reduce the functionality of the website or prevent access to it. Bank Sarasin-Alpen accepts no liability for such a restriction of the website.

Applicable law/place of jurisdiction

Access to and use of the Bank Sarasin-Alpen website as well as this important legal information is subject to UAE Dubai Courts and DIFC. Bank Sarasin-Alpen (ME) Ltd is duly authorized and regulated by Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA).

Bank Sarasin - Alpen (ME) Ltd
P.O.Box - 121806
Dubai, UAE
Telephone +971 (0)4 363 4300
Fax +971(0)4 363 4343