Terms of Use & Service
These Terms of Use & Service ("Terms of Use") apply to your use of the Site and other products or subscriptions ("Site"), which are provided by AskBanker.com, its officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, licensors, service providers, subsidiaries, parent companies, predecessors, and/or successors-in-interest ("AskBanker.com"). By accessing the Site as a Visitor, Customer, Member, or Subscriber ("Subscriber"), you acknowledge and accept these Terms of Use. AskBanker.com reserves the right to change these Terms of Use at any time in its discretion. Your continued use of this Site after such changes are implemented constitutes your acknowledgement and acceptance of the changes. Please review these Terms of Use prior to every use for any changes.
Access to This Site
To access this Site or some of the resources it offers, you may be required to provide certain registration details or other information. You must be eighteen (18) years or older to access this Site. If you are under the age of eighteen, you are not permitted to access this Site for any reason. No information obtained by this Site falls within the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and is not monitored as such. It is a condition of your use of this Site that all information you provide will be correct, current, and complete. If AskBanker.com believes the information you provide is not correct, current, or complete, we have the right to refuse you access to this Site or any of its resources, and to terminate or suspend your access at any time, without notice.
Refunds, Cancellations, and Billing Policy
All products, except Trials, are backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee, as stated on the website from which you purchased. AskBanker.com reserves the right to change the refund policy at any time, but such changes will be reflected on future orders, not past orders.
The guarantee starts from the purchase date, which is determined based on Central Time in the USA at the time of your purchase and includes the purchase date. Refund requests or products returned after the refund policy has expired are not subject to a refund, and a refund will not be issued.
For multi-payment options, only the first payment is refundable and only within the first 30 days of the multiple payment term. Subsequent payments are non-refundable, but if you refund within the first 30 days, your card will no longer be billed for subsequent payments.
To receive a refund for any product, you must send a written refund request to our office. To cancel your Subscription or request a refund, you can take one of the following steps: log in to our site and submit your request on our Support page for Subscribers, email our Support Team at support@askbanker.com, or send a letter to our mailing address. When making a refund request, please include your full name, email associated with your Subscription, and the name of the product, Subscription, or course you wish to have refunded. This will allow us to identify you in our systems and prevent fraudulent orders.
If you are returning a physical product for a refund, you must send it to a U.S. address that we designate at your own expense, and it must be in 'like new' condition (suitable for resale) and postmarked by the expiration date of your 30-day guarantee period. You must also obtain prior authorization by contacting our Support team for a "Return Authorization" before shipping the product to us. While sales taxes collected will be refunded along with the purchase (if authorized), shipping paid at the time of purchase is not refundable.
Once we receive and acknowledge your refund request, please allow 5 to 15 business days for the refund transaction to post to your account. Transaction times will depend on the policies of your bank or credit card companies.
If you have purchased a monthly product (e.g. monthly newsletters), you have 30 days to cancel your subscription and receive a refund for your initial payment. You are under no obligation to continue the subscription and can cancel at any time by contacting our support team. Failure to cancel prior to the acceptance deadlines specified above will be considered approval and acceptance of the products, materials, and their content.
Restrictions on Use You are only allowed to use this site for the purposes that are expressly permitted by ASKBANKER.COM. Any other use of this site, including any commercial use, is strictly prohibited without ASKBANKER.COM's express written consent. For example, you cannot engage in co-branding, frame, or hyperlink to this site without the prior written permission of an authorized ASKBANKER.COM representative. Co-branding refers to displaying a name, logo, trademark, or other means of attribution or identification of any party in a manner that would reasonably give a user the impression that such other party has the right to display, publish, or distribute this site or content accessible within this site. You agree to cooperate with ASKBANKER.COM to immediately cease any unauthorized co-branding, framing, or hyperlinking.
The right to use AskBanker.com and related URLs is personal to you as a Subscriber and is not transferable to any other person or entity. You are responsible for all use of your Account and ensuring that it complies with the provisions of this agreement. You must also protect the confidentiality of your password(s), if any. You may only use AskBanker.com for lawful purposes and must not post or transmit any material that violates the rights of others, is unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, vulgar, obscene, profane, fraudulent, or otherwise objectionable. You must not use AskBanker.com for any commercial solicitation or advertising, including solicitation of users to become subscribers of other online information services.
Termination/Access Restriction ASKBANKER.COM reserves the right to terminate your access to this site or related services, or any portion thereof, at any time without notice, at its sole discretion. In the event of termination, ASKBANKER.COM will either prorate your yearly subscription amount and refund the remainder of your subscription year, or refund your last monthly payment if you are on a monthly recurring subscription. Any refunds under this provision will be processed and made within thirty (30) days of termination.
The Content available on this site and any other website owned, operated, licensed or controlled by AskBanker.com is proprietary information of AskBanker.com or the party that provided the Content, and AskBanker.com or the party retains all rights, title, and interest in the Content. Therefore, you may not copy, distribute, republish, upload, post, transmit, modify, translate, sell, incorporate into derivative works or exploit the Content in any way without prior written consent from The AskBanker.com Group, or unless otherwise authorized in writing on this site. However, you may print a copy of the Content for your personal non-commercial use only. In doing so, you must not remove or alter any copyright, trademark, trade name, service mark or any other proprietary notice or legend appearing on any of the Content. Using or modifying the Content, except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, violates AskBanker.com's intellectual property rights and possibly other third-party intellectual property rights. Accessing or using this site does not transfer any title or intellectual property rights to you.
AskBanker.com may provide hyperlinks from this Site to other sites that are not maintained or related to AskBanker.com. These hyperlinks are provided as a service to users and are not sponsored by or affiliated with this site or AskBanker.com. However, AskBanker.com has not reviewed all of these sites, and is not responsible for their content. These hyperlinks are accessed at your own risk, and AskBanker.com makes no representations or warranties about the content, completeness or accuracy of these hyperlinks or the sites hyperlinked to this site. Inclusion of any hyperlink to a third-party site does not necessarily imply endorsement by AskBanker.com of that site.
You hereby grant to AskBanker.com a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display all content, remarks, suggestions, testimonials, endorsements, ideas, graphics, or other information (including, without limitation, comments, testimonials, blog entries, photos and videos) communicated to AskBanker.com through this site (together, hereinafter known as the "Submission"), and to incorporate any Submission in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed. By posting or submitting any submission to AskBanker.com via this Site, you are representing that you are the owner of the material, or are making your posting or Submission with the express consent of the owner of the material. AskBanker.com will not be required to treat any Submission as confidential, and may use any Submission in its business (including without limitation, for products or advertising) without incurring any liability for royalties or any other consideration of any kind. You agree that AskBanker.com will become the owner of any material that you post or submit to AskBanker.com via this Site, and you hereby assign to AskBanker.com all rights and interests in such material. With regards to testimonials, comments, or endorsements posted on this Site or sent to AskBanker.com, or any advisors of AskBanker.com via e-mail or regular mail, you acknowledge that AskBanker.com may use your testimonials, comments and/or endorsements to promote and advertise the Site and/or AskBanker.com. You hereby grant AskBanker.com permission to utilize your name, appearance, content of e-mail or letter, voice and/or likeness in connection with any testimonial, comment, or endorsement. This permission extends to publicity of the Site and/or AskBanker.com in any and all manner and media throughout the world in perpetuity. You hereby waive any right that you may have to inspect or approve any testimonial, comment or endorsement prior to posting.
You acknowledge and agree that any contributions originally created by you for AskBanker.com shall be deemed a "work made for hire" when the work performed and is within the scope of the definition of a work made for hire in Section 101 of the United States Copyright Law, as amended. As such, AskBanker.com shall own the copyrights in these contributions. Thus, AskBanker.com shall be deemed the author and exclusive owner thereof and shall have the right to exploit any or all of the results and proceeds in any and all media, now known or hereafter devised, throughout the universe, in perpetuity, in all languages, as we determine. In the event that any of the results and proceeds of your submissions hereunder are not deemed a "work made for hire" under Section 101 of the Copyright Act, as amended, you hereby, without additional compensation, irrevocably assign, convey and transfer to The AskBanker.com Group all proprietary rights, including without limitation, all copyrights and trademarks throughout the universe, in perpetuity in every medium, whether now known or hereafter devised, to such material and any and all right, title and interest in and to all such proprietary rights in every medium, whether now known or hereafter devised, throughout the universe, in perpetuity. Any posted material which are reproductions of prior works by you shall be co-owned by us.
You acknowledge that AskBanker.com has the right but not the obligation to use and display any postings or contributions of any kind and that AskBanker.com may elect to cease the use and display of any such materials (or any portion thereof), at any time for any reason whatsoever.
AskBanker.com explicitly states that it is not an investment advisory service, nor an investment advisor, and does not offer personalized financial advice or act as a financial advisor. The website's Earnings Disclaimer should be reviewed for more information.
Please be aware that AskBanker.com cannot guarantee or warrant that files available for download from the Internet will be free of viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other code that may contain contaminating or destructive properties. You are solely responsible for implementing adequate procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your specific requirements for data accuracy and completeness, and for maintaining a means external to this site for the restoration of any lost data. AskBanker.com does not assume any responsibility or risk for your use of the Internet.
The Content provided on this Site is not necessarily complete or up-to-date and should not be relied upon to replace any written reports, statements, or notices provided by The AskBanker.com Group. Investors, borrowers, and other individuals should use the Content as they would any other educational medium and should not rely on it to the exclusion of their own personal or professional judgment. Information obtained by using this site is not exhaustive and does not cover all issues, topics, or facts that may be relevant to your goals.
YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. AskBanker.com DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS OR CONTENT CONTAINED IN THIS SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. AskBanker.com MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF THE CONTENT IN TERMS OF ITS ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. THE CONTENT MAY CONTAIN TECHNICAL INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS, AND AskBanker.com MAY MAKE CHANGES OR IMPROVEMENTS AT ANY TIME. YOU, NOT AskBanker.com, ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION IN THE EVENT OF ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE OR ITS CONTENT. AskBanker.com DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES THAT YOUR USE OF THE CONTENT WILL NOT INFRINGE THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE CONTENT.
All information on this site, regardless of whether it is historical or forward-looking, is only accurate as of the date it is posted, and AskBanker.com does not undertake any obligation to update such information after it is posted or to remove such information from this site if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
Privacy Policy AskBanker.com is committed to protecting your privacy and will handle any personal information you submit through this site in accordance with its Privacy Policy, which is available on the site.
Third-Party Content AskBanker.com serves as a distributor, rather than a publisher, of content provided by third parties and subscribers. Therefore, AskBanker.com has no more control over this content than a public library, newsstand, or bookstore. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including information providers, subscribers, or other users, are solely those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s), not of AskBanker.com. Neither AskBanker.com nor any third-party provider of information guarantees the accuracy, completeness, usefulness, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose of any content. Please refer to the sections below for complete provisions that govern limitations of liability and disclaimers of warranty.
Please carefully read and consider the following information as it impacts your rights regarding dispute resolution. While most Subscriber concerns can typically be resolved satisfactorily through contact with AskBanker.com's customer service department at support@askbanker.com, in the rare event that a complaint cannot be resolved by customer service, or if AskBanker.com has been unable to resolve a dispute after attempting to do so informally, you and AskBanker.com agree to seek resolution through mediation and binding arbitration, rather than through general court jurisdiction. As a Subscriber, you agree to bring any dispute, claim or controversy arising from your use of the Site or Subscription with AskBanker.com to a private mediation session. If the parties are unable to reach a resolution through mediation, the dispute will then be settled through binding arbitration, in accordance with the laws of the state of North Carolina, USA. A good faith effort at mediation is a requirement before filing for arbitration. The arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under their expedited rules and with one independent, impartial arbitrator selected in accordance with those rules. The United States Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. will govern the arbitration, which will take place in Charlotte, State of North Carolina. The fees and expenses of the AAA and the arbitrator will be shared equally by each party and advanced as required. After the arbitration, the arbitrator will award the costs and expenses to the prevailing party, including previously advanced arbitration costs and attorney fees. In the event that legal proceedings become necessary to enforce the terms and conditions of the Subscription or Site use, the prevailing party will have the right to recover attorney fees and costs. The judgment based on the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. Any arbitration will be conducted on an individual basis and you waive your right to bring any claims or actions as part of a class, either in arbitration or court.
By using AskBanker.com, you agree to waive any right to hold AskBanker.com liable for any type of damages, whether direct or indirect, including but not limited to incidental, punitive, actual, consequential, special, exemplary, or similar damages. This applies regardless of whether AskBanker.com has been made aware of the possibility of such damages. You understand and acknowledge that in no event will the total liability of AskBanker.com and its subsidiaries, affiliates, licensors, service providers, content providers, employees, agents, officers, and directors to any party exceed the greater of $100 or the amount paid to AskBanker.com for the applicable content, product, subscription, site access, membership or service that gave rise to the liability.
Please note that AskBanker.com is not liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information obtained through the AskBanker.com Group. It is your responsibility to assess the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content available through the AskBanker.com site and products. You are encouraged to seek the advice of professionals, as appropriate, regarding the evaluation of any specific information, opinion, advice or other content.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold AskBanker.com, its subsidiaries, affiliates, licensors, content providers, service providers, employees, agents, officers, directors, and contractors (hereafter referred to as the "Indemnified Parties") harmless from any breach of these Terms of Use by you, including any use of Content other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use. You acknowledge and agree that the Indemnified Parties shall not be liable in connection with any such breach or unauthorized use, and you agree to indemnify the Indemnified Parties against any and all resulting loss, damages, judgments, awards, costs, expenses, and attorney's fees. Additionally, you will indemnify and hold the Indemnified Parties harmless from any claims brought by third parties arising from your use of the information accessed from any of the AskBanker.com Site.
Trademarks
Trademarks, service marks, and logos displayed on this site are the property of AskBanker.com or the parties that provided them to AskBanker.com. AskBanker.com and/or such parties retain all rights with respect to their respective trademarks, service marks, and logos appearing on this site.
Information You Provide In connection with this site, you are prohibited from posting, sending, submitting, publishing, or transmitting any material that:
- You do not have the right to post, including proprietary material of any third party;
- Advocates illegal activity or discusses an intent to commit an illegal act;
- Is vulgar, obscene, pornographic, or indecent;
- Does not relate directly to this Site;
- Threatens or abuses others, libels, defames, invades privacy, stalks, is obscene, pornographic, racist, abusive, harassing, threatening, or offensive;
- Seeks to exploit or harm children by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable details, or otherwise;
- Infringes any intellectual property or other right of any entity or person, including violating anyone's copyrights or trademarks or their rights of publicity;
- Violates any law or may be considered to violate any law;
- Impersonates or misrepresents your connection to any other entity or person or otherwise manipulates headers or identifiers to disguise the origin of the content;
- Advertises any commercial endeavor (e.g., offering for sale products or services) or otherwise engages in any commercial activity (e.g., conducting raffles or contests, displaying sponsorship banners, and/or soliciting goods or services), except as may be specifically authorized on this site;
- Solicits funds, advertisers, or sponsors;
- Includes programs that contain viruses, worms, and/or Trojan horses or any other computer code, files, or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications;
- Disrupts the normal flow of dialogue, causes a screen to scroll faster than other users are able to type, or otherwise acts in a way that affects the ability of other people to engage in real-time activities via this site;
- Includes MP3 format files;
- Amounts to a "pyramid" or similar scheme;
- Disobeys any policy or regulations established from time to time regarding the use of this site or any networks connected to this site; or
- Contains hyperlinks to other sites that contain content falling within the descriptions set forth above.
Subscribers are prohibited from posting negative or defamatory statements about AskBanker.com, site contributors, or other subscribers. Any actual or threatened violation of these Terms of Use by a Subscriber would cause irreparable harm to AskBanker.com and its affiliates, subsidiaries, shareholders, owners, directors, officers, contributors, subscribers, spokespersons, etc. Monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy for such harm, and therefore, AskBanker.com (and its affiliates, subsidiaries, shareholders, owners, directors, officers, contributors, subscribers, spokespersons, etc.) may seek injunctive relief from a court of competent jurisdiction without the need to post a bond. Although not obligated to do so, AskBanker.com reserves the right to monitor use of the site to ensure compliance with these Terms of Use and to remove or refuse any information for any reason. Users are solely responsible for the content of their submissions, and AskBanker.com and any third-party providers of content to AskBanker.com are not liable for any action or inaction with respect to any submission. AskBanker.com may host public forums such as message boards and chats. Users who violate the terms and conditions of this Agreement may be expelled and refused future access. AskBanker.com may remove or alter user-created content at any time for any reason. The company expressly disclaims responsibility and endorsement for any opinions, advice, information, or statements made by third parties in these forums and is not liable for any loss or damage resulting from reliance on such information. AskBanker.com has the right to monitor content and postings on these public forums and may alter, edit, refuse to post, or remove any content or postings for any reason. The company may also disclose such materials to satisfy legal obligations or to protect itself, its clients, sponsors, users, and visitors.
Security
To ensure individual use only, any passwords used for this site are the sole responsibility of the user. AskBanker.com has the right to monitor passwords and request that they be changed at their discretion. If a password is deemed insecure, AskBanker.com may require it to be changed or terminate the account. The use of any services or facilities provided on this site to compromise security or tamper with system resources and/or accounts is strictly prohibited. The use or distribution of tools designed for compromising security is also prohibited. If a violation of system security is suspected, AskBanker.com reserves the right to release user details to system administrators at other sites to assist in resolving security incidents. AskBanker.com may fully cooperate with law enforcement authorities or court orders requesting or directing AskBanker.com to disclose the identity of anyone posting any e-mail messages, or publishing or otherwise making available any materials that are believed to violate these Terms of Use. By accepting this agreement, users waive and hold harmless AskBanker.com from any claims resulting from any action taken by AskBanker.com during or as a result of its investigations and/or from any actions taken as a consequence of investigations by either AskBanker.com or law enforcement authorities.
Some products from AskBanker.com may offer a free trial, which requires a valid credit card to start. At activation of the trial, the card will be authorized for either $1 or the full purchase price, although no funds have been collected at this point. The authorization will expire at the end of 5 business days. At the end of the trial period, users agree to be billed for the full purchase price. However, users are under no obligation and may cancel at any time during the free trial period, and their card will not be charged.
Miscellaneous
In the event that any portion of these Terms of Use is determined to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable, that part will be considered separate from the remaining provisions and will not affect their validity or enforceability. These Terms of Use, as well as the Privacy Policy and Earnings Disclaimer, constitute the entire agreement between the parties regarding the subject matter. However, any further terms and conditions on this site will apply to the relevant items. AskBanker.com reserves the right to modify these Terms of Use by posting an updated version at any time. Last updated: January 1, 2020.