Friday, May 09, 2008
Terms and Conditions of Use

Read the following terms and conditions carefully before continuing. By using this site, you signify acceptance of our Terms and Conditions of Use. If you do not agree to these terms, do not use this site.

Modification and Monitoring of Web Site

Diamond Hill reserves the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these terms at any time. We suggest that you check these terms periodically for changes. The terms can be accessed from the link at the bottom of our Web site pages. If you use this Web site after we post changes to the terms, you accept the changed terms. Diamond Hill expressly reserves the right to monitor any and all use of this Web site.

Privacy Policy

Diamond Hill considers privacy to be a fundamental right of our shareholders and Web site users, and we take seriously our obligation to safeguard your sensitive and confidential information.

Shareholder Information: As we work together, you often share personal and financial information. We use that information to provide our products and services to you, and to assist you in achieving your financial goals. We promise to protect the security, privacy and use of your personal and financial information, including account and transaction details. On occasion, laws and regulations may require us to provide information about you and your transactions to government agencies or regulators. In addition, federal and state laws give people involved in lawsuits or other legal proceedings the right to obtain records and information from us. We share only the information that we are required or authorized to share.

Web User Information: We gather and save generic statistics about the number of people who visit our site, the pages most often viewed, etc., strictly for our own use. Any information you choose to provide us (for example, by filling out a survey or sending us e-mail) is used to develop and deliver services and products you requested. We will not sell or provide any information from any of our surveys, e-mail lists, or electronic forms to any third party. No sales person will call you unless you specifically request it.

We will continuously assess ourselves to ensure that customer privacy is respected. If you have any questions or concerns about privacy and confidentiality, please click here to send an e-mail, or you may call Diamond Hill Shareholder Services at 888-226-5595.

Click Here for the Notice of Privacy Policy for Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc.

Click Here for the Notice of Privacy Policy for the Diamond Hill Funds

Click Here for the Notice of Privacy Policy for the Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc.

Third-Party Content

Diamond Hill is in no way responsible for the content of any site owned by a third party that may be linked to Diamond Hill website via hyperlink, whether such hyperlink is provided by Diamond Hill or by a third party. No judgment or warranty is made with respect to the accuracy, timeliness, or suitability of the content of any site to which Diamond Hill may link, including information on the site regarding Diamond Hill and Diamond Hill takes no responsibility therefore. Diamond Hill does not endorse services provided by any website's sponsoring organization.

Disclaimers

There are no implied or expressed warranties on the materials in this site; the materials are provided "AS IS."

Diamond Hill intends that the information contained in this Web site be accurate and reliable; however, errors sometimes occur. Diamond Hill does not warrant that the functions contained in the materials will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the servers that make it available are free from viruses or other harmful components.

Diamond Hill does not warrant or represent that the materials in this site are correct, accurate, or reliable. You (and not Diamond Hill) assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, or correction of your property or operations as a result of using this Web site.

Reference to a fund anywhere on this Web site is not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold that or any other fund.

If you live in a state that does not allow disclaimers of implied warranties, our disclaimer may not apply to you.

Limitations of Liability

Diamond Hill and its affiliates are not liable under any circumstances - including but not limited to negligence - for any special, consequential or incidental damages that may result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials on this site, even if Diamond Hill has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Diamond Hill and its affiliates are not liable for damages or injury, including but not limited to damages or injury caused by any performance, failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of information, whether resulting, in whole or in part, from breach of contract, tortious behavior, negligence, or otherwise. If you live in a state that does not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental, special or consequential damages, the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.

In no event shall Diamond Hill' total liability to you for damages, losses, and causes of action - whether in contract, tort (including, but not limited to, negligence), or otherwise - exceed the amount paid by you, if any, for accessing Diamond Hill's site.

Termination

Diamond Hill will terminate this agreement immediately without notice if, in Diamond Hill's sole discretion, you fail to comply with any term or provision of this agreement. Upon termination, you must destroy all materials obtained from the Diamond Hill website and all copies of those materials, whether or not they were made under these terms.

Integration and Severability

If any provision of these terms is deemed unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision will be deemed severable from these terms and will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.

The preceding terms and conditions of use represent the entire agreement between Diamond Hill and the user relating to the subject matter herein.