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Terms and Conditions

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ("TERMS") CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE OR THE SERVICES DESCRIBED HEREIN.

These Terms govern your access to and use of www.diamond-hill.com, including any content, information, materials, functionality, and services offered on or through such website (collectively, the "website"). By utilizing the website or downloading any materials from the website, you acknowledge and agree that you have read and understood these Terms and our Privacy Policy and that you agree to be bound by them. If you do not agree to all of the Terms, you are not an authorized user of this website or these services and you should not use this website or download any materials from it.

Forward-Looking/Safe Harbor Statements

Certain information provided through this website has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). This information and other public disclosures and documents contained on this website may contain or incorporate “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended (the “PSLR Act”), Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements are provided under the “safe harbor” protection of the PSLR Act. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding anticipated operating results, prospects and levels of assets under management, technological developments, economic trends (including interest rates and market volatility), expected transactions and similar matters. The words “may,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “target,” “goal,” “project,” “estimate,” “guidance,” “forecast,” “outlook,” “would,” “will,” “continue,” “likely,” “should,” “hope,” “seek,” “plan,” “intend,” and variations of such words and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements.

In addition to risk factors previously disclosed in information filed with the SEC and those identified elsewhere on this website, the following factors may cause such actual results or experiences to differ materially from results discussed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (i) any reduction in Diamond Hill's assets under management or assets under advisement; (ii) withdrawal, renegotiation, or termination of investment advisory agreements; (iii) damage to Diamond Hill's reputation; (iv) failure to comply with investment guidelines or other contractual requirements; (v) challenges from the competition Diamond Hill faces in its business; (vi) challenges from industry trends towards lower fee strategies and model portfolio arrangements; (vii) adverse regulatory and legal developments; (viii) unfavorable changes in tax laws or limitations; (ix) interruptions in or failure to provide critical technological service by Diamond Hill or third parties; (x) adverse civil litigation and government investigations or proceedings; (xi) failure to adapt to or successfully incorporate technological changes, such as artificial intelligence, into Diamond Hill’s business; (xii) risk of loss on Diamond Hill's investments; (xiii) lack of sufficient capital on satisfactory terms; (xiv) losses or costs not covered by insurance; (xv) a decline in the performance of Diamond Hill's products; (xvi) changes in interest rates and inflation; (xvii) changes in national and local economic and political conditions; (xix) the continuing economic uncertainty in various parts of the world; (xviii) the after-effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the actions taken in connection therewith; and (xx) political uncertainty caused by, among other things, political parties, economic nationalist sentiments, tensions surrounding the current socioeconomic landscape.

Forward-looking statements attributable to Diamond Hill are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements and risk factors above, in Diamond Hill's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K, and in Diamond Hill’s other public documents on file with the SEC.

Disclaimers

This website and the information, content, materials, and services provided on this website are provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE BASIS” without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied. To the fullest extent permissible by applicable law, Diamond Hill disclaims all warranties and representations of any kind whether express, implied, or statutory, including without limitation, but not limited to, any warranty of title, non-infringement of third-party rights, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, usage of trade, and course of dealing. Diamond Hill does not warrant, either expressly or impliedly, the accuracy, completeness, security, reliability, quality, or availability of this website or the information, text, graphics, links or other items contained on this website and does not warrant that the functions contained in this website will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the website will be free of viruses or other harmful components. Diamond Hill expressly disclaims all liability for errors and omissions in the materials on this website and for the use or interpretation by others of information contained on the website.

Nothing contained on this website constitutes tax, accounting, regulatory, legal, insurance or investment advice. Neither the information, nor any opinion, contained on this website constitutes a solicitation or offer by Diamond Hill or its affiliates to buy or sell any securities, futures, options or other financial instruments, nor shall any such security be offered or sold to any person in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, purchase, or sale would be unlawful under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. Decisions based on information contained on this website are the sole responsibility of the visitor. In exchange for using this website, the visitor agrees to indemnify and hold Diamond Hill, its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents, licensors and suppliers harmless against any and all claims, losses, liability, costs and expenses (including but not limited to attorneys' fees) arising from your use of this website, from your violation of these Terms or from any decisions that the visitor makes based on such information.

The investments and strategies discussed in the website may not be suitable for all investors and are not obligations of Diamond Hill or its affiliates or guaranteed by Diamond Hill or its affiliates. Diamond Hill makes no representations that the contents are appropriate for use in all locations, or that the transactions, securities, products, instruments, or services discussed on this site are available or appropriate for sale or use in all jurisdictions or countries, or by all investors or counterparties. By making available information on this website, Diamond Hill does not represent that any investment vehicle is available or suitable for any particular user. All persons and entities accessing the website do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws and regulations.

All investments involve risk and may lose value. The value of your investment can go down depending upon market conditions. BEFORE ACQUIRING THE SHARES OF ANY INVESTMENT FUND BY PURCHASE OR EXCHANGE, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO READ THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS OR OFFERING MATERIALS.

This website is for information purposes only and is not intended to be relied upon as a forecast, research or investment advice. The information on this website does not constitute a recommendation, offer or solicitation to buy or sell any securities or to adopt any investment strategy. Although this material is based upon information that Diamond Hill considers reliable and endeavors to keep current, Diamond Hill does not assure that this material is accurate, current or complete, and it should not be relied upon as such. Any opinions expressed on this website may change as subsequent conditions vary. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Trademarks, Copyrights and other Intellectual Property

The information, content, and materials contained on this website is owned or licensed by Diamond Hill and its third-party information providers and is protected by and subject to applicable copyright, trademark, service mark, and/or other intellectual property and proprietary rights. Such content is solely for your personal, non-commercial use. Any unauthorized use of the content on this website may violate copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property or other rights and applicable laws. Accordingly, you may not: (i) copy, distribute, modify, post, frame or deep link this website, including any text, graphics, video, audio, software code, user interface design or logos; (ii) decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble the website except and only to the extent permitted by applicable law or unless specifically licensed to do otherwise by Diamond Hill in writing; or (iii) remove any copyright or other proprietary notices from the website. You may download material displayed on this website for your personal use provided you also retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials. You may not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, repost, or use the content of this website for public or commercial purposes, including all text, images, audio, and video, without Diamond Hill's written permission. Modification or use of the materials for any other purpose violates Diamond Hill's intellectual property rights.

All trademarks, service marks, trade names, and logos displayed on this website are proprietary to Diamond Hill and/or their respective owners. Nothing contained on this website should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any trademark displayed on this website without the written permission of Diamond Hill or such other third party that may own the trademark displayed on this website. Your use of the trademarks displayed on this website, except as provided herein, is strictly prohibited. The use of the images displayed on this website by you, or anyone else authorized by you, is prohibited. Any unauthorized use of the images may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, and the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications, as well as other regulations and statutes. If you download any information from this website, you agree that you will not copy it or remove or obscure any copyright or other notices or legends contained in any such information.

Prohibited Uses

Except as otherwise stated in these Terms or as expressly authorized by Diamond Hill, use of this website is subject to the following restrictions. You may not:

  • Use this website in breach of these Terms;
  • Use this website in any manner that could damage or overburden any Diamond Hill server, or any network connected to any Diamond Hill, as all servers have limited capacity and are used by many people;
  • Use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the website or with any other person’s use of the website;
  • Include the term " Diamond Hill," or any Diamond Hill trademark or executive's name, or any variation of the foregoing, as a meta-tag, hidden textual element;
  • Transfer the website to any other person or entity;
  • Use the website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms;
  • Use any robot, spider, scraper, crawler, data mining tool, data gathering or extraction tool, or any other automatic device, program, algorithm or methodology, or any similar or equivalent manual process, to access, acquire, copy or monitor any portion of the website, or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the website, to obtain or attempt to obtain any materials, documents or information though any means not purposely made available through the website;
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion or feature of the website, or any other systems or networks connected to the website by hacking, password “mining” or any other illegitimate means; or
  • Use this website in any manner that could create impression of affiliation, sponsorship or endorsement by Diamond Hill.

You agree to prevent any unauthorized copying of this website. You agree that a breach of this Section shall constitute a material breach of these Terms.

Links to Other Websites

Diamond Hill may establish links between this website and one or more websites operated by third parties. Diamond Hill has no control over any such other websites, the contents therein or the products/services offered. Diamond Hill reserves the right to terminate any link or linking program at any time. The existence of any such links shall not constitute an endorsement of, or representation or warranty by Diamond Hill regarding such websites, the contents of the websites, the products or services of the websites or the operators of the websites. Your access to and use of such linked websites is governed by the terms of use and privacy policies of those sites and shall be at your own risk. Diamond Hill disclaims responsibility for the privacy policies and customer information practices of third-party internet websites hyperlinked from our website.

Privacy Policy

Please review our Privacy Policy, which is a part of these Terms and hereby incorporated by reference, to learn about our information collection practices and the measures we take to preserve the privacy and security of your information.

Amendment of the Terms

Diamond Hill reserves the right to amend, change, modify, and/or remove portions of these Terms at any time and for any reason. We suggest that you review these Terms periodically for changes. Such changes will be effective immediately upon posting. You acknowledge and agree that be accessing our website or downloading any materials from it after we have posted changes to these Terms, you are agreeing to these Terms as modified.

Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

The information provided on this website is not intended for distribution to, or use by, any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which would subject Diamond Hill to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country. Each investment product and service referred to on this website is intended to be made available to only U.S. residents. This website will not be considered a solicitation for or offering of any investment product or service to any person in any jurisdiction where such solicitation or offering would be illegal.

The laws of the State of Ohio govern these Terms without regard to conflict of law provisions. If you take legal action relating to these Terms, you agree to file such action only in the Ohio State Supreme Court located in Columbus, Ohio, or the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. You hereby irrevocably consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of those courts for the purpose of litigating any action with Diamond Hill, its affiliates or with any funds referenced in this site.

The foregoing notwithstanding, you agree that Diamond Hill, at its sole discretion, may require you to submit any disputes directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to the Terms or this website exclusively to final and binding arbitration taking place in Columbus, Ohio under the International Rules of Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association, by one or more arbitrators appointed in accordance with the said Rules. Notwithstanding such Rules, however, such proceeding shall be governed by the laws of the state of Ohio, U.S.A. Any award in any arbitration initiated hereunder shall be limited to monetary damages and shall include no injunction or direction to any party other than the direction to pay a monetary amount. Further, the arbitrator(s) shall have no authority to award punitive, consequential or other damages not measured by the prevailing party's actual damages in any arbitration initiated under this section, except as may be required by statute.

Any cause of action or claim you may have directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to the Terms or the website must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises.

Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL DIAMOND HILL OR ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DIRECT, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS, TRADING LOSSES OR DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM USE OR LOSS OF USE OF THIS WEBSITE), EVEN IF DIAMOND HILL HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, FROM THE USE OR ATTEMPTED USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR ANOTHER LINKED WEBSITE.

IF YOU LIVE IN A STATE THAT DOES NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR IF YOU ACCESS THE WEBSITE SOLELY THROUGH AN ARRANGEMENT WITH YOUR EMPLOYER OR PLAN SPONSOR, SOME OR ALL OF THESE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Diamond Hill, its affiliates, licensors and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors and assigns (“Indemnified Parties”) and, at Diamond Hill’s election, defend the Indemnified Parties from and against any claims or lawsuits, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of the website other than as expressly authorized in these Terms.

Timeliness of Content

All content on this website is presented only as of the date published or indicated and may be superseded by subsequent market events or for other reasons. In addition, you are responsible for setting the cache settings on your browser to ensure you are receiving the most recent data.

System Outages and Incomplete Transmissions

Internet software or transmission problems may produce inaccurate or incomplete copies of information and materials that may be downloaded and displayed on a user's computer. Diamond Hill is not liable for any damages, changes, or omissions that occur during transmission of information and materials.

Termination

Diamond Hill may terminate your access to the website for any reason, without prior notice.

No Waiver

No failure on the part of Diamond Hill to enforce any part of the Terms shall constitute a waiver of any of Diamond Hill’s rights under the Terms whether for part or future actions on the part of any person. Neither the receipt of any funds by Diamond Hill nor the reliance of any person on Diamond Hill’s actions shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any part of the Terms. Only a specific, written waiver signed by an authorized representative of Diamond Hill shall have any legal effect whatsoever.

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

Section Headings

The Section headings in these Terms are only for convenience and have no legal effect.

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Diamond Hill is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace.

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