Veld Capital | Terms of use

Important legal notice

Please read the following legal notice (the “Legal Notice”) prior to using this website (the “Website”). By using or otherwise accessing this Website you (“you” or the “User”) agree to be bound by the terms and conditions governing the use of this Website and to comply with them.

Veld Capital Limited (the “Company”) is a private limited company registered in England and Wales with its registered office at 5th Floor, 105 Wigmore Street, London, W1U 1QY, United Kingdom with registration number 13743969 and VAT registration number 429933364.

This Website is administered by or on behalf of the Company. The contents of this Website are the property of the Company and are protected by inter alia industrial and intellectual property laws with all rights reserved (please see further below under the Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights section).

The Website and this Important Notice relate to the Company and its subsidiaries located in the UK and EEA. The group includes the Company, Veld Capital Advisory LLP, Veld Asset Solutions Limited, Veld Asset Solutions Italy S.r.L, Galata Asset Management, S.L., and Atila, Unipessoal LDA (together the “Companies” and each a “Company” as applicable), as well as AFE S.A. SICAV-RAIF and other entities of the AFE group.

The precise nature and level of services that can be provided by a Company will vary depending on the jurisdiction where the relevant Company and /or you is/ are based and not all of the Companies can or will provide all of the same services in all jurisdictions. No Company will provide any services or carry out any activities which constitute regulated activities and /or which would trigger an authorisation requirement for the relevant Company in its local jurisdiction unless it is appropriately authorised to carry out such activity.

The information contained on this Website is published in good faith for information purposes only and no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made by the Company as to its accuracy or completeness and should not be relied on as such. No information on this Website constitutes investment advice or an offer or a solicitation of interest in respect of the acquisition or sale of any securities in any jurisdiction. All information on this Website is subject to change without notice. In accessing this Website you are responsible for compliance with local laws or regulations.

The access and use of the Website by the User implies that the User fully accepts and agrees to comply with all the terms and conditions set forth in this Legal Notice, in the Privacy Policy, as well as with any other legal texts that may regulate any functionality, service, process, application, platform or necessary means for the use of the Website. Therefore, the User should read this Legal Notice carefully each time the Website is intended to be used, as the Website and its terms and conditions may be subject to change. In this case, to the extent possible, the User will be informed of these changes when accessing the Website again.

Access and use conditions

For the purposes of this Website, a User is any individual or legal entity that accesses and navigates through the Website. Being a User implies full and unreserved acceptance of all the provisions included in this Legal Notice, which may be modified. Access to the Website also implies that the User accepts that this information applies to all subsequent accesses to this Website and that such subsequent accesses are subject to the disclaimers, risk warnings and other information included herein.

The Website is freely accessible. However, the use of some of the activities offered on the Website is conditioned to the prior request and completion of the corresponding forms.

The User undertakes not to use the Website for fraudulent purposes and not to act in any way that could damage the image, interests and rights of the Company or third parties. Likewise, the User undertakes not to act with the aim of damaging, rendering useless or overloading the Website, as well as not to act in any way that may prevent the normal use and operation of the Website. The User guarantees the authenticity and currency of all data communicated to the Company and will be solely responsible for any false or inaccurate statements made.

The User expressly agrees to make appropriate use of the contents and services of the Company and the Website and not to use them nor to distribute information through the Website for the following purposes:

To disseminate criminal, violent, pornographic, racist, xenophobic, offensive or terrorism supportive content, or to disseminate content that is contrary to the law in force, to morality, to customs or to public order.
To introduce in the computer system viruses or other harmful components which may damage, limit or impair the Website or any network connected to the Website, or that may interfere with the use of the Website by other Users.
To carry out any actions that may alter, copy, spoil, interrupt, modify, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, or generate errors or damage to electronic documents, data or physical and logical systems of the Company or third parties; as well as to license, lease, sell, imitate, or obstruct other Users’ access to the Website and its services.
Attempt to access other Users’ accounts or restricted areas of the Company’s or third party’s computer systems and, eventually, extract information.
To violate intellectual or industrial property rights (copyrights, domain names, trademarks, etc.), as well as to violate the confidentiality of the Company’s or third parties’ information and personal data protection rights.
To impersonate the identity of another User, public administration or third party.
To reproduce, copy, distribute, provide or in any other way publicly communicate, transform or modify the contents of the Website, unless expressly authorized by the owner of the corresponding rights or in the event that it is legally permitted.
To collect data for advertising purposes and to send advertisements of any kind and commercial communications without prior consent.
To use the Website, or a part of it, in other private or commercial websites, as well as to make commercial use of the Website; or to establish hyperlinks to the Website or to any of its contents (unless expressly authorized in writing by the Company), refraining from making false, inaccurate or incorrect statements or indications about the Company, or including illicit contents, contrary to good customs and public order.
To carry out any other activities that may be contrary to the law in force, to this Legal Notice, to morality, to good customs or to public order, or which may be prohibited or harmful to the rights and interests of the Company or third parties.

The User is informed that, if this Legal Notice, the Privacy Policy or any other particular terms or conditions included in the Website are breached, the Company reserves the right to limit, suspend or terminate the User’s access to the Website, as well as to take any technical measures that may be necessary for this purpose. the Company also reserves the right to exercise such measures in the event that it reasonably suspects that the User is violating any of the terms and conditions included in this Legal Notice.

Finally, we inform the User that the Company reserves the right to, at any time, decide on the continuity of the information society services it provides through the Website.

External links

You may leave this Website when you access certain external links via these pages. The User understands that these external links are independent from the Website and that they are beyond the Company’s control. In no case does the existence of these external links imply recommendation, promotion, identification or conformity of the Company with the statements, contents or services provided through these external links. the Company has not examined any of these sites and does not assume any responsibility for the contents of these sites, nor for the services or products offered through them, and is not liable for any loss, damages or injuries arising from the content of these other sites. These external links are for information purposes only, for the convenience of Users.

In the event that Users consider that these external links host any illegal, harmful, denigrating, violent or inappropriate content, they must inform the Company. However, under no circumstances shall such communication entail the obligation of the Company to remove the corresponding link and/or content, nor does it necessarily imply the effective knowledge of the Company of the unlawfulness of the contents included in the external link for the purposes of the provisions of the regulations in force.

Liability

The User should be aware that communications over open networks are exposed to a variety of threats that make them unsafe. It is the User’s responsibility to adopt all appropriate technical measures to reasonably control such threats and to have up-to-date systems for the detection of malicious software, such as viruses, Trojans, etc., as well as to have the security patches of the corresponding browsers updated. the Company does not guarantee that any material on this Website or any other site accessed via this Website will be free from infection, viruses, worms, Trojan horses and/or other code that has contaminating or destructive properties.

This Website may be accessible to third parties over the internet, or otherwise. the Company does not make any representation with respect to the privacy of communications made on or through the Website. This Website is administered by or on behalf of the Company. If you provide personal data to the Company through this Website, you acknowledge that you have read the Privacy Policy contained on this Website and consent to your personal data processing and use for purposes as set out in the Privacy Policy.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Company shall not be liable for any damages caused to the User as a result of the risks inherent to the means used, or those caused by vulnerabilities in the User’s systems and tools. the Company does not guarantee either that its systems are completely secure. Although the Company has adopted adequate security measures, the existence of vulnerabilities cannot be totally excluded and, consequently, the User should be careful while using the Website.

The Company reserves the right to review only those proposals presented to us which fit the Company investment criteria from time to time and the Company is not restricted from pursuing opportunities with any party.

To the maximum extent under applicable laws and regulation, the Company shall have no liability for any information published by third parties on the Website, data transmissions errors including, but not limited to, direct, indirect or consequential damage, arising out of the use of the services provided in this Website as well as for any loss or damage arising from the use of, or reliance on information provided, including any loss or damage arising from the use of, or reliance on, information provided, including any loss of profit or any other damage, direct or consequential.

This Website may include information concerning, or information, services or products provided by, persons other than the Company (each an “Other Person”). Any such information, services or products provided by any Other Person are those of the relevant Other Person and not of the Company. the Company does not endorse, and does not take responsibility for, any Other Person’s information, services or products. Further, you should not assume that any Other Person is aware of, has agreed to or assumes any responsibility in respect of any information about that Other Person or any services or products provided by that Other Person that may be included or referred to in this Website.

Password Protected Areas

Any Password Protected Areas are password protected for reasons of confidentiality. You should also note that those parts of this Website that are password protected are only directed at professional investors (for example, large companies and institutions, and other sophisticated investors who have sufficient experience and understanding of these types of investment). If you do not fall into these categories, you should not rely on the information on these parts of this Website, and you will not be permitted to invest in any investment vehicles or accounts. the Company will need to be satisfied, before permitting any person to invest, that the Company is able to do so in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

If you have a username and password, you are responsible for the activities that occur in connection with their use and as such should take steps to protect them from misuse. If you become aware of any unauthorised use, loss or theft of your username and password, please immediately inform the Company.

The Password Protected Areas contain confidential, proprietary, trade secret and other commercially sensitive information, and by accessing such materials, you agree to keep such information strictly confidential and not disclose, reproduce or redistribute the information in any format without the prior express written approval of the Company. Upon the request of the Company, you agree to promptly return to the Company any materials that you have downloaded and in the event you become legally required to disclose any of the materials, you shall promptly notify the Company in writing of such requirement prior to any such disclosure and use reasonable best efforts to obtain a protective order or other appropriate remedy (or, at the Company’s request, assist the Company in seeking a protective order or other appropriate remedy) to prevent the disclosure of such materials. In the event that a protective order or other remedy is not obtained, you agree to use reasonable best efforts to obtain assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to the materials disclosed.

No Solicitation or Investment Advice

The materials on this Website are provided for general information purposes only. This Website (and the information contained herein) is not intended to and does not constitute an offer, solicitation, inducement, invitation or commitment to purchase, subscribe to, provide or sell any financial instrument, service or product relating to the Company or any other company or other investment vehicle. Nothing on this Website constitutes advice of any kind, including but not limited to professional or financial advice, nor a recommendation or endorsement in respect of any financial instrument, interests in any securities or financial product nor a representation that any of them is a suitable or appropriate investment for any person.

The information on this Website does not purport to be a comprehensive or representative statement of the matters referred to, or transactions entered into, or the law relating thereto. Users to this Website are encouraged to give independent consideration to, conduct independent investigation with regards to this information and to seek independent professional advice, including tax advice, from their legal, financial, personal and other advisers.

Warranties

The Website is presented as is and the Company does not guarantee that the services and activities will be presented in an uninterrupted and error-free manner. The Company provides the service without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to ownership warranties or implied warranties concerning satisfactory quality or suitability for a particular purpose, except those warranties which are implied and cannot be excluded, restricted or modified under applicable law.

The Website does not control the utilization of the Website by Users. In particular, the Company does not guarantee under any circumstances that Users will use the Website in accordance with applicable regulations, this Legal Notice, morality, generally accepted good customs and public order, nor that they will do so in a diligent and prudent manner. All conditions or statements that are not expressly indicated in this Legal Notice are excluded to the extent permitted by applicable law.

Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights

The intellectual property rights over the Website, the graphic design and the user interface of the Website (look and feel), the underlying databases and software (including source and object codes), as well as the various contents and other elements integrated into the Website, including without limitation any and all texts, graphics, photos, videos, audio recordings etc., trademarks, logos, service marks, domain names, images, databases, computer programs, copyrighted materials and other distinctive signs and symbols (“Content”) are fully and exclusively owned by the Company or, where applicable, other respective owners.

Nothing on this Website shall be interpreted as granting any license or right to use, including without limitation by way of reproduction, distribution, transmission to any person or incorporation in any way into another document or material, any such Content as well as any other content or materials on this Website, without the prior written consent of the Company or, where applicable, other respective owners. Your right to use the Content as well as any other content or material is strictly limited to use in connection with your authorised use of this Website as permitted hereunder. For this end, the Company grants, to Users who have accepted the Legal Notice, an authorization to use the Website, on a non-exclusive basis, for a worldwide territorial scope, during the maximum period of validity of the intellectual and industrial property rights as indicated in applicable regulations (except in the event that their access to the Website was suspended for justified reasons).

At any time and for any reason, the Company may terminate the User’s right to use all or any part of the Website. The User may not violate nor attempt to violate the security of the Website.

General

If any of the terms of this Legal Notice is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, that shall not affect: (a) the legality, validity or enforceability in that jurisdiction of any other term or condition; or (b) the legality, validity or enforceability in other jurisdictions of that or any other term or condition.

The Company reserves the right to modify or update the information included in this Legal Notice, at any time, when it deems appropriate and without prior notice, and is not responsible for the accuracy, insufficiency or authenticity of the information provided.

To the extent that this Website contains any forward-looking statements, they will be based on the Company’s opinions, expectations and projections as at the time of writing. the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements. the Company makes no representation, and it should not be assumed, that past investment performance is an indication of future results.

If you have any questions in relation to this Legal Notice, please contact us via the contact us links on the Website.

This Legal Notice is governed by the laws of England and Wales and you agree that the English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction in any dispute.