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Thank you for visiting the website of ESR Group Limited (“ESR”, “we”, our or “us”). By accessing this website (the “Site”), you agree to accept the following Terms of Use pertaining to the use of the Site, which constitute a legal agreement between you and ESR, as well as our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please do not access this Site or download any materials from this Site. If you continue accessing the Site, you will be deemed to have read, understood and agreed to be subject to this statement, and complied with all relevant laws or regulations.

ESR reserves the right to modify these Terms of Use without notice, and each use of the Site constitutes your acceptance to be bound by the terms set forth in the Terms of Use as modified at the time of such use.

Permitted Uses of Our Site and Content

All content and information, and all trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, copyrights and other intellectual property displayed on the Site (“Content”) are owned by, controlled by or licensed to ESR or their respective owners. We have listed below the permitted uses of our Content. We reserve the right to change our permitted uses at any time.

ESR grants you a limited, revocable, nonexclusive and non-transferable right to view, store, bookmark, download, copy and print pages from the Site for your personal and non-commercial use only. Unless you receive our permission in advance, you may not exploit any of the Content commercially, forward it as a mass distribution, or post it on another site.

If you link other websites to this Site, you may not imply or suggest that ESR has endorsed or is affiliated with such websites and you may not display this Site as “framed” within another website.

Prohibited Uses of Our Site and Content

ESR does not grant, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right to use Content on this Site other than those set forth above, and you shall not make any other use of such Content without ESR’s written permission.

If you download any pages from the Site, you agree that you will not remove or obscure any copyright or other notices or legends contained in any such Content. You may not alter or modify the Content in your copies.

You may not (and may not encourage or assist others to) violate any law, regulation, rule or the intellectual property or contractual rights of others, or attempt to violate the security of this Site or use or gain access to the identities, information or computers of others through this Site.

You may not transmit any virus, worm, time bomb or similar system interference or corruptant through this Site.

ESR has the right (but not the obligation) to monitor this Site for any unauthorised or objectionable conduct and to take all appropriate actions in response, without notice to you. We reserve the right to change or supplement our website policies at any time to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

No Offers or Advice

The information and materials contained in or accessed through this website are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis and are of a general nature which have not been verified, considered or assessed by ESR or any of its affiliates in relation to the making of any specific investment, business, financial or commercial decision. Such information and materials are provided for general information only and you should seek professional advice at all times and obtain independent verification of the information and materials contained herein before making any decision based on any such information or materials. Under no circumstances should any information or materials presented on the Site be used or construed as an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities, financial instruments, investments or other services.

Investment Performance

Past performance is not indicative of future results. No representation is being made that any investment or transaction will or is likely to achieve profits or losses similar to those achieved in the past, or that significant losses will be avoided. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and, as a result, your redemption value may be more or less than original cost.

The Site may contain forward-looking statements, which reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, the operations and performance of our businesses. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “outlook,” “believe,” “expect,” “potential,” “continue,” “may,” “should,” “seek,” “approximately,” “predict,” “intend,” “will,” “plan,” “estimate,” “anticipate” or the negative version of these words or other comparable words. Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

Any transactions described on the Site as having been engaged in by ESR are included as representative transactions for illustrative purposes only.

International Use

The Content provided in or accessible through the Site is, unless otherwise specified, directed at residents of China, and are 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 ESR to any registration or other requirement within such jurisdiction or country. ESR reserves the right to limit access to the Site to any person, geographic region or jurisdiction. Unless otherwise expressly set forth herein, ESR makes no representations that any products or services discussed on or accessible through the Site are available or appropriate for sale or use in all jurisdictions or by all users, or that access by any user in the place it is located is not illegal or prohibited. Users who choose to access the Site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for establishing the legality, usability and correctness of any information or Content on the Site under the laws of any applicable jurisdictions.

Linked Sites

ESR does not review or monitor any websites linked from or to the Site and is not responsible for the Content of any such websites. Accordingly, ESR cannot be held responsible for the information, materials, products or services obtained on or from such other websites, nor will we be liable in any respect whatsoever for any damages arising from your access to such websites. Any links from or to other websites are provided merely for the convenience of the users of the Site and the inclusion of these links does not imply an endorsement, representation or warranty by ESR with respect to any such linked websites or the Content, products or services contained or accessible through such websites or their operators. ESR DISCLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PRIVACY POLICIES AND CUSTOMER INFORMATION PRACTICES OF THIRD-PARTY INTERNET WEBSITES HYPERLINKED FROM THE SITE. In following links from or to such websites, you are doing so at your sole risk.

Transmission to and from the Site

Subject to any applicable terms and conditions set forth in our Privacy Policy, any communication or other material that you send to us through the Internet or post on the Site by electronic mail or otherwise, is and will be deemed to be non-confidential as between you and us and ESR shall have no obligation of any kind with respect to such information. ESR will be free to use, for any purpose, and without compensation due or payable to you, any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques provided by you to ESR through the Site.

Password and Security Notification

Certain areas of the Site are password protected and are only accessible to those who have a valid ESR-issued password. You may not attempt to access any password protected areas of the Site without authorization. In the event that you have been issued such a password, you acknowledge and agree that ESR has granted you limited access to specific files pertaining to investments relevant to you, and you agree not to attempt to access other computer files. The contents of the password protected area of the website are subject to the confidentiality provisions of the fund documents. Persons who have access to the password protected area are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any account information, user names, and/or security questions and answers that they may use to access any page or feature on the password protected area, and for logging off any protected areas of the Site. Accordingly, you should take steps to protect the confidentiality of your password. You should notify ESR immediately if you become aware of any disclosure, loss, theft or unauthorised use of your password.

Persons with access to the password protected area are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of their unique passwords. They may not disclose their passwords to any third party. If password information is shared with a third party in violation of this Agreement, such as an information aggregator, we may not be able to verify the user of the password information. If password information is shared with a third party in violation of this agreement, including an information aggregator, ESR assumes no liability or responsibility whatsoever for the integrity and security of that third party’s information systems or the dissemination, through a third party, of any confidential information. ESR will not be responsible for any loss that arises from such use or action or from the failure to comply with these provisions.

Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL ESR OR ITS RELATED PERSONS BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY CLAIMS, LIABILITIES, LOSSES, COSTS OR DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACCESS, USE (OR INABILITY TO USE) OR DISTRIBUTION OF THE SITE OR ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIALS OBTAINED THROUGH USE OF THE SITE. THIS IS TRUE EVEN IF ESR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES.

Disclaimer and Indemnity

ESR and its officers, directors, managers, partners, members, shareholders, employees, affiliates and agents (collectively “Related Persons”) make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, completeness, availability or other characteristics of the information or materials presented on the Site. Such information or materials are provided “as is” and “as available”.

To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, ESR specifically disclaims any and all warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to all warranties of and conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, availability, accuracy or completeness.

ESR does not warrant that the information in this Site is accurate, reliable or correct, that this Site will be available at any particular time or location, or that this Site is free of viruses or other harmful components. Electronic communications can be intercepted by third parties and, accordingly, electronic mail and other transmissions to and from the Site or made via the Site may not be secure.

As consideration for access to the Site, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless ESR and its Related Persons from and against any claims whatsoever and of any nature for damages, losses and causes of action, including but not limited to actions by third parties against you, ESR or any of its Related Person, arising out of or in connection with any decisions that you make based on such Content, your use of the Site, or your violation of our website policies. You agree to make ESR its subsidiaries and affiliates whole for any and all claims, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including legal fees) arising from your use of the Site or any violation of this Agreement unless prohibited by law.

Copyright Statement

All Content on the website is subject to copyright, trademark, and other proprietary rights and laws. ESR reserves the right to change Content without notice. Subject to the permitted use of Content on this Site set forth above, no part of this Site may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without the express written permission of ESR.

Integration and Severability; Waiver

This Agreement represents the entire agreement between ESR and the user relating to the subject matter herein. If, for any reason, a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision in this Agreement to be unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of this Agreement, and the remainder shall continue in full force and effect

No waiver by ESR of any breach of this Agreement will be deemed a waiver of any subsequent or different breach.

In the event of discrepancies of any website content between the English version and other language version(s), the English version shall prevail.

ESR, 2019