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CMCI is compiled and calculated, in part, using data obtained from a number of futures exchanges ("Exchanges") with their permission. The Exchange's data is provided “as is” and without representation or warranty on their part. The Exchanges have no involvement with and accept no responsibility for the CMCI, its suitability as an investment or its future performance.
UBS DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE QUALITY, ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE CMCI OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND SHALL NOT HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSION OR INTERRUPTIONS IN THE CALCULATION AND/OR DISSEMINATION OF THE CMCI. UBS MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY OR FROM THE USE OF THE CMCI OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN OR FOR ANY OTHER USE (WHETHER DIRECTLY OR VIA ANY PRODUCT REFERENCED THERETO). UBS MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE CMCI OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW UBS DISLAIMS ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH.
You should be aware that the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (including the COMEX division), Chicago Board of Trade, ICE Futures, European Energy Exchange, London Metal Exchange, Kansas City Board of Trade, New York Board of Trade, Winnipeg Commodities Exchange, Euronext.Liffe and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (collectively the "Exchanges" and individually the "Exchange") provide data on commodity futures contracts which, in part, are used to compile and calculate the CMCI. However, the Exchanges provide such data "as is" and without representation or warranty on their part.
Further, the Exchanges:
(i) do not in any way participate in the offering, sale, administration of, or payments for, the CMCI or any products related thereto,
(ii) do not in any way ensure the accuracy of any of the statements made in any product materials or this document,
(iii) are not liable for any error or omission in any settlement or other price, index, or valuation used in connection with the CMCI, have not participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of the products to be issued and have no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing, or trading of the CMCI or any products thereon,
(iv) are not in any way an issuer, manager, operator, guarantor or offeror of CMCI or any products related thereto, and are not a partner, affiliate or joint venturer of any of the foregoing, and
(v) have not approved, sponsored or endorsed the CMCI or its terms and are not responsible for any calculations involving the Index, and
(vi) make no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the CMCI or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the CMCI particularly.