Terms of Use
Piper Sandler & Co. owns, and operates this website (the “Site”) in coordination with other Piper Sandler affiliated entities (together referred to herein as “Piper Sandler”) to provide clients and prospective clients online access to information about Piper Sandler and the products and services we offer. Please review the following terms and conditions carefully. By accessing and using this Site, you agree to each of the terms and conditions set forth herein (“Terms of Use”). If you do not agree to any term or condition, you should not access or otherwise use our site.
NO AUTHORIZATION TO REPRODUCE
Without prior written consent of Piper Sandler, no person may reproduce any portion of the content on this Site. “Content” refers to any materials, documents, images, graphics, logos, design, audio, video and any other information provided from or on our site.
Trademarks
All of the trademarks and service marks used or displayed on this Site, including the “look and feel” of this Site (collectively, the “Marks”), are registered or unregistered trademarks of Piper Sandler, its Affiliates or other third parties, all of whom reserve all rights in their Marks. Nothing on this Site may be construed as granting any license or right to use any of the Marks displayed on this Site without the prior express written permission of Piper Sandler or the owner of the Mark. In particular, you may not use any Mark displayed on this Site without the prior written approval of Piper Sandler or the owner of the Mark.
Copyrights
This Site, including the software and code that comprise and operate this Site and all of the content of this Site, including all of the text, images, photographs, illustrations, graphics, audio clips, and video clips and other materials posted on this Site, all pages and screens, and all related metadata (collectively, the “Content”) are protected under U.S. and international copyright and other intellectual property laws and treaties. All rights in the Site, including the Content of this Site, including all worldwide copyrights, are owned by Piper Sandler, its Affiliates, their licensors, and other third parties, each of whom reserves all of its rights. The entire Content of this Site is copyrighted as a collective work under U.S. and international copyright laws and treaties, and Piper Sandler owns and reserves all rights in the copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of the Content of this Site.
You may download selected Content displayed on this Site for your own personal use or for your company’s internal business use, provided you (a) do not remove or modify any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices or any disclosures; (b) agree to any terms, conditions and notices accompanying the Content; and (c) comply with all copyright and other intellectual property laws. This limited, revocable, non-transferable privilege to use the Content in no way constitutes a transfer of any right, title or interest in the Content you download. You may not under any circumstances (a) modify the Content or use or exploit it for any commercial purpose (except for your company’s internal business use); (b) decompile, reverse engineer or disassemble the any part of this Site, including its Content; or (c) upload, post or use any Content on any other website or networked computer environment.
No part of this Site, including the Content, may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, distributed, displayed or performed publicly, modified or used to create derivative works, or exploited or used in any manner or form except as expressly stated above (or as expressly specified on this Site) without first obtaining written permission from Piper Sandler or the rights holder.
Waiver
Our failure at any time to require performance of any provision of these Terms of Use or to exercise any right provided for herein shall not be deemed a waiver of such provision or such right. All waivers must be in writing. Unless the written waiver contains an express statement to the contrary, no waiver by Piper Sandler or one of its Affiliates of any breach of any provision of these Terms of Use or of any right provided for herein shall be construed as a waiver of any continuing or succeeding breach of such provision, a waiver of the provision itself, or a waiver of any right under these Terms of Use.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
The information on this website is intended strictly for information purposes only, and is provided to you without charge. Under no circumstance should the content on this Site be construed as a solicitation, offering or advice to acquire, dispose of or engage in any financial dealing. The Content is provided “as is” without any representations or warranties, express or implied, of any kind, including but not limited to, warranties of merchantability, non-infringement or fitness for particular purpose, as well as any warranty of quality, functionality, accuracy, currency or completeness. Simmons & Company International accepts no liability for any direct or indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages or decisions made or taken, or not taken, from the use or reliance on information provided on this Site.
Severability
If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, such provision shall be changed and interpreted to best accomplish the objectives of the original provision to the fullest extent allowed by law and the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use shall remain in full force and effect.
Governing Law, Jurisdiction and Venue
The Piper Sandler headquarters are located in Minneapolis, Minnesota U.S.A. These Terms of Use shall be governed under the laws of the State of Minnesota without regard to its conflicts of law provisions. All actions or proceedings arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use shall be venued exclusively in state or federal court in Hennepin County, Minnesota. You and your company hereby irrevocably consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of said courts for all such purposes.
Entire Agreement
These Terms of Use, as supplemented or amended by the disclosures and notices posted on this Site (including the Municipal Reinvestment area and any applicable bid specifications) and any click-through agreements, (a) contain the entire understanding and agreement between you and your company (if any) and Piper Sandler and its Affiliates with respect to your and your company’s use of this Site, and (b) supersede all previous communications, negotiations and agreements, whether oral, written, or electronic, between you and Piper Sandler and its Affiliates with respect to this Site and your and your company’s use of this Site.
Links to Other Piper Sandler Sites
This Site may contain links to other websites operated by Piper Sandler or its Affiliates (“Piper Sandler Site(s)”). These other Piper Sandler Sites are separate and distinct websites and each serves a different purpose. Each other Piper Sandler Site is therefore governed by its own terms of use. You are responsible for reviewing the terms of use posted on each Piper Sandler Site you visit.
Do Not Track
Piper Sandler does not respond to Do-Not-Track (DNT) signals.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES AND REFERENCES TO OTHER COMPANIES
Piper Sandler does not monitor or control the content of any websites linked to or from our website. We accept no responsibility for the content or privacy practices employed by those other sites. Content on the Piper Sandler website may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors, and we are not responsible for any reliance you may place on the content.
MODIFICATION
Piper Sandler may change, amend, modify, add or remove its Terms of Use at any time. You may want to visit this webpage periodically to determine the current Terms to which you are bound.
Password Protected Areas of this Site
Certain areas of this Site may be password-protected. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password. We have the right to assume that anyone accessing the password protected areas of this Site using a password assigned to you has the right to do so. You and your company will be solely responsible for the activities of anyone accessing this Site using a password assigned to you, even if the individual is not, in fact, authorized by you. You agree that you will immediately notify us of any known or suspected unauthorized use of your password or any other breach of security and will change your password if you believe your password may have been compromised or used without authorization. You and your company (if applicable) shall defend, indemnify and hold Piper Sandler and its Affiliates from and against any and all losses, injuries, claims, liabilities, damages, fines, penalties, costs and expenses (collectively, “Claims”) arising out of any use or misuse of this Site, including its Content, through your password; provided that (a) we notify you and your company promptly in writing of any such Claims (provided that our failure to do so will not relieve you or your company of your or its obligations hereunder if the defense of the Claim is not prejudiced by the delay); (b) you and your company shall have the right to control any negotiations or defense; and (c) we provide such assistance as you or your company may reasonably request at your or your company’s sole cost and expense.
Your Use of the Piper Sandler Municipal Reinvestment Area of the Site
Your use of the Piper Sandler Municipal Reinvestment area of this Site (the “Municipal Reinvestment Site”) is subject to these Terms and Conditions and any disclosures, notices or instructions posted on the Municipal Reinvestment Site that apply to you or your company, including the applicable bid specifications and conditions.
If you are a provider of investment contracts, by participating in the bidding process by submitting conditions or a bid, you are agreeing on behalf of your company to the terms and conditions (including all applicable representations and warranties) set forth in the applicable bid specifications and any additional conditions posted on the Municipal Reinvestment Site.
By submitting bids on the Piper Sandler Municipal Reinvestment Site, potential providers of investment contracts agree and warrant that the submission of a bid is a representation that the potential provider did not consult with any other potential provider about its bid, that the bid was determined without regard to any other formal or informal agreement that the potential provider has with the issuer of the bonds or any other person (whether or not in connection with the bond issue), and that the bid is not being submitted solely as a courtesy to the issuer of the bonds or any other person for purposes of satisfying the fair market value requirements of Section 1.148-5(d)(6)(iii)(B)(1) or (2) of the U.S. Treasury Regulations.
By using the Site, users who have access to bidding information during the conduct of bidding agree at all times not to share information with potential providers concerning bids submitted during the bidding process. The sharing of such information prior to the dissemination of such information by the bidding agent may subject those persons to criminal anti-trust law and criminal penalties associated therein. Piper Sandler expressly disclaims any liability associated with the unauthorized sharing of information or its misuse regarding bids in process.
Questions Regarding these Terms of Use
If you have questions regarding these Terms of Use, please contact us