Terms and Conditions
Version 1.3. Last Updated November 14, 2023

Welcome

At QuantConnect we want to empower you with everything you need to design powerful algorithmic trading strategies. We believe algorithmic trading will be the future and you are pioneering the way forward. This is what drives us.

We have intentionally avoided conflicts of interest; such as taking conflicting investors, or revenue models where the real costs were hidden from you. Our revenue is from professional monthly subscriptions and brokerage client introduction revenues. We like to position QuantConnect as a member of your quant support team, taking care of fundamental engineering leaving you to focus on alpha.

By using QuantConnect (we, us, our) services (website, product, forums) you agree to the following terms of use.

Introduction

The website located at https://www.quantconnect.com/ (the “Site”) is a copyrighted work belonging to QuantConnect Corporation (“Company”, “us”, “our”, and “we”). Certain features of the Site may be subject to additional guidelines, terms, or rules, which will be posted on the Site in connection with such features, including, without limitation the Company’s Privacy Policy, the Platform Services Agreement, the Subscription and Sublicense Agreement, and the Alpha Stream Author Agreement, all of which are incorporated by reference to these Terms. All such additional terms, guidelines, and rules are incorporated by reference into these Terms.

THESE TERMS OF USE (THESE “TERMS”) SET FORTH THE LEGALLY BINDING TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT GOVERN YOUR USE OF THE SITE. BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE, YOU ARE ACCEPTING THESE TERMS (ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF OR THE ENTITY THAT YOU REPRESENT), AND YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT, AUTHORITY, AND CAPACITY TO ENTER INTO THESE TERMS (ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF OR THE ENTITY THAT YOU REPRESENT). YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SITE OR ACCEPT THE TERMS IF YOU ARE NOT AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF THESE TERMS, DO NOT ACCESS AND/OR USE THE SITE.

THESE TERMS REQUIRE THE USE OF ARBITRATION (SECTION 10.2) ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES, RATHER THAN JURY TRIALS OR CLASS ACTIONS, AND ALSO LIMIT THE REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO YOU IN THE EVENT OF A DISPUTE.

1.0 Accounts

• 1.1 Account Creation

  In order to use certain features of the Site, you must register for an account (“Account”) and provide certain information about yourself as prompted by the account registration form. You represent and warrant that: (a) all required registration information you submit is truthful and accurate; (b) you will maintain the accuracy of such information. You may delete your Account at any time, for any reason, by following the instructions on the Site. Company may suspend or terminate your Account in accordance with Section 8.

• 1.2 Account Responsibilities

  You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Account login information and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your Account. You agree to immediatelynotify Company of any unauthorized use, or suspected unauthorized use of your Account or any other breach of security. Company cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with the above requirements.

• 1.3 Non-Solicitation

  You are prohibited from soliciting or recruit any other users or members of the Site, including Alpha Stream Authors, for anyreason, unless you have requested and received permission to solicit or recruit in writing from the Company. This prohibition includes a prohibition against soliciting or recruiting users of the Site, including Alpha Stream Authors, to become members of competitive sites and services. This includes (but is not limited to) soliciting Alpha Stream Authors to make their methods, devices, models, algorithms or other automated processes available at services or sites outside of the Site. If you violate this policy, the Company reserves the right to terminate your Account without notice and to take legal action to recover lost revenues you have stolen from us, plus applicable damages. By using the Site, you specifically acknowledge that you agree to this prohibition.

2.0 Access to the Site

• 2.1 License.

  Subject to these Terms, Company grants you a non-sublicensable, non-transferable, non-exclusive, revocable, limited license to use and access the Site solely for your own personal use.

• 2.2 Certain Restrictions.

  The rights granted to you in these Terms are subject to the following restrictions: (a) you shall not license, sell, rent, lease, transfer, assign, distribute, host, or otherwise commercially exploit the Site, whether in whole or in part, or any content displayed on the Site; (b) you shall not modify,adapt, translate,make derivative works of, disassemble, decompile, reverse compile, reverse engineeror attempt to discernany part of the Site, including, without limitation, any source code, underlying ideas, algorithms, file formats, or interface protocols of the Site; (c) you shall not access the Site in order to build a similar or competitive website, product, or service; and (d) except as expressly stated herein, no part of the Site may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means. Unless otherwise indicated, any future release, update, or other addition to functionality of the Site shall be subject to these Terms. All copyright and other proprietary notices on the Site (or on any content displayed on the Site) must be retained on all copies thereof.

• 2.3 Modification.

  Company reserves the right, at any time, to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Site (in whole or in part) with or without notice to you. You agree that Company will not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Site or any part thereof.

• 2.4 No Support or Maintenance.

  You acknowledge and agree that Company will have no obligation to provide you with any support or maintenance in connection with the Site, but the Company reserves the right, on a case by case basis, to provide support or maintenance as the need arises.

• 2.5 Ownership.

  Subject to the terms hereof, and excluding any Non-Public User Content that you may provide (defined below in Section 3.0), you acknowledge that all the intellectual property rights, including copyrights, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets, in the Site and its content, whether provided by you, the Company, or Company’s suppliers, are owned by Company or Company’s suppliers. Neither these Terms (nor your access to the Site) transfers to you or any third party any rights, title or interest in or to such intellectual property rights, except for the limited access rights expressly set forth in Section 2.1. Company and its suppliers reserve all rights not granted in these Terms. There are no implied licenses granted under these Terms.

  If you print, copy, modify, download, or otherwise use or provide any other person withaccess to any part of the Sitein breach of the Terms your right to usethe Sitewill stopimmediately and you must, at ouroption, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.No right, title, or interest in or to the Siteor any content on the Siteis transferred to you, and allrights not expressly granted are reserved by us. Any use of the Sitenot expressly permitted by theTerms is a breach of the Terms and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.

3.0 User Content

• 3.1 User Content and Alpha Stream Content.

  “User Content” means any and all information submitted to or communicated through the Site. You are solely responsible for your User Content. You assume all risks associated with use of your User Content, including any reliance on its accuracy, completeness or usefulness by others, or any disclosure of your User Content that personally identifies you or any third party. You hereby represent and warrant that your User Content do not violate our Acceptable Use Policy (defined in Section 3.3). You may not represent or imply to others that your UserContent is in any way provided, sponsored or endorsed by Company. Because you alone are responsible for your User Content, you may expose yourself to liability if, for example, your User Content violates the Acceptable Use Policy. Company is not obligatedto backup any User Content, and your User Content a may be deleted at any time without prior notice. You are solely responsible for creating and maintaining your own backup copies of your User Content if you desire.

• 3.2 Non-Public User Content

  User Content includes Non-Public User Content and Public User Content. Non-Public User Content is User Content that you communicate directly to one or more other users of the Site or that is not accessible without being logged into your account.Public User Content is all other User Content. When you submit Public User Content, you agree that all rights in such Public User Content are owned by the Company per Section 2.5 above and agree to take reasonable steps, if any, necessary to effectuate such ownership.

• 3.3 Acceptable Use Policy.

  The following terms constitute our “Acceptable Use Policy”:

  You agree not to use the Site to collect, upload, transmit, display, or distribute any User Content (i) that violates anythird-party right, including any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of publicity, or any other intellectual property or proprietary right; (ii) that is unlawful, harassing, abusive, tortious, threatening, harmful, invasive of another’s privacy, vulgar, defamatory, false, intentionally misleading, trade libelous, pornographic, obscene, patently offensive, promotes racism, bigotry, hatred, or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual or is otherwise objectionable;(iii) that is harmful to minors in any way; or (iv) that is in violation of any law, regulation, or obligations or restrictions imposed by any third party.

  (b) In addition, you agree not to: (i) upload, transmit, or distribute to or through the Site any computer viruses, worms, or any software intended to damage or alter a computer system or data; (ii) send through the Site unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, junk mail, spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or any other form of duplicative or unsolicited messages, whether commercial or otherwise; (iii) use the Site to harvest, collect, gather or assemble information or data regarding other users, including e-mail addresses, without their consent; (iv) interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on servers or networks connected to the Site, violate the regulations, policies or procedures of such networksor interfere with the integrity or performance of the Site; (v) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site (or to other computer systemsor networks connected to or used together with the Site), whether through password mining or any other means; (vi) harass or interfere with any other user’s use and enjoyment of the Site; (vii) use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the materialon the Site or for any other unauthorized purpose without our prior written consent; (viii)interfere with or disrupt with the integrity or performance of the Site; (ix) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site, or its related systems or networks;(x) use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Sitefor any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Site; (xi) disclose to or allow other parties not subject to these Terms to use the Site; (xii) remove or modify any proprietary marking or restrictive legends onthe Site; (xiii)use the Site in any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the US or other countries); (xiv) access or use the Site for benchmarking or similar competitive analysis purposes, for publishing or otherwise building a competitive product or service; (xv) modify, distribute, redistribute or translate underlying works based on the Site; or (xvi) use software or automated agents or scripts to produce multiple accounts on the Site, or to generate automated searches, requests, or queries to (or to strip, scrape, or mine data from) the Site (provided, however, that we conditionally grant to the operators of public search engines revocable permission to use spiders to copy materials from the Site for the sole purpose of and solely to the extent necessary for creating publicly available searchable indices of the materials, but not caches or archives of such materials, subject to the parameters set forth in ourrobots.txt file).

  (c) In addition, you agree not to disparage any other user of the Site to any third party based on interactionsthrough the Site.

• 3.4 Enforcement.

  We reserve the right (but have no obligation except in rare circumstances) to review any User Content, and to investigate and/or take appropriate action against you in our sole discretion if you violate the Acceptable Use Policy or any other provision of these Terms or otherwise create liability for us or any other person. Such action may include removing or modifying your User Content, terminating your Account in accordance with Section 8, and/or reporting you to law enforcement authorities.

• 3.5 Feedback.

  If you provide Company with any feedback or suggestions regarding the Site (“Feedback”), you hereby assign to Company all rights in such Feedback and agree that Company shall have the right to use and fully exploit such Feedback and related information in any manner it deems appropriate. Company will treat any Feedback you provide to Company as non-confidential and non-proprietary. You agree that you will not submit to Company any information or ideas that you consider to be confidential or proprietary.

• 3.6 No Investment Advice; Not an Investment Advisor; Not a Broker-Dealer.

  The Company is not an investment advisory service, nor is it a registered investment advisor or broker-dealer and does not purport to tell or suggest the value of any securities or which securities customers should buy or sell for themselves. The users of the Site may hold positions in the stocks or industries discussed here. You understand and acknowledge that there is a very high degree of risk involved in trading securities. The Company, the users, the authors, the publisher, and all affiliates of the Site assume no responsibility or liability for your trading and investment results. Factual statements or publications on the Siteare made as of the date stated and are subject to change without notice. It should not be assumed that the methods, techniques, or indicators presented in these products will be profitable or that they will not result in losses. Past results of any individual trader or trading system published by on the Site are not indicative of future returns by that trader or system, and are not indicative offuture returns which be realized by you. In addition, the indicators, strategies, columns, articles and all other features ofthe Site are provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment advice. Examples presented on the site are for educational purposes only. Such set-ups are not solicitations of any order to buy or sell. Accordingly, you should not rely solely on the Information in making any investment. You should always check with your licensed financial advisor and tax advisor to determine the suitability of any investment.

• 3.7 Live Trading Risks.

  By using the Site, you acknowledge and agree that live algorithmic trading has various risks and the Company shall not have any liability for any losses incurred through using the Site, such risks included, without limitation:

  (a) Design risks; errors in data, incorrect assumptions, logical program errors. Even if you designed a perfect strategy, past performance is no guarantee of future results.

  (b) Loss of internet connectivity; resulting in disconnections from brokerage, trades not placed, not seeing the results of algorithm, orders failing to be placed.

  (c) Poor design of algorithm; resulting in runaway strategies, machine gun orders, run-time errors halting program operation, failure to trade when expected, termination of the algorithm.

  (d) Unexpected market conditions; resulting in poor fill prices, rapid losses (flash crashes), late exchange openings.

  (e) Data issues; broken, dirty, delayed or intermittent data connections causing algorithm errors. This includes data inaccuracies (exchanges sometimes publish bad/fictional trades).

  (f) Execution issues; orders submissions, updates and cancellations could be rejected or delayed. Trades could be disallowed by authorities without warning.

  (g) Malicious activities; criminal activity could cause your algorithm to fail or your brokerage account to become compromised, leaking personal information, intellectual property or theft of your funds.

  (h) These events can cause the loss of all funds and holdings in your brokerage account. Algorithmic trading losses can occurfaster than in manual trading and you should consult an investment professional to discuss these risks. You should continually monitor the operation of a live trading algorithm to ensure it is running properly.

  EVERY TIME YOU USE THE SITE YOU AGREE THAT IN ALL CASES THE COMPANY BEARS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOSSES INCURRED, AND OFFERS NO GUARANTEES OR EXPECTATIONS ON YOUR ALGORITHM PERFORMANCE OR STABILITY.

4.0 Indemnification

• You agree to indemnify and hold Company (and its officers, employees, and agents) harmless, including costs and attorneys’ fees, from any claim or demand made by any third party due to or arising out of (a) your use of the Site, (b) your violation of these Terms, (c) your violation of applicable laws or regulations or (d) your User Content. Companyreserves the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, and you agree to cooperate with our defense of these claims. You agree not to settle any matter without the prior written consent of Company. Company will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action or proceeding upon becoming aware of it.

5.0 Third Party Links & Ads; Other Users

• 5.1 Third-Party Links & Ads.

  The Site may contain links to third-party websites and services, and/or display advertisements for third parties (collectively, “Third-Party Links & Ads”). Such Third-Party Links & Ads are not under the control of Company, and Company is not responsible for any Third-Party Links & Ads. Company provides access to these Third-Party Links & Ads only as a convenience to you, and does not review, approve, monitor, endorse, warrant, or make any representations with respect to Third-Party Links & Ads. You use all Third-Party Links & Ads at your own risk, and should apply a suitable level of caution and discretion in doing so. When you click on any of the Third-Party Links & Ads, the applicable third party’s terms and policies apply, including the third party’s privacy and data gathering practices. You should make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any transaction in connection with such Third-Party Links & Ads.

  This Sitemay include content provided by third parties, including materials providedby other users, bloggers, and third-party licensors, syndicators, aggregators, or reporting services. Allstatements and opinions expressed in these materials, and all articles and responses to questions and othercontent, other than the content provided by us, are solelythe opinions and the responsibility of theperson or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of us.Wearenot responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materialsprovided by any third party.

  Any and all right, title, and interest in and to any Third-Party Links & Ads remainsthe sole and exclusive property of such party providing such Third Party-Links & Ads, including such intellectual property rights and copyrights relating thereto.

• 5.2 Other Users.

  Each Site user is solely responsible for any and all of its own User Content. Because we do not control User Content, you acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for any User Content, whether provided by you or by others. We make no guarantees regarding the accuracy, currency, suitability, or quality of any User Content. Your interactions with other Site users are solely between you and such users. You agree that Company will not be responsible for any lossor damage incurred as the result of any such interactions. If there is a dispute between you and any Site user, we are under no obligation to become involved.

• 5.3 Release.

  You hereby release and forever discharge the Company (and our officers, employees,agents, successors, and assigns) from, and hereby waive and relinquish, each and every past, present and future dispute, claim, controversy, demand, right, obligation, liability, action and cause of action of every kind and nature (including personal injuries, death, and property damage), that has arisen or arises directly or indirectly out of, or that relates directly or indirectly to, the Site (including any interactions with, or act or omission of, other Site users or any Third-Party Links & Ads). IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, YOU HEREBY WAIVE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542 IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING, WHICH STATES: “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.”.

6.0 Disclaimers.

• THE SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS-IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, AND COMPANY (AND OUR SUPPLIERS) EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ALL WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, ACCURACY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE (AND OUR SUPPLIERS) MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE SITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, WILL BE AVAILABLE ON AN UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE BASIS, OR WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL CODE, COMPLETE, LEGAL, OR SAFE. IF APPLICABLE LAW REQUIRES ANY WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE, ALL SUCH WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO NINETY (90) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF FIRST USE.

  SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

  THE COMPANY PROVIDES THE CONTENT OF THE SITE FOR INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL AND NONCOMMERCIAL PURPOSES ONLY. SINCE EACH INDIVIDUAL'S SITUATION IS UNIQUE, A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL SHOULD BE CONSULTED BEFORE MAKING FINANCIAL DECISIONS. ALTHOUGH WE MAY PROVIDE DATA, INFORMATION AND CONTENT RELATING TO INVESTMENT APPROACHES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO BUY OR SELL SECURITIES, INCLUDING MUTUAL FUNDS AND EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS, YOU SHOULD NOT CONSTRUE ANY SUCH INFORMATION AS INVESTMENT, FINANCIAL, TAX, LEGAL OR OTHER ADVICE. YOU ALONE WILL BEAR THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF EVALUATING THE MERITS AND RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF ANY DATA, INFORMATION OR CONTENT ON THE SITE BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISIONS BASED ON SUCH DATA, INFORMATION OR CONTENT. IN EXCHANGE FOR USING SUCH DATA, INFORMATION OR CONTENT, YOU AGREE NOT TO HOLD THE COMPANY OR ITS THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS LIABLE FOR ANY POSSIBLE CLAIM FOR DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DECISION YOU MAKE BASED ON INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THE SITE.

  WE DO NOT PROVIDE TAX, ACCOUNTING, LEGAL, INVESTMENT, OR FINANCIAL SERVICES. THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE IS PROVIDED BYTHIRD PARTIES AND SOLELY FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ON AN “AS IS” BASIS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE INFORMATION IS NOT MEANT TO BE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS ADVICE OR USED FOR INVESTMENT, LEGAL, ACCOUNTING, OR TAX PURPOSES. THE COMPANY MAKES NO GUARANTEES AS TO THE ACCURATENESS, QUALITY, OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION AND QUANTCONNECT SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, INACCURACIES IN THE INFORMATION OR FOR ANY USER’S RELIANCE ON THE INFORMATION. YOU ARE SOLELY AND COMPLETELY RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING THE INFORMATION AS BEING APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR PERSONAL USE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, SEEKING THE ADVICE OF A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL REGARDING ANY SPECIFIC FINANCIAL, LEGAL, ACCOUNTING, OR TAX QUESTIONS A USER MAY HAVE. THE COMPANY DOES NOT ENDORSE ANY PARTICULAR FINANCIAL, LEGAL, ACCOUNTING, OR TAX PROFESSIONALS PROVIDING CONTENT ON THE SITE, AND IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CLAIMS MADE BY ANY FINANCIAL, LEGAL, ACCOUNTING OR TAX PROFESSIONALS. THE COMPANY IS NOT ENDORSED BY ORAFFILIATED WITH ANY STATE BAR ASSOCIATION OR OTHER LEGAL OR ACCOUNTING MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION OR ASSOCIATION, TAX AUTHORITIES, OR AGENCIES OR ASSOCIATIONS, OR FINRA OR ANY OTHER FINANCIAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY, AGENCY, OR ASSOCIATION.

7.0 Limitation On Liability

• TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY (OR OUR SUPPLIERS) BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS, OR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE, EVEN IF COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. ACCESS TO, AND USE OF, THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR DEVICE OR COMPUTER SYSTEM, OR LOSS OF DATA RESULTING THEREFROM.

  TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, OUR LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT (FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION), WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF FIFTY US DOLLARS (U.S. $50). THE EXISTENCE OF MORE THAN ONE CLAIM WILL NOT ENLARGE THIS LIMIT.YOU AGREE THAT OUR SUPPLIERS WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

  SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

8.0 Term and Termination

• Subject to this Section, these Terms will remain in full force and effect while you use the Site. We may suspend or terminateyour rights to use the Site (including your Account) at any time for any reason at our sole discretion, including for any use of the Site in violation of these Terms. Upon termination of your rights under these Terms, your Account and right to access and usethe Site will terminate immediately. Even after your rights under these Terms are terminated, the following provisions of these Terms will remain in effect: Sections 2.2 through 2.5, Section 3 and Sections 4 through 10.

9.0 Copyright Policy.

• Company respects the intellectual property of others and asks that users of our Site dothe same. In connection with our Site, we have adopted and implemented a policy respecting copyright law that provides for the removal of any infringing materials and for the termination, in appropriate circumstances, of users of our online Site who are repeat infringers of intellectual property rights, including copyrights. If you believe that one of our users is, through the use of our Site, unlawfully infringing the copyright(s) in a work, and wish to have the allegedly infringing material removed, the following information in the form of a written notification (pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)) must be provided to our designated Copyright Agent:

  1. Your physical or electronic signature;
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work(s) that you claim to have been infringed;
  3. Identification of the material on our services that you claim is infringing and that you request us to remove;
  4. Sufficient information to permit us to locate such material;
  5. Your address, telephone number, and e-mail address;
  6. A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the objectionable material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or under the law; and
  7. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are either the owner of the copyright that has allegedly been infringed or that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.Please note that, pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any misrepresentation of material fact (falsities) in a written notification automatically subjects the complaining party to liability for any damages, costs and attorney’s fees incurred by us in connection with the written notification and allegation of copyright infringement.

  The designated Copyright Agent for Company is:
  Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  Designated Agent: Sean S. Wooden, Esq.
  Address of Agent: 2900 K Street, NW, North Tower - Suite 200, Washington, DC 20007-5118
  Telephone: 202-625-3664, Email: sean.wooden@kattenlaw.com
  

10.0 General

• 10.1 Changes.

  These Terms are subject to occasional revision, and if we make any substantial changes, we may notify you by sending you an e-mail to the last e-mail address you provided to us (if any), and/or by prominently posting notice of the changes on our Site. You are responsible for providing us with your most current e-mail address. In the event that the last e-mail address that you have provided us is not valid, or for any reason is not capable of delivering to you the notice described above, our dispatch of the e-mail containing such notice will nonetheless constitute effective notice of the changes described in the notice. Any changes to these Terms will be effective upon the earlier of thirty (30) calendar days following our dispatch of an e-mail notice to you (if applicable) or thirty (30) calendar days following our posting of notice of the changes on our Site. These changes will be effective immediately for new users of our Site. Continued use of our Site following notice of such changes shall indicate your acknowledgement of such changes and agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of such changes.

• 10.2 Dispute Resolution.

  Please read this Arbitration Agreement carefully. It is part of your contract with Company and affects your rights. It contains procedures for MANDATORYBINDING ARBITRATION AND A CLASS ACTION WAIVER.

  (a) Applicability of Arbitration Agreement. All claims and disputes (excluding claims for injunctive or other equitable relief as set forth below) in connection with the Terms or the use of any product or service provided by the Company that cannot be resolved informally or in small claims court shall be resolved by binding arbitration on an individual basis under the terms of this Arbitration Agreement. Unless otherwise agreed to, all arbitration proceedingsshall be held in English. This Arbitration Agreement applies to you and the Company, and to any subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, employees, predecessors in interest, successors, and assigns, as well as all authorized or unauthorized users or beneficiaries of services or goods provided under the Terms.

  (b) Notice Requirement and Informal Dispute Resolution. Before either party may seek arbitration, the party must first send to the other party a written Notice of Dispute (“Notice”) describing the nature and basis of the claim or dispute, and the requested relief. A Notice to the Company should be sent to: 1917 1st Ave, Suite 200, Seattle, 98101, Washington. After the Notice is received, you and the Company may attempt to resolve the claim or dispute informally. If you and the Company do not resolve the claim or dispute within thirty (30) days after the Notice is received, either party may begin an arbitration proceeding. The amount of any settlement offer made by any party may not be disclosed to the arbitrator until after the arbitrator has determined the amount of the award, if any, to which either party is entitled.

  (c) Arbitration Rules. Arbitration shall be initiated through the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), an established alternative dispute resolution provider (“ADR Provider”) that offers arbitration as set forth in this section. If AAA is not available to arbitrate, the parties shall agree to select an alternative ADR Provider. The rules of the ADR Provider shall govern all aspects of the arbitration, including but not limited to the method of initiating and/or demanding arbitration, except to the extent such rules are in conflict with the Terms. The AAA Consumer Arbitration Rules (“Arbitration Rules”) governing the arbitration are available online at www.adr.org or by calling the AAA at 1-800-778-7879. The arbitration shall be conducted by a single, neutral arbitrator. Any claims or disputes where the total amount of the award sought is less than Ten Thousand U.S. Dollars (US $10,000.00) may be resolved through binding non-appearance-based arbitration, at the option of the party seeking relief. For claims or disputes where the total amount of the award sought is Ten Thousand U.S. Dollars (US $10,000.00) or more, the rightto a hearing will be determined by the Arbitration Rules. Any hearing will be held in a location within 100 miles of the Company’s principal place of business, unless the parties agree otherwise. If you reside outside of the U.S., the arbitrator shall give the parties reasonable notice of the date, time and place of any oral hearings. Any judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. If the arbitrator grants you an award that is greater than the last settlement offer that the Company made to you prior to the initiation of arbitration, the Company will pay you the greater of the award or $2,500.00. Each party shall bear its own costs (including attorney’s fees) and disbursements arising out of the arbitration and shall pay an equal share of the fees and costs of the ADR Provider.

  (d) Additional Rules for Non-Appearance Based Arbitration. If non-appearance based arbitration is elected, the arbitration shall be conducted by telephone, online and/or based solely on written submissions; the specific manner shall be chosen by the party initiating the arbitration. The arbitration shall not involve any personal appearance by the parties or witnesses unless otherwise agreed by the parties.

  (e) Time Limits. If you or the Company pursue arbitration, the arbitration action must be initiated and/or demanded within the statute of limitations (i.e., the legal deadline for filing a claim) and within any deadline imposed under the AAA Rules for the pertinent claim.

  (f) Authority of Arbitrator. If arbitration is initiated, the arbitrator will decide the rights and liabilities, if any, of you and the Company, and the dispute will not be consolidated with any other matters or joined with any other cases or parties. The arbitrator shall havethe authority to grant motions dispositive of all or part of any claim. The arbitrator shall have the authority to award monetary damages, and to grant any non-monetary remedy or relief available to an individual under applicable law, the AAA Rules, and the Terms. The arbitrator shall issue a written award and statement of decision describing the essential findings and conclusions on which the award is based, including the calculation of any damages awarded. The arbitrator has the same authority to award relief on an individual basis that a judge in a court of law would have. The award of the arbitrator is final and binding upon you and the Company.

  (g) Waiver of Jury Trial. THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY RIGHTS TO GO TO COURT AND HAVE A TRIAL IN FRONT OF A JUDGE OR A JURY, instead electing that all claims and disputes shall be resolved by arbitration under this Arbitration Agreement. Arbitration procedures are typically more limited, more efficient and less costly than rules applicable in a court and are subject to very limited review by a court. In the event any litigation should arise between you and the Company in any state or federal court in a suit to vacate or enforce an arbitration award or otherwise, YOU AND THE COMPANY WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL, instead electing that the dispute be resolved by a judge.

  (h) Waiver of Class or Consolidated Actions. ALL CLAIMS AND DISPUTES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT MUST BE ARBITRATED OR LITIGATED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT ON A CLASS BASIS, AND CLAIMS OF MORE THAN ONE CUSTOMER OR USER CANNOT BE ARBITRATED OR LITIGATED JOINTLY OR CONSOLIDATED WITH THOSE OF ANY OTHER CUSTOMER OR USER.

  (i) Confidentiality. All aspects of the arbitration proceeding, including but not limited to the award of the arbitrator and compliance therewith, shall be strictly confidential. The parties agree to maintain confidentiality unless otherwise requiredby law. This paragraph shall not prevent a party from submitting to a court of law any information necessary to enforce this Agreement, to enforce an arbitration award, or to seek injunctive or equitable relief.

  (j) Severability. If any part or parts of this Arbitration Agreement are found under the law to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then such specific part or parts shall be of no force and effect and shall be severed and the remainder of the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

  (k) Right to Waive. Any or all of the rights and limitations set forth in this Arbitration Agreement may be waived by the party against whom the claim is asserted. Such waiver shall not waive or affect any other portion of this Arbitration Agreement.

  (l) Survival of Agreement. This Arbitration Agreement will survive the termination of your relationship with Company.

  (m) Small Claims Court. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either you or the Company may bring an individual action in small claims court.

  (n) Emergency Equitable Relief. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may seek emergency equitable relief before a state or federal court in order to maintain the status quo pending arbitration. A request for interim measures shall not be deemed a waiver of any other rights or obligations under this Arbitration Agreement.

  (o) Claims Not Subject to Arbitration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, claims of defamation, violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and infringement or misappropriation of the other party’s patent, copyright, trademark or trade secrets shall not be subject to this Arbitration Agreement.

  (p) Courts. In any circumstances where the foregoing Arbitration Agreement permits the parties to litigate in court, the parties hereby agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts located within Kings County, New York, for such purpose.

• 10.3 Export.

  You acknowledge that the Site is subject to United States export controland economic sanctions requirements. Yourepresent and warrant that your use of the Site comportswith those requirements. Without limiting the foregoing, you shall not use the Site, remove or export from the United States or allow the export or re-export of any part of the Site or any direct product thereof, in any manner whatsoever, including, without limitation, in rawform, such as CSV, API, FTP, or other formats, if: (1) you are on the U.S. Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Nationals List or the U.S. Commerce Department’s Denied Persons List, Unverified List or Entity List; (2) you are a politically exposed person (“PEP”) or the immediate family member or close associate of a PEP; (3) you are in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any country or regime that is subject to any sanctions imposed by the U.S. government and/or administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (collectively, “Sanctioned Persons”); or (4)you intend to supply any part of the Site or any direct product thereof to any Sanctioned Person.

  You agree that unless prior authorization is obtained from the U.S. Department of Commerce, neither you nor youraffiliates shall export, re-export, or release, directly or indirectly, any technology, software, or software source code (as defined in Part 772 of the Export Administration Regulations of the U.S. Department of Commerce (“EAR”)), received from us, or export, re-export, or release, directly or indirectly, any direct product of such technology, software, or software source code (as defined in Part734 of the EAR), to any destination or country to which the export, re-export or release of the technology, software, software source code, or direct product is prohibited by EAR. You furnish the assurances provided herein to usin compliance with Part 740 (Technology and Software Under Restriction) of the EAR.

• 10.4 Disclosures.

  Company is located at the address in Section 10.9. If you are a California resident, you may report complaints to the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Product of the California Department of Consumer Affairs by contacting them in writing at 400 R Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, or by telephone at (800) 952-5210.

• 10.5 Electronic Communications.

  The communications between you and Company use electronic means, whether you use the Site or send us emails, or whether Company posts notices on the Site or communicates with you via email. For contractual purposes, you (a) consent to receive communications from Company in an electronic form; and (b) agree that all terms and conditions, agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications thatCompany provides to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications would satisfy if it were be in a hardcopy writing. The foregoing does not affect your non-waivable rights.

• 10.6 Entire Terms.

  These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the use of the Site. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. The section titles inthese Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. The word “including” means “including without limitation”. If any provision of these Terms is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unenforceable, the other provisions of these Terms will be unimpaired and the invalid orunenforceable provision will be deemed modified so that it is valid and enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law. Your relationship to Company is that of an independent contractor, and neither party is an agent or partner of the other. These Terms, and your rights and obligations herein, may not be assigned, subcontracted, delegated, or otherwise transferred by you without Company’s prior written consent, and any attempted assignment, subcontract, delegation, or transfer in violation of the foregoing will be null and void. Company may freely assign these Terms. The terms and conditions set forth in these Terms shall be binding upon assignees.

• 10.7 Copyright/Trademark Information.

  Copyright © 2017 QuantConnect Corporation. All rights reserved. All trademarks, logos and service marks ("Marks") displayed on the Site are our property or the property of other third parties. You are not permitted to use these Marks without our prior written consent or the consent of such third party which may own the Marks.

• 10.8 Contact Information

  QuantConnect Corporation
  150 S Pine Island Rd Suite 300,
  Plantation, 33324, FL
  Telephone: (844) 782-6826
  Email: jared@quantconnect.com