TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE OF S&P DOW JONES INDICES
BY ACCESSING AND USING THE DATA RELATED TO THE INDICES (THE “INDICES”) PUBLISHED BY S&P DOW JONES INDICES LLC AND/OR ITS AFFILIATES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE INDEX VALUES, HEREAFTER COLLECTIVELY, THE “INDEX DATA") ON THIS WEB SITE, YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING ALL AMENDMENTS MADE AFTER JULY 2012. IF ANY OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE UNACCEPTABLE TO YOU, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE INDEX DATA.
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
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DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY
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