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This website (the "Site"), and any tools and/or services (including but not limited to product or service information, data, reports, research papers and articles) offered and/or provided by The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, BNY Mellon Asset Management and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates (referred to collectively as “we” or “us”) through this Site (collectively, the "Services"), are offered to you conditioned upon your acceptance without modification of these Terms of Use and our Online Privacy Policy. By using this Site or any Services, you agree to these Terms of Use. Please read these Terms of Use carefully. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, or do not have the legal right, authority or ability to accept these Terms of Use, you may not use this Site or any Services offered or provided through this Site.

We may change these Terms of Use from time to time without notice to you. You should review these Terms of Use each time you use this Site or a Service to make sure you agree to them. By using this Site or Services or engaging in any of the activities described in these Terms of Use after changes have been made to these Terms of Use, you are agreeing to accept and comply with those changes.

This Site and the Services may contain copyrighted works and trademarks and other proprietary material owned by us or our content providers. You may use the information available from this Site for informational purposes only. You may print copies of pages from this Site for your personal purposes, provided that each copy includes any copyright, trademark or service mark notice or attribution as they appear, on the pages copied. The availability of third party data from or through this Site is not to be used as a substitute for a license or services agreement directly with the relevant content provider. Except as stated above, you may not copy, reproduce, publish, post, transmit, display, store, sublicense, transfer or distribute material or images from this Site without our express written permission or that of our content providers, as applicable ("Permission"). You may not modify, alter, revise, paraphrase, omit, or change any material or images on or from this Site without Permission. You may not create derivative works, whether based in whole or in part upon the information on this Site or any portion thereof without Permission. You may not modify, amend, reduce the size of or in any way obscure any warning, notice, liability limitation, or other license provision in material or images on or from this Site. Nothing contained on this Site and/or the Services should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right in and to our trademarks or copyrighted material. The information contained in this Site is subject to change without notice.

We reserve the right to prohibit access to anyone whom we determine are violating these Terms of Use, restricting or inhibiting any other user from using or enjoying the Site, or whose conduct we reasonably determine may constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law.

This Site and the information contained in it is intended for the use of United States investors only, and is 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 us to any registration or license requirement within such jurisdiction or country.  While certain products or services described in this Site may be provided in various countries by one or more of our companies where authorized and regulated as required within each jurisdiction, the information and Services described in our Site generally do not comply with the legal requirements of most foreign countries.  Accordingly, this Site and its contents are not intended, nor should be construed, as investment advice, an offer or solicitation of services or products, or an endorsement thereof in any jurisdiction or in any circumstance that is otherwise unlawful or unauthorized.  Your eligibility and qualifications for particular products or Services is subject to final determination by us and/or the applicable content provider.

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OUR ENTIRE LIABILITY AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY DISPUTE OR CLAIM RELATED TO THESE TERMS OF USE, THE SITE, ANY SERVICES, OR THE PRIVACY POLICY IS YOUR CESSATION OF THE USE OF THIS SITE AND ANY AND ALL SERVICES. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

WE CANNOT AND WILL NOT ASSUME ANY LIABILITY FOR UNAUTHORIZED OR FRAUDULENT USE OF THIS SITE AND ANY SERVICES.

YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD US AND OUR THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS WHICH PROVIDE CONTENT FOR THIS SITE OR THE SERVICES (EITHER THROUGH LINKS OR OTHERWISE), HARMLESS FROM ANY LOSS, INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES, RELATED TO ANY CLAIM OR MADE BY ANY THIRD PARTY RELATING TO CONTENT YOU SUBMIT, POST TO OR TRANSMIT THROUGH THIS SITE YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR THE SERVICES, YOUR CONNECTION TO THE SITE, YOUR VIOLATION OF THESE TERMS OF USE, OR ANY HARM YOU CAUSE ANOTHER USER.

SOME OF THE CONTENT ON THIS SITE OR THE SERVICES MAY BE PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS AND USERS. WE ARE A DISTRIBUTOR AND NOT A PUBLISHER OF SUCH CONTENT AND HAVE NO CONTROL OVER IT. ANY OPINIONS, ADVICE, STATEMENTS, SERVICES, OFFERS OR OTHER INFORMATION GIVEN OR PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES (INCLUDING MERCHANTS AND LICENSORS) ARE THOSE OF THE RESPECTIVE AUTHORS OF SUCH CONTENT AND NOT OURS.

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THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN ANY SERVICE OR IN THIS SITE IS NOT INVESTMENT OR LEGAL ADVICE. INFORMATION RECEIVED VIA THIS SITE OR THE SERVICES SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON FOR PERSONAL, LEGAL OR FINANCIAL DECISIONS AND YOU SHOULD CONSULT AN APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL FOR SPECIFIC ADVICE TAILORED TO YOUR SITUATION. CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THIS SITE MAY INCLUDE INVESTMENT-RELATED CONTENT AND IS PUBLISHED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES AND IS NOT A SOLICITATION NOR AN OFFER TO BUY OR SELL ANY STOCK, INVESTMENT FUND, OR OTHER SECURITY, NOR SHOULD IT BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SALE, OFFER FOR SALE OR SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY SECURITIES OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT. SUCH INFORMATION DO NOT ATTEMPT OR CLAIM TO BE A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE SECURITIES, MARKETS, OR DEVELOPMENTS REFERRED TO IN THE MATERIAL. ALL EXPRESSIONS OF OPINION ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. SUCH INFORMATION ARE OBTAINED FROM INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SOURCES WHICH WE CONSIDERS RELIABLE, BUT WE HAVE NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIED SUCH INFORMATION AND WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT IS ACCURATE OR COMPLETE. WE, OUR EMPLOYEES, AND OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS, MAY FROM TIME TO TIME HAVE POSITIONS IN THE SECURITIES MENTIONED AND MAY SELL OR BUY SUCH SECURITIES.

INVESTMENT PRODUCTS ARE NOT BANK DEPOSITS OR INSURED BY THE FDIC OR OTHER ENTITY AND ARE SUBJECT TO INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING LOSS OF THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT INVESTED.  PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT PREDICTIVE, NOR IS A GUARANTEE, OF FUTURE RESULTS.

WE ARE NOT PROVIDING INVESTMENT ADVICE, ACTING AS A FIDUCIARY OR ENDORSING ANY COMPANY, PRODUCTS, SERVICES OR SECURITIES BY PUBLISHING ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS SITE. SUCH INFORMATION IS NOT INTENDED FOR TRADING PURPOSES OR FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN YOUR PERSONAL USE. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION REGARDING THE ACCURACY OR TIMELINESS OF ANY SUCH INFORMATION AND SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR INVESTMENT OR OTHER DECISIONS BASED UPON THIS INFORMATION. ANY DATED INFORMATION IS PUBLISHED AS OF ITS DATE ONLY, AND WE DO NOT UNDERTAKE ANY OBLIGATION OR RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE OR AMEND ANY SUCH INFORMATION. WE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY OR LOSS ARISING OUT OF ANY ACTION TAKEN IN RELIANCE ON THIS INFORMATION, INCLUDING MARKET VALUE LOSS ON THE SALE OR PURCHASE OF SECURITIES OR OTHER INSTRUMENTS OR OBLIGATIONS.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG IMPLIED WARRANTIES LAST OR THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THAT THESE DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH EVENT, SUCH DISCLAIMERS SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

If a court determines that any Term of Use is illegal or unenforceable, then such term will be eliminated and the remaining Terms of Use will remain in force and effect.

These Terms of Use constitute your entire agreement with us regarding this Site and any Services, and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written between you and us with respect to the Site or the Services. This Site and/or the Services may not comply with legal requirements of foreign countries, therefore the Site, its contents, and the Services are intended only for access and use by United States residents and are presented solely as a service to visitors and/or subscribers located in the United States of America and its territories. These Terms of Use are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. You expressly and irrevocably agree that exclusive jurisdiction and venue for any claim or dispute with us, our employees, contractors, officers, directors, and content providers or relating in any way to your use of this Site or the Services resides in the state or federal courts in New York City, New York and you further irrevocably agree and expressly and irrevocably consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction in those courts over any action brought under these Terms of Use. We and you hereby waive the right of trial by jury in any action arising out of or related to the Site, Services or these Terms of Use.

We utilize reasonable security technologies to protect sensitive information. However, the security of this information depends in part on the security of the computer you use to communicate with us, the security you use to protect User IDs and passwords, and the security provided by your internet access services provider. We are not responsible for the security of your internet access services provider; you should review the security and privacy policies of your internet access services provider carefully. Information that you access via this Site may be stored on your computer during your session for your convenience. If others have access to your computer or your User ID and password, they may be able to access this information. In any area of the Site requiring a password, you should log off the Site when you are done viewing information or whenever you leave your computer. We are not responsible for the security or privacy of information communicated to or from such a computer. Finally, you should keep any correspondence you receive relating to this Site or the Services (including, but not limited to, your User ID, passwords, other registration information, emails, order information, or any other information) confidential and in a safe place.

We will use reasonable efforts to allow you to review, correct or update the information that you have provided to us at any time. Please note that because of back-up systems and records of deletions, it may not be possible for us to locate and remove from our systems residual information that you have provided to us.

We cannot require third parties to change information that has been disclosed to them with your consent. To modify this information, you will have to go directly to the relevant third party.

We may use various market indices, industry rankings, industry ratings or peer group comparisons on our Site.  Most of these measurements are trademarks, service marks or copyrights of the sponsoring companies, and are licensed for our use.  However, these companies do not sponsor, endorse, sell or promote our investment strategies or products, and make no representation regarding the advisability of investing in our products or strategies.    For additional information about these measurements, please contact us at contactmam@mellon.com.

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Some of the BNY Mellon Asset Management investment managers are registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) as commodity trading advisors, and some of the products and services we describe on this Site may involve the use of futures and/or options thereon as part of their trading strategies. Such products and services are designed solely for, and are offered solely to, "qualified eligible persons" (as such term is defined in the regulations of the CFTC). Therefore, we are providing the following notice:

PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION IN CONNECTION WITH ACCOUNTS OF QUALIFIED ELIGIBLE PERSONS, THIS BROCHURE OR ACCOUNT DOCUMENT IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE, AND HAS NOT BEEN, FILED WITH THE COMMISSION. THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION DOES NOT PASS UPON THE MERITS OF PARTICIPATING IN A TRADING PROGRAM OR UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR DISCLOSURE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION HAS NOT REVIEWED OR APPROVED THIS TRADING PROGRAM OR THIS BROCHURE OR ACCOUNT DOCUMENT.

YOU SHOULD ALSO BE AWARE THAT THIS COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR MAY ENGAGE IN TRADING FOREIGN FUTURES OR OPTIONS CONTRACTS. TRANSACTIONS ON MARKETS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING MARKETS FORMALLY LINKED TO A UNITED STATES MARKET, MAY BE SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS WHICH OFFER DIFFERENT OR DIMINISHED PROTECTION. FURTHER, UNITED STATES REGULATORY AUTHORITIES MAY BE UNABLE TO COMPEL THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE RULES OF REGULATORY AUTHORITIES OR MARKETS IN NON-UNITED STATES JURISDICTIONS WHERE YOUR TRANSACTIONS MAY BE EFFECTED. BEFORE YOU TRADE YOU SHOULD INQUIRE ABOUT ANY RULES RELEVANT TO YOUR PARTICULAR CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTIONS AND ASK THE FIRM WITH WHICH YOU INTEND TO TRADE FOR DETAILS ABOUT THE TYPES OF REDRESS AVAILABLE IN BOTH YOUR LOCAL AND OTHER RELEVANT JURISDICTIONS.

Certain subsidiaries of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation are licensed under the following, and related Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. United States Patents: 5,561,707; 5,828,734; 5,684,863; 5,815,551; 5,974,120; 5,917,893; 5,898,762; and others. Certain subsidiaries of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation are licensed by DataTreasury Corporation under United States Patent Nos. 5,910,988, 6,032,137, 5,265,007, and 5,717,868.

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