Disclaimer

Please read this Disclaimer carefully before accessing the Fidelity Matters Consulting website or engaging its services. By accessing the website, you acknowledge the terms of this Disclaimer. Any engagement for services is additionally governed by the applicable signed Service Agreement and related contractual documents.

1. No Financial, Investment, Legal or Tax Advice

Fidelity Matters Consulting provides operational, administrative, data-processing and practice-support services to businesses, professional firms, financial advisory practices, wealth managers and other commercial clients.

• Not a Financial Licensee: Fidelity Matters Consulting is not licensed, registered or authorised as a financial adviser, investment adviser, broker, dealer or representative of any of them in any jurisdiction, including Australia, India, the United Kingdom, the European Union and the United States. In particular, it does not hold an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL), is not an authorised representative of an AFSL holder, and is not registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) as an investment adviser.
• No Advisory Services: Nothing contained on this website, in communications from Fidelity Matters Consulting, or within work output provided by Fidelity Matters Consulting constitutes financial product advice, investment advisory services, legal advice or tax advice. Fidelity Matters Consulting does not provide personal advice, recommend financial products or manage funds for retail or wholesale clients.

2. Deliverables & Independent Verification

All documentation, reports, reviews, data summaries and administrative materials prepared by Fidelity Matters Consulting are delivered solely for the review, verification and final sign-off of the client's appropriately authorised personnel or qualified professionals, as applicable.

• Responsibility for any regulated advice, recommendation, document or communication issued to an end-client remains with the client's appropriately authorised personnel and the relevant licensed or registered financial services business, as applicable.
• Fidelity Matters Consulting does not warrant that deliverables are ready for distribution without the contracting firm’s independent review and authorization.

3. General Information Only

All content, insights, articles and materials published on the Fidelity Matters Consulting website are provided for general informational and commercial introduction purposes only. While Fidelity Matters Consulting seeks to keep such content reasonably accurate and current, no representation or warranty is made regarding the completeness, accuracy, reliability or suitability of information published on the website. Users should independently assess information before relying on it. Nothing contained on this website, in any general communication, publication, article, demonstration, or other informational material provided by Fidelity Matters Consulting is intended to create or establish a financial adviser-client, investment adviser-client, legal adviser-client, solicitor-client, fiduciary, trustee, agency or other professional advisory relationship between Fidelity Matters Consulting and any person.

No person should rely on information published or communicated by Fidelity Matters Consulting as a substitute for obtaining advice from an appropriately qualified, licensed or authorised professional.

4. Limitation of Liability

Use of this website and reliance on its general informational content is at the user's own risk. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Fidelity Matters Consulting is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive loss arising from use of the website or reliance on its general informational content.

Nothing in this Disclaimer limits or excludes liability that cannot lawfully be limited or excluded, or alters any liability allocation, limitation, indemnity or other risk allocation expressly agreed under a signed Service Agreement.

5. Third-Party Links and Resources

The Fidelity Matters Consulting website may include hyperlinks to external websites, platforms or tools operated by independent third parties. These links are provided solely for convenience. Fidelity Matters Consulting does not control the content, data privacy practices or security of such third-party websites, platforms or tools and is not responsible for loss or damage arising from a user's interaction with them, except to the extent liability cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

6. No Guarantee

Fidelity Matters Consulting does not warrant or guarantee that any documentation, report, workflow, data-processing activity, administrative output or other deliverable will:

• satisfy the requirements of any regulator, licensing authority, professional body or governmental authority;
• obtain or maintain any licence, registration, approval, authorisation or accreditation;
• constitute a complete compliance solution for the client's business or activities; or
• be accepted, approved or relied upon by any regulator, licensee, auditor, professional body, client, counterparty or other third party.

The client remains solely responsible for determining the regulatory, legal, compliance and professional requirements applicable to its business and for obtaining any advice, review, approval or sign-off required before using or distributing any deliverable.

7. Jurisdiction and Governing Law

This Disclaimer and any disputes arising out of or related to it shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India, subject to applicable mandatory law.

For website users and matters relating solely to this Disclaimer, the competent courts of Bengaluru, Karnataka, India shall have jurisdiction, subject to applicable mandatory law.

Nothing in this section alters the governing law, dispute-resolution mechanism or other contractual provisions applicable to a client's engagement under a signed Service Agreement. Where a signed Service Agreement applies, its governing law and dispute-resolution provisions will control the client engagement.