By accessing and/or using this website and any information, data, text, content, forms, photographs, video, audio, graphics, software or other products, materials or services available by or through the website (“Information and Materials”), you acknowledge that you have read and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use (the “Terms of Use”), and that, to the extent applicable, the Terms of Use supplement your existing Client Agreement(s), if any, with Baird.  Please read the following terms and conditions carefully.

Baird reserves the right to change, modify, or amend these Terms of Use at any time. All changes will be effective immediately upon their posting to this website. By accessing this website or any Information and Materials after any changes to these Terms of Use, you agree to all such changes. As such, you should review these Terms of Use when you visit this website to keep informed of any such changes.

1. General Information

This website is comprised of various individual websites operated by Baird. Certain sections of or pages on this website may contain separate terms and conditions, which are in addition to these Terms of Use. You should read those additional terms and conditions carefully. By accessing such sections or pages, you agree to be bound by those additional terms and conditions. In the event of a conflict, those additional terms and conditions will govern your use of those sections or pages. 

Unauthorized use of this website, including, but not limited to, unauthorized entry into or access to any Baird systems, misuse of passwords or misuse of any Information and Materials is strictly prohibited. You may not use this website in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair this website or any Information and Materials or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of this website or any Information and Materials. You may not attempt or assist any third party in attempting to gain unauthorized access to this website or any computer systems, devices or networks connected to this website, through hacking, brute force, password mining or re-use or any other means. You agree that you will not (and will not encourage any third party to) engage in any activities related to this website that are contrary to applicable laws or regulations. 

Baird reserves the right, in its sole discretion, without any obligation, liability, or notice requirement whatsoever, to change, improve or correct this website, the Information and Materials, any descriptions on this website and/or to suspend and/or deny access to this website for scheduled or unscheduled maintenance, upgrades, improvements, corrections, or any other reason in Baird’s sole discretion. This website and the Information and Materials may contain typographical errors or inaccuracies. Any dated information is published as of its date only, and Baird does not undertake any obligation or responsibility to update or amend any such information. Baird may discontinue or change any product or service described in or offered on this website at any time for any reason.

You agree not to submit, post or otherwise transmit to this website or to Baird any information, content or materials that: (a) violate the intellectual, proprietary, privacy, publicity or other rights of a third party; (b) violate any applicable law; (c) attempt to impersonate any other person or entity; (d) threatens or abuses others, including through defamation, libel, or invasion of privacy; or (e) includes viruses, worms, trojan horses, malware, or other malicious or harmful code.

You may not use any robot, spider, data miner, script, or other automated, semi-automated, or similar means (whether technological or human) to extract or gather data from this website, or otherwise collect, gather, extract, scrape, or obtain any Information and Materials from this website for any commercial purpose other than obtaining products and services from Baird or your own personal, non-commercial use (except to the extent of any spidering done by search engine providers – i.e., Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc.).

2. Intellectual Property

Baird and/or its third-party licensors own all right, title, and interest, including all worldwide intellectual property rights in and to this website, any Information and Materials, and the layout, organization, design, and appearance of this website, and all of the foregoing are protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade secrets and other proprietary and intellectual property rights and laws. You shall not alter or remove any copyright, proprietary notice, or disclaimer included on this website or any Information and Materials. This website and any Information and Materials are only for your personal and non-commercial use. The Information and Materials found on the website shall not be copied, displayed, distributed, downloaded, licensed, sublicensed, modified, published, reposted, reproduced, reused, sold, transmitted, used to create a derivative work, or used for commercial or public purposes.  You acknowledge that Baird may provide certain portions of the Information and Materials available on website under license from third parties, and you agree to comply with any additional restrictions on your usage that Baird may communicate to you from time to time, or that are otherwise the subject of an agreement between you and such licensors. Baird retains exclusive control over the Information and Materials on the website. If you are permitted to copy or download any Information and Materials from this website, you agree that you will not remove, alter or obscure any copyright or other notices or legends contained in any such information. Any rights or licenses (including any implied rights or licenses) not expressly granted by Baird herein are reserved by Baird.

Baird, the Baird logo and other Baird trademarks and service marks referenced herein are trademarks and service marks of Baird. The names of other companies and third-party products or services mentioned herein may be the trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. You are prohibited from using any marks for any purpose including, but not limited to use as metatags on other pages or sites on the World Wide Web without the written permission of Baird or such third party, which may own the marks. 

3. Disclaimer of Warranties

THIS WEBSITE AND INFORMATION AND MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED BY BAIRD ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS-AVAILABLE” BASIS, AND NEITHER BAIRD NOR ANY THIRD PARTY THAT CONTRIBUTES IN ANY MANNER TO THIS WEBSITE OR ANY INFORMATION AND MATERIALS MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION, CONDITION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE. BAIRD AND ITS THIRD PARTY LICENSORS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUORY WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS, OR REPRESENTATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR TIMELINESS OF THE WEBSITE AND ANY INFORMATION AND MATERIALS; WITH RESPECT TO ANY RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM THIS WEBSITE OR ANY INFORMATION AND MATERIALS; THAT THIS WEBSITE OR ANY INFORMATION AND MATERIALS ARE COMPLETE, RELIABLE, RELEVANT, OR WILL MEET YOUR NEEDS; OR THAT THIS WEBSITE OR THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS SHALL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR FREE, SECURE, OR FREE FROM MALICIOUS OR HARMFUL CODE. BAIRD AND ANY THIRD PARTY THAT CONTRIBUTES IN ANY MANNER TO THIS WEBSITE DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE RELATING TO THIS WEBSITE AND ANY INFORMATION AND MATERIALS.

4. Limitation of Liability; Indemnification

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL Baird (INCLUDING ITS AFFILIATES), and ITS AND THEIR respective current and former officers, directors, agents, CONTRACTORS and employees (each, a “Covered Baird Party”) HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY COSTS, EXPENSES, LOSSES, LIABILITIES, OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE (TOGETHER, “LIABILITIES”), ARISING OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS WEBSITE, ANY INFORMATION AND MATERIALS OR TERMS OF USE OR YOUR OR ANY OTHER PERSON’S USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE BAIRD WEBSITE OR ANY INFORMATION AND MATERIALS PROVIDED THEREIN. THESE LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER BASED ON STATUTE OR ARISING IN CONTRACT, INDEMNITY (OTHER THAN AS PROVIDED HEREIN), WARRANTY, STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ANY COVERED BAIRD PARTY KNOWS OR HAS REASON TO KNOW OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE CIRCUMSTANCES GIVING RISE TO SUCH CAUSE MAY HAVE BEEN WITHIN THE CONTROL OF BAIRD OR ANY THIRD-PARTY PROVIDER. THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IS IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER LIMITATION PROVIDED IN ANY OTHER AGREEMENT CLIENT HAS WITH BAIRD.  This limitation of liability includes, but is not limited to, any damages, losses, liabilities, costs, expenses, or costs of any kind incurred by you or any other person relating to the transmission of any viruses, malware, trojan horses, worms or other malicious or harmful code to or through this website or any Information and Materials, failure of mechanical or electronic equipment or communication lines, telephone or other interconnect problems, unauthorized access, theft, operator errors, strikes or other labor problems or any force majeure.

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Covered Baird Party to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law from and against all losses, liabilities, costs, damages and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees (collectively “Losses”) that a Covered Baird Party may incur relating to or arising out of your breach of the terms and conditions of this website’s Terms of Use, any additional terms and conditions applicable to you, or any Information and Materials. This indemnity shall be in addition to any indemnity rights a Covered Baird Party may have under other applicable agreements with you.

5. Use of Links

This website contains links to third party web sites. These links are provided only as a convenience. The inclusion of any link is not and does not imply an affiliation, sponsorship, endorsement, approval, investigation, verification or monitoring by Baird of any information contained in any third-party website. In no event shall Baird be responsible for the information contained on that site or your use of or inability to use such site. You should also be aware that the terms and conditions of such site and the site's privacy policy may be different from those applicable to your use of this website.

6. No Investment Advice or Offers

Nothing on the website constitutes investment advice, or recommendations as to the suitability of any specific product or security.  All Information and Materials on the website are provided for your convenience and information only, and no such Information and Materials shall constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security.  Prior to the execution of any transaction by you involving information you received from this website, you should consult your financial, business, tax and accounting advisors and your attorney, with respect to price, suitability, value, risks or other aspects of any stock, mutual fund, security or other investment.  Pricing and other information generated through the use of data or services made available herein may not reflect actual prices or values that would be available in the market at the time provided or at the time that the user may want to purchase or sell a particular security or other instrument.

7. Privacy and Cookies

Baird may process personal data as part of and/or in connection with your access and/or use of this website. This includes using cookies and similar technology to collect information about your use of our website and your preferences. 

To find out more information about how Baird processes personal data, how we use cookies and how you may reject cookies, see http://www.rwbaird.com/help/safety-security/privacy-policy.aspx.

By accessing or using this website or any Information and Materials you consent to Baird processing personal data and using cookies as further detailed in http://www.rwbaird.com/help/safety-security/privacy-policy.aspx.  You acknowledge and agree that if you elect to reject any cookies on this website, some or all parts of the website may not function properly or may not be accessible.

8. Governing Law

These terms of use are governed by the laws of the State of Wisconsin without regard to any conflict of laws provisions. Any dispute arising from or relating to this website, any Information and Materials, or these Terms of Use shall be exclusively in the federal and state courts in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. If any provision of these Terms of Use is deemed unenforceable or invalid by a court, then the court shall modify such provision to the minimum extent necessary to make such provision enforceable and valid.  Should such modification prove impossible or impracticable, then the provision shall be severed and the remaining terms of these Terms of Use shall be interpreted and read to give them maximum enforceability.

9. Miscellaneous

The Information and Materials provided on this website are provided by Baird and may not be used by any party in any jurisdiction where such provision or use violates applicable law, rule or regulation. Provision of access to this website or any Information and Materials to anyone in a foreign jurisdiction shall not constitute an offer by Baird to provide investment advisory, brokerage or other services in a jurisdiction where Baird is not licensed to conduct such activities.

If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us at the information below:

Robert W. Baird & Co Incorporated
777 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
800-79-BAIRD