1. Legal Notice

References on this website to “the NDF” and/or to “the Natural Disaster Fund” include references to two legally separate limited partnerships details of which are set out below.

NDF (UK) LP

The first of these is NDF (UK) LP which is established as a limited partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number LP019043. NDF (UK) LP’s registered office is at 1 Lime Street, London, EC3M 7HA, United Kingdom. NDF (UK) LP’s sole limited partner is The UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and its sole general partner is Global Parametrics (General Partner) Limited which is itself a limited liability company registered in England and Wales with registered number 11086879 and whose registered office is at 1 Lime Street, London, EC3M 7HA, United Kingdom.

NDF (UK) LP is advised by Global Parametrics Limited (GPL) which is a limited liability company registered in England and Wales with registered number 10896407 and whose registered office is at 1 Lime Street, London EC3M 7HA United Kingdom. GPL (FRN: 798478) is an appointed representative of Mirabella Advisers LLP, which is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FRN: 606792).

NDF (UK) LP receives portfolio management services from Mirabella Financial Services LLP (MFS) which is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FRN: 415559) and to whom a team has been seconded from GPL in order to perform such portfolio management function of NDF (UK) LP for MFS.

NDF Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
The second of these is NDF Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG which is established as a limited partnership registered in Germany with registered number. NDF Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG’s registered office is at c/o Intertrust (Deutschland) GmbH, Eschersheimer Landstrasse 14, 60322, Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany. NDF Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG’s sole limited partner is KfW and its sole general partner is Global Parametrics Verwaltungs GmbH which is itself a limited liability company registered in Germany with registered number HRA 117097 and whose registered office is at c/o Intertrust (Deutschland) GmbH, Eschersheimer Landstrasse 14, 60322, Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany.

NDF Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG is advised by Global Parametrics Limited (GPL) which is a limited liability company registered in England and Wales with registered number 10896407 and whose registered office is at 1 Lime Street, London EC3M 7HA United Kingdom. GPL (FRN: 798478) is an appointed representative of Mirabella Advisers LLP, which is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FRN: 606792).

NDF Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG receives portfolio management services from Mirabella Financial Services LLP (MFS) which is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FRN: 415559) and to whom a team has been seconded from GPL in order to perform such portfolio management function of NDF Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG for MFS.

2. Legal Disclaimer

Use

The NDF maintains this website (the Site) as a service to its users. The information presented on the Site is for informative purposes only. The NDF invites users to visit the Site and download and copy information, documents and materials (collectively, Materials) from the Site for his or her personal, non-commercial use, without any right to resell, redistribute or create derivative works therefrom, subject to the terms and conditions outlined below. Use of this Site constitutes agreement with the following terms and conditions.

Disclaimer

Materials provided on the Site are presented “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including without limitation warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. The NDF does not make any warranties or representations as to the accuracy or completeness of the Materials. The NDF periodically changes, improves and/or updates the Materials without notice. Under no circumstances shall the NDF be liable for any loss, damage, liability or expense incurred or suffered which is claimed to have resulted from use of the Site, including without limitation, any fault, error, omission, interruption or delay with respect thereto. Use of the Site is at a user’s sole risk. Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall the NDF be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, even if the NDF has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Users of the Site specifically acknowledge and agree that the NDF is not liable for any conduct of any user.

The Site may contain advice, opinions and statements of various information providers and content providers. The NDF does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement or other information provided by any information provider or content provider, or any user of this site or other person or entity. Reliance upon any such opinion, advice, statement or other information shall also be at each user’s own risk. Neither the NDF nor any of its agents, advisers, employees, information providers or content providers shall be liable to any user or anyone else for any inaccuracy, error, omission, interruption, timeliness, completeness, deletion, defect, failure of performance, computer virus, communication line failure, alteration of or use of any content herein, regardless of cause, for any damages resulting therefrom.

As a condition of use of this Site, users agree to indemnify the NDF from and against any and all actions, claims, losses, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out their use of this Site, including without limitation any claims alleging facts that if true would constitute a breach by the user of these terms and conditions. If a user is dissatisfied with any material on the Site or with any of terms and conditions of use of the Site, his or her sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Site.

Nothing in this Site or any Materials shall be construed, implicitly or explicitly, as containing any investment recommendations or be considered as investment advice.

Links to third party web sites

The Site contains links to third-party web sites. The linked sites are not under the control of the NDF and the NDF is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. The NDF provides these links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of a link does not imply endorsement of the linked site by the NDF (or any part thereof).

If this Site contains bulletin boards, chat rooms, access to mailing lists or other message or communication facilities (collectively, Forums), users agree to utilise the Forums only to send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular Forum. By way of example, and not as a limitation, users agree that when using a Forum, they shall not do any of the following:

  • Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.

  • Publish, post, distribute or disseminate any defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful material or information.

  • Upload or attach files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless they own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents.

  • Upload or attach files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another’s computer.

  • Delete any author attributions, legal notices or proprietary designations or labels in any file that is uploaded.

  • Falsify the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.

  • Advertise or offer to sell any goods or services, or conduct or forward surveys, contests, or chain letters.

  • Download any file posted by another user of a Forum that they know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.

Users acknowledge that all Forums are public and not private communications. Further, users acknowledge that chats, postings, conferences, e-mails and other communications by other users are not endorsed by the NDF, and such communications shall not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by the NDF. GP reserves the right for any reason to remove without notice any contents of the Forums received from users, including without limitation e-mail and bulletin board postings.

Applicable laws and consents

This agreement will be interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any action to enforce this agreement shall be brought in a court located in London.

Users specifically acknowledge that its use of the Site may be subject to applicable law and to the rules and regulations of various stock exchanges and regulatory authorities, as well as restrictions imposed by various data providers, any or all of which may restrict such use. Users agree to identify and obtain any agreement, approval, license or permit from which may be so required, at their own expense.

General

The NDF reserves its exclusive right in its sole discretion to alter, limit or discontinue the site or any Materials in any respect. The NDF shall have no obligation to take the needs of any user into consideration in connection therewith.

The NDF reserves the right to deny in its sole discretion any user access to this Site or any portion thereof without notice.

No waiver by the NDF of any provision of this agreement shall be binding except as set forth in a writing signed by its duly authorised representative.

3. Data Privacy

The NDF is subject to UK and other relevant data protection laws. For information on how the NDF manages your personal data and your rights with respect to your personal data, please read the NDF’s Privacy Policy.

4. Whistleblowing and complaints

The NDF welcomes whistleblower reports and complaints drawing attention to instances of failure relating to the NDF’s activities, system and procedures and those of the entities with whom the NDF works or providing examples of misconduct.

The NDF’s whistleblower policy is available at GP – Website Whistleblowing Policy [24 May 2018][64].

As noted in the whistleblower policy, whistleblower reports and complaints can be sent to the following dedicated email address at [whistleblowing@globalparametrics.com]

5. Cookies Policy

Visitors to our websites

When someone visits www.naturaldisasterfund.com we collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the Site. We collect this information in a way which does not identify anyone. We will not associate any data gathered from this Site with any personally identifying information from any source. If we do want to collect personally identifiable information through our website, we will be transparent about this. We will make it clear when we collect personal information and will explain what we intend to do with it.

Use of cookies by the NDF

As a result of recent UK legislation relating to the use of cookies and similar technologies, cookies on websites can only be used with the specific consent of the website user. The NDF uses cookies in the operation of its website in a number of areas and these cookies apply to visitors to its website. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. The NDF does not use cookies to collect personally identifiable information about any user of the website. If desired however, it is possible to restrict or block the cookies we use on the NDF’s website within browser settings. The ‘Help’ function within the browser should explain how to do this.