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Cookie Policy

1. INTRODUCTION

Fundsmith LLP ("we", "our", "Fundsmith LLP") website (https://www.smithson.co.uk/) uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our Website. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we will store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer. Cookies collect information about how you browse a website and allow the website to remember your preferences and tailor your experience of that website to best suit you.

We may collect information from your computer, including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration purposes and to enable us to monitor the effectiveness of our Website so as to ensure that we are continuing to provide useful, relevant and informative content. This is statistical data about our users' browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual.

For the same reasons, we may obtain information about your general internet usage by using a cookie file which is stored on the hard drive of your computer. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive for record keeping purposes. The cookie assigns you an ID which allows us to recognise you when you return to our Website. They help us to improve our Website and deliver a better and more personalised service. They enable us:

  1. to estimate our audience size and to track user trends and usage patterns;
  2. to store information about preferences, and so allow us to customise our Website according to your individual interests;
  3. to speed up your searches; and
  4. to recognise you when you return to our Website; without cookies every time you open a new web page the server where that page is stored will treat you like a completely new visitor.

You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them below:

2. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

We may update this Cookie policy from time-to-time at our sole discretion effective immediately upon the updating of this page. Your continued use of our services and/or our Website will be deemed to constitute your acceptance of any changes. If you do not agree to any changes we make to this policy you must not continue to use our Website or our services.

3. CONTACT

Questions, comments and requests for further information regarding this policy are welcomed and should be sent to us by email at ir@fundsmith.co.uk.

You may also find more information about cookies on http://www.allaboutcookies.org.

Reviewed- November 2022

 

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THE WEBSITE YOU ARE SEEKING TO ACCESS IS MADE AVAILABLE BY SMITHSON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC (THE "COMPANY") IN GOOD FAITH AND IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY.

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS WEBSITE IS INTENDED FOR PERSONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ONLY AND IN PARTICULAR IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO ANY MEMBER STATE OF THE EEA, THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISIDICTION WHERE ITS RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IS OR MAY BE UNLAWFUL.

Please read this notice carefully – it applies to all persons who view this website. Please note that the terms set out below may be altered or updated without notice. You should read the following provisions in full each time you visit the site. In addition to this disclaimer, you should read the Legal Notice applicable to this site before you access it. A link to this site's Legal Notice can be found at the bottom of each page on this site.

The information on this website is intended for, and may be accessed only by, persons in the United Kingdom. Viewing the materials you are seeking to access may not be lawful in other jurisdictions.

No securities of the Company have been or will be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or under the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered, sold or delivered, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, or to or for the account or benefit of any US person (within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act). In addition, the Company has not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. There will be no public offer of securities in the United States.

If you are not permitted to view this website or are in any doubt as to whether you are permitted to view this website, please exit this website immediately by clicking on the "Disagree" button below. The contents of this website must not be released or otherwise forwarded, distributed or sent, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, outside the United Kingdom and in particular in or into any Member State of the EEA, the United States, Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa or Japan or any other jurisdiction where the distribution of such materials would or may breach any applicable law or regulation or would require any registration or licensing within such jurisdiction. Persons receiving any such materials (including, without limitation, custodians, nominees and trustees) should observe these restrictions and must not, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, forward, distribute or send them in, into or from any jurisdiction outside the United Kingdom. Neither the Company, Fundsmith LLP ("Fundsmith") nor their respective advisers accept any responsibility for any violation by any person of any of these restrictions.

Basis of access

Access to this website is for information purposes only. Any person seeking access to this website represents and warrants to the Company and to Fundsmith that they are doing so for information purposes only. Making this website available does not constitute an offer to issue or sell or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or buy securities in the Company. Further, it does not constitute a recommendation by the Company or Fundsmith or any associated company or any other person to subscribe for or buy securities in the Company. The information on this website is general in nature and does not in any way constitute investment, tax, legal or other advice.

None of the Company, Fundsmith or any other person has, or accepts, any responsibility or duty to update any information, document or announcement contained on this website and the Company reserves the right to add to, remove or amend any information available on this website at any time.

Investec Bank plc ("Investec"), which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority, is acting exclusively for the Company and no-one else in connection with the matters referred to on this website and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to clients of Investec or accordingly for providing advice in relation to any matters referred to on this website. Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may be imposed on Investec by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended, or the regulatory regime established thereunder, Investec does not accept any responsibility whatsoever for the contents of this website or for any statement made or purported to be made by it, or on its behalf, in connection with the Company. Investec accordingly disclaims all and any liability whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise (save as referred to above) which they might otherwise have in respect of such material or any such statement.

The information on this website is general in nature and may be subject to amendment and updating without notice. None of the Company, Fundsmith nor any other person guarantees the accuracy or completeness of any information on this website and each such person disclaims all representations and warranties, whether express or implied, to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law and regulation. By continuing to use this website, you agree to the exclusion by such persons, to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law and regulation, of any and all liability for any direct, indirect, punitive, consequential, incidental, special or other damages, including, without limitation, loss of profits, revenue or data arising out of or relating to the provision of and your use of this website and its content.

Neither the Company, its directors, Fundsmith nor any other person accepts any responsibility in respect of any information contained on any other website which may be linked to or from this website.

Confirmation of understanding and acceptance of terms

By clicking on the "Agree" button below, you confirm, represent and warrant to the Company and to Fundsmith that you are located in the United Kingdom and you agree that you will not forward, distribute or send any materials contained in this website to any person outside the United Kingdom.

I have read and understood the terms set out above, which I understand may affect my rights and I agree to be bound by those terms. By clicking on the "Agree" button below, I confirm that I am permitted to access the website.