Terms and Conditions
These Terms and Conditions govern the use of Merlintrader Trading Pub, an independent personal research and educational blog. This version updates the legal links and cookie-management references for the current CookieYes setup.
Important: Merlintrader Trading Pub is a personal educational blog. It is not a financial adviser, investment service, broker, dealer, portfolio manager, tax adviser, legal adviser, or regulated financial firm.
For privacy and cookie information, use the CookieYes policy pages linked below. You can also reopen the CookieYes consent preferences from this page if the CookieYes banner script is active on the site.
Contents
- Introduction
- Binding
- Electronic communication
- Intellectual property
- Newsletter
- Third-party property
- Responsible use
- Idea submission
- Termination of use
- Warranties and liability
- Privacy and CookieYes policies
- Export restrictions / legal compliance
- Affiliate marketing
- Assignment
- Breaches of these Terms
- Force majeure
- Indemnification
- Waiver
- Language
- Entire agreement
- Updating of these Terms
- Choice of law and jurisdiction
- Contact information
1. Introduction
These Terms and Conditions apply to this website and to the transactions related to our products and services. You may be bound by additional contracts related to your relationship with us or any products or services that you receive from us. If any provisions of the additional contracts conflict with any provisions of these Terms, the provisions of those additional contracts will control and prevail.
2. Binding
By registering with, accessing, or otherwise using this website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. The mere use of this website implies knowledge and acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. In some particular cases, we may also ask you to explicitly agree.
3. Electronic communication
By using this website or communicating with us by electronic means, you agree and acknowledge that we may communicate with you electronically on our website or by email. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide electronically satisfy any legal requirement, including the requirement that such communications should be in writing.
4. Intellectual property
We or our licensors own and control the copyright and other intellectual property rights in the website and in the data, information, and other resources displayed by or accessible within the website.
4.1 All rights are reserved
Unless specific content dictates otherwise, you are not granted any license or other right under copyright, trademark, patent, or other intellectual property rights. This means that you must not use, copy, reproduce, perform, display, distribute, embed into any electronic medium, alter, reverse engineer, decompile, transfer, download, transmit, monetize, sell, market, or commercialize resources on this website in any form without our prior written permission, except only insofar as otherwise allowed by mandatory law, such as the right to quote.
5. Newsletter
Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may forward our newsletter in electronic form to others who may be interested in visiting this website, provided that the content is not altered in a misleading way and is not used to imply endorsement, financial advice, or any relationship that does not exist.
6. Third-party property
Our website may include hyperlinks or other references to third-party websites. We do not monitor or review the content of third-party websites linked from this website. Products or services offered by third-party websites are subject to the applicable terms and conditions of those third parties. Opinions expressed or material appearing on those websites are not necessarily shared or endorsed by us.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party sites. You bear all risks associated with the use of those websites and related third-party services. We will not accept responsibility for any loss or damage, however caused, resulting from your disclosure of personal information to third parties.
7. Responsible use
By visiting this website, you agree to use it only for the purposes intended and as permitted by these Terms, any additional contracts with us, applicable laws, regulations, generally accepted online practices, and industry guidelines.
You must not use our website or services to use, publish, or distribute material that consists of or is linked to malicious software. You must not use data collected from our website for any direct marketing activity, and you must not conduct systematic or automated data collection activities on or in relation to the website.
Engaging in any activity that causes, or may cause, damage to the website or that interferes with its performance, availability, or accessibility is strictly prohibited.
8. Idea submission
Do not submit ideas, inventions, works of authorship, or other information that can be considered your own intellectual property and that you would like to present to us unless we have first signed an agreement regarding the intellectual property or a non-disclosure agreement.
If you disclose such material to us without a written agreement, you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, store, adapt, publish, translate, and distribute your content in any existing or future media.
9. Termination of use
We may, in our sole discretion, at any time modify or discontinue access to the website or any service on it, temporarily or permanently. You agree that we will not be liable to you or any third party for any such modification, suspension, or discontinuance of your access to or use of the website or any content that you may have shared on it.
You will not be entitled to compensation or other payment even if certain features, settings, or content you have contributed or relied on are permanently lost. You must not circumvent or bypass, or attempt to circumvent or bypass, any access restriction measures on the website.
10. Warranties and liability
Nothing in this section will limit or exclude any warranty implied by law that it would be unlawful to limit or exclude.
This website and all content on it are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis and may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. We expressly disclaim all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, as to the availability, accuracy, or completeness of the content.
We make no warranty that this website or our content will meet your requirements, or that this website will be available on an uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free basis.
The following provisions apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law and will not limit or exclude our liability where it would be unlawful or illegal to do so. In no event will we be liable for direct or indirect damages, including loss of profits or revenue, loss or corruption of data, software or database, or loss of or harm to property or data, incurred by you or any third party arising from your access to or use of the website.
Except to the extent any additional contract expressly states otherwise, our maximum liability to you for all damages arising out of or related to the website or any products and services marketed or sold through the website, regardless of the form of legal action, will be limited to the total price that you paid to us to purchase such products or services or use the website. This limit applies in the aggregate to all claims, actions, and causes of action of every kind and nature.
11. Privacy and CookieYes policies
To access our website or services, you may be required to provide certain information about yourself as part of a registration process, contact process, subscription process, or similar interaction. You agree that any information you provide will be accurate, correct, and up to date.
We have developed policies to address privacy and cookie-related matters. Since this website currently uses CookieYes as its consent-management platform, privacy and cookie information should be read through the current CookieYes policy pages:
Cookie choices may affect how optional features, analytics, embedded content, third-party resources, or advertising technologies work on the site. Essential technologies required for the website to function may remain active where permitted by applicable law.
12. Export restrictions / legal compliance
Access to the website from territories or countries where the content or purchase of products or services sold through the website is illegal is prohibited. You may not use this website in violation of export laws and regulations of Italy or other applicable jurisdictions.
13. Affiliate marketing
Through this website we may engage in affiliate marketing, whereby we receive a percentage of, or commission on, the sale of services or products on or through this website. We may also accept sponsorships or other forms of advertising compensation from businesses.
This disclosure is intended to comply with legal requirements on marketing and advertising that may apply, including the U.S. Federal Trade Commission rules. Affiliate compensation does not convert the website into financial advice, investment advice, or a regulated investment service.
14. Assignment
You may not assign, transfer, or subcontract any of your rights or obligations under these Terms and Conditions, in whole or in part, to any third party without our prior written consent. Any purported assignment in violation of this section will be null and void.
15. Breaches of these Terms and Conditions
Without prejudice to our other rights under these Terms and Conditions, if you breach these Terms in any way, we may take such action as we deem appropriate, including temporarily or permanently suspending your access to the website, contacting your internet service provider to request that they block your access to the website, and/or commencing legal action against you.
16. Force majeure
Except for obligations to pay money, no delay, failure, or omission by either party to carry out or observe any obligation will be deemed a breach of these Terms and Conditions if, and for as long as, such delay, failure, or omission arises from any cause beyond the reasonable control of that party.
17. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold us harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses relating to your violation of these Terms and Conditions and applicable laws, including intellectual property rights and privacy rights. You will promptly reimburse us for damages, losses, costs, and expenses relating to or arising out of such claims.
18. Waiver
Failure to enforce any of the provisions set out in these Terms and Conditions or any agreement, or failure to exercise any option to terminate, shall not be construed as a waiver of such provisions and shall not affect the validity of these Terms and Conditions, any agreement, or any part thereof, or the right thereafter to enforce each and every provision.
19. Language
These Terms and Conditions will be interpreted and construed exclusively in English. All notices and correspondence will be written exclusively in that language unless otherwise required by applicable law or expressly stated in a separate document.
20. Entire agreement
These Terms and Conditions, together with the current Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, and Disclaimer, constitute the entire agreement between you and Horacio Fabian Greco in relation to your use of this website.
21. Updating of these Terms and Conditions
We may update these Terms and Conditions from time to time. It is your obligation to periodically check these Terms and Conditions for changes or updates. The date provided at the beginning of these Terms is the latest revision date. Changes will become effective when posted to this website.
Your continued use of the website following the posting of changes or updates will be considered notice of your acceptance to abide by and be bound by the updated Terms and Conditions.
22. Choice of law and jurisdiction
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by the laws of Italy. Any disputes relating to these Terms and Conditions shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of Italy.
If any part or provision of these Terms and Conditions is found by a court or other authority to be invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, such part or provision will be modified, deleted, or enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to give effect to the intent of these Terms. The other provisions will not be affected.
23. Contact information
This website is owned and operated by Horacio Fabian Greco.
You may contact us regarding these Terms and Conditions by email at info@merlintrader.com.
Horacio Fabian Greco
Bettona, 06084, Italy



