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This website is owned and operated by Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited. Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited reserves the right, at its discretion, to change, modify, add to, or remove portions of these terms and conditions at any time and to restrict access to any areas of this website at any time, without notice or liability. Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited suggests that you check these terms and conditions periodically for changes. If you use this website after changes are posted to this section, you accept the changed terms and conditions.

These terms and conditions are specific to this website and do not relate to any site of The Vanguard Group, Inc. ("VGI") or the site of any other member of The Vanguard Group of Companies (as defined under 'About Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited' below), although VGI and other members of The Vanguard Group of Companies do have certain rights under these terms and conditions, as provided for in these terms and conditions. These terms and conditions are intended to be enforceable by Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited and VGI and also by other members of The Vanguard Group of Companies, as well as by you.

International Use

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About Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited

Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited is registered in Ireland with registration number 266761 and has its registered office at 70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2 Ireland. Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited is authorised and regulated in Ireland by the Central Bank of Ireland and is authorised to passport its investment services and activities into other EU countries. Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited's VAT number is IE 8266761 H. Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited is a member of a group of companies of which VGI, incorporated in Pennsylvania, USA, is the ultimate holding company ("The Vanguard Group of Companies").

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The value of investments, and the income from them, may fall or rise and investors may get back less than they invested. The value of any investment may fall or rise as a result of change in exchange rates. Some funds may invest in emerging markets which can be more volatile than more established markets. As a result the value of any investment may rise or fall. Corporate bonds may provide higher yields but as such may carry greater credit risk increasing the risk of default on repayment and erosion of the capital value of your investment and the level of income may fluctuate. Fixed interest securities also carry the risk of default on repayment and erosion of the capital value of your investment and the level of income may fluctuate. Movements in interest rates are likely to affect the capital value of fixed interest securities. Investments in smaller companies may be more volatile than investments in well-established blue chip companies. Some funds may invest in derivatives. The risks associated with the use of derivatives are different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. There is no assurance that any derivative strategy used by any fund will succeed and a fund may suffer a substantial loss as a result. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.

Vanguard Investments UK, Limited is the Authorised Corporate Director of Vanguard Investment Funds ICVC and Vanguard LifeStrategy Funds ICVC, and the Manager of Vanguard FTSE UK All Share Index Unit Trust. The Manager of Vanguard Investment Series plc, Vanguard Funds plc and Vanguard Common Contractual Fund is Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited.

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User Content and License Grant

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Pursuant to Section 512(c)(2) of the Copyright Revision Act, as enacted through the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Vanguard designates an agent as described below to receive notifications of claimed copyright infringement by mail: Pamela Crocker  Senior Counsel, The Vanguard Group, Inc., P.O. Box 2600, V-26, Valley Forge, PA 19482-2600.

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Android is a trademark of Google Inc.

Vanguard Annuity Access is offered in collaboration with Hueler Investment Services, Inc. through the Income Solutions platform. Income Solutions is a registered trademark of Hueler Investment Services, Inc. and used under license. United States Patent No. 7,653,560.

TurboTax and TurboTax Online are trademarks and service marks of Intuit Inc., registered in the United States and other countries.

Morningstar data © Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) does not constitute investment advice offered by Morningstar; and (4) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

The funds or securities referred to herein are not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, and MSCI bears no liability with respect to any such funds or securities. The prospectus or the Statement of Additional Information contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship MSCI has with Vanguard and any related funds.

Dividend Achievers is a trademark of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (collectively, with its affiliates, "NASDAQ OMX") and has been licensed for use by The Vanguard Group, Inc. Vanguard mutual funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold, or promoted by NASDAQ OMX, and NASDAQ OMX MAKES NO WARRANTIES AND BEARS NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE VANGUARD MUTUAL FUNDS.

Reader's Digest and the Pegasus logo are registered trademarks of The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. Used under license.

The Russell Indexes and Russell® are registered trademarks of Russell Investments and have been licensed for use by The Vanguard Group, Inc. The products are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Russell Investments and Russell Investments makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the products.

S&P® and S&P 500® are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P") and have been licensed for use by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and its affiliates and sublicensed for certain purposes by Vanguard. The S&P Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and has been licensed for use by Vanguard. The Vanguard Fund(s) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, Dow Jones, S&P or their respective affiliates, and none of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, Dow Jones, S&P nor their respective affiliates makes any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s).

SEDOL Data has been provided from the London Stock Exchange's SEDOL Masterfile® SEDOL and SEDOL Masterfile® are registered trademarks of the London Stock Exchange Group PLC.

Upromise, the Upromise logo and Ugift are registered service marks of Upromise, Inc.

Visa and Plus are trademarks of Visa International Service Association.

"Wilshire 4500" and "Wilshire 5000" are trademarks and "Wilshire" is a service mark of Wilshire Associates Incorporated and they have been licensed for use by The Vanguard Group, Inc. ("Vanguard"). The Vanguard funds and/or ETFs (the "Products") are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Wilshire Associates Incorporated or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, and they make no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Products.

Automated Form and Signature Capture Technology Licensed under Comfidex U.S. Patents 6,189,009 and 6,725,220.

Vanguard owns issued patents for its Vanguard Exchange-Traded Funds ("Vanguard ETFs") under U.S. Patent Nos. 6,879,964; 7,337,138; 7,720,749; 7,925,573; and 8,090,646.

Vanguard owns issued patents for its Auto-Rebalancing methodology under U.S. Patent Nos. 7,149,713 and 7,552,079.

Vanguard owns issued patents for its Bond ETF Dividend Declaration model under U.S. Patent Nos. 7,792,725 and 8,175,944.

Vanguard owns issued patents for its Personal QDI Calculation Process under U.S. Patent No. 7,953,661.

Vanguard owns issued patents for its Managed Payout Funds under U.S. Patent Nos. 8,180,695; 8,185,464; and WIPO Application No. WO2009/036276.

Use of this Website and Limitation of Liability

Your use of this website

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Liability for use of this website/ Indemnity

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Information and opinions contained on this website have been compiled or arrived at by Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited from sources believed to be reliable. However, to the extent permitted by law, Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited, each other member of The Vanguard Group of Companies and other third parties affiliated to Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited hereby expressly exclude all conditions, warranties, representations and other terms which might otherwise be implied by statute, common law or the law of equity and any liability for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, punitive, exemplary or consequential loss or damage of any kind incurred by any user in connection with this website or in reliance on the information or opinions contained in it or by anyone who may be informed of any of the contents of this website at any time, or by any user or any such other person in connection with the use, inability to use, or results of the use of this website or any sites linked to it or materials posted on it. This does not affect Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited's liability for any loss or damage which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law and does not exclude or restrict any duty or liability that Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited has to any person under the regulatory system in the United Kingdom.

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Termination

The rights granted to you herein terminate immediately upon any violation by you of these terms and conditions. Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to temporarily or permanently terminate your access to and use of this website at any time and for any reason whatsoever, without notice or liability. Neither Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited nor any member of The Vanguard Group of Companies will be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to or use of this website.

Your personal data

Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited may collect and process the following personal data about you in accordance with these terms and conditions:

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  • Details of your visits to this website and the materials and information that you access; and for the following purposes:
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  • To provide you with information, products or services that you request from Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited or which Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited feel may interest you, where you have consented to be contacted for such purposes.
  • To allow you to participate in any interactive features of Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited's service, when you choose to do so; and
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Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited may disclose your personal data to other members of The Vanguard Group of Companies, including, without limitation, those outside the European Economic Area for the purposes stated above. Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited may also disclose your personal data to agents and service providers (within and outside the European Economic Area) of The Vanguard Group of Companies for the purposes stated above (who may also collect and process your personal data), to third parties located outside the European Economic Area for purposes similar to those stated above or if Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited or any other member of The Vanguard Group of Companies are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply these terms and conditions or other agreements, or to protect the rights of Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited, their customers, or others. By using this website, you consent to processing of your personal data in accordance with these terms and conditions and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.

If you would like to receive a copy of any personal data that Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited holds or a description of that personal data, please contact Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited at enquiries@vanguard.co.uk. This request will incur a fee of up to £10. You may also ask for any inaccurate information to be corrected or deleted.

Cookie policy

Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited ("we" or "us") uses cookies on the website www.ie.vanguard.

This cookie policy provides you with detailed information about the types of cookies we use and the purposes for using those cookies. This policy does not govern the use of our websites for The Vanguard Group's U.S. investors. To review the privacy policy that applies to U.S. customers of Vanguard, please click on the following link: US privacy policy.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that is stored on your computer, tablet, mobile phone, or other device when you visit a website. Cookies contain information that is transferred to or read on your device and allow websites to recognize devices and store certain information, such as user preferences. Cookies are used to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.

We use session cookies, which link your actions during a particular browser session and expire at the end of that session, as well as persistent cookies, which remain on your device and allow us to remember your actions or preferences across multiple browser sessions.

What cookies do we use and why?

The cookies used on our site are categorized as follows:

Strictly Necessary

'Strictly Necessary' cookies let you enter and move around the website and use essential features. Without these cookies, services and information you have asked for cannot be provided. We use these Strictly Necessary cookies primarily to identify you as having confirmed your eligibility to enter and use our website, and to make sure you connect to the right service on our website when we make any changes to the way the website works. Accepting these cookies is a condition of using the website, so if you prevent these cookies, we cannot guarantee your use of our website or how the security on our website will perform during your visit.

Performance

'Performance' cookies collect information about how you use our website, such as which pages you visit and any errors you experience. These cookies are used to help us improve how our website works and understand what interests our users. We use Performance cookies for:

  • analytics, to provide a variety of statistics on how our website is used;
  • error management, to help us improve the website by measuring any errors that occur;
  • design testing, to test different designs of our website to improve the users' experience; and
  • website analytics, which enable us to collect, either directly or through third-party service providers, certain technical and navigational information, such as computer browser type, internet protocol (IP) address, pages visited, date and time of your visit, and average time spent on our website. This information may be used, for example, to alert you to software compatibility issues or to resolve technical or service problems. We also analyze this information, with the assistance of our service providers, to improve our web design and functionality, to enhance our ability to serve you and your accounts, and to tailor our communications to you regarding our products and services.

Some of our Performance cookies are managed for us by third parties. However, we do not allow the third party to use the cookies for any purpose other than those listed above.

Functionality

'Functionality' cookies help to provide services or to remember settings to improve your visit. We use Functionality cookies primarily to identify whether and when you've visited our site previously. Some of these cookies are managed for us by third parties, but we don't allow the third party to use the cookies for any purpose other than those listed above.

Targeting

‘Targeting’ cookies permit us – through our third party service providers - to identify whether and when you have seen or clicked on a particular Vanguard advertisement on a third party site, as well as enabling us to target our advertising to you on other sites after you have visited our website. We may use third-party service providers to place advertisements for us on other websites, and to help us measure brand awareness and the effectiveness of our online advertising. These service providers may use cookies to collect limited technical, web navigation, and other information, such as the advertisement presented, your operating system and browser type, the webpage from which you linked to our site (if any), and pages visited or generated on our site. We and our service providers may use data collected on this site or when you open e-mails from Vanguard, together with other information we have about you and your Vanguard relationships, to serve ads to you on other sites as you browse the web. We do not provide any personally identifiable information about our users or clients to these service providers, and they do not collect such information for us. All information collected on our website is used exclusively by Vanguard, or by our service providers on our behalf, and is not shared with unaffiliated third parties.

For more information on advertising-related cookies and how to opt out of them, please visit the Internet Advertising Bureau guide to online behavioural advertising at www.youronlinechoices.eu.

How to withdraw your consent or delete or block our cookies

The Help feature on most web browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to receive notice when a new cookie is set, and how to disable cookies altogether.

If you change the settings on your web browser, you will be presented with the consent option again the next time you visit our website.

Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited's system will issue cookies when you visit this website.

For further information about deleting or blocking cookies, please visit: https://www.aboutcookies.org/Default.aspx?page=2.

Law and Severability

These terms and conditions are governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. The English courts will have non-exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising from, or related to, use of this website and it is a condition of using this website that you waive any objection to proceedings in such courts on the grounds of venue or that proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient forum, although each of Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited and each other member of The Vanguard Group of Companies retains the right to bring proceedings against you for breach of these terms and conditions in your country of residence or any other relevant country.

If any provision of these terms and conditions is deemed unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision will be deemed severable from these terms and conditions and will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of these terms and conditions. These terms and conditions represent the entire agreement between you and each member of The Vanguard Group of Companies relating to the subject matter herein.

Issued by Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited which is authorised and regulated in Ireland by the Central Bank of Ireland.