Common use of CERTIFICATES OF CONFORMANCE Clause in Contracts

CERTIFICATES OF CONFORMANCE. A. Certificates of Conformance may be issued to the Company in respect of its DAI where such DAI is deemed by Intercontinental to have complied with such standards as Intercontinental have issued (and may revise from time to time) governing access to the API and the conformance guidelines published by Intercontinental. B. In the event that the Company alters its DAI subsequent to receipt of its Certificate of Conformance it shall notify Intercontinental of the details of such alteration and, if appropriate, comply with the request of Intercontinental to re- conform the Company’s altered DAI. C. A Certificate of Conformance may be withdrawn by Intercontinental in any case where the Company’s DAI is deemed subsequently not to comply with any such standards as the same may be revised from time to time. D. If, during the Maintenance Period, the Company undertakes transactions in, or in relation to, the Exchange Contracts on the Platform, in any capacity whatsoever, including, whether: (i) through a third party; (ii) on its own behalf; or, (iii) on behalf of a third party, the Company shall ensure that it has a policy in place in relation to undertaking such transactions which is in compliance with the relevant regulatory guidance regarding conflicts of interest and material interest, and related matters. E. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company is not authorized to provide any entity with a connection to the Trading System through the Company’s DAI for the Exchange Contracts or to distribute (whether internally or externally) any Market Data or to grant read-only access to any Market Data unless the entity is a registered Direct Access Trading Participant Agreement with the Exchange, or has executed a Standard Vendor Agreement with ICE Data UK (as the case may be). The Company must execute a Direct Access Trading Participant Application/Agreement and/or a Standard Vendor Agreement, to either trade the Exchange Contracts or access Market Data, as the case may be.