Form 10-K: Annual report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017

Abstract

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has established a policy to limit automated requests to its website, SEC.gov. This policy is designed to ensure equitable access to all users and prevent automated searches from impacting the ability of others to access SEC.gov content. The SEC monitors the frequency of requests and reserves the right to block IP addresses that submit excessive requests. The current guideline limits users to a total of no more than 10 requests per second, regardless of the number of machines used to submit requests. If a user or application exceeds this limit, further requests from the IP address(es) may be limited for a brief period. This policy is intended to limit excessive automated searches and is not intended or expected to impact individuals browsing the SEC.gov website. The SEC may change this policy as it manages SEC.gov to ensure that the website performs efficiently and remains available to all users. – AI-generated abstract.