Forecasts can be provided for both general and limited use. However, projections are restricted to the latter, because limited users are in a better position to understand the prospective statements and related assumptions than other parties. For example a potential venture capital investor can ask the responsible party assumptions in a projection, whereas a removed user, such as a reader of a company prospectus, cannot. Because general users may have difficulty interpreting hypothetical assumptions without obtaining additional information, the standards prohibit their general use. There is an exception to this rule: a projection may be issued as a supplement to a forecast for general use.