1. INTRODUCTION.
1.1 This MLSonline.com Inc. Online Service
License Agreement (this “Agreement”) is a legal
agreement between you (either an individual or a single entity)
and MLSONLINE.COM INC. (“MLSOI”) for the limited
use of the MLSOI online lead generation service, including
any updates and upgrades to the MLSOI service and Software
from time to time (the MLSOI and Software are collectively
referred to as the “MLSOI Service”). This Agreement
governs your use of the MLSOI Service which is offered to
you conditioned upon your acceptance without modification
of the terms, conditions and notices contained in this Agreement.
If you do not agree to this Agreement, you may not install
and use any portion of the MLSOI Service. By using the MLSOI
Service, you agree to the terms of this Agreement.
1.2 For purposes of this Agreement “you”
or “your” means you and anyone who has access
to use your MLSOI Service account. “We” or “us”
means MLSOI. You must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
to use the MLSOI Service.
1.4 This license and will commence upon
your signing of the MLSOI service subscription agreement.
During the term of this license, you shall be entitled to
use the MLSOI Service for your personal or internal needs.
2. GENERAL TERMS.
You (whether a home buyer or a home seller) agree to supply MLSOI
with information about themselves and the property they want to
sell or hope to buy. MLSOI will use this information within MLSOI and
will provide certain to third parties who are, in most cases, appropriate
members of its real estate agent network. You may also agree to have the
information you have supplied to MLSOI forwarded to real estate
or other third-party professionals referred by MLSOI. As MLSOI uses
email, on an almost exclusive basis, to provide MLSOI services, all
MLSOI users must consent to receive Email from MLSOI to register for
MLSOI services. MLSOI users will also be required to consent to receive
emails or phone calls from third party(ies) if the MLSOI service
requested requires services from a third party(ies)(for example, a local
real estate agent).
To assure the value of MLSOI's services, you agree that all of the
information you have provided to MLSOI, whether online or otherwise, is
accurate and complete. MLSOI reserves its right to terminate or suspend
access to any user information that is alleged to be inaccurate or
misleading. You agree to allow MLSOI to provide this information to its
real estate agent network and its partners including, but not limited to,
United General Title Insurance Company.
MLSOI may refer real estate professionals to you, but MLSOI does not
engage in real estate broker services. Real Estate brokerage activities are
performed by local Real Estate Professionals that have been referred to you
by MLSOI. The terms of any agreement between a real estate professional and
MLSOI are not endorsed, recommended or otherwise known to or by MLSOI.
For its services MLSOI may receive payment including, but not limited to a
referral fee that may be a percentage of the commission received by the real
estate professionals involved in the real estate transaction. MLSOI's payment
is due based on an agreement between MLSOI and the real estate professional
involved. Your registration with MLSOI and use of MLSOI services constitutes
your acknowledgment of, and agreement to, this compensation arrangement.
MLSOI may from time to time offer promotional opportunities to encourage use
of MLSOI's services within a particular time frame. These opportunities may
include but are not limited to discounts, rebates, gift certificates, or other
incentives that are only available to those who use an MLSOI-affiliated real
estate professional to buy or sell a home. User eligibly for a particular
promotion will be defined in the terms of each promotion. Not all Users may
be eligible to receive all promotional opportunities.
3. LICENSE GRANT.
3.1 Subject to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, MLSOI grants to you, during the Term of
this Agreement (as defined in Section 13, below), a non-exclusive,
non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to use the MLSOI
Service.
4. SERVICE RESTRICTIONS.
4.1 The MLSOI Service shall only be used
in its intended manner for its intended, lawful purposes,
as described herein and in the MLSOI website.
4.2 You shall not, directly or indirectly
(i) sell, rent, lease, lend, sublicense, distribute, or otherwise
transfer or provide access to the Service (or any part thereof)
to any person, firm, or entity except as expressly authorized
herein, (ii) reverse engineer, translate, decompile, or create
or attempt to create, by any means, the source code from the
object code supplied hereunder, except to the minimum extent
expressly permitted by applicable law despite this limitation,
(iii) merge, adapt or modify the Service in any way, or create
any derivative work therefrom, (iv) avoid, circumvent, or
disable any security device, procedure, protocol, or mechanism
that MLSOI may include, require or establish with respect
to the Service, or (v) rent, lease, distribute, or otherwise
transfer the Service to any third party without the prior
written consent of MLSOI. All rights not expressly granted
to you are hereby reserved by MLSOI.
5. PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE RESTRICTION.
5.1 Unless otherwise specified, the MLSOI
Service is solely for your personal and non-commercial use.
Any unauthorized commercial use of the MLSOI Service, or the
resale of the MLSOI Service or any portion thereof, is expressly
prohibited. You may not distribute, transmit, display, publish,
license, create derivative works from, transfer or sell any
information or services obtained from the MLSOI Service without
the prior written consent of MLSOI. Furthermore, you may not
“meta-search” any portion of the MLSOI Service,
send, or cause to be sent, any automated queries of any sort
to the MLSOI Service, or otherwise use the MLSOI Service in
any commercial manner.
6. LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY SITES.
The links included within the MLSOI Service may direct you
to third-party web sites (“Linked Sites”). The
Linked Sites are not under the control of MLSOI and MLSOI
is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site. MLSOI
is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and
the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by MLSOI
of the site or any association with its operators. Any dealings
with third parties (including advertisers) included within
the MLSOI Service or participation in promotions, including
the delivery of and the payment for goods and services, and
any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations
associated with such dealings or promotions, are solely between
you and the advertiser or other third party. MLSOI shall not
be responsible or liable for any part of any such dealings
or promotions.
7. NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE.
7.1 Your use of the MLSOI Service is subject to MLSOI’s
acceptable use policies. The MLSOI Service contains e-mail
services, and may contain bulletin board services, chat areas,
news groups, forums, communities, personal web pages, calendars,
photo albums, file cabinets and/or other message or communication
facilities designed to enable you to communicate with others.
You shall only use the MLSOI Service to post, send, and receive
messages and material that are proper and, when applicable,
related to the particular MLSOI Service. By way of example,
and not as a limitation, you agree that when using the MLSOI
Service, you will not:
a. Use the MLSOI Service in connection with
surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters, junk e-mail,
spamming or any duplicative or unsolicited messages (commercial
or otherwise).
b. Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten
or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy
and publicity) of others.
c. Publish, post, upload, distribute or
disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, obscene,
indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information.
d. Publish, post, upload, distribute or
disseminate any topic, name, material or information that
incites discrimination, hate or violence towards one person
or a group because of their belonging to a particular gender,
having a particular sexual preference, or belonging to a particular
race, a religion or a nation, or that insults the victims
of crimes against humanity by contesting the existence of
those crimes.
e. Upload, or otherwise make available,
files that contain images, photographs, software or other
material protected by intellectual property laws, including,
by way of example, and not as limitation, copyright or trademark
laws (or by rights of privacy or publicity) unless you own
or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary
consents to do the same.
f. Use any material or information, including
images or photographs, which is made available through the
MLSOI Service in any manner that infringes any copyright,
trademark, patent, trade secret, privacy or publicity right,
or other proprietary right of any party.
g. Upload files that contain viruses, Trojan
horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, corrupted files, or
any other similar software or programs that may damage the
operation of another’s computer or the property of another.
h. Use meta-tag searches on the web sites
available through the MLSOI Service.
i. Download any file posted by another user
of the MLSOI Service that you know, or reasonably should know,
cannot be legally distributed in such manner.
j. Falsify or delete any author attributions,
legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations
or labels of the origin or source of software or other material
contained in a file that is uploaded.
k. Restrict or inhibit any other user from
using and enjoying the MLSOI Service.
l. Harvest or otherwise collect information
about others.
m. Violate any applicable laws or regulations.
n. Create a false identity for the purpose
of misleading others.
o. Use, download or otherwise copy, or provide
(whether or not for a fee) to a person or entity any directory
of users of a web site or service within the MLSOI Service
or other user or usage information or any portion thereof.
p. Send unsolicited e-mail or instant messages
through third-party mail servers to relay your message or
hide the origination of your message or any other message
to others.
q. Use your e-mail accounts in the text
of unsolicited e-mail messages or web sites as an address
to which subscribers, members or other Internet users can
respond.
r. View, intercept, or attempt to intercept
e-mail or other private communications not intended for you.
7.2 MLSOI has no obligation to monitor the
MLSOI Service. However, MLSOI reserves the right to review
materials posted to any portion of the MLSOI Service and to
remove any materials in its sole discretion. MLSOI reserves
the right to terminate your access to the MLSOI Service or
any MLSOI Service at any time, without notice, for any reason
whatsoever. MLSOI reserves the right at all times to edit,
refuse to post or to remove any information or materials,
in whole or in part, in MLSOI’s sole discretion.
7.3 You agree to always use caution when
giving out any personally identifiable information about yourself
in connection with the MLSOI Service. MLSOI does not control
or endorse the content, messages or information found in the
MLSOI Service that are posted by users or other third parties
and, therefore, MLSOI specifically disclaims any liability
with regard to such content, messages or information and any
actions resulting from your participation in any MLSOI Service
which permits posting of content, messages or information.
Managers and hosts are not authorized MLSOI spokespersons,
and their views do not necessarily reflect those of MLSOI.
7.4 Materials uploaded to the MLSOI Service
may be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction
and/or dissemination. You are responsible for adhering to
such limitations if you download the materials.
7.5 MLSOI reserves complete and sole discretion
with respect to the operation of the MLSOI Service. MLSOI
may, among other things (i) take any action (legal and/or
technical) that MLSOI deems appropriate to prevent bulk e-mail
from entering or leaving any MLSOI Service e-mail account,
(ii) delete messages if your e-mail account has not been accessed
by you within a time limit established by MLSOI from time
to time, in its sole discretion, (iii) not process e-mail
or instant messages due to space limitations, (iv) subject
to the MLSOI Service Statement of Privacy, make available
to third parties information relating to MLSOI and its subscribers
and members, (v) automatically sign out any users who are
inactive for an extended period of time, as determined by
MLSOI in its sole discretion, (vi) withdraw, suspend, change,
or discontinue any functionality or feature of the MLSOI Service,
(vii) delete attachments due to potentially harmful materials
included within such attachment, and (viii) limit access to
the service to prevent abusive consumption and ensure fair
access for all subscribers. The amount of e-mail and instant
message storage space per subscriber may be limited; therefore,
some e-mail and instant messages may not be processed due
to space constraints. You agree that MLSOI is not responsible
or liable for the loss, deletion or failure to store or accept
messages or other information. The use of any software that
would prohibit the MLSOI Service automatic sign-out system
or part thereof from performing as intended is prohibited.
8. Ownership.
As between the Parties, the MLSOI Service, all related documentation,
all copies and versions thereof and all related materials
provided to you, is and shall remain the exclusive property
of MLSOI and its licensors (including, without limitation,
all copyrights, patents, trade secret rights and other intellectual
property rights inherent therein or appurtenant thereto),
and shall not be used in any way other than as expressly permitted
by this Agreement. All Feedback shall also be the sole property
of MLSOI, even if suggestions made by you are incorporated
into subsequent versions of the MLSOI Service/Software or
related documentation. To the extent you may obtain any ownership
rights in any of the foregoing, you assign and agree to assign
all of its right title and interest, including all copyrights
and other intellectual property rights, in and to all of the
foregoing, to MLSOI.
9. Confidentiality.
You acknowledge that the Service, related documentation and
other related materials provided by MLSOI shall be deemed
to be confidential information and/or trade secrets of MLSOI
(collectively, “Confidential Information”). You
agree to use the Confidential Information only for the limited
Term of this Agreement and solely for the purpose of using
the MLSOI Service, and to take all steps reasonably necessary
to maintain and protect the Confidential Information in the
strictest confidence for the benefit of MLSOI. You agree that
you will not, without the express written permission of MLSOI,
disclose the Confidential Information directly or indirectly
to any third party, excepting your employees subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement.
10. EXPRESS WARRANTY; DISCLAIMER AND RELATED PROVISIONS.
10.1 Because the MLSOI Service may contain
defects, you are responsible for establishing back-up and
other procedures and controls appropriate to maintain the
integrity and continuity of your operations.
10.2 MLSOI reserves the right, with or without
prior notice, to discontinue work on the MLSOI Service or
to revise any portion of the MLSOI Service so it provides
different features, features in different combinations, and/or
different environment configurations.
10.3 MLSOI WARRANTS THAT IT HAS THE RIGHT
TO GRANT THIS LICENSE TO YOU AND TO PROVIDE YOU WITH ACCESS
TO THE MLSOI SERVICE. EXCEPT FOR THE FOREGOING EXPRESS WARRANTY,
MLSOI DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE
MLSOI SERVICE AND THE RELATED SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION,
WHETHER STATUTORY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION,
THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR NON-MISAPPROPRIATION
OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF A THIRD PARTY, CUSTOM,
TRADE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, ACCURACY OF INFORMATIONAL CONTENT,
OR SYSTEM INTEGRATION, OR ANY WARRANTIES ARISING UNDER ANY
OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENT. EXCEPT FOR THE FOREGOING EXPRESS
WARRANTY, THE MLSOI SERVICE, THE RELATED SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION
ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITH ALL FAULTS, AND
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ASSUME ALL RISKS OF THEIR USE, QUALITY,
AND PERFORMANCE.
YOU AGREE THAT MLSOI SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITIES TO YOU
TO CORRECT ANY DEFECTS OR PROBLEMS IN THE MLSOI SERVICE OR
THE RELATED SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION, OR TO ASSURE YOU THAT
THE MLSOI SERVICE AND ANY RELATED SOFTWARE OPERATES PROPERLY.
MLSOI DOES NOT WARRANT THAT USE OF THE MLSOI SERVICE WILL
BE ERROR-FREE, UNINTERRUPTED OR COMPLETELY SECURE.
11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
11.1 BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE MLSOI
SERVICE, YOU AGREE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MLSOI SHALL HAVE NO
LIABILITY WHATSOEVER ARISING FROM OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO
THE MLSOI SERVICE, THE SOFTWARE, THE DOCUMENTATION OR THIS
AGREEMENT, WHETHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR
CONSEQUENTIAL, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES.
11.2 IF THE FOREGOING LIMITATION IS HELD
TO BE UNENFORCEABLE OR TO FAIL OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE IN
ANY PART OR FOR ANY REASON, THEN THE TOTAL MAXIMUM LIABILITY
OF MLSOI ARISING FROM OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE MLSOI SERVICE
AND THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO YOUR ACTUAL DIRECT
DAMAGES UP TO A MAXIMUM AGGREGATE OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
($500) OR THE AMOUNTS PAID HEREUNDER TO MLSOI, WHICHEVER IS
GREATER. IN NO EVENT WILL MLSOI BE LIABLE FOR LOSS OF PROFITS,
DATA, OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO
THE MLSOI SERVICE, SOFTWARE OR THIS AGREEMENT.
12. CUSTOMER INDEMNITY.
12.1 You agree to indemnify, defend and
hold harmless MLSOI, its shareholders, directors, officers,
employees, agents and affiliated companies from and against
any losses, liabilities, costs, or damages (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees) arising out of or resulting from any
claims by third parties regarding the use or abuse of the
MLSOI Service or Software by you or your breach of this Agreement.
You shall not settle any such claim without MLSOI’s
prior written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld).
13. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
13.1 This Agreement is in the English language
only. All writings, notices, proceedings and disputes shall
be conducted in English only. This Agreement may not be assigned
by you or by operation of law to any other person or entity,
persons, firms, or corporation without the express written
approval of MLSOI. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of the parties’ successors and assigns. All notices
and demands hereunder shall be in writing and shall be served
by personal service or by mail at the address of the receiving
party set forth in this Agreement (or at such different address
as may be designated by such party by written notice to the
other party). All notices or demands by mail shall be by certified
or registered mail, return receipt requested, or by nationally-recognized
private express courier, and shall be deemed complete upon
receipt. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of California.
The parties agree that sole and exclusive venue for any dispute
arising under or related to this Agreement shall be the applicable
federal or state courts having jurisdiction over Los Angeles,
California. Each party is acting as an independent contractor
and not as an agent, partner, or joint venture with the other
party for any purpose. Except as provided in this Agreement,
neither party shall have any right, power, or authority to
act or to create any obligation, express or implied, on behalf
of the other. The restrictions on use, obligations of confidentiality,
the disclaimers of warranty, and the limitations of liability
set forth in this Agreement shall survive the termination
or expiration of this Agreement for any reason, as well as
Sections 3, 6-9, 11-14 and 16. The titles and headings of
the Sections in this Agreement are intended solely for convenience
of reference only and are not intended for any other purpose
whatsoever, or to explain, modify or place any construction
upon or on any of the provisions of this Agreement. No supplement,
modification, or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding,
unless executed in writing by a duly authorized representative
of each party to this Agreement. All Software and technical
information delivered under this Agreement are subject to
U.S. export control laws and may be subject to export or import
regulations in other countries. You agree to strictly comply
with all such laws and regulations.
14. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
14.1 The parties have read this Agreement
and agree to be bound by its terms, and further agree that
it constitutes the complete and entire agreement of the parties
and supersedes all previous communications, oral or written,
and all other communications between them relating to the
Agreement and to the subject matter hereof. No representations
or statements of any kind made by either party, which are
not expressly stated herein, shall be binding on such party.
If any provision of this Agreement is invalid under applicable
statute or rule of law, it is to that extent to be deemed
modified to the least degree necessary to remedy such invalidity
while retaining the intent of the parties and the economic
effect of the invalid provision.
15. FURTHER ASSURANCES.
15.1 You agree during and after the Term
to execute any documents or take any other actions reasonably
requested by MLSOI, at MLSOI’s expense, to secure, confirm
or enforce MLSOI’s intellectual property rights as provided
or anticipated by this Agreement. To the extent you fail to
do any of the foregoing in a timely manner, you appoint MLSOI
as your attorney in-fact to execute documents or take such
other actions, solely to effectuate the purpose of this Section.
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