|
TERMS OF USE
Welcome to this Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Web
site (this "Web Site"). Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage provides
this Web Site subject to the following terms of use (these "Terms"). These
Terms explain a contractual agreement between you ("User," "You," "Your")
and Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage ("We," "Us," "Our") regarding Your
use of this Web Site. You should print a copy of these Terms for Your records. Please
note, however, that We may update and amend these Terms from time to time.
1. WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
The goal of this Web Site is to provide You with access to information
about Our facilities, services, products, and related links to meet Your needs (the
"Content"). The Terms are meant to protect all of Our visitors to this Web
Site, and Your access to and use of this Web Site signifies Your agreement with
these Terms. DO NOT USE THIS WEB SITE IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS.
We reserve the right, in Our sole discretion, to modify, alter or otherwise update
these Terms at any time. Such modifications, alterations, and updates shall be effective
immediately upon posting. You agree to be bound by such modified, altered, and updated
Terms if You access or use this Web Site after We have posted notice of such modifications,
alterations or updates.
Consistent with Our goals, this Web Site will permit You
to link to many other Web sites that may or may not be affiliated with this Web
Site and/or with Us. The other linked Web sites have different terms of use that
are not the same as these Terms. Your access to and use of such linked Web sites
through links provided on this Web Site is governed by the terms of use and policies
of those sites, not this Web Site.
2. PRIVACY
Registration data and certain other information about You is
subject to our Privacy Policy. For more information, please review Our
Privacy Policy.
3. USE OF THIS WEB SITE
We control and operate this Web Site. All Content on this Web
Site, including, but not limited to, text, photographs, images, illustrations, audio
clips, and video clips, is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, and/or
other intellectual property rights (which are governed by United States and worldwide
copyright laws and treaty provisions, privacy and publicity laws, and communication
regulations and statutes). The Content is owned and controlled by Us or Our affiliates,
or by third party content providers, merchants, sponsors and licensors (collectively
the "Providers") that have licensed their content or the right to market
their products and/or services to Us. Content on this Web Site or any Web site owned,
operated, licensed or controlled by the Providers is solely for Your personal, non-commercial
use. You agree to abide by all additional copyright notices, information, or restrictions
contained in any Content. You may download a single copy of any Content contained
on this Web Site, solely for Your personal, non-commercial use, consistent with
these Terms, provided that You maintain all copyright and other notices contained
in such Content.
You may not copy, reproduce, republish, upload,
post, transmit, distribute, and/or exploit the Content in any way (including by
e-mail or other electronic means) for commercial use without the prior written consent
of Us or the Providers. You may request consent by faxing a request to NRT's Legal
Department at (973) 240-5059. Your modification of the Content, use of the
Content on any other Web site or networked computer environment, or use of the Content
for any purpose other than personal, non-commercial use, without the prior written
consent of Us or the Providers, violates the intellectual property rights and proprietary
rights of the Content owners and is prohibited.
You may not use on Your Web site any registered or unregistered
trademarks, service marks or copyrighted materials appearing on this Web Site, including
but not limited to any logos or characters, without the express written consent
of the owner of the mark or copyright. You may not frame, deep link, or otherwise
incorporate into another Web site any of the Content or other materials on this
Web Site without Our express prior written consent.
Violation of trademark and copyright laws may result in significant
civil liability or criminal penalties under
United States
and/or worldwide copyright and trademark laws. You recognize
that any reproduction or use of Content, except as authorized by these Terms, is
considered intentional infringement.
4. USER'S RESPONSIBILITIES
You warrant and represent to Us that You will not use this Web
Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms, including without
limitation the posting or transmitting any threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene,
scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material. If You violate any
of these Terms, Your permission to use this Web Site immediately terminates without
the necessity of any notice. We retain the right to deny access to anyone at Our
discretion for any reason, including for violation of these Terms.
You are solely responsible for Your Information, and We act
as a passive conduit for Your online distribution and publication of Your Information.
As used in these Terms, "Information" means any information or data that You submit
to this Web Site and any information or data that is generated by this Web Site
as a result of Your use of this Web Site.
In the event that You are provided with User identification
numbers or codes (collectively, "ID's"), confirmation numbers, and/or passwords
(as applicable) in the use of this Web Site, You shall maintain such User ID's,
confirmation numbers, and/or passwords in confidence and You agree not to distribute
or disclose the same to third parties. It is Your responsibility to notify Us if
We need to change or discontinue any of Your ID's, confirmation numbers, or passwords.
It is also Your responsibility to immediately request discontinuation of an ID,
confirmation number, or password upon Your knowledge or belief that such ID, confirmation
number, and/or password is, or may be subject to, a breach of confidentiality. We
may suspend or terminate Your service or access to this Web Site if We believe a
breach of these Terms has occurred.
You agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete Information.
If You provide any Information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete
(or We have reasonable grounds to suspect that such Information is untrue, inaccurate,
not current or incomplete), We have the right to suspend or terminate Your access
and activity, and refuse any and all current or future use, of this Web Site.
5. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
You are specifically prohibited from any use of this Web Site,
and You agree not to use or permit others to use this Web Site, for any of the following:
(a) take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load
on the Web Site's infrastructure, including but not limited to "spam" or other such
unsolicited mass e-mailing techniques; (b) disclose to, or share with, the assigned
confirmation numbers and/or passwords with any unauthorized third parties or using
the assigned confirmation numbers and/or passwords for any unauthorized purpose;
(c) attempt to decipher, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any of the software
or HTML code comprising or in any way making up a part of this Web Site; (d) upload,
post, emailing or otherwise transmitting any Information, Content, or proprietary
rights that You do not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual
or fiduciary relationships; (e) violating any applicable local, state, national
or international law, including, but not limited to, any regulations having the
force of law; and, (f) using any robot, spider, intelligent agent, other automatic
device, or manual process to search, monitor or copy Our Web pages, or the Content
without Our prior written permission, provided that generally available third party
Web browser such as Netscape Navigator® and Microsoft Internet Explorer® may be
used without such permission.
6. INFORMATION POSTED TO WEB SITE
With respect to all Information You elect to post to publicly
accessible areas of the Web Site, You agree that We have the right to use, reproduce,
modify, publish, perform and display such Information (in whole or part) worldwide;
provided that such use is subject to the terms of Our Privacy
Policy.
You acknowledge and agree that We may preserve Information and
may also disclose Information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief
that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with
legal process; (b) enforce the Terms; (c) respond to claims that any Information
violates the rights of third-parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal
safety of Our business, employees, Providers, affiliates, users, and/or the public.
7. LINKS TO OTHER WEB SITES
This Web Site may contain links to third-party and/or other
Coldwell Banker-affiliated Web sites not under Our control or operation (the "Linked
Sites"). The links will let You leave this Web Site, and You access them
at Your own risk. You acknowledge that We provide the Linked Sites for Your convenience
and information only. We do not endorse nor are We responsible for any content,
information, or other related materials found at any such Linked Sites or any links
contained within such Linked Sites, whether or not We are affiliated with the owners
of such Linked Sites. Moreover, We do not control any use of content, information
or other related material that You provide to, or is collected and/or tracked by,
such Linked Sites. Such use by Linked Sites is governed by the terms of use statements
and/or privacy policies of such Linked Sites, not this Web Site, and as a result
may differ from Ours. You may not establish a hyperlink to this Web Site or provide
any links that state or imply any sponsorship or endorsement of Your Web site by
Us or the Providers.
8. DEALINGS WITH ADVERTISERS
Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation
in promotions of, advertisers found on or through this Web Site, including payment
and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties,
or representations associated with such dealings are solely between You and such
advertiser. You agree that We (and the Providers) shall neither be responsible nor
liable for any loss or damage incurred by You as the result of any such dealings
or as the result of the presence of such advertisers on this Web Site.
9. NO WARRANTIES
ALL CONTENT ON THIS WEB SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. OTHER THAN THOSE WARRANTIES WHICH,
UNDER THE U.S. LAWS APPLICABLE TO THESE TERMS, ARE IMPLIED BY LAW AND ARE INCAPABLE
OF EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION, OR MODIFICATION, WE DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
NEITHER WE, OUR AFFILIATED OR RELATED ENTITIES, NOR THE PROVIDERS,
NOR ANY PERSON INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION OF THIS WEB
SITE, WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THIS WEB SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED
OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SERVER THAT MAKES THE
CONTENT AVAILABLE WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. THE CONTENT
THAT YOU ACCESS ON THIS WEB SITE IS PROVIDED SOLELY FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE AND INFORMATION
ONLY. WE DO NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE RESULTS THAT MAY
BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THIS WEB SITE, OR AS TO THE RELIABILITY, ACCURACY, USEFULNESS,
OR CURRENCY OF ANY CONTENT, SERVICE, AND/OR MERCHANDISE ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO YOUR
USE OF THIS WEB SITE.
WE ARE A DISTRIBUTOR AND NOT A PUBLISHER. WE HAVE NO MORE EDITORIAL
CONTROL OVER SUCH INFORMATION AND CONTENT THAN DOES A PUBLIC LIBRARY OR NEWSSTAND.
ANY OPINIONS, ADVICE, STATEMENTS, SERVICES, OFFERS, OR OTHER INFORMATION EXPRESSED
OR MADE AVAILABLE BY THIRD PARTIES (INCLUDING IN THE LINKED SITES) ARE THOSE OF
THE RESPECTIVE AUTHORS OR DISTRIBUTORS OF SUCH CONTENT.
YOU USE THIS WEB SITE AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU (AND NOT US) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING
(INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION YOUR INTERNET CONNECTION) AND REPAIR OR CORRECTION
OF YOUR SYSTEM.
10. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT SHALL WE NOR OUR AFFILIATED OR RELATED ENTITIES
(INCLUDING PROVIDERS), NOR ANY OF OUR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES
OR AGENTS, NOR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION
OF THIS WEB SITE, BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES WHETHER ARISING UNDER CONTRACT, WARRANTY, OR TORT
(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE
KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION FROM THE USE OR ATTEMPTED USE OF THIS WEB SITE OR ANY OTHER LINKED SITE.
OUR LIABILITY, AND THE LIABILITY OF OUR PROVIDERS, TO YOU OR
ANY THIRD PARTIES IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE IS LIMITED TO THE LESSER OF (A) THE AMOUNT
OF FEES YOU PAY TO US IN THE 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACTION GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY,
OR (B) $500. Some states do not allow for the limitation of liability, so the foregoing
limitation may not apply to You.
BY WAY OF EXAMPLE ONLY, WE AND RELATED PERSONS AND ENTITIES
SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM: FAILURE
OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION,
COMPUTER VIRUS, THEFT, DESTRUCTION, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF PERSONAL
RECORDS, OR THE RELIANCE UPON OR USE OF CONTENT, INFORMATION, OPINIONS OR OTHER
MATERIALS APPEARING ON THIS WEB SITE. MOREOVER, YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE
THAT WE ARE NOT LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL
CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS OR THIRD PARTIES.
The limitation of liability reflects the allocation of risk
between the parties. The limitations specified in this Section 10 will survive and
apply even if any limited remedy specified in these Terms is found to have failed
of its essential purpose. The limitations of liability provided in these Terms inure
to the benefit of Us and the Providers, and to all respective officers, directors,
employees, representatives, attorneys, and agents.
11. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
We operate this Web Site (excluding Linked Sites) from Our offices
within the State of
Minnesota
. It can be accessed from all 50 states, as well as from other
countries around the world. As each of these places has laws that may differ from
those of California, by accessing this Web Site, You agree that these Terms and
Your use of the Web Site shall be governed in all respect by the internal substantive
laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict of laws provisions and
shall not be governed by the United Nations Convention on the International Sale
of Goods. You further submit to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the state and
federal courts located in the State of
California
for all disputes, cases and controversies regarding this Web
Site, Your use of this Web Site, and Your relationship with Us. We make no representation
that materials on this Web Site are appropriate or available for use in other locations,
and accessing them from territories where the Content is illegal is prohibited.
Those who choose to access this Web Site from other locations do so at their own
risk and are responsible for compliance with local laws, including laws regarding
the transmission of technical data exported from the
United States
or the country in which You reside.
12. INDEMNIFICATION
We reserve the right to report any wrongdoing, if and when We
become aware of it, to any applicable government agencies. You agree to indemnify,
defend and hold Us and the Providers, Our and their officers, directors, employees,
affiliates, agents, licensors, and suppliers harmless from and against any and all
claims, demands, actions, costs, liabilities, losses and damages of any kind (including
attorneys' fees) resulting from Your use of this Web Site, Your breach of any provision
of these Terms and/or any negligent acts, omissions or intentional wrongdoing by
You. Any such indemnification shall be conditioned on Our: (a) notifying You in
writing of any such claim, demand, action, cost, liability, loss or threat of any
thereof; (b) cooperating with You in the defense or settlement thereof; and (c)
allowing You to control such defense or settlement. We shall be entitled to participate
in such defense at Our own cost and expense.
13. MESSAGE BOARDS
In the event that We provide message boards or discussion forums
on this Web Site (the "Forums"), You agree to use the Forums only in a noncommercial
manner. You shall not, without our express approval, distribute or otherwise publish
any material containing any solicitation of funds, advertising, or written solicitation
for goods and services. You agree that any uploaded materials may be republished
without compensation to You or any other person or entity. In addition, You warrant
that all moral rights in any uploaded materials have been waived. While We do not
and cannot review every message posted by You or any other User in the Forums, and
although We are not responsible for these messages, We reserve the right (but not
the obligation) to delete, move, or edit messages that We, in our sole discretion,
deem abusive, defamatory, obscene, in violation of copyright or trademark laws,
or otherwise unacceptable. We do not endorse any Information posted on this Web
Site.
You agree that You must evaluate, and bear all risks associated
with, the use of any messages, Information, or Content, including any reliance on
the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such messages, Information, or Content.
In this regard, You acknowledge that You may not rely on any Content We create or
information submitted to Us by third parties, including without limitation, information
in the Forums, and in all other parts of this Web Site.
14. OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS
These Terms are for the benefit of Us and the Providers, Our
and their officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents, licensors, and suppliers.
Each of these individuals or entities shall have the right to assert and enforce
these Terms directly against You on its (or their own) behalf. Our failure to act
with respect to a breach by You or others does not waive Our right to act with respect
to subsequent or similar breaches.
If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable,
such provision will be struck and the remaining provisions enforced. Headings are
for reference purposes only.
You and We are dealing at arms' length, creating a commercial
relationship. We are not Your Agent or Your fiduciary, and no agency, partnership,
joint venture, employee-employer or franchiser-franchisee relationship is intended
or created by these Terms.
The provisions and conditions of these Terms, and each obligation
referenced herein, represent the entire Agreement between Us (including the Providers),
Our affiliated or related entities, and You, and supersede any prior agreements
or understandings not incorporated herein. In the event that any inconsistencies
exist between these Terms and any future published terms of use or understanding,
the last published Terms shall prevail.
WE RESERVE ANY RIGHTS NOT EXPRESSLY GRANTED OR STATED IN THESE
TERMS.
|