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BROKER XSITES
TERMS OF SERVICE AGREEMENT
IMPORTANT
NOTICE TO USER - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF SERVICE
AGREEMENT (THE "AGREEMENT") DETAILS THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE WEBSITE
HOSTING AND E-COMMERCE SERVICES (THE "SERVICES") PROVIDED AND ADMINISTERED BY A
LA MODE, INC. (REFERRED TO HEREIN AS "ALM" OR "WE"). THIS AGREEMENT CONSTITUTES
A BINDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN ALM AND THE BROKER XSITES MEMBER ("MEMBER" OR
"YOU"). YOU MAY NOT ACCESS BROKER XSITES UNLESS YOU FIRST REVIEW AND ACCEPT THE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT BY CLICKING ON THE "AGREE" BUTTON AT THE
BOTTOM ON THIS PAGE. AFTER YOU REVIEW THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS BELOW, PLEASE
ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR AGREEMENT BY CLICKING ON THE "AGREE" BUTTON OR THAT YOU DECLINE
THIS AGREEMENT BY CLICKING ON THE "DISAGREE" BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. LICENSE TERMS: ALM hereby grants You a
nonexclusive, nontransferable, restrictive and conditional right to use the
Services subject to the terms and conditions contained in this License. You
assume full responsibility for the selection of this program to achieve your
intended results, and for the installation, use, and results obtained from said
Services.
2. Fees and Payment. You shall pay the fees and other charges
for the Services as stated on the ALM website or in this Agreement. All fees are
due immediately and, except as expressly provided herein, are non-refundable.
ALM reserves the right to change its fees at any time. You shall make all
payments in U.S. currency. Your credit card will be billed in advance for any
and all fees. ALM reserves the right to suspend or terminate your account if
credit card charges are denied. Such suspension or termination shall not relieve
you of the obligation to pay the fees due. You agree to pay ALM its reasonable
expenses, including attorneys' and collection agency fees, incurred in enforcing
its rights under this Agreement.
3. Term and Termination. This Agreement
shall become effective upon your acceptance of the terms and conditions
contained herein and shall continue for a period of one (1) year unless sooner
terminated as provided below.
4. ALM reserves the right to terminate
this Agreement for any reason, as determined by ALM in its sole discretion. ALM
shall have no obligation to refund any of Member's fees due to ALM's early
termination of this Agreement.
5. Upon the termination of this Agreement
for any reason, ALM shall replace the home page of Member's website with a
standard error message at no charge to Member.
6. USE OF THE SERVICES:
You agree to take all reasonable and necessary steps to ensure that all
employees and other persons under your control do not use the Services in
contravention of the terms of this License and are aware of and abide by the
terms of this License. The Services shall be used only by you and your
company.
7. User agrees that as a Broker XSite owner, you accept all
responsibility for any and all XSites under your Broker XSite account,
including, but not limited to data, listings, and all use, now known or later
invented. It is your responsibility to ensure that all users of your sites will
comply with the Agent XSites End User License Agreement, including the
advertising of homes and MLS listings.
8. User agrees that in the event
User participates in or utilizes Listings XChange functionality, that User
provides express consent to Listings XChange users to use, publish, promote or
advertise User's applicable listings. User acknowledges and agrees that Users
and Listings XChange users create advertising relationships and that ALM is not
a party to said relationship. Users and Listings XChange users accept the
obligation to create, manage, alter, and/or end said relationships and
participation in the Listings XChange functionality. There is no transfer of
ownership rights associated with this functionality.
9. Responsibility
for Member Website Development, Operation and Maintenance. Member will be solely
responsible for the development, operation and maintenance of Member's website
and all content and materials appearing on-line including, without limitation:
(a) the accuracy and appropriateness of content and materials appearing on
the website;
(b) ensuring that the content and materials appearing do not
violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party;
(c) ensuring that
the content and materials appearing are not libelous or otherwise illegal;
(d) the final calculation and application of shipping and sales tax and for
accepting, processing, filling and shipping any customer orders;
(e) handling
any customer inquiries or complaints arising from customer orders; and
(f)
the security of any customer credit card numbers and related customer
information that you obtain or access as a result of conducting electronic
commerce via Member's website and to keep all such information confidential and
to exercise the same degree of care and security standard in the industry.
10. Member Communication. ALM reserves the right to send Member service
e-mails notifying Member of operational or other changes that may affect or
change the Services offered by ALM. Please note that you cannot opt out of such
service e-mails because these service e-mails provide information critical for
the operation of Member's website.
MEMBER HEREBY GRANTS ALM EXPRESS
WRITTEN PERMISSION TO SEND FAX AND OR EMAIL SOLICITATIONS OR ADVERTISEMENTS,
THUS SATISFYING ANY EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION REQUIREMENT.
11.
Amendments/Modifications. ALM reserves the right to amend the Service offerings
and add, delete, suspend or modify the terms and conditions of the Services at
any time, and to determine whether and when, at its sole discretion, any such
changes apply to existing or future Members.
12. Content.
12.1
ALM is not responsible for the content of any web page hosted by ALM. The
opinions and views expressed in such web pages do not necessarily reflect those
of ALM. The contents of the web pages hosted by ALM are not reviewed in any way
before they appear on the web page. As the author of web pages hosted on XSites,
you take full responsibility for their contents. Do not use the web space
provided by ALM to provide material that is offensive to the web community
including, but not limited, expressions of bigotry, racism, hatred or profanity
or for promoting or providing instructional information about illegal activities
or promoting physical harm or injury against any group or individual.
12.2 XSites shall only be used for lawful purposes. Transmission or
solicitation of any material that violates any local, state, federal or
international law, order or regulation is prohibited.
12.3 Your web
pages cannot contain, or provide links to, materials that ALM, in its sole
discretion, may consider illegal or offensive including, but not limited to:
(a) copyrighted material not belonging to you -- for example, music, images,
software or video -- unless you have the prior consent of the copyright owner;
(b) trademarked materials not belonging to you without the prior consent of
the trademark owner;
(c) pornography, nudity, sex or any other material that
would commonly be considered "indecent" or "appealing to the prurient interest";
(d) gambling;
(e) foul language;
(f) pyramid or other illegal
solicitation schemes; or
(g) insults to other persons or businesses
including, but not limited to, material that is obscene, threatening, harassing,
defamatory or libelous.
12.4 You shall not use your web pages to conduct
any of the following activities:
(a) send bulk/spam e-mail;
(b) send
mass/spam news postings;
(c) disclose the trade secrets of any other person
or entity;
(d) use patented or trademarked materials without the prior
consent of the patent or trademark owner;
(e) rent, sell or otherwise
distribute web space to third parties; or
(f) conduct any other activity that
ALM determines, in its sole discretion, to be fraudulent, illegal or an
unreasonable drain on system resources.
12.5 The financial calculators
are made available to you "AS IS" for your independent use and are not intended
to provide investment advice. We can not and do not guarantee their
applicability in regards to your individual circumstances. A LA MODE MAKES NO
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE FINANCIAL
CALCULATORS INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
13. Security. You agree that you will
not attempt to compromise the security on the ALM servers by any means
including, but not limited to:
(a) attempting to gain access to restricted
information on the ALM servers;
(b) attempting to disable, cripple or modify
ALM servers or any service running on an ALM server; or
(c) attempting to
access information in other XSites accounts.
ALM reserves the right to
prosecute any person or entity attempting to compromise the security of the ALM
servers to the fullest extent allowed by applicable law.
14. LIMITED
WARRANTY: a la mode, inc. warrants for a period of 100 days from your receipt of
the Software delivered with this package, that if operated as directed, this
program will operate substantially in accordance with the Documentation.
However, a la mode, inc. does not warrant that the functions contained in the
Software will meet your requirements or that the operation of this program will
be uninterrupted or error free. Any use by you of the Software is at your own
risk. This Limited Warranty is the only warranty provided by a la mode, inc.
regarding the Software. To make a warranty claim, you must return this program
to the location where you obtained it along with proof of purchase within such
100 day period. If this program does not perform substantially in accordance
with the Documentation, a la mode inc.’s entire liability and your exclusive
remedy shall be limited to, at a la mode, inc’s sole and exclusive discretion,
either:
a. The replacement of any software not meeting a la mode, inc.’s
"Limited Warranty" which is returned to a la mode, inc., or
b. If a la mode,
inc. is unable to deliver replacement software which is free of defects in
materials or workmanship, you may terminate this Agreement by returning the
program and your purchase price will be refunded to you within a reasonable
period of time.
15. Disclaimer of Warranties. Member understands that the
Internet and other various networking communication mediums are not secure,
unless explicitly specified as such, and may be subject to interception or loss.
ALM makes no representations or warranties of any kind, either express, implied
or statutory, concerning the data or information available through XSites or the
Internet. ALM'S SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. ALM MAKES NO
REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT; THAT THE SERVICES WILL MEET MEMBER'S
REQUIREMENTS OR WILL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE, ACCESSIBLE, UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY,
SECURE OR OPERATE WITHOUT ERROR; ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY ARISING FROM A COURSE OF
DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE; REGARDING ANY THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE OR SERVICES;
AND/OR ANY OBLIGATION, LIABILITY, RIGHT, CLAIM OR REMEDY IN TORT WHETHER OR NOT
ARISING FROM THE NEGLIGENCE OF ALM. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER
APPLICABLE LAW, ALM DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL SUCH REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
16. Limitation of Liabilities.
16.1 General. IN NO EVENT WILL
ALM BE LIABLE TO MEMBER FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, INDIRECT,
SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS OR
LOSS OF BUSINESS) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO (I) THE SERVICES, (II) YOUR USE
OF ANY DATA, INFORMATION OR THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE AVAILABLE THROUGH XSITES, (III)
THIS AGREEMENT OR (IV)MEMBER'S WEBSITE REGARDLESS OF THE NATURE OR BASIS OF THE
CLAIM INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TORT, CONTRACT OR STRICT LIABILITY CLAIMS.
IN ADDITION, EXCEPT FOR THE SERVICE LEVEL WARRANTY SPECIFIED IN SECTION 13
HEREOF, ALM SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OF ANY KIND OR NATURE TO MEMBER ARISING OUT
OF OR RELATED TO MEMBER'S USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE MEMBER'S WEBSITE. IN THE
EVENT THAT ALM IS LIABLE TO MEMBER FOR ANY LOSS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE
SERVICES, THIS AGREEMENT OR MEMBER'S WEBSITE, ALM'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO
MEMBER WILL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF ANY ACTUAL MONETARY LOSS OR DAMAGES
SUFFERED UP TO, AND NOT IN EXCESS OF, THE AGGREGATE FEES PAID, IF ANY, FOR THE
SERVICES WHICH GAVE RISE TO THE CLAIM DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD
IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE DATE THE CLAIM AROSE.
16.2 No Liability for
Unauthorized Use or Access. Member is solely responsible for ensuring that each
password for Member's website is utilized only by Member or, if applicable, by
Member's authorized employees and agents. ALM shall have no liability for any
loss, claim, damage or other liability that may arise from the unauthorized use
of a password. If a password is lost or stolen or if you have reason to believe
that your website is no longer secure for any reason, it is your responsibility
to notify ALM of such loss or theft so that the password can be deactivated and
a new password assigned. ALM will use commercially reasonable efforts to effect
password deactivation requests promptly.
17. Member Acknowledgement.
Member acknowledges and agrees that the disclaimers of warranties, limitations
of liability and indemnification provisions set forth in this Agreement reflect
a mutually agreed upon allocation of risk and form a fundamental part of the
basis of the bargain hereunder, without which ALM would not have entered into
this Agreement.
18. Domain Name. If Member wishes to register a custom
domain name ("Domain Name") for the Member's website, ALM will cooperate with
Member in registering the Domain Name with the appropriate entity. As between
Member and ALM, Member shall own all right, title and interest in and to the
Domain Name. Member shall be solely responsible for tracking and ensuring that
all required renewals for Member Domain Names are made in a timely manner. ALM
will cooperate with Member to renew Domain Names. ALM makes no representation or
warranty of any kind concerning the registration of a Domain Name for Member, or
concerning the automatic renewal of Domain Names on behalf of Member and under
no circumstances shall ALM be liable to Member or any other person or entity in
the event that any Domain Name is either not registered or renewed in a timely
manner. As part of the Services provided under this Agreement, ALM will provide
reasonable domain name server ("DNS") assistance. If Member arranges for a third
party to provide DNS and/or e-mail service, Member shall hold ALM harmless from
and against any errors made as a result of the third party's management of
Member's DNS and/or e-mail service. If a third party provides DNS and/or e-mail
service for Member, and Member requests additional services from ALM concerning
Member's DNS and/or e-mail service, such additional services will be provided at
ALM's then current hourly rate.
19. Acceptable Use Policy. You shall
comply at all times with the terms of the XSites Acceptable Use Policy, a copy
of which may be found at http://www.alamode.com/xsites/aup. ALM may change the
Acceptable Use Policy at any time without notice, at ALM's sole discretion. ALM
may terminate this Agreement if you violate the terms of the Acceptable Use
Policy. The determination of whether the terms of the Acceptable Use Policy have
been violated will be made solely by ALM.
20. Service Level. If, due to
the fault of ALM, Member's website is not accessible to users for eighty-five
percent (85%) or more of the hours in any particular month following the month
in which this Agreement becomes effective, then Member shall be entitled to a
pro rata refund of the fees paid for such hosting in such month (in proportion
to the percentage of the total hours of the month in which the website is not
accessible). ALM will not be responsible for refunding any other fees paid by
Member.
21. Intellectual Property. Member acknowledges and agrees that
XSites is a valuable commercial product of ALM, the development of which has
involved expenditure by ALM of substantial time and money. Member acknowledges
and agrees that Member has no ownership rights in XSites. Member further
acknowledges and agrees that the name and mark "Broker XSites" and all
associated names, marks and logos (collectively, the "Marks") are the trademarks
and/or service marks of ALM or its affiliates, and that any trade dress,
trademark, service mark or designs related to XSites and/or the Marks are the
intellectual property of ALM and are protected by United States copyright laws,
trademark laws, trade secret laws, international treaties and applicable laws of
the states and jurisdictions where they are used. This Agreement does not grant
to Member any ownership right in the Marks or in any other intellectual property
of ALM. All material on XSites including, but not limited to, images,
illustrations and musical compositions is protected by copyrights that are owned
or controlled by ALM or by other parties that have licensed their material to
ALM. Except as otherwise provided in the following sentence, all right, title
and interest in and to the Marks and any other intellectual property of ALM
shall remain with ALM. ALM grants a non-exclusive, revocable, non-transferable
license to Member to use solely during the term of this Agreement the graphics,
text, musical compositions, tools and modules provided by ALM through XSites;
provided, however, that such graphics, text, musical compositions, tools, and
modules may be used by Member only on ALM's server. Such license shall terminate
upon the termination of this Agreement. Member shall not, under any
circumstances, resell, distribute or allow any other entity or person to use any
of ALM's products, modules, tools, scripts, graphics, text, database/programming
code or object or source codes without ALM's prior written consent. As between
Member and ALM, the parties agree that ALM shall own and retain all intellectual
property rights, copyrights, patents and all rights, title and interest in and
to all of the products, modules, tools, scripts, graphics, text,
database/programming code and object or source codes provided or supplied by ALM
that are displayed on Member's website or used in the development or the
maintenance of Member's website. Access to XSites does not grant to Member the
right to reproduce, copy or distribute (except as permitted by ALM on web pages
hosted by ALM) by any means, method or process whatsoever, now known or
hereafter developed, any of the musical compositions made available by ALM
through XSites including, without limitation, transferring or downloading them
to a computer hard drive, or otherwise copying them onto any other storage
medium. In addition, access to XSites does not grant to Member the right to
perform publicly, by any means, method or process whatsoever, now known or
hereafter developed, any of the musical compositions made available by ALM
through XSites including, without limitation, any transmission, retransmission,
or further transmission of them. All musical compositions made available by ALM
through XSites are protected by copyrights that are owned by the individual
composers thereof or other parties and all such musical compositions have been
licensed by Shockwave-Sound.com for use only on web pages hosted by
ALM.
22. Links to Other Websites. As a convenience to Member, ALM
provides links to websites owned and operated by third parties not affiliated
with ALM. Member's use of the services and products offered via any such linked
website shall be at Member's own risk and ALM assumes no responsibility for the
products and services offered via any such linked website, regardless of whether
ALM receives a referral fee for Member's use of the linked website. Member
acknowledges and agrees that ALM shall not be held responsible for the legality,
accuracy or inappropriate nature of any content, advertising, products, services
or information located on or through any of the linked websites, nor for any
losses or damages caused or alleged to have been caused by the use of or
reliance on any content from any such linked website.
23. General
Provisions.
23.1 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed,
construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Oklahoma,
without giving effect to its conflict of laws principles.
23.2
Arbitration. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this
Agreement shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the
Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any such
controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis, and shall not
be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other
party. The arbitration shall be conducted in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and the
decision of the arbitrator shall be final, binding and enforceable in any court
of competent jurisdiction. The arbitrator shall not have the authority to award
punitive, consequential or indirect damages against either party, and each of
the parties hereby waives the right to such damages. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary herein, either party may seek any interim or preliminary relief
from a court of competent jurisdiction in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma necessary to
protect the rights or property of such party pending the completion of
arbitration.
23.3 Force Majeure. ALM shall not be liable for
nonperformance, delay, errors, data loss or other loss caused by any event
reasonably beyond ALM's control including, but not limited to, acts of God, war,
terrorism, hostilities, revolution, civil disorder, national emergency, strikes,
lockouts, unavailability of supplies, epidemics, fire, flood, earthquake, force
of nature, explosion, embargo or any law, proclamation, regulation, ordinance or
other act or order of any court, government or governmental agency.
23.4
Legal Expenses. The prevailing party in any arbitration proceeding or other
legal action brought by one party against the other and arising out of this
Agreement shall be entitled, in addition to any other rights and remedies it may
have, to reimbursement for its expenses, including court costs and reasonable
attorneys' fees.
23.5 Severability; Waiver. If any provision of this
Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining
provisions will continue in full force without being impaired or invalidated in
any way. The parties agree to replace any invalid provision with a valid
provision that most closely approximates the intent and economic effect of the
invalid provision. The waiver by either party of a breach of any provision of
this Agreement will not operate or be interpreted as a waiver of any other or
subsequent breach.
23.6 Assignment. Member may not assign this Agreement
or any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent
of ALM. ALM's rights and obligations hereunder will bind and inure to the
benefit of its successors and assigns.
23.7 Independent Contractors. The
parties to this Agreement are independent contractors, and no agency,
partnership, joint venture or employee-employer relationship is intended or
created by this Agreement. Neither party shall have the power to obligate or
bind the other party.
23.8 Indemnification; you agree to indemnify and
hold ALM harmless from any and all claims and demands, including, but not
limited to reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising
out of any information, including, but not limited to, information provided by
ALM. The information, software, products, and services may include inaccuracies
or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information
herein. ALM, its affiliates and/or its respective suppliers may make
improvements and/or changes in this site at any time. In no event shall ALM be
liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential
damages or any damages whatsoever including, without limitation, damages for
loss of use, data or profits, arising out of or in any way connected with the
use or performance of ALM services and software.
23.9 Entire Agreement.
This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding and agreement of the parties
and supersedes any and all oral or written agreements or understandings between
the parties as to the subject matter of this Agreement. ALM reserves the right
in its sole discretion to change or modify this Agreement in whole or in part at
any time or from time to time.
Microsoft Notice to USER
Microsoft disclaims to the extent permitted by applicable law, all
warranties by Microsoft and any liability by Microsoft, its affiliates or
suppliers for any damages, whether direct, indirect, or consequential, arising
from the use of the Microsoft software services.
ALM will provide product
support for the software services covered under this Agreement, unless otherwise
indicated.
In an effort to improve the flow of email from you to your
intended recipients, ALM may, from time to time, provide you with feedback from
third parties. In the event that your email is deemed SPAM, and you fail to
remove the recipient from your lists, ALM may, in its sole discretion, suspend
or disconnect your service. In cases where feedback is provided by Microsoft,
you shall treat the feedback and all information contained in such feedback as
confidential information that is owned by Microsoft, and shall not share such
feedback with any third parties.
BY CONTINUING YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT, THAT YOU UNDERSTAND IT AND THAT YOU AGREE TO BE
BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS. YOU FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS AGREEMENT
CONSTITUTES THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND ALM AND SUPERSEDES ANY PROPOSAL
OR PRIOR AGREEMENT, ORAL OR WRITTEN, AND ANY OTHER COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN US
RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT. YOU ALSO AGREE THAT ALL THE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT APPLY TO YOUR USE OF XSITES SHOULD YOU
CHOOSE TO PROCEED WITH THE USE OF XSITES. FINALLY, IF MEMBER IS AN ENTITY OF ANY
KIND, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE AN OFFICER OR OTHER AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL FOR
MEMBER WHO HAS THE AUTHORITY TO AUTHORIZE THE PAYMENT FOR THE SERVICES
CONTEMPLATED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
XSITES IDX
TERMS OF SERVICE AGREEMENT
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO USER - PLEASE READ
CAREFULLY
THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF SERVICE AGREEMENT (THE "AGREEMENT")
DETAILS THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE WEBSITE HOSTING AND E-COMMERCE SERVICES
(THE "SERVICES") PROVIDED AND ADMINISTERED BY A LA MODE, INC. (REFERRED TO
HEREIN AS "ALM" OR "WE"). THIS AGREEMENT CONSTITUTES A BINDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
ALM AND THE XSITES IDX MEMBER ("MEMBER" OR "YOU"). YOU MAY NOT ACCESS XSITES IDX
UNLESS YOU FIRST REVIEW AND ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT BY
CLICKING ON THE "AGREE" BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM ON THIS PAGE. AFTER YOU REVIEW THE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS BELOW, PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR AGREEMENT BY CLICKING ON THE
"AGREE" BUTTON OR THAT YOU DECLINE THIS AGREEMENT BY CLICKING ON THE "DISAGREE"
BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.
Attention Demo users: Certain
sections of this license agreement will not apply to you until/if you purchase
the Product. Specifically the sections not applicable to demo users are: Fees
and Payment, and Term and Termination. As a demo user, you have no obligation to
purchase this product.
TERMS AND
CONDITIONS
1.
Access to XSites IDX. ALM hereby grants to you, and you hereby
accept, a limited, revocable, non-exclusive right to access XSites IDX solely
for purposes directly related to your professional activities arising in the
ordinary course of business, subject to and in accordance with the terms and
conditions hereof. Any other use of the Network is strictly prohibited.
2. Fees and
Payment. You shall pay the fees and other charges for the Services as stated
on the ALM website (http://www.alamode.com) or in this Agreement. All fees are
due immediately and, except as expressly provided herein, are non-refundable.
ALM reserves the right to change its fees at any time. You shall make all
payments in U.S. currency. Your credit card will be billed in advance for any
and all fees. ALM reserves the right to suspend or terminate your account if
credit card charges are denied. Such suspension or termination shall not relieve
you of the obligation to pay the fees due. You agree to pay ALM its reasonable
expenses, including attorneys' and collection agency fees, incurred in enforcing
its rights under this Agreement.
2.1
One Time Start-up Fee for
Monthly Payments. If monthly payment option is selected during the sign-up
process, you will be assessed a one time non-refundable start-up fee. Fee will
be collected in whole on the first payment.
3. Term and Termination.
3.1
This Agreement shall become
effective upon your acceptance of the terms and conditions contained herein and
shall continue for a period of one (1) year unless sooner terminated as provided
below.
3.2 If, in the first
one hundred (100) days after your purchase of XSites IDX, you are not satisfied
for any reason with the Services, you may cancel this Agreement and receive a
full refund of all fees paid minus any start-up fee if monthly payment option is
selected. Notice of such cancellation shall be made by contacting ALM at
1-800-252-6633 (1-800-ALAMODE) and notifying the representative that you wish to
receive a refund. The notice must be made prior to 5:00 p.m. Central Time on the
one hundredth (100th) day after your purchase of XSites IDX.
3.3
ALM reserves the right to
terminate this Agreement for any breach of the provisions hereof or the
provisions of the Agreement, as determined by ALM in its sole discretion. ALM
shall have no obligation to refund any of Member's fees due to ALM's early
termination of this
Agreement.
4.
Information Rights. ALM may retain and use information collected
in Member's use of the XSites IDX. ALM will not share information
associated with You with any third parties unless we (i) have Your consent; (ii)
conclude that it is required by law or a good faith belief that access,
preservation or disclosure of such information is reasonably necessary to
protect the rights, property or safety of ALM, its users or the public; or
(iii) provide such information in certain limited circumstances to third parties
to carry out tasks on ALM's behalf (e.g., billing or data storage) with
strict restrictions that prevent the data from being used or shared except as
directed by ALM. When this is done, it is subject to agreements that oblige
those parties to process such information only on ALM's instructions and in
compliance with this Agreement and appropriate confidentiality and security
measures.
5.
Member Communication. ALM reserves the right to send Member service
e-mails notifying Member of operational or other changes that may affect or
change the Services offered by ALM. Please note that you cannot opt out of such
service e-mails because these service e-mails provide information critical for
the operation of Member's website.
MEMBER HEREBY GRANTS ALM EXPRESS WRITTEN
PERMISSION TO SEND FAX AND OR EMAIL SOLICITATIONS OR ADVERTISEMENTS, THUS
SATISFYING ANY EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION REQUIREMENT.
6.
Restrictions. You may not publish, display, disclose, rent, lease,
sublease, modify, loan, distribute, or create derivative works based on XSites
IDX or any part thereof. You may not reverse engineer, decompile,
translate, adapt, or disassemble the Software, nor shall you attempt to create
the source code from the object code for the Software. You shall not
transmit the Software over any network or between any devices, although you may
use the Software to make such transmissions of other materials.
7.
Amendments/Modifications. ALM reserves the right to amend the Service
offerings and add, delete, suspend or modify the terms and conditions of the
Services at any time, and to determine whether and when, at its sole discretion,
any such changes apply to existing or future Members.
8.
Ownership. You have no ownership rights in Xsites IDX.
Rather, you have a license to use the Network as long as this Agreement remains
in full force and effect. Ownership of the Network, Documentation and all
intellectual property rights therein shall remain at all times with ALM.
Any other use of the Network by any person, business, corporation, government
organization or any other entity is strictly forbidden and is a violation of
this Agreement.
9.
Copyright. The Network, Software, and Documentation contain
material that is protected by United States Copyright Law and trade secret law,
and by international treaty provisions. All rights not granted to you
herein are expressly reserved by ALM. You shall not remove any
proprietary notice of ALM from any copy of the Software or Documentation.
10.
Content. XSites
IDX shall only be used for lawful purposes. Transmission or solicitation of any
material that violates any local, state, federal or international law, order or
regulation is prohibited.
11.
Security. You
agree that you will not attempt to compromise the security on the ALM servers by
any means including, but not limited to:
(a) attempting to gain access to
restricted information on the ALM servers;
(b) attempting to disable,
cripple or modify ALM servers or any service running on an ALM server; or
(c) attempting to access information in other XSites IDX accounts.
ALM
reserves the right to prosecute any person or entity attempting to compromise
the security of the ALM servers to the fullest extent allowed by applicable
law.
12. Disclaimer
of Warranties. Member understands that the Internet and other various
networking communication mediums are not secure, unless explicitly specified as
such, and may be subject to interception or loss. ALM makes no representations
or warranties of any kind, either express, implied or statutory, concerning the
data or information available through XSites IDX or the Internet. ALM’s SERVICES
ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS. The IDX Content will be as current and
complete as possible using the source data, compilation and data processing
methods normally employed in the ordinary course of business; however, ALM MAKES
NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT; THAT THE SERVICES WILL MEET
MEMBER'S REQUIREMENTS OR WILL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE, ACCESSIBLE, UNINTERRUPTED,
TIMELY, SECURE OR OPERATE WITHOUT ERROR; ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY ARISING FROM A
COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE; REGARDING ANY THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE OR
SERVICES; AND/OR ANY OBLIGATION, LIABILITY, RIGHT, CLAIM OR REMEDY IN TORT
WHETHER OR NOT ARISING FROM THE NEGLIGENCE OF ALM. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ALM DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL SUCH REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES.
13. Limitation of Liabilities.
13.1
General. IN NO EVENT WILL ALM BE
LIABLE TO MEMBER FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, INDIRECT, SPECIAL
OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS OR LOSS OF
BUSINESS) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO (I) THE SERVICES, (II) YOUR USE OF ANY
DATA, INFORMATION OR THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE AVAILABLE THROUGH XSITES IDX, or (II)
THIS AGREEMENT REGARDLESS OF THE NATURE OR BASIS OF THE CLAIM INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, TORT, CONTRACT OR STRICT LIABILITY CLAIMS. IN ADDITION, EXCEPT FOR
THE SERVICE LEVEL WARRANTY SPECIFIED IN SECTION 13 HEREOF, ALM SHALL HAVE NO
LIABILITY OF ANY KIND OR NATURE TO MEMBER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO MEMBER'S
USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE MEMBER'S WEBSITE. IN THE EVENT THAT ALM IS LIABLE TO
MEMBER FOR ANY LOSS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SERVICES, THIS AGREEMENT OR
MEMBER'S WEBSITE, ALM'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO MEMBER WILL IN NO EVENT EXCEED
THE AMOUNT OF ANY ACTUAL MONETARY LOSS OR DAMAGES SUFFERED UP TO, AND NOT IN
EXCESS OF, THE AGGREGATE FEES PAID, IF ANY, FOR THE SERVICES WHICH GAVE RISE TO
THE CLAIM DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE DATE THE
CLAIM AROSE.
13.2 No Liability for Unauthorized Use or Access. Member is
solely responsible for ensuring that each password for Member's website is
utilized only by Member or, if applicable, by Member's authorized employees and
agents. ALM shall have no liability for any loss, claim, damage or other
liability that may arise from the unauthorized use of a password. If a password
is lost or stolen or if you have reason to believe that your website is no
longer secure for any reason, it is your responsibility to notify ALM of such
loss or theft so that the password can be deactivated and a new password
assigned. ALM will use commercially reasonable efforts to effect password
deactivation requests
promptly.
14. Member
Acknowledgement. Member acknowledges and agrees that the disclaimers
of warranties, limitations of liability and indemnification provisions set forth
in this Agreement reflect a mutually agreed upon allocation of risk and form a
fundamental part of the basis of the bargain hereunder, without which ALM would
not have entered into this Agreement.
15.
Acceptable Use Policy.
You shall comply at all times with the terms of the XSites IDX Acceptable
Use Policy, a copy of which may be found at http://www.alamode.com. ALM may
change the Acceptable Use Policy at any time without notice, at ALM's sole
discretion. ALM may terminate this Agreement if you violate the terms of the
Acceptable Use Policy. The determination of whether the terms of the Acceptable
Use Policy have been violated will be made solely by ALM.
16.
Service Level. If, due
to the fault of ALM, XSites IDX is not accessible to users for eighty-five
percent (85%) or more of the hours in any particular month following the month
in which this Agreement becomes effective, then Member shall be entitled to a
pro rata refund of the fees paid for such hosting in such month (in proportion
to the percentage of the total hours of the month in which the website is not
accessible). ALM will not be responsible for refunding any other fees paid by
Member.
17. ALM's
Rights. You hereby acknowledge that XSites IDX is the proprietary
property of ALM, the names and mark "XSites IDX” and all associated names, marks
and logos (collectively, the "Marks") are the trademarks and/or service marks of
ALM or its affiliates, and that any trade dress, trademarks, service marks or
designs related to XSites IDX and/or the Marks are the intellectual property of
ALM and are protected by United States copyright laws, trademark laws, trade
secret laws, international treaties and applicable laws of the states and
jurisdictions where they are used. This Agreement does not grant to you
any ownership rights in the Marks or in any other intellectual property of
ALM. All right, title and interest in and to the Marks, and any other
intellectual property of the ALM shall remain with ALM. You further
acknowledge that XSites IDX and its functionality, structure and organization,
and the code format of the product are valuable confidential trade secrets of
ALM.
18. General Provisions.
18.1
Governing Law. This Agreement shall
be governed, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
Oklahoma, without giving effect to its conflict of laws
principles.
18.2 Force
Majeure. ALM shall not be liable for nonperformance, delay, errors, data
loss or other loss caused by any event reasonably beyond ALM's control
including, but not limited to, acts of God, war, terrorism, hostilities,
revolution, civil disorder, national emergency, strikes, lockouts,
unavailability of supplies, epidemics, fire, flood, earthquake, force of nature,
explosion, embargo or any law, proclamation, regulation, ordinance or other act
or order of any court, government or governmental
agency.
18.3 Legal Expenses.
The prevailing party in any legal action brought by one party against the other
and arising out of this Agreement shall be entitled, in addition to any other
rights and remedies it may have, to reimbursement for its expenses, including
court costs and reasonable attorneys'
fees.
18.4 Severability;
Waiver. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or
unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions will continue in full
force without being impaired or invalidated in any way. The parties agree to
replace any invalid provision with a valid provision that most closely
approximates the intent and economic effect of the invalid provision. The waiver
by either party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement will not operate
or be interpreted as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach.
18.5 Modifications to Terms of Service and Other Policies. ALM reserves the right to change or modify any of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement or any policy governing the XSites IDX, at any time, by posting the new agreement to the site located at www.xsitesidx.com (or such other URL as ALM may provide). You are responsible for regularly reviewing the policy. No amendment to or modification of this Agreement will be binding unless (i) You accept updated terms online, or (ii) You continue to use the Service after ALM has posted updates to the Agreement or to any policy governing the Mercury Network.
18.6 Assignment. Member may not
assign this Agreement or any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the
prior written consent of ALM. ALM's rights and obligations hereunder will bind
and inure to the benefit of its successors and
assigns.
18.7 Independent
Contractors. The parties to this Agreement are independent contractors, and
no agency, partnership, joint venture or employee-employer relationship is
intended or created by this Agreement. Neither party shall have the power to
obligate or bind the other party.
18.8
Indemnity. Indemnification; you agree to indemnify and hold ALM
harmless from any and all claims and demands, including, but not limited to
reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of or
in connection with or resulting from your participation in the Network and or
any information, including, but not limited to, information provided by ALM. The
information, software, products, and services may include inaccuracies or
typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein.
ALM, its affiliates and/or its respective suppliers may make improvements and/or
changes in this site at any time. In no event shall ALM be liable for any
direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential damages or any
damages whatsoever including, without limitation, damages for loss of use, data
or profits, arising out of or in any way connected with the use or performance
of ALM services and software.
18.9
Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding and
agreement of the parties and supersedes any and all oral or written agreements
or understandings between the parties as to the subject matter of this
Agreement. ALM reserves the right in its sole discretion to change or modify
this Agreement in whole or in part at any time or from time to time.
18.10 Section Headings. The headings of sections in this Agreement are provided for convenience only and will not affect the construction of the sections.
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Microsoft disclaims to the extent permitted
by applicable law, all warranties by Microsoft and any liability by Microsoft,
its affiliates or suppliers for any damages, whether direct, indirect, or
consequential, arising from the use of the Microsoft software
services.
ALM will provide product support for the software services
covered under this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated.
In an effort to
improve the flow of email from you to your intended recipients, ALM may, from
time to time, provide you with feedback from third parties. In the event that
your email is deemed SPAM, and you fail to remove the recipient from your lists,
ALM may, in its sole discretion, suspend or disconnect your service. In cases
where feedback is provided by Microsoft, you shall treat the feedback and all
information contained in such feedback as confidential information that is owned
by Microsoft, and shall not share such feedback with any third parties.
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