HomeAvenue.com
TERMS OF USE
HomeAvenue.com, Inc.,
operates the HomeAvenue.com web site (the “Web Site”) to provide information,
products and links to services associated with the user’s purchase and/or sale
of a home (the “Service”). This
Service provides products and advertising services, along with information
about certain professional services provided by others. The service is not
intended to offer or convey legal advise, nor should anything in this website
be construed as Realtor advise. The service does offer Broker services, but
such services will not commence until execution of Broker Agreement.
Please take a few minutes to review the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “Terms of Use”).
By accessing and using this Web Site, you agree to each of the Terms of
Use. If you do not agree with any
of the Terms of Use, you are not authorized to access or use this Web Site for
any purpose.
HomeAvenue.com
reserves the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time without giving you
prior notice. Your use of
the Web Site following any such modification constitutes your agreement to
follow and be bound by the Terms of Use as modified.
For this reason, we encourage you to review these Terms of Use whenever
you use this Web Site. The last
date these Terms of Use were revised is set forth below.
1. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The Service, the Web Site
and all information and/or content that you see, hear or otherwise experience
on the Web Site (the “Content”) are protected by U.S. and international
copyright, trademark, trade secret, intellectual property and other laws, and
belong to HomeAvenue.com or its partners, affiliates, contributors or third
parties.
You may use the Web Site,
the Service and the Content solely for your personal, non-commercial use.
You may download, print and store portions of the Content that you
select, provided that you: (1)
only use these copies of the Content for your own personal, non-commercial use;
(2) do not copy or post the Content on any network computer or transmit,
distribute, publish or broadcast the Content in any media; and (3) do not
modify or alter the Content in any way, or delete or change any copyright or
trademark notice. No right, title
or interest in any downloaded Content or materials is transferred to you as a
result of any such downloading. HomeAvenue.com reserves complete title and full
intellectual property rights in any Content you download from this Web Site,
subject to this limited license for you to make personal use of the Content as
set forth herein.
You agree not to modify,
reformat, copy, reproduce, display, distribute, repost, transmit, publish,
license, sell, rent, transfer, or create derivative works from any Content or
information obtained from the Web Site or the Service, except as expressly
permitted by these Terms of Use. You
may not mirror or frame the home page or any other pages of this Web Site on
any other web site or web page. You
may not connect “deep links” to this Web Site, i.e., create links to this site
which bypass the home page or other parts of the Web Site. You are prohibited from using any of the marks appearing throughout this Web Site without express
written consent from the trademark owner, except as permitted by applicable
law.
2. DISCLAIMERS
a.
Downloading Files. HomeAvenue.com
cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading
through the Web Site will be free of infection by software viruses or other
harmful or deleterious computer code, files or programs such as trojan horses,
worms, time bombs, or cancelbots. The
entire risk as to the quality and performance of the Web Site or the Service,
the accuracy of any information or content provided through the Web Site or the
Service, or quality of any file used in conjunction with the Web Site or the
Service is solely and exclusively with the user.
b. Third Party Links.
Hypertext links to third party web sites or information do not constitute or
imply an endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation by HomeAvenue.com of the
third party, the third-party web site, or the information contained therein,
unless expressly stated on the Web Site.
You acknowledge and agree that HomeAvenue.com is not responsible for the
availability of any such web sites and that HomeAvenue.com does not endorse or
warrant, and is not responsible or liable for any such web site or the content
thereon. You need to make your own
decisions regarding your interactions or communications with any other web
site.
c.
No Legal Advice. HomeAvenue.com
may provide links to Web sites maintained by area attorneys.
Any such links are provided for convenience only.
HomeAvenue.com does not engage in the practice of law and nothing on the
Web Site constitutes legal advice.
We strongly advise you to consult with an attorney or other advisor before
purchasing or selling a home, if you desire legal advice.
d.
Risk of Injury. Certain
products available through HomeAvenue.com, such as yard signs, require careful
installation. Please read and follow all instructions that accompany all HomeAvenue.com products prior to use.
Prior to installation of yard signs, we urge you to contact your local
utility companies to avoid striking a gas, power, water, or other utility
lines. Striking these lines may
result in serious injury to person(s) and/or property. In renting yard signs, you are assuming any risk of injury
from installing or mending the sign(s).
HomeAvenue.com is not responsible for any injury incurred or damage sustained
as a result of the digging, installation, mending or handling of our products.
e.
International Use. HomeAvenue.com
makes no representation that information content provided on the Web Site is
applicable or appropriate for use in locations outside the United States. [IF SERVICE/PRODUCTS AVAILABLE IN CANADA OR ELSEWHERE, INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING:
Portions or versions of the Web Site that have been translated into any
language other than English are provided for the convenience of the user only.
HomeAvenue.com makes no representation or warranty that the translations
are complete and accurate and by providing some content in a language other
than English, HomeAvenue.com undertakes no obligation to provide translations
of all or any portion of the Web Site in any language except as determined by
HomeAvenue.com.] You agree to comply with all applicable laws and local rules regarding the transmission of technical
data, acceptable contents and online conduct.
3. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE TO
ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR YOUR USE OF THE WEB SITE, THE SERVICE
AND THE PRODUCTS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE.
HOMEAVENUE.COM MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR
ENDORSEMENTS WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE WEB SITE, THE SERVICE, OR THE
PRODUCTS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. HOMEAVENUE.COM EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NONINFRINGEMENT, WITH REGARD TO THE PRODUCTS, THE
WEB SITE, THE SERVICE, OR ANY INFORMATION OR CONTENT CONTAINED THEREIN
(INCLUDING THIRD PARTY INFORMATION).
HOMEAVENUE.COM SHALL NOT
BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM ANY
USE OF THE PRODUCTS, THE WEB SITE, THE SERVICE OR ANY INFORMATION OR CONTENT
CONTAINED THEREIN (INCLUDING THIRD PARTY INFORMATION).
IT IS SOLELY YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS
AND USEFULNESS OF ALL INFORMATION OR CONTENT PROVIDED BY THE WEB SITE OR THE
SERVICE.
HOMEAVENUE.COM DOES NOT
WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS PERFORMED BY THE WEB SITE OR THE SERVICE WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE WEB SITE OR
THE SERVICE WILL BE CORRECTED. HOMEAVENUE.COM DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR
COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION OR CONTENT PROVIDED BY THE WEB SITE OR THE
SERVICE, OR THAT ANY ERRORS IN THE INFORMATION OR CONTENT WILL BE CORRECTED.
THE WEB SITE, THE SERVICE AND THE INFORMATION OR CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON
AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS.
4. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
YOU
UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL HOMEAVENUE.COM BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (I) ANY DIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS
OF DATA, PROGRAMS OR INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR
INABILITY TO USE THE WEB SITE, THE SERVICE, INFORMATION OR CONTENT AVAILABLE OR
PROVIDED THEREIN, (II) ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER
INACCURACIES IN THE WEB SITE, THE SERVICE AND/OR INFORMATION OR CONTENT
CONTAINED THEREIN OR DOWNLOADED THROUGH THE WEB SITE, (III) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS
TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA, (IV) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF
ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE WEB SITE OR THE SERVICE, OR (V) ANY OTHER MATTER
RELATING TO THE WEB SITE OR THE SERVICE, EVEN IF HOMEAVENUE.COM HAS BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
IF
YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE WEB SITE OR ANY CONTENT ON THE WEB SITE, OR WITH
THE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE
WEB SITE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE, BY YOUR
USE OF THE WEB SITE, THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEB SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
BECAUSE
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR
CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT
APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES,
HOMEAVENUE.COM’S LIABILITY IS LIMITED AND WARRANTIES ARE EXCLUDED TO THE
GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
5. INDEMNIFICATION
You understand and agree
that you are personally responsible for your behavior on the Web Site.
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless HomeAvenue.com, its
subsidiaries, affiliated companies, joint venturers, business partners,
licensors, employees, agents, and any third-party information providers to the
Service from and against all claims, losses, expenses, damages and costs
(including, but not limited to, direct, incidental, consequential, exemplary
and indirect damages), and reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from or
arising out of your use of the Web Site or the Service, any violation by you of
this Agreement, or any activity related to your user account (including
negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or any other person accessing the Web
Site or Service through your user account.
6. PRIVACY POLICY
Click here to see
HomeAvenue.com’s Privacy Policy.
7. USER CONDUCT
You
agree not to upload, distribute or otherwise publish through the Web Site or
the Service: (a) any information,
data, text, software, photographs, graphics, messages, or other material
(“Material”) that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or
other proprietary rights of any party; (b) any libelous, defamatory, obscene,
pornographic, abusive, or otherwise illegal Material; (c) any Material that you
do not have the right to transmit under law or under contractual or fiduciary
relationships; (d) any Material that contains software viruses or any other
computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the
functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications
equipment; (e) any Material that harms minors in any way Advertise or offer to
sell any goods or services for any commercial purpose
You
further agree not to use the Service to (a) conduct or forward surveys,
contests, pyramid schemes, or chain letters; (b) harvest, collect, gather or
assemble information or data regarding other users, including e-mail addresses,
without their consent; (c) interfere with or disrupt servers connected to the
Web Site; (d) falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper
notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of any
material contained in a file that is uploaded; (e) restrict or inhibit any
other user from using or enjoying the Site.
8. USER
SUPPLIED INFORMATION
If you supply or post any
information or material to the Web Site, you guarantee to us that you have the
legal right to post such material and that it will not violate any law or the
rights of any person or entity. By
posting material on the Web Site, you give HomeAvenue.com the royalty-free,
irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide right to use, distribute, display and create
derivative works from this material, in any and all media, in any manner, in
whole or in part, without any restriction or responsibilities to you.
You also acknowledge and
agree that you are solely responsible for the content of any of your messages.
Nevertheless, we reserve the right to delete, move, or edit messages
that, in our sole discretion, are deemed abusive, defamatory, obscene, in
violation of law, including, but not limited to, copyright or trademark laws,
or otherwise unacceptable. You
agree that any material that you submit to the Service or the Web Site may be
edited, removed, modified, published, transmitted, and/or displayed by
HomeAvenue.com, and you waive any and all rights you may have with respect to
the alteration, modification, or removal of your material.
By using the Web Site,
you understand and agree that HomeAvenue.com is not responsible for the truth,
completeness, objectivity or usefulness of any third-party posting, nor does
HomeAvenue.com endorse any posting.
By viewing third-party postings, you assume the risk of believing or
disbelieving any content contained therein.
HomeAvenue.com generally does not screen, monitor, edit or review any
third-party postings. HomeAvenue.com
does have the right to monitor or remove any third-party postings at any time
and without notice pursuant to the Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy, or
if we believe it will improve the quality of the Web Site.
9. GENERAL PROVISIONS
a.
Entire Agreement. These
Terms of Use and HomeAvenue.com’s Privacy Policy constitute the entire
agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and
supersede all previous written or oral agreements between the parties with
respect to such subject matter. No
waiver by HomeAvenue.com of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to
be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default.
b.
Correction of Errors and Inaccuracies.
The information in the Web Site may contain typographical errors or
other errors or inaccuracies and may not be complete or current. We therefore
reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions and to
change or update information at any time without prior notice.
We do not, however, guarantee that any errors, inaccuracies or omissions
will be corrected.
c.
No Harmful Action.
You agree not to take any action that might compromise the
security of the Web Site, render the Web Site inaccessible to others or
otherwise cause damage to the Web Site or any content contained on the Web
Site. You agree not to add to,
subtract from, or otherwise modify the Content on the Web Site.
e.
Enforcement. If any
part of these Terms of Use is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, it
will not impact any other provision of these Terms of Use, all of which will
remain in full force and effect. Any
and all disputes relating to these Terms of Use, HomeAvenue.com’ Privacy Policy,
your use of the Web Site, any other HomeAvenue.com web site, any products
purchased through the Web Site, the Service, or Content or Material contained
therein (collectively, “Disputes”) are governed by, and will be interpreted in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Minnesota, without regard to any
conflict of laws provisions. Any
Dispute shall be settled by arbitration administered by the American
Arbitration Association in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules and
judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court
having jurisdiction thereof. The
place of the arbitration shall be Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
[IF SALES ABROAD INCLUDE: The
parties hereby agree to exclude the application of the United Nations
Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.]
g.
Claims of Copyright Infringement.
You agree to immediately notify HomeAvenue.com of any claimed copyright
infringement. You further agree to
provide HomeAvenue.com’s copyright agent with the following information
required by the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act of the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Title 17, U.S.C. § 512.
HomeAvenue.com’s Copyright Agent for notice of claims of copyright
infringement on or relating to this Web Site can be reached either by:
1.
sending an e-mail request to info@HomeAvenue.com; or
2.
sending a letter via the U.S. Mails to:
Copyright Agent
H omeavenue.com
7825 Wayzata Blvd
St. Louis Park, MN 55426
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Copyright 2000, HomeAvenue.com, Inc.
All rights reserved.
QUESTIONS OR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION. If You have questions
regarding this Agreement or wish to obtain additional information, please send
an e-mail to __________.
DATE
OF LAST MODIFICATION
September
27, 2000