Revised September 13, 2007
Access to this website and/or services that zipLogix, LLC (zipLogix)
provides to you (the "End User") are subject to the following TOU ("TOU").
BY VISITING OR USING ANY PART OF THE WEBSITE AND/OR SERVICES, YOU ARE
AGREEING TO THESE TOU AND THAT THIS IS A BINDING CONTRACT BETWEEN ZIPLOGIX
AND YOU. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THESE TOU, PLEASE DO NOT VISIT
OR USE ANY PART OF THIS WEB SITE OR THE ZIPLOGIX SERVICE. ZIPLOGIX
reserves the right to update these TOU at any time without notice to End
User, and by continued use of the zipLogix' Web site and/or service you
agree to be bound by the most current TOU. The TOU can be reviewed at any
time by clicking on the "TOU" hypertext link located at the bottom
of zipLogix' Web pages.
1. General Rights, Responsibilities & Limitations
1.1 License. In exchange for your payment of Fees under Section 5,
zipLogixhereby grants to End User a limited, non-exclusive subscription
(the "Subscription") to access and use zipLogix' proprietary software
systems, products and services (herein referred to as
"relay®").
End User will only be permitted to use
relay®
as designated for your own internal business purposes subject to these TOU.
In addition, End User will be bound by the following rules:
1.1.1 End User will not, and will not attempt to, download, copy, alter or
modify
relay®
or any portion thereof for any purpose whatsoever;
1.1.2 End User will not attempt, by de-compilation, reverse-engineering,
disassembly, or any other method, to create or derive all or any portion of
the source code of
relay®;
1.1.3 End User will not alter or remove any copyright or proprietary rights
notice on or within
relay®;
and
1.1.4 End User will not distribute, disclose, manufacture, sell, market,
rent, lease or transfer use of
relay®
or access to zipLogix proprietary systems unless expressly authorized by
zipLogix under the TOU.
All rights of zipLogix not expressly licensed to End User hereunder are
forever reserved in their entirety to zipLogix and its successors and
assigns.
1.2 Access to
relay®.
Relay®
will be hosted at a data center either owned or licensed by zipLogix and
will be accessible by End User over the Internet. In order to access
relay®,
End User will be required to register with zipLogix and will be provided
with a temporary user name and password, which End User will be permitted
to change to a unique, personal user name and password. zipLogix reserves
the right to actively monitor access to
relay®
and will deny access to any person who violates these TOU.
1.3 Changes. zipLogix reserves the right to update, modify or enhance
relay®,
including, without limitation, through changes to its accessibility
periods, End User identification procedures, system programming languages
and functionality of
relay®
without any notice to End User. The forgoing includes the right to limit
the amount of storage/retention space available per User and/or to charge a
fee for additional storage/retention space, the length of time transactions
are stored, the time frame after which stored transactions may be deleted
and the maximum number of times and duration User may access the service in
a given period of time.
1.4 Proprietary Rights.
1.4.1 zipLogix' Proprietary Rights. All right, title and interest in and to
relay®
and any of its documentation (the "Documentation''), including without
limitation all Intellectual Property Rights embodied therein, are and will
remain owned solely and exclusively by zipLogix, its successors, assigns,
permissible delegates and/or licensors. The TOU affects no transfer of
title or ownership of
relay®
or any Intellectual Property Rights therein to End User. The term
"Intellectual Property Rights'' will mean all forms of intellectual
property rights, irrespective of whether such rights are based upon common
law, statute, regulation, ordinance, agreement, contract, treaty,
convention or otherwise, and to the full extent such rights will arise or
be recognized under any law, rule or regulation, whether federal, state,
local or foreign, and will include, without limitation, any and all
patents, copyrights, rights in mask works, trade-secrets, trademarks, trade
names, service marks, trade dress and any and all other forms of protection
applicable to inventions, conceptions, ornamental designs, works of
authorship, algorithms, trade secrets, utility models or other forms of
intellectual property.
1.4.2 End User's Proprietary Rights & Materials to zipLogix or Posted
on Any zipLogix Web Site.
a. zipLogix does not claim ownership of any materials End User provides to
zipLogix or posts, uploads, inputs or submits to
relay®
or its associated services for review by members of any public or private
community, (each a "Submission" and collectively "Submissions"). However,
by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting ("Posting") your
Submission you are granting zipLogix, its affiliated companies and
necessary sublicensees permission to use your Submission in connection with
the operation of their Internet businesses, including, without limitation,
sublicensees rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display,
publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Submission;
to publish your name in connection with your Submission; and the right to
sublicense such rights to any supplier.
b. No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission,
as provided herein. zipLogix is under no obligation to post or use any
Submission End User may provide and zipLogix may remove any Submission at
any time in its sole discretion.
c. By Posting a Submission End User warrants and represents that End User
owns or otherwise controls all of the rights to the Submission as described
in these TOU including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for
End User to provide, post, upload, input or submit the Submissions.
d. In addition to the warranty and representation set forth above, by
Posting a Submission that contains images, photographs, pictures or that
are otherwise graphical in whole or in part ("Images"), End User warrants
and represents that:
i. End User is the copyright owner of such Images, or that the copyright
owner of such Images has granted End User permission to use such Images or
any content and/or images contained in such Images consistent with the
manner and purpose of your use and as otherwise permitted by these
TOU,
ii. End User has the rights necessary to grant the rights and sublicenses
described in these TOU, and
iii. Each person depicted in such Images, if any, has provided consent to
the use of the Images as set forth in these TOU, including, by way of
example, and not as a limitation, the distribution, public display and
reproduction of such Images. By Posting Images, End User is granting (a) to
all members of your private community (for each such Image available to
members of such private community), and/or (b) to the general public (for
each such Images available anywhere on the
relay®
systems, other than a private community), permission to use such Images in
connection with the use, as permitted by these TOU or anticipated by the
use of the relay® system, including without limitation, a
non-exclusive, world-wide, royalty-free license to: copy, distribute,
transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit,
translate and reformat your Images without having your name attached
to such Images, and the right to sublicense such rights to any
relay®
supplier.
Licenses granted in this paragraph 1.4.2.d will terminate at the time End
User completely removes such Images from
relay®,
provided that such termination will not affect any licenses granted in
connection with such Images prior to the time End User completely remove
such Images. No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of such
Images.
1.5 Connectivity Equipment. End User will be responsible, at End User?s
expense, for the acquisition, installation, operation and maintenance of
the minimum system requirements required to access and use
relay®.
zipLogix will furnish End User with such requirements on its website and
may otherwise advise End User in selecting appropriate hardware and
software to facilitate connectivity to
relay®.
1.6 Translations Limitations & Disclaimers. The
relay®
website may be translated for your convenience through the use of "machine
translation," which means that it is translated dynamically (on-the-fly)
through a third-party service. zipLogix and its partners strive to achieve
accuracy, however no automated translation is perfect nor is it intended to
replace human translators. Any translation of materials into languages
other than English is intended solely as a convenience to the
non-English-reading public. Translation accuracy is not guaranteed nor
implied. Discrepancies or differences created in the translation are not
binding and have no legal effect for compliance or enforcement purposes. If
any questions arise related to the accuracy of the information contained in
the translation, please refer to the English version of the web page, which
is the official version of all web pages on this site.
You assume all risk, liability, and responsibility for any translation.
While reasonable efforts are made to provide a translation, no liability
and no responsibility are assumed by either zipLogix or its partners for
any errors, omissions, or ambiguities in the translations. In no event are
zipLogix, its owners, advertisers, affiliates, and associated parties,
liable for any damages whatsoever arising out of your use of translations
for the website or the content thereof, including direct, indirect,
incidental, consequential or punitive damages. Without limiting any of the
foregoing, any translations are provided "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF
ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR
NON-INFRINGEMENT.
1.7 Special Terms of Use for Certain Categories of Users:
1.7.1 Individual Real Estate Professional End Users ("Individual End
Users") & Multi-Subscription Service End Users.
a. Individual End User is defined as a real estate professional who has
purchased a Subscription to access the
relay®
system for the exclusive personal use of one (1) End User.
b. A Multi-Subscription Service End User is defined as a real estate
professional, whether a corporate entity or an individual, who has
purchased Subscription access to the
relay®
system for multiple End-Users whom the real estate professional employs or
supervises via an independent contractor relationship.
c. Individual End Users who are and/or become the part-time/full-time
employee or independent contractor of a Multi-Subscription Service End User
but are not an End User under your employer or professional supervisor's
Multi-Subscription Service Agreement acknowledge and agree that should your
employer or professional supervisor subscribe to
relay®
independently of you, zipLogix may grant read-only access to your
Submissions to such employer or professional supervisor.
d. Individual and Multi-Subscription Service End Users are granted the
limited right to sub-license access to
relay®
on a transaction-by-transaction basis free of additional Fees to consumers
to whom End User is providing professional services in connection with a
real estate transaction ("Consumer End Users").
e. Individual and Multi-Subscription Service End Users are granted the
limited right to sub-license access to
relay®,
free of additional Fees, to a licensed real estate professional with a
contractual relationship to a consumer on the opposite side of a real
estate transaction in which the Individual/Multi-Subscription Service End
User is representing a Consumer End User (the "Guest Agent Users"). The
sub-license and right to sublicense in the paragraph 1.6.1(e) will be
limited to the individual real estate transaction in which the Guest Agent
User is participating with the End User.
f. Individual and Multi-Subscription Service End Users are granted the
limited right to sub-license access to
relay®,
free of additional Fees, to a vendor of professional real estate services
necessary to complete a real estate transaction in which the
Individual/Multi-Subscription Service End User is representing a Consumer
End User (the "Guest Vendor Users"). The sub-license and right to
sublicense in the paragraph 1.6.1(f) will be limited to the individual real
estate transaction in which the Guest Vendor User is providing services to
the Individual/Multi-Subscription End User.
g. In addition to the rights granted under paragraphs 1.6.1.d through
1.6.1.f and subject to the terms of a Multi-Subscription Service Agreement,
Multi-Subscription Service End Users are also granted the limited right to
sub-license to any real estate professional that is a part-time or
full-time employee or an independent contractor (herein defined as
"Agents") of such Multi-Subscription Service End-Users.
h. Individual End Users and Multi-Subscription Service End Users are
responsible for ensuring that their sub-licensees follow the TOU and remain
jointly and severally liable for the conduct of their sub-licensees. In the
event a sub-licensee terminates its relationship with you, you are
responsible for notifying zipLogix to terminate that sub-licensee's access
to
relay®.
1.7.2 Consumer End Users: Consumer End Users are subject to all the terms
and conditions outlined in the TOU. In the event that a Consumer End User
terminates its relationship with its Individual End User or
Multi-Subscription Service End User, their sublicense to use or access
relay®
shall also terminate.
2. Description of Service Standards
2.1
Relay®
and Service Levels. zipLogix will operate and maintain
relay®
in accordance with each of the following service standards (each a "Service
Level'').
2.2 Availability of
relay®.
zipLogix shall use its best efforts to make
relay®
available to End Users a minimum of 99% of the time during any 24-hour
period and to minimize periods of interruption and accessibility.
2.3 Maintenance Service Downtime. The parties acknowledge that certain
maintenance and upgrade activities will necessitate service interruption.
Where maintenance, technology upgrades or other events will require a
material amount of downtime, when reasonably applicable, zipLogix will uses
it best efforts to provide notice via the
relay®
Website in advance of such event.
2.4 Unauthorized Access. zipLogix will make commercially reasonable efforts
to prevent unauthorized access to
relay®
and will promptly notify End User of any known security breaches and, in
the event any unauthorized access occurs, zipLogix will use its best
efforts to detect, identify and eliminate such unauthorized access as soon
as possible and to prevent the reoccurrence thereof.
2.5 Updating Standards. zipLogix will periodically review its current
Service Levels to ensure that they meet or exceed industry standards. If,
after any such review, zipLogix determines that any Service Level should be
modified or altered or that a new Service Level will be incorporated or a
current Service Level deleted, zipLogix may modify the TOU.
2.6 Backup/Redundancy. zipLogix shall use its best efforts to provide
backup, redundancy, and recovery services as follows: (i) servers utilizing
a commercially appropriate storage system which provides data redundancy
and uninterrupted service in the event of a single disk failure; (ii) tape
back-ups of all data are performed at least weekly and are stored for six
months; and (iii) all data and functionality is backed-up weekly on an
alternate server so that in the event of a primary server failure, the data
center can be re-directed to the alternate server within a reasonable time
frame. In the event that services cannot be provided at the primary
relay®
servers, End Users may be directed to a backup until operations are
restored.
2.7 Virus Scanning. zipLogix shall use its best efforts to make to
scan for and detect computer viruses at
relay®.
2.8 Technical Support and Training. zipLogix may provide
relay®
support to End User's designated support representatives. zipLogix
will not provide technical and/or RELAY(TM) support with respect to PC
hardware and/or software configuration, network/Internet connectivity, or
other technical issues not directly related to
relay®.
3. Use Of
Relay®
; Single Sign On Service;
Relay®
Certified Trainers(TM);
Relay®
Demonstration Software
3.1 No Unlawful or Prohibited Use. As a condition of your use of
relay®,
End User will not use RELAY(TM) for any purpose that is unlawful or
prohibited by the TOU. End User will not use
relay®
in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair any
zipLogix server, or the network(s) connected to any zipLogix server, or
interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of
relay®.
End User will not attempt to gain unauthorized access to
relay®,
other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to any zipLogix
server or to any of
relay®,
through hacking, password mining or any other means. End User will not
obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means
not intentionally made available through
relay®.
3.2 Communication Services.
Relay®
may contain e-mail services, bulletin board services, personal web pages,
calendars, photo albums, file cabinets and/or other message or
communication services designed to enable End User to communicate with
others (each a "Communication Service" and collectively "Communication
Services"). End User agrees to use the Communication Services only to post,
send and receive messages and material that are proper and, when
applicable, related to the particular Communication Service. By way of
example, and not as a limitation, End User agrees that when using the
Communication Services, End User will not:
3.2.1 Use the Communication Services in connection with surveys, contests,
pyramid schemes, chain letters, junk email, spamming or any duplicative or
unsolicited messages (commercial or otherwise).
3.2.2 Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal
rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
3.2.3 Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate,
profane, defamatory, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or
information.
3.2.4 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 End User own
or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consent to do
the same.
3.2.5 Use any material or information, including images or photographs,
which are made available through
relay®
in any manner that infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade
secret, or other proprietary right of any party.
3.2.6 Upload files that contain viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs,
cancelbots, corrupted files, or any other similar malware, software or
programs that will damage the operation of another's computer or property
of another.
3.2.7 Download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service
that End User know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally
reproduced, displayed, performed, and/or distributed in such manner.
3.2.8 Falsify or delete any copyright management information, such as
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.
3.2.9 Violate any applicable laws or regulations.
3.2.10 Create a false identity for the purpose of misleading others.
3.3 Monitoring. zipLogix has no obligation to monitor the Communication
Services. However, zipLogix reserves the right to review materials posted
to the Communication Services and to remove any materials in its sole
discretion. zipLogix reserves the right to terminate your access to any or
all of the Communication Services at any time, without notice, for any
reason whatsoever.
3.4 Disclosure. zipLogix reserves the right at all times to disclose any
information as zipLogix deems necessary to satisfy any applicable law,
regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to
post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, in
zipLogix's sole discretion.
3.5 Personally Identifiable Information. Always use caution when giving out
any personally identifiable information about yourself or your
sub-licensees in any Communication Services. zipLogix does not control or
endorse the content, messages or information found in any Communication
Services and, therefore, zipLogix specifically disclaims any liability with
regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your
participation in any Communication Services.
3.6 Uploads; Limitations. Materials uploaded to the Communication Services
will be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction and/or
dissemination; End Users are responsible for adhering to such limitations
if End Users download the materials.
3.7 Single Sign On. If you purchased a license to use the Single Sign On
Service or if a license was purchased on your behalf by a third party,
zipLogix hereby grants you a license to use the Single Sign On
Service. The license period is for one (1) year from the date of
purchase or, if the Single Sign On Service is being provided to you under
the terms of an agreement between zipLogix and a third party, one (1)
year from the date zipLogix creates your account. If the Single Sign
On Service is being provided to you by a third party, such as your real
estate brokerage, a state or local association/board of REALTORS(R) or by a
multiple listing service, your license may terminate earlier, in accordance
with the terms of the agreement between zipLogix and the third party.
Your use of the Single Sign On service shall at all times be subject to and
in compliance with Sections 3.1 and 3.2 of this Agreement. The Single
Sign On Service requires that zipLogix maintain agreements with providers
of each product and service to be accessed by the Single Sign On
Service. Should zipLogix' agreement with a provider terminate, your
access to and use of the provider?s product or service using the Single
Sign On Service shall also terminate. All products and services
accessed under the Single Sign On Service will be linked to, and capable of
being accessed using, a single password or set of credentials. You
should therefore exercise caution, prudence and care in using the password
and/or set of credentials to protect them from unauthorized access,
disclosure and use.
3.8
Relay®
Certified Trainer Program. If you are current
relay®
Certified Trainer, zipLogix hereby grants you a limited license to use
relay®
solely in connection with your training activities as a
relay®
Certified Trainer. You may not use
relay®
in connection with actual real estate transactions or for any other purpose
whatsoever unless otherwise expressly licensed by zipLogix. Your
license to use
relay®
will terminate immediately upon your termination from the
relay®
Certified Trainers Program. Upon termination from the
relay®
Certified Trainers Program you may not use
relay®
after termination unless otherwise expressly licensed by zipLogix.
3.9 Demonstration License. If you have requested and zipLogix
has granted you a
relay®
demonstration license, zipLogix hereby grants you a limited license to
use
relay®
for demonstration purposes only. The license term is for one (1) year
from the date
relay®
creates your account. You may not use
relay®
in connection with actual transactions or for any other purpose whatsoever
unless otherwise expressly licensed by
relay®.
Upon termination of the demonstration license, you may not use
relay®
after termination unless otherwise expressly licensed by zipLogix.
4. Termination
4.1 Termination. zipLogix may terminate your use of or access to
relay®
effective immediately upon written notice in the event of your failure to
comply with any term or condition of these TOU or any other Agreement with
zipLogix. Upon such termination, End User will not be entitled to a refund
of any portion of the Fees.
5. Payment
5.1 Fees. End User agrees to pay zipLogix any service fees zipLogix sets
forth for use of
relay®
(collectively, the "Fees"'). All Fees will be due and payable as outlined
in zipLogix' then current fee schedule. For any payments not received by
the due date, zipLogix reserves the right to charge and End User agrees to
pay interest at the rate of one and a half percent (1½%) per month or the
maximum rate permitted by law if such maximum legal rate is less, provided
however if the maximum legal rate is greater than one and a half percent
(1½%) per month then zipLogix may charge the maximum legal rate. End User
hereby authorizes zipLogix to charge any unpaid Fees to End User's credit
card.
5.2 Taxes. All taxes and duties attributable to the TOU (other than taxes
based on the gross income of zipLogix), including without limitation,
sales, use and any other tax assessed by local, state or federal
authorities, will be the responsibility of and borne by End User.
5.3 New Versions. End User will not be entitled to new versions of
relay®
free of charge. zipLogix in its sole discretion will determine the
applicable Fees, if any, for such new versions; provided however, within
ten (10) business days of receiving notice of any change in Fees, End User
will have the right to terminate use of
relay® upon
thirty (30) days written notice to zipLogix if zipLogix ceases to offer the
version of
relay®
to which End User has subscribed and End User does not wish to pay
increased charges for a new version.
5.4 No Offset. Fees and expenses due from End User under the TOU will not
be withheld or offset by End User against other amounts owed by zipLogix
for any reason.
5.5 Auto Billing. End User hereby gives zipLogix and/or its agents
permission to charge the
relay®
subscription fee(s) for End User?s account(s) to End User's credit card
automatically on an annual basis ("auto billing"). Auto billing shall
remain in effect until End User notifies zipLogix via e-mail at
support@rebt.com that End User wishes to cancel auto billing; please allow
at least 30 days for zipLogix to process the request. The subscription
period begins immediately after End User?s account is established and End
User?s credit card payment information is accepted by zipLogix. If End User
cancels the
relay®
subscription(s) within the first thirty (30) days of the subscription
period by sending an e-mail to support@rebt.com and requesting cancellation
of the
relay®
account(s), the subscription fee(s) will be credited to End User'?s credit
card account. If End User does not cancel the subscription(s) within that
time frame, End User will not receive a refund or credit for the
subscription(s).
If an auto billing payment is declined, zipLogix may permanently restrict
End User?s ability to use auto billing and End User's access to and use of
the
relay®
account(s) may be suspended or terminated. Declined auto billing payments
may be subject to a $15.00 processing fee per declined payment, which may
be charged to End User's credit card or to End User directly, in addition
to any fees End User's bank or credit card issuer may charge.
Should End User inform zipLogix that End User wishes to cancel auto
billing, zipLogix will send End User a payment reminder for the next
subscription(s) period. Payment must be made in the manner and within the
time frame set forth in the payment reminder. If zipLogix does not receive
the payment for the next subscription(s) period prior to its commencement,
access to and use of End User's
relay®
account(s) may be suspended or terminated.
These terms and conditions may be amended or modified by zipLogix at any
time with or without notice; however, zipLogix will endeavor to provide
reasonable notice of any amendments or modifications.
6. Confidentiality and Privacy
6.1 Confidentiality.
6.1.1 Confidential Information. Each party agrees to use the highest degree
of care to safeguard the other party's Confidential Information, as defined
below. Neither party will sell, transfer, publish, disclose, display, use
or distribute the other party's Confidential Information or knowingly
permit any unauthorized third party from accessing, in any manner, the
other party's Confidential Information. Each party agrees that its
employees, agents and independent contractors will be prohibited from
taking any action otherwise prohibited to such party under the TOU, and to
notify the other party promptly and in writing of any circumstances
surrounding any possession, use or knowledge of the Confidential
Information or any part thereof which is prohibited hereunder.
6.1.2 Breach. The parties agree that breaches of the provisions in this
Section 6 or of Sections 1, 3.1 or 3.2 will cause zipLogix to suffer
irreparable harm and be without an adequate remedy at law, and that
zipLogix will be entitled to injunctive or equitable relief (without being
required to post any bond or other security) from a court of competent
jurisdiction in order to prevent, prohibit or restrain any such breach or
violation. Neither injunctive or other equitable relief will be deemed a
waiver of zipLogix' other rights or remedies under the TOU or
otherwise.
6.1.3 "Confidential Information'' means any information which is designated
by the disclosing party to be, or should reasonably be understood by the
receiving party to be, of a proprietary or confidential nature, including
without limitation each party's administrative, financial, technical or
operational arrangements, or such arrangements of a party's affiliated
entities. The term will expressly include
relay®,
Documentation. The term will not include information which is or becomes
public knowledge through no fault of the receiving party or information
that is rightfully obtained from a third party whom is not bound by
obligations of confidentiality to the disclosing party.
6.2 Privacy. See the Privacy Statement disclosures relating to the
collection and use of your information.
6.3 Member Account, Password and Security. End User must open an account
and complete the registration process by providing zipLogix with current,
complete and accurate information as prompted by the applicable
registration form. End User also will also be prompted to choose a password
and a user name. End User is entirely responsible for maintaining the
confidentiality of your user name, password and account. Furthermore, End
User is entirely responsible for any and all activities that occur under
your account. End User understands and acknowledges that zipLogix will
maintain records regarding your access to
relay®.
End User agrees to notify zipLogix immediately of any unauthorized use of
your account or any other breach of security. zipLogix will not be liable
for any loss that End User will incur as a result of someone else using
your user name, password or account, either with or without your knowledge.
However, End User could be held liable for losses incurred by zipLogix or
another party due to someone else using your user name, account or
password. End User will not use anyone else's account at any time, such use
will be considered a material breach of this TOU for which zipLogix may
immediately terminate any rights and licenses granted under these
TOU.
7. Warranties
7.1 End User warrants the performance of it obligations hereunder,
including but not limited to a warranty that the Submissions will not: (i)
infringe or violate any third parties Intellectual Property Rights, privacy
rights or contractual rights of any third party; or (ii) otherwise violate
any legal rights or obligations.
7.2 End User further warrants that it will advise zipLogix of any misuse or
alleged misuse of
relay®
by any of its sub-licensees and will join in and cooperate with zipLogix in
any action by zipLogix to pursue its rights against such
sub-licensees.
7.3 Limited Warranties by zipLogix.
7.3.1 zipLogix warrants that (i) it will use commercially reasonable
efforts to provide End User with access to and use of
relay®
in accordance with the service standards in the TOU; (ii) it is the owner
of
relay®
or has the right to provide
relay®
to End User; and (iii) to the best of its knowledge,
relay®
does not contain any computer code intentionally designed to disrupt,
disable, or harm in any manner the operation of
relay®
(sometimes referred to as "viruses'' or "worms''). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, zipLogix does not warrant that
relay®
will meet all or any of your or any End User's requirements in any specific
real estate transaction, or that
relay®
will be free of errors, interruption, faults or delays. Except as provided
in Section 7.3, zipLogix sole liability, and your sole and exclusive
remedy, under the limited warranties set forth above, will be limited to
having zipLogix supply, as soon as practicable and at zipLogix' cost
and expense, product maintenance services that zipLogix determines to
be necessary to cause
relay®
to perform in accordance with the applicable warranty; provided, however,
that written notice of an asserted breach of warranty must be received by
zipLogix promptly after such asserted breach arises, and in any event, no
later than ten (10) days after such asserted breach arises.
7.3.2 The foregoing limited warranty will not apply (i) if
relay®
is used for any purpose other than that set forth in the TOU regardless of
whether zipLogix has terminated your access to
relay®
because of such misuse, (ii) if there is a malfunction in the your hardware
or communications network or (iii) if failure of the warranty is due to any
other cause within your control.
7.3.3 THE FOREGOING LIMITED WARRANTIES CONSTITUTE ZIPLOGIX' ONLY
WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO ALL OR ANY SITUATIONS INVOLVING THE PERFORMANCE
OR NONPERFORMANCE OF
RELAY®
OR ANY PARTS THEREOF AND ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, THOSE ARISING BY
STATUTE OR OTHERWISE IN LAW OR FROM A COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF
TRADE.
7.4 Service Level Compliance. If zipLogix materially fails to meet any
Service Level set forth in the TOU, then zipLogix will use commercially
reasonable efforts to identify the cause of the Failure and take the
remedial efforts necessary to correct the failure.
8. Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT
WILL ZIPLOGIX BE LIABLE TO END USER FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES BASED UPON ANY LEGAL THEORY WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING
BREACH OF WARRANTY, BREACH OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT TORT, OR ANY
OTHER LEGAL THEORY.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY SET FORTH IN THE TOU, IN NO EVENT
WILL ZIPLOGIX' OR ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS? AGGREGATE
LIABILITY TO END USER, ITS AFFILIATES, SUBLICENSEES AND/OR ANY OTHER PARTY
(INCLUDING LIABILITY FOR ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT
LIABILITY IN TORT, OR OTHERWISE, REGARDLESS OF FORM OF ACTION), EXCEED TWO
TIMES THE AVERAGE MONTHLY CHARGES ACTUALLY PAID BY END USER TO ZIPLOGIX,
FOR THE RELEVANT SERVICES OUT OF WHICH ANY ASSERTED CLAIM WITH RESPECT TO
RELAY®
ARISES.
NO ACTION, REGARDLESS OF FORM, ARISING OUT OF THE TRANSACTIONS UNDER THE
TOU WILL BE BROUGHT BY THE END USER MORE THAN TWELVE (12) MONTHS AFTER THE
CAUSE OF ACTION FIRST AROSE.
9. Indemnification
9.1 Indemnification. End User agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless
zipLogix, its parent companies, officers, directors, agents and/or
employees from and against any and all losses, claims, demands,
liabilities, obligations, costs and expenses of any nature whatsoever
(including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees) ("Losses'')
arising out of or based upon End User's access to or use of
relay®,
its breach of any of its obligations under the TOU or a claim that End
User's Submissions or Images infringe the legal rights of any third
party.
9.2 Indemnification by zipLogix. zipLogix hereby agrees to defend,
indemnify and hold End User harmless from and against any Losses arising
out of or based upon a claim that
relay®
or the Documentation infringe the legal rights of any third party. In such
event, the TOU will continue in effect and End User will not have the right
to terminate your use of the service if zipLogix is able to either modify
relay®
or Documentation so that it no longer infringes but remains functionally
equivalent, or obtains at zipLogix' sole expense, the End User's right to
continue to access and use
relay®
in substantially the same manner as that contemplated hereunder.
9.3 Indemnification Procedures. Each party will give prompt written notice,
in the case of zipLogix such notice shall be made to End User by e-mail, to
the other party of any claims in which indemnification is sought hereunder,
including a complete summary of all available information, and will
cooperate with the indemnifying party in the defense and settlement of such
claim, at the sole expense of the indemnifying party. The indemnifying
party will have the right to assume and retain control of the defense of
any such claim, with legal counsel of its choice, provided that it assumes
and prosecutes the defense of such claim in a timely and commercially
reasonable manner. The indemnified party will have the right to participate
in the defense of such claim through legal counsel of its choosing, at the
sole expense of the indemnified party.
10. Trademark License; Publicity. End User hereby grants to zipLogix a
non-exclusive license to display your trademarks, trade names and logos
(collectively "Trademarks'') on zipLogix' Web site and to use such
Trademarks in zipLogix' marketing literature and press releases.
11. Notices And Procedure For Making Claims Of Copyright Infringement.
Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), notifications
of claimed copyright infringement should be sent to the General Counsel of
zipLogix at the notice address listed in section 12.4.
12. General Provisions
12.1 Compliance with Laws. It is the intent of the parties to comply in all
respects with all applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations
in connection with their performance under the TOU. Anything in the TOU to
the contrary notwithstanding, if End User reasonably believes, based upon
the documentary evidence and expert legal advice of an independent legal
advisor that the TOU pose a significant risk of causing the End User to be
in violation of any of the foregoing laws, rules and regulations, then End
User shall notify zipLogix and provided any supporting evidence and
advisories upon with such belief is based. zipLogix may modify the TOU as
it believes reasonably necessary to ensure compliance with such law, rule
or regulation. Within ten (10) business days of any modification or
decision not to modify the TOU, End User may terminate use of
relay®
effective upon written notice to zipLogix.
12.2 Waivers and Limitation of Actions. No delay or omission in the
exercise of any power or remedy available hereunder will impair or affect
either party's right to the exercise thereof.
12.3 Force Majeure. If zipLogix will be delayed in its performance of any
obligation hereunder or be prevented entirely from performing any such
obligation due to causes or events beyond its control including, without
limitation, any act of God, Fire, strike or other labor problem, legal
action, present or future law, government order, rule or regulation, such
delay or non-performance will be excused and the time for performance will
be extended to include the period of such delay or non-performance for a
period not to exceed 90 days. In no event will the financial condition of
zipLogix be deemed to be an event within the provisions of this Section
12.3.
12.4 Notices. Any notices that End User is required to give under the TOU
will be made in writing and will be deemed given or made:
(a) on the date delivered if delivered in person,
(b) on the date initially transmitted if delivered by telecopy transmission
(with machine generated transmittal confirmation) and followed by certified
mail or reputable overnight courier,
(c) on the date delivered by an overnight courier service; or
(d) on the third (3rd) business day after it is mailed if mailed by
certified mail (return receipt requested, with postage and other fees
prepaid)
zipLogix:
zipLogix, LLC
a Delaware limited liability company
525 South Virgil Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90020
Attention: President
Phone: (213) 739-8200
Facsimile: (213) 480-7724
With Copy To:
Attn: General Counsel
zipLogix
525 South Virgil Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90020
Phone: (213) 739-8291
Facsimile: (213) 739-7291
To the parties at the addresses indicated in the Agreement (or at such
other addresses as will be given in writing by either of the parties to the
other, if given in accordance with the terms of this Subsection
12.4).
12.5 Severability. If any provision or portion of any provision of the TOU
is declared void or unenforceable or against public policy, such provision
or portion thereof will be deemed stricken from the TOU and the remainder
of the TOU will remain in full force and effect. In the event that any
provision hereof is found invalid or unenforceable pursuant to judicial
decree, the remainder of the TOU will remain valid and enforceable
according to its terms.
12.6 Governing Law, Jurisdiction and Venue. The TOU and use of
relay®
will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the substantive and
procedural laws of the State of California, excluding conflict of law
principles. Any action or proceeding brought in connection with the TOU,
whether in law or equity, will be filed exclusively in a court of competent
jurisdiction located within the County of Los Angeles, State of
California.
12.7 Assignment. The TOU will be binding upon the parties hereto and their
respective successors and permitted assignees. The rights granted to End
User by the TOU or any duty or obligation of performance hereunder will not
be assigned, delegated, sublicensed, or otherwise transferred by End User,
either voluntarily or by operation of law, except as specifically provided
for herein with respect to End Users. Any attempt by End User to assign,
delegate, sublicense, or transfer any of the rights, duties, or obligations
hereunder except as expressly provided by the TOU will be null and void.
zipLogix may assign its obligations under these TOU or any other agreement
with End User without the written consent of End User.
12.8 Independent Contractors. The relationship created by the TOU is solely
that of independent contractors and the parties hereby acknowledge and
agree that nothing in the TOU will be deemed to constitute either party as
an agent or a franchisee of the other party. Neither party will have any
power or express or implied authorization to bind the other party or to
assume or to create any obligation or responsibility, express or implied,
on behalf of the other party or in the other party's name. The TOU will not
be construed as constituting the parties' partners or to create any other
form of joint venture or other relationship which could impose liability
upon one party for any act or omission of the other.
12.9 Headings. The Section and Subsection headings used herein are for
reference and convenience only and will not enter into the interpretation
hereof.
12.10 Survival. Sections 1.4, 5, 6 through 12 will survive any termination
of the TOU.
12.11 Attorneys' Fees. In the event that any legal action is brought, the
prevailing party in such legal action will be entitled to recover
reasonable attorneys' fees (including the value of services for in-house
counsel), as well as costs of the arbitration or legal action, in addition
to any other relief it will receive or be awarded.
Copyright © 2005-2007 zipLogix, LLC, 525 South Virgil Avenue, Los Angeles,
CA 90020. U.S.A. All Right Reserved.
