Terms and Conditions
These terms and conditions (the "Agreement"), together with the schedules attached, and any
amendments to those schedules, governs your
participation as a user (the "Customer") of the Website or associate websites, products or
services
associated with www.bthebroker.com (the
"Program"). The Customer covenants and agrees as a condition precedent to accessing and using
this
Website to be bound by this Agreement,
and any schedules as may be attached hereto, as may be amended by B The Broker, LLC ("B THE
BROKER")
from time to time. The services, forms,
templates and products of B THE BROKER are not a substitute for the advice or services of an
attorney, or a qualified real estate professional.
YOU AGREE THAT BY USING THE WEBSITE AND THE SERVICES AND PRODUCTS HEREIN, YOU ARE AT LEAST 18
YEARS
OF AGE AND YOU ARE LEGALLY
ABLE TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT.
B THE BROKER strives to keep its legal documents accurate, current and up-to-date. However,
because
the law and market conditions can change
at a rapid pace, B THE BROKER cannot guarantee that all of the information on this Website or
any
applications it may develop is completely
current. The law is different from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and may be subject to
interpretation by different courts. The law is a personal matter,
and no general information or legal tool like the kind B THE BROKER provides can fit every
circumstance. Therefore, if you need legal advice or
assistance from a local real estate professional for your specific problem, or if your specific
problem is too complex to be addressed by our tools,
you should consult a licensed attorney or real estate professional in your area.
This Website and the services and products offered hereby are not intended to create any
attorney-client relationship, and Customer’s use of B
THE BROKER does not and will not create an attorney-client relationship between you and B THE
BROKER. Instead, you are and will be representing
yourself in any legal matter you undertake through B THE BROKER’s document service.
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DEFINITIONS
- "Customer" means any individual accessing the Program, or any other similar relationship
of B THE BROKER, including but not limited
to consumers using the services and products offered through the Program.
- "Offer" means a promotional offer published by B THE BROKER via the Website, regular
mail, in an electronic mail or all, setting out
an offer on behalf of a Customer or to the Customer or both and containing such
additional terms and conditions as the Customer
and B THE BROKER, in their discretion, consider necessary from time to time.
- "Website" means the Website for the Program operated by B THE BROKER and situated at
www.bthebroker.com.
- PRIVACY POLICY
- B THE BROKER respects your privacy and permits you to control the treatment of your
personal
information. A complete statement of
B THE BROKER’s current Privacy Policy can be found by clicking here. B THE BROKER’s
Privacy
Policy is incorporated into this Agreement
by reference as if set forth fully herein this Section 2.
- THE PROGRAM
- B THE BROKER will permit the Customer to participate in the Program, subject to
compliance
with the terms and conditions in t his
Agreement and in any policies established by B THE BROKER, from time to time, and
incorporated by reference in this Agreement.
- The Customer will be issued a unique username and password to access portions of the
Website, neither of which may be used by
any person other than the Customer.
-
It is expressly agreed that the parties intend by this Agreement to establish a
relationship
between B THE BROKER and the Customer,
but that it is not the intention of either party to undertake a joint venture or to make
the
Customer in any sense an agent, employee,
or partner of B THE BROKER. The parties expressly agree that this Agreement does not in
any
way create a partnership, nor have the
parties granted to each other any right or authority to assume or create any obligation
of
responsibility, express or implied, on behalf
of or in the name of the other, or to bind the other in any manner whatsoever.
- It is further understood no attorney-client relationship, principal-agent relationship,
or
similar relationship has been or will be
formed between B THE BROKER and Customer, and that the services and products offered
through
B THE BROKER do not constitute
legal advice, opinions, or legal work product. Customer acknowledges that the facts and
circumstances of products and services
needed for each person vary greatly, and B THE BROKER cannot guarantee nor advise as to
the
appropriateness of any of its
products or services offered to Customer. B THE BROKER cannot provide legal advice,
explanations, opinions, or recommendations
about possible legal rights, remedies, defenses, options, selection of forms or
strategies.
Customer is hereby advised to seek legal
counsel regarding the services and products provided by B THE BROKER, and that B THE
BROKER
shall be indemnified by Customer
pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement from any claim regarding the legality or
appropriateness of the products and services
offered by B THE BROKER.
- It is further agreed that the Customer has no authority to create or assume in B THE
BROKER's name or on its behalf any obligation,
express or implied, or to act or purport to act as its agent or representative for any
purpose whatsoever and the Customer shall not
hold itself out as having any such authority.
- Communications between Customer and B THE BROKER are not protected by attorney-client
privilege and are only subject to the
privacy policies of B THE BROKER.
- LIMITED PERMISSION TO USE AND DOWNLOAD
- B THE BROKER hereby grants you permission to download, view, copy and print the its
products
and services on any single, stand- alone
computer solely for Customer’s personal, informational, and non-commercial use; provided
that the products and services are not
used on any other website or in a networked computer environment, and the products and
services are not modified in any way, except
for authorized editing of downloadable forms for personal use. You agree otherwise not
to
reproduce, modify, distribute, display or
otherwise provide access to, create derivative works from, decompile, disassemble or
reverse
engineer any portion of the Services.
This permission terminates automatically without notice if Customer breaches any of the
terms or conditions of these Terms of Use.
On any such termination, Customer agrees to immediately destroy any downloaded or
printed
products and services. Customer may
at no time resell the products and services purchased through the Program. Any
unauthorized
use of any products or services contained
on this may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, laws of privacy and publicity and
communications regulations and statutes.
- LICENSE TO USE PROGRAM
-
B THE BROKER grants Customer a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable
license to
use our forms, products and service for
your own personal or internal business use. Except as otherwise provided, Customer
acknowledges and agrees that it has no right to
modify, edit, copy, reproduce, create derivative works of, reverse engineer, alter,
enhance
or in any way exploit any of the forms,
products or services of B THE BROKER in any manner, except for modifications in filling
out
such forms for Customer’s authorized use.
Customer shall not remove any copyright notice from any forms or products.
- OFFERS
-
Promotional offers may be posted to Website, through direct mail, electronic mail,
delivered
to Customer, addressed to Customer, or
Customer’s information will be sent to another Customer and/or made available to another
Customer for the purposes of Customer
sending Customer messages/offers directly.
- B THE BROKER grants the Customer a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to
download Offers from the Website and to
publish the same on the Customer's Websites and in electronic or physical mail
correspondence sent by the Customer, all of which
must be done in accordance with this Agreement, the B THE BROKER Policies, as amended
from
time to time, and the additional terms
and conditions affixed to each of the said Offers.
- The Customer agrees not to modify, alter, misrepresent or embellish any Offer or any
part
of an Offer, including without limitation
any text or images provided by or on behalf of B THE BROKER or the Customer in any way,
directly or indirectly, without the express
prior written consent of B THE BROKER.
- B THE BROKER is not obligated to make any offer available to Customer and may do so at
its
sole discretion.
- FRAUD
- If B THE BROKER determines, in its sole discretion, that the Customer's account in the
Program has been used in a manner which B
THE BROKER considers to be fraudulent or which might bring the reputation or standing of
B
THE BROKER into disrepute either with
the general public or with the Customers or potential Customers of B THE BROKER, or
otherwise that the Customer has engaged in
activities which might be considered fraudulent, B THE BROKER may but will not be
obligated
to (a) suspend or terminate the
Customer's membership or contract in the Program, without notice and (b) release to any
third party, information relating to the
identity and location of the Customer if required to do so in order to enforce these
terms
and conditions.
- COVENANTS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
- The Customer represents and warrants that:
- it has the authority and capacity to enter into and to be bound by this Agreement;
- none of the Customer's information contains false or deceptive material or any
machine
readable code including without
limitation any virus, Trojan horse, work or other self-executing program; and
- it is not now a party to any agreement or business relationship which may conflict
with this Agreement.
- The Customer covenants and agrees that:
-
it will, at all times, comply with all laws applicable in the jurisdiction where the
Customer is situated or where the Customer
directly or indirectly conducts its business;
- it will not enter into any agreement or business relationship or otherwise incur
any
obligation which might, in the opinion of B
THE BROKER, conflict with this Agreement;
- it will, at all times, comply with the terms of this Agreement, and the B THE BROKER
Policies, as updated, amended and replaced
by B THE BROKER, from time to time, in its sole discretion;
- it will not, without the express written consent of B THE BROKER, use or permit any
person for who it is by law responsible to
control to use any third-party intellectual property without the permission of such
third-party, including but not limited to the
unauthorized use of copyright material, patents or patent-pending material, or
trade-names or trade-marks;
- it will not publish on any physical mail or Website or send in any electronic mail a
universal resource locator or other link to
any content or otherwise engage in or condone any practice, which, in the opinion of
B
THE BROKER is deceitful, defamatory,
libelous, abusive, violent, prejudicial, obscene, pornographic, likely to bring the
reputation or standing of B THE BROKER into
disrepute, or which otherwise would be illegal;
- it will at all times comply with the terms and conditions of any agreement or
policy
established by B THE BROKER;
- it will be responsible for the development, operation and maintenance of its own
Website or Websites and electronic mail, if
any, including without limitation the technical operation thereof, the creation,
publication and accuracy of any content
published on any such Website or Websites or in any electronic mail;
- it will not attempt in any way to alter, modify, eliminate, conceal or otherwise
render
inoperable or ineffective any tags,
source codes, links, pixels, modules or other data provided by or obtained from B
THE
BROKER;
- it will not alter any physical mail, Website or electronic mail content provided by
B
THE BROKER; and
- it will, at all times and from time to time provide B THE BROKER with written
confirmation of a valid physical address, telephone
number, electronic mail address and such other identifying or financial information
as B
THE BROKER may reasonably require.
- INDEMNIFICATION
- The Customer covenants and agrees to indemnify and save harmless B THE BROKER, its
affiliates and its respective members, directors,
officers, and employees (collectively, the "Indemnified Group") from and against any and
all
claims, proceedings or judgments,
including all associated legal fees, expenses and disbursements actually incurred,
arising
out of any breach of this Agreement or the
exercise by the Customer of any right under this Agreement or any act or omission of the
Customer, or anyone for whom the Customer
is by law responsible, including without limitation any damages, losses, special,
consequential or otherwise, arising in any manner
(including those arising from or incidental to any liability or other lawsuit, claim,
demand
or other action brought) as a consequence
of any act or omission of the Customer or any person for whom the Customer is in law
responsible, whether or not the Indemnified
Group or any of them are named as a party defendant in any such proceedings and whether
or
not the Indemnified Group or any of
them are alleged to be negligent or otherwise responsible for any damage or injury to
persons or property. The obligation of the
Customer to defend and indemnify as set out in this paragraph will survive termination
of
this Agreement for any reason and will not
be otherwise limited by any other term or condition of this or any Agreement.
- Customer further covenants and agrees to indemnify and save harmless B THE BROKER, its
affiliates and its respective members,
directors, officers, and employees (collectively, the "Indemnified Group") from and
against
any and all claims, proceedings or
judgments, including all associated legal fees, expenses and disbursements actually
incurred, arising out of the legal validity or
appropriateness of products and services that Customer purchases from B THE BROKER as
further described in Section 2.4 herein.
- Customer has the responsibility and obligation of immediately notifying B THE BROKER of
any
potential lawsuit, actual lawsuit,
violation of law, legal issues or any violation of code or regulation which would impact
B
THE BROKER or another Customer in any way
within five (5) business days, or the Customer assumes 100% of the liability and
obligation
for any and all damages, costs, a ttorney
fees and any other such liability regardless of any liability on B THE BROKER’s part.
- DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
-
B THE BROKER or its directors, may, from time to time, disclose to the Customer certain
information relating to B THE BROKER's
business or to B THE BROKER's customers, Customers, subsidiaries, Customers, agents, or
employees; business and marketing plans,
strategies and methods which may not be standard industry practice or which are not
generally known in the industry; or studies,
charts, plans, tales or compilations of business and industrial information acquired or
prepared by or on behalf of B THE BROKER (all
collectively referred to as the "Confidential Information"). The Customer acknowledges
that
Confidential Information will be provided
at the sole discretion of B THE BROKER, and nothing in this Agreement obligates B THE
BROKER, its directors, agents or employees to
disclose or grant to the Customer access to any Confidential Information.
- Unless expressly authorized in writing by B THE BROKER, the Customer covenants and
agrees:
- to use the Confidential Information only for the purposes expressly contemplated in
this
Agreement; and
- that no Confidential Information will be disclosed to any third party, Customer,
subsidiary, agent, or employee of the Customer
without the prior written consent of B THE BROKER, which may be unreasonably and
arbitrarily withheld.
- The Customer acknowledges that B THE BROKER remains the sole and exclusive owner of
all
right, title and interest in and to
the Confidential Information. The Customer agrees that the Confidential Information
will
not be copied or otherwise
reproduced without the express prior written consent of B THE BROKER.
- Upon termination of this Agreement, or otherwise on demand by B THE BROKER, the
Customer agrees that it will promptly
deliver to B THE BROKER all notes, data, tapes, reference items, sketches, drawings,
memoranda, records, diskettes, electronic
communications in any form and any other materials in any way relating to any of the
Confidential Information or the Program
in the possession of the Customer or any Customer, subsidiary, agent, or employee of
the
Customer.
- The Customer acknowledges and agrees that:
- the provisions of this Section 7 and the Customer's agreement with the same area
of the essence and constitute a material
inducement to B THE BROKER to enter into this Agreement;
- the provisions of this Section 7 shall be construed independently of any other
provision of this Agreement, and the existence
of any claim or cause of action the Customer may have against B THE BROKER, whether
predicated on this Agreement or
otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by B THE BROKER of the
provisions of this Section;
- that any breach of this Section 7 would cause irreparable harm to B THE BROKER
for which damages might not be an adequate
remedy, and the Customer therefore agrees that in the event of any such breach B THE
BROKER will be entitled to seek, in
addition to any other right accruing to B THE BROKER under this Agreement or
otherwise
in law or equity, injunctive relief
against the Customer without the necessity of proving actual damages; and
- notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, this Section 7 shall
survive the termination of this Agreement, however
caused.
- The Customer agrees to indemnify and save harmless B THE BROKER against any and
all loss, costs or expenses, inclusive of
court costs and legal/attorney fees, which B THE BROKER may incur as the direct or
indirect result of any unauthorized
disclosure of the Confidential Information by the Customer or any person for whom
the
Customer isresponsible, in law.
- DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
- B THE BROKER DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS, INDEMNITIES
AND
GUARANTEES WITH
RESPECT TO ANY MATTER, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY
WARRANTY
OF PROFITABILITY,
SATISFACTORY QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND
NON-
INFRINGEMENT).
- NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT, B THE BROKER ADDITIONALLY
DISCLAIMS
ALL OBLIGATIONS
AND LIABILITIES ON THE PART OF B THE BROKER AND THOSE FOR WHOM IT IS IN LAW RESPONSIBLE
FOR
ANY DAMAGES,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ATTORNEYS'
AND
EXPERTS' FEES, AND
COURT COSTS (EVEN IF B THE BROKER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES,
FEES
OR COSTS), ARISING OUT
OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT.
- In no circumstance will B THE BROKER be liable to the Customer for any consequential,
indirect, special, punitive or incidental damages
or lost profits of the Customer or the Customer's successors or assigns (including
without
limitation claims for loss of goodwill, use of
or reliance on the services provided hereunder, stoppage of other work or impairment of
other assets) arising out of breach or failure
of express or implied warranty, breach of contract, misrepresentation, negligence,
strict
liability in tort or otherwise. Without limiting
the foregoing, B THE BROKER will not be liable for any failure or delay resulting from
any
governmental action, material shortage,
work slowdown, actions or inaction of Customer or third parties, Customer's software
and/or
any third party equipment or any other
condition affecting production or delivery in any manner beyond the control of B THE
BROKER.
- Customer has the responsibility and obligation of immediately notifying B THE BROKER of
any
potential lawsuit, actual lawsuit,
violation of law, legality issues or any violation of code which would impact B THE
BROKER
or another Customer in any way within five
(5) business days or the Customer assumes 100% of the liability and obligation for any
and
all damages, costs, attorney fees and any
other such liability regardless of any liability on B THE BROKER’s part.
- TERM
- The term of this Agreement is shall be indefinite and shall apply to all times Customer
shall use this Website and access the Program.
The price for this term shall be as stated when checking out and may be changed at the
sole
discretion by B THE BROK ER at any time.
Before renewal, Customer is encouraged to check the current price for B THE BROKER
services
and products. B THE BROKER may
change such price at any time before purchase without notice to Customer.
- THIRD-PARTY LINKS TO WEBSITES
- This Website may contain links to websites controlled by parties other than B THE BROKER
(each a "Third-Party Site"). B THE BROKER
works with a number of partners and affiliates whose sites are linked with B THE BROKER.
B
THE BROKER may also provide links to
other citations or resources that share no affiliation or connection to B THE BROKER. B
THE
BROKER is not responsible for and does not
endorse or accept any responsibility for the availability, contents, products, services
or
use of any Third-Party Site, any website accessed
from a Third-Party Site, or any changes or updates to such sites. B THE BROKER makes no
guarantees about the content or quality of
the products or services provided by such sites. B THE BROKER is providing these links
to
Customer only as a convenience, and the
inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by B THE BROKER of the Third-Party
Site,
nor does it imply that B THE BROKER
sponsors, is affiliated or associated with, guarantees, or is legally authorized to use
any
trade name, registered trademark, logo, legal
or official seal, or copyrighted symbol that may be reflected in the links. Customer
expressly acknowledges that it assumesall risks and
liabilities associated with access to and use of content provided on a Third-Party Site,
and
agrees that B THE BROKER is not responsible
for any loss or damage of any sort you may incur from dealing with a third party.
- COMPLIANCE WITH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS
- When accessing B THE BROKER’s Program and Website, or using the B THE BROKER’s document
preparation Service, Customer agrees
to obey the law and Customer agrees to respect and abide by the intellectual property
rights
of others. Customer’s use of the Program
and Website is at all times strictly governed by and subject to laws regarding
copyright,
trademark and trade name, and other
intellectual property ownership. Customer agrees not to upload, download, display,
perform,
transmit or otherwise distribute any
information or content in violation of any third-party's copyrights, trademarks or other
intellectual property or proprietary rights.
Customer agrees to abide by laws regarding copyright ownership and use of intellectual
property, and shall be
solely responsible for any violations of any relevant laws and for any infringements of
third-party rights caused by any content
Customer provides or transmits, or that is provided or transmitted using Customer’s B
THE
BROKER user account.
- B THE BROKER has adopted a policy that provides for the immediate removal of any
content
that has infringed on the intellectual
property rights of B THE BROKER, or of a third-party, or that violates intellectual
property
rights generally. B THE BROKER's policy is
to remove such infringing content and investigate such allegations immediately through
the
methods identified in Sections 14.2 and
14.3.
- Copyright Content. B THE BROKER has in place certain legally required procedures
regarding
allegations of copyright infringement
occurring on the Website and Program. B THE BROKER has adopted a policy that provides
for
the immediate suspension and/or
termination of any Website user who is found to have infringed the rights of B THE
BROKER or
of a third-party, or otherwise violated
any intellectual property laws, codes or regulations. B THE BROKER’s policy is to act
immediately upon receipt of proper notification
of a claimed copyright infringement to remove or disable access to the allegedly
infringing
content. If Customer has evidence, knows
of, or has a good faith belief that its rights or the rights of a third-party have been
violated and wants B THE BROKER to delete, edit,
or disable the material in question, Customer must provide the Company with the
following
information in writing (see 17 U.S.C §
512(c)(3) for the enacted guidelines): (1) A physical or electronic signature of a
person
authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an
exclusive right that is allegedly infringed; (2) Identification of the copyrighted work
claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple
copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a
representative list of such works at that site; (3)
Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of
infringing activity, and that is to be removed or
access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the
service provider to locate the material; (4)
Information reasonably sufficient to permit the Company to contact you, such as an
address,
telephone number, and, if available,
email address; (5) A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the
material in
the manner complained of is not authorized
by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (6) A statement that the information
in
the notification is accurate, and under
penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an
exclusive
right that is allegedly infringed. All notices
regarding alleged infringements must be sent to support@bthebroker.com.
- Opportunity to Object. If Customer believes that the copyright content removed (or to
which
access was disabled) is not infringing,
or that Customer has the authorization from the copyright owner, the copyright owner's
agent, or pursuant to the law, to post and
use the material in the content posted, Customer may send a written counter-notice
containing the following information to the email identified in Section 14.2 herein: (1)
Customer’s physical or electronic signature; (2) identification of the content that has
been
removed or to which access has been disabled, and the location at which the content
appeared
before it was removed or disabled;
(3) a statement that you have a good faith belief that the content was removed or
disabled
as a result of mistake or a misidentification
of the content; and (4) your name, address, telephone number, and email address, a
statement
that you consent to the jurisdiction of
the 4th Judicial District Court in Boise, Idaho; and (5) a statement that you will
accept
service of process from the person who provided
notification of the alleged infringement. If a counter-notice is received at the address
above, the Company may send a copy of the
counter-notice to the original complaining party informing that person that it may
replace
the removed Content or cease disabling it in
ten (10) business days. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order
against the person posting the allegedly
infringing content, the removed content may be replaced, or access to it restored, in
ten
(10) to fourteen (14) business days or more
after receipt of the objection to the removal or disability of the allegedly infringing
content, at the Company's sole discretion.
- GENERAL
- The Agreement will be interpreted, construed and enforced in all respects in accordance
with
the laws of the state of Idaho, excluding
its conflict of law rules. The Customer agrees to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
courts
of the 4th Judicial District of Idaho, county of
Ada, with respect to any dispute arising as a direct or indirect consequence of this
Agreement.
- B THE BROKER may assign this Agreement without the Customer's prior consent. The
Customer
may not assign this Agreement
without the express written consent of B THE BROKER, which consent may be withheld in B
THE
BROKER’s sole discretion.
- From time to time, B THE BROKER may amend, supplement or replace this Agreement or the
B
THE BROKER Policies in part or in
whole, with no Notice to the Customer. If the Customer has not terminated this
Agreement,
the Customer will be deemed to have
consented to the same.
- Any notice or other communication ("Notice") permitted or required by this Agreement by
B
THE BROKER will be in writing and given
by personal delivery or transmitted by facsimile or electronic mail to the receiving
party
at the address on file for the Customer or the
physical or electronic mail of the upper management of B THE BROKER. Any such Notice
will be
deemed to have been received on
the date on which it was transmitted by facsimile or delivered or received by physical
mail.
- No term or condition of this Agreement will be deemed waived and no breach excused,
unless
such waiver or consent excusing the
breach is in writing and signed by the non-breaching party.
- In the event that any term, covenant, provision or condition of this Agreement is
declared
indefinite, invalid, illegal or unenforceable
by a court having jurisdiction, then this Agreement with respect to the remaining terms,
covenants, provisions, or conditions will
continue in force and effect and the indefinite, invalid, illegal or unenforceable term
shall be rewritten as closely as possible while still
being enforceable, if possible, if not, then it shall be struck.
- This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective
successors,
heirs and assigns of B THE BROKER and
the Customer.
- This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the
subject matter of this agreement,
supersedes any previous or contemporaneous representations, negotiations,
understandings,
and agreements, oral or written. It
serves as an amendment to any other written, and only written, agreement between the
parties.
- All pronouns in this Agreement are for convenience only. The use of “he”, “she”, or
“it” shall be construed to have the same meaning
for the purposes of this Agreement.
B THE BROKER, LLC
ADVERTISING AGREEMENT
This Advertising Agreement (hereinafter referred to as “Agreement”) is entered into on the date
of
signing below, by and between B The Broker,
LLC, an Idaho limited liabilitycompany duly organized under the laws of the state of Idaho
(hereinafter referred to as“B The Broker”) and
Advertiser/Business, (hereinafter referred to as “Advertiser”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, B The Broker manages and operates the website www.bthebroker.com (hereinafter the
“Website”), which primarily offers its users and
customers real estate services and products (hereinafter the “Services”); WHEREAS, the intent of
this agreement is for B The Broker to provide
advertising opportunities to Advertiser on its Website; and WHEREAS, Advertiser desires to place
its
advertisements on the Websitepursuant to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, receipt
and
sufficiency of which is acknowledged, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
- PAYMENT ADVERTISING SPACE. In exchange for Advertiser’s agreement to submit timely payment
to B
The Broker, B The Broker agrees to
provide for advertising space(s) on the Website at the monthly rates and durations specified
in
Exhibit A of thisAgreement (hereinafter
the “Purchased Space”). All advertisement space is subject to availability of spaces on the
Website.
- ADVERTISING AVAILABILITY. Advertiser may purchase additional ad space for advertisements
throughout the Website as such spaces
may be made available by B the Broker. The parties to this Agreement shall amend Exhibit A
to
indicate each additional space purchased.
B The Broker will maintain an internal listing of available advertising spaces on each page
and
the expiration dates of existing
advertisements todetermine availability. Any and all additional spaces purchased by
Advertiser
shall be subject to this Agreement and its
terms.
- MINIMUM ADVERTISING PERIOD. A minimum (12) month advertisement placementon the Website is
required of Advertiser, constituting
payment for the first month of advertising period plus any startup fee. Payment for the
minimum
one (1) month period and startup fee
must be made in full by the requested posting date. No advertisement will be posted until
payment in full for the initial one (1) month
period is received. B The Broker can waive or alter this required minimum in its sole
discretion
at any time, andwithout notice or consent
of Advertiser, which may enlarge or minimize the minimum advertising period. Any such waiver
or
alteration for Advertiser shall not waive
or alterthe remaining terms of this Agreement, nor shall it operate as a waiver or
alteration
toother advertiser’s minimum advertising
period. If payment is not received in full by thefifth (5th) day of the month in which the
advertisement is set to run, the advertisementwill
be removed from the Website until when and if payment is received in full. B The Broker may
at
any time sell Advertiser’s Purchased Space
to any third-party at its election while Advertiser is default for payment on any
advertisement
spaces it has purchased.
- RENEWALS. Any renewal or extension of any advertisement purchase by Advertisershall be
subject
to the same terms and conditions stated
in this Agreement, unless otherwise modified in writing by both parties.
- WEBSITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. This Agreement is subject to the terms andconditions of the
Website, which are hereby incorporated by
reference as if set forth fully herein. Any breach of such terms and conditions shall be
considered a material breach of this Agreement. These
terms and conditions may be modified from time-to-time and Advertiser is responsible for
staying
apprised of such modifications.
- PAY TO PLAY ADVERTISING. Advertiser acknowledges that this Agreement is solely for the
purposes
of providing Advertiser “pay to play”
advertising on the B The Broker’s Website. This Agreement and the posting of Advertiser’s
content on the Website shall not in any way be
construed to certify, endorse or otherwise recommendAdvertiser’s services or products.
- CALCULATION OF PAYMENT. Advertiser has requested and agrees to pay B The Broker for the
Purchased Space as listed and calculated in
Exhibit A. Advertiser agreesto abide by all terms and conditions listed in said Exhibit A.
- RIGHT TO REFUSE UNACCEPTABLE ADVERTISING. B The Broker may refuse orremove any content
submitted for the Purchased Space that, in
B The Broker’s sole discretion, is inappropriate or that casts a negative light on its
business.
Acceptable advertising will be limited to that which
proposes, directly or indirectly, a legal, commercial transaction that will reflect
favorably
upon B The Broker’s website, its members and
affiliates, and the long term use of this advertising space for the generation of revenue.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, B The
Broker willnot accept advertising content that:
- infringes on the proprietary and confidential information, or intellectual property
rights
of any third-party, including but not limited to
infringement of copyrights, trademarks, trade names or trade dress of others;
- directly or indirectly supports or opposes a particular candidate, political cause or
issue, or that advocates or opposes a particular religion
or religious belief;
- is defamatory towards any third-party or tends to impugn the character or reputations
of
others; or
- is deemed by B The Broker to be morally repugnant or prurient.
- OTHER GROUNDS FOR REFUSAL. B The Broker reserves the right to refuse anyadvertising that
does
not conform to the detail, instructions
and guidelines set forth in the technical specifications as provided by B The Broker and to
any
applicable requirements of any other
governmental agency with authority to regulate the Purchased Space. B The Broker reserves
the
right to refuse advertising that is not
presented to B The Broker at least five (10) business days before the requested postingdate
of
each advertisement.
- REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ADVERTISER. Advertiserrepresents and warrants to B The
Broker
as follows:
-
That the advertising content provided to B The Broker does not infringe on the
proprietary
and confidential information, or intellectual
property rights of any third-party, including but not limited to infringement of
copyrights,
patents, trademarks, trade namesor trade dress
of others;
- That it has obtained all necessary licenses, permits and other required recognitionsor
certifications to perform the services and products
it is advertising on the Website;
- That for the duration of this Agreement, it will maintain and/or renew all
necessarylicenses, permits and other required recognitions or
certifications to perform the services and products it is advertising on the Website;
and
- That it has not, and will not, state or imply that B The Broker has certified,
endorsedor
otherwise Advertiser’s services or products.
- TRUTH IN ADVERTISING/INDEMNIFICATION FOR LIABILITY. Advertiser is solely responsible for
any
legal liability arising out of or relating to
this Agreement, including but not limited to the representations and warranties made herein
by
Advertiser, infringement or misappropriation
of any copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, unfair competition, defamation, invasion
of
privacy, violation of any anti-discrimination law
or regulation, the unlicensed practice of real estate or law, or any other right held by any
other person or entity, and Advertiser agrees to
indemnify hold B The Broker harmless from any and all liability, loss, damages, claims, or
causes of action from the same, including reasonable
legal fees and expenses that may be incurred by B The Broker.
- DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. B THE BROKER MAKES NO WARRANTY ORREPRESENTATION TO ADVERTISER,
EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED OR
ARISING BY OPERATION OF LAW, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTY OF CONDITION,
HABITABILITY, MERCHANTABILITY OR
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE ADVERTISING SERVICESPROVIDED UNDER
THIS
AGREEMENT.
- LIMITATION ON DAMAGES. In no event will B The Broker be liable to Advertiserfor any
special,
incidental, or consequential damages, whether
based on breach of contract, fraud, tort (including negligence), or otherwise.
- B THE BROKER’S REMEDIES. Upon Advertiser’s breach of this Agreement, B TheBroker may
immediately void this Agreement and discontinue
all ads purchased by Advertiser that are on the Website upon such breach. This remedy is not
an
exclusion to all other remedies available to
B The Broker at law or in equity, whether monetary ornon-monetary.
- DMCA COMPLIANCE. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) requires thatB The Broker
take
certain measures to respond to those
claiming their copyright(s) has been infringed with content posted on the Website. If B The
Broker receives a DMCA takedown request for
content provided by Advertiser, B The Broker will gather from the complainant all
information
required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3). If Advertiser
believes thatthe copyright content proposed to be removed (or to which access is requested
to be
disabled) is not infringing, or that Advertiser
has the authorization from the copyright owner, the copyright owner's agent, or pursuant to
the
law, to post and use the materialin the content
posted, Advertiser may send a written counter-notice containing the following information to
support@bthebroker.com with the following
information: (1) Advertiser’s physical or electronic signature; (2) identification of the
content that hasbeen reported, and the location at which
the content appears; (3) a statement that Advertiser a good faith belief that the content is
not
infringing upon the complainant’scopyright, or
that Advertiser has permission to use such content; and (4) Advertiser’s name, address,
telephone number, and email address, and a statement
that Advertiserconsents to the jurisdiction of the 4th Judicial District Court in Boise,
Idaho;
and (5) a statement that Advertiser will accept
service of process from the person who provided notification of the alleged infringement.
- ASSIGNMENT. Advertiser may not assign this Agreement, in whole or in part, without B The
Broker’s written consent. Any attempt to assign
this Agreement withoutsuch consent will result in the attempt being null and void.
- GOVERNING LAW; VENUE. This Agreement shall be governed by and construedin accordance with
the
laws of the State of Idaho. Any litigation
involving arising or related to this Agreement must be brought in the 4th Judicial District
of
Idaho, Ada County, and Advertiser irrevocably
submits to the jurisdiction and venue of such courts.
- ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement and any and all exhibits and attachmentsare the complete
and
exclusive agreement between the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding and replacing any and all prior
agreements, communications, and understandings (both
written and oral) regarding such subject matter. The terms and conditions of this Agreement
shall prevail over any contrary or inconsistent
terms in any purchase order. This Agreement may only be modified, or anyrights under it
waived,
by a written document executed by both
parties.