TERMS
AND CONDITIONS
The submission of information to, and use of, the business listing
service ('Service') available through the Citisales and Leasing web site (located
at http://www.citisales.com.au) is subject to the following terms and
conditions. BY SUBMITTING INFORMATION to, or accessing information
from, the Service, YOU, the end user customer ('Customer') AGREE TO THE
FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS. These Terms and Conditions are a legal
agreement between you and Citisales and Leasing , an operating division of LoopNet,
Inc. (“Citisales and Leasing ” or the 'Company'). If you do not agree to these
Terms and Conditions, do not submit information to, or access
information from, the Service. All questions concerning this Agreement
should be directed to: General Manager, Citisales and Leasing , 185 Berry Street,
Suite 4000, San Francisco, CA 94107. Company may update these terms and
conditions at any time and without notice. The latest version of the
terms and conditions is available on the Citisales and Leasing website at
http://www.citisales.com.au/viewterm.php Membership Privileges
Membership privileges are granted by Company to individuals exclusively
and are granted specifically to the subscribing registered member only.
Membership rights cannot be assigned, sublicensed, distributed, shared,
viewed, accessed, or otherwise transferred to anyone other than the
registered member without the express written permission of Company.
Company requires that each registered user maintain a valid email
address and a password, which shall be utilized for logging on to the
Citisales and Leasing system. Members are not permitted to share their individual
logon information with others. Company has the right to refuse service
to any member that refuses to abide by the terms and conditions herein
or abuses their rights related to the Citisales and Leasing service. Company
utilizes email as a vital and primary communication channel with
customers. As a registered user, Customers hereby acknowledge and grant
Company the permission to communicate with customers via email (as well
as other communication channels such as phone and fax) for any purposes
Company determines to be relevant including, but not limited to, system
messages, product updates, service announcements and other marketing
messages. Company will use best efforts to honor Customer’s request to
opt out of marketing messages, but under no circumstances will Company
have any liability for sending any email to its registered
users/customers. Submission and Administration of Listings
Customer agrees not to submit any business descriptions, photographs,
financial, contact or other information contained in each business's
data to Citisales and Leasing unless the Customer has received all necessary
rights and authorizations, including from the photographer and/or
copyright owner of any photographs, to publish and advertise the
business on the Customer's website or on the Citisales and Leasing website. The
Company may, in its sole discretion but without any obligation to
search for such, remove a business listing (“Business” or “Listing”)
that is alleged to have been submitted in violation of this provision.
In addition, the Company may require additional evidence of compliance
with this provision from Customers who are alleged to have submitted
businesses or other information in violation of this Agreement. The
Company will, in its sole discretion, terminate the accounts of, and
refuse service to, any Customer who repeatedly or knowingly violates
this Agreement. Additionally, the Customer agrees to allow the Listing,
or any part of it, to be searched, displayed, accessed, downloaded,
copied, and otherwise referred to by users of the Customer's website or
the Citisales and Leasing website. The Company shall have the sole authority to
choose the manner in which any Business will be searched, displayed,
accessed, downloaded, copied, and otherwise used on the Citisales and Leasing
website and Company shall have the right to modify the business listing
in the exercise of its rights under this Agreement. The Customer (a)
represents and warrants that all Businesses and associated information
provided
by the Customer will be accurate; (b) agrees that the Customer will not
permit the posting of a business on the Citisales and Leasing system under a name
other than the named licensed business agents that have been engaged by
the business owner to market the business under the terms of a duly
executed listing agreement with the owner; (c) agrees to administer the
Businesses provided by the Customer and maintain their accuracy at all
times. The Company reserves, in a manner consistent with reasonable
commercial business practices, the right to remove all or any part of
the Businesses posted on the Customer's website or on the Citisales and Leasing
website. The Company accepts no responsibility for checking the
accuracy of reports or data files submitted by the Customer. While the
Company shall take all reasonable efforts for data backup and business
resumption, the Customer will be solely responsible for retaining
back-up copies of all information, photographs and other materials it
provides to Citisales and Leasing . Use of Information
Customer agrees to treat all information obtained from the Service,
including business listings, business broker directory (“BrokerPages”),
pricing reports, and any other information otherwise made available to
Customer in the Service (individually and collectively, the “Content”)
as proprietary to Company. Customer agrees that Content reserved for
members will be maintained as confidential and shall be protected as a
trade secret of Company. Company does not ensure the accuracy of,
endorse or recommend any Content and Customer uses such Content at the
Customer's own risk. Customer may access the Content solely to obtain
initial information from which further evaluation and investigation may
commence. Customer shall limit access to and use of Content to personal
and internal use, and shall not use Content obtained from the Service
for further distribution, publication, public display, or preparation
of derivative works or facilitate any of these activities in any way.
Customer shall not use or reproduce Content obtained from the Service
for or in connection with any other listing service or device.
Customers violating these specific terms, specifically those customers
searching the Service in an abusive or excessive manner, by automated
or manual means, shall be subject to immediate termination of their
membership and will be assessed an excessive use fee of $500. Payment
Terms
Customer agrees to pay for all products ordered through the Citisales and Leasing
web site or via Citisales and Leasing client services personnel (“Client
Services”) using the payment method indicated and provides Company
express authorization to charge said fees to their payment provider.
Fees owed depend on the specific type and quantity of Citisales and Leasing
products, services, information, or deliverables (collectively
'Deliverables') ordered. Payment of fees shall not be contingent on any
events other than the delivery of the ordered Deliverables. Any
attorney fees, court costs, or other costs incurred in collection of
delinquent undisputed amounts shall be the responsibility of and paid
for by Customer. If payment is not current, Company may immediately
cease to provide any and all Deliverables to the customer. The fees
paid for monthly subscriptions are non-refundable, regardless of
whether the subscription is terminated prior to the end of the month.
Prepaid fees will be refunded based on the number of months remaining
on the contract period, beginning with the month following receipt of
written cancellation, but will be subject to adjustment for any
incentives or discounts provided for said prepayment. No partial month
refunds will be provided. Customer may cancel their Citisales and Leasing product
membership by emailing or calling Client Services
(membership@Citisales.com). All cancellation requests
will be processed within five (5) business days, and a cancellation
confirmation will be emailed to the email address on record for the
account. The membership will be deactivated at the end of the current
billing term. The Company reserves the right to change
its fees or billing methods at any time. The Company will provide
timely notice to the affected Customers of any such changes. It is the
Customer's responsibility to promptly providing the Company with any
contact or billing information changes or updates (including email
address, credit card numbers, etc.).
BrokerWorks Membership
BrokerWorks Membership privileges are granted by Company to individuals
exclusively and are granted specifically to the subscribing BrokerWorks
Member only. Standard BrokerWorks membership accounts are limited to an
individual business broker or agent, and to no more than twenty (20)
total business listings at any given time. BrokerWorks Membership
rights can not be assigned, sublicensed, distributed, shared, viewed,
accessed, or otherwise transferred to anyone other then the subscribing
BrokerWorks Member without the express written permission of Company.
BrokerWorks Membership privileges are subject to change from time to
time and may be subject to additional business listing and searching
limitations. Customer acknowledges that Company (in addition to its
other remedies) can cancel and prohibit BrokerWorks Membership
privileges to any individual, organization, or group that does not
abide by the terms and conditions set forth herein and/or can refuse
any or all membership privileges. Company also has the right to refuse
service to any customer or company that has delinquent charges that
remain unpaid and to impose additional charges to reactivate
BrokerWorks or other membership privileges. BrokerWorks Member
subscriptions will automatically renew at the prevailing monthly
subscription cost and the credit card number provided for initial
payment will be charged accordingly unless the customer notifies
Citisales and Leasing Client Services (in writing or by telephone) 30 days prior
to the renewal date. The Company reserves the right to change its fees,
payment frequency, or billing methods at any time. The Company will
provide timely notice of any such changes. Listing Restrictions
Customer acknowledges that business listings will only be added to the
Citisales and Leasing web site if all contacts added to that listing are also
subscribing individual members. Standard BrokerWorks membership
accounts are limited to no more than twenty (20) total business
listings at any given time. Additional business listing
limitations may be negotiated individually between Citisales and Leasing and
Customer. All listings must be added in accordance with the
Submission and Administration of Listings terms, as above. Company
reserves the right to remove listings that are deemed excessive in
number or in violation of the Submission and Administration of Listings
terms. Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to remove
any listing from the Service. Unsolicited Commercial Email (Spam)
Company prohibits the use of our system or its tools to generate or
send unsolicited commercial email (spam). Customers may not use the
email services that Company offers to send spam (i.e. unsolicited
commercial email) or otherwise send content that would violate these
Terms and Conditions. Company has the right to revoke the privileges of
any customer or company that breaches these terms. Ownership and
License Grant
Company retains all rights (including Intellectual Property Rights, as
defined below), title and interest in the Citisales and Leasing Web site and all
underlying technology and data including any enhancements and
improvements thereto as a result of providing the Deliverables
hereunder. Customer will not and will not allow others to: reverse
engineer, decompile, disassemble, merge, copy, use, disclose, sell or
transfer the underlying source code or structure or sequence of
Company's technology or delete or alter author attributes or copyright
notices. Customer shall use the Citisales and Leasing system solely for their own
use and shall not allow others to use the Citisales and Leasing system under or
through that Customer's login ID/email and password. Intellectual
Property Rights means all intellectual property rights (throughout the
universe, in all media, now
existing or created in the future, for all versions and elements, in
all languages, and for the entire duration of such rights) arising
under statutory or common law, contract, or otherwise, and whether or
not perfected, including without limitation, (a) all rights associated
with works of authorship including without limitation copyrights, moral
rights, copyright applications, copyright registrations,
synchronization rights; (b) rights associated with trademarks, service
marks, trade names, logos, trade dress, and the applications for
registration and registrations of trademarks and service marks; (c)
rights relating to the protection of trade secrets and confidential
information; (d) rights analogous to those set forth in this definition
and any and all other proprietary rights relating to intangible
property; and (e) divisions, continuations, renewals, reissues, and
extensions of the foregoing (as and to the extent applicable) now
existing, later filed, issued, or acquired. Limitation of Liability and
Indemnification
IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION,
DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR
OF DATA, OR INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS) ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.
Customer's exclusive remedy, and Company's entire liability under this
Agreement shall be a refund to Customer of the fees paid to Company
hereunder, and in no event will Company's liability for any reason
exceed such fee. Company (and its officers, directors, employees and
agents) shall not be liable for any damages whatsoever arising from
Customer's use of the Deliverables, and Customer shall indemnify
Company (and Company's officers, directors, employees and agents), and
hold each of them harmless from and against any and all costs, damages
or losses by any of them (including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys' fees) as a result of a claim by any person other than
Customer arising from Customer's use or application of the Services or
the Deliverables. Warranty Disclaimers
THE LISTINGS AND SERVICE ARE PROVIDED 'AS IS' WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
KIND. COMPANY MAKES NO PROMISES, REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTIES, EITHER
EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, WITH RESPECT TO THE LISTINGS
OR SERVICE, INCLUDING THEIR ACCURACY, OPERATION, CONFORMITY TO ANY
REPRESENTATION OR DESCRIPTION, OR THE EXISTENCE OF ANY LATENT OR PATENT
DEFECTS, AND COMPANY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
AND, UNDER THE LAW OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE IMPLIED CONDITIONS OF
SATISFACTORY QUALITY AND ACCEPTANCE AS WELL AS ANY LOCAL JURISDICTIONAL
ANALOGUES TO THE ABOVE AND OTHER IMPLIED OR STATUTORY WARRANTIES. Links
to Third Party Sites
This web site may contain hyperlinks to other web sites operated by
parties other than Company, Inc. and its subsidiaries which are beyond
Company's control. Parties other than Company may provide services or
sell product lines on this site that take you outside of our service.
This includes links from advertisers, sponsors, and content partners
that may use Citisales 's logo(s) as part of a co-branding
relationship. For example, if you click on a banner advertisement the
click may take you off the Citisales and Leasing site. Company does not control,
is not responsible for examining or evaluating, and does not warrant
the offerings of, any of these businesses or individuals or the content
of their web sites. Company does not assume any liability for the
actions, product, and content of all of these and any other third
parties. Company makes no representations and cannot be held
responsible for the accuracy, relevancy, copyright compliance,
legality, or decency of material on such third party web sites. When
you click on a link that leaves the Citisales and Leasing site, the site you will
land on is not controlled by Company and different terms of use and
privacy statements may apply. Company also does not assume, and
expressly disclaims, all liability for any viruses, worms, Trojan
horses, defects, or other malfunctions caused by, resulting from,
existing within, or in connection with such third party sites and any
links thereto. Other Rights of Company
Customer agrees that Company shall have the right to use Listings and
other information submitted to it for any purpose, including without
limitation for publication of all or part of such Listing on the
Internet for unrestricted use by Citisales and Leasing customers and partners.
Company shall have sole authority to choose the manner in which any
Listing will be received, displayed and used by the Service, and
reserves the right to remove all or any part of a Listing or refuse
Services to anyone at any time in its sole discretion. Company shall
have no obligation to (i) resolve disputes among users of the Service;
or (ii) monitor or verify the accuracy or proper use of the Listings.
Company reserves the right to modify or change any and all terms and
conditions at any time. The most current copy of these terms and
conditions will be posted and available for review on Company's
corporate web site. Miscellaneous
This Agreement, and the Deliverables provided by Company shall be
governed by the laws of the State of California, without reference to
conflict of laws principles. The parties hereby consent to the
exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the State and Federal courts of Los
Angeles County, California. If any provision of this Agreement is found
to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction,
such provision shall be severed from the remainder of this Agreement,
which shall remain in full force and effect. This Agreement shall be
binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their
respective successors and permitted assigns. The rights under this
Agreement or any license granted hereunder may not be assigned,
sublicensed or otherwise transferred by Customer without the prior
written consent of Company, which retains the right to withhold consent
in its sole discretion. The terms and conditions of this Agreement
constitute the entire agreement between the parties and supersede all
previous agreements and understanding, whether oral or written, between
the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this
Agreement. All notices to Company must be in writing and must be sent
registered mail, certified mail, or overnight mail with a return
receipt requested to Chief Financial Officer at Company.
Last Updated: May 25, 2007