1. GENERAL CONTENT USAGE
IMPORTANT - READ CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING THIS WEB SITE OR
DOWNLOADING INFORMATION. BY ACCESSING THIS WEB SITE OR DOWNLOADING INFORMATION
FROM IT, YOU ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS
AGREEMENT, DO NOT ACCESS THIS WEB SITE OR DOWNLOAD INFORMATION.
This is a legal agreement between you and RealBird
Inc.("REALBIRD") All information ("Information") pertaining
the RealBird.com service are provided by and the copyrighted property of
RealBird Inc. ("REALBIRD") and/or its content providers and
licensors.
Material/Information Definition: The services provided
by RealBird include, but are not limited to: written content, photos, other
media, homes for sale or rent listings, aerial photos, line, topographical and
other types maps. REALBIRD aggregates, re-formats and presents such information
in a manner that it be useful for real estate applications. Information also
means the computer software code that RealBird has developed to deliver the
service. Information uploaded by you (such as listing information, photos,
text, etc.) remains your property and RealBird claims no rights to it. RealBird
will use the information you uploaded only to the extent needed to perform the
specific functions and within the scope of the service for which the
Information has been uploaded.
Scope of Use: You agree to use the Information provided
solely for your own business purposes, and not for third party commercial
purposes nor for service bureau, time-sharing or other similar purposes. You
may not otherwise reproduce, copy, republish, modify, reformat, decompile,
disassemble or reverse engineer any portion of Information, and you may not
otherwise transfer or distribute Information in any form, for any purpose.
Service Functionality and Features: The functionality
and features of each Service is described in the appropriate sections on our
website. RealBird reserves the right to change, delete or add new features and
functions without prior notice to you.
Restrictions: Without limiting the foregoing, you may
not use Information with any products, systems, prepare any derivative work
with the Information or any portion thereof; (b) sublicense, transfer, assign,
rent, lease, or otherwise convey the Information, or any right with respect
thereto, to any Third Party; or (c) disassemble, decompile or otherwise reverse
engineer all or any portion of the Information. No Warranty: All Information is
provided to you "as is" and you agree to use it at your own risk.
REALBIRD and its content providers and licensors (and their licensors and
suppliers) make no guarantees, representations or warranties of any kind,
express or implied, arising by law or otherwise, regarding the Information,
including but not limited to, warranties of title, content, quality, accuracy,
completeness, effectiveness, reliability, fitness for a particular purpose,
usefulness, use or results to be obtained from Information, or that the
Information will be error-free.
Pricing, Renewals, Cancellations and Refunds: The
Pricing options for each service are given on our website. RealBird reserves
the right to change the pricing without prior notice. All setup fees are
non-refundable. Refunds for yearly subscriptions are calculated on a pro-rated
monthly basis, plus a $20 processing fee. If we have your credit card
information on file we will automatically renew your account at the pricing
that you initially subscribed with, unless you cancel with prior 10 days
written notice, after which the pro-rated cancellation policy applies (with a
minimum first month’s charge plus a $20 cancellation fee). Cancellation notices
should be sent to cancel@realbird.com.
You have 10 days after an automatic renewal to cancel your account with a full
refund. If our pricing has increased we will notify you at least 10 days in
advance of your renewal due date of the higher price.
Disclaimer of Warranty: REALBIRD AND ITS LICENSORS
(INCLUDING THEIR LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS) DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, OF QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. Some States, Territories and Countries do not
allow certain warranty exclusions, so to that extent the above exclusion may
not apply to you.
Disclaimer of Liability: REALBIRD AND ITS LICENSORS
(INCLUDING THEIR LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS) SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU: IN
RESPECT OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND OR ACTION, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE NATURE OF THE CAUSE
OF THE CLAIM, DEMAND OR ACTION ALLEGING ANY LOSS, INJURY OR DAMAGES, DIRECT OR
INDIRECT, WHICH MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OR POSSESSION OF THE INFORMATION; OR
FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFIT, REVENUE, CONTRACTS OR SAVINGS, OR ANY OTHER DIRECT,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE
OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE INFORMATION, ANY DEFECT IN THE INFORMATION, OR THE
BREACH OF THESE TERMS OR CONDITIONS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT OR TORT
OR BASED ON A WARRANTY, EVEN IF REALBIRD OR ITS LICENSORS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF
THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. Some States, Territories and Countries do not
allow certain liability exclusions or damages limitations, so to that extent
the above may not apply to you.
Indemnification: You agree to
defend, indemnify and hold harmless RealBird and its staff for any and all
third-party claims against you, your employees and associates, which may arise
from your use of this Service. You further agree to hold RealBird harmless of
and vigourously defend against any actual and alleged claims, actions, demands
from third parties resulting from your use of this Service.
Disclaimer of Endorsement: Reference to any products,
services, processes, hypertext links to third parties or other information by
trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier or otherwise does not necessarily
constitute or imply its endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation by REALBIRD
or its licensors. The REALBIRD name, trademark and logo, and other trademarks
and trade names owned or licensed by REALBIRD may not be used in any commercial
manner without the prior written consent of REALBIRD.
Disclaimer of Performance: Realbird cannot and will not
guarantee that our services will perform to your expectations, or that you will
receive any leads or increase in business from use of our service. You further
understand that our services integrate and are based on other provider’s free
or for-fee services, including your own computer, network and Internet
connection, and therefore the response times and availability of our services
can be greatly affected by conditions beyond our control.
Termination: This license will terminate automatically
without notice from REALBIRD if you fail to comply with any provision of this
license agreement. Upon termination, you shall destroy or return any
Information and all copies made thereof including modified copies.
Entire Agreement: These terms and conditions constitute
the entire agreement between REALBIRD (and its licensors, including their
licensors and suppliers) and you pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and
supersede in its entirety any and all written or oral agreements previously
existing between us with respect to such subject matter.
Governing Law: The above terms and conditions shall be
governed by the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to (i)
its conflict of laws provisions, or (ii) the United Nations Convention for
Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. You agree to submit to the
jurisdiction of the State of California for any and all disputes, claims and
actions arising from or in connection with the Information provided to you
hereunder.
Acceptance of RealBird newsletter email delivery: We
will, from time to time (about once or twice each month), send you updates and
information about our products in the form of a text or HTML formatted
newsletter. The primary purpose for these emails will be to let you know of new
features and service offerings. We may, at our sole option and choosing, also
include partner service offerings. You agree to receive these emails, and
understand that you may not hold a free membership without agreeing to
receiving such newsletters.
Privacy: Ensuring Your Privacy is Our Number One Goal.
REALBIRD is committed to safeguarding your privacy online. Please read our
privacy policy to understand how your personal information will be treated as
you make full use of our Web site. This policy may change from time to time, so
please check back periodically.
We maintain a strict customer information privacy policy and
use state-of-the-art technology to safeguard your information and
communications from unauthorized intrusions. We want to assure you that you can
visit our site and use many of our services without telling us who you are or
revealing any personally identifiable information about yourself to us.
2. SPECIFIC SERVICE TERMS
2A. Listing Publisher
The Listing Publisher service allows you to create websites
for your properties for sale or lease and syndicate the property information to
the major classified portals that are listed on our website. We submit your
information to all sites, or none. RealBird cannot and does not guarantee that
the information that you have uploaded will be accepted or displayed on the
syndication sites, nor can we guarantee how the information will be displayed
by those sites. By using the Listing Publisher service you implicitly accept
and agree to the TOUs of each and all of the destination syndication sites
listed on our website. If a listing that you have submitted does not appear on
one of the syndication sites, RealBird sole responsibility is to make sure that
your information has been submitted to the site, and any further recourse and
problem resolution will have to take place between you and the customer service
of that syndication site.
2B. Realbird Property
Search
The RealBird Property Search service allows you to add
property search widgets to your website, or blog, or it can also be used in
stand-alone mode. This service is based on data provided by Google Inc. from
its Google Base service (http://base.google.com)
and the Google Base API. You agree to read and accept the TOUs pertaining to
these services at:
http://base.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=62594&hl=en
and
http://code.google.com/apis/base/terms.html
You understand that the data provided through this service is
not from the MLS (Multiple Listing Service) or obtained using idx (Internet
Data Exchange). You further understand that RealBird does not claim any
ownership or responsibility for the data, and that we have no control over the
data quality or accuracy, and that we only “pass through” a reformatted version
of the Google Base data. Therefore we are unable to assist with any corrections
or changes to the content provided herewith.
2C. Map Based IDX Search
The Map based IDX Search service allows you to add an
interactive map based MLS search widgets to your website or blog, or use in
standalone mode. This service is available only with selected MLSs, which are
listed on our website, and is provided using the idx data from that MLS
(Multiple Listing Service). You must be a member of the MLS to use this
service. If your MLS charges an extra idx user fee that we have to collect, as
a service provider/consultant, then we will add that fee to your subscription
price. You may be asked to sign and file with your MLS an idx user agreement.