Effective April 01, 2017
A. About Us:
Welcome to roundcomb.com (the “Website”). Roundcomb Inc. (“Roundcomb”, “us”, “we”, or “our”) provides venue for third party property owners or their agents that register with us using the Website (“Landlords”) to advertise residential real property for rent or sale (each a “Listing”) directly from Landlords (collectively, “Customers”). We do this through the Website, our mobile application, the Content, and the products and services otherwise made available by us (together with the Website, and Content, and other products and services we offer via the Website, collectively, the “Services”). By accessing or using the Services, you the end user of the Services (together with Landlords, and Customers, collectively, “User”, “you”, or “your”), expressly agree to be bound to and to abide by these Terms of Service (together with any order forms, these “Terms”), our Privacy Policy, and any other policy we may develop from time to time and post on our Website (together with these Terms and our Privacy Policy, collectively, “Policies”), which create legal and enforceable agreements whether or not you register for a user Account with us (an “Account”), whether or not you obtain, transmit, post, send, receive, link, email, submit, upload, download, or otherwise communicate (“Transmit”): User Content, a Review, advertisements, text, images, video, audio, photographs, graphics, data, information, links, software, music, or any other input and data (collectively, “Content”) using the Services to us or other Users. If you do not agree to be bound to or to abide by these Terms of Service and our other Policies, do not browse the Website or use the Services.
BY ACCESSING THE SERVICES, YOU (ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF OR THE ENTITY THAT YOU REPRESENT) REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT, AUTHORITY, AND CAPACITY TO ENTER INTO THESE TERMS (ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF OR THE ENTITY THAT YOU REPRESENT) AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE PROVISIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES CONTAINED IN THESE TERMS JUST AS IF YOU SIGNED THESE TERMS.
B. Our Terms of Service:
1. Service Conditions. You cannot use the Services unless you are at least 18 years of age. By accessing the Services, you represent and warrant to us that you are at least 18 years of age; you the right, authority and capacity to agree to, and abide by these Terms; and you shall not use any rights granted hereunder for any unlawful purpose or for any purpose which violates these Terms, as determined by us.
2. Grant of Web License. These Terms provide you with a personal, revocable, non-exclusive, non-assignable, non-transferable, limited and temporary license to access and use certain aspects of our Website, subject to these Terms and our Policies.
3. Mobile Devices.If you are accessing the Services via our mobile application downloaded from Apple, Inc.’s ‘App Store’ or Google, Inc.’s ‘Google Play’ store (collectively, “App Providers”) you and Roundcomb acknowledge and agree that these Terms are entered into by and between you and Roundcomb, and that none of the App Providers are party to these Terms. However, you acknowledge and agree that the App Providers are third party beneficiaries of these Terms, and that, upon your acceptance of these Terms, the App Providers will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms against you as a third party beneficiary thereof. The App Providers are not a sponsor to, nor in any way affiliated with, Roundcomb or any of the Services. Roundcomb alone is responsible for the Services and the materials on the Services. Roundcomb and not the App Providers are responsible for addressing any User’s concerns regarding the Services. In the event of any claim of intellectual property infringement, Roundcomb will be solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement and discharge of any such intellectual property infringement claim. Subject to your compliance with these Terms and our Policies, the license granted by these Terms allows you to install one copy of our mobile application on one mobile device, tablet, or personal computer, which is owned or controlled by you (a “Device”). As part of the installation process of our mobile application, you may be changing your Device settings. By installing our mobile application, you agree you have approved such changes and you understand you can reconfigure such settings in the configuration options available in your Device. Such Device settings changes may include but are not limited to providing our mobile application with access to your Device’s camera, or other Device information, as well as allowing software updates of our mobile application. You acknowledge that any failure to upgrade our mobile application may result in the inability to use all or part of our mobile application. You understand and agree that use of the Services via your Device may result in data or other charges from your mobile communication service provider and you expressly release us from any and all liability relating to any such charges and/or your Device. To uninstall our mobile application, you may use the uninstall procedures offered by your Device. If our mobile application is being acquired on behalf of the United States Government, then use, duplication, or disclosure of our mobile application by the U.S. Government is subject to restrictions set forth in these Terms and as provided in the Federal Acquisition Regulations and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, as applicable.
4. Accountand Subscription.
(a) To use certain aspects of the Services you must create an Account. In connection with the Services, you agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete information as prompted by our registration forms, and to maintain and promptly update the information you provide to us in order to keep your information true, accurate, current and complete. It is your obligation to maintain and control passwords to your Account. YOU AGREE THAT YOU ARE SOLELY AND FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ACTIVITIES AND/OR ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER YOUR ACCOUNT, WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE AUTHORIZED SUCH ACTIVITIES OR ACTIONS. You agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorized uses of your username and password and/or any other breaches of security. There is no assumption by us of your responsibility to notify your local law enforcement agency of any identity theft. You agree we will not be liable for any loss or damages caused by your failure to comply with your security obligations.
(b) To use certain aspects of our Services, you must purchase a subscription to use and access those Services in exchange for a fee, subject to these terms (“Subscription”). The duration and price of the Subscriptions we offer will be displayed on our Website or otherwise communicated to you by us. If you purchase a Subscription it automatically renew upon expiration in exchange for the then-applicable fee using the credit card or other payment information on file with our payment processors (our “Payment Processor”). Each Subscription renewal payment will take place on or about your Subscription expiration date. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, you agree that we will not provide you with any notices prior to each renewal payment. If you do not elect for the Subscription to automatically renew, we will notify you on or about your Subscription expiration date that payment is due. If we do not receive timely payment from you prior to the expiration of the applicable Subscription period or if the automatic renewal of your Subscription fails for any reason, we reserve the right to restrict your access to the Services, as determined by us. For instructions regarding canceling your Subscription or Account, see Section 11 below. Each Subscription provides each User with a personal, revocable, non-exclusive, non-assignable, non-sublicensable, non-transferable, limited and temporary license to access and use Services which require a Subscription (as determined by us), subject to these Terms.
(c) All payment processing and storage of credit card data are handled by our Payment Processor. Further, you authorize us and/or our Payment Processor to charge your chosen payment method (credit card, debit card, et cetera) in connection with all fees, costs, and other amounts incurred by you in connection with your use of the Services (e.g. Listing or services purchased by a Customer or sold by a Landlord). In connection with any fees, costs, and other amounts to be paid by you, you agree: (i) to only provide valid and current payment information; (ii) that we may use the tools, software or services of the Payment Processor selected by us to process fees, costs, and other amounts as well as transactions on our behalf; and (iii) to promptly pay all amounts which are due and payable to us upon demand.
(d) Refunds. We shall have no obligation to provide you with a refund of any amounts paid by you in connection with the Services (e.g. Subscription fees, et cetera). However, we reserve the right to do so in our sole and absolute discretion. Please contact us if you have billing questions.
5. Listings and User Interaction.
(a) Our Services allow Landlords to Transmit and post Content on our Website in the form of a listing in relating to providing information about selling or renting apartments, houses, and other residential property (a “Listing”). Each Listing must be in a form acceptable to us, as determined by us in our sole discretion. If we determine in our sole discretion that any Listing violates these Terms or is otherwise objectionable in any way, each Landlord agrees that we may immediately remove that Listing without notice and without off-set or compensation to the Landlord. Provided that a Listing is in a form acceptable to us, such Listing will be displayed on the Website until the earlier of: (i) the expiration or termination of the applicable Landlord’s Subscription, (ii) the expiration or termination of the applicable Landlord’s Account, or (iii) the expiration or termination of these Terms.
(b) These Listings will be made publicly available via our Services. We shall have no responsibility relating in any way to transactions between Landlords and Customers. Landlords acknowledge and agree that the Landlord that Transmits information about properties, or other products or services offered by Landlords is responsible for it. Accordingly, Landlords represent and warrant that any Content you Transmit: (i) will be in compliance with all applicable laws, tax requirements, and regulations that may apply to any such transaction, (ii) will contain only accurate, truthful, and complete information, and (ii) will not conflict with the rights of third parties.
(c) Due to the fact that each Listing and the engagement between each Customer and Landlord relating to a Listing is an arrangement between the Customer and the Landlord, each Customer and the transaction entered into with the Landlord is subject to the Landlord’s terms, contracts, and policies (collectively, “Landlord Policies”) in addition to these Terms and some Landlord. We are not a real estate broker or a co-Landlord in connection with a Listing or otherwise, and you understand and agree that by responding to a Listing, the Landlord and each Customer is entering into a separate agreement with a Landlord. We have no control over the Landlord Policies, and we make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy, legality, or enforceability of such Landlord Policies. We are acting as an independent contractor that facilitates a Landlord posting a Listing on or Services, and no employment, joint venture or other agency relationship exists between a Landlord and us. Landlord Policies may allow Landlords with whom you purchase products or services to cancel or modify Listings, and you agree that we shall have no liability for any changes or costs incurred that may result therefrom. All matters relating to a Listing (e.g. changes, cancelations, refunds, et cetera) other than is handled by the Landlord and is subject to the applicable Landlord Policies. We make no representation whether or not any Listing is changeable, cancelable, or refundable. You agree that the Landlord of the products or services in connection with your Listing has sole liability for those products or services.
(d) Venue Only. OUR SERVICES CREATE ONLY A VENUE. LANDLORDS ARE NOT OUR EMPLOYEES, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, OR AGENTS. WITH THAT IN MIND, YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT: (i) we do not employ, recommend or endorse any Landlords and have no control over the acts or omissions of any Landlords in any way using or having used the Services, on or off our Website; (ii) we are not responsible for any Landlord’s compliance or non-compliance with applicable laws in connection with any transaction involving a Landlord; (iii) we make no representations or warranties about the quality or legality of the services offered by a Landlord in connection with a Listing or about interactions or dealings with others; (iv) we are not responsible for the performance or conduct of any Landlords, any other User, or other third parties in any way, on or off the Website; (v) we do not warrant the safety or reliability of any boats, equipment, vehicles, or other materials of Landlords; and (iv) we are under no obligation to become involved in disputes between any Users (whether or not such Users are Landlords). You are responsible for selecting a suitable Landlord. In doing so, you should evaluate all information you deem relevant, including but not limited to the Landlord’s background, training, experience, and reputation.
(e) No Verification of Users. We do not screen Users or conduct any kind of identity, or criminal records checks. As such, you should exercise caution and perform your own screening before connecting with a User through the Services, meeting anyone, or traveling to a location in connection with a Listing or otherwise. We expressly disclaim, and you expressly release us from, any and all liability whatsoever for any controversies, claims, suits, injuries, loss, harm and/or damages arising from and/or in any way related to the Services or your interactions or dealings with Users, on or off our Website. By using the Services, you acknowledge that you are solely responsible for such use and the connections you make and that ALL USE OF OUR SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. You agree that only Users provide and are solely responsible for any claims that you may have against any of them. Although we have no obligation to verify any information provided by a User in connection with our Services, we reserve the right to do so in our sole discretion. Landlords hereby authorize us to verify the representations and warranties you make or the other information provided to us in connection with the Services. Landlords agree to provide us with any and all information and/or verification we may request as we deem appropriate in our sole discretion.
(f) The Services may allow Users to Transmit review and Content regarding other Users (each a “Review”). All Reviews Transmitted by you are deemed “User Content” (as defined in Section 7(c)(i)) and are subject to the provisions of these Terms. In order to Transmit Reviews, you must: (i) be 18 years of age or older, (ii) interacted with the User which such you are providing the Review in connection with, and (iii) comply with the applicable portions of these Terms. In Transmitting any Review, each User represents and warrants that such User does and shall comply with subsections (i) through (iii) above. You further agree that any Review Transmitted by you shall not: link to websites or other information that is not relevant to the Review, as determined by us; or contain spam or other forms of hyperlink marketing. The Reviews on our Services do not reflect the views of Roundcomb. We strive to maintain a high level of integrity with Reviews. You agree that any Review that we determine, in our sole discretion, is disingenuous or objectionable may be removed by us at any time without prior notice.
6. Landlord Documents. We may allow Landlord’s to upload documents to be used in connection with the Services (“Landlord Documents”. Any such Landlord Documents shall be deemed “User Content” (as defined in Section 7(c)(i)) and are subject to the provisions of these Terms.
7. Content.
(a) By Us. All Content on the Services, or obtained from a Linked Site are provided to you ‘AS IS’, ‘AS AVAILABLE’ and ‘WITH ALL FAULTS’. We provide the Services for informational purposes only and any statements on the Website are opinions of the author. We are not real estate brokers, real estate agents, architects, attorneys, paralegals, accountants, or tax specialists, or any other sort of licensed professional. OUR SERVICES ARE NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE BROKER, INVESTMENT, LEGAL, EMPLOYMENT, ACCOUNTING, TAX, OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. OUR SERVICES ARE A RESOURCE ONLY. As such, we expressly disclaim all liability related to the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, guidance, or Content Transmitted by us or available through our Services or reliance on any of the aforementioned. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF THE APPROPRIATE LICENSED PROFESSIONAL IN YOUR JURISDICTION AND YOU ASSUME THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY FAILURE TO DO SO. We will do our best to provide top-quality Services to you. However, the Content published through the Services may also include inaccuracies or typographical errors. We do not warrant or represent that the Content available through our Services is complete or up-to-date.
(b) Linked Sites.
(i) The Services may link to other sites by allowing you to leave the Services to access third party material or by bringing third party material into the Services (a “Linked Site”). The appearance, availability, or your use of URLs or hyperlinks to Linked Sites referenced or included anywhere on the Services or any other form of link or re-direction of your connection to, with or through the Services, does not create any obligation, responsibility or liability on the part of Roundcomb or its Affiliates, other than as provided herein. We have no discretion to alter, update, or control the Content on a Linked Site. In addition, we do not verify or have any responsibility for, any such Linked Sites, their business practices (including their privacy policies), or any goods or services associated with or obtained in connection with any Linked Site. If any Linked Site obtains or collects information from you, in no event shall we have any responsibility or liability relating to how any such information is collected or used. Please read our Privacy Policy for more information regarding advertising and linking.
(ii) Third Party Products and Services. When you use the Services to purchase products or services from a Linked Site, you are purchasing that product or service directly from the third party Linked Site. Your order is placed with, filled by, and shipped by that third party Linked Site. We have no involvement in any shipment, fulfillment, returns, or refunds associated with any products or services that you purchase from a Linked Site or third party. You understand that you must contact the third party Linked Site directly for inquiries related to your purchase, including but not limited to: returns, shipping, customer service, refunds, or general information. By using the Services, you expressly represent and warrant that you will abide by and will not violate any policies, rules, terms, or conditions of that third party Linked Site.
(iii) Ads and Sponsored Content. Our Services may display third party advertisements, promotional material, and Linked Sites. We may be compensated for clicks or purchases in connection with these third party advertisements, promotional material, and Linked Sites. We may also earn revenue from Content that is sponsored by advertisers or other third parties. Sponsored Content man not always be identified as such (e.g., sponsored post, paid distribution, or similar term). You agree the manner, mode and extent of such advertising and promotions are subject to change without specific notice to you. We do not endorse any third party advertisement or promotional material associated with third party advertisements in any manner and gives no warranty or other assurance in relation to any products or services featured in such advertisements and promotional materials. In the event you desire to advertise on our Services, either: we will enter a separate ancillary agreement, purchase order, invoice, and/or order form with you, or you and any such advertising on our Services will be subject to our additional advertising Policies, as determined by us, each of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between these Terms and any ancillary agreement to you advertising on our Services, relating to the provisions of the ancillary agreement or our additional advertising Policies (as applicable) shall control.
(c) Transmitted by You.
(i) You are solely responsible for and retain all rights in the Content that you Transmit by way of the Services and/or Transmit to us by way of the Services or otherwise, including but not limited to each Listing posted by you (collectively, “User Content”). You represent and warrant to us that you shall not: Transmit User Content that: (A) may create a risk of harm, loss, physical or mental injury, emotional distress, death, disability, or physical or mental illness to you, to any other person, (B) may cause loss or damage to any person or property; (C) involves or contributes to a violation of criminal or civil law; (D) contains Content that we deem to be unlawful, harmful, abusive, racially or ethnically offensive, defamatory, infringing, invasive of personal privacy or publicity rights, harassing, humiliating to other people (publicly or otherwise), libelous, threatening, profane, obscene, sexually explicit, or otherwise objectionable; (E) contains Content that you do not have a right to disclose under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships; (F) infringes on the intellectual property rights of others; or (G) violates any provision of the use restrictions in Section 10. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANOTHER’S MISUSE OR MISAPPROPRIATION OF ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION YOU TRANSMIT USING THE SERVICES.
(ii) You retain ownership of any copyrights relating to your User Content. However, you also agree that by Transmitting User Content to us and/or Transmitting User Content anywhere within, on, or using the Services, you hereby grant to us and represent and warrant to us that you have all rights necessary to grant to us a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, cost-free, royalty-free license to use, copy, sell, rent, license, sublicense, display, publically perform, create derivative works of, distribute, store, archive, transform, edit, alter, distort, modify, add to, subtract from, enhance, broadcast, telecast, duplicate, distribute, and/or otherwise exploit your User Content, each as determined exclusively by us, in all forms of media and forms of exploitation, now known or hereafter created including but not limited to, one or more social media accounts including but not limited to, facebook.com (“Social Media Profiles”), websites, film, television, radio, and/or print, each as determined exclusively by us. In order to further effect the rights and license that you grant to us regarding your User Content, you also hereby grant to us the unconditional, perpetual, irrevocable right to use and exploit your name, persona, image, photograph, and likeness that you provide in connection with any User Content, without any obligation or compensation to you. To the extent any ‘moral rights’, ‘ancillary rights’, or similar rights in or to the User Content exists and are not licensed to us hereby, you agree not to enforce any such rights and you shall procure the same agreement not to enforce from any others who may possess such rights. Without limiting the scope of the license granted to us by you hereunder or any future grant of rights, consents, agreements, assignments, and waivers you may make with respect to User Content, and to the extent allowed by applicable law, you hereby ratify any prior grant of rights, consents, agreements, assignments and waivers made by you with respect to your User Content. You further acknowledge and agree that no compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your User Content or any of the rights granted to us in these Terms. You agree that the license granted by you in this Section 7(c)(ii) shall be binding upon you, your heirs, legal representatives, assigns, transferees and successors in interest and shall survive any termination of these Terms, of your Account, and/or your license to use and access the Services. You agree that any User Content you Transmit is not being disclosed in confidence or trust and that no confidential or fiduciary relationship is intended or created between you and us in any way. For clarity, and without altering the forgoing, generally, while you retain the copyrights in your User Content, we can do anything we desire with your User Content just as if we owned the User Content and any copyrights therein.
(iii) You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise possess all necessary rights with respect to your User Content, and that your User Content does not and will not infringe, misappropriate, use or disclose without authorization or otherwise violate rights of any third party, including but not limited to intellectual property rights and/or trade secret rights.
(iv) You agree that we may but are not obligated to: filter any Content on the Website (e.g. a Review or otherwise) in any manner we determine, including but not limited to, by deleting or replacing expletives or other harmful or offensive language; refusing to display any Content; removing Content from the Services for any reason or no reason, as determined by us; and/or disclosing any Content and the circumstances surrounding the use thereof, to any third party for any reason or no reason, as determined by us. We are not responsible for, and will have no liability for, the removal or non-removal of any Content from the Services.
(v) You agree and understand that you may be held legally responsible for damages suffered by other Users or third parties as the result of your remarks, information, feedback or other Content Transmitted on the Services that is deemed defamatory or otherwise legally actionable. Under the Federal Communications Decency Act of 1996, Roundcomb is not legally responsible, nor can it be held liable for damages of any kind, arising out of or in connection to any defamatory or otherwise legally actionable remarks, information, feedback or other Content made available on the Services.
(d) Transmitted by Users or Others.We do not endorse and are not responsible for (i) the Content provided by other Users, (ii) the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice, statement, or Content made through the Services, (iii) any Content provided on Linked Sites, or (iv) the capabilities or reliability of any products or services obtained from a Linked Site. There are risks involved with relying on information on the Services, and you expressly assume those risks when using the Services. Under no circumstance will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on any Content, products, other information, or services obtained through the Website or a Linked Site. Further, you agree to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend us from any liability and/or damages relating to any Content Transmitted by you or by a third person using your Account.
8. Privacy Policy.Privacy Policy. By using the Services, you agree to the provisions of our Privacy Policy, which is hereby incorporated by reference. You further agree that we may disclose Personal Data (as defined in our Privacy Policy) according to our Privacy Policy, as determined by us. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information.
9. Trademarks and Intellectual Property.
(a) Trademarks. ROUNDCOMB, ROUNDCOMB.COM, and all other graphics, logos, page headers, button icons, scripts, service names and other Content that we use, manage or control are trademarks, registered trademarks or trade dress of ours or our subsidiaries, officers, employees, independent contractors, suppliers, representatives, licensors, licensees, successors, assigns, agents, partners, or other affiliate (collectively “Affiliates”) in the United States or other countries or both. No one may use these trademarks or trade dress in connection with any product or service that is not our product or service without our express written permission. All other trademarks that appear on the Services are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to or sponsored by us or any of our Affiliates.
(b) Copyright. Except in the case of Content under license to us, we claim a copyright, and all copyright protection afforded, under international, United States and the State of Maryland laws to all text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, software (ours or our software suppliers), and all other Content on the Services. The compilation of all Content on the Services is our exclusive property, and it is similarly protected. We also claim a copyright, and all copyright protection afforded, under international, United States and the laws of the State of Maryland to all material described in the trademarks section above. Your access to all information and Content located on the Services is strictly permitted through the license granted to you under these Terms. Except for the license granted to you in Section 2 of these Terms and for the licenses granted to us in these Terms, all rights, title and interest in Content, in all languages, formats and media throughout the world, including all copyrights, are and will continue to be the exclusive property of ours and other parties. Except as permitted by these Terms, you are prohibited from modifying, copying, distributing, displaying, publishing, selling, licensing, creating derivative works, or otherwise exploiting any Content available on or through the Services without our prior written permission, or in the case of Content owned by a third party, without first receiving permission from the owner of that Content. You may not alter or remove any trademark, copyright or other notice from copies of the Content.
(c) Infringement Claims.We respect the intellectual property of others and ask that Users do the same. In connection with the Services, we have adopted and implemented a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) policy respecting intellectual property that provides for the removal of any infringing or unauthorized materials and for the termination of a User’s ability to use our Services, in appropriate circumstances, if we determine that User is infringing on the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that a User is, through the use of the Services, unlawfully infringing by submitting unauthorized Content, and wish to have the allegedly infringing or unauthorized material removed, the following information in the form of a written notification (pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512) must be provided to our designated copyright agent (“Designated Agent”): your physical or electronic signature; identification of the works or rights that you claim to have been infringed; identification of the Content on the Services that you claim is infringing and that you request us to remove; sufficient information to permit us to locate such Content; your address, telephone number, and e-mail address; a statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the objectionable Content is not authorized by the copyright or other rights owner, its agent, or the law; and a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are either the owner of the copyright or other right that has allegedly been infringed or violated or that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright or other rights owner. Note that, pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512, any misrepresentation of material fact in a written notification automatically subjects the complaining party to liability for any damages, costs and attorney’s fees incurred by us in connection with the written notification and allegation of copyright infringement.
Our Designated Agent is:
Kwangjae Lee
11847 State Route 108
Clarksville, MD 21029
240-447-2441
dailychoices@lean35.com
10. Use Restrictions. You may not use or plan, encourage or help others to use the Services for any purpose or in any manner that is prohibited by these Terms or by applicable law. In using the Services, you agree at all times that you shall not: (a) infringe on the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of Roundcomb, a User, or a third party (b) copy, distribute, or modify any part of the Services without our prior written authorization; (c) Transmit inappropriate, inaccurate, false, misleading, or objectionable Content to the Services, as determined by us; (d) Transmit any medical records or other health information in violation of The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended (“HIPAA”), any HIPAA enforcement rule, or any related state law concerning the dissemination of medical information; (e) Transmit any Content which contains software viruses, or other harmful computer code, files or programs; (f) Transmit Content that falsely states, impersonates or otherwise misrepresents your identity, including but not limited to the use of a pseudonym, or misrepresenting your current or previous positions and qualifications, or your affiliations with a person or entity, past or present; (g) make threats or use profanity; (h) harass, stalk or intimidate other Users; (i) manipulate or exclude identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Content; (j) disrupt the networks connected to the Services, including but not limited to by: attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the Services, attempting to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization, or attempting to interfere with the Services or a User, by means such as overloading, ‘flooding’, ‘mailbombing’ or ‘crashing.’; (k) circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Services or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any Content or that enforce limitations on use of the Services; (l) collect Content, personally identifying information, and/or other information from the Services, or otherwise access the Services, by using any automated means, including but not limited to, ‘robots’, ‘spiders’, ‘scrapers’ and ‘offline readers’, without our prior written approval which we may withhold in our discretion; (m) modify, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, create derivative works based on, sublicense, sell, or distribute the Services; (n) rent or lease any rights in the Services in any form to any third party or make the Services available or accessible to third parties; (o) use any communications systems provided by the Services to send unsolicited or unauthorized commercial communications, including but not limited to by email, SMS, MMS, or any other means; (p) remove, alter or obscure any proprietary notice or identification, including copyright, trademark, patent or other notices displayed on the Services; (q) mislead or attempt to mislead or defraud or attempt to defraud or conceal any information relating to Content or other information that you provide to us; (r) link, deep link, ‘frame’ or ‘mirror’ any part of the Services without our prior consent; or s use the Services to violate any applicable laws, rules or regulations, or for any unlawful, harmful, or inappropriate purpose, or in any manner that breaches these Terms or is otherwise objectionable, as determined by us in our sole discretion.
11. Termination, Restriction, and Suspension.
(a) Termination By You. Landlords may cancel their Account and/or Subscription at any time for any reason or no reason by providing written notice (email to info@roundcomb.com is acceptable). All Users other than Landlords may cancel their Account at any time for any reason or no reason by providing written notice to us reason (email to info@roundcomb.com is acceptable).Upon cancellation of your Account, access to certain features of the Services may be restricted. Termination of your Account will be effective within a reasonable time after we receive notification of your desire to cancel, as determined by us.
(b) By us. We retain the right to terminate, restrict, or suspend these Terms, your Account, your Subscription, and/or your license to access or use the Services at any time in our absolute and sole discretion, without prior notice, in the event we (i) have reason to believe you have breached any portion of these Terms, our Privacy Policy, or other Polices, as determined by us, or (ii) determine in our sole discretion that your use of the Services is in any way objectionable.
(c)After Termination. Upon termination of your Account, Subscription and/or license to access or use the Services for any reason, you agree that we may take any measures we deem necessary to prevent you from accessing the Services, including by blocking your IP address. You agree that after termination of your access to the Services, we are not obliged to retain or provide to you any Content or Personal Data (as defined in our Privacy Policy) which was collected by us, but we may elect to do so in our sole discretion, for a duration determined by us.
12.DISCLAIMERS.
(a) THE WEBSITE, CONTENT, AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ‘AS IS’, ‘AS AVAILABLE’ AND ‘WITH ALL FAULTS’ WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. YOU ASSUME THE RISK OF ANY AND ALL DAMAGE OR LOSS FROM USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PHYSICAL INJURY OR DEATH AS WELL AS DAMAGES TO PERSONAL PROPERTY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WITH RESPECT TO THE WEBSITE, AND/OR THE SERVICES, ROUNDCOMB EXPLICITLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, ACCURACY, SECURITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, QUIET TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. ROUNDCOMB MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE WEBSITE AND/OR CONTENT WILL MEET YOUR NEEDS, EXPECTATIONS, BE TO YOUR SATISFACTION, OR BE AVAILABLE ON AN UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, BUG-FREE, OR MALWARE-FREE BASIS. ROUNDCOMB MAKES NO WARRANTY REGARDING THE QUALITY OF THE WEBSITE OR CONTENT, OR THE ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, TRUTHFULNESS, COMPLETENESS OR RELIABILITY OF ANY CONTENT OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED FROM ROUNDCOMB OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR CONTENT, WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN. THE FOREGOING EXCLUSIONS OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES DO NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY LAW. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY SUCH PROHIBITIONS.
(b) YOU AGREE TO TAKE REASONABLE PRECAUTIONS IN ALL COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER USERS AND WITH OTHER PERSONS WITH WHOM YOU COMMUNICATE OR INTERACT AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES. WE EXPLICITLY DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY ACT OR OMISSION OF ANY USER OR OTHER THIRD PARTY.
(c) YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ENGAGING IN THE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY LANDLORDS MAY RESULT IN PHYSICAL INJURY OR DEATH. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOU ASSUME ALL RISK IN UNDERTAKING ANY AND ALL ACTIVITIES RELATED TO A LISTING OR THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY A LANDLORD.
13. Release and Waiver of Claims.To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, YOU ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF OR THE ENTITY THAT YOU REPRESENT, YOUR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND YOUR HEIRS, HEREBY VOLUNTARILY AGREE TO RELEASE, WAIVE, AND DISCHARGE all claims, actions, demands, suits, or proceedings (“Claims”) against US and our AFFILIATES, including any and all liability for actual and/or consequential damages, costs and expenses (including litigation costs and attorneys’ fees) of every kind and nature arising from or in any way related to: (A) THE SERVICES or THESE TERMS, (B) CONTENT ANd/OR YOUR USER CONTENT, (c) PRODUCTS, PROPERTY, OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR LEASED BY YOU IN CONNECTION WITH A LISTING, (d) PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH RELATING TO INTERACTIONS WITH USERS AND/OR THIRD PARTIES WITH WHOM YOU COMMUNICATED WITH AS A RESULT OF USING THE SERVICES (IN CONNECTION with A LISTING OR OTHERWISE), (e) any inaccuracy, untimeliness or incompleteness of a USER’S representations OR WARRANTIES, and/or (f) any inaccuracy, untimeliness, or incompleteness of ANY AND ALL CONTENT obtained or accessed by or through the Services. FURTHER, if YOU ARE A RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, you waive your rights under California Civil Code Section 1542, which states, “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor.” You understand that any fact relating to any matter covered by THESE TERMS may be found to be other than now believed to be true, and accept and assume the risk of such possible differences in fact. In addition, you expressly waive and relinquish any and all rights which you may have had under any other state or federal statute or common law principle of similar effect, to the fullest extent permitted by law.
14.Limitation of Liability. TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR PERSONAL INJURY RELATED TO OR RESULTING FROM ANY ASPECT OF THE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OR LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO (A) THESE TERMS, (B) CONTENT ANd/OR YOUR USER CONTENT, (C) PRODUCTS, Property, or SERVICES PURCHASED OR LEASED BY YOU IN CONNECTION WITH A LISTING, (D) PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH RELATING TO INTERACTIONS WITH USERS AND/OR THIRD PARTIES WITH WHOM YOU COMMUNICATED WITH AS A RESULT OF USING THE SERVICES (IN CONNECTION with A LISTING OR OTHERWISE), and/or (E) ANY ASPECT OF OUR SERVICES, HOWEVER CAUSED, REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY (BREACH OF CONTRACT, A BREACH OF WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE, PRODUCTS LIABILITY, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE) AND EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY, OR OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THIS LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. In no event shall our total liability to you for all damages exceed an amount equal to the greater of: (i) the sums paid by you to us in connection with the Services, or (ii) $125. The foregoing limitations will apply even if the above stated remedy fails of its essential purpose.
15. Dispute Resolution.
(a) In the event that any dispute arises with respect to the Services, these Terms, or any of our Policies, upon our election in our sole discretion, such dispute shall be resolved by binding arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Dispute Resolution Procedures and the Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes of the American Arbitration Association, in Prince George’s County, Maryland, Maryland. In the event we elect not to require that it be submitted to binding arbitration as described above, any such dispute shall nevertheless be litigated by you and us in the state courts located in Prince George’s County, Maryland, Maryland or in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, as the case may be. You shall be liable for and shall reimburse us for our expenses and fees, including attorneys’ fees, in the event any arbitration or litigation arises between us and you. By using the Services, you irrevocably agree and consent to be bound to personal jurisdiction of and venue selection in the state courts located in Prince George’s County, Maryland, Maryland or in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland as the case may be, whether either arbitration or litigation arises between us and you. YOU AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION THAT YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SERVICES MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
(b) YOU AGREE THAT YOU MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST US ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS USER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION OR PROCEEDING. UNLESS WE AGREE OTHERWISE, THE DECISION-MAKER MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE OR JOIN MORE THAN ONE PERSON’S OR PARTY’S CLAIMS AND MAY NOT OTHERWISE PRESIDE OVER ANY FORM OF A CONSOLIDATED, REPRESENTATIVE, OR CLASS PROCEEDING. ALSO, THE DECISION-MAKER MAY AWARD RELIEF ONLY TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE RELIEF NECESSITATED BY THAT PARTY’S INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS. ANY RELIEF AWARDED CANNOT AFFECT OTHER USERS.
(c) You agree that irreparable harm to us would occur in the event that any of the provisions of these Terms were not performed fully by you or were otherwise breached by you, and that money damages are an inadequate remedy for breach of the Terms because of the difficulty of ascertaining and quantifying the amount of damage that will be suffered by us in the event that these Terms are not performed in accordance with its provisions or is otherwise breached. It is accordingly hereby acknowledged that, notwithstanding any provision of this Section 15, we shall be entitled to petition the courts mentioned in Section 15(a) for an injunction or injunctions to restrain, enjoin and prevent a failure to perform these Terms by you, without positing bond or other security, and to enforce specifically such provisions of these Terms.
(d) Dispute Resolution Severability. If a court decides that any term or provision relating to our ability to submit any above-mentioned dispute to arbitration or to the above class action wavier according to this Section 15, the parties agree to litigate any such dispute according to Section 15(a) above and to replace any other such terms or provisions of Section 15(a) or Section 15(b) with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and this Section 15 shall be enforceable as so modified. In the event of any such severing, the remainder of these Terms will continue to apply.
16. Indemnification. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless us and our Affiliates from and against any and all Claims, losses, expenses, damages and costs (including, but not limited to, direct, incidental, consequential, exemplary and indirect damages), and reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from or arising out of, under, or relating to: your use, misuse, or inability to use the Services; any infringement of a third party’s rights (including but not limited to intellectual property rights); a breach of a representation or warranty made by you; your User Content; any claims made relating to products, property, or services offered, leased, or sold by a Landlord using the Services; your use of Landlord Documents; a Listing; any defamatory, offensive, fraudulent, or illegal use of the Services by you; any improper disclosure of Content by you; and any violation by you of these Terms, our Privacy Policy, any of our other Policies.
17. Survival. All provisions of these Terms which must or which in accordance with its terms is intended to survive the earlier termination or expiration of these Terms, your Account, your Subscription, and/or any license to access or use any portion of the Services granted by these Terms shall survive the earlier termination or expiration thereof..
18. No Implied Waiver; Assignment. Our failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. These Terms, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by us as determined by us.
19. Severability. The representations and warranties and/or covenants set forth herein are each to be construed as a separate agreement, independent of any other provisions of these Terms. Further, the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision, word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of these Terms shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision, word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of these Terms, and any such invalid or unenforceable provision that is overbroad shall be deemed narrowed to the broadest term permitted by applicable law and shall be enforced as narrowed. If one or more of the provisions in these Terms is deemed invalid or unenforceable, then the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.
20. Our Relationship with Users. We are an independent contractor only. These terms do not create any employer-employee, agency, joint venture, or partnership relationship.
21. Third Parties. From time to time, we may engage third parties or Affiliates to assist us in providing certain aspects of the Services, including but not limited to marketing functions. You agree that we may engage such third parties in providing Services to you, as determined by us.
22. Entire Agreement; Modification. These Terms together with our Polices any other document referenced herein, constitutes the entire understanding between us and you with respect to the subject matter hereof. You agree that we may amend, modify, or alter these Terms and/or our Polices at any time in our sole discretion. We will notify you about changes to these Terms by placing the updated Terms on the Website. You agree that your use of the Services after such notification will constitute acceptance by you of such changes to the Terms.
23. Construction. Headings in these Terms are for convenience only, and shall not govern the meaning or interpretation of any provision of these Terms. Whenever the context requires, all words, including but not limited to defined capitalized terms, will include the masculine, feminine, and neuter, and each word will include the singular form, plural form, and other conjugations of that word. The word “or” connotes any combination of all or any of the items listed (e.g. in the same manner as “and/or”). The word “including” and its syntactic variants mean “includes, but is not limited to” and corresponding syntactic variant expressions.
24. Governing Law; English Language.You agree that: (a) the Services shall be deemed solely based in Prince George’s County, Maryland, Maryland (where we have our headquarters), and (b) the Services shall be deemed passive which does not give rise to personal jurisdiction over us, either specific or general, in jurisdictions other than Prince George’s County, Maryland, Maryland. These Terms, our Privacy Policy, and other Policies are governed by the laws of the State of Maryland and of the United States of America, and without regard to conflicts of law principles. In the event of a conflict between these Terms and a foreign language version of the Terms, the English language version of these Terms shall govern. All disputes, claims and causes of action (and related proceedings) will be communicated in English.
25. Compliance. You represent and warrant that you shall comply with all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, and regulations regarding use of the Services. We will cooperate with law enforcement agencies in any investigation of alleged unlawful activity of which we are made aware of regarding the use of our Services and may contact law enforcement if we are made aware of any use of our Services which potentially violates any applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, or regulations. The Services are designed and targeted to Users who reside in the United States. We make no representation that the Services are operated in accordance with the laws or regulations of, or governed by, other nations. By accessing the Services you certify that you meet the age and other eligibility requirements for use of the Services. Those who access or use the Services do so at their own volition and are entirely responsible for compliance with applicable law.
26. Feedback. We value your comments and opinions. If you have questions, comments or a complaint about these Terms, you may send a written notice to us at info@roundcomb.com.