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TERMS
OF USE
These
“Terms of Use” shall govern the relationship among JEAL
LLC d/b/a RENTERVAL, a Texas limited liability company (the “Site
Sponsor”) who hosts a website at www.renterval.com
which is designed to facilitate the providing by merchants of
products and services to customers (the “Website”), each
merchant who offers products, services or both on the Website
(individually a “Merchant” and collectively the
“Merchants”), and each customer who rents or purchases
products, services or both on the Website (individually a “Customer”
and collectively the “Customers”). In the case of any
conflict between these Terms of Use and the terms of any Merchant or
Customer, the provisions of these Terms of Use shall control.
1. License
Grant to Merchant.
(a)Grant
of License to Merchant. For the Term hereof, the Site Sponsor
grants to each Merchant, and each Merchant hereby accepts, a
nonexclusive, nontransferable right to (i) access, with a secure user
identification and password issued by the Site Sponsor, the Website
and the current version of Renterval (the “Software”)
displayed thereon and any subsequent or updated versions of the
Software which may be released during the Term of this Agreement, and
(ii) place on the Website Merchant’s name, address, telephone
number and e-mail address (or, if elected by Merchant, place the
Merchant on the Website under confidential designation to be assigned
by the Site Sponsor following the providing by the Merchant to the
Site Sponsor of Merchant’s complete name, address, telephone
number and e-mail address), together with (x) descriptions of the
product(s), service(s), or both, to be offered by the Merchant to
Customers, (y) the terms and conditions under which same will be
provided to Customers, and (z) the price(s) at which same will be
offered to Customers. The information described in Item (ii)(x)-(z)
of the preceding sentence shall be referred to individually and
collectively as the “Merchant Data.”
(b)Prohibited
Merchant Activity. Each Merchant is prohibited from (i) offering
or providing any product, service or both whose offer or provision by
the Merchant, or whose purchase or use by a Customer, would violate
any (y) local, state or federal law or regulation, or (z) order or
judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction or any administrative
agency, (ii) failing to display on the Website all of the information
described in Item (ii)(x)-(z) of Section 1(a) of these Terms of Use
or otherwise attempting to provide a product, service or both without
disclosure of information adequate to enable a Customer to make an
informed purchase decision, (iii) failing to include, within the
price quoted on the site, any sales or use tax which Merchant is
required to collect in connection with any transaction with any
Customer and failing to remit any collected sales and use tax to the
appropriate taxing authority under Merchant’s sales and use tax
permit number assigned by that taxing authority, (iv) listing
product(s) which are stolen or for which Merchant cannot otherwise
deliver unencumbered, good and marketable title to Customer, and (v)
otherwise attempting to circumvent the listing process described in
Item (ii)(x)-(z) of Section 1(a).
2. License
Grant to Customer.
(a) Grant
of License to Customer. For the Term hereof, the Site Sponsor
grants to each Customer, and each Customer hereby accepts, a
nonexclusive, nontransferable right to (i) access, with a secure user
identification and password issued by the Site Sponsor, the Website
and the current version of the Software displayed thereon and any
subsequent or updated versions of the Software which may be released
during the Term of this Agreement, (ii) contract on the Website
(following the providing by the Customer to the Site Sponsor of
Customer’s complete name, address and information related to
method of payment) for the delivery of product(s), service(s) or both
by the displaying Merchant under the terms and conditions for same
which are displayed by the Merchant, (iii) pay the Site Sponsor for
the product(s), service(s) or both by credit card (to be charged by
the Site Sponsor only upon delivery by Merchant of a Merchant invoice
or sales order signed by Customer, which signature evidences receipt
of the ordered product(s), service(s) or both), Google Checkout or
PayPal (each of which will result in the immediate charge of
Customer’s account), and (iv) direct the Site Sponsor to remit
such payment to the Merchant upon delivery by the Merchant of a
Merchant invoice or sales order signed by Customer. The information
described in Items (i)-(iv) of the preceding sentence shall be
referred to individually and collectively as the “Customer
Data.”
(b) Prohibited
Customer Activity. Each Customer is prohibited from (i) offering
to purchase, purchasing or using any product, service or both whose
offering or providing by the Merchant, or whose purchase or use by
the Customer, would violate any (y) local, state or federal law or
regulation, or (z) order or judgment of any court of competent
jurisdiction or any administrative agency, and (ii) otherwise
attempting to circumvent the purchasing process described in Item
(i)-(iv) of Section 2(a).
3. Duties and
Remedies of Site Sponsor.
(a) Duties
of Site Sponsor. For the Term hereof, the Site Sponsor agrees
(i) to use reasonable business efforts to keep the Website
operational 24 hours a day, 365 days each year, (ii) to assign
confidential designations to any electing Merchant in order to
preserve the anonymity of an electing Merchant until a purchase
decision has been made electronically by the Customer and accepted
electronically by the electing Merchant, (iii) to inform Customer of
the identity of any Merchant electing confidentiality and said
Merchant’s contact information following Merchant’s
electronic acceptance of Customer’s electronic offer to
purchase in order to enable the initiation of contact by Customer of
Merchant for the purpose of obtaining the purchased product(s),
service(s) or both, (iv) to process Customer’s payment
instructions and, following Site Sponsor’s receipt from
Merchant of Merchant’s invoice or sales order signed by
Customer to evidence Customer’s receipt of the purchased
product(s), service(s) or both, to remit payment of the
product/service price to Merchant, and (v) to maintain a Merchant
rating system through which Customers may rate their experiences with
individual Merchants.
(b) Remedies of Site Sponsor. For the Term hereof,
the Site Sponsor may in the exercise of its sole and absolute
discretion (i) determine the outcome of any dispute between the
Merchant and Customer and the disposition of any funds previously
received by Site Sponsor from Customer, (ii) monitor the Website for
activity in violation of the prohibitions described in Section 1(b)
or Section 2(b), respectively, (iii) ban a Merchant or Customer from
further activity on the Website upon the commission by either
(following a single warning by Site Sponsor) of any act prohibited by
Section 1(b) or Section 2(b), respectively, and (iv) revoke the
account of a Merchant or Customer at any time and for any reason.
4. Fees.
The
licenses described in Section 1(a) and 2(a) of these Terms of Use are
contingent upon the presentation to the Site Sponsor of a credit
card, Google Checkout account or PayPal account for payment of the
charges incurred by Merchant or Customer for use of the Website.
Merchant and Customer hereby authorize the Site Sponsor to charge
that credit card, Google Checkout account or PayPal account for (i)
any charges assessed by the Site Sponsor on the Merchant for display
of Merchant Data on the Website, and (ii) the price to the Customer
(which shall include any applicable sales tax) for such product(s),
service(s) or both (the “Payment Amount”) upon
presentation by a Merchant to the Site Sponsor of a Merchant invoice
or sales order (x) clearly stating the Payment Amount, (y) which has
been signed and dated by Customer at the delivery of the product or
the providing of the service by the Merchant to the Customer, and (z)
which includes Customer’s confidential transaction number
assigned to it by Site Sponsor with respect to that particular
transaction with a Merchant (“Transaction Number”). The
Customer further authorizes the Site Sponsor to remit to the Merchant
the Payment Amount less that portion agreed upon by the Site Sponsor
and the Merchant as compensation for Site Sponsor’s
facilitation of the purchase. The Customer authorization in this
Section 4 shall be effective only for a single Transaction Number.
All fees due hereunder are inclusive of federal, state, local or
foreign taxes, levies or assessments which may be or become due and
which are the responsibility of the Merchant. Merchant agrees to
bear and be responsible for the payment of all such sales and use
taxes, levies and assessments imposed on Customer or Site Sponsor
arising out of this Agreement, excluding any tax based on Site
Sponsor’s net income.
5. Term
and Termination.
(a) Term.
The initial term of the license granted pursuant to Section 1(a) or
Section 2(a), as applicable, is one year from date of initial access
of the Website by Merchant or Customer, as applicable, which term is
thereafter automatically renewed for successive one-year terms until
terminated by a party with electronic notice received not less than
Thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the initial or any
renewal period. The initial one-year license period and all
successive renewal periods will collectively be the “Term.”
(b) Termination.
This Agreement may be terminated by a party at any time and for any
reason.
(c) Events
Upon Termination or Expiration. Upon expiration or in event of
termination of this Agreement for any reason, Merchant and Customer,
as applicable, will immediately discontinue all access and use of the
Website. Neither Merchant nor Customer shall not be entitled to a
refund of any amount paid by either of them to the Site Sponsor. All
provisions of this Agreement relating to protection of Site Sponsor’s
intellectual property rights, and such other provisions as would be
expected to survive, shall survive termination or expiration.
Termination shall be in addition to, and shall not prejudice, any of
the parties’ remedies at law or in equity consistent with the
provisions of this Agreement.
6. Intellectual
Property Rights.
(a) The
Website. Merchant and Customer acknowledge and agree that (i)
Site Sponsor retains all right, title and interest in and to the
Website and all intellectual properties contained therein or
associated with it, and (ii) neither Merchant nor Customer acquires
any rights in or to the Website but is only accessing the Website to
facilitate the providing and purchasing of product(s), service(s) or
both by a Merchant to a Customer, subject to these Terms of Use.
Merchant and Customer shall make all of their respective employees
who access the Website aware of their obligations and
responsibilities under these Terms of Use and shall take appropriate
actions to fulfill same. Merchant and Customer further acknowledge
and agree that the Website contains and incorporates the valuable,
confidential and proprietary material of the Site Sponsor. Merchant
and Customer shall safeguard access to the Website with a degree of
care commensurate with reasonable standards of industrial security
for protection of this information and will not disclose or access
any of it except strictly as permitted under this Agreement. Site
Sponsor owns all right, title and interest to all copyrights
extending to materials in or comprising the Website, and all rights
are reserved by the Site Sponsor. Unauthorized use, duplication, or
distribution of the Website in whole or in part is prohibited by U.S.
Copyright Law and various international treaties. This Agreement
does not grant any party the right to use the trademarks of any other
party in advertising or promotional material.
(b) Safeguarding
Merchant Data. All Merchant Data placed on the Website by
Merchants for presentation and storage by Site Sponsor and for access
by Customers is ultimately maintained and controlled by the Site
Sponsor. Each Customer hereby represents and warrants that each
Customer is at all times responsible and liable for preserving the
confidentiality of the Merchant Data accessed by that Customer in
addition to safeguarding and protecting that Merchant Data. Each
Customer hereby represents and warrants that it will use and disclose
any Merchant Data obtained through the Website only in compliance
with all local, state and federal laws. Site Sponsor retains all
rights to share Merchant Data in group aggregation form at merchant,
city, area, regional and national levels so long as such data is
shared in a form which prevents its association with, and is not
personally or individually identifiable to, Merchant.
(c) Safeguarding
Customer Data. Site Sponsor agrees that all information
describing the Customer Data, as well as that transaction data of any
Merchant with whom Customer contracts for the purchase of a Merchant
product(s), service(s) or both will be kept confidential by Site
Sponsor, will not be sold or conveyed by Site Sponsor and will remain
under the control of the Site Sponsor unless Site Sponsor receives
prior written consent from Customer for sharing this data. Each
Merchant hereby represents and warrants that it will use and disclose
any Customer Data obtained through the Website only in compliance
with all local, state and federal laws. Site Sponsor retains all
rights to share Customer Data in group aggregation form at customer,
city, area, regional and national levels so long as such data is
shared in a form which prevents its association with, and is not
personally or individually identifiable to, Customer.
7. Limited
Warranty, Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability.
(a) Limited
Product Warranty. Site Sponsor warrants that it will use
reasonable business efforts to keep the Website operational 24 hours
a day, 365 days a year.
(b) Disclaimer
of Other Warranty. IN NO EVENT WILL SITE SPONSOR BE RESPONSIBLE
TO ANY MERCHANT OR ANY CUSTOMER FOR ANY INJURIES OR DAMAGES ARISING
FROM RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MERCHANT AND CUSTOMER WHICH WERE INITIATED
THROUGH THE WEBSITE. EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN SECTION
7(A), SITE SPONSOR GIVES NO OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
SITE SPONSOR DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
USE OR PURPOSE, TITLE OR NONINFRINGEMENT. IF AND TO THE EXTENT THAT
PORTIONS OF WEBSITE INCLUDE PROGRAMS LICENSED BY SITE SPONSOR FROM
THIRD PARTIES, SUCH PORTIONS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS.”
(c)Limitation
of Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL SITE SPONSOR BE LIABLE TO ANY
MERCHANT OR CUSTOMER FOR ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOSS OF DATA,
LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF USE OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OR LOST
CONTRACTS, OR FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,
PUNITIVE, OR TORT DAMAGES IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
WITH THE ACCESS TO OR PERFORMANCE OF THE WEBSITE OR RELATING TO THESE
TERMS OF USE OR THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES, HOWEVER CAUSED,
EVEN IF SITE SPONSOR HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF SUCH DAMAGES. SITE
SPONSOR’S ENTIRE LIABILITY TO CUSTOMER FOR DAMAGES, REGARDLESS
OF THE FORM OF ANY CLAIM OR ACTION OR THEORY OF LIABILITY (INCLUDING
CONTRACT, TORT OR WARRANTY), SHALL BE LIMITED TO THAT PORTION OF THE
AMOUNT RETAINED BY SITE SPONSOR AS COMPENSATION FOR SITE SPONSOR’S
SERVICES TO ANY MERCHANT OR CUSTOMER FOR THE PARTICULAR TRANSACTION
WHICH RESULTED IN SUCH DAMAGES. MERCHANT AND CUSTOMER SHALL DEFEND,
INDEMNIFY AND SAVE SITE SPONSOR HARMLESS AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS,
SUITS AND ACTIONS BROUGHT BY THIRD PARTIES AGAINST SITE SPONSOR
ARISING OUT OF A MERCHANT’S OR A CUSTOMER’S IMPROPER USE
OR OPERATION OF THE WEBSITE.
8. Miscellaneous.
(a) Entire
Agreement. This Agreement states the entire understanding among
Site Sponsor, Merchants and Customers concerning the Website and
supersedes all prior oral and written communications. No amendment to
this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed
by both parties.
(b) Assignments.
Neither this agreement nor any rights, obligations or licenses
granted hereunder may be assigned by any Merchant or Customer without
prior written consent of Site Sponsor. This Agreement shall inure to
the benefit of the parties and their permitted successors and
assigns.
(c) Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be unenforceable
because it is invalid or in conflict with any law of any relevant
jurisdiction, the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be
affected, and there shall be substituted a provision as nearly
similar to it in meaning and substance as practicable while still
being valid and enforceable.
(d) Notices.
Notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed
to have been received when personally delivered or sent via
electronic transmission to the respective addresses disclosed upon
each Merchant’s or Customer’s registration for access to
the Website, as applicable, or, in the case of the Site Sponsor,
alternatively to the address disclosed on the Website or to such
other persons or addresses as the parties may notify one another from
time to time, and will be deemed effective on the date of personal
delivery or upon confirmation of an electronic transmission, as
applicable.
(e) Governing
Law and Jurisdiction. All disputes arising under or related to
this Agreement or the relationship between the parties shall be
interpreted and governed under the laws of the State of Texas, and
shall be heard in Dallas County, Texas and in no other location.
(f) Arbitration.
Any dispute arising under or related to this Agreement or the
relationship between the parties which cannot be amicably resolved
will be resolved by binding arbitration in Dallas, Texas before a
single arbitrator according to the then-current Commercial
Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association and
judgment may be entered on the award in any court of competent
jurisdiction. The arbitrator will have no authority to enter an
award not permitted under this Agreement. Site Sponsor may seek
immediate injunctive relief in a court located in Dallas County,
Texas if time is of the essence.
(g) No
Waiver. The waiver by any party of a breach or default of any
provision under this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of
any succeeding breach or default of the same or any other provision,
nor shall any delay or omission on the part of either party to
exercise or avail itself of any right, power or privilege that it
has, or may have, hereunder operate as a waiver of any right, power
or privilege by such party.
(h) Relationship
of the Parties. In performing its responsibilities pursuant to
this Agreement, it is understood that Site Sponsor is at all times
acting as an independent contractor and that Site Sponsor is not a
partner, joint venturer, or employee of either any Merchant or any
Customer. It is expressly agreed that Site Sponsor will not for any
purposes be deemed to be an agent, whether ostensible or apparent, of
any Merchant or any Customer.
(i) Compliance
with Laws and Regulations. The parties agree to conduct their
activities in full compliance with any and all applicable laws, rules
and regulations adopted or promulgated by any governmental agency or
regulatory body, state or federal, that are now or may in the future
may become applicable to the services, or arising out of the
performance of services hereunder.