This Agreement describes the terms and conditions (“Terms”) pursuant to which
you may access and use the services provided on NRIBR.com (“the Site”). Please
read this Agreement carefully as your use of the Site constitutes your binding
acceptance of these Terms, including any modifications we may make. Please
review the NRIBR.com Privacy Policy
which also governs your use and interaction with the Site. In consideration of
the NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF REALTORS® (“NRIBR”) granting you access to
the Site, you hereby agree as follows:
1. NRIBR reserves the right at its sole discretion to change, modify, add or
remove portions of these Terms at any time without notice or liability, and
such modification shall become effective upon posting on the Site. Your use of
the Site following any such modification shall be conclusively deemed to be
your acceptance of such modification.
2. REALTOR®, REALTORS®, REALTOR-ASSOCIATE®, the REALTOR® Block "R"
logo, NRIBR.com are trademarks, service marks, membership marks, and/or logos issued
for uses by the NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF REALTORS® and its members by the
National Association of REALTORS®. All NRIBR and NAR trademarks, service marks,
membership marks and logos appearing on NRIBR.com are the property of NAR and
NRIBR and all rights in those trademarks, service marks, membership marks and
logos are reserved. Members of NRIBR using any of the membership marks are
bound by and should refer to the rules and regulations governing use of those
marks to assure proper usage.
3. The information provided on the Site is for educational and informational
purposes only. The information should not be construed as a recommendation by NRIBR
for any course of action regarding financial, legal or accounting matters. It
is not meant as a substitute for professional advice from a qualified legal,
accounting or financial professional.
4. NRIBR does not represent, warrant or endorse the accuracy or reliability of
any information displayed, uploaded, downloaded or distributed through the Site
by any user, or any other person or entity. NRIBR disclaims liability for any
damages or losses, direct or indirect, that may result from use of or reliance
on information contained on the Site.
5. NRIBR may change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the services provided
at the Site at any time without notice or liability, including the availability
of any feature, database or content.
6. The Site contains a combination of content that NRIBR creates, its partners
create, and that its users create. All materials published on the Site
including but not limited to text, images, video, graphics and multimedia files
(“Content”) are protected by all applicable copyright and trademark laws and
owned by NRIBR or the party credited as the provider of the Content. All rights
in the Content are expressly reserved by the applicable copyright and trademark
owner.
b. You may not sublicense, transfer or otherwise make any Content available to
any third party for commercial purposes or financial gain or use the Content in
any other media or in any other location other than as permitted in this
section. You may not upload Content that contains advertising or promotion for
a particular real estate listing or for real estate services, including
brokerage, lending, title insurance, property or casualty insurance, property
management, building developing or consulting.
b. All Content provided by any party other than NRIBR must identify the party
who provided that Content.
c. By posting material to the Site, you warrant and represent that you either
own or otherwise control all of the rights to that material, including without
limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input,
or submit the material, or that your use of the material is a fair use. You
agree that you will not knowingly and with intent to defraud provide material
and misleading false information. You represent and warrant also that the
material you supply does not violate these Terms, and that you will indemnify
and hold NRIBR, its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, employees, and agents,
harmless for any and all claims resulting from material you supply.
d. By posting material to the Site, you grant NRIBR, its subsidiaries,
affiliates, partners and third party licensees a nonexclusive, perpetual,
irrevocable, worldwide, sub licensable, royalty-free license to use, store,
display, publish, transmit, transfer, distribute, reproduce, aggregate your
material with other content, create derivative works of and publicly perform
that content for any purpose on and through each of the services provided by
the Site. This license shall apply to the distribution and the storage of your
content in any form, medium, or technology now known or later developed.
7. The Site may contain links to other Internet sites operated by third
parties. These links are provided as a convenience to access the information
contained therein. NRIBR does not endorse or approve, is not a sponsor,
partner, promoter or publisher of such sites or their content, and expressly
disclaims any responsibility or liability for the content of any other site.
You should direct any concerns regarding any external link to the site
administrator or Webmaster of such other site.
8. Your dealings with
advertisers and third party vendors found on or through the NRIBR.com,
including your participation in promotions, the purchase of goods, and any
terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such
activities, are solely between you and the third party. NRIBR does not make any
representations or warranties with respect to any goods or services that may be
obtained from such third parties, and you agree that NRIBR will have no
liability for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of any
activities you undertake in connection with the use of or reliance on any
content, goods, services, information or other materials available, or through
such third parties, on the Site. You acknowledge that such third party sites
usually have their own terms and conditions, including privacy policies, over
which NRIBR has no control and which will govern your rights and obligations
with respect to the use of those sites.
9. THIS SITE IS PROVIDED BY NRIBR ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS AND
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY THAT THE SITE WILL MEET ANY PARTICULAR CRITERIA OF
PERFORMANCE OR QUALITY. NRIBR MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY
KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE USABILITY, CONDITION OR OPERATION OF THIS
SITE, OR THAT ACCESS TO OR USE OF NRIBR.COM WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR
ERROR-FREE, OR AS TO THE INFORMATION, CONTENT OR MATERIALS INCLUDED ON THIS
SITE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, NRIBR DISCLAIMS ALL
WARRANTIES, EXPRESS AND IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
NON-INFRINGEMENT, COMPARABILITY, SECURITY AND ACCURACY. YOU AGREE THAT NRIBR IS
NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL AND
PUNITIVE DAMAGES.
10. As part of the registration process to use the Members Only portions of the
Site, you will select a user name and password. You may change your password at
any time in accordance with the procedure on the Site. You agree you are
exclusively responsible for maintaining the security of your password. You
agree to provide NRIBR with accurate, complete, and updated registration
information. Failure to do so shall constitute a breach of this Agreement,
which may result in immediate termination of your access to the Site.
11. NRIBR reserves the right, but not the obligation, to send electronic mail
to any and all users of the Site for the purpose of informing them of changes
or additions to the Site or any related services or products. Your registration
on the Site constitutes your consent to receive such electronic mail unless it
is subject to any right you may have to opt-out of receiving said messages and
you have opted out as provided for in NRIBR’s Privacy Policy.
12. NRIBR may at any time, in its sole discretion, terminate, limit or suspend
your access to NRIBR.com, without notice or liability, for any reason
whatsoever, including without limitation your breach of this Agreement or the
termination of your membership in NRIBR.
13. This Agreement, its Terms, and use of the Site are governed by and will be
interpreted under the laws of the State of Rhode Island, United States of
America, without reference to conflicts of laws and without regard to the
location of execution or performance of this agreement.
You hereby agree that any and all disputes which may arise and any litigation
that may arise from such disputes will be litigated before a court located in
the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, U.S.A., to the exclusion
of the courts of any other country, state or county.
14. If you believe that your intellectual property rights have been violated by
NRIBR or by a third party who has uploaded Content on our Site, please provide
the following information to the NRIBR-designated copyright agent listed below:
a. A description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that
you claim has been infringed;
b. A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located
on the Site;
c. An address, a telephone number, and an e-mail address where NRIBR can
contact you and, if different, an e-mail address where the alleged infringing
party, if not NRIBR, can contact you;
d. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized
by the copyright or other intellectual property rights owner, by its agent, or
by law;
e. A statement by you under penalty of perjury that the information in your
notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property
owner or are authorized to act on the owner's behalf;
f. Your electronic or physical signature.
NRIBR may request additional information before removing any infringing
material. NRIBR may provide the alleged infringing party with your e-mail
address so that that person can respond to your allegations.


