BIDCORP.COM, INC. TERM AND CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBES THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH BIDCORP.COM OFFERS
YOU ACCESS TO ITS SERVICES. BY USING BIDCORP.COM'S SERVICES, YOU AGREE TO BE
BOUND BY THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS. THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE
FROM TIME TO TIME AMENDED. EACH TIME YOU LOG-ON YOU AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING
CURRENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
By clicking the button below marked "Yes, I agree" on the "Accept Contract"
page, or by installing or using the services, you agree to be bound by the terms
of this Agreement. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT USE THE SERVICES.
ELIGIBILITY
BidCorp.com is available only to persons, business or government entities that,
with an e-mail address that can enter into legally binding contracts under
applicable law. If User does not qualify under the foregoing, User may not use
these services. By accepting this Agreement, you represent and warrant that you
are legally competent to enter into this contract and further if you are
entering into this Agreement for a business or government entity, you represent
and warrant that you are fully authorized and empowered by said entities'
controlling and governing body to enter into this Agreement for said entity and
to legally bind said entity. If you do not have authority from the entity you
are contracting for, or your entity is not legally formed or organized, you will
have "personal" contractual liability under this Agreement.
BidCorp.com acts as an electronic market place for buyers and sellers. The site
acts as the venue for sellers and buyers. BidCorp.com is not involved in the
actual transaction between buyers and sellers. As a result, we have no control
over the quality, safety or legality of the items advertised, the truth or
accuracy of the listings, the ability of sellers to sell items or the ability of
buyers to buy items. We cannot ensure that a buyer or seller will actually
complete a transaction. BidCorp.com is not a party to the buy-sell contract
between the buyer and the seller. BidCorp.com is not therefore, liable to either
buyer or seller for any claim of breach of contract or breach of warranty.
Because user authentication on the Internet is difficult, BidCorp.com cannot and
does not confirm each user's purported identity. BidCorp.com does not approve,
pre-approve or screen any users of this site. Each party contracts with another
party at their own risk.
We do not control the information provided by other users which is made
available through our system. You may find other user's information to be
offensive, harmful, inaccurate, or deceptive. Please use caution, common sense,
and practice safe trading when using our site. Please note that there are also
risks of dealing with foreign nationals, underage persons or people acting under
false pretense.
BidCorp.com cannot and does not control whether or not sellers will complete the
sale of products or services they offer or buyers will complete the purchase of
products or services. You should conduct your own independent research to
investigate the information placed on BidCorp.com by its Users and Bidders, and
obtain independent professional advice, as you deem appropriate. In addition,
note that there are risks of dealing across national borders, with underage
persons, or with people acting under false pretense. Because user authentication
on the Internet is difficult, BidCorp.com cannot and does not confirm that users
are who they claim to be.
FEES AND SERVICES
Joining and bidding on items at BidCorp.com is free. We may change our Fees and
Credits Policy and the fees for our services from time to time. Our changes to
the policy are effective after we provide you with at least fourteen- (14) days'
notice of the changes by posting the changes on our website.
However, we may choose to temporarily change our Fees and Credits Policy and the
fees for our services for promotional events (for example, free listing days)
and such changes are effective when we post the temporary promotional event on
the announcements board. When you list an item you have an opportunity to review
and accept the fees that you will be charged for the use of our listing
services. We may in our sole discretion change some or all of our services at
any time. In the event we introduce a new service, the fees for that service are
effective at the launch of the service. Unless otherwise stated, all fees are
quoted in U.S. Dollars. You are responsible for paying all fees associated with
using our service and our website and all applicable taxes.
AUCTION SERVICE FEES
BidCorp.com does not charge Listing Members to list auction items. BidCorp.com
does not charge Bidders to register and bid on auction items. A fee is assessed
only when a Listing Member successfully sells an auction item. The fee charged
for the Auction Service is 3.5% of the sale price. There is no minimum or maximum
fee. All fees charged are based on the currency in which the transaction is
facilitated. The Listing Member pays all fees. Fees are due within 30 days of
the close of a successful auction.
AUCTION TERMS FOR BIDDERS- BIDDING AND BUYING
If you bid is the highest bid, and it exceeds reserve requirements and your bid
is accepted by the Listing Member, you are obligated to complete the transaction
with the Listing Member unless transaction is prohibited by law or by this
Agreement. By bidding on an item you agree to be bound by the conditions of sale
included in the item's description (or linked to from the description) so long
as those conditions of sale are not in violation of this Agreement or unlawful.
Bids are not retractable except in exceptional circumstances such as when the
Listing Member materially changes the item's description after you bid a clear
typographical error is made, or you cannot authenticate the Listing Member's
identity.
YOUR INFORMATION
"Your Information" is defined as any information you provide to us or other
users in the registration, bidding or listing process, in any public message
area (including the feedback area) or through any email feature. You are solely
responsible for Your Information, and we act as a passive conduit for your
online distribution and publication of Your Information. With respect to Your
Information:
Your Information (or any items listed therein): (a) shall not be false,
inaccurate or misleading; (b) shall not be fraudulent or involve the sale of
counterfeit or stolen items; (c) shall not infringe any third party's copyright,
patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of
publicity or privacy; (d) shall not violate any law, statute, ordinance or
regulation (including without limitation those governing export control,
consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false
advertising); (e) shall not be defamatory, trade libelous, unlawfully
threatening or unlawfully harassing; (I) shall not be obscene; (g) shall not
contain any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots or other
computer programming routines that are intended to damage, detrimentally
interfere with surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or
personal information; (h) shall not create liability for us or cause us to lose
(in whole or in part) the services of our ISPs or other suppliers; and (i) shall
not link directly or indirectly to or include descriptions of goods or services
that: (aa) are prohibited under this Agreement; (bb) are concurrently listed for auction on a web site other
than BidCorp.com's; or (cc) you do not have a right to link to or include.
Furthermore, you may not list any item on our site (or consummate any
transaction that was initiated using our service) that, by paying to us the
listing fee or the final value fee, could cause us to violate any applicable
law, statute, ordinance or regulation, or that violates our current Prohibited,
Questionable and Infringing Items.
Solely to enable BidCorp.com to use the information you supply us with, so that
we are not violating any rights you might have in that information, you agree to
grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free,
sub-licensable (through multiple tiers) right to exercise the copyright and
publicity rights (but no other rights) you have in Your Information, in any
media now known or not currently known, with respect to your information.
BidCorp.com will only use Your Information in accordance with our Privacy
Policy.
MARKETPLACE AND SYSTEM INTEGRITY
Listing Members may not manipulate the price of their product or service, either
by using a shill (either a secondary account or third party), by bidding
themselves, or by any other means. User may not consummate a transaction outside
of the BidCorp.com that occurs using BidCorp.com to avoid fees. User may not use
any device, software, or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the
proper working and security of the BidCorp.com Auction Service or
any transaction being conducted on the BidCorp.com. User may not take any
action, which imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the
BidCorp.com infrastructure. User may not disclose to or share its
BidCorp.com login or password with any third parties or use its BidCorp.com
login or password for any purpose not permitted by these Terms and Conditions of
Use.
OWNERSHIP OF BIDCORP.COM INFORMATION
The BidCorp.com website, database, and other content including, without
limitation, text, graphics, software and all HTML, CGI, ASP and other codes and
scripts in any format used to implement the Site is copyrighted and protected by
United States copyright laws. User may print and download portions of the
materials contained on the BidCorp.com web site for User's non-commercial use
provided User maintains the copyright notice and any other notices that appear
on any such copies. Any other copying, redistribution, publication or
retransmission of any portion of the materials on the BidCorp.com website is
strictly prohibited without the express written permission of BidCorp.com, User
agrees not to change or delete any proprietary notices from any materials copied
from BidCorp.com website. All information generated as a result of establishing
or operating the BidCorp.com website shall be the property of BidCorp.com and
may be sold, distributed or otherwise disseminated by BidCorp.com for any
purpose whatsoever, provided BidCorp.com shall not sell, distribute or otherwise
disseminate specific information about Listing Members and Bidders in such a way
that would identify the Listing Member or Bidder, expect to the extent
authorized in writing by the Listing Member or Bidder.
LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY SITES
The BidCorp.com web site may contain links to third-party websites that are not
under the control or operation of BidCorp.com. BidCorp.com provides any such
links only as a convenience and does not endorse and is not responsible for the
contents of any linked site or any site linked to from a linked site.
BidCorp.com does not warrant or guarantee any product or service offered through
any such websites and will not be a party to any transaction between you and the
providers of any third-party product or service, or be liable for any cost or
damages arising either directly or indirectly from any action or inaction by
those parties' providers.
ACCESS AND INTERFERENCE
You agree that you will not
use any robot, spider, other automatic device, or manual process to monitor or
copy our web pages or the content contained herein without our prior expressed
written permission. You agree that you will not use any device, software or
routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the
BidCorp.com site or any auction being conducted on our site. You agree that you
will not take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately
large load on our infrastructure. Much of the information on our site is updated
on a real time basis and is proprietary or is licensed to BidCorp.com by our
users or third parties. You agree not to copy, reproduce, alter, modify, create
derivative works, or publicly display any content (except for Your Information)
from our website.
BREACH
Without limiting other remedies, we may immediately issue a warning, temporarily
suspend, indefinitely suspend or terminate your membership and refuse to provide
our services to you: (a) if you breach this Agreement or the documents it
incorporates by reference; (b) if we are unable to verify or authenticate any
information you provide to us; (c) if we believe that your actions may cause
legal liability for you, our users or us; or (d) for any other reason.
PRIVACY
BidCorp.com's Privacy Policy is a separate document than this agreement. By
accepting this Agreement, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to the
terms of BidCorp.com's Privacy Policy.
NO WARRANTY
WE AND OUR SUPPLIERS PROVIDE OUR WEB SITE AND SERVICES "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY
WARRANTY OR CONDITION, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY. WE AND OUR SUPPLIERS
SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. Some states do not allow the
disclaimer of implied warranties, so the foregoing disclaimer may not apply to
you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other
legal rights which vary from state to state.
LIABILITY LIMIT
IN NO EVENT SHALL WE OR OUR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR LOST PROFITS OR ANY SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH OUR
SITE, OUR SERVICES OR THIS AGREEMENT (HOWEVER ARISING, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE).
OUR LIABILITY, AND THE LIABILITY OF OUR SUPPLIERS, TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTIES
IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF:A) THE AMOUNT OF FEES YOU PAY
TO US IN THE 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACTION GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY. AND (B)
$100. Some states do not allow the limitation of liability, so the foregoing
limitation may not apply to you.
INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold us and our subsidiaries, affiliates, officers,
directors, agents, and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including
reasonable attomey& fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your
breach of this Agreement or the documents it incorporates by reference, or your
violation of any law or the rights of a third party.
LEGAL COMPLIANCE
You shall comply with all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations
regarding your use of our service and your bidding on, listing, purchase,
solicitation of offers to purchase, and sale of items.
NO AGENCY
You and BidCorp.com are independent contractors, and no agency, partnership,
joint venture, employee-employer or franchiser-franchisee relationship is
intended or created by this Agreement.
NOTICES
Except as explicitly stated otherwise, any notices shall be given by postal mail
to ATTN: LEGAL DEPT, BidCorp.com, Inc., PO BOX 1284, Walled Lake, MI 48390 or to the email address you provide to BidCorp.com during the
registration process (in your case). Notice shall be deemed given 24 hours after
email is sent, unless the sending party is notified that the email address is
invalid. Alternatively, we may give you notice by certified mail, postage
prepaid and return receipt requested, to the address provided to BidCorp.com
during the registration process. In such case, notice shall be deemed given 3
days after the date of mailing.
ARBITRATION
Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or our
services shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the
commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any such
controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis, and shall not
be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other
party. The arbitration shall be conducted in Novi, Michigan, and judgment on the
arbitration award may be entered into any court having jurisdiction thereof.
Either you or BidCorp.com may seek any interim or preliminary relief from a
court of competent jurisdiction in Novi, Michigan necessary to protect the
rights or property of you or BidCorp.com pending the completion of arbitration.
ADDITIONAL TERMS
DEFINITIONS
Listing Member- This is public entity or pseudo-public entity that
registers as a Listing Member with BidCorp.com. Listing Members are authorized
to list Auction Items. The Listing Member acts as the seller when they
are listing an Auction item for sale. Listing Members can bid on other Listing
Member's Auction Items.
Bidder- This is the vendor or individual that registers with BidCorp.com
as a Bidder. Bidder's can be a company or
individual that wishes to purchase items in the Auction Service.
Successful Bidder- In the Auction Service, the
Successful Bidder is the highest bidder for the auction item when the auction closes at the scheduled end date and any other restrictions are met (reserve price, etc.)
User- Any registered user of BidCorp.com (Listing Members and Bidders).
Agreement- This contract is referred to as "Agreement" and "User
Agreement" and "Contract" interchangeably throughout this document.
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