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PriceComparisonTool Terms of UseTable of contents
PriceComparisonTool.com, LLC, a Delaware Corporation, including its successors and assigns, ("PriceComparisonTool") operates the PriceComparisonTool Internet shopping sites (including, without limitation, www.PriceComparisonTool.com (https://www.PriceComparisonTool.com), www.sellstuff.cc, (https://www.sellstuff.cc), mediatradein.com, (https://mediatradein.com), and certain co-branded versions of its site under contract other third parties (collectively, the "Site"). You may only use the Site pursuant to the following terms and conditions, which you accept by your use of the Site. Use of the Site is subject to additional terms and conditions defined by our content providers ("Licensors") as stipulated on applicable pages of the Site, which you accept by your use of the Site. PriceComparisonTool reserves the right to modify or revise these Terms of Use or its other policies at any time at its sole discretion. Any such modifications to the Terms of Use or other policies shall be effective within forty-eight (48) hours of being posted on the Site unless otherwise stated by PriceComparisonTool, in writing. You are bound by such modifications or revisions, and should therefore visit this page frequently to review the terms. Your continued use of the Site following PriceComparisonTool’s posting of any changes or modifications to these Terms of Use and/or Privacy Statement will constitute your acceptance of such changes or modifications. In the event that you do not agree to any changes or modifications of these Terms of Use and/or Privacy Statement, you should not continue to use the Site. Website Terms of UsePriceComparisonTool grants you a non-exclusive right and license to access and use the Site for personal, noncommercial purposes, other than to purchase or sell items through the Site, or to purchase items from third-party merchants accessible via links on the Site. This license does not include and strictly prohibits: any resale of the Site or its contents; any collection and use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices other than as expressly authorized herein; any derivative use of the Site or its contents; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools. The Site, including its operation, interface and contents, are covered by United States copyright laws and international laws and treaties, and may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any unauthorized commercial purpose without the express prior written consent of PriceComparisonTool. Any unauthorized use shall immediately terminate the licenses and rights granted by PriceComparisonTool and any Licensors hereunder, and may subject you to civil and/or criminal prosecution. You are granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to any page of the Site so long as the link does not portray PriceComparisonTool, its subsidiaries, affiliates, Licensors, co-brand partners and other partners or its or their respective services in a false, misleading, derogatory or otherwise offensive or damaging manner. You may not use any PriceComparisonTool, Licensor, subsidiary, affiliate, co-brand partner, or other partner logo or other proprietary graphic or trademark as part of a link to the Site without first obtaining the express written consent of PriceComparisonTool, the subsidiary, affiliate, co-brand partner or other partner or Licensor (as applicable). PriceComparisonTool does not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted or secure access to its services or the Site, and the operation of the Site may be interfered with by numerous factors outside or within PriceComparisonTool’s control. Website ContentPriceComparisonTool provides a number of different services to assist you in comparison shopping for products and services on the Site. PriceComparisonTool is paid by merchants or other third parties for listing products and services on the Site and for promotions such as featured merchants, featured products and showcases. Additionally, through the PriceComparisonTool SellStuff Service, PriceComparisonTool provides a venue allowing users who open member accounts through the PriceComparisonTool Member Agreement ("Member(s)"), including both individuals and merchants, to list for sale new and used products that are described on the Site. PriceComparisonTool receives a transaction fee from the seller of an item when a Member has completed the purchase of an item made available by a Member for sale on the Site. Members may list up to fifty products for no listing fee. All products listed beyond the fifty product limit are subject to a listing fee. PriceComparisonTool does not sell, resell or license any of the products listed on the Site, nor is PriceComparisonTool acting as an agent of sale, and PriceComparisonTool disclaims any responsibility for, or liability related to, such products and services (see Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability, below). Any questions, complaints or claims related to any product should be directed to the appropriate merchant or seller. PriceComparisonTool does not warrant that product descriptions, pricing, editorial commentary or any other content of the Site, regardless of its source, is accurate, complete, reliable, current or error-free. Site content is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute an endorsement by PriceComparisonTool of any product, merchant, seller, service, or any reviews or comments thereof regardless of the source of such review or comment. PriceComparisonTool assumes no liability for inaccuracy or incompleteness in its search results, editorial content, user ratings (e.g. user merchant rating, or user product rating) or other content on the Site. Content SubmissionBy contributing or submitting any content to the Site, you warrant that you are the author and owner of the intellectual property rights thereto or have the appropriate license and sublicense rights from the owner, and you grant PriceComparisonTool a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell and/or distribute such materials and/or incorporate such materials into any form, medium or technology, and you also grant the right to PriceComparisonTool to sublicense any and all of the foregoing rights to third parties, in all cases without compensation to you. In addition, you warrant that all "moral rights" that you may have in those materials have been voluntarily waived by you. None of the materials shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of PriceComparisonTool, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, Licensors, co-brand partners or other partners and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives. PriceComparisonTool reserves the right to change, condense or delete any content on the Site that PriceComparisonTool deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of this Agreement. You agree that you shall not post or provide any information to/for the Sites:
In contributing or submitting any content to the Site, you agree not to use a false or misleading email address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise provide any misleading information as to the origin of any content that you submit. You should also note your obligations to indemnify PriceComparisonTool (among others) for the content you submit as set forth in the indemnity section, below. You agree that you will not use any device, software or routine to bypass our robot exclusion headers, or to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site or any sales being conducted through the Site. You agree that you will not take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on PriceComparisonTool's computer systems or communications infrastructure. You agree that you will not use any software robot, spider, other automatic device or manual process to monitor or copy Site pages or the content contained therein without PriceComparisonTool's prior written consent. Other Businesses and Links to Other SitesPriceComparisonTool may provide links to the sites of third-party merchants, affiliated companies, co-brand partners and other parties. These links are provided solely as a convenience to you, and do not constitute an endorsement by PriceComparisonTool of the content of such third-party sites nor of the business practices of such other businesses, entities or individuals. PriceComparisonTool is not responsible for examining or evaluating, and does not warrant or claim responsibility in any way, the products, services, offerings or business practices of any of these businesses, entities or individuals or the content of their web sites. You should carefully review their privacy statements and other conditions of use. PriceComparisonTool has no control over the business practices of any third-party merchant or seller, nor does it control in any way the quality, safety or legality of any item listed on the Site or any business transaction that occurs as a result of products listed on the Site. IN THE EVENT OF A DISPUTE BETWEEN YOU AND A MERCHANT LISTED ON THE SITE, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU RELEASE PRICECOMPARISONTOOL, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, CO-BRAND PARTNERS OR OTHER THIRD PARTIES UNDER CONTRACT WITH PRICECOMPARISONTOOL, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES FROM AND AGAINST CLAIMS AND DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, SUSPECTED AND UNSUSPECTED, DISCLOSED AND UNDISCLOSED, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH SUCH A DISPUTE. If you are a California resident, by using the Site, you explicitly waive the rights granted to you under California Civil Code 1542, which states: "A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which, if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor." Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of LiabilityTHE SITE IS PROVIDED BY PRICECOMPARISONTOOL ON AN "AS IS" AND ON AN "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, PRICECOMPARISONTOOL MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE SITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, GRAPHICS, LINKS, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES INCLUDED ON THE SITE, OR THEIR ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS OR TIMELINESS. IN ADDITION, THIRD PARTIES PROVIDE SOME OF THE MATERIAL ON THE SITE; TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, PRICECOMPARISONTOOL SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SUCH THIRD PARTY MATERIAL. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR ANY TRANSACTION RESULTING THEREOF IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. PRICECOMPARISONTOOL DOES NOT GUARANTEE CONTINUOUS, UNINTERRUPTED OR SECURE ACCESS TO THE SITE OR THE SERVICES. OPERATION OF THE SITE MAY BE INTERFERED WITH BY NUMEROUS FACTORS OUTSIDE OF PRICECOMPARISONTOOL'S CONTROL. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, PRICECOMPARISONTOOL DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY OR THIRD PARTY RIGHTS REGARDING THE SITE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, PRICEGRABER MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES REVIEWED ON THE SITE OR BOUGHT AND/OR SOLD USING THE SITE, OR THAT SELLERS OR BUYERS WILL PERFORM AS PROMISED BY THEM, OR THAT THE SITE, ITS SERVERS, OR E-MAIL SENT FROM PRICECOMPARISONTOOL ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, PRICECOMPARISONTOOL WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES RELATED TO LOSS OF BUSINESS OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. CERTAIN STATE LAWS IN THE UNITED STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY OF THE CONTENTS OF THE SITE, OR DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, WITH PRICECOMPARISONTOOL'S PRIVACY POLICY OR ANY OTHER POLICIES OF THE SITE, YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE YOUR USE OF THE SITE. IndemnityTo the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold PriceComparisonTool, its subsidiaries, affiliates, co-brand partners, and other parties with which PriceComparisonTool is under contract, and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents free and harmless from and against any claims, actions and demands, including, without limitation, any legal and accounting fees resulting from your use of the Site and/or your breach of the Terms of Use and Privacy Statement and/or Member Agreement, and/or resulting from any and all content you submit to PriceComparisonTool and/or the Site. PriceComparisonTool shall provide notice to you of any such claim, suit or proceeding. Governing LawThese Terms of Use will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts or choice of law. In addition, the application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, including any amendments thereto, is expressly excluded hereby. Except for disputes arising from an alleged violation of intellectual property rights or breach of confidentiality, for which the injured party may suffer irreparable harm and may seek a restraining order, preliminary injunctive relief, an injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief and/or legal remedies, and actions to enforce the decisions of the arbitrators, for which action may be taken in any court of competent jurisdiction, all disputes arising out of or related to this Agreement, including the scope, the construction or application of this Agreement, shall be resolved by arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association then in force. The arbitration hearings and all meetings pursuant to this section shall be held in New York, New York, United States, and shall be conducted in English. If the parties cannot agree upon a single arbitrator within fifteen (15) days after demand by either of them, each party shall select one arbitrator knowledgeable about Internet commerce in New York and the United States generally, and notify the other of its selection, and such two arbitrators shall select a third from a list of arbitrators (with knowledge of the Internet industry) qualified by the American Arbitration Association in New York. If this procedure for selecting arbitrators fails, then a neutral arbitrator based in New York with knowledge of Internet commerce in New York and the United States generally shall be selected by the American Arbitration Association to resolve the dispute. The arbitrator(s) shall conduct a hearing within thirty (30) days after their selection. A majority of the arbitrators (if there is more than one pursuant to this clause) shall determine the decision/award, which shall be rendered within five (5) days after the completion of the hearing. The decision of the arbitrator(s) shall be final and binding upon the parties both as to law and to fact, and shall not be appealable to any court in any jurisdiction. The parties shall share the expenses of the arbitrators equally. Nothing in any indemnification provision hereunder shall be construed as having any bearing on the award of attorneys' fees or arbitrators' fees under this section. IP Ownership and Copyright InfringementPriceComparisonTool disclaims any responsibility for the content of any third party materials provided through or on its Site or other services ("Third Party Content"). PriceComparisonTool will respond to notices of alleged infringement regarding Third Party Content sent pursuant to, and in accordance with, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), which may include PriceComparisonTool removing or disabling access to Third Party Content claimed to be the subject of infringement or other activity. All notices sent to PriceComparisonTool regarding matters other than informing PriceComparisonTool that a party's copyrighted material may have been infringed (and relating only to Third Party Content) will not receive a response through this process. Written notification must be submitted to the following Designated Agent:
Infringement NotificationTo be effective, your infringement notification must include the following:
Upon receipt of the written notification containing the information as outlined in 1 through 6 above:
Counter NotificationTo be effective, a Counter Notification must be a written communication provided to PriceComparisonTool's Designated Agent that includes substantially the following:
Upon receipt of a Counter Notification containing the information as outlined in 1 through 4 above, the DMCA provides that the removed material will be restored or access re-enabled and PriceComparisonTool will comply with this requirement within a reasonable time (or as otherwise required by law), provided PriceComparisonTool's Designated Agent has not received notice from the original complaining party that an action has been filed seeking a court order to restrain Subscriber from engaging in infringing activity relating to the material on PriceComparisonTool's network or system. GeneralIf any provision of these Terms of Use or other policies is held to be invalid, void or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions shall remain enforceable. Headings are for reference purposes only and in no way define, limit, construe or describe the scope or extent of such section. Our failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. You agree that these Terms of Use and Privacy Statement and the Member Agreement and all agreements and notices incorporated herein may be automatically assigned by PriceComparisonTool, in our sole discretion, to a third party. You may not assign your obligations to any other entity. Site PoliciesPlease review PriceComparisonTool's other policies posted on the Site, which are incorporated herein by reference. Address for NoticeNotices to PriceComparisonTool (other than as aforementioned for Digital Millennium Copyright Act infringement notices) can be sent by accessing the PriceComparisonTool feedback page. PriceComparisonTool's mailing address is: PriceComparisonTool.com Inc. PO Box 48 Nanuet, NY 10954 Copyright and TrademarksAll content, graphics, format, design, the user interface and other copyrighted material on the Site (collectively, "materials") are protected by copyright law and other intellectual property laws, and are owned by PriceComparisonTool and/or its licensors (as the case may be). The materials from the Site are only available for informational and non-commercial offline use, provided that: the materials are not modified in any way; all copyright and other proprietary notices and markings are retained and reproduced in their entirety on any copy made from any material on the Site; and PriceComparisonTool has, in its sole discretion, given its prior written approval to such use of the Site's materials. Any requests to re-use the Site's materials should be sent to: info@pricecomparisontool.com. PriceComparisonTool and PriceComparisonTool.com are registered trademarks of PriceComparisonTool, and the PriceComparisonTool.com logo and mark are trademarks of PriceComparisonTool. Any other product names, marks, symbols, trade names, company names and/or logos which appear within the Site are the property of their respective owners and appear through the courtesy of, and/or a license from, such owners. Such marks, in addition to the PriceComparisonTool trademarks, are protected by US law, including without limitation its laws on trademark and unfair competition, and may also be protected by the laws in other countries. |