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Please read this Agreement carefully before accessing Rhode Island Living. As a condition to and in consideration of receiving and accessing Rhode Island Living, the User agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. Use of or access to Rhode Island Living shall constitute acceptance of and agreement to be bound by this Agreement. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT ACCESS Rhode Island Living. ### Rhode Island Living Web Site Access Agreement THIS AGREEMENT "Agreement" is entered into by and between Rhode Island Living Site and its operating companies, REALTOR Communications Services, Inc., State-Wide Multiple Listing Service, Inc. and Rhode Island Association of REALTORS (hereinafter referred to as "Organization") and the Site operator, Immobel LLC and any individual, corporation, association, agency, company, or other entity who accesses or uses the Rhode Island Living Site (the "User" or "you"). This Site, Rhode Island Living, which is provided without charge to you, is a World Wide Web site on the Internet that is designed to allow users to view for sale real property posted by members of the Organization and to interact with those members. The Rhode Island Living Site is operated by Immobel LLC on behalf of the Organization. The Rhode Island Living Site contains or may contain information, communications, opinions, text, graphics, links, electronic art, animations, audio, video, software, photos, music, sounds and other material and data (collectively, "Content") formatted, organized and collected in a variety of forms that are generally accessible to Users, including directories and databases, and areas of the Rhode Island Living Site that can be modified by Users, such as registering user profiles and creating Auto-Notify profiles ("Interactive Areas"). #### 1. User Rights And Responsibilities #### 1.1 Access To The Rhode Island Living Site You are responsible for providing all hardware, software, telephone or other communications equipment and/or service to connect to the Internet and access to the Rhode Island Living Site and are responsible for all Internet access charges, telephone charges or other fees or charges incurred in connecting to the Internet and accessing the Rhode Island Living Site. #### 1.2 User Conduct. You agree to access and use the Rhode Island Living Site only for lawful purposes. You are solely responsible for the knowledge of and adherence to any and all laws, statutes, rules and regulations, pertaining to (i) your use of the Rhode Island Living Site, including any Interactive Area, (ii) the use of any networks or other services connected to the Rhode Island Living Site, and (iii) the communications means by which you connect your modem, computer, or other equipment to the Rhode Island Living Site. By accessing the Rhode Island Living Site, you agree that you will not: (1) restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Interactive Features; (2) alter, damage or delete any Content or other communications that are not your own Content or to otherwise interfere with the ability of others to access the Rhode Island Living Site; (3) disrupt the normal flow of communication in an Interactive Area; (4) claim a relationship with or to speak for any business, association, institution or other organization for which you are not authorized to claim such a relationship; (5) violate any operating rule, policy or guideline of your Internet access provider or online service. #### 2. Intellectual Property Rights #### 2.1 Rhode Island Living Content. (a) You acknowledge that Content on the Rhode Island Living Site is generally provided by the owners and operator of the Rhode Island Living Site, individual contributors of Content ("Contributors"), third party licensees, and/or other Users. You acknowledge that the Rhode Island Living Site permits access to Content that is protected by copyrights, trademarks, and other proprietary (including intellectual property) rights ("Intellectual Property Rights"), and that these Intellectual Property Rights are valid and protected in all media existing now or later developed and except as is explicitly provided below, your use of Content shall be governed by applicable copyright and other intellectual property laws. You acknowledge that the Organization owns a copyright in the "look and feel," i.e., the selection, coordination, translation, arrangement and presentation of such Content. (b) You may not modify, copy, reproduce, transmit, distribute, publish, create derivative works from, display or otherwise transfer or commercially exploit any of the Content, in whole or in part, provided, however, that you may (i) make a reasonable number of digital or other form of copies to permit your computer hardware and software to access and view the Content, (ii) print one copy of each piece of Content, (iii) make and distribute a reasonable number of copies of Content, in whole or in part, in hard copy or electronic form for internal use only. Any permitted copies of Content must reproduce in an unmodified form any notices contained in the Content, such as all Intellectual Property Right notices, and an original source attribution to "Rhode Island Living" and its URL address. You acknowledge that the Operator a d the Organization remain the owners of the Content and that you do not acquire any Intellectual Property Rights by downloading or printing Content. #### 2.2 Content Provided By User. You may upload to any Interactive Area or otherwise transmit, post, publish, reproduce or distribute, on or through the Rhode Island Living Site only Content that is not subject to any Intellectual Property Rights, or Content in which any holder of Intellectual Property Rights has given express authorization for distribution over the Internet and on the Rhode Island Living Site, without restriction whatsoever. Any Content submitted with the consent of a copyright owner other than you should contain a phrase such as "Copyright owned by [name of owner]; Used by Permission." By submitting Content to any Interactive Area, you automatically grant and/or warrant that the owner of such Content, whether it be You or a third party, has expressly granted to the Operator and the Organization the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, unrestricted, worldwide right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, sublicense, distribute, perform, and display such Content, in whole or in part, worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed for the full term of any Intellectual Property Rights that may exist in such Content. You also permit the Operator and the Organization to sublicense to third parties the unrestricted right to exercise any of the foregoing rights granted with respect to such Content. You also permit any User to access, view, store and reproduce the Content for personal use. #### 3. Interactive Areas You acknowledge that the Rhode Island Living Site may include various interactive areas ("Interactive Areas"), including but not limited to classified ads. These Interactive Areas allow feedback to the Rhode Island Living Site and real-time interaction between users. You further understand that neither the Operator nor the Organization controls the messages, information, or files delivered to such Interactive Areas and that the Rhode Island Living Site may offer you and other Users the capability of creating and managing an Interactive Area. However, neither the Operator, the Organization, their subsidiary and parent companies, or affiliates, nor their respective directors, officers, employees and agents are responsible for Content within any Interactive Area. Your use and/or management of an Interactive Area will be governed by this Agreement and any additional rules or operating procedures of any Interactive Area established by you or another User, as applicable. You recognize that neither the Operator nor the Organization can, nor intend to,, screen communications in advance. Moreover, because the Operator and the Organization encourage open and candid communication in the Interactive Areas, neither the Operator nor the Organization can determine in advance the accuracy or conformance to this Agreement of any Content transmitted in an Interactive Area. The Operator nor Organization is responsible for screening, policing, editing, reviewing or monitoring any Content in an Interactive Area. Notwithstanding the above, you agree that the Operator and the Organization have the right to monitor any Interactive Area, from time to time and to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any law, regulation or other governmental request, to operate the Interactive Area, or to protect itself or other Users. If notified of Content that is alleged not to conform to this Agreement, the Operator and or the Organization may investigate the allegation and determine in its sole discretion whether to remove or request the User to remove such Content. The Operator and the Organization reserve the right to prohibit conduct, communication or Content within an Interactive Area, or to edit, refuse to post, or to remove any Content, in whole or in part, which it deems in its sole discretion to (i) violate the then-standard provisions of this Agreement or any other standard, written Rhode Island Living Site policy in effect at that time, (ii) be harmful to the rights of any User, the Organization, or other third parties, (iii) violate applicable law, or (iv) be otherwise objectionable. #### 4. Termination The only right with respect to dissatisfaction with any policies, guidelines, or practices of the Operator or the Organization in operating the Rhode Island Living Dite, or any change in Content, is for you to discontinue accessing the Rhode Island Living Site. The Operator and or the Organization may terminate or temporarily suspend your access to all or any part of the Rhode Island Living Site, without notice, for conduct that the Organization believes is a violation of this Agreement or any policies or guidelines posted by the Rhode Island Living Site, or for other conduct which the Operator or the Organization believes, in its sole discretion, is harmful to the Operator or the Organization or other Users. The Operator or Organization may discontinue operating the Rhode Island Living Site and terminate this Agreement without notice at any time for any reason in its sole discretion. In the event of termination, you are no longer authorized to access the Rhode Island Living Site, including the Interactive Areas, and the restrictions imposed on you with respect to Content downloaded from the Rhode Island Living Site, as well as the disclaimers and limitations of liabilities set forth in this agreement, shall survive. #### 5. Links; Disclaimers Of Warranties; Limitations Of Liability #### 5.1 Links. You understand that except for Content, products or services expressly available at the Rhode Island Living Site, neither the Operator, the Organization, their subsidiaries and parent companies, or affiliates, or their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents controls, provides, or is responsible for any Content, goods or services available through sites on the Internet linked to or from the Rhode Island Living Site. All such Content, goods and services are made accessible on the Internet by independent third parties and are not part of the Rhode Island Living Site, nor controlled by the Operator nor the Organization. Neither the Operator nor the Organization endorses nor is responsible for the accuracy, completeness, usefulness, quality or availability of any Content including translations, goods or services available on any site linked to or from the Rhode Island Living Site, which are the sole responsibility of such independent third parties, and your use thereof is solely at your own risk. Neither the Operator nor the Organization, its subsidiary and parent companies, or affiliates, or their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents shall be held responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any loss or damage caused or alleged to have been caused by your use of or reliance on any Content or translation, goods or services available on any site linked to or from the Rhode Island Living Site or your inability to access the Internet or any site linked to or from the Rhode Island Living Site. #### 5.2 Disclaimer Of Warranties. Please use your best judgment in evaluating all information contained or opinions expressed on the Rhode Island Living Site. It is the policy of both the Operator and the Organization not to endorse or oppose any opinion expressed by a User or Content provided by a User, Contributor, or other independent party. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE RHODE ISLAND LIVING SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. NEITHER THE OPERATOR NOR THE ORGANIZATION NOR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARY AND PARENT COMPANIES, OR AFFILIATES, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS OR OTHER SUPPLIERS PROVIDING CONTENT, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES WARRANTS THAT THE RHODE ISLAND LIVING SITE OR ANY INTERNET SITE LINKED TO OR FROM THE RHODE ISLAND LIVING SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE, INCLUDING THE INTERACTIVE AREAS, OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. NOR DO ANY OF THEM MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE RHODE ISLAND LIVING SITE OR ANY INTERNET SITE LINKED TO OR FROM THE RHODE ISLAND LIVING SITE OR AS TO THE TIMELINESS, SEQUENCE, ACCURACY, AUTHORITY, COMPLETENESS, USEFULNESS, NONINFRINGEMENT, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, OR SUBSTANCE OF ANY CONTENT, INFORMATION, SERVICE, OR TRANSACTION PROVIDED THROUGH THE RHODE ISLAND LIVING SITE OR ANY SITE LINKED TO OR FROM THE RHODE ISLAND LIVING SITE. THE RHODE ISLAND LIVING SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS," "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. #### 5.3 Limitation Of Liability. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE OPERATOR NOR THE ORGANIZATION, ITS SUBSIDIARY AND PARENT COMPANIES, OR AFFILIATES, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS, OR LICENSORS, BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES UNDER OR ARISING FROM THIS AGREEMENT, THE RHODE ISLAND LIVING SITE, OR ANY INTERNET SITE LINKED TO OR FROM THE RHODE ISLAND LIVING SITE, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE, OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES CAUSED OR ALLEGEDLY CAUSED BY ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, ELECTRICAL SURGE/DAMAGE/INTERFERENCE, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATIONS LINE FAILURE, BREAKDOWN OF EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE ERROR, INFRINGEMENT, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, OR THEFT, DESTRUCTION, ALTERATION, OR USE OF, RECORDS. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL EITHER OPERATOR NOR THE ORGANIZATION, ITS SUBSIDIARY AND PARENT COMPANIES, OR AFFILIATES, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS, OR LICENSORS, BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN BY YOU IN RELIANCE ON THE CONTENT CONTAINED WITHIN THE RHODE ISLAND LIVING SITE OR THE CONTENT CONTAINED WITHIN ANY INTERNET SITE LINKED TO OR FROM THE RHODE ISLAND LIVING SITE. THE CONTENT WITHIN THE RHODE ISLAND LIVING SITE AND THE CONTENT WITHIN INTERNET SITES LINKED TO OR FROM THE RHODE ISLAND LIVING SITE MAY INCLUDE TECHNICAL OR OTHER INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE CONTENT HEREIN; THESE CHANGES WILL BE INCORPORATED IN NEW VERSIONS OF THE RHODE ISLAND LIVING SITE AND SPECIFICALLY ARE INCLUDED IN THIS SECTION AGREEMENT. THE OPERATOR AND OR THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS CONTRIBUTORS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE CONTENT AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT NEITHER THE OPERATOR NOR THE ORGANIZATION IS LIABLE FOR ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, FRAUDULENT, OR OTHERWISE ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY USER. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY RHODE ISLAND LIVING SITE CONTENT, OR WITH THE ACCESS AGREEMENT OF THE RHODE ISLAND LIVING SITE, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE RHODE ISLAND LIVING SITE. #### 6. Indemnity You agree to indemnify and hold both Operator and the Organization, its parent or subsidiary companies and their affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents from any and all liabilities, claims and expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees, arising from breach of this Agreement, any other policy, your use or access of the Rhode Island Living Site or any Internet site linked to or from the Rhode Island Living Site, or in connection with the transmission of any Content on the Rhode Island Living Site. #### 7. Miscellaneous This Agreement comprises the entire agreement between the both the Operator and or the Organization and you, and supersedes any prior agreements with respect to the subject matter herein. The Operator or the Organization may revise this agreement or any other policy at any time and from time to time, and such revision shall be effective two (2) days upon posting notice of such revision prominently on the Rhode Island Living Site. You agree to review this Agreement periodically to be aware of such revisions. If any such revision is unacceptable to you, you must discontinue accessing the Rhode Island Living Site. Your continued accessing and use of the Rhode Island Living Site following notice of any such revision shall conclusively be deemed acceptance of all such revisions. The provisions of Sections 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6 and 7 shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement. If any provision of this Agreement or any other policy be held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in accordance with applicable law as nearly as possible to reflect the original intention of the parties and the remaining portions will continue in full force and effect. The failure of either the Operator or Organization to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Rhode Island, excluding its conflict of laws rules, and you and the Operator and the Organization each submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Rhode Island. This Agreement is personal to you and you may not assign your rights or obligations thereunder to anyone. All logos, brand names, products, trademarks and service marks appearing herein may be the trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. References to any trademark, service mark and links to or from the Rhode Island Living have been done strictly for clarification and Site identification and does not constitute endorsement by the Operator or Organization of the products, services or information offered by the owner of such trademark, service mark or link or endorsement of the Operator or the Organization by such trademark, service mark or link owner.