Terms of Service

This VerticalRent Services Agreement is between VerticalRent Holdings LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company (“VerticalRent” or “We”) and the customer ordering the VerticalRent Services or using the website(s) operated by VerticalRent (the “Sites”) (“Customer” or “You”). By accessing the site or using the Services, You agree to be bound by the Agreement. This Agreement is effective as of the first to occur of: (i) the date You accept the Agreement in writing or via click-thru or other electronic form of consent or (ii) the first date upon which You are access or are provided with access to the Sites or Services (the “Effective Date”).

  1. ACCEPTANCE OF AGREEMENT . The Agreement governs your use of the Sites and Services, and You agree that your use of the Sites or Services shall constitute your binding acceptance of the Agreement . IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY OF THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT, YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY CEASE USE OF THE SITES AND SERVICES . Subject to your acceptance of the Agreement and compliance with its terms, VerticalRent grants You a limited, revocable, non-sublicensable right and license to use the Sites and Services in accordance with the Agreement and any additional terms as may be specified by VerticalRent from time to time.
  1. DEFINED TERMS. The following words, when capitalized, have the meaning stated:

“Affiliate” means any legal entity that a party owns, that owns a party, or that is under its common ownership. “Ownership” means, for the purposes of this definition, control of more than a fifty percent interest in an entity.

“Agreement” means collectively this VerticalRent Services Agreement, any applicable Service Order, and any other addenda which govern the provision of the Sites and Services.

“Confidential Information” means non-public information disclosed by one party to the other in any form that: (i) is designated as “Confidential”; (ii) a reasonable person knows or reasonably should understand to be confidential; or (iii) includes either party’s products, customers, marketing and promotions, know-how, or the negotiated terms of the Agreement; and which is not independently developed by the other party without reference to the other’s Confidential Information or otherwise known to the other party on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure. Confidential Information shall not include User Submitted Content.

“Intellectual Property” means patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and any other proprietary intellectual property rights.

“Sensitive Data” means any: (i) trade secrets; (ii) financial records; and (iii) Protected Health Information (as that term is defined by 45 CFR § 160.103).

“Services” means the VerticalRent services identified in a given Service Order or otherwise provided subject to the terms of this Agreement.

“Representatives” means a party’s respective service providers, officers, directors, employees, contractors, Affiliates, suppliers, and agents.

“Service Order” means the document which describes the Services You are purchasing, including any online order, process, or tool through which You request or provision Services.

“User Account” means the unique login identifier and account through which You access the Services.

“User Submitted Content” means any feedback, feature request, or other materials or content which You submit or upload to the Sites or Services.

    • Subject to the terms of this Agreement, and during the term of this Agreement, You may access and use the Sites and Services. We will provide the Sites and Services in accordance with the Agreement and any laws applicable to VertialRent. 
  1. USE LIMITATIONS, CUSTOMER OBLIGATIONS.
    • You must cooperate with Our reasonable investigation of outages, security issues, and any suspected breach of the Agreement. You are responsible for keeping your account information up to date, and your User Account secure. You must be over the age of 18 to use the Sites and Services. You are responsible for Your use of the Sites and Services and the use of the Sites and Services by anyone authorized by You. You must immediately notify Us if You identify any actual or suspected breach of the Agreement or compromise of your User Account. You represent and warrant that You shall use the Sites and Services in accordance with all applicable laws. You may not use the Sites or Services to store or transmit any Sensitive Data, unless explicitly provided for in an applicable Service Order. Except as explicitly authorized by the Agreement, You may not, and may not permit any other party to, create any derivative of, modify, retransmit, redistribute, frame, scrape, archive, or otherwise distribute or replicate any portion, element, or content of the Sites and Services. You may not use the Sites and Services in any manner which would: (i) defame, harass, intimidate, or disparage another person, or (ii) which would cause an abnormal or excessive use of the VerticalRent system resources or pose a security risk to the Sites and Services.
  1. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
    • Provided by You. You may, but are not required to, provide VerticalRent with User Submitted Content. If You provide VerticalRent with any User Submitted Content, or any of your pre-existing Intellectual Property (“Customer IP”), then You hereby grant to VerticalRent a worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free, right and license (with right of sub-license to VerticalRent Representatives and other users of the Sites or Services) to use and distribute the User Submitted Content and Customer IP in connection with the Sites and Services. You represent and warrant that You have all rights in the User Submitted Content and Customer IP necessary to grant this license, and that VerticalRent’s use of such User Submitted Content and Customer IP shall not infringe on the Intellectual Property rights of any third party, or violate any applicable law, statute, regulation, court order, or decree. You agree that You will not provide, publish, upload as User Submitted Content, or otherwise distribute using the Sites or Services any copyrighted materials or content, or any other content which is defamatory, harassing, irresponsible, or otherwise prohibited by applicable law. You represent and warrant that any User Submitted Content You provide shall be truthful, accurate, and reliable, and shall not be false, fraudulent, or misleading.
    • There is no fee for general browsing of the Sites, however some Services are made available on a fee basis, in which case We will notify You at the time You sign-up for such Services. Unless otherwise specified in writing at the time You enroll in any fee-based Services, any such fees applicable are due as of the date You enroll in such Services. If You have arranged for payment by credit card or ACH, We may charge your card or account on or after then enrollment date (and each subsequent renewal date) without further authorization or notice. If we agree to invoice You for Services, fees are due within 5 days of the invoice date. Charges and invoices that are not disputed within 90 days of payment (in the case of charges) or invoice date (in the case of invoices) are conclusively deemed accurate. We may charge interest on overdue amounts at the greater of 1.5% per month or the maximum legal rate, and You shall pay for any cost arising out of Our collection efforts. 
  1. DISCLAIMERS .
    • We make no commitment to provide any Services other than those specifically committed to in writing. Except as explicitly provided for in the Agreement, the Sites and Services are provided AS-IS with no warranty whatsoever, on a “use at your own risk” basis.
  1. TERM AND TERMINATION.
    • This Agreement is effective as of the Effective Date and shall continue to govern Your use of the Sites and Services until terminated by VerticalRent or superseded in accordance with its terms. VerticalRent may terminate this Agreement and cease provision of the Sites and Services, or any part thereof, with or without notice, in its sole and exclusive discretion, for any reason whatsoever with no liability other than to refund any unused pre-paid fees for terminated portions of the Services.
  1. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Each party agrees not to use the other’s Confidential Information except in connection with the performance or use of the Sites and Services, the exercise of its legal rights under this Agreement, or as required by law, and will use reasonable care to protect Confidential Information from unauthorized disclosure. Each party agrees not to disclose the other’s Confidential Information to any third party except: (i) to its Representatives, provided that such Representatives agree to confidentiality measures that are at least as stringent as those stated in this Agreement; (ii) as required by law; or (iii) in response to a subpoena or court order or other compulsory legal process, provided that the party subject to such process shall give the other written notice of at least seven days prior to disclosing Confidential Information unless the law forbids such notice. 
  1. PRIVACY, USE OF INFORMATION. You agree that We may use Your information and User Content as provided for in the Agreement, the terms presented as part of the Sites and Services, and as provided for in the VerticalRent Privacy Policy located at https://www.verticalrent.com/privacy-policy . 
  1. LIMITATION ON DAMAGES.
    • Direct Damages. Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement to the contrary, except for liability arising from: (i) death or personal injury caused by negligence, (ii) willful misconduct, (iii) fraudulent misrepresentation or (iv) any other loss or damages for which such limitation is expressly prohibited by applicable law, the maximum aggregate monetary liability of VerticalRent and any of its Representatives in connection with the Sites and Services or the Agreement under any theory of law shall not exceed the greater of (i) the total amount of fees paid by You to VerticalRent for use of the Sites and Services in the 6 months immediately preceding the events giving rise to the claim or (ii) $500.00.
    • If We, our Affiliates, or any of Our or their Representatives (the “Indemnitees”) is faced with a legal claim by a third party arising out of Your actual or alleged: gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraudulent misrepresentation, breach of applicable law, breach of Your agreement with any third party (including a tenant, landlord, or roommate), or Your breach of the Agreement, then You will pay the cost of defending the claim (including reasonable legal fees) and any damages award, fine or other penalty that is imposed on the Indemnitees as a result of the claim. Your obligations under this Section include claims arising out of the acts or omissions of Your employees or agents, and anyone making use of Your User Account, even if the acts or omissions of such persons were not authorized by You.
  1. NOTICES . Your routine communications to VerticalRent regarding the Sites and Services should be sent to the VerticalRent support team. To give a notice regarding termination of the Agreement for breach, indemnification, or other legal matter, You must send it by electronic mail and first-class post to:

connect@verticalrent.com

VerticalRent Holdings, LLC.

3444 Marinatown Lane, Suite 19

North Fort Myers, FL 33903

VerticalRent’s routine communications regarding the Sites and Services and legal notices will be posted on the Sites or Services or sent by email or post to the individual(s) You designate as Your contact(s) on Your account. Notices are deemed received as of the time posted or delivered, or if that time does not fall within a business day, as of the beginning of the first business day following the time posted or delivered. For purposes of counting days for notice periods, the business day on which the notice is deemed received counts as the first day.

  1. PUBLICITY, USE OF MARKS. You agree that VerticalRent may publicly disclose that it is providing the Sites and Services to You and may use Your name and logo to identify You in the Sites and Services and promotional materials, including press releases. You agree that You will not use the VerticalRent marks and logos except as permitted by VerticalRent in writing.
  1. ASSIGNMENT/SUBCONTRACTORS. You may not assign the Agreement or Your rights hereunder without the prior written approval of VerticalRent. VerticalRent may use its Affiliates or subcontractors to perform all or any part of the Sites and Services, but VerticalRent remains responsible under the Agreement for work performed by its Affiliates and subcontractors to the same extent as if VerticalRent provided the Sites and Services itself.
  1. FORCE MAJEURE. Neither party will be in violation of the Agreement if the failure to perform the obligation is due to an event beyond its control, such as significant failure of a part of the power grid, failure of the Internet, natural disaster or weather event, war, riot, insurrection, epidemic, strikes or labor action, terrorism, or other events beyond such party’s reasonable control.
  1. GOVERNING LAW. The Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Texas, USA, exclusive of any choice of law principle that would require the application of the law of a different jurisdiction. The Agreement shall not be governed by the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods. Exclusive venue for all disputes arising out of the Agreement shall be in the state or federal courts in Travis County, Texas, and we each agree not to bring any action in any other venue. You waive all objections to this venue and agree not to dispute personal jurisdiction or venue in these courts. You agree that You will not bring or participate in any class action lawsuit against VerticalRent or any of its Representatives. Each of us agrees that we will not bring a claim under the Agreement more than two years after the time that the claim accrued.
  1. Notice of Claims of Intellectual Property Violations. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the “DMCA”) provides recourse for copyright owners who believe that material appearing on the Internet infringes their rights under U.S. copyright law. It is VerticalRent’s policy to terminate any user or customer who repeatedly infringes on Intellectual Property rights. If You believe in good faith that any materials submitted to the Sites or Services infringe Your copyright, You (or Your agent) may send VerticalRent a notice requesting that the material be removed. The notice must meet the then-current statutory requirements imposed by the DMCA. Notices and counter-notices with respect to the Sites or the Services should be sent to the address for notices as provided in Section 13 (Notices).
  1. If You authorize VerticalRent or its Representatives to process a credit report on Your behalf as part of the Services, You acknowledge the following:

I am entitled to receive a disclosure directly from the consumer reporting agency free of charge under the following circumstances:

  1. I have been denied credit, insurance or employment within the past sixty (60) days as a result of my credit report
  2. I certify in writing that I am unemployed and intend to apply for employment in the 60-day period beginning on the date on which I made the certification
  3. I am a recipient of public welfare assistance
  4. I have reason to believe that my file at the agency contains inaccurate information due to fraud
  5. Annually at www.annualcreditreport.com

Otherwise, the consumer reporting agency may impose a reasonable charge for the disclosure.

The Fair Credit Reporting Act permits me to dispute inaccurate or incomplete information in my credit file. I understand that accurate information cannot be changed.

I do not have to purchase my credit report or other information from VerticalRent Holdings LLC to dispute inaccurate or incomplete information in my Experian file or to receive a copy of my Experian consumer credit report.

Experian's National Consumer Assistance Center provides a proprietary consumer disclosure that is different from the consumer credit report provided by VerticalRent Holdings LLC. The disclosure report must be obtained directly from Experian. Consumers residing in the States of Colorado, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, and Vermont may receive a free copy of their consumer credit report once per year and residents of the State of Georgia may receive two copies per year.

Fraud Alerts are available to any eligible consumers—free of charge—from a national consumer reporting agency.

Please be aware that there are many scoring models used in the marketplace. Each scoring model may have its own set of factors and scale. The information and credit scoring may be different than that used by a lender. The VantageScore credit score may not be identical in every respect to any other credit score produced by another company or used by Report Subject's lender.

Report Subject's VantageScore credit score is calculated using Report Subject's actual data from Report Subject's credit file on the day that the Report and Score Services are requested by VerticalRent Holdings LLC. Keep in mind, however, that other factors, such as length of employment and annual salary, are often taken into consideration by lenders when making decisions about Report Subject. How each lender weighs its chosen factors may vary, but the exact formula used to calculate Report Subject's score is proprietary.

Also note that each consumer reporting agency has its own set of data, resulting in a separate VantageScore credit score for each of Report Subject's credit files.

You agree to request VantageScore credit scores only for your use alone for the purposes certified to VerticalRent Holdings LLC and for no other purpose or use. All VantageScore credit scores provided hereunder will be held in strict confidence and may never be sold, licensed, copied, reused, disclosed, reproduced, revealed or made accessible, in whole or in part, to any person except as required by law or as otherwise set forth in your agreement with VerticalRent Holdings LLC.

    • The Agreement constitutes the complete and exclusive understanding between the parties regarding its subject matter and supersedes and replaces any prior or contemporaneous representation(s), agreement(s) or understanding(s), written or oral.

Revision Date: 11/14/2019

 

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