Terms and Conditions
By registering your account, you agree to our Site Terms and Conditions of Use and the PayPal User Agreement, as may be amended from time to time, all of which shall be fully incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use.
The following fee schedule shall apply to transactions processed through the Showing Assist site or application:
Hiring Agents
Hiring Agent providing the Showing Request shall be charged $60 plus third party applicable merchant and processing/handling fees from merchants utilized to process the transaction, PayPal or otherwise, that could vary from time to time on all closed, finished and/or completed Showing Assist Showing Requests.
Showing Agents
Showing Agent shall earn on all closed, finished, and/or completed Showing Assist Showing Requests $45 minus third party applicable merchant and processing fees from merchants utilized to process the transaction (PayPal) that could vary from time to time, on all closed, finished, and/or completed Showing Assist Showing Requests. Showing Agent will also be responsible for all related taxes associated with the transaction.
Payments
All payments for Showing Assist services shall be handled through PayPal. Please verify the terms and conditions for PayPal for all applicable merchant and processing fees. For questions regarding payment support, please email info@showing-assist.com.
Site Terms and Conditions of Use
In addition to the terms and conditions contained in these Terms of Use, users also accept the account terms set forth in the PayPal User Agreement (https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreement-full), as may be amended from time to time, all of which shall be fully incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use.
BY USING THIS SITE, YOU ARE CONFIRMING THAT YOU ARE A LICENSED REAL ESTATE AGENT OR BROKER IN GOOD STANDING WITH AN ACTIVE REAL ESTATE LICENSE IN THE AREA WHERE THE PROPERTY TO BE POSTED OR SHOWN IS PHYSICALLY LOCATED. YOU FURTHER AGREE THAT YOU WILL IN NO WAY ATTEMPT TO SOLICIT ANOTHER AGENT’S CLIENT(S) AND YOU WILL PROTECT AND PROMOTE OTHER AGENT’S AGENCY AGREEMENTS AND FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITIES TO THEIR CLIENTS. IN ORDER TO PROTECT YOUR AGENCY RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR CLIENT, WE RECOMMEND THAT ALL BUYERS AGENTS HAVE FULLY EXECUTED BUYER REPRESENTATION AGREEMENTS IN PLACE PRIOR TO USING THE SITE. ALL USERS OF THE SITE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR CAPACITY, ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW ALL TRAINING MATERIALS PROVIDED BY THE SITE AND TAKE A QUIZ ENSURING THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE MATERIALS BEFORE USING ANY OF ITS SERVICES OR PRODUCTS OF THE SITE.
IMPORTANT: SHOWING ASSIST RECOMMENDS ALL USERS HAVE THE NECESSARY DISCLOSURES SIGNED BY EACH RESPECTIVE PARTY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BROKERS, LICENSED REAL ESTATE AGENTS, AND CLIENTS. HIRING AGENTS ARE RECOMMENDED TO HAVE ONE ‘BROKER CONSENT FORM’ SIGNED BY THEIR SPONSORING BROKER PRIOR TO USING SHOWING ASSIST. HIRING AGENTS ARE ALSO RECOMMENDED TO HAVE THE ‘CLIENT SUBAGENT CONSENT FORM’ SIGNED BY EACH CLIENT THAT IS SUBJECT TO RECEIVING SHOWING ASSIST’S SERVICES. IF INCLINED, YOUR BROKER MAY ALSO REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL FORM(S) TO BE SIGNED IN ORDER TO USE SHOWING ASSIST AT THEIR SOLE DISCRETION. SHOWING AGENTS WILL NEED TO HAVE AN UP-TO-DATE ‘INFORMATION ABOUT BROKERAGE SERVICES’ (IABS) FORM SIGNED BY EACH CLIENT THAT THEY ARE SHOWING PROPERTIES TO ONLY IF SUCH CLIENT HAS NOT ALREADY SIGNED ONE. OUR COMPANY IS NOT LIABLE SHOULD ANY USER NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY FORMS SIGNED BY EACH RESPECTIVE PARTY. SAMPLES OF BOTH THE ‘BROKER CONSENT FORM’ AND THE ‘CLIENT SUBAGENT CONSENT FORM’ CAN BE REQUESTED FROM YOUR LOCAL REAL ESTATE BOARD OR, AFTER FURTHER SITE DEVELOPMENT, FOUND EITHER ON THE SHOWING ASSIST WEBSITE, OR MAY BE REQUESTED VIA EMAIL AT INFO@SHOWING-ASSIST.COM. THE IABS FORM CAN BE REQUESTED FROM YOUR LOCAL REAL ESTATE BOARD.
BY COMPLETING THE REGISTRATION PROCESS AND/OR USING THIS SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THE THESE TERMS OF USE, PLEASE EXIT THE SITE NOW. YOUR REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THIS SITE, OR ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, CONTENT, OR OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THIS SITE, IS TO STOP USING THE SITE AND/OR THOSE PARTICULAR PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. YOUR AGREEMENT WITH US REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH THESE TERMS OF USE BECOMES EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON COMMENCEMENT OF YOUR USE OF THIS SITE.
These Terms of Use are effective as of February 13, 2021. We reserve the right to change these Terms of Use from time to time without notice to you. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this site and these Terms of Use periodically and to be aware of any modifications. Your continued use of this Site after such modifications will constitute your acknowledgment of the modified Terms of Use and agreement to abide and be bound by the modified Terms of Use.
As used in these Terms of Use, references to our "Affiliates" include our owners, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, officers, directors, suppliers, partners, sponsors, and advertisers, and includes (without limitation) all parties involved in creating, producing, and/or delivering this Site and/or its contents.
We reserve the sole right to either modify or discontinue the Site, including any features therein, at any time with or without notice to you. We shall not be liable to you or any third party should we exercise such right. Modifications may include, but are not limited to, changes in the pricing structure, additional fee-based services, or changes to limitations on usage. Any new features that augment or enhance the then-current services on this Site shall also be subject to these Terms of Use.
You understand and agree that temporary interruptions of the services available through this Site may occur as normal events. You further understand and agree that we have has no control over third party networks you may access in the course of the use of this site, and therefore, delays and disruption of other network transmissions are completely beyond our control.
You understand and agree that the services available on this Site are provided "AS IS" and that we assume no responsibility for the timeliness, deletion, mis-delivery, or failure to store any user communications or personalization settings.
You also grant us the right to disclose to third parties certain Registration Data about you. The information we obtain through your use of this Site, including your Registration Data, is subject to our Privacy Policy, which is specifically incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use.
The following fee schedule shall apply to transactions processed through the Showing Assist Site or application:
All payments for Showing Assist services shall be handled through PayPal. It is your responsibility to verify and by using this Site you acknowledge that you have accepted the terms and conditions for PayPal, through its User Agreement, Privacy Policy, Acceptable Use Policy, and Electronic Communications Delivery Policy, and for all applicable merchant and processing fees. Every attempt shall be made by the Site and its operators to release payments as quickly as possible. Payments will be released to Showing Agent at the no later than 7 days of completed, closed, or finished Showing Assist Showing Request, or as quickly as PayPal will allow under the circumstances.
For questions regarding payment support, please email info@showing-assist.com
If, for any reason, your credit card company refuses to pay the amount billed for the service, you agree that we may, at our option, suspend or terminate your subscription to the service and require you to pay the overdue amount by other means acceptable to us. We may charge a fee for reinstatement of suspended or terminated accounts.
You agree that until your subscription to the service is terminated, you will continue to accrue charges for which you remain responsible, even if you do not use the service.
In the event legal action is necessary to collect on balances due, you agree to reimburse us for all expenses incurred to recover sums due, including attorney fees and other legal expenses.
(a) Is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another's privacy, tortious, contains explicit or graphic descriptions or accounts of sexual acts (including but not limited to sexual language of a violent or threatening nature directed at another individual or group of individuals), or otherwise violates our rules or policies;
(b) Victimizes, harasses, degrades, or intimidates an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability;
(c) Infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, or other proprietary right of any party;
(d) Constitutes unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, junk or bulk e-mail (also known as "spamming"), chain letters, any other form of unauthorized solicitation, or any form of lottery or gambling;
(e) Contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs that are designed or intended to disrupt, damage, or limit the functioning of any software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment or to damage or obtain unauthorized access to any data or other information of any third party; or
(f) Impersonates any person or entity, including any of our employees or representatives.
We neither endorse nor assume any liability for the contents of any material uploaded or submitted by users, third party or otherwise, of the Site. We generally do not pre-screen, monitor, or edit the content posted by users of communications services, chat rooms, message boards, newsgroups, software libraries, or other interactive services that may be available on or through this Site. However, we and our agents have the right at their sole discretion to remove any content that, in our judgment, does not comply with these Terms of Use and any other rules of user conduct for our site, or is otherwise harmful, objectionable, or inaccurate. We are not responsible for any failure or delay in removing such content. You hereby consent to such removal and waive any claim against us arising out of such removal of content. See "Use of Your Materials" below for a description of the procedures to be followed in the event that any party believes that content posted on this site infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, or other proprietary right of any party.
In addition, you may not use your account to breach security of another account or attempt to gain unauthorized access to another network or server. Not all areas of the Site may be available to you or other authorized users of the Site. You shall not interfere with anyone else's use and enjoyment of the Site or other similar services. Users who violate systems or network security may incur criminal or civil liability.
You agree that we may at any time, and at our sole discretion, terminate your membership without prior notice to you for violating any of the above provisions. In addition, you acknowledge that we will cooperate fully with investigations of violations of systems or network security at other sites, including cooperating with law enforcement authorities in investigating suspected criminal violations.
By accepting these Terms of Use, you acknowledge and agree that all content presented to you on this Site is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws, and is the sole property of Showing Assist Inc. and/or its Affiliates. You are only permitted to use the content as expressly authorized by us or the specific content provider. Except for a single copy made for personal use only, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute any documents or information from this Site in any form or by any means without prior written permission from us or the specific content provider, and you are solely responsible for obtaining permission before reusing any copyrighted material that is available on this Site. Any unauthorized use of the materials appearing on this Site may violate copyright, trademark and other applicable laws and could result in criminal or civil penalties.
Neither we nor our Affiliates warrant or represent that your use of materials displayed on, or obtained through, this Site will not infringe the rights of third parties. See "Use of Your Materials" below for a description of the procedures to be followed in the event that any party believes that content posted on this site infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, or other proprietary right of any party.
The following are registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of Showing Assist Inc. or its Affiliates. All custom graphics, icons, logos and service names are registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of Showing Assist Inc., Showing Assist or its Affiliates. All other trademarks or service marks are property of their respective owners. Nothing in these Terms of Use grants you any right to use any trademark, service mark, logo, and/or the name of Showing Assist Inc. or its Affiliates.
Certain ideas, software and processes incorporated into the Showing Assist service that is available on this Site are protected by patent applications pending in the United States, and we intend to prepare and file additional patent applications in selected foreign jurisdictions as appropriate.
Please do not submit confidential or proprietary information to us unless we have mutually agreed in writing otherwise. We are also unable to accept your unsolicited ideas or proposals, so please do not submit them to us in any circumstance.
We respect the intellectual property of others, and we ask you to do the same. If you or any user of this Site believes its copyright, trademark or other property rights have been infringed by a posting on this Site, you or the user should send notification to our Designated Agent (as identified below) immediately. To be effective, the notification must include:
(a) A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
(b) Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;
(c) Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party, such as address, telephone number and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted;
(d) Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be subject to infringing activity and that is to be removed and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the materials;
(e) A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, agent, or the law; and
(f) A statement that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringing.
Pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. Sec. 512(c), our Designated Agent for Notice of claims of copyright infringement can be reached as indicated below. Service of repeat infringers of copyright or of users about whom repeat claims of copyright infringement are received will be terminated.
Designated Agent for Claimed Infringement:
General Counsel for Showing Assist Inc.
Law Offices of Sehar Aijaz, PLLC
Phone: 956.410.1916
Email: s.aijaz@seharlaw.com
Website: http://www.seharlaw.com/
You acknowledge and agree that upon receipt of a notice of a claim of copyright infringement, we may immediately remove the identified materials from our site without liability to you or any other party and that the claims of the complaining party and the party that originally posted the materials will be referred to the United States Copyright Office for adjudication as provided in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
THIS SITE COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL OR OTHER MISTAKES, INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. WE MAY MAKE CHANGES TO THE MATERIALS AND SERVICES AT THIS SITE, INCLUDING THE PRICES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF ANY PRODUCTS LISTED HEREIN, AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE. THE MATERIALS OR SERVICES AT THIS SITE MAY BE OUT OF DATE, AND WE MAKE NO COMMITMENT TO UPDATE SUCH MATERIALS OR SERVICES.
THE USE OF THE SERVICES OR THE DOWNLOADING OR OTHER ACQUISITION OF ANY MATERIALS THROUGH THIS SITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND WITH YOUR AGREEMENT THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM SUCH ACTIVITIES.
Through your use of the Site, you may have the opportunities to engage in commercial transactions with other users and vendors. You acknowledge that all transactions relating to any merchandise or services offered by any party, including, but not limited to the purchase terms, payment terms, warranties, guarantees, maintenance and delivery terms relating to such transactions, are agreed to solely between the seller or purchaser of such merchandise and services and you.
WE MAKE NO WARRANTY REGARDING ANY TRANSACTIONS EXECUTED THROUGH, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SITE, AND YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT SUCH TRANSACTIONS ARE CONDUCTED ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. ANY WARRANTY THAT IS PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, MATERIALS, OR INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THIS SITE FROM A THIRD PARTY IS PROVIDED SOLELY BY SUCH THIRD PARTY, AND NOT BY US OR ANY OTHER OF OUR AFFILIATES.
Before purchasing products and services on or through this Site, review our Sales Terms and Conditions, which are incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use.
Content available through this Site often represents the opinions and judgments of an information provider, site user, or other person or entity not connected with Showing Assist Inc. We do not endorse, nor are we responsible for the accuracy or reliability of, any opinion, advice, or statement made by anyone other than an authorized Showing Assist Inc. spokesperson speaking in his/her official capacity. Please refer to the specific editorial policies posted on various sections of this Site for further information, which policies are incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use.
In addition, the materials on this Site may include sample or form agreements, letters or other documents, including financially or legally significant documents such as contracts and other items ("Forms"). These Forms are provided solely as examples of typical documents of their kind, and the delivery and use of Forms does not constitute legal, accounting or other professional advice. Under no circumstances will Showing Assist Inc. or its Affiliates be liable for any loss or damages caused by your reliance on information or advice obtained through this Site, including your use of any of the Forms. It is your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, opinions, advice, Forms or other content available on or through this site. In particular, you are urged to consult an appropriate professional licensed in your jurisdiction before using any Forms or otherwise relying on any legal, accounting, or other professional advice or information obtained on or through this Site.
SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
IN NO EVENT SHALL WE OR OUR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THIS SITE OR OF ANY WEB SITE REFERENCED OR LINKED TO FROM THIS SITE.
FURTHER, YOU SPECIFICALLY AND HEREBY DO WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL IN THE EVENT OF ANY LITIGATION INVOLVING SHOWING ASSIST OR ITS AFFILIATES OR THIS SITE IN ANY CAPACITY.
FURTHER, WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN ANY WAY FOR THIRD PARTY GOODS AND SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THIS SITE OR FOR ASSISTANCE IN CONDUCTING COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS THROUGH THIS SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE PROCESSING OF ORDERS.
SOME JURISDICTIONS PROHIBIT THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THESE PROVISIONS SHALL BE ENFORCEABLE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE.
We will not inspect or disclose the contents of private e-mail messages except with the consent of the sender or the recipient, or in the narrowly-defined situations provided under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, or as other required by law or by court or governmental order. Further information is available in our Privacy Policy.
We may employ automated monitoring devices or techniques to protect our users from mass unsolicited mailings (also known as "spam") and/or other types of electronic communications that we deem inconsistent with our business purposes. However, such devices or techniques are not perfect, and we will not be responsible for any legitimate communication that is blocked, or for any unsolicited communication that is not blocked.
Mailboxes may have a limited storage capacity. If you exceed the maximum permitted storage space, we may employ automated devices that delete or block e-mail messages that exceed the limit. We will not be responsible for such deleted or blocked messages.
We provide storage space and access for material through our Site. For purposes of these Terms of Use, "material" refers to all forms of communication that we may allow, including narrative descriptions, graphics (including photographs, illustrations, images, drawings, logos), executable programs, video recordings, and audio recordings. You may not use this Site to publish material that we determine, at our sole discretion, to be unlawful, indecent, or objectionable, or which violates the restrictions described in "Your Conduct on the Site" above. We will not routinely monitor the contents of your online portfolio. You are solely responsible for any information contained in your online portfolios. However, if complaints are received regarding language, content, or graphics contained in your online portfolio, we may, at our sole discretion, remove the images hosted on our servers and terminate your Web hosting service. We may also suspend the account, restrict access to it, or remove content from it if necessary or appropriate.
The accounts of our users operate on shared resources. Excessive use or abuse of these shared network resources by one user may have a negative impact on all other users. Misuse of network resources in a manner that impairs network performance, including excessive consumption of CPU time, memory, disk space, and session time, is prohibited and may result in termination of your account or limitation of your activities.
This Site is not designed or intended to be used as a disaster recovery facility or as an emergency data storage facility. Although we take reasonable precautions to preserve and protect the material you upload to the site, you should not rely on the site as your only storage facility. You should preserve backup copies of any digital data, information or other materials that you have uploaded. You agree not to hold us for any damage to, any deletion of or any failure to store your files, data or Registration Data.
Upon termination or suspension, regardless of the reasons therefore, your right to use the services available on this site immediately ceases, and you acknowledge and agree that we may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related information and files in your account and/or bar any further access to such files or this Site. We shall not be liable to you or any third party for any claims or damages arising out of any termination or suspension or any other actions taken by us in connection therewith. Sections 1, 3, 5-11, 14, and 18-20 of these Terms of Use, as well as your liability for any unpaid fees, shall survive any termination.
Any notices or communication under these Terms of Use will be deemed delivered to the party receiving such communication (a) on the delivery date if delivered personally to the party; (b) two business days after deposit with a commercial overnight carrier, with written verification of receipt; (c) five business days after the mailing date, if sent by US mail, return receipt requested; (d) on the delivery date if transmitted by confirmed facsimile; or (e) on the delivery date if transmitted by confirmed e-mail.
You may not assign your rights and obligations under these Terms of Use to any party, and any purported attempt to do so shall be null and void. We may freely assign our rights and obligations under these Terms of Use.
You agree not to sell, resell, reproduce, duplicate, copy or use for any commercial purposes any portion of this site, or use of or access to this Site.
In addition to any excuse provided by applicable law, we shall be excused from liability for non-delivery or delay in delivery of products and services available through our site arising from any event beyond our reasonable control, whether or not foreseeable by either party, including but not limited to, labor disturbance, war, fire, accident, adverse weather, inability to secure transportation, governmental act or regulation, and other causes or events beyond our reasonable control, whether or not similar to those which are enumerated above.
If any part of these Terms of Use is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of the parties, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
Any failure by us to enforce or exercise any provision of these Terms of Use or related rights shall not constitute a waiver of that right or provision.
By registering your account, you agree to our Site Terms and Conditions of Use and the PayPal User Agreement, as may be amended from time to time, all of which shall be fully incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use.
The following fee schedule shall apply to transactions processed through the Showing Assist site or application:
Hiring Agents
Hiring Agent providing the Showing Request shall be charged $60 plus third party applicable merchant and processing/handling fees from merchants utilized to process the transaction, PayPal or otherwise, that could vary from time to time on all closed, finished and/or completed Showing Assist Showing Requests.
Showing Agents
Showing Agent shall earn on all closed, finished, and/or completed Showing Assist Showing Requests $45 minus third party applicable merchant and processing fees from merchants utilized to process the transaction (PayPal) that could vary from time to time, on all closed, finished, and/or completed Showing Assist Showing Requests. Showing Agent will also be responsible for all related taxes associated with the transaction.
Payments
All payments for Showing Assist services shall be handled through PayPal. Please verify the terms and conditions for PayPal for all applicable merchant and processing fees. For questions regarding payment support, please email info@showing-assist.com.
Site Terms and Conditions of Use
- User's Acknowledgment and Acceptance of Terms
In addition to the terms and conditions contained in these Terms of Use, users also accept the account terms set forth in the PayPal User Agreement (https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreement-full), as may be amended from time to time, all of which shall be fully incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use.
BY USING THIS SITE, YOU ARE CONFIRMING THAT YOU ARE A LICENSED REAL ESTATE AGENT OR BROKER IN GOOD STANDING WITH AN ACTIVE REAL ESTATE LICENSE IN THE AREA WHERE THE PROPERTY TO BE POSTED OR SHOWN IS PHYSICALLY LOCATED. YOU FURTHER AGREE THAT YOU WILL IN NO WAY ATTEMPT TO SOLICIT ANOTHER AGENT’S CLIENT(S) AND YOU WILL PROTECT AND PROMOTE OTHER AGENT’S AGENCY AGREEMENTS AND FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITIES TO THEIR CLIENTS. IN ORDER TO PROTECT YOUR AGENCY RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR CLIENT, WE RECOMMEND THAT ALL BUYERS AGENTS HAVE FULLY EXECUTED BUYER REPRESENTATION AGREEMENTS IN PLACE PRIOR TO USING THE SITE. ALL USERS OF THE SITE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR CAPACITY, ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW ALL TRAINING MATERIALS PROVIDED BY THE SITE AND TAKE A QUIZ ENSURING THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE MATERIALS BEFORE USING ANY OF ITS SERVICES OR PRODUCTS OF THE SITE.
IMPORTANT: SHOWING ASSIST RECOMMENDS ALL USERS HAVE THE NECESSARY DISCLOSURES SIGNED BY EACH RESPECTIVE PARTY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BROKERS, LICENSED REAL ESTATE AGENTS, AND CLIENTS. HIRING AGENTS ARE RECOMMENDED TO HAVE ONE ‘BROKER CONSENT FORM’ SIGNED BY THEIR SPONSORING BROKER PRIOR TO USING SHOWING ASSIST. HIRING AGENTS ARE ALSO RECOMMENDED TO HAVE THE ‘CLIENT SUBAGENT CONSENT FORM’ SIGNED BY EACH CLIENT THAT IS SUBJECT TO RECEIVING SHOWING ASSIST’S SERVICES. IF INCLINED, YOUR BROKER MAY ALSO REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL FORM(S) TO BE SIGNED IN ORDER TO USE SHOWING ASSIST AT THEIR SOLE DISCRETION. SHOWING AGENTS WILL NEED TO HAVE AN UP-TO-DATE ‘INFORMATION ABOUT BROKERAGE SERVICES’ (IABS) FORM SIGNED BY EACH CLIENT THAT THEY ARE SHOWING PROPERTIES TO ONLY IF SUCH CLIENT HAS NOT ALREADY SIGNED ONE. OUR COMPANY IS NOT LIABLE SHOULD ANY USER NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY FORMS SIGNED BY EACH RESPECTIVE PARTY. SAMPLES OF BOTH THE ‘BROKER CONSENT FORM’ AND THE ‘CLIENT SUBAGENT CONSENT FORM’ CAN BE REQUESTED FROM YOUR LOCAL REAL ESTATE BOARD OR, AFTER FURTHER SITE DEVELOPMENT, FOUND EITHER ON THE SHOWING ASSIST WEBSITE, OR MAY BE REQUESTED VIA EMAIL AT INFO@SHOWING-ASSIST.COM. THE IABS FORM CAN BE REQUESTED FROM YOUR LOCAL REAL ESTATE BOARD.
BY COMPLETING THE REGISTRATION PROCESS AND/OR USING THIS SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THE THESE TERMS OF USE, PLEASE EXIT THE SITE NOW. YOUR REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THIS SITE, OR ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, CONTENT, OR OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THIS SITE, IS TO STOP USING THE SITE AND/OR THOSE PARTICULAR PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. YOUR AGREEMENT WITH US REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH THESE TERMS OF USE BECOMES EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON COMMENCEMENT OF YOUR USE OF THIS SITE.
These Terms of Use are effective as of February 13, 2021. We reserve the right to change these Terms of Use from time to time without notice to you. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this site and these Terms of Use periodically and to be aware of any modifications. Your continued use of this Site after such modifications will constitute your acknowledgment of the modified Terms of Use and agreement to abide and be bound by the modified Terms of Use.
As used in these Terms of Use, references to our "Affiliates" include our owners, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, officers, directors, suppliers, partners, sponsors, and advertisers, and includes (without limitation) all parties involved in creating, producing, and/or delivering this Site and/or its contents.
- Description of Services
We reserve the sole right to either modify or discontinue the Site, including any features therein, at any time with or without notice to you. We shall not be liable to you or any third party should we exercise such right. Modifications may include, but are not limited to, changes in the pricing structure, additional fee-based services, or changes to limitations on usage. Any new features that augment or enhance the then-current services on this Site shall also be subject to these Terms of Use.
You understand and agree that temporary interruptions of the services available through this Site may occur as normal events. You further understand and agree that we have has no control over third party networks you may access in the course of the use of this site, and therefore, delays and disruption of other network transmissions are completely beyond our control.
You understand and agree that the services available on this Site are provided "AS IS" and that we assume no responsibility for the timeliness, deletion, mis-delivery, or failure to store any user communications or personalization settings.
- Registration Data and Privacy
You also grant us the right to disclose to third parties certain Registration Data about you. The information we obtain through your use of this Site, including your Registration Data, is subject to our Privacy Policy, which is specifically incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use.
- Payment of Fees
The following fee schedule shall apply to transactions processed through the Showing Assist Site or application:
- Hiring Agent providing the Showing Request shall be charged $60 plus third party applicable merchant and processing fees from merchants utilized to process the transaction (PayPal) that could vary from time to time on all closed, finished and/or completed Showing Assist Showing Request .
- Showing Agent shall be earn on all closed, finished, and/or completed Showing Assist Showing Request $45 minus third party applicable merchant and processing fees from merchants utilized to process the transaction (PayPal) that could vary from time to time, on all closed, finished and/or completed Showing Assist Showing Request.
- Cancellation Windows:
- Window A: There is a 5-minute grace period starting once the Showing Request is accepted by a Showing Agent in which the Hiring Agent can cancel the Showing Request without charge. This is always the case regardless of how close the Showing Request is accepted to the actual showing time.
- Window B: Cancellations made after the 5-minute grace period but before 30 minutes prior to the scheduled showing shall result in the Hiring Agent paying $15 plus third party applicable merchant and processing fees and the Showing Agent earning $10 minus third party applicable merchant and processing fees.
- Window C: Cancellations made after 30 minutes before the time of an accepted scheduled showing request and after the 5-minute grace period shall be considered completed showings resulting in the Hiring Agent being charged the full amount of the showing and the Showing Agent earning the full amount of the showing. In all cases, the Hiring Agent may cancel the Showing Request within five minutes of the Showing Agent’s accepting a request with no penalty.
- Window D: In the event the Showing Agent cannot attend the showing at any point after accepting the Showing Request, essentially cancelling the showing, the Hiring Agent will not be charged any fee and the payment hold will be released. The Showing Request will be completed within the app with a status of “Not Shown” with the reason code “I could not attend” completed by the Showing Agent. If the Hiring Agents wishes to attempt to have the Showing Request completed a new Showing Request will need to be posted within the app.
- Incomplete or partial showing attempts are those attempts that cannot be completed due to factors outside of the control of either the Hiring Agent or the Showing Agent. The showing request will be completed within the app by the Showing Agent with a status of “Not Shown” with reason code “The client could not attend” or “Seller denied the showing.” These reason codes require an attempt at scheduling the showing and shall result in the Hiring Agent paying $15 plus third party applicable merchant and processing/handling fees and the Showing Agent earning that $10 minus third party applicable merchant and processing/handling fees.
All payments for Showing Assist services shall be handled through PayPal. It is your responsibility to verify and by using this Site you acknowledge that you have accepted the terms and conditions for PayPal, through its User Agreement, Privacy Policy, Acceptable Use Policy, and Electronic Communications Delivery Policy, and for all applicable merchant and processing fees. Every attempt shall be made by the Site and its operators to release payments as quickly as possible. Payments will be released to Showing Agent at the no later than 7 days of completed, closed, or finished Showing Assist Showing Request, or as quickly as PayPal will allow under the circumstances.
For questions regarding payment support, please email info@showing-assist.com
If, for any reason, your credit card company refuses to pay the amount billed for the service, you agree that we may, at our option, suspend or terminate your subscription to the service and require you to pay the overdue amount by other means acceptable to us. We may charge a fee for reinstatement of suspended or terminated accounts.
You agree that until your subscription to the service is terminated, you will continue to accrue charges for which you remain responsible, even if you do not use the service.
In the event legal action is necessary to collect on balances due, you agree to reimburse us for all expenses incurred to recover sums due, including attorney fees and other legal expenses.
- Conduct on Site
(a) Is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another's privacy, tortious, contains explicit or graphic descriptions or accounts of sexual acts (including but not limited to sexual language of a violent or threatening nature directed at another individual or group of individuals), or otherwise violates our rules or policies;
(b) Victimizes, harasses, degrades, or intimidates an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability;
(c) Infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, or other proprietary right of any party;
(d) Constitutes unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, junk or bulk e-mail (also known as "spamming"), chain letters, any other form of unauthorized solicitation, or any form of lottery or gambling;
(e) Contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs that are designed or intended to disrupt, damage, or limit the functioning of any software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment or to damage or obtain unauthorized access to any data or other information of any third party; or
(f) Impersonates any person or entity, including any of our employees or representatives.
We neither endorse nor assume any liability for the contents of any material uploaded or submitted by users, third party or otherwise, of the Site. We generally do not pre-screen, monitor, or edit the content posted by users of communications services, chat rooms, message boards, newsgroups, software libraries, or other interactive services that may be available on or through this Site. However, we and our agents have the right at their sole discretion to remove any content that, in our judgment, does not comply with these Terms of Use and any other rules of user conduct for our site, or is otherwise harmful, objectionable, or inaccurate. We are not responsible for any failure or delay in removing such content. You hereby consent to such removal and waive any claim against us arising out of such removal of content. See "Use of Your Materials" below for a description of the procedures to be followed in the event that any party believes that content posted on this site infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, or other proprietary right of any party.
In addition, you may not use your account to breach security of another account or attempt to gain unauthorized access to another network or server. Not all areas of the Site may be available to you or other authorized users of the Site. You shall not interfere with anyone else's use and enjoyment of the Site or other similar services. Users who violate systems or network security may incur criminal or civil liability.
You agree that we may at any time, and at our sole discretion, terminate your membership without prior notice to you for violating any of the above provisions. In addition, you acknowledge that we will cooperate fully with investigations of violations of systems or network security at other sites, including cooperating with law enforcement authorities in investigating suspected criminal violations.
- Third Party Sites and Information
- Intellectual Property Information
By accepting these Terms of Use, you acknowledge and agree that all content presented to you on this Site is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws, and is the sole property of Showing Assist Inc. and/or its Affiliates. You are only permitted to use the content as expressly authorized by us or the specific content provider. Except for a single copy made for personal use only, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute any documents or information from this Site in any form or by any means without prior written permission from us or the specific content provider, and you are solely responsible for obtaining permission before reusing any copyrighted material that is available on this Site. Any unauthorized use of the materials appearing on this Site may violate copyright, trademark and other applicable laws and could result in criminal or civil penalties.
Neither we nor our Affiliates warrant or represent that your use of materials displayed on, or obtained through, this Site will not infringe the rights of third parties. See "Use of Your Materials" below for a description of the procedures to be followed in the event that any party believes that content posted on this site infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, or other proprietary right of any party.
The following are registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of Showing Assist Inc. or its Affiliates. All custom graphics, icons, logos and service names are registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of Showing Assist Inc., Showing Assist or its Affiliates. All other trademarks or service marks are property of their respective owners. Nothing in these Terms of Use grants you any right to use any trademark, service mark, logo, and/or the name of Showing Assist Inc. or its Affiliates.
Certain ideas, software and processes incorporated into the Showing Assist service that is available on this Site are protected by patent applications pending in the United States, and we intend to prepare and file additional patent applications in selected foreign jurisdictions as appropriate.
- User's materials
Please do not submit confidential or proprietary information to us unless we have mutually agreed in writing otherwise. We are also unable to accept your unsolicited ideas or proposals, so please do not submit them to us in any circumstance.
We respect the intellectual property of others, and we ask you to do the same. If you or any user of this Site believes its copyright, trademark or other property rights have been infringed by a posting on this Site, you or the user should send notification to our Designated Agent (as identified below) immediately. To be effective, the notification must include:
(a) A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
(b) Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;
(c) Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party, such as address, telephone number and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted;
(d) Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be subject to infringing activity and that is to be removed and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the materials;
(e) A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, agent, or the law; and
(f) A statement that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringing.
Pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. Sec. 512(c), our Designated Agent for Notice of claims of copyright infringement can be reached as indicated below. Service of repeat infringers of copyright or of users about whom repeat claims of copyright infringement are received will be terminated.
Designated Agent for Claimed Infringement:
General Counsel for Showing Assist Inc.
Law Offices of Sehar Aijaz, PLLC
Phone: 956.410.1916
Email: s.aijaz@seharlaw.com
Website: http://www.seharlaw.com/
You acknowledge and agree that upon receipt of a notice of a claim of copyright infringement, we may immediately remove the identified materials from our site without liability to you or any other party and that the claims of the complaining party and the party that originally posted the materials will be referred to the United States Copyright Office for adjudication as provided in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
- Disclaimer of Warranties
THIS SITE COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL OR OTHER MISTAKES, INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. WE MAY MAKE CHANGES TO THE MATERIALS AND SERVICES AT THIS SITE, INCLUDING THE PRICES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF ANY PRODUCTS LISTED HEREIN, AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE. THE MATERIALS OR SERVICES AT THIS SITE MAY BE OUT OF DATE, AND WE MAKE NO COMMITMENT TO UPDATE SUCH MATERIALS OR SERVICES.
THE USE OF THE SERVICES OR THE DOWNLOADING OR OTHER ACQUISITION OF ANY MATERIALS THROUGH THIS SITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND WITH YOUR AGREEMENT THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM SUCH ACTIVITIES.
Through your use of the Site, you may have the opportunities to engage in commercial transactions with other users and vendors. You acknowledge that all transactions relating to any merchandise or services offered by any party, including, but not limited to the purchase terms, payment terms, warranties, guarantees, maintenance and delivery terms relating to such transactions, are agreed to solely between the seller or purchaser of such merchandise and services and you.
WE MAKE NO WARRANTY REGARDING ANY TRANSACTIONS EXECUTED THROUGH, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SITE, AND YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT SUCH TRANSACTIONS ARE CONDUCTED ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. ANY WARRANTY THAT IS PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, MATERIALS, OR INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THIS SITE FROM A THIRD PARTY IS PROVIDED SOLELY BY SUCH THIRD PARTY, AND NOT BY US OR ANY OTHER OF OUR AFFILIATES.
Before purchasing products and services on or through this Site, review our Sales Terms and Conditions, which are incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use.
Content available through this Site often represents the opinions and judgments of an information provider, site user, or other person or entity not connected with Showing Assist Inc. We do not endorse, nor are we responsible for the accuracy or reliability of, any opinion, advice, or statement made by anyone other than an authorized Showing Assist Inc. spokesperson speaking in his/her official capacity. Please refer to the specific editorial policies posted on various sections of this Site for further information, which policies are incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use.
In addition, the materials on this Site may include sample or form agreements, letters or other documents, including financially or legally significant documents such as contracts and other items ("Forms"). These Forms are provided solely as examples of typical documents of their kind, and the delivery and use of Forms does not constitute legal, accounting or other professional advice. Under no circumstances will Showing Assist Inc. or its Affiliates be liable for any loss or damages caused by your reliance on information or advice obtained through this Site, including your use of any of the Forms. It is your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, opinions, advice, Forms or other content available on or through this site. In particular, you are urged to consult an appropriate professional licensed in your jurisdiction before using any Forms or otherwise relying on any legal, accounting, or other professional advice or information obtained on or through this Site.
SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
- Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL WE OR OUR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THIS SITE OR OF ANY WEB SITE REFERENCED OR LINKED TO FROM THIS SITE.
FURTHER, YOU SPECIFICALLY AND HEREBY DO WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL IN THE EVENT OF ANY LITIGATION INVOLVING SHOWING ASSIST OR ITS AFFILIATES OR THIS SITE IN ANY CAPACITY.
FURTHER, WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN ANY WAY FOR THIRD PARTY GOODS AND SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THIS SITE OR FOR ASSISTANCE IN CONDUCTING COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS THROUGH THIS SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE PROCESSING OF ORDERS.
SOME JURISDICTIONS PROHIBIT THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THESE PROVISIONS SHALL BE ENFORCEABLE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE.
- Indemnification
- Participation in Promotions
- E-mail Services
We will not inspect or disclose the contents of private e-mail messages except with the consent of the sender or the recipient, or in the narrowly-defined situations provided under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, or as other required by law or by court or governmental order. Further information is available in our Privacy Policy.
We may employ automated monitoring devices or techniques to protect our users from mass unsolicited mailings (also known as "spam") and/or other types of electronic communications that we deem inconsistent with our business purposes. However, such devices or techniques are not perfect, and we will not be responsible for any legitimate communication that is blocked, or for any unsolicited communication that is not blocked.
Mailboxes may have a limited storage capacity. If you exceed the maximum permitted storage space, we may employ automated devices that delete or block e-mail messages that exceed the limit. We will not be responsible for such deleted or blocked messages.
- Use of Site and Storage of Material
We provide storage space and access for material through our Site. For purposes of these Terms of Use, "material" refers to all forms of communication that we may allow, including narrative descriptions, graphics (including photographs, illustrations, images, drawings, logos), executable programs, video recordings, and audio recordings. You may not use this Site to publish material that we determine, at our sole discretion, to be unlawful, indecent, or objectionable, or which violates the restrictions described in "Your Conduct on the Site" above. We will not routinely monitor the contents of your online portfolio. You are solely responsible for any information contained in your online portfolios. However, if complaints are received regarding language, content, or graphics contained in your online portfolio, we may, at our sole discretion, remove the images hosted on our servers and terminate your Web hosting service. We may also suspend the account, restrict access to it, or remove content from it if necessary or appropriate.
The accounts of our users operate on shared resources. Excessive use or abuse of these shared network resources by one user may have a negative impact on all other users. Misuse of network resources in a manner that impairs network performance, including excessive consumption of CPU time, memory, disk space, and session time, is prohibited and may result in termination of your account or limitation of your activities.
This Site is not designed or intended to be used as a disaster recovery facility or as an emergency data storage facility. Although we take reasonable precautions to preserve and protect the material you upload to the site, you should not rely on the site as your only storage facility. You should preserve backup copies of any digital data, information or other materials that you have uploaded. You agree not to hold us for any damage to, any deletion of or any failure to store your files, data or Registration Data.
- Security and Password
- Export Controls
- International Use
- Termination of Use
Upon termination or suspension, regardless of the reasons therefore, your right to use the services available on this site immediately ceases, and you acknowledge and agree that we may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related information and files in your account and/or bar any further access to such files or this Site. We shall not be liable to you or any third party for any claims or damages arising out of any termination or suspension or any other actions taken by us in connection therewith. Sections 1, 3, 5-11, 14, and 18-20 of these Terms of Use, as well as your liability for any unpaid fees, shall survive any termination.
- Governing Law
- Notices
Any notices or communication under these Terms of Use will be deemed delivered to the party receiving such communication (a) on the delivery date if delivered personally to the party; (b) two business days after deposit with a commercial overnight carrier, with written verification of receipt; (c) five business days after the mailing date, if sent by US mail, return receipt requested; (d) on the delivery date if transmitted by confirmed facsimile; or (e) on the delivery date if transmitted by confirmed e-mail.
- Entire Agreement
- Miscellaneous
You may not assign your rights and obligations under these Terms of Use to any party, and any purported attempt to do so shall be null and void. We may freely assign our rights and obligations under these Terms of Use.
You agree not to sell, resell, reproduce, duplicate, copy or use for any commercial purposes any portion of this site, or use of or access to this Site.
In addition to any excuse provided by applicable law, we shall be excused from liability for non-delivery or delay in delivery of products and services available through our site arising from any event beyond our reasonable control, whether or not foreseeable by either party, including but not limited to, labor disturbance, war, fire, accident, adverse weather, inability to secure transportation, governmental act or regulation, and other causes or events beyond our reasonable control, whether or not similar to those which are enumerated above.
If any part of these Terms of Use is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of the parties, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
Any failure by us to enforce or exercise any provision of these Terms of Use or related rights shall not constitute a waiver of that right or provision.
- Contact Information