FlatFeeMLS.com is committed to providing consumers with the best information about flat fee realty and flat fee mls companies and provide a safe, secure environment. FlatFeeMLS.com wants you to know that we will protect your privacy.
Collection of Information
To provide its members with services and features that are relevant to their shopping experience, FlatFeeMLS.com collects information from its users via three principal methods:
Registration
First, FlatFeeMLS.com does not require the consumer to register to gain access to all our services. If the user is a flat fee real estate business, they have the oppurtunity to submit a listing, providing such information as their name, e-mail address, business address and other data, if applicable. This information is used to provide these businesses a directory listing on the site to advertise their company. The Goal of FlatFeeMls.com is to provide a free independent information to the consumer. Our revenue base will consist of sponsers displaying ads throughout the site.
Cookies and IP Address Logging
Second, FlatFeeMLS.com logs user IP addresses and uses “cookies” for site statistics. These practices allow FlatFeeMLS.com to better understand, in aggregate, the preferences of its consumers and thereby create new services that better serve these preferences.
In many ways, cookies have become a way of life on the Web: their use is now an industry standard and is common among most of the major Internet sites. Concerned consumers can reset their browsers to decline cookies or to provide a notification when a cookie will be placed on their computer. FlatFeeMLS.com feels that accepting cookies is an individual decision that each user should make based on his/her own level of comfort with the practice.
Online Surveys
Third, from time to time, FlatFeeMLS.com may ask users, on a completely voluntary basis, to share personal information when filling out optional online surveys offered through the FlatFeeMLS.com site.
Sharing of Information
FlatFeeMLS.com takes the privacy of its users extremely seriously. As a consequence, FlatFeeMLS.com has a strict policy against sharing individual user data with third parties, except in certain select instances. FlatFeeMLS.com may disclose or exchange user information when required by law, or, if necessary, to protect the rights or property of FlatFeeMLS.com or its users. In certain other instances.
Special Relationships
Some areas of the FlatFeeMLS.com web site are powered by third parties. In these cases, the Web pages, while having the FlatFeeMLS.com “look and feel”, reside on the third party server and are governed by the privacy policies or that company. FlatFeeMLS.com places clearly visible notices (such as the “Powered by” image on every page that is powered by a third party) to alert members when they are visiting such areas on the site.
Choice/Opt-Out
Some businesses will automatically be listed on FlatFeeMls.com. The purpose of the listing is to benefit the business and the flat fee consumer. Business who would like to be delisted on FlatFeeMLS.com can do so by email. We will verify with the company that they do intend to delist. Delisted companies wanting to be relisted will have to pay a reenlistment fee of $200.
Security
FlatFeeMLS.com has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse, and unauthorized alteration of the information under its control.
Compliance with COPAA
The FlatFeeMLS.com service is directed to homeowners; it is not directed to children under the age of 13. FlatFeeMLS.com complies with the Children Online Privacy Protection Act and does not permit registration by and will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under 13 years of age.
Notice of Changes to Privacy Policy and/or Privacy Statement
Any modifications to FlatFeeMLS.com privacy practices will be reflected first within this area of the site. If there is a material change in our privacy practices, we will clearly indicate on our site that our privacy practices have changed and provide links to the new privacy policy and statement. We will take commercially reasonable measures to obtain written or active e-mail consent from the user if FlatFeeMLS.com is going to be using the information collected from the user in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection. We will also make best efforts to post the changes in our privacy statement 30 days prior to a change.
Contacting FlatFeeMLS.com
Any modifications to the FlatFeeMLS.com privacy practices will be reflected first within this area of the site. Questions regarding this privacy statement, or regarding any other aspects of FlatFeeMLS.com or its site, should be sent via e-mail by clicking the “contact us” link on this page, or to the FlatFeeMLS.com corporate offices at:
FlatFeeMLS.com
1780 Oak Road Suite C Snellville, GA 30078
We use email links located on the “contact us” page to allow you to contact us directly with any questions or comments you may have. We read every message sent in and try to reply promptly to every one. This information is used to respond directly to your questions or comments. We may also file your comments to improve the site and program, or review and discard the information.
Terms of Use
Welcome to FlatFeeMLS.com. Access to and use of this Internet site (the “site”) is provided subject to the following terms and conditions.
If you visit and use the site, you accept these terms and conditions. Please read them carefully. The company, FlatFeeMLS.com, may, at its sole discretion, modify or revise these terms at any time by updating this web page. You are bound by such modification or revision and should, therefore, visit this page periodically to review the terms.
PRIVACY
Please review our Privacy Statement, which also governs your membership in FlatFeeMLS.com, to understand our practices.
COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARKS
For more information, please review our Copyright and Trademark Notice.
LICENSE AND SITE ACCESS
FlatFeeMLS.com grants you a limited license to access and make personal use of this site and not to download (other than page caching) or modify it, or any portion of it, except with expressed written consent of FlatFeeMLS.com. This license does not include: any resale or commercial use of this site or its contents; any collection and use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of this site or its contents.
This site, or any portion of this site, may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without express written consent of FlatFeeMLS.com except under normal operating procedures for listing this site in an online directory for the purpose of a search engine. You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of FlatFeeMLS.com and our affiliates without express written consent, except under normal operating procedures for listing this site in an online directory for the purpose of a search engine..
You may not use any meta tags or any other “hidden text” utilizing FlatFeeMLS.com’s name or trademarks without the expressed written consent of FlatFeeMLS.com. Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted to you by FlatFeeMLS.com. You are granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to any page of FlatFeeMLS.com so long as the link does not portray FlatFeeMLS.com, its affiliates, or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive manner. You may not use any FlatFeeMLS.com logo or other proprietary graphic or trademark as part of the link without expressed written consent.
Google, Yahoo, AOL and MSN have full authority to list, link and cache useful portions of this site.
YOUR ACCOUNT
If you become a member user of this site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer. You also agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. You may not establish more than one account per unique company. FlatFeeMLS.com believes in protecting the privacy of children online. If you are under age 13, you may use the site only with involvement of a parent or guardian. FlatFeeMLS.com and its affiliates reserve the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content or cancel orders at their sole discretion.
REVIEWS, COMMENTS, COMMUNICATIONS, AND OTHER CONTENT
Visitors may post reviews, comments, and other content, and submit suggestions, ideas, questions, or other information so long as the content is not illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing upon intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to third parties. Also unacceptable are messages that contain software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings, or any form of ‘spam’ mailing. Any complaints concerning abusive postings can be submitted by clicking the “contact us” link on this page. You agree to only post an opinion about a particular product or service, and to rate the helpfulness of any one only if you can prove you were a customer of that product or service by submitting your MLS number.
You may not use a false e-mail address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of a card or other content. FlatFeeMLS.com reserves the right (but not the obligation) to remove or edit such content at any time. All opinions and ratings are provided by customers independent of FlatFeeMls.com and do not represent the opinions of FlatFeeMLS.com.
If you do post content or submit material, and unless we indicate otherwise, you grant FlatFeeMLS.com and its affiliates a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sub-licensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media. You grant FlatFeeMLS.com and its affiliates and sub-licensees the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such content, if they choose.
You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you post; that the content is accurate; that use of the content you supply does not violate this policy; and that you will indemnify FlatFeeMLS.com or its affiliates for all claims resulting from content you supply. FlatFeeMLS.com has the right, but not the obligation, to monitor and edit or remove any activity or content. FlatFeeMLS.com takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by you or any third party.
FlatFeeMLS.com does not endorse, support or guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy or reliability of any opinions expressed by FlatFeeMLS.com members. You acknowledge that any reliance on such information will be solely at your own risk.
COPYRIGHT COMPLAINTS
FlatFeeMLS.com and its affiliates respect the intellectual property of others. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please contact FlatFeeMLS.com by clicking the “contact us” link on this page.
CONTENT AND OTHER INFORMATION
The site attempts to be as accurate as possible. However, FlatFeeMLS.com does not warrant that product descriptions, pricing, editorial commentary or other content of this site is accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free. Although FlatFeeMLS.com attempts to provide information that is useful, FlatFeeMLS.com cannot possibly insure the accuracy of all of the information at all times, and you should not rely on such information in situations where its inaccuracy would cause you to suffer any significant loss. FlatFeeMLS.com assumes no liability for inaccuracies in its product selections, search results, editorial content, or other content on the site. The various products referenced in the site are provided by third party vendors pursuant to agreements or other arrangements between such vendors and the end user. FlatFeeMLS.com does not sell or license any of the products, and disclaims any responsibility for or liability related to such products. Any questions, complaints, or claims related to any product should be directed to the appropriate vendor.
OTHER BUSINESSES AND LINKS TO OTHER SITES
Parties other than FlatFeeMLS.com and its subsidiaries may provide services through this site. In addition, we may provide links to the sites of affiliated companies and certain other businesses. These links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by FlatFeeMLS.com of the contents on such third-party sites. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating, and we do not warrant the offerings of any of these businesses or individuals or the content of their web sites. FlatFeeMLS.com does not assume any responsibility or liability for the actions, product, and content of all these and any other third parties. You should carefully review their privacy statements and other terms of use.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
THIS SITE IS PROVIDED BY FLATFEEMLS.COM ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. FLATFEEMLS.COM MAKES NO EPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THIS SITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, GRAPHICS, LINKS, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES INCLUDED ON THIS SITE, OR THEIR ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, OR TIMELINESS. IN ADDITION, SOME OF THE MATERIAL ON THE WEB SITE IS PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES; FLATFEEMLS.COM SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SUCH THIRD PARTY MATERIAL. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, FLATFEEMLS.COM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY OR THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. FLATFEEMLS.COM DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE, ITS SERVERS, OR E-MAIL SENT FROM FLATFEEMLS.COM ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. FLATFEEMLS.COM WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.
IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY OF THE MATERIALS OR OTHER CONTENTS OF THE WEB SITE, WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, THE COMPANY’S PRIVACY POLICY OR OTHER POLICIES, YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE THE USE OF THE WEB SITE.
INDEMNITY
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the company, its officers, directors, members, managers, employees, and agents, from and against any claims, actions and demands, including without limitation any legal and accounting fees alleging or resulting from your use of the site or your breach of these Terms of Use. FlatFeeMLS.com shall provide notice to you promptly of any such claim, suit or proceeding.
APPLICABLE LAW
By visiting and becoming a member of this site, you agree that the laws of the state of Georgia, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern these Terms of Use and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and FlatFeeMLS.com or its affiliates.
DISPUTES
Any dispute relating in any way to your visit to or membership of this site or to products you purchase through FlatFeeMLS.com must be submitted to confidential arbitration in Lumpkin County, Dahlonega, Georgia, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in Lumpkin County, Dahlonega, Georgia for such arbitration, except that, to the extent you have in any manner violated or threatened to violate FlatFeeMLS.com’s intellectual property rights, FlatFeeMLS.com may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any state or federal court in the state of Georgia, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts. Arbitration under this agreement shall be conducted under the rules then prevailing of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator’s award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitrator shall be authorized to award attorneys’ fees and costs to the prevailing party. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no arbitration under this Agreement shall be joined to an arbitration involving any other party subject to this Agreement, whether through class arbitration proceedings or otherwise.
SITE POLICIES, MODIFICATION, AND SEVERABILITY
Please review our other policies, such as our Privacy Statement , posted on this site. These policies also govern your visit to and membership of FlatFeeMLS.com. We reserve the right to make changes to our site, policies, and these Terms of Use at any time. If any of these conditions shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition.
Copyright and Trademark Notice
All content on this site, including but not limited to editorial articles and guides, company background information, e-mails, user reviews, search results, Top 10 lists, Hot Deals, and other data compilations, as well as graphics, logos and software, is the property of FlatFeeMLS.com or its content or software suppliers, and is protected by United States and international copyright laws.
No content may be copied without the expressed written permission of FlatFeeMLS.com, which reserves all rights. The compilation of all content on this site is the exclusive property of FlatFeeMLS.com and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws.
Reuse of any of FlatFeeMLS.com’s search results, editorial content or graphics online for any purpose is strictly prohibited. The materials from FlatFeeMLS.com’s site are available for informational and noncommercial uses offline only, provided that the content and/or graphics are not modified in any way, that all copyright and other notices on any copy are retained, and that permission is granted by FlatFeeMLS.com. Permission to use FlatFeeMLS.com content is granted on a case-by-case basis. FlatFeeMLS.com welcomes requests. Please direct your inquiries by clicking the “contact us” link on this page.
Copying or adapting the HTML that FlatFeeMLS.com creates to generate its pages is prohibited. The HTML code also is covered by FlatFeeMLS.com’s copyright.
FlatFeeMLS.com Trademarks
Among the trademarks, service marks and trade dress owned by FlatFeeMLS.com are: the company name, the FlatFeeMLS.com character, company logos, and the “look” and “feel”, including the color combinations, button shapes, layout, and all graphical elements of the web site. Any use of FlatFeeMLS.com’s trademarks, including company logos, requires FlatFeeMLS.com’s permission. Please direct your inquiries by clicking the “contact us” link on this page.
FlatFeeMLS.com’s trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not FlatFeeMLS.com’s, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits FlatFeeMLS.com. All other trademarks not owned by FlatFeeMLS.com or its subsidiaries that appear on this site are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by FlatFeeMLS.com or its subsidiaries.
Quoting from FlatFeeMLS.com
In quoting FlatFeeMLS.com’s editorial content in promotional materials or on product packaging, FlatFeeMLS.com requires that you submit the quoted material and sign an agreement with FlatFeeMLS.com stating that you will use the material in context, attribute the quote accurately, and identify FlatFeeMLS.com as the source. Please keep in mind, however, that FlatFeeMLS.com does not sponsor or endorse the products or services of others. If you believe your copyright material is being used on this web site without permission, please notify FlatFeeMLS.com by clicking the “contact us” link on this page.
