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Terms and conditions, prior to 16th July 2015

This is an archived version of Homeflow’s Terms and Conditions. View the current terms.

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ONLINE SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN HOMEFLOW LIMITED (“HOMEFLOW”) AND   YOU (“CLIENT”)

IT IS AGREED as follows:

1.            Definitions

1.1         In these terms and conditions (except where the context requires otherwise) the following words shall have the following meanings:

Additional Subscription” means any web tools in addition to the Standard Subscription and Professional Subscription as detailed on the Homeflow Website from time to time;

Advertising Services” has the meaning set out in clause 8.1;

Advertising Services Terms and Conditions” means the provisions of clause 8 as set out in Section B;

Advertising Term” means the period during which Homeflow shall provide the Advertising Services to the Client as set out in the Order Form;

Agreement” means these terms and conditions and the Order Form;

Client Content” means: (i) all the text, images, audio, video or other kind of information (and the Intellectual Property Rights therein) loaded into the Website by the Client or provided by the Client to Homeflow for use in connection with the Advertising Services; and (ii) all information (and the Intellectual Property Rights therein) relating to users of the Website, including but not limited to personal data (as has such meaning as set out in the Data Protection Act 1998) inputted via the Website, Standard Subscription, Professional Subscription or any Additional Subscription;

Created Content” means

Fees” means any and all amounts due from the Client to Homeflow in respect of the provision of the relevant Service as are set out or calculated in accordance with the Order Form;

General Terms and Conditions” means the provisions of clauses 9 to 16 as set out in Section C;

Homeflow Portals” means any and all property portal websites which are operated, owned, or controlled by Homeflow, and which operate using Homeflow’s website technology, as well as any and all third party websites on which Homeflow places property listings using its website technology for the purpose of providing certain Advertising Services;

Homeflow Products” means

Homeflow Technology” means all technology developed by Homeflow and used to operate any services provided by Homeflow to the Client or to any other party;

Homeflow Website” means the website located at URL www.homeflow.co.uk;

Intellectual Property Rights” means all intellectual property rights, including patents, supplementary protection certificates, petty patents, utility models, trade marks, database rights, rights in designs, copyrights (including rights in computer software) (whether or not any of these rights are registered, and including applications and the right to apply for registration of any such rights) and domain names and all rights and forms of protection of a similar nature or having equivalent or similar effect to any of these which may subsist anywhere in the world, in each case for their full term, and together with any renewals or extensions;

“Leads” means either an email or telephone call received by the Client from prospective buyers, renters, owners or any other party, who has contacted the Client using a form, or contact details supplied on, a Homeflow Portal;

Order Form” means the order form (as may be amended from time to time by the parties in writing or by Homeflow pursuant to clause 10.1) indicating the Services to be provided to the Client under the Agreement;

Professional Subscription” means any web tools in addition to the Standard Subscription (which includes the ‘Enterprise’ and ‘Professional’ web tools offered by Homeflow) as detailed on the Homeflow Website from time to time;

Services” means the Advertising Services and the Website Services;

Standard Subscription” means the ‘Standard’ web tool set available from Homeflow as described on the Homeflow Website from time to time;

Website” means the website the Client has created using the Standard Subscription, Professional Subscription and/or Additional Subscription;

Website Services” has the meaning set out in clause 2.1;

Website Services Terms and Conditions” means the provisions of clauses 2 to 7 as set out in Section A; and

Website Term” means the period during which Homeflow shall provide the Website Services to the Client as set out in the Order Form.

 

SECTION A: Website Services Terms and Conditions

2.            The Website Services

2.1         In consideration of the Client complying with its obligations under the Agreement Homeflow shall:

2.1.1.     provide the Client with the Standard Subscription;

2.1.2      offer the Client the Professional Subscription and any Additional Subscriptions (where applicable); and

2.1.3      host the Website on its servers, in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.

(the “Website Services“)

3.            Standard Subscription and Professional Subscription

3.1         Subject to clause 10.1, Homeflow shall provide the Standard Subscription to the Client free of charge. The Client shall be able to choose to upgrade to a Professional Subscription or any Additional Subscription by paying Homeflow the Fee for such subscription

3.2         Homeflow may at its discretion provide the Client for free:

3.2.1      certain premium functionality available in the Professional Subscription to Clients who only take the Standard Subscription; or

3.2.2      certain premium functionality available only in an Additional Subscription in order to allow Clients to experience the benefits of the Additional Subscription.

4.            Website Content

4.1         The Client shall not attempt to delete, obscure or alter any Homeflow logos, marks or any references to Homeflow or any other material (including advertisements) which Homeflow embeds or places on the Website.

4.2         The Client shall display on the Website the consumer-facing terms and conditions which shall be provided by Homeflow to the Client for its protection from time to time. The Client shall not attempt to delete, obscure or alter such terms and conditions.

4.3         The Client shall not cause to be used or allow to be used, any automated, manual or other means to obtain, harvest or aggregate any data, software, code or other content from the Website including, without limitation:

4.3.1      computer robots or “bots”;

4.3.2      “spiders”; or

4.3.3      the practice of “screen scraping” or other means to systematically search and/or extract information or data (whether substantial or insubstantial) from the Homeflow Website,

except as expressly agreed by Homeflow in writing.

4.4         The Client shall not permit any data from the Website to be published on any website operated by a competitor of Homeflow (which shall include any property portal website) except as expressly agreed by Homeflow in writing.

5.            Intellectual Property

5.1         All Intellectual Property Rights in the Standard Subscription, Professional Subscription, any Additional Subscription, the Homeflow Website and the Homeflow Technology belong to Homeflow. Homeflow grants to the Client for the Website Term a non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free licence to use the Standard Subscription and, where applicable, the Professional Subscription and/or Additional Subscription for the purpose of receiving the Website Services pursuant to clause 2.1. For the avoidance of doubt, the scope of this licence does not permit the modification of any underlying templates of the Standard Subscription, Professional Subscription or any Additional Subscription by the Client.

6.            Warranty

6.1         Homeflow does not warrant the use of the Website will meet the Client’s internal business requirements or that the operation of the Website will be uninterrupted or error-free.

7.            Website Term and Termination

7.1         Homeflow shall provide the applicable Website Services for the duration of the Website Term and either party may terminate the Website Term in accordance with clause 15 of the General Terms and Conditions and any provisions of the Order Form (if applicable).

7.2         If the Website Term terminates or expires the Client shall forthwith cease using the Standard Subscription, the Professional Subscription and the Additional Subscription (as applicable) and Homeflow shall terminate the operation of the Website.

 

SECTION B: Advertising Services Terms and Conditions

8.            Advertising Services

8.1         In consideration of the Client paying the Fees, Homeflow shall provide to the Client advertising services which shall include, without limitation, uploading Client Content (including images) for display on Homeflow Portals  and Lead generation from Homeflow Portals, as may be specified on the Order Form (together the “Advertising Services“).

8.2         Homeflow shall provide the applicable Advertising Services for the duration of the Advertising Term and either party may terminate the Advertising Term in accordance with clause 15 of the General Terms and Conditions and any provisions of the Order Form (if applicable).

8.3         Homeflow may in its sole discretion terminate the Advertising Term upon giving the Client no less than 30 days’ written notice.

8.4         Systems and technological failures may impede or prevent access to all or any part of the Client Content made available as part of the Advertising Services, and Homeflow makes no warranty or representation that the Client Content shall be available at all times when used in respect of the Advertising Services, nor that the Homeflow Website or Homeflow Portals shall be available at all times.

8.5         Homeflow owns all Intellectual Property Rights in the technology used to operate the Homeflow Portals and to provide the Advertising Services, including Intellectual Property Rights that are created in the course of carrying out this Agreement.

 

SECTION C: General Terms and Conditions

9.            Agreement

9.1         No Agreement shall subsist unless an Order Form completed and agreed by a Client has been received by Homeflow.

10.         Amendment

10.1       Homeflow may: (i) amend the Agreement; (ii) add or remove any element of functionality to or from the Standard Subscription, Professional Subscription and/or any Additional Subscription; (iii) move certain functionality between the Standard Subscription, Professional Subscription and/or any Additional Subscription; (iv) withdraw the Standard Subscription; and/or (v) add or remove any element of functionality to or from the Advertising Services, at its discretion at any time. In the event that Homeflow does so it will post notice of the effective date of any changes on the Homeflow Website. If such changes are to the material detriment of the Client, such as an increase in Fees for Services, then the Client may within five business days of the effective date of such change terminate the Website Term and/or Advertising Term (as applicable) with immediate effect by giving Homeflow notice in writing.

10.2       The Client’s continued use of the Services (as applicable) after expiry of five business days of  the effective date of any changes referred to in clause 10.1 shall constitute the Client’s acceptance of such changes.

11.         Restrictions and Warranty

11.1       The Client is prohibited from seeking to use the Services in respect of commercial properties and the Client agrees it shall only use the Services in relation to residential properties that are situated in the United Kingdom, or as otherwise may be explicitly set out in the Order Form.

11.2       The Client shall abide by any applicable industry code of practice or guidelines and will abide by all applicable laws and regulations when using the Services including, but not limited to, the Property Misdescriptions Act 1991.

11.3       The Client warrants that it:

11.3.1    has the authority to market the properties included in the Client Content;

11.3.2    has full and valid authority to enter into this Agreement;

11.3.3    has read and will abide by all notices posted on the Homeflow Website from time to time that are relevant to the provision of the Services; and

11.3.4    will not introduce any computer viruses into the Website or Homeflow’s systems.

12.         Exclusion of Liability

12.1       Nothing in this clause 12 shall limit either party’s liability for death or personal injury resulting from its negligence or for fraud.

12.2       The aggregate liability of Homeflow in respect of any loss or damage suffered by the Client and arising out of or in connection with the Agreement shall not exceed the Fees paid by the Client to Homeflow under the Agreement in the preceding three (3) months prior to the date of such loss or damage.

12.3       Homeflow shall not be liable in any way for: (i) any loss of commissions; or (ii) any loss of sales; or (iii) any loss of Client Content; or (iv) any economic losses (including, without limitation, loss of revenues, profits, contracts, business or anticipated savings); or (v) any loss of goodwill or reputation; or (vi) any indirect or consequential losses, suffered or inc

urred by the Client arising out of or in connection with the Agreement.

12.4       Except as expressly provided for in the Agreement all conditions, warranties and representations implied by statute, common law or otherwise are excluded to the extent permitted by law.

12.5       Client acknowledges and agrees that the limitations contained in this clause are reasonable in all the circumstances and that it has taken independent legal advice.

13.         Intellectual Property

13.1       Client Content belongs to the Client. The Client grants to Homeflow a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable and transferable licence to use the Client Content and any materials sent to, typed into or otherwise introduced to Homeflow’s systems by the Client (together with any data derived from the Client Content) as may be necessary for Homeflow to provide the Services (including entering into agreements with third parties in relation to the publishing or access of Client Content through media not belonging to, or under the control of Homeflow) and for any other purpose at Homeflow’s discretion from time to time.

13.2       The Client warrants, represents and undertakes that: (i) it owns and/or is licensed to use (and to grant the licence under clause 13.1 in respect of) the Intellectual Property Rights in the Client Content and the use of the Client Content by Homeflow to perform its obligations under the Agreement in respect of the Services will not infringe the Intellectual Property Rights of any third party; (ii) the Client Content is not defamatory, offensive or otherwise inappropriate; (iii) it is responsible for the integrity of the Client Content which is in all respects accurate, complete and true to the best of the Client’s knowledge and belief, and the Client shall promptly amend or correct any Client Content on being made aware of any inaccuracies or errors therein; and (iv) within three (3) business days of a property marked as for sale or rent becoming sold or let, it shall update the sales or lettings status for all such properties in the Client Content howsoever provided to Homeflow, or remove such properties from the Client Content provided to Homeflow so that the status can be accurately displayed.

13.3       The Client shall indemnify and hold harmless Homeflow and its employees, agents and subcontractors against all loss or damage suffered as a result of either party’s use of the Client Content in accordance with the Agreement or for any breach of clause 13.2.

14.         Data Protection

14.1       Each of the parties shall comply with its respective obligations under the Data Protection Act 1988 and any applicable codes of practice.

15.         Termination

15.1       Either party may bring the Agreement to an end (without prejudice to its other rights and remedies) by written notice to the other party if the other: (i) commits a material breach of its material obligations under the Agreement and in the case of a remediable breach, fails to remedy it within thirty (30) days of the date of receipt of notice from the other; or (ii) becomes insolvent or unable to pay its debts (as defined in Section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986), proposes a voluntary arrangement or has a receiver, administrator or manager appointed over the whole or any part of its business or assets.

15.2       If the Client breaches any of Website Services Terms and Conditions, Advertising Services Terms and Conditions or General Terms and Conditions, or Homeflow has notice of illegal or inappropriate content, or alleged illegal or inappropriate content on the Website or being uploaded to Homeflow for the purposes of Homeflow fulfilling its obligations with regard to the Advertising Services, or Homeflow becomes aware of facts or circumstances from which, in Homeflow’s opinion, illegal content is apparent Homeflow shall be entitled to remove or disable access to the offending content and/or, suspend the Standard Subscription, Professional Subscription and/or Additional Subscription and/or suspend the Advertising Services without notice to the Client and without incurring liability to the Client.

15.3       On termination of the Agreement for whatever reason, all Fees and any other monies payable by the Client to Homeflow shall immediately become payable.

16.         Miscellaneous

16.1       If the Client fails to pay any Fees by the due date, Homeflow shall be entitled but not obliged to charge the Client interest on the overdue amount, payable by the Client immediately on demand, from the due date up to the date of actual payment, after as well as before judgment, at the rate of 8 per cent per annum above the base rate for the time being Barclays Bank.

16.2       The Client shall not without the prior written consent of Homeflow assign at law or in equity (including by way of a charge or declaration of trust), sub-license or deal in any other manner with the Agreement or any rights under the Agreement, or sub-contract any or all of its obligations under it or purport to do any of the same. Any purported assignment in breach of this clause shall confer no rights on the purported assignee.

16.3       Each party undertakes that it will not at any time use or disclose to any person, except to its professional representatives or as may be required by law or any legal or regulatory authority, the terms and conditions of the Agreement or any confidential information concerning the business or affairs of the other party which may have or may in the future come to its knowledge. Neither party shall use any such confidential information except for the performance of the Agreement or make any announcement relating to the Agreement or its subject matter without the prior written approval of the other party.

16.4       For the avoidance of doubt, notices given by the Client under the Agreement shall not be validly served if sent by email.

16.5       Neither party shall be liable to the other party for any delay in or failure to perform any or all of its obligations under the Agreement if the delay or failure is due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control

16.6       Except insofar as the Agreement expressly provides that a third party may in his own right enforce a term of the Agreement, a person who is not a party to the Agreement has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.

16.7       Clauses 8.2, 15.3 and 16.3 together with those other clauses the survival of which is necessary for the interpretation or enforcement of the Agreement, shall continue to have effect after the end of the Website Term and/or Advertising Term (as applicable).

16.8       The Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties and supersedes any previous agreement or arrangement between the parties relating to the subject matter of the Agreement.

16.9       If any provision of the Agreement shall be found by any court or administrative body of       competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the other provisions of the Agreement which shall remain in full force and effect.

16.10     The Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.