User Agreement
Welcome to the User Agreement for Truck News Classifieds.
This Agreement describes the terms and conditions applicable to your use of our
services available under the domain of www.trucknews.com
By utilizing any of our services offered on our Web Site or through any
of our affiliates, you agree to abide by the terms of this User Agreement, so
please read it carefully.
Please note that you must be at least 18 years old
to use any of our services and you must be legally able to sell the item(s) you
list for sale on our site. If you are not at least 18 years old you may not use
our services without adult supervision. By using any of our services offered by
Truck News Classifieds or any of our affiliates you warrant that you are at least 18 years
old. In addition, when using Truck News Classifieds services, you and Truck News Classifieds shall be
subject to any posted guidelines or rules applicable to such services that may
be posted from time to time. If you do NOT agree to accept and to be bound by
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, please do NOT use or access our
services.
The User Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement between you and Truck News Classifieds and govern your use of the Service,
superceding any prior agreements between you and Truck News Classifieds. You also may be
subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use affiliate
services, third-party content or third-party software. The User Agreement and
the relationship between you and Truck News Classifieds shall be governed by the laws of
the province of Ontario and Canada without regard to its conflict of law
provisions. You and Truck News Classifieds agree to submit to the personal and exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts located within the province of Ontario, Canada.
1. Acceptance of Service
THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBES THE TERMS ON WHICH Truck News Classifieds OFFERS YOU ACCESS
TO OUR SERVICES
YOU MUST READ, AGREE WITH AND ACCEPT ALL OF THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN THIS USER AGREEMENT AND THE PRIVACY POLICY, WHICH
INCLUDE THOSE TERMS AND CONDITIONS EXPRESSLY SET OUT BELOW AND THOSE
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE, BEFORE YOU MAY REGISTER OR UTILIZE ANY OF OUR
SERVICES OFFERED ON OUR WEB SITE. WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT, AS YOU READ THIS
USER AGREEMENT, YOU ALSO ACCESS AND READ THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE OTHER
PAGES AND WEBSITES REFERRED TO IN THIS DOCUMENT, AS THEY MAY CONTAIN FURTHER
TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO YOU AS AN Truck News Classifieds.CA USER. IN ADDITION,
BY ACCEPTING THIS USER AGREEMENT, YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF OUR AFFILIATED
WEBSITES WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS POSTED ON THOSE WEBSITES.
Please carefully note that our services are available
only to individuals who can form legally binding contracts under applicable law.
Without limiting the foregoing, our services are not available to minors or to
temporarily or indefinitely suspended Truck News Classifieds already registered users. If
you are a minor, you may use this service only in conjunction with your parents
or guardians. If you do not qualify, please do not use our services. If you are
registering as a business entity, you represent that you have the authority to
bind the entity to this Agreement
2. Description of Service
Truck News Classifieds is an on-line automotive classified
advertising service that bring buyers and sellers together as a marketplace.
Truck News Classifieds is intended to provide users with access to a rich
collection of resources, including but not limited to various communications
tools for listing of personalized content. In order to place a classified
advertisement you must register with us. Upon completing the registration
process you will receive a password and a User Id designation that enables you
as a users to a full access for placing classified advertisement on our Web
Site. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password
and the User Id, and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under
your password or Users Id. You agree and understand that the assigned password
and User Id may not be transferred or sold to another party. Also, you agree to
immediately notify Truck News Classifieds of any unauthorized use of your password or User
Id or any other breach of security. WE CAN’T AND WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY
LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM YOUR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH OUR USER AGREEMENT.
If you are placing classified advertisement,
you
must legally be able to sell the item(s) you post for sale on our Web Site.
The advertised item(s) for
sale on Truck News Classifieds must be available for sale as per advertised. The advertiser
must be in possession of the actual item(s) listed and the ability to transfer
the appropriate title. To list a classified advertisement on Truck News Classifieds you are
required to provide certain identifying and contact information. The information
must accurately identify the advertiser and the method of contact must permit
buyers to communicate directly with the seller without any alteration to the
content of their communications.
You must describe your item and all terms of sale on the listing page of our
site. Your listings may only include text description, graphics, pictures and
other content relevant to the sale of that item. All listed items must be listed
in an appropriate category. You understand and agree that the Service may
include advertisements and these advertisements are necessary for us to provide
the service. Also, you understand and agree that the Service is provided
“AS-IS” and that Truck News Classifieds assumes no responsibility for the timeliness,
deletion, mis-delivery or failure to store any user communications or
personalized settings. We do not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted or secure
access to our services, and operation of our site may be interfered with by
numerous factors outside of our control. You agree that this Agreement and all
incorporated agreements may be automatically assigned by Truck News Classifieds in our sole
discretion, to a third party in the event of a merger or acquisition. In
addition, you understand that you are responsible for obtaining access to the
Services and that access may involve third party fees, such as Internet Service
provider (ISP), or airtime charges. You agree that you are responsible for such
charges, including those fees associated with the display or delivery of
advertisements. Also, you must provide and are responsible for all equipment and
charges necessary to access any of our Services. In addition to those described
previously, you are required and agree to provide true, accurate, current and
complete information about yourself as prompted by the registration form
recorded on our database. You understand and agree to promptly update the
registration data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If you
provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete,
or in the event that Truck News Classifieds has grounds to suspect such information is
untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete then we have the right to
terminate and refuse all current or future use of the service.
3. Your
Registration Obligations
In consideration of your use of the Service, you agree to: (a) provide true,
accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the
Service's registration form (such information being the "Registration
Data") and (b) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data to keep
it true, accurate, current and complete. If you provide any information that is
untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or Truck News Classifieds has reasonable
grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or
incomplete, Truck News Classifieds has the right to suspend or terminate your account and
refuse any and all current or future use of the Service (or any portion
thereof).
4. Truck News Classifieds
Privacy Policy
Registration Data and certain other information about you is subject to our Online
Privacy &
Privacy Policy. For more information, click here to see our
full Privacy Policy.
5. User Id,
Password and Security
You will receive a password and account designation upon completing the
Service's registration process. You are responsible for maintaining the
confidentiality of the password and account, and are fully responsible for all
activities that occur under your password or account. You agree to (a)
immediately notify Truck News Classifieds of any unauthorized use of your password or
account or any other breach of security, and (b) ensure that you exit from your
account at the end of each session. Truck News Classifieds cannot and will not be liable
for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this Section 5.
6. Fees &
Services
Registration and joining Truck News Classifieds is free. Our Schedule of Fees
is available at our FEES section. We may
change our Fees and the fees for our services from time to time. Our changes to
the policy are effective after we provide you with at least fourteen (14) days'
notice of the changes by posting the changes on our Web Site. However, we may
choose to temporarily change our Fees and the fees for our services for
promotional events (for example, free listing days) and such changes are
effective when we post the temporary promotional event on our Web Site. When you
list an item you have an opportunity to review and accept the fees that you will
be charged for the use of our listing services. We may in our sole discretion
change some or all of our services at any time. In the event we introduce a new
service, the fees for that service are effective at the launch of the service.
Unless otherwise stated, all fees are quoted in Canadian Dollars. You are
responsible for paying all fees associated with using our service and our
website and all applicable taxes. All fees are NON-REFUNDABLE. There is
absolutely no refund, no credit partial or otherwise for any paid services
purchased or offered through our Web Site at Truck News Classifieds.
7. Identity
Verification
We use many techniques to identify our users when they register on our site.
However, because user verification on the Internet is difficult, Truck News Classifieds
cannot and does not confirm each user's purported identity.
8. Information
Control
We do not control the information provided by other users that is made
available through our system. You may find other user's information to be
offensive, harmful, inaccurate, or deceptive. Please use caution, common sense
when using our site. Please note that there are also risks of dealing with
underage persons or people acting under false pretense. Additionally, there may
also be risks dealing with foreign nationals.
9. Listing Policy
You must be legally able to sell the item(s) you list for sale on our site.
You must describe your item and all terms of sale on the listing page of our
site. Your listings may only include text descriptions, graphics, pictures and
other content relevant to the sale of that item. All listed items must be listed
in an appropriate category.
10. Fraud
Without limiting any other remedies, Truck News Classifieds may suspend or terminate
your advertisement if we suspect that you have engaged in fraudulent activity in
connection with our site.
11.
Your Information
Definition.
"Your Information" is defined as any information you provide to us or
other users in the registration, or listing process, in any public message area
(including the Advertised item or the feedback area) or through any email
feature. You are solely responsible for Your Information, and we act as a
passive conduit for your online distribution and publication of Your
Information.
12.
Restricted Activities
Your
Information (or any items listed) and your activities on the site shall not: (a)
be false, inaccurate or misleading; (b) be fraudulent or involve the sale of
stolen items; (c) infringe any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade
secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy; (d)
violate any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to
false advertising); (e) be defamatory, trade libelous, unlawfully threatening or
unlawfully harassing; (f) be obscene or contain child pornography; (g) contain
any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, easter eggs or other
computer programming routines that may damage, detrimentally interfere with,
surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal
information; (h) create liability for us or cause us to lose (in whole or in
part) the services of our ISPs or other suppliers; and (i) link directly or
indirectly to or include descriptions of goods or services that: (1) are
prohibited under this Agreement (2) you do not have a right to link to or
include. Furthermore, you may not list any item on the site (or consummate any
transaction that was initiated using our service) that, by paying to us the
listing fee or the final value fee, could cause us to violate any applicable
law, statute, ordinance or regulation under local, provincial or federal laws.
13.
License
This
is solely to enable Truck News Classifieds to use the information you supply us with, so
that we are not violating any rights you might have in that information, you
agree to grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable,
royalty-free, sublicensable (through multiple tiers) right to exercise the
copyright, publicity, and database rights (but no other rights) you have in Your
Information, in any media now known or not currently known, with respect to Your
Information. Truck News Classifieds will only use Your Information in accordance with our Privacy
Policy.
14.
Breach
Without limiting other remedies, we may immediately remove your item listings,
warn our community of your actions, issue a warning, temporarily suspend,
indefinitely suspend or terminate your registration and refuse to provide our
services to you if: (a) you breach this Agreement or the documents it
incorporates by reference; (b) we are unable to verify or authenticate any
information you provide to us; or (c) we believe that your actions may cause
financial loss or legal liability for you, our users or us.
15.
Privacy
We
do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for marketing
purposes without your consent and we only use your information as described in
the Privacy Policy. We view protection of users' privacy as a very important
community principle. We understand clearly that you and your information is one
of our most important assets. We store and process your information on computers
located in the Canada that are protected by physical as well as technological
security devices. We use third parties to verify and certify our privacy
principles. Please read our Privacy Policy.
If you object to your Information being transferred or used in this way please
do not use our services.
16.
No Warranty Disclaimer
WE,
OUR SUBSIDIARIES, EMPLOYEES AND OUR SUPPLIERS PROVIDE OUR WEB SITE AND SERVICES
"AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR
STATUTORY. WE, OUR SUBSIDIARIES, EMPLOYEES AND OUR SUPPLIERS SPECIFICALLY
DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
17.
Liability Limit
IN NO EVENT SHALL WE, OUR SUBSIDIARIES, EMPLOYEES OR OUR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR
LOST PROFITS OR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF
OR IN CONNECTION WITH OUR SITE, OUR SERVICES OR THIS AGREEMENT (HOWEVER ARISING,
INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE).
OUR LIABILITY, AND THE LIABILITY OF OUR
SUBSIDIARIES, EMPLOYEES, AND SUPPLIERS, TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTIES IN ANY
CIRCUMSTANCE IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF THE AMOUNT OF FEES YOU PAY TO US IN
THE 21 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACTION GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY, AND NOT EXCEEDING
$100.00 WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
18. User’s
Conduct
You understand that all information, data, text, software, photographs,
graphics, messages or other materials ("Content"), whether publicly
posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person from
which such Content originated. This means that you, and not Truck News Classifieds, are
entirely responsible for all Content that you upload, post, email, transmit or
otherwise make available via our Web Site. Truck News Classifieds does not control the
Content posted via the Service and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy,
integrity or quality of such Content. You understand that by using the Service,
you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable.
Under no circumstances will Truck News Classifieds be liable in any way for any Content,
including, but not limited to, for any errors or omissions in any Content, or
for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any
Content posted, emailed, transmitted or otherwise made available via the
Service.
You agree to not use the Service to:
·
upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any
Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious,
defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful,
or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
·
harm minors in any way;
·
impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to,
an Truck News Classifieds official, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your
affiliation with a person or entity;
·
forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to
disguise the origin of any Content transmitted through the Service;
·
upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any
Content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under
contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary
and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment
relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
·
upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any
Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other
proprietary rights ("Rights") of any party;
·
upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any
unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk
mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid
schemes," or any other form of solicitation, except in those areas (such as
shopping rooms) that are designated for such purpose;
·
upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any
material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or
programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any
computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
·
disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a screen to
"scroll" faster than other users of the Service are able to type, or
otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users' ability to engage
in real time exchanges;
·
interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks
connected to the Service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or
regulations of networks connected to the Service;
·
intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local,
provincial, national or international law, including, but not limited to,
regulations promulgated by any provincial or territorial or any rules of any
national or local laws;
·
"stalk" or otherwise harass another; or
·
collect or store personal data about other users.
You acknowledge that Truck News Classifieds does not pre-screen Content, but that
Truck News Classifieds and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation) in
their sole discretion to refuse or move any Content that is available via the
Service. Without limiting the foregoing, Truck News Classifieds and its designees shall
have the right to remove any Content that violates this Agreement or is
otherwise objectionable. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks
associated with, the use of any Content, including any reliance on the accuracy,
completeness, or usefulness of such Content. In this regard, you acknowledge
that you may not rely on any Content created by Truck News Classifieds or submitted to
Truck News Classifieds, including without limitation information in Truck News Classifieds.
You acknowledge and agree that Truck News Classifieds may preserve Content and may also
disclose Content if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that
such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with
legal process; (b) enforce this Agreement (c) respond to claims that any Content
violates the rights of third-parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or
personal safety of Truck News Classifieds, its users and the public.
You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Service,
including your Content, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and
(b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting
networks or devices.
19. Content
Submitted or Made Available for Inclusion On Our Site
Truck News Classifieds does not claim ownership of Content you submit or make available
for inclusion on the Service. However, with respect to Content you submit or
make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the Service, you
grant Truck News Classifieds the following world-wide, royalty free and non-exclusive
license(s), as applicable:
- With respect to Content you
submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of
Truck News Classifieds, you give Truck News Classifieds the license to use, distribute, reproduce,
modify, adapt, publicly perform and publicly display such Content on the
Service solely for the purposes of providing and promoting the specific
Truck News Classifieds service to which such Content was submitted or made available.
This license exists only for as long as you elect to continue to include
such Content on the Service and will terminate at the time you remove or
Truck News Classifieds removes such Content from Truck News Classifieds.
- With respect to photos,
graphics, you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible
areas of our Web Site, you give the license to use, distribute, reproduce,
modify, adapt, publicly perform and publicly display such Content on the Web
Site solely for the purpose for which such Content was submitted or made
available. This license exists only for as long as you elect to continue to
include such Content on the Service and will terminate at the time you
remove or Truck News Classifieds removes such Content from the Service.
- With respect to Content other
than photos, graphics, audio or video you submit or make available for
inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the Service other than those of
Truck News Classifieds, you provide a fully sublicensable license to use, distribute,
reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, publicly perform and publicly
display such Content (in whole or in part) and to incorporate such Content
into other works in any format or medium now known or later developed.
"Publicly accessible" areas of the Web Site are those areas of the
Truck News Classifieds network of properties that are intended by Truck News Classifieds to be
available to the general public. By way of example, publicly accessible areas of
the Web Site would include Truck News Classifieds searchable database that are open to both
members and visitors. However, publicly accessible areas of the Web Site would
not include portions of Truck News Classifieds private and personal information that are
limited to members, Truck News Classifieds services intended for private communication such
as Truck News Classifieds registration, or areas of the Truck News Classifieds network of properties
such as portions of World Wide Web Sites that are accessible through Truck News Classifieds
that are not hosted or served by Truck News Classifieds.
20. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold Truck News Classifieds, affiliates, officers, agents,
co-branders or other partners, and employees, harmless from any claim or demand,
including reasonable legal fees, made by any third party due to or arising out
of Content you submit, post, transmit or make available through Truck News Classifieds,
your use of the Web Site, your connection to the Web Site, your violation of
this Agreement, or your violation of any rights of another.
21. No Resale of
Service
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any
commercial purposes, any portion of the Service, use of the Service, or access
to the Service.
22. General
Practices Regarding Use & Storage of Data
You acknowledge that Truck News Classifieds may establish general practices and limits
concerning use of the Service, including without limitation the maximum number
of days that email messages, or other uploaded Content will be retained by the
Service, the maximum number of email messages that may be sent from or received
by an account on the Service, the maximum size of any email message that may be
sent from or received by an account on the Service, the maximum disk space that
will be allotted on Truck News Classifieds’ servers on your behalf, and the maximum
number of times (and the maximum duration for which) you may access the Service
in a given period of time. You agree that Truck News Classifieds has no responsibility or
liability for the deletion or failure to store any messages and other
communications or other Content maintained or transmitted by the Service. You
acknowledge that Truck News Classifieds reserves the right to log off accounts that are
inactive for an extended period of time. You further acknowledge that
Truck News Classifieds reserves the right to change these general practices and limits at
any time, in its sole discretion, with or without notice.
23. Modifications
To Service
Truck News Classifieds reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or
discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof) with
or without notice. You agree that Truck News Classifieds shall not be liable to you or to
any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the
Service.
24. Termination
You agree that Truck News Classifieds, in its sole discretion, may terminate your
password, account (or any part thereof) or use of the Service, and remove and
discard any Content within the Service, for any reason, including, without
limitation, for lack of use or if Truck News Classifieds believes that you have violated or
acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of Truck News Classifieds User Agreement.
Truck News Classifieds may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue
providing the Service, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree
that any termination of your access to the Service under any provision of this
User Agreement may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree
that Truck News Classifieds 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 the Service. Further, you agree that Truck News Classifieds shall not be
liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your access to the
Service.
25. Dealings With
Advertisers
Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions
of, advertisers found on or through our Web Site, including payment and delivery
of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or
representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such
advertiser. You agree that Truck News Classifieds shall not be responsible or liable for
any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as
the result of the presence of such advertisers on the Service.
26. Links
The Service may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other World
Wide Web Sites or resources. Because Truck News Classifieds has no control over such sites
and resourcesyou acknowledge and agree that Truck News Classifieds is not responsible for
the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and
is not responsible or liable for any Content, advertising, products, or other
materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge
and agree that Truck News Classifieds shall not be responsible or liable, directly or
indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in
connection with use of or reliance on any such Content, goods or services
available on or through any such site or resource.
27.
Truck News Classifieds’ Proprietary Rights
You acknowledge and agree that the Service and any necessary software used in
connection with the Service ("Software") contain proprietary and
confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property
and other laws
28. Notice
Notices to you may be made via either email or regular mail. The Service may
also provide notices of changes to this Agreement or other matters by displaying
notices or links to notices to you generally on the Service.
29. Violations
Please report any violations of the User
Agreement to our Customer Service.
Truck News Classifieds
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to all or
part of this site, with or without notice.