Terms of Use

ebuildz Terms of Use

Last updated on September 27, 2022

ebuildz Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its parent, subsidiaries and affiliates, “We” or “ebuildz”) helps educate and assist consumers (through software and other instructional materials) in order for consumers to undertake their own construction projects including, without limitation, researching, hiring, rating, and reviewing a variety of service contractors including third-party contractors and subcontractors (collectively, “Service Providers”). The following Terms of Use outline your obligations when using ebuildz’s websites, mobile applications, and services.

1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

The ebuildz website available at www.ebuildz.com, the ebuildz mobile application, all related sites and mobile applications, all services (both on-line and offline), and the various content, features, and services offered on and in connection with these sites, applications and services (collectively, the “Sites and Services”) are owned and operated by ebuildz and can only be accessed and used by you under the Terms of Use described herein (“Terms of Use”).

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY. BY ACCESSING, DOWNLOADING, OR USING ANY OF THE SITES AND SERVICES, YOU AGREE TO BECOME BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, THEN YOU MAY NOT ACCESS AND USE THE SITES AND SERVICES.

2. MODIFICATIONS OF TERMS OF USE

ebuildz may, in its sole discretion, modify these Terms of Use at any time effective upon posting the modified Terms of Use on and in connection with the Sites and Services, with or without additional notice to you. You are responsible for regularly reviewing information posted on the Sites and Services to obtain timely notice of such changes. If you do not agree to the amended terms, you agree to immediately stop using the Sites and Services and to provide ebuildz notice to remove you from any distribution lists or other communication list that are available to you through your use of the Sites and Services. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE SITE AND SERVICES AFTER SUCH POSTING (OR OTHER NOTIFICATION, IF ANY) MEANS THAT YOU ARE DEEMED TO ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE MODIFIED TERMS OF USE.

3. USE OF THE SITE AND SERVICES

Subject to full compliance with these Terms of Use, ebuildz grants authorized users a nonexclusive, nontransferable, non-sublicensable, terminable license to access and use the Sites and Services for your personal use (the “License”). You agree to not access, reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, re-sell, modify, distribute, transmit, or otherwise exploit the Sites or Services or any of their content for any purpose except for your personal use and as described in these Terms of Use, without the express written consent of ebuildz. ebuildz may modify, update, suspend or discontinue the Sites and Services, in whole or in part, at our sole discretion for any or no reason, at any time and with or without notice. ebuildz shall not be liable to any user or other third party for any such modification, update, suspension or discontinuance.

You acknowledge and agree that in exchange for the License to the Sites and Services, (i) you authorize ebuildz to share your Personal Information (as such term is defined in our Privacy Policy with Service Providers, (ii) ebuildz may receive referral commissions from Service Providers that you choose to engage through the Sites and Services, (iiiii) as further set forth in Section 9 below, any services provided by Service Providers to you are directly between you and such Service Providers regardless of the payment of any commissions to ebuildz, (iiiiv) ebuildz is solely a platform which assists you complete your own projects, and as such, ebuildz is not, and does not act as, a general contractor.

In addition, you represent, warrant and covenant to ebuildz that in connection with your use of (a) Service Providers, and (b) the Sites and Services, (i) you are acting as your own general contractor, and (ii) ebuildz is solely providing you with access to the Sites and Services and not acting in any capacity as a general contractor. As your own general contractor, you further represent, warrant and covenant to ebuildz that (i) you agree that you are the general contractor of record including, without limitation, for all permits, (ii) you accept and assume all of the risk and liability of your building projects, (iii) you shall not hold ebuildz liable for any risks, obligations or liabilities arising out of your building projects, and (vi) you will comply with all applicable laws and any obligations that you may have with any other third-parties, including, without limitation, any Service Providers.

4. USER CONDUCT

As a condition of your access and use of the Sites and Services and your submission or access to any ratings, reviews, communications, information, data, text, photographs, audio clips, audiovisual works, or other materials on the Sites and Services (collectively, the “Content”), you agree not to use the Sites and Services for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use, or any other purpose not reasonably intended by ebuildz. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree not to:

violate these Terms of Use, other applicable agreement with ebuildz, and any applicable local, state, national or international law, and any rules and regulations having the force of law;
use the Sites and Services in any manner that violates any relevant law or that infringes, misappropriates or violates any third party’s rights, including, but not limited to, transmitting any Content that may infringe, misappropriate or violate a third-party’s rights of publicity, contractual rights, fiduciary rights or intellectual property rights;
use the Sites and Services or its Content for any purposes not authorized by these Terms of Use, including commercial, political, or religious purposes, including the submission or transmission of any Content that contains advertisements, promotional materials, junk mail, or any other form of solicitation;
reproduce, duplicate, copy, modify, sell, re-sell or exploit any Content or the Sites and Services for any commercial, educational, or any other non-personal purpose or any for any purpose unrelated to your personal purchasing decisions, without the express written consent of ebuildz, which consent may be withheld by ebuildz in our sole discretion;
post irrelevant Content, repeatedly post the same or similar Content or otherwise impose an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure, interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Sites and Services or any activities conducted on the Sites and Services;
harass, threaten, intimidate, impersonate, or attempt to impersonate, any other person, falsify your contact or other information, misrepresent a relationship with any person or entity, including misrepresenting a relationship with ebuildz, or otherwise attempt to mislead others as to the identity of the sender or the origin of a review or rating;
knowingly provide or submit false or misleading information;
use the Sites and Services if you are under the age of eighteen (18);
take any action that would undermine the review and rating process under the Sites and Services;
attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Sites and Services, other user accounts, or other computer systems or networks connected to the Sites and Services;
use the Sites and Services in any way that could interfere with the rights of ebuildz or the rights of other users of the Sites and Services;
attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion or feature of the Sites and Services, or any other systems or networks connected to the Sites and Services or to any server used by ebuildz by hacking, password ‘mining’ or any other illegitimate or unauthorized means, including attempting to obtain password, account, or any other personal or private information from any other Sites and Services user;
sell, share, or otherwise transfer your account username, password, other information, or your rights or obligations under these Terms of Use;
transmit or submit any transmission or other materials that are encrypted or that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, spiders, cancelbots or other computer programming routines that is likely or intended to damage, interfere with, disrupt, impair, disable or otherwise overburden the Sites and Services;
access, download, monitor, or copy any information contained on our Sites and Services through artificial means (including but not limited to use any ‘deep-link’, ‘scraper’, ‘robot’, ‘spider’ or other automatic device, program, algorithm or methodology, or any similar or equivalent automatic or manual process, or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the Sites and Services or any content, to obtain or attempt to obtain any Content, materials, documents or information through any means not purposely made available through the Sites and Services; or
probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the Sites and Services or any network connected to the Sites and Services, nor breach the security or authentication measures on or of the Sites and Services or any network connected to the Sites and Services. You may not reverse look-up, trace or seek to trace any information on any other user of the Sites and Services, or any other customer of ebuildz, including any ebuildz account not owned by you, to its source, or exploit the Sites and Services or any service or information made available or offered by or through the Sites and Services, in any way where the purpose is to reveal any information, including but not limited to personal identification or information other than your own information, except as expressly authorized by ebuildz and provided for by the Sites and Services.

5. EBUILDZ SERVICES

When using, accessing, or purchasing particular services or features of the Sites and Services, you shall be subject to any posted agreements, guidelines, or rules applicable to such services or features that may be posted from time to time. All such agreements, guidelines, or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into the Terms of Use.

6. REGISTRATION INFORMATION

We may require that you create an account to use or access certain parts of the Sites and Services and use certain products and features. We may require that you provide login information such as a username and password to access and utilize your account. As a condition of your use of the Sites and Service, you agree to (a) provide ebuildz with true, accurate, current and complete information as prompted by the ebuildz’s registration forms, when registering for or using the Sites and Services and (b) update and maintain the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of such information. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any password or other account information not generally available to others and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your username and password. While there are limited, legitimate reasons for creating multiple accounts, creating serial or overlapping accounts may result in account termination. Please contact us if you have questions about managing multiple accounts.

7. SUBMITTING CONTENT

As a condition of submitting any Content or other materials to the Sites or Services, you agree that:

you grant to ebuildz a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, nonexclusive, transferable, and sublicensable license to use, reproduce, copy, adapt, modify, merge, distribute, publicly display, create derivative works from, incorporate such Content into other works;
you grant to ebuildz all rights necessary to publish or refrain from publishing your name and address in connection with your Content; sublicense through multiple tiers the Content, and acknowledge that this license cannot be terminated by you once your Content is submitted to the Sites and Services;
you grant to ebuildz all rights necessary to prohibit the subsequent aggregation, display, copying, duplication, reproduction, distribution, or exploitation of your Content by any other party;
your name and report information may be made available to the public and to the Service Providers on which you report;
you represent that you own or have secured all legal rights necessary for the Content submitted by you to be used by you, ebuildz, and others as described and otherwise contemplated in these Terms of Use;
you represent and warrant that each person identified, depicted, or shown in in your Content, if any, (and if a minor, the parent or guardian of the minor) has provided consent to the use of the Content consistent with these Terms of Use;
you are solely responsible for your reviews and ratings;
ebuildz may, in its sole discretion, choose to remove or not to remove reviews and ratings once published;
you will not submit any reviews that may be considered by ebuildz to be infringing, harassing, libelous, abusive, threatening, obscene, profane, hateful, offensive, harmful, vulgar, distasteful, defamatory, or otherwise violates any relevant law or right of any other party, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable (as determined in ebuildz’s sole discretion);
all of your reviews and ratings will either be based upon your actual first-hand experiences with the Service Providers you are reviewing;
all of your reviews and ratings of the Service Providers that you are rating will be accurate, honest, truthful, and complete in all respects;
you do not work for, own any interest in or serve on the board of directors of, any of the Service Providers for which you submit reviews and ratings; you are not in any way related (by blood, adoption or marriage, if the Service Provider is an individual) to any of the Service Providers for which you submit reviews or ratings;
you have not received any form of compensation to post reviews and ratings;
you will submit thorough and thoughtful reviews of the Service Providers you review (for example, submitting a review describing a service contractor as “He/She is great” without additional commentary would not be considered to be a thorough and thoughtful review);
you will not submit reviews that comment on other users or the reviews of other users;
you will not submit reviews with hyperlinks; or
the reviews and ratings that you provide do not reflect the views of ebuildz, its officers, managers, owners, employees, agents, designees or other users.

8. PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF CONTENT

ebuildz does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity, quality or appropriateness of any Content transmitted to or through the Service. You acknowledge that ebuildz simply acts as a passive conduit and an interactive computer service provider for the publication and distribution of Content and for the publication and distribution of any content posted by Service Providers in response to Content (“Service Provider Content”). You understand that all Content and Service Provider Content posted on, transmitted through or linked through the Service, are the sole responsibility of the person from whom such Content originated. You understand that ebuildz does not control and is not responsible for Content or Service Provider Content made available through the Service, and that by using the Service, You may be exposed to Content that is inaccurate, misleading, or offensive. You agree that You must evaluate and make Your own judgment, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content and Service Provider Content.

You further acknowledge that ebuildz has no obligation to screen, preview, monitor or approve any Content or Service Provider Content, or Content posted or submitted by any other ebuildz member or any Service Provider. However, ebuildz reserves the right to review and delete any Content that, in its sole judgment, violates the terms and conditions of this Agreement. By using the Service, You agree that it is solely YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to evaluate Your risks to bear associated with the use, accuracy, usefulness, completeness or appropriateness of any Content that You submit, receive, access, transmit or otherwise convey through the Service. Under no circumstances will ebuildz be liable in any way for any Content or Service Provider Content, including, but not limited to, any Content or Service Provider Content that contains any errors, omissions, defamatory statements, or confidential or private information or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content or Service Provider Content submitted, accessed, transmitted or otherwise conveyed via the Service. You waive the right to bring or assert any claim against ebuildz relating to Content or Service Provider Content, and release ebuildz from any and all liability for or relating to any Content or Service Provider Content.

You may, however, report Content that you believe violates these Terms of Use or is otherwise unlawful by contacting us at legal@ebuildz.com (for copyright complaints, please see below). Please note that you may be liable for damages (including costs and attorneys’ fees) for unlawful misrepresentations. If you are uncertain whether an activity is unlawful, we recommend seeking advice of an attorney.

You agree that ebuildz may establish general practices, policies and limits, which may or may not be published, concerning the use of the Sites and Services, including without limitation, the time that reviews and ratings will be retained, the maximum number of reviews and ratings that may be sent from an account, the length of reviews and ratings sent, and the maximum number of times and the maximum duration for which you may access the Sites and Services in a given period of time. You agree that ebuildz has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any Content or other materials maintained or transmitted by or through the Sites and Services. You agree that ebuildz has the right to change these general practices and limits at any time, in its sole discretion, with or without notice.

9. SERVICE PROVIDERS INCLUDING OUR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND YOUR RELEASE

ebuildz does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any Content, data, advertising, products, goods or services available or unavailable from, or through, any third party or Service Provider (including, without limitation, contractors and subcontractors). You agree that should you use or rely on such Content, data, advertisement, products, goods or services, available or unavailable from, or through any third party or Service Provider, ebuildz is not responsible or liable, indirectly or directly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with such use or reliance. Your dealings with, or participation in promotions of any Service Provider, and any other terms, conditions, representations or warranties associated with such dealings, are between you and such Service Provider exclusively and do not involve ebuildz in any manner whatsoever. You should make whatever investigation or other resources that you deem necessary or appropriate before hiring or engaging Service Providers.

Third parties and Service Providers may link or otherwise direct Internet users to our Sites and Services for the purpose of utilizing one or more of the services we provide on behalf of others. Additionally, we may provide links or otherwise direct you to third party or Service Provider websites. ebuildz does not control or operate any such third party or Service Provider websites. Any information you provide to these third party or Service Provider websites while on these third party or Service Provider websites is subject to the respective policies of those third parties or Service Providers, and not ebuildz’s policies. It is your responsibility to review such third party or Service Provider policies, including any relevant privacy policies. You agree that ebuildz will not be responsible or liable for, and does not endorse any content, advertising, goods or services provided on or through these outside websites or for your use or inability to use such websites. ebuildz does not make any representations or warranties as to the security of any information (including, without limitation, credit card and other personal information) you might be requested to give to any third party or Service Provider sites. You use these third party or Service Provider websites at your own risk.

You agree that ebuildz is not responsible for the accessibility or unavailability of any Service Provider or for your interactions and dealings with them. Furthermore, to the fully extent permissible by applicable law, (i) irrevocably waive the right to bring or assert any claim against ebuildz relating to any interactions or dealings with any Service Provider, and (ii) release ebuildz from any and all liability for or relating to any interactions or dealings with Service Providers.

Without limiting the foregoing, your correspondence or business dealings with, consumption of products or services of, or participation in promotions of, third parties or Service Providers found on or through the use of the Sites and Services, including payment for and delivery or fulfillment of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties, or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such third party. You agree that ebuildz shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, 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 third parties or Service Providers on the ebuildz Sites and Services.

10. TERMINATION

ebuildz may terminate your privilege to use or access the Sites and Services immediately and without notice for any reason whatsoever. Upon such termination, you must immediately cease accessing or using the Sites and Services and agree not access or make use of, or attempt to use, the Sites and Services. Furthermore, you acknowledge that ebuildz reserves the right to take action -- technical, legal or otherwise -- to block, nullify or deny your ability to access the Sites and Services. You understand that ebuildz may exercise this right in its sole discretion, and this right shall be in addition to and not in substitution for any other rights and remedies available to ebuildz.

All provisions of these Terms of Use which by their nature should survive termination shall survive the termination of your access to the Sites and Services, including, without limitation, provision regarding ownership, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.

11. NOTICE FOR CALIFORNIA USERS

Under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, California web users are entitled to the following specific consumer rights notice: The Services are provided by ebuildz Inc., 1999 South Bascom Ave., Suite 700, Campbell, CA 95008. If You have any questions, concerns, or complaints regarding the Services, please contact ebuildz by emailing support@ebuildz.com or sending a letter, first class certified mail, to ebuildz Inc., 1999 South Bascom Ave., Suite 700, Campbell, CA 95008, Attn: Customer Care.

California residents may reach the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs may be contacted in writing at 1625 N. Market Blvd., Suite S-202, Sacramento, California 95834, or by telephone at (916) 445-1254 or (800) 952-5210 or Hearing Impaired at TDD (800) 326-2297 or TDD (916) 322-1700.

12. TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS

ebuildz, and other Sites and Services graphics, logos, designs, page headers, button icons, scripts, and service names are the trademarks or trade dress of ebuildz in the U.S. and/or other countries. These trademarks and trade dress may not be used, including as part of trademarks and/or as part of domain names, keyword advertisements, or email addresses, or in connection with any product or service in any manner that is likely to cause confusion.

You should assume all Content and material made available on the Sites and Services is protect by copyright law. Aside from user-submitted Content, all other materials and other information on the Sites and Services, including, but not limited to, all text, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio and video clips, downloads, data compilations and software are the exclusive property of ebuildz and/or its licensors and are protected by all United States and international copyright laws.

13. NOTICES

You agree that ebuildz may communicate any notices to You under these Terms of Use, through electronic mail, regular mail or posting the notices on the Site. All notices to ebuildz will be provided by sending a letter, first class certified mail, to ebuildz Inc., 1999 South Bascom Ave., Suite 700, Campbell, CA 95008, Attn: Customer Care. Such notices will be deemed delivered upon the earlier of the verification of delivery or two (2) business days after being sent.

In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, Title 17 of the United States Code, Section 512 (“DMCA”), ebuildz will respond promptly to claims of copyright or trademark infringement that are reported to the agent that we have designated to receive notifications of claims infringement (its “Designated Agent”). Our Designated Agent is:

ebuildz Inc.

1999 South Bascom Ave., Suite 700,

Campbell, CA 95008

Attn: Designated Agent

Email: copyrightagent@ebuildz.com

If You are a copyright or trademark owner (or authorized to act on behalf of the copyright or trademark owner) and believe that Your work’s copyright or trademark has been infringed, please report Your notice of infringement to us by providing our Designated Agent with a written notification of claimed infringement that includes substantially the following:

a physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
identification of the copyrighted work or trademark claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works or trademarks at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;
identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material;
information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact You, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which You may be contacted;
a statement that You have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright or trademark owner, its agent, or the law; and
a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that You are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

ebuildz will investigate notices of copyright and trademark infringement and take appropriate actions under the DMCA. Inquiries that do not follow this procedure may not receive a response.

14. DELAYS AND ACCESSIBILITY

The Sites and Services may be subject to limitations, delays, failure, and other problems inherent in the use of the Internet and electronic communications. ebuildz is not responsible for any delays, failures or other damage or liability resulting from such problems.

15. USER FEEDBACK & TESTIMONIALS

ebuildz appreciates hearing from you, as well as our other users, and welcomes your comments regarding our Sites and Services. Please be advised, however, that our policy does not permit us to accept or consider creative ideas, suggestions, or materials other than those which we have specifically requested. Although we do value your feedback on our Sites and Services, please be specific in your comments regarding our services and do not submit creative ideas, suggestions or materials. If, despite our request, you send us creative suggestions, ideas, drawings, concepts or other information (collectively, the “Submissions”), you agree that such Submissions shall be the sole property of ebuildz. In addition, none of the Submissions will be subject to any obligations of confidentiality and ebuildz will not be liable for any future use or disclosure of such Submissions.

You authorize ebuildz to feature your name, picture and logo (if applicable) as a customer on the Sites and Services and related promotional materials as partial consideration for your use of the Sites and Services, and you grant ebuildz a license in that respect. Upon our request, you also agree to provide information to us for the purposes of creating a case study or testimonial (written or video) regarding the Services and your experience using ebuildz (collectively, “Testimonials”). All such Testimonials shall be exclusively and wholly and exclusively owned by ebuildz and may be used by ebuildz for any purpose.

16. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

Except for the limited use rights expressly granted to you herein to use the Service, you agree that you have no right, title or interest in or to the Sites and Services or any intellectual property rights related thereto or contained therein. The Sites and Services may include technology and content licensed by ebuildz from third party suppliers. All ownership and rights in the Sites and Services will remain with ebuildz and its suppliers; you receive only a license to use the Sites and Services. The Sites and Services are protected by patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret laws. Any unauthorized copying, use, or alteration of the Sites and Services and related materials is forbidden. You will not sublicense, allow access to or assign the license, modify the Sites and Services, or distribute or transmit any portion of the Sites and Services to any third party.

17. WARRANTIES AND DISCLAIMERS

You acknowledge that ebuildz has no control over, and no duty to take any action regarding: which users gain access to or use the Sites and Services; what effects the content on or in connection with the Sites and Services may have on you; how you may interpret or use the content on or in connection with the Sites and Services; or what actions you may take as a result of having been exposed to the content on or in connection with the Sites and Services. You agree to hereby release ebuildz from all liability for you having acquired or not acquired content or information through the Sites and Services. The Sites and Services may contain, or direct you to sites containing, information that some people may find offensive or inappropriate. ebuildz makes no representations concerning any content contained in or accessed through the Sites and Services, and ebuildz will not be responsible or liable for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality or decency of material contained in or accessed through the Sites and Services. ebuildz makes no guarantee or warranty, express or implied, as to the reliability, accuracy, timeliness or completeness of that information and assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions therein.

YOU ACCESS AND USE THE SITES AND SERVICES AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE SITES AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN ‘AS IS, AS AVAILABLE’ BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT ARE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMED. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT NOT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY), NEITHER EBUILDZ NOR ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS RESULTING FROM USE OR UNAVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION OR CONTENT ON OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITES AND SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY LOST PROFITS, LOSS OR DAMAGE TO DATA, OR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, COMPENSATORY OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS DISCLAIMER IS APPLICABLE TO ANY DAMAGE OR INJURY RESULTING FROM NEGLIGENCE OR OMISSION OF EBUILDZ, COMPUTER VIRUS OR OTHER SIMILAR ITEM, TELECOMMUNICATIONS ERRORS, OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, OR USE OF USER INFORMATION THROUGH THEFT OR ANY OTHER MEANS. WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR CRIMINAL, TORTUOUS, OR NEGLIGENT ACTIONS OR OMISSIONS OF THIRD PARTIES THAT AFFECT THE SITES AND SERVICES. IN NO EVENT WILL EBUILDZ OR ANY OF ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, ASSIGNS OR THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY TORTUOUS OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS. IN NO EVENT WILL EBUILDZ OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES OR ASSIGNS BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT, HARDWARE OR OTHER PROPERTY OF USER OR PERSONAL INJURY THAT ARISES IN CONNECTION WITH USE OF THE SITES AND SERVICES.

ANY MATERIAL ACCESSED, DOWNLOADED, OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SITES AND SERVICES IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM EBUILDZ OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SITES AND/OR SERVICES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TERMS.

EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THE TERMS, EBUILDZ DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT (I) THE SITES AND/OR SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (II) THE SITES AND/OR SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (III) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SITES AND/OR SERVICES WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (IV) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SITES WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS OR REQUIREMENTS, AND (V) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED. YOU AGREE THAT FROM TIME TO TIME WE MAY REMOVE THE SERVICE FOR INDEFINITE PERIODS OF TIME, OR CANCEL THE SERVICE AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT NOTICE TO YOU.

BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY), THE ABOVE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. BECAUSE SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH STATES OR JURISDICTIONS (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY), EBUILDZ’S LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

EBUILDZ SHALL USE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO PROTECT INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY YOU IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES, BUT YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOUR SUBMISSION OF SUCH INFORMATION IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK, AND EBUILDZ HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OR LIABILITY RELATING TO SUCH INFORMATION IN ANY WAY.

ebuildz has no control over and no duty to take any action regarding: other users’ behavior; what effects Content may have on you; how you may interpret or use Content; or what actions you may take as a result of having been exposed to Content. You release ebuildz from all liability for you having acquired or not acquired Content through the Sites and Services. ebuildz makes no representations concerning any Content, including the accuracy thereof, contained in or accessed through the Sites and Services, and ebuildz will not be responsible or liable for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality or decency of material contained in or accessed through the Sites and Services.

The Sites and Services may display links to other Internet sites, resources or materials (including, without limitation, sites, resources or materials of Service Providers). Because ebuildz has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that ebuildz 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 ebuildz 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.

18. INDEMNITY

Except where otherwise inapplicable or prohibited by law (including, without limitation, the State of New Jersey), to the fullest extent permissible by applicable law you agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless ebuildz and its affiliates (and its and their respective officers, directors, managers, owners, employees, agents, designees, users, successors, assigns, service providers and suppliers) from and against all losses, liabilities, expenses, damages, claims, demands and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs due to or arising from: (a) any violation of these Terms of Use by you; (b) the inaccurate or untruthful Content or other information provided by you to ebuildz or that you submit, transmit or otherwise make available through the Service; (c) any intentional or willful violation of any rights of another or harm you may have caused to another; or (d) any claim or allegation that ebuildz is acting as a general contractor in connection with Services provided to you. ebuildz will have sole control of the defense of any such damage or claim.

19. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY) YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT EBUILDZ (TOGETHER WITH ITS PARENT, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES AND ITS AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, STOCKHOLDERS, LICENSORS, PARTNERS, CONTRACTORS, AGENTS AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES) WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, COMPENSATORY, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (EVEN IF EBUILDZ HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES) (COLLECTIVELY, “DAMAGES”), RESULTING FROM: (A) THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE; (B) THE COST OF ANY GOODS AND/OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF THE SERVICE; (C) DISCLOSURE OF, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR INFORMATION OR CONTENT; (D) CONTENT YOU SUBMIT, RECEIVE, ACCESS, TRANSMIT OR OTHERWISE CONVEY THROUGH THE SERVICE; (E) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY SERVICE PROVIDERS OR OTHER THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE SERVICE; (F) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICE; (G) ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT BY EBUILDZ OR THE FAILURE OF EBUILDZ TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR (H) ANY OTHER DEALINGS OR INTERACTIONS YOU HAVE WITH ANY SERVICE PROVIDERS (OR ANY OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES OR AGENTS). THESE LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. In some jurisdictions (including, without limitation, the State of New Jersey), limitations of liability may not be permitted. In such jurisdictions, some of the foregoing limitations may not apply to You.

You understand and agree that your License to the Sites and Services represents a substantial portion of the value You receive from ebuildz. THEREFORE, TO THE EXTENT EBUILDZ IS FOUND LIABLE FOR ANYTHING RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE USE OF THE SERVICE, EBUILDZ’S LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (I) $100, OR (II) THE AMOUNT PAY BY YOU TO EBUILDZ IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO YOUR CLAIM.

TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU MAKE ANY PAYMENTS TO EBUILDZ OR TO ANY SERVICE PROVIDER THROUGH THE SERVICE, YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT EBUILDZ CONTRACTS WITH A THIRD PARTY TO PROCESS YOUR PAYMENT OF MEMBERSHIP FEES TO EBUILDZ THROUGH THE USE OF A CREDIT CARD (A “CREDIT CARD PROCESSOR”). YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT NEITHER A CREDIT CARD PROCESSOR NOR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN THE CREDIT CARD PROCESSING PROCESS FOR EBUILDZ, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE COMPANY ISSUING THE CREDIT CARD TO YOU AND THE MERCHANT BANK (COLLECTIVELY, THE “RELEASED PARTIES”) SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES (AS DEFINED HEREIN AND SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION SUFFERED BY YOU AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE OF EBUILDZ TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO YOU UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT BY EBUILDZ. TO THE EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY) YOU HEREBY RELEASE EACH OF THE RELEASED PARTIES FROM ANY AND ALL DAMAGES YOU MAY SUFFER AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE OF EBUILDZ TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO YOU UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT BY EBUILDZ OR ANY BREACH BY A SERVICE PROVIDER OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND SUCH SERVICE PROVIDER. YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS EACH OF THE RELEASED PARTIES FOR ANY AND ALL DAMAGES IT MAY SUFFER AS A RESULT OF YOUR BREACH OF THIS SECTION. YOU HEREBY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT EBUILDZ SHALL BE SOLELY LIABLE FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY DAMAGES TO YOU UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.

20. BREACH OF TERMS OF USE AND LIQUIDATED DAMAGES

You understand that the content in each report or record on ebuildz has significant value to ebuildz and that the damage caused to ebuildz for any violation of these Terms of Use pertaining to a report or record will be difficult to accurately estimate. Thus, you shall be liable to pay us the following amounts as liquidated damages, and you agree that the liquidated damages are a reasonable estimate of ebuildz’s damages for the specified breaches of these Terms of Use:

If you post Content in violation of these Terms of Use, you agree to promptly pay ebuildz One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) for each item of Content posted in violation of these Terms of Use. We may (but shall not be required to) to issue you a warning before assessing damages.
If you display, copy, duplicate, reproduce, sell, re-sell or exploit for any purpose any Content in violation of these Terms of Use, you agree to pay One Hundred Dollars ($100) for each record or report that you displayed, copied, duplicated, reproduced, sold, re-sold or exploited for any purpose.
If you use computer programming routines that are intended to aggregate records or reports from the Sites and Services or otherwise damage, interfere with, disrupt, impair, disable or otherwise overburden the Sites and Services, you agree to pay One Hundred Dollars ($100) for each report or record that is aggregated, disrupted, damaged or otherwise affected by you.

Except as set forth in the foregoing subparagraphs (a) through (c), inclusive, you agree to pay the actual damages suffered by ebuildz, including, but not limited to attorneys’ fees and court costs, to the extent such actual damages can be reasonably calculated. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Terms of Use, we reserve the right to seek the remedy of specific performance of any term contained herein, or a preliminary or permanent injunction against the breach of any such term or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in these Terms of Use, or any combination thereof.

21. ENTIRE AGREEMENT

These Terms of Use, any separate agreement executed between you and us, and any other agreements, rules, and policies incorporated by reference to these Terms including, without limitation, the Privacy Policy , constitutes the entire agreement between you and ebuildz. Such agreement supersedes any prior or contemporaneous negotiations, discussions or agreements, whether written or oral, between you and ebuildz regarding the subject matter contained in such agreement. Additional terms and conditions may exist between you and third parties, including but not limited to, Service Providers and others. You represent and warrant that those third-party agreements do not interfere with your obligations and duties to ebuildz under our agreement including these Terms of Use.

22. MUTUAL ARBITRATION AGREEMENT

Informal Negotiations. To expedite resolution and reduce the cost of any dispute, controversy or claim, past, present, or future, between you and ebuildz, including without limitation any dispute or claim related to or arising out of this Agreement ("Dispute"), you and ebuildz may attempt to negotiate any Dispute informally (the "Informal Negotiations") before initiating any arbitration or court proceeding. Such Informal Negotiations will commence upon written notice. Your address for any notices under this Section is your physical address that you have provided to ebuildz. ebuildz's address for such notices is: ebuildz Inc., Attn: Legal Department, 1999 South Bascom Ave., Suite 700, Campbell, CA 95008.
Arbitration. If a Dispute is not resolved through Informal Negotiations, to the extent permissible by applicable law, you and ebuildz agree to resolve any and all Disputes (except those Disputes expressly excluded below) through final and binding arbitration ("Arbitration Agreement"). This Arbitration Agreement shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act and evidences a transaction involving commerce. The arbitration will be commenced and conducted before a single arbitrator under the Commercial Arbitration Rules (the "AAA Rules") of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") and, where appropriate, the AAA's Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes ("AAA Consumer Rules"), both of which are available at the AAA website (www.adr.org). Your arbitration fees and your share of arbitrator compensation will be governed by the AAA Rules (and, where appropriate, limited by the AAA Consumer Rules). If you are unable to pay such costs, ebuildz will pay all arbitration fees and expenses. Each party will pay the fees for his/her or its own attorneys, subject to any remedies to which that party may later be entitled under applicable law. The arbitrator will make a decision in writing. Additionally, the arbitrator, and not any federal, state, or local court or agency, shall have the exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability, or formation of this Arbitration Agreement. However, the preceding sentence shall not apply to the "Class Action Waiver" described in Subsection (4) below.
Excluded Disputes. You and ebuildz agree that the following Disputes are excluded from this Arbitration Agreement: (1) any Dispute seeking to enforce or protect, or concerning the validity of, any of your or our intellectual property rights; (2) individual claims in small claims court; (3) any claim that an applicable federal or state statute expressly states cannot be arbitrated; and (4) any claim for injunctive relief, and (5) if applicable law (including, without limitation, the State of New Jersey) states that you are not required to resolve a Dispute pursuant to arbitration.
WAIVER OF RIGHT TO BE A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN A CLASS ACTION. To fullest extent permitted by applicable law (including, without limitation, the law of the State of New Jersey), You and ebuildz agree to bring any Dispute in arbitration on an individual basis only, and not as a class or collective action. There will be no right or authority for any Dispute to be brought, heard or arbitrated as a class or collective action ("Class Action Waiver"). Regardless of anything else in this Arbitration Agreement and/or the applicable AAA Rules or AAA Consumer Rules, the interpretation, applicability, enforceability or formation of the Class Action Waiver may only be determined by a court and not an arbitrator.
Rules/Standards Governing Arbitration Proceeding. A party who wishes to arbitrate a Dispute covered by this Arbitration Agreement must initiate an arbitration proceeding no later than the expiration of the statute of limitations that applicable law prescribes for the claim asserted. The arbitrator shall apply the statute of limitations that would have applied if the Dispute had been brought in court. The arbitrator may award any remedy to which a party is entitled under applicable law, but remedies shall be limited to those that would be available to a party in their individual capacity, and no remedies that otherwise would be available to an individual under applicable law will be forfeited. The arbitrator is without authority to apply any different substantive law. The parties have the right to conduct adequate civil discovery and present witnesses and evidence as needed to present their cases and defenses, and any dispute in this regard shall be decided by the arbitrator. The location of the arbitration proceeding shall take place in the city or county where you reside, unless each party agrees otherwise. A court of competent jurisdiction shall have the authority to enter judgment upon the arbitrator's decision/award.
Severability. You and ebuildz agree that if any portion of this Section entitled "Mutual Arbitration Agreement" is found illegal or unenforceable, that portion will be severed, and the remainder of this Section will be given full force and effect.

23. GOVERNING LAW

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (either of the State of California or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of California.

24. Consent to be contacted

BY SUBMITTING YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION TO EBUILDZ, YOU ARE REQUESTING TO BE (AND YOU EXPRESSLY CONSENT TO BE) CONTACTED BY EBUILDZ, ITS PARTNERS, THE SERVICE PROVIDERS, THE PROJECT OWNERS REGISTERED ON EBUILDZ, AND COMPANIES THAT RECEIVE YOUR PROJECT THROUGH ANY OF THE CONTACT MEANS (PHONE, SMS / MMS / TEXT MESSAGE, EMAIL, MAIL AND/OR INSTANT MESSAGING) THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, VIA FACETIME, SLACK, SKYPE AND WHATSAPP). YOU ALSO EXPRESSLY CONSENT TO BE CONTACTED BY SOME OR ALL OF SUCH PARTIES BY PHONE, E-MAIL, SMS / MMS / TEXT, AND/OR INSTANT MESSAGING USING THE CONTACT DETAILS THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED, INCLUDING CALLS OR TEXT MESSAGES MADE USING AN AUTOMATED TELEPHONE DIALING SYSTEM OR USING AN ARTIFICIAL OR PRERECORDED MESSAGE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE NUMBER(S) PROVIDED ARE ON A CORPORATE, STATE, OR NATIONAL DO NOT CALL LIST OR REGISTRY.

25. CONSENT TO BE RECORDED

YOU EXPRESSLY CONSENT TO THE RECORDING OF ALL PHONE CALLS AND MESSAGES BETWEEN YOU AND (I) EBUILDZ, (II) THE SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND/OR (III) OTHER USERS OF EBUILDZ. WE MAY USE SUCH RECORDINGS FOR ANY REASONABLE BUSINESS PURPOSE INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TO IMPROVE THE SITES AND SERVICES. YOUR PROVISION OF SUCH CONSENT IS NOT A CONDITION OF ANY PURCHASE OR SERVICES.

26. Analyzing Your Communications

We may review, scan, or analyze your communications in connection with the Sites and Services, including all text messages and phone calls between you and ebuildz, the Service Providers, and other ebuildz users, for fraud prevention, risk assessment, regulatory compliance, investigation, product development, research, and customer support purposes. For example, as part of our fraud prevention efforts, we may scan and analyze messages to mask or alter contact information and references to other websites. In some cases, we may also scan, review, or analyze messages and phone call recordings to debug, improve, and expand product offerings. We use automated methods where reasonably possible. However, occasionally we may need to manually review some communications, such as for fraud investigations and customer support, or to assess and improve the functionality of these automated tools. We will not review, scan, or analyze your communications to send third party marketing messages to you, and we will not sell reviews or analyses of these communications.

26. Mobile Devices; SMS MESSAGING

The Sites and Services include certain services that are available via a mobile device, including (i) the ability to browse the Sites and Services from a mobile device and (ii) the ability to access certain features through an application downloaded and installed on a mobile device (collectively, the “Mobile Services”). To the extent you access the Service through a mobile device, your wireless service carrier’s standard charges, data rates and other fees may apply. In addition, downloading, installing, or using certain Mobile Services may be prohibited or restricted by your carrier, and not all Mobile Services may work with all carriers or devices. By using the Mobile Services, you agree that we may communicate with you regarding ebuildz and other entities by SMS, MMS, text message or other electronic means to your mobile device and that certain information about your usage of the Mobile Services may be communicated to us. In the event that you no longer want us to contact you by SMS, MMS or text message you agree to send us a message to support@ebuildz.com and/or reply to our SMS message with the word “STOP,” “End,” “Cancel,” “Unsubscribe,” or “Quit” in order to opt out. You may receive an additional mobile message confirming your decision to opt out. You understand and agree that the foregoing options are the only reasonable methods of opting out. You also understand and agree that any other method of opting out, including, but not limited to, texting words other than those set forth above or verbally requesting one of our employees to remove you from our list, is not a reasonable means of opting out. In the event that you change or deactivate your mobile telephone number, you agree to promptly update your ebuildz account information to ensure that your messages are not sent to the person that acquires your old number.

27. MISCELLANEOUS

If you breach any term of these Terms of Use or other agreement with ebuildz, ebuildz may pursue any legal or equitable remedy available, including but not limited to, direct, consequential, and punitive damages and injunctive relief. ebuildz’s remedies are cumulative and not exclusive. Failure of ebuildz to exercise any remedy or enforce any portion of the Terms of Use at any time shall not operate as a waiver of any remedy or of the right to enforce any portion of the Agreement at any time thereafter.

If any provision of the Terms of Use is found to be unenforceable or invalid (including, without limitation, in the State of New Jersey), that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that the Terms shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable.

These Terms of Use are not assignable, transferable or sublicensable by you except with ebuildz’s prior written consent. We may transfer, assign or delegate the Terms and its rights and obligations without consent.

Users of this Sites and Services are responsible for compliance with all applicable regulations and laws.

No joint venture, partnership, employment or agency relationship exists between you and ebuildz as a result of these Terms of Use or use of the Sites and Services.

You acknowledge and agree that each of the Released Parties shall be an intended third-party beneficiary of these Terms of Use.