Terms of Use
Thank you for visiting the NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® website www.rockfordarearealtors.org ("Site").
These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern how you may access and use the Site and your responsibilities when doing so. NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® Privacy Policy explains how NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® may use any personal information shared by you. By accessing this Site, you agree to these Terms and NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® Privacy Policy, so please take a moment to carefully review these documents. If you are accessing this Site on behalf of an organization, then you agree to these Terms and the Privacy Policy on behalf of that organization. If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not use this Site.
Other sections of the Site may have additional rules and regulations that are specific to that particular section and will be accessible to you in such sections.
NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® may modify these Terms from time to time. Any modifications to the Terms will be effective once posted to the Site. If you access or use the Site after the Terms have been modified, your continued access and use will constitute acceptance of all modifications.
NAR is the exclusive owner of the REALTOR®, REALTORS®, REALTOR® Block "R" Logo, and other REALTOR® trademarks. The REALTOR® trademark has one meaning only: a registered collective membership mark which may be used by real estate professionals who are members of NAR and subscribe to its strict Code of Ethics. The REALTOR® trademarks are not synonymous with real estate agent, real estate broker or real estate professional. NAR will enforce against any misuses of its trademarks. Members may use the REALTOR® trademarks provided they follow NAR's trademark rules. Members can find NAR's Membership Marks Manual at the following link: https://www.nar.realtor/membership-marks-manual. If you have a question about proper use of the trademarks, please feel free to contact NAR at trademark@realtors.org.
Any information or content shared on the Site is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal or professional advice. Please consult with an appropriate professional for any professional advice you need, for example, legal or accounting advice.
NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors®, its partners, or its members, created the text, images, video, graphics, content, and materials ("Materials") available through the Site. All Materials are protected by all applicable copyright and trademark laws. NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® or the party credited owns the Materials, and all rights in the Materials are expressly reserved. Use of the Materials is subject NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors®'s express written approval. No reproduction, distribution, or transmission of the copyrighted materials on the Site is permitted without the written permission of NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors®. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. You further acknowledge and agree that all right, title and interest in and to the Marks, the Site, and the content and look and feel of the Site are and shall remain with NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® or its licensors. You agree not to contest or infringe these rights, directly or indirectly, at any time. Without the prior written consent of NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors®, your modification of the content, use of the content on any other site or networked computer environment, or use of the content for any purpose other than personal, non-commercial use, violates the copyrights, trademarks or other intellectual property rights of NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® or its licensors, and is prohibited. Except as expressly provided under this Agreement, you may not use on any site, including Your Site, or on any other materials, the Marks, or any other trademarks or copyrighted materials appearing on the Site, including without limitation any logos, without the express prior written consent of the owner of the mark or copyright.
You understand that all third party content posted on, transmitted through, or linked from the Side is the sole responsibility of the third party originator of such content.
NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® hopes this website will promote and facilitate a meaningful exchange of information on issues in the real estate industry. In order to ensure a safe and civil environment, NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® expects you to conduct yourself in a respectful and law-abiding manner when using the Site. You may not:
- Use the Site to advertise or promote real estate listings or real estate services;
- Use the Site to send unsolicited communications or promotions, also known as "spam";
- Use the Site to promote or advertise products or services;
- Use the Site in any way that violates local, state or federal laws;
- Upload or share materials that are illegal, fraudulent, defamatory, libelous, misleading, threatening, profane, or obscene;
- Take any action that will disrupt or interfere with operation of the Site, which includes use of any robot, spider, or other automated device, process, or means to access, retrieve, scrape, or index any portion of the Site;
- Violate the privacy or infringe the rights of others, including intellectual property rights;
- Use inflammatory, offensive or inappropriate language;
- Impersonate other persons.
Some portions of the Site may only be accessed by members of NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors®. If you are a member of NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors®, you must first register for access. You are responsible for your username and password, and the activities that occur on the Site under your username and password, so please be careful with how you store and share that information.
You are also responsible for providing NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® with accurate and complete registration information, including updating such information as it changes.
You may have the opportunity to provide your email address to NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors®. If you share your e-mail address with NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® through the Site, NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® may send e-mails to you about a variety of subjects, such as updates to the Site or NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors®'s products, services, events and programs. By providing your e-mail address to NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors®, you consent to receiving these e-mails from NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors®. You will have the option of unsubscribing from NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors®'s e-mail list(s) through a link included in NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors®'s e-mails.
THIS SITE INCLUDES LISTING INFORMATION PROVIDED BY ITS MEMBERS. NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OF THE LISTING CONTENT, WHICH IS PROVIDED AS IS. NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES WITH RESPECT TO THE APPROPRIATENESS, ACCURACY, SUFFICIENCY, CORRECTNESS, VERACITY, VALUE, COMPLETENESS, AVAILABILITY OR TIMELINESS OF THE DATA, METHOD, OR CONTENT CONTAINED IN OR PROVIDED THROUGH THE WEBSITE.
This Site includes links to websites that are not owned or operated by NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors®. These links are provided as a convenience and do not constitute NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors®'s endorsement of the linked-to website or its owner. Please be aware when you leave the Site because NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors®'s Terms and Privacy Policy will no longer apply to your activities. Third-party websites will likely have their own terms of use and privacy policy, which NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® has no control over.
You are authorized to establish a hypertext link (the “Link”) from your site (“Your Site”) to the home page of the Site. Deep linking to content appearing in the web pages below the home page of the Site is not permitted.
If you create a Link, Your Site shall not:
- Create frames around the Site or otherwise alter the visual presentation of the Site.
- Expressly state or otherwise imply that NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® is endorsing you, your products or services, or the content of Your Site.
- Expressly state or otherwise imply an affiliation between you and NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® without the prior written consent of NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors®.
- Misrepresent your relationship with NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® or present false or misleading impressions about NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors®'s products or services.
- Disparage the Site or display the Link in a manner that that diminishes NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors®'s goodwill.
- Include or display any material which is immoral, unethical, illegal or inappropriate for a professional site.
You acknowledge and agree that you are not a publisher, distributor, agent, partner, franchiser or endorser of the Site, and NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® is not a publisher, distributor, agent, franchiser or endorser of Your Site. NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® retains exclusive editorial control over the Site and has the right to make administrative or operational decisions it deems necessary or desirable in the normal course of business.
You warrant to NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® that (1) you have duly registered the domain name of Your Site with all applicable authorities and/or have a license to use Your Site, and you possess all rights necessary to use such the domain name for Your Site, and (2) the content of and materials placed on the Site or within Your Site, and any hyperlinks on Your Site, do not and will not (i) infringe upon or violate any United States copyright, patent, trademark or other proprietary right of a third party, or (ii) violate any applicable law, statute, regulation, or non-proprietary right of a third party.
This site is provided by NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis and without any warranty that the site will meet any particular criteria of performance or quality, accuracy, sufficiency, or timeliness of that data, method, or content contained in or provided through the site. NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the usability, condition or operation of this site, or that access to or use of the site will be uninterrupted or error-free, or as to the information, content or materials included on this site. You expressly agree that your use of this site is at your sole risk.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® disclaims all warranties, express and implied, including, but not limited to implied warranties or merchantability, title, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, comparability, security and accuracy.
Some jurisdictions do not permit the disclaimer of certain warranties, so the above disclaimers may not apply to you.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, in no event shall NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors®, its directors, officers, affiliates, employees or agents be liable for any damages of any kind arising form the use of this site, including, but not limited to, direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, and punitive damages. NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® shall also not be liable for any loss of profits, revenue, data, use goodwill or other intangible losses; damages relating to your access to, use of, or inability to access or use the site; damages relating to any third-party conduct or content available on the site, including without limitation, defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct or content. This limitation applies to all claims, regardless of legal theory, and whether or not NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® has been informed of the possibility of such damages.
Some jurisdictions do not permit the limitation or exclusion of certain liabilities, so the above limitations and exclusions may not apply to you.
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors®, its officers, directors, employees, shareholders, agents, affiliates, suppliers, successors and assigns from and against any and all liability, loss, claim, demand, suit, proceeding, damage, cost and expense, including reasonable attorneys fees and costs, arising out of or resulting from (a) any violation by you of these Terms of Use; (b) the content you provide; or (c) any negligent acts, errors or omissions of you or your agents or contractors.
You may stop using the Site at any time. NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® may suspend or terminate the Site at any time at RAR's discretion and without notice. NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® may also terminate, limit or suspend your access to the Site for any reason at any time and without notice. For example, NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® may terminate your access to this Site if you are not complying with these Terms or if NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® determines that you are a repeat infringer of third-party intellectual property rights.
NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects you to do the same. Per the DMCA, NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® will respond expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement on the Site if submitted to NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors®'s Copyright Agent as described below. Upon receipt of a notice alleging copyright infringement, NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® will take whatever action it deems appropriate within its sole discretion, including removal of the allegedly infringing materials.
If you believe that your intellectual property rights have been violated by NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® or by a third party who has uploaded materials to the Site, please provide the following information to NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors®'s designated Copyright Agent listed below:
- A description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed;
- A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Site;
- An address, telephone number, and e-mail address where NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® can contact you and, if different, an e-mail address where the alleged infringing party, if not NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors®, can contact you;
- A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner or other intellectual property rights owner, by its agent, or by law;
- A statement by you under penalty of perjury that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or are authorized to act on the owner's behalf;
- Your electronic or physical signature.
NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® may request additional information before removing any allegedly infringing material. In the event NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® removes the allegedly infringing materials, NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® will immediately notify the person responsible for posting such materials that NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® removed or disabled access to the materials. NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® may also provide the responsible person with your e-mail address so that the person may respond to your allegations.
NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® reserves the right to terminate, limit or suspend any user's access to the Site in the event of repeated infringing activity. If you believe that a user of this Site is a repeat infringer, please follow the above instructions to contact NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors®'s Copyright Agent. Please include sufficient information to assist NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® in determining that the user repeatedly engaged in infringing activity.
NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® registered a designated agent with the Copyright Office pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 512(c). NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors®'s designated Copyright Agent is:
Staff
NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors®
1161 Tebala Blvd
Rockford, IL 61108
United States
815-395-6776
staff@rockfordarearealtors.org
NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® welcomes visitors to the Site from across the world. NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors®'s operations are, however, located in the United States and its policies and procedures based on United States law. If you are located outside of the United States, you consent to the transfer, storage and processing of your information, such as registration information or email addresses, in the United States. Additionally, if you are accessing the Site from a country embargoed by the United States, you agree to not engage in any commercial activities, including financial transactions, using or through the Site.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, without reference to conflicts of laws. Regardless of your location, any disputes that arise under these Terms will be litigated before a court in Winnebago County, Illinois.
These Terms constitute the entire agreement and understanding between the parties with respect to their subject matter and may not be contradicted by evidence of any prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreement. These Terms create no third-party beneficiary rights.
NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors®'s or your failure to exercise any right provided for in these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of any rights under these Terms. If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable, such unenforceability will not affect the validity of the remaining provisions. You may not assign any of your rights under these Terms. NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors® may assign its rights under these Terms in whole or in part at any time without your consent. No agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment is created as a result of these Terms.