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Bookerville Terms and Conditions
By using or accessing Bookerville.com (the "Site"), you acknowledge that you agree to and are subject to the following terms and conditions (the "Terms").
If you do not fully agree to these Terms, you may not access or otherwise use the Site. You should read through all these Terms carefully. The Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Bookerville, LLC ("Bookerville.com", "Bookerville", "we", "us" or "our").
- The Site is a Venue
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT WE ARE NOT A PARTY TO ANY RENTAL TRANSACTION. We do not own nor can we contract for any vacation
rental property listed on the Site. Instead, the Site acts as a venue to allow a member of our Site (each, a "member")
to offer for rent, or rent, in a variety of pricing formats, a specific vacation rental property to potential renters
(each, a "traveler" and, collectively with a member, the "users"). We are not involved in the actual transaction
between travelers and members even though we may from time to time provide tools, such as direct booking, that enable a
traveler to enter into a transaction to lease a specific property directly from the owner of that property. As a
result, the quality, safety or legality of the properties advertised, the truth or accuracy of the listings (including
the content thereof or any property or guest book review), the ability of members to rent vacation property or the
ability of travelers to pay for vacation rental properties are solely the responsibility of each user.
- Personal Use
Bookerville does not charge travelers to access the Site and research listings. Accordingly, we grant users a limited,
revocable, non-exclusive license to access the Site to, as applicable, advertise vacation rental properties and/or
research, view or make legitimate inquiries to members regarding their interest in particular vacation rental
properties for their personal use, all in accordance with these Terms. Any other use of the Site is expressly
prohibited. Importantly, this license does not include any right of collection, aggregation, copying, duplication,
display or derivative use of the Site nor any right of use of data mining, robots, spiders or similar data gathering
and extraction tools without our prior written permission; provided, however, that a limited exception from the
foregoing exclusion is provided to general purpose internet search engines and non-commercial public archives that use
tools to gather information for the sole purpose of displaying hyperlinks to the Site, provided they each do so from a
stable IP address or range of IP addresses using an easily identifiable agent and comply with our robots.txt file.
"General purpose internet search engine" does not include a website or search engine or other service that provide
classified listings or property rental advertisements, or any subset of the same, or which is in the business of
providing vacation property rental services.
- Proprietary Rights and Downloading of Information From the Site
The Site is protected by copyright as a collective work and/or compilation, pursuant to U.S. copyright laws,
international conventions, and other copyright laws. The text, files, images, photos, maps and other materials on the
Site (collectively, the "content") are only for your personal use. All content on the Site, and the Site itself, is
protected by copyright and database rights, and you will abide by any and all additional copyright notices,
information, or restrictions contained in or relating to any content on the Site. Copying or storing of any content
for other than for your personal, noncommercial use is expressly prohibited without the prior written permission from
Bookerville or the applicable copyright holder. As part of the rental inquiry process, for your own personal, noncommercial use
and not for further distribution, you may download, display, and/or print one (1) copy of any portion of the Site. You
may not modify the same, and you must reproduce our copyright notice in the form "© 2008 - 2019 Bookerville, LLC -
All Rights Reserved", as displayed on the relevant portion(s) of the Site that you desire to download, display or
print.
- Unauthorized Use
Unless otherwise provided within these Terms, or unless otherwise applicable law requires us to allow you to do so, you
may not do any of the following without our prior written consent:
- Copy, reproduce, upload, post, display, republish, distribute, or transmit any part of the content in any form whatsoever;
- Reproduce any portion of the Site on your website or otherwise, using any device including, but not limited to, use of a frame or border environment around the Site, or other framing technique to enclose any portion or aspect of the Site, or mirror or replicate any portion of the Site;
- Modify, translate into any language or computer language, or create derivative works from, any content or any part of this Site;
- Reverse engineer any part of this Site;
- Sell, offer for sale, transfer, or license any portion of the Site in any form to any third parties;
- Use any robot, spider, other automatic device, or manual process to monitor, copy, or keep a database copy of the content or any portion of the Site;
- Use the Site other than to advertise and/or research vacation rentals and to make legitimate inquiries to our members;
- Use the Site to make any false, fraudulent or speculative reservation or inquiry, or any reservation in anticipation of demand;
- Post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, indecent, inflammatory, sexually explicit, pornographic or profane material or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law or for any other purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms;
- Post or transmit any information that constitutes or contains false or misleading indications of origin or statements of fact;
- Use or access the Site in any way that, in our sole discretion, adversely affects the performance or function of the Site, or any other computer systems or networks used by us or the Site, or infringes on our copyright or any copyright of our members;
- Violate, plagiarize or infringe the rights of third parties including, without limitation, copyright, trademark, patent, rights of publicity or privacy or any other proprietary rights;
- Upload or transmit to the Site or use any device, software or routine that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, or other computer programming routines that may damage, interfere or attempt to interfere with, or intercept, the normal operation of the Site, or appropriate the Site or any system, or take any action that imposes an unreasonable load on our computer equipment, or that infringes upon the rights of any third party; or
- Upload Disguise the origin of any information or inquiry transmitted through the Site.
If you are aware of or experience any content, activity or communication through or in connection with the Site that
appears to be in violation of the above, or in violation of any other provision of these Terms, we ask that you please
inform us of any such violation by sending an email to us: Contact Us
- Changes to Site
We may change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the Site at any time, including the availability of any Site
features, database, or content. We may also impose limits on certain features or services or restrict your access to
parts or all of the Site without notice or liability.
- Your E-mail Address and Our Privacy Policy
When you use the Site to send an inquiry to a member, you agree to allow the Site and its affiliated websites to add
your e-mail address to our database of users. You may receive one or more e-mails from either the Site or its
affiliated members in order to answer questions, confirm reservations, notify and request payments, or any other
matters related to completing a reservation. Please review our Privacy Policy for more
information regarding our information collection practices and safeguards. Your use of the Site signifies your
acknowledgment of and agreement with our Privacy Policy.
- Data Transmittal
Each user acknowledges and agrees that, regardless of such user's physical location, we may store and process any data
transmitted to the Site from such user at locations both within and outside of the United States.
- Identity Verification
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User verification on the Internet is difficult and we cannot and do not confirm each user's purported identity. We
encourage you to communicate directly with a traveler or member through the tools available on the Site.
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You agree to (i) keep your password and online ID secure and strictly confidential, providing it only to
authorized users of your account, (ii) instruct each person to whom you give your online ID and password that he or
she is not to disclose it to any unauthorized person, (iii) notify us immediately and select a new online ID and
password if you believe your password may have become known to an unauthorized person, and (iv) notify us
immediately if you are contacted by anyone requesting your online ID and password. When you give someone your
online ID and online password, you are authorizing that person to access and use your account, and you are
responsible for any and all transactions that person performs while using your account, even those transactions
that are fraudulent or that you did not intend or want performed.
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EACH USER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT: (X) NEITHER THE SITE NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES WILL HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO
ANY USER FOR ANY UNAUTHORIZED TRANSACTION MADE USING ANY USER'S PASSWORD THAT OCCURS BEFORE SUCH USER HAS NOTIFIED
US OF POSSIBLE UNAUTHORIZED USE OF SUCH PASSWORD AND WE HAVE HAD A REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY TO ACT ON THAT NOTICE;
AND (Y) THE UNAUTHORIZED USE OF YOUR ONLINE ID AND PASSWORD COULD CAUSE YOU TO INCUR LIABILITY TO BOTH THE SITE
AND OTHER USERS. Further, we may suspend or cancel your listing at any time even without receiving notice from
you if we suspect that your password is being used in an unauthorized or fraudulent manner.
- Limitations of Use of Other User's Information
You agree that, with respect to other users' personal information that you obtain through the Site or through any
Site-related communication or any Site-facilitated transaction, we have granted to you a license to use such
information only for: (a) any Site-related communications that are not unsolicited commercial messages, (b) using
services offered through the Site, (c) facilitating a financial transaction between you and the other user (such as
an on-line booking or charging a personal credit card) and (d) any other purpose that a user expressly agrees to
after you tell them the purpose you would like to use it for. In all cases, you must give users an opportunity to
remove themselves from your address book or database and a chance to review what information you have collected about
them. In addition, under no circumstances, except as defined in this provision, can you disclose personal information
about another user to any third party without both our consent and the consent of the other user. You agree that
other users may use your personal information to communicate with you in accordance with this provision. Further, you
agree that you will protect other users' personal information with the same degree of care that you protect your own
confidential information (using at minimum a reasonable standard of care), and you assume all liability for the
misuse, loss, or unauthorized transfer of such information.
- No Spam
We do not tolerate spam. Therefore, without limiting the foregoing, you are not licensed to add a Site user, even a
user who has rented a vacation property from you or to you, to your mailing list (email or physical mail) without the
user's express consent.
- Responsibility for user-contributed content
We have no duty to pre-screen content posted on the Site by members, travelers or other users (including, without
limitation, reviews of or guest book entries for any particular rental property), (collectively, "user-contributed
content"), and we are not responsible for user-contributed content. We do, however, reserve the right to decline to
permit the posting on the Site of, or to remove from, any user-contributed content that fails to meet our content
requirements. We may also remove user-contributed content if it is brought to our attention, such as by notice given
to us by a user or by a third party, that any other requirements governing the posting of such content, has/have been
apparently breached in respect of that user-contributed content.
All property listings on the Site are submitted by the member and are the responsibility of the member, and we
specifically disclaim any and all liability arising from the alleged accuracy of the listings, property reviews, guest
book entries, or any alleged breaches of contract on a member's part. Members are solely responsible for keeping their
property information up to date on the Site, including, but not limited to any and all representations about any
property, its amenities, location, and its availability for a specific date or range of dates. We do not represent or
warrant that any of the copy, content, property reviews, guest book entries, property location, suitability, pricing
or availability information published on the Site is accurate or up-to-date even in the case where prospective
travelers have searched for specific special offers, dates, or types of properties. Members are solely responsible for
ensuring the accuracy of any property descriptions. However, we reserve the right at all times to disclose any
information as permitted by prevailing law to satisfy any law, regulation or government request.
- Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT WILL THE SITE, BOOKERVILLE.COM, BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF, BASED ON, OR RESULTING FROM OUR SITE, THESE TERMS, YOUR USE OF THE
SITE AND/OR ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN USERS, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBLITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THESE
LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS APPLY WITHOUT REGARD TO WHETHER THE DAMAGES ARISE FROM (1) BREACH OF CONTRACT, (2) BREACH
OF WARRANTY, (3) STRICT LIABILITY, (4) TORT, (5) NEGLIGENCE, OR (6) ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT
SUCH EXCLUSION AND LIMITATIONS ARE NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SITE, YOU DO NOT
AGREE WITH ANY PART OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR HAVE ANY OTHER DISPUTE OR CLAIM WITH OR AGAINST US, ANOTHER USER OR THE SITE
WITH RESPECT TO THESE TERMS OR THE SITE, THEN YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AGAINST US IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE
SITE. IN ALL EVENTS, OUR LIABILITY, AND THE LIABILITY OF ANY MEMBER OF THE BOOKERVILLE, LLC GROUP, TO YOU OR ANY THIRD
PARTY IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT OF
FEES YOU PAY TO US IN THE SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACTION GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY, AND (B) $100.00 IN THE AGGREGATE.
- Disclaimer
THE SITE, INCLUDING ALL CONTENT, SOFTWARE, FUNCTIONS, MATERIALS AND INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE ON OR ACCESSED THROUGH
THE SITE, IS PROVIDED "AS IS." TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF
ANY KIND WHATSOEVER FOR THE CONTENT ON THE SITE OR THE MATERIALS, INFORMATION AND FUNCTIONS MADE ACCESSIBLE BY THE
SOFTWARE USED ON OR ACCESSED THROUGH THE SITE, FOR ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OR HYPERTEXT LINKS TO THIRD PARTIES OR FOR
ANY BREACH OF SECURITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION THROUGH THE SITE OR ANY LINKED SITE.
FURTHER, WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NON-INFRINGEMENT,
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ACCURACY. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE
SITE OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT CONTAINED THEREIN WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED,
OR THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY TRANSMISSION TO AND FROM THIS SITE IS NOT CONFIDENTIAL AND YOUR COMMUNICATIONS MAY BE READ OR
INTERCEPTED BY OTHERS. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BY SUBMITTING COMMUNICATIONS TO US AND BY POSTING INFORMATION ON THE SITE,
NO CONFIDENTIAL, FIDUCIARY, CONTRACTUALLY IMPLIED OR OTHER RELATIONSHIP IS CREATED BETWEEN YOU AND US OTHER THAN
PURSUANT TO THESE TERMS.
- Release
IN THE EVENT THAT YOU HAVE A DISPUTE WITH ONE OR MORE OTHER USERS OF THE SITE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY
DISPUTE BETWEEN USERS REGARDING ANY TRANSACTION OR USER-CONTRIBUTED CONTENT), YOU HEREBY AGREE TO RELEASE, REMISE AND
FOREVER DISCHARGE THE SITE AND ANY MEMBER OF THE BOOKERVILLE, LLC GROUP, EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS, DIRECTORS,
OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND ALL OTHER RELATED PERSONS OR ENTITIES FROM ANY AND ALL MANNER OF RIGHTS, CLAIMS, COMPLAINTS,
DEMANDS, CAUSES OF ACTION, PROCEEDINGS, LIABLITIES, OBLIGATIONS, LEGAL FEES, COSTS, AND DISBURSEMENTS OF ANY NATURE
WHATSOEVER, WHETHER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, WHICH NOW OR HEREAFTER ARISE FROM, RELATE TO, OR ARE CONNECTED WITH SUCH DISPUTE
AND/OR YOUR USE OF THE SITE. IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, YOU WAIVE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542, WHICH
SAYS: "A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR
AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH, IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE
DEBTOR."
- Indemnity
You hereby agree to indemnify, defend and hold the Site and any member of the BOOKERVILLE, LLC Group (collectively, the
"Indemnified Parties") harmless from and against any and all liability and costs incurred by the Indemnified Parties
in connection with any claim arising out of your use of the site (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DISPUTE BETWEEN
USERS REGARDING ANY TRANSACTION OR ANY OF YOUR USER-CONTRIBUTED CONTENT), ANY CONTENT POSTED BY YOU OR OTHER USERS OF
YOUR ACCOUNT TO THE SITE or any breach by you of these Terms or the representations, warranties and covenants made by
you herein, including, without limitation, attorneys' fees and costs. You shall cooperate as fully as reasonably
required in the defense of any claim. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and
control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you and you shall not in any event settle any matter
without our written consent.
- Choice of Law and Forum
Any and all services and rights of use hereunder are performable and/or sold in the State of Virginia, United States
of America, and you irrevocably agree that any cause of action you may submit in connection with your use of the Site
or pursuant to these Terms will be filed in Loudoun County, Virginia which will be the venue of any legal dispute. You
also agree that any dispute between you and us will be governed by the laws of the State of Virginia.
- Notification of Claims of Infringement
If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or your intellectual
property rights have been otherwise violated, please notify our agent for claims of copyright or other intellectual
property infringement: Contact Us or Bookerville, LLC 21954 Hyde Park Drive, Ashburn, VA 20147 USA.
Please include the following in your notice: (a) identify with specific detail the material on the Site that you claim
is infringing; (b) a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the
copyright owner, its agent or the law; (c) a statement by you declaring under penalty of perjury that (i) the above
information in your notice is accurate, and (ii) you are the owner of the copyright interest involved or that you are
authorized to act on behalf of that owner; (d) your physical address, telephone number and email address; and (e) your
physical or electronic signature. We will thereafter remove the allegedly infringing content, subject to the procedures
outlined in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). If you see or experience any user-contributed or other
content, activity or communication through or in connection with the Site, that appears to infringe any requirement of
these Terms, we would like you to inform us: Contact Us. We rely upon users to notify us of infringing
content, activity and communications.
- No Agency
Our relationship is that of independent contractors, and no agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or
franchiser-franchisee relations is intended or created by these Terms or your use of the Site.
- Notices
Except as explicitly stated otherwise, any notices shall be given (in the case of you contacting us) by form email:
Contact Us By Email or by postal mail to:
Bookerville, LLC
21954 Hyde Park Drive
Ashburn, VA 20147
USA
or, when we need to send you notice, to the email address you provide to the Site during the registration process
(in your case, and as applicable). Notice shall be deemed given upon receipt or 24 hours after email is sent, unless
the sending party is notified that the email address is invalid. Alternatively, we may give you notice by certified
mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested, to any address provided to us during the registration process (as
applicable). In such case, notice shall be deemed given three days after the date of mailing.
- Amendments
We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove any portion of these Terms, in whole or
in part, at any time. Notification of changes to these Terms will be posted on the Site and will be effective
immediately thereafter. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of any such change, modification or
amendment will constitute your acceptance thereof.
- Links to Third-Party Sites
This Site may contain links and pointers to other Internet sites, resources, and sponsors of the Site. Links to and
from the Site to other third-party sites, maintained by third parties, do not constitute an endorsement by us of any
third-party sites or the contents thereof.
- Your Record of These Terms
We do not separately file the Terms entered into by each user of the Site. Please make a copy of these Terms for your
records by printing and/or saving a downloaded copy of the Terms on your personal computer.
- Miscellaneous
These terms constitute the entire agreement between us and you with respect to your use of the Site. We may immediately
terminate any user's access to or use of the Site due to such user's breach of these Terms or other unauthorized use of
the Site. Any cause of action you may have hereunder or with respect to your use of the Site must be commenced within
one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of
these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of any such right or provision. If for any reason a court of competent
jurisdiction finds any provision of these Terms, or portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision shall be
enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of these Terms, and the remainder of these Terms
shall continue in full force and effect.
- Member Eligibility; Accuracy of Information
Our services may only be used by members who can form legally binding contracts under applicable law. If you are
registering as a business entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind the entity to this Agreement.
Each member further represents and covenants that any information submitted to the Site during such member's
registration with the Site shall be true and correct. Member further agrees to provide notice to the Site by
email: Contact Us By Email regarding any updates to any such contact information previously submitted by member
to the Site.
Each member agrees to promptly provide such proof of personal identification, proof of ownership of the property
listed on the Site, and proof of authority to list the property as we may request.
- Content, Layout and Copy
We reserve the right to determine in our sole discretion the final design, layout and functionality of our Site, which
is subject to change from time to time without notice.
We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to review and edit copy or amend the content, layouts or photographs
supplied by any member. All content and copy edits submitted by members are subject to review and approval by us in
our sole discretion.
Notwithstanding our right to edit and amend the content, copy and photographs, we do not accept and we shall not have
any liability for any loss or damage resulting from the design or positioning of the copy, properties, content and/or
photographs or any change made to any content, photograph or copy submitted by any member or edited or amended by us.
- Photographs
We will use reasonable efforts to reproduce faithfully any photograph submitted, but we are not responsible for any
loss or damage or harm otherwise resulting from any defect in this regard.
By submitting a photograph electronically through the Site, the member represents and warrants that (a) (i) it holds
all intellectual property rights with respect to each submitted photograph, or (ii) it has secured from the copyright
holder all rights necessary for the photograph to be used in an online advertisement, (b) that any people in the
photograph have given permission for their likeness to be displayed in an online advertisement, (c) that the
photograph accurately and fairly represents the subject of the photograph and has not been altered in any manner that
would mislead a viewer of that photograph, and (d) that it will indemnify and hold harmless the Site and any member of
the Bookerville, LLC Group from any cause of action arising from any misrepresentation with respect to any and all the
photographs so submitted.
- Copyright Grant
If you are a member, by accepting these Terms and by paying for and posting a listing on the Site, you grant to us and
our affiliates a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, unrestricted, non-exclusive, royalty-free and fully paid-up
license to use, copy, license, sublicense (through multiple tiers), adapt, distribute, display, publicly perform,
reproduce, transmit, modify, edit and otherwise exploit the copy, the photographs and the likenesses (if any) of any
content you post on the Site, and you grant the Site and its holding company, Bookerville, LLC the ability to copyright and
protect the images, copy, and content available via your listing from the unauthorized use by unaffiliated third
parties who may, from time to time, attempt to pirate such information via electronic or other means. We need these
rights to host and display your listing. You further agree to assist us - at our expense and control - to protect such
copyrighted material from unauthorized redistribution. We are not responsible for any infringement or violation of
laws resulting from content supplied by any member and each member will indemnify and hold harmless the Site and any
member of the Bookerville, LLC Group against any action brought for breach of copyright or other rights from the use of
such content supplied by such member. Each member hereby waives and releases all rights to any claim against us for any
alleged or actual infringement of any proprietary rights, rights of privacy and publicity, moral rights and rights of
attribution in connection with any user-contributed content posted or provided to us by such member.
Each member agrees that we may reproduce in whole or in part any photographic material supplied by such member in the
promotion of either such member's property or the promotion of the Site.
It is the member's responsibility to obtain reproduction permission for all photographic and other material used in
their advertisements. The member warrants that he is the owner of the copyright in such material or is authorized by
the owner thereof to grant to us the rights therein contained.
- Hypertext Links
We reserve the right to refuse hypertext links to, or addresses of, other web sites from members' pages, and to remove
links or web addresses without notice at our sole discretion. Further, we reserve the right to charge for hypertext
links at any time.
- Substitution of Properties
Each listing and associated reservation calendar may only relate to a specific property. The property in a listing and
its associated reservation calendar may not be substituted by another property. If a member submits changes to an
existing listing that, if approved, would substantially alter the listing to make it that of another property, then we
have the right to terminate the listing and its associated reservation calendar and may choose, in our sole discretion,
to retain any fees associated with the term of the previously existing listing as compensation for the violation of
this condition.
- Representing More than One Property on One Reservation Calendar
Each listing and associated reservation calendar on the Site displays an individual and uniquely identified property
available for short-term vacation rental. The listing specifically cannot be a mere example of properties in a given
area. Only one property can be represented by each reservation calendar. We reserve the right to amend the copy or
remove any reservation calendar when more than one property is described in such reservation calendar, and may choose,
in our sole discretion, to retain any fees associated with the initial term of such non-conforming listing as
compensation for the violation of this condition.
- Termination of Listing
We reserve the right to refuse in our sole discretion any advertisement submitted to us either through our online
submission process or sent to our offices for us to load or post onto the Site. We may refuse to publish the
advertisement for any reason, and each current or prospective member expressly agrees to release and hold us harmless
from any loss or liability that may arise from such a decision.
If, in our sole discretion, any member submits unsuitable material to our Site or into our database, persistently
misuses the Site or our online systems, or is in material breach of these Terms, we reserve the right to remove
immediately such member's property from the Site without refund.
If we become aware of or receive a complaint from any person or entity regarding a member's listing or rental
practices that, in our sole discretion, warrants the immediate removal of such member's allegedly offensive listing
from the Site (for example, and without limitation, if a member double-books a property for multiple travelers on the
same date, or engages in any practice that, in our sole discretion, would be considered unfair within the vacation
rental industry, or if we receive a complaint that any listing's content infringes on the rights of a third party),
then we may immediately remove the allegedly offensive listing from the Site without notice to the member and without
refund while we investigate the basis for the complaint. If we conclude, in our sole discretion, that any such
complaint is meritorious, then we may permanently remove the offensive listing from the site without notice to the
member and without refund.
If any member is in breach of these Terms or its obligations to us then we may immediately remove such member's
listing from the Site without notice to the member and without refund.
- Transfer of Listing
No listing may be transferred to another party, except that if a member sells the property that is listed, the member
may transfer its listing to the new owner of the property that is listed. We may, at our discretion, charge a
reasonable transfer fee.
- Payment
Payment for listings must be made in U.S. Dollars paid either by major credit or debit card, or a check drawn on a U.S. bank.
- Storing Credit/Debit Card Information
You may not, under any circumstances, store any part of customers' credit or debit card information within Bookerville, including the card account number, the expiration date, or the security (CVV) code often found on the back of the card.
Storing consumer (or business) credit or debit card information - in whole or in part - anywhere within the Bookerville system is expressly prohibited, and may result in your account being suspended or closed.
Your merchant account, or eCommerce provider (such as PayPal, PayPros, Authorize.net, etc.) may provide the ability to store credit/debit card information, depending on the exact agreements you may have with them. In some cases, Bookerville may subscribe to "tokenization" services provided by these
entities which can enable you, or your customers (guests) to recall previously-used credit/debit cards, often by the last four digits of the account number, during subsequent transactions. This is handled by your merchant account or eCommerce provider, and so in such a case the credit/debit card information is not
stored in Bookerville, and is therefor permissable.
Storing credit/debit card data is unnecessary anyway with Bookerville's auto-billing capabilities. Learn more: Billing Vs. Auto-Charging
- False Registrations, Opt-Outs, False Information
When registering to become a member of the site, you must provide a valid, operational email address that you are the proper and legal owner or attendant of. Entering false or phony email addresses, or email addresses that do not belong to you or that you do not have access to, is strictly prohibited and may cause your account to be permanently closed, without any refund.
When entering information into your Bookerville account about your business, identifying information, address, alternate email addresses, phone numbers, etc., you must enter valid, correct information that properly and legally corresponds to you and your business, your rental properties, your PayPal and/or merchant account, and all other information that you enter into your Bookerville account.
Entering false information into your Bookerville account is a violation of our terms and conditions, and may result in your account being permanently closed without any refund.
You also may not "opt-out" of any email communications sent from Bookerville to any of the email addresses you submit into your Bookerville account. Bookerville relies on the ability to notify you of important communications using the valid email addresses you provide. By "opting out" of email correspondence from Bookerville, you prevent us from being able to reach you for important
business correspondence. As such, "opting-out" of any email communications sent from Bookerville to any of the email addresses you submit into your Bookerville account is a violation of our terms and conditions, and may result in your account being permanently closed without any refund.
- Guest, or "Traveler" Rules
When submitting requests as a visitor to the site (e.g., guest, traveler) you must provide a valid, operational email address that you are the proper and legal owner or attendant of. Entering false or phony email addresses, or email addresses that do not belong to you or that you do not have access to, or email addresses that you have previously opted-out (or unsubscribed) of correspondence from Bookerville or our property managers - is strictly prohibited.
"Unsubscribing", or Opting Out of Email Correspondence
It is everyone's legal right to unsubscribe (or opt-out) of email correspondence from any entity. (See CAN-SPAM 2003 legislation) If you do this as a guest, traveler, or booker, then Bookerville cannot legally send emails to you thereafter. This means you will not receive confirmation emails, payment reminders, payment receipts, contracts, arrival instructions, nor any other
emails from Bookerville, and this may have a severe impact on the quality of your booking and/or travel experience.
Not receiving emails from Bookerville will not remove your obligation to be bound by these terms and conditions, nor the terms and conditions of any property managers you engage into agreements, contracts, or transactions with.
- Guest Reviews
Bookerville solicits reviews from guests to provide feedback on their experiences with our property managers and the properties listed on the Bookerville site. It is optional to participate in these reviews.
If you decide to participate in a Guest Review, the following rules apply:
- You must be the actual guest who stayed at the property(ies) involved in the booking.
- There must be a valid, operational email address on file for you that you are the proper and legal owner or attendant of, and you must not opt-out of email correspondence from Bookerville for this email address.
- You must be truthful and fair in your feedback and rating (score).
- Bookerville publishes Guest Reviews on publicly-accessible listing pages on the Internet.
- Bookerville retains the right - at its sole discretion - to either display or not display the content of any Guest Reviews on Bookerville's public web pages.
- Bookerville retains the right to distribute these Guest Reviews to other parties, including other listing sites, and our property manager members, who may choose to publish these reviews on their own web pages.
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