GENERAL TERMS OF SERVICE
Last Modified: July 1, 2020
Mascus operates a global leading online equipment listing service for used heavy machinery and trucks (“Equipment”) where professionals such as Equipment dealers, brokers, manufacturers and private sellers can advertise their Equipment for sale to prospective buyers, post a wanted ad for Equipment (each, an “Advertisement”) or browse other Advertisements for Equipment to buy or sell. Mascus makes trading in Equipment easier and more efficient by making available information about supply and demand all in one place. HOWEVER, WE, OUR AFFILIATES AND OUR LICENSE PARTNERS ARE IN NO WAY INVOLVED IN THE TRANSACTION OR PURCHASE CONTRACT BETWEEN BUYERS AND SELLERS. WE, OUR AFFILIATES AND OUR LICENSE PARTNERS ARE NEUTRAL, AND AN ADVERTISEMENT IS IN NO WAY AN ENDORSEMENT OF THE SELLER OR THEIR EQUIPMENT.
This page explains the terms and conditions by which you may visit our websites and use our related mobile and web services and online tools (collectively, the “Services”). By accessing or using the Services, or by clicking a button or checking a box marked “I agree” (or something similar), you signify that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these General Terms of Service (this “Agreement”), and that you acknowledge the collection and use of your information as set forth in our Privacy Statement and our Cookie Notice , whether or not you registered for a free account.
We reserve all rights to, in our sole discretion, modify this Agreement in accordance with 13.3. This Agreement applies to all visitors and registered users who access or use the Services, including those that pay for Services (“Users”).
Please read this Agreement carefully to ensure that you understand each provision. This agreement contains a mandatory class action/jury trial waiver provision by which you agree to the use of A BENCH TRIAL on an individual basis to resolve disputes, and not to use jury trials or class actions.
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Services
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Eligibility. This is a contract between you and Mascus International B.V., or in regions where Services are offered or operated by a local affiliate or under license, between you and the applicable local affiliate (the “Mascus Affiliate”) or applicable license holder (the “License Partner”) - as identified for each such region in the “Contact” details in the footer of www.mascus.com - “we,” “our” or “us”. You must read and agree to this Agreement before using the Services. If you do not agree to this Agreement, you may not use the Services. You may use the Services only in compliance with this Agreement and all applicable local, state, national and international laws, rules and regulations. Any use or access to the Services by anyone under 18 is strictly prohibited and in violation of this Agreement. The Services are not available to any Users we have previously been removed or suspended from the Services.
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Access and Use. Subject to your compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, you may access and use the Services for your own professional and business purposes in order to browse and interact with Advertisements, to upload, create and list Advertisements, or to acquire and use other products and services available via the Services, in each case subject to the restrictions described in this Agreement, including without limitation the restrictions set forth in Articles 1.3 and 2 below. The Services are not designed for personal, family or household uses. We reserve all rights not expressly granted in this Agreement in and to the Services and the Intellectual Property (defined below). In addition to our other rights under this Agreement, we may suspend or terminate your access to the free Services at any time for any reason or no reason.
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Restrictions; Unauthorized Use.You will not, and you will not assist, permit or enable others to, do any of the following:
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use the Services for any purpose other than as expressly set forth in Article 1.2 above;
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disassemble, reverse engineer, decode or decompile any part of the Services, including, without limitation, the online financing calculator and algorithmic pricing tools, that is not open source or except where permitted by applicable law;
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use any robot, crawler, spider, scraper, data mining tool, data gathering or extraction tool, or any other automated means, to access, collect, use, copy or record the Services or any content, including without limitation to extract or reuse all or a substantial part of the Listings Data (as defined below) or to repeatedly and systematically extract or reuse insubstantial parts of the Listings Data, other than if you are a general internet search engine (i.e. Google and not specific to Equipment) or non-commercial archival services;
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copy, rent, lease, sell, transfer, assign, sublicense, modify, alter, hyperlink to or create derivative works of any part of the Services, any of our Intellectual Property or any Listings Data (other than your own or subject to the terms of a separate written agreement with us);
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remove any copyright notices or proprietary legends from the Services;
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take photos, screenshots or other images of the Services or otherwise extract reports and other output of the Services, other than records of your Advertisements, message history and any other content or reports that you take via any download and related functionality provided on or by the Services (“User Account History and Content”);
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use the Services in a manner that impacts (i) the stability of our servers, (ii) the operation or performance of the Services or any other User’s use of the Services, or (iii) the behavior of other applications using the Services;
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use the Services in any manner or for any purpose that violates any applicable law, regulation, legal requirement or obligation, contractual obligation, or any right of any person including, but not limited to, anti-spam rules, database and intellectual property rights, rights of privacy and/or rights of personality, or which otherwise may be harmful (in our sole discretion) to us, our providers, our suppliers or Users;
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use the Services in competition with us, to develop competing products or services, or otherwise to our detriment or commercial disadvantage;
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use the Services for benchmarking or competitive analysis of the Services;
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attempt to interfere with, compromise the system integrity or security of, or decipher any transmissions to or from, the servers running the Services;
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transmit viruses, worms or other software agents through the Services;
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impersonate another person or misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity, hide or attempt to hide your identity, or otherwise use the Services for any invasive or fraudulent purpose, including, for
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share passwords or authentication credentials for the Services;
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bypass the measures we may use to prevent or restrict access to the Services or enforce limitations on use of the Services or the content therein, including without limitation features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any content;
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identify us or display any portion of the Services on any site or service that disparages us or our products or services, or infringes any of our Intellectual Property or other rights;
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identify or refer to us or the Services in a manner that could reasonably imply an endorsement, relationship or affiliation with or sponsorship between you or a third party and us, other than your permitted use of the Services under this Agreement, without our prior express written consent; or
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use any of the contact information relating to Users available in an Advertisement for any purpose other than to contact a User about the Equipment in the Advertisement.
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User Accounts. Your free account on the Services (your “User Account”) gives you access to the free and paid Services and functionality that we may establish and maintain from time to time and in our sole discretion. For example, User Account holders can, subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including without limitation the restrictions set forth in Articles 1.3 and 2:
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place and update Advertisements;
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access additional paid Services for professionals, such as e-mail and publishing tools, Advertisement analysis and reporting, Facebook add-ons and more;
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interact with third party providers offering equipment-related products and services, such as financing or transportation;
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access and retrieve User Account History and Content; and
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sign-up to receive email updates about new products and services offered by us or new listings from sellers you choose to follow.
We may maintain different types of User Accounts for professional/corporate Users and private seller Users. If you open a User Account on behalf of a company, organization, or other entity, then (i) “you” includes you and that entity, (ii) you represent and warrant that you are an authorized representative of the entity with the authority to bind the entity to this Agreement, and (iii) you agree to this Agreement on the entity’s behalf.
You may never use another User’s User Account without permission. When creating your User Account, you must provide accurate and complete profile information, and you must keep this information current. You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs on your User Account, and you must keep your User Account password secure. We encourage you to use “strong” passwords (passwords that use a combination of upper and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols) with your User Account. You must notify us immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your User Account. We will not be liable for any losses caused by any unauthorized use of your User Account.
You may control your User profile and how you interact with the Services by changing the settings in your settings page. By providing us your email address you agree to our using the email address to send you Service-related notices, including without limitation any notices required by law, in lieu of communication by postal mail. Where the law permits, we may also use your email address to send you other messages, such as changes to features of the Services and special offers. If you do not want to receive such email messages, you may opt out. Opting out may prevent you from receiving email messages regarding improvements, equipment, events and offers; however, opting out will not prevent you from receiving Services-related notices.
You acknowledge that you do not own the User Account you use to access the Services. You agree that we have the absolute right to manage, regulate, control, transfer, modify and/or eliminate any data stored by us or on our behalf on our (including without limitation on our third party hosting providers’) servers as we see fit in our sole discretion, in any general or specific case, and that, subject to any Product Specific Agreement (as defined below) we will have no liability to you based on our exercise of such right.
Notwithstanding any value attributed to such data by you or any third party, you understand and agree that, SUBJECT TO ANY Product Specific Agreement, any data, User Account history and content and user and system data (DEFINED BELOW) residing on our servers, may be deleted, altered, moved or transferred at any time for any reason in our SOLE discretion, with or without notice and with no liability of any kind. We do not provide or guarantee, and expressly disclaim, any value, cash or otherwise, attributed to any data residing on our servers.
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User and System Data. As part of your use and interaction with the Services, we will collect data, metadata, content and information, including without limitation unique identifiers, that you provide to us or that is collected by us or via the Services (“User and System Data”). You hereby grant to us, and represent and warrant that you have all rights necessary to grant to us, a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, sublicensable, transferable and royalty-free right and license to collect, use, reproduce, electronically distribute, transmit, have transmitted, perform, display, store, archive, and to modify and make derivative works of any and all User and System Data in order to provide and maintain the Services, including without limitation the making available to you of your User Account History and Content, and, solely in de-identified or aggregate form, to report on and improve our products and Services and for our other business purposes specified in our Privacy Statement (and any and all such data derived therefrom is deemed part of our Intellectual Property).
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Changes to the Services. Subject to any Product Specific Agreement, we may, without prior notice, change the Services, stop providing the Services or features of the Services, to you or to Users generally, create usage limits for the Services, or suspend delivery for maintenance or other reasons specified in this Agreement. Subject to any Product Specific Agreement, we may permanently or temporarily terminate or suspend your access to the Services without notice and liability for any reason, including without limitation if in our sole determination you violate any provision of this Agreement, or for no reason. Upon termination of access for any reason or no reason, you continue to be bound by this Agreement.
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Interactions with Other Users. You are solely responsible for your direct interactions with other Users. We will have no liability for your direct interactions with other Users, or for any User’s action or inaction. We are not a party to your transactions with a buyer, seller or third party provider established through the Service. All Advertisement content is supplied by the seller and we do not warrant or guarantee its accuracy or authenticity. We encourage all Users to conduct appropriate checks of the Equipment and sellers prior to purchasing. To assist, we’ve put together some helpful security tips .
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Export Control. You are entirely responsible for compliance with all applicable local laws and regulations relating to export, re-export and import regulations. You may not use the Services if you are a resident of a country embargoed by the United States, or are a foreign person or entity blocked or denied by the United States government or under similar laws or regulations applicable in other jurisdictions.
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Additional Terms for Paid Services. Placing an Advertisement to sell or buy Equipment is subject to the additional advertising rules specified in Article 4 (the “Listing Rules”). If you subscribe for recurring monthly listing Services, you may be required to enter into a separate listing agreement or order form (a “Listing Agreement”), which when signed, or otherwise agreed to, remains subject to this Agreement, including without limitation, the Listing Rules. In addition to listing services, certain other paid Services, such as access to valuation Services, require those Users to enter into a separate subscription services agreement (a “Subscription Services Agreement”), which when signed, or otherwise agreed to, incorporates this Agreement. To the extent of a conflict between this Agreement and a Listing Agreement or Subscription Services Agreement (each a “Product Specific Agreement”), the terms of the Product Specific Agreement will prevail.
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Listings Data; Permitted Uses; Restrictions
Advertisements contain and display data, information, images, tradenames, logos and other content relating to the Equipment advertised for sale, including but without limitation descriptions, pricing, and seller contact information (“Listings Data”). Other than Listing Data contained in your Advertisements or subject to the terms of a separate access agreement with us, as a User, you may only access and use Listings Data while available in the format and arrangement we provide through the Services for the following limited purposes: (i) in order to review, compare and assist in you in determining whether to buy the Equipment advertised or similar equipment elsewhere in the market; (ii) to communicate with the seller to inquire about, negotiate or complete the purchase of the Equipment advertised, or (iii) to help you determine whether to sell your own similar Equipment via the Services such as, for example, determining the potential price to charge for your Equipment or the appropriate time to sell (the “Permitted Uses”). With respect to Listings Data, you will not, and you will not permit any third party to, use any Listings Data in any manner or for any purpose other than the Permitted Uses, without our prior express written consent. For clarity, and without limiting the foregoing, the following activities are not permitted:
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recording, copying or storing any Listing Data in any manner or for any purpose whatsoever, other than for the Permitted Uses;
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directly or indirectly publishing, transmitting or distributing Listings Data, or any derivative works thereof including but not limited to reports or other analyses regarding the secondary equipment market, in any manner for any form of monetary or other valuable consideration; or
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incorporating Listing Data in any manner into used equipment pricing tools, dashboards or other visualization products.
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Our Proprietary Rights
You acknowledge and agree that the Services and all materials therein or transferred thereby, including, without limitation, Listings Data and all other videos, audio, images and other content and information displayed, arranged or made available on the Services, and all software, algorithms, code and technology underlying the Services, and all intellectual property rights therein and thereto throughout the world (collectively and individually, “Intellectual Property”), are Mascus International B.V.’s, or its licensors’ (as applicable), sole and exclusive property. Except as explicitly provided herein, nothing in this Agreement will be deemed to create a license in or under any intellectual property rights, and you agree not to access, sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit or create derivative works from any Intellectual Property. Use of Intellectual Property for any purpose not expressly permitted by this Agreement is strictly prohibited.
You may choose to, or we may invite you to submit, comments or ideas about the Services, including without limitation about how to improve the Services or our products (“Ideas”). By submitting any Idea, you agree that your disclosure is gratuitous, unsolicited and without restriction and will not place us under any fiduciary or other obligation, and that we are free to use the Idea without any additional compensation to you, and/or to disclose the Idea on a non-confidential basis or otherwise to anyone. You further acknowledge that, by acceptance of your submission, we do not waive any rights to use similar or related ideas previously known to us, or developed by our employees, or obtained from sources other than you.
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Listing Rules
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Advertisement Duration. Self-listed Advertisements will be published for the length of time you select and pay for when posting your Advertisement. Advertisements created and uploaded by other means will be published for the length of time agreed to in the applicable Listing Agreement. If your Equipment sells, it is your responsibility to remove the Advertisement using the functionality available in your User Account or to notify us so that the Advertisement can be removed.
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Advertisement Fees. Fees to publish self-listed Advertisements and any add-on Services are based on the then-current price list made available to you before publication and publication is conditional on payment being made in full by way of our approved means of payment. We use Adyen N.V. as our third-party service provider for payment services. By using the self-list Services, you agree to be bound by any terms of use for the Ayden service as we may make available to you from time to time. Please visit https://www.adyen.com/ for more information. Fees for non-self-listed Advertisements and any add-on Services will be mutually agreed between you and us prior to the first publication of the Advertisements and will be specified in a Listing Agreement, if any. Invoices generated are payable without setoff whatsoever upon receipt by way of our approved means of payment. Subject to Article 4.10, once an Advertisement is published, the associated fees are non-refundable.
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Taxes; Interest; Other Costs. All fees payable for Services are exclusive of any applicable sales, use, value added or goods and services taxes, customs duties, withholding taxes or similar levies of any kind, including interest and penalties thereon. If any amount payable is not received by us within thirty (30) days of receipt, we may (i) condition future agreements on shorter or alternate payment terms; and (ii) charge late payment fees or interest at the lower of 12% per annum or the maximum permitted by applicable law. Any judicial and extrajudicial costs of collection for unpaid amounts will be borne by you.
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Advertisement Content. Advertisements listed on the Services must: (a) be for Equipment you are authorized or have the power to sell; (b) have accurate Listing Data; (c) fairly represent the condition of the Equipment and not attempt to mislead; (d) only relate to one unit of Equipment and not be a duplicate; (e) only promote the Equipment for sale, not other products or services; (f) not infringe any third party rights, including without limitation intellectual property rights such as patents, copyrights, moral rights, trade secrets, trademarks, service marks, inventions, design rights and any other proprietary rights provided under applicable law in respect of intellectual property; and (g) not contain any discriminatory, offensive or threatening content.
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Advertisement Placement. Advertisements may only be created and uploaded through means approved by us. Other than the self-list option available to all User Accounts, Advertisements may be uploaded via: (a) an RB Asset Solutions inventory management system supplied by Mascus International B.V. or a Mascus Affiliate; (b) automated import tools supplied by a License Partner; (c) application programming interfaces (APIs) supplied by one of our partners that either we make available to you or with whom we both have an independent relationship; or (d) any other automated means approved by us in writing. Advertisements of Equipment designated in your RB Asset Solutions inventory management system for listing on the Services will be created by pulling the Listing Data, including using the pictures, Equipment details and contact information, from your system. Due to intervals to index data and safety measures, the contents of Advertisements are not immediately visible online.
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Necessary Rights. You represent and warrant that you have acquired and will maintain all necessary rights and permissions to the Listings Data, including any releases or permission from individual seller contacts, to permit creation of your Advertisement, its upload to, and display through, the Services and to grant us the rights to use and otherwise process Listings Data as specified in this Agreement.
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Review by Mascus. We have the right, but not obligation, to review each Advertisement for suitability prior to or after publication. If we determine, acting reasonably, that your Advertisement is not suitable or otherwise violates this Agreement, you will be contacted by email. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve the right, without liability, to delay publication or remove from publication any Advertisement that we determine, acting reasonably, is not suitable or otherwise violates this Agreement. If your Advertisement is removed prior to publication, you will be entitled to a refund of the fees paid for such Advertisement so long as removal was not due to your fraudulent, deceptive or unlawful conduct.
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License to Use. When creating or uploading Advertisements, You hereby grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, sublicensable, transferable and royalty-free right and license to collect, use, reproduce, distribute, transmit, perform, display, store, archive, and to modify and make derivative works of any and all Listings Data associated with your Advertisements in order to provide, maintain, secure and improve the Services, including without limitation to market and promote your Advertisements using such layouts and user interfaces for the Services as we determine appropriate in our sole discretion, to prohibit or permit use and access by other Users of the Listing Data in accordance with the Agreement, and in de-identified or aggregate form, to develop and support our products and services and for our other business purposes (and any and all such data derived therefrom is deemed part of our Intellectual Property).
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Advertising on Other Channels. You acknowledge and agree that as part of the Services we may provide third parties with access to all or part of an Advertisement for publicity purposes allowing the third party to promote the Advertisement in combination with other ads on third party websites, via email or other advertising channels or mediums.
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Waiver of Statutory Reflection Period. While the Services are not designed for personal, family or household use, we acknowledge that in certain jurisdictions, private seller Users may be entitled to certain statutory rights when self-listing Advertisements. Such self-listing private seller Users hereby acknowledges that by submitting an Advertisement for publication, the User expressly agrees to commencement of the contract for Services immediately and thereby waives any statutory cooling-off or reflection period the User may have been entitled to. Notwithstanding the foregoing, should a private seller User wish to cancel a self-listed Advertisement prior to the selected expiry date and receive a prorated refund, the User may submit a request in writing to us containing the following information:
Model Cancellation Form
To: Mascus International BV
Bijster 34817 HX Breda
Netherlands
I hereby wish to cancel our agreement for the provision of the online self-listing services made on [enter date].
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Non-Mascus Applications. APIs and other approved automated means supplied by one of our partners (“Non-Mascus Applications”) are made available for use by their respective providers and may be subject to their own terms and conditions. If the provider ceases to make the Non-Mascus Applications available for interoperation with the Services or does so on terms we deem to be unreasonable (i.e. cancels service, uses old integration methods or inadequate security protocols), we may modify, suspend or cease providing such interoperability with features of the Services. You will not be entitled to any refund, credit or other compensation. In such case, if such alteration, suspension or cessation is not acceptable to you, then your sole and exclusive remedy is to terminate your agreement with us for Services.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, EXTRAORDINARY, EXEMPLARY OR OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER THAT RESULT FROM USAGE OF ANY NON-MASCUS APPLICATIONS OR YOUR CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH ANY PROVIDER OF A NON-MASCUS APPLICATION. -
Force Majeure. We (and the Mascus Listing Provider, if not us), will not be liable for any delay or failure to perform the paid Services resulting from any cause beyond its reasonable control (a “Force Majeure Event”), including but not limited to fires, explosions, earthquakes, floods, epidemics, industry-wide strikes, work stoppages or slow-downs or other industrial disputes, accidents, riots or civil disturbances, acts of civil or military authorities, interruption of electricity, Internet, or means of telecommunication, and your or any third-party applications or systems. Any time periods for the performance of its obligations are automatically extended for the duration of the Force Majeure Event, provided that you receive prompt notice in writing and we (or the Mascus Listing Provider, if not us) use(s) all commercially reasonable efforts to resume performance as soon as possible.
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Additional Terms for Mobile Applications
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Mobile Applications. We may make available software to access the Services via a mobile device (“Mobile Applications”). To use any Mobile Applications, you must have a mobile device that is compatible with the Mobile Applications. We do not warrant that the Mobile Applications will be compatible with your mobile device. You may use mobile data in connection with the Mobile Applications and may incur additional charges from your wireless provider for these services. You agree that you are solely responsible for any such charges. We hereby grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use a compiled code copy of the Mobile Applications on one or more mobile devices owned or leased solely by you, solely for your personal use. You may not: (i) modify, disassemble, decompile or reverse engineer the Mobile Applications, except to the extent that such restriction is expressly prohibited by law; (ii) rent, lease, loan, resell, sublicense, distribute or otherwise transfer the Mobile Applications to any third party or use the Mobile Applications to provide time sharing or similar services for any third party; (iii) make any copies of the Mobile Applications; (iv) remove, circumvent, disable, damage or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Mobile Applications, features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any content accessible through the Mobile Applications, or features that enforce limitations on use of the Mobile Applications; or (v) delete the copyright and other proprietary rights notices on the Mobile Applications. You acknowledge that we may from time to time issue upgraded versions of the Mobile Applications, and may, where your device settings permit, automatically electronically upgrade the version of the Mobile Applications that you are using on your mobile device. You consent to such automatic upgrading on your mobile device, and agree that the terms and conditions of this Agreement will apply to all such upgrades. Any third-party code that may be incorporated in the Mobile Applications is covered by the applicable open source or third-party license terms, if any, authorizing use of such code. The foregoing license grant is not a sale of the Mobile Applications or any copy thereof, and we or our third-party partners or suppliers retain all right, title, and interest in the Mobile Applications (and any copy thereof). Any attempt by you to transfer any of the rights, duties or obligations hereunder, except as expressly provided for in this Agreement, is void. We reserve all rights not expressly granted under this Agreement. If the Mobile Applications are being acquired on behalf of the United States Government, then the following provision applies. The Mobile Applications will be deemed to be “commercial computer software” and “commercial computer software documentation,” respectively, pursuant to DFAR Section 227.7202 and FAR Section 12.212, as applicable. Any use, reproduction, release, performance, display or disclosure of the Services and any accompanying documentation by the U.S. Government will be governed solely by this Agreement and is prohibited except to the extent expressly permitted by this Agreement. The Mobile Applications are subject to United States export laws and regulations. The Mobile Applications may not be exported or re-exported to certain countries or those persons or entities prohibited from receiving exports from the United States. In addition, the Mobile Applications may be subject to the import and export laws of other countries. You agree to comply with all United States and foreign laws related to use of the Mobile Applications and the Services.
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Mobile Applications from Apple App Store. The following applies to any Mobile Applications you acquire from the Apple App Store (“Apple-Sourced Software”): You acknowledge and agree that this Agreement is solely between you and us, not Apple, Inc. (“Apple”) and that Apple has no responsibility for the Apple-Sourced Software or content thereof. Your use of the Apple-Sourced Software must comply with the App Store terms of use. You acknowledge that Apple has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the Apple-Sourced Software. In the event of any failure of the Apple-Sourced Software to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price for the Apple-Sourced Software to you; to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Apple will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the Apple-Sourced Software, and any other claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs or expenses attributable to any failure to conform to any warranty will be solely governed by this Agreement and any law applicable to us as provider of the software. You acknowledge that Apple is not responsible for addressing any claims of you or any third party relating to the Apple-Sourced Software or your possession and/or use of the Apple-Sourced Software, including, but not limited to: (i) product liability claims; (ii) any claim that the Apple-Sourced Software fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and (iii) claims arising under consumer protection or similar legislation; and all such claims are governed solely by this Agreement and any law applicable to us as provider of the software. You acknowledge that, in the event of any third-party claim that the Apple-Sourced Software or your possession and use of that Apple-Sourced Software infringes that third party’s intellectual property rights, we, not Apple, will be solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement and discharge of any such intellectual property infringement claim to the extent required by this Agreement. You and we acknowledge and agree that Apple, and Apple’s subsidiaries, are third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement as relates to your license of the Apple-Sourced Software, and that, upon your acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce this Agreement as relates to your license of the Apple-Sourced Software against you as a third-party beneficiary thereof.
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Mobile Applications from Google Play Store. The following applies to any Mobile Applications you acquire from the Google Play Store (“Google-Sourced Software”): (i) you acknowledge that this Agreement is between you and us only, and not with Google, Inc. (“Google”); (ii) your use of Google-Sourced Software must comply with Google’s then-current Google Play Store terms of use; (iii) Google is only a provider of the Google Play Store where you obtained the Google-Sourced Software; (iv) we, and not Google, are solely responsible for Google-Sourced Software; (v) Google has no obligation or liability to you with respect to Google-Sourced Software or the Agreement; and (vi) you acknowledge and agree that Google is a third-party beneficiary to the Agreement as it relates to our Google-Sourced Software.
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Privacy
We care about the privacy of our Users. We store our data on servers located in Europe. Unless otherwise agreed to by us in writing, we are a controller of the information collected and processed by the Services. You understand that by using the Services we will collect and process your personal information and aggregate and/or anonymized data as set forth in our Privacy Statement . In certain regions of the world, some of our paid-Services are sold through License Partners with whom we’ve entered into contractual arrangements. Information processed by License Partners is governed by our contractual arrangements and their respective privacy policies. In other regions, some of our paid Services are sold by Mascus Affiliates (who are part of our corporate family with whom we may also have contractual arrangements). We and they also use third party service providers to perform functions in connection with the Services. Pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, we rely on a variety of measures to support the lawful transfer of or access to your information in regions outside of Europe. We also use contractual and technological means to limit processing of information to only what is needed to deliver the Services. Where you engage with a third party seller or buyer in relation to an Advertisement or request the services of a third party directly through the Services (such as accessories, transport or financing) we will transfer your information to that third party for that purpose in accordance with your engagement or request. You also acknowledge and agree that by including your email address and other contact information in an Advertisement, you are making such information publicly available so that interested Users can contact you. In addition, by using the messaging and contact features, you acknowledge that we may collect and store such communications as part of User and System Data.
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Security
We care about the integrity and security of the information we handle. We have implemented and follow an information security policy, including physical, managerial and technical safeguards deemed appropriate by us in our sole direction, designed to preserve the integrity and security of that information. However, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat our security measures or use your information for improper purposes. You acknowledge that you provide your information at your own risk. As mentioned above, review our helpful security tips to help protect yourself online.
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Disclaimer of Third-Party Links and Materials
The Services may contain third-party materials or links to third-party materials that WE Do not own or control. We do not endorse or assume any responsibility for any such third-party sites, information, materials, products or services. If you access a third-party website or service from the Services or share your Data OR INFORMATION on or through any third-party website or service, you do so at your own risk, and you understand that this Agreement and our Privacy Statement do not apply to your use of such sites. You expressly relieve us from any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party website, service or content. Additionally, your dealings with THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS found on the Services, including BUT NOT LIMITED TO the payment for and delivery of goods or service by them, and any other of their terms (such as warranties) are solely between you and such PROVIDER. You agree that we will not be responsible for any loss or damage of any sort relating to your dealings with such PROVIDERS.
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Indemnity
You will defend, indemnify and hold us and our affiliates, agents, License Partners, suppliers or licensors (and our and their employees, contractors, agents, officers and directors) harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debts, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees) arising from or related to: (i) your use of and access to the Services, including without limitation any data or content transmitted or received by you; (ii) your violation of any term of this Agreement, including without limitation any of the representations and warranties above; (iii) your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any right of privacy or intellectual property rights; (iv) your violation of any applicable law, rule or regulation; (v) your use of the Services or Listings Data in any manner not expressly authorized by this Agreement, including without limitation your breach of any of the restrictions applying to your use of the Services or Listings Data as set forth in Articles 1.3 or 2 above, respectively; (vi) your gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (vii) any third party’s access and use of the Services with your unique username, password or other appropriate security code.
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No Warranty
The Services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. Use of the Services is at your own risk. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Services ARE provided without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from US or through the Services will create any warranty not expressly stated herein. Without limiting the foregoing, we, our subsidiaries, our affiliates, AND OUR LICENSE PARTNERS do not warrant that ANY content OR INFORMATION ACCESSED THROUGH THE SERVICES is accurate, reliable or correct; that the Services will meet your requirements; that the Services will be available at any particular time or location, uninterrupted or secure; that any defects or errors will be corrected; or that the Services ARE free of viruses or other harmful components. Any content downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of the Services is downloaded at your own risk and you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or mobile device or loss of data that results from such download or your use of the Services. We make no guarantee that you will actually transact equipment or realize any particular value derived from a transaction.
Federal and national law, some states, provinces and other jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion and limitations of certain implied warranties, so the above exclusions may not apply to you. This Agreement gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. The disclaimers and exclusions under this Agreement will not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law.
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Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event will we or our affiliates, agents, LICENSE PARTNERS, SUPPLIERS OR LICENSORS (OR OUR OR THEIR employees, contractors, agents, officers or directors), be liable for any indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, including without limitation damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses, arising out of or relating to the use of, or inability to use, the Services. Under no circumstances will we be responsible for any damage, loss or injury resulting from SPAMMING, PHISHING, hacking or tampering of your devices or systems and any corresponding unauthorized access or use of the Services or your USER account or the information contained therein.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we assume no liability or responsibility for any (i) errors, mistakes, or inaccuracies of content; (ii) personal injury or property damage, of any nature whatsoever, resulting from your access to or use of the Services; (iii) any unauthorized access to or use of our secure servers and/or any and all personal information stored therein; (iv) any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from the Services; (v) any bugs, viruses, trojan horses, or the like that may be transmitted to or through the Services by any third party; (vi) any errors or omissions in any content or for any loss or damage incurred as a result of the use of any content posted, emailed, transmitted, or otherwise made available through the Services; (vii) USE OF LISTINGS DATA OR OTHER USER ACCOUNT DATA BY A THIRD PARTY; and/or (viii) the defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of any third party.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, In no event will we or our affiliates, agents, license partners, SUPPLIERS OR LICENSORS (OR OUR OR THEIR employees, contractors, agents, officers or directors) be liable to you for any claims, proceedings, liabilities, obligations, damages, losses or costs in an amount exceeding EUR 500,-. This limitation of liability provision applies whether the alleged liability is based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or any other basis, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damage.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, The total liability of us under this agreement shall in all cases be limited to EUR 500, except in cases where the damage has been caused by our intentional act or through our gross negligence.
Some JURISDICTIONS do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. This Agreement gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION. The disclaimers, exclusions, and limitations of liability under this Agreement will not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law.
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Contracting Entity, Governing Law and Class Action/Jury Trial Waiver
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Contracting Entity. This Agreement and, as specified in Article 1.9, subscriptions for Services may be entered into with Mascus International B.V. (Bijster 3, 4817 HX Breda, The Netherlands) or the applicable Mascus Affiliate or License Partner operating in your region.
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Governing Law/Venue. Subject to the terms of your Product Specific Agreement(s) or mandatory applicable consumer law provisions, this Agreement shall be governed by Dutch law, without respect to its conflict of laws principles, and any action relating to this Agreement commenced by you will exclusively be brought in the courts of competent jurisdiction in Amsterdam. In our absolute and sole discretion, we may commence legal action, at our election, in the courts of competent jurisdiction in Amsterdam or the place of your domicile, and if more than one party is involved, in the domicile of any one of the parties, and you and all other parties hereby submit and attorn to that jurisdiction and competent court.
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Exclusion. The application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is expressly excluded.
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Class Action/Jury Trial Waiver. In the event a user is able to successfully bring an action outside Amsterdam or the governing law of your product specific agreement is different, then with respect to all persons and entities, regardless of whether they have obtained or used the Services for personal, commercial or other purposes, all Claims must be brought in the parties’ individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class action, collective action, private attorney general action or other representative proceeding. You agree that, by entering into this Agreement, you and we are each waiving the right to a trial by jury or to participate in a class action, collective action, private attorney general action, or other representative proceeding of any kind. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THis waiver, SO THE ABOVE limitations MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THE waiver in this provision WILL NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
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General
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Assignment. This Agreement, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by us without restriction. Any attempted transfer or assignment in violation hereof will be null and void.
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Notification Procedures. We may provide notifications, whether such notifications are required by law or are for marketing or other business-related purposes, to you via email notice, written or hard copy notice, or through posting of such notice on our website, as we determine in our sole discretion. We reserve the right to determine the form and means of providing notifications to our Users, provided that you may opt out of certain notifications as required under applicable laws or as described in this Agreement or our Privacy Statement. We are not responsible for any automatic filtering you or your network provider may apply to email notifications we send to the email address you provide us.
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Changes to the Agreement. We may, in our sole discretion, modify or update this Agreement from time to time, and so you should review this page periodically. When we change the Agreement in a material manner, we will update the ‘last modified’ date at the top of this page and notify you that material changes have been made to the Agreement. Your continued use of the Services after any such change constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms of Service. If you do not agree to any of these terms or any future General Terms of Service, do not use or access (or continue to access) the Services. You hereby acknowledge and agree that, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, unless otherwise stated, any and each modified oR NEW Terms of Service will FULLY GOVERN your use of the Services, and is effective, beginning as of your first access to and use of the Services, even if prior to your acceptance of such Modified terms of service.
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Entire Agreement/Severability. This Agreement, together with any amendments and any additional agreements you may enter into with us in connection with the Services such as Product Specific Agreements, will constitute the entire agreement between you and us concerning the Services. If provided, any related purchase order or similar document provided by you shall be for reference only and shall have no force or effect, even if signed by you and a Mascus Listing Provider after the date hereof. None of our employees or representatives are authorized to make any modification or addition to this Agreement, unless in writing signed by our authorized representative. Any statements or comments made between you and any of our employees or representatives are expressly excluded from this Agreement and will not apply to you or us or your use of the Services. If any provision of this Agreement is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision will not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement, which will remain in full force and effect. Where we have provided any translation of the English language version of this Agreement, such translation is provided for your convenience only. To the extent there is any inconsistency between the English language version and any such translation, the English language version shall govern.
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No Waiver. No waiver of any term of this Agreement will be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and our failure to assert any right or provision under this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
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Contact. Please contact us with any questions regarding this Agreement.
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Jurisdiction Specific Clauses
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California Users. The provider of the Services is Mascus International BV. If you are a California resident, in accordance with Cal. Civ. Code §1789.3, you may report complaints to the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs by contacting them in writing at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N 112 Sacramento, CA 95834, or by telephone at (800) 952-5210 or (916) 445-1254.
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Quebec Users. It is the express wish of the parties that this Agreement and all related documents be drawn up in English. C’est la volonté expresse des parties que la présente convention ainsi que tous les documents y afférents soient rédigés en anglais.
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Feedback and Reporting Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights
If you believe that material in the Services to any part is incorrect or faulty, please notify us by sending information using the "feedback" link on the Service´s front page. Please describe the error or defect in detail in the message.
We respect the intellectual property rights of others, and we expect our Users to do the same. If you believe that your copyrights or other intellectual property rights have been infringed by material posted by others through the Services, you should provide us or our designated agent with the following information:
1. An electronic or physical signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright or other intellectual property owner;
2. Identification of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed;
3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and where it is located on the Services;
4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as your address, telephone number, and, e-mail address;
5. 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 other intellectual property owner, its agent, or law; and
6. A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information is accurate, and that you are the copyright or other intellectual property owner or are authorized to act on behalf of the owner.
The above information must be submitted to the following address:
If outside North America:
Attn: Infringement Notice
Legal Department
MascusAddress: Bijster 3
4817 HX Breda, The NetherlandsTel.: +31.765.242.600
Fax: +31.765.242.650If within North America:
Attn: Infringement Notice
Senior Paralegal
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (America) Inc.Address: 4000 Pine Lake Road
Lincoln, NE USA 68516Tel.: +1-(800) 211-3983
Fax: +1-(888) 433-3467IN CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS, IF YOU KNOWINGLY MISREPRESENT THAT ONLINE MATERIAL IS INFRINGING, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION FOR PERJURY AND CIVIL PENALTIES, INCLUDING MONETARY DAMAGES, COURT COSTS, AND ATTORNEYS’ FEES.
Please note that this procedure is exclusively for notifying us that your intellectual property rights have been infringed. The preceding requirements are intended to comply with our rights and obligations, but do not constitute legal advice. It may be advisable to contact a lawyer regarding your rights and obligations under applicable laws.
In accordance with applicable law, we have adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, Users who are deemed to be repeat infringers. We may also at our sole discretion limit access to the Services and/or terminate the User Accounts of any Users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.