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Help Center >> ITEX Marketplace RulesPrint FormatRULES OF THE ITEX MARKETPLACEJanuary 15, 2010 Table of Contents 1.0 OVERVIEW 1.1. These Marketplace Rules ("Rules") are part of the Member Agreement between you as an ITEX Marketplace Member ("Member") and ITEX Corporation ("ITEX"). They describe the terms and conditions applicable to your use of the ITEX Marketplace ("Marketplace"), and your use of our services under the domain and sub domains of www.itex.com (the "Website"). All terms defined in the Member Agreement shall have the same meanings in these Rules. 1.2. Opening and continuing to use an ITEX Account ("Account") as a Member constitutes your acceptance of all terms and conditions of these Rules as most recently published by ITEX. If you do not agree to be bound by these Rules, you cannot be a Member or use or access our services. In addition to these Rules, Members must read, agree, and accept all of the terms and conditions contained in our Member Agreement and Privacy Policy. We may amend these Rules at any time by posting the amended terms on the Website. All amended terms shall be effective immediately upon posting on the Website. In addition, we will attempt to notify you of amendments by email. These Rules may not be otherwise amended except in a writing signed by you and ITEX. These Rules are effective upon our acceptance of you as a new Member, and are otherwise effective on January 15, 2010 for all Members. 2.0 PARTICIPATION IN THE ITEX MARKETPLACE Nature of the Parties 2.1. ITEX is a provider of the Services described in the Member Agreement. 2.2. ITEX contracts with franchisees and independent licensed brokers (collectively, "Brokers"), for the provision, by these Brokers, of member support or brokerage services associated with operation of the Marketplace. Brokers are independent contractors and operate from business locations other than our executive office in Washington. Brokers are not employees, agents, joint venturers or partners of ITEX, and their authority to bind ITEX is strictly limited by applicable policies and contractual obligations that are binding on Brokers. As independent contractors, Brokers are solely responsible for the employment, acts and omissions, control and direction of their employees and assignees. 2.3. Member is a business entity or approved individual that desires to exchange its products, services, materials and/or labor ("products and services") with other members of the Marketplace (or other permitted parties), accepting "ITEX dollars" (defined in Section 4.1. below) as payment, and subscribes to ITEX's record keeping, payment processing and related services. Member Eligibility 2.4. Only individuals and businesses who are Members in Good Standing (defined in Section 2.16. below) can obtain an Account and transact through the Marketplace. Members may designate authorized persons ("Authorized User") to transact in the Marketplace, subject to our approval. We reserve the right to approve, deny, suspend, or terminate membership or use of an Account by any business or individual, in our sole discretion, for any reason or no reason. Our services are available only to, and may only be used by, business entities or individuals who can form legally binding contracts under applicable law, including those with respect to payments, transactions, and fees. We may require that, at any time, each Member provide ITEX a valid credit card, debit card, checking account information, or other guarantee of payment of fees. If you are registering as a business entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind the entity and all its authorized signatories to our Member Agreement. Our services are not available to children (persons under the age of 18) or to temporarily or indefinitely suspended Members. Conduct of Transactions 2.5. Legal Right to Sell Listed Products and Services. You may list on the Marketplace only those products and services that you have the legal right to sell through the Marketplace. Only Members holding the appropriate license may sell products or services that are permitted to be sold only by licensed sellers under federal, state or provincial, and local law, including but not limited to travel services, alcohol, real estate, insurance, professional services and securities. The following policies are part of these Rules and provide additional terms and conditions related to specific products and services offered in the Marketplace: Each of these policies may be changed from time to time. Changes take effect when we post them on the ITEX website. All such policies or rules are hereby incorporated into these Rules.2.6. Member Listings. All listings of products and services of a Member (including, without limitation, listings in local, regional, or national directories, Website listings, email broadcasts, and other printed materials) must comply with the Rules. We reserve the right to remove any Member listing or change its location on the Website. Members are not permitted to manipulate, alter, interfere with, or otherwise affect another Member's listings. Listings that promote bonus items, giveaways, or random drawings or prizes as an enticement for buyers must be legal promotions in all jurisdictions where the promotion is available. It is your responsibility to determine the legality of your promotion. We reserve the right to request documentation supporting your ITEX dollar valuation of a listed product or service with evidence of other valid cash sales at the same price. Failure to provide adequate documentation of cash sales to support the listed price may result in the deletion of any Member's listing from the Marketplace. You may initiate "On Hold" status with respect to some or all of your Member listings. "On Hold" status removes the listing(s) from the Website, until you elect to republish the listing(s). 2.7. Selling Products and Services for ITEX Dollars. You agree to sell products and services for ITEX dollars in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in these Rules at prevailing or normally advertised prices, but you may exclude "sale" items. You agree to sell your products and services for 100% ITEX dollars, except for tax and shipping costs, and except in the case of a single transaction exceeding $5,000 ITEX dollars. A buyer in a transaction involving the Marketplace (a "Buyer") and seller in a transaction involving the Marketplace (a "Seller") may negotiate for a portion of the excess of the price over $5,000 ITEX dollars in a single transaction to be paid in cash. Any required cash payments, e.g. shipping or tax, are the sole responsibility of the Buyer and Seller and are not the responsibility of ITEX. We are not a guarantor of any Marketplace transaction. Our only responsibility is to record transactions according to the terms and conditions outlined herein, and ITEX is not responsible for the interpretation or fulfillment of any of the obligations of the Buyer and Seller. 2.8. Transaction Documents and Payment Methods. The following may be used as payment for Marketplace transactions:
2.9. Transaction Procedure. We will be obligated to process the transfer of ITEX dollars represented by online transactions, ITEX checks or other Buyer authorized posting documents only when the procedures outlined below are followed: 2.9.1. Online Transactions.
2.9.2. Document-Based Transactions.
2.9.3. All Transactions.
2.10. Transaction Assistance. We intend to use reasonable commercial efforts to assist Members to transact among themselves by making Member information available on the Website and maintaining current Member information. In addition, we may appoint, at our sole and absolute discretion, independent persons, or entities as Brokers to provide information on Members' products and services available through the Marketplace. Whenever you either enter into a transaction, or make an offer to enter into a transaction through the Marketplace, you acknowledge that (i) the sole parties to any Marketplace transaction are the Buyers and Sellers involved and not ITEX (unless ITEX notifies a Member in writing that ITEX is acting as a Buyer or Seller in a transaction), (ii) each transaction is entered into voluntarily and incurs normal risks associated with any business transaction, (iii) each Member will engage in appropriate due diligence, with the assistance of professional counsel and consultants if appropriate, prior to entering into the transaction, and (iv) ITEX is not a guarantor of any transaction or ITEX dollar transfer or liable in any manner for damages related to the transaction. We will use reasonable commercial efforts to record transactions accurately and to administer the Rules in accordance with their terms. However, the initiative for using our services for your economic benefit is exclusively yours and ITEX does not guarantee or warrant any level of business through the Marketplace. 2.11. Safe Transactions. You bear sole responsibility for the authentication of the identity of any person with whom you may transact. You acknowledge that authentication is difficult, particularly on the Internet, and that ITEX does not confirm any person's purported identity. You should communicate directly with potential trading partners and establish your own standards for identity authentication. You should use caution, common sense and practice safe transactions when using the Marketplace. There may also be, and you accept full responsibility for, any risks associated with dealing with foreign nationals and persons acting under false pretense. 2.12. Availability of Products and Services. ITEX is not responsible if Member cannot find, and does not represent, warrant, or guarantee that Member will find, specific products or services to purchase, or customers for their products and services within the Marketplace. 2.13. Prohibited Products and Services. Refer to our "Prohibited or Restricted Products and Services Policy" which is part of these Rules and incorporated by reference. No Member shall offer for sale or purchase any product or service through the Marketplace in a manner that violates federal, state, provincial, or local law, and no offer to sell or purchase any such prohibited product or service shall be deemed to be authorized by ITEX. Only Members holding the appropriate license may sell products and services that are permitted to be sold only by licensed sellers under federal, state, provincial, or local law, including but not limited to travel services, alcohol, real estate, and professional services. 2.14. Real Estate Transactions; Travel Services. Refer to our "Real Estate Policy" and our "Travel Service Policy" which are part of these Rules and incorporated by reference. 2.15. No Control over Member and Third-Party Information. We are not responsible for, and do not control, represent, or endorse the accuracy, reliability, integrity, or legality of any information provided by Members, Brokers, and third parties available through the Marketplace, including information that is transmitted on behalf of Members by Brokers or their employees. Members and third parties are solely responsible for their respective information. 2.16. Definition of "Member in Good Standing." A Member who (i) has completed a Member Application and accepted our Member Agreement; (ii) complies with the current Rules and any other agreements in effect with ITEX, (iii) is current in the payment of all Fees (defined in Section 3 - Continuing Service and Transaction Fees) owing to us under this Member Agreement, (iv) is not in Default (defined in Section 5 - Breach of Rules; Prohibitions; Termination), and (v) has a valid Member account, is a "Member in good standing." Only Members in good standing are entitled to the services of ITEX. 2.17. Advertising Authorization. Unless we are otherwise notified in writing, you authorize us and our Brokers to inform other Members of the availability of your products and services. This authorization includes, without limitation, listings in local, regional, or national directories, Website listings, e-mail broadcasts, and other printed materials. You acknowledge and agree that Member information that will be publicly available may be the name of the business, address, contact person, telephone number, fax number, email address, website URL, and product and service availability. We are neither a party to these sales listings nor responsible for their accuracy. Any inaccuracies should be immediately reported to us, in writing. We reserve the right to restrict or deny the publishing or promotion of products and services that we, in our sole discretion, deem to be inappropriate. 2.18. Consent to Receive Electronic Mail from ITEX. You hereby expressly consent to receive from us (and from our Brokers) electronic mail messages that we may send from time to time, in our sole discretion, containing information promoting the sale, lease, or other disposition of products and services made available through the Marketplace, or containing information regarding the operation of the Marketplace. You agree that we are not responsible for, and do not control, represent, or endorse the accuracy, reliability, integrity, or legality of any email, advertising, or other information provided by Members or Brokers. 2.19. Record Keeping 2.19.1. We issue periodic statements to you reflecting your Account activity and amounts due and owing to ITEX. Statements are deemed accurate as produced unless you notify the ITEX corporate office in writing of any discrepancy, within four weeks of the statement date. We are under no obligation to review transactions entered on an Account one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of the posting of the transaction. Interim Account activity summaries may be made available at the Website. If you request copies of processed ITEX checks or other Buyer authorized transaction documents over one hundred eighty (180) days old, you may be charged a cash research fee per copy unless the examination reveals an accounting error. 2.19.2. ITEX operates on a four (4) week accounting cycle ("Cycle") that may or may not conform to any given calendar month. Each Cycle begins on a Friday and ends at midnight on the fourth Thursday following. 2.19.3. We have the right, but not the obligation, to reverse transactions due to non-compliance with these Rules or failure to provide products or services. Transactions are subject to final audit and verification by ITEX and, in case of inaccuracies, non-compliance, or non-fulfillment, we may debit or credit your Account without notice. 2.20. Funds in Transit. The following applies to transactions involving special or long distance orders, construction jobs, service work, long-term leases and other work-in-progress transactions. ITEX dollar transactions should be conducted in the same manner as cash transactions. For instance, Buyer should consider obtaining a written estimate or description of product or service and price before authorizing work to begin or shipments to be made. Before starting work or shipping a product, Seller should consider obtaining a deposit or down payment in ITEX dollars in the same manner as a seller would in a cash transaction. The Funds-In-Transit (FIT) Program has been designed to assist Members with transactions in excess of $1,500 ITEX dollars, or those transactions that require more time than the ITEX authorization process allows (14 days). The FIT Program is designed to assure the Seller that the Buyer's ITEX dollar funds have been set aside for the specific transaction and to assure the Buyer that the Seller will not receive the funds until Seller has delivered the goods and services purchased according to the terms and conditions of the sale. An ITEX check or other authorized transaction documents and a FIT Initiation Form must be submitted to the ITEX corporate office before funds may be deposited into a FIT account. Before funds can be released from a FIT account, a FIT Release Form must be completed and signed by the Buyer and submitted to the ITEX corporate office. In the event the Buyer does not promptly execute an FIT Release Form after receiving the goods or services purchased, ITEX will notify the Buyer that the ITEX dollars held will be released to the Seller in five business days, unless the Buyer provides a written explanation describing why Buyer is disputing the transaction. If and when Buyer disputes a transaction, it is Buyer's responsibility to pay any applicable shipping costs to return the product or goods to Seller. 2.21. Products or Services sold by ITEX. Although not normally involved in the transaction between Buyers and Sellers, ITEX may on occasion act as principal but only after notifying a Member in writing that it is acting as a Buyer or Seller in a particular transaction. ON ALL PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OFFERED OR SOLD BY ITEX, THE ONLY WARRANTY ITEX MAKES IS THAT IT HAS TITLE FREE AND CLEAR FROM ANY LIEN OR ENCUMBRANCE. ALL PRODUCTS OR SERVICES ARE SOLD "AS IS, WHERE IS." ITEX MAKES NO WARRANTY EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY OPERATION OF LAW OR OTHERWISE AS TO THE MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES SOLD IN TRANSACTIONS IN WHICH ITEX MAY ACT AS PRINCIPAL, AND BUYER SHALL LOOK SOLELY TO THE MANUFACTURER, DISTRIBUTOR OR RETAILER OF SUCH MERCHANDISE FOR ANY WARRANTY. 2.22. Member Transactions with Brokers. Brokers and their employees, both in the United States and Canada, are free to buy and sell in the Marketplace with ITEX dollars on their own behalf and for their own account. Every provision of the Rules applies equally to Brokers and their employees, as well as to Members. With respect to your transactions with Brokers and their employees, you agree that (i) you will not hold ITEX responsible or liable for your transactions with Brokers and their employees, or for their content, actions or inactions, the items they list or the products and services they offer, and (ii) you will indemnify and hold ITEX harmless from any third-party claim arising from a transaction or attempted transaction with a Broker or its employees when Broker is acting as a principal to the transaction. 2.23. Taxes. Each Member must provide a valid and correct taxpayer identification number (or, if applicable, social security number) to ITEX before engaging in any transaction through the Marketplace. By signing a Member application or agreeing to the terms of the Member Agreement, you thereby declare and affirm that your taxpayer identification number (or, if applicable, social security number) you provide to ITEX is valid and correct. Members shall be solely responsible to collect, remit, declare, and report all applicable federal, state, provincial, local, and municipal taxes, including appropriate sales and excise taxes and GST, resulting from any transaction involving ITEX dollars to the appropriate taxing authorities as required by law. Under no circumstances are we responsible to pay any sales, excise, GST, use, or other taxes on behalf of any Member. Transactions involving ITEX dollars are generally treated as taxable events for federal, state, provincial, and local tax purposes. It is your responsibility to seek independent professional tax advice as needed. The declaration and reporting of applicable taxes resulting from ITEX dollar transactions rests solely with you. In the United States, we are required by law to submit a 1099B for each Member Account to the IRS each year reporting the gross sales of the Account. In Canada, sale transactions are deemed within the purview of the Income Tax Act, and ITEX dollar transactions should be reported by the Member to Revenue Canada per applicable law. You agree to indemnify and hold ITEX harmless for any actions we take to comply with federal, state or provincial, and local laws. 2.24. Disputes 2.24.1. Transaction disputes concerning the quality, fulfillment, or deliverability of products and/or services purchased are between the Buyer and Seller ONLY, and ITEX has no responsibility in connection therewith other than recording transactions. You should exercise the same discretion in evaluating sellers, inspecting products, conducting due diligence, and ensuring delivery in ITEX dollar transactions as you do in cash transactions. We are not responsible for use of ITEX dollars by unauthorized persons or for transactions that do not comply with the Rules, nor are we under any obligation to reverse unauthorized or noncompliant transactions. ITEX is not a Buyer or Seller in any transaction unless it notifies Member in writing. 2.24.2. In situations in which Buyer disputes having entered into a transaction, it shall be the responsibility of the Seller or the Seller's Broker to provide ITEX with written verification from the Buyer authorizing the transaction (e.g., signed ITEX check or other authorized transaction documents). If such documentation is not received by ITEX by the later of: (i) five (5) business days of ITEX's notice of the dispute, or (ii) fourteen (14) days from the date the transaction was authorized, the transaction will be reversed. We are under no obligation to reverse transactions after one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of the disputed transaction posting. Except in the case of an accounting error, if a transaction is reversed, Member may still be charged the appropriate transaction fees. 2.24.3. In situations in which Buyer disputes the fulfillment or deliverability of products and/or services, it is the Buyer's responsibility to complete and submit to ITEX corporate headquarters a transaction dispute form, available on the Website ("Transaction Dispute Form"). ITEX, in its sole discretion, will determine, in accordance with these Rules, whether or not the dispute warrants its involvement. In cases in which disputes are deemed valid and within 180 days of the posting of the transaction, ITEX will forward the Transaction Dispute Form to the Seller, requesting a response within five (5) business days. Upon receipt of Seller's timely response, our Transaction Dispute Department will review all available information and ITEX will determine in its sole discretion whether the transaction remains as posted, or if the transaction shall be reversed. Failure of Seller to respond to the Transaction Dispute Form will, in most cases, result in the disputed transaction being reversed. Neither ITEX nor the Transaction Dispute Department is under any obligation to review transactions after one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of the disputed transaction posting. 2.24.4. If you have three (3) Transaction Dispute Forms filed against you within a one (1) year period which we deem to be valid disputes in accordance with these Rules, you may be deemed to be in Default (defined below) and your Account may be terminated in accordance with Section 5 - Breach of Rules; Prohibitions; Termination. 3.0 CONTINUING SERVICE AND TRANSACTION FEES 3.1. Each Member will pay ITEX continuing service fees for record keeping and administrative services, transaction fees for sales and purchases, and other fees (collectively, "Fees"). Fees are due upon receipt of your ITEX statement. ITEX dollar fees are automatically deducted from your Account. All Fees that are not payable in ITEX dollars are sometimes referred to herein collectively as "Cash Fees." Cash Fees must be paid by cash, check, cashier's check, money order, electronic funds transfer ("EFT") or credit card. "Preferred Members," as defined below, have their Cash Fees paid with an approved credit card or EFT. Fees include the following: 3.2. Association Fees. $20.00 cash and $10.00 ITEX dollars are charged to your Account each four week accounting and billing cycle ("Billing Cycle") for your right to participate in the Marketplace. 3.3. Transaction Fees. Members who elect to pay Fees on upon receipt of an invoice, rather than with an approved credit card or EFT, pay a seven and one-half percent (7.5%) cash transaction fee on purchases (payable by Buyer), and a seven and one-half percent (7.5%) cash transaction fee on sales (payable by Seller). Preferred Members (defined in Section 3.4 below) are charged a six percent (6%) cash transaction fee on purchases (payable by Buyer) and a six percent (6%) cash transaction fee on sales (payable by Seller). The transaction Fees may be charged on the full amount of transactions, including the cash portion of an authorized part ITEX dollar/part cash transaction. 3.4. Preferred Member Status. "Preferred Members" are Members who have agreed to pay cash Fees with an approved credit card or EFT on a continuing basis. If your credit card is declined or the EFT is returned and is still being dishonored by the end of the Billing Cycle, your Preferred Member status will be revoked and your transaction Fees will be calculated at 7.5% per transaction in future Billing Cycles. Your Preferred Member status can be reestablished for the next Billing Cycle if you demonstrate that the EFT or credit card used for that Billing Cycle is not dishonored. Preferred Members who want to remove the credit card or EFT from their Account will need to submit a request to the ITEX corporate office in writing via fax, email (support@itex.com), or U.S. Mail from the primary Account holder (or from the Credit Card owner, if different than the primary Account holder). Any Preferred Member with any transactional activity in a Billing Cycle will not be allowed to remove their credit card or EFT until after the applicable credit card or EFT run date has passed. 3.5. Credit Line Interest. If your Account has a negative ITEX dollar balance at the end of any Billing Cycle, credit line interest of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per Billing Cycle (19.5% annually) will be charged in ITEX dollars. 3.6. Over-Limit Fee. If your Account has a negative ITEX dollar balance at the end of any Billing Cycle that exceeds yours approved credit line, or if you have no credit line, an over-limit fee of $25 will be charged in cash each Billing Cycle, until the negative ITEX dollar balance is within your established line of credit. 3.7. Cash Finance Charge/Late Fee. A cash finance charge of one and one-half percent (1.5%), but not less than a minimum Late Fee of $7.50, will be charged if the cash Fees you owe are not received by ITEX within one Billing Cycle of your statement date. 3.8. EFT Returns, Chargebacks, and NSF. EFT returns, credit card chargebacks, and Non-Sufficient Funds (NSF) cash check returns will be charged $25.00 cash per incident against the originating account. Until the payment is honored by your bank or credit card issuer or until ITEX receives payment of Fees owed, your ITEX dollar balance will be frozen. 3.9. NSF ITEX checks. Non-sufficient Funds ITEX checks or other authorized posting documents may be charged $25 ITEX dollars, per incident. 3.10. Statement Fee. A $1.00 cash statement fee will be assessed per Billing Cycle to those Members who elect to have their ITEX statement (showing account activity and fees owed) delivered via the United States or Canadian Postal System. The statement fee will be waived if you elect to receive your ITEX statement by email delivery or email notification, and you are a Member in good standing. The $1.00 cash statement fee will be assessed to your Account if your email address no longer accepts email delivery of your statement, for whatever reason, causing ITEX to send you printed statements. 3.11. Reinstatement Fee. A $100 cash reinstatement fee will be assessed to Member Accounts that have been closed for three or more Billing Cycles and are reinstated by Member. 3.12. Due Date of Cash Fees. Cash Fees are due and payable upon receipt of your statement (Preferred Members have their fees automatically billed to their credit card or EFT). Cash Fees are payable directly to ITEX Corporation (not to a Broker) and sent to us at the address shown on the statement. The date of receipt of your payment is the date that funds are received by us at the address designated on the statement. 3.13. Checkbook Re-order Fee. A $10 cash checkbook re-order fee will be assessed on each checkbook ordered in excess of five (5) checkbooks within a calendar year. 3.14. Fees Are Non-Refundable. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by ITEX, your payment of Fees to ITEX is non-refundable. If Buyers or Sellers do not complete a posted transaction, the posting of a transaction is disputed, or if a previously posted transaction is reversed, we will not be obligated to refund any Fees we have received. In certain circumstances, a Fee credit may be approved and applied to your Account. In which case, the Fee credit will be reduced over time as new Fees are assessed to the Account. 3.15. Payment of Fees. If Cash Fees are past due on the date of the second Billing Cycle (typically fifty-six (56) days) after the date originally invoiced, you waive all rights to the use of any positive ITEX dollar balance in your Account and grant ITEX the right to freeze your ITEX dollar balance until the past-due Fees are paid. 3.16. Modification of Fees. We may modify our Fee policy and the Fees assessed to your Account at any time in our discretion, by written or email notice, or by posting the amended terms on the Website. Even in the absence of a transaction, the implemented changes will apply to your ITEX dollar balance in your Account and any pending (but not yet authorized) or future transactions by you or any Authorized User. 3.17. Advance Payment. ITEX may, in its sole discretion, require advance payment of Fees. 3.18. Delinquent Accounts. If your Account is delinquent more than two times within a period of six (6) Billing Cycles, you will be required to provide ITEX a valid credit card number or EFT, and, in so doing, you authorize ITEX to charge such credit card or EFT for all past or future Fees owed or payable by you. 3.19. Forfeiture of ITEX Dollars. We may close, without prior notice, any Account continuing in a delinquent status for three (3) consecutive Billing Cycles or upon Default (defined below). If we close your Account for delinquency or Default, any ITEX dollars in such Account will be forfeited unless outstanding Fees are promptly paid. In ITEX's sole discretion, the Account may be reinstated and the ITEX dollars returned to such Account if the Member pays ITEX all outstanding Fees, together with all Fees that would have accrued during the period between Account closure and its reinstatement. 3.20. Negative Account Balance Upon Account Termination. If your Account has a negative ITEX dollar balance (where purchases have exceeded sales), regardless of whether you have been granted any Credit Line (defined in Section 4.3 below), on the date your Account is terminated or cancelled in ITEX's sole discretion, or for delinquency, Default, or at your or your Broker's request, you must deposit ITEX dollars sufficient to repay the entire negative balance into your Account within four (4) weeks of the Account termination date. After this four (4) week period, Member is obligated to promptly pay ITEX any remaining negative ITEX dollar balance in U.S. dollars. ITEX reserves the right to charge any Fees due and the amount of any remaining ITEX dollar balance (after the four (4) week period described immediately above) against any credit cards or EFT authorizations on file. In ITEX's sole discretion, the Account may be reinstated and the ITEX dollar balance returned to the Account if the Member pays ITEX all outstanding Fees, together with all Fees that would have accrued during the period between Account closure and its reinstatement. 3.21. Joint and Several Liability. If an ITEX Account is opened, Member and any Authorized User hereby assume joint and several responsibility for all transactions, Fees, and negative ITEX dollar balances as outlined in these Rules. 4.0 ADMINISTRATION OF THE MARKETPLACE AND ITEX DOLLARS 4.1. Nature of ITEX Dollars. The term "ITEX dollar" refers to a book entry with an assigned arbitrary value that serves as a practical method of recording the value of every transaction that results in a transfer of products and services among Members of the Marketplace. ITEX dollars denote the right to receive products or services available from other Members, or the obligation to provide products or services to other Members. ITEX dollars are not legal tender, securities, or commodities, are not an obligation of ITEX, and cannot be redeemed for cash or legal tender. In no event shall ITEX be required to refund, redeem or pay any amounts to any Member for any ITEX dollars, or allow conversion or liquidation of ITEX dollars into cash or legal tender. ITEX dollars may not be bought or sold for cash. Offers to buy or sell ITEX dollars for cash can lead to immediate termination of Member's Account and forfeiture without recourse of all ITEX dollar balances. Transactions found to be in violation of this provision can be reversed without notice and participating Members' Accounts closed. For purposes of transacting and record keeping within the Marketplace, one ITEX dollar shall be assigned a value equivalent to one dollar of the country in which the Member's Account resides. ITEX dollars shall not be transferable, and shall not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated by Members in any way, directly or indirectly, except as required for the following purposes, and in each case in accordance with these Rules:
4.2. Member's Account 4.2.1. General. ITEX is not a bank. Your Account is denominated solely in ITEX dollars (except to the extent you may be billed Cash Fees pursuant to Section 3 - Continuing Service and Transaction Fees). Your Account is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other such governmental or quasi-governmental agency. All ITEX dollars generated by transactions entered into by Member will be commingled in your Account, and can be used (i) by you or any Authorized User as Buyers in other transactions, (ii) by us to set-off any amounts (including, but not limited to, Fees) denominated in ITEX dollars owed by Member under the Member Agreement, (iii) by us to reduce any negative Account balance arising from transactions previously entered into by you or any Authorized User. We will not pay interest on positive Account balances and do not guarantee that there will be adequate ITEX dollar reserves to cover all outstanding claims against the Marketplace. 4.2.2. Positive and Negative Balances. A positive Account balance (i.e. a credit balance) denotes your right to purchase goods and services offered by other Members willing to accept ITEX dollars in payment for those products and services. A negative Account balance (i.e. a debit balance) creates an obligation on the Member to sell products or services to other Members to the extent of the ITEX dollar deficit, and remains a Member obligation upon Account closure (see Section 3.20). 4.2.3. Restrictions. We may, in our sole discretion:
4.2.4. Sub-Accounts. An Account (parent account) may have up to 9 (nine) sub-accounts, subject to the following provisions:
4.2.5. Inactive Status. ITEX or a Member's assigned Broker may classify a Member's Account as "Inactive" if ITEX or Broker determines Member has not transacted in the ITEX Marketplace for at least six (6) consecutive Billing Cycles. You may initiate Inactive Status with respect to the products and services offered by you as a Member, ONLY during the Cycle(s) you maintain a positive ITEX dollar balance. To initiate Inactive Status, you must (i) give advance written notice to your assigned Broker and (ii) inform other Members who call for products and services that you are in Inactive Status and will be accepting ITEX dollars in the near future. While in Inactive Status, you are still subject to Fees defined in Section 3 (Continuing Service and Transaction Fees); however, your product and service listings will be removed from the Marketplace. A Broker may discontinue its service to an Inactive Member. 4.2.6. Abandoned Account. An Account will be considered abandoned if Member has not entered into a transaction over any period of thirteen (13) consecutive Billing Cycles. We may, in our sole discretion, terminate an abandoned Account in accordance with Section 5 - Breach of Rules; Prohibitions; Termination (regardless of whether the abandoned Account has a positive or negative Account balance), and any positive Account balance will be transferred out of the Account. Member will not receive any value for such positive Account balance. If the Account has a negative Account balance at the time of termination, you agree to pay ITEX an amount equal to the U.S. dollar equivalent of the negative Account balance (see Section 3.20). In ITEX's sole discretion, abandoned accounts may be reinstated per Section 5.5. 4.2.7. Security Interest. You hereby grant ITEX a security interest in all ITEX dollars credited, and to be credited to your Account, to secure the amount of all of your unpaid Fees and other obligations to ITEX (whether payable in ITEX Dollars or cash), whether incurred by you or any Authorized User. If Member becomes insolvent or bankrupt, all Cash Fees shall be due and payable in full. ITEX shall have the option, in lieu of filing as a creditor, of treating the ITEX dollar balance as equal in value to the amount of Cash Fees owing, and terminating the Account; provided however, that if ITEX does receive all of its Cash Fees in full, ITEX shall reinstate the ITEX dollars to the Member's Account. 4.2.8. Special Offers and Promotions. We may, in our sole discretion, make special offers and promotions, such as reduced Fees, incentives or other benefits, available to all or some Members without creating any obligation on our part, other than as explicitly set forth in such offers or promotions, including, without limitation, any obligation to continue such offers or promotions on an ongoing basis. We may also enter into contracts with third party providers to offer their products or services to Members through the Marketplace in exchange for payment from Members partially in the currency of the country in which the Member's Account resides and partially in ITEX dollars. We, at our sole discretion, may designate an exclusive provider of particular classes of products or services within the Marketplace and prohibit other Members from transacting such classes of products or services during any period of exclusivity granted to the third party provider. 4.2.9. Access to Other Trade Exchanges. We may, in our sole discretion, permit trading between members of the ITEX Marketplace and other ITEX approved trade exchanges. Before Member engages in transactions with members of other ITEX approved trade exchanges, Member may be required to agree to, and comply with, any rules and terms and conditions required by the other trade exchange. We reserve the right to suspend or end trading on any other exchange at any time and for any reason, or no reason, without liability. Currently, Members of the ITEX Marketplace may trade with members of the SuperTradeExchange, and the value of one ITEX dollar is equal to one SuperBuck. If Member engages in transactions with members of the SuperTradeExchange, Member shall agree to, and comply with, any rules and terms and conditions required by the SuperTradeExchange as posted at www.supertradeexchange.com. 4.3. ITEX Dollar Extensions of Credit. You understand and acknowledge that all aspects of ITEX dollar extensions of credit ("Credit Line") are within the sole discretion of ITEX. Members wishing to apply for a Credit Line may be required to (i) submit a line of credit application and financial statements, (ii) sign credit agreements or promissory notes, (iii) provide a guarantee; (iv) provide collateral or (v) prepay Cash Fees prior to approval. We may, in our sole discretion and without liability to Member or any Authorized User, at any time for any reason or no reason, without prior notice, change the amount of or revoke a Member's Credit Line. Any Account owing past-due Cash Fees on the date of the second Billing Cycle (typically fifty-six (56) days) after the date originally invoiced, may have any Credit Line immediately revoked by ITEX, at that time or any time thereafter, unless or until all Fees are paid in full. 4.4. Allocation of Products and/or Services. Member acknowledges that allocation of products and services in short supply may be regulated and managed by ITEX. As a result, we may in our sole discretion, or the request of Seller or your assigned Broker, determine that some Members be designated as "Broker Managed" Accounts and that all contact and transactions be handled through an assigned Broker. You acknowledge that certain Member Accounts may be primarily or solely for the use of ITEX, its Brokers or employees. With respect to those Accounts, we, our Brokers, and their employees will be subject to these Rules in the same manner as Members. 4.5. Compliance with Rules and Policies 4.5.1. Member and each of its Authorized Users shall adhere to all of ITEX's Rules and policies, as amended from time to time, posted on the Website or otherwise provided to such Member, including the Privacy Policy, our Fee Policy (set forth as Section 3 - Continuing Service and Transaction Fees), and policies providing additional terms and conditions related to specific products or services offered in the Marketplace (see Section 2.5 - Legal Right to Sell Listed Products and Services). 5.0 BREACH OF RULES; PROHIBITIONS; TERMINATION 5.1. Rule Violations. Violations of these Rules may result in termination of your Account and immediate adjustment to the transactions involved, and may result in the assessment of increased Fees as specified herein. We have the right, but are not obligated, to inquire into complaints of Rule violations by Members. You grant to ITEX the right to take such actions, which, in our sole discretion, are deemed necessary to adjudicate or resolve such complaints. Without limiting other remedies, for violation of these Rules we may limit, suspend, or terminate our Services to you, limit, suspend, or terminate your Member Account or your right to transact in the Marketplace, prohibit access to our Website, delay or remove posted content and your Member information, take technical and legal steps to keep you off the Website, reverse disputed transactions, and close Accounts that are delinquent, abandoned or in Default. 5.2. Default; Remedies Upon Default 5.2.1. Definition of Default. Among other things, a Member is in default of the Member Agreement to which these Rules are appended ("Default") if any one of the following occurs: (a) Member does not make a required Fee payment by the due date; (b) Member becomes generally unable to pay its debts or obligations (including, but not limited to, a negative ITEX dollar Account balance) as and when they become due; (c) Member provides ITEX with any false or misleading Member Information (defined in Section 6 - Intellectual Property; Website Usage; Member Information) or a false signature on the ITEX Member Application, or such Member fails to notify ITEX if any such Member Information previously provided becomes false or misleading; (d) Member ceases to do business as a going concern or, in the case of individuals, such Member dies, becomes incapacitated or otherwise incapable of decision-making; (e) A petition in bankruptcy is filed against, or proceedings for dissolution, winding up or liquidation are instituted, by or against Member under the U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Code or any similar laws; (f) We believe that the likelihood of Member performing its obligations under these Rules or the Member Agreement has been impaired; (g) Member is found, or is reasonably believed by us, to have engaged in deceitful transaction practices or otherwise fraudulent, undesirable or harmful conduct as determined by ITEX; (h) Member violates these Rules (inclusive of any policies or documents it incorporates by reference) or breaches the Member Agreement; (i) ITEX cannot verify or authenticate information delivered by such Member to ITEX or other Members, or placed on, in or through the Marketplace by such Member; (j) Member is in default of any obligation to ITEX, another Member, a member of another ITEX-approved exchange which is permitted to trade in the ITEX Marketplace, or any third party relating to your obligations under this Member Agreement; (k) Member is the subject of an investigation by a government agency or other authority; (l) ITEX concludes in its sole discretion that any act or omission of Member may cause legal liability for ITEX, the Member, or other Members; (m) Member is in violation of any local, state, provincial, or federal law, relating to Member's obligations under this Member Agreement and use of the ITEX Marketplace; (n) Member engages in overpricing, "Check Passing," or "Direct Transactions" (defined below); or (o) Any of the events described above with respect to a Member occurs with respect to any Authorized User. 5.2.2. Remedies Upon Default. Upon Default by Member, ITEX has the right, at its election then or at any time thereafter, to take, without limitation, one or more of the following actions in addition to any other remedies at law or in equity that may be available:
5.3. Termination 5.3.1. Termination by ITEX. We reserve the right to terminate membership or use of an Account by any business or individual, with or without prior notice, in our sole discretion, whether upon Default by Member, for any other reason, or for no reason. 5.3.2. Termination by Member. You may terminate your Account upon twenty-eight (28) days written notice to ITEX. 5.3.3. Effects of Termination. If your Account is terminated for any reason, the following apply: (a) All Fees outstanding become due and payable; (b) No Fees will be refunded; and (c) Any Member with a negative ITEX dollar balance (where purchases have exceeded sales) must balance its Account by depositing ITEX dollars sufficient to repay the entire negative balance into it within four (4) weeks of termination date. After this four (4) week period, Member is obligated to promptly pay ITEX any remaining negative ITEX dollar balance in U.S. dollars. ITEX reserves the right to charge any Fees due or the amount of any remaining negative ITEX dollars balance against any credit cards or EFT authorizations on file. 5.4. Spend Down Status. If your Account is terminated by either party and your Account has a positive ITEX dollar balance (where sales exceed purchases), the Account may be placed in "Spend Down Status," after ITEX is paid any Fees then owing plus the transaction Fee on the positive balance. Spend Down Status shall mean you will have twelve months to spend the positive balance in your Account. When an Account is in Spend Down Status, (i) all transactions will continue to be governed by the terms and conditions of the Member Agreement, and (ii) the Account is restricted from any further deposits of ITEX dollars. Spend Down accounts are assessed the $1 cash statement Fee if Member elects printed statements (see Section 3.10). At the end of the twelve-month period following the conversion to Spend Down status, ITEX, in its sole discretion, may either terminate the Account, regardless of any remaining positive ITEX dollar balance, or may opt to assess an annual maintenance fee of $200 ITEX dollars on the anniversary date of the conversion until the Account's balance is reduced to zero and the Account is closed. You may forfeit your positive ITEX dollar balance by so instructing ITEX in writing and no further fees will be assessed. 5.5. Reinstatement of Member Account. Upon completion of a Reinstatement Application and the approval of ITEX, a Member Account will be reinstated and any ITEX dollar balance restored upon Member's payment of any outstanding Fees (together with all Fees that would have accrued during the period between Account closure and its reinstatement) and a $100.00 cash reinstatement Fee. Member will be reinstated under the then-current ITEX Fee Policy rates as published on the Website and will be required to pay Fees with an approved credit card or EFT on a continuing basis. 5.6. Direct Transactions and Check Passing. A "Direct Transaction" is a transaction whereby two Members directly exchange their products or services for the purpose of avoiding Fees due to ITEX. "Check Passing" occurs when a Seller directs a Buyer to make out an ITEX check or other Buyer authorized transaction documents to a third party. No Member shall issue or accept an ITEX check with the Seller's name, account number or amount of the ITEX check left blank or accept a third party ITEX check. It is also deemed Check Passing and/or a Direct Transaction for one Member to make purchases for another or to allow another Member to make purchases utilizing its Account. Submission of improperly completed ITEX checks or other Buyer authorized transaction documents to ITEX may result in delays or denial of posting. Direct Transactions and Check Passing between Members are prohibited, and if consummated, both parties are subject to a fifteen percent (15%) cash transaction Fee assessed on the value of the ITEX dollar transactions involved in the Direct Transactions or Check Passing, payable upon demand. When ITEX learns of Check Passing or Direct Transactions, ITEX has the right to re-post transactions to each Member's Account to properly reflect the transaction. Direct Transactions and Check Passing may also result in suspension of transaction privileges or termination of Member's Account. 5.7. Spend Out/Cancellation. If ITEX reasonably believes that a Member is spending out its ITEX dollar balance in anticipation of canceling future participation in the Marketplace, or if Member has requested termination of its Account, then ITEX may require the prepayment of cash Fees on the remaining ITEX dollar balance held in Member's Account. 6.0 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; WEBSITE USAGE; MEMBER INFORMATION 6.1. Intellectual Property Rights. All ITEX trademarks, logos, all right, title and interest in and to the Website contents, including any and all copyrights, data, URLs, domain names, technology, software, codes, user interfaces, and "look and feel" are the property of ITEX, or ITEX has the right to use them, and may not be used without the prior written consent of ITEX. 6.2. Website Usage. 6.2.1. Permitted Use. Member has a nonexclusive, nontransferable, limited, and revocable right to use the Website solely for Member's personal and business use in conducting transactions in the Marketplace and between Marketplace Members. Member will not use the Website for any other purpose, including any commercial purpose, without ITEX's express prior written consent. For example, Member will not, and will not authorize any other person to, (i) co-brand the Website or portion thereof, or (ii) frame the Website or portion thereof (whereby the Website or portion thereof will appear on the same screen with a portion of another web site). "Co-branding" means to display a name, logo, trademark, or other means of attribution or identification of any party in such a manner reasonably likely to give a Member the impression that such other party has the right to display, publish, or distribute the Website or content accessible within the Website (the "Content"). Member agrees to cooperate with ITEX in causing any unauthorized co-branding, framing, or linking to immediately cease. 6.2.2. All Rights Reserved. You may not copy or print more than two copies of material posted on the Website, including the Content. Content published by ITEX on the Website may contain proprietary notices or describe products, services, processes, or technologies owned by ITEX or third parties. Except as expressly set forth herein, nothing contained herein shall be construed as granting you a license under any copyright, trademark, patent or other intellectual property right of ITEX or any third party. Except as expressly granted under the Rules, all rights are reserved by ITEX. 6.2.3. Disclaimer. You may have access to a variety of sources of content on and through the Website, including links to third-party websites. ITEX does not verify the accuracy or suitability of any information contained in any such third-party sources. Accordingly, ITEX will have no liability or responsibility whatsoever for any content contained within any such sources. You will access, use, and rely upon such content at your own risk. ITEX has no control over and accepts no responsibility whatsoever for such materials. You understand that, except for information, products or services clearly identified as being supplied by ITEX, ITEX does not operate, control or endorse any information, products, or services on the Website, or accessed through the Website, in any way, whether offered by Members or Brokers. You also understand that ITEX cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the Website, or from content accessed through the Website, will be free of infection or viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or other code that manifest contaminating or destructive properties. Each Member is responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy Member's particular requirements for accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to the Website for the reconstruction of any lost data. ITEX does not assume any responsibility or risk for Member's use of the Website or the Internet. ITEX expressly disclaims all warranties with respect to any content accessible within or through the Website, express, or implied, including any implied warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, or non-infringement. 6.2.4. Forums. Information posted on forums, bulletin boards, blogs, or similar portions of the Website ("Forums") is supplied by third parties and other Members unless ITEX or its authorized representative identifies itself as the poster of such information. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties or any other Member are those of the respective author(s) and not of ITEX. Member will not post any of the following material in any Forum:
ITEX reserves the right to monitor Forums to determine compliance with the Member Agreement, as well as the right to remove or refuse to post any posting, including any of the above postings upon discovery thereof. Notwithstanding these rights, Member remains solely responsible for the content of its postings. Member acknowledges and agrees that neither ITEX, nor any third party content provider, will assume or have any liability for any action or inaction by ITEX, or any third party content provider, with respect to any posting on the Forums. Member will not (i) select or use a Member name or e-mail address of another person with the intent to impersonate that person; (ii) use a Member name or e-mail address subject to the rights of any person without authorization; (iii) use a Member name in violation of the intellectual property rights of any person; or (iv) use a user name that ITEX, in its sole discretion, deems obnoxious or offensive. Further, Member hereby grants to ITEX the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right, and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display any message posted in Forums (in whole or in part) worldwide, or to incorporate any message in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed. 6.3. Member Information 6.3.1. "Member Information" means information, content and other material that you (or any person(s) using your Member ID and password) submit to the Website, or otherwise provide to ITEX for display on the Website, including all text, graphics, illustrations, symbols, logos, names, addresses, trade names, trademarks, service marks, pictures, photographs or other likenesses of persons (including minor persons), and endorsements provided by you or by a third party on your behalf. If you (or any person(s) using your Member ID and password) submit to the Website, or otherwise provide ITEX with Member Information, such Member Information will be deemed to be non-confidential, and ITEX assumes no obligation to protect such Member Information from disclosure (and assumes no obligation to publish such Member Information and no other obligation of any kind with respect to such Member Information). Member Information:
6.3.2. License. Member shall own or have all rights in and to all Member Information sufficient to make a license grant to ITEX, without subjecting ITEX to claims of intellectual property infringement by virtue of our use of such Member Information. Member grants to ITEX during the term of the Member Agreement, an absolute, fully paid, irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free, transferable, worldwide, unrestricted, right, license and authority to:
6.3.3. You agree and understand that ITEX may, in its sole discretion for any reason, and without any prior notice or liability, delete any files that you may maintain at the Website, and any material you may choose to post there. You should keep a copy of any material that you maintain or post at the Website because ITEX will not undertake to retain copies of any material that ITEX or others may delete from the Website. Prohibited or Restricted Products and Services PolicyBefore listing your product or service for sale in the Marketplace, make sure it is permitted and find out whether it is subject to certain restrictions. This helps avoid potential problems with your listing. Please review the information below. You also need to ensure that the sale of your item complies with the law and that you are appropriately licensed. Violations of these policies may result in a range of actions, including:
When we determine that a violation of the Rules has occurred, we will contact or email you to let you know that the listing was removed or other action was taken. Although we may act to enforce the Rules, ITEX has no obligation to monitor or evaluate Members' actions or inactions, or the fairness or lawfulness of any transaction conducted through the Marketplace. As a third party administrator of the Marketplace, ITEX is not involved in any actual transaction between Buyers and Sellers. We do not endorse the accuracy, reliability, integrity, or legality of any information provided by Members, Brokers, and third parties available through the Marketplace. You can report violations of Members by clicking the Contact Us link located on most of our pages. General Requirements Compliance with Law; Licensing. No Member shall offer for sale or purchase any product or service through the Marketplace in a manner that violates federal, state, provincial, and local law. No offer to sell or purchase any such prohibited product or service shall be deemed to be authorized by ITEX. Only Members holding the appropriate license may sell products and services that are permitted to be sold only by licensed sellers under federal, state, provincial, and local law, including but not limited to travel services, alcohol, real estate, and professional services. Specific Policies. The following policies provide additional terms and conditions related to specific products and services offered in the Marketplace: Each of these policies may be changed from time to time. Changes take effect when we post them on the ITEX website. All such policies or rules are hereby incorporated into these Rules.Listings and Posted Information. It is also important to review the rules about website usage, intellectual property, member information and any specific information posted on our Website to check if your item or posted information is subject to additional restrictions that would affect your listing. Prohibited and restricted items list: Due Bills. "Due Bills" denote the right to receive, in the future, products from or services to be provided or performed by the selling Member or a third party (that may or may not have an ITEX Account). Although not prohibited in the Marketplace, ITEX strongly discourages Members from buying Due Bills and does not endorse the sale of Due Bills in the Marketplace, or guarantee or warrant Due Bills in any manner. Due Bills are particularly risky because the product or service provider may not exist when the performance is demanded, despite the best of intentions. Buyers of Due Bills should communicate directly with the Seller, authenticate Seller's identity, and perform all due diligence before entering into a transaction. A Broker may not list a Due Bill for a third party Seller, who is not an ITEX Member, unless Broker agrees to guarantee the performance of the transaction. If performance under the Due Bill does not occur, Broker is responsible to reimburse Buyer for all ITEX dollars and transaction Fees expended by Buyer on the transaction. Real Estate PolicyDue to the wide variety of laws governing the sale of real estate, any advertisements of real property in the Marketplace do not involve legally binding offers to buy and sell. Instead, the Marketplace is a way for Sellers to advertise their real estate and meet potential Buyers. Role of ITEX. To accommodate Buyers and Sellers in the Marketplace, we allow certain advertisements of real estate. All offers to sell real property are solicitations by the Seller and not by ITEX. As a third party administrator of the Marketplace, ITEX is not involved in the actual transaction between Buyers and Sellers. We have no control over, and make no representations about, the quality, safety, or legality of the properties advertised, the Sellers of such properties, the truth or accuracy of the information posted by Sellers, the ability of Sellers to sell property, or the ability or financial capabilities of Buyers to buy the property. We cannot ensure that a Buyer or Seller will actually complete a transaction. ITEX is not responsible for, and does not engage in, brokering, selling, purchasing, exchanging, or leasing posted properties or providing a "multiple listing service" as that term is traditionally used. ITEX does not provide legal advice to, or counsel, Buyers or Sellers, show properties, negotiate sales contracts, or hold a position of trust and confidence, whether or not in connection with the Website. Accordingly, no brokerage relationship or any agency or fiduciary relationship is intended to be or shall be deemed to have been created between ITEX and any Seller or Buyer of real estate. Real Estate Licensees. A Member or Broker may not list real estate for a third party or another Seller unless he or she is a licensed real estate professional in the jurisdiction in which such offered property is located. Real estate may be offered in the Marketplace by the legal owner of the property. Sellers who are licensed as an agent, broker, or other licensed real estate professional must ensure that their item description conforms to all laws and regulations applicable to online advertising of properties by such licensees. These requirements may include, among other things, disclosure of the licensee's name, any firm with which the licensee is affiliated, office location, and the jurisdiction(s) where the licensee is licensed. Members may wish to visit the Web site of the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials, which offers a search tool providing access to a database of information about the current license or registration status of real estate licensees. Professional Assistance. Members are strongly advised to seek the help of a licensed real estate professional or real estate attorney to help you in the negotiation, purchase, or sale of any real estate. The purchase and sale of real estate is a complicated matter that is governed by laws, practices, and customs that vary significantly from locality to locality. Sellers are advised that many jurisdictions require that you provide a disclosure statement to all prospective buyers regarding the condition of your property. In addition, under U.S. federal law, sellers have an obligation to disclose information on lead-based paint hazards. Real Estate Transactions. Any Member that conducts or participates in a transaction involving the sale or lease of real estate agrees to the following:
Travel Service PolicyDue to many state laws governing the sale of travel and travel-related items (including vacation packages, air or sea travel, hotel and resort stays, gift certificates, and travel coupons), Members and Brokers who want to list travel-related items agree to the following: Role of ITEX. To accommodate Buyers and Sellers in the Marketplace, we allow certain advertisements of travel-related items. All offers to sell travel services or travel-related items are solicitations by the Seller and not by ITEX. As a third party administrator of the Marketplace, ITEX is not involved in the actual transaction between Buyers and Sellers. We have no control over, and make no representations about, the quality, safety, or legality of the travel services or travel-related items advertised, the Sellers of such services or items, the truth or accuracy of the information posted by Sellers, the ability of Sellers to sell travel services or travel-related items, or the ability or financial capabilities of Buyers to buy the travel services or travel-related items. We cannot ensure that a Buyer or Seller will actually complete a transaction. ITEX is not responsible for, and does not engage in, brokering, selling, purchasing, or exchanging any posted travel services or travel-related items nor is it licensed or registered as a "seller of travel" in any jurisdiction. ITEX does not provide legal or other advice, or counsel, to Buyers or Sellers, negotiate contracts for travel services or travel-related items, or hold a position of trust and confidence, whether or not in connection with the Website. Accordingly, no agency or fiduciary relationship is intended to be or shall be deemed to have been created between ITEX and any Seller or Buyer of travel services or travel-related items. Due Bills. Certificates or vouchers representing the right to receive travel-related items or services in the future are subject to our Rule limitations on Due Bills. See "Prohibited or Restricted Products and Services Policy - Due Bills." Providers of Travel Services. Businesses that actually provide travel services, such as airlines, trains, hotels, resorts, and cruise ships, may list and offer items such as their own gift certificates, airline tickets, lodging, cruises, or vacation packages (including timeshares for rent listed by a timeshare owner). As providers of the actual travel service, they are typically exempted from seller-of-travel laws and may not need to provide travel registration or licensing information. However, they must clearly identify themselves in the listing as the actual provider of the travel services offered. Individuals. Individual travelers who are not in the business of selling travel services, but simply wish to sell an unused air or sea related travel voucher, coupon, travel miles, upgrades or gift or other certificate, or list their own timeshare weeks for rent, may offer no more than one travel-related item per Cycle provided that the item is not a "Travel Club Membership" or a "Vacation Certificate" (defined below). Such individual Sellers may play no role in arranging any travel other than delivering the item. Since many airline tickets, vouchers, and frequent flier miles are not transferable, Seller is responsible to review any travel-related item before listing to make sure that it can be transferred legally to a Buyer and will be accepted by the issuing provider of travel services. Businesses Selling Third-Party Travel Services and Travel Agents. Businesses, Members, and Brokers who sell or arrange wholesale or retail air, sea, land or water vessel transportation, either separately or together with other travel services or accommodations (but do not directly provide the travel service themselves) may sell the travel items or services (including airplane tickets, cruise trips, vacation packages, hotel and resort stays, timeshares, gift certificates, and travel coupons) on the Marketplace only if they are registered or licensed as Sellers of Travel in all applicable states. Your listing must clearly set out your Seller of Travel registration number, the disclosures required by state law, as well as any other license or registration information required in other states. Businesses, Members, and Brokers may not offer a "Travel Club Membership" or a "Vacation Certificate" (defined below). Travel clearinghouse affiliates, that are not actual agents booking the travel themselves, may not list travel services on the Marketplace. Travel Club Memberships and "Vacation Certificates." Listings of "Travel Club Memberships" or "Vacation Certificates" or similar items by any Member or Broker are not permitted. "Travel Club Memberships" include any service, card, or identification number that offers to give the holder the right to free or discounted travel, for example, certificates that entitle the holder to some travel-related benefit (such as free or low-cost hotel stays) with a variety of travel providers. "Vacation certificates" are documents that are not issued directly by a single provider of travel, but by travel wholesalers, consolidators, or other middleman. These certificates generally offer the holder free or low-cost travel services with a choice of multiple hotel chains, resorts, or airlines, the exact location often being at the choice of the buyer or seller. These certificates are regulated in many states and in many cases require additional purchases. All Listings of Travel and Travel-Related Items
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