This Policy sets forth the terms and conditions upon which you are permitted to create a direct hyperlink to the CarSellerTips (“CST”) website located at www.carsellertips.com (the “CST Website”). By creating such a link, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth in this Policy. CST reserves the right to revise this Policy at any time.
Permitted Links
You may link to the CST Website using the following guidelines:
To link to the CarSellerTips homepage: Ex. Car Seller’s Tips, The Smarter Way to Better Selling.
The Permitted Links are the only ones allowed without our prior written permission. The links must be direct; no intermediate pages, advertisements, or re-routes are permitted. You may use the Permitted Links as text-based links using only the words “CarSellerTips.com” (the “CST Marks”). To the extent necessary under applicable laws, CST grants to you a non-exclusive, limited, revocable and royalty-free license to use the CST Marks and CST Logos solely in connection with a Permitted Link, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Policy. You agree to properly and accurately display the CST Marks and/or CST Logos in their entirety. You may not modify or alter the CST Marks or CST Logos in any manner, or combine the CST Marks or CST Logos with any other mark or logo.
No Use of CST Marks in Ad Text
You agree NOT to use any CST Marks in any search engine advertising text, including Google AdWords sponsored ads, and expressly agree that Your use of the CST name, CST Marks, and/or CST Logos to link to CarSellerTips.com shall not constitute the right to sell, and shall not be used to facilitate the sale of, any product or service of CST, without the further express written agreement of CST.
No Framing
You agree not to (i) “frame” any portion of the CST Website, or display or use a link in any manner that causes any portion of the CST Website content to be displayed within a frame, or (ii) incorporate CST Website content into a third-party web site, or (iii) use any other techniques that alter in any way the visual presentation or appearance of the CST Website.
No Data-Mining
You agree not to use any links to the CST Website for the purpose of harvesting or data-mining, for creating or distributing a competitive database, or for otherwise engaging in unfair competition with CST.
Other Prohibitions
In addition to the above prohibitions, you may not: (a) display or use a link in any manner that states or implies any endorsement by, or affiliation with, CST; (b) display or use any link to directly access any data file contained in the CST Website; (c) alter, block or otherwise prevent display of any content of the CST Website; or (d) link to the CST Website from any website containing obscene, defamatory, harassing, illegal, offensive, or malicious material.
Injunctive Relief
You agree that any breach of this Policy would cause CST irreparable injury, such that CST would have no adequate remedy at law. In the event of such breach, CST shall be entitled to emergency injunctive relief in addition to any other remedies it may have at law or in equity or under the terms of this Policy.
Termination
You agree that CST may revoke its linking permission at any time in its sole discretion, including for quality control purposes relating to the maintenance of high quality standards for the CST Marks and CST Logos. Upon your receipt of notice of such revocation, you shall immediately: (a) discontinue or disable any link to the CST Website; (b) remove any and all occurrences of the CST Marks and CST Logos from your website(s); and (c) destroy all copies of data from the CST Website in your possession, custody or control.
Proprietary Rights
You acknowledge and agree that the CST Website and all materials on and on the CST Website contain proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws (CST’s “Proprietary Information”). All materials on and in the CST Website, including such Proprietary Information, may only be used for personal, non-commercial purposes, and you agree not to sell, transfer, reproduce, duplicate, distribute, publish, modify, migrate, store, copy or transmit any material from the CST Website unless and until you have obtained our prior written consent. The Proprietary Information covered by this prohibition includes, without limitation, the software programming and html and other code contained in the Website, any text, graphics, logos, photographs, audio or video material or stills from audiovisual material available on this Website.
Disclaimer of Warranties
By creating a link to the CST Website, you expressly understand and agree that your use of the CST Website is at your sole risk. CST provides the CST Website on an “as is” and “as available” basis. CST and its owners, shareholders, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, employees, agents, partners and licensors are not responsible for errors or omissions and expressly disclaim all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. CST and its owners, shareholders, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, employees, agents, partners and licensors make no warranty that the CST Website will meet your requirements and/or be uninterrupted, timely, secure, error-free, accurate or reliable.
Limitation of Liability and Indemnity
You expressly understand and agree that CST and its owners, shareholders, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, employees, agents, partners. licensees and licensors shall not be liable to you for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, including, but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses (even if CST has been advised of the possibility of such damages), resulting from the use or the inability to use the CST Website, or your links to it, or any other matter relating to the CST Website. When you access or link to the CST Website, you are agreeing to indemnify CST, its owners, shareholders, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, employees, partners, licensees, and licensors and hold them harmless from any and all claims and expenses, including attorney’s fees, arising from your link to or use of the CST Website.
Governing Law
This Policy shall be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois and the United States without reference to its conflict of laws provisions. You and CST agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within Cook County, Illinois.