WEB SITE TERMS-OF-USE AGREEMENT
WATERFALLCALC.COM, LLC (“THE COMPANY”) WELCOMES YOU TO WWW.WATERFALLCALC.COM. WE ASK THAT YOU READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF USE, WHICH CONSTITUTE A LICENSE THAT COVERS YOUR USE OF THIS SITE AND ANY TRANSACTIONS THAT YOU ENGAGE IN THROUGH THIS SITE ("AGREEMENT"). BY ACCESSING, VIEWING, OR USING THIS SITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND, AND AGREE WITH THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS SITE.
USE OF SITE
This Web site is provided solely for the use of current and future customers of the Company to provide you with information about our company, to provide access to proprietary information, software and processes, and to enable you to contact us with any questions or comments that you may have. Any other use of this site is prohibited. By way of example, you should not use any features of this site that permit communications or postings to post, transmit, display, or otherwise communicate:
- any defamatory, threatening, obscene, harassing, or otherwise unlawful information;
- any advertisement, solicitation, spam, chain letter, or other similar type of information;
- any encouragement of illegal activity;
- unauthorized use or disclosure of private, personally identifiable information of others; or
- any materials subject to trademark, copyright, or other laws protecting any materials or data of others in the absence of a valid license or other right to do so.
SITE CONTENTS AND OWNERSHIP
The information contained on this site, including all images, designs, photographs, writings, graphs, data, and other materials ("Materials") are the property of the Company and are protected by copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights. Permission is granted to display, copy, distribute, download, and print portions of this site solely for the purposes of using this site for the authorized uses described above. You must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices on all copies of the Contents. You shall comply with all copyright laws worldwide in your use of this Web site and prevent unauthorized copying of the Contents. Except as provided in this Notice, the Company does not grant you any express or implied right in or under any patents, trademarks, copyrights, or trade secret information.
USERS
Licenses to use the Web site are sold to business entities. Purchase of a license enables the business entity to designate one or more individuals as qualified users with username and password access. Licensees are responsible for all users gaining access through the Licensee’s license, whether authorized by the Licensee or not, and for enabling and disabling use by users. The Company has no liability to Licensee or any other party due to or arising from access to the system by users, whether or not authorized by Licensee at the time of access, using Licensee’s license.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
You expressly agree that use of this Web site is at your sole risk. Neither the Company, its affiliates, nor any of their officers, directors, employees, agents, third-party content providers, or licensors (collectively, "Providers"), or the like, warrant that this site will be uninterrupted or error-free; nor do they make any warranty as to the results that may be obtained from the use of this site, or as to the accuracy, completeness, reliability, security, or currency of the Materials.
The Materials may contain errors, omissions, inaccuracies, or outdated information. Further, the Company does not warrant reliability of any statement or other information displayed or distributed through the site. The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to correct any errors or omissions in any portion of the site. The Company may make any other changes to this site, the Materials and the products, programs, services, or prices (if any) described in this site at any time without notice.
THIS SITE AND THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, AND MATERIALS ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS," "WHERE IS," AND "WHERE AVAILABLE" BASIS. THE COMPANY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE SITE, THE CONTENT, INFORMATION, OR THE MATERIALS ON THIS SITE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, THE COMPANYEXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF ANY KIND, WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF THE MATERIALS, CONTENT, OR INFORMATION ON THIS SITE OR ANY GOODS OR OTHER PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OFFERED, SOLD, OR DISPLAYED ON THIS SITE OR YOUR USE OF THIS SITE GENERALLY, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, ACCURACY OF INFORMATION, QUALITY, TITLE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS LIMIT OR DO NOT ALLOW THE DISCLAIMER OF IMPLIED OR OTHER WARRANTIES SO THE ABOVE DISCLAIMER MAY NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT SUCH JURISDICTION'S LAW APPLIES TO THIS AGREEMENT.
Without limiting the scope of the foregoing, every effort is made by the Company to make certain that the Web site and the software and processes within it reflect the most current policies and procedures published by the Federal Housing Administration, Veterans Affairs (VA), United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Housing Service (RHS), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and information made widely available by each entity, such as within their guides, announcements, circulars, mortgagee letters, and their respective Web sites. Directed interpretations and information obtained by specific persons from employees or agents of the FHA, HUD, VA, RHS, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac are not considered information that is widely available and the Company has no liability for not having reflected such interpretations and information in the Web site.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITIES
YOU AGREE THAT THE COMPANYAND ITS PROVIDERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE, LOSS, OR EXPENSE OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM YOUR POSSESSION OR USE OF THE MATERIALS, CONTENT, OR INFORMATION ON THIS SITE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY IS BASED IN TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE. IN NO EVENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, A NEGLIGENT ACT, SHALL THE COMPANYOR ANY OF ITS PROVIDERS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS), ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE MATERIALS, CONTENT, OR INFORMATION ON THIS SITE OR ANY OTHER PRODUCTS, SERVICES, OR INFORMATION OFFERED, SOLD, OR DISPLAYED ON THIS SITE, YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS SITE GENERALLY, OR OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE COMPANYOR ANY OF ITS PROVIDERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates, agents, employees, and licensors from and against any and all claims and expenses, including reasonable attorney fees, arising out of or related in any way to your use of the site, violation of this Agreement, violation of any law or regulation, or violation of any proprietary or privacy right.
LIMITATIONS ON CLAIM
Any cause of action you may have with respect to your use of this site must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises.
TERM AND TERMINATION
Without limiting its other remedies, the Company may immediately discontinue, suspend, terminate, or block your and any user’s access to this site at any time in our sole discretion.
HYPERLINK DISCLAIMERS
As a convenience to you, we may provide on this site links to Web sites operated by other entities (collectively the "Linked Sites"). If you use any Linked Sites, you will leave this site. If you decide to visit any Linked Site, you do so at your own risk and it is your responsibility to take all protective measures to guard against viruses or other destructive elements. Linked Sites, regardless of the linking form (e.g., hotlinks, hypertext links, IMG links) are not maintained, controlled, or otherwise governed by the Company. The content, accuracy, opinions expressed, and other links provided by Linked Sites are not investigated, verified, monitored, or endorsed by the Company. The Company does not endorse, make any representations regarding, or warrant any information, goods, and/or services appearing and/or offered on any Linked Site, other than linked information authored by the Company. Links do not imply that the Company or this site sponsors, endorses, is affiliated or associated with, or is legally authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo, or copyright symbol displayed in or accessible through the links, or that any Linked Site is authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo or copyright symbol of the Company or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries. Except for links to information authored by the Company, the Company is neither responsible for nor will it be liable under any theory based on (i) any Linked Site; (ii) any information and/or content found on any Linked Site; or (iii) any site(s) linked to or from any Linked Site. If you decide to visit any Linked Sites and/or transact any business on them, you do so at your own risk. The Company reserves the rights to discontinue any Linked Site at any time without prior notice. Please contact the Web masters of any Linked Sites concerning any information, goods, and/or services appearing thereon.
CONTROLLING LAW, JURISDICTION, AND INTERNATIONAL USERS
This Agreement is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan, U.S.A., without reference to its conflicts of laws provisions. The Company makes no representation that the materials are appropriate or available for use outside the United States. If you access this site from outside the United States, you will be responsible for compliance with all local laws. You agree to comply with all laws and regulations applicable to your use of this site. You agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state or federal courts located within Kent County, Michigan for any disputes with the Company arising out of your use of this site.
COOKIES
In order to make the Web site functional as intended by the user and the Company, the Web site may install cookies on the user’s hardware. Use of the Web site implies consent to the presence of such cookies. Users in EU countries will receive explicit requests for cookie consent before cookies are authorized.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement (along with any related services agreements and/or addenda signed by Company) constitutes the entire agreement between the Company and you with respect to this Web site, and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written, between you and the Company with respect to this Web site. A printed version of this Agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of this Agreement or portion thereof to be unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of this Agreement, and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default.
MODIFICATIONS TO AGREEMENT
We may revise this Agreement at any time after not less than thirty (30) days written notice to you, and you agree to be bound by the revised Agreement (unless you exercise termination options available to you under related agreements). Any such modifications will become effective upon the first date following the notice period.
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES
You agree to be bound by any affirmation, assent, or agreement you transmit through this Web site, including but not limited to any consent you give to receive communications from the Company solely through electronic transmission. You agree that when in the future you click on an "I agree," "I consent," or other similarly worded "button" or entry field with your mouse, keystroke, or other computer device, your agreement or consent will be legally binding and enforceable and the legal equivalent of your handwritten signature.