Thank you for visiting HouseSetter.com. Our goal at HouseSetter is to provide valuable peace of mind services to our customers. It’s important to us to provide a high quality experience whenever you interact with us and to make sure you have a clear understanding of our products, services, practices, and terms. We have rules for using our website that we share with you here.
HouseSetter.com describes our products and services and enables you to communicate and transact with us. These Terms of Use apply to your use of HouseSetter.com (the “Site”). BY USING THIS SITE, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE (“TERMS”). IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, YOU MAY NOT USE THE SITE. HouseSetter has the right to change these Terms at any time, and you will be subject to the terms then in effect each time you use the site.
ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND HOUSESETTER’S SYSTEM PRIVACY POLICY APPLY IF YOU PURCHASE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES FROM HOUSESETTER.
Trademark, Copyright and Proprietary Information
The trademarks, trade names, logos, service marks, trade dress, product configurations and packaging displayed on the Site are registered and unregistered trademarks of HouseSetter. All content of any kind on the Site, including interfaces, code, and the design and arrangement of content (collectively, the “Content”) is the property of HouseSetter or its licensors and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. You have no right to use HouseSetter or any other trademark displayed in the Site without HouseSetter’s prior written permission.
You Have Limited Permission to Use the Site
As long as you comply with these Terms, HouseSetter grants you a personal, non-exclusive, revocable, non-transferable, limited license to enter and use the Site. You may visit, view, and use information on the Site for personal, informational, and non-commercial purposes only.
You may link to the Site as long as you do so through a text hyperlink to the homepage that includes the name HouseSetter without stylization and as long as you do not (1) connect the HouseSetter name with any other logos or graphics; (2) imply an endorsement by HouseSetter of any party, product, or service; (3) misrepresent any relationship with HouseSetter; (4) in any way harm the HouseSetter name or reputation; (5) associate the HouseSetter name with unfair, deceptive or libelous advertising or communication; (6) include content on your website that is or could reasonably be construed as illegal, distasteful, offensive, controversial, or not appropriate for all age groups; or (7) link to pages within the Site or replicate, frame, or create a browser environment around the Content.
You may not copy, reproduce, mirror, download, publish, modify, create derivative works from, exploit, or otherwise distribute or publish Content without HouseSetter’s express written permission. You may download Content purposely made available by HouseSetter for downloading from the Site as long as you use it only for your personal, non-commercial purposes, do not remove or change any of the Content, and do not make any representations relating to the Content.
You may not take any actions that (1) interfere with the proper working of the Site or transactions or interactions conducted on the Site; (2) result in a large load on the infrastructure of the Site or any systems or networks connected to the Site; (3) scan or test the vulnerability of the Site or any network connected to the Site; (4) breach security measures on the Site or any network connected to the Site; (5) reverse look-up, trace, or reveal any information on any user of the Site; (6) provide unauthorized access to any portion or feature of the Site, services offered on or through the site, systems or networks connected to the Site, or any HouseSetter server through any means, including hacking or password mining; (7) disguise the origin of any communications you send to or through the Site or impersonate someone else; (8) reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the Site or obtain any information through any means not purposely made available through the Site; or (9) attempt to do any of these things whether or not it has the described effect.
Links to Other Sites
For your convenience, this Site may contain links to other websites that are not owned or controlled by HouseSetter (“Linked Sites”). HouseSetter does not endorse, warrant, or assume responsibility for the content, functionality, or practices of Linked Sites. You access Linked Sites at your own risk.
Website Privacy Policy
We collect information you provide us about you and your interests and information about your use of the Site (“Personal Information”) to communicate with you about products and services and to improve our products and services. Personal Information includes (1) information you provide us when you visit our Site, use our mobile apps, or otherwise communicate with us, pre-order or make purchases; and (2) information we receive from third party analytic tools (e.g., Google analytics), “cookies” (files that are sent to us by your computer or mobile device), pixel tags, and similar technologies on the Site, such as your domain name, browser type, operating system, and IP address; web pages you visit before and after visiting our Site; links you click; and how much time you spend on pages on our Site. We may combine this information with other information we have about you. This information helps us remember, customize, and process transactions with you, save your preferences for future visits and compile aggregate data about Site traffic and interactions. If you prefer not to share this information, you can edit your browser options to disable these functions. If you turn cookies off on your computer, however, some of our services may not function properly. You can disable third party analytics by visiting their sites. We may keep Personal Information as long as we need it to communicate and transact with you, both now and in the future, and to maintain our records as required by law. We may alter Personal Information so it can no longer be reasonably linked to specific individuals or households, store that anonymized information indefinitely, and use or share it for any purpose.
We do not sell or rent Personal Information. We may share Personal Information with our service providers to help us interact with you. We require our service providers to protect Personal Information from further disclosure. We may also share Personal information with third parties if we believe in good faith that such action is required to comply with legal requirements or to protect our rights or the rights and safety of you or others. We may transfer Personal Information as required to complete a merger, sale, or transfer of our company or our assets. Except as specified above, we will not otherwise share Personal Information for any purpose unrelated to our interactions with you without obtaining separate permission from you.
We exercise industry-standard technical, administrative, and physical protections designed to keep your Personal Information secure, but we cannot guarantee complete security from unauthorized access, hardware or software failure, or other factors.
If you have questions about the Personal Information we have for you, contact us at privacy@housesetter.com. We may use your contact information to communicate with you about HouseSetter products and services and additional products and services offered by our business affiliates. If you’d prefer that we not communicate with you, you can let us know by unsubscribing to HouseSetter marketing materials at any time.
Children
We do not knowingly collect or solicit personally identifiable information about children under the age of 13. If you are under 13, you may not use this Site.
Submission of Ideas
We welcome your comments, but ask you to limit them to comments about your experiences with our Site, products, and services. To avoid potential disputes or misunderstandings regarding intellectual property ownership, please do not send us any unsolicited creative ideas, suggestions, or materials. If, despite our request, you send any of these things to us, then regardless of anything you say, write, or record to the contrary, you agree that (1) your submission and its contents will not be subject to confidentiality obligations and will automatically become the property of HouseSetter; (2) HouseSetter will have all rights to use, copy, modify, publish or redistribute the submission and its contents for any purpose and in any way without compensation to you; and (3) HouseSetter will in no way be prevented from the purchase, manufacture, or use of similar products, services, plans, ideas, and materials for any purpose whatsoever.
Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability
YOU ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND ANY LINKED SITES. HOUSESETTER MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ABOUT THE SITE OR CONTENT. HOUSESETTER DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE OR THAT THE CONTENT, SOFTWARE, OR OTHER MATERIAL ACCESSIBLE FROM THE SITE IS ACCURATE OR FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. ALL INFORMATION ON THE SITE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. IN NO EVENT SHALL HOUSESETTER BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SITE OR THE CONTENT EVEN IF HOUSESETTER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOUR SOLE REMEDY AGAINST HOUSESETTER FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SITE OR ITS CONTENT IS TO STOP USING THE SITE.
Indemnification
YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND PROTECT AND HOLD HOUSESETTER, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND SUPPLIERS HARMLESS FROM LIABILITY, LOSS, CLAIMS, OR EXPENSES, INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEY FEES, FOR ANY CLAIMS AND LAWSUITS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SITE. THIS INCLUDES CLAIMS AND LAWSUITS BROUGHT UNDER ANY THEORY BY ANY THIRD PARTY.
Effects of Violation by You
HouseSetter may, in its sole discretion and without prior notice, terminate your access to the Site if we determine that you have violated these Terms, any other agreement with us, any of HouseSetter’s rights, or any applicable laws or regulations. You also agree that HouseSetter will have rights to injunctive relief, in addition to any other remedies HouseSetter may have at law or in equity, if you violate these Terms or infringe any of HouseSetter’s intellectual property rights.
Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
All matters relating to your access to or use of the Site will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Michigan, excluding its conflict of laws principles. You agree to the personal jurisdiction by and venue in the state and federal courts in Wayne County, Michigan, and waive any objection to such jurisdiction or venue.
Miscellaneous
If any provision of these Terms is found by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, such provision shall be limited, eliminated, or replaced to the minimum extent necessary to effect the original intent, and all remaining provisions shall otherwise remain in full force and effect. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between HouseSetter and you with regard to your use of the Site, and any other agreements or understandings between you and HouseSetter with respect to such use are hereby excluded and cancelled.