www.acornpm.com - Terms and Conditions of Use
Introduction
Welcome to the www.acornpm.com website (the "Site"), which is owned and operated by Acorn Property Management, LTD. By visiting or otherwise using any area of the Site, you unconditionally agree to follow and be bound by the Terms and Conditions of Use (the "Terms"). If you do not agree with the Terms, you must immediately leave the Site.
License and Site Access
All of the material in this Site is owned by or licensed to Acorn Property Management, LTD, and is intended to provide information about rental property, services, and other information. Acorn Property Management, LTD grants you a limited, nonexclusive, revocable license to access and make personal, non-commercial use of the contents of the Site (the "Contents"). This license does not include any right to (a) download (other than page caching), reproduce, copy or modify the Site or Contents, or any portion or derivative thereof; (b) the resale or commercial use of any collection or any listings, descriptions or prices (unless you have business relationship with Acorn Property Management, LTD which authorizes such use); (c) any derivative use of this Site or the Contents; (d) any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another merchant; (e) frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of Acorn Property Management, LTD; or (f) use any metatags or any other "hidden text" utilizing Acorn Property Management, LTD's name or trademarks.
Privacy
Please review Acornpm.com's Privacy Policy which also governs your visit to the Site.
Age of Users
The Site is targeted to adults. Individuals under the age of 18 ("Minors") are not permitted to use the Site without the supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by these Terms. If you are the parent or guardian agreeing to these Terms on behalf of a Minor, you are fully responsible for the Minor's use of the Site, including all financial charges and legal liability that the Minor may incur. Acorn Property Management, LTD does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children under the age of 13 or knowingly allow such persons to register for an online account or to post personal information on Acorn Property Management, LTD's websites. Should Acorn Property Management, LTD learn that someone under the age of 13 has provided any personal information to or on any of its Sites, Acorn Property Management, LTD will remove that information as soon as possible.
Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise noted, all images, photographs, animations, video, audio, music, and text, the overall "look and feel", processes, software, technology, and other materials and Content that appear on the Site, and the business processes used to market products and services are copyrights, trademarks, trade dress and/or other intellectual property owned, controlled or licensed by Acorn Property Management, LTD, one of its affiliates or by third parties who have licensed their materials to Acorn Property Management, LTD and are protected by U.S. and international copyright and other intellectual property laws. The compilation of all contents on this Site is the exclusive property of Acorn Property Management, LTD, and is also protected by copyright laws.
Acorn Property Management, LTD and the owners of property displayed on this Site and licensors expressly reserve all intellectual property rights in all text, programs, products, processes, technology, content, and other materials that appear on this Site. Access to this Site does not confer and shall not be considered as conferring upon anyone any license under any of Acorn Property Management, LTD's or any third party's intellectual property rights.
The Acorn Property Management, LTD names and logos and all related product and service names, design marks, and slogans are the trademarks or service marks of Acorn Property Management, LTD. All other marks are the property of their respective companies. No trademark or service mark license is granted in connection with the materials contained on this Site. Access to this Site does not authorize anyone to use any name, logo, or mark in any manner.
Other Businesses
Parties other than Acorn Property Management, LTD rent property on this Site. Acorn Property Management, LTD is not responsible for content that may be added to this Site by any third party, including property owners and property management companies, without authorization and pre-approval of such content by Acorn Property Management, LTD. Acorn Property Management, LTD may provide links to the sites of affiliated companies and certain other businesses. Acorn Property Management, LTD is not responsible for examining or evaluating, and it does not warrant the offerings of, any of these businesses or individuals or the content of their websites. Acorn Property Management, LTD does not assume any responsibility or liability for the actions, products, and content of all these and any other third parties. You should carefully review their privacy statements and other conditions of use.
Site Security
You are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the Site, including, without limitation, (a) accessing data not intended for your use or logging onto a server or an account which you are not authorized to access; (b) attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization; (c) attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including without limitation, via means of submitting a virus to the Site, overloading, "flooding," "spamming," "mailbombing" or "crashing;" or (d) sending unsolicited email, including promotions and/or advertising of products or services. Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability.
Much of the information on the Site is updated on a regular basis and is proprietary or is licensed to Acorn Property Management, LTD by the property owner and other third parties. You agree not to use any device, technique, software, system, or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with, or to otherwise circumvent the proper working of the Site or any activity being conducted on the Site. You agree, further, not to use or attempt to use any engine, device, technique, software, tool, agent, or other device or mechanism (including without limitation browsers, spiders, robots, scrapers, crawlers, avatars or intelligent or automated tools, agents or means of data gathering and extraction;) to navigate, access or search this Site, other than generally available third party web browsers such as Microsoft Internet Explorer™, Google Chrome™, and Mozilla Firefox™. Additionally, you agree that you will not take any action that imposes or may impose (in the sole discretion of Acorn Property Management, LTD or the property owners or other third parties affected by your action) an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on Acorn Property Management, LTD's infrastructure, or the bandwidth or infrastructure of the company that hosts the Site, or bypass the robot exclusion headers or other measures on the Site or on the host servers that may be used to prevent or restrict access.
Violation of the Terms
Any unauthorized use of this Site terminates the permission or license granted by Acorn Property Management, LTD. Acorn Property Management, LTD shall have the right to temporarily or indefinitely suspend or terminate your right to use or access all or any part of the Site, including any account therein, without notice and without liability to you, for any reason in Acorn Property Management, LTD's sole discretion, including if you violate any of the Terms. Acorn Property Management, LTD shall have all additional rights and remedies at law and in equity arising from such violation.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold Acorn Property Management, LTD, and its affiliates, employees, independent contractors, and agents harmless from all claims, actions, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses (including attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to the use of the Site by you or arising out of or relating to a breach by you of these Terms. If you violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party, they shall have all remedies at law and in equity to enforce their rights against you to the extent applicable arising from your actions.
Accuracy
Acorn Property Management, LTD makes every reasonable effort to provide accurate information via this Site. Acorn Property Management, LTD, its employees, affiliates, and owners of property displayed on this Site make no warranty or representation as to the accuracy of information and assume no liability for any errors or omissions in any portion of the Contents. Acorn Property Management, LTD reserves the right to change or discontinue any or all parts of this Site, including inventory availability and prices. All information provided through this Site is subject to change without prior notice at any time.
Disclaimer
THE SITE AND ALL INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS (INCLUDING SOFTWARE) AND SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THE SITE ARE PROVIDED BY ACORN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LTD ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, ACORN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LTD DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, AND MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: (A) AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE SITE; (B) THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS (INCLUDING SOFTWARE) OR SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THE SITE; (C) THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE; (D) AS TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR CURRENCY OF ANY INFORMATION, CONTENT, SERVICE OR MERCHANDISE PROVIDED THROUGH THE SITE; OR (E) THAT THE SITE, ITS SERVERS OR E-MAILS SENT FROM OR ON BEHALF OF ACORN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LTD ARE FREE OF VIRUSES, SCRIPTS, TROJAN HORSES, WORMS OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
Limitation of Liability
ACORN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LTD WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE OR FROM ANY INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS (INCLUDING SOFTWARE) OR SERVICES, OR THAT RESULTS FROM MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DELETION OF FILES OR E-MAIL, ERRORS, DEFECTS, VIRUSES, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, OR ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, WHETHER OR NOT RESULTING FROM ACTS OF GOD, COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE, THEFT, DESTRUCTION, OR UNAUTHORZIED ACCESS TO ACORN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LTD'S RECORDS, PROGRAMS, OR SERVICES. THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL APPLY TO ALL CONTENT, MERCHANDISE, AND SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE. ACORN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LTD SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE SITE, OR THE PURCHASE OR DOWNLOAD OF ANY CONTENT EVEN IF ACORN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LTD HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Certain state laws do not allow limitations on implied warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain damages. If these laws apply to you, some or all of the above disclaimers, exclusions, or limitations may not apply to you, and you might have additional rights.
No Waiver
Any delay or failure to act with respect to a breach of these Terms by you or others does not constitute a waiver and shall not limit such rights with respect to such breach or any subsequent breaches.
Applicable Law; Severability
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the remainder of these Terms, which shall be given full effect. You agree that any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with the use of this Site (i) shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and (ii) shall be resolved exclusively by the United States District Court or the appropriate Chicago court located in Cook County, Illinois, and you agree to submit to the nonexclusive personal jurisdiction of such courts and waive any objection to the laying of venue of any litigation in said courts.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the "DMCA") provides recourse for copyright owners who believe that material appearing on the Internet infringes their rights under U.S. copyright law. If you believe in good faith that materials hosted by the Site infringe your copyright, you (or your agent) may send Acorn Property Management, LTD a notice requesting that the material be removed or access to it blocked. The notice must include the following information (a) a physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed; (b) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed (or if multiple copyrighted works located on the Site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works); (c) identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or the subject of infringing activity, and information reasonably sufficient to allow Acorn Property Management, LTD to locate the material on the Site; (d) the name, address, telephone number and e-mail address (if available) of the complaining party; (e) a statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law; and (f) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. If you believe in good faith that a notice of copyright infringement has been wrongly filed against you, the DMCA permits you to send Acorn Property Management, LTD a counter-notice. Notices and counter-notices must meet the then-current statutory requirements imposed by the DMCA; see http://www.loc.gov/copyright for details. Notices and counter-notices with respect to this website should be sent to: Acorn Property Management, LTD, 1819 WEST GRAND AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60622. Acorn Property Management, LTD suggests that you consult your legal advisor before filing a notice or counter-notice. Also, be aware that there can be penalties for false claims under the DMCA.
Changes to www.acornpm.com Terms and Conditions of Use
These Terms were last updated on May 15, 2017. Acorn Property Management, LTD reserves the right to update or modify these Terms at any time without prior notice to you. For this reason, Acorn Property Management, LTD recommends that you review these Terms whenever you visit the Site. These Terms represent the entire agreement between you and Acorn Property Management, LTD regarding the use of the Site.
Notices
You authorize Acorn Property Management, LTD to send you notifications and order receipts to the email address(es) you provide. You confirm that you are the only person who opens e-mail at the address(es) you have provided or that if anyone else opens the e-mail, you waive any claims of a violation of your privacy or of potential third-party disclosure in favor of the convenience of communicating via e-mail.