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Meqasa Terms of Use

By using Meqasa's Web sites (defined to include all properties (mobile, Web or otherwise) owned and operated by Meqasa), related data, and/or related services (collectively, "Services"), you agree to be bound by the following terms of use, as updated from time to time ("Terms of Use").

GENERAL TERMS

  • I acknowledge that for all the properties that I list on Meqasa, I either own the property, or have direct consent and permission from the property owner to represent him as his agent.
  • For Meqasa to promote the properties in my account, I will list directly or provide an authorised Meqasa representative with adequate information (identifiable location, detailed description and pictures) on each of the properties that I wish to sell or rent so they can list to meqasa.com on my behalf.
  • I agree to promptly communicate the sale, lease, or any other change in the status of a property I represent to Meqasa.
  • Either party has the right to terminate this agreement at any time. Termination of the agreement should be done in writing or by email. Note that agent/agency is not entitled to any refund in this case.

1. Permissible Use. Unless you are a real estate professional or home owner, you agree to use the Services for your personal use, and your commercial use is limited to transactions done on your own behalf. The commercial use of real estate professionals and home owners is limited to providing information to consumers via the Services or, where authorized, taking actions on behalf of a consumer client (e.g., post a home for sale). The Services may be used only for transactions in residential real estate and may not be used for transactions in commercial real estate, which includes, without limitation, commercially zoned properties, timeshares, and vacation rentals. Subject to the restrictions set forth in the following paragraphs, you may copy information from the Services only as necessary for your personal use to view, save, print, fax and/or e-mail such information. You agree otherwise not to reproduce, modify, distribute, display or otherwise provide access to, create derivative works from, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any portion of the Services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the aggregate level data provided on  meqasa.com, (the "Aggregate Data") may be used for non-personal uses, e.g., real estate market analysis. You may display and distribute derivative works of the Aggregate Data (e.g., within a graph), with Meqasa cited as a source.

2. Restrictions and Additional Terms. You agree not to remove or modify any copyright or other intellectual property notices that appear in the Services. You will not use the Services for resale, service bureau, time-sharing or other similar purposes. Further:

a.    Acceptable Use. You agree not to use the Services in any way that is unlawful, or harms Meqasa, its service providers, suppliers or any other user. You agree not to use the Services in any way that breaches the Meqasa Marketplace Code of Conduct, or any other policy or notice on the Services. You agree not to distribute or post spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or similar communications through the Services. You agree not to impersonate another person or misrepresent your affiliation with another person or entity. Except as expressly stated herein, these Terms of Use do not provide you a license to use, reproduce, distribute, display or provide access to any portion of the Services on third-party Web sites or otherwise.

b.    Automated Queries. Automated queries (including screen and database scraping, spiders, robots, crawlers and any other automated activity with the purpose of obtaining information from the Services) are strictly prohibited on the Services, unless you have received express written permission from Meqasa. As a limited exception, publicly available search engines and similar Internet navigation tools ("Search Engines") may query the Services and provide an index with links to the Services' Web pages, only to the extent such unlicensed "fair use" is allowed by applicable copyright law. Search Engines are not permitted to query or search information protected by a security verification system ("captcha") which limits access to human users.

c.    Google Maps. Some of the Services implement the Google Maps web mapping service. Your use of Google Maps is subject to Google's terms of use, located at http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/help/terms_maps.html.

d.    Calls. The Services may provide phone numbers that can connect you with Meqasa, its service providers, or other third parties, such as real estate agents and home owners.

3. Materials You Provide; Account Use; Privacy; Third Party Web Sites. For materials you post or otherwise provide to Meqasa in connection with the Services (your "Submission"), you grant Meqasa an irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free worldwide license to (a) use, copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, modify, prepare derivative works of or incorporate into other works, and translate your Submission, in connection with the Services or in any other media, and (b) sublicense these rights, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. Meqasa will not pay you for your Submission or to exercise any rights related to your Submission set forth in the preceding sentence. Meqasa may remove or modify your Submission at any time. For each Submission, you agree to provide accurate and complete information and represent that you have all rights necessary to grant Meqasa the rights in this paragraph and that the Submission complies with Section 2(a) above. You are solely responsible for all Submissions made through your Meqasa user account or that you otherwise make available through the Services. You may not share your Meqasa user account with others. You are responsible for all actions taken via your account. Certain Meqasa functionalities may involve the distribution of your Submission to third party Web sites over which Meqasa has no control. Meqasa is not responsible for and makes no warranties or representations pertaining to these third party Web sites, including but not limited to the content, availability, or functionality of such Web sites. You are responsible for ensuring that your Submission complies with the terms of use associated with any such third party Web site and you understand that your Submission and your use of a third party Web site will be treated in accordance with that third party Web site's own privacy policy.

4. Advertising. Meqasa's business is primarily funded through advertising. You understand and agree that the Services may include advertisements, and that these are necessary to support the Services. To help make the advertisements relevant and useful to you, Meqasa may serve advertisements based on the information we collect from you or in relation to your interaction on our site.

5. Software. The Services may include software for use in connection with the Services. If such software is accompanied by an end user license agreement ("EULA"), the terms of the EULA will govern your use of the software. If such software is not accompanied by a EULA, then Meqasa grants to you a non-exclusive, revocable, personal, non-transferable license to use such software solely in connection with the Services and in accordance with these Terms of Use (for example, Sections 1 and 2).

6. Linked Materials and Third-Party Materials. The Services include links to third-party products, services and Web sites, as well as materials provided by third parties. Meqasa does not endorse, and takes no responsibility for such products, services, Web sites, and materials. You understand that Meqasa has no obligation to, and generally does not, approve or monitor materials provided by third parties through the Services. Your dealings with any third party arising in connection with the Services are solely between you and such third party, and Meqasa takes no responsibility for any damages or costs of any type arising out of or in any way connected with your dealings with these third parties.

7. Claims of Copyright Infringement. Meqasa respects the intellectual property rights of others, and asks that everyone using the Services do the same. Anyone who believes that their work has been reproduced on the Services in a way that constitutes copyright infringement may notify Meqasa's copyright agent, by providing the following information:

a.    Identification of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;

b.    Identification of the material that you claim is infringing and needs to be removed, including a description of where it is located on the Services so that the copyright agent can locate it;

c.    Your address, telephone number, and, if available, e-mail address, so that the copyright agent may contact you about your complaint; and

d.    A signed statement that the above information is accurate; that you have a good faith belief that the identified use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf in this situation.

Notices of copyright infringement claims should be sent as follows:

a.    By mail:
Meqasa, Inc.
23 Kofi Annan Avenue,
North Legon,
Accra.
Attention: Copyright Agent

b.    By e-mail: info@meqasa.com ("Attn:The Copyright Agent" in subject line)
If you give notice of copyright infringement by text e-mail, Meqasa's copyright agent may begin investigating the alleged copyright infringement; however, we must receive your signed statement by mail or as an attachment to your e-mail before we are required to take any action.

8. Intellectual Property. The Services are the property of Meqasa, and subject to the intellectual property rights of Meqasa and its licensors.

9. NO WARRANTY. MEQASA PROVIDES THE SERVICES "AS IS," "WITH ALL FAULTS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," AND THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO SATISFACTORY QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, ACCURACY, AND EFFORT IS WITH YOU. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, MEQASA AND ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. MEQASA AND ITS SUPPLIERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, EXPRESS, STATUTORY AND IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION (A) WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WORKMANLIKE EFFORT, ACCURACY, TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, NO ENCUMBRANCES, NO LIENS AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, (B) WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS ARISING THROUGH COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE, AND (C) WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE ACCESS OR USE.

10. LIABILITY LIMITATION; EXCLUSIVE REMEDY. IN NO EVENT WILL MEQASA OR ANY SUPPLIER BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF, BASED ON, OR RESULTING FROM THESE TERMS OF USE OR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH IS INDEPENDENT OF YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SET FORTH BELOW AND SURVIVES IN THE EVENT SUCH REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OR IS OTHERWISE DEEMED UNENFORCEABLE. THESE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS APPLY WITHOUT REGARD TO WHETHER THE DAMAGES ARISE FROM (A) BREACH OF CONTRACT, (B) BREACH OF WARRANTY, (C) NEGLIGENCE, OR (D) ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION, TO THE EXTENT SUCH EXCLUSION AND LIMITATIONS ARE NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY PART OF THESE TERMS OF USE, OR YOU HAVE ANY DISPUTE OR CLAIM AGAINST MEQASA OR ITS SUPPLIERS WITH RESPECT TO THESE TERMS OF USE OR THE SERVICES, THEN YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SERVICES.

11. Changes; Discontinuance. Meqasa reserves the right to change these Terms of Use at any time in its sole discretion. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting the revised version of these Terms of Use to Meqasa's Web sites. Your continued use of the Services after the effectiveness of such changes will constitute acceptance of and agreement to any such changes. You further waive any right you may have to receive specific notice of such changes to these Terms of Use. You are responsible for regularly reviewing these Terms of Use. Meqasa may alter, suspend or discontinue the Services at any time to you and/or to others, without notice.

12. Indemnification. You agree to defend and hold Meqasa, its affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents harmless from any and all claims and demands made by any third party due to or arising out of your breach of these Terms of Use, your use of the Services, your violation of any law or the rights of a third party, or any Submission made through your Meqasa user account or that you otherwise make available through the Services. 

13. Release. You release Meqasa, its affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from all liability related to any and all claims and demands you may assert against any third party arising out of the Services.

14. General. You agree not to export from anywhere any part of the Services provided to you or any direct product thereof except in compliance with, and with all licenses and approvals required under, applicable export laws, rules and regulations. If any part of these Terms of Use is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be replaced with a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of these Terms of Use will continue in effect. The section titles in these Terms of Use are solely used for the convenience of the parties and have no legal or contractual significance. Meqasa may assign this Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time with or without notice to you. You may not assign these Terms of Use, or assign, transfer or sublicense your rights, if any, in the Service. Meqasa's failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive its right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. Except as expressly stated herein, these Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and Meqasa with respect to the Services and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications of any kind between you and Meqasa with respect to the Services. The following sections of these Terms of Use shall survive any termination of these Terms of Use: 3, 8, 9, 10, 12 through 14.

- Updated July 2013