This Software Services Agreement (the “Agreement”), including Sections 1 through 28 (and the definitions set forth in Section 27), is entered at and as of the date (the “Effective Date”) when a Subscriber accepts this Agreement or begins utilizing the Service. This Agreement is by and between preREO™ LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“preREO™”), and Subscriber.
preREO™ DOES NOT, AND THE SERVICES ARE NOT INTENDED TO, PROVIDE FINANCIAL OR REAL ESTATE ADVICE. preREO™ IS NOT A LENDER, MORTGAGE BROKER, OR REAL ESTATE BROKER, AND IN NO WAY REPRESENTS YOU OR OTHER USERS. preREO™’s business is primarily funded through facilitating the sale of notes and other negotiable instruments and related security agreements and instruments (e.g., mortgages) (collectively being the “Mortgages”). preREO™ does not: (a) act as a real estate agent for you or any other user; (b) represent you or another user in the purchase, sale or exchange of personal or real property, including any negotiation thereof; or (c) lease or rent, offer to lease or rent, or negotiate the lease of personal or real property or otherwise aid or assist in the lease of personal or real property. preREO™ assumes no responsibility for any result or consequence related directly or indirectly to any action or inaction that consumers take based on the Services or any other information available through or in connection with the Services.
preREO™ grants Subscriber a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to access and use the Service within the United States during the Term of the Agreement solely for Subscriber’s internal business purpose of buying or selling notes and other negotiable instruments and related security agreements and instruments (e.g., mortgages) (collectively being the “Mortgages”), or the buying or selling of real estate, to be sold on preREO’s marketplace technology platform. Collectively such Mortgages and real estate are referred to herein as the “Assets.” As of the date of this Agreement, the Service is a marketplace permitting:
In the event that a Buyer Subscriber and a Seller Subscriber agree to the purchase and sale of a Mortgage through the Service, the purchase and sale shall be consummated on terms agreed to by them, and the proceeds and Asset disbursed via an Escrow Agent in accordance with the terms of an agreement to be established with the applicable Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent shall first inspect the Asset Related Documentation to ascertain whether or not it is the original documentation. preREO™ shall select an alternative Escrow Agent if Subscriber reasonably objects to the original selected Escrow Agent. Subscriber authorizes and directs the Escrow Agent to disburse the Fees due preREO™, if any, from Subscriber as and when same become due from the amounts held by Escrow Agent for Subscriber. The arrangement between Escrow Agent and Subscriber shall be based upon the terms and conditions of the Escrow Agreement between them and preREO™ shall have no liability or obligation, and Subscriber shall not look to preREO™ for or concerning, the actions and undertakings of the Escrow Agent or of the other Subscriber party to the Asset purchase and sale transaction. preREO™ may, from time to time, for the convenience of Subscriber provide a form written purchase and sale agreement that Subscriber may elect, in Subscriber’s sole and absolute discretion, to use to consummate a purchase and sale; provided that, Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that preREO™ is not providing legal, financial or other professional advice and shall have no liability or obligation whatsoever concerning any such purchase and sale agreement. preREO™ strongly suggests that Subscriber secure appropriate third-party professional advice concerning any purchase or sale of any Asset. In the event that a Buyer Subscriber and a Seller Subscriber agree to the purchase and sale of a real estate Asset through the Service, the purchase and sale shall be consummated on terms agreed to by them, and the closing of such Asset shall be the responsibility of the Buyer Subscriber and Seller Subscriber.
After the provision of all required information, including, without limitation, an e-mail address, preREO™ shall provide Subscriber with a unique identifier to use to access and use the Service (the “Username”). Only Subscriber shall be entitled to use such Username and the Username may not be transferred to any other person or entity. Subscriber shall not permit any other person to use the Username or to have access to the Service as, by or through Subscriber. From the time the Username is issued until preREO™ acknowledges that it has been deleted or changed, all acts, communications, agreements and transactions undertaken under the Username shall be the acts, communications, agreements and transactions of Subscriber.
ALL CONTENT IS PROVIDED AS-IS, WHERE-IS WITH NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER. preREO™ does not screen or otherwise analyze or review Content at or prior to or after the time it is uploaded to the Service and, except for the license granted it below, makes no claim to any Content. preREO™’s sole obligation concerning the Content shall be to display it. Subscriber provides preREO™ with a fully paid non-terminable license to: (A) utilize the Content provided by Subscriber to the Service from time to time, in connection with the Service; to undertake preREO™’s other obligations under this Agreement; and to generate, publish and otherwise utilize aggregate anonymized information about the Service; and (B) make copies of the Content. preREO™ may, in its sole and absolute discretion and without notice to Subscriber, remove, revise, amend or otherwise correct any Content that preREO™ believes infringes the intellectual property rights or other legal rights of any person or entity, or is libelous, scandalous, false, fraudulent or provided for a purpose other than that for which the Service is permitted to be utilized. preREO™ has no obligation whatsoever to store or retain any Content and Subscriber agrees to retain copies of all Content he, she or it deems necessary and allowable under applicable law and contractual obligations with third parties.
Subscriber shall not:
In exchange for the ability to access and use the Service and access to the Confidential Information, Subscriber agrees that he, she or it will not: (A) communicate with any other subscriber concerning any Asset other than via the Service without the consent of preREO™; (B) suggest, imply or otherwise cause any other subscriber to deal with Subscriber except through the Service without the consent of preREO™; (C) close or consummate and purchase any Asset, except in accordance with the Service and through an Escrow Agent as applicable without the consent of preREO™. Subscriber acknowledges that, without the restrictions set forth in this Section, preREO™ would not grant Subscriber access to and the right to use the Service or access to the Confidential Information. preREO™ shall be entitled to recover liquidated damages in the amount of $3,000 for each violation of the provisions of this Section, it being the understanding of the parties that the actual damages of preREO™ for each such violation will be difficult to determine and the foregoing amount reflects their best estimate of such damages as of the date of this Agreement.
preREO™ shall have the right at any time, and from time to time, to modify or discontinue the Service, temporarily or permanently, with or without notice, in whole or in part; and to temporarily suspend Subscriber’s access to the Service for operational or other purposes, including, but not limited to, maintenance, repairs or installation of upgrades and emergencies, but will endeavor to provide notice prior to any non-emergency suspension.
The Service, the software utilized to provide the Service, and all intellectual property and moral rights therein shall be and remain the property solely of preREO™ and, except for access to the Service on the terms set forth herein, Subscriber shall not have or receive any rights or interests in any of the foregoing.
Subscriber understands that the Confidential Information may constitute Non-Public Information (“NPI”) as defined by and subject to the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 6801 et seq., the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Privacy Regulations, 12 CFR Part 1016, and Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information, 16 CFR Part 314 and other applicable federal and state privacy laws and regulations and agrees to comply with all applicable NPI Rules and Regulations and to cause, to the extent possible, any other person or entity that receives the NPI to comply therewith.
Subscriber shall:
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Subscriber may (A) disclose Confidential Information: (1) to its professional advisers who are under an obligation of confidentiality the same or similar to, but in no way less than, Subscriber’s obligation of Confidentiality under this Agreement, and who are providing professional services to Subscriber in connection with Subscriber’s purchase or sale to which the Confidential Information applies; or (2) if and only if: (a) compelled by, and solely to the minimum extent necessary to comply with, bona fide unaffiliated third party initiated legal process (including, but not limited to, deposition, interrogatory, request for documents, subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar legal process); and (b) reasonable advance written notice is provided to the disclosing Subscriber party (to the extent not prohibited by applicable law) including the relevant details of the legal process so as to enable the disclosing Subscriber party to protect its rights in and to the subject Confidential Information; and (B) use Confidential Information in connection with a due diligence review of an Asset for purchase, with making an Asset available for sale via the Service, and with consummating a purchase or sale through the Service and via an Escrow Agent. With respect to any Confidential Information received by Subscriber, Subscriber’s obligation of confidentiality shall survive any expiration of or termination of this Agreement.
A Subscriber purchasing a Mortgage Asset or any interest in a Mortgage Asset, through the Service shall pay preREO™ a fee (the “Fee”) equal to the greater of 5% of the acquisition price or $2,500 for each Mortgage Asset that is purchased by Subscriber. preREO™ shall not be paid any fee or compensation in connection with the marketing or sale of any real estate Asset. The Fee shall be due and payable at the time the purchase price for the Mortgage Asset is paid by Subscriber, and Subscriber shall direct and authorize the Escrow Agent to deduct the Fees from the purchase price at the time of the closing and consummation of each purchase or sale, and to pay such Fees to preREO™. Payments received by preREO™ more than ten (10) days from when they are due shall be subject to a late fee of the greater of 5% of the amount due or $25.00, to offset preREO™’s costs incurred in connection with late payments, and all amounts due and unpaid shall bear interest from the date due until paid at the lesser of 1.5% per month or the highest rate permitted by applicable law. If Subscriber does not complete the sale, preREO™ retains the right to collect any fees owed and to retain any fees paid if Subscriber was negligent in completing the closing based on preREO™’s discretion.
The term (the “Term”) of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and continue until terminated in accordance herewith. Either party may terminate this Agreement on written notice to the other party; provided that, if termination is by Subscriber and the purchase or sale of an Asset is pending, termination shall not occur until the consummation or termination of such purchase or sale. Upon a termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever, preREO™ may terminate Subscriber’s access to the Service and Subscriber shall immediately cease using the Service.
EXCEPT FOR THE EXPRESS WARRANTIES SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH HEREINBELOW, preREO™ MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONCERNING OR RELATING TO ANY OF THE SERVICE OR THE ESCROW AGENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (A) NO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY; (B) NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE; AND (C) NO WARRANTY CONCERNING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. preREO™ ONLY WARRANTS THAT IT CAN PROVIDE SUBSCRIBER THE ACCESS TO THE SERVICE.
All right, title and interest in and to, and the right to pursue protection for, improvements, enhancements and modifications of the Service or its use or applicability that are suggested or made by Subscriber (being “Improvements”) shall vest solely with preREO™, and Subscriber does hereby assign all such Improvements to preREO™. No license is granted to Subscriber in, to or under any Improvements or other intellectual property or moral right owned or otherwise assertable by preREO™ by express or implied grant, estoppel or otherwise, except solely when and if incorporated into a future revision of the Service. All benefits from the use of any such Improvements shall inure solely to preREO™.
preREO™ SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO SUBSCRIBER FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR OTHER ECONOMIC DAMAGE, OR INJURY TO PROPERTY. IN ADDITION, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DAMAGES PAYABLE BY preREO™ TO SUBSCRIBER OR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY CLAIMING THROUGH SUBSCRIBER EXCEED THE GREATER OF $1,000.00 OR THE FEES PAID BY SUBSCRIBER TO preREO™ IN THE PARTICULAR TRANSACTION AT ISSUE. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ENTRY INTO THIS AGREEMENT REFLECTS AN INFORMED, VOLUNTARY ALLOCATION OF THE RISKS (KNOWN AND UNKNOWN) THAT MAY EXIST IN CONNECTION WITH THE ARRANGEMENTS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE USE OF THE SERVICE, STORAGE AND DISSEMINATION OF THE CONTENT AND THE EXERCISE OF THE LICENSED RIGHTS; AND SUCH VOLUNTARY RISK ALLOCATION WAS A MATERIAL PART OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES; AND THE ECONOMIC AND OTHER TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT WERE NEGOTIATED AND AGREED TO BY THE PARTIES IN RELIANCE ON SUCH VOLUNTARY RISK ALLOCATION.
preREO™ shall hold Subscriber harmless from and against any claims, obligations, losses, damages, liabilities, fines, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees pretrial, trial and appellate) (collectively “Losses”) arising out of or incurred as a result of or in connection with preREO™’s material breach of this Agreement; excluding therefrom all Losses arising from Subscriber’s breach of this Agreement. Subscriber shall hold preREO™ and its members, managers and employees, collectively and individually, harmless from and against any Losses arising out of or incurred as a result of or in connection with: (A) Subscriber’s material breach of this Agreement; or (B) a third party claim based on Subscriber’s: (1) use of the Services; or (2) Content; excluding therefrom all Losses arising from preREO™’s breach of this Agreement.
This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties concerning the subject matter of this Agreement and incorporates all prior negotiations and understandings. There are no covenants, promises, agreements, conditions or understandings, either oral or written, between them relating to the subject matter of this Agreement other than those set forth herein. No purported waiver by any party of any default by another party of any term or provision contained herein shall be deemed to be a waiver of such term or provision unless the waiver is in writing and signed by the waiving party. No such waiver shall in any event be deemed a waiver of any subsequent default under the same or any other term or provision contained herein. Except as set forth in Section 16, no alteration, amendment, change or addition to this Agreement shall be binding upon any party unless in writing and signed by the party to be charged.
preREO™ may at any time and from time to time amend this Agreement by providing not less than fifteen (15) days advance notice (the “Amendment Notice”) to Subscriber setting forth the substance of such amendment. If Subscriber does not terminate this Agreement within the foregoing period, the amendment shall be effective as of the date set forth in the Amendment Notice.
All of the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, their respective permitted successors and assigns. No Subscriber may assign or delegate its, his or her, rights or obligations under this Agreement. preREO™ may assign and delegate its rights and obligations under this Agreement without notice to any Subscriber at any time and from time to time.
Any consent, waiver, notice, demand, request or other instrument required or permitted to be given and effective under this Agreement shall be in writing and deemed to have been properly given upon: (A) actual delivery if hand delivered; (B) the next business day after: (1) transmission by overnight express courier service (e.g., Federal Express), freight prepaid to the address for such party set forth herein; or (2) in the case of a notice provided by preREO™, being sent to the e-mail address for the Subscriber associated with the Username; (C) the next business day after transmission by facsimile (with receipt showing successful transmission) to the facsimile number for such party set forth in the records for the Service; or (D) three (3) business days after being sent by certified United States mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to the address for such party set forth in the records for the Service. Either party may change its address or facsimile number for notices by changing it on the records for the Service.
The captions and paragraph letters appearing in this Agreement are inserted only as a matter of convenience. They do not define, limit, construe or describe the scope or intent of the provisions of this Agreement.
If any term or provisions of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such term or provision to persons or circumstances, other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall both be unaffected thereby and each term or provision of this Agreement shall be valid and be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.
The provisions of this Section are a material part of the agreement of the parties. But for the provisions of this Section, preREO™ would not enter this Agreement,, or provide any Subscriber with access to the Service. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND GOVERNED UNDER AND BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS FOR CONTRACTS EXECUTED AND TO BE PERFORMED IN ILLINOIS. EXCLUSIVE VENUE FOR ANY LEGAL ACTION AUTHORIZED HEREUNDER OR RELATING HERETO SHALL BE IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
There are no intended, express or implied third-party beneficiaries to this Agreement.
THE PARTIES HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVE ALL OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY ON ANY AND ALL ISSUES PERTAINING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE SERVICE.
In the event any litigation, mediation, arbitration, or controversy between the parties hereto arises out of or relates to this Agreement or the Service, the prevailing party in such litigation, mediation, arbitration or controversy shall be entitled to recover from the other party all reasonable attorneys’ fees, expenses and suit costs, including any associated with any appellate proceedings and any post-judgment collection proceedings.
‘Agreement’ means this entire Terms and Conditions Agreement, as may be amended from time to time in accordance herewith.
‘Confidential Information’ means:
‘Content’ means any information uploaded or posted to the Service by Subscriber, including, without limitation, information about Subscriber or any Mortgage offered for sale by Subscriber.
‘Service’ means the services provided from time to time by preREO™ through its preREO™ Software-as-a-Service offering.
‘Subscriber’ refers to persons as laid out in Section 3 preREO™ Software as a Service.
‘Term’ means the period as described in Section 12 Term and Termination.
Sections 2 through 7 and 9 through 28 shall survive the termination, cancellation or expiration of this Agreement by whatever means for whatever reason.
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