The Agency Terms of Use

Last Updated: Jul 20, 2022 The policy set forth below is provided only in English to avoid any misinterpretations caused by a language translation. If necessary, seek the proper advice, or do not use this site. These Terms of Use (“Terms”) are a legal contract between you (“you”) and The Agency IP Holdco, LLC (“us” or “our” or “we” or “The Agency”), and govern your use of all the text, data, information, software, graphics, photographs and other materials (collectively referred to as “Materials”) that we, our parent companies and our affiliated companies (collectively, “The Agency Companies”) may make available to you through any area of the website located at https://www.theagencyre.com/ (“Website”), any services we may provide through the Website (collectively, the “Services”), and any software that we provide for installation and use on a mobile device that permits you to access and use the Services (each a “Mobile Application” and, collectively with the Website and the Services, the “Platform”). READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE BROWSING THE WEBSITE OR OTHERWISE USING THE PLATFORM. USING ANY PART OF THE PLATFORM INDICATES THAT YOU HAVE BOTH READ AND ACCEPTED THESE TERMS. YOU CANNOT USE THE ANY PART OF THE PLATFORM IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS. NOTE: THESE TERMS CONTAIN A DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND ARBITRATION PROVISION, INCLUDING CLASS ACTION WAIVER THAT AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THESE TERMS AND WITH RESPECT TO DISPUTES YOU MAY HAVE WITH THE AGENCY AND/OR THE AGENCY COMPANIES. YOU MAY OPT OUT OF THE BINDING INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER AS PROVIDED BELOW.

Changes

We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to modify or replace any of these Terms or the Privacy Policy, or change, suspend, limit, or discontinue the Materials or the Services at any time. If such modification is material, we will post a notice on the Website or Mobile Application. It is your responsibility to check these Terms periodically for changes. If you object to any such modifications, your sole recourse shall be to cease using the Platform. Continued use of the Platform following such modifications or, notice of any such modifications, if material, indicates you acknowledge and agree to be bound by such modifications. Also, please know that these Terms may be superseded by expressly-designated legal notices or terms located on particular pages of the Website. Such expressly-designated legal notices or terms are incorporated into these Terms and supersede the provision(s) of these Terms that are designated as being superseded.

General Use

By using the Platform, you agree that you are at least 18 years of age, or if you are under 18 years of age (a “Minor”), that you are using the Platform with the consent of your parent or legal guardian and you have received your parent’s or legal guardian’s permission to use the Platform and agree to these Terms. If you are a parent or legal guardian of a Minor, you agree to bind the Minor to these Terms and to fully indemnify and hold us harmless if the Minor breaches any of these Terms. In these Terms we are granting you a limited, personal, non-exclusive and non-transferable license to access the Website, use the Services, and display the Materials; your right to use the Materials is conditioned on your compliance with these Terms. You have no other rights in the Website, Services or any Materials and you may not modify, edit, copy, reproduce, create derivative works of, reverse engineer, alter, enhance or in any way exploit the Website, the Services or any of the Materials in any manner. If you make copies of any of the Materials then we ask that you be sure to keep on the copies all of our copyright and other proprietary notices as they appear on the Website. Unfortunately, if you breach any of these Terms, the above license will terminate automatically and you must immediately destroy any downloaded or printed Materials (and any copies thereof).

Using the Platform

Accounts

You need not register with The Agency to simply visit and view the Website. However, you will be required to create an account with us before you are permitted to save listings, share listings with other users of the Platform, or access and use certain other Services or functionality on the Platform. If you wish to create an account, you must submit your name, email address, and other information requested on the account registration page. Once you have submitted your account registration information, we will have the right to approve or reject your account, in our sole discretion. If approved, you will be permitted to log into your account with the provided login code. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account password or login codes and you are responsible for all activities that occur using your password or login codes. You agree not to share your password or login codes, let others access or use your password or login codes or do anything else that might jeopardize the security of your password or login codes. You agree to notify The Agency if your password or login code is lost, stolen, if you are aware of any unauthorized use, or if you know of any other breach of security in relation to the Platform. All the information that you provide when registering for an account and otherwise through the Platform must be accurate, complete and up to date. You may change, correct or remove any information from your account by logging into your account directly and making the desired changes.

Using the Services

Clients: Users of the Platform who have created an account and who are interested in buying, selling or renting a home (“Clients”) with the assistance of a real estate agent associated with The Agency or a franchisee of The Agency Real Estate Franchising, LLC (collectively, the “Agents” and each individually, an “Agent”) may use the Platform to view available homes, share your searches with other Clients or Agents, and communicate with other users of the Platform. Agents: Real estate agents associated The Agency or a franchisee of The Agency Real Estate Franchising, LLC (“Agents”) may use their accounts to view properties or searches shared with them by Clients, search for providers of real estate related products and services, and communicate with other users of the Platform. MLS® Terms of Use: Before we can show you pictures and prices of sold homes, our MLS® data providers require you to acknowledge that you consider The Agency to be your real estate agent, broker or salesperson. For purposes of clarification, you have no obligation to work with a The Agency Agent to buy or sell a home. You can always choose to work with us or not. Before proceeding to view the content made available through the The Agency Platform, you must acknowledge all of the following:

You are entering into a lawful consumer-broker, seller/buyer-brokerage, or similar relationship with The Agency (as defined by applicable state or provincial/territorial law).
Any information you obtain from The Agency website is intended for your personal, non-commercial use.
You have a bona fide interest in the purchase, sale, or lease of real estate on the The Agency Sites.
You will not copy, redistribute, or retransmit any of the information provided except in connection with your consideration of the purchase or sale of an individual property.
You will not, directly or indirectly, display, post, disseminate, distribute, publish, broadcast, transfer, sell, or sublicense, any information provided through the Services to another individual or entity. This prohibition expressly includes "scraping" (including screen and database scraping), "data mining", or any other activity intended to collect, store, re-organize, summarize, or manipulate any information provided or any related data.
You acknowledge that the individual MLS® that supplies the listing data is the owner of such data and you acknowledge the validity of the MLS®'s system, and MLS®'s proprietary rights and copyright to such data and any related data.
The Agency also explicitly authorizes MLS® employees, MLS® members, or their duly authorized representatives to access The Agency's website for the purposes of verifying compliance with MLS® rules and monitoring the display of participants' listings on The Agency's site.
The Agency makes no guarantees as to the reliability, accuracy, or up to date nature of any information from MLS® sources.

Electronic Communications

By using the Platform (or any part thereof), you consent to receiving electronic communications from us (including, if you have opted in, via text message) and from other users of the Services. These electronic communications may include notices about applicable fees and charges, transactional information and other information concerning or related to the Platform. These electronic communications are part of your relationship with us. You agree that any notices, agreements, disclosures or other communications that we send you electronically will satisfy any legal communication requirements, including that such communications be in writing. Standard carrier data charges may apply to your use of text messaging and you are solely responsible for such charges.

Privacy Policy

We respect the information that you provide to us, and want to be sure you fully understand exactly how we use that information, which is documented in our Privacy Policy.

Links to Third-Party Sites

The Platform provides links to third-party websites. If you use these links, you will leave the Platform. We are not obligated to review any third-party websites that you link to from the Platform, we do not control any of the third-party websites, and we are not responsible for any of the third-party websites (or the products, services, or content available through any of them). Thus, unless specifically stated elsewhere in the Platform, we do not endorse or make any representations about such third-party websites, any information, software, products, services, or materials found there or any results that may be obtained from using them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to or from the Platform, you do so entirely at your own risk and you must follow the privacy policies and terms and conditions for those third-party websites.

Submissions

Certain areas of the Platform may permit you to upload or submit feedback, information, images, data, text, software, messages, or other materials (each, a “User Submission”). You agree that you are solely responsible for all of your User Submissions and that any such User Submission is considered both non-confidential and non-proprietary. Further, we do not guarantee that you will be able to edit or delete any User Submission you have submitted. By submitting any User Submission, you are promising us that:

You own all rights in your User Submissions (including, without limitation, all rights to the reproduction and display of your User Submissions) or, alternatively, you have acquired all necessary rights in your User Submissions to enable you to grant to us the rights in your User Submissions as described in these Terms;
You have paid and will pay in full all license fees, clearance fees, and other financial obligations, of any kind, arising from any use or commercial exploitation of your User Submissions;
Your User Submissions do not infringe the copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other intellectual property rights, privacy rights, or any other legal or moral rights of any third party;
You voluntarily agree to waive all “moral rights” that you may have in your User Submission;
Any information contained in your User Submission is not known by you to be false, inaccurate, or misleading;
Your User Submission does not violate any law (including, but not limited to, those governing export control, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination, or false advertising);
Your User Submission is not, and may not reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially, ethnically, religiously, or otherwise biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening, or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership, or corporation, vulgar, pornographic, obscene, or invasive of another’s privacy;
You were not and will not be compensated or granted any consideration by any third party for submitting your User Submission;
Your User Submission does not incorporate materials from a third-party website, or addresses, email addresses, contact information, or phone numbers (other than your own);
Your User Submission does not contain any viruses, worms, spyware, adware, or other potentially damaging programs or files;
Your User Submission does not contain any information that you consider confidential, proprietary or personal; and
Your User Submission does not contain or constitute any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, junk mail, spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or any other form of unlawful solicitation.

By submitting a User Submission, you grant to us an irrevocable, perpetual, transferable, non-exclusive, fully-paid, worldwide, royalty-free license (sublicensable through multiple tiers) to:

Use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, publicly perform, and publicly display your User Submission (or any modification thereto), in whole or in part, in any format or medium now known or later developed;
Use (and permit others to use) your User Submission in any manner and for any purpose (including, without limitation, commercial purposes) that we deem appropriate in our sole discretion (including, without limitation, to incorporate your User Submission or any modification thereto, in whole or in part, into any technology, product, or service);
Display advertisements in connection with your User Submission and to use your User Submission for advertising and promotional purposes.

We may, but are not obligated to, pre-screen User Submissions or monitor any area of the Platform through which User Submissions may be submitted. We are not required to host, display, or distribute any User Submissions on or through the Platform and may remove at any time or refuse any User Submissions for any reason. We are not responsible for any loss, theft, or damage of any kind to any User Submissions. Further, you agree that we may freely disclose your User Submission to any third party absent any obligation of confidence on the part of the recipient.

Unauthorized Activities

To be clear, we authorize your use of the Platform only for personal use (“Permitted Purposes”). Any other use of the Platform beyond the Permitted Purposes is prohibited and, therefore, constitutes unauthorized use of the Platform. This is because as between you and The Agency, all rights in the Platform and Materials remain our property. Unauthorized use of the Platform may result in violation of various United States and international copyright laws. Unless you have written permission from us stating otherwise, you are not authorized to use the Platform in any of the following ways (these are examples only and the list below is not a complete list of everything that you are not permitted to do):

For any public or commercial purpose that includes the use of the Materials on another site or through a networked computer environment.
In a manner that modifies, publicly displays, publicly performs, reproduces or distributes any of the Platform;
In a manner that violates any local, state, national, foreign, or international statute, regulation, rule, order, treaty, or other law;
To stalk, harass, or harm another individual;
To impersonate any person or entity or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
To interfere with or disrupt the Platform or servers or networks connected to the Website;
To use any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering or extraction methods in connection with the Website; or
To attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Platform or any other accounts, computer systems, or networks connected to the Platform, whether through hacking, password mining, or any other means.

You agree to hire attorneys to defend us if you violate these Terms and that violation results in a problem for us. You also agree to pay any damages that we may end up having to pay as a result of your violation. You alone are responsible for any violation of these Terms by you. We reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you and, in such case, you agree to cooperate with our defense of such claim.

Proprietary Rights

The trademarks, service marks, and logos of The Agency (“Our Trademarks”) used and displayed on various parts of the Platform are registered and unregistered trademarks or service marks of The Agency IP Holding Co., LLC. Other company, product, and service names located on the Platform may be trademarks or service marks owned by others (the “Third-Party Trademarks”, and, collectively with Our Trademarks, the “Trademarks”). Nothing in these Terms should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use the Trademarks, without our prior written permission specific for each such use. Use of the Trademarks as part of a link to or from any site is prohibited unless establishment of such a link is approved in advance by us in writing. All goodwill generated from the use of Our Trademarks inures to our benefit. Unless otherwise specified in these Terms, all Materials, including the arrangement of them on the Platform, are our sole property, or the property of our suppliers and licensors. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. Except as otherwise required or limited by applicable law, any reproduction, distribution, modification, retransmission, or publication of any copyrighted material is strictly prohibited without the express written consent of the copyright owner or license.

Intellectual Property Infringement

We respect the intellectual property rights of others and encourage you to do the same. Accordingly, we have a policy of removing User Submissions that violate intellectual property rights of others, suspending access to the Platform (or any portion thereof) to any user who uses the Platform in violation of someone’s intellectual property rights, and/or terminating in appropriate circumstances the account of any user who uses the Platform in violation of someone’s intellectual property rights. Pursuant to Title 17 of the United States Code, Section 512, we have implemented procedures for receiving written notification of claimed copyright infringement and for processing such claims in accordance with such law. If you believe your copyright or other intellectual property right is being infringed by a user of the Platform, please provide written notice to our Designated Agent for notice of claims of infringement at: The Agency Attn: Brandon Braga 331 Foothill Rd, Suite 100 Beverly Hills, CA 90210 United States Email: legal@theagencyre.com Phone: (424) 285-8743 To be sure the matter is handled immediately, your written notice must:

Contain your physical or electronic signature;
Identify the copyrighted work or other intellectual property alleged to have been infringed;
Identify the allegedly infringing material in a sufficiently precise manner to allow us to locate that material;
Contain adequate information by which we can contact you (including postal address, telephone number, and e-mail address);
Contain a statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted material or other intellectual property is not authorized by the owner, the owner’s agent or the law;
Contain a statement that the information in the written notice is accurate; and
Contain statement, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright or other intellectual property right owner.

Unless the notice pertains to copyright or other intellectual property infringement, the Designated Agent will be unable to address the listed concern. Submitting a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) Counter-Notification We will notify you that we have removed or disabled access to copyright-protected material that you provided, if such removal is pursuant to a validly received DMCA take-down notice. In response, you may provide our Designated Agent with a written counter-notification that includes the following information:

Your physical or electronic signature;
Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled, and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled;
A statement from you under the penalty of perjury, that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled; and
Your name, physical address and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of a court for the judicial district in which your physical address is located, or if your physical address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which we may be located, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of allegedly infringing material or an agent of such person.

Termination of Repeat Infringers We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to terminate the account or access of any user of the Platform who is the subject of repeated DMCA or other infringement notifications.

Your Relationship With Us; Disputes Among Users

We are not a party to any service contract You hereby acknowledge and agree that we are NOT a party to any oral or written agreement for products, services or any other contract entered into between users of the Platform in connection with any services we offer. No agency or partnership No agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment is created as a result of these Terms or your use of any part of the Platform. You do not have any authority whatsoever to bind us in any respect. The parties agree that The Agency is a technology company whose primary business is connecting Clients with Agents. Neither we nor any users of the Platform may direct or control the day-to-day activities of the other, or create or assume any obligation on behalf of the other. While Agents may elect to use our designated email addresses or marketing materials, Agents are independent contractors who are not employed or controlled by The Agency Companies. These Terms do not govern your interaction with Agents outside of the Platform, and you will be governed by other terms of service, if any, of the websites or services through which you are interacting with those Agents. Disputes between users Your interactions with individuals and/or organizations found on or through the Platform, including the performance of any services by such parties and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such transactions or dealings, are solely between you and such individual or organization. You should take reasonable precautions and make whatever investigation or inquiries you deem necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any online or offline transaction with any third party, including without limitation any individuals or entities with whom you may interact as a result of your use of the Platform. You understand that deciding whether to use the services of an Agent, to provide services to a Client, or to use information found on the Platform, is your personal decision for which you alone are responsible. You understand that we do not and cannot make representations as to the suitability of any individual you may decide to interact with on or through the Platform and/or the accuracy or suitability of any advice, information, or recommendations made by any individual. IF THERE IS A DISPUTE BETWEEN USERS OF THE PLATFORM, OR BETWEEN ANY USER OF THE PLATFORM AND ANY THIRD PARTY, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT WE ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO BECOME INVOLVED. IN THE EVENT THAT A DISPUTE ARISES BETWEEN YOU AND ANY THIRD PARTY, YOU HEREBY RELEASE US, OUR OFFICERS, MANAGERS, MEMBERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, ATTORNEYS, AND SUCCESSORS IN RIGHTS FROM ANY CLAIMS, DEMANDS, AND DAMAGES (ACTUAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL) OF EVERY KIND OR NATURE, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED, FORESEEABLE OR UNFORESEEABLE, DISCLOSED OR UNDISCLOSED, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO SUCH DISPUTES. IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, BY AGREEING TO THESE TERMS YOU HEREBY WAIVE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542, WHICH SAYS: “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS THAT THE CREDITOR OR RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE AND THAT, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, WOULD HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY.”

Disclaimer of Warranties

THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS”, AND THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO ITS USE IS WITH YOU. WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND (EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY) WITH RESPECT TO THE WEBSITE, MATERIALS, MOBILE APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED OR STATUTORY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE PLATFORM OR ANY PART THEREOF WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, THAT YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE PLATFORM WILL BE CORRECTED. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE WEBSITE, MATERIALS, MOBILE APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES, OR AS TO THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY INFORMATION OR SERVICES OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE PLATFORM, AND ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRODUCTS, SERVICES, ACTIONS, OR FAILURE TO ACT OF ANY THIRD PARTY. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE PLATFORM OR FROM US OR OUR FRANCHISEES, SUBSIDIARIES OR OTHER AFFILIATED COMPANIES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY. WE DISCLAIM ALL EQUITABLE INDEMNITIES.

Limitation of Liability

YOU ARE USING THE WEBSITE, MATERIALS, MOBILE APPLICATIONS, AND SERVICES AT YOUR SOLE RISK. WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM YOUR DISPLAYING, COPYING, OR DOWNLOADING ANY MATERIALS TO OR FROM THE PLATFORM OR YOUR USE OF OUR SERVICES. IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INDIRECT, EXTRAORDINARY, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA, REVENUE, PROFITS, COST OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES, USE, OR OTHER ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE) HOWEVER ARISING, EVEN IF WE KNOW THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT WE DO NOT HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO CONDUCT BACKGROUND CHECKS ON ANY USER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CLIENTS OR AGENTS. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF YOUR COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER USERS OF THE PLATFORM, AND WITH OTHER PERSONS OR ENTITIES WITH WHOM YOU COMMUNICATE OR INTERACT AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE THEREOF. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WE DO NOT MAKE ANY ATTEMPT TO VERIFY THE STATEMENTS OF USERS OF THE PLATFORM. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO THE CONDUCT OF USERS OF THE PLATFORM OR THEIR COMPATIBILITY WITH ANY CURRENT OR FUTURE USERS OF THE PLATFORM. YOU AGREE TO TAKE REASONABLE PRECAUTIONS IN ALL COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERACTIONS WITH ANY PERSONS OR ENTITIES WITH WHOM YOU COMMUNICATE OR INTERACT AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO CLIENTS OR AGENTS, PARTICULARLY IF YOU MEET OFFLINE OR IN PERSON, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE FACILITATE SUCH MEETINGS. WE EXPLICITLY DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY ACT OR OMISSION OF ANY USER OF THE PLATFORM AND ALL OTHER THIRD PARTIES.

Local Laws; Export Control

We control and operate the Platform from our headquarters in the United States of America and the entirety of the Platform may not be appropriate or available for use in other locations. If you use the Platform (or any portion thereof) outside the United States of America, you are solely responsible for following applicable local laws.

Feedback

Any submissions by you to us (e.g., comments, questions, suggestions, materials – collectively, “Feedback”) through any communication whatsoever (e.g., call, fax, email) will be treated as both non-confidential and non-proprietary. You hereby assign all right, title, and interest in, and we are free to use, without any attribution or compensation to you, any ideas, know-how, concepts, techniques, or other intellectual property and proprietary rights contained in the Feedback, whether or not patentable, for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to, developing, manufacturing, having manufactured, licensing, marketing, and selling, directly or indirectly, products and services using such Feedback. Where the foregoing assignment is prohibited by law, you hereby grant us an exclusive, transferable, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid up license (including the right to sublicense) to use and exploit all Feedback as we may determine in our sole discretion. You understand and agree, however, that we are not obligated to use, display, reproduce, or distribute any such ideas, know-how, concepts, or techniques contained in the Feedback, and you have no right to compel such use, display, reproduction, or distribution.

Dispute Resolution and Arbitration; Class Action Waiver

Please read the following Dispute Resolution and Arbitration; Class Action Waiver provision (this “Provision”) carefully. It affects your rights. Please read this Provision carefully. It provides that all Disputes (as defined below) between you and The Agency Companies shall be resolved by binding arbitration. Arbitration is a form of private dispute resolution and replaces the right to go to court. In the absence of this arbitration agreement, you may otherwise have a right or opportunity to bring claims in a court, before a judge or jury, and/or to participate in or be represented in a case filed in court by others (including, but not limited to, class actions). Except as otherwise provided, entering into these Terms constitutes a waiver of your right to litigate claims and all opportunity to be heard by a judge or jury. There is no judge or jury in arbitration, and court review of an arbitration award is limited. The arbitrator must follow these Terms and can award