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USER
AGREEMENT
Introduction
Welcome
to Nursery Network.com. This Member Agreement (“Agreement”) describes the terms
and conditions applicable to the registered users (“Members”) of the service
(“Service”) provided by Nursery Network, LLC. (“Nursery Network”) through the
Nursery Network website at www.NurseryNetwork.com,
as the Service may be revised, augmented, superseded, enhanced, modified, or
supplemented from time to time. Please read this entire Agreement carefully. BY
ENTERING YOUR LOGIN ID AND PASSWORD AND CLICKING THE “ENTER” BUTTON, YOU ARE
INDICATING THAT YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY AND ABILITY TO MAKE LEGALLY BINDING
CONTRACTS AND THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. If you do not agree to all of these
terms, Nursery Network is unwilling to provide the Service to you and you
should not enter your Login ID and Password and click on the "Enter"
button. If you do not accept these terms and conditions or if you have
questions that cannot be answered at the Nursery Network Site, please contact
us by sending an e-mail message to;
customerservice@NurseryNetwork.com.
Nursery
Network suggests you print and keep a copy of this Agreement.
Eligibility. The Service is available
to Buyers and Sellers of horticulture and floriculture, as well as providers of
support products and services for the horticulture and floriculture industry,
who agree to abide by this Agreement. The Service is available only to Members
in good standing. Nursery Network retains the sole right to determine whether a
Member is in good standing and to restrict access of any Member or remove any
Member from good standing for any reason without prior notice. In addition,
Nursery Network may restrict or terminate Member access if Nursery Network
determines in its sole discretion that Member’s continued use of the Service
may expose Nursery Network or any other Member to potential liability or the
threat of litigation.
Amendments. Nursery Network may amend
this Agreement at any time by posting amended terms on the Nursery Network
Site. All amended terms shall automatically become effective ten (10) days
after they are posted on the Nursery Network Site.
Buyer/Seller. Except as expressly
stated, the terms of this Agreement apply equally to sellers of goods through
the Service (“Sellers”) and buyers of goods through the Service (“Buyers”). In
an individual transaction, a Member may act as either the Seller or Buyer and
any Seller-specific or Buyer-specific terms will apply to the Member for such
transaction.
1.
DESCRIPTION OF
SERVICE
Role of Nursery Network. The Service
acts as the venue for Buyers and Sellers to communicate with each other and
negotiate for the sale and delivery of goods. Nursery Network is not involved
in the actual sales transaction between Buyers and Sellers except to provide
the venue for the Service. Nursery Network does not participate in the
procurement of, delivery of, or payment for any goods by Buyers or Sellers. As
a result, Nursery Network has no control over the quality of the goods, the
truth or accuracy of listings, the timely performance of Buyers or Sellers, the
ability of Sellers to sell goods, or the ability of Buyers to buy goods.
Nursery Network cannot and does not control whether or not Sellers will
complete the delivery of goods they offer or whether or not Buyers will
complete the purchase of goods Buyers have ordered.
Account and Password. Member will
receive an account id, login ID(s) and password(s) upon completing the
registration process. Member’s login ID(s) and password(s) will allow Member to
access the Service and will be required for use of the Service. Member is
responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of Member’s username(s) and
password(s), and is responsible for all activities that occur under Member’s
username(s) or account. Nursery Network cannot and will not be liable for any
loss or damage arising from unauthorized use of Member’s account, username(s)
or password(s). Member agrees that Nursery Network and other Members of the
Service shall be entitled to rely without further inquiry upon any information
provided through access to the Nursery Network Site through Member’s account,
username(s) and password(s) as if it were provided by Member. In the event that
Member is capable of creating additional usernames under Member’s account, then
all use of the Service under such usernames shall be attributed to Member’s
account, and shall be deemed to be use by Member hereunder and shall be
Member’s sole responsibility.
Standards of Behavior. Member will not
(i) use, post, transmit or introduce any device, software or routine which
interferes or attempts to interfere with the functionality, performance or
integrity of the Service or other systems, including, but not limited to, any
virus, worm, Trojan horse or any other contaminating or destructive features,
(ii) use the Service in a way that interferes or attempts to interfere with the
functionality, performance or integrity of the Service, (iii) impersonate any
person or entity, including, but not limited to Nursery Network, a Nursery
Network employee, or another Member, or falsely state Member’s affiliation with
a person or entity, or (iv) forge, disguise or otherwise manipulate any
identification information associated with Member’s use of the Service.
System Requirements. In order to use
the Service Member must obtain at its own expense Internet access and all
hardware and software necessary for reliably accessing and using the Service.
2.
HOW THE SERVICE
WORKS
Buyer Initiated Sales. Sellers can
include in Nursery Network’s database, available for searching by Buyers,
horticulture and floriculture items from the Sellers’ product lists including
but not limited to terms for price, quantity, and availability. If Buyer makes
an offer to purchase horticulture or floriculture from a particular Seller,
Seller may respond with terms for handling, delivery, and other additional terms
and information or Terminate the ordering process. If the response from Seller
is acceptable, Buyer may issue an electronic Firm Order through the Nursery
Network Site or respond with new or additional terms. If the response from
Seller is not acceptable buyer may Terminate the ordering process. Any Firm
Order issued by a Buyer or Seller forms a binding contract.
Binding Obligations. By registering to
use the Service, Member agrees that (i) any Firm Order shall form a firm
binding contract between Buyer and Seller in accordance with the terms of the
Firm Order; and (ii) any accepted Firm Order creates Service fee obligations
from Seller to Nursery. Member acknowledges that by “clicking” on webpage
buttons in the Service, Member can create binding obligations without any
further action by or notice to Member. Each Member shall be considered a
third-party beneficiary of this Agreement with respect to another Member only
to the extent necessary to enforce its contract rights against another Member.
Sellers and Buyers are solely responsible for payment and collection
obligations that arise from contracts formed on the Nursery Network Site.
3.
MEMBER
OBLIGATIONS – BUYERS AND SELLERS
Transaction Status. It is Member’s
responsibility on each business day to review the Nursery Network Site and the
status of all Pending Orders and Firm Orders in which Member has participated
and any emails or other communications sent to Member in connection with the
Service. In the event that Member has reason to believe that the Service
contains erroneous information about Member or transactions in which Member has
participated, Member will immediately notify Nursery Network at
customerservice@NurseryNetwork.com.
Good Faith Use. Each Member shall use
the Service in good faith and in its intended manner to consummate business
transactions through the Service and will not directly or indirectly circumvent
or participate in the circumvention of the Seller’s fee payment obligation to
Nursery Network in any manner, including, without limitation, by consummating
with another Member outside the Service any business transaction arising from
or related to a listing, a Pending Order, or Firm Order entered on the Service.
Member will not attempt or cooperate with an attempt to circumvent the Seller’s
fee obligation to Nursery Network. Further, all Members shall, as a matter of
common practice, respond to all New Orders, Pending Orders, and Firm Orders
through their account on the Nursery Network system.
4.
FEES AND INFORMATION
Fee Structure charged to Seller:
The below listed fees are due 60 days from the date of
delivery of any "uploaded material" sold through Nursery Network. There is NO FEE to participate and sell plant material
through the Request For Bid system.
- 4% fee for all material sold,
when sales through Nursery Network are 0- $14,999 for any given month on
"uploaded material"
- 3% fee for all material sold,
when sales through Nursery Network are $14,999 - $39,999 for any given
month on
"uploaded material"
- 2% fee for all material sold,
when sales through Nursery Network are $40,000+ for any given month
on
"uploaded material"
Fee
Structure charged to Buyer: Currently there is a
no annual membership fee.
Seller’s Duty to Update Product
Information. It is solely Sellers duty to input and update Seller's list of
products available to Buyers on the Nursery Network website, Nursery Network
may from time to time assist Seller in this regard but in no instance is
Nursery Network required to do so.
5.
MEMBER INFORMATION.
"Member
Information" shall mean any and all information Member provides to Nursery
Network, including Firm Order and listing information and any information
provided to Nursery Network by a Seller for use in Seller’s “Electronic
Catalog.” Member agrees to the terms of Nursery Network’s Privacy Policy, as it
may be amended by Nursery Network from time to time. Such privacy policy is
incorporated herein by reference. Member hereby grants to Nursery Network a non-exclusive,
worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, license to use, copy, display,
perform, digitally perform, distribute, modify, and integrate with other works
Member Information as permitted in the privacy policy and in furtherance of
providing, maintaining or improving the Service and other services provided to
Member. Member shall provide true, accurate, current and complete Member
Information upon registration (or, in the case of Electronic Store Front
information, at a time mutually agreed by the parties) and agrees to maintain
and promptly update the Member Information to keep it true, accurate, current,
and complete. Member represents, warrants and covenants that the sale of
Member’s goods through the Service (if Member is a Seller) and Member’s use of
the Service shall not: (a) infringe any third party's copyright, patent,
trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or
privacy; (b) violate any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including
without limitation those governing export control, dealer agreements, unfair
competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising); or (c) be defamatory,
trade libelous, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing or obscene.
6.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
The
entire contents of the Service and the Nursery Network Site are the
intellectual property of Nursery Network. As between the parties, Nursery
Network is the exclusive owner or licensee of any and all copyrights,
trademarks, servicemarks, and any other intellectual property right of
materials related to the Service and the Nursery Network Site. Member may print
and download portions of the materials contained on the Service solely for
Member’s internal use provided Member maintains the copyright notice and any other
notices that appear on any such copies. Any other copying, redistribution,
publication, or retransmission of any portion of materials on the Service is
strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Nursery Network.
7.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES.
Member
acknowledges that Nursery Network does not operate, control, or endorse any
information or goods on the Service in any way. Nursery Network does not verify
the accuracy of any posting by Members, and shall not be liable for any
incorrect postings by a Member. THE SERVICE, THE NURSERY NETWORK SITE AND ALL
CONTENT AND MATERIALS THEREON ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS," AND
"AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR INDEMNITIES OF ANY KIND.
NURSERY NETWORK AND ITS SUPPLIERS AND CONTRACTORS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NURSERY NETWORK AND
ITS SUPPLIERS AND CONTRACTORS MAKE NO WARRANTIES THAT THE SERVICE OR WEBSITE
WILL MEET MEMBER’S REQUIREMENTS, BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR
FREE, THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE OR NURSERY NETWORK SITE
WILL BE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, OR CURRENT OR THAT ERRORS OR DEFECTS WILL BE
CORRECTED. NURSERY NETWORK ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN
THE SERVICE OR ANY OTHER WEBSITE THAT MAY BE LINKED TO THE SERVICE.
8.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
In
no event shall Nursery Network or any party involved in the creation or
delivery of the Service be liable under any contract, negligence, strict
liability or other legal or equitable theory for any special, incidental,
indirect, consequential, punitive, or exemplary damages of any kind, including,
without limitation, those resulting from interruption of use, loss or
corruption of data, or lost profits, whether or not advised of the possibility
of such damage, arising out of or in connection with the use of or inability to
use the Service. Nursery Network’s total cumulative liability in connection
with this Agreement, the Service, and the Nursery Network website, whether in
contract, tort or otherwise, shall not exceed the amount of fees paid to
Nursery Network hereunder by Member during the twelve (12) months preceding the
date the first claim arises. Member acknowledges that the fees payable
hereunder reflect the allocation of risk set forth in this agreement and that
Nursery Network would not enter into this agreement without these limitations
on its liability. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain
warranties or the limitation or exclusion of liability for certain damages, so
some of the limitations in Sections 7 and 8 may not apply to Member. In the
event that any warranty can not be disclaimed, the duration of such warranty
shall be limited to a period of ninety (90) days after delivery to Member of
the applicable Service or other item.
9.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, RELEASE AND INDEMNITY.
Member
acknowledges that Nursery Network has no control over the information made
available on the Nursery Network Site that is provided by other Members.
Because authentication on the Internet is difficult, Nursery Network cannot and
does not confirm that each Member is who it claims to be. Member should use
caution when dealing with other Members, and Member should be aware that there
might be risks associated with dealing with Members who are foreign citizens or
are acting under false pretense. If Member has a dispute with another Nursery
Network Member or Members, Member hereby releases Nursery Network and Nursery
Network’s officers, directors, agents, contractors, affiliates and employees
from all claims, demands, damages (direct and consequential) of every kind and
nature, disclosed and undisclosed, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected
in any way arising out of or in connection with such disputes. Member agrees to
defend, indemnify and hold harmless Nursery Network and its affiliates from and
against any and all claims, losses, liabilities and damages of any kind
(including reasonable attorneys' fees) resulting from Member’s access to and
use of the Service or Member’s breach of this Agreement.
10.
TERMINATION.
Nursery
Network may terminate membership and any current Orders or listings under the
Service immediately if Member breaches this agreement. If Member provides any
Member Information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or
Nursery Network has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is
untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, Nursery Network has the right to
suspend or terminate Member’s account and refuse any and all current or future
use of the service.
11.
GENERAL.
This agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the United States and the State of
California as such laws apply to contracts between California residents
performed entirely within California. Any suit hereunder shall be brought
exclusively in the federal or state courts of Ventura County, California and both
parties consent to the jurisdiction thereof. The parties agree that the United
Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is
specifically excluded from application to this agreement. This agreement is the
complete and exclusive statement of the mutual understanding of the parties and
supersedes and cancels all previous written and oral agreements and
communications relating to the subject matter of this agreement. No failure or
delay in exercising any right hereunder will operate as a waiver thereof, nor
will any partial exercise of any right or power hereunder preclude further
exercise. If any provision of this agreement shall be adjudged by any court of
competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision shall be
limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this agreement
shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable. Member agrees
not to produce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial
purposes, any portion of the Service, use of the Service, or access to the
Service or any agreements Members form with other Members. For all purposes
under this Agreement, each party shall be and act as an independent contractor
of the other and shall not bind nor attempt to bind the other to any contract.
No agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer, or
franchisor-franchisee relationship is intended or created by this Agreement.
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