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Permission is granted to access this website for personal and non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not: access, interact, or interoperate with this website or any services we provide as a robot, scraper, or crawler, except as defined in our robots.txt file; modify or copy the information, data, images, videos, or code ("materials"); use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial); attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software or code contained on this website or on any service we provide; remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; or transfer the materials to another person or "mirror" the materials on any other server. This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by Oktpus at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials from this website or any services we provide that are in your possession, whether in electronic or printed format.
OKTPUS MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "WITH ALL FAULTS" AND OKTPUS MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICES (I) WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OR WILL OPERATE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY PARTICULAR SOFTWARE, OR THAT ANY ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED; (II) WILL MEET USER'S REQUIREMENTS OR EXPECTATIONS; (III) WILL PRODUCE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE RESULTS; OR (IV) WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL OR MALICIOUS CODE. FURTHER, OKTPUS DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS CONCERNING THE ACCURACY, LIKELY RESULTS, OR RELIABILITY OF THE USE OF THE MATERIALS ON ITS INTERNET WEBSITE OR OTHERWISE RELATING TO SUCH MATERIALS OR ON ANY SITES LINKED TO THIS SITE.
User will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Oktpus, its Affiliates, successors and assigns, and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims, losses, demands, causes of action, debts, or liabilities, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a third-party claim resulting from (i) any breach or alleged breach of User's obligations, representations, or warranties under this Agreement, (ii) User's use of the Services, or (iii) any claim that any User trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, or other content or materials furnished by User for use in connection with the Services, including, without limitation, any User Data and any User Materials, but excluding any content provided by Oktpus, (a) misappropriates any third party's confidential information, (b) violates any applicable law, rule, or regulation, (c) libels any person or entity, or (d) otherwise violates or infringes the rights of any third party, including, without limitation, any patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, or other intellectual property or proprietary right, or any right of privacy or publicity.
IN NO EVENT WILL OKTPUS, ITS AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO USER OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF USE, OR LOSS OF DATA, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT UNDER ANY CAUSE OF ACTION, WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. OKTPUS, ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR LICENSORS' TOTAL LIABILITY TO USER OR ANY THIRD PARTY CLAIMING THROUGH USER FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OKTPUS'S PERFORMANCE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ITS PROVISION OF THE SERVICES HEREUNDER WILL NOT EXCEED, IN THE AGGREGATE, THE TOTAL FEES ACTUALLY PAID BY USER TO OKTPUS WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE(S) OUT OF WHICH THE CLAIM ARISES DURING THE NINETY (90) DAY PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.
6.1.Rights in Oktpus Online Services.The Services constitute the intellectual property of and are owned by Oktpus, its Affiliates, and/or its licensors. Oktpus, its Affiliates, and/or its or their licensors retain all rights, including all patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights in and to the Services. The structure, organization, and code of the Services are valuable trade secrets and Confidential Information of Oktpus, its Affiliates, and/or its or their licensors. Except as expressly stated herein, this Agreement does not grant User any intellectual property rights in any Services and all rights not expressly granted are expressly reserved by Oktpus, its Affiliates, and/or its or their licensors. User may not remove or authorize or permit its Authorized Users to remove or obscure any proprietary rights legends from the Services. For purposes of this Agreement, "Affiliate" means any entity that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, Oktpus, where "control" means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such other entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. 6.2.Trademarks. Oktpus, its Affiliates, and/or its or their licensors own and retain all rights in any trademarks, service marks, trade names, and logos, and all related products and service names, marks, and slogans used by Oktpus in connection with the Services and excluding only any User trademarks, service marks, trade names, and logos provided by User for use in connection with any services provided by Oktpus. Any other trademarks, service marks, trade names, or logos contained within any Services are owned by their respective owners. 6.3. Oktpus International Inc. Certain content displayed within this website are Copyright Oktpus International Inc. (2016) and are protected under the Canadian and international copyright law. Any unauthorized use, reproduction, distribution, recording or modification of this content is strictly prohibited. 6.4. Deal Ranking Algorithm. Oktpus employs a proprietary deal ranking algorithm and makes no guaranties for this algorithm, as it is a best-guess ranking dependent fully upon the data provided by the seller of each vehicle. It is ultimately the consumer's responsibility to determine the quality of the deal.
7.1.Definition of Confidential Information.For purposes of this Agreement, "Confidential Information" means the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and all non-public information about Oktpus' business or activities that is marked or designated by Oktpus as "confidential" or "proprietary" at the time of disclosure or that reasonably would be understood to be confidential given the circumstances of disclosure. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Confidential Information will include, without limitation all Oktpus business (including pricing), financial, technical, and other similar information. 7.2.Use of Confidential Information.User agrees that during the Agreement Term and for three (3) years thereafter: (i) it will not disclose to any third party any Confidential Information disclosed to it by Oktpus except as expressly permitted in this Agreement; (ii) it will not use any Confidential Information disclosed to it by Oktpus except as necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement; and (iii) it will take all reasonable measures to maintain the confidentiality of all Confidential Information of Oktpus in its possession or control, which will in no event be less than the measures it uses to maintain the confidentiality of its own information of similar importance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, User may disclose Confidential Information (a) to the extent required by a court of competent jurisdiction or other governmental authority or otherwise as required by law, provided that such party uses reasonable efforts to request confidential treatment or a protective order before such disclosure; and (b) on a "need-to-know" basis to its legal counsel, accountants, employees and agents who are obligated to maintain the confidentiality of such information. User agrees that it shall remain liable for the compliance by such persons with the terms of this Agreement. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, or at the request of Oktpus, User shall (at its option) return the Confidential Information to Oktpus, or destroy it and, upon Oktpus' request, certify that it has taken such action.
Except as otherwise provided herein, any notice provided pursuant to this Agreement will be in writing, and will be sent by Canada mail, postage prepaid, certified mail return receipt requested or by overnight courier addressed (if to User) to the address set forth on the website or to Oktpus International Inc, or to such other address as maybe provided by notice by the applicable party in accordance with this Section.
User may not resell, assign, or transfer any of its rights hereunder, and any attempt to resell, assign, or transfer such rights is void. Oktpus may subcontract to any third party all or any part of the Services being provided by Oktpus to User pursuant to this Agreement.
The materials appearing on Oktpus's website could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. Oktpus does not warrant that any of the materials on its website are accurate, complete, or current. Oktpus may make changes to the materials contained on its website at any time without notice. Oktpus does not, however, make any commitment to update the materials.
Oktpus has not reviewed all of the sites linked to or linked on its Internet website and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Oktpus of the site. Use of any such linked website is at the user's own risk.
Oktpus may revise these terms of use for its website at any time without notice. By using this website you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these Terms and Conditions of Use.
This Agreement and performance hereunder will be governed by the laws of the Province of B.C., without regard to its conflicts of laws rules. The parties hereby agree that the sole jurisdiction and venue for any litigation arising from or relating to this Agreement will be an appropriate federal or state court located in Vancouver, B.C.
This Agreement constitutes the complete and exclusive agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof. It supersedes all prior proposals, understandings, and all other agreements, oral and written, between the parties relating to this subject matter. The waiver or failure of either party to exercise any right provided for herein will not be deemed a waiver of any further right hereunder. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 12, this Agreement may not be modified or altered except by written instrument duly executed by an authorized officer of each party, and any such other modification shall be null and void and of no legal effect. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision will be deemed restated, in accordance with applicable law, to reflect as nearly as possible the original intentions of the parties, and the remainder of the Agreement will remain in full force and effect. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which will constitute an original, and all of which will constitute one agreement.