Certified Homes

Terms of Use

Terms of Use definition is the actual rights and limitations imposed on the customer(s), professional(s), and all Certified Providers as related to their using of this site- Certified Home.com.

General

Certified Homes, Inc also known as Certified Homes and CertifeidHome.com, “Our”, “We” operates a Web site. Any person accessing or using CertifiedHome.com is referred to as “you” or “your”. CertifiedHome.com is a referral company that collects consumer request for Professional assistance in the real estate industry. Then the request is forwarded to the Professional for them to contact the consumer and perform the tasks requested by the consumer. CertifiedHome.com does not provide Professional real estate advice to consumers, real estate agents or any other third party providers that are associated with CertifiedHome.com.

Term Acceptance

By accessing or using any part of CertifiedHome.com or the services provided on it or other Web sites (collectively, the “Services”), you agree to accept and comply with the terms, conditions, and notices stated herein and as may be modified by CertifiedHome.com from time-to-time without notice to you (“Terms of Use”). These Terms of Use constitute a binding contract between CertifiedHome.com and you. You are responsible for regularly reviewing the Terms of Use. If you do not wish to be bound by these Terms of Use, please do not access or use any part of CertifiedHome.com.

Additional terms may govern use of this Web site or Web pages within CertifiedHome.com.   In the event that any provision, term or guideline contained on a particular page of our Web site or Web page in CertifiedHome.com conflicts with the Terms of Use, the terms of such Web site or Web page shall control over the Terms of Use except with respect to the General Terms set forth below, which shall at all times control.

CertifiedHome.com General Usage

Unless specified otherwise, Certified Homes, Inc offers you access to CertifiedHome.com solely for your personal and non-commercial uses. You agree to only access or use CertifiedHome.com only for legal purposes that are permitted by the Terms of Use. Among other things, you agree not to:

  • except with the express written permission of Certified Homes, Inc modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, frame in another Web page, use on any other Web site, transfer or sell any information, software, lists of users, databases or other lists, products or services provided through or obtained from CertifiedHome.com, including without limitation, engaging in the practices of "screen scraping," "database scraping," or any other activity with the purpose of obtaining lists of users or other information;
  • damage, disable, overburden, or impair CertifiedHome.com or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of CertifiedHome.com;
  • access or attempt to access unauthorized private data through CertifiedHome.com.

Except with the express written permission of Certified Homes, Inc, you agree that you will not access or attempt to access password protected, secure or non-public areas of CertifiedHome.com.

Except with the express written permission of Certified Homes, Inc, you agree that you will not create links from any Web site or Web page to any page of CertifiedHome.com. The origin of any link to CertifiedHome.com home page must be accompanied by a clear and prominent attribution indicating that the link is connected to CertifiedHome.com home page. By creating a link to CertifiedHome.com you agree that (a) you will not employ any technology that results in the placement of content from CertifiedHome.com in a frame and/or a reduced pop-up window and/or any other display mechanism which changes appearance of CertifiedHome.com from how it would appear if a user typed the URL in a typical browser line, (b) your site shall not display content or link to other web sites that contain content that is illegal, obscene, indecent, disparaging, discriminating or otherwise offensive, (c) you have duly registered your domain name and possess all rights necessary to use the same, and (d) you shall not in any manner access, collect, store, disclose, transfer or use any information obtained or derived from a user's access to or use of CertifiedHome.com. Certified Homes, Inc reserves the right to revoke your permission to create such a link at any time in its sole discretion and you agree to immediately cease using the link at any time that Certified Homes, Inc so requests.

You agree that Certified Homes, Inc may in its sole discretion and at any time terminate your access to and use of the CertifiedHome.com, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You further agree that use of the CertifiedHome.com site and any of its Services shall be immediately terminated if you violate these Terms of Use. In addition, Certified Homes, Inc reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify or discontinue the Services or any portion thereof, with or without notice, and without liability to you.

The Services provided through the CertifiedHome.com site may also be located on third party Web sites or applications, via a link, click-through advertising, or otherwise. Nothing contained in any of these Services is an offer or promise by Certified Homes, Inc to sell a specific product for a specific price or that any advertiser will sell any product or service for any purpose or price or on any specific terms. In addition, Certified Homes, Inc does not make any representation or warranty with respect to such third party Services also known as “providers”, and is not responsible for their accuracy, sufficiency, veracity, completeness, or timeliness. You are responsible for confirming the sufficiency and reliability of any third party Services, and you hereby release Certified Homes, Inc from any and all claims, demands, liability and damages of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected or unsuspected, disclosed or undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with your use of such Services.

You acknowledge that Certified Homes, Inc is not a real estate brokerage firm does not provide Professional or any real estate advice to consumers, real estate agents, third party professionals or any other “providers” associated with CertifiedHome.com. Please note that you may be subject to additional and/or different terms, conditions, and privacy policies when you use third party Services, Content, software or sites. It is your responsibility to agree, acknowledge and know those different terms, conditions, and privacy policies. If you do not agree with any third party services, content, software, site, terms, conditions, or privacy policies do not access their web page or link that may be on the CertifiedHome.com site.

Change / Edit Account Login

Follow the instructions found in the "Account Login" area of the CertifiedHome.com site where you registered or submitted Personal Information.

Content Contained in CertifiedHome.com

CertifiedHome.com, and all of its contents including, but not limited to, all information, text, messages, images, photos, illustrations, designs, icons, video clips, sounds, files, trademarks, copyrighted material, trade dress, software, specifications, catalogs, literature, technical information, some advertisements and other content or materials on CertifiedHome.com (collectively, “Content”) is owned by Certified Homes, Inc with all rights reserved unless otherwise noted. Independent advertisers that link to our site or advertise on our site may own their specific advertising information. Certified Homes, Inc grants you a limited license to access and use CertifiedHome.com and Content solely for informational, personal and non-commercial purposes. You are strictly prohibited from downloading (other than page caching) modifying, or making any other use of CertifiedHome.com or Content, except with express written consent from Certified Homes, Inc. You understand that all third party Content posted on, transmitted through, or linked from CertifiedHome.com, is the sole responsibility of the third party originator of such Content. Content is provided through CertifiedHome.com AS IS, and you agree that the use of and reliance on any Content is at your own risk, and that under no circumstances shall Certified Homes, Inc be liable for any Content or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content made available via the Services.

You acknowledge that Certified Homes, Inc does not screen or approve third-party Content, and that Certified Homes, Inc shall have the right, but not obligation, in its sole discretion to refuse, modify, delete or move any Content that is available via CertifiedHome.com, for any reason.

Contractual Obligation

The terms and conditions of these Terms of Use, the terms and conditions of the Privacy Policy, along with your successful membership to the CertifiedHome.com Web Site constitute a binding Contractual Agreement between Certified Homes, Inc and you. If you do not agree to any provision of these Terms of Use, the Privacy Policy or the CertifiedHome.com Web Site provisions please do not use the CertifiedHome.com Site. If at any time your status changes and you no longer want to be a member of the CertifiedHome.com Web Site please cancel your membership through your “My Account” options. Likewise, if CertifiedHome.com finds that your actions do not meet our standards we may, without notice, cancel your membership. If an issue arises you will be given an opportunity to communicate your response; however, if the infraction is critical your membership will be immediately canceled and you will be given notice of said cancellation action.

Asset Transfers

We continue to develop our business and in doing so might choose to buy or sell other businesses or assets. Personal Information is generally one of the transferred assets acquired or transferred in such transactions.

Internet Address & Domain Name

We continue to develop our business and in doing so might choose to change, add or alter our web site domain name(s) or web address. If you do not agree to this provision of these Terms of Use, please do not sign up for our services or use our web site.

Delivery Policy

All deliveries are electronically.

Sales & Return Policy

All sales are final.

Your Content

To the extent that you post, upload, input, submit or otherwise transmit (collectively, “Transmit” or “Transmitting”) Content on or through CertifiedHome.com, you agree to provide true, accurate and complete information and to refrain from impersonating or falsely representing your affiliation with any person or entity. You are entirely responsible for all Content that you provide or otherwise make available via CertifiedHome.com. You also warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to such Content including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to Transmit such Content, and to transfer your or others’ interests in such Content to CertifiedHome.com as provided below. You promise that you will not use CertifiedHome.com to:

  • not related to appropriate subject matters;
  • which is misleading to others, including consumers;
  • that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
  • that you do not have a right to post and transmit under any law or under contractual relationships;
  • such that such posting, uploading, or transmission constitutes the infringement of any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party;
  • and materials that contain software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;

Intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, or regulations, including the Civil Rights Act, the Fair Housing Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, & the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.

By Transmitting Content to CertifiedHome.com, you grant, represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to Certified Homes, Inc an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, fully paid, worldwide license to use, copy, perform, display, and distribute the Content and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, the Content, and to grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing. Furthermore, by posting Content to any public area of CertifiedHome.com, you grant Certified Homes, Inc all rights necessary to prohibit any subsequent aggregation, display, copying, duplication, reproduction, or exploitation of the Content on CertifiedHome.com by any party for any purpose. By transmitting content to CertifiedHome.com you ACCEPT the terms and conditions included in the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Certified Homes, Inc is committed to maintaining the privacy and security of any and all such information that you provide to Citified Homes, Inc through CertifiedHome.com in accordance with its Privacy Policy. Please click here to review Certified Homes, Inc Privacy Policy.

Consumers

CertifiedHome.com is a referral company that collects consumer request for Professional assistance in the real estate industry. Then the request is forwarded to the real estate professional for them to contact the consumer. CertifiedHome.com does not provide Professional real estate advice to consumers, Professionals or real estate agents. You have signed up with CertifiedHome.com as a buyer, seller, both, real estate investor. This signing up process denotes acceptance of these Terms of Use. If this is not true, your representation is fraudulent and you should end your association with CertifiedHome.com effective immediately.

Consumers can request a different Professional or real estate agent at anytime by contacting Certified Homes, Inc.


        

Referrals: If you participate in any CertifiedHome.com referral services:

You may receive information from Professionals seeking to represent your interest in a real estate transaction. Because protecting privacy is important, we require that you treat data received from Certified Homes, Inc as if it was still on the CertifiedHome.com Site and in accordance with our Privacy Policy. You may only use the information sent to you via our CertifiedHome.com Site for the purposes of choosing a real estate professional (provider) and/or consumer services. We require that you otherwise not share, use or transmit this information to or with any third party without the real estate Professional’s direct consent. You hold harmless and release Certified Homes, Inc from any & all liability claims, cost, expenses or attorney fees derived from any and all contact or future contact, actions or issues that you have or will have with real estate agents, Attorney, Appraisers, Home Inspectors or other Certified Providers who contact you from CertifiedHome.com.

If at any time, you feel uncomfortable or want to end your relationship with any Certified provider that you are working with, please cease working with them immediately. You are free to request a different Professional from CertifiedHome.com, by contacting Certified Homes, Inc. Remember however, these Terms of Use do not supersede any contractual obligation that you may have entered into with any real estate agent or Professional. That obligation and the outcome of said obligation is your responsibility and between you and your real estate agent or Professional. You hold harmless and release Certified Homes, Inc from any & all liability claims, cost, expenses or attorney fees derived from any contractual agreement, actions or issues that you have or will have with real estate agents or Professionals who contact you from CertifiedHome.com.

CertifiedHome.com Listing Services: CertifiedHome.com offers a listing site for real estate agent and/or Real Estate Firm clients to advertise their customer’s listings. The validity of the information provided by the licensed real estate agent and liability herein is solely the responsibility of the real estate agent and/or Real Estate Firm using this service. The real estate agent and/or Real Estate Firm, along with consumers hold harmless CertifiedHome.com for any and all liability claims, cost, expenses or attorney fees arising out of the usage of this listing service.

 

CertifiedHome.com has policies in place to ensure that the Professionals signed up on our web page are in good standing with their States Licensing Department and adhere to a minimum standard of performance.  CertifiedHome.com also checks professional references during the sign up process to insure that the professional individual that you are working with maintains a high level of qualification.  However, we encourage you to also take the time to contact governing departments and go through your own interviewing process to ensure that you are satisfied with the Professional that you are choosing.
State Licensing Contact Information 

Professionals

CertifiedHome.com is a referral company that collects consumer request for Professional assistance in the real estate industry. Then the request is forwarded to the professional for them to contact the consumer. CertifiedHome.com does not provide Professional real estate advice to consumers or Professionals. If you have signed up with CertifiedHome.com as a professional you are verifying that you are a licensed professional, in current, good standings and capable to perform these services in the state that you have noted. If this is not true, your representation is fraudulent and you should end your association with CertifiedHome.com effective immediately.

Membership is for one full year from acceptance date, and will be under review for future consideration. These Terms of Use constitute a binding contract between Certified Homes, Inc and you. You are responsible for regularly reviewing the Terms of Use. If you do not wish to be bound by these Terms of Use, please do not access or use any part of the CertifiedHome.com.


        

Referrals: If you participate in any CertifiedHome.com referral services we offer:

You may receive information from consumers seeking your products or services, including, without limitation, their Personal Information. Because protecting consumer privacy is important, we require that you treat data received from Certified Homes, Inc consumers as if it was still on the CertifiedHome.com Site and in accordance with our Privacy Policy. You may only use the information sent to you via our CertifiedHome.com Site for the purposes of providing products and/or services to the consumer. We require that you otherwise not share, use or transmit this information to or with any third party without the consumer’s direct consent. You hold harmless and release CertifiedHome.com from any & all liability claims, cost, expenses or attorney fees derived from any and all contact or future contact, actions or issues that you have or will have with consumers who request referral information from CertifiedHome.com.

A real estate referral supplied to you by CertifiedHome.com is not implied to be a guarantee of business. It is an opportunity for you to gain a business contact with a prospective consumer. By signing up with CertifiedHome.com you guarantee that you will conduct yourself in a professional manner that is mandated and acceptable by industry and governmental standards in your area of operations and expertise. If you breach these standards, you hold harmless CertifiedHome.com for any and all liabilities, cost, expenses or attorney fees that you or your actions perpetrate. If your actions cause Certified Homes, Inc to be named in a suit you will pay all associated Certified Homes, Inc claims, cost, expenses and attorney fees.

Certified Listing Services: CertifiedHome.com offers a listing site for real estate agent and/or Real Estate Firm clients to advertise homes that have been through the 3 step certification process of obtaining a Home Appraisal, Home Inspection and a Preliminary Title Report. The validity of the information provided by the licensed professionals and liability herein is solely the responsibility of the real estate agent and/or Real Estate Firm using this service. The real estate agent and/or Real Estate Firm takes full responsibility for the content and validity of the information provided by them in regards to their listing information. The real estate agent and/or Real Estate Firm holds harmless CertifiedHome.com for any and all liability claims or legal issues, including cost, expenses and attorney fees, arising out of the usage of this listing service.

Certified Web Page:  CertifiedHome.com offers a customized web page address site for licensed real estate agents and or other Professionals to utilize for advertising and promotional services. The validity of the information provided by the licensed Professionals on this customized web page and liability herein is solely the responsibility of the Professional using this service. The real estate agent and/or Professional holds harmless CertifiedHome.com for any and all liability claims, cost, expenses or attorney fees, arising out of the usage of this customized web address. You will not use this customized web page address for any illegal or illicit activities. You will not use this web page outside of the scope and normal practices of your profession.

 

Terms of Use Statement Changes and Consent

With the constantly changing environment of the Internet and to maintain and improve the quality and safety of our CertifiedHome.com Web site, we reserve the right to change this Terms of Use at any time. As you use our Web site, we encourage you to periodically check back with this Terms of Use for changes that we may make. Your continued use of our CertifiedHome.com Web site will constitute your consent and agreement to any of the changes we make. If you do not agree to any provision of this Terms of Use, or any update or modification thereto, please do not use the CertifiedHome.com Site.

General Terms

Applicable Law

This Terms of Use is governed by the laws of the State of New Hampshire, U.S.A. without regard to conflicts of laws principles. You hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts sitting in New Hampshire, County of Rockingham in all disputes arising out of or relating to accessing or using of CertifiedHome.com. Access or use of CertifiedHome.com is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these terms and conditions, including without limitation this paragraph.

Disclosure

You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and CertifiedHome.com as a result of the Terms of Use or accessing or using CertifiedHome.com. Certified Homes, Inc’s performance under the Terms of Use is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in the Terms of Use is in derogation of Certified Homes, Inc right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your access or use of CertifiedHome.com or information provided to or gathered by Certified Homes, Inc with respect to such use.

Terms of Use Interpretation

If any part of the Terms of Use is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations contained herein, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the Terms of Use shall continue in effect. Unless otherwise specified herein, the Terms of Use constitutes the entire agreement between you and Certified Homes, Inc, and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between you and Certified Homes, Inc with respect to CertifiedHome.com. A printed version of the Terms of Use and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to the Terms of Use to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.

Warranties Disclaimer

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT: YOUR USE OF AND RELIANCE UPON ANY AND ALL OF CertifiedHome.com, SERVICES AND/OR CONTENT IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND IS MADE AVAILABLE ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. Certified Homes, Inc MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, OR GUARANTEES WITH REGARD TO THE APPROPRIATENESS, ACCURACY, SUFFICIENCY, CORRECTNESS, VERACITY, VALUE, COMPLETENESS, OR TIMELINESS OF CertifiedHome.com, SERVICES AND/OR CONTENT. Certified Homes, Inc EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

Indemnification

YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD Certified Homes, Inc, ITS THIRD-PARTY VENDORS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND INDEPENDENT AGENTS HARMLESS FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES, MADE BY ANY THIRD-PARTY DUE TO OR ARISING OUT OF ANY CONTENT, SUBMITTED, POSTED, OR OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY YOU TO CertifiedHome.com AND/OR Certified Homes, Inc AND/OR ITS THIRD PARTY ADVERTISERS AND ANY BREACH BY YOU OR YOUR AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THESE TERMS OF USE.

Liability Limitations

IN NO EVENT SHALL Certified Homes, Inc BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF CertifiedHome.com WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE CertifiedHome.com OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY CONTENT, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE OR OBTAINED THROUGH CertifiedHome.com, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF CertifiedHome.com, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF Certified Homes, Inc HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. ANY SERVICES OR CONTENT MADE AVAILABLE OR OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF CertifiedHome.com, AND ALL OTHER USE OF CertifiedHome.com, IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSSES, CLAIMS, AWARD, JUDGEMENTS, AND DAMAGES OF WHATSOEVER NATURE, IN LAW OR IN EQUITY.
“IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF CertifiedHome.com, WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE OR THE PRIVACY POLICIES, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING CertifiedHome.com IMMEDIATELY. YOU CAN SEVER YOUR RELATIONSHIP BY CONTACTING Certified Homes, Inc

Licensing

All materials on CertifiedHome.com are owned or licensed by Certified Homes, Inc. No reproduction, distribution, or transmission of these licensed materials on Certified Home.com is permitted without the written permission of Certified Homes, Inc. Any and all rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

If you have concerns about this Terms of Use in general, please contact us at:

Certified Homes, Inc
Attn:  Legal Dept.
One New Hampshire Ave. Suite 125
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Telephone:
(866) 863-8619


PLEASE PRINT AND RETAIN A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT FOR YOUR RECORDS.

 

Privacy Policy

Certified Homes, Inc TAKES YOUR PRIVACY SERIOUSLY. Please read the following to learn more about our “Privacy Policy”. This Privacy Policy applies to the use of the Site, including Real Estate agents, Consumers, Professionals, Attorneys, Home Inspectors, Real Estate Appraisers and other professional “Providers” that are individually and collectively referred to as “you” or “your”, and Certified Homes, Inc is referred to as, Certified Homes, CertifiedHome.com, CertifiedHomes.net, "we", "us" and "our".

Certified Homes, Inc is a referral company that collects consumer request for Professional assistance in the real estate industry. Then the request is forwarded to the real estate agent or other real estate related Professional/Providers for them to contact the consumer. Certified Homes, Inc or CertifiedHome.com does not provide professional real estate advice to Consumers, Professionals, real estate agents or any others “providers”.

Consumers can request a different real estate agent or Professional at anytime by making that request at the "Contact Us" section of the CertifiedHome.com Site where you registered.

In cases when CertifiedHome.com may need personal information to provide visitors with services tailored especially for them, or to inform them about new features or services, visitors are asked explicitly for that information.

All identifiable information provided by consumer members (name, email, address, telephone numbers) will not be disclosed to anyone unless members specifically request CertifiedHome.com to do so. We use the information you submit to determine which of our participating professional(s) may be able to serve your needs. We may then forward your information, which may include Personal Information, contained on our sign-up form to certain professional(s), who may then contact you.

Certified Homes operates under a set of privacy principles: The only information Certified Homes obtains about individual visitors to its Website is information supplied voluntarily by visitors.

The CertifiedHome.com Site provides you with information, tools, products, resources and services specific to the real estate, real estate consumers and related industries, and to provide you with information about us and our advertisers, and our respective products and services.

Certified Homes, Inc/ CertifiedHome.com is committed to implementing policies and procedures designed to protect your privacy and security, in addition to providing you with the best possible online experience. We want you to understand what kinds of information we gather about you, how this information is used and safeguarded, and how you can control its use.

Information collected from you

Information collected from you will vary, depending on how you use the CertifiedHome.com Site and what information you may choose to provide to us. It's possible to browse some sections of the CertifiedHome.com Site without submitting any personally identifiable information. Personal information means individually identifiable information about you that we collect online, including but not limited to, your full name, a user name and password, email address, phone number, physical address, and e-commerce transactions that require your credit card information. If you choose to take advantage of some of our products and/or services, or to access certain of our tools or Site functionality, you may be asked to provide Personal Information. Whenever we ask for Personal Information, we strive to provide a link to this Privacy Policy to help you understand how your Personal Information will be used before you decide whether to disclose it. You can choose not to provide us with Personal Information, but then you may not be able to fully take advantage of certain features of our CertifiedHome.com Site and we may not be able to provide you with certain requested information, products and/or services.

Information-Automatically Collected

Like many Web sites on the Internet, we automatically track certain information about you as you visit and use our CertifiedHome.com Site to help us to better understand how we can enhance your overall experience. This automatically gathered data includes information provided through the use of "cookies.”

Use of Cookies

 A cookie is a data file that is created and stored on your computer’s hard drive when you visit a web site. The typical purpose of a cookie is to make your use of the web site easier, more convenient and to assist the web site in tracking your use of the site. For example, a cookie may save the registration information, passwords, purchases or preferences that you create when using a web site so you don’t have to reenter this information. Cookies may also tell the web sites which areas of the site are overall popular and which are not. Cookie technology is used by most major web sites.

Certified Homes, Inc / CertifiedHome.com may use cookie technology to verify user information.  Most Internet browsers are initially set to accept cookies. If you prefer, you may set your browser so that it refuses cookies or alerts you when cookies are being created on your hard drive. You should be aware though that by not accepting cookies, you may impair your ability to use certain shopping or password protected areas of web sites. Some of our advertisers or third-party service providers may also utilize their own cookies. Again, you are always free to decline any cookies we use if your browser permits.

Information Sharing Disclosure

Personal Information

We take your privacy seriously; however we may share the Personal Information we collect from you. Your usage of this site indicates consent of the terms and conditions of these policies.

Certain products or services on our Site may seek Personal Information from you, which may be used in the following ways:

  • The information you submit to CertifiedHome.com is used by us to provide the product or service you've requested. We may also share this information with others, but only if necessary to fulfill your request or to facilitate your use of these services. In addition, we may use any registration information that you submit as set forth in the “Registration Information” section.
  • We may use other companies and individuals to perform supporting functions for the various tools, functionality, products and services offered through our CertifiedHome.com Site on our behalf. These service providers will not be permitted to use the information collected from you for any other purpose other than performing the support functions for Certified Homes, Inc
  • Certified Homes, Inc will only use your Personal Information as outlined in this Privacy Policy; however advertisers or third parties may use your information in different ways. You can tell when a product or service is offered by a third party, because a page of the Sites will be "co-branded" and will display the third party's logo and/or name along with our own, or you will be linked to the third party's site to complete the transaction. Please be aware that each company we do business with has its own policies regarding the use and protection of your information that may differ from those outlined in this Privacy Policy. It is your responsibility to know, understand and keep up to date with those advertisers or third party Privacy Policies.
  • Any person with the authorization granted from you and communicated to us

Your Communication

From time to time, portions of the CertifiedHome.com Site may enable you to send email to us or to third parties. Whenever you choose to initiate these kinds of communication with us, or anyone else, you may be contacted in return. Please use your own discretion when deciding what to email and whom to contact. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to edit or delete inappropriate emails or communications. This reservation of rights shall not under any circumstances obligate us to conduct such edits or deletions, nor shall it cause us to be liable for any such edits or deletions.

Legal Disclaimer

We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as required by law and when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, property or personal safety of Certified Homes, Inc, its representatives, CertifiedHome.com Site users and others, or we believe will cause injury to us or a third party, and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on us.

Asset transfers

We will continue to develop our business and we may choose to buy or sell other businesses or assets. Personal Information is generally one of the transferred assets acquired or transferred in such transactions.

Internet Address & Domain Name

We will continue to develop our business and we may choose to change, add or alter our web site domain name(s) or web address. If you do not agree to this provision of this Privacy Policy, please do not sign up for our services or use our web site.

 

 

Registration Information

The Personal Information you provide when you become a registered user or customer of the CertifiedHome.com Site is used primarily to help us customize your online experience, increase the convenience of accessing products and services, and, if applicable, provide the products and/or services you purchase or request. Your email address serves as a unique identifier in our record system, and together with your password is designed to prevent unauthorized access to any information you choose to store on the CertifiedHome.com Site. The data you give us and demographics may be used to help us offer content, advertisements, products, and services that we believe will be of interest to you. In addition, we may share this information, in aggregate form, with our current and potential advertisers so that they can present advertisements more effectively. If you forget your password for any registered area of the Sites, we have an automated reset password system, which can be accessed by clicking on the "Forgot Your Password?" link on the sign-in page.

  • Unless you specify that you'd prefer not to hear from us, we may use the email address you provide at the time of registration to contact you for promotional or other purposes. You may have these communications terminated at any time by opting out through your member profile on the CertifiedHome.com Site, or by clicking on any “unsubscribe” link contained in a promotional email.
  • Personal Information provided to us is not shared with third parties, unless you authorize it directly. Additionally, information provided by you for the purposes of offering your products and services to others via the CertifiedHome.com Site will be shared with others, including consumers. To the extent such information is necessary to offer such products and services it will be posted on the CertifiedHome.com Site. This may include, without limitation, your full name, email address, state of license (real estate agent or Professional Provider), address, phone number, graphic images of your choice and any other data intended to help consumers identify or contact you and for your products and services.

Links to Other Sites

In some areas of CertifiedHome.com, we may have included links to other Internet sites which we feel add to or improve the quality of our Web site. While we hope you find these links helpful, we cannot assume responsibility for the privacy practices or the content of any linked site. Therefore, we encourage you to investigate and determine the privacy policy and practices of any linked site prior to providing information to the linked site. When you use CertifiedHome.com, you have the option not to use other sites. If you do link to additional sites, you release CertifiedHome.com from any and all liability claims, including cost, fees, attorney fees and other expenses that you may incur from said site(s).

Contractual Obligation

The terms and conditions of these Privacy Policies, the terms and conditions of the Terms of Use , along with your successful membership to the CertifiedHome.com Web Site constitutes a binding Contractual Agreement between Certified Homes, Inc and you. If you do not agree to any provision of this Privacy Policy, the Terms of Use or the CertifiedHome.com Website provisions please do not use the CertifiedHome.com Site. If at any time your status changes and you no longer want to be a member of the CertifiedHome.com Website please cancel your membership through your “My Account” options. Likewise, if CertifiedHome.com finds that your actions do not meet our standards we may, without notice, cancel your membership. If an issue arises you will be given an opportunity to communicate your response; however, if the infraction is critical your membership will be immediately canceled and you will be given notice of said cancellation action.

Delivery Policy

All deliveries are made electronically via email.

Sales & Return Policy

All sales are final.

Surveys

We may from time to time create and use surveys on our Web site. Most surveys are simple “click box” surveys where you click a box on the screen to indicate your response. Surveys are always optional. We utilize customer surveys to communicate opportunity areas to real estate agents and/or additional Professionals whose services you have requested.

Contests

We may from time to time run contests on our Web site. If our contests require you to provide personal or demographic information, we primarily use this information to complete the contest. The information that you provide is of and by your own will.

Advertisements

Like many other sites on the Internet, we may sell advertising space on our Web site to other companies. The advertising space we may sell is usually in the form of an electronic “advertisement banner.” An advertisement banner is essentially a graphic link to the actual Internet site of the advertiser. While we hope you find our advertiser’s products helpful, CertifiedHome.com cannot and does not assume any responsibility for the privacy policies or business practices of our advertisers. Therefore, like any other Internet site you may visit, we encourage you to become knowledgeable of the privacy policies and business practices of our advertisers prior to providing information on their sites. If you do not agree to the privacy policies and business practices of our advertisers, please do not use or link to their advertisement Site. You hold harmless CertifiedHome.com from any and all liability claims, including cost, fees, attorney fees and other expenses that you may incur from said site(s) and any and all advertisements linked to our site.

Non-personal Information

Information Gathered Automatically

Information that is automatically gathered, including through the use of cookies, may be shared in aggregate form with advertisers or third parties, and advertisers, so that we may better understand how the CertifiedHome.com Site is used and to enhance your overall experience on our Site. When such data is aggregated, all Personal Information is eliminated.

Children’s Privacy

The CertifiedHome.com Site is a general audience Web site. However, if you are under the age of 18 you should not register or provide information on our CertifiedHome.com Site. We do not collect Personal Information from any person we actually know is a child or youth under the age of 18. If you have knowledge that a child under the age of 18 has submitted Personal Information to us, please email us at info@certifiedhome.com.

Change, access or update my information

To view, edit or delete the Personal Information you submitted on the CertifiedHome.com Site during registration, the purchase of a product or service, or elsewhere as described above:

• You may edit your information by returning to the area of the CertifiedHome.com Site where you registered and modify the information there, or you can also change by calling our Customer Service Representative (CSR) at (866)863-8619. By contacting us, you expressly authorize our CSR to access your data for the purposes of completing your requested changes.

Protection of My Information

Whenever Personal Information about you is stored on our computers, that information is password-protected from unauthorized access or use. In addition, this information is kept on servers that are located behind a firewall. Since your Personal Information is especially sensitive, we take special care to keep it secure. We will only electronically transmit or ask for this information over secure Internet connections using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption, the currently accepted standard for online security, and security keys. Finally, to the extent that we may ask for your credit card number, (real estate agents and Professionals) these will be stored on secure designated servers.

Of course, we appreciate your help in safeguarding the integrity of your own and others' privacy. We hope you'll use common sense whenever you disclose Personal Information over the Internet. Just as importantly, we encourage you to let us know immediately if you suspect that the information you share with us is being used in any way contrary to this Privacy Policy or contrary to your wishes. Unfortunately no data transmission over the Internet or the storage of information on servers can be guaranteed to be 100% secure and while we strive to protect your personal information, as described herein, we cannot guarantee or warrant its complete security. To contact us with privacy questions, please email us at: info@CertifiedHome.com.

Outside Links & This Privacy Policy

Be aware that our Site link to other Web sites may collect personally identifiable information about you. This Privacy Policy only applies to the CertifiedHome.com Site, and we are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content for any linked Web sites. You should refer to the privacy policies and statements of other Web sites of those Web sites to obtain information regarding their information collection, use and disclosure policies. You hold harmless CertifiedHome.com from any and all liability claims, including cost, fees, attorney fees and other expenses that you may incur from said site(s) and any and all advertisements linked to our site.

Privacy Policy Statement Changes

With the ever-changing environment of the Internet and to maintain CertifiedHome.com ability to improve the quality and safety of our CertifiedHome.com Web site, we reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. As you use our Web site, we encourage you to periodically check back with this Privacy Policy for changes that we may make. Your continued use of our CertifiedHome.com Web site will constitute your consent and agreement to any changes we make. If you do not agree to any provision of this Privacy Policy, or any update or modification thereto, please do not use the CertifiedHome.com Site.

Warranties Disclaimer

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT: YOUR USE OF AND RELIANCE UPON ANY AND ALL OF CERTIFIEDHOME.COM, SERVICES AND/OR CONTENT IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND IS MADE AVAILABLE ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. CERTIFIED HOMES, INC MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, OR GUARANTEES WITH REGARD TO THE APPROPRIATENESS, ACCURACY, SUFFICIENCY, CORRECTNESS, VERACITY, VALUE, COMPLETENESS, OR TIMELINESS OF CERTIFIEDHOME.COM, SERVICES AND/OR CONTENT. CERTIFIED HOMES, INC EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

Indemnification

YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD CERTIFIED HOMES, INC, ITS THIRD-PARTY VENDORS, PROFESSIONAL PROVIDERS, MEMBERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND INDEPENDENT AGENTS HARMLESS FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES, MADE BY ANY THIRD-PARTY DUE TO OR ARISING OUT OF ANY CONTENT, SUBMITTED, POSTED, OR OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY YOU TO CERTIFIEDHOME.COM AND/OR CERTIFIED HOMES, INC AND/OR ITS THIRD PARTY ADVERTISERS AND ANY BREACH BY YOU OR YOUR AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THESE TERMS OF USE.

Liability Limitations

IN NO EVENT SHALL CERTIFIED HOMES, INC BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF CERTIFIED HOMES, INC, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE CERTIFIEDHOME.COM OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY CONTENT, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE OR OBTAINED THROUGH CERTIFIEDHOME.COM, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF CERTIFIEDHOME.COM, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF CERTIFIED HOMES, INC HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. ANY SERVICES OR CONTENT MADE AVAILABLE OR OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF CERTIFIEDHOME.COM, AND ALL OTHER USE OF CERTIFIEDHOME.COM, IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSSES, CLAIMS, AWARD, JUDGEMENTS, AND DAMAGES OF WHATSOEVER NATURE, IN LAW OR IN EQUITY.
“IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF CERTIFIEDHOME.COM, WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE OR THE PRIVACY POLICIES, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING CERTIFIEDHOME.COM IMMEDIATELY. YOU CAN SEVER YOUR RELATIONSHIP BY FOLLOWING THE STEPS OUTLINE IN THE “MY ACCOUNT” SECTION ON OUR WEB PAGE.”

Licensing

All materials on CertifiedHome.com are owned or licensed by Certified Homes, Inc., all rights reserved. No reproduction, distribution, or transmission of these licensed materials on CertifiedHome.com is permitted without the written permission of Certified Homes, Inc. Any and all rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

If you have concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices in general, please contact us at:

Certified Homes, Inc
One New Hampshire Ave. Suite 125
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Fax:  (925)226-4884
Email: information@certifiedhome.com

 



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