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Last Updated on September 7, 2021. These Terms of Service (which, together with the Business Terms below, constitute the Terms) are effective immediately for users accessing or using the Service or registering Accounts on or after September 7, 2021 and will become effective September 10, 2021.
Introduction
The Terms govern your access to and use of our products and services, including those offered through our websites and mobile applications (collectively, the Service). By accessing or using the Service, you are agreeing to these Terms and concluding a legally binding contract with: (i) City Pros Inc., a Delaware corporation with its headquarters in San Francisco, California, if you are a resident of the United States of America or Canada; or (ii) City Pros Ireland Ltd., a limited liability company established and resident under the laws of the Republic of Ireland, if you are a resident of the European Economic Area (the EEA) or anywhere else outside the United States of America or Canada, (City Pros means City Pros Inc. or City Pros Ireland Ltd., as applicable). Do not access or use the Service if you are unwilling or unable to be bound by the Terms.
Definitions
Parties. You and your refer to you, as a user of the Service. A user is
someone who
accesses or in any way uses the Service. We,
Changes to the terms
We may modify the Terms from time to time. The most current version of the Terms will be located here. You understand and agree that your access to or use of the Service is governed by the Terms effective at the time of your access to or use of the Service. If we make material changes to these Terms, we will notify you by email, by posting notice on the Service, and/or by other method prior to the effective date of the changes. We will also indicate at the top of this page the date that such changes were last made. You should revisit these Terms on a regular basis as revised versions will be binding on you. You understand and agree that your continued access to or use of the Service after the effective date of changes to the Terms represents your acceptance of such changes.
Translations
We may translate these Terms into other languages for your convenience. Nevertheless, the English version governs your relationship with City Pros, and any inconsistencies among the different versions will be resolved in favor of the English version.
Using the service
Eligibility. To access or use the Service, you must have the requisite power and authority to
enter into these Terms. You may not access or use the Service if you are a competitor of City
Pros or if we have previously banned you from the Service or closed your Account.
Permission to Use the Service. We grant you permission to use the Service subject to these
Terms. Your use of the Service is at your own risk, including the risk that you might be exposed
to Content that is offensive, indecent, inaccurate, objectionable, incomplete, fails to provide
adequate warning about potential risks or hazards, or is otherwise inappropriate.
Service Availability. The Service may be modified, updated, interrupted, suspended or
discontinued at any time without notice or liability.
Accounts. You must create an Account and provide certain information about yourself in order to
use some of the features that are offered through the Service. You are responsible for
maintaining the confidentiality of your Account password. You are also responsible for all
activities that occur in connection with your Account. You agree to notify us immediately of any
unauthorized use of your Account. We reserve the right to close your Account at any time for any
or no reason.
Your Consumer Account is for your personal, non-commercial use only, and you may not create or
use a Consumer Account for anyone other than yourself. We ask that you provide complete and
accurate information about yourself when creating an Account in order to bolster your
credibility as a contributor to the Service. You may not impersonate someone else, provide an
email address other than your own, create multiple Accounts, or transfer your Consumer Account
to another person without City Pros’s prior approval.
Communications from City Pros and Others. By accessing or using the Service, you consent to
receive communications from other users and City Pros through the Service, or through any other
means such as emails, push notifications, text messages (including SMS and MMS), and phone
calls. These communications may promote City Pros or businesses listed on City Pros, and may be
initiated by City Pros, businesses listed on City Pros, or other users. You further understand
that communications may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system, and that you may be
charged by your phone carrier for certain communications such as SMS messages or phone calls.
You agree to notify us immediately if the phone number(s) you have provided to us have been
changed or disconnected. Please note that any communications, including phone calls, with City
Pros may be monitored and recorded for quality purposes.
You can opt-out of certain communications here.
Content
Responsibility for Your Content. You alone are responsible for Your Content, and once posted to
City Pros, it cannot always be withdrawn. You assume all risks associated with Your Content,
including anyone’s reliance on its quality, accuracy, or reliability, and any risks associated
with personal information you disclose. You represent that you own or have the necessary
permissions to use and authorize the use of Your Content as described herein. You may not imply
that Your Content is in any way sponsored or endorsed by City Pros.
You may expose yourself to liability if, for example, Your Content contains material that is
false, intentionally misleading, or defamatory; violates any third-party right, including any
copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of publicity, or
any other intellectual property or proprietary right; contains material that is unlawful,
including illegal hate speech or pornography; exploits or otherwise harms minors; violates or
advocates the violation of any law or regulation; or violates these Terms.
Our Right to Use Your Content. We may use Your Content in a number of different ways, including
by publicly displaying it, reformatting it, incorporating it into advertisements and other
works, creating derivative works from it, promoting it, distributing it, and allowing others to
do the same in connection with their own websites and media platforms (Other Media). As
such,
you hereby irrevocably grant us world-wide, perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free, assignable,
sublicensable, transferable rights to use Your Content for any purpose. Please note that you
also irrevocably grant the users of the Service and any Other Media the right to access Your
Content in connection with their use of the Service and any Other Media. Finally, you
irrevocably waive, and cause to be waived, against City Pros and its users any claims and
assertions of moral rights or attribution with respect to Your Content. By use we mean
use,
copy, publicly perform and display, reproduce, distribute, modify, translate, remove, analyze,
commercialize, and prepare derivative works of Your Content.
Ownership. As between you and City Pros, you own Your Content. We own the City Pros Content,
including but not limited to visual interfaces, interactive features, graphics, design,
compilation (including, but not limited to, our selection, coordination, and arrangement of User
Content and other Service Content), computer code, products, software, aggregate user review
ratings, and all other elements and components of the Service excluding Your Content, User
Content and Third Party Content. We also own the copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade
names, trade secrets, and other intellectual and proprietary rights throughout the world
associated with the City Pros Content and the Service, which are protected by copyright, trade
dress, patent, trademark, and trade secret laws and all other applicable intellectual and
proprietary rights and laws. As such, you may not sell, license, copy, publish, modify,
reproduce, distribute, create derivative works or adaptations of, publicly display or in any way
use or exploit any of the City Pros Content in whole or in part except as expressly authorized
by us. Except as expressly and unambiguously provided herein, we do not grant you any express or
implied rights, and all rights in and to the Service and the City Pros Content are retained by
us.
Advertising. City Pros and its licensees may publicly display advertisements, paid content, and
other information nearby or in association with Your Content. You are not entitled to any
compensation for such advertisements. The manner, mode and extent of such advertising are
subject to change without specific notice to you.
Other. User Content (including any that may have been created by users employed or contracted by
City Pros) does not necessarily reflect the opinion of City Pros. We reserve the right to
remove, screen, edit, or reinstate User Content at our sole discretion for any reason or no
reason, and without notice to you. For example, we may remove a review if we believe it violates
our Content Guidelines. Except as described in City Pros’s Privacy Policyo r otherwise required
by law, we have no obligation to retain or provide you with copies of Your Content, and we do
not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to Your Content.
Bookings and transactions
Generally. You can access features through the Service that allow you to book or transact online
with local businesses, such as making restaurant or spa reservations, ordering food delivery, or
scheduling appointments. These features may be provided by City Pros’s third-party partners,
including through iframes or similar formats, and their use may be governed by different or
additional terms presented to you as part of the booking or transaction process. Please note
that such third-party partners and/or the transacting local businesses themselves are
responsible for fulfilling such bookings and transactions.
Payments and Cancellations. You may be required to provide your credit card information to
confirm a booking, and will be charged any applicable fees, including cancellation or no-show
fees in accordance with the transacting local business’s cancellation policy provided at the
time of booking. You agree that City Pros may facilitate any such payments and charges on behalf
of the transacting local business.
Coupons. Any coupons that City Pros might issue for use in connection with the Service are
non-transferable (unless required by law), not redeemable for cash or any other consideration,
and automatically expire thirty (30) days after the issue date unless otherwise specified. If
your Account is terminated you will not be able to use any unexpired and unused coupons, and any
such coupons will automatically terminate and cannot be redeemed unless required by law.
Representations and Warranties
We are under no obligation to enforce the Terms on your behalf against another user. While we
encourage you to let us know if you believe another user has violated the Terms, we reserve the
right to investigate and take appropriate action at our sole discretion.
You represent and warrant that:
You have read and understood our Content Guidelines;
You have read and understood our Privacy Policy. If you use the Service outside of the United
States of America, you consent to having your personal data transferred to and processed in the
United States of America; and
Prior to attending any event listed on the Service, you have read and agree to our Event Terms
and Conditions.
You also represent and warrant that you will not, and will not assist, encourage, or enable
others to use the Service to:
Violate our Terms, including the Content Guidelines and Event Terms and Conditions;
Post any fake or defamatory review, trade reviews with others, or compensate someone or be
compensated to post, refrain from posting, or remove a review;
Violate any third party’s rights, including any breach of confidence, copyright, trademark,
patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of publicity, or any other intellectual
property or proprietary right;
Threaten, stalk, harm, or harass others, or promote bigotry or discrimination;
Promote a business or other commercial venture or event, or otherwise use the Service for
commercial purposes, except in connection with a Business Account in accordance with the
Business Terms;
Send bulk emails, surveys, or other mass messaging, whether commercial in nature or not; engage
in keyword spamming, or otherwise attempt to manipulate the Service’s search results, review
Recommendation Software (as defined in the Business Terms below), or any third party
website;
Solicit personal information from minors, or submit or transmit pornography;
Violate any applicable law;
Modify, adapt, appropriate, reproduce, distribute, translate, create derivative works or
adaptations of, publicly display, sell, trade, or in any way exploit the Service or Service
Content (other than Your Content), except as expressly authorized by City Pros;
Use any robot, spider, Service search/retrieval application, or other automated device, process
or means to access, retrieve, scrape, or index any portion of the Service or any Service
Content;
Reverse engineer any portion of the Service, unless applicable law prohibits this restriction,
in which case you agree to provide us with 30 days’ prior written notice here;
Remove or modify any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notice that appears on any
portion of the Service or on any materials printed or copied from the Service;
Record, process, or mine information about users;
Access, retrieve or index any portion of the Service for purposes of constructing or populating
a searchable database of business reviews;
Reformat or frame any portion of the Service;
Take any action that imposes, or may impose, in our sole discretion, an unreasonable or
disproportionately large load on City Pros’s technology infrastructure or otherwise make
excessive traffic demands of the Service;
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service, Accounts, computer systems or networks
connected to the Service through hacking, password mining or any other means;
Use the Service or any Service Content to transmit any computer viruses, worms, defects, Trojan
horses, malicious code, spyware, malware or other items of a destructive or harmful nature;
Use any device, software or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Service, or
otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Service;
Use the Service to violate the security of any computer network, crack passwords or security
encryption codes; disrupt or interfere with the security of, or otherwise cause harm to, the
Service or Service Content; or
Remove, circumvent, disable, damage or otherwise interfere with any security-related features of
the Service, features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of Service Content, or
features that enforce limitations on the use of the Service.
Additional policies and terms
Copyright And Trademark Disputes. You agree to follow our Infringement Policy in notifying us
about copyright and trademark disputes concerning User Content. You agree we may forward any
notification sent pursuant to our Infringement Policy to the user who submitted the User Content
at issue.
Additional Terms. Your use of the Service is subject to any and all additional terms, policies,
rules, or guidelines that we may post on or link to from the Service (the Additional
Terms ).
All such Additional Terms are hereby incorporated by reference into, and made a part of, these
Terms. If you have a Business Account, the Business Terms provided below apply to you.
Suggestions and improvements
By sending us any ideas, suggestions, documents or proposals (Feedback), you agree that (i) your Feedback does not contain any third party confidential or proprietary information, (ii) we are under no obligation of confidentiality, express or implied, with respect to the Feedback, (iii) we may have something similar to the Feedback already under consideration or in development, (iv) we have no obligation to review, consider, or implement the Feedback, or to return to you all or part of the Feedback, and (v) you grant us an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide, assignable, sublicensable, transferable license to use, modify, prepare derivative works of, publish, distribute and sublicense the Feedback, and you irrevocably waive, and cause to be waived, against City Pros and its users any claims and assertions of any moral rights contained in such Feedback.
Third party content and services
The Service may host Third Party Content, or include links to other websites or applications
(each, a Third Party Service). We do not control or endorse any Third Party Content or
Third
Party Service. You agree that we are not responsible for the availability, accuracy, or content
of any such Third Party Content or Third Party Service. Your use of and reliance on any Third
Party Content or Third Party Service is at your own risk.
Some of the services made available through the Service and Third Party Services may be subject
to additional third party terms of service, privacy policies, licensing terms and disclosures,
and other terms, conditions, and policies, including without limitation the ones posted here. It
is your responsibility to familiarize yourself with any such applicable third party terms.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless City Pros, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, any related companies, suppliers, licensors and partners, and the officers, directors, employees, agents, contractors and representatives of each of them (collectively, the City Pros Entities) from and against any and all third party claims, actions, demands, losses, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses (including but not limited to attorneys’ fees and court costs) arising out of or relating to: (i) your access to or use of the Service, including Your Content, (ii) your violation of the Terms, (iii) your breach of your representations and warranties provided under these Terms, (iv) any products or services purchased or obtained by you in connection with the Service, (v) your products or services, or the marketing or provision thereof to end users, or (vi) the infringement by you, or any third party using your Account, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity. City Pros reserves the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us and you agree to cooperate with our defense of these claims. You agree not to settle any such matter without the prior written consent of City Pros. City Pros will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action or proceeding upon becoming aware of it.
Disclaimers and limitations of liability
PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY SINCE IT LIMITS THE LIABILITY OF THE City Pros ENTITIES TO
YOU. EACH OF THE SUBSECTIONS BELOW ONLY APPLIES UP TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER
APPLICABLE LAW. NOTHING HEREIN IS INTENDED TO LIMIT ANY RIGHTS YOU MAY HAVE WHICH MAY NOT BE
LAWFULLY LIMITED. BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SERVICE, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE READ,
UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO THESE TERMS, INCLUDING THIS SECTION. YOU ARE GIVING UP SUBSTANTIAL
LEGAL RIGHTS BY AGREEING TO THESE TERMS.
THE SERVICE AND SERVICE CONTENT ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU ON AN AS IS, WITH ALL
FAULTS AND
AS AVAILABLE BASIS, WITH THE EXPRESS UNDERSTANDING THAT THE City Pros ENTITIES MAY NOT
MONITOR, CONTROL, OR VET USER CONTENT OR THIRD PARTY CONTENT. AS SUCH, YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE
IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. THE City Pros ENTITIES MAKE NO CLAIMS OR PROMISES ABOUT THE
QUALITY, COMPLETENESS, ACCURACY, OR RELIABILITY OF THE SERVICE, ITS SAFETY OR SECURITY, OR THE
SERVICE CONTENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE City Pros ENTITIES ARE NOT LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY PERSONAL
INJURY, LOSS OR DAMAGE THAT MIGHT ARISE, FOR EXAMPLE, FROM THE SERVICE’S INOPERABILITY,
DEPLETION OF BATTERY POWER OR OTHER IMPAIRMENT OF DEVICES USED TO ACCESS THE SERVICE, SERVICE
UNAVAILABILITY, SECURITY VULNERABILITIES OR FROM YOUR RELIANCE ON THE QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR
RELIABILITY OF THE BUSINESS LISTINGS, RATINGS, REVIEWS (INCLUDING THEIR CONTENT OR OMISSION OF
CONTENT, ORDER, AND DISPLAY), METRICS OR OTHER CONTENT FOUND ON, USED ON, OR MADE AVAILABLE
THROUGH THE SERVICE.
THE City Pros ENTITIES MAKE NO CLAIMS OR PROMISES WITH RESPECT TO ANY THIRD PARTY, SUCH AS THE
BUSINESSES OR ADVERTISERS LISTED ON THE SERVICE OR THAT OFFER GOODS OR SERVICES THROUGH THE
SERVICE, OR THE SERVICE’S USERS. ACCORDINGLY, THE City Pros ENTITIES ARE NOT LIABLE TO YOU FOR
ANY PERSONAL INJURY, LOSS OR DAMAGE THAT MIGHT ARISE FROM ANY SUCH THIRD PARTY’S ACTIONS OR
OMISSIONS, INCLUDING, FOR EXAMPLE, IF ANOTHER USER OR BUSINESS MISUSES YOUR CONTENT, IDENTITY OR
PERSONAL INFORMATION, OR IF YOU HAVE A NEGATIVE EXPERIENCE WITH ONE OF THE BUSINESSES OR
ADVERTISERS LISTED OR FEATURED ON THE SERVICE. YOUR PURCHASE AND USE OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES
OFFERED BY THIRD PARTIES THROUGH THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK.
YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE RIGHT AND REMEDY IN CASE OF DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SERVICE, RELATED
SERVICES, OR ANY OTHER GRIEVANCE SHALL BE YOUR TERMINATION AND DISCONTINUATION OF ACCESS TO, OR
USE OF THE SERVICE.
THE City Pros ENTITIES’ MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR LOSSES OR DAMAGES THAT YOU SUFFER
IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE OR THESE TERMS IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (i) THE AMOUNT PAID,
IF ANY, BY YOU TO THE City Pros ENTITIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE IN THE 12 MONTHS PRIOR
TO THE ACTION GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY, OR (ii) $100.
THE City Pros ENTITIES WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY (i) INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE,
EXEMPLARY, RELIANCE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, (ii) LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUE, (iii) BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION, (iv) REPUTATIONAL HARM, (v) LOSS OF INFORMATION OR DATA; OR (vi) LIABILITY WITH
RESPECT TO A CONSUMER ALERT POSTED ON ANY City Pros BUSINESS PAGES FOR YOUR BUSINESS.
Choice of law
If you are a resident of the United States or Canada:
California law will govern these Terms, as well as any claim, cause of action or dispute that
might arise between you and City Pros (a Claim), without regard to conflict of law
provisions.
FOR ANY CLAIM BROUGHT BY EITHER PARTY, YOU AGREE TO SUBMIT AND CONSENT TO THE PERSONAL AND
EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION IN, AND THE EXCLUSIVE VENUE OF, THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED
WITHIN SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.
You agree that any subpoena, third-party discovery request, or other third-party process
directed to City Pros must issue from, or be domesticated by, the state or federal courts
located within San Francisco County, California and you agree to submit to the personal
jurisdiction of each of these courts for any related proceedings.
Attorneys’ fees and costs may be awarded against any party that pursues any Claim or Third Party
Process in a manner contrary to this Section, provided that party does not promptly withdraw the
Claim or Third Party Process once this Section is brought to its attention.
If you are a resident of the EEA or anywhere else outside the United States or Canada, Irish law
will govern these Terms, as well as any Claim, without regard to conflict of law provisions.
Termination
You may terminate the Terms at any time by closing your Account, discontinuing any access to or
use of the Service, and providing City Pros with a notice of termination here.
We may close your Account, suspend your ability to use certain portions of the Service,
terminate any license or permission granted to you hereunder, and/or ban you altogether from the
Service for any or no reason, and without notice or liability of any kind. Any such action could
prevent you from accessing your Account, the Service, Your Content, Service Content, or any
other related information.
In the event of any termination of these Terms, whether by you or us, Sections 1, 3, 5, 7, 10–14
of the Terms of Service will continue in full force and effect.
General terms
We reserve the right to modify, update, or discontinue the Service at our sole discretion, at
any time, for any or no reason, and without notice or liability.
Except as otherwise stated in Section 10 above, nothing herein is intended, nor will be deemed,
to confer rights or remedies upon any third party.
The Terms contain the entire agreement between you and us regarding the use of the Service, and
supersede any prior agreement between you and us on such subject matter. The parties acknowledge
that no reliance is placed on any representation made but not expressly contained in these
Terms.
Any failure on City Pros’s part to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms does
not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. The failure of either party to exercise in
any respect any right provided for herein shall not be deemed a waiver of any further rights
hereunder. The Terms may not be waived, except pursuant to a writing executed by City Pros.
If any provision of the Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction, then only that provision shall be modified to reflect the parties’ intention or
eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that the Terms shall otherwise remain in full
force and effect and enforceable.
The Terms, and any rights or obligations hereunder, are not assignable, transferable or
sublicensable by you except with City Pros’s prior written consent, but may be assigned or
transferred by us without restriction. Any attempted assignment by you shall violate these Terms
and be void.
You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, agency, special or fiduciary
relationship exists between you and City Pros as a result of these Terms or your use of the
Service.
The section titles in the Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual
effect.
Additional terms for business accounts
Last Updated on September 7, 2019.
The following terms (Business Terms), in addition to the Terms of Service above, govern
your
access to and use of your Business Account. In the event of any conflict between these Business
Terms and the Terms of Service, the Business Terms apply. If you have purchased products or
services from City Pros on behalf of your business (e.g., advertising or business tools), the
terms of that purchase apply in the event of any conflict with these Business Terms. Capitalized
words used but not defined in these Business Terms have the meanings described in the Terms of
Service. By creating, accessing, or using your Business Account, you are agreeing to these
Business Terms and concluding a legally binding contract with City Pros. You are not authorized
to create, access, or use a Business Account if you do not agree to these Business Terms.
Please read these Business Terms carefully as they require the use of arbitration on an
individual basis to resolve disputes, rather than trials or class actions, and also limit the
remedies available to you in the event of a dispute.
In the event of any termination of these Business Terms, whether by you or us, these Business
Terms in their entirety will continue in full force and effect.
Representations and warranties
A. You represent and warrant that:
I. you have the authority to act on behalf of the business or businesses associated with your
Business Account and bind any such business to the Business Terms (such business or businesses,
your Business);
II. your access to or use of the Business Site will only be in your capacity as an authorized
representative of your Business;
III. you will not use the Consumer Site for business activities, including but not limited to
flagging reviews or messaging people who have reviewed your Business;
IV. your Business complies with applicable laws and does not offer or advertise illegal products
and/or services for lease or sale;
V. you agree that we may contact you, including by phone or email, using the contact information
you provide us, make publicly available, or that we have on record for your business, and that
our calls with you may be monitored and recorded for quality purposes; and
VI. you understand and acknowledge that non-disparagement clauses in certain consumer contracts,
such as clauses that seek to restrict or prohibit reviews (including provisions that penalize
consumers for posting reviews) about your Business, are illegal under California law (Cal. Civil
Code § 1670.8) and under the federal Consumer Review Fairness Act (15 U.S. Code § 45b) and you
agree that you will not include such clauses in your consumer contracts, or otherwise attempt to
enforce non-disparagement or ‘gag’ clauses against consumers under any circumstances.
B. You also represent and warrant that you will not, and will not authorize or induce any other
party, to:
I. offer incentives of any kind, such as discounts, freebies, refunds, gift cards, contest
entries, offers, or deals in exchange for the posting of reviews of your Business, or to prevent
or remove reviews, and you understand and acknowledge that City Pros, through its Consumer
Alerts, may publicly notify consumers about such incentives and other attempts to obtain,
prevent, or remove reviews;
II. solicit or ask for reviews from your customers;
III. write reviews or vote on Content (e.g., voting user reviews as useful, funny, or cool) for
your Business or your Business’s competitors;
IV. pay or induce any third party to post, refrain from posting, or remove reviews, or otherwise
attempt to circumvent City Pros’s Recommendation Software (defined below) and fraud detection
systems;
V. attempt to generate automated, fraudulent, or otherwise invalid ad impressions, inquiries,
conversions, ad clicks, or other actions;
VI. use any automated means or form of scraping or data extraction to access, query or otherwise
collect City Pros data, content and/or reviews from the Consumer Site or the Business Site,
except as expressly permitted by City Pros (for example, as described at
www.City-Pros.com/robots.txt);
VII. use any City Pros trademarks in any manner without City Pros’s prior written consent;
or
viii. misrepresent your identity or affiliation to anyone in connection with City Pros.
C. You understand and acknowledge that City Pros allows consumers to post Content about your
Business, including photos, ratings, and reviews. You understand and acknowledge that City Pros
employs automated software in an effort to showcase the most reliable and useful reviews while
displaying other reviews less prominently (Recommendation Software). You understand and
acknowledge that while City Pros uses its Recommendation Software to identify potentially less
helpful reviews, the Recommendation Software may sometimes suppress legitimate reviews or fail
to detect illegitimate reviews. You understand and acknowledge that any purchase of advertising
or other paid features from City Pros will not influence the Recommendation Software or
otherwise allow or enable You, directly or indirectly, to alter reviews or impact whether,
where, or how reviews appear on City Pros.
THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS 2 AND 3 APPLY IF YOU ARE A RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OR CANADA ONLY:
2. DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY SINCE IT LIMITS THE LIABILITY OF THE City Pros ENTITIES TO YOU. FOR CLARITY, THE BELOW APPLIES IN ADDITION TO THE DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY DETAILED IN SECTION 12 OF THE TERMS. The federal Communications Decency Act (47 U.S. Code § 230) limits the liability of interactive computer services, like City Pros, for their role in publishing third-party Content, including consumer reviews. Additionally, anti-SLAPP laws, such as Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 425.16 in California, may require you to pay City Pros's attorneys' fees if you attempt to impose such liability on City Pros through legal proceedings.
3. DISPUTES
Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to: (a) these Terms, or the breach thereof; or (b) your access to or use of your Business Account Business Site; (each such controversy or claim, a Claim), shall be settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitrator will issue a reasoned award in writing, including all findings of fact and law upon which the award was made. The arbitrator will not have the power to commit errors of law, and the award may be vacated or corrected through judicial review by a court of competent jurisdiction under the California Arbitration Act for any such error.
Claims shall be heard by a single arbitrator. Arbitrations will be held in San Francisco, California, but the parties may choose for themselves whether to appear in person, by phone, or through the submission of documents. The arbitration shall be governed by the laws of the State of California. The prevailing party shall be entitled to an award of reasonable attorneys’ fees.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, FOR ANY CLAIM THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION, YOU AGREE TO SUBMIT AND CONSENT TO THE PERSONAL AND EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION IN, AND THE EXCLUSIVE VENUE OF, THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED WITHIN SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, WHICH IS THE PLACE OF PERFORMANCE OF THESE BUSINESS TERMS.
YOU AND City Pros AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING OR PARTICIPATE IN CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN THEIR RESPECTIVE INDIVIDUAL CAPACITIES, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. UNLESS BOTH YOU AND City Pros AGREE OTHERWISE, THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE OR JOIN THE CLAIMS OF OTHER PERSONS OR PARTIES WHO MAY BE SIMILARLY SITUATED, AND MAY NOT OTHERWISE PRESIDE OVER ANY FORM OF A REPRESENTATIVE OR CLASS PROCEEDING. IF A CLAIM IMPLICATES THIS SECTION, AND THIS SECTION IS FOUND TO BE INVALID, UNENFORCEABLE OR ILLEGAL BY A COURT, SUCH CLAIM MUST BE ADJUDICATED BY A COURT AND NOT BY AN ARBITRATOR.