Welcome to our Site located at www.pawslikeme.com(the “Site”), which is operated by PawsLikeMe Inc. (referred to as “PawsLikeMePawsLikeMe", “we,” “us” or “our”). The Site contains information, statements, tools, articles, features, functionality, software and services (collectively, the “Content”) we believe instrumental in providing a platform (i) to list and search for adoptable pets, (ii) to take compatibility tests to find the right pet, (iii) to complete adoption applications, (iv) to communicate with adoption organizations and individuals looking to rehome their pet to facilitate pet adoption by others, and (v) to make available and perform such other services as the Site may offer.
Users to the site may include:
References to “Users” includes Organizations, Guardians, Adopters and any other users visiting this Site. Only Users located in the United States of America and Canada are currently able to provide information (other than Email address) necessary to become Organizations, Guardians, or Adopters.
Your access to and use of this Site is governed by the following terms and conditions (these “Terms of Use” or this “Agreement”). Please read them carefully as they constitute a legally binding agreement applicable to all Users of this Site. If you do not agree with these Terms and Conditions, you should not use this Site.
This Site is not intended for use by any person in any jurisdiction or country where such use would be contrary to law or regulation, or that would subject us or our directors, officers, employees or agents to any registration or licensing requirement. Only Organizations, Guardians and Adopters located in the United States of America and Canada are eligible to use this Site for purposes of listing, or applying to adopt, any animal.
Please note that we may modify these Terms and Conditions from time to time and each modification will become effective once posted. Your continued use of this Site after the effective date of any such modification constitutes your acceptance of such modified agreement terms. We suggest that you review this Agreement on a regular basis to ensure that you understand your current rights and obligations under this Agreement. We also suggest that you print or save a copy of this Agreement for your records.
We are an Internet-based service that (i) allows Adopters to search for animals that are available for adoption from Organizations and Guardians and match Adopter personalities with potential pets, (ii) allows Organizations to list available pets for adoption, and (iii) allows Guardians to list their pets for re-homing in order to find Adopters. Our goal is to create a venue that effectively serves the needs of Adopters, Organizations and Guardians. We derive our revenue primarily from processing fees related to pet adoptions.
We are NOT, and will NOT be, a party to any transaction between any Organization and any Adopter or a Guardian and any Adopter, even though we provide tools that may enable such transactions to occur. As a result, we do not warrant or guarantee any part of any actual or potential transaction between any Users of this Site, including the health of any animal, the fitness of any pet for a particular home or family circumstance, the legality of any adoption or the truth or accuracy of any information provided by any User.
Our proprietary pet matching algorithm (the “PMA”)is intended to provide general guidelines regarding likely pet and Adopter compatibility and is in no way a guarantee that any particular pet will be compatible with any Adopter.
We are not liable for interactions by and between Users or third parties with whom Users may become aware as a result of their use of this Site. We specifically disclaim all liability relating to any use of this Site or any transactions entered by Users of this Site, including, but not limited to, delivery of goods and services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with pet listings.
If any dispute arises between or among Users, each User hereby releases PawsLikeMe, its officers, employees, owners, agents and successors in rights from claims, damages and demands of every kind, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, disclosed or undisclosed, arising out of or in any way related to such disputes and our service.
Organizations and Guardians are wholly responsible for fulfilling obligations both implied and stated in any pet listing they create. We reserve the right to cancel a pet listing at any time for any reason and to report suspicious listings to appropriate law enforcement agencies.
Users should note that PawsLikeMe is not responsible for the accuracy of pet listings. Pet listings are either scraped from the websites of the Organizations with which we have relationships, third party websites that make their pet listings available via API, or otherwise provided by Guardians. PawsLikeMe makes reasonable effort to correct any listings that we learn to be inaccurate or outdated, but responsibility for the listings rests with the User providing the information.
Your use of this Site is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated in these Terms and Conditions by reference
Our referral based re-homing services may offer Organizations the opportunity to collect up to 50% of all re-homing adoption fees, when the referral is registered with the Organization’s referral ID. We merely provide the platform for Guardians willing to rehome their pets online and donate a portion of the fees that we collect to the referring Organization. When an Adopter purchases a re-homed pet, payments will be processed through Stripe and/or PayPal, our third party payment service providers. Adopters will be provided a notice when entering their payment information directing them to the third party payment service provider’s terms of service and privacy policy. These payment services are governed solely by the third party provider’s terms of service and privacy policy. We are not responsible for the actions of these third party service providers.
In addition to the other rules and requirements described in this Agreement, Organizations must follow the rules listed below when participating in the referral based re-homing service.
From time to time, we may offer additional services (“Enhancements”). Some Enhancements may allow certain pet listings to be modified using special fonts, characters and functionality. Other Enhancements may improve the placement of particular pet listings on this Site for a specific period of time by, for example, placing an advertisement at the top of an Adopter’s search results or within prominent “featured” areas within this Site. Other Enhancements may be made available from time to time, and we reserve the right to make any Enhancements we deem necessary or advisable and to immediately cease offering any particular Enhancement at our discretion. Any party considering whether to purchase an Enhancement must make sure they fully understand the conditions, cost and, as applicable, the duration of the Enhancement prior to purchasing.
Organizations may, in our discretion, list pets in their care for adoption by Adopters. By listing a pet, Organizations agree:
Guardians may, in our discretion, list their pets for adoption by Adopters. By listing their pet, Guardians agree:
Adopters may apply to adopt pets via this Site and in the discretion of each applicable Organization and/or Adopter. By using this Site, each Adopter agrees:
Each User agrees that he or she will not engage in any activity that interferes with or disrupts the access to or functionality of this Site. In addition, each User agrees:
USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER USERS. USERS UNDERSTAND THAT PAWSLIKEME CURRENTLY DOES NOT CONDUCT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS OR SCREENINGS OF USERS. PAWSLIKEME ALSO DOES NOT RESEARCH THE BACKGROUNDS OF USERS OR ATTEMPT TO VERIFY THE STATEMENTS OF ITS USERS. PAWSLIKEME MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO THE CONDUCT OF USERS OR THE COMPATIBILITY OF ANY PET WITH ANY CURRENT OR FUTURE USER OR ANY PETS FITNESS OR TEMPERMENT.
PawsLikeMe is not responsible for the conduct of any User. In no event shall any of the PLM Indemnified Parties be liable (directly or indirectly) for any losses or damages whatsoever, whether indirect, general, special, compensatory, consequential, and/or incidental, arising out of or relating to the conduct of any User or any third party in connection with the use of this Site including, without limitation, liability for death, bodily injury, emotional distress, and/or any other damages resulting from communications or meetings between Users, pets or third parties Users meet through this Site. Users agree to take all necessary precautions in all interactions with other Users, particularly if a User decides to communicate off this Site or meet in person. Each User understands that PawsLikeMe makes no guarantees, either express or implied, regarding a User’s ultimate compatibility with individuals or pets met through this Site. Users are cautioned not to provide financial information (for example, credit card or bank account information), or wire or otherwise send money, to other Users.
This Site, other than content posted to this Site by any User, is owned by PawsLikeMe or its licensors, and is protected under applicable intellectual property laws of the United States and other countries as well as by international treaties and conventions.
All Content on this Site, other than content posted to this Site by any User, is the property of the PawsLikeMe or its licensors and protected by United States and international copyright laws. All software used on this site is the property of the PawsLikeMe or its software suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws.
This Site and the PawsLikeMe’s graphics, logos, page headers, button icons, scripts, and service names are trademarks or trade dress of the PawsLikeMe, and these trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not owned or operated by PawsLikeMe or in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers or in any manner that disparages or discredits PawsLikeMe. All other trademarks not owned by PawsLikeMe that appear on this Site are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by PawsLikeMe.
You solely are responsible for any information you provide to PawsLikeMe or other Users in the registration and adoption process. Your information must be true, legal, accurate, and non-fraudulent. You agree that you will not provide contact information to other Users of this Site for the purpose of bypassing PawsLikeMe transaction fees and service costs.
You warrant that any information you provide will be free of viruses, malware, and spam. You further warrant that you will not release, create, or cause to be created any automatic bots that may interfere with this Site.
You further warrant that any pet listings provided by you will not violate any federal, state or local law, statute, ordinance or regulation, or that will not violate the Prohibited Items List provided via United States Postal Services Publication 52 or any successor publication.
PawsLikeMe maintains the right to remove or restrict communication or information that you may post to this Site that violates these Terms and Conditions.
You further warrant that any communication or content/ information that you provide via the Site:
PawsLikeMe reserves the right to keep records of all transactions and communications, including, but not limited to, any recordings of telephone calls, emails or other digital or written communications regarding Site activity, for administrative purposes.
By submitting content via this Site, you hereby grant PawsLikeMe a worldwide, non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid, sublicensable and transferable license to use, edit, modify, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, perform, and otherwise fully exploit such content in connection with this Site and PawsLikeMe’ s (and its successors and assigns’) business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of this Site in any media formats and through any media channels (including, without limitation, third party sites).
To ensure compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), PawsLikeMe will take action on receipt of notice of alleged copyright infringement. If you are a copyright owner or representative of the owner and believe that a User has submitted or uploaded material that infringes upon your United States copyrights, you may submit notification in accordance to the DMCA by providing PawsLikeMe with the following information in writing:
Please send all written correspondence of alleged infringements to:
PawsLikeMe Inc.
Chris Niehoff
907 East Strawbridge Avenue
Melbourne, FL 32901
Email: info@PawsLikeMe.com
We reserve the right, in appropriate circumstances and at our discretion, to terminate the privileges of any User who infringes the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of PawsLikeMe or others.
When you visit this Site or send emails to us, you are communicating with us electronically. By doing so, you consent to receive communications from us electronically. We will communicate with you by email or by posting notices on this Site. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.
YOU UNDERSTAND, ACKNOWLEDGE, AND AGREE THAT WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF YOUR PET LISTING, ACCOUNT OR YOUR ABILITY TO ACCESS THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS SITE.
THIS SITE AND ALL CONTENT INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN WRITING. PLM INDEMNIFIED PARTIES AND VENDORS, MERCHANTS, THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS OR LICENSORS PROVIDING CONTENT TO THIS SITE, MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THIS SITE OR THE CONTENT INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THIS SITE; NOR DO WE OR THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THIS SITE OR THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY CONTENT PROVIDED THROUGH THIS SITE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. PAWSLIKEME DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS SITE WILL BE ERROR FREE, AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES, OR WITHOUT INTERRUPTION.
TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, PAWSLIKEME DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. PAWSLIKEME DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE; THE CONTENT INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THIS SITE; THEIR OR OUR SERVERS; OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS ARE: (A) FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; OR (B) IMMUNE TO OR FREE FROM THE RISK OF ANY BREACH OF SECURITY. THE PLM INDEMNIFIED PARTIES WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE OR FROM ANY CONTENT INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THIS SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND/OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
THE LIABILITY OF EACH PLM INDEMNIFIED PARTY, INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY, UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE USE OF THIS SITE SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$100.00).
IF ANY JURISDICTION PROHIBITS THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMERS, LIMITATIONS, AND EXCLUSIONS, IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS, THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMERS, LIMITATIONS, AND EXCLUSIONS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE JURISDICTION.
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless PawsLikeMe, its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims, damages, and expenses, including, without limitation, all judgements, settlements, reasonable attorneys' fees, and costs, arising out of or related to any products or services you purchase in connection with this Site, your use of this Site, or your violation of any third-party right. You are solely responsible for interactions with any other Users of this Site. To the extent permitted by applicable law, you hereby release the PLM Indemnified Parties from any and all claims or liability related to any product or service available through this Site or any conduct, action, or inaction by PawsLikeMe.
These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of the State of Florida without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any dispute or legal proceeding relating to or arising from this Agreement or your use of our services and/or this Site will be adjudicated solely by a court of competent jurisdiction sitting in Orange County, Florida, and you and we expressly consent to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of such courts. PawsLikeMe and Users waive any right to a jury trial in connection with any litigation in connection with this Site or this Agreement or otherwise involving PawsLikeMe.
Last Updated: May 21, 2015
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