Terms & Conditions – Home Finder Real Estate

TERMS OF USE

Welcome to the “House Finder Real Estate” website

Please read these terms very carefully

Effective Date: August 2022

SECTION (1): INTRODUCTION

House Finder Real Estate Company, a company incorporated under the laws of the state of Qatar, operates the “House Finder Real Estate” website and its related sub-domains, sites, services, and tools (“website”). It is a website that acts as an online intermediary platform between the advertisers of the real estate services (agents and real estate companies), and the customers who request any of the services advertised by the advertisers on the website
These terms of use together with the privacy policy (referred to as the “TERMS & CONDITIONS”) govern your use of the “House Finder Real Estate” website, and it is important to read and understand it well. By accessing the website, registering an account, and/ or continuing to use the services, you confirm us that you have read, understood, and agreed with these terms. If you do not consent to these terms, please do not use the website.
House Finder Real Estate Company reserves the right to change, modify, add, or remove all/or portions of these terms, at any time.

SECTION (2): DEFINITIONS

The following words shall have the meanings indicated beside to each of them unless the context requires otherwise:

“Website”, “Site”, “We”, “Us”, or “Our”: Refers to the “House Finder Real Estate” website and House Finder Real Estate Company.
“User”, “You” or “Your”: Refers to the person who visits the website, registers a membership, or uses the
“Account”: Refers to the user’s account on the website, which enables him to benefit from its
“Advertiser”: Refers to each of the agents and real estate companies who register an account for the purpose of advertising real estate services on the website.
“Customer”: Refers to anyone who registers an account for the purpose of requesting the real estate services offered by the advertisers on the website.
“Services”: Refers to real estate services, which include, the services of selling, leasing, property management, or real estate marketing.
“Content”: Refers to the website content, which includes, but is not limited to (images, texts, videos, information, ads, icons, symbols, letters, and numbers).
“Agreement”, “Terms & Conditions”: Refers to these terms, as well as the privacy policy.
“Parties to the Agreement”:Refers to the “House Finder Real Estate” website on the one hand as (a first party in the contractual relationship), and any person who visits or uses the website, registers an account with the website, provides any of the website’s services, or benefits from the services in any way on the other hand as (a second party in the contractual relationship).

SECTION (3): REGISTRATION OF MEMBERSHIP

The membership in the “House Finder Real Estate” website shall be for free and direct to the users, and the user must register an account with a username and password and shall provide us with the membership registration data that might include, but not limited to, name, email address, and phone number.
The user agrees to provide us with complete and accurate information when registering an account, and we have the right to verify the information you provide to us, and hereby authorize us to request, use, and store such information in accordance with the “House Finder Real Estate” website privacy policy.
The advertiser shall be bound to submit required official papers and documents that prove identity upon request, which include (commercial register, commercial license, ID, contact numbers, and email), and the obligation to update such data, and update such documents if they expire.
The user undertakes to precisely enter the information required to be entered in the “House Finder Real Estate” website and he shall be responsible for regularly reviewing this information for the purpose of correcting, modifying, or renewing it as long as you have new information regarding this.
The user undertakes to maintain the confidential information about his account, and he is responsible for any disclosure of this information to others. Also, he is responsible for any use done by any person to whom he has disclosed this confidential information.
The user undertakes to inform the “House Finder Real Estate” website immediately in case of penetrating the account or its theft as well as discovering any illegal use of this account in the website for us to be able to take the technical actions necessary for maintaining the account.
You may not use another person’s account at any time without having express consent from the “House Finder Real Estate” website.
The content that you provide from your account on the “House Finder Real Estate” website must be legal and does not include any assault on the rights of others.
The membership on the “House Finder Real Estate” website is provided with a licensing system for using the website, so we have the right to revoke this license and terminate your membership at any time without providing any reasons.
We reserve the right to cancel the account that have not been confirmed yet or are inactive for a long time.

SECTION (4): ELECTRONIC CONTRACT

The “House Finder Real Estate” website assists customers in requesting the real estate services by advertisers which offer their services on the website, and the customer can browse these services and request suitable services.
When the advertiser contracts with the customer through the website, both parties shall enter a direct and legally binding relationship, and the role of the “House Finder Real Estate” website is limited only to the linking the parties, the website is not a party to the actual any transaction related to the real estate services provided by the advertiser.
The “House Finder Real Estate” website does not negotiate the services or prices provided by the advertiser to the customer.
The user knows and agrees that the “House Finder Real Estate” website does not represent any of the parties in the transactions that take place via the website and does not accept responsibility for the actions of others.
These terms shall be deemed a valid electronic contract complete with legal pillars between you as a user (advertiser or customer) and House Finder Real Estate Company, and its provisions are binding on all users, and no one may relinquish it if it produces its legal effects.
All binding legal implications of this contract are legally valid from the date of creating an account use of the website and become bound by them as your commitment to the contracts concluded in writing, and it results in the same legal effects that these contracts produce.
The amendments of these terms shall have the same legal provision and effect as the current version of these terms.
By using the “House Finder Real Estate” website services, registering an account, or via clicking for accepting the terms & conditions upon claiming so shall be considered an electronic signature on these terms and express consent of all the terms contained therein, shall be legally enforceable for you from the date of registering the account, using the service or from the date of clicking for accepting the terms & conditions.

SECTION (5): LICENSES OF USE

Subject to your full and ongoing obligation with these terms, House Finder Real Estate Company grant you a limited, revocable, cancellable, non-transferable personal license to access and use the content, information or related materials that may be made available to you through the “House Finder Real Estate” website, solely for your personal use, and strictly in accordance with these terms.
The license granted to the user does not include any property rights on or part of the “House Finder Real Estate” website, or any service provided through it, nor does this license directly or indirectly indicate a partnership of any kind between us and the user.
We may, without notice or liability, impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to all or portions of the “House Finder Real Estate” website at any time.
Your use of the “House Finder Real Estate” website shall be subject to certain restrictions. You may not do any of the following:
Use the website to breach any applicable laws or regulations.
Cause damage or losses to us or the “House Finder Real Estate” trademark.
Submit unwanted emails, spam, or messages that support any illegal activities.
Manipulate or attempt to manipulate the website either alone or in conjunction with other users.
Tamper with data or attempt to modify or destroy any security or documentary procedures.
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the website, networks, servers, or systems connected to the website.
Infringe the copyright, trademark, patent, publicity, database, or other intellectual property rights that belong to or are licensed to us; or that belong to third parties.
Interfere with the operation of the website by uploading or otherwise disseminating any virus, adware, spyware, worm, or other malicious code designed to damage, interfere with, or identify the normal operation of the website.
Circumvent features that prevent or limit the use or copying of any content.
Making reverse engineering or otherwise attempting to discover the source code of any portion of the website.
The licenses granted to you by us will terminate if you do not comply with the terms of the “House Finder Real Estate” website.

SECTION (6): POSTING POLICY

The Ads are added by the registered advertisers of the “House Finder Real Estate” website.
The advertiser should add the Ads with accuracy and completion according to the following conditions:
The Ad should be related to real estate services such as selling, leasing, property management, and real estate marketing.
The Ad should be fully detailed in terms of description, images, price, and contact data.
The advertiser must choose a suitable title for the Ad.
The Ad should be placed in the correct section and category.
The advertiser agrees that all Ads are added by him is at his personal responsibility, and it does not violate any property rights.
The advertiser is prohibited to post:
The Ads that violate the “House Finder Real Estate” website
The Ads that contain immoral, pornographic, or offensive content.
The Ads that encourage unlawful or illegal conduct.
The Ads those are unclear and unrelated to the specialty and sections of the website.
The duplicate Ads.
“House Finder Real Estate” website will not bear the responsibility for the inaccuracy or correctness of the Ads or their content.
The post is revised by the “House Finder Real Estate” website administration and have the right to delete or remove any posts that violates these terms.
“House Finder Real Estate” website has the right to delete or remove any Ads that violate the website terms & policies.
“House Finder Real Estate” website has the right to prohibit any advertiser who uses the website for unlawful purposes.

SECTION (7): PAYMENT POLICY

The “House Finder Real Estate” website provides payment by contracting with a third party to provide E-payment gateways.
The user must make sure that the data he enters during the payment process are correct, accurate, and valid.
The user must use his own bank cards and make sure that the information entered in the payment is correct and accurate before completing the payment process, and if he uses one of the cards for another party, he must have authorization or permission to use it, and thus the “House Finder Real Estate” website shall not be responsible towards any party as a result of using his credit cards.
We do not store credit card numbers on our systems, and payment details are protected before being transmitted using the latest electronic protection technology that follows the highest safety standards.
House Finder Real Estate Company has the right to amend this policy by adding new payment methods in the future or canceling any current method, and you will be informed if this is applied.

SECTION (8): LEGAL LIABILITY

We provide our services “as available” without any representations or warranties of any kind either express or implied, relating to the use of the “House Finder Real Estate” website, content, or services provided by the website.
The user agrees to assume full responsibility for your use of the “House Finder Real Estate” website.
We shall not be liable for direct, indirect, consequential, or incidental losses or damages arising from:
The correctness or accuracy of the information provided by the advertisers.
The deals that take place between the advertiser and customer.
loss of profits, sales, business, revenue, business interruption, or similar.
The user’s failure to keep the security, confidentiality, and privacy of account data.
“House Finder Real Estate” website will not be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of any of its obligations if this is due to force majeure or emergency circumstances.
The “House Finder Real Estate” website does not warrant that technical defects will be repaired or that the website or its servers are free from viruses or other harmful components, and you know that the internet might be exposed to corrupt data or its unavailability or the delay of its appearance and you accept that.
“House Finder Real Estate” website does not warrant that the ads or its content are accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free. The advertiser is responsible to review the content of his ads to ensure accuracy and correctness.
We strive to do our utmost to ensure that the website is available for 24-hour use, but the website might be unavailable from time to time due to the acts of repair, maintenance, or development and you agree that the “House Finder Real Estate” website shall not be bound to provide the technical support at any time.
The user acknowledges that the “House Finder Real Estate” website is an internet-based service and in spite of exerting our best to keep information safe, we cannot warrant that information received or transmitted by the user while using the website is safe at all times.
The liability of using the information that is received or reached by the user through the services of the “House Finder Real Estate” website shall completely lie on this user.
We might at any time modify, suspend, or interrupt the services of the “House Finder Real Estate” website without sending a notification to you thereof. Also, we might suspend your use of our services in case you violate these conditions and terms or in case you have misused these services from our point of view.
Without prejudice to its other rights, the “House Finder Real Estate” website shall be entitled to suspend or cancel your membership or your access to the website at any time without notice and for any reason and to cancel these terms.

SECTION (9): COPYRIGHTS

The “House Finder Real Estate” website and ideas expressed within it shall be our intellectual property rights. Any imitation or plagiarism of the website or some of its services (including ideas, texts, symbols, and software) shall be deemed to be a violation of our copyrights for which we will take all the legal procedures against the perpetrator of the said violations.
All the contents included or available within the services of the “House Finder Real Estate” website such as (texts, logos, pictures, graphs, voice, recordings, icon buttons, digital contents, materials that are uploaded, software, and collection of data) shall be the property of the House Finder Real Estate Company, and it are protected by intellectual property.

SECTION (10): TRADEMARKS

The logos, headers of pages, icon buttons, texts, and services names associated with “House Finder Real Estate” website are trademarks and commercial designs of House Finder Real Estate Company.
Reproduction of trademarks or commercial designs of the “House Finder Real Estate” website in any media or advertising means shall be prohibited without written permission from us.

SECTION (11): COMPENSATION

You agree to compensate the “House Finder Real Estate” website and to acquit its liability as well as defend it against all the actions and claims brought or claimed by third parties’ fines, costs, or expenses including legal fees and attorney’s fees (“Claims”) arising out of or relating to:

The claims or demands arising from your use of the website.
Violation of the terms & conditions of the “House Finder Real Estate” website.
Violation of intellectual property rights, privacy, and any applicable laws.

SECTION (12): TELECOMMUNICATIONS

We may communicate with you by email to send you updates about terms& conditions, technical notifications, security alerts, support messages, and administrative messages. you agree that all e-communications satisfy all legal requirements as if such communications were written
The “House Finder Real Estate” website requires your consent during the registration process to send messages on your mobile phone or via the website for promotion purposes to inform you of any changes, advantages, or new activities added to the website.
In case you decide at any time that you do not want to receive promotional messages, you can deactivate the receiving of these messages through correspondence with us. But in this case, we do not ensure that you will enjoy our services fully.

SECTION (13): ASSIGNMENT 0OF RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS

We may assign, transfer, and subcontract any of our rights or obligations to any third party at our discretion without any objection by the user provided that such a third party agrees to be bound to these terms.
The user may not assign his obligations and rights under these terms or authorize a third party to manage his account except after getting written consent from the “House Finder Real Estate” website.

SECTION (14): MODIFICATIONS

House Finder Real Estate Company is entitled to revise and modify these terms from time to time at its own The user shall be bound by the changes and modifications done by the website, and he must accept any modifications considered by the “House Finder Real Estate” website to be necessary.
All modifications shall be effective immediately when published and shall apply to all your uses of the “House Finder Real Estate” website thereafter.
We may at any time conduct modifications or improvements we consider appropriate and necessary for increasing the efficiency of the website. The user shall be bound by any directions or instructions provided by the website to him in this regard.

SECTION (15): LINKS TO EXTERNAL WEBSITES

The “House Finder Real Estate” website may contain links to external websites of third parties, and we have no control over those websites or their contents, and we accept no liability for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them, and you agree not to involve us in any dispute you may have with any third-party website.
Before enabling any sharing functions of the website to communicate with or visit any such website, we recommend that you review and understand the terms & conditions, privacy policy, and information-sharing functions of each such third-party website.
The links on the “House Finder Real Estate” website do not constitute our consent to the use of such websites, and your use of such websites is at your own risk.

SECTION (16): APPLICABLE LAWS

These terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the applicable laws of Qatar.
Any dispute that might arise from the interpretation or implementation of these terms are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of Qatari courts.
If any of these terms shall be deemed unlawful, void, or unenforceable under applicable laws, that condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining conditions.

SECTION (17): CONFLICT

If these terms conflict with any prior versions thereof, the current version shall prevail.

SECTION (18): LANGUAGE

These terms are drafted in both Arabic and English, and the Arabic language will adopt for the purpose of interpreting and implementing these terms.

SECTION (19): ENTIRE AGREEMENT

These terms and privacy policy shall constitute the exclusive and entire agreement between you and House Finder Real Estate Company regarding your use of the “House Finder Real Estate” website and supersede all prior versions of these terms.

SECTION (20): CONSENT

You acknowledge that you have read these terms and agree to be bound by their provisions. If you have any questions regarding these terms, do not hesitate to contact us through the means available on the website.