Terms & Conditions
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH (THE “TERMS”) GOVERN YOUR USE OF THE SITE(S)/SERVICE(S) AND ARE LEGALLY BINDING. PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY – IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY OF THE TERMS, DO NOT ACCESS OR OTHERWISE USE THE SITE(S)/SERVICE(S) OR ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE SITE. YOUR USE OF THE SITE(S)/SERVICE(S) SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE YOUR AGREEMENT TO ABIDE BY EACH OF THE TERMS SET FORTH BELOW.
RESTRICTED USE
In order to use our service, you must be a natural person, 18 years or older. You represent and warrant that you are of sufficient legal age to use the site(s)/service(s) and are authorized to represent your company in entering the binding legal obligations you may incur as a result of its use. You agree to be financially responsible for any liability you may incur as a result of using the site(s)/service(s). You agree that you will not use any robot, bot, spider, or other automatic or manual device or process to monitor or copy any pages on the site(s)/service(s). Additionally, you may not take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the Site’s infrastructure.
SERVICES PROVIDED BY 360Connect
360Connect, LP (“360Connect”) provides a service that allows buyers to submit quote requests to multiple suppliers for a variety of products and services through its sites on the World Wide Web (the “Site”). 360Connect may not always be able to match buyer request(s) with suppliers.
We do not guarantee the quality of the suppliers who receive and respond to your request(s). 360Connect is a conduit for matching buyers and suppliers. We are not responsible for any transaction that may occur between the buyer and/or buyer’s company and a 360Connect participating supplier/partner(s). 360Connect does not guarantee the quality, safety or legality of the information provided or the products and services rendered. The buyer should exercise as much caution and due diligence as would typically be exercised with any purchase of products or services. Should the buyer have a dispute with any supplier, it must be addressed directly with the supplier and not with 360Connect. Buyer hereby agrees to release 360Connect from any and all damages or claims arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes and transactions with suppliers.
BUYER SPECIFIC TERMS
A buyer is classified as the person/company who enters information seeking a quote for a product or service.
USE OF 360CONNECT SERVICES
360Connect is not a supplier of products or services, nor is it a third party to any transactions involving products or services.
By completing a quote request, you are entering into an agreement with 360Connect and a business relationship with 360Connect’ suppliers/affiliates and thus agree to be contacted by 360Connect and its suppliers/affiliates. You acknowledge that these suppliers can contact you regarding your request(s) and that you are expressly consenting to such contact by them, or 360Connect, if necessary, to fulfill such request(s) via phone, text, fax, email, mail or other reasonable means, at any of your contact numbers or addresses.
It is agreed that your use of 360Connect services is for purchasing purposes and not for any other purpose including advertising, research or competitive intelligence. You acknowledge that 360Connect verifies the request(s) and has the right, at our discretion, to deny any request that is in violation of these terms and conditions.
If it is determined or suspected by 360Connect, at our sole discretion, that you are misusing or attempting to misuse or circumvent the 360Connect services or system, or are using or attempting to use it for any inappropriate purposes, (including but not limited to activities such as hacking, fraud, advertising, or spamming) 360Connect reserves the right to immediately terminate your access without notice and to commence legal actions or proceedings to seek remedies and/or damages, including but not limited to lost revenue, repairs, legal fees, costs, expenses, and to seek injunctions or other equitable remedies.
INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE TO US
When using 360Connect services, you will be prompted to disclose relevant information about yourself and your purchasing requirements. The information provided will be sent to matching suppliers/affiliates who will respond to you regarding your request. You agree that all information provided is accurate to the best of your knowledge. If 360Connect has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, or incomplete, 360Connect has the right to refuse or reject you current or future use of any services.
Your acceptance of these Terms & Conditions indicates that you expressly consent 360Connect/affiliates’ use of your personal information in accordance with 360Connect’ stated Privacy Policy.
GENERAL TERMS
USE OF 360Connect CONTENT
The Site design, graphics, images, text, information, documents, products and services provided or offered on the Site, including the selection and arrangement of such items, are the copyrighted work(s) of 360Connect or its licensors (“Materials”).
360Connect grants you a limited, personal, non-exclusive and non-transferable license to display the Materials only on your personal computer and to print in hard copy portions of this Site for the sole purpose of placing a quote request with 360Connect. Any other use of Materials on this Site – including reproduction for purposes other than those noted above, modification, distribution, or republication – without the prior written permission of 360Connect is strictly prohibited. This limited license terminates automatically, without notice to you, if you breach any of these Terms. Upon termination of this limited license, you agree to immediately destroy any downloaded and printed Materials. Except as stated herein, you acknowledge that you have no right, title to or interest in the Materials on any legal basis.
Use of 360Connect content for any other purpose is expressly prohibited by law, and may result in civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to full extent of the law.
LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES
This Site may be linked by 360Connect to other sites which are not under the control of or maintained by 360Connect. You acknowledge that 360Connect is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and further agree that 360Connect is not responsible for the content or links displayed on such sites.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, 360Connect SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY CLAIMING THROUGH YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF YOUR DISPLAYING, OR DOWNLOADING ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIAL CONTAINED ON THE SITE. IN NO EVENT SHALL 360Connect BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, EXTRAORDINARY, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA, REVENUE, PROFITS, USE OR OTHER ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE) HOWEVER ARISING, WHETHER FOR BREACH OR IN TORT, EVEN IF 360Connect HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
ADDITIONAL TERMS
360Connect AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS PUBLISHED ON THIS WEBSITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. ALL SUCH DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. 360Connect EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL (INCLUDING LOST PROFIT), EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (EVEN IF 360Connect HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES) ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY CONSEQUENCES WHICH FLOW FROM IT. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON OR EXCLUSION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. IN SUCH STATES, THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
You agree to indemnify 360Connect, its officers, employees, affiliates, agents, subsidiaries, and co-branders and hold them each harmless from any and all claims, including attorney’s fees, made by any third party due to or arising from your use of the 360Connect services or connection to the 360Connect web site or your violation of the Terms and Conditions, or arising from your violation of any rights of a third party.
The Terms and Conditions will inure to the benefit of 360Connect’ successors, assigns and licensees. If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, 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 agreement shall continue in effect. The failure of 360Connect to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. You agree that any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the 360Connect services or the Terms and Conditions must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arises. The section titles in the Terms and Conditions are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.
You agree that no joint venture, Connecthip, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and 360Connect as a result of this Agreement or use of this Web site.
This Agreement is governed by the laws of the state of Texas. You hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in Travis County, Texas, in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of this site.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and 360Connect with respect to this site, and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written, between you and 360Connect with respect to this site.
By using the 360Connect site, you are stating that you have read and understand the Terms and Conditions, and agree to be bound by the Terms and Conditions as provided, and as 360Connect may update from time to time. If you have any questions about our terms of conditions, email us at AccountManagement@360Connect.com.
360Connect Privacy Policy
INFORMATION WE GATHER
360Connect gathers information for the purpose of matching buyers with suppliers. We recognize your privacy and confine our collection of relevant information to what is needed for delivery of service.Use of Tracking Cookies:
We track the effectiveness of various promotions through the use of data collection devices known as “cookies.” A “cookie” is a piece of data stored on the user’s computer tied to information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personal identifiable information while on our site. We use both session ID cookies and persistent cookies. For the session ID cookie, once users close the browser, the cookie simply terminates.
Visitor Sessions:
360Connect utilizes third party and internal tracking services to evaluate visitor sessions for the purpose of improving the performance of our website.The information collected by our Service may include:
- Characteristics of your client system such as: IP address, browser type, system language, OS version, time zone and screen resolution metrics.
- The web pages that you visit while on this website and the URLs of the web pages that referred you to the website.
- Any mouse movements, mouse clicks, scroll actions and keystrokes on this website.
- Any information you enter and submit to this website. As a result, if you choose to supply personal information (such as, but not limited to, name, address or contact information) on our website, such information will be collected by the Service.
Log Files:
Like most standard Web site servers we use log files. This includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses, etc. are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Submitting a Quote Request:
Any buyer using our quote requests service(s), will provide additional information in order for 360Connect to deliver service. This includes accurate information and basic purchasing requirements. The information collected varies according to the different products and services and can be viewed by visiting the different quote request forms located throughout our site(s). Buyers who utilize our quote request service(s) will receive an email from 360Connect/affiliates to confirm successful submission.
HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION
360Connect primarily uses the information gathered to connect buyers and sellers with one another so they can form mutually beneficial business relationships.Analysis:
In our ongoing effort to improve the content and services we offer, we continually analyze the information we receive to identify trends and patterns in user behavior. Your personal information, when used in such a manner, is aggregated with others to amass enough data for such analysis and is not personally identifiable. It is collected and analyzed to make our site and user experience better for future customers.
Any information we collect as a result of tracking visitor sessions will be used in accordance with applicable laws for the following purposes:
- To provide 360Connect with raw or aggregate reports regarding visitor interactions on their website, that may include; aggregate reports of clicking or mouse movement activity, aggregate reports of scrolling activity and recreation of visitor browsing sessions.
- For auditing, research and analysis to operate and improve 360Connect technologies and services.
- We may share information with third parties in limited circumstances, including, without limitation, when complying with legal requirements, preventing fraud or imminent harm, and ensuring the security of our network and services. We may further share certain pieces of aggregated, non-personal information, such as average page load time, or the number of pages processed by our system per day. Such information does not identify you individually.
- When we use third parties to assist us in processing your personal information, we require that they comply with our Privacy Policy and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
- We restrict access to personal information to a limited number of 360Connect employees, contractors and agents who need to know that information in order to operate, develop or improve our services. These individuals are bound by confidentiality obligations and may be subject to discipline, including termination and criminal prosecution, if they fail to meet these obligations.
Other Communications:
360Connect reserves the right to send email communications related to your quote requests and/or the status of your account(s). In addition, 360Connect sends periodic surveys and other communications, all of which can opt out of by changing your notification preferences as described below.
HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION WITH OTHERS
Our customer information is an important part of our business. As a result, we limit the disclosure of information to the data necessary to provide our service of connecting buyers and suppliers. Our sharing of information to outside parties is described below.Suppliers:
A limited set of suppliers will be provided with the information you submitted in the form of a quote request. The submitted information will only be used to communicate with the supplier regarding service needs.Affiliates:
360Connect has established Connecthips to provide our quote requests service more broadly throughout the Internet to both buyers and suppliers. When a user has utilized these services through an affiliate, we will share information about these users as necessary.Legal Requests:
As a good corporate citizen, 360Connect is interested in protecting its members and the community at large. We will release account and other personal information to legal authorities when we believe it is appropriate to comply with the law. In addition, 360Connect may choose to release information to relevant parties in relation to investigations of fraud, piracy or other unlawful activity in order to maintain a high level of trust and safety in our community.
INFORMATION SECURITY
Your information is stored on servers that are protected against unauthorized access through the use of safeguards such as “firewalls,” encryption and Secure Socket Layers. We utilize many security techniques to protect your personal information. However, it is impossible to guarantee a perfect security system.
LEGAL DISCLAIMER
Although we have attempted to address the various privacy-related issues possibly encountered, we cannot ensure that all of your private communications and other personal information will never be disclosed in ways not otherwise described in this Privacy Policy. Therefore, although we use industry standard practices and our best efforts to protect privacy, we do not promise that your personal information or private communications will always remain private from unauthorized access.
SITE LINKS
Our site(s) may contain links to other sites. 360Connect is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of other web sites. We encourage you, upon your first visit to another web site, to read any privacy statements they may have concerning your personal information.
NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE
We may amend this Privacy Policy for minor changes at any time by posting the amended terms on the Site. All minor amended terms shall be effective upon posting. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you by email or by posting a prominent notice for 30 days prior to the change taking effect.
TELL US WHAT YOU THINK
360Connect welcomes your questions and comments about our privacy policy. Please email: AccountManangement@360Connect.com.