Terms of Use

Vicati Homes Inc.
PO Box 893475
Temecula, CA 92589-3475

Vicati Homes services offered to you, the "User," conditioned on your acceptance without modification, of the terms, conditions, and notices contained in this agreement. Your use of Vicati Homes services constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions, and notices.

SECURITY POLICY

Vicati Homes uses extensive and sophisticated secure technology to protect your data and transmissions between you and Vicati Homes.

Although Vicati Homes has taken reasonable and appropriate measures to ensure that your personal information is delivered and disclosed only in accordance with your instructions, Vicati Homes cannot and does not guarantee that the personal information you provide will not be intercepted by others and decrypted.

REAL ESTATE SERVICES

All of the information you have provided in your information request form, or other registration form, is true and complete. You authorize Vicati Homes to forward your information to the homebuilders for whom you registered and to our network of local real estate professionals. You understand that Vicati Homes, the homebuilders for whom you registered, and our network of Vicati Homes real estate professionals, may keep the information you entered on the form, whether or not you complete a real estate transaction through Vicati Homes. You further understand and agree that by registering on the Vicati Homes web site or making a request on the Vicati Homes site, you have established a business relationship with Vicati Homes, and therefore you are extending an express invitation for Vicati Homes, the homebuilders for whom you registered, and our network of Vicati Homes real estate professionals, to contact you or your immediate family using methods including but not limited to email, US Mail, and by telephone using the information you have provided during registration, and that you hereby consent to allow such communications or telephone calls even if your phone number is on any Do Not Call list.
Vicati Homes is a licensed real estate broker. Vicati Homes does not list homes in the MLS. For its services on a completed transaction, Vicati Homes receives a real estate brokerage referral fee from the homebuilder. Your use of this Web site constitutes your agreement with this compensation arrangement.
Cash or other incentives are only available to customers who use Vicati Homes to buy their home. Customers must have been connected with the homebuilder through Vicati Homes to be eligible for incentives. You must be accompanied by a Vicati Homes representative on your FIRST visit to the builder to be eligible for incentives. The builder must pay Vicati Homes a commission in order for you to be eligible for incentives.

Rebate offer not available in all states. Rebate is based on the base price of the home. Base price excludes options, upgrades and lot premiums. Vicati Homes reserves the right to pay rebate to Home Buyer in the form of paying closing costs on the HUD-1 Settlement Statement if so required by the lender or other party to the close or by applicable law, in the form of a discount on the purchase price if so required or transacted by the builder or other party to the close or by applicable law, or, at Vicati Homes sole discretion, in any other form based on the needs or requirements specific to the transaction.
The 1% incentive amount is based on Vicati Homes receipt of at least a 3.0% commission. If Vicati Homes commission is less than 3.0%, the amount of the incentive will be reduced proportionately. In addition, certain states require that we accompany you to the closing of the transaction.
Incentives may not be permitted in connection with certain loan programs for the buyer/borrower. These include, but are not limited to, FHA and VA loans. Please consult your lender regarding whether or not you can collect the incentive in connection with your loan.

The programs may be available on modified terms, or may be prohibited, in certain jurisdictions. Other restrictions apply.

NATURE OF USE

The contents of the Vicati Homes Web Site are intended for the personal, non-commercial use of its users. All materials provided on the Vicati Homes Web Site are protected by copyright and owned or controlled by Vicati Homes or the party credited as the provider of the content, software or other materials. Users shall abide by all additional copyright notices, information or restrictions contained in any other content accessed through the Vicati Homes Web Site.
User may not store any significant portion of any content owned by or licensed to Vicati Homes in any form. Copying or storing of any content other than for personal, non-commercial use is expressly prohibited.

COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICES

All contents of this Web site are: Copyright © 2006 Vicati Homes, Inc. and/or its suppliers, participating builders, or real estate professionals, PO Box 893475, Temecula, CA 92589-3475, U.S.A. All rights reserved. Vicati Homes is a service mark of Vicati Homes, Inc. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS

Vicati Homes intends that the information contained in its Web site be accurate and reliable; however, errors sometimes occurs. In addition, changes and improvements to the information provided herein may be made by Vicati Homes at any time. THE WEB SITE AND THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH IT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS." VICATI HOMES AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS, PARTICIPATING BUILDERS, OR REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO ANY MATTER WHATSOEVER RELATING TO THE WEB SITE AND ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PROVIDED HEREIN, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. USE OF VICATI HOMES' SERVICES IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. VICATI HOMES AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS, PARTICIPATING BUILDERS, OR REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR OTHER INJURY ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF VICATI HOMES’ SERVICES OR WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEB SITE, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEB SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE WEB SITE, WHETHER RESULTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FROM BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF VICATI HOMES AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAD BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

INDEMNITY

As a condition of use of this Web site, you agree to indemnify Vicati Homes and its suppliers, participating Builders, or real estate professionals from and against any and all liabilities, expenses (including attorneys' fees) and damages arising out of claims resulting from your use of Vicati Homes services, including without limitation any claims alleging facts that if true would constitute a breach by you of this agreement.

Vicati Homes shall not be liable for, and the user hereby waives, any claims user may have against Vicati Homes in any way relating to the property identified, listed or described in the Vicati Homes Web Site or the construction of any residence or other improvement constructed thereon by any of the homebuilders. User specifically acknowledges that its rights and remedies with respect to the property, the condition of any home built by any homebuilder or any other aspect of its potential purchase of property listed in the Vicati Homes Web Site shall be against the homebuilders. Vicati Homes shall not be liable for damage by reason of defects in materials or workmanship or for any other representations, warranties, statements or covenants of the homebuilder, whether express or implied (including, without limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability, habitability or fitness for a particular purpose) with respect to the information contained on the Vicati Homes Web Site, the property listed or referenced thereon, or the construction of the home on such property.

LINKS TO THIRD PARTIES

Vicati Homes Web site may contain links to Web sites maintained by third parties. Such links are provided for your convenience and reference only. Vicati Homes does not operate or control in any respect any information, software, products or services available on such Web sites. Vicati Homes’ inclusion of a link to a Web site does not imply any endorsement of the services or the site, its contents, or its sponsoring organization.

ERRORS AND DELAYS

Vicati Homes is not responsible for any errors or delays in responding to a request form or other registration form caused by an incorrect e-mail address provided by you or other technical problems beyond our reasonable control.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Any claim or controversy arising out of or relating to the use of this Web site, to the goods or services provided by Vicati Homes, or to any acts or omissions for which you may contend Vicati Homes is liable, including but not limited to any claim or controversy as to arbitrability ("Dispute"), shall be finally, and exclusively, settled by arbitration. The arbitration shall be held before one arbitrator under the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") in force at that time. The arbitration shall be venued in Chicago, Illinois except for Maine consumers for whom the location shall be a place reasonably convenient to the consumer. The arbitrator shall be selected pursuant to the AAA rules. Should no AAA rule regarding the selection of an arbitrator be in effect, the consumer shall select an arbitrator from a panel of arbitrators acceptable to Vicati Homes. In any arbitration, Vicati Homes will pay the filing fee, plus the costs associated with the first day of arbitration, with the remaining costs of arbitration paid by the non-prevailing party, provided, however, that in Maine any cost to the consumer shall be limited to the cost of filing a court case. To begin the arbitration process, a party must make a written demand therefore.
Any judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction in Chicago, Illinois. The arbitrators shall not have the power to award damages in connection with any Dispute in excess of actual compensatory damages and shall not multiply actual damages or award consequential, punitive or exemplary damages, and each party irrevocably waives any claim thereto, except in Maine where state law will control all rights and remedies in the arbitration. The agreement to arbitrate shall not be construed as an agreement to the joinder or consolidation of an arbitration under this agreement with an arbitration of disputes or claims of any non-party, regardless of the nature of the issues or disputes involved.

THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES THAT ALL DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND VICATI HOMES WILL BE RESOLVED BY BINDING ARBITRATION. YOU THUS GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO GO TO COURT TO ASSERT OR DEFEND YOUR RIGHTS. YOU ALSO GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN OR BRING CLASS ACTIONS. YOUR RIGHTS WILL BE DETERMINED BY NEUTRAL ARBITRATORS AND NOT A JUDGE OR JURY. You are entitled to a fair hearing, but the arbitration procedures are simpler and more limited than rules applicable in court. Arbitrator decisions are enforceable as any court order and are subject to very limited review by a court. By using Vicati Homes’ goods and services you consent to these restrictions.

Should a Dispute arise and should the arbitration provisions herein become inapplicable or unenforceable, or in any instance of any lawsuit between you and Vicati Homes, the parties agree that jurisdiction over and venue of any suit shall be exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in Chicago, Illinois. If either party employs attorneys to enforce any right in connection with any Dispute or lawsuit the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees.

OTHER TERMS

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and Vicati Homes and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications, promises and proposals, whether oral, written or electronic, between you and Vicati Homes with respect to the Web site and information, software, products and services associated with it. This Agreement shall be subject to and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois. 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. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.