Subscription Agreement
This Subscription Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into by and
between Check This Reality, the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), and an individual real estate agent,
sales licensee, or non-principal broker affiliated with a Participant in the MLS (the “Sales
Licensee”).
1. Definitions. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall
have the meanings set forth in Section 21 of this Agreement.
2. Grant of Subscriber Rights in Multiple Listing Service. Subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement and the Rules and Regulations, MLS agrees to make the
MLS Database available for access by Sales Licensee, and Sales Licensee shall have all rights
and obligations of a subscriber in MLS’s multiple listing service as set forth under the Rules
and Regulations. Sales Licensee may permit duly authorized employees or agents associated
with his/her office to access the MLS Database on Sales Licensee’s behalf and pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement; provided that, Sales Licensee (a) accepts full responsibility, and shall
be liable to MLS for use of the MLS Database by such employee or agent; and (b) promptly
terminates access to the MLS by such employee and agent upon such employee or agent
ceasing to be authorized as set forth in this provision. Access to the MLS Database shall be
through a means determined by MLS.
3. License to IDX Listings. Upon the receipt of a written request from Broker, in
a form acceptable to MLS, and so long as Broker, Sales Licensee, and/or an applicable Vendor
are not in default under this Agreement, the Rules and Regulations or any agreement with
MLS, MLS will grant to Sales Licensee or the applicable Vendor a license to the IDX Listings.
The license will only be granted pursuant to a License Agreement. MLS has no obligation to
grant a license to Sales Licensee or any Vendor which does not enter into a License
Agreement. In addition to any applicable license fee payable by Sales Licensee and/or the
Vendor, Sales Licensee shall pay to MLS all costs and expenses incurred by MLS in
connection with any licenses and any services provided by MLS in connection with such
licenses.
4. Intellectual Property Ownership.
a. Sales Licensee acknowledges and agrees that the MLS Database, and all copies,
modifications, enhancements, and derivative works of the MLS Database, are the property of
MLS, and all right, title, and interest in and to the MLS Database, together with all copies,
modifications, enhancements, and derivative works, including all copyright and other intellectual
property rights are and shall remain with MLS. Sales Licensee hereby irrevocably assigns to
MLS any and all rights which it may have or acquire in and to the MLS Database.
b. Sales Licensee acknowledges and agrees that the Listing Content, and all
copies, modifications, enhancements, and derivative works of the Listing Content, are
proprietary, confidential, original works of authorship of MLS, or have been assigned or licensed
to MLS, and are protected under United States copyright, trademark, and trade secret laws of
general applicability. Sales Licensee acknowledges and agrees that all right, title, and interest in
and to the Listing Content, together with all copies, modifications, enhancements, and derivative
works, including all copyright and other intellectual property rights are and shall remain with
MLS or its licensors. Sales Licensee hereby irrevocably assigns to MLS any and all rights not
assigned to Broker which it may have or acquire in and to the Listing Content. Nothing in this
Agreement or the Rules and Regulations shall be deemed to convey to Sales Licensee an interest
in or to the MLS Database or Listing Content, but only a limited right of access and use,
revocable in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
c. Sales Licensee agrees not to challenge MLS’s rights in and to the Listing
Content or the MLS Database or to take any action inconsistent with the provisions of this
Section 4 of this Agreement. Sales Licensee agrees to take all action and execute and deliver to
MLS all documents requested by MLS in connection with the copyright application and
registration of the Listing Content and the MLS Database.
d. Without limiting the generality of this Section 4.d, Sales Licensee
acknowledges and agrees that MLS may license, or otherwise grant rights in or to the MLS
Database or any or all of the Listings included in the MLS Database, including any and all
Listing Content, to any third party for any lawful purpose reasonably deemed appropriate by
MLS, unless otherwise limited by a separate agreement between MLS and the applicable
broker/brokerage firm or by the Rules and Regulations.
5. Fees. In consideration for subscriber rights in MLS’s multiple listing service
and for the services provided and licenses granted under this Agreement, Sales Licensee agrees
to pay to MLS the fees (“Fees”) in the amount, and in accordance with the terms, established
by MLS for subscribers to MLS’s multiple listing service, which amount and terms may be
changed by MLS at any time effective upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to Subscriber.
6. No Assignment by Sales Licensee. Sales Licensee agrees that this Agreement is
personal to Sales Licensee, and Sales Licensee may not assign or transfer this Agreement,
including any license granted under this Agreement, or transfer any rights or delegate any
duties under this Agreement, to any third party. Any attempt to assign, transfer, or delegate
any of Sales Licensee’s rights, duties, or obligations under this Agreement shall be void.
7. Interruptions in Service. Sales Licensee acknowledges that access to the MLS
Database may from time-to-time be unavailable to Sales Licensee, whether because of
technical failures or interruptions, intentional downtime for service or changes to MLS’s
website, or otherwise. Sales Licensee agrees that any modification of MLS’s website, and any
interruption or unavailability of access to the MLS Database shall not constitute a default of
any obligations of MLS under this Agreement, and MLS shall have no liability of any nature to
Sales Licensee for any such modifications, interruptions, unavailability, or failure of access.
8. Copies and Derivative Works. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
Agreement or the Rules and Regulations, Sales Licensee may not do any of the following,
either directly or indirectly, including assist any other person to do, or otherwise contribute in
any way to any of the following:
a. Make any copies of the MLS Database, or any portion of the MLS Database,
including any specific Listing Content included in the MLS Database;
b. Create any derivative works, enhancements, or other modifications of the MLS
Database, or any portion of the MLS Database, including any Listing Content included in the
MLS Database;
c. Download, distribute, export, or transmit the MLS Database, or any portion of
the MLS Database, including any Listing Content included in the MLS Database, to any
computer or other electronic device, or otherwise transmit electronically, or otherwise, the MLS
Database, or any portion of the MLS Database, including any Listing Content included in the
MLS Database; or
d. Publicly display the MLS Database, or any portion of the MLS Database,
including any Listing Content included in the MLS Database.
9. Representations and Warranties Regarding Listings. Sales Licensee represents
and warrants with respect to each Broker’s Listing or change to a Broker’s Listing submitted
by Sales Licensee to Broker, the following:
a. Sales Licensee and the respective Seller have assigned in writing all of Seller’s
and Sales Licensee’s rights, title and interest, including all copyright rights and other intellectual
property rights, in and to the Listing Content to Broker.
b. The Broker’s Listing complies in all respects with the Rules and Regulations.
c. To the best of Sales Licensee’s knowledge and after reasonable due diligence to
verify the accuracy of all information in the Broker’s Listing, all information included in the
Broker’s Listing is accurate and not misleading.
d. The Listing Content for each Broker’s Listing is an original work of authorship
of the Broker, or has been assigned to Broker pursuant to an enforceable assignment. Except for
Broker, no other person or entity, including Sales Licensee or any Seller, has any rights of any
nature in or to any of the Listing Content for any Broker’s Listing.
e. There is no claim, litigation or proceeding pending or threatened with respect to
the Listing Content for any Broker’s Listing.
10. Submission of Listings. As a material condition to accessing the MLS
Database, Sales Licensee agrees to submit to MLS on behalf of Broker, all Listings for
properties listed for sale by Sales Licensee, in accordance with, and except as otherwise
provided in, the Rules and Regulations. MLS may refuse to accept or include in, and may
remove from, the MLS Database, any Listing, or any Listing Content, or may require Sales
Licensee, on behalf of Broker, to direct MLS to modify any Listing Content, as provided under
the Rules and Regulations or if MLS determines, in its sole discretion, that any such Listing
Content may violate or infringe upon the rights of a third party. Notwithstanding the foregoing
sentence, except as provided in the Rules and Regulations, Sales Licensee acknowledges that
MLS has no obligation to remove or modify any Listing or Listing Content. MLS grants to
Sales Licensee a limited, non-exclusive, personal license to input Listing Content in the MLS
Database, and modify such Listing Content, only on behalf of Broker and strictly in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Rules and Regulations.
Sales Licensee acknowledges and agrees that any Listing or Listing Content, or any
prospective Listing or Listing Content, submitted to MLS may be accessible by other users of
MLS’s multiple listing service, and MLS shall have no liability to Sales Licensee for providing
such other users access to any Listing or Listing Content, or any prospective Listing or Listing
Content.
11. Confidential Information. Any information provided by MLS to any Sales
Licensee, including without limitation, any password to the MLS Database, any printouts of
the MLS Database as provided under this Agreement, and all Listing Content, including
personal information of a Seller (collectively “Confidential Information”) shall be maintained
by Sales Licensee as confidential and available exclusively for use by the Sales Licensee as
provided in this Agreement. Sales Licensee shall not disclose any Confidential Information to
anyone, except as ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction or as otherwise required by law.
Sales Licensee shall not disclose any Confidential Information pursuant to a court order or as
required by law until Sales Licensee has given MLS ten (10) days prior written notice and an
opportunity to oppose such disclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sales Licensee may
disclose Listing Content for individual Listings strictly in accordance with this Agreement and
the Rules and Regulations.
12. Additional Representations and Warranties of Sales Licensee. Sales Licensee
represents and warrants the following to MLS: (a) Sales Licensee is a real estate Sales
Licensee licensed and in good standing; (b) Sales Licensee is a member of a Board in good
standing; (c) Broker has consented to Sales Licensee entering into this Agreement; (d) this
Agreement, when executed by Sales Licensee, will be valid, binding and enforceable with
respect to Sales Licensee in accordance with its terms; (e) the provisions of the services
provided under this Agreement and the fulfillment of Sales Licensee’s obligations as
contemplated under this Agreement are proper and lawful; (f) Sales Licensee is not and shall
not be under any disability, restriction or prohibition related to the execution of this Agreement
and the performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
13. Compliance with Governing Rules and Agreements.
a. By entering into this Agreement, Sales Licensee represents and warrants to
MLS that he or she has read and understands, and shall be bound by and at all times fully comply
with and perform all of Sales Licensee’s obligations under this Agreement, the Rule and
Regulations, as may be amended from time to time by MLS, the applicable Board Rules and
Regulations, and the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice of the NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ® . In addition to all other rights and remedies available to MLS
under this Agreement and the Rules and Regulations, Sales Licensee acknowledges that MLS
may levy fines against Sales Licensee for noncompliance with the Rules and Regulations as
provided in the Rules and Regulations. A copy of the then-current version of the Rules and
Regulations is available upon request.
b. To the extent there is any conflict between this Agreement, an applicable
Participation Agreement, and the Rules and Regulations, the Rules and Regulations shall govern.
As between this Agreement and any applicable Participation Agreement, this Agreement shall
govern.
14. No Warranty. THE SERVICES PROVIDED AND LICENSE GRANTED TO
SALES LICENSEE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS”
BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY NATURE. MLS EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SPECIFICALLY,
BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, MLS DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY WITH RESPECT
TO ANY LISTINGS, ANY LISTING CONTENT, AND THEIR ACCURACY.
15. Limitation of Liability. MLS’S ENTIRE AND CUMULATIVE LIABILITY
TO SALES LICENSEE, OR ANY OTHER PARTY, FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGES
RESULTING FROM ANY CLAIMS, DEMANDS, OR ACTIONS ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE MLS DATABASE OR LISTING CONTENT
SHALL NOT EXCEED AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE FEES PAID BY SALES
LICENSEE TO MLS DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRIOR TO THE DATE ON
WHICH THE CLAIM ARISES. WITHOUT WAIVER OF THE FOREGOING
LIMITATION, IN NO EVENT SHALL MLS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OR LOST
PROFITS, EVEN IF MLS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES.
16. Injunction. MLS and Sales Licensee agree that a breach or violation of Sections
8, 11, and 17.g of this Agreement will result in immediate and irreparable injury and harm to
MLS. In such event, MLS shall have, in addition to any and all remedies of law and other
consequences under this Agreement, the right to an injunction, specific performance or other
equitable relief to prevent the violation of the obligation under this Agreement; provided,
however, that, this shall in no way limit any other remedies which MLS may have, including,
without limitation, the right to seek monetary damages.
17. Term and Termination.
a. The initial term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and,
unless earlier terminated as provided in this Agreement, shall continue for a period of one (1)
year. This Agreement shall automatically renew for additional one (1) year terms unless either
party gives written notice to the other party of non-renewal at least thirty (30) days prior to the
expiration of the then-current term or this Agreement is otherwise terminated as provided in this
Agreement.
b. [Optional: Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time for any
reason upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the other party.]
c. MLS may terminate this Agreement upon the occurrence of any of the
following events: (1) Participant requests in writing to MLS that this Agreement be terminated;
(2) Sales Licensee fails to pay any Fees when due; (3) Sales Licensee discloses any Confidential
Information, including, without limitation, any password of Sales Licensee, except as expressly
provided in this Agreement; (4) Sales Licensee otherwise fails to comply in all respects with the
Rules and Regulations, the applicable Board Rules and Regulations, or the Code of Ethics and
Standards of Practice of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ® ; (5) Sales Licensee
defaults under any material term or condition of any License Agreement; or (6) Sales Licensee
defaults under any other material term or condition of this Agreement. Except as otherwise
provided in this Agreement, termination pursuant to this Section 17.c of this Agreement shall be
effective at any time after MLS has given ten (10) business days notice to Sales Licensee of any
such event, and such event has not been cured within such ten (10) day period. Notwithstanding
the foregoing sentence, if, in the reasonable discretion of MLS, the occurrence of any such event
could result in irreparable harm to MLS, termination shall be effective immediately, without
prior written notice to Sales Licensee, provided that notice shall be delivered to Sales Licensee
within ten (10) business days following such termination.
d. This Agreement shall automatically terminate upon termination of the
Participation Agreement; except that if Broker, and not Brokerage Firm, entered into the
terminated Participation Agreement, this Agreement shall continue in effect provided that
another Broker or his/her Brokerage Firm enters into a Participation Agreement within thirty
(30) days after termination of the terminated Participation Agreement. If another Participation
Agreement is not entered into within such thirty (30) day period, this Agreement shall
automatically terminate upon expiration of such thirty (30) day period.
e. This Agreement may also terminate as provided under Section 20.d of this
Agreement.
f. In addition to all other rights and remedies available to MLS under this
Agreement, if Sales Licensee fails to pay any Fees when due, or otherwise defaults under this
Agreement, MLS may, in its sole discretion, temporarily suspend the license granted to Sales
Licensee to access the MLS Database until all outstanding Fees have been paid in full or the
default has been cured.
g. Upon termination of this Agreement, Sales Licensee agrees to immediately
destroy any printouts of the MLS Database or Listing Content, and any copies of the MLS
Database and Listing Content in Sales Licensee’s possession or under Sales Licensee’s control.
Upon termination of this Agreement, all licenses granted and all services provided to Sales
Licensee under this Agreement shall terminate. No pre-paid Fees will be refunded to Sales
Licensee for any termination of this Agreement.
18. Indemnification. Sales Licensee agrees to indemnify and hold harmless MLS,
and its officers, directors, employees, shareholders from and against any and all claims,
demands, liabilities, and actions, including the payment of all legal expenses, including
reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, arising out of or connected with any Listing Agreement,
this Agreement, submission to MLS of any Listing or Listing Content and the inclusion of any
Listing or Listing Content by Sales Licensee in the MLS Database, including, without
limitation, any claim that the access to, display of, and/or use of any Listing Content infringes
on or constitutes a misappropriation of any patent, copyright, or trade secret, or any other
intellectual property right of any person or entity anywhere in the world, including any claims
by Sellers. MLS shall have the right to control its own defense and engage legal counsel
acceptable to MLS.
19. Proprietary and Other Notices. Sales Licensee agrees that it will not alter or
remove any trademarks or copyright notices or other notices and disclaimers located or used
on, or in connection with, the MLS Database or any printouts of the MLS Database allowed
under this Agreement.
20. General.
a. Notices. All notices, demands, or consents required or permitted under this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or sent by registered mail,
certified mail, return receipt requested, by a reputable overnight courier service, or by e-mail, if
the sender receives and maintains a copy of a certified mail receipt and a copy is mailed within
(1) business day after notice is delivered by e-mail, to the appropriate party at the following
addresses:
If to Sales Licensee:
At the street address or e-mail maintained by MLS for Sales Licensee.
If to MLS:
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
The foregoing addresses may be changed from time-to-time by delivering notice of such change,
referencing this Agreement, to the parties to this Agreement.
b. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of __________. Sales Licensee
acknowledges that by using the services provided under this Agreement, Sales Licensee has
transacted business in the state of ________. By transacting business in the state of
___________ by agreement, Sales Licensee voluntarily submits and consents to, and waives any
defense to the jurisdiction of courts located in ___________ County, state of __________, as to
all matters relating to or arising from this Agreement.
c. Costs of Litigation. If any action is brought by either party to this Agreement
against the other party regarding the subject matter of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall
be entitled to recover, in addition to any other relief granted, reasonable attorney’s fees, costs,
and expenses of litigation.
d. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is determined by a court
of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable shall not invalidate or make
unenforceable any other provision of this Agreement; except that if any provision of Sections 8,
15, or 16 of this Agreement, or any other limitation of liability or exclusion of warranty set forth
in this Agreement, is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, then this Agreement shall
immediately terminate without notice.
e. No Waiver. The waiver by either party of, or the failure of either party to take
action with respect to, any breach of any term, covenant or condition contained in this
Agreement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such term, covenant or condition, or
subsequent breach of the same, or any other term, covenant or condition contained in this
Agreement. The subsequent acceptance of any payment due under this Agreement by any party
shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding breach of the party making payment with
respect to any term, covenant or condition contained in this Agreement.
f. Entire Agreement; Modifications Only in Writing. This Agreement, together
with the Rules and Regulations and any applicable License Agreement, (i) constitutes the entire
agreement between MLS and Sales Licensee concerning the MLS Database, Listing Content, and
all other subject matter of this Agreement, (ii) supersedes any contemporaneous or prior
proposal, representation, agreement, or understanding between the parties, and (iii) may not be
amended except in writing signed by MLS and Sales Licensee.
g. No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is for the sole and exclusive
benefit of MLS and Sales Licensee and is not intended to benefit any third party, including any
Seller or Sales Licensee. No third party may claim any right or benefit under or seek to enforce
any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
h. Survival. The provisions of Sections 4, 5, 7, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17.g, 18, and 20 of
this Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
21. Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings in this
Agreement:
a. Broker means the principal real estate broker/broker in charge who is a
Realtor® in good standing, and who has engaged Sales Licensee as an agent/sales licensee of
broker, either as an employee or independent contractor.
b. Brokerage Firm means the real estate brokerage firm affiliated with Broker.
c. Broker Listings means only the Listings of Broker.
d. Board means a Board of REALTORS ® or association of REALTORS ®
established and operated in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ® .
e. Board Rules and Regulations means the rules and regulations, as amended, of
the Board of which a Sales Licensee is a member.
f. Exempted Listing means a Listing which the respective Seller refuses to have
disseminated by MLS pursuant to a written certification, or any other Listing which is not
required to be filed with MLS as provided under the Rules and Regulations.
a. CTR listings means all of the listings identified or defined as CTR listings in the
Rules and Regulations.
b. License Agreement means a license agreement entered into between MLS and
Sales Licensee or MLS and a third party at the request of Subscriber.
c. Listing mean a real estate listing of a participant in MLS’s multiple listing
service.
d. Listing Agreement means an enforceable, written, and fully executed agreement
between Broker and a Seller whereby, among other things, Broker agrees to provide real estate
sales services to Seller, and Seller agrees to pay compensation for services provided, including
compensation to a cooperating Broker, if applicable, all in accordance with applicable law.
e. Listing Content means all content, including without limitation, all photographs,
images, graphics, video recordings, virtual tours, drawings, written descriptions, remarks,
narratives, and pricing information submitted by Broker to MLS with respect to all Broker’s
Listings except Exempted Listings. .
f. MLS Database means the compilation of Listings, including information for
sold properties, known as the MLS Database, as modified from time-to-time by MLS, and which,
as of the date of this Agreement, is available to Subscribers at https://checkthisrealty.com
g. Participation Agreement means a participation agreement, in a form acceptable
to MLS in its sole discretion, entered into between MLS and Broker or Brokerage Firm (the
“Participant”), which grants participation rights in MLS’s multiple listing service to Broker or
Brokerage Firm.
h. Seller means the seller(s) or lessor(s) of a property which is the subject of a
Listing at issue under this Agreement.
i. Vendor means any person or entity which has entered into a License Agreement
for display of real estate listings for Sales Licensee.