TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE OF THIS WEBSITE
Thank you for visiting thecomplianceguide.com, (this “Web site”). The following sets forth the Terms and Conditions of use of this Web site (“Terms and Conditions”). To use this site, you must first register by providing your name and your valid email address and clicking your acknowledgement of reading and accepting these Terms and Conditions. Your use of the Web site constitutes your acceptance of the site’s Terms and Conditions in effect at your time of use. For our administrative purposes, we may require you to periodically re-register.
Restrictions on Use of this Web site
The Web site is owned and operated by DealerTrack, Inc. (“DealerTrack”). The material on this Web site is protected by U.S. and international patent, copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. You may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute in any way any material from this Web site, including code and software without express permission from DealerTrack or as permitted by the policies described below. All rights are reserved.
Information We Provide On This Website; Disclaimer of Legal or Tax Advice
This Web site is intended for automobile dealers, and their employees, for their individual, non-commercial use. At this Web site, we provide articles, webinars, links, and other materials relating to issues concerning retail automobile sales, financing, privacy, and F&I compliance. This Web site and the information provided on this Web site is intended only to raise your awareness of legal, compliance, and business issues that may relate to the retail sale and financing of automobiles to consumers. It is for information purposes only. Some of this information may be relevant to your dealership; some may not.
This Web site and the information contained on this Web site do not constitute legal advice or legal opinions, is not intended to provide legal advice, and cannot and must not be used by any person as legal advice. Information on this Web site consists principally of general material relating to federal, as opposed to state laws and regulations. Many of the issues discussed in articles on this Web site—for example spot deliveries, unfair trade practices, and doc fees—are governed by state and not federal law. Additionally, laws and regulations are constantly changing so some of the information contained on this Web site may not be current, accurate, or up-to-date. For these reasons, we make no warranties, express or implied, about this Web site or the content or utility of any information on this Web site, including, but not limited to, any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, any warranty relating to non-infringement of third party rights, title, or freedom from computer virus. We expressly disclaim any liability for errors or omissions in the contents of this Web site. You use this Web site at your sole risk and we will have no liability for any act or omission taken as a result of any use of this Web site or any information contained on this Web site. To ensure compliance with Treasury Department regulations, we inform you that, unless otherwise indicated in writing, nothing contained in this Web is intended as tax advice or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (1) avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state and local provisions or (2) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any tax-related matters addressed herein.
Reference in this Web site to any specific commercial products, services, or processes, or the use of any trade, firm or corporate name is for information and convenience only and does not constitute the endorsement or recommendation for such by DealerTrack, its affiliates, employees, or agents.
For legal or compliance advice concerning your dealership or how any of the matters addressed on this Web site may affect your dealership, you should consult your attorney or compliance professional. Providing legal advice requires a full understanding of the facts and circumstances of a given situation. Your state auto dealer association may also have information concerning some of these matters. You can contact us at compliance@dealertrack.com if you have any questions concerning information on this Web site or have any suggestions for improvement.
Intellectual Property Issues Relating to Content
All information contained on this Web site is copyrighted by DealerTrack, or the information’s respective owner. You may not cite, publish, reproduce, plagiarize, rebroadcast, or otherwise use any content of this site for any purpose other than your individual use without the express written consent of DealerTrack and the identified owner of the copyrighted materials, and any such use is expressly forbidden and may constitute a violation of U.S. and international copyright laws as well as other state, local, or provincial laws. You may download individual articles only for your personal use and are not authorized to make copies or distribute the information without DealerTrack’s prior written consent. All other rights are reserved by DealerTrack.
You agree to not upload, post or otherwise make available on this Web site any material protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary right without the express permission of the owner of the copyright, trademark or other proprietary right and the burden of determining that any material is not protected by copyright rests with you alone. You are solely liable for any damage resulting from any infringement of copyrights, proprietary rights, or any other harm resulting from such a submission. By submitting material to any area of this Web site, you automatically grant, or warrant that the owner of such material has expressly granted DealerTrack the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, make derivative works, and distribute such material (in whole or in part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media or technology now known or hereafter developed for the full term of any copyright that may exist in such material. You also permit any other user of this Web site to access, view, store, or reproduce the material for that user’s personal use. You also grant DealerTrack the right to edit, copy, publish and distribute any material made available on this Web site by you.
DealerTrack is not responsible for technical, computer, mechanical, printing, typographical, human or other errors relating to or which may occur in connection with the use of this Web site or for electronic, computer, or telephonic malfunction or error, acts or omissions of the event of any injury or damage to user's or any other person's computer relating to or resulting from use of this Web site or downloading any materials from this Web site, or inability to access any part of this Web site. Any transmission of data from your computer equipment or system will be free from (i) intentionally injurious instructions (e.g. "viruses") that are designed to modify, damage, delete or disable the Web site or any applications thereon; (ii) any hidden passwords that permit unauthorized access to the data or the Web site, or (iii) any embedded code that could trigger, shut down or disable the Site; If in DealerTrack’s opinion, there is any suspected or actual evidence of electronic or non-electronic hacking, tampering or “gaming” with any portion of the Web site, or if computer virus, bugs, malware, unauthorized intervention, fraud, or technical difficulties or failures compromise or corrupt or affect the administration, integrity, security, or proper conduct of the Web site, DealerTrack reserves the right to prohibit access to the Web site and take legal or other action against the responsible persons. Any attempt by a user or any other individual to deliberately damage this Web site or undermine the legitimate operation of this Web site is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, DealerTrack reserves the right to seek damages, attorneys’ fees, and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law, including the pressing of criminal charges.
Updates & Effective Date
From time to time, we may update these Terms and Conditions. We encourage you to periodically check back and review this page so that you always will have the most current Terms and Conditions. This page contains the date it was last updated.
The Terms and Conditions posted on this Web site were updated on or about December 31, 2007.