Terms of Use

IMPORTANT: THESE TERMS OF USE FOR ACCESS TO OR USE OF ANY SERVICES PROVIDED BY APARTMENTS TOGETHER LLC (“TERMS OF USE”) ARE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN APARTMENTS TOGETHER LLC, (“Apartments Together”) AND YOU (“you” or “your”) FOR ANY SERVICES RENDERED AND/OR APARTMENTS TOGETHER PROPRIETARY DOCUMENTATION SENT TO YOU AND/OR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE APARTMENTS TOGETHER WEBSITE (THE “SITE”) AND/OR THE CONTENT THEREIN WHETHER OR NOT YOU SIGN UP FOR OUR SERVICES.

BY VISITING THE SITE, OR ANY PAGE OF THE SITE, AND/OR BY USING ANY APARTMENTS TOGETHER SERVICE (AS DEFINED BELOW) YOU DEMONSTRATE THAT (I) YOU HAVE READ THESE TERMS OF USE, (II) YOU UNDERSTAND THEM AND (III) YOU AGREE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THESE TERMS OF USE CONSTITUTE A BINDING CONTRACT BETWEEN YOU AND APARTMENTS TOGETHER AND YOU WILL COMPLY WITH AND BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE, WHETHER OR NOT YOU USE THE APARTMENTS TOGETHER SERVICE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE, PLEASE DO NOT USE THE SITE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOU MAY NOT SIGN UP AND PAY OR ACCESS OR USE ANY SITE OR ANY PART OF THE APARTMENTS TOGETHER SERVICE(S).

APARTMENTS TOGETHER RESERVES THE RIGHT, AT ITS DISCRETION, TO UPDATE OR REVISE THESE TERMS OF USE. PLEASE CHECK THESE TERMS OF USE AND THE PRIVACY STATEMENT PERIODICALLY FOR REVISIONS AND UPDATES. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF ANY SITE AFTER THE POSTING OF CHANGES TO THE TERMS OF USE CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THOSE CHANGES.

  1. The Services. Services consist of the Site, any content on the Site and/or all products, documents and services offered by Apartments Together, including without limitation, our “Search Services” (the Basic Service, the Pro Service, the Unlimited Service and any associated documentation), as well as any information provided to you in any Apartment Background Check Reports (“ABC Reports”) including but not limited to any comments, ratings, reviews and/or other materials submitted to you by Apartments Together regardless of the manner form or medium in which the content is delivered to you, stored by you or delivered by you. All Services are owned and operated by Apartments Together. Apartments Together has the right at any time to change or discontinue any aspect or feature of any Service, including, without limitation, the content and availability of the Service or the equipment required to access or use the Service.

    (a) Search Services. If you purchased the ApartmentsTogether Service, you agree to pay a single charge in the amount identified for each package as follows: Basic: $500, and “Unlimited”: $3500 plus applicable sales tax in the following state Responses: CT, DC, HI, NJ, NM, NY, SC, SD, TX, WA and WV, according to your card issuer agreement. Apartments Together provides varying levels of help depending on which service you sign up for. All Search Services are outlined in the “AT Summary & Sign Up” document. All Search Services include Apartment Background Checks for listings you find online, which are available to you and valid up to 90 days from the date of purchase.

    (b) Refunds. Apartments Together will provide a refund if you were charged multiple times for the same package due to a verified Squarespace.com bank or system issue. Your refund must be requested within 90 days of your date of purchase. The terms of this Customer Agreement apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. If it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that any provision of this Customer Agreement is not valid for any reason, we may replace that provision with a similar provision that is enforceable under applicable law. All other provisions will remain valid and enforceable as written.

    Once we send you the “ApartmentsTogether Welcome Email”, which includes our "Application Preparation Checklist" and "ATNYC Apartment Search Guide", there are no full refunds. If you are unhappy with our service after 1 week of working together, you may be entitled to a partial refund within reason. See our Sign Up Sheet for details.

  2. Restrictions of Use. Restrictions on Access and Use. You may not modify, publish, transmit, display, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit any of the Service(s) or any content therein, in whole or in part; provided, that you may use the “share” feature that Apartments Together may make available on any Service to share a link to such Service (i) on your Facebook, Twitter or Google Plus page, or (ii) with e-mail recipients. Except as otherwise expressly permitted under these Terms of Use or copyright law, no copying, redistribution, retransmission, publication or commercial exploitation of Services will be permitted without the express written permission of ApartmentsTogether or the copyright owner. In the event of any permitted copying, redistribution, or publication of copyrighted material, no changes in or deletion of author attribution, trademark legend, or copyright notice shall be made. You acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights by downloading or printing the copyrighted material, or by using the Site and/or any Service. YOU MAY NOT MAKE USE OF ANY ROBOTS, SPIDERS, OR SIMILAR DATA MINING, DATA GATHERING OR EXTRACTION TOOLS OR MANUAL PROCESSES TO COLLECT, GATHER OR COPY ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION FROM ANY SERVICES.

    You acknowledge that you may only use the apartment information provided to you for your personal use. Commercial use, resale or redistribution of any information shared by Apartments Together regarding apartments or the apartment search process is strictly prohibited. "Commercial Use" is defined as use by persons engaged in the business of researching, renting, buying, and/or selling of apartments, the resale or redistribution of ABC Reports, or any other business purpose as determined by Apartments Together.

    ANY COMMERCIAL USE OF Apartments Together ABC REPORTS, THE ATNYC APARTMENT SEARCH GUIDE, THE APPLICATION PREPARATION CHECKLIST, OR ANY OTHER PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AND/OR DOCUMENTATION IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED AND ANY SUSPECTED COMMERCIAL USE WILL LEAD TO THE SUSPENSION OF YOUR ACCOUNT, UNTIL YOU PROVIDE SUFFICIENT PROOF THAT YOUR USE IS PURELY PERSONAL. FAILURE TO DO SO PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF YOUR ACCOUNT WILL RESULT IN THE DEACTIVATION OF YOUR ACCOUNT, WITHOUT REFUND, AND MAY RESULT IN LEGAL ACTION. PROOF OF PERSONAL USE MAY INCLUDE: DETAILING HOW YOU ARE USING THE APARTMENTS TOGETHER LLC ACCOUNT AND SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF THE WEB SITES OR LOCATIONS WHERE YOU ARE FINDING THE APARTMENTS THAT ARE BEING OFFERED FOR RENT. THE DETERMINATION OF PERSONAL USE IS AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF APARTMENTS TOGETHER LLC. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO IMPOSE, AND YOU AGREE TO PAY TO APARTMENTS TOGETHER LLC, AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OF YOUR ORIGINAL PURCHASE, THAT APARTMENTS TOGETHER LLC, DEEMS WERE ACCESSED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES, MULTIPLIED BY THREE.

    Systematic retrieval of ABC REPORTS, ATNYC APARTMENT SEARCH GUIDE, SIMPLIFYING THE NYC RENTAL PROCESS, MOVING WITH APARTMENTSTOGETHER: A STEP BY STEP, OR THE APPLICATION PREPARATION CHECKLIST to create or compile, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, a collection, compilation, database or directory without the express written permission of APARTMENTS TOGETHER LLC is strictly prohibited.

  3. Ownership. You acknowledge that all Services contain copyrighted material, trademarks, and other proprietary information. The Services, including the content and the organization, layout, arrangement and design elements of the Site and each individual page of the Site, and all intellectual property relating either directly or indirectly to the Services, including but not limited to patents, design rights, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, database rights (including, but not limited to information provided by you), trade secrets, know-how and all derivative works thereof (collectively, “Intellectual Property”), are and will remain the property of Apartments Together or its affiliates and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark and other applicable intellectual property laws. You shall not in any manner attempt to obtain any right, title, or interest, by registration, patent, copyright or otherwise in or to such Intellectual Property or any derivative thereof. You shall not take any action that jeopardizes, limits or interferes with Apartments Together or its affiliates’ ownership of and/or right to use the Intellectual Property

  4. Disclaimer of Warranties. ABC REPORTS ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF ACCURACY OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OTHER THAN THOSE WARRANTIES WHICH ARE IMPLIED BY AND INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION OR MODIFICATION UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.IN NO EVENT WILL APARTMENTS TOGETHER LLC, OR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DISTRIBUTING THE ABC REPORTS, BE LIABLE IN CONTRACT, IN TORT (INCLUDING FOR ITS OWN NEGLIGENCE) OR UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY (INCLUDING STRICT LIABILITY) FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS OR REVENUES, LOSS OF USE, OR SIMILAR ECONOMIC LOSS, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF ABC REPORTS. IN NO EVENT SHALL APARTMENTS TOGETHER LLC'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING ITS OWN NEGLIGENCE) OR UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY (INCLUDING STRICT LIABILITY) EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR OBTAINING ANY ABC REPORTS OR OTHER INFORMATION FROM www.apartmentstogethernyc.com.

    You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless APARTMENTS TOGETHER LLC, and its affiliates and its and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims, actions, demands, damages, costs, liabilities, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of your use of the Apartments Together ABC Reports or Search Services. This Customer Agreement is subject to the Terms and Conditions of the ApatmentsTogetherNYC.com website, including without limitation, the terms regarding dispute resolution, mandatory binding arbitration and class action waiver, as set forth therein.

    APARTMENTS TOGETHER LLC certifies that the information contained on this website and in our reports is published to the best of our knowledge and opinion. While the Company strives to make information on this website or through any services provided to our clients as timely and accurate as possible, the Company does not make any warranties as to the completeness, reliability or accuracy of the contents of this site or its services and expressly disclaims liability to the maximum extent permitted by law and is therefore not liable for any damages whatsoever arising out of the use of our services or website. Any reference to hyperlinks found on our site are to be useful and ethical, however, if you leave our site, we have no control over the these sites, and therefore the Company cannot be held responsible for their content.

    All content contained on our website is subject to copyright and may not be reproduced in any form without the written consent of its author.

Warranty

Customer satisfaction is our top priority. We provide our services using reasonable skill and care. If we don’t meet the quality level described, you agree to tell us and we’ll work with you to try to resolve the issue.