Terms of Use
Welcome to the Nationwide Housing Corporation website, with a home page located at www.NationwideHousingCorporation.com (the “Site” or the “Website” or similar terms, and including all sub-pages and sub-domains).
These Terms of Use are a legal agreement entered into by and between you and Nationwide Housing Corporation (“Website Owner,” “us” or similar terms). “You” means you the individual using the Website, as well as any other person or entity (such as an employer) on whose behalf you are using the Website and any person or entity who may have or obtain rights through you.
The following Terms of Use, together with the Privacy Policy, disclaimers or terms that may appear elsewhere on the Site, which are incorporated herein by reference, (collectively, the “Terms of Use”) govern you access to and use of the Site. However, in the event you apply to rent an apartment or apply for a job posted on the Site, your apartment rental application and/or any job application is subject to additional laws and rules apart from these Terms of Use and which control over these Terms of Use. Similarly, if you enter into a rental agreement and/or an employment agreement, the terms of such specific agreement, and related laws, shall govern that relationship.
To the extent any applicable law conflicts with the terms of these Terms of Use, such applicable law shall control and these Terms of Use are deemed to be amended as necessary to conform to applicable law.
Please read the Terms of Use carefully. You accept and agree to the most-recent version of these Terms of Use by performing any of the following: (i) using the Site, or (ii) clicking a “Submit Form” or similar button indicating your agreement to these Terms of Use. If you do not want to agree to these Terms of Use, you must not access or use the Site.
This Site is owned and controlled by Nationwide Housing Corporation and is operated with the assistance of certain third parties, such as a third party hosting service.
Nationwide Housing Corporation reserves the right to make changes to the Site and its Terms of Use at any time. If you are dissatisfied with the Site, its content or Terms of Use, you agree that your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Site.
Compliance with Fair Housing Laws
All content on this Site is subject to applicable federal, state and local fair housing laws, which make it illegal to indicate in any advertisement any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, physical or mental disability, familial status, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, source of income, or other specified criteria. If you have any question about the fair housing laws and housing discrimination in general, please call your local fair housing agency or the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. For a list of all fair housing groups, go to the Housing Rights Center’s website at www.hud.gov.
Governing Law; Arbitration; Jurisdiction
These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota, U.S.A., without regard to its principles of conflicts of law, and regardless of your location. Except for disputes that qualify for small claims court, all disputes arising out of or related to these Terms, whether based in contract, tort, statute, fraud, misrepresentation or other legal theory, will be resolved through final and binding arbitration in accordance with the American Arbitration Association’s rules and procedures. The arbitration shall take place in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The award rendered by the arbitrator may be confirmed and enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction. To the extent the arbitration provision above is not enforced for any reason, the parties hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal and state courts located in Hennepin County, Minnesota and waive any claim of inconvenient forum.
YOU AGREE THAT NATIONWIDE HOUSING CORPORATION AND YOU ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. YOU FURTHER AGREE THAT ANY ARBITRATION OR DISPUTE RESOLUTION WILL TAKE PLACE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS; CLASS ARBITRATIONS AND CLASS ACTIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED AND YOU AGREE TO GIVE UP THE ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION OR ANY SIMILAR COLLECTIVE LEGAL ACTION. YOU WILL PURSUE ANY CLAIM OR DISPUTE REGARDING NATIONWIDE HOUSING CORPORATION IN YOUR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS PART OF A CLASS ACTION OR COLLECTIVE ACTION. ANY CLAIM BY YOU MUST BE RAISED WITHIN TWELVE (12) MONTHS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THE CLAIM AROSE OR IT IS WAIVED AND VOID.
The Site is controlled and operated from the United States, and is not intended to subject Nationwide Housing Corporation to any non-U.S. jurisdiction or law. The Site may not be appropriate or available for use in some non-U.S. jurisdictions. Any use of the Site is at your own risk, and you must comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in doing so. We may limit the Site’s availability at any time, in whole or in part, to any geographic area or jurisdiction that we choose. Any element or term of these Terms of Use that are prohibited by law shall be deemed modified to the minimal extent necessary for such term to comply with or be permitted by applicable law.
Intellectual Property Rights
Unless otherwise noted, the Site and its entire content, features and functionality (including all information, software, text, displays, images, video, audio, and the compilation thereof) and any products offered via this Site are copyrights, trademarks, trade dress and/or other intellectual property owned, controlled or licensed by Nationwide Housing Corporation, its suppliers or affiliates, or by third parties who have licensed their materials to Nationwide Housing Corporation and are protected by U.S. and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secure and other intellectual property or proprietary laws. Nationwide Housing Corporation and its suppliers and licensors expressly reserve all intellectual property rights in all images, text, programs, products, processes, technology, content and other materials which appear on this Site. Access to this Site does not confer and shall not be considered as conferring upon anyone any license under any of Nationwide Housing Corporation’s or any third party’s intellectual property rights. The Nationwide Housing Corporation’s names and logos and all related product and service names, design marks and slogans are the trademarks or service marks of Nationwide Housing Corporation. All other marks are the property of their respective companies. No trademark or service mark license is granted in connection with the materials contained on this Site. Access to this Site does not authorize anyone to use any name, logo or mark in any manner.
Third Party Resources; Links
The Site contains links to other websites and resources provided by third parties. Any such links are provided for your convenience only. We have no control over the contents of such sites or resource, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. The availability of any third party sites or resources through the Site does not imply our endorsement of or our affiliation with any provider of such third party sites or resources. If you decide to access any of the third party sites or resources linked to this Site, you do so at your own risk and subject to the Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and other legal terms applicable for such sites or resources.
Changes to the Site
You agree and understand that the Site, including any and all features available via the Site and any User Content (as defined below), may be modified by us, in our sole discretion, at any time without prior notice. Unless expressly stated otherwise, any new features, new services, enhancements or modifications to the Site implemented after your initial access to the Site shall be subject to these Terms of Use.
Site Rules; User Content
Any comments, messages, or other submissions that you send to us through the Site (“User Content”) are provided on a non-confidential and non-proprietary basis. By submitting User Content, you are granting us an irrevocable, perpetual, world-wide, assignable, sublicenseable, transferable and unrestricted license to the User Content for any purpose whatsoever, including use, reproduction, publication, broadcast, posting, modification, transmission, display, distribution or creating derivative works.
You agree that User Content will not:
- Violate any right of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy or other personal or proprietary rights;
- Contain any material that is libelous, unlawful, abusive, offensive, obscene, harassing, or otherwise objectionable;
- Cause annoyance, inconvenience or be likely to upset any other person;
- Impersonate any person or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or organization;
- Provide any false information about yourself or any third party.
You are and shall remain solely responsible for any of your User Content, including its legality, reliability, accuracy and appropriateness.
In connection with the Site, you must not:
- Post, transmit, or otherwise make available through or in connection with the Site, any virus, work, Trojan horse, time bomb, or other computer code, file or program that is potentially harmful or malicious;
- Reproduce, modify, adapt, translate, create derivative works of or otherwise exploit any portion of the Site;
- Use the Site in an unlawful or fraudulent manner;
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage or disrupt any parts of the Site; the server on which the Site is stored, or any server, computer or database connected to the Site.
- Use any automatic device, process or means to access the Site for any purpose, including monitoring or copying content on the Site; and
- Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site.
Site Access
We may discontinue all or part of this Site at any time. We may block, limit or terminate your access to this Site for any reason, including if: (a) you violate these Terms of Use; (b) you violate any applicable law or regulation relating to your use of this Site; (c) you engage in any conduct which we, in our sole discretion, believe is offensive, harmful, defamatory or otherwise harmful to us or others; (d) you breach any other agreement with us.
Pricing, Availability and Accuracy
Prices and availability of apartments and other items describe on this Site are subject to change without notice. Errors will be corrected where discovered, and Nationwide Housing Corporation reserves the right to revoke any stated price or other term and to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions at any time, including after you have expressed interest in a particular apartment or property.
Disclaimer of Website Warranty and Liability
THIS SITE, ITS CONTENTS AND SITE RELATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” AND WITH ALL FAULTS EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN THESE TERMS OF USE. NATIONWIDE HOUSING CORPORATION ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND ITS SUPPLIERS, DISCLAIMS, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTIABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, QUALITY OF INFORMATION AND TITLE/NON-INFRINGEMENT. NEITHER NATIONWIDE HOUSING CORPORATION NOR ANY PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING OR DELIVERING THIS SITE OR ANY ASPECT THEREOF SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE OR OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THOSE RESULTING FROM LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION), ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR ACCESS, USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE, OR ERRORS OR OMISSION IN THE CONTENT THEREOF, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOU AGREE THAT ACCESS TO AND USE OF THIS SITE AND THE CONTENT THEREOF IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE, OR RELATED SOFTWARE, DATA, EMAILS, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES ARE FREE FROM DEFECTS, VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. THESE DISCLAIMERS ARE LIMITED AS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold Nationwide Housing Corporation and its service providers and suppliers harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising from or related to your use of the Site and/or your breach of these Terms of Use or from any claim arising from your acts or omissions.
Contact Information
If you have questions or comments about these Terms of Use, please contact us via email at InformationGeneral@nationwidehsg.com or by telephone at 763-512-7720. You agree that we may communicate with you by any means and through any contact information you have provided to us.