Terms of Use

federal appraisal associates. (“faa”, “we” or “us”) terms of use

these terms and conditions (the "terms") are a legal contract between you and faa. the terms explain how you are permitted to use the website located at the url www.faaausa.com, its subsidiaries or affiliated companies (collectively, the "site"). unless otherwise specified, all references to “site” include the content and services available through the site (the "services") and any software that faa provides to you that allows you to access the site from a mobile device (a "mobile application"). by using this site, you are agreeing to all the terms; if you do not agree with any of these terms, do not access or otherwise use this site, any services available through this site or any information contained on this site.

our services are very diverse, so sometimes additional terms, policies and guidelines may apply. such additional terms, policies and guidelines will be displayed to you in connection with the relevant services. as used herein, “terms” also includes such additional terms, policies and guidelines. if there is a conflict between these terms and conditions and any such additional terms, policies or guidelines, the additional terms, policies or guidelines will control for that conflict.

Note: these terms contain a dispute resolution and arbitration provision, including class action waiver that affects your rights under these terms and with respect to disputes you may have with faa. you may opt out of the binding individual arbitration and class action waiver as provided below.

changes

FAA may make changes to the content and Services offered on the Site at any time. FAA can change, update, or add or remove provisions of these Terms, at any time by posting the updated Terms. By using this Site after FAA has updated the Terms, you are agreeing to all the updated Terms; if you do not agree with any of the updated Terms, you must stop using the Site.

general use

By using this Site or the Services, you represent, acknowledge and agree that you are at least 18 years of age, or if you are under 18 years of age but are at least 13 years old (a “Minor”), that you are using the Site with the consent of your parent or legal guardian and that you have received your parent’s or legal guardian’s permission to use the Site and agree to its Terms. If you are a parent or legal guardian of a Minor, you hereby agree to bind the Minor to these Terms and to fully indemnify and hold harmless FAA if the Minor breaches any of these Terms. If you are not at least 13 years old, you may not use the Site at any time or in any manner or submit any information to FAA or the Site.

If you are accessing the Site or the Services on behalf of an entity, you represent and warrant that you have authority to bind that entity to the Terms and by accepting the Terms, you are doing so on behalf of that entity (and all references to “you” in the Terms refer to that entity).

FAA provides content through the Site and through the Services that is copyrighted and/or trademarked work of FAA or FAA’s third-party licensors and suppliers or other users of the Site (collectively, the “Materials”). Materials may include logos, graphics, video, images, software and other content.

Subject to these Terms, and your compliance with these Terms, FAA hereby grants you a limited, personal, non-exclusive and non-transferable license to use and to display the Materials and to use this Site solely for personal or internal business purposes. Except for the foregoing license, you have no other rights in the Site or any Materials and you may not modify, edit, copy, reproduce, create derivative works of, reverse engineer, alter, enhance or in any way exploit any of the Site or Materials in any manner.

If you breach any of these Terms, the above license will terminate automatically and you must immediately destroy any downloaded or printed Materials.

mobile applications

FAA makes available Mobile Applications to access portions of the Site via a mobile device. To use the Mobile Application you must have a mobile device that is compatible with the mobile service. FAA does not warrant that the Mobile Application will be compatible with your mobile device. FAA hereby grants to you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use an object code copy of the Mobile Application for one registered account on one mobile device owned or leased solely by you, for personal or internal business purposes. You may not: (i) modify, disassemble, decompile or reverse engineer the Mobile Application, except to the extent that such restriction is expressly prohibited by law; (ii) rent, lease, loan, resell, sublicense, distribute or otherwise transfer the Mobile Application to any third-party or use the Mobile Application to provide time sharing or similar services for any third-party; (iii) make any copies of the Mobile Application; (iv) remove, circumvent, disable, damage or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Mobile Application, features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any content accessible through the Mobile Application, or features that enforce limitations on use of the Mobile Application; or (v) delete the copyright and other proprietary rights notices on the Mobile Application. You acknowledge that FAA may from time to time issue upgraded versions of the Mobile Application, and may automatically electronically upgrade the version of the Mobile Application that you are using on your mobile device. You consent to such automatic upgrading on your mobile device, and agree that these Terms will apply to all such upgrades. The foregoing license grant is not a sale of the Mobile Application or any copy thereof, and FAA and its third-party licensors or suppliers retain all right, title, and interest in and to the Mobile Application (and any copy of the Mobile Application). Standard carrier data charges may apply to your use of the Mobile Application.

The following additional terms and conditions apply with respect to any Mobile Application that FAA provides to you designed for use on an Apple iOS-powered mobile device (an “iOS App”):

  • You acknowledge that these Terms are between you and FAA only, and not with Apple, Inc. (“Apple”).
  • Your use of FAA’s iOS App must comply with Apple’s then-current App Store Terms of Service.
  • FAA, and not Apple, is solely responsible for our iOS App and the Services and Materials available thereon. You acknowledge that Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance and support services with respect to our iOS App. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Apple will have no warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to our iOS App.
  • You agree that FAA, and not Apple, is responsible for addressing any claims by you or any third-party relating to our iOS App or your possession and/or use of our iOS App, including, but not limited to: (i) product liability claims; (ii) any claim that the iOS App fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and (iii) claims arising under consumer protection or similar legislation, and all such claims are governed solely by these Terms and any law applicable to us as provider of the iOS App.
  • You agree that FAA, and not Apple, shall be responsible, to the extent required by these Terms, for the investigation, defense, settlement and discharge of any third-party intellectual property infringement claim related to our iOS App or your possession and use of our iOS App.
  • You represent and warrant that (i) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a “terrorist supporting” country; and (ii) You are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
  • You agree to comply with all applicable third-party terms of agreement when using our iOS App (e.g., you must not be in violation of your wireless data service terms of agreement when using the iOS App).
  • The parties agree that Apple and Apple’s subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries to these Terms as they relate to your license of FAA’s iOS App. Upon your acceptance of these Terms, Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms against you as they relate to your license of the iOS App as a third-party beneficiary thereof.

The following additional terms and conditions apply with respect to any Mobile Application that FAA provides to you designed for use on an Android-powered mobile device (an “Android App”):

  • You acknowledge that these Terms are between you and FAA only, and not with Google, Inc. (“Google”).
  • Your use of FAA’s Android App must comply with Google’s then-current Android Market Terms of Service.
  • Google is only a provider of the Android Market where you obtained the Android App. FAA, and not Google, is solely responsible for FAA’s Android App and the Services and Materials available thereon. Google has no obligation or liability to you with respect to FAA’s Android App or these Terms.
  • You acknowledge and agree that Google is a third-party beneficiary to the Terms as they relate to FAA’s Android App.

using the site and the services on the site

You can simply view the Site and not use any Services on the Site. You need not register with FAA to simply visit and view the Site.

However, in order to access certain password-restricted areas of the Site and to use certain Services and Materials offered on and through the Site, you must register with FAA for an account and receive a password.

password restricted areas of this site

If you desire to register for an account with FAA, you must submit certain information (such as identification or contact details) through an account registration page on the Site. You may also have the ability to provide additional optional information. Once you have submitted your account registration information, FAA administrator shall have the right to approve or reject the requested registration, in FAA administrator’s sole discretion. If your account is approved by FAA administrator, you will be sent an e-mail that contains a password that will allow you to log-on to the Site using that password (the “Password”) for the first time you log into your account on the Site to complete the account registration process.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Password, and you are responsible for all activities that occur using your Password. You agree not to share your Password, let others access or use your Password or do anything else that might jeopardize the security of your Password. You agree to notify FAA if your Password on this Site is lost, stolen, if you are aware of any unauthorized use of your Password on this Site or if you know of any other breach of security in relation to this Site.

All the information that you provide when registering for an account and otherwise through the Site must be accurate, complete and up to date. You may change, correct or remove any information from your account by either logging into your account directly and making the desired changes or contacting FAA using the contact information at the end of these Terms requesting that we make the change.

electronic communications

By using the Site and/or the Services provided on or through the Site, you consent to receiving electronic communications from FAA. These electronic communications may include notices about applicable fees and charges, transactional information and other information concerning or related to the Site and/or Services provided on or through the Site. These electronic communications are part of your relationship with FAA. You agree that any notices, agreements, disclosures or other communications that we send you electronically will satisfy any legal communication requirements, including that such communications be in writing.