BCMG TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Introduction
Welcome to the BCMG family of companies (“BCMG”) website (the “Site”). The following terms and
conditions (the “Terms”) govern your use of this Site. By accessing, viewing, or using the
content, material, or services available on or through this Site, you indicate that you have
read and understand these Terms, that you agree to them and intend to be legally bound by them.
By accessing the Site you represent that you are 18 years of age or older.
If you do not agree to these Terms, or if you are under 18 years of age, you are not granted
permission to access, view, or use this Site and must exit immediately. If you do not agree to
these Terms, or if you are under 18 years of age, do not use the Site.
BCMG may change these Terms from time to time. Please review the Terms periodically. Your
continued access to, and viewing and use of this Site and any content, materials or services
accessible through it, after such posting or notification means you accept any and all
modifications.
BCMG reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily
or permanently, the Site, the content, materials, and services accessible on and through this
Site (or any part thereof). BCMG shall not be liable to you or other third party for any such
modification, suspension or discontinuance of any of the foregoing, except as expressly provided
herein.
These Terms are in addition to any other agreements between you and BCMG, and its affiliates,
partners, subsidiaries, licensors, licensees, subsidiaries, licensors, third-party content or
service providers, distributors, dealers and suppliers (“Suppliers”), including, but not limited
to any agreements that govern your use of certain products, services, content, tools and
information accessible through the Site.
Data Disclaimer
This Site is intended to be a platform that provides its clients with information about tax
liens generally, and access to other platforms and websites (the “Platforms”) that offer tools
and certain services to manage aspects of tax lien investing including, but not limited to,
software, platforms and services for listing, research, analysis, clearing, acquisition, sale
and redemption (the “Services”). Although data elements, content, materials, and information
contained within the Platforms accessible through this Site, have been obtained from sources
believed to be reliable, BCMG and its Suppliers do not guarantee accuracy or completeness and
accept no liability for any direct or consequential losses arising from the use of the said
provided information or Services. Furthermore, no warranties, expressed or implied, are provided
for the accuracy of the data therein, its use, or its interpretation. Lastly, although data
elements and information provided is periodically updated, this data and information may not
reflect the data currently on file in the county or public records.
No recommendations or advice provided
BCMG is not a tax advisor or law firm and does not make recommendations or offer
investment advice of any kind. Although BCMG may provide data, information, content, and
materials (collectively, the “Materials”), and access to the Platforms and Services relating
to investment approaches and opportunities to buy or sell tax liens, you should not construe
any such information as investment, financial, tax, legal or other advice. You alone will bear
the sole responsibility of evaluating the merits and risks associated with the input, listing,
review, and use of any data, information or content on or through the Platforms and the
Services before making any decisions based on such data, information or content. In exchange
for accessing and viewing such Materials and accessing the Platforms and Services through the
Site, you agree not to hold BCMG and/or its Suppliers liable for any possible claim for
damages arising from any decision you, your affiliates, employees, parent companies,
subsidiaries, agents, and/or third party contractors make based on information, content,
materials and Services made available to you on the Platforms accessible through this
Site.
Our Relationship
Unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing, no fiduciary, quasi-fiduciary or other special
relationship exists between you and BCMG and/or its Suppliers. We owe you a duty of ordinary
care. Any internal policies or procedures that BCMG and its Suppliers may maintain in excess of
reasonable commercial standards and general usage are solely for BCMG’s and its Suppliers’ own
benefit and shall not impose a higher standard of care than otherwise would apply in their
absence.
License and Site Access
- Access. BCMG grants you a limited license solely to access, view and make personal
use of this Site. You may not download or modify any portion of this Site and/or the Materials
provided on this Site, except with the express written or e-mailed consent of
BCMG. The license to view and use this Site and the Materials contained on this Site,
as well as the ability to access the Platforms and Services through this Site, does
not include the right for you to: (1) resell or commercially use of the
Materialscontained on this Site; (2) make any derivative use of, or create
any derivative works from, any copyrightable portion of the Materials contained on this Site;
(3) display, copy, distribute, license, assign, offer for sale or sell any trademarks, logos,
and trade dress contained on this Site, and/or (4) conduct data mining, use robots or similar
data gathering and extraction tools or processes on or through this Site. You expressly agree
to not engage any of the foregoing activities.
- No Illegal Uses. By accessing and viewing this Site, you warrant to BCMG that you
will not use (1) this Site, (2) any of the data, information, content, and materials
contained on this Site, and/or (3) the Platforms and Services accessed through this
Site, for any purpose that is either unlawful, or prohibited by these Terms.
- Accurate Information. In consideration of your (1) access to and viewing of this
Site, (2) access to and viewing of the data, information, content, and materials
contained on this Site, and (3) ability to access the Platforms and Services
through this Site, you agree to: (i) provide true, accurate, current and complete
information about yourself as prompted by any registration form(s), input pages, software as a
services agreements, and/or license agreements on any of the Platforms, and (ii) to maintain
and update all such information to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If any
information provided by you is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, BCMG has the
right to prevent your access to this Site and/or any of the Platforms accessible through this
Site.
- Verification. You agree that we may verify your identity at any time during or after
registration for access to any of the Platforms. You authorize us to make any inquiries we
consider necessary to validate your identity, which may include asking you for further
information, requiring you to provide your full address, your social security number and/or
requiring you to take steps to confirm ownership of your email address or financial
instruments, ordering a credit report, or verifying information you provide against third
party databases or through other sources. If you either (1) do not provide any such requested
information, and/or (2) BCMG cannot verify your identity, you agree that BCMG may refuse to
allow you access to and use of this Site any of the Platforms.
- Login and Password. You agree and understand that you are solely responsible for
maintaining the confidentiality of any of your personal login information, including, but not
limited to any password(s), LoginID(s), e-mail address(es), and mobile number(s) that allow
you to access and use any of the Platforms and Services, accessible through this Site.
- Use with Your Mobile Device. Access to and use of (1) this Site, (2) the
data, information, content, and materials contain on this Site, and/or (3) the
Platforms and Services accessible through this Site, may be available through a
compatible mobile device, Internet and/or network access and may require software or other
equipment. You agree that you are solely responsible for these requirements, including any
applicable changes, updates and fees as well as the terms of your agreement with your mobile
device and telecommunications provider. BCMG MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY
KIND, EXPRESS, STATUTORY OR IMPLIED AS TO: (i) THE AVAILABILITY OF TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
FROM YOUR PROVIDER AND ACCESS TO THIS SITE AND/OR THE PLATFORMS AND SERVICES AT ANY TIME OR
FROM ANY LOCATION; (ii) ANY LOSS, DAMAGE, OR OTHER SECURITY INTRUSION OF THE TELECOMMUNICATION
SERVICES; AND (iii) ANY DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES OR FAILURE TO TRANSMIT ANY
DATA, COMMUNICATIONS OR SETTINGS CONNECTED WITH THIS SITE, THE PLATFORMS AND/OR THE SERVICES.
- Interruption. You agree that neither BCMG nor its Suppliers will be liable to you in
any way for the termination, interruption, delay or inaccuracy of this Site.
User Responsibilities; Monitoring
- User Conduct. By accessing and viewing this Site, you agree that you will not do any
of the following:
- Restrict or inhibit any other user in any way from using and enjoying this Site, the
Materials, the Platforms, and the Services; or
- Post or transmit any unlawful, fraudulent, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic,
profane, threatening, abusive, discriminatory, hateful, offensive, or otherwise objectionable
information of any kind, including without limitation any transmissions constituting or
encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or
otherwise violate any local, state, national or foreign law, including without limitation the
U.S. export control laws and regulations; or
- Post or transmit any advertisements, solicitations, chain letters, pyramid schemes,
investment opportunities, investment schemes, or other unsolicited commercial communication
(except as otherwise expressly permitted by BCMG in writing) or engage in spamming or
flooding; or
- Post or transmit any information, software, or material which contains a virus, trojan
horse, worm and/or other harmful component; or
- Post, publish, transmit, reproduce, distribute or in any way exploit any Materials contained
on the site and/or Materials and software obtained through the Platforms for commercial
purposes (other than as expressly permitted by the provider(s) of the Services on the
Platforms); or
- Use or attempt to use any engine, software, tool, agent, or other device or mechanism
(including without limitation browsers, spiders, robots, avatars or intelligent agents) to
navigate or search the Platforms, the Materials contained therein, and/or the Services
accessed thereon, other than as the provider(s) of the Platforms and Services permit; or
- Attempt to decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse-engineer any of the software
comprising or in any way making up any of the Platforms and/or Services.
- Site Monitoring / Other Users’ Use. BCMG has no obligation or duty to monitor this
Site, and/or any of the Platforms accessed through this Site. However, you agree that BCMG and
its Suppliers have the right to monitor this Site and the Platforms electronically, from time
to time, and to disclose any information as necessary or appropriate to: (1) satisfy any law,
regulation or other governmental request; (2) operate this Site and the Platforms properly;
and/or (3) protect itself, its Suppliers and/or its customers. BCMG further reserves the right
to refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, that, in its
sole discretion, are unacceptable, undesirable, inappropriate or in violation of these Terms.
Electronic Communications
- Emails. BCMG and its Suppliers may, from time to time, provide you with a way to
contact us through this Site so that we may communicate electronically. All such electronic
communications will be received or otherwise recorded by BCMG and its Suppliers, and are
subject to archival, monitoring or review by and/or disclosure to, someone other than the
recipient. All such electronic communications may involve the electronic transmission you
provided to us of information that you may consider to be personal information, and you agree
and consent to such transmission of such information. You agree not to use e-mail to transmit
any confidential personal information.
You consent to receive communications from us electronically. We will communicate with you by
e-mail or by posting notices on this Site. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures
and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement
that such communication be in writing.
- Recording. In connection with your use of this Site and the Platforms and Services
accessible through this Site, you acknowledge and consent to the taping or any form of
electronic recording of any communication, electronic or otherwise, between you and BCMG, its
Suppliers, and/or their representatives or agents. You acknowledge and consent to the
recording, retention and use by BCMG and its Suppliers of any and all information and data
contained in (1) any communication with BCMG and its Suppliers, (2) any input posted on or
through the Platforms and Services, and/or (3) any reports that you generate during, your
access to and use of the Platforms and Services.
Intellectual Property and Proprietary Rights
- Copyright Ownership. As between you and BCMG, BCMG and its Suppliers
(1) own and license various Materials, and (2) provide the Services through computer and
technological software (the “Software”) contained on and made available through the Platforms.
Any such Software and Materials are protected pursuant to United States copyright laws and
other applicable laws. You agree not to remove or alter any copyright notice or any other
proprietary notice on this Site, the Platforms, the Materials, and any related Software
accessible through your subscription to any Services on the Platforms. You agree to not
display, make commercial use of, copy, distribute, make derivative works from, sell,
sublicense, or otherwise exploit any portion of this Site, the Platforms, the Materials,
and/or the Software except as authorized within (i) these Terms, and (ii) the individual
agreements and/or terms and conditions posted on each Platform. You agree that if you violate
this Section of these Terms and/or any such individual agreements and/or terms and conditions
posted on each Platform, BCMG and its Suppliers may automatically terminate your permission to
access and use this Site, the Materials on this Site, the Platforms, and the Services.
- Trademarks; Patents. BCMG and its Suppliers do not grant any license or other
authorization to you of their trademarks, logos, service marks, trade dress, or other
source-identifying symbols or devices, whether registered or unregistered, (the “Trademarks”)
by placing them on this Site, within the Materials contained on this Site, or on any
Platforms, or otherwise. You agree to not display, use, copy, distribute, infringe on,
counterfeit, or otherwise exploit the Trademarks except as authorized within (i) these Terms,
and (ii) the individual agreements and/or terms and conditions posted on each Platform. BCMG
and its Suppliers do not grant any license or other authorization to you of their design or
utility patents, whether registered or unregistered (the “Patents”) by providing you access to
the underlying material of such Patents, through this Site and/or the Platforms. You agree to
not display, use, copy, distribute, reverse engineer or otherwise exploit the Patents except
as authorized within (i) these Terms, and (ii) the individual agreements and/or terms and
conditions posted on each Platform.
Payment
Some Services, and/or products on or accessed through each of the Platforms may be made
available for purchase individually from time to time. By registering for such Services and/or
products from BCMG and its Suppliers, and/or purchasing products through the Platforms, you
represent, warrant and acknowledge that: (1) you are eighteen (18) years of age or older, (2)
you shall be bound by the provisions contained within (i) these Terms, and (ii) the
individual agreements and/or terms and conditions posted on each Platform. You further agree to
be bound by any credit processes, and cancellation and refund policies posted within the
individual agreements and/or terms and conditions posted on each Platform.
Third Party Services
- Third Party Offers. In connection with your access to and viewing of this Site, you
may be made aware of other services, products, offers and promotions provided through third
parties, and not by BCMG (“Third Party Services”). If you decide to use Third Party Services,
you are responsible for reviewing and understanding the terms and conditions governing any
Third Party Services. You agree that the third party, and not BCMG or its Suppliers, is
responsible for the performance of the Third Party Services. This Site and the Platforms may
contain or reference links to third parties’ websites and platforms where the trading of
securities is possible. Some of those links are provided as a convenience only. The inclusion
of any link is not and does not necessarily imply an affiliation, sponsorship, endorsement,
approval, investigation, verification or monitoring by BCMG of any information contained in
any third party’s website or platform. In no event will BCMG be responsible for the
information contained in such third party website or platform or for your use of or inability
to use such website or platform. Access to any other website or platform is at your own risk,
and you should be aware that linked websites or platforms may contain terms and privacy
policies that are different from those of BCMG. BCMG and its Suppliers are not responsible for
such provisions and expressly disclaim any and all liability for the same.
Trading Risks.
Please consider the following points before engaging in the purchase, sale or trading of any
tax liens, whether through the Platforms, the Third-Party Services, or otherwise: (1) the
purchase of tax liens for investment purposes is generally not appropriate for a person or
entity with limited resources and limited investment or trading experience and low risk
tolerance; (2) the purchase and sale of tax liens requires some degree of in-depth knowledge and
familiarity with liens in general, and tax liens more specifically; and (3) in attempting to
profit through the purchase and sale of tax liens, you should have, in advance, appropriate and
applicable experience and knowledge of these instruments and the manner by which they function.
Failure to Comply With Terms and Conditions and Termination
You acknowledge and agree that BCMG and its Suppliers may deny you access to this Site and any
part of the Platforms and Services without prior notice if you engage in any conduct or
activities that BCMG, in its sole discretion, believes violate any of these Terms, violate the
rights of BCMG or its Suppliers, or is otherwise inappropriate for continued access. You agree
to defend, indemnify and hold BCMG and its Suppliers harmless from any and all claims,
liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising in any way from
(1) your use of this Site, the Materials contained on this Site, the Platforms, and the
Services, (2) whether by you or users of your account.
Disclaimer of Warranties
Your use of this Site, the Materials contained on this Site, the Platforms, and/or the
Services, is entirely at your own risk. THE PLATFORMS AND THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” AND
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BCMG AND ITS SUPPLIERS DISCLAIM ALL
GUARANTEES AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY REGARDING THIS SITE, THE
MATERIALS ON THIS SITE, AND/OR THE PLATFORMS AND SERVICES ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THIS SITE,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE,
MERCHANTABILITY AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. BCMG DOES NOT WARRANT OR GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY,
RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, USEFULNESS, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, OR
QUALITY OF ANY CONTENT ON THE PLATFORMS, REGARDLESS OF WHO ORIGINATES THAT CONTENT. BCMG AND ITS
SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE PLATOFMRS ARE SECURE, FREE FROM BUGS, VIRUSES, INTERRUPTION,
ERRORS, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR THAT THIS SITE, THE MATERIALS CONTAINED ON THIS SITE, AND/OR THE
PLATFORMS AND THE SERVICES ACCESSED THROUGH THIS SITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS. YOU EXPRESSLY
UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOU BEAR ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH USING OR RELYING ON ANY DATA,
INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, AND/OR THE SERVICES CONTAINED IN OR ACCESSED THROUGH THE
PLATFORMS.
Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BCMG AND ITS SUPPLIERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE
FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR FOR DAMAGES
RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATION FAILURES, LOSS, CORRUPTION, SECURITY OR THEFT OF DATA, VIRUSES,
SPYWARE, OR THE LIKE, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY
OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF BCMG OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES
AND EVEN IF A REMEDY SET FORTH HEREIN IS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. THE
LIMITATIONS OF DAMAGES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN
BETWEEN BCMG AND YOU. BCMG AND ITS SUPPLIERS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE PROVIDED THE MATERIALS,
THE PLATFORMS, AND/OR THE SERVICES WITHOUT SUCH LIMITATIONS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE
CONTRARY IN THIS AGREEMENT, BCMG’S LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE
FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF $500.00.
Miscellaneous
- Entire Agreement. Except as expressly set forth in these Terms, these Terms are a
complete statement of the agreement between you and BCMG, and set forth the entire liability
of BCMG and its Suppliers and your exclusive remedy with respect to your access and use of
this Site. In the event of a conflict between these Terms and the individual agreements and/or
terms and conditions posted on each Platform, such other individual agreement and/or terms and
conditions posted on each Platform shall prevail.
- Interpretation; Choice of Law; Headings; Reservation of Rights. If any provision of
the Terms is invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, then it shall be changed and
interpreted to accomplish the objectives of such provision to the greatest extent possible
under applicable law, and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect. The
Terms will be governed by Puerto Rico law as applied to agreements entered into and to be
performed entirely within Puerto Rico, without regard to its choice of law or conflicts of law
principles that would require application of law of a different jurisdiction, and applicable
federal law. Headings are included for convenience only, and shall not be considered in
interpreting these Terms. The Terms do not limit any rights that BCMG may have under trade
secret, copyright, patent or other laws.
- ARBITRATION. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU READ THIS ARBITRATION CLAUSE. IT PROVIDES THAT
YOU MAY BE REQUIRED TO RESOLVE ANY CLAIM OR DISPUTE THROUGH ARBITRATION, EVEN IF YOU WOULD
PREFER TO LITIGATE THE CLAIM IN COURT. YOU ARE GIVING UP THE RIGHTS YOU MIGHT HAVE TO LITIGATE
SUCH CLAIMS BEFORE A JURY. OTHER RIGHTS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE IF YOU WENT TO COURT, SUCH AS
DISCOVERY OR THE RIGHT TO APPEAL THE DECISION, MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IN ARBITRATION OR MAY BE
MORE LIMITED. YOU SHOULD CONSULT LEGAL COUNSEL TO DETERMINE WHETHER THIS ARBITRATION CLAUSE IS
APPROPRIATE FOR YOU.
Privacy. By accepting this agreement, users also agree to accept the Site
Privacy Agreement.