TERMS OF USEACCEPTANCE OF TERMS Distressed Property Institute, a Florida Limited Liability Company (“DPI”), makes this website (the “Site”), including all information (relating to distressed properties and otherwise), documents, communications, files, text, graphics, software, products and services available through the site (collectively, the “Materials”) and all services operated by DPI and third parties through the site (collectively, the “Services”), available for your use subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this document and any changes to this document that DPI may publish from time to time (collectively, the “Terms of Use”). By accessing or using this Site in any way, including, without limitation, use of any of the Services, downloading of any Materials, or merely browsing the Site, you agree to and are bound by the Terms of Use. DPI reserves the right to change the Terms of Use and other guidelines or rules posted on the Site from time to time at its sole discretion. Your continued use of the Site, or any Materials or Services accessible through it, after such notice has been posted constitutes your acceptance of the changes. Your use of the Site will be subject to the most current version of the Terms of Use, rules and guidelines posted on the Site at the time of such use. You should periodically check these Terms of Use to view the then current terms. If you breach any of the Terms of Use, your authorization to use this Site automatically terminates. DEFINED TERMS All user-supplied information, articles, materials, files, communications, and documents are referred to collectively as “User Content.” “DPI Content” means all Materials provided by Distressed Property Institute, LLC. User Content, and DPI Content may have different restrictions and conditions associated with them. TYPES OF USERS This website accommodates two types of users: (1) Site visitors who wish to view agent profiles or browse products and other materials and services offered through the Site. Site users will also be permitted to submit limited questions and comments to the Site forum and blog. (2) This Site also accommodates Members who pay a membership fee in exchange for privileges on the Site. Please be aware that certain activities on this Site, including the creation and maintenance of profiles and the free access to forum and blog postings, may be limited to Members. Members may be required to create a profile and provide certain information, such as an email address. Members: If you are a member, your membership subscription is effective for the period of one year and continues upon your payment of the annual membership fee. Renewal fees for your membership will automatically be charged, at the then current rate, to the credit card or other billing source authorized by you, on the first day of each successive membership term, until you cancel your membership. This will be done without prior notice to you. Should you choose to cancel your membership for any reason before expiration of the one-year membership term for which you have paid, you may cancel your membership and terminate further billing by calling (800) 482-0335. In no event will you be eligible for a prorated refund of any portion of your paid membership fee. DPI reserves the right to change the membership fee for any renewal term to be effective upon the renewal of your membership. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; LIMITED LICENSE TO USERS The Materials and Services on this Site, as well as their selection and arrangement, are protected by copyright, trademark, patent, and/or other intellectual property laws, and any unauthorized use of the Materials or Services at this Site may violate such laws and these Terms of Use. Except as expressly provided herein, DPI does not grant any express or implied rights to use the Materials and Services. You agree not to copy, republish, frame, download, transmit, modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, assign, distribute, license, sublicense, or create derivative works based on the Site, its Materials, or its Services or their selection and arrangement, except as expressly authorized herein. In addition, you agree not to use any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction methods in connection with the Site. In addition to the Materials and Services offered by DPI, this Site may also make available materials, information, and services provided by third parties, including Member agents who advertise their services on the Site (collectively, the “Third Party Services”). The Third Party Services may be governed by separate license agreements that accompany such services. DPI offers no guarantees and assumes no responsibility or liability of any type with respect to the Third Party Services, including any liability resulting from incompatibility between the Third Party Services and the Materials and Services offered by DPI. You agree that you will not hold DPI responsible or liable with respect to the Third Party Services or seek to do so. Except as expressly indicated to the contrary elsewhere on this Site, you may view, download, and print the DPI Content and User Content available on this Site subject to the following conditions:
The rights specified above to view, download, and print the DPI Content and User Content available on this Site are not applicable to the design or layout of this Site. Elements of this Site are protected by trade dress and other laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. TRADEMARK INFORMATION The trademarks, logos, and service marks (“Marks”) displayed on this Site are the property of DPI or other third parties. You are not permitted to use the Marks without the prior written consent of DPI or such third party that may own the Marks. LICENSE TO DPI FOR USER CONTENT Certain Services offered through this Site accommodate or require User Content, such as the Site forum, blogs and agent profiles. By submitting User Content to this Site you grant DPI the following license: For User Content that is the result of your creative efforts and which is intended to be displayed on the Site, you grant DPI a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to modify (for purposes of formatting, maintenance, or Site administration only) and reproduce such User Content. You also grant DPI the right to distribute and publicly display and perform such User Content for the purpose for which such User Content was submitted to the Site. This license will be in effect until such User Content is removed from the Site. PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS You may submit only User Content to the Site that is (a) owned by you, (b) submitted with the express permission of the owner or within the scope of the license to such content, or (c) in the public domain. You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from this Site any unlawful, threatening, harassing, libelous, offensive, defamatory, obscene, or pornographic materials, or other materials that would violate any law or the rights of others, including, without limitation, laws against copyright infringement, and rights of privacy and publicity. Violation of these restrictions may result in denial of or limitations on access by you to this Site. USER CONDUCT In using the Site, including all Services and Materials available through it, you agree: not to disrupt or interfere with any other user’s enjoyment of the Site or affiliated or linked sites; not to upload, post, or otherwise transmit through the Site any viruses or other harmful, disruptive, or destructive files; not to create a false identity; not to use or attempt to use another Member’s account, password, service, or system without authorization from DPI; not to disrupt or interfere with the security of, or otherwise cause harm to, the Site, or any Services, Materials, system resources, accounts, passwords, servers, or networks connected to or accessible through the Site or any affiliated or linked sites. MANAGING CONTENT AND COMMUNICATIONS DPI reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to delete or remove User Content from the Site and to restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to all or part of this Site, at any time without prior notice or liability. DPI may, but is not obligated to, monitor or review any areas on the Site where users transmit or post User Content, including but not limited to areas where Services are available, and the substance of any User Content. To the maximum extent permitted by law, DPI will have no liability related to User Content. DPI disclaims all liability with respect to the misuse, loss, modification, or unavailability of any User Content. WARRANTIES AND DISCLAIMERS Except as expressly provided otherwise in a written agreement between you and DPI or you and a third party with respect to such party’s materials or services, this Site, and all Materials and Services accessible through this Site are provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, or the warranty of non-infringement. Without limiting the foregoing, DPI makes no warranty that (i) the Services and Materials will meet your requirements; (ii) the Services and Materials will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free; (iii) the results that may be obtained from the use of the Services or Materials will be effective, accurate, or reliable; (iv) the quality of any distressed property informational products, Services, or Materials obtained or accessible by you through the Site will meet your expectations; and (v) you will financially profit from using DPI’s process and methodology with respect to distress properties. This Site could include technical or other mistakes, inaccuracies, or typographical errors. DPI may make changes to the Materials and Services at this Site at any time without notice. The Materials or Services at this Site may be out of date at times, and DPI will make a good-faith effort, but makes no commitment, to update such Materials or Services. You understand and acknowledge that (i) DPI does not control, endorse, or accept responsibility for any content, advice, products, or services offered by third parties or Members through the Site, including, without limitation, third parties accessible through links on the Site; (ii) DPI makes no representation or warranties whatsoever about any such third parties or Site Members, their content, products, or services; (iii) any dealings you may have with such third parties are at your own risk; and (iv) DPI shall not be liable or responsible for any content, products, or services offered by third parties. Any in-person meeting between you and another site visitor or Member is done at your own risk. DPI does not screen the Site visitors and Members and therefore cannot take responsibility for the integrity of its users. Please take reasonable safety precautions when meeting Site Users in-person or when dealing with other Site users generally. The use of the Services or the downloading or other use of any Materials through the Site is done at your own discretion and risk and with your agreement that you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system, loss of data, or other harm that results from such activities. DPI assumes no liability for any computer virus or other similar software code that is downloaded to your computer from the Site or in connection with any Services or Materials offered through the Site or Site users. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from DPI or through or from the Site shall create any warranty not expressly stated in these Terms of Use. PERSONAL INFORMATION AND PRIVACY Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, your personal information will be deemed to be confidential. In any case, you understand and agree that we may disclose information about you if we have a good faith belief that we are required to do so by law or legal process, to respond to claims, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of DPI or others. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY In no event, including, without limitation, negligence, shall DPI, its subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, officers, directors, employees, partners, or suppliers be liable to you or any third party for any special, punitive, incidental, indirect, or consequential damages of any kind, or any damages whatsoever, including, without limitation, those resulting from loss of use, data, or profits, whether or not DPI has been advised of the possibility of such damages, and on any theory of liability, arising out of or in connection with the use of or the inability to use this Site, its Services, or Materials, the statements or actions of any third party on or through the Site, any dealings with vendors or other third parties, any unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data, any information that is sent or received or not sent or received, any failure to store or loss of data, files, or other content, any Services available through the Site that are delayed or interrupted, or any website referenced or linked to or from this Site. INDEMNITY AND LIABILITY You agree to indemnify and hold DPI, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, partners and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of content you submit, post to, or transmit through the Site (including, without limitation, any User Content or computer viruses), your use of the Site, your connection to the Site, your violation of these Terms of Use or your violation of any rights of another person or entity. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION This Site (excluding linked sites) is controlled by DPI from its offices within the state of Florida, United States of America. By accessing this Site, you and DPI agree that all matters relating to your access to, or use of, this Site shall be governed by the statutes and laws of the State of Florida, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof. Subject to the Arbitration Clause below, you and DPI also agree and hereby submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of the Courts within the State of Florida with respect to such matters. Any dispute relating in any way to your visit to this Site shall be submitted to confidential binding arbitration in Boca Raton, Florida, except that, to the extent you have in any manner violated or threatened to violate DPI’s intellectual property rights, DPI may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any state or federal court in the state of Florida, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts. Arbitration under this agreement shall be conducted under the rules then prevailing of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator's award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no arbitration under this Agreement shall be joined to an arbitration involving any other party subject to this Agreement, whether through class arbitration proceedings or otherwise. GENERAL The Terms of Use and the other rules, guidelines, licenses and disclaimers posted on the Site constitute the entire agreement between DPI and you with respect to your use of the Site. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of these Terms of Use, or portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of the parties as reflected by that provision, and the remainder of the Terms of Use shall continue in full force and effect. Any failure by DPI to enforce or exercise any provision of these Terms of Use or related right shall not constitute a waiver of that right or provision. Our Return Policy: The Distressed Property Institute has a 100% satisfaction guarantee. If you are not satisfied that the CDPE Designation course provided you with real value, simply return our course materials to receive your refund. Requests for refunds must be made prior to your completion of the CDPE examination and prior to CDPE certification. Refunds will be generated in the same method in which you registered. There will be a 4% service fee for all refunds. Following is specific return information for our two course options:
Cancellation Policy If you have registered for a CDPE Live! event, you may cancel your registration up to two-weeks prior to the event and receive a full refund. There will be a 4% service fee for all refunds. Within the two-week period, you may request to transfer to another CDPE Live! event or receive access to our CDPE Distance Learning course. If you decide to take the CDPE Distance Learning course, please inform Member Services to have your materials shipped out to you. All events are subject to cancellation. In the event a course is canceled, for any reason, the Distressed Property Institute will work to reschedule or transfer students to other events, but is not responsible for reimbursing travel costs. DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that any User Content or other content infringes upon your copyrights, you may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) by providing us with the following information in writing (see 17 U.S.C 512(c)(3) for further detail): A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed; Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site; Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material; Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail; A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. You may send the notification to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . USAGE OF DPI’S DESIGNATIONS
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