Privacy Policy

Effective Date: November 2022

We take our clients’ privacy very seriously. We understand that your privacy is important. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect and use the personal information that we collect about you on www.easyknock.com (the "Website").

By continuing to use the Website, you agree to this Privacy Policy and the collection, use, disclosure, and storage of your personal information as described by this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

When you use the Website, we and/or our subsidiaries (collectively referred to herein as “we”, “us” or “our”) may collect personal information about you, such as your name, address, social security number, telephone number, email address, asset information, income information, or any other information that you submit on applications or other forms made available through the Website.

We may also collect personal information about you from third party sources, which we may combine with information that you provided to us or we previously collected. For example, we may receive information about you from an online marketplace that you have used.

We also automatically collect certain information related to you and your activities on the Website when you visit the Website. This information includes information such as your IP address, your internet browser and operating system type, the date and time of your visit, and the website that referred you to us.

Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

Our Website uses cookies and other tracking technologies, such as web beacons (otherwise known as pixel tags). A "cookie" is a small file placed on your computer that helps us to recognize your browser. We use both first and third-party cookies and tracking technologies on the Website. These cookies and tracking technologies may collect your personal information. We may use cookies and tracking technologies to monitor how the Website is used, customize content, serve advertisements and evaluate the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns, identify problems with the Website, improve the Website, analyze Website traffic and other analytics purposes, monitor the security of the Website, and gauge the effectiveness of our communications. Most web browsers allow you to adjust your preferences to reject cookies or to receive notifications before they are placed. If your browser is set to reject cookies, you may continue to use the Website, but some aspects of the Website may not function as intended.

Tracking

Our first-party cookies and tracking technologies do not track users over time and across third-party websites, and therefore the Website does not respond to web browser do-not-track signals.

We also use third-party cookies to serve targeted advertisements on both the Website and on third-party websites. These cookies may track users over time and across third-party websites and services. Please note that if you opt-out of advertising cookies, you may still see our advertisements on third-party websites and services.

How We Use Collected Information

We use collected information to:

  • Complete and evaluate your application to engage in a sale-leaseback transaction;
  • Deliver the products or services you requested;
  • Improve customer service;
  • Improve our website;
  • Personalize your experience;
  • Communicate with you about products or services that may be of interest to you;
  • Manage our business; and
  • Engage in any other purpose to which you consent.

The Fair Credit Reporting Act gives you the opportunity to limit the sharing of “non-experience information” among our affiliates. “Non-experience information” includes information that is used, expected to be used, or collected for the purpose of establishing your eligibility for our products and services, and is not related solely to your transactions or other experiences with us, including information:

  • From your applications, such as your income or marital status
  • From a credit report, such as your credit history
  • From sources used to verify representations made by you, such as your open lines of credit or employment history

Within our family of companies, we may share the customer information we collect with our subsidiary and affiliated businesses.

How We Share Personal Information

We will only share personal information with third parties as described in this Privacy Policy. We may share personal information with third parties:

  • Such as vendors who provide employment verification, title, document import, or other necessary services;
  • Such as to other partners with which we have marketing arrangements or to others that may want to provide information to you about the products and services that they offer (unless you have opted out); 
  • For any purpose to which you expressly consent;
  • To protect our rights or the rights or safety of others; and
  • As may be required by law or regulation.

For example, we provide certain identifying information, such as social security number and date of birth, to service providers who perform background checks in connection with your rental application.  

We limit the information that we send service providers and require that our service providers only use shared personal information to perform the services requested in accordance with this Privacy Policy and have adequate security measures in place to protect any of your shared personal information.   

In the event that we enter into a corporate transaction, such as a reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer, or other disposition of all or any portion of our business, assets, or stock (including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings), personal information that we have collected may be transferred in the course of that corporate transaction to the relevant third party purchaser, joint venture partner, merged entity, assignee or similar party.

Access to and Control Over Information | Data Deletion Requests

You may opt-out of any future marketing contacts from us at any time. You can do the following by sending an email to [email protected] or writing to us at:

EasyKnock™, Inc.
P.O. Box 818081
Cleveland, OH 44181
Attn: Compliance Department

  • See what data we have about you, if any;
  • Change/correct any data we have about you;
  • Delete any information about you that we are not required by law to keep; and
  • Express any concern you have about our use of your data.

How We Protect Personal Information

We use reasonable physical, technical, and administrative security measures to protect personal information we collect from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, or improper disclosure.  Please understand that no security technology is completely secure, and remember that when communicating with us, email is not a secure form of communication when transmitting sensitive or personal information.

Links to Other Websites

The Website may contain links to third-party websites. This Privacy Policy is only applicable to this Website, and we have no control of these third-party websites' information practices. Please be sure to review these third-party websites' privacy policies before visiting these third-party websites.

Children's Privacy

This Website is not intended for persons under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect, maintain, or use personal information from children under the age of 13. If we become aware that a child under the age of 13 has submitted personal information to us through the Website, we will delete such information.

Updates to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be immediately effective upon the posting of the updated policy. Your continued use of the Website after these updates are posted represents your consent to the terms of the new Privacy Policy. Please regularly check this Privacy Policy for any such updates.

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Additional Privacy Notice for California Residents 

Overview

This Privacy Notice for California Residents (this “Privacy Notice”) is for California residents only and supplements, and does not replace, the information contained in the EasyKnock™ Privacy Policy.

It applies to visitors, customers, users, and others who reside in the State of California (“consumers” or “you”). This notice contains a description of our online and offline practices regarding the collection, use, disclosure, and sale of personal information and of the rights of California residents regarding their personal information.

Any terms defined in the CCPA have the same meaning when used in this Privacy Notice.

Information We Collect

When you use our Website, we may collect personal information about you, such as your name, address, Social Security number, telephone number, email address, asset information, income information, or any other information that you submit on applications or other forms made available through the Website. We collect this information when you request to get qualified, begin an application, or make an inquiry.

As part of our business, and in our efforts to serve you, we collect this information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or device (“personal information”). In particular, we have collected the following categories of personal information from consumers within the last twelve (12) months:

What is Collected:

  • Identifiers
    A real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, Social Security number, driver’s license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers.
  • Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute
    A name, signature, Social Security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical information, or health insurance information. Some personal information included in this category may overlap with other categories.
  • Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law.
    Age (40 years or older), race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, veteran or military status. 
  • Commercial information
    Records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies.
  • Internet or other similar network activity
    Browsing history, search history, information on a consumer’s interaction with a website, application, or advertisement.
  • Geolocation data
    Physical location or movements.
  • Sensory data
    Audio recordings of your contact with our customer service team.
  • Professional or employment-related information
    Current or past job history or performance evaluations.

What is Not Collected:

  • Biometric information
    Genetic, physiological, behavioral, and biological characteristics, or activity patterns used to extract a template or other identifier or identifying information, such as, fingerprints, faceprints, and voiceprints, iris or retina scans, keystroke, gait, or other physical patterns, and sleep, health, or exercise data.
  • Non-public education information
    Education records directly related to a student maintained by an educational institution or party acting on its behalf, such as grades, transcripts, class lists, student schedules, student identification codes, student financial information, or student disciplinary records.
  • Inferences drawn from other personal information
    Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information.

Personal Information DOES NOT Include:

  • Publicly available information from federal, state, or local government records.
  • De-identified or aggregated consumer information.
  • Information excluded from the CCPA’s scope, such as personal information covered by certain sector-specific privacy laws, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FRCA), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) or California Financial Information Privacy Act (FIPA) and the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act of 1994.

We obtain the categories of personal information listed above from the following categories of sources:

  • Directly from our customers or their agents. For example, from documents that our customers provide to us related to the services that we are asked to perform.
  • Indirectly from our customers or their agents. For example, through information we collect from our customers in the course of providing services to them.
  • Directly and indirectly from activity on our Website. For example, from submissions through our Website portal or Website usage details collected automatically.
  • From third-parties that interact with us in connection with the services we perform. For example, credit reporting agencies, appraisers, and other service providers.
  • From our affiliates.

Use of Personal Information

We may use or disclose the personal information we collect for one or more of the following business purposes:

  • To fulfill or meet the reason for which the information is provided. For example, if you provide personal information to get qualified for a sale-leaseback transaction, we will use that information to process your application and facilitate closing the sale of the property to us and your lease of the property back after closing. We may also save your information for legal or regulatory purposes, property management and disposition.
  • To provide, support, personalize, and develop our websites, products and services.
  • To create, maintain, customize, and secure your account with us.
  • To process your requests, purchases, transactions, and payments and prevent transactional fraud.
  • To provide you with support and to respond to your inquiries, including to investigate and address your concerns and monitor and improve our response.
  • To personalize your website experience and to deliver relevant content and product and service offerings, including targeted offers and other communications (with your consent, where required by law).
  • To help maintain the safety, security, and integrity of our business websites, products and services, databases and other technology assets.
  • For testing, research, analysis, and product development, including to develop and improve our Website, products, and services.
  • To respond to law enforcement requests and as required by applicable law, court order, or governmental regulations.
  • As described to you when collecting your personal information or for other business purposes or that are otherwise set forth in the CCPA.
  • To respond to audits or state or federal examinations by our regulators.
  • We will not collect additional categories of personal information or use the personal information we collected for materially different, unrelated or incompatible purposes without providing you notice.

Sharing Personal Information

We may disclose your personal information to a third party for a business purpose. We limit the information that we send service providers, and require that our service providers only use shared personal information to perform the services requested in accordance with our Privacy Policy and have adequate security measures in place to protect any of your shared personal information.

We may share personal information with third parties:

  • Such as vendors who provide employment verification, title, document import, or other necessary services;
  • Such as our subsidiary and affiliated businesses that provide quality services or products you may be interested in;
  • For any purpose to which you expressly consent;
  • To protect our rights or the rights or safety of others; and
  • As may be required by law or regulation.

Sale of Personal Information

In the preceding 12 months, we have not sold to another business or any third party any personal information subject to the CCPA.  

Your Rights and Choices

The CCPA provides consumers (California residents) with specific rights regarding their personal information.

Access to Information

Unless your personal information is excluded from the scope of the CCPA, you have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past 12 months. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, you have a right to know:

  • The categories of personal information we have collected about you.
  • The categories of sources for the personal information we collected about you.
  • Our business or commercial purpose for collecting that personal information.
  • The categories of third parties with whom we share that personal information.
  • The specific pieces of personal information we collected about you.
  • If we disclosed your personal information for a business purpose, identifying the personal information categories that each category of recipient obtained.

Deletion Requests Rights

Unless your personal information is excluded from the scope of the CCPA, you have the right to request that we delete any of your personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to exceptions.

There may be certain data that we may not allow you to review for legal, security, or other reasons. We may deny your deletion request if retaining the information is necessary for us or our service providers to:

  • Complete the transaction for which we collected the personal information.
  • Provide a good or service that you requested and take actions reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you.
  • Perform a contract between us and you.
  • Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, or prosecute those responsible for such activities.
  • Debug products to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality.
  • Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise their free speech rights, or exercise another right provided for by law.
  • Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (Cal. Penal Code § 1546 seq.).
  • Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with consumer expectations based on your relationship with us.
  • Comply with a legal obligation.
  • Make other internal and lawful uses of that information that are compatible with the context in which you provided it.

Exercising Your Rights

If you are a California resident, you can submit a request to us by:

Emailing us at [email protected].

Writing to us at: 

EasyKnock™ Inc.
P.O. Box 818081
Cleveland, OH 44181
Attn: Compliance Department

Only you or a person registered with the California Secretary of State that you authorize to act on your behalf, may make a verifiable consumer request related to your personal information. You may also make a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor child.

You may only make a verifiable consumer request twice within a 12-month period. The verifiable consumer request must:

  • Provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify you are the California resident about whom we collected personal information or an authorized representative of such a resident.
  • Describe your request with sufficient detail that allows us to properly understand, evaluate and respond to it.

We cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm the personal information relates to you. Making a verifiable consumer request does not require you to create an account with us. We will only use personal information provided in a verifiable consumer request to verify the requestor’s identity or authority to make the request. Our practices with regard to verifying a request will vary depending on the request and the information we have on the person making the request.

Response Timing and Format

We endeavor to respond to a verifiable consumer request within 45 days of its receipt. If we require more time (up to 90 days), we will inform you of the reason and extension period in writing. We will deliver our written response by mail or electronically (provided we can do so securely). Any disclosures we provide will only cover the 12-month period preceding the verifiable consumer request’s receipt. The response we provide will also explain the reasons we cannot comply with a request, if applicable.

We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your verifiable consumer request unless it is excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded.

Non-discrimination

You have the right to not receive discriminatory treatment for the exercise of the privacy rights conferred by the CCPA.

Information for Parents or Guardians

We do not knowingly collect or maintain information about children under the age of 16, unless that information is provided by a parent, legal guardian, or authorized adult.

Changes to this Privacy Notice

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Notice at any time to reflect changes in our business, legal or regulatory obligations. Any changes will be immediately effective upon the posting of the updated Privacy Notice.

Contact Information

If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Notice or our privacy practices, please do not hesitate to contact us at:

Email: [email protected] 

Mail:

EasyKnock™ Inc.
P.O. Box 818081
Cleveland, OH 44181
Attn: Compliance Department

Additional Privacy Notice for Vermont Residents

If you live in Vermont, we will share information only as permitted by law. We will not share your personal information with non-affiliates for their marketing purposes, unless you authorize us to do so. We will not share consumer report information about you with joint marketing partners or with affiliates, except with your consent or to the extent otherwise permitted by law.

Terms of Service

This Terms of Service Agreement (this “Agreement”) is a binding agreement between you and EasyKnock™, Inc. and its affiliated companies (collectively, “EasyKnock™,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) providing the terms and conditions for your use of our Services.

By “Services,” we mean your access and use of this website www.easyknock.com (the “Website”) and of all the products and services owned and operated by EasyKnock™, including the content, features, data, and software made available through the Website, our mobile applications, and other websites or applications we operate.

Please review this Agreement carefully.  By accessing and using our Services, you agree to all the terms and conditions of this Agreement.  Please be sure to also review our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated and made a part of this Agreement.

This Agreement contains warranty and liability disclaimers.

We may modify this Agreement from time to time and will post the amended agreement at www.easyknock.com/terms. You will be deemed to have accepted this Agreement as amended if you continue to access our Services after any amendments are posted.

1. General Terms

1.1 Using Our Services

1.1.1 General Requirements

By accessing our Services, you agree to abide by all applicable local, state, national, and international laws and regulations in your use of our Services.

Our Services are intended only for personal, non-commercial use by U.S. residents aged 18 years and over. If you do not meet this criteria, you agree to immediately discontinue use of our Services. We reserve the right to refuse to provide our Services to anyone at any time.

1.1.2 Registered Users

We reserve the right to restrict certain of our Services to registered users. In the event that any of our Services requires you to register prior to our granting you access, you agree to provide accurate, current, and complete account information, including but not limited to your name, address, telephone number, and email address, and to update this information as necessary to keep it accurate, current, and complete.

You may not sell, transfer, or assign your account with us to anyone else. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account name and password, and for all activities that occur while logged in under your account. You agree to notify us immediately at [email protected] of any actual or suspected unauthorized use of your account.

1.1.3 License

EasyKnock™ grants to you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use our Services in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. EasyKnock™ reserves all right, title and interest not expressly granted under this license to the fullest extent permitted by law. Any use of our Services not expressly permitted under this Agreement is strictly prohibited.

You agree not to sublicense, assign, or transfer the license granted to you under this Agreement. Any attempt to sublicense, assign, or transfer any of the rights, duties, or obligations in violation of the provisions of this Agreement is void.

1.1.4 Copyrights, Trademarks and Other Intellectual Property

Sell and Stay® and MoveAbility® are registered trademarks of EasyKnock™, Inc. All content and materials available through our Services, including, but not limited to text, images, audio, video, interfaces, information, data, and computer code, are the property of EasyKnock™ (collectively, our “Content”).

Our Content, including any content licensed to us by third party content providers (the “Providers”), is protected by U.S. and international intellectual property laws and treaties. You are permitted to access our Content only through our Services and you may not copy, modify, sell, reproduce, distribute, republish, display, post, create derivative or collective works from, or transmit in any form our Content, in whole or in part, without our prior written consent, which may be subsequently revoked at our sole discretion. You may not reverse engineer or reverse compile any of our Services or the technology used to operate our Services.  Nothing in this Agreement grants you any license or right to use our Content except as expressly stated in this Agreement.

1.1.5 Infringement

You agree that you will not use our Services in any manner that infringes the rights of any third party. If you are a copyright holder and believe your work has been used in our Services in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please send a notice of infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) to:

EasyKnock™, c/o Legal Team

Email: [email protected], with a copy to [email protected].

1.1.6 Other Restrictions

You agree that you will not use our Services to: (a) impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity; (b) engage in spamming, flooding, harvesting of email addresses or other personal information, spidering, screen scraping, database scraping, or any other activity with the purpose of obtaining lists of users or any other information, including specifically, property listings available through our Services; (c) attempt to decipher, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any of the computer code comprising or in any way making up a part of our Services; (d) violate any applicable local, state, national or international law; (e) send chain letters or pyramid schemes via our Services; or (f) attempt to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems through our Services.

You agree that you will not use our Services in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair our Services or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of our Services.

1.1.7 Submissions

If you submit to us or post through our Services any property listing, testimonial, comment, review, suggestion, or any work of authorship (collectively, a “submission”) including, without limitation, submissions about any of our products or services, such submission may be used by us in any manner. Please do not submit or send any submission to us that you consider contains confidential or proprietary information. No submission sent to us will be considered or treated as confidential information. We do not pre-screen submissions and we will have no obligation to read any particular submission submitted or sent to us.

By submitting or sending a submission to us, you: (a) represent and warrant that the submission is original to you, that no other party has any rights thereto, and that any moral rights in such submission have been waived, and (b) grant us a royalty-free, unrestricted, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive and fully transferable, assignable and sublicensable right and license to use, reproduce, publish, distribute, display, translate, summarize, modify and adapt such submission (in whole or part) and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed, in our sole discretion, with or without your name.

1.2 Disclaimers

1.2.1 No Warranty

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR SERVICES, OUR CONTENT, OR OTHER CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. EASYKNOCK™, ON BEHALF OF ITSELF, ITS AFFILIATES, AND THE PROVIDERS, DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, RELATING TO OUR SERVICES, OUR CONTENT, OR OTHER CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR SERVICES INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, QUALITY, ACCURACY, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTY ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE OR TRADE.

1.2.2 Assumption of Risk

YOU USE OUR SERVICES, OUR CONTENT, OR OTHER CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR SERVICES, AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. YOU ASSUME ALL RISK FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT MAY RESULT FROM YOUR USE OF OUR SERVICES, OUR CONTENT, OR OTHER CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR SERVICES. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR PROPERTY (INCLUDING ANY COMPUTER SYSTEM OR MOBILE DEVICE USED IN CONNECTION WITH OUR SERVICES), OR THE LOSS OF DATA THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OF OUR SERVICES, OUR CONTENT, OR OTHER CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR SERVICES.

ADDITIONALLY, YOU VISIT EASYKNOCK’S REAL PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING PREMISES (COLLECTIVELY, THE “PREMISES”) AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. YOU ASSUME ANY AND ALL RISK FOR ANY PROPERTY DAMAGE OR LOSS, OR BODILY, MENTAL, OR PERSONAL INJURY, INCLUDING DEATH, RELATING TO OR ARISING FROM VISITING THE PREMISES.

1.2.3 Not a Legal or Professional Advisor

You acknowledge and agree that EasyKnock™ is not engaged in rendering legal, tax or other professional services.  If legal, tax or other professional assistance is required, including but not limited to the review of agreements and forms made available to you through our Services, the services of a competent professional should be sought.

1.3 Limitation of Liability

You agree that neither EasyKnock™, nor its affiliates, nor any of their respective employees, or agents involved in the creation, production and distribution of our Services or our Content, is liable to any person or entity whatsoever for any loss, damage (whether actual, consequential, special, punitive, direct or indirect), injury, claim, liability or other cause of action based upon or resulting from the use or attempted use of our Services or our Content, including but not limited to any claim or damage arising from failure of performance, error, omission, inaccuracy, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation, computer virus, system failure, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of personal records, or the reliance upon or use of data, information, opinions or other materials accessed through our services.  Additionally, you agree that EasyKnock™ is not liable or responsible for any defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of third parties.

NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION TO THE CONTRARY, NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL AFFECT WARRANTIES OR LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RIGHTS TO DAMAGES, WHICH ARE INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION OR RESTRICTION UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

1.4 Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless EasyKnock™, its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents, and licensors from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out of or in any way related to (i) any violation or alleged violation by you of the terms and conditions of this Agreement or any applicable law; (ii) your access, use, or misuse of our Services or our Content; and/or (iii) any infringement by you of the copyright or intellectual property rights of any third party.  You must not settle any such claim or matter without the prior written consent of EasyKnock™. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any claim subject to indemnification by you, and you further agree that you will cooperate fully in the defense of any such claims.

1.5 Governing Law

This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the state of New York, without regard to its provisions relating to conflict of laws.

1.6 Enforceability

Our failure to enforce any of our rights or to act with respect to a breach by you or others of this Agreement does not constitute a waiver of any rights and will not limit our rights with respect to that breach or any subsequent breaches. No waiver by EasyKnock™ of any of the provisions in this Agreement will be of any force or effect unless made in writing and signed by a duly authorized officer of EasyKnock™.

If any provision of this Agreement shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this Agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

We may assign this Agreement, or certain of our rights or obligations under this Agreement, to any party at any time without notice to you. You may not assign your rights or obligations under this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of EasyKnock™.

1.7 Consent to be Contacted; Notices

If you provide, or have provided, a telephone number to us, you expressly agree that the provision of such telephone number is your express written consent to contact you at that number in order to provide you with informational and service messages, including via text message and/or by using automated telephone technology. Standard message and data rates may apply. Your consent is not a condition to use our Services.  You can opt-out by emailing [email protected] and also opt out of text messages by replying “STOP” to the sender. You represent and warrant that you are the authorized subscriber for the telephone number(s) you have provided.  Please be aware that we may record or monitor telephone calls for quality assurance.

If you provide, or have provided, an email or mail address to us, you agree that we may provide notices to you through such means. Unless otherwise stated in the notices, the notices will become effective immediately.

2. Service-Specific Terms

Certain terms and conditions are specific to certain of our Services.  We’ve broken those out below.

2.1 EasyKnock™ Estimates

An EasyKnock™ Estimate and/or Letter of Intent (each an “EasyKnock™ Estimate”) is an estimate calculated using publicly-available information and third party data sources.

An EasyKnock™ Estimate is not an appraisal. It is an invitation for you to request an offer to purchase your home (an “EasyKnock Offer”).

2.2 Selling to EasyKnock™

2.2.1 EasyKnock™ Offers

An EasyKnock™ Offer is an offer by EasyKnock™ to purchase a home.  You will be eligible to receive an EasyKnock™ Offer after you provide us with information about your home and (i) you are the owner of the home, (ii) the home is in a location we provide our programs, (iii) the home meets our current home-buying parameters, which may change from time to time in our sole discretion and (iv) we have had an opportunity to assess your home, including obtaining a third party appraisal and home inspection.

An EasyKnock™ Offer is a Purchase Agreement representing the purchase price EasyKnock™ is willing to pay for your home based on an appraisal, subject to additional terms, conditions, and fees outlined in the offer.

In the event that EasyKnock™ makes you an offer on your home, EasyKnock™ is not acting as your real estate agent or broker; nor does EasyKnock™ represent you in any capacity as a seller. EasyKnock™ is merely acting as, or on behalf of, a purchaser of real estate. As a seller, you have the right, and it is your responsibility, to independently evaluate and decide whether to accept the EasyKnock™ Offer.

2.2.2 EasyKnock™ Charges

Your EasyKnock™ Offer will reflect a figure for EasyKnock™’s Processing Fee and, depending on your product, Option Fee. These charges may vary, including based on your product and the terms of your transaction. They do not include negotiated repairs costs or third party charges related to the settlement of the sale.

2.3 Visiting an EasyKnock™ Home

2.3.1 Authorized Access

By accessing any home owned by EasyKnock™ (an “EasyKnock™ Home” or “Premises”), you certify and agree you are entering the home with the express purpose of (1) evaluating the home for potential purchase, or (2) engaged in authorized business with EasyKnock™.  You acknowledge that each access request grants up to 1 hour of time in the home, unless you have express permission from EasyKnock™ for extended on-site presence. EasyKnock™ may revoke permission to access one or more of its homes at any time.  If you are asked to leave one EasyKnock™ Home, you lose permission to go to any future EasyKnock™ Home unless you receive notification otherwise from EasyKnock™.

2.3.2 Authorized Activities

By entering an EasyKnock™ Home, you acknowledge and agree that you will not, and will not assist or enable others, to:

  • breach or circumvent any applicable law, or terms of this Agreement;
  • access the home if under the age of 18;
  • smoke, vape, consume alcohol, or use any illicit or illegal substances on the Premises;
  • abandon, leave behind, dump, or otherwise discard any property including, but not limited to, flyers, pamphlets, marketing or promotional materials, trash, garbage, waste product, or any other type of personal property on the Premises without the express consent of EasyKnock™;
  • remove any property from the Premises other than marketing or promotional materials provided by EasyKnock™ for such use;
  • use any facilities in the home including, but not limited to, pools, showers, and appliances other than for the purpose of examining them in the course of reasonable evaluation for purchasing the home;
  • request access other than through a method authorized by EasyKnock™ (authorized methods include the EasyKnock™ Mobile App, text-to-enter, and a phone call to EasyKnock’s Customer Support line);
  • enter the home other than through the front door;
  • bring any weapon including, but not limited to guns, knives, blunt-force objects, and projectiles into the home or surrounding yard;
  • avoid, bypass, remove, deactivate, impair, or otherwise attempt to circumvent any technological or security measure implemented by EasyKnock™ or any other third party to protect EasyKnock™ Homes and their contents and surroundings, Services, customers, and/or visitors; or
  • violate or infringe anyone else’s rights or otherwise cause harm to anyone.

If, in accessing an EasyKnock™ Home, whether through an authorized method or not, you provide access to any individuals who have not expressly accepted this Agreement, you accept legal and financial responsibility for their behavior including for any breaches by them of Section 2.3 of this Agreement.

By accessing any EasyKnock™ Home, you accept legal and financial responsibility for any damage you cause to the Premises and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any bodily, mental, or personal injury, including death, relating to or arising from accessing or visiting the Premises.

2.4 Buying an EasyKnock™ Home

2.4.1 As-Is Conveyance

If you contract to purchase a home from EasyKnock™ (“Seller”), you (“Buyer”) agree to the following additional terms and conditions regarding your purchase of the home (the “Property”).  In the event of any conflict with the terms of the purchase agreement (“Purchase Contract”) governing the purchase of the Property, the Purchase Contract shall prevail.

Seller has provided Buyer with an opportunity to inspect the Property, and strongly encourages Buyer to seek an inspection on the Property by a licensed home inspector. Buyer further recognizes Seller has not resided in the Property and has limited knowledge thereof. Accordingly, to the fullest extent permitted by law and under the terms of the Purchase Contract:

BUYER AGREES THAT BUYER IS ACQUIRING THE PROPERTY ON AN “AS IS, AND WITH ALL FAULTS BASIS” WITHOUT REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR COVENANTS OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THE QUALITY, PHYSICAL CONDITION OR VALUE OF THE PROPERTY, THE PRESENCE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES IN OR NEAR THE PROPERTY, OR EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPERTY.

BUYER WAIVES ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY AS TO HABITABILITY AND/OR, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY AS TO THE WORKMANSHIP OF ANY REPAIRS OR MODIFICATIONS PERFORMED ON THE PROPERTY.

BUYER AGREES IT HAS HAD AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN PROFESSIONAL COUNSEL OF ITS CHOOSING, AND IS RELYING SOLELY ON ITS OWN INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT AND THAT OF ITS OWN PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS, IF ANY, IN ENTERING INTO THE PURCHASE CONTRACT AND PURCHASING THE PROPERTY.

BUYER WILL CONDUCT SUCH INSPECTIONS OF THE PROPERTY AS BUYER DEEMS NECESSARY AND, IF BUYER ELECTS TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY, AND AGREES TO ASSUME THE RISK OF ANY ADVERSE CONDITIONS, INCLUDING ADVERSE CONDITIONS THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN REVEALED BY SUCH INSPECTIONS. 

2.5 Current EasyKnock™ Promotions

Please note that, from time to time, we may advertise estimates of what customers can receive pursuant to a given EasyKnock™ promotion.  However, the final amounts you will receive, if eligible, will depend on factors like the final price of the home you buy or sell, liens on the property, the third party appraisal and items identified in the third party inspection.  Consult with your EasyKnock™ representative for more details as to how these promotions apply to your home sale or purchase. Unless otherwise stated, EasyKnock™ promotions may not be combined.  

This Agreement was last modified on November 18, 2022.

ANY RIGHTS NOT EXPRESSLY GRANTED HEREIN ARE RESERVED BY EasyKnock™.