MAINE LISTINGS WEBSITE TERMS OF USE

Last update: September 4, 2019

Welcome to the MaineListings.com website. Maine Real Estate Information System, Inc. d/b/a Maine Listings ("Maine Listings") is a Maine corporation. Maine Listings owns, operates and/or maintains MaineListings.com, subdomains, and other websites on which this notice appears or is linked (collectively, the "Site").

The Site is intended to provide you with access to residential and commercial real estate listings, real estate related information, real estate related services, and information about Maine Listings and its services and products. These "Terms of Use" govern your legal rights and obligations relating to the Site and address the following items:

  1. Your acceptance of the Terms of Use
  2. Rights to content on the Site
  3. License to use the Site
  4. Limits on your use of this Site
  5. Maine Listings' privacy policy
  6. Third party content and services
  7. Disclaimer of warranties
  8. Limitation of liability
  9. Your indemnification obligations
  10. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notice
  11. Effects of other agreements
  12. General
  13. Contacting us
  14. Modifications to the Site, the Terms of Use, and last update
  1. YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS OF USE - This is a legally binding contract. DO NOT USE THIS SITE IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THESE TERMS OF USE. By entering and using the Site, you signify that you have read and agree to the provisions of these Terms of Use, posted at the time of your use of the Site. If you violate any provision of these Terms of Use, your permission to use the Site and any licenses to content in it immediately terminate without the necessity of any notice to you. You agree that Maine Listings may, in its sole discretion, and at any time, terminate your access to and use of the Site, or any part thereof, with or without notice to you. Maine Listings reserves the right to deny access to the Site to anyone for any reason.
  2. RIGHTS TO CONTENT ON THE SITE - All content on or provided through the Site, including, but not limited to, all information, text, messages, images, virtual tours, photos, illustrations, designs, icons, files, trademarks, copyrighted material, specifications, catalogs, literature, technical information, advertisements, and other materials on the Site, as well as the organization and layout of the Site (the "Maine Listings Content"), are the exclusive property of Maine Listings and its licensors. The Maine Listings Content is protected by copyrights, trademarks or service marks, and other intellectual property rights, which are owned and controlled by Maine Listings and its licensors. Subject to the license described in these Terms of Use, all intellectual property rights in the Site and Maine Listings Content are reserved.
  3. LICENSE TO USE THE SITE – Subject to these Terms of Use, you may access, download, and print materials on the Site solely for your personal and non-commercial use, however, any print-out of the Site, or portions of the Site, must include the copyright notice of the owner of such materials. No right, title or interest in the Site or the Maine Listings Content is transferred to you as a result of accessing, downloading, or printing such materials. Unless otherwise specified, you may not copy, modify, distribute, transmit, display, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, frame in another web site, use on any other website or mobile application, transfer or sell any information obtained from this Site. The foregoing prohibition expressly includes, but is not limited to, the practices of "screen scraping" or "database scraping" to obtain lists of users, property data, or other information. The trademarks and service marks used or displayed on the Site are either trademarks or service marks of Maine Listings or a third party. None of these trademarks or service marks may be used in any way without receiving the prior express written permission of Maine Listings, or other owner as applicable, of the trademark or the service mark.
  4. LIMITS ON YOUR USE OF THIS SITE - You agree not to use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use or by law. You agree that you will not use the Site in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Site or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Site. Except with the written permission of Maine Listings, you agree that you will not create links from any website or webpage to any page within the Site. You agree that if Maine Listings, in its sole and unfettered discretion, requests in writing that you remove any link or links to the Site, you will promptly do so. If you post, upload, submit or otherwise transmit any content on or through the Site, you agree to provide true, accurate, and complete information and to refrain from impersonating any person or entity and from falsely representing your affiliation with any person or entity, and such content will not infringe any party’s intellectual property rights.
  5. MAINE LISTINGS' PRIVACY POLICY- Your privacy while using this Site is important to Maine Listings. Information about you gathered while you use the Site is subject to our Privacy Policy. Please review Maine Listings' to understand how your information is collected, used, and protected.
  6. THIRD PARTY CONTENT AND SERVICES - For your convenience, the Site may contain content, information and services from third parties and links to third party websites, or may redirect you to third party websites that may be of interest to you ("Third Party Content and Services"). Third Party Content and Services are not under the control of Maine Listings, and Maine Listings is not responsible for such content (including the accuracy or reliability of any such content, data, opinions, or advice), services or third party websites, including without limitation any link contained in such content, or any changes or updates to such content, services or third party websites. Maine Listings is providing the Third Party Content and Services to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion or access to Third Party Content and Services does not imply an endorsement by Maine Listings of such content or services, of the provider of such content or services, or any third party website. These Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy are only applicable when you are on this Site. You may be subject to additional and/or different terms, conditions, and privacy policies when you access or use Third Party Content and Services, which you should carefully review.

  7. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES - YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ALL YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. YOUR USE OF AND RELIANCE UPON THE SITE, ITS CONTENT, INFORMATION OR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND AS AVAILABLE BASIS. MAINE LISTINGS MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THE APPROPRIATENESS, ACCURACY, SUFFICIENCY, CORRECTNESS, VERACITY, VALUE, COMPLETENESS, OR TIMLINESS OF THE SITE, ITS CONTENT, INFORMATION OR SERVICES. MAINE LISTINGS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL SUCH REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NONINFRINGEMENT, OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. MAINE LISTINGS DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE SITE, OR ITS CONTENT, INFORMATION, SERVICES, TEXT, GRAPHICS, LINKS OR OTHER ITEMS PROVIDED THROUGH THE SITE. INFORMATION WITHIN THE SITE MAY CONTAIN TECHNICAL INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS.

    YOU AGREE THAT NOTHING ON THIS SITE CONSTITUTES, OR IS MEANT TO CONSTITUTE, ADVICE OF ANY KIND. THE INFORMATION AND CONTENT ON THIS SITE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. IF YOU REQUIRE ADVICE IN RELATION TO ANY REAL ESTATE, LEGAL, OR FINANCIAL MATTER, YOU SHOULD CONSULT AN APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL.
  8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY - IN NO EVENT SHALL MAINE LISTINGS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS, EXPENSE OR DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AND INCLUDING LOST PROFITS OR LOST REVENUE, CAUSED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS OR BY THE USE OR RELIANCE UPON THE SITE OR ITS CONTENT, INFORMATION OR SERVICES, USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE, THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF MAINE LISTINGS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. YOU AGREE THE LIABILITY OF MAINE LISTINGS, IF ANY, ARISING OUT OF ANY LEGAL CLAIM ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THIS SITE WILL NOT EXCEED $1,000 IN THE AGGREGATE. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE SITE OR RELATED SERVICES, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE AND RELATED SERVICES.
  9. YOUR INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS - YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD MAINE LISTINGS, AND ITS SHAREHOLDER, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND EMPLOYEES, AND ALL THIRD PARTIES THAT PROVIDE CONTENT, INFORMATION, OR SERVICES THROUGH THE SITE, HARMLESS FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS, OR CAUSES OF ACTION, FOR ANY MANNER OF ACTUAL, THREATENED, OR CLAIMED LOSS, DAMAGE, COST, OR EXPENSE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO COURT COSTS AND REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES, MADE BY ANY THIRD PARTY DUE TO OR ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE SITE.
  10. DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT (DMCA) NOTICE - This Site follows the safe harbor provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act 17 USC § 512. You can review Maine Listings' DMCA policy here.
  11. EFFECTS OF OTHER AGREEMENTS - If you are a participant or subscriber of Maine Listings, or other use of Maine Listing’s services, the provisions of these Terms of Use are cumulative with those set out in your participant, subscriber, user or other agreement to the extent they are not inconsistent with each other. In the event the terms are inconsistent, the terms of the other agreement not these Terms of Use shall prevail.
  12. GENERAL - Except as otherwise stated, these Terms of Use are the complete agreement between you and Maine Listings. The laws of the State of Maine, U.S.A., will govern these Terms of Use, excluding any principles or rules of law that may direct the application of the law of another state. You hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Maine, U.S.A., for any litigation arising out of or relating to the use of the Site, waive any objection to the venue of any such litigation in the Maine courts and agree not to plead or claim in any Maine court that such litigation brought therein has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Use of the Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms of Use, including without limitation, this paragraph. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of these Terms of Use is unenforceable for any reason, then that provision will be deleted and the remaining provisions will be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. Maine Listings' or your failure to exercise or enforce a right in this Agreement or otherwise available, shall not constitute a waiver of any rights. If you are a participant, subscriber, or other user of Maine Listings' multiple listing services, the provisions these Terms of Use are cumulative with those set out in your participant, subscriber, user or other agreement to the extent that they are not inconsistent with each other; in the event the terms are inconsistent, the terms of the other agreement and not these Terms of Use shall prevail.

  13. CONTACTING US - If you have questions about these Terms of Use, the Site, or our other services or products, please contact us at

    Maine Listings
    92 Darling Avenue
    South Portland, ME 04106
    (207) 780-1366
    [email protected]

  14. MODIFICATIONS TO THE SITE, THE TERMS OF USE, AND LAST UPDATE - Maine Listings reserves the right to add, remove, or otherwise make changes to any feature of the Site, or discontinue the Site in its entirety, or any part of it, at any time without any notice to you. Maine Listings has the sole discretion to update these Terms of Use at any time. When we do make changes to the Terms of Use, we will revise the "last update" date at the top and bottom of these Terms of Use. We encourage you to visit this page from time to time to review the then-current Terms of Use. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review these Terms of Use periodically. Any changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Terms of Use on the Site, and you waive the right to receive specific notice of each such amendment or modification.

    LAST UPDATE: These Terms of Use were last updated on September 4, 2019.