Terms of Service for Customers

These Terms and Conditions govern the facilitation services that TaxQuotes.com will make available to you, and are in addition to the website terms of use that apply from time to time, to your use of the Website (as defined below).

You should read these Terms and Conditions carefully before using our Website, as by using our Website and using the Facilitation Services, you are confirming that you accept these Terms and Conditions and that you will comply with them. If you do not accept these Terms and Conditions, you should leave our Website and cease using the Facilitation Services immediately.

1. Definitions and Interpretation

1.1 In these Terms and Conditions, the following words and expressions have the following meanings:

"the Customer" / "you"businesses and consumers who use the Website to search for a Professional who can provide the professional services they require;
“Customer Contract”the contract between the Professional and the Customer for the provision of the Services;
“Facilitation Services”the provision by TaxQuotes of a Prospective Customer’s contact details to a Professional, as set out in clause 2.4;
“Services”the professional services provided by a Professional to a Customer;
“us” / “we” / “TaxQuotes.com”TaxQuotes, Inc.
“Website”www.TaxQuotes.com
“the Professional”the person offering their professional services to Customers;

2. The Facilitation Services

2.1. TaxQuotes.com operates the Website which has been established to facilitate introductions between potential customers and professionals for the provision of a wide range of services. Our separate website terms of use apply to your use of the Website.

2.2. Customers will be able to search the Website to find potential professionals, and the Website algorithms will help identify professionals who may be able to meet the Customer’s requirements. Customer requests will result in us putting you in touch with Professionals who may be able fulfil the criteria you have provided.

2.3. To use the Facilitation Services, you will be required to accept these Terms and Conditions following the instructions on the Website, and a contract will be formed between you and us for the provision of the Facilitation Services at that point. You will need to enter into a separate contract with any Professionals you wish to instruct to provide you with Services. See below for more information.

2.4. When you have submitted your request, you will be provided with details of all of the Professionals who may be able to fulfil the criteria that you provided.

2.5. You will be entitled to review the information you receive from the Professionals, and may or may not decide to engage a Professional to provide the Services you require. We cannot in any way endorse or confirm that the Professionals identified as a result of the Facilitation Service we offer are able to fulfil your requirements, and it will be your sole responsibility to engage with the Professional to establish whether they can meet your requirements prior to you entering into a Customer Contract. If you do engage a Professional to provide the Services, you will become a customer of the Professional and will enter into a Customer Contract with them. For the avoidance of doubt, the Services are provided to you by the Professional, and not by TaxQuotes.com.

2.6. TaxQuotes.com has no influence or control whatsoever on the information contained on the Professional’s website and accepts no liability for its content. The content of such third-party websites is the responsibility of the respective Professional. You will need to contract directly with the Professional for any Services you require from them.

2.7. The Facilitation Services shall be provided to you at no cost.

Important:

TaxQuotes.com acts only as a facilitator of the introductions referred to above, and the provision of any Services by a Professional to a Customer will be subject to an entirely separate legal contract. If there are any issues with performance of those Services by the Professional, you will have legal rights of redress against the Professional directly, and not against TaxQuotes.com.

3. Ending Our Contract

You can always end your contract with us, and you can do this by ceasing to use the Facilitation Services.

4. Data Protection

Please see our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy for more information on how your personal information will be used.

5. Liability

5.1. As provided for in Clause 2 above, you acknowledge that the contract for the provision of the Services is between you and the Professional and as such, it is the Professional who is responsible for the provision of the Services to you. TaxQuotes.com shall have no liability to you whatsoever in respect of the provision of the Services and/or your dealings with any of the Professionals who are listed on the Website.

5.2. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions limits or excludes our liability to you for:

        5.2.1 death or personal injury resulting from negligence;

        5.2.2 fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or

        5.2.3 any other matter for which we are not permitted by law to exclude or limit our liability.

5.3. We accept no liability for the information contained on any third-party websites linked to on our Website and we won’t be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

If you are an individual consumer

5.5. Please note that we only provide the Facilitation Services to consumers for domestic and private use. You agree not to use the Facilitation Service for any commercial or business purposes, and we have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.

If you are a business customer

5.6. We exclude all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to this website or any content on it, whether express or implied.

5.7. We will not be liable to you for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with the Facilitation Services. In particular, we will not be liable for:

        5.7.1 loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue;

        5.7.2 business interruption;

        5.7.3 loss of anticipated savings;

        5.7.4 loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or

        5.7.5 any indirect or consequential loss or damage.

6. General Provisions

6.1. We make changes to these Terms and Conditions from time to time. You should therefore check these Terms of Conditions whenever you return to our Website to see whether any changes have been made, as these will be binding on you.

6.2. We may transfer our contract to someone else. We may transfer our rights and obligations under these Terms and Conditions to another organisation.

6.3. You need our consent to transfer your rights to someone else.

6.4. Nobody else has any rights under our contract. This contract is between you and us. No other person shall have any rights to enforce any of its terms.

6.5. If a court finds part of this contract illegal, the rest will continue in force. Each of the paragraphs of these Terms and Conditions operates separately. If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them are unlawful, the remaining paragraphs will remain in full force and effect.

6.6. Even if we delay in enforcing these Terms and Conditions, we can still enforce it later. If we do not insist immediately that you do anything you are required to do under these Terms and Conditions, or if we delay in taking steps against you in respect of your breaking this contract, that will not mean that you do not have to do those things and it will not prevent us taking steps against you at a later date.

If you are an individual consumer

6.7. Which laws apply to our contract and where you may bring legal proceedings. These Terms and Conditions are governed by U.S. law and you can bring legal proceedings in U.S. courts.

If you are a business customer

6.8. If you are a business user these Terms of Use (and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with them) are governed by the law of the United States and the court of the United States has exclusive jurisdiction to determine any dispute arising out of or in connection with them (including without limitation in relation to any non-contractual obligations).

Terms of Service for Professionals

These Terms and Conditions will apply to the facilitation services that TaxQuotes.com will make available to you, and are in addition to the website terms of use that apply from time to time, to your use of the Website (as defined below).

1. Definitions and Interpretation

"Customer"a Prospective Customer who chooses a Professional to provide services to them;
“Customer Contract”the contract between the Professional and the Customer for the provision of the Services;
“Facilitation Services”the provision by TaxQuotes of a Prospective Customer’s contact details to a Professional, so that they become a Contact, as set out in clause 2.4;
"Contact"a Prospective Customer, whose contact details have been provided to a Professional, as part of the Facilitation Services;
“Prospective Customers”businesses and consumers who use the Website to find a Professional who can provide the professional services they require;
“Services”the professional services provided by a Professional to a Customer;
“us” / “we” / “TaxQuotes.com”TaxQuotes, Inc.
“Website”www.TaxQuotes.com
“you / the Professional”means the person offering their professional services to Prospective Customers;

1.2. all headings are for ease of reference only and will not affect the construction or interpretation of these Terms and Conditions;

1.3. references to a “person” include any individual, body corporate, association, partnership, firm, trust, organisation, joint venture, government, local or municipal authority, governmental or supra-governmental agency or department, state or agency of state or any other entity (in each case whether or not having separate legal personality);

1.4. references to any legislation or legislative provision will include any subordinate legislation made under it and will be construed as references to such legislation, legislative provision and/or subordinate legislation as modified, amended, extended, consolidated, re-enacted and/or replaced and in force from time to time;

1.5. any words following the words “include”, “includes”, “including”, “in particular” or any similar words or expressions will be construed without limitation and accordingly will not limit the meaning of the words preceding them and the ejusdem generis rule will not apply;

1.6. references to “in writing” or “written” include email.

2. Contractual Model and Description of the Facilitation Service

2.1. Upon acceptance of these Terms and Conditions by you, and in exchange for the Fees, TaxQuotes.com will provide contact details to you from time to time as more particularly described below.

2.2. TaxQuotes.com operates the Website which has been established to facilitate the provision of potential customers’ contact details to professionals for the provision of a wide range of services.

2.3. Prospective Customers will be able to search the Website to find potential professionals to meet the Prospective Customer’s requirements.

2.4. By accepting these Terms and Conditions, you agree that the Prospective Customer will be entitled to review any responses they receive from you and other Professionals, and may or may not decide to enter into a separate contract with you or another Professional. Where you are engaged by a Prospective Customer, those persons will become your Customer. For the avoidance of doubt, a Customer is a customer of the Professional, and not a customer of TaxQuotes.com.

2.5. Important: 
TaxQuotes.com acts only as a facilitator of the Contacts referred to above, and the provision of any services by a Professional (including the Services provided by you) to a Customer will be subject to an entirely separate legal contract. If there are any issues with performance of those Services by you, the Customer will have legal rights of redress against you, as the Professional, directly.

3. Quality of the Facilitation Services

3.1. The Facilitation Services will be provided by TaxQuotes.com using reasonable care and skill. Time will not be of the essence where we have stated on the Website that any Contacts will be provided within a prescribed period of time.

3.2. In the case of TaxQuotes.com’s performance of the Facilitation Services, unless expressly stated otherwise in these Terms and Conditions, all warranties, conditions and other terms implied by law (whether by statute, common law or otherwise) are excluded from these Terms and Conditions.

3.3. Unlike other providers in the market, the Facilitation Services do not make any guarantees that you will be successful in being hired by a Prospective Customer for services, and our role is only to give you the opportunity to make contact with a Prospective Customer.

4. The Professional's Obligations

4.1. You warrant to TaxQuotes.com that the Services that you provide to your Customers will be performed by you and anyone acting on your behalf with due care and diligence, with integrity and to such high standard of quality as it is reasonable for the Customer to expect in all the circumstances, and shall comply at all times with all laws, guidance and regulations that apply to your provision of the Services to your Customers (including, without limitation, those relating to data privacy, consumer law, and health & safety).

4.2. You will at all times: (a) co-operate with us in all matters relating to the Facilitation Services; (b) provide, in a timely manner, such information as we may reasonable require, and ensure that it is accurate and complete in all material respects; (c) comply at all times with our Website Terms of Use; (d) comply with all policies and requirements as specified on the Website, as updated by us from time to time; (e) comply with any vetting requirements that we may impose on you from time to time; (f) ensure that you make it clear to Customers that any Services to be provided are provided to them by you and not by TaxQuotes.com.

4.3. You will comply with all applicable laws, statutes, regulations and codes relating to anti-bribery and anti-corruption.

5. Intellectual Property Rights

The property and any copyright design rights or other intellectual property rights in any material, data or other information provided to you by TaxQuotes.com, including all information and content on the Website, (subject to any such rights of any third party) belong (or continue to belong) to TaxQuotes.com.

6. Data Protection

Please see our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy for more information on how your personal information will be used.

7. Liability

9.1. As provided for in Clause 2 above, you acknowledge that you remain contractually liable to Customers for the provision of the Services, but you acknowledge that TaxQuotes.com may suffer reputational damage if you do not perform your contractual obligations under Customer Contracts properly. You hereby agree to indemnify TaxQuotes.com in full against all losses (including all direct, indirect and consequential losses), liabilities, costs, damages and expenses that we do or will incur or suffer, all claims or proceedings made, brought or threatened against TaxQuotes.com by any person (including, without limitation Customers) and all losses, liabilities, costs (on a full indemnity basis), damages and expenses we do or will incur or suffer as a result of defending or settling any such actual or threatened claim or proceeding, in each case arising out of or in connection with your breach of your obligations set out in Clause 2 above.

9.2. Subject to Clause 9.4 below, TaxQuotes.com’s maximum aggregate liability under these Terms and Conditions will be limited to the Value of Credits purchased in the preceding twelve month period.

9.3. Subject to Clause 9.4 below, TaxQuotes.com will have no liability to you for any: (a) loss of profit, loss of sales or business (in each case whether direct, indirect or consequential); (b) loss of or damage to goodwill, loss of reputation or loss of opportunity (in each case whether direct, indirect or consequential); (c) any liability you may owe to any third party, including, but not limited to, a Customer (in each case whether direct, indirect or consequential); (d) loss of use or value of any data or software (in each case whether direct, indirect or consequential); (e) indirect or consequential loss.

9.4. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions will operate to exclude or restrict any liability of either you or us: (a) that cannot be excluded or restricted in these Terms and Conditions in respect of death or personal injury resulting from negligence; (b) for its fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation or fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation by a person for whom it is vicariously liable; or (c) for any matter for which it is not permitted by law to exclude or limit, or to attempt to exclude or limit, its liability.

8. Information and Confidentiality

10.1. Any information provided by TaxQuotes.com or concerning TaxQuotes.com’s affairs shall be kept confidential by you and all information provided by you which is so designated by you shall be kept confidential by TaxQuotes.com; but the foregoing shall not apply to any documents or other materials, data or other information which enter the public domain (other than by breach of this Clause 10.1, or where any disclosure is required by law or regulatory authority.)

10.2. Neither party shall use the other’s name, trademarks, service marks or logos for any promotional or publicity purposes without the express written consent of the other.

9. Termination

11.1. Without affecting any other right or remedy available to us, TaxQuotes.com may withdraw your registration as a Professional on the Website with immediate effect by giving you notice if: (a) you fail to pay any sums due to us during the Term; (b) if you fail to comply with your obligations in Clause 4 relating to your performance of the Services Contract with your Customers; (c) if you receive a disproportionate number of complaints from Customers and/or Prospective Customers regarding your Services and/or dealings with customers more generally; (d) if, in our absolutely discretion, we consider your registration as a Professional on the Website to be detrimental or potentially detrimental to the reputation of TaxQuotes.com; (e) you are subject to an investigation by a competent regulatory authority.

11.2. Without affecting any other right or remedy available to either of us, either you or we may withdraw your registration as a Professional on the Website with immediate effect by giving written notice to the other if: (a) the other party commits a material breach of any term of these Terms and Conditions; (b) the other party takes any step or action in connection with its entering administration, provisional liquidation or any composition or arrangement with its creditors (other than in relation to a solvent restructuring), being wound up, having a receiver appointed to any of its assets or ceasing to carry on its business; (c) the other party suspends, or threatens to suspend or cease or threatens to cease to carry on all or a substantial part of its business or (d) the other party’s financial position deteriorates to such an extent that it in the terminating party’s opinion the other party’s capability to adequately fulfil its obligations under these Terms and Conditions has been placed in jeopardy.

11.3. In the event that you cease to provide the Services and / or you do not wish to continue to be listed on the Website, you shall notify us immediately so that we may withdraw your registration as a Professional on the Website so that Prospective Customers are not provided with your details. For the avoidance of doubt, as set out in clause 6, no refunds of Credits shall be given upon such withdrawal.

10. General Provisions

12.1. These Terms and Conditions are personal to you and you will not assign or transfer or sub-contract any of your rights or obligations without our prior written consent.

12.2. Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other under these Terms and Conditions are to be in writing addressed to the other party at its trading address or such other address as may at the relevant time have been notified to the other party.

12.3. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions is intended to, or shall be deemed to, establish any partnership or joint venture between the parties, constitute one party the agent of the other party, or authorise a party to make or enter into any commitments for or on behalf of the other party. The parties acknowledge and agree, that each of them is an independent contractor, and nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall render either party (nor any staff of a party) an employee of the other.

12.4. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is held by any competent authority to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part the validity of the remainder of the provisions in question shall not be affected.