Private Seller Agreement

EV

PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY. IT CONTAINS VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS, AS WELL AS LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS THAT MAY APPLY TO YOU.

EV UNIVERSE, INC.

PRIVATE SALES AGREEMENT

Effective Date: May 24, 2022
This Private Sales Agreement applies to your purchase of classified ad listings (“Private Seller Ad(s)”) on EVUniverse.com, mobile, and other online applications (collectively, the “Website”) that are offered through EV Universe’s vehicle listing service (“Service”). By placing an order for any Private Seller Ads appearing through the Service, you accept and are bound by the terms and conditions in this Private Sales Agreement. Additionally, you agree to our TERMS OF SERVICE and PRIVACY POLICY, each of which are incorporated herein by reference. If you do not wish to be bound by these terms and conditions, you should not place an order for a Private Seller Ad through this Service.

General Rules

  1. EV Universe and its affiliates reserve the right to deny use of their respective products and services, which includes the Website, to anyone who does not comply with this Private Sales Agreement or who otherwise use such online and/or offline products or services, including the Website, in a manner we consider inappropriate.
  2. Used car listings on the Website include vehicles that have been “certified” as meeting certain standards established by manufacturers and/or dealers in connection with their pre-owned vehicle programs. Ads purchased by non-dealer sellers through the Service are not eligible for, and will not appear in, any “certified” area of the Website or any similar area within our affiliated products and services. Only vehicles certified by the automobile manufacturers and/or dealers with which we have partnerships may be labeled as “certified” on the Website.

Using the Vehicle Listing Service

  1. When you offer a vehicle for sale through the Service, you must be prepared to sell that vehicle at the price at which, and the terms on which, you’ve listed it. You must have possession of the actual vehicle listed, the ability to transfer title, and be legally authorized to sell the vehicle.
  2. To list a vehicle for sale through the Service, you are required to provide certain identifying and contact information. The information in your Private Seller Ad must accurately identify you and the method of contact must permit buyers to communicate directly with you. If you’re publishing a Private Seller Ad, you may not include in your Private Seller Ad the name, telephone number, or email address of any agent, broker, or dealer.
  3. You may not charge any potential buyer for information about any vehicle listed for sale on EV Universe, nor may you use the Website to promote, without our prior written permission, any other website, product or service. Any rights and obligations you maintain under this Private Sales Agreement to access and use the Service are specific to you. Consequently, if you purchase a Private Seller Ad, you may not assign or delegate any such rights or obligations to any third party, which includes agents, brokers or dealers.
  4. Ad(s) placed through the Service may not be used to advertise more than one (1) vehicle per Private Seller Ad purchased, regardless of the type of advertising package you select or the duration of its publication. For this reason, you may not edit your vehicle’s Year, Make, Model and VIN once you purchase your Private Seller Ad. Always double-check this information before submitting your Private Seller Ad. If you believe you made an error while submitting your vehicle’s Year, Make, Model or VIN, you must promptly contact EV Universe customer support at (866) 502-2285 between 9am-5pm EST or support@evuniverse.com.
  5. Responsibility for the information contained in your Private Seller Ad lies with you, the seller. You alone are responsible for material you post online, and for the content of all messages transmitted through the Service.

Quality Assurance

  1. Though we can’t monitor every ad that originates on or takes place through the Service, we may perform random quality assurance tests to confirm that sellers who offer vehicles for sale through the Service are prepared to sell the vehicles they advertise at the prices at which, and the terms on which, they advertise them.
  2. Photos submitted as part of any Private Seller Ad placed through the Service must correspond to the actual vehicle being offered for sale. As part of our random quality assurance tests, if we encounter a photo that we believe does not accurately represent the actual vehicle you are offering for sale through the Service or does not meet our quality standards, as determined by EV Universe in its sole discretion, we maintain the right to immediately remove such photo(s) and/or your corresponding Private Seller Ad. If you believe your photo(s) and/or your corresponding Private Seller Ad was removed in error, you may contact one of our customer service representatives by calling (866) 502-2285 between 9am-5pm EST or support@evuniverse.com.
  3. By using the Service, you agree to cooperate with these random quality assurance tests. If our tests reveal, or we otherwise learn, that you are engaging in “bait and switch” or other unfair or deceptive practices, EV Universe and/or its affiliates reserve the right to deny you use of the Service.
  4. In connection with our efforts to combat fraud, some Private Seller Ads may be screened before being posted publicly. This process may delay display of your Private Seller Ad for up to 48 hours from the time you submit your Private Seller Ad. If your Private Seller Ad does not appear on EV Universe Sites after 24 hours, you should contact one of our customer service representatives by calling (866) 502-2285 between 9am-5pm EST or support@evuniverse.com. As part of our effort to combat fraud, we may also screen any messages sent to sellers through the inquiry form in the Service.
  5. Although EV Universe cannot monitor all the Private Seller Ads processed through the Service, we reserve the right (but assume no obligation) to delete, move, or edit, without refund, any ads, postings or other electronic communications that come to our attention that we consider unacceptable or inappropriate, whether for legal or other reasons.
  6. By placing Private Seller Ads through the Service, you agree not to post or transmit any defamatory, abusive, obscene, threatening, misleading, or illegal material, or any other material that infringes on the rights of others or interferes with the ability of others to enjoy EV Universe or our affiliated products and services. EV Universe and our affiliates retain the right to deny access to anyone who we believe has violated this Private Sales Agreement, our Terms of Service Agreement, and/or our Privacy Policy.
  7. Except as otherwise provided under this Private Sales Agreement, EV Universe and our affiliates will not, in the ordinary course of business, review the content of private electronic messages that are not addressed to EV Universe or any of our affiliates. However, EV Universe and our affiliates may occasionally release information concerning such communications when release is appropriate to comply with law (including disclosure in response to a request from a law enforcement agency), to enforce this Private Sales Agreement or to protect the rights, property or safety of visitors to the Website, our advertisers, our affiliates, the public or EV Universe.

Fees, Payments, and Refunds; Premiums, Promotions and Free Services

  1. By placing a Private Seller Ad through the Service, you agree to pay all fees and charges incurred at the rates listed in this Section 4 for the advertising package(s) you obtain, regardless of whether your vehicle sells as a result of the ad package(s) you purchase. All fees and charges will be applied against the form of payment you provide as part of the ad selection process and you agree to pay such fees and charges. You also agree to pay any applicable taxes relating to your use of the Service. At its sole discretion, EV Universe reserves the right at any time to offer the Service at a discount or to provide premiums and promotions as incentives, up to and including free listing services.
  2. Subject to this Agreement, you may purchase your Dealer Seller Ad through the Service as a Standard Listing, Featured Listing, or Subscription Package. The pricing of these listings is presented to you during your ad selection, checkout, and payment process. Pricing is subject to change at any time without notice.
  3. Standard Listing. When you purchase a Standard Listing through the Service, you will pay a one-time fee, and your Private Seller Ad will be published on the Website for thirty (30) days (the “Initial Period”). If the vehicle posted using the Private Seller Ad does not sell within the Initial Period, you may renew the Private Seller Ad for additional thirty (30) day periods (each an “Extended Period”) for an additional fee for each Extended Period.
  4. Featured Listing. When you purchase a Featured Listing through the Service, you will pay a one-time fee, and your Private Seller Ad will be published on the Website until the vehicle sells. In order to maintain accurate and current Private Seller Ads on the Website, you will be required to “refresh” your Featured Listing every thirty (30) days at no additional cost until your vehicle sells. If at any point you fail to renew your Featured Listing for the additional thirty (30) day period, such Featured Listing will be removed from the Website, and you will be required to purchase a new Private Seller Ad in order for the vehicle to be posted on the Website again.
  5. You must use care when selecting your ad package and inputting information for your Private Seller Ad; Private Seller Ad fees are generally not refundable except as set forth in Section 4E below, even if you provide erroneous information or fail to sell your vehicle. EV Universe will reasonably assist you to correct certain mistakes made by you in placing your Private Seller Ad (for example, Year, Make, Model, or VIN). To make such corrections to your Private Seller Ad, please contact EV Universe at (866) 502-2285 between 9am-5pm EST or support@evuniverse.com.
  6. Except as provided for in Section 4E, EV Universe and its affiliates will not provide any refund for any reason if EV Universe or one of its affiliates receives the request for refund after your Private Seller Ad is published on the Website.
  7. EV Universe will provide you a refund or credit only for the reasons identified in Subsection 4.E(1) and 4.E(2), below:
  8. You may be entitled to a refund or credit if your Private Seller Ad has not been posted within the first 72 hours from the time you submit your Private Seller Ad. In that case, you must immediately contact EV Universe customer service at (866) 502-2285 between 9am-5pm EST or support@evuniverse.com to request a refund or credit. You may not request, and we will not issue, a cancellation and refund or credit due to non-publication of your Private Seller Ad within the first 24 hours, starting from the time we accept your order for a Private Seller Ad, which includes the time you take to post your vehicle’s photo within the Service. You agree that EV Universe will have at least 24 hours to fully process your entire Private Seller Ad through the Service, which includes clearing your Private Seller Ad through the Service’s anti-fraud filters.
  9. You may be entitled to a refund or credit if you mistakenly order and pay for duplicate Private Seller Ads through the Service and seek to cancel and obtain a refund or credit on the duplicate Private Seller Ad only. You are not entitled and we cannot provide you a refund or credit on the original Private Seller Ad.
  10. EV Universe and its affiliates will not provide a refund or credit for any Private Seller Ad for any reason other than as described in Subsection 4E above, even if you contact us within 72 hours from the time we accept your order for a Private Seller Ad. For example, we cannot provide you a refund or credit if you change your mind about publishing your Private Seller Ad or its content. You are not entitled to a refund or credit if you wish to change to a less expensive ad package. We cannot provide you a refund or credit if you made mistakes while submitting your Private Seller Ad information or if you fail to receive any inquiries or offers to purchase your vehicle through the use of the Service. No refund or credit will be issued if you sold your vehicle through other means, except as provided for in Section 4E.
  11. Except as provided under Subsection 4E, while EV Universe and its affiliates will not provide you a refund or credit in cases where we have made mistakes in the connection with the publication of your Private Seller Ad(s), EV Universe will use reasonable efforts to correct any mistakes we might have made in placing your Private Seller Ad (i.e.: ads we reasonably determine are duplicative, or contain erroneous information); provided, that you contact EV Universe customer support within the first 72 hours from the time we accept your order for a Private Seller Ad.

Private Seller Ads

  1. Private Seller Ads are available only to private sellers who want to list their personally owned vehicle(s) for sale. EV Universe and its affiliates reserve the right (but assume no obligation) to delete, move, or edit, without refund, any Private Seller Ads that come to our attention that we consider unacceptable or inappropriate, whether for legal or other reasons.
  2. You may not list through the Service more vehicles that you are legally permitted to sell without first obtaining a vehicle dealer’s license or equivalent registration in your applicable state(s) or jurisdiction(s), which includes any vehicles you might have sold elsewhere. Individuals who seek to list more than their legally authorized number of vehicles on the Website, as well as all dealers, brokers, businesses, or persons otherwise engaged in the commercial sale of vehicles or offering vehicles for sale as a paid service to a seller or title holder, must abide by the Dealer Sales Agreement terms and conditions.
  3. By using the Service, you represent that (i) you are at least eighteen (18) years old, (ii) you are not a motor vehicle dealer, broker, business or person otherwise engaged in the commercial sale of vehicles, (iii) you are not offering vehicles for sale as a paid service to a seller or title holder of a vehicle, and that you are not listing a vehicle for sale in your capacity as an employee or representative of a dealer, broker, business or person otherwise engaged in the commercial sale of vehicles, (iv) you are not acting as a broker or agent for a private seller that placed a Private Seller Ad through the Service, and (v) neither you nor anyone acting on your behalf will list more vehicles for sale through the Service than legally authorized in your state(s) or jurisdiction(s).

Disclaimer of Warranties, Limitation of Liability, and Indemnification

  1. IF YOU RELY ON THE WEBSITE OR ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCT OR SERVICE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THERE MAY BE DELAYS, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, INACCURACIES, AND/OR OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES PUBLISHED ON OR PROMOTED OVER THE WEBSITE AND/OR THROUGH AFFILIATED PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. THE WEBSITE AND ANY AFFILIATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO YOU “AS IS.” EV UNIVERSE AND ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS AND LICENSORS CANNOT AND DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CURRENTNESS, NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR ANY AFFILIATED PRODUCT OR SERVICE (OR ANY INFORMATION, GOODS OR SERVICES THAT ARE REFERRED TO, ADVERTISED OR PROMOTED ON, OR SOLD THROUGH THE WEBSITE), NOR DO WE OR THEY GUARANTEE THAT THE WEBSITE AND/OR ANY AFFILIATED PRODUCT OR SERVICE WILL BE ERROR FREE OR CONTINUOUSLY AVAILABLE, OR THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
  2. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL EV UNIVERSE OR ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DAMAGES OTHER THAN DIRECT DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY AFFILIATED PRODUCT OR SERVICE ASSOCIATED WITH OR OTHERWISE LINKED TO OR FROM THE WEBSITE, OR ADVERTISED OR PROMOTED ON THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, OR OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING LOST REVENUES OR PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR LOSS OF DATA), EVEN IF WE ARE ADVISED BEFOREHAND OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOU AGREE THAT THE LIABILITY OF EV UNIVERSE AND ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS AND LICENSORS, IF ANY, ARISING OUT OF ANY KIND OF LEGAL CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR OTHERWISE RELATED TO THE WEBSITE, THE SERVICE, AND/OR ANY AFFILIATED PRODUCTS OR SERVICES WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID, IF ANY, FOR THE USE OF THE WEBSITE OR THE USE OF THE SERVICE. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SOME OF THESE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
  3. YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS EV UNIVERSE, ITS AFFILIATES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, OWNERS, REPRESENTATIVES, AND LICENSEES AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, OF WHATEVER NATURE, THAT ARISE OUT OF ANY PRIVATE SELLER AD YOU PLACE OR ATTEMPT TO PLACE THROUGH THE SERVICE.

Miscellaneous

  1. This Private Sales Agreement is made in and will be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its choice of laws rules. By using the Service, you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts in Wake County, North Carolina, for all disputes arising out of or relating to this Private Sales Agreement or the use of the Service.
  2. This Private Sales Agreement, together with the EV Universe TERMS OF SERVICE and PRIVACY POLICY, contains the entire agreement and understanding between you and EV Universe regarding the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior proposals, understandings and all other agreements, oral and written, between the parties relating to this subject matter. EV Universe reserves the right to modify this Private Sales Agreement from time to time and will post any such changes on the Website. Your use of the Service after EV Universe has posted such modifications to this Private Sales Agreement on the Website will constitute your assent to any such modifications.