It’s not what you know, it’s who you know / it’s not who you know, but how you know them
Social Media with Societal structure – creation of a social networking site that benefits its members based on exchange of favors / favours and to be part of a society that unconditionally makes an effort to network with one-another (irrespective of religion, race, national origin, level of wealth, industry, expertise or gender) and conditionally allows members to be responsive to each other and / or exchange favors (i.e. services, advice, funding, introductions etc.) based on their respective background & experiences.
Note – To be part of the Rofhub society is to be accessible and responsive to members – members will adhere to an honor system for favor exchanges that follows applicable laws.
The following sets forth the terms and conditions on which Roftech LLC offers you access to the services that are available under the domain and sub-domains of www.Rofhub.com (the “Site”). Please read these terms and conditions. Your use of the Site constitutes your agreement to all of the terms and conditions contained herein, as amended or modified (the “User Agreement”). If you do not agree with any of the terms and conditions, please do not access the Site or use our services.
You must read, agree with and accept all of the terms and conditions contained herein, whether directly or by reference, to use the Site. This User Agreement can be amended or modified at any time without prior notice by posting any new terms and conditions on the Site. Unless expressly stated to the contrary, all amendments and modifications will take effect immediately at the time of their posting. This User Agreement cannot be otherwise amended or modified without the signed written consent of Roftech LLC and the user. The terms and conditions of our Privacy Policy are incorporated in this User Agreement by reference. This User Agreement is effective with respect any user of the Site when that user registers on the Site and logs in. The term Roftech LLC incorporates in its entirety the corporate group that owns and operates the Site, including all subsidiaries, affiliates and agents. Capitalized terms not defined in this User Agreement have the same meanings as such terms have on the Site. Unless expressly stated otherwise, the term “item” is deemed to refer to goods, services, or real estate.
Eligibility
To be eligible to use the Service, you must meet the following criteria and represent and warrant that you: (1) are 18 years of age or older; (2) are not currently restricted from the Services, or not otherwise prohibited from having a Site account, (3) are not a competitor of Roftech LLC or are not using the Services for reasons that are in competition with Roftech LLC; (4) will only maintain one Site account at any given time; (5) have full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and doing so will not violate any other agreement to which you are a party; (6) will not violate any rights of Roftech LLC, including intellectual property rights such as copyright or trademark
rights; and (7) agree to provide at your cost all equipment, software, and internet access necessary to use the Site. If you register as a business, you are representing that you have the legal authority to bind that business in connection with its use of our services and to this User Agreement.
Single Account
No individual user can have more than one account at the same time. Roftech LLC has the right to limit the number of accounts a user may have for a single address or household when in our sole judgment this limitation is necessary to protect our users from fraud. A user is prohibited from sharing their account password with other persons.
Registration for Own Use
Individual users must register in their own names. It is expressly prohibited for a user to register in another name, real or fictitious. To so register constitutes fraud and may be subject to criminal prosecution.
Verification of Identity
Roftech LLC may utilize a variety of techniques to verify the accuracy of the information that is provided by our users when they register on the Site. Nevertheless, we do not and cannot verify with certainty the identity of each user and no assurance can be given that the purported identity of a user is their real identity.
Account Security
The user is required to maintain the confidentiality of their password. The user is responsible for all activities associated with the use of their password. Roftech LLC is not responsible for unauthorized activities on your account and you may be liable for any charges that arise as a consequence of such activities.
Site Facilitates Trading
The Site provides a feature that is an Internet based platform that supports two party and multi-party trading. The Site is limited to the facilitation of trades by providing features, such as our Search engine, that enable our users to identify trading opportunities and by providing a venue for the successful completion of their trades. Roftech LLC is not a party to a trade. We are not your trading partner. Therefore, we are not responsible for and have no control over the accuracy of the information provided in connection with the posting of any item, the quality or condition, safety or legality of any item that is traded, or of the ability of any user to enter into a commitment to trade. We cannot and will not review each item that is posted to the Site. The user agrees to hold Roftech LLC harmless for any violation of law or regulations that arises from their posting of an item or their trading of an item if and to the extent that such action results in civil or criminal liability. We do not and cannot assure the completion of a trade, including the actual delivery of the items that are to be exchanged. Further, in the event of a dispute between users, the users agree to release Roftech LLC, its directors, officers, employees, and agents, from any and all claims, demands and damages that may arise, directly or indirectly, from such disputes. We do not transfer legal ownership of items from one user to the other, and this User Agreement does not in any way modify the laws and regulations that govern the transfer of the legal ownership of an item by its physical delivery or otherwise, including, without limitation, the laws and regulations that govern transfer of title to real property.
User-to-User Communication and Sharing (Rofhub Groups, Jobs, The Market, Classifieds, Answers, Updates, Posts, Company Pages, etc.).
Site offers various forums such as Groups, where you can post your observations and comments on designated topics. Site also enables sharing of information by allowing users to post updates, including links to news articles and other information such as job opportunities, product recommendations, and other content to their profile and other parts of the site, such as Site Groups and Site Company Pages. Site members can create Groups and Company Pages for free, however, Site may close or transfer Groups or Company Pages, or remove content from them if the content violates this Agreement or others’ intellectual property rights. Please note that ideas you post and information you share may be seen and used by other Users, and Roftech LLC cannot guarantee that other Users will not use the ideas and information that you share on the Site. Therefore, if you have an idea or information that you would like to keep confidential and/or don’t want others to use, or that is subject to third party rights that may be infringed by your sharing it, do not post it to any Group, into your Updates, or elsewhere on the Site. Roftech LLC IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR A USER’S MISUSE OR MISAPPROPRIATION OF ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION YOU POST IN ANY SITE COMMUNITY FORUMS.
Rules of Conduct
A user of the Site hereby agrees to the following rules of conduct:
A user will not post content or trade items that are illegal or otherwise prohibited by this User Agreement or by applicable laws and regulations. A user will not post content on the Site that infringes on the legal rights of third parties. A user will only post items on the Site that they can legally trade. A user will not post content or trade items that are pornographic or otherwise sexually explicit in nature. A user will not engage in fraudulent trading practices (including, without limitation, not shipping an item when obligated to do so and not acknowledging the delivery of an item when actually received or offering products or services identified by government agencies to have a high likelihood of being fraudulent). A user will not knowingly post false, inaccurate, misleading, defamatory or libelous content, or content that is unlawfully threatening or harassing, or content that disparages the Site or its users in an uncritical or unconstructive manner, including without limitation, in their personal information in their Profile, in their messages, and in their description of their trading experience in their Feedback. A user will take no action or cause any action to be taken which compromises the integrity of the feedback they receive or that is received by other users. A user will in good faith post items only in their appropriate categories and appropriate areas on the Site.
A user will describe each of their items accurately and fairly as to type, attributes, including condition, and other
factors that may be relevant to the decision of another user to trade for that item. A user is obligated to complete a trade once they have entered into a trade agreement, i.e., when their trade has been Confirmed, unless there is clear evidence that there has been material misinformation relating to their basis for the trade (such as a typographical error that substantially changes the description of the item). The obligation of a user to complete a trade includes the safe and prompt delivery of their item to their trading partner. By either
Accepting an offer or Confirming a trade, a user agrees to be bound by the conditions of the trade unless the conditions are contrary to applicable law and regulations, or are in violation of this User Agreement. Unless an item is expressly for loan or lease, or involves a service or real estate, or the trading partners have expressly agreed otherwise, a user will become the legal owner of an item at the time of its physical receipt in accordance with the local jurisdiction Uniform Commercial Code. If an item is expressly for loan or lease, including the temporary use of real estate, the item will be delivered in clean and serviceable condition and as described by its owner. The user who has borrowed or otherwise bargained for the temporary use of an item will return the item in the same condition in which it was received; if the item is damaged, the user will promptly notify its owner of the damage and will be liable for its replacement or repair. I the case of the use of real estate, the agreed upon dates of exchange cannot be changed without the consent of the owner of the property, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. A user will not in any way interfere with another user’s ability to trade or the proper working of the Site. A user will take no action that may impose, in the sole discretion of Roftech LLC, an unreasonable or disproportionate
demand on the Site’s infrastructure. A user will not distribute or post, or knowingly cooperate in the distribution or posting of, spam, or distribute or post any promotional materials not directly related to their trading activities on the Site. A user will not distribute, or knowingly cooperate in the distribution of, viruses or other technologies that may damage the Site, the other users of the Site, or Roftech LLC. A user will not employ any robot, spider, off-line reader, scraper or other automated means to access the Site without the express consent of Roftech LLC. Roftech LLC hereby consents to the use of spiders by public search engines for the sole purpose of creating publicly available indices of information on the Site, excluding such information as may be personally identifiable to users. We reserve the right to revoke this exception at any time, either in its entirety or for specific circumstances.
A user will not copy, modify, create derivative works from, distribute or publicly display content from the Site that they did not originate, or copy, modify, create derivative works from, distribute or publicly display the copyrights and trademarks of Roftech LLC, or otherwise infringe on any copyright, trademark, trade secret, patent or other proprietary rights under the laws of any jurisdiction. A user will not directly or indirectly collect information about other users of the Site without their express consent or distribute their personal information in violation of applicable laws. A user will not otherwise violate any laws or regulations that may be applicable to their trading activities, the rights of other users, including their rights to publicity or privacy, or the policies of Roftech LLC as set forth in this User Agreement or in our Privacy Policy.
Restricted Activities
The trading of certain items may be prohibited or restricted under the importation and exportation laws and regulations of various jurisdictions or under laws and regulations governing the sale, transfer or distribution of certain items. The legal treatment of items may vary from state to state or country to country. Further, Roftech LLC reserves the right as a matter of policy and in its sole discretion to prohibit or restrict the trading of items. The user is responsible for assuring the legality of any items they post and complying with any applicable trading restrictions, which may or may not relate to where the item is to be delivered, and that the posting of such items is not contrary to Roftech LLC policy. A user will not trade for an item that is prohibited if received at their Shipping Address or that does not comply with applicable trading restrictions. If you post items that may not be legally shipped to certain destinations, as a part of your post or in your description of the item you should so limit the
destinations to which you are willing to ship. Examples of items that are prohibited or may be restricted include,
without limitation, the following:
Adult material
Alcoholic beverages, including services related to the distribution of alcoholic beverages
Animals and wildlife products
Annuities, or lottery contracts, or services associated with the purchase of annuities or lottery contracts, layaway
systems, off-shore banking or transactions to finance or refinance debts funded by a credit card
Arms and armament, including ammunition, firearms, or certain firearms parts or accessories, and certain
weapons or knives regulated under applicable law
Artifacts
Counterfeit or stolen items
Credit cards
Drugs, including narcotics, steroids, certain controlled substances or other products that present a risk to
consumer safety, whether or not by prescription, and drug paraphernalia
Embargoed goods and goods from or to prohibited countries
Food
Gambling equipment, or services that involve gambling, gaming and/or any other activity with an entry fee and a prize, including, but not limited to, casino games, sports betting, horse or greyhound racing, lottery tickets, other ventures that facilitate gambling, games of skill (whether or not it is legally defined as a lottery) and sweepstakes unless the operator has obtained prior approval from Roftech LLC and the operator and customers are located exclusively in jurisdictions where such activities are permitted by law.
Hazardous items or items that are perishable and may become hazardous
Human parts and remains
Items that encourage, promote, facilitate or instruct others to engage in illegal activity
Items that support or facilitate pyramid or ponzi schemes, matrix programs, other “get rich quick” schemes, or
certain multi-level marketing programs
Medical devices
Monetary instruments, including without limitation travelers checks or money orders
Pesticides and herbicides
Plants
Prohibited services, including certain sexually oriented services
Recalled or defective items
Services involving certain credit repair or debt settlement
Services of payment processors to collect payments on behalf of merchants
Services related to currency exchange or check cashing
Sexually oriented materials
Stocks, bonds and other securities, including without limitation options, futures, or investment interests in any
equity or property
Surveillance equipment
Tobacco products
As a matter of Roftech LLC policy, users are prohibited from posting items or content that disparages a person’s race, ethniticity, sexual preference, or gender, or promotes discrimination or intolerance on the basis of race, ethniticity, sexual preference, or gender, promotes hatred, violence or the financial exploitation of a crime, or promotes organizations with such views. If a user posts items that are adult in nature, such items must be described in a manner that is not offensive to other users or will not be considered obscene, and can be traded
only to individuals that can legally own or possess the items. When a user trades for such an item, they are certifying that they have the legal right to own or possess the item. Items that constitute child pornography, or items that promote child pornography or the exploitation of children, are strictly prohibited. The prior written approval of Roftech LLC is required for the collection of donations as a charity or non-profit organization, trading in or the disposal or acquisition of jewels, precious metals and stones as a business, offering services related to the transmission of money or the sale of stored value cards, offering escrow services, offering dating services, or offering file sharing services or access to newsgroups. Users are required to comply with the Rules of Conduct that are set forth in this User Agreement and to not engage in any activities that would violate or could lead to the violation of these Rules. Moreover, users will not take any actions that may result in liability to Roftech LLC or interfere with our ability to provide services.
Delivery of Items
The user is required to deliver their items on the agreed upon exchange dates. Failure to do so can result in the suspension of the user’s access to the Site. If items are not delivered in a timely manner on the agreed upon exchange dates, the provider is obligated, at their expense, to promptly return any items they received for the undelivered item unless their trading partner has agreed to accept a replacement item.
Permanent Exchange of Real Estate
The user is solely responsible for taking any and all actions that may be required to transfer ownership and perfect title to real property, including the use and associated costs of intermediaries such as lawyers, mortgage insurers,and title companies. The permanent exchange of real property does not necessarily require a broker and/or real estate agent if the property has not been listed.
Feedback
You are requested to provide feedback on your trading experience when you complete a trade. Over time, users who regularly trade will establish a track record that can be relied upon by others, including a composite User’s Rating. We may limit the manner in which a user can use the Site based on their User’s Rating and the comments that have been made in connection therewith or, in the case of feedback that is consistently negative or that we deem otherwise unacceptable for a user of the Site, suspend their use of our services.
Content of On-Site Forums
Roftech LLC cannot and will not review all communications made by users in forums, discussion boards, on Site blogs, or other interactive communications facilities that we may provide to users of our Site. We reserve the right to monitor any such interactive communications facilities and to modify, edit or delete any communications that violate this User Agreement or that, in our discretion, we deem to be contrary to the policies of Roftech LLC or inappropriate or offensive to our users. We further reserve the right to use posted communications for our own
purposes, including, without limitation, marketing and promotion.
Licensing Use of Information
In accordance with and as limited by our Privacy Policy, you agree to license Roftech LLC to use the information that you provide. For this purpose, you agree to grant Roftech LLC the non-exclusive, but perpetual and irrevocable, and worldwide right to exercise any and all copyright, publicity, and database rights you may have in the information you provide to us, in any media, known or unknown. Our right to use your information is royalty free. Under your grant, we are permitted to sub-license (through multiple tiers) the right to exercise your copyright, publicity, and database rights.
Taxes
While there may be significant tax advantages when you trade for what you want, we make no representations as to the tax consequences to users of their completed trades. The user is solely responsible and should not rely on Roftech LLC to report their trading activity to the extent required by tax or other laws and for the payment of any and all taxes (including, if applicable, income taxes and/or sales and use taxes) that may arise as the result of atrade.
Remedies for Violation by User
Roftech LLC reserves the right to restrict your use of our services, including, without limitation, the types of items you may trade, or to temporarily or indefinitely suspend your use of our services or permanently deny you access to the Site, at any time and without prior notice, if you have violated the terms and conditions of this User Agreement or our Privacy Policy, or if, in our sole discretion, your continued use of our services would be contrary to law or regulation or is potentially injurious to other persons or is otherwise not in the best interests of the Roftech LLC community. Restrictions on use of the Site can include the immediate removal of posted items, the
termination of active trades involving the user, and the issuance of a warning related to the user’s actions to the Roftech LLC community. If the use of our services is restricted or the use of the Site is suspended or permanently denied, the user will not be entitled to any compensation.
Assumed Risks
You assume certain risks when and to the extent you use the Site, including the possibility that you will find the content of other users offensive, inaccurate or deceptive, and the trading practices of other users unfair or predatory. There is the risk of inadvertently trading with individuals who do not have the legal right to trade or are otherwise dealing under false pretenses. The user agrees to accept such risks and Roftech LLC is not liable for the acts or omissions of the users of the Site. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES Your use of the Site and its content is at your sole risk. The user agrees that obtaining any information or materials,
or goods, services, or the use of real estate, whether temporary or permanent, through the Site is done at the user’s discretion and at the user’s own risk and that the user will be responsible for any and all damages that may result from any transaction.
Our services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. To the extent permitted by law, Roftech LLC disclaims all warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Neither Roftech LLC or its directors, officers or employees warrant that (1) the Site or its content will meet your requirements or be accurate, complete, timely or reliable, (2) the Site will be available for use on an uninterrupted
basis and will be accessible, timely or secure, (3) any material published on or obtained or accessible through the
Site will be accurate, complete, timely or reliable, (4) errors in the Site or its content will be corrected, (5) the Site will be free of viruses or other technologies that can damage its users, (6) there is or should be any implied warranty arising from course of dealing or usage of trade, and (7) the technological infrastructure of the Site does not infringe on the proprietary rights of others.
No advice or information, whether written or oral, obtained from Roftech LLC or through your use of the Site will create any warranty not expressly stated in this User’s Agreement. Certain jurisdictions do not permit a disclaimer of implied warranties, and in this case the above exclusions may not apply to you. You may have other legal rights that can vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
LIMITS OF LIABILITY
In no event will Roftech LLC or its directors, officers or employees be liable for lost profits or any special, incidental, consequential, or exemplary damages arising out of or in connection with your use of the Site or this User Agreement (whether or not arising from active, passive or imputed negligence). You agree that neither Roftech LLC or its directors, officers and employees are responsible or have any liability to you or third parties for defamatory or libelous, offensive or obscene inaccurate, or threatening or harassing conduct by another party, or for the infringement by another party of your rights to privacy or publicity or to real or intellectual property. Your exclusive remedy against Roftech LLC or its directors, officers and employees for any dissatisfaction with our services, your trading experience, or the terms and conditions of this User Agreement is your discontinuation of your use of the Site.
Indemnity
You will indemnify and hold harmless Roftech LLC and its directors, officers, employees and agents from any claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys’ fees that may be incurred in connection with such actions, arising,directly or indirectly, from your breach of the terms and conditions of this User Agreement or any law or regulation, or from any claims for injury or damage to person or property arising from real estate owned or from a property transaction to which you are a party.
Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations A user will comply with all laws and regulations, local, national and international, applicable to their usage and trading activities on the Site.
No Agency
No agency, partnership or joint venture relationship, or that of employer to employee or franchisor to franchisee, exists between the user and Roftech LLC.
Arbitration of Disputes Brought by User
You agree that any claim asserted against Roftech LLC, or its directors, officers or employees, will be brought exclusively pursuant to the rules of the American Arbitration Association in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The judgment rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. Notwithstanding theforegoing, you are encouraged to first contact Roftech LLC in order to affect a resolution if you are dissatisfied with our services or dispute our actions. We will endeavor to respond on a reasonable and timely basis. Resolution of Disputes Brought by Roftech LLC Any claim by Roftech LLC against the user may be brought pursuant to the rules of the American Arbitration Association or may be adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction, either in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, or where the user is located (either the user’s home address or the address of the user’s principal place of business). With respect to the foregoing, the manner of dispute resolution and its venue is at our discretion and without reference to the choice of laws provisions of any jurisdiction. The user agrees to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Miscellaneous
This User Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Pennsylvania, USA. If any of the terms and conditions of this User Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, then such terms and conditions will be considered severable from the remaining terms and conditions of this User Agreement and will not affect the validity or the enforceability of the remaining provisions of this User Agreement.
No waiver of any of the terms and conditions of this User Agreement will be deemed a continuing waiver or waiver of any of the other terms and conditions of this User Agreement, and our failure to act with respect to any breach of this User Agreement does not waive our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches.
This User Agreement sets forth the entire understanding and agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the matters contained herein. Headings are for the purpose of reference only and in no way modify, amend, or delimit the provisions to which they refer.
Notices under this User Agreement will be sent to info@Rofhub.com if to Roftech LLC and, if to the user, to the Email Address provided in connection with the user’s account. Alternatively, notice to the user may be given by certified mail, return receipt requested, sent to the user’s default Shipping Address.
Roftech LLC is committed to protecting your privacy. We will use the information that you provide to us only as described below. The personally identifiable information that you provide to Roftech LLC willnever be rented, sold or otherwise provided to any third party for their marketing purposes without your explicit consent. Certain personal information may be disclosed to third parties in connection with
and as necessitated by our normal provision of services, or in the ordinary course of your trading activity where there is no expectation of privacy, or for marketing or promotional purposes, but only in an aggregated form that is not personally identifiable. We will not otherwise provide your personal information to any third party without your explicit consent unless compelled by subpoena, court order
or substantially similar legal procedure, or when we believe in good faith that the disclosure of information is necessary to prevent imminent physical harm or financial loss or to report an illegal activity. We consider the protection of your privacy as a critical community principle. The privacy policies described in this statement apply to our services available under the domain and sub-domains of www.Rofhub.com and generally to our subsidiary and joint venture Web sites. We store and process your information on computers located in the United States that are protected by physical as well as technological security measures. Furthermore, Roftech LLC has instituted procedures designed to safeguard your personal information. The privacy of your information is protected by and subject to
the laws of the United States.
By registering with our Web site you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. If you are not in agreement with these terms and conditions, please do not register with or use our site. By accepting this Privacy Policy, you expressly consent to our use of your personal information and its disclosure in accordance with this Privacy Policy. By accepting an offer or confirming a trade you will be confirming your acceptance of this Privacy Policy.
A Special Note about Children
Children under the age of 18 are not eligible to use our site without the supervision of a parent or guardian. Roftech LLC does not permit children under the age of 13 to use or access our site. Roftech LLC will not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.
The Information We Collect
You can browse through our site for the Favors / Favours of potential trading partners and search for their Favors / Favours using keywords without providing any personal information. To register you have to provide us with your name and email address and you are no longer anonymous to us. Thereafter, you are required to provide such personal information as may be necessary to complete a trade and to pay the related fees (if any). We indicate throughout the site which fields are required and which are optional in order to effectuate your trade.
As part of your trading experience, we may collect the following information:
Unfortunate Limitations to Internet Privacy
There is no perfect security on the Internet. Despite the security measures we employ to protect your privacy, we cannot assure that your private communications and personal information will not be disclosed in contravention of this Privacy Policy. We consider the maintenance of your privacy as one of our highest priorities and most important responsibilities and we employ industry standard practices to that end. Nevertheless, given the current law and regulations governing Internet privacy and the possibility of the unlawful interception of information by third parties, we cannot promise and you should not expect that your private communications and personal information will always remain private.
Changes in Our Privacy Policy
We may modify, alter or amend this Privacy Policy at any time by posting such changes on our Web site. All changes will become effective thirty days after their initial posting.