Terms and Conditions for Submitting Photos and Videos

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR SUBMITTING PHOTOS/VIDEOS FOR HOMESQPON.COM

BY SUBMITTING PHOTOS/VIDEOS TO US, YOU CONFIRM THAT YOU HAVE READ AND AGREED TO THESE PHOTO/VIDEO SUBMISSION TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

Photos and videos are invaluable tools in marketing rentals to customers. The two elements that are essential for having effective photos or videos in your listing are the Quality and the Content of photos and videos. Here are some tips to ensure that your listing contains the best photos/videos.

PHOTO QUALITY

Orientation – Photos on the HomesQpon.com website (“Site”) work best when they are shot horizontally, or in landscape mode. The image should completely fill the space from edge to edge. Images that are upside down or at an awkward angles will not be accepted.
Resolution – HomesQpon.com recommends all photos be at least 2,048 pixels on the longest side in order to ensure high quality presentation for both users on desktops and on mobile devices. Photos that are less than 2.048 pixels on the longest side may be rejected. Any logo files should be no less than 80 pixels in height and 380 pixels in width. Reinforcement advertising should be exactly 762 pixels in width by 125 pixels in height. In order to determine the size of your photos please follow these steps:
PC Users: Right click on the image file and select properties.
Mac Users: While clicking on the image, press Option, then select Get Info.
Color – All photos shall be in color and use minimal filtering effects. Black and white photos will be rejected.
Format – Images must be submitted in JPG or PNG format.
Unacceptable Elements – When determining which photos to include in your listing, do not include images of the unit that are distorted, blurry or contain unrecognizable elements. Images that contain any special effects, such as strobing, flashing or animation, or not allowed on the site.

VIDEO REQUIREMENTS

Recording Method – Videos on the Site should be recorded so the video is displayed horizontally. The party recording the video shall make every effort to provide a high quality video. Efforts to accomplish this include holding the camera as steady as possible, or using a tripod, if available, and avoiding reflections of the party recording the video from glass and/or mirrors.
Length of Recording – We encourage those providing video recordings to provide as much detail about their residential unit; however, the length of videos shall be limited to five (5) minutes or less.
File Type/Size – Video files shall be recorded and saved as either MOV or MP4 files and shall be no larger than one (1) Gigabyte.
Audio Content – Recorded audio should be limited to describing the contents of the video. Videos that include contact information (phone number, email address, website URL) will be removed from the Site.

PHOTO/VIDEO CONTENT

Original Work – All submissions shall be owned by the party submitting the images/videos. Images/videos that infringe on any copyright or trademark will not be accepted.
Captions/Text – Captions, text descriptions of an image/video that is displayed on the webpage, are required for all images/videos submitted to the Site. Captions help those users with visual impairments to obtain more information about the image/video.
Superimposed Content – Text, graphics or logos superimposed onto the image/video is not permitted on the Site. Images or videos that display phone numbers, email. addresses or website URLs will be deleted.
Spyware/Malware – All submitted images/video must not be contaminated or infected with any viruses, malware, or any other corruption that is either intended to damage or may result in damage to the HomesQpon.com computers and systems. Images/video must not use tactics intended to circumvent the HomesQpon.com listing review process or other enforcement systems.
Illegal/Adult Content – All submitted images/videos must not promote illegal products, services or activities. Images/videos will be rejected and removed if they encourage or promote discriminatory behavior against federally protected classes. Images/videos encouraging the use of tobacco products, e-cigarettes, prescription or recreational drugs, weapons and ammunition are not permitted. No adult-oriented images/videos or images/videos promoting legal or illegal sexual acts are permitted.

By submitting Images/Videos or User Information to us, you further agree that:

We may moderate the Site, review all submitted images/videos, and decide in our sole discretion whether to display or otherwise use your images/videos.
We may remove your images/videos from the Site at any time without notice to you.
We may edit your images/videos in our sole discretion for suitability and compliance with our rules and any other purpose we deem appropriate.
You are solely responsible for your images/videos and the consequences of submitting them to us and our use thereof as permitted by these terms.
You acknowledge that you were not and will not be compensated or granted any consideration by use or any third party in exchange for our use of your images/videos or the use of your images/videos by parties we authorize to use them.
You hereby grant to HomesQpon.com, its affiliates, and its parent and related companies a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, nonexclusive, fully transferable, fully sublicenseable right and license to copy, modify, display, distribute, perform, create derivative works from, store, and otherwise use and exploit all such images/videos in any form, media, software or technology of any kind now or existing or developed in the future. By submitting your video to the Site, in addition to the rights, licenses and privileges referred to above, you are also granting HomesQpon.com and its affiliates the unqualified, unconditional, unlimited, royalty free right, license, authorization and permission to use and refer to your name, image, characteristic or other distinctive identification in relation to your video, for any purpose whatsoever, without any compensation to you, in products or services developed by HomesQpon.com or its affiliates, without limitation or restriction whatsoever.

You affirm, represent and warrant to us:

You are at least 18 years old.
The images/videos you provide to us are true and accurate.
You haven’t impersonated any person or falsely stated or misrepresented your affiliation with a person or entity.
Your agreement to submit images/videos to HomesQpon.com does not in any way conflict with any existing legal agreement or commitment on your part to any third party.
Your images/videos do not embody, reflect or reveal any confidential information and that we are not obligated to treat them as confidential.

Claims of Copyright Infringement

HomesQpon.com and its affiliates respect the intellectual property rights of others, and asks those posting or transmitting any Images/videos to or through the Site to do the same. If you believe that your work has been copied and/or infringed on the Site, you may notify HomesQpon.com according to the notice requirements of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(2) (“DMCA”) by sending the following information to HomesQpon.com’s DMCA Registered Agent either by mail to HomesQpon.com, Inc.,Attn: General Counsel, 1331 L Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20005; by email to info@homesqpon.com; or by calling (212) 470-9043:
A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
Identification of the material you claim is infringing, including a description of where such material is located;
Your address, telephone number, and email address;
A signed statement that the information in your notice is accurate, that you have a good-faith belief that the identified use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law, and under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.

Warranty Disclaimer

HOMESQPON.COM, ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE THIRD-PARTY LICENSORS DO NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND REGARDING YOUR SUBMISSION OF IMAGES/VIDEOS. HOMESQPON.COM, ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR THIRD-PARTY LICSENSORS IS NOT LIABLE TO USE OR ANY THIRD PARTY IN ANY WAY FOR YOUR SUBMISSION OF IMAGES/VIDEOS TO THE SITE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, HOMESQPON.COM, ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE THIRD-PARTY LICENSORS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE ACCURACY AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. HOMESQPON.COM DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF SUCH INFORMATION. HOMESQPON.COM RESERVES THE RIGHT, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, TO CORRECT ANY ERROR OR OMMISSION ON THE SITE OR IN THE CONTENT. HOMESQPON.COM DOES NOT MAKE AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES TO YOU REGARDING A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE ACCURACY AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. HOMESQPON.COM RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE OR DISCONTINUE AT ANY TIME ANY ASPECT OR FEATURE OF THE SITE. THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT PERMIT THE DISCLAIMER OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES.

Limitation of Liability

HOMESQPON.COM, ITS AFFILIATES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS AND THIRD-PARTY LICENSORS SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, RESULTING FROM OR CAUSED BY, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF THE SITE OR THE MATERIAL OR CONTENT CONTAINED OR REFERRED TO ON IT, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE, WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES ARE BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS STATED ABOVE OR TO ANY CHANGES TO THE TERMS, PLEASE EXIT THER SERVICE IMMEDIATELY. THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT PERMIT THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES.
Last updated: June 22, 2020