Terms and Conditions
Please read these Terms of Service (“Terms”) carefully as they contain important information about your legal rights, remedies and obligations. By accessing or using Pedpo Platform, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms.
In this agreement, Pedpo Legal entity will be referred to as Pedpo Inc., Pedpo.com, Pedpo.ca, us, Pedpo Inc, Pedpo, …
Last Updated: Feb 14, 2020
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These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement ("Agreement") between you and Pedpo (as defined below) governing your access to and use of the Pedpo website, including any subdomains thereof, and any other websites through which Pedpo makes its services available (collectively, "Site"), our online application, our mobile, tablet and other smart device applications, and application program interfaces (collectively, "Application") and all associated services (collectively, "Pedpo Services" , "Pedpo Market" ). The Site, Application and Pedpo Services together are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Pedpo Platform”. Our policies applicable to your use of the Pedpo Platform are incorporated by reference into this Agreement.
When these Terms mention “Pedpo,” “we,” “us,” or “our,” it refers to the Pedpo company you are contracting with. Your contracting entity will generally be determined based on your country of residence or establishment.
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If your country of residence or establishment is CANADA, you are contracting with Pedpo, Inc., 5576 Yonge Street, P.O Box 10048, Toronto, ON M2N 5S0, CANADA.
If you change your country of residence or establishment, the Pedpo company you contract with will be determined by your new country of residence or establishment as specified above, from the date on which your country of residence changes.
Pedpo and its services are only available in CANADA, and in near future will be available in North America.
Our collection and use of personal information in connection with your access to and use of the Pedpo Platform is described in our Privacy Policy.
Any and all payment processing services through or in connection with your use of the Pedpo Platform is solely the user’s responsibility. All items and services provided by Pedpo at this point of time is free of charge, and Pedpo is relieved from any responsibility in exchanging money, monetary purposes between users of these services. Users need to proceed with caution and be vigilant towards any fraudulent items, or transactions.
Users and service providers alone are responsible for identifying, understanding, and complying with all laws, rules and regulations that apply to their Listings and Services (as defined below). For example, some cities have laws that restrict their ability to provide services. In many cities, Service providers, Trades, skilled professionals, are required to get a permit or obtain a license before providing certain Services (such as dealing with electricity matters, plumbing, treating animals or operating a vehicle). Users and service providers are alone responsible for identifying and obtaining any required licenses, permits, or registrations for any Services they offer. Certain types of Services may be prohibited altogether. Penalties may include fines or other enforcement. If you have questions about how local laws apply to your Listing(s) and Service(s) on Pedpo, you should always seek legal guidance.
Scope of Pedpo Services
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The Pedpo Platform is an online marketplace that enables registered users (“Members”) and certain third parties who offer services (Members and third parties who offer services are “Professional skilled trades” and the services they offer are “Services”) to publish such varied Services on the Pedpo Platform (“Listings”, “Market”, “Services”,) and to communicate and transact directly with Members that are seeking to buy, rent or book such Services or items (Members using Services are “Buyers”, “Sellers”, “Lessee”, “Lessor”). Services may include the offering of selling their properties, or belongings ("Market"), Renting an item/s in various categories (“Market”), Providing particular services (“Services”), and a variety of other items or related services.
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As the provider of the Pedpo Platform, Pedpo does not own, create, sell, rent, resell, provide, control, manage, offer, deliver, or supply any Listings or Services, nor is Pedpo an organiser or retailer of packages. Users and service providers alone are responsible for their Listings and Services. When Members create, make or accept a listing, they are entering into a contract directly with each other. Pedpo is not and does not become a party to or other participant in any contractual relationship between Members, nor is Pedpo a real estate broker or insurer. Pedpo is not acting as an agent in any capacity for any of the members, member, services, professional workers/trades or parties.
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While we may help facilitate the resolution of disputes, Pedpo has no control over and does not guarantee (i) the existence, quality, safety, suitability, or legality of any Listings, items or Services, (ii) the truth or accuracy of any Listing descriptions, Ratings, Reviews, or other Member Content (as defined below), or (iii) the performance or conduct of any Member or third party. Pedpo does not endorse any Member, Listing or Services. Any references to a Member being "verified" (or similar language) only indicate that the Member has completed a relevant verification or digital identification process and nothing else. Any such description is not an endorsement, certification or guarantee by Pedpo about any Member, including of the Member's identity or background or whether the Member is trustworthy, safe or suitable. You should always exercise due diligence and care when deciding whether to enter a contract, or buy or rent an item/s through market or receive Services through our services section, or use other Services, accept a buying, renting or booking a request from a User, or communicate and interact with other Users, whether online or in person.
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If you choose to use the Pedpo Platform as a User or Service Provider (as defined below), your relationship with Pedpo is limited to being an independent, third-party contractor, and not an employee, agent, joint venture or partner of Pedpo for any reason, and you act exclusively on your own behalf and for your own benefit, and not on behalf, or for the benefit, of Pedpo. Pedpo does not, and shall not be deemed to, direct or control you generally or in your performance under these Terms specifically, including in connection with your provision of the Services. You acknowledge and agree that you have complete discretion whether to list Items, Services or otherwise engage in other business or employment activities.
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To promote the Pedpo Platform and to increase the exposure of Listings to potential Users, Buyers, Listings and other Member Content may be displayed on other websites, in applications, within emails, and in online and offline advertisements. To assist Members who speak different languages, Listings and other Member Content may be translated, in whole or in part, into other languages. Pedpo cannot guarantee the accuracy or quality of such translations and Members are responsible for reviewing and verifying the accuracy of such translations. The Pedpo Platform may contain translations powered by Google. Google disclaims all warranties related to the translations, express or implied, including any warranties of accuracy, reliability, and any implied warranties for merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.
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The Pedpo Platform may contain links to third-party websites or resources (“Third-Party Services”). Such Third-Party Services may be subject to different terms and conditions and privacy practices. Pedpo is not responsible or liable for the availability or accuracy of such Third-Party Services, or the content, products, or services available from such Third-Party Services. Links to such Third-Party Services are not an endorsement by Pedpo of such Third-Party Services.
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Due to the nature of the Internet, Pedpo cannot guarantee the continuous and uninterrupted availability and accessibility of the Pedpo Platform. Pedpo may restrict the availability of the Pedpo Platform, Services or certain areas or features thereof, if this is necessary in view of capacity limits, the security or integrity of our servers, or to carry out maintenance measures that ensure the proper or improved functioning of the Pedpo Platform. Pedpo may improve, enhance and modify the Pedpo Platform and introduce new Pedpo Services from time to time.
Eligibility, Using the Pedpo Platform, Member Verification
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In order to access and use the Pedpo Platform or register an Pedpo Account you must be an individual at least 16 years old or a duly organized, validly existing business, organization or other legal entity in good standing under the laws of the country you are established and able to enter into legally binding contracts
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You will comply with any applicable export control laws in your local jurisdiction. You also represent and warrant that (i) neither you nor your Service(s) are located or take place in a country that is subject to a Canadian embargo, or that has been designated by the Canadian Government as a "terrorist supporting" country, and (ii) you are not listed on any CANADA Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
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Pedpo may make access to and use of the Pedpo Platform, or certain areas or features of the Pedpo Platform, subject to certain conditions or requirements, such as completing a verification process, meeting specific quality or eligibility criteria, meeting Ratings or Reviews thresholds, or a Member’s request and cancellation history.
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User verification on the Internet is difficult and we do not assume any responsibility for the confirmation of any Member’s identity. Notwithstanding the above, for transparency and fraud prevention purposes, and as permitted by applicable laws, we may, but have no obligation to (i) ask Members to provide a form of government identification or other information or undertake additional checks designed to help verify the identities or backgrounds of Members, (ii) screen Members against third party databases or other sources and request reports from service providers, and (iii) where we have sufficient information to identify a Member, obtain reports from public records of criminal convictions or sex offender registrations or an equivalent version of background or registered sex offender checks in your local jurisdiction (if available).
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The access to or use of certain areas and features of the Pedpo Platform may be subject to separate policies, standards or guidelines, or may require that you accept additional terms and conditions, before you can access the relevant areas or features of the Pedpo Platform. If there is a conflict between these Terms and terms and conditions applicable to a specific area or feature of the Pedpo Platform, the latter terms and conditions will take precedence with respect to your access to or use of that area or feature, unless specified otherwise in the latter terms and conditions.
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If you access or download the Application from the Apple App Store, you agree to Apple’s Licensed Application End User License Agreement . Some areas of the Pedpo Platform implement Google Maps/Earth mapping services, including Google Maps API(s). Your use of Google Maps/Earth is subject to the Google Maps/Google Earth Additional Terms of Service .
Modification of these Terms
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Pedpo reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time in accordance with this provision. If we make changes to these Terms, we will post the revised Terms on the Pedpo Platform and update the “Last Updated” date at the top of these Terms. We will also provide you with notice of the modifications by email at least ten (10) days before the date they become effective. It is User’s sole responsibility to check this “Terms of Service” from time to time and ensure being updated on the most recent changes. If you disagree with the revised Terms, you may terminate this Agreement with immediate effect. If you do not terminate your Agreement before the date the revised Terms become effective, your continued access to or use of the Pedpo Platform will constitute acceptance of the revised Terms.
Account Registration
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You must register an account ("Pedpo Account") to access and use certain features of the Pedpo Platform, such as publishing or requesting to buy/rent a Listing or an item or hiring a service or trade. If you are registering an Pedpo Account for a business, organization or other legal entity, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to legally bind that entity and grant us all permissions and licenses provided in these Terms.
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You can register an Pedpo Account using an email address, phone number, basic personal info and creating a password.
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You must provide accurate, current and complete information during the registration process and keep your Pedpo Account and public Pedpo Account profile page information up to date at all times.
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You may not register more than one (1) Pedpo Account unless Pedpo authorizes you to do so. You may not assign or otherwise transfer your Pedpo Account to another party.
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You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your Pedpo Account credentials and may not disclose your credentials to any third party. You must immediately notify Pedpo if you know or have any reason to suspect that your credentials have been lost, stolen, misappropriated, or otherwise compromised or in case of any actual or suspected unauthorized use of your Pedpo Account. You are liable for any and all activities conducted through your Pedpo Account, unless such activities are not authorized by you and you are not otherwise negligent (such as failing to report the unauthorized use or loss of your credentials). Be advised that Pedpo or any of Pedpo’s staff, third parties are not authorized nor will ask for your password at any time, therefore Do Not disclose your password to anyone at any point of time.
Content
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Pedpo may, at its sole discretion, enable Members to (i) create, upload, post, send, receive and store content, such as text, photos, audio, video, or other materials and information on or through the Pedpo Platform ("Member Content"); and (ii) access and view Member Content and any content that Pedpo itself makes available on or through the Pedpo Platform, including proprietary Pedpo content and any content licensed or authorized for use by or through Pedpo from a third party ("Pedpo Content" and together with Member Content, "Collective Content").
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The Pedpo Platform, Pedpo Content, and Member Content may in its entirety or in part be protected by copyright, trademark, and/or other laws of the CANADA and other countries. You acknowledge and agree that the Pedpo Platform and Pedpo Content, including all associated intellectual property rights, are the exclusive property of Pedpo and/or its licensors or authorizing third parties. You will not remove, alter or obscure any copyright, trademark, service mark or other proprietary rights notices incorporated in or accompanying the Pedpo Platform, Pedpo Content or Member Content. All trademarks, service marks, logos, trade names, and any other source identifiers of Pedpo used on or in connection with the Pedpo Platform and Pedpo Content are trademarks or registered trademarks of Pedpo in the CANADA and abroad. Trademarks, service marks, logos, trade names and any other proprietary designations of third parties used on or in connection with the Pedpo Platform, Pedpo Content, and/or Collective Content are used for identification purposes only and may be the property of their respective owners. Be advised under 1.1.5 Pedpo is authorized to use your content and utilize it the way deemed preferable in the future.
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You will not use, copy, adapt, modify, prepare derivative works of, distribute, license, sell, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, broadcast or otherwise exploit the Pedpo Platform or Collective Content, except to the extent you are the legal owner of certain Member Content or as expressly permitted in these Terms. No licenses or rights are granted to you by implication or otherwise under any intellectual property rights owned or controlled by Pedpo or its licensors, except for the licenses and rights expressly granted in these Terms.
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Subject to your compliance with these Terms, Pedpo grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, revocable, non-transferable license to (i) download and use the Application on your personal device(s); and (ii) access and view any Collective Content made available on or through the Pedpo Platform and accessible to you, solely for your personal and non-commercial use.
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By creating, uploading, posting, sending, receiving, storing, or otherwise making available any Member Content on or through the Pedpo Platform, you grant to Pedpo a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual (or for the term of the protection), sub-licensable and transferable license to such Member Content to access, use, store, copy, modify, prepare derivative works of, distribute, publish, transmit, stream, broadcast, syndicate and otherwise exploit in any manner such Member Content to provide and/or promote the Pedpo Platform, in any media or platform. Insofar as Member Content (including Verified Images) includes personal information, such Member Content will only be used for these purposes if such use complies with applicable data protection laws in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Unless you provide specific consent, Pedpo does not claim any ownership rights in any Member Content and nothing in these Terms will be deemed to restrict any rights that you may have to use or exploit your Member Content. Be advised under 1.1.5 Pedpo is authorized to use your content and utilize it the way deemed preferable in the future.
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You are solely responsible for all Member Content that you make available on or through the Pedpo Platform. Accordingly, you represent and warrant that: (i) you either are the sole and exclusive owner of all Member Content that you make available on or through the Pedpo Platform or you have all rights, licenses, consents and releases that are necessary to grant to Pedpo the rights in and to such Member Content, as contemplated under these Terms; and (ii) neither the Member Content nor your posting, uploading, publication, submission or transmittal of the Member Content or Pedpo's use of the Member Content (or any portion thereof) as contemplated under these Terms will infringe, misappropriate or violate a third party's patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights or other proprietary or intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy, or result in the violation of any applicable law or regulation.
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You will not post, upload, publish, submit or transmit any Member Content that: (i) is fraudulent, false, misleading (directly or by omission or failure to update information) or deceptive; (ii) is defamatory, libelous, obscene, pornographic, vulgar or offensive; (iii) promotes discrimination, bigotry, racism, hatred, harassment or harm against any individual or group; (iv) is violent or threatening or promotes violence or actions that are threatening to any other person or animal; (v) promotes illegal or harmful activities or substances; or (vi) violates Pedpo’s Policy or any other Pedpo’s privacy policy. Pedpo may, without prior notice, remove or disable access to any Member Content that Pedpo finds to be in violation of applicable law, these Terms or Pedpo’s then-current Policies or Standards, or otherwise may be harmful or objectionable to Pedpo, its Members, third parties, or property.
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Pedpo respects copyright law and expects its Members to do the same. If you believe that any content on the Pedpo Platform infringes copyrights you own, please notify us through Contact Us form.
Service Fees
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Pedpo may not charge fees to Users and service providers ("Service Fees") and/or contingency ("Insurance Fees") (collectively, "Service Fees") in consideration for the use of the Pedpo Platform.
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Any applicable Service Fees (including any applicable Taxes) will be sole responsibility of each party (member, user, service provider) to pay. Pedpo has no responsibility towards taxes, damages, lost items, fees, or associated costs.
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You are responsible for paying any Service Fees that you owe to the other party.
Terms specific for Users and service providers
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When creating a Listing through the Pedpo Platform you must (i) provide complete and accurate information about your Item/s or, and Service (such as listing description, location, and calendar availability), (ii) disclose any deficiencies, restrictions (such as conditions, rules) and requirements that apply (such as any minimum age, proficiency or availability for a service) and (iii) provide any other pertinent information requested by Pedpo. You are responsible for keeping your Listing information (including calendar availability) up to date at all times.
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You are solely responsible for setting a price (including any Taxes if applicable, or charges) for your Listing (“Listing Fee”). Once a User requests a buying, renting or booking of your Listing, you may not request that the User pays a higher price than in the booking request.
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Any terms and conditions included in your Listing, in particular in relation to cancellations, must not conflict with these Terms.
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Pictures, animations or videos (collectively, "Images") used in your Listings must accurately reflect the quality and condition of your Items/s or Services. Pedpo reserves the right to require that Listings have a minimum number of Images of a certain format, size and resolution.
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The placement and ranking of Listings in search results on the Pedpo Platform may vary and depend on a variety of factors, such as User search parameters and preferences, Service provider requirements, price and calendar availability, number and quality of Images, customer service and cancellation history, Reviews and Ratings, type of Service, and/or ease of booking.
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When you accept or have approved a booking request by a User, you are entering into a legally binding agreement with the User and are required to provide your Service(s) to the User as described in your Listing when the booking request is made. You also agree to pay the applicable Fees and any applicable Taxes accordingly.
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Pedpo recommends that Users and service providers obtain appropriate insurance for their Services. Please review any respective insurance policy carefully, and in particular make sure that you are familiar with and understand any exclusions to, and any deductibles that may apply for, such insurance policy, including, but not limited to, whether or not your insurance policy will cover the actions or inactions of Users (and the service a User has booked for, if applicable for those services to be performed at) while utilizing these services or products or other Services through Pedpo’s platform.
Booking Experiences, Events and other Host Services
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You should carefully review the description of any Experience, Event or other Host Service you intend to book to ensure you (and any additional guests you are booking for) meet any minimum age, proficiency, fitness or other requirements which the Host has specified in their Listing. At your sole discretion you may want to inform the Host of any medical or physical conditions, or other circumstances that may impact your and any additional guest’s ability to participate in any Experience, Event or other Host Service. In addition, certain laws, like the minimum legal drinking age in the location of the Experience, Event or other Host Service, may also apply. You are responsible for identifying, understanding, and complying with all laws, rules and regulations that apply to your participation in an Experience, Event or other Host Service.
Ratings and Reviews
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Within a certain timeframe after completing a booking, Users and service providers can publicly submit a star rating (“Rating”) about each other. Ratings reflect the opinions of individual Members and do not reflect the opinion of Pedpo. Ratings are not verified by Pedpo for accuracy and may be incorrect or misleading.
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Ratings by Users and service providers must be accurate.
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Members are prohibited from manipulating the Ratings system in any manner, such as instructing a third party to submit a positive or negative Rating about another Member.
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Ratings are part of a Member’s public profile and may also be surfaced elsewhere on the Pedpo Platform (such as the Listing page) together with other relevant information.
Damage to Accommodations, Disputes between Members
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As a User, you are responsible for the item you rent or checking the service received. You are responsible for your own acts and omissions and are also responsible for any damages that happens to an item you have rented during the period of lease.
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Members agree to cooperate with and assist Pedpo in good faith, and to provide Pedpo with such information and take such actions as may be reasonably requested by Pedpo, in connection with any Damage Claims or other complaints or claims made by Members relating to (i) Accommodations or any personal or other property located at an Accommodation (including, without limitation, payment requests made under the Pedpo Host Guarantee or Japan Host Insurance), (ii) Experiences, (iii) Co-Host agreements, or (iv) a Group Payment Booking. A Member shall, upon Pedpo's reasonable request and at no cost to the Member, participate in mediation or a similar resolution process with another Member, which process will be conducted by Pedpo or a third party selected by Pedpo or its insurer, with respect to losses for which a Member is requesting payment from Pedpo (including but not limited to payments under the Pedpo Host Guarantee or payment under Japan Host Insurance).
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If you are a Guest or a Co-Host, you understand and agree that Pedpo may make a claim under your homeowner's, renter's or other insurance policy related to any damage or loss that you may have caused, or been responsible for, to any personal or other property (including an Accommodation) of the Host (including without limitation amounts paid by Pedpo under the Pedpo Host Guarantee or amounts paid under Japan Host Insurance). You agree to cooperate with and assist Pedpo in good faith, and to provide Pedpo with such information as may be reasonably requested by Pedpo, to make a claim under your homeowner's, renter's or other insurance policy, including, but not limited to, executing documents and taking such further acts as Pedpo may reasonably request to assist Pedpo in accomplishing the foregoing.
Taxes
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As a User, you are solely responsible for determining your obligations to report, collect, remit or include in your Listing Fees of any applicable Taxes or other indirect sales taxes, Service tax, Labour Taxes, Material Tax, HST, GST or other related taxes or income taxes ("Taxes").
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Tax regulations may require us to collect appropriate Tax information from Users and service providers.
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You understand that any appropriate governmental agency, department and/or authority ("Tax Authority") where your Listing is located may require Taxes to be collected from Users and/ or service providers on Listing Fees, and to be remitted to the respective Tax Authority. The laws in jurisdictions may vary, but these Taxes may be required to be collected and remitted as a percentage of the Listing Fees set by Users and service providers, a set amount per day, or other variations.
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In certain jurisdictions, Pedpo may decide in its sole discretion to facilitate collection and remittance of Taxes from or on behalf of Users and / or service providers, in accordance with these Terms ("Collection and Remittance") if such jurisdiction asserts Pedpo or Users and service providers have a Tax collection and remittance obligation. In any jurisdiction in which we decide to facilitate direct Collection and Remittance, you hereby instruct and authorize Pedpo (via Pedpo Payments) to collect Taxes from Users on the User's behalf at the time Listing Fees are collected, and to remit such Occupancy Taxes to the Tax Authority. In other jurisdictions Pedpo may decide in its sole discretion to collect Occupancy Taxes and remit such Taxes to eligible and qualifying Users and service providers, based on tax information supplied by the Host, for ultimate reporting and remittance by such User to the Tax Authority (“Pass-Through Tax Feature”). Such Users and service providers using the Pass-Through Tax Feature will be solely responsible for informing Pedpo about the correct Tax amount to be collected from the User in accordance with applicable law and directly remitting the Taxes to the relevant Tax Authority. Pedpo does not assume any liability for the failure of a participating Users to comply with any applicable tax reporting or remittance obligations. The amount of Taxes, if any, collected and remitted by Pedpo will be visible to and separately stated to both Users and / or service providers on their respective transaction documents. Where Pedpo is facilitating Collection and Remittance, Users and service providers are not permitted to collect any Taxes being collected by Pedpo relating to their Service or Accommodations in that jurisdiction.
Prohibited Activities
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You are solely responsible for compliance with any and all laws, rules, regulations, and Tax obligations that may apply to your use of the Pedpo Platform. In connection with your use of the Pedpo Platform, you will not and will not assist or enable others to:
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breach or circumvent any applicable laws or regulations, agreements with third-parties, third-party rights, or our Terms
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use the Pedpo Platform or Collective Content for any commercial or other purposes that are not expressly permitted by these Terms or in a manner that falsely implies Pedpo endorsement, partnership or otherwise misleads others as to your affiliation with Pedpo;
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copy, store or otherwise access or use any information, including personally identifiable information about any other Member, contained on the Pedpo Platform in any way that is inconsistent with Pedpo’s Privacy Policy or these Terms or that otherwise violates the privacy rights of Members or third parties;
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use the Pedpo Platform in connection with the distribution of unsolicited commercial messages ("spam");
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offer, as a User, any Item or Services that you do not own yourself or have permission to make available through the Pedpo Platform;
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hire or book any Listing if you will not actually be using the Services yourself;
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contact another Member for any purpose other than asking a question related to your own booking, Listing, or the Member's use of the Pedpo Platform, including, but not limited to, recruiting or otherwise soliciting any Member to join third-party services, applications or websites, without our prior written approval;
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use the Pedpo Platform to request, make or accept a booking independent of the Pedpo Platform, to circumvent any Service Fees or for any other reason;
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discriminate against or harass anyone on the basis of race, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, age or sexual orientation, or otherwise engage in any violent, harmful, abusive or disruptive behavior;
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misuse or abuse any Listings or services associated with the Pedpo’s program as determined by Pedpo in its sole discretion.
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use, display, mirror or frame the Pedpo Platform or Collective Content, or any individual element within the Pedpo Platform, Pedpo's name, any Pedpo trademark, logo or other proprietary information, or the layout and design of any page or form contained on a page in the Pedpo Platform, without Pedpo's express written consent;
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dilute, tarnish or otherwise harm the Pedpo brand in any way, including through unauthorized use of Collective Content, registering and/or using Pedpo or derivative terms in domain names, trade names, trademarks or other source identifiers, or registering and/or using domains names, trade names, trademarks or other source identifiers that closely imitate or are confusingly similar to Pedpo domains, trademarks, taglines, promotional campaigns or Collective Content;
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use any robots, spider, crawler, scraper or other automated means or processes to access, collect data or other content from or otherwise interact with the Pedpo Platform for any purpose;
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avoid, bypass, remove, deactivate, impair, descramble, or otherwise attempt to circumvent any technological measure implemented by Pedpo or any of Pedpo's providers or any other third party to protect the Pedpo Platform;
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attempt to decipher, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any of the software used to provide the Pedpo Platform;
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take any action that damages or adversely affects, or could damage or adversely affect the performance or proper functioning of the Pedpo Platform;
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export, re-export, import, or transfer the Application except as authorized by Canada law, the export control laws of your jurisdiction, and any other applicable laws; or
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violate or infringe anyone else’s rights or otherwise cause harm to anyone.
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You acknowledge that Pedpo has no obligation to monitor the access to or use of the Pedpo Platform by any Member or to review, disable access to, or edit any Member Content, but has the right to do so to (i) operate, secure and improve the Pedpo Platform (including without limitation for fraud prevention, risk assessment, investigation and customer support purposes); (ii) ensure Members’ compliance with these Terms; (iii) comply with applicable law or the order or requirement of a court, law enforcement or other administrative agency or governmental body; (iv) respond to Member Content that it determines is harmful or objectionable; or (v) as otherwise set forth in these Terms. Members agree to cooperate with and assist Pedpo in good faith, and to provide Pedpo with such information and take such actions as may be reasonably requested by Pedpo with respect to any investigation undertaken by Pedpo or a representative of Pedpo regarding the use or abuse of the Pedpo Platform.
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If you feel that any Member you interact with, whether online or in person, is acting or has acted inappropriately, including but not limited to anyone who (i) engages in offensive, violent or sexually inappropriate behavior, (ii) you suspect of stealing from you, or (iii) engages in any other disturbing conduct, you should immediately report such person to the appropriate authorities and then to Pedpo by contacting us with your police station and report number (if available). You agree that any report you make will not obligate us to take any action (beyond that required by law, if any).
Term and Termination, Suspension and other Measures
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This Agreement shall be effective for a 30-day term, at the end of which it will automatically and continuously renew for subsequent 30-day terms until such time when you or Pedpo terminate the Agreement in accordance with this provision.
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You may terminate this Agreement at any time by sending us an email. If you cancel your Pedpo Account as a Host, any confirmed booking(s) will be automatically cancelled and your Guests will receive a full refund. If you cancel your Pedpo Account as a Guest, any confirmed booking(s) will be automatically cancelled and any refund will depend upon the terms of the Listing’s cancellation policy.
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Without limiting our rights specified below, Pedpo may terminate this Agreement for convenience at any time by giving you thirty (30) days' notice via email to your registered email address.
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Pedpo may immediately, without notice, terminate this Agreement and/or stop providing access to the Pedpo Platform if (i) you have materially breached your obligations under these Terms, the Payments Terms , our Policies or Standards, (ii) you have violated applicable laws, regulations or third party rights, or (iii) Pedpo believes in good faith that such action is reasonably necessary to protect the personal safety or property of Pedpo, its Members, or third parties (for example in the case of fraudulent behavior of a Member).
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In addition, Pedpo may take any of the following measures (i) to comply with applicable law, or the order or request of a court, law enforcement or other administrative agency or governmental body, or if (ii) you have breached these Terms, the Payments Terms, our Policies or Standards, applicable laws, regulations, or third party rights, (iii) you have provided inaccurate, fraudulent, outdated or incomplete information during the Pedpo Account registration, Listing process or thereafter, (iv) you and/or your Listings or Host Services at any time fail to meet any applicable quality or eligibility criteria, (v) you have repeatedly received poor Ratings or Reviews or Pedpo otherwise becomes aware of or has received complaints about your performance or conduct, (vi) you have repeatedly cancelled confirmed bookings or failed to respond to booking requests without a valid reason, or (vii) Pedpo believes in good faith that such action is reasonably necessary to protect the personal safety or property of Pedpo, its Members, or third parties, or to prevent fraud or other illegal activity:
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refuse to surface, delete or delay any Listings, Ratings, Reviews, or other Member Content;
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cancel any pending or confirmed bookings;
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limit your access to or use of the Pedpo Platform;
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temporarily or permanently revoke any special status associated with your Pedpo Account;
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temporarily or in case of severe or repeated offenses permanently suspend your Pedpo Account and stop providing access to the Pedpo Platform.
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In case of non-material breaches and where appropriate, you will be given notice of any intended measure by Pedpo and an opportunity to resolve the issue to Pedpo's reasonable satisfaction.
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If we take any of the measures described above (i) we may refund your Guests in full for any and all confirmed bookings that have been cancelled, irrespective of pre-existing cancellation policies, and (ii) you will not be entitled to any compensation for pending or confirmed bookings that were cancelled.
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When this Agreement has been terminated, you are not entitled to a restoration of your Pedpo Account or any of your Member Content. If your access to or use of the Pedpo Platform has been limited or your Pedpo Account has been suspended or this Agreement has been terminated by us, you may not register a new Pedpo Account or access and use the Pedpo Platform through an Pedpo Account of another Member.
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Sections 5 and 16 to 22 of these Terms shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.
Disclaimers
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If you choose to use the Pedpo Platform or Collective Content, you do so voluntarily and at your sole risk. The Pedpo Platform and Collective Content is provided “as is”, without warranty of any kind, either express or implied.
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You agree that you have had whatever opportunity you deem necessary to investigate the Pedpo Services, laws, rules, or regulations that may be applicable to your Listings and/or Host Services you are receiving and that you are not relying upon any statement of law or fact made by Pedpo relating to a Listing.
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If we choose to conduct identity verification or background checks on any Member, to the extent permitted by applicable law, we disclaim warranties of any kind, either express or implied, that such checks will identify prior misconduct by a Member or guarantee that a Member will not engage in misconduct in the future.
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You agree that some Experiences, Events, other Host Services, or the Group Payment Service may carry inherent risk, and by participating in such services, you choose to assume those risks voluntarily. For example, some Host Services may carry risk of illness, bodily injury, disability, or death, and you freely and willfully assume those risks by choosing to participate in those Host Services. You assume full responsibility for the choices you make before, during and after your participation in a Host Service or the Group Payment Service. If you are bringing a minor as an additional guest, you are solely responsible for the supervision of that minor throughout the duration of your Host Service and to the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree to release and hold harmless Pedpo from all liabilities and claims that arise in any way from any injury, death, loss or harm that occurs to that minor during the Host Service or in any way related to your Host Service.
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The foregoing disclaimers apply to the maximum extent permitted by law. You may have other statutory rights. However, the duration of statutorily required warranties, if any, shall be limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.
Liability
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You acknowledge and agree that, to the maximum extent permitted by law, the entire risk arising out of your access to and use of the Pedpo Platform and Collective Content, your publishing or booking of any Listing via the Pedpo Platform, your use of services, participation in any Experience or Event or use of any other User Service, or any other interaction you have with other Members whether in person or online remains with you. Neither Pedpo nor any other party involved in creating, producing, or delivering the Pedpo Platform or Collective Content will be liable for any incidental, special, exemplary or consequential damages, including lost profits, loss of data or loss of goodwill, service interruption, computer damage or system failure or the cost of substitute products or services, or for any damages for personal or bodily injury or emotional distress arising out of or in connection with (i) these Terms, (ii) from the use of or inability to use the Pedpo Platform or Collective Content, (iii) from any communications, interactions or meetings with other Members or other persons with whom you communicate, interact or meet with as a result of your use of the Pedpo Platform, or (iv) from your publishing or booking of a Listing, including the provision or use of a Listing’s Host Services, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence), product liability or any other legal theory, and whether or not Pedpo has been informed of the possibility of such damage, even if a limited remedy set forth herein is found to have failed of its essential purpose
Indemnification
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To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to release, defend (at Pedpo’s option), indemnify, and hold Pedpo and its affiliates and subsidiaries, including but not limited to, Pedpo Payments, and their officers, directors, employees and agents, harmless from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising out of or in any way connected with (i) your breach of these Terms or our Policies or Standards, (ii) your improper use of the Pedpo Platform or any Pedpo Services, (iii) your interaction with any Member, stay at an Accommodation, participation in an Experience, Event or other Host Service, participation in the Group Payment Service, including without limitation any injuries, losses or damages (whether compensatory, direct, incidental, consequential or otherwise) of any kind arising in connection with or as a result of such interaction, stay, participation or use, (iv) Pedpo’s Collection and Remittance of Occupancy Taxes, or (v) your breach of any laws, regulations or third party rights.
Dispute Resolution
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Pedpo is not and will not be responsible for any claims, damages, conflicts between users, parties, or service providers. Users may seek legal advice applicable to their case.
Feedback
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We welcome and encourage you to provide feedback, comments and suggestions for improvements to the Pedpo Platform (“Feedback “). You may submit Feedback by emailing us, through the “Contact” section of the Pedpo Platform, or by other means of communication. Any Feedback you submit to us will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary to you. By submitting Feedback to us, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, sub-licensable, perpetual license to use and publish those ideas and materials for any purpose, without compensation to you.