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Agency Based Discussion => Sites that no longer exist => SnapVillage.com => Topic started by: GeoPappas on September 26, 2007, 17:09

Title: Updated Agreements from SnapVillage
Post by: GeoPappas on September 26, 2007, 17:09
I just received an email from SnapVillage that states that they have updated their agreements.

Here are the updated Agreements:

SNAPVILLAGE USER AGREEMENT:
http://www.snapvillage.com/sv_forms/UserAgreement.pdf

CONTRIBUTOR AGREEMENT:
http://www.snapvillage.com/sv_forms/SnapVillage%20Contributor%20Agreement%208-29-07.pdf

CUSTOMER AGREEMENT:
http://www.snapvillage.com/sv_forms/SnapVillage%20Customer%20Agreement%208-29-07.pdf

Here are the differences between the old and new agreements:

CHANGES TO SNAPVILLAGE USER AGREEMENT:
http://www.snapvillage.com/sv_forms/Redline%20User%20Agreement%208-29-07.pdf

CHANGES TO SNAPVILLAGE CONTRIBUTOR AGREEMENT:
http://www.snapvillage.com/sv_forms/Redline%20Contributor%20Agreement%208-29-07.pdf

CHANGES TO SNAPVILLAGE CUSTOMER AGREEMENT:
http://www.snapvillage.com/sv_forms/Redline%20Customer%20Agreement%208-29-07.pdf

Maybe someone will take the time to explain the differences in laymans terms.  Anyone???
Title: Re: Updated Agreements from SnapVillage
Post by: hatman12 on September 26, 2007, 17:33
Seems very unprofessional to send out revised agreements on Sept 27th which have an effective date of August 31st...............
Title: Re: Updated Agreements from SnapVillage
Post by: diego_cervo on September 27, 2007, 03:44
no comment!!
I never saw something like that before
Title: Re: Updated Agreements from SnapVillage
Post by: hospitalera on September 28, 2007, 13:31
Main point that stroke me was that they transferred the jurisdiction to from the US to Ireland, but I am not sure about the implications. I also find it a little bit, lets say, funny to get all this links to pdf files. It might be only me but for some reasons I dislike them. Takes longer to open and is more difficult to navigate. Any more opinions? SY
Title: Re: Updated Agreements from SnapVillage
Post by: yingyang0 on September 28, 2007, 14:52
Quote from: GeoPappas on September 26, 2007, 17:09
CONTRIBUTOR AGREEMENT:
[url]http://www.snapvillage.com/sv_forms/SnapVillage%20Contributor%20Agreement%208-29-07.pdf[/url]

Most one sided contract I've ever read.  My favor provisions: 1) if you sue snap village you are required to pay for all their legal expenses including expert witnesses (basically even if you won, you'd still lose money on the suit because they'd run up their legal bill like you wouldn't believe),  2) the waiving of the basic contract principle that any ambiguity in the contract is to be construed against the drafter (I've never seen that one before).

Two reasons for the jurisdiction change pop out at me. The first being that Ireland's laws are less "liberal". The second being that the contract is so one sided that it could be found void in US courts (thanks to Cardozo).

I wouldn't ever agree to this contract, not even if they were biggest selling stock site.
Title: Re: Updated Agreements from SnapVillage
Post by: anonymous on September 28, 2007, 23:03
I wouldn't ever agree to this contract, not even if they were biggest selling stock site.

I started uploading again today...brakes on for now...thanks for taking the time to read thru that YYO...*, just when i was warming up to them...
Title: Re: Updated Agreements from SnapVillage
Post by: madelaide on October 26, 2007, 16:20
Ah, I remembered people had something against SV.

Any change of thoughts about these legals issues?

Regards,
Adelaide
Title: Re: Updated Agreements from SnapVillage
Post by: hospitalera on October 26, 2007, 16:26
Nop, I have one image online but will not add anymore... SY