Terms of Service

Surrey Car Company, LLC and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Surrey Car Company,” “CarSavvy,” “we,” “us,” “our”) provides services to help you with the car buying process, including research services for car buyers to purchase a vehicle from a third party (“Research Services”) as well as brokerage services for the purchase of vehicles, through its members, its website located at www.surreycarco.com (the “Site”) and through its related services (collectively, such services, including any new features and applications, and the Site, the “Service(s)”), subject to the following Terms of Service (as amended from time to time, the “Terms of Service”).

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change or modify portions of these Terms of Service at any time. If we do this, we will post the changes on this page and will indicate at the top of this page the date these terms were last revised. We will also notify you, either through the Services user interface, in an email notification or through other reasonable means. Any such changes will become effective no earlier than fourteen (14) days after they are posted, except that changes addressing new functions of the Services or changes made for legal reasons will be effective immediately. Your continued use of the Service after the date any such changes become effective constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms of Service.

In addition, when using certain services, you will be subject to any additional terms applicable to such services that may be posted on the Service from time to time, including, without limitation, the Privacy Policy located at www.surreycarco.com/privacy. All such terms are hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms of Service.

Transactions with Sellers; Advertisements and Offers

Surrey Car Company does not sell cars directly, but instead facilitates the purchase transaction between you and a dealer. You acknowledge and agree that Surrey Car Company is not a party to any transactions or agreements entered into between car buyers and car sellers (e.g. dealers). If you purchase a car using the Service, you are contracting directly with the car seller.

Sellers: We do not endorse any seller, and we make no guarantee, explicit or implied, that any posted information is accurate. You agree that we are not responsible for any information or content provided by any seller, including typographical and other errors. We do not and cannot verify the information that sellers supply, nor do we guarantee the cars sellers offer. We assume no responsibility to verify whether the information provided by sellers complies with applicable laws; such responsibility rests with the sellers. Any dealings that you may have with a seller through the Service is governed by the terms of the agreement that you enter into with that seller. We expressly disclaim any liability or responsibility for the success of any transaction you have with that seller. You must make the final determination as to the value and appropriateness of the transaction.

Surrey Car Company allows you to view prices that we expect to meet or beat for a particular vehicle; use us as a broker to shop multiple dealers to negotiate a price and present that pricing to you, based on the parameters that you have given to us (note, however that we will not show a specific VIN until we have a confirmed buyer); review a deal sheet summarizing the terms of the proposed transaction between you and the dealer (including any incentives or rebates that would apply); collect your signatures on behalf of the dealer if you decide to purchase the vehicle we present to you; store vehicles overnight prior to delivery (if necessary); and deliver the vehicle to you. You never have to meet or speak with the dealer should you choose. Note that we cannot guarantee that any dealer will accept a specific price for any particular vehicle.

For a detailed description of Surrey Car Company services, please see www.surreycarco.com/faq (the “FAQ”). The FAQ is hereby integrated by reference into these Terms of Service, and is subject to change or modification by Surrey Car Company at any time.

Surrey Car Company as a Broker: By using Surrey Car Company, you are entering into a consumer-broker relationship (as defined by state law) with Surrey Car Company, LLC. Surrey Car Company, LLC is a registered vehicle broker in the State of California.

Additional Terms: If you want to buy a vehicle using Surrey Car Company, then you will need to enter into a buyer agreement with us. Without limiting the foregoing, in connection with Surrey Car Company, please also note that:

Any trade-in transaction will be between you and Surrey Car Company, are subject to you and Surrey Car Company entering into a separate purchase agreement for your trade-in vehicle.
You will be not be responsible for paying us a service or delivery fee for use of Surrey Car Company (please see the FAQ for more details). Note that we may receive a fee from the dealer.

Access and Use of the Service

Modifications to Service: Surrey Car Company reserves the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that Surrey Car Company will not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.

Mobile Services: The Service includes certain services that are available via a mobile device, including the ability to browse the Service and the Site from a mobile device. To the extent you access the Service through a mobile device, your wireless service carrier’s standard charges, data rates and other fees may apply. In addition, downloading, installing, or using certain Mobile Services may be prohibited or restricted by your carrier, and not all Mobile Services may work with all carriers or devices. By using the Mobile Services, you agree that we may communicate with you regarding Surrey Car Company and other entities by SMS, MMS, text message or other electronic means to your mobile device and that certain information about your usage of the Mobile Services may be communicated to us. In the event you change or deactivate your mobile telephone number, you agree to notify Surrey Car Company to ensure that messages are not sent to the person that acquires your old number.

Conditions of Use

User Conduct: You are solely responsible for all code, video, images, information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, messages or other materials (“content”) that you upload, post, publish or display (hereinafter, “upload”) or email or otherwise use via the Service. You agree to not use the Service to:

interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Service; or
violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, or any regulations having the force of law;
further or promote any criminal activity or enterprise or provide instructional information about illegalactivities; or
obtain or attempt to access or otherwise obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Service.

Special Notice for International Use; Export Controls: Software (defined below) available in connection with the Service and the transmission of applicable data, if any, is subject to United States export controls. No Software may be downloaded from the Service or otherwise exported or re-exported in violation of U.S. export laws. Downloading or using the Software is at your sole risk. Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all local rules and laws regarding your use of the Service, including as it concerns online conduct and acceptable content.

Fees: To the extent the Service or any portion thereof is made available for any fee, you may be required to provide Surrey Car Company information regarding your credit card or other payment instrument. You represent and warrant to Surrey Car Company that such information is true and that you are authorized to use the payment instrument. You agree to pay Surrey Car Company all fees when due as indicated on the Service or in writing to you. We reserve the right to change Surrey Car Company’s fees. If Surrey Car Company does change its fees, Surrey Car Company will provide notice of the change on the Site or in email to you, at Surrey Car Company’s option, at least 30 days before the change is to take effect. Unpaid invoices are subject to a finance charge of 1.5% per month on any outstanding balance, or the maximum permitted by law, whichever is lower, plus all expenses of collection. You shall be responsible for all taxes associated with the Services other than U.S. taxes based on Surrey Car Company’s net income.

Commercial Use: Unless otherwise expressly authorized herein or in the Service, you agree not to display, distribute, license, perform, publish, reproduce, duplicate, copy, create derivative works from, modify, sell, resell, exploit, transfer or upload for any commercial purposes, any portion of the Service, use of the Service, or access to the Service. The Service is for your personal use.

Intellectual Property Rights

Service Content: You acknowledge and agree that the Service may contain content or features (“Service Content”) that are protected by copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized by Surrey Car Company, you agree not to modify, copy, frame, scrape, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on the Service or the Service Content, in whole or in part, except that the foregoing does not apply to your own User Content (as defined below) that you legally upload to the Service. In connection with your use of the Service you will not engage in or use any data mining, robots, scraping or similar data gathering or extraction methods. If you are blocked by Surrey Car Company from accessing the Service (including by blocking your IP address), you agree not to implement any measures to circumvent such blocking (e.g., by masking your IP address or using a proxy IP address). Any use of the Service or the Service Content other than as specifically authorized herein is strictly prohibited. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by Surrey Car Company.

Third Party Material: Under no circumstances will Surrey Car Company be liable in any way for any content or materials of any third parties (including car sellers, advertisers or users), including, but not limited to, for any errors or omissions in any content (including Offers), or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any such content. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Offers or other content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such content.

You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback or other information about the Service (“Submissions”), provided by you to Surrey Car Company are non-confidential and Surrey Car Company will be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of these Submissions for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.

You acknowledge and agree that Surrey Car Company may preserve content and may also disclose content if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process, applicable laws or government requests; (b) enforce these Terms of Service; (c) respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Surrey Car Company, its users and the public. You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Service, including your content, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices.

Copyright Complaints: Surrey Car Company respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or that your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, you should notify Surrey Car Company of your infringement claim in accordance with the procedure set forth below.

Surrey Car Company will process and investigate notices of alleged infringement and will take appropriate actions under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) and other applicable intellectual property laws with respect to any alleged or actual infringement. A notification of claimed copyright infringement should be emailed to Surrey Car Company’s Copyright Agent at info@surreycarco.com (Subject line: “DMCA Takedown Request”).

To be effective, the notification must be in writing and contain the following information:

an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;
a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed;
a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Service, with enough detail that we may find it on the Service;
your address, telephone number, and email address;
a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright or intellectual property owner, its agent, or the law;
a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner’s behalf.

Third Party Websites

The Service may provide, or third parties may provide, links or other access to other sites and resources on the Internet. Surrey Car Company has no control over such sites and resources and Surrey Car Company is not responsible for and does not endorse such sites and resources. You further acknowledge and agree that Surrey Car Company will not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any content, events, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource. Any dealings you have with third parties found while using the Service are between you and the third party, and you agree that Surrey Car Company is not liable for any loss or claim that you may have against any such third party.

Indemnity and Release

You agree to release, indemnify and hold Surrey Car Company and its affiliates and their officers, employees, directors and agent harmless from any from any and all losses, damages, expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, rights, claims, actions of any kind and injury (including death) arising out of or relating to your use of the Service, any User Content, your connection to the Service, your violation of these Terms of Service or your violation of any rights of another. If you are a California resident, you waive California Civil Code Section 1542, which says: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.” If you are a resident of another jurisdiction, you waive any comparable statute or doctrine.

Disclaimer of Warranties

YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. SURREY CAR COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. SURREY CAR COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

SURREY CAR COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (I) THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (II) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (III) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, OR (IV) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ALL INFORMATION RELATED TO VEHICLES AVAILABLE ON THE SERVICE IS SUPPLIED BY THE SELLER OR OTHER THIRD PARTIES. ALL CARS ARE SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALES. ANY AND ALL CONCERNS, DIFFERENCES OR DISCREPANCIES REGARDING A CAR MUST BE ADDRESSED WITH THE SELLER.

Limitation of Liability

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT SURREY CAR COMPANY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, OR DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF SURREY CAR COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, RESULTING FROM: (I) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE; (II) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE; (III) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (IV) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON OR IN RELATION TO THE SERVICE; OR (V) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICE. IN NO EVENT WILL SURREY CAR COMPANY’S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES OR CAUSES OF ACTION EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID DIRECTLY TO SURREY CAR COMPANY IN THE LAST SIX (6) MONTHS, OR, IF GREATER, ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100).

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE SERVICE OR WITH THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USE OF THE SERVICE.

Arbitration

At Surrey Car Company’s or your election, all disputes, claims, or controversies arising out of or relating to the Terms of Service or the Service that are not resolved by mutual agreement may be resolved by binding arbitration. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, arbitration will be held in San Francisco, California before a single arbitrator mutually agreed upon by the parties. The arbitration must commence within forty-five (45) days of the date on which a written demand for arbitration is filed by either party. The arbitrator will not have the power to award damages in excess of the limitation on actual compensatory, direct damages set forth in the Terms of Service and may not multiply actual damages or award punitive damages or any other damages that are specifically excluded under the Terms of Service, and each party hereby irrevocably waives any claim to such damages. The arbitrator may, in his or her discretion, assess costs and expenses (including the reasonable legal fees and expenses of the prevailing part) against any party to a proceeding. Any party refusing to comply with an order of the arbitrators will be liable for costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by the other party in enforcing the award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of temporary or preliminary injunctive relief, any party may proceed in court without prior arbitration for the purpose of avoiding immediate and irreparable harm. The provisions of this arbitration section will be enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the introductory section above, if Surrey Car Company changes this ‘Arbitration’ section after the date you first accepted these Terms of Service (or accepted any subsequent changes to these Terms of Service ), you may reject any such change by sending us written notice within 30 days of the date such change became effective, as indicated in the “Date of Last Revision” date above or in the date of Surrey Car Company’s email to you notifying you of such change. By rejecting any change, you are agreeing that you will arbitrate any dispute between you and Surrey Car Company in accordance with the provisions of this section as of the date you first accepted these Terms of Service (or accepted any subsequent changes to these Terms of Service).

Termination

You agree that Surrey Car Company, in its sole discretion, may suspend or terminate your account (or any part thereof) or use of the Service and remove and discard any content associated with the Service, for any reason, including, without limitation, if Surrey Car Company believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of these Terms of Service. Any suspected fraudulent, abusive or illegal activity that may be grounds for termination of your use of Service, may be referred to appropriate law enforcement authorities. Surrey Car Company may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue providing the Service, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree that any termination of your access to the Service under any provision of this Terms of Service may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that Surrey Car Company may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related information and files in your account and/or bar any further access to such files or the Service. Further, you agree that Surrey Car Company will not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to the Service.

User or Car Seller Disputes

You agree that you are solely responsible for your interactions with any other user or car seller in connection with the Service and Surrey Car Company will have no liability or responsibility with respect thereto. Surrey Car Company reserves the right, but has no obligation, to become involved in any way with disputes between you and any other user of the Service or any car seller.

General

These Terms of Service constitute the entire agreement between you and Surrey Car Company and govern your use of the Service, superseding any prior agreements between you and Surrey Car Company with respect to the Service. You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use affiliate or third party services, third party content or third party software. These Terms of Service will be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflict of law provisions. With respect to any disputes or claims not subject to arbitration, as set forth above, you and Surrey Car Company agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located within San Francisco County, California. The failure of Surrey Car Company to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Service will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms of Service is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of these Terms of Service remain in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Service or these Terms of Service must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form will be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. You may not assign this Terms of Service without the prior written consent of Surrey Car Company, but Surrey Car Company may assign or transfer this Terms of Service, in whole or in part, without restriction. The section titles in these Terms of Service are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. Notices to you may be made via either email or regular mail. The Service may also provide notices to you of changes to these Terms of Service or other matters by displaying notices or links to notices generally on the Service.

Your Privacy

At Surrey Car Company, we respect the privacy of our users. For details please see our Privacy Policy. By using the Service, you consent to our collection and use of personal data as outlined therein.

Questions and Feedback

Please contact us at info@surreycarco.com to report any violations of these Terms of Service or to pose any questions regarding this Terms of Service or the Service.