Terms of Use - Autohome USA

WELCOME TO AUTOHOME® USA. Celebrating 65 years of AUTOHOME® history. 

TERMS OF USE

Acceptance of Terms

Please read the following Terms of Use carefully before using the services offered by Autohome USA (the “Company,” “we,” or “us”).  These Terms of Use, together with the Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”), set forth the legally binding terms and conditions for your use of the website at autohomeus.com (the “Website”) and the services, features, content, applications, or widgets offered by the Company, including but not limited to autohomeus.store.com (collectively with the Website, the “Services”).  The Website is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance, without modification, of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein.  Your use of the Website constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions, and notices.  IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THE TERMS, DISCONNECT FROM THE WEBSITE AND DO NOT USE THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVICES.

PRIVACY AND PERSONAL INFORMATION

For information about the Company’s data protection practices, please read our Privacy Policy.  This policy explains how the Company treats your personal information and protects your privacy when you use the Services.  You agree to the use of your data in accordance with the Company’s Privacy Policy.  If you become aware of any unauthorized use of your password or of your account, you agree to notify the Company immediately at admin@autohomeus.com.

THIRD PARTY SITES

The Website may contain links to other websites (“Linked Sites”).  The Linked Sites are not under the control of the Company, and the Company is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site.  The Company is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any Linked Site.  The Company is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by the Company of the site or any association with its operators.

EQUIPMENT, INTERNET, AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

You may be required to download or install certain third-party software or maintain a high-speed broadband or internet connection in order to access and use certain Services or Content (as defined below) purchased or provided by the Company. The  Company is not responsible for your use of any third-party service.

USE OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES

The Website may contain blog comments, message boards, chat rooms, user review forums, and/or other interactive services (both public and private) and include both public boards and private forums. You must register in accordance with instructions that you will find on the Website in order to use any Communication Services. You may not post on any Communication Services, or send to any other Communication Services user or our staff, any material that is abusive, vulgar, threatening, harassing, libelous, defamatory, obscene, invades a person’s privacy, violates any intellectual or other property rights, or that would otherwise violate any law. You may not use any Communication Services in a commercial manner.

You may not post material that solicits funds, or that advertises or solicits goods or services. You may not post material known to be false. You may not post messages that contain stock touts. You may not post or transmit any information, software, or other material that contains a virus or other harmful component.

We are not responsible for material appearing in any Communication Services on the Website, except for material signed by one of our identified representatives. We are not responsible for screening material posted by users for libel, obscenity, invasion of privacy, copyright or trademark infringement, accuracy, or for any other reason. We retain, however, the right to modify or remove messages or other material that we, in our sole discretion, consider infringing, offensive, abusive, defamatory, obscene, snarky, stale, or otherwise unacceptable. We also reserve the right to edit materials for any other reason.

CONTENT

All Content, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, is the sole responsibility of the person who originated such Content.  The Company cannot guarantee the authenticity of any Content or data which users may provide about themselves.  You acknowledge that all Content accessed by you using the Services is at your own risk and you will be solely responsible and liable for any damage or loss to you or any other party resulting therefrom.  For purposes of these Terms of Use, the term “Content” includes, without limitation, any location information, videos, audio clips, comments, information, data, text, photographs, software, scripts, graphics, and interactive features generated, provided, or otherwise made accessible by the Company on or through the Services.  Content added, created, uploaded, submitted, distributed, posted, or otherwise obtained through the Services by users, including Content that is added to the Services in connection with users linking their accounts to third party websites and services, is collectively referred to as “User Submissions”.

COMPANY CONTENT

The Services contain Content specifically provided by the Company and such Content is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights and laws, as applicable.  Subject to these Terms of Use, the Company grants each user of the Services a worldwide, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, and non-transferable license to use the Content, solely for personal, non-commercial use.  Use, reproduction, modification, distribution, or storage of any Content for other than personal, non-commercial use is expressly prohibited without prior written permission from the Company, or from the copyright holder identified in such Content’s copyright notice, as applicable.  You shall not sell, license, rent, or otherwise use or exploit any Content for commercial (whether or not for profit) use or in any way that violates any third party right.

USER SUBMISSIONS

The Company may use your User Submissions in the number of different ways in connection with the Website and the Services as the Company may determine at its sole discretion, including but not limited to, publicly displaying it, reformatting it, incorporating it into marketing materials, advertisements and other works, creating derivative works from it, promoting it, distributing it, and allowing other users to do the same in connection with their own websites, media platforms, and applications (“Third Party Media”).  By submitting User Submissions on the Website or otherwise through the Services, you grant the Company a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully paid, sub-licensable, and transferable license to use, copy, edit, modify, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, perform, and otherwise fully exploit the User Submissions in connection with the Website, the Services and the Company’s (and its successors and assigns) business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the Website (and derivate works thereof) or the Services in any media formats and through any media channels (including, without limitation, third party websites and feeds).  You also grant each user of the Website or the Services, including Third Party Media, a non-exclusive license to access your User Submissions through the Website and the Services, and to use, edit, modify, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display and perform such User Submission in connection with the use of the Website, the Services and Third Party Media.  For clarity, the foregoing license grant to the Company does not affect your other ownership or license rights in your User Submission(s), including the right to grant additional licenses to the material in your User Submission(s), unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Company.

You represent and warrant that you have all rights to grant such license to us without infringement or violation of any third party rights, including without limitation, any privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, contract rights, or any other intellectual property or proprietary rights.

You understand that all information publicly posted or privately transmitted through the Website is the sole responsibility of the person from which such Content originated; that the Company will not be liable for any errors or omissions in any Content; and that the Company cannot guarantee the identity of any other users with whom you may interact in the course of using the Services.

When you delete your User Submissions, they will be removed from the Services. However, you understand that any removed User Submissions may persist in backup copies for a reasonable period of time (but following removal will not be shared with others) or may remain with users who have previously accessed or downloaded your User Submissions.

If you believe that any Content on the Website infringes upon any copyright which you own or control, you may send a notification of such claimed infringement to Company at admin@autohomeus.com.

WARRANTY DISCLAIMER

Save to the extent required by law, the Company has no special relationship with or fiduciary duty to you. You acknowledge that the Company has no control over, and no duty to take any action regarding: which users gain access to the Services; what Content you access via the Services; what effects the Content may have on you; how you may interpret or use the Content; or what actions you may take as a result of having been exposed to the Content.

You release the Company from all liability for you having acquired or not acquired Content through the Services. The Services may contain or direct you to websites containing, information that some people may find offensive or inappropriate. The Company makes no representations concerning any Content contained in or accessed through the Services, and the Company will not be responsible or liable for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, or decency of material contained in or accessed through the Services.

You release us from all liability relating to your connections and relationships with other users. You understand that we do not, in any way, screen users, nor do we inquire into the backgrounds of users or attempt to verify their backgrounds or statements. We make no representations or warranties as to the conduct of users or the veracity of any information users provide. In no event shall we be liable for any damages whatsoever, whether direct, indirect, general, special, compensatory, consequential, and/or incidental, arising out of or relating to the conduct of you or anyone else in connection with the Services, including, without limitation, bodily injury, emotional distress, and any damages resulting in any way from communications or meetings with users or persons you may otherwise meet through the Services. As such, you agree to take reasonable precautions and exercise the utmost personal care in all interactions with any individual you come into contact with through the Services, particularly if you decide to meet such individuals in person. For example, you should not, under any circumstances, provide your financial information (e.g., credit card or bank account numbers) to other individuals.

THE WEBSITE, SERVICES, CONTENT, AND LINK ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”, “AS AVAILABLE” AND ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ANY WARRANTIES IMPLIED BY ANY COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR USAGE OF TRADE, ALL OF WHICH ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED, SAVE TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY LAW.

THE COMPANY, AND ITS OFFICERS, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, SUPPLIERS, PARTNERS, AND CONTENT PROVIDERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT: (A) THE SERVICES WILL BE SECURE OR AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION; (B) ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED; (C) ANY CONTENT OR SOFTWARE AVAILABLE AT OR THROUGH THE SERVICES IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; OR (D) THE RESULTS OF USING THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS. YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, SERVICES, CONTENT, AND LINK IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. SOME STATES / COUNTRIES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU OR MAY BE LIMITED ACCORDINGLY AT OUR DISCRETION.

INDEMNIFICATION

You shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates, and each of its and its affiliates’ employees, contractors, directors, suppliers, and representatives from all losses, costs, actions, claims, damages, expenses (including reasonable legal costs) or liabilities, that arise from or relate to your use or misuse of, or access to, the Website, Services, Content, or Company link otherwise from your User Submissions, violation of these Terms of Use, or infringement by you, or any third party using your account, of any intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity (save to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction holds that such claim arose due to an act or omission of the Company). The Company reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will assist and cooperate with the Company in asserting any available defenses.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

ALL LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY, ITS OFFICERS, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, PARTNERS, SUPPLIERS, OR CONTENT PROVIDERS HOWSOEVER ARISING FOR ANY LOSS SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, SERVICES, CONTENT, USER SUBMISSIONS, OR COMPANY LINK IS EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SAVE THAT, IF A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION DETERMINES THAT LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY, ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, PARTNERS, SUPPLIERS OR CONTENT PROVIDERS (AS APPLICABLE) HAS ARISEN, THE TOTAL OF SUCH LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED IN AGGREGATE TO ONE HUNDRED US DOLLARS ($100).

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY, NOR ITS OFFICERS, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, PARTNERS, SUPPLIERS, OR CONTENT PROVIDERS, BE LIABLE UNDER CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, NEGLIGENCE, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY OR OTHERWISE (AND WHETHER OR NOT THE COMPANY, ITS OFFICERS, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, PARTNERS, SUPPLIERS OR CONTENT PROVIDERS HAD PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES GIVING RISE TO SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGE) WITH RESPECT TO THE WEBSITE, SERVICES, CONTENT, USER SUBMISSIONS OR THE COMPANY LINK FOR:

  • INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSSES OR DAMAGES;
  • LOSS OF ACTUAL OR ANTICIPATED PROFITS;
  • LOSS OF REVENUE;
  • LOSS OF GOODWILL;
  • LOSS OF DATA;
  • LOSS OF ANTICIPATED SAVINGS;
  • WASTED EXPENDITURE; OR
  • COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES.

NOTHING IN THESE TERMS OF USE SHALL BE DEEMED TO EXCLUDE OR LIMIT YOUR LIABILITY IN RESPECT OF ANY INDEMNITY GIVEN BY YOU UNDER THESE TERMS OF USE. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH CASES, THE COMPANY’S LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

GOVERNING LAW

A printed version of these Terms of Use and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to these Terms of Use to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. You and the Company agree that any cause of action arising out of or related to the Services or Website must commence within one (1) year after the cause of action arose; otherwise, such cause of action is permanently barred.

These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington, excluding its conflicts of law rules, and the United States of America. For all purposes of these Terms of Use, the parties consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the United States Federal Courts or state courts located in the Western District of Washington. Use of the Services is not authorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms of Use, including without limitation, this section. If you are accepting these Terms of Use on behalf of a United States federal government entity that is legally unable to accept the controlling law, jurisdiction, or venue clauses above, then those clauses do not apply to you but instead, these Terms and any action related thereto will be governed by the laws of the United States of America (without reference to conflict of laws) and, in the absence of federal law and to the extent permitted under federal law, the laws of the State of Washington (excluding choice of law).

GENERAL LEGAL TERMS

These Terms of Use, in combination with the Privacy Policy, constitute the whole legal agreement between you and the Company and govern your use of the Services (excluding any services which the Company may provide to you under a separate written agreement) and completely replace any prior agreements between you and the Company in relation to the Services.

You agree that the failure of either party to exercise in any respect any right provided for under these Terms of Use shall not be deemed a waiver of any further rights hereunder.  If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that these Terms of Use will otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable.

MODIFICATION OF TERMS OF USE

The Company reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify the terms, conditions, and notices under which the Website is offered, or to change, suspend, or discontinue the Services (including, without limitation, the availability of any feature, database or content) at any time.  The Company may also impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to parts or all of the Services without notice or liability.  It is your responsibility to check these Terms of Use periodically for changes.  Your continued use of the Services following the posting of any changes to these Terms of Use constitutes acceptance of those changes.  If you object to any such changes, your sole recourse shall be to cease using the Site and the Services.

MISCELLANEOUS

The Company shall not be liable for any failure to perform its obligations hereunder where such failure results from any cause beyond the Company’s reasonable control including, without limitation, mechanical, electronic, or communication failure or degradation.  These Terms of Use are personal to you and are not assignable, transferable, or sub-licensable by you except with the Company’s prior written consent.  The Company may assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights and obligations hereunder without consent.

CONTACT 

You may contact the Company at admin@autohomeus.com.

These Terms of Use were last updated on January 26, 2022.