Online Bidding Terms and Conditions

IMPORTANT

These terms and conditions apply to all online bidding at auction sales conducted by or in conjunction with Acadian Home Builders Association  ("Online Bidding"). By registering to participate in an Acadian Home Builders Association auction sale (a "Sale") via Online Bidding, you expressly agree to these terms and conditions.

In addition, use of the Acadian Home Builders Association Online Bidding service is at all times subject to the Click Bid Conditions of Web Site Use.

References in this document to "Acadian Home Builders Association", "we" or "us" mean Acadian Home Builders Association that is conducting the relevant Sale and any successors and assigns thereto. References herein to "you" and "your" mean the person or entity registering to bid or bidding in a Sale via the Online Bidding service.

1. Registration

   1. Before you can bid via Online Bidding, you must register to bid online. 

   2. Once you have registered you should keep your account details strictly confidential and you must not permit any third party to use or access your account on your behalf or otherwise. You will be liable for any and all bids made via your account.

2. Online Bidding Process

   1. Once you have successfully registered for Online Bidding, you will be eligible to bid online at that Sale.

   2. Each bid shall be final and binding as soon as you click the Bid button.

   3. The current bid will be displayed on your screen during the Sale. In the event of a tie between a bid placed by you online and any other identical bid(s) (including bids made in person at the Sale, telephone bids, absentee bids, and other online bids), it will be at the auctioneer's discretion as to which bid shall be accepted.

   4. You acknowledge that you are bidding in a live auction and you agree that each bid submitted as provided in these terms and conditions is irrevocable and cannot be amended or corrected, even if submitted in error and notified to us. You accept full liability for all bids submitted via your Online Bidding account (including the liability to pay in full and on time in accordance with the Bid Conditions for any lot that is the subject of a successful bid submitted from your account).

   5. Please note that Acadian Home Builders Association reserves the right to reject a registration to bid online, withdraw its permission for you to use Online Bidding, or terminate an Online Bidding account, for any reason at any time prior to, during or after a Sale.

3. After the Sale

   1. To find out if you have been successful in your bidding, you may check the results that are published by Acadian Home Builders Association online after the Sale.

   2. You agree to pay for and collect any lot that is the subject of a successful bid submitted by you or from your Online Bidding account, in accordance with the Bid Conditions.

4. Use of the Online Bidding Service and Limitations Of Acadian Home Builders Association's Liability

   1. If you choose to use the Online Bidding service, you do so entirely at your own risk. Access to and use of Online Bidding is dependent upon, among other things, and the availability of the internet and the speed and quality of internet connections.

   2. You are advised to conduct your own research into the applicable exchange rates prior to placing a bid. Please note that the Sale is conducted, and all bids must be made, in the currency of the country in which the Sale is held. All bidding increments will be in that currency only. Payment for any lot that is the subject of a successful bid must also be made in the currency of the Sale and not in any other currency (even if that currency is displayed on the currency conversion tool). We do not accept any responsibility for any errors that may occur as a consequence of reliance upon the currency conversion tool.

   3. The content displayed via the Online Bidding service may contain inaccuracies and typographical errors and we do not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the content or that any defects will be corrected. Any reliance on any such content, advice, statement, or other information shall be at your sole risk. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to correct any errors or omissions in any portion of the Online Bidding service and to make any changes to the features, functionality or content of the Online Bidding service at any time.

   4. Access to the Online Bidding service is made available as a convenience and on a temporary basis, and we reserve the right to suspend or terminate any aspect or feature of the Online Bidding service (including the Online Bidding service in its entirety) at any time, with or without notice. Without limiting the foregoing, we may suspend access to Online Bidding to carry out scheduled or unscheduled maintenance or for any other reason at any time.

   5. WE ACCEPT NO LIABILITY FOR ANY FAILURE OR DELAY IN EXECUTING BIDS OR ANY ERRORS CONTAINED IN BIDS PLACED VIA THE ONLINE BIDDING SERVICE.

5. Changes to These Terms and Conditions - We may from time to time make changes to these terms and conditions.