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TERMS AND CONDITIONS

This document is a legal agreement between you, the User (as defined below) and TransnetEx.com. These Terms and Conditions (Agreement) sets forth the provisions under which the User may register and use the web-site for the purpose of posting and responding to solicitations for the acquisition of shipping, passenger transportation, and goods and services related to the transportation industry.

DEFINITIONS
Site (s): Omni Express, Inc. is the parent company and owner of the site also hereinafter referred to TransnetEx.com.

Bid Requests: Users of the site desiring to purchase transportation and shipping related services via a reverse auction make bid requests on the site to solicit bids from carriers.
Bids: Anyone that places a bid on a project in an attempt to gain a project.
Buyer: Individual (s) or a Company initiating an RFP in an effort to gain bids for same.
Carrier: Individual (s) or a Company providing a service.
User: Individual (s) or Company initiating an RFP, and/or providing a service, and/or places and advertisement.

1.       TERM
The initial term of this Agreement shall be a period of one (1) year from the Effective Date. Thereafter, the Agreement shall automatically renew for subsequent one (1) year terms. At any time, either party may terminate this agreement, with or without cause, upon thirty (30) days prior written notice. TransnetEx.com reserves the right to immediately terminate any User who commits fraud, slander, a denial-of-service attack, or commits any other action which it deems inappropriate. Neither party has made any commitments regarding the duration or renewal of this Agreement beyond those stated herein.

2.       SCOPE
Upon completion of the Registration Form and after accepting the site Terms of Service and this agreement, the User is authorized to post and respond to Bid Requests. Final content of all responses to Bid Request documents is at the complete and sole discretion of the User. TransnetEx.com reserves the editorial right to censor any responses that it feels are inappropriate. This is a master agreement between User and TransnetEx.com and shall apply to all transactions and business conducted between the parties.

3.       Users OBLIGATIONS
User will provide solutions and/or quotations via TransnetEx.com in response to Bid Requests posted on TransnetEx.com's website by Buyers. This Agreement shall govern the business relationship between TransnetEx.com and User despite any different or conflicting terms and conditions in User�s forms or other documents.

o        User authorizes TransnetEx.com to treat any person using User's password pair (username and password), and any resulting transactions, obligations and liabilities as if User used the website and/or services itself.

o        User's information shall be true, accurate and up-to-date at all times. This includes, but is not limited to, information for posting and responding to Bid Request documents, information concerning intellectual property ownership and rights thereto. Carrier shall determine how intellectual property rights shall be transferred, if any, to Buyer. Carrier is solely responsible for protecting its intellectual property rights, including works made for hire, and for negotiating all rights, title and interests therein with Buyers.

o        Carrier agrees to post bids per the buyer’s specifications. As this site is intended for commercial purposes only...offering free services, or redirecting a Buyer to a site other than TransnetEx.com to fulfill their needs is prohibited. Violators of any of these terms can have all of their TransnetEx.com accounts terminated, at the discretion of TransnetEx.com.

o        Advance Payments. Carrier agrees not to ask for any 'Advance Payments' from Buyer. An advance payment is a risky transaction where the Buyer releases funds from his account prior to the delivery of the work (or percentage of work being accepted), is competed. Doing this completely circumvents and nullifies all the built-in Buyer protections of the TransnetEx.com payment system, and often results in the Buyer losing part or all of their advance payment. Carriers who go against the wishes of TransnetEx.com and receive an advanced payment from the Buyer may have their credit account debited to facilitate a partial or complete refund of any advanced payment back to the Buyer. Additionally, Carriers in violation of this rule may have their account suspended and revoked.

o        Should arbitration occur and the Carrier not follow these rules, TransnetEx.com may immediately arbitrate in favor of the Buyer, as well as consider punitive actions against the Carrier.

o        As TransnetEx.com provides its service in return for a Fee, the Carrier agrees not to contact any Buyer outside of the site (by email, phone, etc.) before the project is awarded. Doing so can result in immediate account termination and expulsion, at the discretion of TransnetEx.com.

o        The Carrier shall not be responsible for TransnetEx.com’s transaction fees. However, in the event that TransnetEx.com procures, or is the procuring cause of, a solution for Buyer’s Bid Request, and Buyer and Carrier do not use the TransnetEx.com website or services to transact their business and/or use other means to transact their business, Carrier shall be considered guilty of 'fraud'. The Carrier shall also be considered guilty of fraud should they find a Buyer in an 'open auction' and attempt to cheat TransnetEx.com out of the 'open auction' fee by redirecting the Buyer to repost he auction as a cheaper auction such a 'one-on-one', even though the Buyer made full use of the open auction. In either case the Carrier shall pay TransnetEx.com a penalty fee in the amount of twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount paid to Carrier. Such fees may be deducted from the Carrier's outstanding credits on the site, at TransnetEx.com's option. TransnetEx.com reserves the right to terminate any Carrier who circumvents the site in this manner.

o        The anonymous nature of the Internet makes it possible for a Carrier who has had their account involuntarily terminated (or who received unfavorable ratings on that account) to create another account on the site and resume transacting business on the site, against the will of TransnetEx.com. TransnetEx.com regularly monitors site profiles for this sort of action, and should the Carrier be determined by TransnetEx.com to have done this, they will forfeit the balance of all of their accounts, and all funds will be returned back to the original Buyer.

o        Carrier has the right to rate Buyers on completed transactions and transactions that are cancelled in Carrier's favor. However should TransnetEx.com, at its sole discretion, determine that a Carrier's rating is inaccurate or in any way retaliatory in nature, then TransnetEx.com may amend, replace or delete the Carrier's rating, and a note about such may be placed as a public rating on the Carrier's account. A Carrier who practices retaliatory ratings may be found in default of this agreement and banned from the site.

 4.       TransnetEx.com RULES OF ARBITRATION

These rules of arbitration exist to ensure a fair and safe environment for the buying and selling of transportation services. Should a dispute arise over the completion of a project, the allocation of funds, or any other issue, both Buyer, Carrier andTransnetEx.com agree to the following rules:

1) Should the Buyer and Carrier not be able to come to agreement on acceptance, whether requirements have been met, or any other matter, both sides agree to designate TransnetEx.com as mediator and arbitrator. TransnetEx.com agrees to mediate and arbitrate fairly and impartially according to the rules in this section, as they apply. Buyer and Carrier agree that TransnetEx.com's decision is final and binding to them.

2) Arbitration of the bid request will be based solely on whether or not the Carrier met the conditions specified in the Buyer's bid request. Only the contents of the bid request as posted on the site will be used in this determination. Since discussions outside of the site (including email, chat and oral conversations) are not legally binding, they will not be taken into account. If there is any ambiguity in the bid request, TransnetEx.com will be the final determiner of the meaning and will attempt to do so in the most impartial method possible.

3) Buyer agrees to be prompt in corresponding with Carrier and TransnetEx.com, including final acceptance of 'Work complete'. Should a Buyer not respond to TransnetEx.com emails or requests for Work Complete within a timely basis (3 business days and 5 business days, respectively), TransnetEx.com may at its discretion award funds to the carrier.

4) Carrier agrees to be prompt in responses to Buyer and to TransnetEx.com. Should a Carrier not complete status reports or respond to TransnetEx.com emails within a timely basis of 3 business days, TransnetEx.com may cancel the Carrier's bid and/or assign the bid requests to another Carrier. This may be done with or without notice to the original Carrier.

5) If the Buyer charges that the Carrier is not making sufficient progress on a bid request, the Carrier must supply specific demonstrable proof to the contrary or TransnetEx.com may cancel the Carrier's bid and/or assign the bid requests to another Carrier.

6) If either party threatens or harasses the other party or TransnetEx.com, attempts to manipulate or unduly influence the arbitration process, or breaks any rules in the Buyer or Carrier agreement or in the site terms and conditions, then TransnetEx.com may choose to automatically rule in favor of the opposite party.

7) If the Carrier is deemed as not having fulfilled the bid request according to the requirements specified by the Buyer...the Buyer may, at his/her/their option, apply the entire amount to a new Carrier at no charge. TransnetEx.com will offer the Buyer options (if available) of switching to other Carriers on the original bid, opening a new bid request to get new Carrier bids, or otherwise offering to connect the Buyer with Carriers for the purpose of completing the project. The Buyer also has the option to cancel the bid request and request a refund of  funds. As TransnetEx.com incurs certain fixed financial institution costs with transferring and refunding funds, all refunds of this nature are subject to a 3.5% cancellation charge to offset these charges.

8) To prevent 'retaliatory ratings', the losing party in an arbitration forfeits the right to rate the other party. TransnetEx.com reserves the right to suspend rating rights on the bid request to either or both parties, and/or to remove ratings it judges to be retaliatory.

9) If a Carrier does not complete the job by the delivery deadline posted by the Buyer, then Carrier forfeits all rights to arbitration and TransnetEx.com may at its discretion award funds back to the Buyer immediately.

5.       USERS REPRESENTATIONS.
User represents that it has the full power and authority to execute this Agreement. User is the owner of, and/or has received all appropriate consent from the owners of, any and all material, information, intellectual property in any form, or other data that User makes available to TransnetEx.com.

6.       ACCEPTANCE
Upon Buyer’s receipt and acceptance of Carrier’s service or product, they will promptly indicate acceptance via the web site. Upon acceptance, TransnetEx.com shall credit the Carrier's account with the final amount, minus the TransnetEx.com Fee. The Fee is calculated as a percentage of the amount of the funds and is based on the bidding type of the auction. If the TransnetEx.com Fee falls below the minimum fee of ($3), the minimum TransnetEx.com Fee will be charged.

Should there be any dispute regarding acceptance, both Carrier and Buyer designate TransnetEx.com as the final binding authority and arbiter of the dispute, and agree to abide by its decision.

7.       Taxes
TransnetEx.com does not collect taxes, duties, fees or other governmentally imposed excises, so Carrier and Buyer agree to assume their respective responsibilities under the law.

8.       TRADEMARKS AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
Trademarks. TransnetEx.com may use Buyer’s Trademarks in Bid Requests, or related documentation. TransnetEx.com’s or Carrier’s use of Trademarks shall be consistent with proper trademark usage. Neither party grants to the other any right, title, or interest in any Trademarks except as provided in this Section. Carrier is responsible for appropriately attributing any of its Trademarks or the trademarks of third parties.

Access to and Use of Confidential Information. A party receiving Confidential Information agrees (i) that it is claimed to be a trade secret of the other party, (ii) not to disclose or use any of such Confidential Information for any purpose except as necessary and consistent with the terms of this Agreement, (iii) to limit the use of and access to such Confidential Information to only those employees who have a need to know, and (iv) that it will immediately notify the other party in writing of any unauthorized disclosures and/or use thereof. Such notice shall include a detailed description of the circumstances of the unauthorized disclosure or use and the parties.

Exclusions. A party shall have no obligation as to Confidential Information that (i) is provided in a tangible form and not labeled as confidential or proprietary, or if provided orally, not designated as confidential or proprietary at the time of disclosure, (ii) is known to the receiving party at the time of disclosure, as evidenced by documentation in the receiving party's possession at the time of such disclosure, (iii) is independently developed by the receiving party (provided the receiving party can show that such development was accomplished by or for the receiving party without the use of or any reference to Confidential Information), (iv) becomes rightfully known to the receiving party from another source without confidentiality restrictions, (v) is or becomes part of the public domain through no wrongful act of the receiving party, or (vi) is furnished by the disclosing party to a third party without confidentiality restrictions. A receiving party may disclose Confidential Information pursuant to a competently authorized judicial or governmental request, requirement or order, provided that the receiving party takes reasonable steps to give the disclosing party sufficient notice to contest such request, requirement or order and/or to seek a protective order.

Return of Confidential Information. In any event of termination or expiration of this Agreement, each party will, within five (5) business days return to the other party such party’s Confidential Information.

9.       INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT INDEMNITY
Infringement Claims. Carrier will defend and hold TransnetEx.com harmless in any suit or proceeding based on a claim that any equipment, products or services transacted under this Agreement, constitutes infringement of any copyright, patent or trademark. Carrier will pay all settlements or damages awarded against TransnetEx.com, provided that TransnetEx.com (i) informs Carrier of such suit or proceeding in writing and within thirty (30) days of actual notice of a claim, and provides Carrier with all related information, (ii) grants Carrier the authority to settle or litigate such suit or proceeding, and (iii) provides all necessary assistance to Carrier.

10.   LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; INDEMNITY.
IN NO EVENT SHALL TRANSNETEX.COM BE LIABLE TO BUYER'S, CARRIER'S, OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE COST OF COVER, LOSS OF PROFIT, USE, SAVINGS OR REVENUE, OR THE CLAIMS OF THIRD PARTIES, WHETHER OR NOT TRANSNETEX.COM HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS. THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY.

Indemnification by User. User shall indemnify, defend (with counsel approved in writing by TransnetEx.com) and hold TransnetEx.com, its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, insurers, attorneys, successors and assigns harmless against any and all claims for cost, damage, expense (including reasonable attorney’s fees) or liability arising out of or related to the acts or omissions of Carrier, its employees, representatives or agents.

11.   DEFAULT AND TERMINATION.
Default. Should the User default, their account may be terminated by TransnetEx.com. Carrier shall be considered to have defaulted under the Agreement for any failure to perform its obligations to Buyer under any Bid request awarded to Carrier and/or if TransnetEx.com discovers any material misrepresentation or omission that Carrier has made in this Agreement or its Registration. In the case of either party, the failure by such party to observe or perform any material covenant or obligation under this Agreement shall constitute default. Carrier may also be considered in default if they violate the site terms of service, or violate the Custom Software Buyer Agreement (if they are also a Buyer), or if their service to Buyers is poor (defined as receiving 2 or more below average ratings and/or complaints).

Survival. The parties' obligations under Sections 7, 8 and 9 shall survive any termination and/or expiration of this Agreement.

12.  GENERAL.
Assignment. User shall not assign or transfer this Agreement without TransnetEx.com’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any attempted assignment shall be null and void.

Relationship of the Parties. This Agreement does not create a franchise, joint venture or partnership between the parties. Neither party hereunder is the agent, broker, partner, employee, or legal representative of the other for any purpose, except that TransnetEx.com is the agent for Carrier and Buyer in bringing the two, or more, parties together using the TransnetEx.com website. TransnetEx.com shall act as a fiduciary for Buyer and Carriers for the limited purpose of collecting and disbursing funds. For all other purposes, the parties are independent contractors.

Excused Performance. Neither party shall be liable for failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement for causes beyond its reasonable control.

No Waiver. The failure of either party to enforce any of the provisions hereof shall not be construed to be a waiver of the right of such party to thereafter enforce any such provision.

Unenforceable Provisions. If any term of this Agreement is found to be illegal or unenforceable, the remaining portions of this Agreement shall remain in effect, provided that the parties agree to negotiate in good faith substitute enforceable terms.

Modifications; Special Agreements; Entire Agreement. Note that TransnetEx.com reserves the right from time to time to amend, modify or change this agreement. When this happens, TransnetEx.com shall notate the new information clearly and post a notice in the 'news' section of the site about the update. Due to the majority of parties requesting not to be contacted via email about updates to the site, email notice will not always be given. Additionally, due to the financial costs associated with written notices...written notice will not always be given. If you are interested in keeping abreast of the latest changes to this agreement, then please bookmark this page and review it from time to time, or monitor the 'news' section of the site.

IF ANY MODIFICATION IS UNACCEPTABLE TO YOU, YOUR ONLY RECOURSE IS TO TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT BY PROVIDING NOTICE TO US. YOUR CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM FOLLOWING OUR POSTING OF A CHANGE NOTICE OR NEW AGREEMENT ON OUR SITE WILL CONSTITUTE BINDING ACCEPTANCE OF THE CHANGE.

Should TransnetEx.com and the User come to a special understanding not outlined in this agreement it will be laid out in writing and signed by both parties.

This Agreement is the entire understanding between User and TransnetEx.com with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and supersedes all (i) proposals, oral or written, (ii) negotiations, conversations or discussions between the parties and (iii) industry custom or past course of dealing, relating to the subject matter.