Terms of Use – Mercer Marketplace 365SM
Effective October 2016
This page provides important information regarding the scope, duration and terms of any insurance or service you may obtain or apply for on this website (“Service”), and describes the terms and conditions of your access to the website ("Mercer Marketplace 365").
Please read these Terms of Use carefully and be aware that we may change it from time to time. Modifications will be effective immediately upon posting unless indicated otherwise. Please review these Terms of Use periodically for changes. Your use of Mercer Marketplace 365 indicates your full acceptance of these Terms of Use in its then current form each time you use Mercer Marketplace 365.
mercer’s NON-FIDUCIARY role. Mercer Health & Benefits LLC (Mercer) facilitates the referral or placement of insurance coverage and related Services as a producer acting on behalf of its clients who maintain insurance benefit programs for their employees or other participants (“Program Sponsor”). Mercer may also facilitate the referral or placement of other insurance coverage and services. Mercer is not a fiduciary to you or your plan. Neither Mercer, your Program Sponsor nor this Mercer Marketplace 365 website recommends any particular coverage or service for you, or makes any representation or warranty that any coverage or service you obtain through Mercer Marketplace 365 is best aligned with your own needs. Coverage and service options available to you through Mercer Marketplace 365 are limited to those selected by your Program Sponsor and presented to you on Mercer Marketplace 365. While the Mercer Marketplace 365 tools may indicate certain benefit options are the “best match” based on your answers to certain “Guided Shopping” questions you will encounter on the website. You are responsible for independently ensuring that your selection of coverage or service through Mercer Marketplace 365 is appropriate for you. You may bypass the Mercer Marketplace 365 “best match” tool and can choose any coverage and service from options selected by your Program Sponsor, regardless of whether Mercer Marketplace 365 designates it as a “best match” for you.
mercer’s compensation. In accordance with industry custom, Mercer’s compensation includes commissions paid by insurers that are calculated as a percentage of the insurance premiums those insurers collect for the coverage you obtain. The rate of commissions paid to Mercer and resulting commission payment amounts may vary depending on the type of insurance or service purchased, the insurer or service provider who provides such coverage or service, and other factors such as the volume, growth and/or retention of Mercer’s book of business with this insurer or service provider. Mercer may also receive additional monetary and non-monetary compensation from insurers or others that includes payment for marketing or technology related expenses, and other service fees. Mercer’s compensation may vary depending on the type of insurance or service purchased, and the insurer or service provider selected.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. Upon your request, additional information is available from Mercer regarding its role and compensation from insurers. You may obtain this information by contacting MercerMarketplace.Compensation@mercer.com.
INSURANCE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. Insurance or services obtained through Mercer Marketplace 365 is provided by a separate and independent insurance carrier or service provider under terms and conditions exclusively set forth in the insurance or services contract issued by such carrier or service provider. Among other items, these terms and conditions define one’s eligibility for coverage, available benefits, coverage duration, claims processes and any other conditions that must be satisfied to obtain and maintain coverage. You should refer to the terms and conditions issued by each carrier and service provider for a complete description of coverage or service, and make your own independent judgment as to whether this coverage or service satisfies your insurance needs. As these carriers and service providers are separate and independent from Mercer, Mercer is not responsible for any carrier’s or service provider’s failure to provide the coverage or service.
Any insurance or service you obtain through Mercer Marketplace 365 is provided based upon information supplied by, or on behalf of, you. You should accurately and completely provide any information required. Mercer is not responsible for the accuracy or completeness of the information you or your representative supplies.
This page opens via a footer navigation link and may not be altered or removed by you. These Terms of Use are a legal document governing your use of Mercer Marketplace 365 and the Services. Please read these terms and conditions (the "Agreement") carefully before using Mercer Marketplace 365. By using Mercer Marketplace 365 or the Services, you agree to the terms and conditions set forth herein. If you do not agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, please discontinue your use of Mercer Marketplace 365 and the Services.
1.
In General.
You are hereby granted a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-assignable and
non-transferable license to access and use Mercer Marketplace 365 according to
this Agreement. Mercer Marketplace 365 is operated by your Program Sponsor’s
third party service provider, Mercer. Your right to use all or any portion of
Mercer Marketplace 365 may be revoked by the Program Sponsor or Mercer at any
time.
2.
Security and Validation Policy.
Mercer Marketplace 365 has security and validation mechanisms in place to
reasonably assure that no one uses Mercer Marketplace 365’s Services without
proper authorization. You shall not violate or attempt to violate the security
or validation mechanisms of Mercer Marketplace 365 or related websites. If you
attempt to circumvent the security or validation mechanisms, your account will
be barred from Mercer Marketplace 365. If you willfully or knowingly attempt to
misrepresent your identity at any time, your use of Mercer Marketplace 365 will
be denied. Any applicable court or governmental agency or authority may be
notified of any suspected fraudulent use of Mercer Marketplace 365 or violation
of its security or validations mechanisms. Any and all information transmitted
or received through Mercer Marketplace 365 may from time to time, be monitored.
The transmission or receipt of any information which is deemed inappropriate or
that violates any term or condition of this Agreement may, without further
notice to you, be reviewed, censored or prohibited. During monitoring,
information may be examined, recorded, copied, and used for authorized
purposes. Unauthorized uses and unauthorized users of Mercer Marketplace 365 will
be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
3.
Representations and Warranties.
You represent and warrant that (a) you will not delete any of the information
included on Mercer Marketplace 365, including all the text, graphics,
photographs, graphs, sounds, images, audio, page headers, software (including
HTML and other scripts), buttons, video and other icons and the arrangement and
compilation of this information (collectively, the "Information"),
(b) you have full authority and all rights necessary to enter into and fully
perform all of your obligations pursuant to this Agreement or obtain the
coverage or service selected, (c) the information you have provided is complete
and accurate, and (d) you have not and you will not perform any act which might
contravene the purposes or effects of this Agreement.
4.
Ownership and Restrictions on Use.
The material on Mercer Marketplace 365 is copyrighted information of Program
Sponsor, Mercer or others. All rights they may have in the copyrighted
material are reserved. All Information is either owned or licensed by the
Program Sponsor, Mercer or others. The associated logos, and all page headers,
custom graphics, buttons, and other icons are service marks, trademarks,
registered service marks, or registered trademarks of the Program Sponsor,
Mercer or others. The Information is protected by contract law and various
intellectual property laws, including domestic and international copyright and
trademark laws. All other product names and company logos mentioned on Mercer
Marketplace 365 or Information are trademarks of their respective owners. The
Information is the valuable, exclusive property of the Program Sponsor, Mercer
or others. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as transferring or
assigning any ownership rights in the Information to you or any other person or
entity. You may use the Information solely for using or accessing the Services
for your personal, non-commercial use. You may not use the Information for any
other purpose. You may download, view, copy and print the Information
incorporated into Mercer Marketplace 365 solely for your use consistent with
the business purposes of the Mercer Marketplace 365. However, except as
expressly permitted on Mercer Marketplace 365, you may not copy, adapt,
distribute, commercially exploit, or publicly display the Information or any
portion of the Information in any manner whatsoever without the Program
Sponsor’s, Mercer's or other owner’s prior written consent. You may not use the
information to facilitate unfair competition with Mercer Marketplace 365 or the
Services or in any manner which violates applicable U.S. or international law.
Under no circumstances will you acquire any ownership rights or other interest
in the Information through your access of Mercer Marketplace 365.
5.
Use Restrictions.
The license granted to you in this Agreement does not permit you to resell,
redistribute, broadcast or transfer the Information or use the Information in a
searchable, machine-readable database or file except through authorized access
to Mercer Marketplace 365. You may not remove, alter or obscure any copyright,
legal or proprietary notices in or on any portion of the Information. You may
not rent, lease, sublicense, distribute, transfer, copy, reproduce, publicly
display, publish, adapt, modify, create derivative works, store or time-share
Mercer Marketplace 365, any part thereof, or any of the Information received or
accessed from Mercer Marketplace 365 to any other person or entity unless you
first obtain Mercer’s specific written authorization. You agree to use Mercer
Marketplace 365 and Information from the Service for lawful purposes only. You
agree not to post or transmit any information through Mercer Marketplace 365 which
(a) infringes the rights of others or violates their privacy or publicity
rights, (b) is unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, libelous, vulgar,
obscene, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable, (c) is protected by
copyright, trademark or other proprietary right without the express permission
of the owner of such right, (d) contains a virus, bug or other harmful item, or
(e) is used to unlawfully collude against another in restraint of trade and
competition. You shall be solely liable for any damages resulting from any
infringement of copyright, trademark, or other proprietary right, or any other
harm resulting from your wrongful use of Mercer Marketplace 365.
6.
Submissions.
If you send us suggestions, ideas, notes, computer programs, drawings,
concepts, or other information of any kind (collectively, the
"Ideas"), the Ideas shall be deemed and shall remain the sole,
exclusive and absolute property of Mercer.
7.
No Medical, Legal or Financial Advice
This web site
has been created by us to provide information about health care coverage. This
information is for general informational purposes only. Nothing on this web
site should be construed as medical, legal or financial advice. This web site
does not offer medical diagnosis or patient-specific treatment advice. It is
important that you consult with your own health care professional, attorney or
financial adviser about your specific situation.
8. Linking.
The Services may
contain links to other sites. The policies at other sites, which may be owned
and operated by third parties, may be different from these Terms of Use and the
related Privacy Notice. Those third party sites’ policies will govern the use
of information you provide to them or that you obtain from them. Mercer makes
no representations whatsoever about any other website that you may access
through Mercer Marketplace 365. The access to other links through the Services
do not imply that Mercer is affiliated with or otherwise endorses any third
parties, that it is legally authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo,
or copyright symbol displayed in or accessible through the links, or that any
linked site is authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo, or copyright
symbol of Mercer. Mercer shall have no responsibility or liability for your
access to or linking to a third party site.
You may not create any link to Mercer Marketplace 365 without the proper express prior written consent of Mercer. You may not use any of the proprietary logos, marks, or other distinctive graphics, video, or audio material in such links. You may not link in any manner reasonably likely to (a) imply affiliation with or endorsement or sponsorship by the Program Sponsor or Mercer, (b) cause confusion, mistake, or deception, (c) dilute the Program Sponsor's or Mercer's trademarks or service marks, or (d) otherwise violate state or federal law. Mercer is a distributor of certain content supplied by third parties, so some of the content displayed in Mercer Marketplace 365 may be that of a third party. Neither the Program Sponsor nor Mercer has editorial control over such third party content. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other content expressed or made available by third parties, including information providers, are those of the respective author or distributor and not of the Program Sponsor or Mercer. The Program Sponsor and Mercer disclaimers in this Agreement are also applicable to third party content.
9.
Copyright Infringement Claim and Copyright Agent.
The Program Sponsor and Mercer accommodate and do not interfere with standard
technical measures used by copyright owners to protect their materials. Your
license to use Mercer Marketplace 365 or the Information may be terminated if
it is determined that you are involved in any infringing activity, regardless
of whether the material or activity is ultimately determined to be infringing.
10.
Modifications of Agreement Terms.
The terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Service and Mercer Marketplace 365
may be modified from time to time by the Program Sponsor or Mercer. Such
modifications may include, without limitation, changes to the Services, changes
in implementation of user priorities, implementation of rules for use by you,
and discontinuance of functional aspects of Mercer Marketplace 365. Information
within Mercer Marketplace 365 may also be added, withdrawn or modified at any
time.
11.
Password.
You accept full responsibility for use of your username and password and for
maintaining the confidentiality of your username and password. You are the only
person authorized to use your username and password. You shall not permit or
allow other persons to have access to or use your username or password. You may
not disclose any Information to any third party, except to your financial,
legal or tax advisors, and others with whom you share medical decisions (if
applicable to the Service) or the Services provided by or through Mercer
Marketplace 365. You are solely responsible for the confidentiality and
security of your password. If, at any time, you learn or suspect that your
password has been disclosed or otherwise made known to anyone other than
yourself, you agree to immediately notify the Program Sponsor or Mercer. Re-issuance
and reactivation of passwords is subject to applicable security and validation
procedures. You will not receive a new password if you have violated, or
allowed others to violate, the applicable security procedures.
12.
Termination.
Termination or cancellation of this Agreement shall not affect any right or
relief to which the Program Sponsor or Mercer may be entitled, at law or in
equity. Upon termination of this Agreement, all rights granted to you will
terminate and revert to the Program Sponsor or Mercer, as applicable. This
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect unless terminated or canceled
for any of the following reasons: (a) immediately by the Program Sponsor or
Mercer for any unauthorized access or use by you except as expressly provided in
this Agreement; (b) immediately by the Program Sponsor or Mercer if you assign
or transfer (or attempt the same) any rights granted to you under this
Agreement; or (c) immediately by the Program Sponsor or Mercer if you violate
any of the other terms and conditions of this Agreement. Upon termination you
must immediately stop using Mercer Marketplace 365 and the Services.
13.
Delays in Services.
The Program Sponsor and Mercer shall not be liable for any loss or liability
resulting, directly or indirectly, from delays or interruptions due to
electronic or mechanical equipment failures, data processing failures,
telephone interconnect problems, utility failures or problems, defects,
weather, strikes, walkouts, fire, acts of God, riots, armed conflicts, acts of war,
or to other like causes beyond the reasonable control of the Program Sponsor or
Mercer. The Program Sponsor and Mercer shall have no responsibility to provide
access to the Service while the interruption of Mercer Marketplace 365 and/or
the Service exists.
14.
Disclaimer.
Mercer will not audit or otherwise verify information you provide to obtain
coverage or the service you select. Mercer is not responsible for any insurance
coverage or services obtained, including any changes thereto, or any benefits
there under, or any claims, paid or denied, or any penalties or interest
related thereto. Your use of Mercer Marketplace 365 is at your own risk. Mercer
Marketplace 365 is provided “as is.” To the maximum extent permitted by
applicable law, the Program Sponsor and Mercer disclaim all representations and
warranties, express or implied of any kind with respect to Mercer Marketplace 365
and the Services, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a
particular purpose and non-infringement of intellectual property rights.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Program Sponsor and
Mercer do not warrant the availability, accuracy, completeness, timeliness,
functionality, reliability, sequencing or speed of delivery of Mercer
Marketplace 365 or the Services. The Program Sponsor and Mercer do not warrant
that your use of Mercer Marketplace 365 or the Services will satisfy or ensure
compliance with any legal obligations or law or regulation. In no event will
the Program Sponsor or Mercer or any of their affiliates, agents or employees
be liable for any direct, incidental, special, exemplary, punitive or
consequential damages however caused arising out of your use of, or inability
to use, Mercer Marketplace 365 or the Services, even if the Program Sponsor or
Mercer have been advised of the possibility of the damages that you suffer or
if any remedy you have fails of its essential purpose. The foregoing disclaimer
applies to any and all damages or injury, including those caused by any failure
of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in
operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft,
destruction or unauthorized access to, alteration of or use of Mercer
Marketplace 365 or the Services, whether for breach of contract or any other
cause of action. You are solely responsible for ensuring that your use of
Mercer Marketplace 365 and the Services is in compliance with applicable law.
Mercer specifically disclaims that Mercer, including any of its affiliates and
vendors, is in any manner acting as a fiduciary, trustee, ‘administrator’ or
‘named fiduciary’ under any Program Sponsor or Program Sponsor-administered or
authorized employee benefit plan.
15.
Governing Law; Limitations; Venue.
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without
regard to conflicts of laws principles. You hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court
for the Southern District of New York and the Supreme Court of the State of New
York, New York County, for the purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding
arising out of this Agreement or your use of Mercer Marketplace 365 or the
Services. To the extent allowed by applicable law, any claims or causes of
action arising from or relating to your access and use of Mercer Marketplace 365
or the Services must be instituted within two (2) years from the date upon
which such claim or cause arose or was accrued.
16. Limitation of Liability and Indemnity.
Your use of Mercer Marketplace 365, the Services and the content contained herein is entirely at your own risk. Mercer Marketplace 365 and the Services are provided “as is” to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. Accordingly and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable laws, the Program Sponsor and Mercer are not liable for any of the following:
a. Indirect, special, incidental, punitive or consequential damages; and
b. Damages relating to failures of telecommunications, the internet, electronic communications, corruption, security, loss, theft or alteration of data, viruses, spyware, loss of business, revenue, profits or investment, or use of software or hardware that does not meet systems requirements. The above limitations apply even if Program Sponsor and Mercer and their suppliers and sub-contractors have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
17. Indemnity.
You agree to indemnify and hold Mercer and its suppliers harmless from any and all claims, liability and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, arising out of your use of Mercer Marketplace 365 and the Services or your breach of these Terms of Use (collectively, "Claims"). Mercer reserves the right, in its sole discretion and at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any Claims. You agree to reasonably cooperate as requested by Mercer in the defense of any Claims.
18. Export Restrictions.
You acknowledge that Mercer Marketplace 365, the Services and the underlying software may include U.S. technical data subject to restrictions under export control laws and regulations administered by the United States government. You agree that you will comply with these laws and regulations and will not export or re-export the Services, or any part of the Services, in violation of these laws and regulations, directly or indirectly.
19. Personal Information Privacy.
a. Subject to the Mercer Marketplace 365 Privacy Notice Mercer may retain your personal information as necessary to provide services to you, or to Service your benefits with your insurer or employer as necessary, and as permitted by law.
b. You are responsible for protecting the information on your computer such as by installing anti-virus software, updating your software, password protecting your files, and not permitting third party physical or electronic access to your computer.
20.
Comments.
For questions or comments concerning Mercer Marketplace 365, this Agreement or
the Privacy Notice please contact Mercer.