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Posted by PRO Sat, 25 Mar 2006 13:30:00 GMT
Internet Data Exchange (IDX) is a program that provides Participants and Subscribers with specifically-approved MLS active listing information that may be displayed on their public Web sites. Advertising other Participants’ active listings in any other media or through any means outside the IDX program is prohibited.
Posted by PRO Sat, 25 Mar 2006 13:32:00 GMT
Participants’ consent for display of their active listings by other Participants pursuant to these rules and regulations is presumed unless a Participant affirmatively notifies the MLS that the Participant refuses to permit display (either on a blanket or on a listing-by-listing basis). If a Participant refuses on a blanket basis to permit the display of that Participant’s listings, that Participant may not download or frame the aggregated MLS data of other Participants. Even where Participants have given blanket authority for other Participants to display their listings on IDX sites, such consent may be withdrawn on a listing-by-listing basis as instructed by the seller. Participant’s consent to display of their listings by other Participants is required in order to have their listings transmitted by the MLS to aggregators/publishers of real property ads.
Posted by PRO Sat, 25 Mar 2006 13:34:00 GMT
Participation in IDX is available to all MLS Participants engaged in real estate brokerage who consent to display of their listings by other Participants. This requirement can be met by maintaining an office or Internet presence from which Participants are available to represent real estate sellers or buyers (or both).
Posted by PRO Sat, 25 Mar 2006 13:46:00 GMT
Posted by PRO Sat, 25 Mar 2006 13:49:00 GMT
Participants must notify the MLS of their intention to establish an IDX site and must make their site directly assessable to the MLS for the purposes of monitoring and ensuring compliance with applicable rules and policies. Participants must provide the MLS with all URLs that point to their sites.
If Participants choose an FTP download option, Participants (Principal Brokers only) may develop and rebrand their own IDX product to provide to their affiliated Subscribers, provided that data content conforms to these IDX rules. The Participant is required to maintain a list of all of the URL’s where the IDX database appears and to provide a current copy to the MLS.
All Subscriber Web sites used to display the IDX database or any portion of it must be approved by and controlled by the Participant. It is the Participant’s responsibility to ensure Subscriber Web sites conform to these rules, including ensuring the Web sites are properly identified as a real estate brokerage Web site. The Participant is required to notify the MLS of the intention to establish a Subscriber IDX site, to maintain a list of all of the URLs where the IDX database appears, and to provide the MLS with all URLs that point to Subscriber sites.
Note: Web sites must comply with Section 14.22 and 14.23 of MLS Participants standard of Conduct as well as any NAR, FAR or state real estate law.
Posted by PRO Sat, 25 Mar 2006 13:51:00 GMT
Participants must protect IDX information from misappropriation by employing reasonable efforts to monitor and prevent "scraping" or other unauthorized accessing, reproduction, or use of the MLS database.
Posted by PRO Sat, 25 Mar 2006 13:52:00 GMT
Listings or property addresses of sellers who have directed their listing Participants to withhold their listing or property address from display on the Internet shall not be accessible via IDX sites. Notwithstanding this prohibition, listing Participants may display on their IDX sites or their Web site(s) the listing or property address of consenting sellers.
Posted by PRO Sat, 25 Mar 2006 13:56:00 GMT
Participants must refresh all MLS downloads and refresh all MLS data at least once every seven (7) days.
Posted by PRO Sat, 25 Mar 2006 13:57:00 GMT
Except as provided in these rules, an IDX site or a Participant or user operating an IDX site may not distribute, provide, or make any portion of the MLS database available to any other person or entity. Participants are prohibited from sharing any portion of the MLS compilation or the IDX database or display with any third party in a manner not authorized by these MLS Rules and Regulations.
Posted by PRO Sat, 25 Mar 2006 13:58:00 GMT
Participants who use a third party vendor or contractor to design or host their Web site that will display the IDX database or that will program an IDX display must enter into a written license agreement with the MLS and the third party using the forms and agreements prescribed by the MLS. This agreement will govern the terms and conditions upon which the MLS will permit the third party to download or frame the IDX database on behalf of the Participants.
It is strictly prohibited to provide a third party supplier, vendor, or contactor with the Participant’s or Subscriber’s logon information.
The Participant must provide the third party provider with the rules governing display of IDX listings.
Posted by PRO Sat, 25 Mar 2006 13:59:00 GMT
Service Fees and Charges: Service fees and charges for IDX services shall be as established annually by the PRO Biz, Inc. Board of Directors. The MLS reserves the right to establish a limit to the data that consumers can retrieve or download in response to a single search inquiry to fifty (50) listings.
Posted by PRO Sat, 25 Mar 2006 14:05:00 GMT
If the MLS determines through appropriate procedures for enforcing the MLS Rules and Regulations that Participants or affiliated Subscribers have operated their IDX site or used the IDX database in a manner not permitted by this section, Participants and/or Subscribers must make the required changes to the IDX site or sites in question as directed by the MLS; and the required changes must be made within two business days from the date the MLS sends a written notice which may be by letter, fax or e-mail, to the Participant.
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Failure to remove the data, all links and all web pages from the public site or sites will incur an automatic $1,000 fine for the first violation. If the violation persists beyond two business days, MLS services will be suspended for at least thirty days or until the situation is remedied. For second and succeeding violations, there will be immediate assessment of a $5,000 fine and suspension of MLS services for thirty days. Service will not be restored until all requirements are met. For continuing violations of this rule, the Participant and/or subscriber will be required to attend a hearing to determine whether MLS services should be suspended, terminated, or other appropriate action taken. |
Posted by PRO Sat, 25 Mar 2006 14:07:00 GMT
Display of listing information pursuant to IDX is subject to the rules on the following pages.
Posted by PRO Sat, 25 Mar 2006 14:12:00 GMT
Listings displayed pursuant to IDX shall contain only those fields of data designated by the MLS. Display of all other fields (as determined by the MLS) is prohibited. Prohibited fields are confidential fields intended only for other MLS Participants and Subscribers and fields with sensitive information. Examples:
Note: Property address may be chosen as a data field to be displayed on PRO IDX as determined by MLS Participant or MLS Subscriber.
Posted by PRO Sat, 25 Mar 2006 14:13:00 GMT
Participants shall not modify or manipulate information relating to other Participants’ listing. (This is not a limitation on site design, but refers to changes to actual listing data.) MLS data may be augmented with additional data not otherwise prohibited from display so long as the source of the additional data is clearly identified. This requirement does not restrict the format of MLS data display or display or fewer than all of the available listings or fewer authorized data fields.
Posted by PRO Sat, 25 Mar 2006 14:14:00 GMT
All listings displayed pursant to IDX shall identify the listing firm in a readily visible color and typeface not smaller than the median used in the display of listing data. Each full detail listing display of another Participant’s IDX listing record must include the following statement: "Courtesy of {name of listing office.}"
Posted by PRO Sat, 25 Mar 2006 14:16:00 GMT
All listings displayed pursuant to IDX shall show the MLS as the source of the information.
Listings obtained through IDX must be displayed separately from listing obtained from other sources, including information provided by other MLSs. Listings obtained from other sources (e.g. from other MLSs, from non-participating brokers, etc.) must display the source from which each such listing was obtained.
Posted by PRO Sat, 25 Mar 2006 14:18:00 GMT
Participants and Subscribers must include an MLS-approved IDX icon (shown below) next to each thumbnail display of listings of other Participants. The MLS copyright notice must be displayed on every Web page containing IDX listings.
Participants and Subscribers shall indicate on their Web sites that IDX information is provided exclusively for consumer’s personal, non-commercial use, that it may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing, and that the data is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by the MLS. The MLS may, at its discretion, require use of other disclaimers as necessary to protect Participants and/or the MLS from liability.
Posted by PRO Sat, 25 Mar 2006 14:19:00 GMT
The right to display other Participants’ listings pursuant to IDX shall be limited to a Participant’s office(s) holding participatory rights in this MLS.
Posted by PRO Sat, 25 Mar 2006 14:20:00 GMT
Display of expired, withdrawn (both conditional and unconditional), and pending listings is prohibited.
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