A brand of Double Black Development LLC
BY USING ANY WEBSITE, MOBILE APPLICATION, OR SERVICE OF DOUBLE BLACK DEVELOPMENT LLC, D/B/A JOHN BUYS YOUR HOUSE (“COMPANY,” “WE,” “US,” OR “OUR”), YOU AGREE TO ABIDE BY THESE TERMS OF USE BETWEEN YOU AND THE COMPANY, WHICH INCLUDE THE REFERENCED PRIVACY POLICY (THE “AGREEMENT”). IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT, YOU ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO USE ANY COMPANY WEBSITE OR TO OBTAIN ANY SERVICES FROM THE COMPANY.
The Company’s websites and mobile applications (collectively, the “Websites”; and individually, a “Website”) are operated by Double Black Development LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company doing business as John Buys Your House. The Company provides real estate acquisition, wholesaling, and related information services, including as referenced on the Websites (the “Services”).
The Company reserves the right, at its discretion, to revise the terms of this Agreement and/or change, suspend, discontinue, or modify any aspect of any Website. Such modifications may include, without limitation, changes in content, in user priorities, and discontinuance of functional aspects of any Website. Your continued use of any Website after the posting of revisions to these Terms of Use shall constitute your acceptance to be bound by the express terms of any such revisions.
1. Certification of User
By using or attempting to use this Website, you certify to the Company that you are a resident of the United States or otherwise authorized to conduct business in the United States, are at least 18 years of age or older, and have the legal capacity to enter into this Agreement.
2. Content and Registration
2.1 Website Content. The Website content means all areas and aspects of the Website and Services, including, without limitation, text, data, photos, graphics, and/or video, or any information whatsoever obtained through the Website (collectively, “Information”), the Company’s computers or network, and any subscription, software, product, service, or information provided by the Company.
2.2 Vendor Content. The Company may enter into contractual relationships with certain vendors, sponsors, and advertisers of products or services (“Vendors”), pursuant to which the Company may link to or display information, advertisements, discounts, products, goods, or services offered by the Vendors (“Vendor Content”). The Company does not guarantee the availability or accuracy of any such Vendor Content or offers, nor does it endorse, guarantee, or insure any Vendor products or services.
2.3 No Liability for Third-Party Content. The Company shall not be held liable, directly or indirectly, for any loss or damage caused by your use of: (a) any external site linked to the Service; (b) Vendor Content; or (c) Vendor products or services. Statements made on the Website concerning the products or services of the Company do not constitute an offer, but are merely solicitations of an offer to sell, purchase, or otherwise transact real property.
2.4 Registration. You may browse and view certain content on the Website without registering, but as a condition to using certain other aspects of the Website or accessing certain Services, you may be required to register and select a user identification and password. You agree to maintain the confidentiality of such registration information, to be the sole user of such registration, and to use your registration solely to access the Website and to obtain Services. The Company reserves the right to monitor your use of the registration and to discontinue it at any time in the Company’s sole discretion. If you believe that your registration has been compromised, you must promptly change your registration information and notify us immediately.
3. Limitations on Use and User Submissions
3.1 Copyright, Patent, and Trademark Notice. All content of the Website provided by the Company, including, but not limited to, all text, photos, graphics, audio, software, webpage layouts or configurations, presentations in any format, and/or video, is copyrighted by the Company or its affiliates. Copyright © 2026 Double Black Development LLC. All rights reserved.
No portion of the content or other materials may be directly or indirectly copied, published, reproduced, modified, performed, displayed, sold, transmitted, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication, or redistributed in any medium, whether now known or hereafter created. The foregoing prohibition includes, but is not limited to, “screen scraping” or “database scraping” to obtain lists of users or other Information. Nor may any portion of the Information or other materials be stored in a computer or distributed over any network, except that you may download or print one copy of pages strictly for personal and non-commercial use; however, any printout of any page of the Website, or portion thereof, must include the Company’s copyright notice. “John Buys Your House,” the Company’s associated logos, page headers, custom graphics, buttons, and other icons are service marks, trademarks, and/or trade dress of the Company. All other content, product names, and company logos are trademarks of their respective owners.
3.2 Notice of Copyright Infringement. The Company respects the copyrights of others. The Company reserves the right, but not the obligation, to terminate your license to use the Services if it determines in its sole and absolute discretion that you are involved in infringing activity, including alleged acts of first-time or repeat infringement, regardless of whether the material or activity is ultimately determined to be infringing. If you believe that your copyrighted work has been reproduced on the Website in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you may notify us by email at info@johnbuysyourhouse.com.
3.3 Restricted Use. You agree to use the Website and Information for lawful purposes only. You agree not to post or transmit any information through the Website which: (a) infringes any patent, trademark, or copyright rights of others or violates their privacy or publicity rights; (b) is unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, libelous, vulgar, obscene, profane, indecent, or otherwise objectionable; or (c) is protected by patent, copyright, trademark, or other proprietary right without the express permission of the owner of such right. You shall be solely liable for any damages resulting from any infringement of patent, copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights, or any other harm resulting from your use of the Service.
3.4 Your Submission of Messages. You hereby grant to the Company a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, display, and use for any purpose all messages or other materials posted by you on the Service, or any email sent by you to the Company (in whole or in part), and to incorporate any such messages, materials, or emails in any form into other media or technology, whether now known or hereafter developed.
3.5 Third-Party and Public Content. Any electronic forums made available to users of the Service are the sole property of the Company and are not a public forum. All information, data, files, photographs, or other materials posted by any person or entity other than the Company (“Third-Party Content”), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person from which such Third-Party Content originated. You assume total liability for all Third-Party Content that you upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit via the Service. The Company assumes no liability for any such Third-Party Content. You agree not to use the Service to:
- Upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any Third-Party Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, or hateful, or is racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable;
- Harm minors in any way;
- Impersonate any person or entity, including an official or representative of the Company, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
- Forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers to disguise the origin of any content transmitted through the Service;
- Upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any Third-Party Content that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships;
- Upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any Third-Party Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other proprietary rights of any party;
- Upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” or any other form of solicitation;
- Upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment or network;
- Interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies, or regulations of networks connected to the Service;
- Intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law or regulation;
- “Stalk” or otherwise harass another; or
- Collect or store personal data about other users.
The Company does not pre-screen Third-Party Content, but the Company and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation), in their sole discretion, to refuse or remove any Third-Party Content that is available via the Service or that violates this Agreement. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Third-Party Content, including any reliance on its accuracy, completeness, or usefulness. The Company may preserve and may disclose Third-Party Content if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce this Agreement; (c) respond to claims that any Third-Party Content violates the rights of third parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of the Company, its users, or the public.
3.6 Linking. Without the Company’s prior written consent, you may not use any of the Company’s proprietary logos, marks, or other distinctive graphics, video, or audio material in your links. You may not link to the Website or any page thereof, or engage in “deep linking,” in any manner reasonably likely to: (a) imply affiliation with or endorsement or sponsorship by the Company; (b) cause confusion, mistake, or deception; (c) dilute the Company’s trademarks or service marks; (d) otherwise violate state or federal law; or (e) constitute improper disparagement of the Company. You may not frame or otherwise incorporate into another website any of the Information or other materials on this Website without the Company’s prior written consent.
4. Access and Delays in Services
The Company, its affiliates, and Vendors shall have no responsibility to provide you access to the Website. Further, the Company, its affiliates, and Vendors shall not be liable to you for any loss or liability resulting, directly or indirectly, from delays, inaccuracies, errors, omissions, or interruptions of the Service for any reason, including, without limitation, due to electronic or mechanical equipment failures, telephone or internet interconnect problems, defects, weather, strikes, walkouts, fire, acts of God, riots, armed conflicts, acts of war, acts of terrorism, or other like causes.
5. Monitoring by the Company
You acknowledge that the Company reserves the right to, and may from time to time, monitor for all lawful purposes any and all Third-Party Content transmitted or received through the Service. During monitoring, information may be examined, recorded, copied, and used for authorized purposes. All Third-Party Content, including personal information, placed on or sent over the Service may be monitored. Use of the Service, authorized or unauthorized, constitutes consent to such monitoring and to the other terms of this Agreement.
6. Representations, Warranties, and Limitation of Liability
6.1 General Disclaimer and Limited Warranty. You acknowledge that certain aspects of the Information and/or Vendor Content and links provided through the Website are compiled from sources which may be beyond the Company’s control. Though such Information and links are generally believed to be reliable, inaccuracies may occur. The Company, its licensors, and Vendors do not warrant the accuracy or suitability of any such Information. Neither the Company nor its licensors or Vendors represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of the Information distributed through the Service.
FOR THIS REASON, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN “AS IS, WITH ALL FAULTS” BASIS. THE COMPANY AND ITS LICENSORS AND VENDORS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, ORAL, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR ANY WARRANTIES ARISING BY CUSTOM OF TRADE OR COURSE OF DEALING. FURTHER, THE COMPANY AND ITS LICENSORS AND VENDORS NEITHER REPRESENT NOR WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, IS SUITABLE FOR YOUR NEEDS, OR WILL ACHIEVE ANY DESIRED RESULT. NOTHING ON THE WEBSITE CONSTITUTES LEGAL, TAX, FINANCIAL, OR INVESTMENT ADVICE, AND ANY DISCUSSION OF PROPERTY VALUE, OFFER TERMS, OR TRANSACTION TIMELINE IS AN ESTIMATE ONLY AND NOT A BINDING OFFER UNLESS SET FORTH IN A SIGNED, SEPARATE WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND THE COMPANY.
6.2 Assumption of Risk. You assume all risk of errors and/or omissions in the Website, including the transmission or translation of data. You assume full responsibility for implementing sufficient procedures and checks to satisfy your requirements for the accuracy and suitability of the Website, including the Information, and for maintaining any means you may require for the reconstruction of lost data or subsequent manipulation or analysis of the Information provided under this Agreement.
6.3 Viruses. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE COMPANY USES REASONABLE EFFORTS TO ASSURE THAT NO VIRUSES OR PROGRAMS WITH SIMILAR FUNCTIONS OPERATE ON, OR ARE PASSED THROUGH, THE WEBSITE OR THE INFORMATION. HOWEVER, YOU HEREBY ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY (AND THEREBY HOLD THE COMPANY HARMLESS), BY WHATEVER MEANS YOU DEEM MOST APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR NEEDS, FOR DETECTING AND ERADICATING ANY VIRUS OR PROGRAM WITH A SIMILAR FUNCTION.
6.4 Limitation of Liability. YOU AGREE THAT THE COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES AND VENDORS SHALL NOT IN ANY EVENT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE FOR ANY PURPOSE WHATSOEVER. IF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SHOULD FAIL IN THEIR ESSENTIAL PURPOSE FOR ANY REASON, SUCH LIABILITY IS AND SHALL BE LIMITED TO A SUM EQUAL IN AMOUNT TO TEN PERCENT (10%) OF THE SUMS PAID TO THE COMPANY BY YOU UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR $100.00, WHICHEVER IS GREATER, AS LIQUIDATED DAMAGES AND NOT AS A PENALTY, EVEN IF THE COMPANY OR ITS AFFILIATES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS LIABILITY, IF ANY, SHALL BE COMPLETE AND EXCLUSIVE. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 6 SHALL SURVIVE TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.
6.5 Notice Regarding State Law Variation. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS SECTION GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS THAT VARY FROM STATE TO STATE.
7. Indemnification
YOU SHALL RELEASE, DISCHARGE, AND RELINQUISH, DEFEND, INDEMNIFY, AND HOLD HARMLESS THE COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES AND VENDORS, AND EACH OF THEIR MEMBERS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, AND CONTRACTORS OF WHATEVER TIER (COLLECTIVELY, THE “INDEMNITEES”), FROM AND AGAINST ALL LOSS, CLAIMS, DEMANDS, AND CAUSES OF ACTION OF WHATEVER KIND OR CHARACTER, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION COSTS, ATTORNEYS’ FEES, AND EXPENSES INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CLAIM BROUGHT BY ANY PERSON OR ENTITY ARISING FROM, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR RELATING TO, YOUR ACCESS AND USE OF THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING YOUR USE OF THE INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE. THE OBLIGATIONS TO RELEASE, DEFEND, AND INDEMNIFY CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY EVEN IF CAUSED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY THE JOINT, SOLE, GROSS, OR CONCURRENT NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, CONTRACTUAL LIABILITIES OF THIRD PARTIES, OR OTHER FAULT, WHETHER PASSIVE OR ACTIVE, OF ANY PERSON OR ENTITY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE INDEMNITEES, JOINTLY OR SEVERALLY. YOU SHALL COOPERATE AS FULLY AS REASONABLY REQUIRED IN THE DEFENSE OF ANY SUCH CLAIM.
8. Privacy Policy
These Terms of Use include the Company’s Privacy Policy as posted on the Website, which is incorporated fully herein by reference.
9. Unsolicited Marketing
9.1 Unsolicited Marketing. The Company supports responsible e-commerce. The Company does not authorize anyone to use the Service to broadcast, distribute, transmit, or retransmit unsolicited commercial, non-commercial, bulk, or junk electronic mail, including email (“SPAM”).
9.2 Electronic Direct Marketing. The Company may develop and participate in electronic direct marketing to users of the Website who elect to receive electronic mail of specific interest to them. The Company does not forward the names and addresses (electronic or otherwise) of its users to third parties for their independent marketing use. Users may elect to stop receiving such electronic mail at any time by using the unsubscribe option included with each email, or by sending a request to be removed to info@johnbuysyourhouse.com.
9.3 Reporting SPAM. Users who receive SPAM or any threatening or offensive email through the Services may report it to the Company by forwarding the unedited message with the full message header to info@johnbuysyourhouse.com.
9.4 Reservation of Rights. The Company reserves the right to take all legal or technical steps it deems necessary to prevent the broadcast, distribution, transmission, or retransmission over the Service of SPAM, junk email, threatening or offensive email, or email otherwise determined by the Company, in its sole discretion, to be objectionable. The Company reserves the right to suspend or terminate any person’s or entity’s use of or access to the Service if it determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that such person has used or intends to use the Service in violation of this policy. A failure of the Company to exercise any right provided for herein shall not be deemed a waiver of such right.
10. Miscellaneous
10.1 Governing Law; Limitations; Venue. The laws of the State of North Carolina, excluding any rule or principle that would refer to and apply the substantive law of another state or jurisdiction, shall govern this Agreement. To the extent allowed by applicable law, any claim or cause of action arising from or relating to your access and use of the Service as contemplated by this Agreement must be instituted within two (2) years from the date upon which such claim or cause arose. Any such claim or cause of action shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and you agree to submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of such courts. You agree to waive any objection that the state or federal courts of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, are an inconvenient forum.
10.2 Assignments. You may not assign any of your rights, obligations, privileges, or performance hereunder without the Company’s prior written consent. Any assignment other than as provided for in this Section 10.2 shall be null and void.
10.3 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be unlawful or unenforceable in any respect, the court shall reform such provision so as to render it enforceable (or, if it is not possible to reform such provision so as to make it enforceable, then delete such provision); and, as so reformed or modified, this Agreement shall be fully enforced.
10.4 Connectivity Charges. You understand that your access to the Website and use of the Services may incur third-party connectivity charges. You are solely responsible for any such charges your use incurs, including from your cell phone or internet service provider, including fees related to text messaging and data.
10.5 Termination. The Company may terminate or suspend your use of the Website for any reason. Termination or cancellation of your use of the Website shall not affect any right or relief to which the Company may be entitled, at law or in equity. Upon termination of this Agreement, all rights granted to you will terminate and revert to the Company.
10.6 Notice. Official correspondence must be sent via postal mail to: Double Black Development LLC, d/b/a John Buys Your House, 227 West 4th St Suite 480, Charlotte, North Carolina, 28202.
10.7 Notice Regarding Electronic Commercial Service for California Users. Pursuant to California Civil Code Section 1789.3, California users are entitled to the following specific consumer rights notice: The Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs may be contacted in writing at 1625 North Market Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95834, or by telephone at (916) 445-1254 or (800) 952-5210.
10.8 Entire Agreement. This Agreement is complete and effective at the time you begin use of the Service. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties, and no other agreement, written or oral, exists between you and the Company. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and any future published terms, the last published Agreement or terms of use shall control.
ANY RIGHTS NOT EXPRESSLY GRANTED HEREIN ARE RESERVED BY THE COMPANY.