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09-07-2010, 09:53 AM
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09-07-2010, 10:19 AM
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Re: Carfax
http://www.carfax.com/cfm/legal_disclaimer.cfm
"CARFAX offers you access to the Site and to the Content available on the Site solely for your own personal and non-commercial use. You may not resell or make any commercial use of the Site or the Content. You may not make use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices. You may not download or copy any account information for the benefit of any other merchant."
Doesn't matter if you "look it up for a friend for free".
Per the user agreement, CarFax can charge the account holder $29.99 for each transaction (regardless of subscription) that the account holder is unable to prove that it was for personal use only and not for a 3rd party or commercial use.
"CARFAX offers you access to the Site and to the Content available on the Site solely for your own personal and non-commercial use. You may not resell or make any commercial use of the Site or the Content. You may not make use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices. You may not download or copy any account information for the benefit of any other merchant."
Doesn't matter if you "look it up for a friend for free".
Per the user agreement, CarFax can charge the account holder $29.99 for each transaction (regardless of subscription) that the account holder is unable to prove that it was for personal use only and not for a 3rd party or commercial use.
09-09-2010, 04:21 AM
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Re: Carfax
CarFax employs several people full-time who search web forums and web sites for offers/requests to run VIN numbers, then checks those against account holders who use that VIN number.
That's just one method. There are obviously more and it's worth the effort since they are charging individuals per VIN or a subscription fee.
Think of it as a Metro. There are operating costs and capacity of trains. The train cars can carry lots of people, but if people are riding for free, the ones who are paying are covering the entire operating costs so their costs go up. When that happens, the people who are paying ask for a security force to catch those who try to ride for free and don't contribute. They aren't stealing from some faceless Metro system -- they are stealing from the customers who now have to pay a higher share of the operating costs.
That's just one method. There are obviously more and it's worth the effort since they are charging individuals per VIN or a subscription fee.
Think of it as a Metro. There are operating costs and capacity of trains. The train cars can carry lots of people, but if people are riding for free, the ones who are paying are covering the entire operating costs so their costs go up. When that happens, the people who are paying ask for a security force to catch those who try to ride for free and don't contribute. They aren't stealing from some faceless Metro system -- they are stealing from the customers who now have to pay a higher share of the operating costs.
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