9.06 Requirements for Providing a Registrant with Access to an 
MLS® VOW  

An MLS® VOW Participant must not provide a Registrant with access to MLS® 
VOW Data through the MLS® VOW Participant’s MLS® VOW unless and until:  

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(a) the MLS® VOW Participant establishes a lawful REALTOR®/ 
consumer or  

REALTOR®/client relationship with that Registrant, including, where 
necessary, completion of any applicable agency, non-agency, and other 
disclosure obligations, and execution of any required agreements;  

(b) the Registrant has provided the MLS® VOW Participant, through the MLS® 
VOW,  

with the Registrant’s name, valid e-mail address and, at the option of the 
MLS® VOW Participant, other information;  

(c) the MLS® VOW Participant has displayed the Terms of Use to the 
Registrant on  

the MLS® 
VOW;  

(d) the Registrant has affirmatively and expressly agreed to the Terms of Use 
where  

at a minimum, the Registrant has been required to open and 
review the agreement and agree to the agreement by 
“mouse-clicking” an acknowledgement of agreement displayed on 
the MLS® VOW;  

(e) the Registrant has supplied the MLS® VOW Participant with a user name 
and a  

password, both of which must be unique to the Registrant, (the user 
name and password may be established by the Registrant or may be 

supplied by the MLS® VOW Participant at the option of the MLS® VOW 
Participant). The Registrant’s password and access to MLS® VOW Data 
must expire on a date not later than 30 days after being issued. 
Passwords may not be automatically renewed upon expiration;  

(f) the MLS® VOW Participant has sent an e-mail to the Registrant at the 
e-mail  

address described in (b) above confirming the user name and password 
and the Registrant has acknowledged receipt of the e-mail by 
mouse-clicking an acknowledgment of receipt displayed in the e-mail; 
and  

(g) upon expiration of their password the Registrant must provide the MLS® 
VOW Participant with a new password to regain access to the MLS® VOW 
Data. The MLS® VOW Participant shall not permit the Registrant to regain 
access to the MLS® VOW Data until the MLS® VOW Participant has sent an 
e-mail to the Registrant at the e-mail address described in (b) above confirming 
the new password and the Registrant has acknowledged receipt of the e-mail 
by mouse- clicking an acknowledgement of receipt displayed in the e-mail.  

9.07 Terms of 
Use  

The Terms of Use must include an express acknowledgement and agreement by 
the Registrant in favour of the MLS® VOW Participant, the corresponding 
brokerage and the Board that:  

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(a) the Registrant has received, read and understood the form published by 
the  

British Columbia Real Estate Association entitled “Privacy Notice and 
Consent” (this document may be linked);  

(b) the Registrant acknowledges entering into a lawful REALTOR®/ 
consumer or  

REALTOR®/client relationship with the 
Member;  

(c) all data obtained from the MLS® VOW is intended for and may only be 
used for  

the Registrant’s personal, non-commercial 
use;  

(d) the Registrant has a bona fide interest in the purchase, sale or lease of 
real  

estate of the type being offered through the MLS® 
VOW;  

(e) the Registrant will not himself, and will not permit or assist others to, directly 
or  

indirectly
:  

(i) copy, redistribute or retransmit any of the MLS® VOW Data 
or  

information 
provided;  

(ii) display, post, disseminate, distribute, publish, broadcast, transfer, sell 
or  

sublicense any of the MLS® VOW Data to another 
person.  

(iii) engage in Scraping (including “screen scraping” and “database

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

scraping”), “data mining” or any other activity intended to collect, store,

 

 

   

 

 

 

   

 

 

re-organize, summarize or manipulate any MLS® VOW Data or any

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

related data;  

(f) the Registrant acknowledges the Board’s ownership of, and the validity of 

the  

Board’s proprietary rights and copyright in the MLS® VOW Data, 
and listing information; and  

(g) the Registrant expressly authorizes the Board or their duly 
authorized  

representatives, to access the MLS® VOW and Registrant’s information 
provided to the MLS® VOW Participant, for the purposes of verifying 
compliance with and pursuing enforcement of the Terms of Use and all 
applicable rules, regulations, bylaws, policies, and laws.  

9.08 Terms of Use may not Impose Financial 
Obligation  

A Terms of Use agreement may not impose a financial obligation on a 
Registrant or create an agency agreement with the Registrant. Any financial 
obligation or agency agreement entered into by a Registrant through an MLS® 
VOW must be set forth separately from the Terms of Use, must be prominently 
labelled and may not be accepted solely by mouse click. The Registrant must 
also receive a subsequent confirmation of the terms of any such financial 
obligation or agency agreement and the financial obligation or agency 
agreement may not become effective until the Registrant acknowledges 
acceptance of those terms by mouse click. Prior to entering into an  

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agency agreement with a Registrant the MLS® VOW Participant must ask the 
Registrant whether the Registrant is a party to any other agency agreements.  

9.09 Maintenance of 
Records  

MLS® VOW Participants must maintain a record of the name, telephone number, 
e-mail address and, if required by the MLS® VOW Participant the street address 
supplied by the Registrant, and the user name of each Registrant during the 
currency of the Registrant’s password and for not less than one hundred and 
eighty (180) days after the expiration of the validity of the Registrant’s password.  

9.10 Privacy 
Policy  

An MLS® VOW must boldly display a privacy policy that informs Registrants of 
the ways in which information obtained from them will be used, and obtain each 
Registrant’s consent to all of the ways in which personal information that they 
provide may be collected, used, or disclosed including the fact that personal 
information may be shared with the Board for auditing and/or legal purposes. 

 

By registering you agree to the Privacy Policy.