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PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF SERVICE CAREFULLY AS THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS, REMEDIES, AND OBLIGATIONS. THEY INCLUDE AN AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE (UNLESS YOU OPT OUT). THESE TERMS ALSO INCLUDE A PROHIBITION OF CLASS AND REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS AND NON-INDIVIDUALIZED RELIEF FOR ALL MATTERS IN EITHER COURT OR ARBITRATION, VARIOUS LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS, A CLAUSE THAT GOVERNS THE JURISDICTION, VENUE, AND GOVERNING LAW OF DISPUTES, EXCEPT WHERE PROHIBITED, AND OBLIGATIONS TO COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
Fleet and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Fleet”, “we”, or “us”), provide an online car sharing platform that connects vehicle owners with travelers and locals seeking to book those vehicles. Fleet is accessible online including at fleet.tt and as an application for mobile devices. Fleet’s websites, blog, mobile applications, and associated services are collectively referred to as “the Services”. By accessing or using the Services, including by communicating with us or other Fleet users, you agree to comply with, and be legally bound by, the provisions of these Terms of Service (these “Terms”), whether or not you become a registered user of the Services. These Terms govern your access to and use of the Services and constitute a binding legal agreement between you and Fleet.
These Terms, together with Fleet’s Privacy Policy, and the user Policies accessible via the Services (the “Policies”) constitute the “Agreement” between you and Fleet (each a “Party” and together, “the Parties”).
Fleet reserves the right, at our sole discretion, to modify the Services or to modify the Agreement, including these Terms, at any time. If we modify these Terms, we will post the modification on the Services. We will also update the “Last Revised” date at the top of these Terms. If you continue to access or use the Services after we have posted a modification or have provided you with notice of a modification, you are indicating that you agree to be bound by the modified terms. If the modified terms are not acceptable to you, your sole recourse is to stop using and accessing the Services and close your Fleet Account within 30 days. If you choose to close your Fleet Account, the previous effective version of these Terms will apply to you, unless you use the Services during the intervening 30 day period, in which case the new version of these Terms will apply to you.
The Services are intended solely for persons who are 18 or older, except if an owner agrees to rent a vehicle to a driver who is 17 years old which is the legal driving age in Trinidad & Tobago. Any use of the Services by anyone that does not meet these age requirements is expressly prohibited.
To access certain features of the Services, you must sign up for an account with us (a “Fleet Account”). You can create a Fleet Account by providing us your first and last name, email address, and creating a password or connecting through an account with a third-party site or service (including Apple, Facebook, and Google). When you book a vehicle as a traveler or guest (“guest”), you provide us with certain additional information about yourself. Similarly, when you list a vehicle as a vehicle owner or host (“host”), you provide us with certain additional information about yourself and your vehicle(s) (if applicable). You must provide accurate, current, and complete information during the registration, booking, and/or listing process. You must keep your Fleet Account up to date at all times. Based on information you provide, Fleet may impose additional requirements for you to book a trip (e.g., providing a deposit, adding a second form of payment, buying a certain level of protection plan, or other requirements).
Where permitted, Fleet has the right, but not the obligation, to undertake screenings, checks, and engage in processes designed to (1) help verify the identities or check the backgrounds of users, including driving history and driver’s license validity and (2) verify vehicle details. Fleet does not endorse any vehicle, user, or a user’s background, or commit to undertake any specific screening process. Fleet may in its sole discretion use third-party services to verify the information you provide to us and to obtain additional related information and corrections where applicable, and you hereby authorize Fleet to request, receive, use, and store such information. Fleet may permit or refuse your request to book or list a vehicle in its sole and absolute discretion. Fleet may, but does not commit to, undertake efforts to ensure the safety of vehicles shared through the Services. We do not make any representations about, confirm, or endorse the safety, roadworthiness, or legal status of any vehicles beyond our policies that require hosts to ensure their vehicles are in safe and operable condition, legally registered to be driven on public roads, have a clean title (e.g., non-salvaged/non-branded/non-washed/non-written off), not subject to any applicable safety recalls, and otherwise satisfy our eligibility requirements.
Consumer Report Authorization. When you attempt to book or list a vehicle, or at any time after where Fleet reasonably believes there may be an increased level of risk associated with your Fleet Account, you hereby provide Fleet with written instructions and authorize Fleet, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, applicable consumer reporting laws, or any similar laws to obtain your personal and/or business auto insurance score, credit report, and/or conduct a background check, including a criminal background check where permissible under applicable law.
The fees we charge for using the Services and other cost structures will be itemized at checkout for guests. You can verify the amount for your trip at checkout before you submit your trip request. When you provide Fleet a payment method, you authorize Fleet, or third-party service providers acting on Fleet’s behalf, to store your payment credential for future use in the event you owe Fleet any money. You authorize Fleet to use stored payment credentials for balances, including for Trip costs, host fees, and guest fees (e.g., late fees, security deposits, processing fees, and related administrative fees). Any use of referral travel credit is governed by the terms and conditions outlined in here.
Fleet and its service providers will employ all legal methods available to collect amounts due, including the engagement of collection agencies or legal counsel. Fleet, or the collection agencies we retain, may also report information about your Fleet Account to credit bureaus. As a result, late payments, missed payments, or other defaults on your Fleet Account may be reflected in your credit report. In addition to the amount due, delinquent accounts or chargebacks will be charged with fees and/or charges that are incidental to the collection of delinquent accounts or chargebacks including, but not limited to, collection fees, convenience fees, and/or other third party charges. If you wish to dispute the information Fleet reported to a credit bureau (i.e., Credit Chex etc.), please contact support@fleet.tt. If you wish to dispute the information a collection agency reported to a credit bureau regarding your Fleet Account, you must contact the collection agency directly.
In certain jurisdictions, Fleet may enable the collection and remittance of certain taxes from or on behalf of guests or hosts, based on existing and future tax regulations, including marketplace facilitator or car sharing regulations. The amount of taxes, if any, collected and remitted by Fleet will be visible to, and separately stated, to both guests and hosts on their respective trip related documents and invoices. Where Fleet is facilitating the collection and remittance of taxes, hosts are not permitted to collect the same taxes on the Services in relation to their vehicle sharing in that jurisdiction.
You agree that you will always use your Fleet Account and the Services in compliance with these Terms, applicable law, and any other policies and standards provided to you by Fleet.
Account Activity. You are, and will be solely responsible for, all of the activity that occurs through your Fleet Account. Keep your Fleet Account information, including your password, secure. You agree that you will not disclose your password to any third party and that you will take sole responsibility for any activities or actions under your Fleet Account, whether or not you have authorized such activities or actions. You will immediately notify Fleet of any actual or suspected unauthorized use of your Fleet Account. We are not responsible for your failure to comply with this clause, or for any delay in shutting down or protecting your Fleet Account unless you have reported unauthorized access to us.
Fleet Content and User Content License. Subject to your compliance with the provisions of these Terms, Fleet grants you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license, to access and view any Fleet and/or user content to which you are permitted access, solely for your personal and non-commercial purposes. You have no right to sublicense the license rights granted in this section. No licenses or rights are granted to you by implication or otherwise under any intellectual property rights owned or controlled by Fleet or its licensors, except for the licenses and rights expressly granted in these Terms.
User Content. We may, in our sole discretion, permit you to post, upload, publish, submit or transmit content through the Services such as photographs of you and your vehicle(s), reviews, feedback, and descriptions of you, your vehicle, or trip. By making available any content on or through the Services, or through Fleet promotional campaigns, you grant Fleet a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual (or for the term of the protection), non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free license, with the right to sublicense, to use, view, copy, adapt, modify, distribute, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, stream, broadcast, access, view, and otherwise exploit such content on, through, by means of, or to promote or market the Services. Except as described above with respect to Fleet photography provided to hosts, Fleet does not claim any ownership rights over any such content and nothing in these Terms will be deemed to restrict any rights that you may have to use and exploit any such content.
Copyright Protection. We respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement and terminate Fleet Accounts of repeat infringers. If you think a user is violating your copyright(s) and want to notify us, you can find information about submitting notices here.
In connection with your use of or access to the Services, you agree that you will not, nor advocate, encourage, request, or assist any third party to:
Violations. Fleet has the right, but not the obligation, to investigate, pursue, and seek to prosecute, litigate, or refer to law enforcement, violations of the Agreement to the fullest extent permissible by the law.
Fleet reserves the right, at any time and without prior notice, in accordance with applicable law, to remove or disable access to any content that Fleet, at its sole discretion, considers to be objectionable for any reason, in violation of these Terms, or otherwise harmful to the Services or our community. If we believe you are abusing Fleet, our users, or any other person in any way or violating the letter or spirit of any of these Terms, we may, in our sole discretion and without limiting other remedies, limit, suspend, or terminate your Fleet Account and access to the Services, remove hosted content, deny a damage claim, remove or demote your listings, reduce or eliminate any discounts, and take technical and/or legal steps to prevent you from using the Services. Additionally, we reserve the right to refuse or terminate access to the Services to anyone for any reason at our discretion to the full extent permitted under applicable law.
Policy enforcement. When an issue arises, we may consider the user’s performance history and the specific circumstances in applying our Policies. We may choose to be more lenient with policy enforcement in an effort to do the right thing, subject to our sole and absolute discretion.
Communication with you. In order to contact you more efficiently, you agree that we may at times contact you using autodialed or prerecorded message calls or text messages at your phone number(s). We may place such calls or texts primarily to confirm your signup, provide notices regarding your Fleet Account or Fleet Account activity, investigate or prevent fraud, collect a debt owed to us, or communicate urgent messages. We may share your phone number(s) with service providers with whom we contract to assist us in pursuing these interests. We will not share your phone number(s) with third parties for their own purposes without your consent. Standard telephone minute and text and data charges may apply. Where Fleet is required to obtain your consent for such communications, you may choose to revoke your consent.
You authorize Fleet and its service providers, without further notice or warning and in our discretion, to monitor or record telephone conversations you or anyone acting on your behalf has with Fleet or its agents for quality control and training purposes. You acknowledge and understand that your communications with Fleet may be overheard, monitored, or recorded without further notice or warning. If you do not wish to have your call recorded, please contact us instead in writing through support@fleet.tt.
Non-disparagement. The Parties agree that they will not take any action that will harm the reputation of the other Party, or which would reasonably be expected to lead to unwanted or unfavorable publicity to either of the other Party.
Insurance and protection plans. Fleet is not an insurance company and does not insure hosts or guests. Host and guest protection plans are based on insurance coverage held by each individual party. The terms of use as it related to insurance and coverage should be agreed upon by both parties before beginning a booking.
The following sections also apply if you book a vehicle using the Services:
As a guest, you commit that you will be a legally licensed driver and provide proof to the host or via the Services of a current, valid driver’s license. You will treat the vehicle and any applicable Extras well and will take all reasonable measures to return the vehicle and any applicable Extras on time and in essentially the same condition as received. You will not allow anyone other than a person listed in the trip details as an Approved Driver to drive the vehicle you booked.
The guest that booked the trip (“primary guest”) is financially responsible for all physical damage to or theft of a booked vehicle that occurs during a trip, plus any additional costs and fees resulting from damage of any kind to the vehicle, regardless of who is found to be at fault. This responsibility applies whether the primary guest has their own auto insurance or not.
Primary guests may be insured against damage to the booked vehicle under their own automobile policies. When you book a vehicle on Fleet, you agree that if any damage occurs to the booked vehicle during the booked trip, you will make a claim for coverage under any policy of insurance that applies to the loss.
Where a host can offer guests at least legally required minimum insurance through their own commercial or rental policy, the host may provide its own policy directly to you as the guest. We refer to these hosts as “Commercial Hosts.” You can determine directly in the vehicle listing whether the vehicle is offered by a Commercial Host.
If you book with a Commercial Host, no third-party automobile liability insurance, financial responsibility limitations for physical damage, or roadside assistance is made available via the Services by Fleet or any third-party insurance partners, brokers, or producers. The Commercial Host will bill you directly for any applicable protection plan after booking, not through the Services. In these circumstances, a Commercial Host may require you to sign additional paperwork, provide a deposit, or pay additional fees, costs, or taxes after booking, for instance when picking up the vehicle. A Commercial Host may also have additional requirements that differ from Fleet requirements (like requiring a credit card deposit). By booking a vehicle where a Commercial Host is providing protection, you agree that the Commercial Host may impose additional terms and fees after booking.
When you book a vehicle on the Services, you must use the vehicle only for your personal use and not for any commercial purposes (e.g. driving other passengers for a fee such as through TTRS or Drop or delivering food or other packages) unless you have express written permission from Fleet’s agents in advance or as otherwise described here. You may not access a vehicle until the trip start time and you must return the vehicle on time and to the correct location. You must present the host with a current, valid driver’s license. You must exercise reasonable care in your use of the vehicle. You are required at all times to operate the vehicle safely, and in compliance with all applicable laws, including without limitation, speed limits and prohibitions on impaired or distracted driving. In the event Fleet has any concern about your use of a vehicle, Fleet may terminate your trip at its discretion at any time and require the return of the vehicle, including recovering the vehicle on behalf of the host. You are required to wear seat belts during the operation of the vehicle and to require that all of your passengers wear seat belts. You are also required to meet any laws or regulations concerning child safety seats and other protections for children. You must not leave the car unlocked or with the keys unsecure (such as in the ignition). You must not engage in any prohibited uses with any vehicle you book through the Services. The prohibited uses list is not meant to be exhaustive. If you have any concerns about your planned use, please contact support@Fleet.tt. If you misuse a vehicle, you will be fully financially responsible for any related claims, loss, or damage. Guests also acknowledge that using a vehicle in a prohibited manner or otherwise breaching the Agreement may lower available liability coverage to legal minimum limits, or nullify coverage, and may furthermore nullify any comprehensive or collision protection and/or protection plan where allowed by applicable law.
You understand that third parties own the vehicles and Extras offered through the Services. Each host is responsible for complying with all legal requirements (including ensuring the vehicle is registered and insured) and maintaining their vehicle(s) in safe and roadworthy condition. Please complete a visual inspection before you begin your use of the vehicle. If you find damage in your initial inspection, you should upload photos of such pre-existing damage at the start of your reservation to ensure you are not held responsible for pre-existing damage. If you find damage on your initial inspection and fail to report it, Fleet, third-party administrators, or insurance partners, may assume that the damage occurred during your reservation period. If, after your initial inspection, you believe that the vehicle is not safe to drive, please do not use the vehicle; instead, please contact the Fleet team immediately.
You acknowledge that Fleet is not responsible and shall not be liable for the safety, roadworthiness, or legal status (e.g., whether the vehicle is legally registered or the subject of a stolen vehicle report) of any vehicles shared via the Services beyond our policies that require hosts to ensure their vehicles are in safe and operable condition, legally registered to be driven on public roads, not subject to a missing or stolen vehicle report, have a clean title (e.g., non-salvaged/non-branded/non-washed/non-written off), not subject to any applicable safety recalls, and otherwise satisfy our eligibility requirements.
If there has been a collision, you must make a report to the police. You will need to use all reasonable efforts to secure evidence from any available witnesses and to provide Fleet or third-party claims administrators with a written description of the incident and any other information requested, including identity and insurance information of any parties involved in the incident. You are also required to cooperate in any loss investigation conducted by Fleet, third party claims administrators, or insurers. After an incident, you may not continue to use the vehicle unless you have the explicit permission of Fleet staff. Failure to timely report an incident or cooperate in an investigation may reduce or invalidate any involvement by Fleet.
The following conduct may result in the reporting of the vehicle you have booked as stolen to law enforcement, possibly subjecting you and any other driver to arrest, and civil and/or criminal penalties, and the voiding of your protection plan:
The primary guest who books the reservation is responsible for any private investigation costs Fleet deems necessary to recover a vehicle that is not returned. In addition, a $500 case administration fee will be imposed on the primary guest if Fleet and/or the host has to report a vehicle as stolen to law enforcement due to it not being returned.
Repossession. Fleet, a hired agent of Fleet, or the host may repossess any vehicle booked through the Services without demand, at the guest’s expense, if the vehicle is not returned by the end of the reservation, is found illegally parked, apparently abandoned, or used in violation of applicable law or these Terms.
Missing Vehicles. If a vehicle you have booked through the Services goes missing and/or is stolen during the reservation period (or extension period), you must immediately return the original ignition key to the host, file a police report immediately after discovering the vehicle is missing or stolen, but in no event more than 24 hours after discovering it has gone missing, and cooperate fully with the host, law enforcement, Fleet, and other authorities in all matters related to the investigation.
The following sections also apply if you share your vehicle through the Services:
As a host, you commit that you will provide a safe and legally registered and insured vehicle, with legal license plates, with a clean (non-salvage/branded/written off) title, and in good mechanical condition. You will provide such a vehicle on time but only to a guest who is listed on the Services as an Approved Driver for the trip. You commit that your listings will be complete and accurate and you will honor all representations made in your listings. You will not offer any vehicle or optional Extra that you do not yourself own or have authority to share or that may not be shared for compensation pursuant to the terms and conditions of any agreement with a third party, including, but not limited to, a lease or financing agreement. You will not offer any Extra that is not safe, clean, and acceptable for the use it is intended. You will not offer any vehicle that is the subject of a missing or stolen vehicle report. You will not offer any vehicle that is the subject of a safety recall without first properly addressing the matter subject to the recall. You will not offer a vehicle that is not roadworthy (i.e., not “street legal”) in the location where it is shared and it will not have any illegal modifications to any part of the vehicle.
When you sign up for Fleet, you will identify passenger vehicle(s) that you want to list for sharing through the Services. Each vehicle must meet the requirements below:
Vehicles must be located in Trinidad & Tobago, registered to you or to an owner who’s authorized you to list their vehicle, and meet all state legal requirements. They must have permanent, temporary, or similar license plates; dealer or trader plates aren’t allowed.
Ineligible vehicles, but aren’t limited to, limousines, off-road vehicles, motorcycles, RVs, most three-wheeled vehicles, vehicles that seat more than 10 people (nine passengers and the driver), or vehicles requiring a commercial license.
Your vehicle can’t be more than 10 years old, with exceptions made for classic or specialty vehicles (at the discretion of Fleet). As your vehicle ages, you must maintain your vehicle and continue to meet our maintenance and safety standards.
Your vehicle must have less than 100,000 miles at the time of listing. Once listed, vehicles that reach or exceed 100,000 miles may remain listed if they’re in excellent condition and continue to meet all legal, safety and mechanical standards.
If your vehicle is registered in a year that requires inspection stickers, it must have an inspection sticker valid through at least the following month after any rental.
Your vehicle’s odometer must be in working condition. Vehicles with tampered odometers will not qualify for listing
Your vehicle must have a clean (e.g., not a “branded” or “salvage”) title. You’re responsible for knowing your vehicle’s title history. If you don’t know the title’s history, you can use a service like Carfax to get a vehicle history report before listing on Fleet.
Your vehicle can’t have ever been declared a total loss.
Your vehicle must have valid insurance beyond one month after any rental.
You may only use the Services in connection with vehicles that you own or otherwise have all the necessary rights and permissions to share for compensation.
Any vehicle you list on the Services must be exclusively listed on the Services. You cannot list any vehicles you intend to share on the Services on any other car sharing marketplace. Failure to abide by this condition may result in fines, penalties, denial of physical damage claims, removal of the vehicle from the Services, account closure, or other action, in Fleet’s sole discretion. Learn more about this policy here. This does not limit Commercial Hosts’ (as defined below) ability to maintain their own rental car business or prohibit a vehicle from being listed on ride sharing or other delivery services when not on a Fleet reservation.
Fleet may offer hosts the option of having photographers take photographs of their vehicles and/or hosts with their vehicles (“Images”). You alone are responsible for using the Images in connection with your Fleet listing and you agree that you will cease using the Images if they no longer accurately represent your vehicle. You agree that Fleet is the sole and exclusive owner – or exclusive licensee, as allowed by applicable law – of all right, title, and interest in all copyrights, trademark rights, and any and all other intellectual property rights, including right of publicity, worldwide, in the Images regardless of whether you include them in your listing, and you shall take no action to challenge or object to the validity of such rights or Fleet’s ownership or registration thereof. You acknowledge that Fleet may use the Images for advertising, marketing, commercial, and other business purposes in any media or platform, whether in relation to your listing or otherwise, without further notice or compensation. Further, you waive any and all rights to royalties or moral rights you may have in the Images. If you use the Fleet photography program, you agree that you will not use the Images in connection with sharing your vehicle on any platform, website, or application other than Fleet. At Fleet’s request, you will execute documents and take such further acts as Fleet may reasonably request to assist Fleet to acquire, perfect, and maintain its intellectual property rights and other legal protection in the Images.
Once a trip is booked, you must make the vehicle available or deliver the vehicle as expected by the guest. If you offer the guest the option to pick up your vehicle at a persistent specified location, you must supply the location of the vehicle accurately to Fleet and ensure that the vehicle is available at that location at the beginning of the reservation period. You must verify that a prospective guest has a current, valid driver’s license before you provide the guest your vehicle, and ensure the driver’s license matches the name on the reservation and that the person picking up the vehicle appears to match the photograph on a facially valid driver’s license.
You will have the ability to set and revise the vehicle’s pricing as you choose. Fleet will pay you the amount collected from guests that book your vehicle, less the applicable fees payable to Fleet. A current fee schedule can be found below. To the extent you owe Fleet money for any reason, Fleet also reserves the right to deduct those amounts from your payment.
How payment works
Payment Processing. In some countries, payment processing services are provided by Stripe, and FAC and subject to their Connected Account Agreement, which includes the Services Agreement. In countries where you receive payment proceeds via Stirpe or FAC, you agree to be bound by the Stripe and FAC Terms, which may be modified from time to time. As a condition of Fleet enabling payment processing services through Stripe of FAC, you authorize Fleet to obtain all necessary access and perform all necessary activity on your Stripe or FAC Connected Account to facilitate sharing of your vehicle. You further agree to provide accurate and complete information about you, and authorize Fleet to share it and transaction information with Stripe or FAC for the purposes of facilitating the payment processing services provided by Stripe or FAC. Fleet reserves the right to switch payment processing vendors at its discretion.
Some airports where you offer delivery may take the position that you must have a permit to use airport premises and remit fees. While Fleet does not believe that rental car permits should apply to peer-to-peer car sharing, not all airport authorities agree with this position.
You are required to regularly check your vehicle for any defects in its operations or safety. You promise that, at all times, your vehicle will be in safe and roadworthy condition, in good mechanical condition, and in full compliance with all applicable inspection and registration requirements. You will only list vehicles with a clean, non-salvaged, non-written off, non-washed, and non-branded title. You agree to respond to any applicable recall or similar safety notices and to complete any recommended action before allowing your vehicle to be booked. In addition, if Fleet believes that your vehicle does not conform to reasonable standards, Fleet may notify you and reserves the right to remove or decline listing your vehicle until its concerns have been resolved. Fleet may, but does not commit to, undertake efforts to ensure the safety of vehicles booked through the Services.
In the event of any collision or damage the guest will be required to contact the police and Fleet as soon as possible and submit any necessary reports in accordance with the law.
All hosts are required to hold valid insurance for each vehicle. The details of this must be communicated to potential guests prior to vehicle booking and delivery.
Host-specific insurance matters. You will maintain valid and up to date registration information and proof of insurance in any vehicle you share on the Services. You must maintain your own auto insurance policy for any vehicle you list on the Services and such policy must meet any minimum insurance levels required by law. You agree to provide Fleet with information regarding your auto insurance policy as may be requested and to keep such information up to date. Where not prohibited by law, you hereby appoint Fleet or a wholly owned subsidiary of Fleet as your attorney-in-fact for the purpose of filing insurance claims, receiving insurance payment, otherwise administering an applicable insurance policy, and/or working with law enforcement, guests, or private entities to recover your vehicle, as necessary.
If your vehicle goes missing, is not returned, and/or is stolen during the reservation period (or extension period), you, as the host, must immediately contact a Fleet representative and follow his or her instructions, including cooperating with Fleet, the police, and any other authorities in all related to the investigation of the theft. If you are instructed by Fleet to file a police report, you must do so within 24 hours of receiving those instructions.
If you choose to offer your own commercial/rental policy to guests you are a “Commercial Host.”
When you choose to provide your own commercial rental insurance, you, as the host, or an authorized representative acting on behalf of the host, shall be exclusively responsible for providing commercial rental insurance coverage for any reservation of your vehicles through Fleet. You shall carry no less than the minimum applicable liability and/or physical damage automobile insurance for your vehicle, your guest, and his/her authorized drivers. You represent and warrant that (1) you are a licensed commercial rental car company or are authorized to act on behalf of and bind a commercial rental car company in connection with listing vehicles on Fleet, or (2) you are an individual or company, or are authorized to act on behalf of, and bind a company, that can offer commercial rental car insurance to guests.
You further acknowledge and agree that you shall receive no protection or coverage from Fleet, or any affiliates, whether that be financial responsibility for physical damage, third-party liability protection, uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage, PIP or any similar coverage or indemnification, roadside assistance, or trust and safety support as part of a booking of your vehicle when you have chosen to provide your own commercial rental insurance. You shall add Fleet as an additional insured on all applicable automobile and excess liability policies. These provisions replace and supersede any representation made by Fleet, or those acting on behalf of Fleet, including but not limited to statements made on the Services, these Terms, Help Center, Policies, emails, and/or marketing materials, concerning protection plans, insurance, and roadside assistance otherwise offered to host and guests when the hosts do not decline protection via the Services.
Fleet reserves the right to, but does not commit to, satisfy itself that you are, or are acting on behalf of, a licensed commercial rental car company and have the ability to offer commercial auto rental insurance to renters/drivers of your vehicles when you choose to decline protection. If Fleet has any concerns in this regard, you agree that Fleet can automatically, and in its sole discretion, remove your listings, or suspend your Fleet Account.
If you lose the ability to offer commercial rental insurance to your guests (for example, your policy has been canceled or nonrenewed), you must immediately change the status of your vehicle. If the change is temporary, you can snooze your vehicle(s). Never let a guest pick up a vehicle or continue to use a vehicle without providing them insurance coverage.
You must disclose on your listing page any applicable additional fees, costs, and/or taxes you assess in addition to other requirements you may impose (such as a security deposit or if you do not accept debit cards, for example). You must never surprise guests with hidden costs or requirements at pick-up. Fleet reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to remove your listings, or suspend your Fleet Account for failure to be transparent with guests about fees, costs, and requirements in your vehicle listing page.
You acknowledge that the actual damages likely to result from your breach of this section are difficult to estimate accurately and would be difficult for Fleet to prove with certainty. You will pay Fleet USD$1,000 per breach in liquidated damages to compensate Fleet for any such conduct. This amount is not intended as a punishment for any such breach, but rather as a reasonable estimate where actual damages are difficult to estimate accurately and/or prove with certainty.
You shall defend, indemnify, and hold Fleet, its subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, officers, directors, and agents, and any of your guests or their authorized drivers, harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, suits, judgments, costs, expenses, liabilities, attorneys fees, damages, consequential damages, punitive damages, property damage, personal injury, theft or otherwise, without limitation, related to or arising out of any reservation or use of any vehicles, including without limitation, any vehicle damage, personal injury or property damage where you have declined a protection plan made available via the Services or one is not available in your region.
PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. IT CONTAINS A MANDATORY ARBITRATION PROVISION AND THEREFORE AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS AND GOVERNS HOW CLAIMS YOU AND Fleet HAVE AGAINST EACH OTHER ARE RESOLVED.
Subject to applicable law, the Parties agree that any disputes or claims between us relating in any way to, or arising out of, this or previous versions of these Terms, your use of or access to the Services, or any breach, enforcement, or termination of the Agreement will be resolved in accordance with the provisions set forth.
Pre-arbitration dispute resolution. Should a dispute or claim arise between us, you and Fleet agree to notify the other Party of the nature of the dispute or claim prior to initiating arbitration, and the Parties will attempt to negotiate an informal resolution to it first. We will contact you at the email address you have provided to us; you can contact us by email at support@fleet.tt . Please provide your name, phone number, email, mailing address, and briefly describe both the nature of your dispute and the relief you would like from Fleet. If the Parties are unable to resolve the claims described in the notice within 30 days after the notice is sent, then the Party intending to pursue arbitration agrees to notify the other Party via email prior to initiating the arbitration.
Agreement to Arbitrate. The Parties each agree that any and all disputes, claims, or controversies that have arisen or may arise at any time between you and Fleet (including its respective subsidiaries, employees, officers, directors, agents, third-party insurance brokers or products, and third-party claims administrators) will be resolved by binding arbitration according to the procedure set forth below. For the purpose of this Agreement to Arbitrate, “disputes,” “claims,” and “controversies” shall have the broadest possible meaning that will be enforced and includes, any and all disputes and/or claims that arise out of or in any way relate to your relationship with Fleet, including but not limited to: (1) your use of the Services, (2) the Agreement, these Terms and/or this Agreement to Arbitrate, including the interpretation, validity, enforceability, or scope of this Agreement to Arbitrate, or (3) your use of, or access to the Services, and anything sold, offered, or purchased through the Services (such as booking, listing, or sharing a vehicle). Through this Agreement to Arbitrate, and subject to the below exceptions, the Parties intend to arbitrate all disputes or claims regardless of whether they are based in contract, statute, regulation, ordinance, tort (including, but not limited to, fraud, misrepresentation, fraudulent inducement, or negligence), or any other legal or equitable theory and regardless of whether they arose or accrued before the Parties entered into this Agreement to Arbitrate. For avoidance of doubt, the Parties expressly agree that this Agreement to Arbitrate encompasses all disputes or claims pertaining to the validity, enforceability, or scope of this Agreement to Arbitrate and any such disputes or claims will be referred to binding arbitration and will be resolved by the arbitrator and not a court.
Exceptions to Agreement to Arbitrate The only exceptions to this Agreement to Arbitrate are as follows:
Arbitration procedures. Arbitration is more informal than a lawsuit in court. Arbitration uses a neutral arbitrator instead of a judge or jury, and court review of an arbitration award is very limited. An arbitrator can award the same damages and relief on an individual basis that a court can award to an individual.
The arbitration will be conducted by FairClaims in accordance with its Arbitration Rules and Procedures effective at the time a claim is made. Where the relief sought is $100,000 or less (not including attorneys’ fees and expenses), those Arbitration Rules and Procedures may limit the proceeding to a written submission and, if requested or at the arbitrator’s discretion, there may be a live hearing by teleconference or videoconference. Where the relief sought is $100,001 or more (not including attorneys’ fees and expenses), those Arbitration Rules and Procedures may provide for limited discovery and streamlined proceedings. In the event FairClaims declines to or is unable to adjudicate the claim, the arbitration will be conducted as modified by this Agreement to Arbitrate.
In all cases in which a live hearing is requested or required, you and/or Fleet may attend by video or phone. To the extent a location must be established for the arbitration, it shall be held in the county in which you reside or at another mutually agreed location.
The arbitrator will decide the substance of all claims in accordance with applicable law, including recognized principles of equity, and will honor all claims of privilege recognized by law. The arbitrator shall not be bound by rulings in prior arbitrations involving different users but is bound by rulings in prior arbitrations involving the same Fleet user to the extent required by applicable law. The arbitrator’s award shall be final and binding and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
Where permitted, the Parties agree that all communications, evidence, and rulings in the arbitration will remain confidential, except as reasonably necessary to enforce or implement such rulings or this Agreement to Arbitrate.
Costs of arbitration. If you initiate arbitration proceedings, you will be responsible for certain costs. Where the relief sought is $100,000 or less (not including attorneys’ fees and expenses), you will be responsible for the initial filing fee, capped at $2500, and Fleet will cover any additional fees or costs. Where the relief sought is $100,001 or more (not including attorneys’ fees and expenses), you and Fleet will each pay your own arbitration fees consistent with the rules set at the time the claim was made, unless otherwise stated in these Terms.
Severability. With the exception of the provisions in the below section “Prohibition of class and representative actions and non-individualized relief,” if an arbitrator or court decides that any part of the Agreement to Arbitrate is invalid or unenforceable, the other parts of the Agreement to Arbitrate shall still apply. If an arbitrator or court decides that any of the provisions in the section “Prohibition of class and representative actions and non-individualized relief” is invalid or unenforceable, then the entirety of the Agreement to Arbitrate shall be null and void. The remainder of the Agreement, these Terms, and dispute resolution section will continue to apply.
Right to opt-out of arbitration; procedure. IF YOU ARE A NEW Fleet USER, YOU CAN CHOOSE TO OPT-OUT OF THE AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE BY EMAILING US AN OPT-OUT NOTICE TO SUPPORT@fleet.tt (“OPT-OUT NOTICE”). THE OPT-OUT NOTICE MUST BE RECEIVED WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS FOR THE FIRST TIME OR THE COMMENCEMENT OF YOUR FIRST TRIP ON Fleet AS A GUEST OR HOST, WHICHEVER DATE IS EARLIEST. In order to opt-out, you must email your full name, address (including street address, city, country), and email address(es) associated with your Fleet Account to support@fleet.tt. This procedure is the only way you can opt out of the Agreement to Arbitrate. If you opt out of the Agreement to Arbitrate, all other provisions of the Agreement will continue to apply to you.
Future amendments to the Agreement to Arbitrate. Notwithstanding any provision in these Terms to the contrary, the Parties agree that if Fleet makes any amendment to the Agreement to Arbitrate in the future, that amendment shall not apply to any claim that you filed against Fleet prior to the effective date of the amendment. The amendment shall apply to all other disputes or claims governed by the Agreement to Arbitrate that have arisen or may arise between the Parties. If you do not agree to the amended terms, you may close your account within 30 days of our posting or notification and you will not be bound by the amended terms; provided that the Parties will arbitrate any dispute in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement to Arbitrate as of the date you last accepted these Terms (or accepted any subsequent changes to these Terms). Once you have submitted a valid Opt-Out Notice to Fleet, you do NOT need to submit another one when these Terms are subsequently updated. Your first Opt-Out Notice will serve as a valid as to future versions of these Terms.
Judicial forum for legal disputes not subject to arbitration. Unless the Parties agree otherwise, in the event that the Agreement to Arbitrate is found not to apply to you or to a particular claim or dispute, whether (1) as a result of your decision to opt out of the Agreement to Arbitrate, (2) as a result of a decision by the arbitrator or a court order, or (3) if one of the above exceptions to the Agreement to Arbitrate applies, you agree that any claim or dispute that has arisen or may arise between the Parties will be resolved exclusively by a state, federal, or small claims court located in Phoenix, Arizona. The Parties agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of a state court located in Maricopa County, Phoenix, Arizona or a United States District Court for the District of Arizona located in Phoenix, Arizona. The Parties agree that the substantive law of the state of Arizona will apply to any such claim or dispute without regard to conflict of law provisions.
Prohibition of class and representative actions and non-individualized relief. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT EACH OF US MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION OR PROCEEDING, WHETHER IN COURT OR ARBITRATION. UNLESS THE PARTIES AGREE OTHERWISE, THE COURT OR ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE OR JOIN MORE THAN ONE PERSON’S OR PARTY’S CLAIMS AND MAY NOT OTHERWISE PRESIDE OVER ANY FORM OF A CONSOLIDATED, REPRESENTATIVE, OR CLASS PROCEEDING. ALSO, THE COURT OR ARBITRATOR MAY AWARD RELIEF (INCLUDING MONETARY, INJUNCTIVE, AND DECLARATORY RELIEF) ONLY IN FAVOR OF THE INDIVIDUAL PARTY SEEKING RELIEF AND ONLY TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE RELIEF NECESSITATED BY THAT PARTY’S INDIVIDUAL CLAIM(S). ANY RELIEF AWARDED CANNOT AFFECT OTHER USERS, SUBJECT TO THE ABOVE EXCEPTION ALLOWING PUBLIC INJUNCTIVE RELIEF TO BE SOUGHT IN COURT BUT ONLY IF THAT EXCEPTION IS FOUND TO APPLY.
PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. IT AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS AND WILL HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT ON HOW CLAIMS THE PARTIES HAVE AGAINST EACH OTHER ARE RESOLVED. Regardless of where you reside, if you bring an action against Fleet in Trinidad & Tobago, the section above entitled “Dispute resolution for hosts and guests residing in Trinidad & Tobago” will govern that dispute.
Resolution of disputes. If a dispute arises between the Parties, our goal is to provide you with a neutral and cost-effective means of resolving the dispute quickly. We encourage you to contact us directly to seek a resolution at support@fleet.tt. We will consider reasonable requests to resolve the dispute through alternative dispute resolution procedures, such as mediation or arbitration, as alternatives to litigation.
You may discontinue your use of the Services at any time and Fleet may terminate your access to the Services and remove any listings for any reason or no reason to the extent permissible under applicable law. Termination of access to the Services will not release a Party from any obligations it incurred prior to the termination and Fleet may retain and continue to use any information, including but not limited to photography, previously provided by you. Termination of the Agreement will not have any effect on the disclaimers, waiver or liability limitations, or legal disputes provisions under the Agreement and/or any fees due, and all of those terms will survive any termination of the Agreement.
Except as otherwise provided herein, guests and hosts agree that nothing in these Terms constitutes an actual or purported transfer or assignment of any right or interest in a vehicle or optional Extras shared through the Services.
Fleet PROVIDES SERVICES THAT ENABLE THE SHARING OF VEHICLES AND OPTIONAL EXTRAS BETWEEN HOSTS AND GUESTS. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THESE TERMS, Fleet DOES NOT ITSELF PROVIDE VEHICLE SHARING, RENTAL SERVICES, AND/OR INSURANCE SERVICES AND IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF ANY OF THE USERS OF ITS SERVICES, THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE OR ANY OPTIONAL EXTRAS, OR ANY THIRD PARTY PROVIDER OF SERVICES (E.G. IN-VEHICLE GPS OR OTHER SYSTEMS). THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, Fleet EXPLICITLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. Fleet makes no warranty that the Services, including, but not limited to, the listing and/or any vehicle or optional Extra, will meet your requirements or be available on an uninterrupted, secure, or error-free basis. Fleet makes no warranty regarding the quality of any listings, vehicles, hosts, guests, Extras, the Services, or any content or the accuracy, timeliness, truthfulness, completeness, or reliability of any content obtained through the Services. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained from Fleet, Fleet Insurance Agency, or its service providers or through the Services or content, will create any warranty not expressly made herein.
YOU WAIVE AND DISCHARGE ANY AND ALL RIGHTS YOU HAVE TO SUE OR MAKE CLAIMS AGAINST Fleet AND ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AGENTS (INCLUDING THIRD-PARTY ADMINISTRATORS, INSURANCE PRODUCERS, AND INSURANCE PROVIDERS), OR EMPLOYEES (TOGETHER, THE “Fleet PARTIES”) AND ANY Fleet USER FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES, WHETHER DUE TO NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOLLOWING:
(1) VEHICLE AVAILABILITY (E.G., A VEHICLE NOT BEING AVAILABLE OR RETURNED WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE),
(2) PROBLEMS WITH A VEHICLE (E.G., ANY MALFUNCTION OF OR DEFICIENCY WITH A VEHICLE),
(3) VEHICLE WARRANTY ISSUES (E.G., ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY OR OTHER OBLIGATION BY ANY MANUFACTURER OR OTHER THIRD PARTY ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE),
(4) THE LEGAL OR LICENSE STATUS OF A VEHICLE, HOST, OR GUEST, (5) THIRD PARTY ASSESSMENTS OF A VEHICLE’S VALUE, OR (6) ANY ACTION OR INACTION OF A HOST OR GUEST.
YOU AGREE THAT NEITHER Fleet NOR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DELIVERING THE SERVICES WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, DATA, OR GOODWILL, SERVICE INTERRUPTION, COMPUTER DAMAGE OR SYSTEM FAILURE, OR THE COST OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES), WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTION WITH THE FOLLOWING: (1) THE AGREEMENT, (2) THE SERVICES (INCLUDING LISTING OR BOOKING OF ANY VEHICLE OR OPTIONAL EXTRA VIA THE SERVICES), OR (3) INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES.
Except for our obligations to pay amounts to applicable hosts or guests pursuant to these Terms, including an approved payment request or claim under a protection plan or applicable insurance policy, in no event will the Fleet Parties’ aggregate liability arising out of or in connection with the Agreement or your use of the Services, exceed the greater of (1) the amounts you have paid or owe for bookings via the Services as a guest in the twelve month period prior to the event giving rise to the liability, or if you are a host, the amount earned by you in the 12 month period prior to the event giving rise to the liability, or (2) US$100.
YOU ALSO WAIVE AND DISCHARGE ANY AND ALL RIGHTS YOU HAVE TO SUE OR MAKE CLAIMS AGAINST ANY Fleet USER FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES UNLESS YOU ARE A GUEST WHO BOOKED A VEHICLE FROM A HOST WHO OPTED TO DECLINE A PROTECTION PLAN VIA THE SERVICES AND SUCH HOST OPTED TO PROVIDE INSURANCE OR PROTECTION DIRECTLY TO YOU AND YOU ARE MAKING A CLAIM AGAINST THAT COMPANY/HOST
You agree to release, defend, indemnify, and hold Fleet and its subsidiaries, officers, directors, employees, and agents, harmless from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising out of or in any way connected with: (1) your access to or use of the Services, (2) your violation of these Terms, (3) your user content, (4) your interaction with any other user of the Services, or (5) your booking of a vehicle or creation of a listing for a vehicle. Such indemnification includes but is not limited to any injuries, losses, or damages (compensatory, direct, incidental, consequential, or otherwise) arising in connection with or as a result of a booking, sharing, or use of a vehicle or optional Extra. This indemnification provision is a fundamental element of the basis of the bargain between Fleet and you. It shall apply to the extent permitted by applicable law, and any aspects of it that are deemed unenforceable shall be severed while leaving the remainder in effect.
You acknowledge that the actual damages likely to result from your breaches of the Agreement by any of the following are difficult to estimate accurately and would be difficult for Fleet to prove with certainty: (1) engaging in gray market transactions, as defined in these Terms, (2) using the Fleet domains, trademarks, or taglines without Fleet’s express consent, including without limitation registering website domains or social media handles, or bidding on online advertising keywords, (3) suing or asserting legal claims against the Fleet Parties or a Fleet user in any manner prohibited or waived herein, (4) as a host, sharing your vehicle via the Services with expired registration stickers or without current registration paperwork in the vehicle, (5) as a host, offering any vehicle that is the subject of a missing or stolen vehicle report, or (6) creating or using a Fleet account that has the effect of circumventing Fleet’s suspension, termination, or closure of another Fleet account. You will pay Fleet TTD$10,000 per breach in Liquidated Damages to compensate Fleet for any such conduct. This amount is not intended as a punishment for any such breach, but rather as a reasonable estimate where actual damages are difficult to estimate accurately and/or prove with certainty. This liquidated damages provision is a fundamental element of the basis of the bargain between Fleet and you. It shall apply to the extent permitted by applicable law, and any aspects of it that are deemed unenforceable shall be severed while leaving the remainder in effect.
Fleet is not a rental car company. It does not own a fleet of vehicles, and is not in the business of renting vehicles to the public. Fleet provides an online platform where vehicle owners and those in need of a vehicle can meet and share vehicles amongst themselves subject to these Terms.
Fleet may, in its sole discretion, round up or down amounts that are payable from or to hosts or guests to the nearest whole functional base unit in which the currency is denominated (e.g. to the nearest dollar, euro, pound, or other supported currency) unless explicitly prohibited under applicable law.
Fleet can be contacted in Trinidad & Tobago. If you have any questions for us concerning the Agreement, or Fleet generally, please contact us at support@fleet.tt.
Translations
Where Fleet has provided you with a translation of the English language version of these Terms or any Policies, in case of any wording discrepancies between the English and any other versions of the Terms and any Policies, the English language wording takes precedence.
The parties agree that the substantive laws of Trinidad & Tobago apply to these Terms and the Agreement without regard to conflict of law provisions.
In the event any provision of these Terms is held to be void, voidable, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. The failure of any Party to enforce any provision of these Terms shall not be construed to be a waiver of such provision, or any other provision, nor in any way to affect the validity of these Terms or any part of these Terms, or any right of any Party to enforce that provision or each and every other provision at any time. No waiver of any breach of these Terms shall constitute or be deemed a waiver of any other breach.
Fleet does not appoint you or any other user as its employee, mandatory, legal agent, or form any kind of legal partnership or joint venture. You are not authorized to make any commitments on behalf of Fleet and Fleet will not make commitments on your behalf, except as contemplated by the Services or expressly stated in these Terms.
The Agreement, including these Terms, states the entire understanding between you and Fleet concerning your access to and use of the Services and supersedes any earlier verbal or written communications between us. With the exception of appointing a custodian to manage your vehicles on your behalf, you may not delegate your legal obligations or transfer any of your rights, in whole or in part, to any third party without advance written consent of Fleet. You will remain responsible for your obligations hereunder in any event. A Fleet Director or Officer must agree to any modification or waiver of any term of the Agreement in writing. Headings are for reference purposes only and do not limit the scope or extent of such sections.
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