Effective Date: September 24, 2025
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the websites, landing pages, forms, communications, and services offered by Mark A. Purtee LLC d/b/a “Murphy Business Sales” (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), an independently owned and operated franchise of Murphy Business Sales. By using our site or services, you agree to these Terms. If you don’t agree, don’t use the site or services.
Contact:
Murphy Business Sales (Franchisee: Mark A. Purtee LLC)
303 Main St., Suite D, Dunedin, FL 34698
Phone: 727-518-5620 • Email: [email protected]
1) Acceptance of Terms
You’re bound by these Terms and by the policies referenced here, including our Privacy Policy (which explains how we handle personal data, phone numbers, email addresses, cookies, and A2P messaging). We may update these Terms at any time; the “Effective Date” will change when we do. Your continued use means you accept the changes.
2) Eligibility
You must be at least 18 and able to enter a binding contract. You agree to use the services only for lawful purposes.
3) What We Do (High-Level)
We provide business brokerage services: responding to buyer/seller inquiries, pre-qualifying buyers, managing NDAs, marketing listings, coordinating showings, facilitating negotiations, and working with advisors (at your direction). Online materials are for information only and not legal, tax, accounting, valuation, or investment advice. Nothing here guarantees a closing, financing, valuation outcome, or specific result.
Plain talk: your professional advisors (attorney, CPA, lender, etc.) are your team. We’re the broker, not your lawyer or accountant.
4) Use of the Site & Services
You agree not to (a) abuse or disrupt the site; (b) scrape, reverse engineer, or misuse content; (c) submit misleading information; (d) attempt unauthorized access; (e) use the services to violate any law, confidentiality, or intellectual-property right.
5) Accounts, Authentication & Accuracy
If any feature requires an account, keep credentials confidential and keep your profile info accurate. You’re responsible for activity under your account and for promptly notifying us of any unauthorized use.
6) Brokerage Norms: Confidentiality, NDAs & Qualification
Seller confidentiality. We treat seller identity and sensitive details as confidential and disclose them to qualified buyers only after an NDA and reasonable verification.
Buyer qualification. We may request proof of funds, experience, references, or similar before releasing sensitive materials or scheduling showings.
Records. We may maintain reasonable records of NDAs, inquiries, and showings for compliance and confidentiality protection.
No guarantee. We rely on information provided by sellers and buyers and don’t independently audit it unless we say so in writing.
7) Phone, SMS (A2P), Email & Electronic Communications
By providing your phone number or email, you consent to receive service-related and, where permitted, marketing communications from us, including A2P SMS/voice messages.
A2P consent & content. You opt in by submitting a form with a consent checkbox, replying YES to a consent prompt, texting a join keyword, or verbally consenting (we log this). Messages may include appointment reminders, document requests, qualification steps, listing matches, and relevant updates. Message & data rates may apply. Consent is not required to buy services.
Opt-out. Reply STOP to end texts to that number (we also honor END, CANCEL, QUIT, UNSUBSCRIBE). For email, use the unsubscribe link.
Phone number/email privacy. We do not sell phone numbers or email addresses. We share them only with carriers, messaging/email vendors, and service providers needed to deliver communications and comply with law, as described in our Privacy Policy.
Delivery & recording. Carriers/platforms may delay or fail delivery; carriers are not liable for delayed/undelivered messages. We may record business calls with notice where legally permitted.
8) Listings, Content & License You Give Us
Materials you provide (inquiries, proof of funds, business docs, photos) must be accurate and yours to share.
You grant us a limited, revocable license to use submitted materials solely to evaluate opportunities, market a listing you authorize, and perform brokerage services—subject to any applicable NDA or engagement agreement.
Our site content, logos, text, graphics, software, and arrangements are protected. You may not copy or reuse them without our written permission.
9) Third-Party Tools & Links
We use third-party vendors for hosting, CRM, e-signature, analytics, scheduling, messaging, etc. Those services have their own terms and privacy practices; we’re not responsible for them.
10) Fees & Engagements
Any fees, commissions, retainers, or reimbursements are governed by the separate written engagement agreements you sign with us (and/or closing documents). Website use does not create a brokerage engagement.
11) No Professional Advice; No Securities Offering
Information on the site or in outreach is not legal, tax, accounting, or investment advice and not an offer to sell or solicit the purchase of securities. You should rely on your advisors for all such matters.
12) Disclaimer of Warranties
The site and services are provided “as is” and “as available.” We disclaim all warranties, express or implied (merchantability, fitness, non-infringement). We don’t promise uninterrupted or error-free operation or guaranteed results.
13) Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law:
We’re not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for lost profits or data, arising from or related to your use of the site/services.
Our aggregate liability for claims relating to site use is capped at $100, or, if you are a signed client, the fees you paid to us in the 12 months before the event giving rise to the claim—whichever is greater.
Some jurisdictions don’t allow certain limits; those limits apply only to the extent allowed by law.
14) Indemnification
You will indemnify and hold us (and our officers, employees, agents, and franchisor) harmless from claims, damages, costs, and attorneys’ fees arising out of your (a) misuse of the site/services, (b) breach of these Terms, or (c) violation of law or third-party rights.
15) Dispute Resolution; Class Action Waiver
Arbitration. Except for claims that must be brought in small-claims court, any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the services will be resolved by binding arbitration under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (AAA). The arbitration will occur in Pinellas County, Florida.
Class waiver. Disputes are handled individually; no class, consolidated, or representative actions.
Injunctive relief. A court may enter injunctive orders to protect confidentiality/IP while arbitration proceeds.
16) Governing Law & Venue
Florida law governs, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. For any dispute not subject to arbitration, the exclusive venue is in state or federal courts located in Pinellas County, Florida, and you consent to personal jurisdiction there.
17) Termination
We may suspend or terminate access to the site/services for any violation of these Terms or if required by law. Sections that by nature should survive termination do survive (e.g., confidentiality, IP, warranty disclaimers, limitations of liability, dispute resolution).
18) Changes to These Terms
We can update these Terms at any time. Revisions are effective when posted with an updated Effective Date. If you keep using the site/services after changes post, you accept the new Terms.
19) Entire Agreement; No Waiver
These Terms (plus the policies they reference and any signed engagement agreements) are the entire agreement between you and us regarding site use. No waiver is effective unless in writing.
20) Contact
Questions about these Terms or our services?
Murphy Business Sales (Franchisee: Mark A. Purtee LLC)
303 Main St., Suite D, Dunedin, FL 34698
Phone: 727-518-5620 • Email: [email protected]
