These are the Terms of Service for ServiceGem.com , Inc. as of Sept 1,2008

These Terms of Service apply to ServiceGem.com , Inc., and its website located at www.servicegem.com as well as all websites and URLs controlled or operated by ServiceGem.com , Inc. that link to these Terms of Service, unless otherwise specified.
You must read, agree to and accept all of the terms and conditions contained in these Terms of Service. By proceeding to use the website or logging in, you expressly agree to and accept all these Terms of Use.
This version of the Terms of Service is effective as of the date set forth above. By logging in to the system or using the website in any way, users consent to the Terms of Service that are effective at that time. Even if users have read and approved a prior version, users agree to the version that is effective as of any date that they log in to the system or use the website. ServiceGem.com , Inc. reserves the right to alter these Terms of Service, as well as our website and services, at any time and without notice. All changes will become effective thirty days after they are first posted on the website.
This website contains links from and to other websites that are not controlled by ServiceGem.com , Inc.. ServiceGem.com , Inc. is not responsible for Terms of Service, or any other governing terms or conditions, of other websites.
Please e-mail questions or concerns regarding these Terms of Service to ServiceGem.com , Inc. at support@servicegem.com

SERVICES
ServiceGem.com , Inc. connects People and service professionals. In order to facilitate its services, ServiceGem.com , Inc. operates www.servicegem.com and related websites.
In order to use ServiceGem.com , Inc. services or websites, as a Person or service professional, you must register. Please go to ServiceGem.com , Inc. to do so. As part of the registration process, you must create a username and password. You understand and agree that by using our services, you are entering into a business relationship with us and our service professionals, and you further understand and agree to be contacted by ServiceGem.com , Inc. and/or its approved service professionals. We and our service professionals may contact you via telephone, facsimile, electronic mail, postal mail, or any other reasonable manner, even if you are on any “Do Not Call” lists.
Registered users may select service professionals from our website to bid on their related projects. Users will submit their project details via our website, and the selected service professionals. ServiceGem.com , Inc. will contact the requesting user, if necessary, to validate any information. Finally, ServiceGem.com , Inc. will forward the service request to the chosen service professionals.
ServiceGem.com , Inc. does not warrant, guarantee or represent that users will be matched with a service professional as a result of a service request. We may not have a service professional in our network suitable for your service request, or a suitable service professional may not be willing or able to meet your service request. ServiceGem.com , Inc. does not warrant, guarantee or represent the work or ability of the service professionals in our network in any way, and does not endorse or make any recommendation with regard to the service professionals in our network. None of the service professionals in our network is an agent or representative of ServiceGem.com , Inc. for any purpose whatsoever; neither is ServiceGem.com , Inc. an agent or representative of any service professional in our network for any purpose whatsoever. ServiceGem.com , Inc. merely provides information on licenser and insurance requirements, as well as contact information, for the service professionals in our network. Insurance coverage is information is requested at the time the service professional becomes active on our site. It is the sole responsibility of the homeowner to request and verify current proof of insurance from the service professional at the start of any project. It is your responsibility (Person) to investigate whether a service professional is suitable for your service request, select a service professional, and to negotiate the terms for any work performed by the service professional.
If you choose to hire a service professional from our network, you are solely responsible for entering into an agreement with that professional. ServiceGem.com , Inc. is not responsible for, and does not warrant, guarantee or represent, the quality of the work, the timeliness of the services, or any other aspect of the work or your relationship with a service professional in our network. Your relationship with a service professional, should you choose to enter into one, is governed by any agreement you execute with that service professional.

NO AGENCY
You are not an agent of ServiceGem.com , Inc. for any purpose whatsoever; neither is ServiceGem.com , Inc. your agent for any purpose whatsoever.

CHILDREN
Children, meaning those who are not yet 18 years old, are not eligible to use ServiceGem.com , Inc..