{"id":1560,"slug":"avp-derivative-rights-scoped-to-vow","title":"AVP (Affiliated VOW Partner) — rights are *derivative* of the member's and scoped to operating that member's VOW (PropTx Rules Art. 8; NAR VOW; CVR MLS)","kind":"reference","scope":"business","status":"current","audiences":["kevin","candid-team"],"topics":["mls-data-licensing"],"reference_body":"**Claim.** An AVP (Affiliated VOW Partner) is a vendor operating a VOW on behalf of a member. Its access is **derivative of the member's rights** and limited to operating that VOW.\n\n**Source.** PropTx Rules Art. 8; NAR VOW policy; CVR MLS, accessed 2026-06-21.\n\n**Confidence.** Verified.\n\n**Caveats.** \"Derivative\" is doing real work — an AVP cannot do anything the member cannot do, and is contractually scoped to that VOW's operation.\n\n**Implication / use.** A would-be vendor on this seam (operating-a-VOW-for-a-member) is constrained by the member's own AUA. No \"we're the vendor so the AUA doesn't bind us\" argument.","rationale_body":null,"metadata":null,"links":{"outgoing":[{"slug":"research-brief-mls-data-inside-the-box-ontario-june-2026","title":"Research notes (capture-layer): inside the MLS box — what an Ontario member agent's account exposes, what goes unused, and what they're licensed to do with it (June 2026)","kind":"research-notes","scope":"business","link_type":"depends-on"},{"slug":"vow-terms-of-use-bona-fide-non-commercial-mls-ownership","title":"VOW Terms of Use — registrant must acknowledge relationship + bona fide interest + personal non-commercial use + MLS ownership/copyright; no redistribution/sublicense (PropTx Rules, primary)","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"}],"incoming":[{"slug":"research-brief-mls-data-inside-the-box-ontario-june-2026","title":"Research notes (capture-layer): inside the MLS box — what an Ontario member agent's account exposes, what goes unused, and what they're licensed to do with it (June 2026)","kind":"research-notes","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"},{"slug":"rule-treat-mls-data-access-as-contract-not-login","title":"Rule: treat MLS data access as a contract (DLA / AUA / VOW Terms / IDX policy), not just a login","kind":"rule","scope":"business","link_type":"depends-on"}]},"created_at":"2026-06-21T10:47:49.164Z","updated_at":"2026-06-21T10:47:49.164Z"}