TERMS OF USE
Last Updated February 21, 2023

Splash 4 Partners, LLC (the “Company”) provide this website, its features, and services (collectively the “Service”) subject to the following conditions (“Terms”) which constitute a legally binding agreement between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity (“you”), and Company. The Terms apply to you and all visitors and others who access the Service (“Users”). By accessing or using any part of the website or Service, you signify that you have read, understood and accept the Terms and any policies, notices or other provisions incorporated by reference. Company reserves the right to amend the Terms at any time without notice and such changes are effective immediately upon posting. Please review the Terms frequently for changes because your continued use of the Service constitutes acceptance of any new Terms. If you do not agree to the Terms or any subsequent modification, do not access or use the Service.

Please note the Terms are written in English and to the extent any translated version of the Terms conflicts with the English version, the English version controls.

USE OF SERVICES: Company offers a collection of online resources including news. Use of the Service is permitted solely to Users who are eighteen (18) years or older. Users under 18 may only use the Service with the involvement of a parent or guardian.

By providing Company your e-mail address you consent to our using the e-mail address to send you Service-related notices, including any notices required by law, in lieu of communication by postal mail.

Company may permanently or temporarily terminate, suspend, or otherwise refuse to permit you access to the Service without notice and liability for any reason, including if in Company’s sole determination you violate any provision of the Terms, or for no reason. Upon termination for any reason or no reason, you continue to be bound by the Terms.

All aspects of the Service are subject to change or elimination at Company’s sole discretion. Company reserves the right to interrupt the Service with or without prior notice for any reason or no reason. You agree that Company will not be liable to you for any interruption of the Service, delay or failure to perform.

COMPANY CONTENT: This website contains copyrighted materials.  Those materials may include text, images, graphics, audio and video clips, and other content (collectively, the “Content”).  In some cases, the copyright is owned by third parties, and Splash 4 Partners, LLC is making the third-party Content available to you by permission or under the fair use doctrine.  The Content is made available only for your personal, noncommercial, educational, and scholarly use.  You may not use the Content for any other purpose, or distribute or make the Content available to others, unless you obtain any required permission from the copyright holder.  Some Content may be provided via streaming or other means that restrict copying; you may not circumvent those restrictions.  You may not alter or remove any copyright or other proprietary notices included in the Content.

PRIVACY AND SECRUITY: Please review our Privacy Notice, which also governs your use of our Services. Your use of the Service constitutes acceptance of the Privacy Notice and you further acknowledge and agree that Company may in its sole discretion preserve or disclose your User Content as well as your personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is reasonably necessary to: enforce the Terms, comply with the legal process, respond to claims, and/or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Company, its Users, or the general public.

THIRD- PARTY WEBSITES AND SERVICES: The Service may contain links to co-branded and/or third-party websites and services that are independent from Company and the Service. Company has no control over and assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party/co-branded websites or services nor makes any representation or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or authenticity of the information contained in any such site. If you access a third-party/co-branded website from the Service, you do so at your own risk, and you understand that the Terms and the Privacy Notice do not apply to your use of such sites. You expressly relieve Company from any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party/co-branded website or services or third-party/co-branded owned content. Company encourages you to be aware of when you leave the Service, and to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of any third-party website or service that you visit.

INDEMNITY: You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Company from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees) arising from: (i) your use of and access to the Service, including any data or content transmitted or received by you; (ii) your violation of the Terms, including without limitation your breach of any of the representations and warranties above; (iii) your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any right of privacy, publicity rights or intellectual property rights; or (iv) your violation of any law, rule or regulation of the United States or any other country.

NO WARRANTY: THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, COMPANY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES FOR THE SECURITY, TIMELINESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICE AND CONTENT; THAT THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION, UNINTERRUPTED OR SECURE; THAT ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED; OR THAT THE SERVICE OR ANY CONTENT ACCESSIBLE FROM THE SERVICE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. ANY CONTENT DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS DOWNLOADED AT YOUR OWN RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM SUCH DOWNLOAD.

COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE SERVICE OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE OR SERVICE, OR FEATURED IN ANY BANNER OR OTHER ADVERTISING, AND COMPANY WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY MONITOR ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS SERVICE. SUCH LIMITATION SHALL ALSO APPLY WITH RESPECT TO DAMAGES INCURRED BY REASON OF OTHER SERVICES OR PRODUCTS RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE OR ANY LINKS ON THE SERVICE AS WELL AS BY REASON OF ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE OR THROUGH ANY LINKS. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL COMPANY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE, LOSS OR INJURY RESULTING FROM HACKING, TAMPERING OR OTHER UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OR USE OF THE SERVICE OR YOUR ACCOUNT OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, COMPANY ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT; (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR SERVICE; (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN; (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE SERVICE; (V) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE THAT MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR SERVICE BY ANY THIRD PARTY; (VI) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE; AND/OR (VII) USER CONTENT OR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY. IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY CLAIMS, PROCEEDINGS, LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, DAMAGES, LOSSES OR COSTS IN AN AMOUNT EXCEEDING THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO COMPANY HEREUNDER.

THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SECTION APPLIES WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER BASIS, EVEN IF COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

GENERAL: Governing Law. You agree that: (i) the Service shall be deemed solely based in the State of Virginia, USA; and (ii) the Service shall be deemed a passive one that does not give rise to personal jurisdiction over Company, either specific or general, in jurisdictions other than the State of Virginia, USA. The Terms shall be governed by the internal substantive laws of the State of Virginia, USA, without respect to its conflict of laws principles. Any claim or dispute between you and Company that arises in whole or in part from the Service shall be decided exclusively by a court of competent jurisdiction located in Richmond, Virginia.

Notification Procedures. Company may provide notifications, whether such notifications are required by law or are for marketing or other business related purposes, to you via email notice, written or hard copy notice, or through conspicuous posting of such notice on our website, as determined by Company in our sole discretion. Company reserves the right to determine the form and means of providing notifications to our Users, provided that you may opt out of certain means of notification as described in the Terms and in the Privacy Notice.

Entire Agreement/Severability. The Terms, together with any other legal notices and agreements published by Company via the Service, shall constitute the entire agreement between you and Company concerning the Service. If any provision of the Terms is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of the Terms, which shall remain in full force and effect. To the extent of any conflict between Company's Privacy Notice and these Terms, these Terms shall control.

No Waiver. No waiver of any term of the Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and Company’s failure to assert any right or provision under the Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.