These terms and conditions ("Terms") govern your use of the Website. By accessing and using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree with these Terms, please do not use the Website.

Intellectual Property

The Website and its content, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, and software, are the property of chicago-gazette.com or its licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, or create derivative works of the Website or its content without our prior written consent.

User Content

You may be able to submit or post content to the Website, such as comments, reviews, or other user-generated content ("User Content"). By submitting User Content, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and sublicensable license to use, reproduce, distribute, modify, and create derivative works of the User Content in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed.

You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary rights to submit the User Content and that the User Content does not infringe any intellectual property or other rights of any third party or violate any applicable law.

We reserve the right to remove or edit any User Content at any time and for any reason.

Disclaimer of Warranties

The Website and its content are provided "as is" and without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. We do not warrant that the Website or its content will be error-free or uninterrupted, that defects will be corrected, or that the Website or its servers are free of viruses or other harmful components.

Limitation of Liability

In no event shall chicago-gazette.com be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with your use of the Website or its content, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless chicago-gazette.com and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from any and all claims, liabilities, damages, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of or in connection with your use of the Website or its content or your violation of these Terms.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. Any legal action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with these Terms or the Website shall be brought exclusively in the federal or state courts located in Chicago, Illinois, and you submit to the jurisdiction and venue of such courts.

Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time, and such modifications shall be effective immediately upon posting on the Website. Your continued use of the Website after any modifications to these Terms shall constitute your acceptance of the modified Terms.

Termination

We may terminate your access to the Website at any time and for any reason without notice.

Entire Agreement

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and chicago-gazette.com with respect to your use of the Website and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether oral, written, or electronic, between you and chicago-gazette.com