Effective Date: 1/01/24
The following terms of service and the Privacy Policy (together, the “Terms”) govern your access and use of, and describe your rights and responsibilities while using, Our Services (as defined below). Our Services are made available in the United States and its territories and possessions by Boats Quarterly (“we”, or “us”), a Deleware Corporation, including its subsidiaries and affiliates. These Terms are a binding legal contract between you and us. Except for Businesses and users with whom Boats Quarterly has a separate written agreement, Our Services are made available solely for your personal, non-commercial use.

Table of Contents

• OUR SERVICES
  • Visitors
  • Boaters
  • Businesses
  • Developers
• YOUR ACCEPTANCE
• YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES
  • Your Account & Privacy
  • Payments & Transactions
  • Reservations & Cancellation Policies
  • Uses Outside the United States
• CONTENT STANDARDS
  • Links & Social Media Features
  • Reliance on Information Posted
  • Our Content
  • Your Content
  • Third-Party Content
• PROHIBITED CONDUCT & TERMINATION
  • Prohibited Conduct & Export Control
  • Monitoring, Enforcement & Termination
• INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
  • Copyrights
  • Trademarks
  • DMCA Notices & Copyright Infringement
• GENERAL
  • Disclaimers
  • Limitation of Liability
  • Indemnification & Injunctive Relief
  • Governing Law & Jurisdiction
  • Limitation on Time to File Claims
  • Waiver & Severability
  • Entire Agreement
• OUR CONTACT INFORMATION

1. OUR SERVICES

“Our Services” include websites, content, mobile applications, products, and services associated with Boats Quarterly, and any of our other websites, mobile applications, products, and services operated by us that post these terms of service. We have identified four main user groups to help clarify how Our Services are used and how portions of these Terms may apply more specifically to you as a user. These user group designations are for convenience only and are not intended to otherwise limit the Terms.

Unless otherwise specified, these Terms will apply to all users (“General Users”), regardless of user group designation. Certain features of Our Services are only available to specific user groups or upgraded accounts, but generally Our Services allow General Users to:

• browse, search, add, edit, claim, contact, post reviews;
• post and view ads;
• read and share our blog posts, as well as other resources and content;
• view and explore our maps;
• subscribe to our blog and newsletter;

1.1 – “Visitors” are users who have not created or otherwise logged in to an account through Our Services. These Terms apply to Visitors unless otherwise specified.

1.2 – “Boaters” are users, and their representatives, who create an account through and intend to use Our Services

1.3 – “Businesses” are users, and their representatives, who create an account through and intend to use Our Services primarily to:

• manage and update their account;
• view and respond to general inquiries 
• upgrade or downgrade their accounts through monthly paid subscription options for access to different levels of features in the Marine Software.

1.4 – “Developers” are users who use our Application Programming Interface (“Our API”) to connect their website(s) and mobile application(s) to certain features of Our Services. In addition to these Terms, Developers are bound by the Developer Terms of Use, Data Use Policy, and the API License Agreement.

2. YOUR ACCEPTANCE

These Terms are legally binding, and your access and use of Our Services is conditioned upon your acceptance, consent, and agreement to these Terms. Your access and use of Our Services constitute your acceptance of and agreement to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not access or use Our Services. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features, products, or services that augment or enhance Our Services shall be subject to these Terms. You affirmatively confirm that you have read, understand, and agree to be bound by these Terms by creating an account or otherwise using Our Services. If you are entering into these Terms on behalf of an entity, you represent and warrant that you have the actual authority to bind such entities to these Terms.

As an express condition of being permitted to use the Service, you represent and warrant that you (i) have the legal capacity (including, without limitation, being over the age of sixteen (16)) to enter into contracts under the law of the jurisdiction in which you reside, and (ii) are not on a list of persons barred from receiving services under U.S. laws (including, without limitation, the Denied Persons List and the Entity List issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security) or other applicable jurisdiction. For more information on our practices for ineligible users, please refer to our Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”).

We reserve the right to refuse use of Our Service to anyone for any reason at any time. In consideration for such use of the Service, you agree to provide true, accurate, current, and complete information about yourself, where applicable on the Service. Boats Quarterly assumes no duty to verify such information.

Supplemental terms may apply to certain portions of Our Services, such as activities or promotions, and such supplemental terms will be disclosed to you in connection with the applicable service(s). Supplemental terms are in addition to, and shall be deemed a part of, the Terms for the purposes of the applicable service(s). Supplemental terms shall prevail over these Terms in the event of a conflict with respect to the applicable service(s).

We expressly reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time in our sole discretion, and without prior notice to you, by including such modification in these Terms, along with a notice of the effective date of such modified Terms. It is your sole responsibility to check this page, and our policies and supplemental terms periodically for such modifications. Any continued use by you of Our Services after the posting of such modified Terms shall be deemed to indicate your acceptance of such modified Terms. Accordingly, if at any time you do not agree to be subject to any modified Terms, you may no longer use Our Services.

3. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES

You may use Our Services only in accordance with these Terms and only for lawful purposes. As a General User, you are responsible for:

• making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to Our Services; and
• ensuring that all persons who access Our Services through your Internet connection are aware of these Terms and comply with them.

It is a condition of your use of Our Services that all the information you provide on or through Our Services is correct, current, and complete. You agree that all information you provide to or through Our Services, including but not limited to through the use of any interactive and communication features, is governed by these Terms, and you affirmatively consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Policy.

3.1 – Your Account & Privacy

To access some of Our Services and certain features we offer, you may be asked to create an account by providing certain registration details or other information. If you create, or are provided with, a user name, password, or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any other person or entity. We reserve the right to disable any user name, password, or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, (collectively, the “Login Credentials”), at any time and in our sole discretion, if we believe you have violated any provision of these Terms. We also reserve the right to disable any Login Credentials at any time and in our sole discretion, for any or no reason.

You also acknowledge that your account is personal to you and agree not to provide any other person with access to Our Services using your Login Credentials. Without limiting the previous sentence, Businesses may allow, at their sole discretion, their employees, agents, independent contractors, or any other party who must use Business Login Credentials to access the Business account.

You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your user name or password, or any other breach of security. You also agree to ensure that you log out from your account at the end of each session. You should use particular caution when accessing your account from a public or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record your password or other personal information.

Boats Quarterly, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to take any and all necessary actions under the Laws of the State of Massachusetts, Federal Law, or any other rule or regulation should it determine that you, your employees, agents, independent contractors, or any other party improperly uses your Login Credentials, regardless of whether the improper use resulted in commercial gain for you or the violator (“Unauthorized Access”). In the event of such Unauthorized Access, Boats Quarterly reserves the right to suspend your access and use of Our Services immediately.

You may be able to upgrade your account from the free version of Our Services to a paid subscription, which offers access to additional features on some of Our Services (“Upgraded Accounts”). Upgraded Accounts may be subject to additional terms and conditions. In the event you wish to downgrade your Upgraded Account to a different paid subscription level or revert back to the free version, or you wish to delete your account altogether, you may request an account downgrade or deletion by contacting us at [email protected]. Our collection and use of your personal information, including any payment information, in connection with Our Services is provided in our Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”).

3.2 – Payments & Transactions

3.2.1 – Boater Charges & Payment Methods

As a Boater, you understand that use of Our Services may result in your making payments (“Charges”). All Charges are due and payable immediately as of the date(s) and method(s) stated. Boats Quarterly will use the preferred payment method designated in your Boater account and will send you a receipt by email.  

Boats Quarterly partners with companies (such as Stripe and Paypal) for payment processing.  

Charges will be inclusive of applicable taxes where required by law. Charges paid by you are final and non-refundable, unless otherwise stated under the “Reservations & Cancellation Policies” section of these Terms or by Boats Quarterly. You retain the right to request lower charges.

 

4. CONTENT STANDARDS

4.1 – Links & Social Media Features

You may link to Our Services on your website(s) or mobile application(s); provided that you do so in a way that is legal and does not damage or take advantage of our reputation. You must not establish a link that in any way suggests any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part, without our express written consent.

Our Services may provide certain social media features that enable you to:

• link from your own or certain third-party websites to certain content on Our Services, including, but not limited to Reservation Forms on Contractors websites;
• send requests, inquiries, or other communications with certain content, or links to certain content, on Our Services; and
• cause limited portions of content on Our Services to be displayed or appear to be displayed on your own or certain third-party websites.

You may use these features solely as we provide them and solely with respect to the content they are displayed with, and otherwise in accordance with any additional terms and conditions we provide with respect to such features. Subject to the foregoing, you must not:

• establish a link from any website that is not owned by you;
• cause Our Services or portions of it to be displayed, or appear to be displayed by, for example, framing, deep linking, or in-line linking, on any other site; or
• otherwise take any action with respect to Our Services that are inconsistent with any other provision of these Terms.

The website from which you are linking, or on which you make certain content accessible, must comply in all respects with the content standards set out below in these Terms. You agree to cooperate with us in causing any unauthorized framing or linking immediately to cease. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. We may disable all or any social media features and any links at any time without notice in our sole discretion.[uap-logout]

Boats Quarterly is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Boats Quarterly.

 

4.2 – Reliance on Information Posted

The content posted on or through Our Services is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such content by you or any General User of Our Services, or by anyone who may be informed of its contents.Our Services include or may include content provided by third parties, including materials provided by other users, bloggers, and third-party licensors, syndicators, aggregators, and reporting services (“Third-Party Content”). All statements and opinions expressed in Third-Party Content, and all articles and responses to questions and other content, other than Our Content (as defined below), are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing such Third-Party Content. Third-Party Content does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Boats Quarterly. We are not responsible, or liable, to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any Third-Party Content

4.3 – Our Content

Our Services and its entire contents, logos, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof), are owned by Boats Quarterly, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.

We may update Our Content from time to time, but it is not necessarily complete or up-to-date. Any of Our Content may be out-of-date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material. Where feasible, we may indicate the most recent date certain content was updated

4.4 – Your Content

4.4.1 – License & Ownership

Boats Quarterly does not claim ownership over any of Your Content. However, you agree that Boats Quarterly may store and display, subject to your account settings, Your Content solely as necessary in connection with Our Services and these Terms. To the extent you choose to share any of Your Content with other users of Our Services, you agree to allow these users to view and use Your Content.

You understand that all of Your Content and the content submitted and shared by other users of Our Service are the sole responsibility of the person submitting such content to Our Services. Boats Quarterly does not control such content, nor does Boats Quarterly guarantee the accuracy, integrity, or quality of such content. Boats Quarterly will not be liable in any way under any circumstances for any such content as to any errors, omissions, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of such content submitted to or shared on Our Services.

4.4.2 – Prohibited Content

Your Content must comply with all applicable federal, state, local, and international laws and regulations in their entirety. In addition, you hereby irrevocably represent and warrant to Boats Quarterly that you have all necessary power, authority, right, title and/or licenses to grant to us the foregoing right and license. You further represent and warrant that Your Content, and the exercise by Boats Quarterly of the foregoing license, does not and will not:

• contain any material that is libelous, defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable;
• promote sexually explicit or pornographic material, violence, or discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age;
• infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property or other rights of any other person or entity;
• violate the legal rights, including the rights of publicity and privacy, of any other person or entity, or contain any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable laws or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with these Terms;
• be likely to deceive any person or entity;
• promote any illegal activity, or advocate, promote, or assist any unlawful act;
• cause annoyance, inconvenience, or needless anxiety to or be likely to upset, embarrass, alarm, or annoy, any other person or entity;
• impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person, organization, or entity;
• involve commercial activities or sales, such as contests, sweepstakes, and other sales promotions, barter, or advertising;
• give the impression that they emanate from or are endorsed by us or any other person or entity, if this is not the case;
• contain any Spam; and
• contain any computer virus or other malware that could in any way affect the operation of Our Services.

4.4.3 – Comments

You may send specific submissions or suggestions, enhancement requests, guest blog posts applications, classified ads, messages, inquiries, recommendations, proposals, plans, or other feedback or materials relating to Our Service or otherwise (collectively, “Comments”). You hereby grant to Boats Quarterly a royalty-free, worldwide, transferable, sublicensable, irrevocable, perpetual license to use or incorporate into Our Services any Comments, whether or not provided at Boats Quarterly’s request and irrespective of any limitations indicated relating to its use. Boats Quarterly is under no obligation:

• to maintain any Comments in confidence;
• to pay compensation for any Comments; or
• to respond to any Comments.

In addition, you hereby irrevocably represent and warrant to Boats Quarterly that the Comments meet the requirements of Your Content. You are solely responsible for any Comments you make and their accuracy. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any Comments posted by you or any third party.

4.4.4 – Transmission of Your Content

You acknowledge and understand that Your Content may be transferred unencrypted and involve (a) transmissions over various networks, and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. You acknowledge that Boats Quarterly may have little or no control over the use of Your Content, and hereby agree to hold Boats Quarterly harmless from and against any claim or liability arising out of the use of Your Content.

4.4.5 –  Automated Content to Boaters on Behalf of Contractors

Contractors agree, and Boaters acknowledge, that Boats Quarterly has permission to send automated emails and other communications on behalf of Contractors, based on the contact information provided by the Contractor, to any Boater who has made a reservation with the Contractor (“Reservations”). The content in such communications may contain Our Content, Your Content, and other Reservations content. Boats Quarterly may collect and retain information about Reservations and related communications for record-keeping purposes, in accordance with the Privacy Policy

4.5 – Third-Party Content

Our Services may be made available or accessed in connection with Third-Party Content, including advertising, and that Boats Quarterly does not control. You acknowledge that different terms of service and privacy policies may apply to your use of and interaction with Third-Party Content. Boats Quarterly does not endorse such Third-Party Content, and in no event shall Boats Quarterly be responsible or liable for any products or services of such third parties. Additionally, Apple Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corporation, or Blackberry Limited will be a third-party beneficiary to this contract if you access Our Services using mobile devices powered by one of those companies, respectively. These third-party beneficiaries are not parties to this contract and are not responsible for the provision or support of Our Services in any manner. Your access to Our Services using these devices is subject to terms set forth in applicable third-party beneficiary’s terms of service.

If Our Services contain Third-Party Content as links to other sites and resources, these links are provided for your convenience only. This includes links to Contractors’ terms and conditions, policies, and links contained in advertisements, including banner advertisements and sponsored links. We have no control over such Third-Party Content, and we accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of or interaction with them. If you decide to access any Third-Party Content linked on or through Our Services, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites.

5. PROHIBITED CONDUCT & TERMINATION

5.1 – Prohibited Conduct & Export Control

You may use Our Services only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You are prohibited and agree not to engage in the following as it relates to Our Services:

• causing Our Services to use excessive computing capacity, bandwidth, or any other resource;
• using an automated system to supply content to, through, or otherwise interact with Our Services;
• violating any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation in any way, including, without limitation, any laws regarding export of data or software to and from the United States or other countries;
• forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or newsgroup posting. Violations of Our Service’s or Boats Quarterly’s systems or network security may result in civil or criminal liability;
• exploiting, harming, or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information, or otherwise;
• sending, knowingly receiving, uploading, downloading, using or re-using any material that does not comply with these Terms;
• transmitting or procuring the transmission of any advertising or promotional material without our prior written consent, including any “junk mail”, “chain letter” or “spam” or any other similar solicitation;
• impersonating or attempting to impersonate Boats Quarterly, a Boats Quarterly employee, another user, or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using e-mail addresses or user names associated with any of the foregoing;
• engaging in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of Our Services, or which, as determined by us, may harm Boats Quarterly or users of Our Services, or expose Boats Quarterly or users of Our Services to liability; and
• violating or attempting to violate the security of Our Services, or Boats Quarterly’s system or network security, including, without limitation, the following:

• accessing data not intended for users of Our Services, or gaining unauthorized access to an account, server, or any other computer system;
• attempting to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures;
• attempting to interfere with the function of Our Services, host, or network, including, without limitation, via means of submitting a virus to Our Services, overloading, “flooding”, “mailbombing”, “crashing”, or sending unsolicited e-mail or communications, including promotions and/or advertising of products or services;

You hereby represent and warrant that (i) you understand and acknowledge that Our Services may be subject to export, re-export, and import restrictions under applicable law, (ii) you will not use the any of Our Services in a manner that violates the U.S. Export Administration Act of 1979 and the regulations of the U.S. Department of Commerce, and (iii) you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any country to which the United States has embargoed goods.

Further restrictions apply to your use of Our Services, as outlined in the “Content Standards” section. Additionally, you agree not to:

• Use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process or means to access Our Services for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on Our Services.
• Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on Our Services or for any other unauthorized purpose without our prior written consent.
• Use any device, software or routine that interferes with the proper functioning of Our Services for any other user.
• Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful.
• Attack Our Services via denial-of-service or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
• Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper functioning of Our Services for Boats Quarterly or any other user.

5.2 – Monitoring, Enforcement & Termination

We reserve the right, but do not undertake the obligation, to monitor use of Our Services, and to investigate and take appropriate legal action against any party that uses Our Services or Our Content in violation of these Terms or applicable law. Boats Quarterly reserves the right to accept, reject, or modify any of Our Content, Your Content, or Third-Party Content but assumes no liability based on its acceptance, rejection, modification, or failure to modify any such content.

In order to enforce these Terms, we reserve the right to remove or refuse to post any of Your Content or Third-Party Content for any or no reason in our sole discretion. We also reserve the right to take any action with respect to any of Your Content that we deem necessary or appropriate in our sole discretion, including if we believe that such content violates the Terms, infringes any intellectual property right or other right of any person or entity, threatens the personal safety of users of Our Services or the public, or could create liability for Boats Quarterly.

We neither represent nor warrant that we can review all content before it is posted on Our Services, and we cannot ensure prompt removal of objectionable material after it has been posted. Accordingly, we assume no liability for any action or inaction regarding transmissions, communications or content provided by any user or third party. We have no liability or responsibility to anyone for performance or nonperformance of the activities described in this section.

Boats Quarterly reserves the right to fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone posting any materials on or through Our Services. When required by applicable laws or regulations, we may disclose your identity or other information about you to any third party who claims that material posted by you violates their rights, including their intellectual property rights or their right to privacy. We may take appropriate legal action, including without limitation, referral to law enforcement, for any illegal or unauthorized use of Our Services.

YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS Boats Quarterly AND ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSEES, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY Boats Quarterly OR ANY OF THE FOREGOING PARTIES DURING OR AS A RESULT OF ITS INVESTIGATIONS AND FROM ANY ACTIONS TAKEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER Boats Quarterly, SUCH PARTIES, OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.

We may immediately terminate these Terms or deny access to any of Our Services with respect to you, or generally cease offering or deny access to Our Services or any portion thereof, at any time for any reason. These Terms are effective unless and until terminated by either you or Boats Quarterly.

6. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

6.1 – Limited License

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, Boats Quarterly grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, revocable, non-transferrable license to access and use Our Services on your personal device solely in connection with your use of Our Services, and to access and use any content, information, and related materials that may be made available through Our Services. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on Our Services, except as follows:

• your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials;
• you may store files that are automatically cached by your web browser for display enhancement purposes;
• you may print or download one copy of Our Services, where feasible and at your own cost, for your personal, non-commercial use and not for further reproduction, publication, or distribution; and
• if we provide social media features with certain content, you may take such actions as are enabled by such features.

You must not modify copies of any materials from Our Services; use any illustrations, photographs, video, or audio sequences of any graphics separately from the accompanying text; or delete or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from Our Services. You also must not access or use any part of Our Services or any services or materials available through Our Services for any commercial purposes.

If you wish to make any use of content on Our Services other than as expressly permitted in these Terms, you will need our express written permission, which you can request by emailing info@BoatsQuarterly.com

If you print, copy, modify, download or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of Our Services in breach of the Terms, your right to use Our Services will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. No right, title, or interest in or to Our Services or any content on Our Services is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by Boats Quarterly. Any use of Our Services not expressly permitted by these Terms is a breach of these Terms and may violate copyright, trademark and other laws.

6.2 – Copyrights

The copyright laws of the United States and the provisions of the Berne Convention protect copyrighted materials from unauthorized use or reproduction. Any of Our Content that is available on or through Our Services and not otherwise marked is copyright protected.

Users are strictly prohibited from using any copyrighted materials in electronic cartography, in printed marine charts or chartbooks, and on any marine website.

UNDER FEDERAL LAW, IF YOU KNOWINGLY MISREPRESENT THAT ONLINE MATERIAL IS INFRINGING, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION FOR PERJURY AND CIVIL PENALTIES, INCLUDING MONETARY DAMAGES, COURT COSTS, AND ATTORNEYS’ FEES.

You should consult an attorney with any questions regarding the aforementioned DMCA requirements and your rights and obligations under the DMCA and other applicable laws.

7. GENERAL

7.1 – Disclaimers

7.1. – THESE DISCLAIMERS DO NOT ALTER YOUR RIGHTS AS A CONSUMER TO THE EXTENT NOT PERMITTED UNDER THE LAW IN THE JURISDICTION OF YOUR RESIDENCE.

7.2 – Limitations of Liability

7.2.1 –  Boats Quarterly SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, PERSONAL INJURY, OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, EVEN IF Boats Quarterly HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. Boats Quarterly SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, LIABILITY, OR LOSSES INCURRED BY YOU ARISING OUT OF:

• A) YOUR USE OF OR RELIANCE ON OUR SERVICES OR YOUR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE OUR SERVICES; ORB) ANY TRANSACTION OR RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOU AND ANY OTHER USER, EVEN IF Boats Quarterly HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. Boats Quarterly SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DELAY OR FAILURE IN PERFORMANCE RESULTING FROM CAUSES BEYOND Boats Quarterly’S REASONABLE CONTROL. IN NO EVENT SHALL Boats QuarterlyS TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU IN CONNECTION WITH OUR SERVICES FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION EXCEED THE ANY SUBSCRIPTION AND PAYMENT FEES THAT YOU HAVE PAID TO Boats Quarterly.

 

7.2.3 – Boats Quarterly DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE SUITABILITY, SAFETY, OR ABILITY OF CONTRACTORS. IT IS SOLELY YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DETERMINE IF CONTRACTORS WILL MEET YOUR NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS. Boats Quarterly WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND A THIRD-PARTY PROVIDER. BY USING THE SERVICES, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU MAY BE EXPOSED TO SITUATIONS INVOLVING CONTRACTORS AND MARINE PROPERTIES THAT ARE POTENTIALLY UNSAFE, OFFENSIVE, HARMFUL TO MINORS, OR OTHERWISE OBJECTIONABLE, AND THAT USE OF CONTRACTORS ARRANGED OR SCHEDULED USING THE Boats Quarterly SERVICES IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND JUDGMENT. Boats Quarterly SHALL NOT HAVE ANY LIABILITY ARISING FROM OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO YOUR TRANSACTIONS OR RELATIONSHIP WITH CONTRACTORS.

7.2.4 – THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

7.3 –  Indemnification & Injunctive Relief

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Boats Quarterly, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees, including reasonable attorneys’ fees arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of Our Services, including, but not limited to, your:

• Use of Our Services;
• Your breach or violation of any of these Terms;
• Boats Quarterly’s use of Your Content; or
• Your violation of the rights of any third party.

You acknowledge that any use of Our Services contrary to these Terms, or any transfer, sublicensing, copying, or disclosure of technical information or materials related to Our Services, may cause irreparable injury to Boats Quarterly, its affiliates, and its suppliers, and under such circumstances Boats Quarterly, its affiliates, and its suppliers will be entitled to equitable relief, without posting bond or other security, including but not limited to, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief.

7.4 – Governing Law & Jurisdiction

These Terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Massachusetts, without reference to its conflict of laws principles. All disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms will be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of a court of competent jurisdiction located in Boston, Massachusetts, and each party irrevocably consents to such personal jurisdiction and waives all objections to this venue, unless otherwise prohibited by applicable laws, regulations, or as may be specified in the Privacy Policy. We retain the right to bring any suit, action, or proceeding against you for breach of these Terms in your country of residence or any other relevant country.

Disputes should be submitted to Arbitration instead of a Massachusetts Court at Boats Quarterly’s sole discretion.

7.5 – Limitation on Time to File Claims

UNLESS OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAWS OR REGULATIONS, ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OF THE APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES; OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.

7.6 – Waiver

No waiver by Boats Quarterly of any term or condition set forth in these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of Boats Quarterly to assert a right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

7.7 – Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms will continue in full force and effect.

7.8 Entire Agreement

These Terms expressly supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, or warranties with you, whether written or oral, unless you have an Upgraded Account. In that case, the terms of the Agreement will supersede these Terms until the Agreement is terminated under its terms.

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