Bound Media Group Terms of Service

These Terms of Service govern your use of the website located at https://boundmediagroup.com and any products or services provided by The Waterways Journal, Inc. d/b/a Bound Media Group (hereinafter “Bound Media Group”), including all websites owned and operated by us (collectively referred to as “Bound Media Group websites”).

By accessing any Bound Media Group websites, including [https://boundmediagroup.com](https://boundmediagroup.com), you agree to abide by (1) these Terms of Service, (2) our Privacy Policy which can be found here and is hereby incorporated by reference, (3) our Acceptable Use Policy which can be found here and is hereby incorporated by reference, and (4) our Refund Policy which can be found here and is hereby incorporated by reference. You further agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree with these Terms of Service, you are prohibited from using or accessing this website or any other services provided by Bound Media Group.

We, Bound Media Group, reserve the right to review and amend any of these Terms of Service at our sole discretion. Upon doing so, we will update this page and notify users where required. Any changes to these Terms of Service will take effect immediately from the date of publication across all Bound Media Group websites.

These Terms of Service were last updated on December 11, 2024.

Limitations of Use

By using this website, you warrant on behalf of yourself, your users, and other parties you represent that you will not:

• modify, copy, prepare derivative works of, decompile, or reverse engineer any materials and software contained on this website;
• remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from any materials and software on this website;
• transfer the materials to another person or “mirror” the materials on any other server;
• knowingly or negligently use this website or any of its associated services in a way that abuses or disrupts our networks or any other service Bound Media Group provides;
• use this website or its associated services to transmit or publish any harassing, indecent, obscene, fraudulent, or unlawful material;
• use this website or its associated services in violation of any applicable laws or regulations;
• use this website in conjunction with sending unauthorized advertising or spam;
• harvest, collect, or gather user data without the user’s consent; or
• use this website or its associated services in such a way that may infringe the privacy, intellectual property rights, or other rights of third parties.

Intellectual Property

The intellectual property in the materials contained in this website are owned by or licensed to Bound Media Group and are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law. We grant our users permission to download one copy of the materials for personal, non-commercial transitory use.

This constitutes the grant of a license, not a transfer of title. This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions or the Terms of Service and may be terminated by Bound Media Group at any time.

Subscriptions and Refunds

All subscriptions to any Bound Media Group services or products, including but not limited to print and digital products, are non-refundable. By subscribing, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this policy and agree to its terms.

Our complete policy on refunds for non-subscriptions can be found here.

Print Frequency and Electronic Distribution

Bound Media Group reserves the right to reduce the frequency of its print publications at its sole discretion. Additionally, we may fulfill print orders through electronic or digital distribution methods, in which case you will receive an electronic version of the publication instead of or in addition to the printed copy.

Liability

Our website and the materials on our website are provided on an ‘as is’ basis. To the extent permitted by law, Bound Media Group makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties including, without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property, or other violation of rights.

In no event shall Bound Media Group be liable to you or any third party for any loss of use, revenue or profit, or for any consequential, incidental, indirect, exemplary, special, or punitive damages whether arising out of breach of contract, tort (including negligence), or otherwise, regardless of whether such damages were foreseeable and whether or not Bound Media Group has been advised of the possibility of such damages, and notwithstanding the failure of any agreed or other remedy of its essential purpose. 

To the fullest extent provided by law, in no event will the collective liability of Bound Media Group to any party exceed the amount you have paid to Bound Media Group for the applicable content, products and/or services out of which liability arose.  

Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability, the foregoing limitations may not apply to you.

Accuracy of Materials

The materials appearing on our website are not comprehensive and are for general information purposes only. Bound Media Group does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on this website, or otherwise relating to such materials or on any resources linked to this website.

Links

Bound Media Group has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its website and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement, approval or control by Bound Media Group of the site. Use of any such linked site is at your own risk and we strongly advise you make your own investigations with respect to the suitability of those sites.

Right to Terminate

We may suspend or terminate your right to use our website and terminate these Terms of Service immediately upon written notice to you (which may be by email) for any breach of these Terms of Service.

Severance

Any term of these Terms of Service which is wholly or partially void or unenforceable is severed to the extent that it is void or unenforceable. The validity of the remainder of these Terms of Service is not affected.

Governing Law

These Terms of Service are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Missouri. All suits arising from or concerning these Terms of Service shall be filed in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County, Missouri or the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, and in no other place. You irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action, or proceeding and waives any objection based on improper venue or forum non conveniens.