TERMS OF USE
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING OR USING THECOSTMAG.COM. YOUR USE OF OR ACCESS TO THECOSTMAG.COM CONSTITUTES AGREEMENT TO ABIDE BY THE TERMS OF USE THEN IN EFFECT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF USE, PLEASE DO NOT USE THECOSTMAG.COM.
THECOSTMAG.COM IS A GENERAL INTEREST SITE NOT INTENDED FOR CHILDREN UNDER 13 YEARS OF AGE. THEREFORE, PERSONS UNDER 13 YEARS OF AGE ARE NOT PERMITTED TO REGISTER FOR ANY THECOSTMAG.COM SERVICE.
TheCostMag.com is owned and operated by The C.O.S.T Entertainment. Whenever we refer to “TheCostMag.com” in these Terms of Use, we are including The C.O.S.T Entertainment, its parent company.
Third Party Websites and Content.
The appearance of external hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement by TheCostMag.com, its subsidiaries and affiliates of the opinions or views expressed by these linked websites and TheCostMag.com does not verify, endorse, or take responsibility for the accuracy, currency, completeness or quality of the content contained in these sites. Furthermore, TheCostMag.com is not responsible for the quality or delivery of the products or services offered, accessed, obtained or advertised by such sites. As such, neither TheCostMag.com, its subsidiaries and affiliates will be responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of such information contained in these sites. To the extent that these sites collect personal information (the “Information”) or Submission(s) from the user, be advised that in no event shall TheCostMag.com assume or have any responsibility or liability for the manner in which the Information or Submission(s) are exploited or for any claims, damages, or losses resulting from their use and/or appearance on these sites. Finally, TheCostMag.com will under no circumstances be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or special loss or other damage, whether arising from negligence, breach of contract, defamation, infringement of copyright or other intellectual property rights, caused by the exhibition, distribution or exploitation of any information or content contained within these sites.
Trademarks.
TheCostMag.com and all marks, titles, logos, characters, and names that we display on TheCostMag.com are either registered trademarks, trademarks or trade dress owned by TheCostMag.com, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates or assigns, or to the extent applicable, trademarks that are used with permission. Some but not all TheCostMag.com trademarks are listed in About Us. All TheCostMag.com trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service in any manner that is likely to cause confusion and may not be copied, imitated, or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of TheCostMag.com.
Ownership of Intellectual Property.
All site software, design, text, images, photographs, illustrations, audioclips, videoclips, artwork, graphic material, or other copyrightable elements, and the selection and arrangements thereof, and trademarks, service marks and trade names (the “Material”) are the property of TheCostMag.com and/or its subsidiaries, affiliates or assigns or TheCostMag.com’s licensors or other respective owners and are protected, without limitation, pursuant to U.S. and foreign copyright, trademark and other applicable laws. TheCostMag.com hereby grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-assignable and non-transferable limited license to use and display the Material for noncommercial and personal use only provided that you maintain all copyright and other notices contained in such Material. You agree not to reproduce, modify, create derivative works from, display, perform, publish, distribute, disseminate, broadcast or circulate any Material to any third party (including, without limitation, the display and distribution of the Material via a third party website) without the express prior written consent of TheCostMag.com. Use of TheCostMag.com and/or its licensors’ Material is only permitted with their express written permission. You further agree that you will not disassemble, decompile, reverse engineer or otherwise modify the Material. Any unauthorized or prohibited use may subject the offender to civil liability and criminal prosecution under applicable federal and state laws.
Copyrights.
All content on TheCostMag.com is protected under copyright law (although TheCostMag.com makes no representations or warranties nor accepts any liability for the content created, reproduced, published or submitted by users in Visual Reviews). You may download one copy of the content of TheCostMag.com to any single computer for your personal, non-commercial home use only, provided that you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. You may not otherwise license, sell, modify, copy, publish, distribute or display any of the TheCostMag.com content.
Termination.
TheCostMag.com may, in its sole discretion, terminate your right to use TheCostMag.com at any time, and without notice, for any reason, including your violation of any of these Terms of Use or any other policy that TheCostMag.com posts. TheCostMag.com also reserves the right to modify or discontinue any services it provides, or any portion thereof, without notice to you and without liability to you. TheCostMag.com may immediately terminate any account that it believes, in its sole discretion, is transmitting or is otherwise connected with any spam or other unsolicited bulk email. In addition, because damages are often difficult to quantify, if actual damages cannot be reasonably calculated, you agree to pay TheCostMag.com liquidated damages of $5 for each piece of spam or unsolicited bulk email transmitted from or otherwise connected with your account. Otherwise, you agree to pay TheCostMag.com’s actual damages, to the extent such actual damages can be reasonably calculated.
International Use.
By choosing to access TheCostMag.com from any location other than the United States, you accept full responsibility for compliance with all local laws. You are also subject to United States export controls and are responsible for any violations of United States embargoes or other federal rules and regulations restricting exports.
Advertising.
Users may from time to time enter into correspondence with or participate in the promotions of advertisers through the Service. All such correspondence, including, without limitation, any resulting contractual agreements, are solely between the advertiser and the user and, as such, TheCostMag.com shall not be responsible for upholding any applicable terms, conditions, representations of warranties made by advertiser or user in connection therewith.
Contests, Sweepstakes and Promotions.
TheCostMag.com may conduct promotions on or through the Service, including without limitation, contests, sweepstakes and other promotions. Each promotion may have additional terms and/or rules which will be posted or otherwise made available to the user and, for purposes of each promotion, will be deemed incorporated into and become a part of these Terms of Use. To the extent that there is a conflict between these Terms of Use and the specific rules for the promotion in which you choose to participate, these Terms of Use shall govern, unless expressly stated otherwise in such promotion rules.
Governing Law.
These Terms of Use shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the state of Maryland and the United States of America, without regard to their principles of conflicts of law. Any action to enforce this Agreement shall be brought in the federal or state courts located in the state of Maryland.
Enforcement.
Any part of these Terms of Use that is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable will be replaced with language reflecting the original purpose in a valid and enforceable manner. The enforceable sections of these Terms of Use will remain binding upon the parties.
IMPORTANT.
YOUR USE OF THECOSTMAG.COM, THE CONTENT ON THECOSTMAG.COM, AND ANY GOODS OR SERVICES YOU ACQUIRE FROM THECOSTMAG.COM ARE PROVIDED TO YOU “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. THECOSTMAG.COM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THECOSTMAG.COM WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLES, EVEN IF THECOSTMAG.COM HAD BEEN ADVISED OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN PARTICULAR, AND WITHOUT LIMITATION, THECOSTMAG.COM WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM THE USE OF OR THE INABILITY TO USE THECOSTMAG.COM OR THECOSTMAG.COM SERVICES, FROM GOODS ACQUIRED THROUGH THECOSTMAG.COM, OR FROM ANY CONTENT POSTED ON THECOSTMAG.COM BY THECOSTMAG.COM OR ANYONE ELSE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL THECOSTMAG.COM’S LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THECOSTMAG.COM.
THECOSTMAG.COM MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT
(i) THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS,
(ii) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE,
(iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE,
(iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, OR
(V) ANY ERRORS IN THE SERVICE WILL BE CORRECTED.
Indemnification.
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless, TheCostMag.com, its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, representatives, and third party providers from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from any violation of this Agreement by you. TheCostMag.com reserves the right to assume, at its sole expense, the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will fully cooperate with TheCostMag.com in asserting any available defenses.
Privacy.
We respect your privacy and the use and protection of your personal information. Please see our Privacy Policy for important information and disclosures relating to the collection and use of your personal information in connection with your use of TheCostMag.com.
Entire Agreement.
These Terms of Use, including terms incorporated into them by reference, as well as any additional terms, disclosures or conditions contained on TheCostMag.com for particular activities, and consents provided by you on TheCostMag.com contains the entire understanding and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications, proposals or understanding of the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof, and cannot be changed or terminated orally. If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be illegal or unenforceable, the Terms of Use will be deemed curtailed to the extent necessary to make it legal and enforceable and will remain, as modified, in full force and effect.



