Privacy Statement
Our Standards We here at Musicmonthly.com (Music Monthly, Inc.) are strong advocates of online privacy and security as well as trust building between us and our members. MusicMonthly.com (Music Monthly, Inc.) has created this Privacy Statement to show our commitment to these standards. This Statement applies to musicmonthly.com and any other website owned or operated by Maryland Musician, Inc. This Statement is an Agreement between us and you. By using our online services, you agree to everything in this Statement and the Terms of Service agreement found below. Music Monthly and Music Monthly, Inc. reserve the right to make changes to this Statement at any time.Your continued use of this site following posted changes to this Agreement will signify your acceptance of such changes.

Personal Information Musicmonthly.com (Music Monthly, Inc.) may collect information about you in certain areas of the site: for example, when you: register to become a musicmonthly.com Member, enter a contest or sweepstakes on this site, provide feedback to online surveys, participate in an interactive area of this website, such as the message board or order products or services from anywhere within this site. In each of the instances above, we may ask for your name, e-mail address, zip code and other relevant information that is needed for you to participate, subscribe, order the information or services in question or will aid us in better serving you. This information is used to provide any requested service or product, deliver prize or sweepstakes winnings, or contact you about any service or event directly associated with MusicMonthly.com or Music Monthly, Inc.

Unless otherwise specified, any personal information that is supplied by you to us will not be shared with other companies, organizations or groups outside of musicmonthly.com or Music Monthly, Inc. However, musicmonthly.com and Music Monthly, Inc. may, and you hereby give us authorization to, disclose your personal information when required to do so by law, when we believe you are deemed a risk to the online privacy, security and trust that we promote, or when you have violated the agreement established by this document or the Terms of Service agreement found below.

This following paragraph applies to personal information that you voluntarily post on Musicmonthly.com and does not apply to personal information submitted to us regarding your registration for membership or sweepstakes. Anything that you post on our website becomes accessible to the whole world. You acknowledge that this information may be taken and used by other organizations or companies outside of Musicmonthly.com or Music Monthly, Inc. We are not liable for any actions of third party organizations or how they use your voluntarily posted information. Due to the fact that voluntarily posted information is readily accessible to anyone who visits musicmonthly.com we recommend that if you are under 18 years of age, you should ask your parent's permission to post personal information such as name, address, phone number, age or email.

Cookies MusicMonthly.com does use a technology referred to as a "cookie." A cookie is a tiny bit of information that is placed by our website onto a specific location on your hard drive specified by the web browser you are using. Because of the limited capabilities that cookie technology offers, they afford no way, and this would be a violation of our own standards, for us to infect your computer, computers on your network or others in your area with a virus or other unwanted foreign information. We use cookie technology to enhance your online experience by saving preferences or personal lists of favorites (i.e. bands, venues, songs, etc.). These cookies are not linked to any of your personal information and do not affect your anonymity, security or safety. Your web browser affords you the opportunity to allow or not allow cookies to be stored on your hard drive. You can even set the option to alert you when a cookie is being stored. It is recommended that you leave the cookie option turned on as it will enhance your online experience at musicmonthly.com and you may have difficulty using certain areas of musicmonthly.com without cookie technology. If you have an older web browser that does not support cookies, we highly recommend that you upgrade to a newer browser.

Beyond Musicmonthly.com Musicmonthly.com may contain links to websites outside of our domain that are not owned or controlled by musicmonthly.com or Music Monthly, Inc. Musicmonthly.com and Music Monthly, Inc. is not responsible for the privacy policies, standards, beliefs, or practices of any such sites. Any link that is clicked and followed from musicmonthly.com to a third party website is done at your own discretion. For other Terms of Service applicable to musicmonthly.com, please review the Terms of Service Agreement below. For further information about musicmonthly.com or Music Monthly, Inc. please send an e-mail to musicmonthly@comcast.net or call 800.804.4908.

Terms of Service Agreement
By using this site, you, the visitor, patron or registered Member of MusicMonthly.com, agree to the terms, conditions, notices and guidelines contained in this Terms of Service Agreement and all modifications made to this document. Your continued use of this site following the posting of changes to this Agreement will signify your acceptance of such changes. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO COMPLY WITH THIS AGREEMENT, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS SITE OR THE SERVICES IT OFFERS.

Restrictions on Use With the exception of material posted by you on MusicMonthly.com or a website hosted by Maryland Musician, Inc. material made available to you on musicmonthly.com and any other website operated by Maryland Musician, Inc. may not be copied, distributed, reproduced, or republished, uploaded, posted, or transmitted in any way, without the prior written consent of Maryland Musician, Inc. You may, however, download one copy of the material on this site to one computer for personal, non-commercial use only, provided that you do not delete or change any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notice. If you download software from this site, the software, including all files, images and data contained in or generated by the software, and accompanying data are deemed to be licensed to you by Music Monthly, Inc.. Neither title nor intellectual property rights are transferred to you, but remain with Music Monthly, Inc. who owns full and complete title.

Interactive Areas - Submissions and Content MusicMonthly.com offers a number of Interactive Areas, including messageboards, artist's directories, NowPlaying, Tell a Friend and other message and communications features some of which have not yet been implemented. MusicMonthly.com and Maryland Musician, Inc. does not actively monitor or edit the content submitted by you through electronic mail messages. We strive, however, to create a truly safe, secure and reliable service for sharing information about local music in the Baltimore, Washington and Virginia regions on the Internet. In order to maintain the qualities of our services, you agree to post on musicmonthly.com only lawful and appropriate content. In addition, but without limitation, you may not post content that:

- Defames, threatens, or abuses others,
- Is racially or ethnically offensive,
- Is obscene, pornographic, profane, vulgar, or harmful to children,
- Infringes another’s rights to intellectual property, publicity, privacy or other proprietary rights,
- Impersonates anyone other than yourself including another Member or a MusicMonthly.com or Maryland Musician, Inc. employee,
- Contains information intended to assist in the placement of a bet or wager,
- Facilitates the delivery of "spam" e-mail; Provides instructions on how to accomplish illegal acts, including the making of bombs, grenades and other weapons,
- Promotes cruelty to animals,
- Associates or implicates Musicmonthly.com or Maryland Musician, Inc. with anything illegal or anything we deem inappropriate.
- Contains viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that are intended to or designed to damage the operation of another’s computer,
- Provides hyperlinks to any website known to offer any of the foregoing types of forbidden content
- Post advertisements in interactive areas where they are not permitted (i.e. The Forum). We run a free publication and a free web service and any infringement on our normal business operations is in direct violation with this agreement.

You will be held personally and legally responsible for all content you post to MusicMonthly.com. If you post content that violates these Content Guidelines, including the transmission of any data, text, files, links, software, communication or other materials, you could be subject to civil and criminal liability. If you notice content on musicmonthly.com that violates these Content Guidelines, please contact musicmonthly@comcast.net or let us know through the Feedback Page. If you would like information on parental control measures that can filter out certain unwanted Internet content, see www.cyberpatrol.com. Members who violate these Terms of Service may have their membership revoked, services canceled, and their submissions to interactive areas suspended or removed without notice or warning. MusicMonthly.com and Music Monthly, Inc. reserve the right to edit or delete any content, excluding your own musical works, which you post on MusicMonthly.com or any other website operated by Music Monthly, Inc. and to suspend or terminate your access to MusicMonthly.com at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever. MusicMonthly.com is not responsible or liable for any loss of data resulting from the deletion of submissions to any part of MusicMonthly.com.

Privacy By accepting this Agreement, you expressly consent to our use of your personal information as explained in our Privacy Statement, which is currently available above.

Limits on Liability Musicmonthly.com is not liable for:

- The contents of any communication, message, MP3 file, or other information posted by you or other third parties on MusicMonthly.com or any other website operated by Music Monthly, Inc.,
- The contents of any website not controlled, owned, or operated by Music Monthly, Inc. that is accessed from or linked to this website,
- Any damages or injury caused by, including, but not limited to, any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, defect, delay in operation of transmission, computer virus, line failure or "act of god,"
- Any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising out of or relating to use of or inability to use this website, even if MusicMonthly.com and Maryland Musician, Inc. has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Because some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitation may not apply to you. If you are dissatisfied with any portion of this website, or with any of these Terms of Service, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using this website.

Submissions to MusicMonthly.com MusicMonthly.com does not endorse any content or information found on interactive areas or in Member e-mail messages sent by user through MusicMonthly.com, and MusicMonthly.com and Music Monthly, Inc. specifically disclaim any liability with regard to such content. By posting any content (other than your own musical works) anywhere on MusicMonthly.com, you automatically grant (or warrant that the owner of such content has expressly granted) MusicMonthly.com and Music Monthly, Inc. a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, modify, distribute, transmit, reproduce, publish, create derivative works from and display such communication (in whole or in part) worldwide and to incorporate it in other works in any form, media or technology now known or later developed for the full terms of any rights that may exist in such content.

By uploading MP3 files or other files containing audio works to MusicMonthly.com, you grant (or warrant that the owner of such content has expressly granted) MusicMonthly.com and Music Monthly, Inc. a royalty-free, non-exclusive right and license to use, copy, distribute and otherwise make available in communication with the MusicMonthly.com service.

Indemnification You agree to indemnify and hold MusicMonthly.com, Music Monthly, Inc., its directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives harmless from all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) arising out of or relating to (a) your use of MusicMonthly.com; or (b) your alleged breach of this Agreement.

Disclaimer of Warranties The information, material, services, and products included on this website may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. MusicMonthly.com and Music Monthly, Inc. may make changes or improvements to this site at any time. The materials on this site are provided "as is" and without warranties of any kind either expressed or implied. To the fullest extent permissible by applicable law, musicmonthly.com and Music Monthly, Inc. disclaims all warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Musicmonthly.com and Maryland Musician, Inc. does not warrant that the functions contained in the material on this site will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components. Musicmonthly.com and Music Monthly, Inc. do not warrant or make any representations regarding the use of or the result of the use of the material in this site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, timeliness, or otherwise. Use of this website, including but not limited to the use of any interactive area, is at your exclusive risk, and the risk of injury from the foregoing rests exclusively with you.

Jurisdiction This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Maryland applicable to contracts entered into and performed exclusively in that State. Any court of competent jurisdiction sitting within Towson, Maryland will be the exclusive jurisdiction and venue for any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement. This site is owned and operated by Music Monthly, Inc. from the State of Maryland, United States of America. MusicMonthly.com makes no representation that materials in this site are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who choose to access this site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. Software from this site may be subject to U.S. export controls.

Termination In addition and without prejudice to any other legal or equitable remedies available to MusicMonthly.com, Music Monthly, Inc. or you may terminate this Agreement at any time and for any reason.

Miscellaneous This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties, and supersedes all prior written or oral agreements or communications with respect to the subject matter herein. All applicable sections of this Agreement shall survive any termination or cancellation of this Agreement. If any term of this Agreement is declared unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable by any court, then such term will be deemed severable from the remaining terms and will not affect the validity and enforceability of such remaining terms. The section headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and must not be given any legal import. A printed version of this Agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial proceedings or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.

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