Terms of Use

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the Maine Rising website ("the Site"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, you must not use the Site.

2. Use of the Site

You may use the Site for lawful purposes only. You agree not to:

• Use the Site in any way that violates any applicable law or regulation.
• Impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity.
• Interfere with or disrupt the Site or servers connected to the Site.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Site.
• Use any robot, spider, or other automated device to access the Site for any purpose.

3. Intellectual Property

All content on the Site, including text, graphics, logos, images, and software, is the property of Maine Rising or its content suppliers and is protected by United States and international copyright laws.

You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works from, or exploit any content on the Site without our express written permission.

4. User Submissions

When you submit a business profile, story, or other content to the Site, you represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary rights to all content you submit. You retain ownership of your content, but you grant Maine Rising a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, and display such content in connection with our services.

For full terms regarding business submissions, please see our Business Submission Agreement.

5. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Site is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. Maine Rising makes no warranties, expressed or implied, regarding the Site or any content, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

6. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Maine Rising shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, arising out of your use of the Site.

7. Third-Party Links

The Site may contain links to third-party websites. We do not control and are not responsible for the content or practices of any third-party site. Accessing third-party links is at your own risk.

8. Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Site at any time, without notice, for any reason, including violation of these Terms of Use.

9. Governing Law

These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maine, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any legal action arising out of these terms shall be brought exclusively in the courts of Maine.

10. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms of Use from time to time. Continued use of the Site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us at mainerising1@gmail.com.