Terms of Use & Conditions Agreement

Last updated: November 1, 2023

The Design District Magazine website is a division of and owned and operated by MDDA Publishing, LLC, doing business in the State of Florida (“MDDP”).  This Agreement informs users of the rules and policies that govern our website ( www.designdistrictmag.com).  If you continue to browse and use this website, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following Terms and Conditions of use, which together with our Privacy Policy govern the relationship of MDDP with you in relation to this website. Please note that the use of this website constitutes an agreement to abide by these Terms and Conditions. If you disagree with any part of these Terms and Conditions, please do not use this website.  This Terms of Use and Conditions does not apply to websites, apps, destinations or other offerings that we do not own or control, even if they are linked for or from the website.

The term “MDDP” or “us” or “we” refers to the owner of this website whose address is 3841 NE Second Avenue, suite 400, Miami, Florida USA 33137. The term “you” refers to the user or viewer of this website.

We reserve the right to update or modify these Terms and Conditions at any time without prior notice. You are bound by such revisions and therefore should periodically visit this page to review the then-current Terms and Conditions.

1. Rules of Usage/Code of Conduct. The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:
   1. The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and personal use only. It is subject to change without notice.
   2. Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable.
   3. Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly disclaim liability for any such inaccuracies or errors, and you release us for liability for any such inaccuracies or errors, all to the fullest extent permitted by law.
   4. Copying, reproduction, publication, display rearrangement, redistribution, modification, etc. of site content (including advertising) is strictly prohibited. Materials supplied on the website are protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade secrets or other proprietary rights and laws. You may print or download material from this site only for personal or non-commercial use.
   5. You agree not to disrupt, overwhelm, attack, modify or interfere with this website or its associated software, hardware and/or other servers. If you breach, violate, fail to follow or act inconsistently with any part of the Terms of Use and Conditions, we may terminate, discontinue, suspense and/or restrict your account/profile, your ability to access, visit, and/or use the website, with or without notice.
   6. You may only connect to our servers by http requests using a web browser.
2. Registration; Account Profile. You may be required to register and/or set up an account/profile to access, visit and/or use certain portions of the website, or the website as a whole, in which case you may be provided, or required to choose, a password and/or user ID, and you may provide a credit, debit, or payment account number, or other payment information, as well as your name, telephone number(s), email and/or street address. Other personal information such as your age, gender, and preferences may also be requested. In addition, you may be asked to provide us similar information by telephone, postal mail, social media interaction or messaging (e.g., email, SMS, MMS, or similar technologies). All such information shall be referred to in the Agreement as your “Registration Information”. We may use and share your Registration Information as described in our Privacy Policy.
   1. You agree, represent, warrant, covenant and guarantee that all Registration Information provided by you shall be true, accurate, complete, up-to-date, and solely yours. You may not impersonate, imitate or pretend to be somebody else when registering and/or setting up an account/profile on the website.
   2. WE SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH OR ARISING FROM YOUR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ACCURATE, COMPLETE OR UP-TO-DATE REGISTRATION INFORMATION, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION YOUR FAILURE TO RECEIVE CRITICAL INFORMATION. WE SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING YOUR REGISTRATION INFORMATION.
   3. We through Third Party Providers may charge fees (“Fees”) for access via subscription to the website. You agree to pay all such subscription fees at the rates in effect for the billing period in which such fees and charges are incurred. Unless otherwise specified, all subscription fees will be quoted and charged in U.S. dollars.
   4. If you submit a credit, debit, or payment account number, or other payment information upon registration, at the time of purchase, or otherwise, you authorize, give us and our Third Party Providers permission, and direct us and our Third Party Providers to retain such information and to charge all Fees to such payment method.
   5. If Fees cannot be charged to the payment method you designate, or payment is returned to us for any reason, including charge back, we reserve the right, in addition to our other remedies, to: (i) demand immediate payment of all outstanding Fees due to us from you; (ii) assess an additional 1.5 percent late charge, or the highest amount allowed by law, whichever is lower; (iii) take any and all lawful steps necessary to collect Fees owed to us, and you will be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred in connection with such collection activity, including collection fees, court costs, and attorneys’ fees; (iv) charge such Fees to any other payment method you have on file with us and/or our Third Party Providers; and (v) terminate, discontinue, suspend, and/or restrict your account/profile, your ability to access, and/or the Agreement, including without limitation any of our purported obligations hereunder.
   6. In addition, you are responsible for obtaining and maintaining at your own expense all equipment, hardware, software, and telephone, cable, mobile, wireless, Internet and other services necessary to access, visit and/or use the website.
3. Cookies; Third Party Links.
   1. This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance, graphics, data, images, software, documentation, text and other information contained in this website (collectively, the “Materials”) which material is protected by copyright and may be covered by other restrictions as well. We retain all rights, including copyright, to such Materials owned by or licensed to us.
   2. We do not warrant that use of the Materials will not infringe the rights of third parties not owned by or affiliated with us. Unauthorized use of this website or any Materials may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offense
   3. Without limiting the foregoing, all Materials are provided AS IS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILTIY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND/OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
   4. We shall not be liable to you or any third parties for any direct, indirect, special, consequential or punitive damages allegedly sustained or arising out of the Agreement, the content, your ability or inability to access, visit and/or use the website, including damage to your device, or for software disabling devices, time bombs, viruses, worms, bugs, or devices or defects of similar nature alleged to have been obtained from the website, your access, visitation, and/or use of, or reliance on, the website, or any content available thereon, regardless of the type of claim or the nature of the cause of action, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
   5. This website uses cookies to monitor browsing preferences. By allowing cookies to be used, you acknowledge and agree that certain personal information may be stored by us for use by third parties, as more particularly set forth below and in our Privacy Policy contained on this website. To learn about our use of your personal information that may be collected in connection with your access and use of our website please see our Privacy Policy.
   6. From time to time, this website may also include links to other Third Party websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. We have not reviewed all of the sites linked to this website and we are not responsible for the content of any off-site pages or other sites linked to this website. Your linking to any offsite pages or other websites is at your own risk. We do not endorse, and we have no responsibility for the content, acts or omissions of, the linked website(s).
   7. When you provide payment information, you represent and warrant that the information is accurate, that you are authorized to use the payment method provided, and that you will notify us of changes to the payment information. We reserve the right to utilize third party credit card updating services to obtain current expiration dates on credit cards.
   8. Your use of this website and any dispute arising out of such use of this website is subject to the laws of the State of Florida without regard to its conflicts of laws provisions, as such laws are applied to agreements entered into, and to be performed entirely within, the State of Florida, between its residents, except to the extent that you are a citizen or resident of the European Union and the General Data Protection Regulation applies.
   9. Indemnification. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless us from and against any and all Claims which may arise out of or are in any way connected with your access, visitation and/or use of the website.