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You agree that you are only authorized to visit, view and to retain a copy of pages of the Site for your own personal use, and that you shall not duplicate, download, publish, modify or otherwise distribute the material on the Site for any purpose other than for personal use, unless otherwise specifically authorized by us to do so. You also agree not to deep-link to the Site for any purpose, unless specifically authorized by us to do so. The content and software on this Site is the property of TEXAS MONTHLY and is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws.

You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, revocable and non-transferable license to utilize and access the Site pursuant to the requirements and restrictions of these Terms of Use. TEXAS MONTHLY may change, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the Site at any time. TEXAS MONTHLY may also, without notice or liability, impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to all or portions of the Site. You shall have no rights to the proprietary software and related documentation, if any, provided to you in order to access the Site. Except as provided in these Terms of Use, you shall have no right to directly or indirectly, own, use, loan, sell, rent, lease, license, sublicense, assign, copy, translate, modify, adapt, improve, or create any new or derivative works from, or display, distribute, perform, or in any way exploit the Site, or any of its contents (including software) in whole or in part.

You understand and agree that in TEXAS MONTHLY’s sole discretion, and without prior notice, TEXAS MONTHLY may terminate your access to the Site, or exercise any other remedy available and remove any unauthorized user information, if TEXAS MONTHLY believes that the information you provide has violated or is inconsistent with these Terms of Use, or violates the rights of TEXAS MONTHLY, or any third party, or violates the law. You agree that monetary damages may not provide a sufficient remedy to TEXAS MONTHLY for violations of these Terms of Use and you consent to injunctive or other equitable relief for such violations. TEXAS MONTHLY may release user information about you if required by law or subpoena.

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The Site contains links to sites operated by third parties throughout the World Wide Web. TEXAS MONTHLY has no control over these sites or the content within them. TEXAS MONTHLY does not guarantee, represent or warrant that the content contained in any third party sites is accurate, legal and/or inoffensive. TEXAS MONTHLY does not endorse the content of any third party site, nor does it make any representation or warranty about these sites, including that they will not contain viruses or otherwise impact your computer. By using the Site to search for or link to another site, you agree and understand that you may not make any claim against TEXAS MONTHLY for any damages or losses, whatsoever, resulting from your use of the Site to obtain search results or to link to another site. If you have a problem with a link from the Site, you may notify us by clicking here.

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Readers and Site users are solely responsible for the content of the text, photographs, music or other content they post, upload or submit to our blogs and community areas, including, but not limited to, Textalk and the Recipe swap. All such content is subject to the site’s terms and conditions of use and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or approval of TEXAS MONTHLY.

TEXAS MONTHLY may add, change, discontinue, remove, edit or suspend such content at any time for any reason without notice to you, without your permission, and without liability.

If TEXAS MONTHLY determines that an account holder is a repeat infringer under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, TEXAS MONTHLY will remove or prohibit access to the infringing activity and will terminate that account holder’s ability to upload, post or submit content to the Site.

If you are notifying TEXAS MONTHLY of alleged copyright infringement, please be sure to provide all of the following information to the designated agent for notification in the form required by 17 U.S.C. Section 512:

A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;

A description of the copyrighted work that you allege is being infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works;

A description of the allegedly infringing material and information sufficient to permit us to locate the material;

Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and/or an electronic mail address;

A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, or its agent, or the law; and

A statement by you that the information in the notification is accurate and that, under the penalty of perjury, you have the authority to enforce the copyrights that are claimed to be infringed.

NAME: Director of Internet Technologies ADDRESS: Emmis Operating Company, 40 Monument Circle, Suite 500, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 EMAIL: copyright@emmis.com PHONE: (317) 684-6546 FAX: (317) 684-8810

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UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL TEXAS MONTHLY, OUR SUBSIDIARIES OR OUR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE OR FROM INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE SITE. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER BASIS, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. OUR LIABILITY IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold TEXAS MONTHLY, Emmis Communications and our subsidiary and other affiliated companies, and their employees, contractors, officers and directors harmless from all liabilities, claims and expenses, including attorney's fees, that arise from your use or misuse of the Site or the content therein. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will cooperate with us in asserting any available defenses.

By choosing to access the Site from any location other than the United States, you accept full responsibility for compliance with all local laws that are applicable. TEXAS MONTHLY makes no representation that materials on the Site are appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United States, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. You may not use, export or re-export any materials from this Site in violation of any applicable laws or regulations, including, but not limited to, any United States export laws and regulations.

This Agreement shall, for all domestic and international purposes, be governed, interpreted, construed and enforced solely and exclusively in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana, U.S.A., without regard to conflicts of law provisions. You expressly agree that the exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or action arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use or your use of the Site shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in the State of Indiana, and you further agree and submit to the exercise of personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of litigating any such claim or action.

This Terms of Use constitutes the entire agreement between TEXAS MONTHLY and you with respect to the Site and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals between us with respect to the Site. If any provision of this Terms of Use agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

Section titles in the Term of Use are for convenience and do not define, limit, or extend any provision of the Terms of Use.