By using SophisticateOnline.com (“this site”), you are accepting these Terms of Use. Please review these Terms of Use carefully. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please do not use this site. Sophisticate Ventures LLC, the owner and operator of this site, reserves the right to modify or amend these Terms of Use from time to time without notice. Continued use of this site after modifications or amendments to these Terms of Use have been posted shall constitute your acceptance of such modifications or amendments.

Ownership of the Sophisticate Site and Sophisticate Trademarks

SophisticateOnline.com is owned and operated by Sophisticate Ventures LLC. Sophisticate, its logo, and associated slogans (“The Good Life. Better.”; “One Site. All the Best Media Covering Style | Nightlife | Dining | Home | Travel”) and all other names, logos or slogans of Sophisticate Ventures LLC services or products referenced on this site are registered or common law trademarks of Sophisticate Ventures LLC.

Third-Party Ownership of Certain Site Content

Sophisticate Ventures LLC maintains this site for your personal information and education. Unless otherwise indicated or obvious, the content of this site, including but not limited to artwork, photographs, graphics, audio and video clips, text and trademarks, is compiled from third-party sources, attributed to and/or used to identify third-party sources, and is owned by the respective third-party sources — not by Sophisticate Ventures LLC.

Third-Party Linkages

Except for video clips presented on this site via YouTube player and compiled from identified third-party channels on YouTube, content posted on this site from third-party sources is not presented in its entirety, but, rather is linked to the separate, and independent, site of the respective third-party source, and you must use the provided link(s) to be redirected to the third-party site in order to view the full content. Any links to third-party sites are provided for your convenience only, and you access them at your own risk. Sophisticate Ventures LLC makes no representations or warranties as to accuracy or functioning of any such link.

Sophisticate Ventures LLC does not endorse any content of the third-party sites linked to and from this site, and is not responsible for the content or actions of these other sites (including third-party sites that may display Sophisticate’s logo or branding).

No Third-Party Endorsement or Relationship

Unless otherwise indicated, the use of any third-party content on this site does not indicate, and is not meant to suggest, the existence of any relationship between the respective third-party and Sophisticate Ventures LLC or this site, and does not constitute an endorsement by any third-party, or of any third-party.

Site Content Is Provided “As Is”

Site content is provided “as is” with all faults, and you use site c>ontent at your own risk. Site content may contain errors, omissions, or typographical errors or may be out of date. Sophisticate Ventures LLC may change, delete or update any site content at any time and without prior notice.

Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Liability

To the full extent permitted by applicable law, Sophisticate Ventures LLC and its third-party services providers expressly disclaim any and all warranties, express and implied, including, without limitation, any warranties of accuracy, completeness or reliability, title, non-infringement, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, or any other warranty, condition, guarantee or representation, whether oral, in writing or in electronic form.

Sophisticate Ventures LLC and its third-party services providers do not represent or warrant that access to the site and its services will be uninterrupted or that there will be no failures, errors or omissions, or loss or security breach of transmitted information, or that no viruses will be transmitted through access to or use of this site.

Sophisticate Ventures LLC and its third-party services providers shall not be liable to you or any third-parties for any direct, indirect, special, consequential or punitive damages arising out of, or referencing or related to, these Terms of Use and subject matter addressed herein, the provision of services hereunder, the sale or purchase of any products ordered through this site, your access to or inability to access this site or its services, viruses alleged to have been obtained from this site or its services, your use of or reliance on this site or its services, and/or site content or materials available through third-party sites linked to this site, regardless of the type of claim or the nature of the cause of action, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

You agree to release Sophisticate Ventures LLC and its third-party services providers, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents, from any and all claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed (“claims”), arising out of or in any way connected with your use of this site and its services. If you are a resident of California, you also agree to waive Section 1542 of the California Civil Code, which states, in part: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.”

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Sophisticate Ventures LLC, its directors, officers, employees, and agents, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees) arising from: (i) your use of and access to this site; (ii) your violation of any term of these Terms of Use; or (iii) your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right. This indemnification obligation will survive these Terms of Use and your use of this site.

Jurisdiction and Governing Law

Sophisticate Ventures LLC makes no representation that site content, or services or products offered through this site, are appropriate, available, or legal in any particular location. Those who choose to access site content, or services or products offered through this site, do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

You agree that these Terms of Use, for all purposes, shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, and any action based on, or referencing or related to, these Terms of Use and subject matter addressed herein must be brought in a state or federal court located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In addition, you and Sophisticate Ventures LLC agree to submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts.

Use in the United States

This site is hosted in the United States and is intended for users located in the United States. If you are a non-U.S. user, by visiting this site and/or using its services, you agree to comply with all federal and state U.S. laws governing this site, its services, online conduct and acceptable content, and further agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside.