TERMS OF USE

A Publication of Fifth Banner Media

Effective Date: [Month Day, Year]
Last Updated: [Month Day, Year]

Welcome to The Creator Counsel. These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of The Creator Counsel website, digital publications, newsletters, articles, videos, podcasts, and other services made available by The Creator Counsel (collectively, the “Services”).

The Creator Counsel is a publication of Fifth Banner Media (“Fifth Banner Media,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).

By accessing or using the Services, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Services.

1. EDITORIAL AND INFORMATIONAL PURPOSE

The Creator Counsel publishes journalism, commentary, analysis, interviews, educational materials, and other editorial content concerning law, entertainment, sports, business, technology, culture, and related subjects.

Content is provided for general informational, educational, and editorial purposes only.

2. NOT LEGAL ADVICE

The Creator Counsel discusses legal cases, laws, contracts, regulations, intellectual property, business transactions, and other legal subjects. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes and does not constitute legal advice.

Reading, subscribing to, communicating with, or contributing to The Creator Counsel does not create an attorney-client relationship between you and The Creator Counsel, Fifth Banner Media, any author, contributor, editor, attorney, or other person associated with the publication.

You should consult a qualified attorney regarding legal questions specific to your circumstances.

3. NO PROFESSIONAL ADVICE

Content published through the Services may discuss financial, business, tax, investment, career, or other professional matters.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, such information is provided for general informational purposes and should not be considered individualized professional advice.

You are responsible for obtaining appropriate professional advice before making decisions based on your particular circumstances.

4. EDITORIAL CONTENT

We strive to publish accurate, useful, and timely information. However, industries, laws, regulations, cases, technologies, markets, and other circumstances may change after publication.

We do not guarantee that all information available through the Services will always be complete, current, accurate, or applicable to your particular circumstances.

The Creator Counsel maintains editorial discretion regarding the selection, presentation, editing, updating, correction, and removal of content.

5. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Unless otherwise indicated, the Services and their contents—including articles, text, graphics, logos, branding, page designs, photographs, illustrations, videos, audio, compilations, and other materials—are owned by, licensed to, or used with permission by Fifth Banner Media, The Creator Counsel, contributors, licensors, or other rights holders.

Such materials may be protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

Nothing in these Terms transfers ownership of any intellectual property rights to you.

6. PERMITTED USE

You may access and use the Services for lawful personal, educational, and other permitted noncommercial purposes.

You may share links to publicly available Creator Counsel articles and appropriately quote limited portions of our content for purposes such as commentary, criticism, reporting, scholarship, or discussion, subject to applicable law.

Any permitted use should include appropriate attribution where applicable.

7. PROHIBITED USE

Unless authorized by us or permitted by applicable law, you may not:

Reproduce or republish substantial portions of our content;
Sell, license, or commercially exploit our content;
Remove copyright, trademark, credit, or ownership notices;
Misrepresent Creator Counsel content as your own;
Use our trademarks or branding in a manner likely to create confusion regarding affiliation, sponsorship, or endorsement;
Circumvent website security or access controls;
Introduce malicious software or harmful code;
Interfere with the operation of the Services;
Use the Services for unlawful, fraudulent, defamatory, or abusive purposes; or
Use automated systems to access or collect content in violation of applicable law, technical restrictions, or permissions established by us.

Requests for republication, syndication, licensing, or other commercial uses should be directed to The Creator Counsel.

8. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND AUTOMATED USE

Except as authorized by us or permitted by applicable law, you may not systematically scrape, crawl, extract, reproduce, or download substantial portions of Creator Counsel content for the purpose of creating or training artificial intelligence or machine-learning models, datasets, automated content systems, or similar technologies.

Nothing in this provision is intended to restrict rights that cannot lawfully be restricted.

9. TRADEMARKS

“The Creator Counsel,” “Fifth Banner Media,” associated logos, publication names, slogans, designs, and other source-identifying materials may constitute trademarks or other protected branding.

You may not use these marks in a manner that falsely suggests sponsorship, affiliation, approval, or endorsement without prior authorization.

10. USER SUBMISSIONS

The Services may allow you to submit information, comments, pitches, messages, photographs, documents, or other materials.

You represent that you have the right to submit the materials you provide and that your submission does not knowingly violate applicable law or the rights of another person.

Do not submit confidential, privileged, proprietary, or sensitive information unless specifically requested through an appropriate process.

Submitting a story pitch, article idea, interview request, or other material does not guarantee review, acceptance, response, or publication.

Contributor submissions selected for publication may be subject to a separate contributor agreement governing editorial rights, compensation, licensing, warranties, and other terms.

11. ADVERTISING AND SPONSORED CONTENT

The Services may contain advertisements, sponsorships, affiliate relationships, or branded content.

Where appropriate, sponsored or branded content will be identified as such.

Advertising relationships do not entitle advertisers or sponsors to control independent editorial coverage.

The appearance of an advertisement does not necessarily constitute an endorsement of the advertiser, its products, services, claims, or practices.

12. THIRD-PARTY LINKS AND SERVICES

The Services may contain links to third-party websites, products, platforms, organizations, or services.

These links may be provided for convenience, reference, reporting, or informational purposes. We do not control third-party websites and are not responsible for their content, availability, security, privacy practices, products, or services.

Your use of third-party services is governed by the applicable third party’s terms and policies.

13. NEWSLETTERS AND COMMUNICATIONS

If you subscribe to The Brief or another Creator Counsel communication, you agree to receive the communications for which you registered.

You may unsubscribe from promotional email communications using the unsubscribe mechanism provided in those emails.

Additional information regarding the collection and use of personal information is available in our Privacy Policy.

14. CORRECTIONS

The Creator Counsel is committed to responsible editorial practices.

If we determine that published material contains a significant factual error, we may correct, update, clarify, or otherwise address the content as appropriate.

Readers may report potential errors through the contact information provided on our Corrections page.

15. COPYRIGHT COMPLAINTS

We respect intellectual property rights.

If you believe material available through the Services infringes copyright or another intellectual property right, please contact us with sufficient information to identify the work, the allegedly infringing material, your contact information, and the basis for your claim.

We may request additional information before acting on a complaint.

16. PRIVACY

Your use of the Services is also subject to our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, and disclose information.

17. AVAILABILITY AND CHANGES TO THE SERVICES

We may modify, suspend, discontinue, restrict, or change any part of the Services at any time, subject to applicable law.

We do not guarantee that the Services or any particular content will remain available indefinitely.

18. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.

We disclaim warranties to the extent permitted by law, including warranties regarding availability, accuracy, reliability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

Nothing in these Terms excludes warranties or rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.

19. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Fifth Banner Media, The Creator Counsel, and their respective owners, officers, employees, editors, contributors, contractors, agents, and affiliates will not be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from or relating to your use of, inability to use, or reliance upon the Services.

Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot legally be limited or excluded.

20. INDEMNIFICATION

To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Fifth Banner Media and The Creator Counsel from claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and reasonable expenses arising from your unlawful use of the Services, your material violation of these Terms, or content you submit through the Services.

21. GOVERNING LAW

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to applicable conflict-of-law principles.

Any dispute concerning these Terms or the Services will be handled in accordance with applicable law and any dispute-resolution provisions that may be established by Fifth Banner Media.

22. CHANGES TO THESE TERMS

We may revise these Terms periodically to reflect changes to our Services, business practices, or legal requirements.

When changes are made, the “Last Updated” date above will be revised. Your continued use of the Services following the effective date of updated Terms constitutes acceptance to the extent permitted by applicable law.

23. SEVERABILITY

If any provision of these Terms is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in effect to the extent permitted by law.

24. ENTIRE AGREEMENT

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any additional terms applicable to particular Services, constitute the agreement between you and Fifth Banner Media concerning your use of the Services.

Separate written agreements, including contributor, advertising, sponsorship, licensing, or subscription agreements, may govern specific relationships and will control where they conflict with these general Terms.

25. CONTACT US

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