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Last updated: July 15, 2026

 

Modern Notion operates this Site to provide online access to information.  In using this Site, you are deemed to have read and agreed to the following terms and conditions (“Terms of Use”).  Additional terms and conditions applicable to specific areas of the Site or content are posted in other areas of the Site and, together with these Terms of Use, govern your use of the Site, content, or areas.  If you do not agree to these Terms of use, you may not access or use the Site.

 

Modern Notion reserves the right to modify this Agreement at any time without giving prior notice.  Your continued use of the Site following any such modification constitutes your agreement to follow and be bound by the Agreement as modified.  The last date these Terms of Use were revised is set forth above.  Any changes to these Terms (other than as set forth in this paragraph) or waiver of Modern Notion’s rights hereunder shall not be valid or effective except in a written agreement bearing the physical signature of an authorized representative of Modern Notion.  No purported waiver or modification of this Agreement by Modern Notion via telephone or email communication shall be valid.

 

Privacy Policy

 

Please refer to Modern Notion’s Privacy Policy found at modernnotion.com/privacy/, which explains how we collect, use, and disclose information that pertains to your privacy.  When you access or use this Site, you signify your agreement to this Privacy Policy.

 

Use of Site

 

You may use the Site and any information or content on the Site (“Content”) solely for your non-commercial, personal purposes and/or to learn about Modern Notion’s services or Content.  No right, title, or interest in any Content is transferred to you, whether as a result of downloading such Content or otherwise.  Modern Notion reserves complete title and full intellectual property rights in the Site and all Content.  Except as authorized by this Agreement, you may not use, alter, copy, distribute, create derivate works from any Content obtained from the Site, except as expressly permitted by the Terms of Use.  Modern Notion reserves all rights that are not expressly granted to you under this Agreement.

 

By posting any comments to the Site, you expressly grant, and you represent and warrant that You have a right to grant to ___ a royalty-free, sublicensable, transferable, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, list information regarding, edit, translate, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display, and make derivative works of all such comments and your name, voice, and/or likeness as contained in your comments, if applicable, in whole or in part, and in any form, media or technology, whether now known or hereafter developed, for use in connection with the Site.

 

By posting comments to this Site, You indicate that You understand and intend these Terms of Service to be the legal equivalent of a signed, written contract and equally binding, and that You accept such Terms of Service and agree to be legally bound by them. Please note that Modern Notion reserves the right to change the Terms of Service under which the opportunity to comment is extended to You.  Your continued use of this comment feature following such modifications will be conclusively deemed acceptance by You of any changes to these Terms of Service.

 

This Terms of Service Agreement provides You with a personal, revocable, nonexclusive, nontransferable license to use this comment feature conditioned on Your continued compliance with the Terms of Service.  As a condition of use of this comment feature, You warrant to Modern Notion that You will not use this comment feature for any purpose that is unlawful or otherwise prohibited by these Terms of Service.

 

Modern Notion accepts no responsibility for the opinions and information posted on this Site. Modern Notion cannot warrant the accuracy of any information posted in the comments/discussion area and Modern Notion disclaims all warranties with regard to information circulated in the comments/discussion area.  Modern Notion does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information on the Site and neither does Modern Notion adopt nor endorse, nor is Modern Notion responsible for, the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice, or statement made by parties other than Modern Notion.  This disclaimer includes all warranties of merchantability and fitness.  In no event shall Modern Notion be liable for any special, indirect or consequential damages, or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of any information posted in this comments/discussion area or the Site.  In no event is Modern Notion liable for any damage to your computer system or business delays caused by computer viruses that may emerge from this comments/discussion area or the Site.

 

Though Modern Notion strives to enforce these Terms of Use, You may be exposed to Content that is inaccurate or objectionable.  Modern Notion reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor comments posted in public areas or to limit or deny a user’s access to the Site or take other appropriate action if a user violates these Terms of Use or engages in any activity that violates the rights of any person or entity or which we deem unlawful, offensive, abusive, harmful, or malicious.  Modern Notion shall have the right to remove any such material that in its sole opinion violates, or is alleged to violate, the law or this Agreement or that might violate the rights, harm, or threaten the safety of others.  Unauthorized use may result in criminal and/or civil prosecution under federal, state, and local law.

 

Neither Modern Notion nor its officers, staff and volunteers accept any responsibility for the content of the postings on the Site.  The content of all postings is solely the responsibility of the authors.  Modern Notion reserves the right to delete, move or edit any communications at any time, for any reason or in its discretion, but has no obligation to review or remove any such content.  In the event that any inappropriate or illegal posting is brought to Modern Notion’s attention, Modern Notion may exercise appropriate action.

 

You agree not to use this Site to post comments or content that:

 

a.  contains vulgar, profane, abusive, racist or hateful language or expressions, epithets or slurs, text, photographs or illustrations in poor taste, inflammatory attacks of a personal, racial or religious nature;

b. is defamatory, threatening, disparaging, grossly inflammatory, false, misleading, fraudulent, inaccurate, unfair, contains gross exaggeration or unsubstantiated claims, violates the privacy rights of any third party, is unreasonably harmful or offensive to any individual or community;

c. attempt to, or harass, abuse or harm another person or group;

d. violates any right of Modern Notion, its officers, directors, employees, members or any third party;

e. discriminates on the grounds of race, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation or disability, or refers to such matters in any manner prohibited by law;

f. violates or inappropriately encourages the violation of any municipal, state, federal or international law, rule, regulation or ordinance;

g. advertises, promotes or offers to trade any goods or services;

h. You do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);

i. infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party;

j. contains software viruses, spyware or any other computer code, files or programs that interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;

k. interferes or attempts to interfere with the proper functioning of the Site;

l. makes any automated use of the system, or takes any action that we deem to impose or to potentially impose an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our servers or network infrastructure;

m. bypass any robot exclusion headers or other measures we take to restrict access to the Site or use any software, technology, or device to scrape, spider, or crawl the Site or harvest or manipulate data;

n. publish or link to malicious content intended to damage or disrupt another users browser or computer;

o. “stalks,” “flames” or otherwise harasses another person or entity; and/or

p. contains advertising, commercial releases, chain letters, jokes, political advocacy, personal messages or other non-related messages.

 

By posting material, the posting party warrants and represents that it owns the copyright with respect to such material or it has received permission from the copyright owner.  In addition, the posting party grants Modern Notion the exclusive right and license to display, copy, publish, distribute, transmit, print, and use such information or other materials.

 

Links to Other Sites and/or Content

 

As part of the Site, Modern Notion may provide you with convenient links to third party website(s) (“Third Party Sites”) as well as content or items belonging to or originating from third parties.  These links are provided as a courtesy.  Modern Notion has no control over Third Party Sites, content, or the materials, information, goods or services available on these Third Party Sites.  Such Third Party Sites are not investigated, monitored, or checked for accuracy, appropriateness, or completeness by Modern Notion, and Modern Notion’s not responsible for any Third Party Sites access through the Site, including the content, accuracy, offensiveness, opinions, reliability, privacy practices or other policies of or contained in the Third Party Sites.  Inclusion of, linking to third Party Sites does not imply approval or endorsement thereof by Modern Notion.  If you decide to leave the Site and access Third Party Sites, you do so at your own risk and you should be aware that these Terms of Use no longer govern.  You should review the applicable terms and policies, including privacy and data gathering practices, of any site to which you navigate from the Site.

 

 

Claims of Copyright Infringement

 

Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), notifications of claimed copyright infringement should be sent to Modern Notion at contact@modernnotion.com.

 

General Terms

 

The information and content provided on this Site are provided on an “as is” basis.  MODERN NOTION TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES’ RIGHTS, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, SECURITY, AND ACCURACY.  Without limiting the foregoing, Modern Notion makes no warranty or representation that access to or operation of the Site will be uninterrupted or error free.  In no event shall Modern Notion be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, incidental and consequential damages, personal injury/wrongful death, lost profits, or damages resulting from lost data or business interruption) resulting from the use of or inability to use the Site or the Content, the use, disclosure, or display of your comments, the Site generally or the software or systems that make the Site available, or any other interactions with Modern Notion or any other use of the Site, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence), or any other legal theory, and whether or not Modern Notion is advised of the possibility of such damages, and even if a remedy set forth herein is found to have failed of its essential purpose.  Modern Notion is not liable for personal injury, including death, caused by your use or misuse of the Site or its Content.  Some jurisdictions limit or do not permit disclaimers of warranty, so this provision may not apply to you.  In such states, Modern Notion‘s liability is limited and warranties are excluded to the greatest extent permitted by law, but shall, in no event, exceed $100.00.

 

You acknowledge, consent and agree that Modern Notion may access, preserve and disclose your account information and Content if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such access preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce the Terms of Service; (c) respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third parties; (d) respond to your requests for customer service; or (e) protect the rights, property or personal safety of Modern Notion, its officers, directors, employers, agents, other Site users or the public.

 

Modern Notion makes no claims that the Site or its Content is appropriate or may be downloaded outside of the United States. Access to the Content may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries.  If you access the Site from outside of the United States, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction.

 

You expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any dispute with Modern Notion or in any way relating to your use of the Site resides in the courts of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict of law provisions, and you further agree and expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction in the courts of the State of Delaware in connection with any such dispute, including any claim involving Modern Notion or its employees, officers, directors, agents, and Content providers.  These Terms of Use are governed by the substantive laws of the State of Delaware and by the federal laws of the United States without respect to its conflict of laws principles.  If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect.  No waiver of any of these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term.

 

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold Modern Notion, its officers, directors, employees, agents, and content providers harmless from and against any claims, actions or demands, liabilities and settlements including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, resulting from, or alleged to result from, your violation of these Terms of Use.

 

These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and Modern Notion with respect to the use of the Site and its Content.

 

Modern Notion may assign or delegate these Terms of Use and/or the Privacy Policy, in whole or in part, to any person or entity at any time with or without Your consent.  You may not assign or delegate any rights or obligations under the Terms of Service or Privacy Policy without Modern Notion’s prior written consent, and any unauthorized assignment and delegation by You is void.

 

In all cases, users acknowledge the intended spirit and intent of this Site, and agree to its use in accordance with these stated principles.  All participants agree to withdraw from commenting on this Site when they no longer comply with the Terms of Service.  Modern Notion reserves the right to terminate access to any user who does not abide by these rules, or who no longer qualifies.

 

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THESE TERMS OF USE, UNDERSTAND THEM, AND WILL BE BOUND BY THEM.  YOU FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THESE TERMS OF USE TOGETHER WITH THE PRIVACY POLICY REPRESENT THE COMPLETE AND EXCLUSIVE STATEMENT OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN US AND THAT IT SUPERSEDES ANY PROPOSAL OR PRIOR AGREEMENT ORAL OR WRITTEN, AND ANY OTHER COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN US RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT.

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