Last Updated: June 12, 2026
These Terms of Service ("Terms") apply to your access to and use of (i) the website located at www.chicagolocalmusic.net (or any successor links) and all associated web pages, websites, and social media pages (the "Site") provided by Josh Ruebeck ("we", "our" or "us"), and (ii) online services accessible via the Site (together with the Site, the "Services").
We may indicate that different or additional terms, conditions, guidelines, policies, or rules apply in relation to some of our Services ("Supplemental Terms"). Any Supplemental Terms become part of your agreement with us if you use the applicable Services, and if there is a conflict between these Terms and the Supplemental Terms, the Supplemental Terms will control for that conflict.
We may make changes to these Terms. The "Last Updated" date above indicates when these Terms were last changed. If we make future changes, we may provide you with notice of such changes, such as by sending an email, providing a notice through our Services, or updating the date at the top of these Terms. Unless we say otherwise in our notice, the amended Terms will be effective immediately, and your continued use of our Services after we provide such notice will confirm your acceptance of the changes. If you do not agree to the amended Terms, you must immediately stop using our Services.
(a) For Business Users. If you use our Services on behalf of another person or entity: (i) all references to "you" throughout these Terms (other than in these clauses (i)-(iii)) will include that person or entity; (ii) you represent that you are authorized to accept these Terms on that person's or entity's behalf; and (iii) in the event you or that person or entity violates these Terms, that person or entity also agrees to be responsible to us. We may enable you to designate authorized individuals ("Authorized Users") to use our Services, and only Authorized Users may use our Services. You will be solely responsible for your Authorized Users and their activity in connection with the Services.
(b) For Consumer Users. You must be at least 13 years old to use the Services. Users under 18 years of age (or the age of legal majority where the user lives) may only use our Services under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by these Terms. The parent or legal guardian of a user under the age of 18 (or the age of legal majority) is fully responsible for the acts or omissions of such user in relation to our Services. If you are a parent or legal guardian and you believe that your child under the age of 18 is using our Services without your consent, please fill out the Contact Form.
(c) Jurisdiction. You may only use our Services in jurisdictions authorized by us. Use of our Services is currently authorized only in the United States.
You may provide certain information to us in connection with your access or use of our Services, or we may otherwise collect certain information about you when you access or use our Services. You agree to receive emails, SMS or text messages, and other types of communication from us via the Services using the email address or other contact information you provide in connection with the Services. You represent and warrant that any information that you provide to us in connection with the Services is accurate.
You or your Authorized Users must create an account with us in order to use some Services. If you create an account with us, you must, or require your Authorized Users to: (a) not share or permit others to use your individual account credentials; (b) promptly update any information contained in your account if it changes; (c) use a strong password for your account that is unique to our Services and not used by you in any other website or online service; and (d) maintain the security of your account, as applicable, and promptly notify us if you discover or suspect that someone has accessed your account without your permission. We reserve the right to reject, require that you change, or reclaim usernames, including on behalf of businesses or individuals that hold legal title, including trademark rights, in those usernames.
(a) Our Services may allow you and other users to create, post, store, and share content, including concert and show information, artist information, reviews, messages, text, photos, graphics, links, videos, and other materials (collectively, "User Content"). When you post or otherwise share User Content on or through our Services, you understand that your User Content and any associated information (such as your username or profile photo) may be visible to others. If you choose to make any of your information publicly available through the Services, you do so at your own risk.
(b) Except for the license you grant below, as between you and us, you retain all rights in and to your User Content, excluding any portion of the Services included in your User Content. You grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, fully paid, and sublicensable (through multiple tiers) license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, publicly or otherwise perform and display, and exploit your User Content and any name, username or likeness provided in connection with your User Content in all media formats and channels now known or later developed without compensation to you or any third party. You hereby irrevocably waive any "moral rights" or other rights with respect to attribution of authorship or integrity of materials regarding User Content that you may have under any applicable law or under any legal theory.
(c) You may not create, post, store, or share any User Content for which you do not have all the rights necessary to grant us the license described above, and you represent and warrant that your User Content, and our use of such User Content as permitted by these Terms, will not violate any rights of any person or entity, including any third-party rights, or cause injury to any person or entity. You may not create, post, store, or share any User Content that:
(d) Enforcement of this Section 4 is solely at our discretion, and failure to enforce this section in some instances does not constitute a waiver of our right to enforce it in other instances. This Section 4 does not create any right or private right of action on the part of any third party or any reasonable expectation that the Services will not contain any content that is prohibited by these Terms or that objectionable material will be promptly removed after it has been posted.
(e) We do not undertake to review all User Content, and we expressly disclaim any duty or obligation to undertake any monitoring or review of any User Content. Although we have no obligation to screen, edit, or monitor User Content, we may:
(a) You will not use our Services if you are not eligible to use our Services in accordance with Section 1 and will not use our Services other than for their intended purpose. Further, you will not, in connection with our Services:
(b) Enforcement of this Section 5 is solely at our discretion, and failure to enforce this section in some instances does not constitute a waiver of our right to enforce it in other instances.
Any sweepstakes, contests, raffles, surveys, games, or similar promotions (collectively, "Promotions") made available through the Services may be governed by rules that are separate from these Terms. If you participate in any Promotions, please review the applicable rules. If the rules for a Promotion conflict with these Terms, the Promotion rules will govern.
The Services, including the text, graphics, images, photographs, videos, illustrations, and other content contained therein, and all intellectual property rights therein and thereto, are owned by us or our licensors and are protected under both United States and foreign laws. Except as explicitly stated in these Terms, all rights in and to the Services, including all intellectual property rights therein and thereto, are reserved by us or our licensors. Subject to your compliance with these Terms, you are hereby granted a limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and use our Services for your own personal or internal use. Any use of the Services other than as specifically authorized herein, without our prior written permission, is strictly prohibited and will terminate the license granted herein and violate our intellectual property rights.
ChicagoLocalMusic.net and our logos, product or service names, slogans, and the look and feel of the Services are trademarks of Josh Ruebeck and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without our prior written permission. All other trademarks, registered trademarks, product names, and company names or logos mentioned on or in connection with the Services are the property of their respective owners. Reference to any products, services, processes, or other information by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier, or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation by us.
You may voluntarily post, submit, or otherwise communicate to us any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, original or creative materials, or other information about us or our Services (collectively, "Feedback"). You understand that we may use such Feedback for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you, including to develop, copy, publish, or improve the Feedback or Services, or to improve or develop new products, services, or the Services in our sole discretion. We will exclusively own all improvements to, or new, products, services, or Services developed by us based on any Feedback. You understand that we may treat Feedback as nonconfidential.
(a) Our Policy. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") and other applicable law, we have adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who repeatedly infringe the intellectual property rights of others (our "DMCA Policy").
(b) Reporting Claims of Copyright Infringement. If you believe that any content on our Services infringe any copyright that you own or control, you may notify our designated agent (your notification, a "DMCA Notice") as follows:
Please see Section 512(c)(3) of the DMCA for the requirements of a proper DMCA Notice. If you fail to comply with all of the requirements of Section 512(c)(3) of the DMCA, your DMCA Notice may not be effective. If you knowingly materially misrepresent that any activity or material on our Services is infringing, you may be liable to us for certain costs and damages.
(a) Third-party code may be utilized in connection with the Services that may be subject to open-source licenses ("Open-Source Software"). The Open-Source Software is licensed to us under the terms of the license that accompanies such Open-Source Software and may be licensed to you under the terms of the same license or through other terms. Nothing in the Terms limits your rights under, or grants you rights that supersede, the terms and conditions of any applicable license for such Open-Source Software.
(b) We may further provide information about or links to third-party products, services, activities, or events, or we may allow third parties to make their content and information available on or through the Services (collectively, "Third-Party Content"). We provide Third-Party Content as a service to those interested in such content. Your dealings or correspondence with third parties and your use of or interaction with any Third-Party Content are solely between you and the third party.
(c) We have no obligation to monitor Third-Party Content, and we may block or disable access to any Third-Party Content (in whole or part) through our Services at any time. Your access to and use of such Third-Party Content may be subject to additional terms, conditions, and policies applicable to such Third-Party Content (including terms of service or privacy policies of the providers of such Third-Party Content). You are responsible for obtaining and maintaining any computer hardware, equipment, network services and connectivity, telecommunications services, and other products and services necessary to access and use the Services.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless us and our officers, directors, agents, partners, and employees (collectively, the "CLM Parties") from and against any losses, liabilities, claims, demands, damages, expenses or costs flowing from any third-party claims arising out of or related to: (a) your access to or use of the Services; (b) your User Content or Feedback; (c) your violation of these Terms; or (d) your violation, misappropriation, or infringement of any rights of another (including intellectual property rights or privacy rights). The CLM Parties will have control of the defense or settlement, at our sole option, of any third-party claims. This indemnity is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other indemnities set forth in a written agreement between you and the CLM Parties.
Your use of our Services and any content or materials provided therein or therewith (including the Third-Party Content) is at your sole risk. Except as otherwise provided in a writing by us and to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, our Services, and any content or materials provided therein or therewith are provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. We disclaim all warranties with respect to the foregoing, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement. In addition, we do not represent or warrant that our Services or any content provided therein or therewith are accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free or that access to our Services or any content provided therein or therewith will be uninterrupted. While we attempt to make your use of our Services and any content provided therein or therewith safe, we cannot and do not represent or warrant that our Services or any content provided therein or therewith or our servers are free of viruses or other harmful components or content or materials. You assume the entire risk as to the quality and performance of the Services and any content provided therein or therewith. All disclaimers of any kind (including in this section and elsewhere in these Terms) are made for the benefit of the CLM Parties, and our respective agents, representatives, licensors, suppliers, and service providers, as well as their respective successors and assigns.
(a) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the CLM Parties will not be liable to you under any theory of liability---whether based in contract, tort, negligence, warranty, or otherwise---for any indirect, consequential, incidental, or special damages or lost profits, even if the CLM Parties have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
(b) The total liability of the CLM Parties for any claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or our Services, regardless of the form of the action, is limited to \$50.
(c) The limitations set forth in this Section 14 will not limit or exclude liability for the gross negligence, fraud, or intentional misconduct of the CLM Parties or for any other matters in which liability cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law. Additionally, some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you release the CLM Parties from responsibility, liability, claims, demands, and/or damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown (including claims of negligence), arising out of or related to disputes between users and the acts or omissions of third parties. If you are a consumer who resides in California, you hereby waive your rights under California Civil Code ยง 1542, which provides: "A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release and that, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party."
Any dispute, claim, or controversy that arises from or relates to these Terms will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, except to the extent preempted by U.S. Federal Law, without regard to conflict of law rules or principles (whether of the State of Illinois or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction. The state and federal courts located in the County of Cook, Illinois, will have exclusive jurisdiction. You and we waive any objection to venue in any such courts. If your local law requires that consumer contracts be interpreted subject to local law and enforced in the courts of that jurisdiction, this section may not apply to you only to the extent that local law conflicts with this section.
We reserve the right to modify our Services or to suspend or terminate providing all or part of our Services at any time; charge, modify, or waive any fees required to use the Services; or offer opportunities to some or all end users of the Services. We may provide you with notice in advance of the suspension or discontinuation of all or part of our Services, such as by sending an email or providing a notice through our Services. All modifications and additions to the Services will be governed by the Terms or Supplemental Terms, unless otherwise expressly stated by us in writing. You also have the right to stop using our Services at any time, and you may terminate these Terms by ceasing use of our Services. We are not responsible for any loss or harm related to your inability to access or use our Services.
If any portion of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or unlawful for any reason, including but not limited to because it is found to be unconscionable: (a) the unenforceable or unlawful provision will be severed from these Terms; (b) severance of the unenforceable or unlawful provision will have no impact whatsoever on the remainder of these Terms; and (c) the unenforceable or unlawful provision may be revised to the extent required to render the Terms enforceable or valid, and the rights and responsibilities of the parties will be interpreted and enforced accordingly, so as to preserve the Terms and the intent of the Terms to the fullest possible extent.
(a) Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. These Terms reflect the entire agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements, representations, statements, and understandings of the parties. The section titles in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. Use of the word "including" will be interpreted to mean "including without limitation." Except as otherwise provided herein, these Terms are intended solely for the benefit of the parties and are not intended to confer third-party beneficiary rights upon any other person or entity. Communications and transactions between us may be conducted electronically. We may assign the Terms, in whole or in part, with or without notice to you. You can't assign your rights or obligations under the Terms, and any attempted assignment in violation of this sentence is void.
(b) If you have a question or complaint regarding the Services, please fill out the Contact Form. Please note that such communications will not necessarily be secure; accordingly, you should not include payment card information or other sensitive information in your correspondence with us.