THE CORDELL
TERMS OF USE
Effective Date: March 1, 2026
Last Revised: March 1, 2026
SECTION 1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
These Terms of Use ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you ("User") and The Cordell, a Maryland event venue with its principal place of business at 4865 Cordell Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 ("Company," "we," "us," or "our"), governing your access to and use of the Company's website located at thecordell.com, including all content, features, and functionality made available thereon (collectively, the "Site").
BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE IN ANY MANNER, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND BY THE COMPANY'S PRIVACY POLICY, WHICH IS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS IN THEIR ENTIRETY, YOU ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO ACCESS OR USE THE SITE AND MUST IMMEDIATELY CEASE ALL USE THEREOF.
These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Site. The Company reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time in accordance with Section 15 hereof. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of any modification constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of these Terms, the following definitions shall apply. Words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa, as the context may require.
"Company" means The Cordell, a Maryland event venue with its principal place of business at 4865 Cordell Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, and its successors and assigns.
"Content" means all text, graphics, images, photographs, video, audio, data, software, and other material published, displayed, or made available on or through the Site, whether created by the Company or third parties.
"Intellectual Property Rights" means all patents, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, trade secrets, moral rights, and all other proprietary rights recognized under applicable law, whether registered or unregistered.
"Site" means the Company's website accessible at thecordell.com, including all subdomains, subpages, successor URLs, and associated mobile applications or digital interfaces, if any.
"Terms" means these Terms of Use, as amended or restated from time to time in accordance with Section 15 hereof, together with any documents expressly incorporated by reference herein, including the Privacy Policy.
"User" means any individual or entity that accesses or uses the Site, whether or not such individual or entity has submitted a booking inquiry or entered into a service agreement with the Company. References to "you" or "your" in these Terms refer to the User.
"User Submissions" means any content, information, communications, or materials voluntarily submitted by a User to the Company through the Site, including event inquiry forms, contact messages, and any other electronic communications.
SECTION 3. PERMITTED USE AND LICENSE
Subject to your compliance with these Terms, the Company hereby grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and use the Site solely for your personal, non-commercial purposes in connection with evaluating and engaging the Company's event venue services. This license does not include any right to: (i) reproduce, distribute, modify, or create derivative works of any Content; (ii) use the Site for any commercial purpose or for any public display; (iii) remove or alter any proprietary notices or labels on the Site; or (iv) use any data mining, scraping, crawling, or similar data gathering tools on the Site.
Any use of the Site not expressly permitted by these Terms is a breach of these Terms and may constitute an infringement of the Company's Intellectual Property Rights or other applicable laws.
SECTION 4. PROHIBITED CONDUCT
You agree that you shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in any of the following prohibited activities in connection with your use of the Site:
• Use the Site in any manner that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation
• Transmit or procure the sending of any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional material, spam, or any other form of similar solicitation
• Impersonate or attempt to impersonate the Company, any employee or representative of the Company, another User, or any other person or entity
• Engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits any User's use or enjoyment of the Site, or which, as determined by the Company, may harm the Company or Users or expose them to liability
• Use the Site in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the Site or interfere with any other party's use of the Site
• Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Site, the server on which the Site is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Site
• Attack the Site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack
• Harvest, collect, or compile any information or data regarding other Users without their prior express written consent
• Use automated means, including bots, scrapers, or spiders, to access the Site or collect any Content therefrom
• Reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, or exploit any portion of the Site, or access to the Site, without the Company's express prior written permission
SECTION 5. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
5.1 Ownership
The Site and all Content thereon, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, photographs, images, audio and video clips, digital downloads, and software, are the property of the Company or its licensors and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other Intellectual Property Rights laws. All rights not expressly granted in these Terms are reserved by the Company.
5.2 Trademarks
"The Cordell," the Company's logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of the Company. You may not use such marks without the prior written permission of the Company. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on the Site are the trademarks of their respective owners.
5.3 User Submissions
By submitting any User Submission to the Company through the Site, you hereby grant the Company a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, and distribute such User Submission in connection with the Company's business operations, without compensation to you and without restriction as to territory or time. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all rights in and to any User Submission and that such User Submission does not violate these Terms or applicable law.
SECTION 6. DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATION OF WARRANTIES
THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT, INFORMATION, AND SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (I) IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT; (II) WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE; AND (III) WARRANTIES THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, SECURE, OR FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
The Company does not warrant or make any representations regarding the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of any Content on the Site. Any reliance you place on such Content is strictly at your own risk.
SECTION 7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY, ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE OR ANY CONTENT THEREON, EVEN IF THE COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF THE SITE EXCEED THE GREATER OF: (I) ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00); OR (II) THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO THE COMPANY IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE CLAIM.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain warranties or liability. In such jurisdictions, the Company's liability shall be limited to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law.
SECTION 8. INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company and its affiliates, licensors, service providers, employees, agents, officers, and directors from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, and fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to: (i) your violation of these Terms; (ii) your use of the Site, including any User Submissions; (iii) your violation of any third-party rights, including any Intellectual Property Rights or privacy rights; or (iv) any claim that your User Submissions caused damage to a third party.
SECTION 9. THIRD-PARTY LINKS AND CONTENT
The Site may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, or resources that are not owned or controlled by the Company. The Company has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. The inclusion of any link on the Site does not imply the Company's endorsement of, or affiliation with, the linked website or its operator.
You acknowledge and agree that the Company shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage, loss, or liability caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with your use of or reliance on any such third-party content, goods, or services available on or through any such linked website.
SECTION 10. PRIVACY
Your use of the Site is also governed by the Company's Privacy Policy, the current version of which is accessible at thecordell.com and is incorporated into these Terms by reference.
By using the Site, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described in the Privacy Policy. In the event of any conflict between these Terms and the Privacy Policy with respect to matters of data privacy, the Privacy Policy shall control.
SECTION 11. DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT (DMCA) NOTICE
The Company respects the Intellectual Property Rights of others and expects Users of the Site to do the same.
If you believe that any Content on the Site infringes upon a copyright you own or control, please submit a written notice to the Company containing the following information, as required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3):
• A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf
• Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed
• Identification of the material claimed to be infringing and information sufficient to locate it on the Site
• Your contact information, including name, address, telephone number, and email address
• A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law
• A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notification is accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner
DMCA notices should be submitted to the Company at info@thecordell.com with the subject line "DMCA Notice."
SECTION 12. GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
12.1 Governing Law
These Terms and any dispute or claim arising out of or related to these Terms, their subject matter, or their formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provisions.
12.2 Venue and Jurisdiction
Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms or the Site shall be instituted exclusively in the federal or state courts located in Montgomery County, Maryland. You hereby irrevocably submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts and waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.
12.3 Waiver of Jury Trial
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING, OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE USE OF THE SITE.
12.4 Time Limitation on Claims
YOU AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR THE SITE MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE PERMANENTLY BARRED.
SECTION 13. ACCESSIBILITY
The Company is committed to ensuring that the Site is accessible to individuals with disabilities to the greatest extent practicable. The Company endeavors to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA standards.
If you experience any difficulty accessing the Site or any Content thereon, please contact the Company at info@thecordell.com or (301) 500-1177 and we will make reasonable efforts to provide the requested information or service through an alternative means.
SECTION 14. GENERAL PROVISIONS
14.1 Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any other legal notices or agreements published by the Company on the Site, constitute the entire agreement between you and the Company with respect to your use of the Site and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, with respect thereto.
14.2 Waiver
No failure or delay by the Company in exercising any right, power, or remedy under these Terms shall operate as a waiver thereof. No single or partial exercise of any right, power, or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power, or remedy.
14.3 Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid, legal, and enforceable, and the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions of these Terms shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
14.4 Assignment
You may not assign or transfer these Terms, or any of your rights or obligations hereunder, without the Company's prior written consent. The Company may freely assign or transfer these Terms without restriction. Any attempted assignment in violation of this Section shall be null and void.
14.5 No Third-Party Beneficiaries
These Terms are for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns. Nothing in these Terms, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other person or entity any legal or equitable right, benefit, or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of these Terms.
14.6 Force Majeure
The Company shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform its obligations under these Terms to the extent such delay or failure is caused by circumstances beyond the Company's reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, natural disasters, pandemic, government action, war, terrorism, labor disputes, or failures of third-party service providers.
SECTION 15. AMENDMENTS
The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to revise and update these Terms at any time. All changes are effective immediately upon posting to the Site and apply to all access to and use of the Site thereafter.
The Company will update the "Last Revised" date at the top of these Terms upon any such amendment. Where amendments are material, the Company will endeavor to provide reasonable advance notice via posting on the Site.
YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE SITE FOLLOWING THE POSTING OF REVISED TERMS CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH REVISIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE REVISED TERMS, YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY CEASE USE OF THE SITE.
SECTION 16. CONTACT INFORMATION
Questions, concerns, or notices regarding these Terms should be directed to the Company in writing at:
The Cordell
Attn: Legal
4865 Cordell Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Email: info@thecordell.com
Telephone: (301) 500-1177
Website: thecordell.com
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