A man fishes near a pier on a sunny afternoon

Photo by Amadou Kromah

Terms of Use

THIS WEBSITE ("SITE") IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE GREATER MADISON CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU D/B/A Destination Madison ("DM"). IF YOU THE VISITOR TO THIS SITE ("YOU") DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY CHANGES DM MAKES IN THESE TERMS, PLEASE EXIT THIS SITE IMMEDIATELY.

The information on this Site was supplied by the organizations and corporations indicated herein. DM, is not responsible for errors, omissions, and information which may no longer be applicable because of the passage of time. All prices, dates & times provided through this site are subject to change.

All of the information, content, services and software (including source and object codes) or available through the Site (collectively, the 'Content') is owned by the Greater Madison Convention & Visitors Bureau d/b/a Destination Madison ("DM"), and its affiliate companies, licensors and suppliers. Except as otherwise expressly provided, the Content may not be reproduced or utilized for commercial purposes without the express written consent of DM.

You represent and warrant that no materials of any kind submitted by you to the DM site will (i) violate, plagiarize, or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy or other personal or proprietary rights; or (ii) contain libelous, pornographic or otherwise unlawful material. You further warrant that you have the right to grant to DM all rights that you have granted to it under this agreement. DM actively protects its rights to the Content and its trademarks to the fullest extent of the law.

The Content is intended solely for the personal, non-commercial use of users of the Site. You should assume that everything you see or read on the Service is copyrighted unless otherwise noted and that no such material may be used except as provided in these Terms of Service. While you may interact with or download a single copy of any portion of the Content for your personal, non-commercial, entertainment, information or use, you may not otherwise reproduce, sell, publish, distribute, modify, display, share, repost or otherwise use any portion of the Content in any way or for any other purpose without the written consent of DM. Requests regarding use of the Content for any purpose other than personal, non-commercial use should be directed to mailto:privacy@visitmadison.com

While DM uses reasonable efforts to include accurate and up to date information, DM makes no warranties or representations as to its accuracy or timeliness and assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the Content. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, DM neither warrants nor represents that use of any Content will not infringe rights of third parties. In some cases, Content available on the Site, or information provided to You while on the Site, may be provided and/or hosted by third parties. While DM encourages such third parties to abide by these Terms of Service, DM has no responsibility for actions of third parties.

If you operate a Web site and wish to link to the Site, Your site may link only to the Site's home page at www.visitmadison.com and not to any other portion of the Site, unless otherwise negotiated directly with DM. DM reserves the right to reject or terminate any links to the Content at any time for any reason. DM has not reviewed all of the sites linked to the Site and is not responsible for the content of any off-site pages or links to any other sites.

User Content: DM will use the information provided by You as set forth in its Privacy Policy. Special provisions of the Privacy Policy apply to information provided to DM by children under the age of thirteen. Except as explicitly provided in the Privacy Policy, by placing material on or communicating with the Site, including communication during any registration process and/or the submission and posting of any content on the Site, you hereby grant DM, its affiliates and related entities a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, copy, modify, display, distribute and reproduce all such materials in any form, media, software or technology of any kind now existing or developed in the future. You also grant to DM the right to use any material, information, ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in any communication You send to DM, for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to developing, manufacturing and marketing products using such information.

DM retains exclusive ownership of all material and information regarding users of the Site, including demographic information, information about personal preferences and any other information provided by users. No third party may use such material without DM's specific prior written consent.

General Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability: YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. NEITHER DM OR ANY OF ITS OR THEIR EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONTENT PROVIDERS OR LICENSORS, MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND REGARDING THE SITE, THE CONTENT, OR THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE SITE. THE SITE IS PROVIDED 'AS IS' AND DM SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF ACCURACY, TITLE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR WARRANTIES AGAINST INFRINGEMENT. DM DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE PROVIDED WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE.

DM assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for, any damages to, or viruses that may infect, your computer equipment or other property on account of your access to, use of, or browsing in, the Site or your downloading of any materials, data, text, images, video or audio from the Site. In no event shall DM be liable for any injury, loss, claim, damage, or any incidental or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, lost profits or lost savings) arising out of or in any way connected with the use of any display or listing of any data in this Site, or any failure or delay in updating or including any data in this Site, or any use of or inability to use any data in this Site.

Some states and countries do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental and consequential damages, so the above exclusions may not apply to you. If, however, despite the exclusions contained in this agreement, DM should be found liable for any loss or damage which arises out of or is in any way connected with any of the functions or uses of this Site, DM's liability shall not exceed the amount of any subscription fees and/or service charges, if any, paid by claimant to DM for the services and/or data with respect to which liability is found.

IN NO EVENT SHALL DM, ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONTENT PROVIDERS, CONTRACTORS, LICENSEES OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INJURY, LOSS, CLAIM, DAMAGE, OR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, EVEN IF DM HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH INJURY, LOSS, CLAIM, OR DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY CONTAINED HEREIN, IN NO EVENT SHALL DM, ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONTENT PROVIDERS OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY AMOUNT FOR DIRECT DAMAGES: (a) IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, TO DM IN THE 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE CLAIMED INJURY OR DAMAGE, OR (b) FOR ANY CLAIM, ALLEGATION OR INJURY RESULTING FROM OR RELATED TO: (1) YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE; (2) ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR DEFECTS IN THE SITE OR THE CONTENT; (3) ANY INTERRUPTIONS, DELAYS IN TRANSMISSION OR COMPUTER VIRUSES.

Miscellaneous: You agree to regularly (no less than monthly) review these Terms of Service for changes and updates to such terms. DM reserves the right in its discretion to change these Terms of Service at any time and to notify users of any such changes by making such changes to this Terms of Service. Your continued use of the Site thirty (30) days after the posting of any amended Terms of Service shall constitute your agreement to be bound by any such changes. DM may modify, suspend, discontinue or restrict the use of any portion of the Site, including the availability of any portion of the Content, at any time without notice or liability. DM may deny access to any person or user at any time for any reason. In addition, DM may at any time transfer its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any DM affiliate, subsidiary or business unit, or any of their affiliated companies or divisions. These Terms of Service are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Wisconsin, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions. You hereby agree that any cause of action you may have with respect to the Site must be filed in the federal or state courts located in Madison, Wisconsin, within one year after the cause of action arises.