The Gateway Arch and downtown St. Louis Skyline.

Terms of Service

This internet website, www.explorestlouis.com, (the “Site”) is owned and operated by the St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission (the “SLCVC”), doing business as Explore St. Louis. The SLCVC provides the Site as a service to you, subject to the following Terms and Conditions of Use (“Terms and Conditions”). These Terms and Conditions may be updated at any time by the SLCVC. If you do not agree with the Terms and Conditions, do not use the Site.

By using the Site, you agree that you will not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful. By accessing, browsing and/or using the Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.

We reserve the right to restrict usage that may compromise the performance or security of the Site. Such usage may include but is not limited to malicious probes or attacks as well as attempts to mirror website data using automated data retrieval programs.

Your ability to interface with this Site depends on a number of varying factors. Due to the vast number of combinations of internet technologies that users may choose, we cannot ensure that this Site’s performance will meet all user’s expectations all of the time. While we will try to address users’ problems interfacing with this Site, we do not provide individual detailed technical support to users.

If you use this Site, you should understand that all activities may be monitored and recorded. Anyone using this Site expressly consents to such monitoring. If such monitoring reveals possible evidence or information of criminal or suspicious activity, monitoring records may be provided to law enforcement officials. See our Privacy Policy for more detail.

COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK

All content included on the Site, including text, graphics, button icons, images, and software (“Material”), is the exclusive property of the SLCVC or others, and is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. You cannot reproduce or copy Material on the Site in any manner without the express written permission of the SLCVC. The trademarks, service marks and logos (“Trademarks”) used and displayed on the Site are registered and unregistered Trademarks of the SLCVC and others. Nothing on the Site should be construed as granting to you, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on the Site without the written permission of the Trademark owner.

LINKS AND LINKING

Links to other websites are provided on the Site. These linked websites are not under the control of the SLCVC, and the SLCVC is not responsible for the contents of any linked website and does not make any representations regarding the content or accuracy of information on such third-party websites. The SLCVC provides links only as a convenience, and such inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by the SLCVC of the linked site.

You may link to the SLCVC’s Site, but you must comply with all applicable laws. A site that links to the SLCVC’s Site:

  • may link to, but not replicate, content on this Site;
  • may not frame content on this Site;
  • may not imply that the SLCVC is endorsing you, your business, or your products or services;
  • may not misrepresent your relationship with the SLCVC;
  • may not present false information about the SLCVC, its services, or its Site(s);
  • may not use the SLCVC’s Trademarks without permission; and
  • may not contain content that could be construed as distasteful, offensive or controversial, and may contain only content that is appropriate for viewing by all age groups.

JURISDICTION, RESIDENCY

Any claims relating to the Site and/or the Material on the Site are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri (regardless of the laws that might be applicable under principles of conflicts of law). By using the Site, you irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Circuit Court of St. Louis County, Missouri, the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, Missouri, or the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri located in St. Louis City, Missouri, for all disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms and Conditions or use of the Site.

The Site is controlled and operated by the SLCVC from its offices within the United States, and is intended for use by residents of the United States. The SLCVC makes no representation that the contents of the Site are appropriate or available for use in other locations outside the United States or by non-residents of the United States.

DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

THE SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. THE SLCVC MAKES NO

REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES RIGHTS, AND THE WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE SITE OR THE NATURE OR ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE SITE. THE SLCVC AND ITS AFFILIATES WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE SITE OR ARISING FROM THE ALLEGED NEGLIGENCE OF THE SLCVC, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

RELEASE

BY USING THE SITE, YOU HEREBY RELEASE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE THE SLCVC AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, FROM ANY AND ALL MANNER OF LIABILITY, CLAIMS, COUNTERCLAIMS, DEMANDS, SETOFFS, DAMAGES, OR CAUSES OF ACTION, WHICH YOU NOW HAVE OR WHICH MAY HEREAFTER ACCRUE, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO USE OF THE SITE BY YOU, SPECIFICALLY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY CLAIMS BASED UPON THE ALLEGED NEGLIGENCE OF THE SLCVC IN OPERATING THE SITE OR OTHERWISE.

INDEMNIFICATION

By using the Site, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the SLCVC, and its officers, directors, agents, employees, subsidiaries and affiliates, and their respective successors and assigns, from and against any and all losses, costs, liabilities, obligations, damages, deficiencies, expenses, actions, suits, proceedings, demands, assessments and/or judgments, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, that are caused by, or result or arise from, any breach of these Terms and Conditions by you, or the use of the Site by you.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

If any provision of these Terms and Conditions shall be declared by a court to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms and Conditions and the other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. The failure of the SLCVC to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. Neither the SLCVC nor you shall assign these Terms and Conditions, or any of its/your rights or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of the other party. These Terms and Conditions shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective heirs, representatives, successors and permitted assigns of the SLCVC and you. The SLCVC reserves the right to disclose any information, including personal information, in order to comply with any applicable laws and/or requests under legal process. The provisions of our Privacy Policy are incorporated herein by reference.

These Terms and Conditions were last revised in January 2019.