Terms and Conditions

NJ21st is committed to fostering a respectful community. We do not allow hate speech, defamatory content, harassment, threats, or any form of discriminatory language on our platforms. Any content that violates these standards may be removed at our discretion, and users who post such content may be suspended or banned from using our services. We reserve the right to moderate, edit, or delete any user-submitted content that does not align with our values of respect, safety, and civil discourse.

You must be at least 18 years of age to submit content to NJ21st on your own behalf. Anyone under the age of 18 may submit content only with signed parental or legal guardian consent. By agreeing to these Terms, you represent and warrant to us that: (a) you are at least 18 years of age, or, if under 18, you have obtained signed parental or legal guardian consent to submit content; and (b) your use of the Site is in compliance with any and all applicable laws and regulations. If you are an entity, organization, or company, the individual accepting these Terms on your behalf represents and warrants that they have authority to bind you to these Terms and you agree to be bound by these Terms.

We may periodically make changes to these Terms. When we do, we will update the “Last Updated” date above. It is your responsibility to review the most recent version of these Terms and remain informed of any changes. Your continued use of the Site after the effective date of any changes will constitute your acceptance of the changed Terms.

We reserve the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, all or a part of the Site without notice. We will not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of the Site.

Subject to these Terms, NJ21st grants you a limited, revocable license to access and use the Site solely for non-commercial purposes to learn more about NJ21st. No other use of the Site is authorized.

You must comply with all applicable laws when using the Site. Except as expressly permitted by us in writing, you will not, and will not permit anyone else to:

The Site is owned and operated by NJ21st. We or our licensors retain all right, title, and interest in and to the Site, Site Content, and any trademarks, logos, or service marks displayed on the Site. The Site and Site Content are protected by applicable intellectual property laws and international treaties.

Unless otherwise expressly stated, content published on nj21st.com (with the exception of featured images and the NJ21st logo) is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

By submitting content to NJ21st, you acknowledge and agree that your submission may be reviewed, edited for clarity, style, length, or legal considerations, and may be published across NJ21st platforms, including but not limited to NJ21st.com, affiliated newsletters, and NJ21st social media channels.

By submitting content to NJ21st, you further acknowledge and agree that all content submitted to NJ21st will fall under the same Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, unless NJ21st explicitly states otherwise in writing.

The Site may contain links to third-party products, services, and websites. We exercise no control over third-party products, services, and websites and are not responsible for their content or availability. You acknowledge that your use of third-party sites is at your own risk.

You will indemnify and hold NJ21st and its affiliates, officers, agents, and employees harmless from any costs, damages, expenses, and liability caused by your use of the Site, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any rights of a third party through use of the Site.

If you have a dispute with the Site or Site Content, you hereby release NJ21st and its affiliates from claims, demands, and damages of every kind and nature, known and unknown, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes.

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and NJ21st regarding your use of the Site. You may not assign these Terms without our prior written consent. The failure to enforce any provision will not constitute a waiver of future enforcement. If any part of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

The failure of NJ21st to enforce any right or provision in these Terms will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to in writing. If any provision of these Terms is found to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.