TECHNĒ CHICAGO
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
Last Updated: January 1, 2026
By accessing and using this platform or our services, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use and acknowledge that TECHNĒ’s (defined below) privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) describes how we and others may collect and use information when you use our services or our applicable platform, website, or application (collectively the “Platform”). Please review these terms and conditions carefully. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, you should not use the Platform.
1) Agreement. This Terms and Conditions of Use Agreement (the "Agreement" or these “Terms”) specifies the terms and conditions for access to and use of this Platform and our services, whether operated by us or a third party (the “Services”). This Agreement may be modified at any time by TECHNĒ Chicago (“TECHNĒ”) upon publication of the modified Agreement via the Platform. Any such modifications shall be effective immediately. Each use by you shall constitute and be deemed your unconditional acceptance of this Agreement.
2) Privacy. Your use of the Platform is also governed by our Privacy Policy. Please review our Privacy Policy at [link to privacy policy], which is incorporated by reference into this Agreement.
3) Ownership. All content included on the Platform is and shall continue to be the property of TECHNĒ or its content suppliers and is protected under applicable copyright, patent, trademark, and other proprietary rights. You may not reproduce, distribute, republish, upload, transmit, display, prepare derivative works of, scrape for the purposes of replicating or republishing (by you or by third parties), publicly perform, sell, transfer, assign, license or use for commercial purposes any copyrighted material on the Platform without the prior written consent of TECHNĒ, except as provided in these Terms of Use. You may not use, or enable others to use, any content, information, or other material on the Platform to build or train large language models, machine learning tools, or artificial intelligence (AI) systems without the prior written consent of TECHNĒ. All rights not expressly granted in these Terms of Use are reserved to TECHNĒ.
4) Platform Use. You may use our Platform to access content feeds, APIs, media players, and other features to stream audio (collectively the “Media Feeds”) and otherwise access content only as expressly permitted in these Terms. Any content accessed from the Platform may only be used as expressly permitted in these Terms. TECHNĒ grants you a limited, revocable, nonexclusive license to use the Platform solely for your own personal use and not for republication, distribution, assignment, sublicense, sale, preparation of derivative works, or other use. To use and access the Platform you agree to all of the requirements and restrictions laid out in these Terms, including but not limited to Section 3, Section 5, and Section 9; and you acknowledge that use of the Platform is at the discretion of TECHNĒ and TECHNĒ may terminate your use of this Platform or the Services at any time for any reason, in its sole discretion, including violation of these Terms.
5) Use of Media. To use the Media Feeds, you agree to the following conditions and acknowledgements:
a) the audio, content, and other media accessed via the Media Feeds (the “Media”) may be used only for personal noncommercial use;
b) you shall not use the Media in any way that is unlawful or harmful;
c) you shall not modify, copy, translate, sell, distribute, sublicense, or otherwise create a derivative work of any of the Media;
d) your use of the Media does not suggest that TECHNĒ or any of its affiliates or donors promotes or endorses you or any third party or the causes, ideas, products, or services of you or any third party;
e) you shall not use the Media in any way that changes, or distorts its fundamental meaning; and
f) upon the request of TECHNĒ, you shall promptly cease all use of the Media.
6) Links to Third-Party Services. The Platform may contain links to sites, applications, platforms, services, or include embedded tools controlled, provided, and maintained by third parties over which TECHNĒ has no control (“Third-Party Services”). TECHNĒ is not responsible or liable for the content, availability, accuracy, quality, advertising, products, services, or other materials on or available from Third-Party Services. TECHNĒ shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with your use or reliance on any such Third-Party Service. The Platform may include certain Third-Party Services which are governed by the terms and policies of the third parties. You should only use these third-party tools within the Platform if you agree to their respective terms and policies.
7) Pricing, Fees, and Payment Terms. We may charge you to access and use certain parts of the Platform or Services. We reserve the right to add, remove, modify or waive fees required to use certain parts of the Platform. You agree to pay all fees or charges to your account in accordance with the billing terms in effect at the time a fee or charge is due and payable. TECHNĒ reserves the right at any time to change its prices and billing methods by posting such information on our Platform. Except as otherwise set forth herein or agreed to by TECHNĒ, all Fees are non-refundable. Fees may be updated from time to time, including by temporary promotion, and may vary by the merchant or vendor assessing such Fees on TECHNĒ’s behalf. TECHNĒ reserves the right to refuse or cancel your order at any time for reasons including but not limited to: product or service availability, errors in the description or price of the product or service, error in your order or other reasons. TECHNĒ reserves the right to refuse or cancel your order if fraud or an unauthorized or illegal transaction is suspected.
8) Billing and Payments. If you wish to purchase any product or service made available on the Platform (“Purchase”), you may be asked to supply certain information relevant to your Purchase including, without limitation, your credit card number, the expiration date of your credit card, your billing address, and your shipping information. You represent and warrant that: (i) you have the legal right to use any credit card(s) or other payment method(s) in connection with any Purchase; and that (ii) the information you supply to us is true, correct, and complete. By submitting your information, you grant us the right to provide the information to these third parties subject to our Privacy Policy. By providing your credit or debit card information (or other payment method accepted by TECHNĒ from time to time) when you sign up, and as updated from time to time on your account (your “Payment Method”), you authorize TECHNĒ and/or our third-party payment processor to charge your Payment Method for authorized charges and expenses. If your Payment Method cannot be authorized or is otherwise in error, we may suspend or cancel your use of the service. In the event of such failure of your Payment Method, we may take reasonable steps to retry your Payment Method. We may contact you to reconfirm or update your Payment Method. We are not responsible for any fees incurred by you when charging or retrying your Payment Method, including but not limited to, overdraft fees. You can update or change your Payment Method and other billing and payment account information by contacting TECHNĒ directly. We use a third-party payment service to process your Payment Method. We do not receive, store, or process your Payment Method. By submitting your Payment Method through the Platform, you agree that we may use a third party to receive, store and process your Payment Method. You further agree that we will not be responsible for any failures of the third party to adequately protect your Payment Method and other information in such third party’s possession. You agree that your provision of your Payment Method and other information to such third party is subject to the conditions of the third-party payment service provider's terms of service and by providing your Payment Method and related information you agree to such third party’s terms and conditions of service. TECHNĒ’s current third-party payment processor is Stripe, and Stripe’s current privacy policy is available at www.stripe.com. You acknowledge that we may change the third-party payment service and move your information to other service providers that encrypt your information using industry standard security technology.
9) Prohibited Uses. You may use the Platform only for lawful purposes and in accordance with this Agreement. You agree not to use the Platform:
a) in any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the US or other countries);
b) or the purpose of exploiting, harming, or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information, or otherwise;
c) in any manner that discriminates on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, military or veteran status, marital status, or disability;
d) in any manner that abuses, threatens, defames, libels, incites hatred or violence toward, victimizes, intimidates, or otherwise harasses any person or group of persons;
e) to impersonate or attempt to impersonate TECHNĒ, a TECHNĒ employee, another user, or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using email addresses or unique identifier associated with any of the foregoing); or
f) to engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Platform, or which, as determined by us, may harm TECHNĒ or the users of the Platform, or expose them to liability.
g) Additionally, you agree not to:
i) Use the Platform in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the Platform or interfere with any other party's use of the Platform, including their ability to engage in real time activities through the Platform;
ii) Use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Platform for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Platform, for any purpose including but not limited to building or training large language models, machine learning tools, or artificial intelligence (AI) systems;
iii) Use any manual process to monitor, modify, or copy any of the material on the Platform, or for any other purpose not expressly authorized in these Terms and Conditions of Use, without our prior written consent;
iv) Use any device, software, or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Platform;
v) Use the Platform for benchmarking, or to compile content for a competitive product or service;
vi) Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful;
vii) Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Platform, the server on which the Platform is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Platform;
viii) Take any action that may damage or falsify TECHNĒ’s or the Platform’s rating in any online marketplace;
ix) Attack the Platform via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack; or
x) Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Platform.
10) Termination, Deactivation, Restriction, and Suspension. TECHNĒ reserves the right to refuse service, bar access to the Platform, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in our sole discretion, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever and without limitation, including but not limited to a breach of Terms.
If TECHNĒ suspends or limits your use of the Platform pursuant to this Agreement, you are thereafter prohibited from registering and accessing the Platform under your name or business name, a fake or borrowed name, or the name of any third party, even if you may be acting on behalf of the third party. Even after your right to use the Platform is suspended, terminated, or limited, this Agreement will remain enforceable against you. TECHNĒ reserves the right to take appropriate legal action pursuant to this Agreement. TECHNĒ reserves the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, all or any portion of the Platform in its sole discretion. TECHNĒ will provide you with notice of any such modification or discontinuation as required by law. To the extent permitted by law, TECHNĒ shall not be liable to you for any modification or discontinuance of all or any portion of the Platform. TECHNĒ has the right to restrict anyone from completing registration if such person or entity may threaten the safety and integrity of the Platform, or if such restriction is necessary to address any other reasonable business concern. If you wish to terminate an account, you may simply discontinue using the Platform.
11) Changes to Service. TECHNĒ reserves the right to withdraw or amend the Platform and any Services or material we provide via the Platform, in our sole discretion without notice. TECHNĒ is not liable if for any reason and or all of its Services are unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, TECHNĒ may restrict access to some parts of the Platform or of its Services, including registered users.
12) Error Reporting and Feedback. You may provide us either directly at hello@technechicago.com or via third party sites with information and feedback concerning errors, suggestions for improvements, ideas, problems, complaints, and other matters related to our Platform (“Feedback”). You acknowledge and agree that (i) you shall not retain, acquire or assert any intellectual property right or other right, title or interest in or to the Feedback; (ii) TECHNĒ may have development ideas similar to the Feedback; (iii) the Feedback does not contain confidential information or proprietary information from you or any third party; and (iv) TECHNĒ is not under any obligation of confidentiality with respect to the Feedback. In the event the transfer of the ownership to the Feedback is not possible due to applicable mandatory laws, you grant TECHNĒ and its affiliates an exclusive, transferable, irrevocable, free-of-charge, sub-licensable, unlimited, and perpetual right to use (including copy, modify, create derivative works, publish, distribute and commercialize) the Feedback in any manner and for any purpose.
13) Compliance with Laws. You agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding your use of the Platform and Services. You further agree that information provided by you is truthful and accurate to the best of your knowledge.
14) Indemnification. You agree that you will indemnify, defend, and hold TECHNĒ and our partners, employees, and affiliates, harmless from any liability, loss, claim and expense, including reasonable attorney's fees, arising from (1) your violation of this Agreement, or (2) your use of the Platform.
15) Promotional Messages. By accessing and using the Platform you may be asked to provide a valid phone number or email address in connection with your use of the Platform, by providing the aforementioned information you agree to receive email and text correspondence periodically from TECHNĒ. You can opt-out of receiving this communication at any time by clicking or replying with the applicable unsubscribe link.
16) Disclaimer. THE SERVICES, MEDIA, CONTENT, MATERIALS, FEATURES, PRODUCTS, OR OTHER INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE OR SOLD ON THIS PLATFORM ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS," "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ABOUT THE SERVICES. YOU AGREE THAT USE OF THIS PLATFORM IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TECHNĒ DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY EXPRESS WARRANTIES, STATUTORY WARRANTIES, AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. TO THE EXTENT YOUR JURISDICTION DOES NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON WARRANTIES, THIS LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY RELATING TO YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM SHALL BE TO DISCONTINUE USING THE PLATFORM.
17) Limitation of Liability. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL TECHNĒ, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, OR EMPLOYEES BE LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL (INCLUDING DAMAGES FROM LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOST PROFITS, LITIGATION, OR THE LIKE), SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR OTHER DAMAGES, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THE PLATFORM, THE SERVICES, YOUR PLATFORM USE, OR THE CONTENT, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE PLATFORM AND/OR CONTENT IS TO CEASE ALL OF YOUR PLATFORM USE.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THESE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY HEREIN, DO NOT EXCLUDE ANY STATUTORY CONSUMER RIGHTS CLAIMS OR DAMAGES ASSOCIATED WITH PERSONAL INJURY OR RESULTING FROM TECHNĒ’S INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT, RECKLESSNESS, FRAUD, OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ORGANTIZATION’S LIABILITY IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. ANY CLAIM AGAINST US SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT YOU PAID, IF ANY, FOR USE OF THE SERVICES.
You may have additional rights under certain laws (including consumer laws) which do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, or the exclusion or limitation of certain damages. If these laws apply to you, the exclusions or limitations in this Agreement that directly conflict with such laws may not apply to you.
18) Use of Information. TECHNĒ reserves the right, and you authorize us, to use and assign all information regarding Platform uses by you and all information provided by you in any manner consistent with our Privacy Policy.
19) Intellectual Property. The Platform and its original content, features and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of TECHNĒ and its licensors. The Platform is protected by copyright, trademark, and other law of the United States. Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service without the prior consent of TECHNĒ.
20) Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Notice and Copyright Agent. If you believe your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or your intellectual property rights have otherwise been violated, please provide a notice containing all of the following information to our Copyright Agent (see 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) for further detail):
a) An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;
b) A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
c) A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Platform;
d) Your address, telephone number, and e-mail address;
e) A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
f) A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
g) Our Copyright Agent for Notice of claims of copyright infringement on the Platform may be reached by email at hello@technechicago.com
You may be held accountable for damages (including costs and attorneys’ fees) for misrepresentation or bad faith claims on the infringement of any Content found on and/or through the Platform on your copyright.
21) Applicable Law. You agree that the laws of the state of Illinois, without regard to conflicts of laws provisions will govern this Agreement and any dispute that may arise between you and TECHNĒ or its affiliates. As a condition of using the Services, you agree that any and all disputes which cannot be resolved between the parties and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Agreement, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively before a court located in the State of Illinois having jurisdiction. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances will you be permitted to obtain awards for, and you hereby waive all rights to claim punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, including reasonable attorneys' fees, other than your actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e., costs associated with signing up for the Services), and you further waive all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.
22) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this Agreement will otherwise remain in full force and effect.
23) Waiver. The failure of TECHNĒ to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. Any waiver of this Agreement by TECHNĒ must be in writing and signed by an authorized representative of TECHNĒ.
24) Termination. TECHNĒ may terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without notice, for any reason.
25) Relationship of the Parties. Nothing contained in this Agreement or your use of the Platform or Services shall be construed to constitute either party as a partner, joint venturer, employee or agent of the other party, nor shall either party hold itself out as such. Neither party has any right or authority to incur, assume or create, in writing or otherwise, any warranty, liability or other obligation of any kind, express or implied, in the name of or on behalf of the other party, it being intended by both parties that each shall remain independent contractors responsible for its own actions.
26) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and TECHNĒ and governs the terms and conditions of your use of the Platform and Services, and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between you and TECHNĒ with respect to this Platform. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may also be subject to additional terms and conditions, posted policies (including but not limited to the Privacy Policy), guidelines, or rules that may apply when you use the Platform. TECHNĒ may revise these Terms and Conditions of Use at any time by updating this Agreement and posting it on the Platform. Accordingly, you should visit the Platform and review the Terms and Conditions of Use periodically to determine if any changes have been made. Your continued use of this Platform after any changes have been made to the Terms and Conditions of Use signifies and confirms your acceptance of any such changes or amendments to the Terms and Conditions of Use.
27) Contact Information.
TECHNĒ Chicago
hello@technechicago.com