Effective Date: April 3, 2025
Welcome to MakeupCharters.com ("MakeupCharters," "we," "our," or "us"). These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of makeupcharters.com and any related services, features, communications, forms, or content offered through the website (collectively, the "Site" or "Services").
By accessing or using the Site, submitting an inquiry, requesting a captain introduction, creating an account, communicating through the Site, or otherwise using our Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use the Site or Services.
1. What MakeupCharters Does
MakeupCharters is a coordination and referral platform that helps connect anglers with offshore fishing captains, charter operators, and related third-party service providers. MakeupCharters does not own, operate, captain, crew, manage, maintain, inspect, supervise, or control any vessel, charter trip, marina, or offshore fishing excursion. We are not a charter operator, guide service, marine transporter, or insurer. We facilitate introductions and communications only.
2. Eligibility
You must be at least 18 years old and legally capable of entering into a binding agreement to use this Site and Services.
3. No Guarantee of Trip Availability or Quality
Use of the Site does not guarantee availability of any captain, vessel, or charter date; acceptance of your request; safety or qualifications of any third party; weather or fishing conditions; or accuracy of third-party information. You are solely responsible for evaluating whether any trip, vessel, captain, or service is appropriate for you.
4. User Responsibility
You agree you are solely responsible for performing due diligence regarding any captain or vessel, confirming safety practices and trip details directly with the provider, determining whether you are physically able to participate, complying with all laws and instructions, and obtaining any insurance you consider appropriate.
5. Offshore Fishing Involves Inherent Risks
Offshore fishing, boating, marine transportation, and related activities involve serious inherent risks including the risk of severe injury, illness, disability, property damage, or death from rough seas, storms, equipment failure, hook injuries, sun exposure, and more.
6. Assumption of Risk
By using the Site or participating in any trip resulting from the Site, you knowingly and voluntarily assume all risks associated with offshore fishing, marine travel, boating, and related activities, whether known or unknown, foreseeable or unforeseeable.
7. Release of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, you release, waive, and discharge MakeupCharters and its affiliates, owners, officers, employees, and agents from any and all claims arising out of your use of the Site, any introduction made through the Site, or any trip or activity connected to the Site.
8. Indemnification
You agree to defend and hold harmless MakeupCharters from any claims arising from your use of the Site, participation in any trip, violation of these Terms, or violation of any law or third-party rights.
9–22. Additional Terms
These Terms also cover third-party providers, payments and cancellations, no warranties, limitation of liability, user submissions, prohibited uses, suspension or termination, privacy, governing law (Maryland), venue (Worcester County, MD), severability, and the entire agreement. View full Terms of Service.
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