Terms of Use
Last Updated: August 7, 2026
Welcome to WaveRun Media.
These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the WaveRun Media website, content, and related media services (collectively, the “Services”).
By accessing or using the Services, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree with these Terms, please do not use the Services.
1. About WaveRun Media
WaveRun Media (“WaveRun Media,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is an Illinois-based media company covering sports, business, hip-hop music, culture, entertainment, and related topics.
Website: waverunmedia.com
Contact: waverunmedia@gmail.com
2. Use of the Website
You may access and use the Services for lawful, personal, informational, and non-commercial purposes, unless we expressly authorize another use.
You agree not to use the Services:
For any unlawful purpose;
To violate any applicable law or regulation;
To interfere with or disrupt the operation or security of the website;
To attempt to gain unauthorized access to systems, accounts, data, or networks;
To introduce malicious code, viruses, or other harmful material;
To scrape, crawl, harvest, copy, or systematically extract website content or data without our prior written permission;
To impersonate WaveRun Media or another person or organization;
To infringe or violate the intellectual property, privacy, publicity, or other rights of another person or entity; or
In any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Services.
We reserve the right to restrict or terminate access to the Services when we reasonably believe that these Terms have been violated or that such action is necessary to protect the Services, WaveRun Media, our users, or others.
3. Media Content
The Services may include articles, photographs, graphics, videos, audio, podcasts, interviews, commentary, opinions, social-media content, headlines, logos, trademarks, and other materials (collectively, “Content”).
WaveRun Media’s Content is provided for informational, entertainment, and editorial purposes.
Sports, business, music, and entertainment coverage may include commentary, analysis, opinions, predictions, criticism, interviews, or reporting about third parties. Such material represents the views or editorial work of its respective author or source and should not necessarily be interpreted as the official position of WaveRun Media or any person or organization discussed.
4. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise indicated, the Services and all original Content made available by WaveRun Media—including text, articles, graphics, photographs, videos, audio, logos, branding, designs, and other materials—are owned by or licensed to WaveRun Media and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
You may view and access Content for your personal, non-commercial use.
Except as expressly permitted by law or by WaveRun Media in writing, you may not:
Reproduce substantial portions of our Content;
Republish Content in another publication or website;
Modify or create derivative works from our Content;
Distribute, sell, license, or commercially exploit our Content;
Remove copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices; or
Use WaveRun Media’s branding or trademarks without permission.
Nothing in these Terms grants you ownership of WaveRun Media’s intellectual property.
5. Limited Personal Sharing
You may share links to WaveRun Media articles and other publicly available pages through ordinary methods, including social media, provided that the sharing does not falsely suggest sponsorship, endorsement, or affiliation with WaveRun Media.
You may quote limited portions of Content where permitted by applicable copyright law, provided appropriate attribution is given and the use does not misrepresent the original material.
6. Third-Party Content and Links
The Services may display or link to content, websites, social-media platforms, videos, music, advertisements, or other materials provided by third parties.
WaveRun Media does not necessarily endorse or control third-party content.
Your interactions with third-party websites, platforms, advertisers, artists, businesses, organizations, or other third parties are solely between you and the applicable third party.
WaveRun Media is not responsible for third-party websites, products, services, content, policies, or practices.
7. Editorial Disclaimer
WaveRun Media strives to provide accurate and timely media content. However, we do not guarantee that every article, statement, statistic, quotation, prediction, or other piece of Content is complete, accurate, current, or error-free.
Content may become outdated, particularly in areas such as sports scores, player information, business developments, financial information, music releases, entertainment news, and other rapidly changing subjects.
Nothing on the Services should be interpreted as professional financial, legal, medical, investment, accounting, or other professional advice.
You should independently verify information and seek appropriate professional advice before making decisions based on Content published by WaveRun Media.
8. No Investment or Financial Advice
WaveRun Media may publish business, financial, economic, market, or entrepreneurship-related Content.
Such Content is provided for general informational and editorial purposes only and does not constitute investment, financial, securities, tax, accounting, or other professional advice.
WaveRun Media does not provide personalized investment recommendations or guarantees regarding the performance of any investment, business, company, security, or financial strategy.
You are solely responsible for your own financial decisions.
9. No Guarantee of Availability
We make reasonable efforts to maintain the Services, but we do not guarantee that the website or any particular Content will always be available, uninterrupted, secure, or free from errors.
We may modify, suspend, discontinue, or restrict any portion of the Services at any time, with or without notice, where permitted by law.
10. Disclaimer of Warranties
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Services and Content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.
WaveRun Media disclaims warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, accuracy, availability, and freedom from viruses or other harmful components.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any warranty or consumer protection right that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited under applicable law.
11. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, WaveRun Media and its owners, officers, employees, contractors, contributors, affiliates, and service providers will not be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from or relating to your use of, or inability to use, the Services or Content.
This includes, without limitation, losses arising from reliance on Content, interruptions to the Services, errors or omissions in Content, third-party websites or services, or unauthorized access to information.
Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot legally be limited under applicable law.
12. Indemnification
To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless WaveRun Media and its owners, officers, employees, contractors, contributors, affiliates, and service providers from claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from:
Your violation of these Terms;
Your unlawful or unauthorized use of the Services;
Your violation of another person’s rights; or
Your violation of applicable laws or regulations.
13. Copyright Concerns
WaveRun Media respects intellectual property rights.
If you believe that Content appearing on our website infringes your copyright, please contact us at:
waverunmedia@gmail.com
Please include sufficient information for us to identify the allegedly infringing material and understand the basis of your claim.
WaveRun Media may remove or restrict access to material when appropriate and in accordance with applicable law.
14. Changes to These Terms
We may modify these Terms from time to time.
When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date above. Updated Terms become effective when posted to the website unless a different effective date is stated.
Your continued use of the Services after the updated Terms become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms to the extent permitted by applicable law.
If you do not agree to revised Terms, you should stop using the Services.
15. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles, except to the extent that applicable law requires otherwise.
Any dispute that is not subject to another mandatory dispute-resolution process shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction located in Illinois, unless applicable law requires a different forum.
16. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is determined to be unlawful, invalid, or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.
17. Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with the WaveRun Media Privacy Policy and any other policies expressly incorporated into these Terms, constitute the agreement governing your use of the Services.
If any provision of these Terms conflicts with a mandatory requirement of applicable law, the mandatory requirement will control to the extent of the conflict.
18. Contact Us
If you have questions about these Terms or the WaveRun Media Services, please contact us:
WaveRun Media
Email: waverunmedia@gmail.com
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