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Effective September 8, 2026. Please read these terms before using this website.

These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of www.moderncartographers.com and any related pages, forms, and client tools we operate (together, the "Site"), which are provided by Modern Cartographers ("Modern Cartographers," "we," "us," or "our"). By accessing or using the Site, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.

These Terms cover the website, not our engagements. Consulting services are governed by the separate written agreement, statement of work, or insertion order signed between Modern Cartographers and the client. Where that agreement conflicts with these Terms, the signed agreement controls for that engagement.

Who may use the Site

The Site is intended for professional audiences: candidates, committees, unions, associations, public entities, consultants, and their staff. You must be at least 18 years old and able to form a binding contract to use the Site. If you use the Site on behalf of an organization, you represent that you are authorized to accept these Terms for that organization.

Informational content, not advice

Everything on the Site, including our journal articles, guides, service descriptions, and PAC 101 material, is provided for general information only. It is not legal, financial, accounting, tax, or campaign finance advice, and it does not create a consulting or attorney-client relationship. Campaign finance and election law vary by jurisdiction and change often. Consult qualified counsel before acting on anything you read here.

Any results, benchmarks, or case examples described on the Site reflect specific past engagements under specific conditions. They are not a prediction, guarantee, or warranty of any particular outcome in your race or campaign.

Acceptable use

You agree not to:

  • Use the Site for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable election, campaign finance, telemarketing, or data protection law.
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the Site, including client-access pages, accounts, or systems, or bypass any access control.
  • Scrape, harvest, data-mine, or systematically copy content from the Site, or use automated means to access it in a way that burdens our infrastructure.
  • Introduce malware or any code intended to disrupt, damage, or interfere with the Site.
  • Submit false, misleading, or third-party information through our forms, or submit a phone number you are not authorized to enroll.
  • Reproduce, resell, or republish our content or materials for a competing commercial purpose without our written permission.

Client-access pages

Some pages are restricted to active clients and require an access passcode. Passcodes are for the use of the client team they were issued to. Do not share your passcode outside your organization. You are responsible for activity that occurs under a passcode issued to you, and you agree to tell us promptly if you believe it has been compromised. We may change or revoke access at any time.

Text messaging

If you provide a mobile number and opt in, you consent to receive text messages from Modern Cartographers at that number. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to opt out or HELP for help. Consent to receive texts is not a condition of purchasing any service. You represent that you are the subscriber or customary user of the number you submit. See our Privacy Policy for how we handle this data.

Intellectual property

The Site and its contents, including text, graphics, illustrations, maps, logos, the Modern Cartographers name and marks, page design, and the selection and arrangement of content, are owned by Modern Cartographers or our licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws. We grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to view and use the Site for your own informational and business evaluation purposes. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

You may quote short excerpts from our journal with attribution and a link back to the original page. Any other reproduction requires our prior written consent.

Submissions and feedback

If you send us ideas, suggestions, or feedback about the Site or our services, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide license to use them without restriction or compensation to you. Please do not send us confidential information through the Site's public forms; use a signed engagement or a secure channel we set up with you.

Third-party services and links

The Site embeds and links to third-party services, including form and scheduling tools, payment providers, and analytics. Those services are operated by others under their own terms and privacy policies. We do not control them and are not responsible for their content, availability, or practices. Linking to a third party is not an endorsement.

Availability and changes

We may change, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Site at any time, and we may update these Terms. When we do, we will revise the effective date above. Your continued use of the Site after a change means you accept the revised Terms. We do not promise the Site will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free.

Disclaimer of warranties

The Site and all content are provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, accuracy, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Site will be free of errors, viruses, or other harmful components, or that any defect will be corrected.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Modern Cartographers and its officers, employees, contractors, and agents will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any lost profits, lost data, lost goodwill, or business interruption, arising out of or relating to your use of or inability to use the Site, whether based in contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or otherwise, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Our total aggregate liability arising out of or relating to the Site will not exceed one hundred U.S. dollars ($100). Some jurisdictions do not allow certain exclusions or limitations, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Modern Cartographers and its officers, employees, contractors, and agents from any claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of your use of the Site, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.

Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. You and Modern Cartographers agree that any dispute arising out of or relating to the Site or these Terms will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Williamson County, Texas, and each party consents to the personal jurisdiction of those courts. Any claim must be brought within one year after it arises.

General

If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, the rest remain in effect. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of it. You may not assign these Terms without our written consent; we may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets. These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, are the entire agreement between you and Modern Cartographers regarding the Site.

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