Terms of Use — FishingLicenseInfo.org — Delaware Law, AAA Arbitration

1. Acceptance

By accessing or using fishinglicenseinfo.org/, you agree to these Terms of Use and to our Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, Disclaimer, Copyright & IP Policy, Editorial Policy, Sources & Methodology, and Accessibility Statement. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.

2. Permitted Use

• Read content for personal, informational, or educational purposes
• Print or save individual pages for personal reference
• Share links to specific pages by URL
• Quote brief extracts under fair use (17 U.S.C. §107), with attribution to fishinglicenseinfo.org/ and a link to the source page
• Use state-agency contact details to contact the state agency directly
• Use the site as a starting point to find which state agency to apply to (verify with the agency before relying)

3. Prohibited Use

• Use the site to misrepresent yourself as USFWS, NOAA Fisheries, AFWA, a state fish and wildlife agency, a federally recognized tribe, or an authorized vendor
• Use the site to operate an unauthorized “third-party fishing license sale” service
• Scrape, mass-download, or systematically extract content for commercial republication or to build a competing aggregator
• Use the site to harass, threaten, dox, or otherwise harm any individual, including state conservation officers, agency staff, or tribal officials
• Republish content under a different brand without permission
• Reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract source code from any site infrastructure
• Use the site to deliver malware, conduct attacks, or otherwise interfere with site operation in breach of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (18 U.S.C. §1030) or comparable state statutes
• Use the site in any manner that breaches FTC Act Section 5, your state’s UDAP statute, the Lanham Act, the Defend Trade Secrets Act, or any other applicable federal or state law

4. Your Consumer-Rights Position

5. Intellectual Property

The original editorial content of fishinglicenseinfo.org/ — guides, comparison tables, step-by-step procedures, design and selection of facts — is protected by copyright under U.S. copyright law (17 U.S.C. §101 et seq.). Subject to fair use (17 U.S.C. §107) and the permitted-use clause above, all rights reserved.

U.S. federal-government works (e.g., USFWS publications, NOAA publications) are public-domain under 17 U.S.C. §105 and are freely reused here with attribution. State-government works may or may not be copyrighted depending on the state’s “edicts of government” treatment; we attribute and link in either case.

We use the names of state fish and wildlife agencies, federal agencies, tribal authorities, and authorized retail vendors nominatively — to identify the entity our guide covers. This is fair use under the Lanham Act §33(b)(4) (15 U.S.C. §1115(b)(4)) and under the doctrine of nominative fair use established in New Kids on the Block v. News America Publishing (9th Cir. 1992), Toyota Motor Sales v. Tabari (9th Cir. 2010), and International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium v. Security University (2d Cir. 2016), where the use is not likely to cause confusion as to source, sponsorship, or affiliation.

6. User Submissions

If you send us a correction, comment, or suggestion, you grant us a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, and incorporate the submission into the site for editorial purposes. We will not publish your name or contact details without permission.

7. Third-Party Content and Links

The site links extensively to state fish and wildlife agencies, USFWS, NOAA Fisheries, AFWA, the FTC, state Attorneys General, the U.S. Coast Guard, tribes, and authorized vendors. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content, availability, accuracy, or privacy practices. A link is not an endorsement.

8. Disclaimers

THE SITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. We do not warrant that state-agency URLs, fee schedules, license types, residency rules, age exemptions, free-fishing-day dates, or vendor lists are current at any specific moment — details change frequently, and the state agency’s own published page is the authoritative current reference.

9. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, fishinglicenseinfo.org/ AND ITS OPERATORS, EDITORS, CONTRIBUTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, OR INCIDENTAL LOSS ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR YOUR RELIANCE ON ANY CONTENT. Aggregate liability to any user is capped at one hundred U.S. dollars (US$100).

Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes any liability that cannot be limited or excluded under applicable U.S. law — including liability for personal injury caused by gross negligence, fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, or any liability your home state preserves under its consumer-protection statute.

10. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless fishinglicenseinfo.org/ and its operators, editors, contributors, and agents from any claim, loss, liability, demand, or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from your breach of these Terms or your misuse of the site, including any unauthorized commercial scraping, any misrepresentation as a state agency, or any harassment of agency staff.

11. Binding Arbitration and Class-Action Waiver

You and fishinglicenseinfo.org/ agree that any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the site will be resolved by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules, before a single arbitrator. The seat of arbitration is Wilmington, Delaware. The arbitrator’s decision is final and binding. Arbitration is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. §1 et seq.).

Class action waiver. You and we agree that each may bring claims against the other only in your or its individual capacity and not as plaintiff or class member in any purported class or representative proceeding.

Exceptions to arbitration. Either party may bring an individual action in small-claims court for any claim within that court’s jurisdiction. You retain the right to file a complaint with any federal, state, or local agency — including the FTC, your state Attorney General, or your state’s consumer-protection office — and nothing in this section limits such filings or any statutory rights you have to pursue public-injunctive relief (where state law preserves it, as under McGill v. Citibank in California).

30-day right to opt out of arbitration. You may opt out of the arbitration clause by emailing info@fishinglicenseinfo.org within 30 days of first using the site with the subject “Arbitration opt-out” and your contact details. Opt-out has no effect on any other provision.

12. Term and Termination

These Terms are effective until terminated. We may terminate or suspend access at any time. Sections that by their nature should survive termination — IP, disclaimers, liability cap, indemnity, arbitration, governing law, miscellaneous — survive.

13. Governing Law and Venue

These Terms and any non-contractual obligations are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, excluding its conflict-of-laws principles. Subject to the arbitration clause above, courts located in New Castle County, Delaware have exclusive jurisdiction over disputes. Mandatory consumer-protection provisions of the state where you are resident continue to apply.

14. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms. The “Last reviewed” date at the top reflects the current version. Material changes are flagged on the site for 30 days. Continued use after the effective date of changes constitutes acceptance.

15. Miscellaneous

• Severability. If any clause is found unenforceable, the rest of the Terms remain in effect.
• No waiver. Our failure to enforce any clause is not a waiver of future enforcement.
• Entire agreement. These Terms with the policies incorporated by reference constitute the entire agreement.
• Assignment. You may not assign these Terms; we may assign them in connection with any sale, merger, or reorganization.
• Headings. Section headings are for convenience only.

16. Contact

For any question about these Terms, email info@fishinglicenseinfo.org with the subject “Terms query”.