Terms of Service
Effective date: October 9, 2026. These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the Research Marketing website (the “Site”), a trade news publication and a member of the 24World Media network. By accessing or using the Site, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Site.
1. The Service
Research Marketing publishes journalism covering marketing, advertising, media, consumer insights, digital, business, and technology, together with labelled sponsored material and advertising. We may add, change, or discontinue any part of the Site at any time without notice, subject to applicable law.
2. Eligibility
You must be at least 13 years of age (or 16 where that is the minimum age in your jurisdiction) to use the Site. By using the Site, you represent that you meet this requirement and that you have the legal capacity to agree to these Terms.
3. Acceptable Use
You agree to use the Site only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to: violate any applicable law or regulation; infringe the intellectual property or other rights of any person; attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site, its servers, or any related system; interfere with or disrupt the Site’s operation or security; scrape, harvest, or collect content or data from the Site by automated means except as permitted by applicable law and our robots directives; use the Site to transmit spam, malware, or deceptive material; or impersonate any person or misrepresent your affiliation.
4. Intellectual Property
The Site and its contents — including articles, briefs, headlines, graphics, photographs, logos, and the Research Marketing name and marks — are owned by or licensed to Research Marketing and 24World Media and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, and other laws. Except as expressly permitted by these Terms or by law, you may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works from, publicly display, or exploit any part of the Site.
5. Limited License to Readers
We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access the Site for your personal, non-commercial reading. You may quote brief excerpts of our journalism with clear attribution to Research Marketing and a link to the original story. This license does not permit systematic republication, syndication, or commercial redistribution; those uses require prior written permission obtained through the permissions route on our Contact page.
6. User Submissions
The Site may invite submissions in limited contexts, including news tips, correction requests, letters, and comments where enabled. By submitting material to us, you grant Research Marketing a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, edit for length and clarity, publish, and distribute that material in connection with our journalism, with attribution as appropriate. You represent that you own or have the necessary rights to submit the material and that it does not infringe any third-party right or violate any law. Confidential news tips remain governed by the confidentiality terms agreed between the source and the newsroom and by our source-protection practices, which prevail over this Section 6 in the event of any conflict.
7. Sponsored Content and Advertising
The Site carries advertising and sponsored content, which are always labelled as such. The presence of advertising or sponsored content does not constitute an endorsement by the Research Marketing newsroom. Advertisers and sponsors are responsible for the lawfulness and accuracy of their own material. Commercial arrangements never influence our news coverage, as stated in our Code of Ethics.
8. Third-Party Links and Services
The Site contains links to third-party websites and services that we do not own or control. We are not responsible for the content, policies, or practices of any third party. Your use of third-party services is at your own risk and subject to their terms.
9. Disclaimer of Warranties
The Site and its contents are provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of harmful components, or that any factual statement will be free of error; our commitment on factual accuracy is the corrections process described in our Corrections Policy and Website Disclaimer.
10. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Research Marketing, 24World Media, and their respective officers, editors, employees, and agents will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, or goodwill, arising out of or relating to your use of or inability to use the Site, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Our aggregate liability for any claim arising from the Site will not exceed one hundred U.S. dollars (US$100) or the amount you paid us in the twelve months before the claim, whichever is greater. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so parts of this section may not apply to you.
11. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Research Marketing, 24World Media, and their officers, editors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or in any way connected with your violation of these Terms, your submissions, or your misuse of the Site.
12. Copyright Claims (DMCA)
If you believe that material on the Site infringes your copyright, please send a notice through the Contact page routes or by post to Research Marketing, 1411 N Sterling Ave, Palatine, IL 60067, including: identification of the copyrighted work; identification of the allegedly infringing material and its location; your contact information; a statement of good-faith belief; and a statement, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act. We respond to valid notices and may remove or disable access to the identified material. Repeat infringers’ access may be terminated where applicable.
13. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. Any dispute arising under these Terms that is not resolved informally will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Illinois, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.
14. Changes to These Terms
We may revise these Terms at any time by posting the revised version on this page and updating the effective date. Material changes will be identified on this page. Your continued use of the Site after the effective date of a revision constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
15. Termination, Severability, and Entire Agreement
We may suspend or terminate your access to the Site at any time, with or without cause, to the extent permitted by law. If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect. These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, Corrections Policy, Code of Ethics, and Website Disclaimer, constitute the entire agreement between you and Research Marketing regarding the Site and supersede any prior agreements on that subject. Questions about these Terms may be sent through our Contact page or by post to 1411 N Sterling Ave, Palatine, IL 60067.
16. Feedback and Suggestions
If you send us feedback, suggestions, story ideas, or proposals for improving the Site, you agree that we may use them without restriction or compensation. Unsolicited story ideas submitted to the newsroom are received on that basis, except where a confidentiality agreement is expressly made before submission under our source-protection practices. We receive many similar ideas independently, and the submission of an idea creates no obligation on our part and no claim over coverage we publish.
17. Accessibility and Availability
We aim to make the Site accessible and usable, and we work to maintain its availability. The Site may be unavailable from time to time for maintenance, updates, security measures, or reasons beyond our reasonable control. Interruptions, delays, or errors in availability do not breach these Terms, and Section 9’s warranty disclaimers and Section 10’s liability limits apply to them. If an advertisement or sponsored placement you have booked is materially affected by a Site outage, your remedy is governed by the terms of your individual booking, not by these Terms.
18. International Use
The Site is operated from the United States and is intended for readers wherever our journalism is lawfully available. We make no representation that the Site or its contents are appropriate or available in every jurisdiction. If you access the Site from outside the United States, you do so at your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with your local laws. Where mandatory consumer protections in your jurisdiction apply to you, nothing in these Terms — including Sections 9, 10, and 13 — limits rights that cannot lawfully be limited.
19. Assignment and Waiver
You may not assign or transfer these Terms or your rights under them without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets of Research Marketing or 24World Media. No waiver of any provision of these Terms is effective unless it is in writing and signed or expressly acknowledged by us, and no failure or delay in enforcing any provision operates as a waiver of that or any other provision. Headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation.
