LAST UPDATED: FEBRUARY 10, 2025
BLOOMBERG CONNECTS TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Please read the following terms and conditions very carefully. The Terms govern your access and use of the products, websites, features, apps, services, technologies and software we offer, including, for example, the BLOOMBERG CONNECTS™ downloadable application (“Bloomberg Connects App”) and the BLOOMBERG Connects mobile web application (the “Bloomberg Connects Mobile Web Application”), except where we expressly state that separate terms (and not these Terms, as defined below) apply (collectively, the “Bloomberg Connects Products”). If you do not agree with the following terms and conditions, do not download, access, use or install any Bloomberg Connects Products. By downloading, installing, accessing or using any Bloomberg Connects Products or any portion thereof, you agree to the following terms and conditions.
1. USE OF THE BLOOMBERG PRODUCTS.
This agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into between you (“You” or “Your”) and Bloomberg Consulting LLC, Bloomberg Philanthropies Support LLC, the Bloomberg Family Foundation, Inc. and each of their respective current and future affiliates, (collectively, “Bloomberg Consulting,” “We,” “Our” or “Us”). Your use of the Bloomberg Connects Products is subject to (i) the terms and conditions set forth herein, (ii) Bloomberg Consulting’s Privacy Policy at https://www.bloombergconnects.org/privacy/ (the “Privacy Policy”), (iii) Bloomberg Consulting’s product specific terms, as applicable (the “Product Specific Terms”), and (iv) any specific instructions, restrictions and warnings provided within the Bloomberg Connects Products, such as dialog boxes that alert You to important information, each of (ii)-(iv) are incorporated herein by reference (subsections (i)-(iv), collectively, the “Terms”).
2. LIMITED LICENSED GRANT.
Subject to the Terms, You are hereby granted the non-transferable right to use the downloadable mobile application included in the Bloomberg Connects Products, including, but not limited to the Bloomberg Connects App,) on Apple, Inc.-branded (“Apple”) devices or Google, Inc. (“Google”) Android devices (each an “Authorized Device”) and the other Bloomberg Connects Products, including but not limited to, the Bloomberg Connects Mobile Web Application, each of the foregoing solely for personal, non-commercial purposes. The Bloomberg Connects Products may provide You with access to data, materials, content and other information or materials, owned by Bloomberg Consulting’s partners, suppliers, licensors, and owners/licensors of content, copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property (“Suppliers”) (collectively, “Third Party Materials”). Downloading, printing, copying, distributing or otherwise using Third Party Materials, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Terms, is expressly prohibited. Subject to the Terms, You are permitted to access and use such Third Party Materials through the Bloomberg Connects Products for Your personal, non-commercial use (for example, downloading guides from the Bloomberg Connects App, for Your visit to a cultural institution).
3. RESTRICTIONS ON USE.
You shall not use (or assist someone else in using) any Bloomberg Connects Products in any manner that (i) violates these Terms, (ii) may impair, overburden, damage, disable or otherwise compromise (a) Bloomberg Consulting’s services or any Bloomberg Connects Products, (b) any other party’s use and enjoyment of Bloomberg Consulting’s services or any Bloomberg Connects Products, or (c) the services and products of any third parties (including, without limitation, an Authorized Device, Apple or Google); or (iii) is unlawful, misleading, discriminatory or fraudulent.
You further agree that You will not (and will not allow or encourage any third party to) (i) modify, adapt, translate, or prepare derivative works from the Bloomberg Connects Products or any Third Party Materials; (ii) decompile, reverse engineer or disassemble or otherwise attempt to derive source code from the Bloomberg Connects Products or Third Party Materials; (iii) copy (such as, for example, via a download or screenshot), distribute, transfer, sell, resell, license, sublicense, or otherwise make the Bloomberg Connects Products or Third Party Materials available to any third party, except as expressly permitted under the Terms; (iii) transfer the Bloomberg Connects Products to, or use the Bloomberg Connects Products on, in each case, as applicable, a device other than an Authorized Device; (iv) infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate the rights of any person, including such person’s intellectual property rights (such as, for example, by using another’s copyright, patent or trademark without authorization); upload or introduce viruses, logic bombs, Trojan horses, worms or other or malicious code to the Bloomberg Connects Products; (v) spam, hack, or otherwise engage in any activity that could disable, overburden, interfere with, or impair the proper working, integrity, operation, or appearance of Bloomberg Consulting’s or its Suppliers’ services or systems or the Bloomberg Connects Products; (vi) access or collect content or data from the Bloomberg Connects Products using automated means (such as, for example, crawling, scraping, or training); (vii) take any action to circumvent, compromise, bypass, override, or defeat any security or technological measures implemented by Bloomberg Connects, including, but not limited to, such measures used to control or limit access to the Bloomberg Connects Products, Third Party Materials or data; (viii) access, copy, transfer, retransmit or transcode Third Party Materials or any other content in violation of any law or third party rights; or (ix) remove, obscure, or alter Bloomberg Consulting’s (or any third party’s) copyright notices, trademarks, or other proprietary rights notices affixed to or contained within or accessed through the Bloomberg Connects Products.
You agree to comply with all local laws and regulations governing the downloading, installation, access and/or use of the Bloomberg Connects Products, including, without limitation, any usage rules and restrictions set forth by applicable third parties, such as Apple, Google and other applicable third party vendors, in their respective online terms of service. You represent, warrant, and covenant that You are (i) at least eighteen (18) years old. If You are at least eighteen (18) years old and You have not reached the age of majority in Your jurisdiction, You may only use the Bloomberg Connects Products if Your parent or legal guardian consents to Your use of such Bloomberg Connects Products. If You are a parent or legal guardian and You allow Your child to download, access, use or install the Bloomberg Connects Products, the Terms apply to You and You are responsible for Your child’s activity on or in connection with such Bloomberg Connects Products.
From time to time, Bloomberg Consulting and its Suppliers may automatically check the version of Bloomberg Connects Products, including those installed on an Authorized Device and, if applicable, provide updates to the Bloomberg Connects Products (“Updates”). Updates may contain, without limitation, bug fixes, patches, enhanced functionality, plug-ins and new versions of the Bloomberg Connects App. By downloading, accessing, using or installing any Bloomberg Connects Products, You authorize the automatic download and installation of Updates and agree to download and install Updates manually if necessary. Your use of the Bloomberg Connects Products and Updates will be governed by the Terms (as amended by any terms and conditions that may be provided with Updates).
Bloomberg Consulting and its Suppliers reserve the right to temporarily disable or permanently discontinue any and all functionality of the Bloomberg Connects Products at any time without notice and with no liability to you.
When You install any Bloomberg Connects Products on Your mobile device, You agree to receive push notifications, which are messages an application sends You on Your mobile device when You are not in the application. You can turn off notifications by visiting Your mobile device’s “settings” page.
For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement is solely between Bloomberg Consulting and You. Bloomberg Consulting’s Suppliers, such as, for example, Apple and Google (a) are third party beneficiaries of this Agreement; and (b) are not (i) liable for any third party claims that may be brought solely in connection with any Bloomberg Consulting Products; or (ii) obligated to provide any support service or maintenance in connection with any Bloomberg Consulting Products.
4. COLLECTION AND USE OF DATA.
We may collect and archive device and other information regarding You and Your use of the Bloomberg Connects Products (“Use Information”) to understand Our users and how Our users interact with the Bloomberg Connects Products, for example, through use of Google Analytics. Our Privacy Policy explains what data We collect and how We use data to support, operate and improve Our services, including the Bloomberg Connects Products. This Use Information may be shared with the cultural institution that You are visiting, and may be used to improve the Bloomberg Connects Products and other Bloomberg Consulting products and services, and for other reasonable internal and external uses, including, for example, in an anonymized, de-identified form to create industry benchmarking analyses and reports to be provided to cultural institutions and others. To find out more about a cultural institution’s information practices, please visit their website. Use Information may be stored and processed in the United States and other countries around the world that may not guarantee the same level of protection for such information as Your country. By using the Bloomberg Connects Products, You acknowledge and agree to the transfer and the processing of this information outside of Your country.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Use Information may include location information (including GPS and WiFi data, IP address and Bluetooth Data); provided that location information collected by certain Bloomberg Connects Products, may depend on the permissions and application settings of Your mobile device. For example, You can control the permissions and application settings of the Bloomberg Connects Application by visiting Your mobile device’s “settings” page.
You may set the permissions of Your mobile device to grant Bloomberg Consulting and its Suppliers access to Your contact lists and direct Bloomberg Consulting and its Suppliers to access Your contact list, for example, to refer the Bloomberg Connects Products to others.
5. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS.
You hereby acknowledge that Bloomberg Consulting owns all rights, titles and interest in and to the Bloomberg Connects Products and to any and all proprietary and confidential information contained therein (“Bloomberg Consulting Information”). The Bloomberg Connects Products and Bloomberg Consulting Information are protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws, including patent law, copyright law, trade secret law, trademark law, unfair competition law, and any and all other proprietary rights, and any and all applications, renewals, extensions and restorations thereof, now or hereafter in force and effect worldwide.
Third Party Materials made available on or through the Bloomberg Connects Products are protected by applicable intellectual property rights and are the property of Bloomberg Consulting or its Suppliers (as applicable), and, as between You and Bloomberg Consulting, You agree that Bloomberg Consulting owns all right, title and interest in and to the Third Party Materials, for itself or on behalf of its Suppliers. Bloomberg Consulting and its Suppliers make no representations or warranties regarding the Third Party Materials, including as to accuracy, noninfringement of rights or completeness.
You acknowledge and agree that any content included in the Third Party Materials provided through the Bloomberg Connects Products and the views and opinions reflected within that content are those of the applicable Supplier providing such content, and do not necessarily represent or reflect the policies, opinions or positions held by Bloomberg Consulting.
You acknowledge that You are not required to provide Bloomberg Consulting or its Suppliers with any feedback, comments or suggestions (including survey responses) about the Bloomberg Connects Products, or any of Bloomberg Consulting’s or its Suppliers’ technologies, products, or services (“Feedback”). However, if You provide Feedback, You agree that Bloomberg Consulting owns such Feedback and Bloomberg Consulting and its Suppliers are free to use, disclose, reproduce, license or otherwise distribute the Feedback without any obligations or restrictions of any kind, and We are under no obligation to keep such Feedback confidential. Without limiting the foregoing, and for the avoidance of doubt, You shall not be attributed to or compensated for any Feedback provided. You hereby irrevocably assign to Bloomberg Consulting all of Your right, title, and interest in or to such Feedback, including all intellectual property and other rights in such Feedback, and irrevocably waive all moral rights You may have in or to such Feedback under applicable law. Upon written request, You agrees to execute such releases, clearances, or assignments requested by Bloomberg Consulting in order for Bloomberg Consulting to demonstrate its rights in the Feedback.
6. EXPORT RESTRICTIONS.
You may not use or otherwise export or re-export the Bloomberg Connects Products except as authorized by United States law and the laws of the jurisdiction in which the applicable Bloomberg Connects Products were obtained. In particular, but without limitation, the Bloomberg Connects Products may not be exported or re-exported (a) into any U.S.-embargoed countries or (b) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Nationals List or the U.S. Department of Commerce Denied Persons List or Entity List. By using the Bloomberg Connects Products, You represent and warrant that You are not located in any such country or on any such list. You also agree that You will not use these products for any purposes prohibited by United States law, including, without limitation, the development, design, manufacture, or production of nuclear, missile, or chemical or biological weapons.
7. USE OF THIRD PARTY MATERIALS.
The Bloomberg Connects Products may include or require the use Third Party Materials, which are subject to additional term and conditions imposed by the applicable Supplier of such Third Party Materials, including, for example, software offered under open source license terms that We make available to You, Google Maps and Google Translate. You acknowledges and agree that prior to using any Third Party Materials, You shall agree to and comply with all terms and conditions required by the applicable Supplier in connection with such use of the Third Party Materials. The protections provided to Bloomberg Consulting under this Agreement shall also apply, as applicable, to such Suppliers.
All Google Maps features and content provided in or through the Bloomberg Connects Products is subject to the then-current versions of the: (1) Google Maps/Google Earth Additional Terms of Service at https://maps.google.com/help/terms_maps.html; and (2) Google Privacy Policy at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
The BLOOMBERG Connects Products MAY CONTAIN TRANSLATIONS POWERED BY GOOGLE. GOOGLE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES RELATED TO THE TRANSLATIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
8. TERMINATION AND SUSPENSION.
You may terminate this Agreement at any time by permanently deleting all Bloomberg Connects Products in their entirety from all of Your Authorized Devices, as applicable, and ceasing all access and use of the Bloomberg Connects Products, whereupon (and without notice from Bloomberg Consulting) any rights granted to You herein will automatically terminate. If You fail to comply with any provision of the Terms, any rights granted to You herein will automatically terminate. In the event of such termination, You must immediately delete all Bloomberg Connects Products from all of Your Authorized Devices. We may disable or suspend (temporarily or permanently), Your access to any Bloomberg Connects Products if We determine, in Our reasonable discretion, that You have violated the Terms.
9. SURVIVAL.
Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 of this Agreement shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.
10. INDEMNITY.
You agree to hold harmless and indemnify Bloomberg Consulting and its subsidiaries, affiliates, Suppliers, officers, agents, and employees (and their subsidiaries, affiliates, Suppliers, officers, agents, and employees) from and against any claim, suit or action arising from or in any way related to Your use of the Bloomberg Connects Products or Your violation of this Agreement, including any liability or expense arising from all claims, losses, damages, suits, judgments, litigation costs and attorneys’ fees, of every kind and nature. In such a case, Bloomberg Consulting will provide You with written notice of such claim, suit or action.
11. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES.
THE BLOOMBERG CONNECTS Products are PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, Bloomberg Consulting and its suppliers EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. YOUR USE OF THE BLOOMBERG CONNECTS Products IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. NEITHER Bloomberg Consulting NOR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS SHALL BE OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH ANY MAINTENANCE OR SUPPORT SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE BLOOMBERG CONNECTS Products or THIRD Party MATERIALS used or provided in connection therewith.
NEITHER Bloomberg Consulting NOR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS MAKES ANY WARRANTY (I) THAT THE BLOOMBERG CONNECTS PRODUCTS or THIRD Party MATERIALS used or provided in connection therewith WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; (II) THAT THE BLOOMBERG CONNECTS PRODUCTS or THIRD Party MATERIALS used or provided in connection therewith WILL BE ERROR-FREE AND FREE OF VIRUSES, WORMS OR “TORJAN HORSES,” OR ANY OTHER HARMFUL, INVASIVE, OR CORRUPTED FILES; (III) REGARDING THE SECURITY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, OR PERFORMANCE OF THE BLOOMBERG CONNECTS PRODUCTS or THIRD Party MATERIALS used or provided in connection therewith; OR (IV) THAT ANY ERRORS IN THE BLOOMBERG CONNECTS PRODUCTS or THIRD Party MATERIALS used or provided in connection therewith WILL BE CORRECTED.
ANY THIRD PARTY MATERIALS OR OTHER MATERIAL YOU DOWNLOAD OR OTHERWISE OBTAIN THROUGH THE BLOOMBERG CONNECTS PRODUCTS IS OBTAINED AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR AUTHORIZED DEVICE (OR ANY OTHER DEVICE) OR ANY LOSS OF DATA THAT MAY RESULT FROM DOWNLOADING ANY SUCH THIRD PARTY MATERIALS OR OTHER MATERIAL.
THE BLOOMBERG CONNECTS PRODUCTS ARE NOT INTENDED FOR USE IN ANY ACTIVITIES DURING WHICH THE FAILURE OF THE BLOOMBERG CONNECTS PRODUCTS COULD LEAD TO DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY, OR SEVERE PHYSICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE.
NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM Bloomberg Consulting OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS OR THROUGH THE BLOOMBERG CONNECTS PRODUCTS SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THEE TERMS.
12. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT Bloomberg Consulting AND ITS SUPPLIERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY ARISES FROM ANY CLAIM BASED UPON CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, AND EVEN IF Bloomberg Consulting AND ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES) RESULTING FROM: (I) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE BLOOMBERG CONNECTS PRODUCTS OR ANY THIRD PARTY MATERIALS (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY AUGMENTED REALITY CONTENT CONTAINED THEREIN); (II) THE INABILITY TO USE THE BLOOMBERG CONNECTS PRODUCTS TO ACCESS THIRD PARTY MATERIALS OR DATA; (III) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; (IV) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; OR (V) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE BLOOMBERG CONNECTS PRODUCTS OR THIRD PARTY MATERIALS. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, BLOOMBERG CONSULTING IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY FOR, ANY PERSONAL INJURY, DAMAGE OR HARM RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THE BLOOMBERG CONNECTS PRODUCTS or any THIRD PARTY MATERIALS (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY AUGMENTED REALITY CONTENT CONTAINED THEREIN). THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING A FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
13. EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS.
NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT IS INTENDED TO EXCLUDE OR LIMIT ANY CONDITION, WARRANTY, RIGHT OR LIABILITY WHICH MAY NOT BE LAWFULLY EXCLUDED OR LIMITED. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE, BREACH OF CONTRACT OR BREACH OF IMPLIED TERMS, OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, ONLY THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS IN SECTIONS 11 AND 12 WHICH ARE LAWFUL IN YOUR JURISDICTION WILL APPLY TO YOU AND Bloomberg Consulting’S LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
14. ENTIRE AGREEMENT; REVISIONS TO AGREEMENT.
We may, from time to time, modify the Terms. Such modifications shall be effective as soon as the modified version of this Agreement is posted in or in connection with the Bloomberg Connects Products, including, for example, in Apple’s App Store, Google’s Play Store or any other authorized Bloomberg Connects Products distribution location. You can determine when the Terms were last revised by referring to the “LAST UPDATED” legend at the top of then-current version of this Agreement, the Privacy Policy and the Product Specific Terms. Your use of Bloomberg Connects Products following any modification to the Terms constitutes Your acceptance of the revised version of the Terms. If You do not agree to the modification of the Terms, You may terminate this Agreement as set forth in Section 8 (Termination and Suspension).
15. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
This Agreement and the legal relations between the parties hereto shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New York State, without reference to its conflict-of-laws principles. The parties hereto, their successors and assigns, consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of New York State with respect to any legal proceedings related to this Agreement, and waive any objection to the propriety or convenience of venue in such courts. This Agreement is the complete and exclusive statement of the agreements between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other communications or representations or agreements (whether oral, written or otherwise) relating thereto. The failure of either party at any time to require performance of any provision of this Agreement in no manner shall affect such party’s right at a later time to enforce the same. No waiver by either party of any breach of this Agreement, whether by conduct or otherwise, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be, or construed as, a further or continuing waiver of any other such breach, or a waiver of any other breach of this Agreement. If any provision of this Agreement shall to any extent be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall in no way be affected or impaired thereby and each such provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. In such case, this Agreement shall be reformed to the minimum extent necessary to correct any invalidity, illegality or unenforceability, while preserving to the maximum extent the rights and commercial expectations of the parties hereto, as expressed herein. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Bloomberg Connects App or this Agreement must be filed by You within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred. The section headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. If the terms and conditions of this Agreement conflict with the Product Specific Terms applicable to any Bloomberg Connects Products, the Product Specific Terms will govern with respect to such Bloomberg Connects Products.
16. COPYRIGHT AGENT FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT CLAIMS (DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT).
The designated agent to receive notification of claimed infringement under Title II of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act is: Fiona Reid, 25 East 78th St, New York, NY 10075, telephone (212) 205-0100,
e-mail: copyright@bloomberg.org.