Last updated: June 27, 2026
Welcome to ExploreBoston.com, a free online guide to help you explore Boston like a local. These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of this website (the “Site”). Please read them carefully. Throughout these Terms, “ExploreBoston.com,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the operator of the Site, and “you” refers to the person accessing or using the Site.
Acceptance of Terms
By accessing, browsing, or using ExploreBoston.com, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, please do not use the Site. Your continued use of the Site constitutes your ongoing acceptance of these Terms as they may be updated from time to time.
Eligibility
The Site is a general-audience travel guide and is not directed at children. You must be at least 13 years of age to submit any content to the Site, including event submissions and comments. If you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction, you may use the Site only with the involvement and consent of a parent or legal guardian. By using the Site, you represent that you meet these requirements.
Informational Purpose Only
ExploreBoston.com is provided for general informational purposes only. We cover Boston’s neighborhoods, places, attractions, and local events to help you plan and enjoy your time in the city. However, details such as opening hours, admission prices, schedules, public transit information, and event dates and locations change frequently and may be outdated or inaccurate at any given time.
Before relying on any information found on this Site, you must verify it directly with the relevant official source — including the venue, attraction, event organizer, transit authority, or business in question. Do not make travel, financial, or scheduling decisions based solely on content published here. Nothing on the Site constitutes professional, legal, financial, or safety advice.
No Warranty / Accuracy Disclaimer
While we make reasonable efforts to keep our content helpful and current, ExploreBoston.com makes no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or timeliness of any information on the Site. Content may contain errors, omissions, or out-of-date information, and is subject to change without notice.
Intellectual Property
All content on this Site — including written guides, articles, text, graphics, logos, page layouts, and the selection and arrangement of materials — is owned by ExploreBoston.com or its licensors and is protected by applicable copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. You may view and share links to our content for personal, non-commercial use. You may not copy, reproduce, republish, distribute, modify, or create derivative works from any part of the Site without our prior written permission. Trademarks, business names, and logos belonging to third parties that appear on the Site remain the property of their respective owners.
User Submissions
The Site allows you to submit content, including event submissions (with event details and an uploaded image) and comments on pages or posts. By submitting content, you:
- Grant ExploreBoston.com a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, transferable, sublicensable license to use, host, store, display, reproduce, edit, adapt, publish, and distribute your submission on the Site and related channels;
- Represent that your submission is accurate and that you have all necessary rights and permissions to submit it, including rights to any images you upload and any necessary consent of people identified in those images;
- Agree that your submission does not infringe the rights of any third party or violate any law.
We reserve the right, but assume no obligation, to review, moderate, edit, decline, or remove any user submission at our sole discretion and for any reason. We are not responsible for, and do not endorse, opinions, statements, or information contained in user submissions or comments.
Acceptable Use
You agree to use the Site lawfully and respectfully. You may not: submit false, misleading, defamatory, obscene, harassing, or unlawful content; upload viruses or malicious code; attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site or its systems; scrape, harvest, or collect data from the Site in violation of these Terms; circumvent or interfere with security features (including our web application firewall or caching systems); or use the Site in any way that disrupts, damages, or impairs its operation or security.
Privacy and Data
We collect limited information from visitors. Information you choose to provide includes the details you enter in our Contact form (name, email, phone, and message), the information and image you provide through our event-submission form, and the name and email you provide when leaving a comment. We also automatically collect standard technical information, including server logs and IP addresses, browser and device information, cookies, and security logs generated by our website security service. The Site uses page caching and a content delivery network to deliver pages efficiently, which may involve processing technical request data. We use this information to operate, secure, and improve the Site and to respond to your messages and submissions. ExploreBoston.com does not sell your personal information. If you have questions about your information or wish to make a privacy or data request, please contact us through our Contact page.
Third-Party Links and Listed Businesses
The Site references and links to third-party websites, venues, attractions, events, and businesses. These are provided for your convenience only. ExploreBoston.com does not control, endorse, or assume responsibility for any third-party website, business, or venue, including their content, products, services, accuracy, availability, or practices. Any dealings you have with third parties are solely between you and that party.
Disclaimer of Warranties
The Site and all content are provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free, or that any defects will be corrected.
Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, ExploreBoston.com and its operators shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss arising out of or related to your use of, or inability to use, the Site or any content, third-party site, or business referenced on it. To the fullest extent permitted by law, our total liability for any claim arising out of or relating to the Site or these Terms shall not exceed one hundred U.S. dollars (US $100). Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages, so some of the above limitations may not apply to you.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless ExploreBoston.com and its operators from any claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of your use of the Site, your submissions, or your violation of these Terms or any applicable law.
Governing Law
These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles. You agree that any dispute arising under these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Massachusetts, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.
Severability
If any provision of these Terms is found to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision will be limited or removed to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.
Entire Agreement
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and ExploreBoston.com regarding your use of the Site and supersede any prior agreements or understandings on that subject. Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms shall not be considered a waiver of that provision.
Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms at any time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date above. Changes take effect when posted, and your continued use of the Site after any update constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
Contact
If you have questions about these Terms, please reach us through our Contact page.