Terms & Conditions

LocalSanMarcos.com ("the Site", "we", "us") is an independent local guide to San Marcos, California. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by the City of San Marcos, San Diego County, California State University San Marcos, or any government agency or business listed on the Site.

By accessing or using the Site you accept these Terms & Conditions and our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site. We may update these terms at any time; continued use after an update means you accept the revised terms.

The Site is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. Do not submit personal information through the Site if you are under 13.

All content on the Site — including business listings, hours, prices, deals, happy hours, events, menus, descriptions, photographs, weather, air quality, surf reports, traffic, map data, neighborhood details, video embeds, and AI-generated responses — is provided for general information only and may be inaccurate, incomplete, outdated, or otherwise wrong.

You are solely responsible for verifying any information before relying on it. Always confirm hours, prices, availability, safety conditions, and event details directly with the business, venue, organizer, or appropriate government agency before you go, spend money, or make plans. We do not guarantee the accuracy, quality, safety, or availability of any business, product, service, or experience mentioned on the Site.

Marco AI is an automated assistant. Its responses are generated by a language model, may contain errors or outdated information, and are not professional advice of any kind (legal, medical, financial, safety or otherwise). Do not rely on Marco AI for emergency, medical or legal decisions. In an emergency, call 911.

You agree not to:

• use the Site for any unlawful, harassing, defamatory or fraudulent purpose;
• scrape, harvest, mine or bulk-copy content, contact data or images from the Site;
• attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site, its backend or its data;
• upload malicious code or interfere with the Site's operation or availability;
• misrepresent your identity or submit content you do not have rights to.

When you submit an event, deal, video, tip, correction or message through our forms, you confirm the information is accurate to the best of your knowledge and that you have the right to share it. You grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to publish, edit, shorten and display that submission on the Site and in related promotion. We may decline, edit or remove any submission for any reason.

Some placements on the Site — including the Sponsor Spotlight, featured listings and promoted deals — are paid. Paid placements are labeled as sponsored or featured. Payment does not change our editorial descriptions of other businesses, and we do not accept payment to remove accurate information. We may participate in affiliate or referral programs; where we do, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.

The Site links to third-party websites and embeds third-party content such as YouTube videos and map tiles. Those services have their own terms and privacy practices, and we do not control or endorse their content. External links open in a new tab. Using them is at your own risk.

The Site's name, layout, original text, graphics and imagery are owned by us or licensed to us and are protected by copyright and trademark law. You may share links and short quotations with attribution. You may not republish substantial portions without written permission. Business names, logos and trademarks belong to their respective owners.

If you believe content on the Site infringes your copyright, send a DMCA-style notice through our contact form identifying the work, the URL, and a statement of good-faith belief. We remove infringing material promptly once verified.

Business owners may request corrections, updates or removal of their listing at any time through the contact form. We honor reasonable removal requests.

The Site is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, secure or error-free.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, or exemplary damages, or for lost profits, data, goodwill, or business interruption, arising from your use of the Site, your reliance on any content (including incorrect, outdated, or AI-generated information), or your dealings with any business, venue, organizer, or third-party site referenced here.

This limitation applies even if we were advised of the possibility of such damages. Our total aggregate liability for any claim relating to the Site will not exceed one hundred U.S. dollars ($100).

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims, damages and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from your misuse of the Site, your submissions, or your violation of these terms or the rights of another.

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in San Diego County, California, and you consent to that jurisdiction.

If any provision of these terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions stay in effect. These terms, together with the Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, Accessibility Statement and Disclaimer, are the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Site.

We do not publish an email address. All legal notices and questions go through our contact form.