Welcome to Pacific Shores Research Group. This Terms of Use agreement and privacy policy (“Agreement”) is an Agreement between Pacific Shores Research Group, LLC, a California limited liability company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, and third-party associates (“Pacific Shores”) which operates a website providing information about Pacific Shores, its publishing practices, and its portfolio of informational brands (the “Website”).
This Agreement applies to anyone (referred to as “users”, “user”, “you”, or “your” as applicable) who accesses or uses the Website or any of the services Pacific Shores offers through the Website (collectively, the “Services”).
By accessing or using the Services, you acknowledge that you have read this Agreement, including the Pacific Shores Privacy Policy, understand it, and agree to be bound by its terms. If you do not agree, then please do not use the Services.
The Effective Date of this Agreement is February 17th, 2026.
Pacific Shores reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify or add to this Agreement at any time, for any reason, with or without notice to you (“Updated Terms”). The Updated Terms shall be included in a revised version of this Agreement accessible through the Website. We may provide notice of significant changes to this Agreement as required by law.
Your use of the Services following the posting of any Updated Terms constitutes your unconditional acceptance and agreement to be bound by those changes. You must cease using the Services immediately if you do not agree to be bound by the Updated Terms.
The Updated Terms will be effective as of the time of posting, or such later date as may be specified in the Updated Terms and will apply to your use of the Services from that point forward.
Pacific Shores provides informational services through the Website. These Services include, without limitation: (i) publishing information about Pacific Shores Research Group and its portfolio of informational brands; (ii) publishing general educational content related to publishing practices, editorial standards, and organizational policies; and (iii) providing ways for users to contact Pacific Shores for general inquiries.
Certain websites operated by Pacific Shores may provide additional services, tools, or interactive features. Any such services may be governed by separate terms and policies provided on those websites.
THE CONTENT OF THE SERVICES IS PROVIDED SOLELY FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES. PACIFIC SHORES DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL, LEGAL, FINANCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL ADVICE THROUGH THE SERVICES.
Information published across Pacific Shores websites may include topics related to healthcare, education, licensure, credentialing, career pathways, or other regulated or high-consideration subject areas. Such information is not intended to replace advice from a qualified professional.
You are encouraged to seek professional guidance from appropriately licensed or credentialed providers for any medical, legal, financial, or educational decisions. Requirements related to degrees, licensure, credentialing, and accreditation may vary by jurisdiction and change over time. Users should verify such requirements with official institutions, governing bodies, or regulatory agencies.
WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER WEBSITES THAT WE LINK TO, AND THEIR INFORMATION MAY CHANGE WITHOUT OUR KNOWLEDGE.
You agree to the following conditions for your use of the Services:
You shall not:
Subject to your compliance with this Agreement, Pacific Shores will permit you to access and use the Website solely for lawful purposes and only in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Pacific Shores hereby grants you a nonexclusive, non-assignable, non-transferrable, revocable, limited license to access and use the Services for the limited purpose of viewing informational content and contacting Pacific Shores.
Unless otherwise noted on the Website, all content, data, or other information provided through the Website made by Pacific Shores (collectively “Content”) is owned by Pacific Shores. You may not, in whole or in part, copy, modify, delete, add to, remove, publish, transmit, augment, transfer, create derivative works, sell, or participate in the sale or transfer of the Website, or in any other way exploit any of the Content without the prior written consent of Pacific Shores.
Acknowledgement of Our Privacy Policy. You expressly consent to the use and disclosure of Personal Information and other data and information as described in the Privacy Policy.
Notwithstanding anything in the Privacy Policy, Pacific Shores shall have the right to collect, extract, compile, synthesize, and analyze non-personally identifiable data or information resulting from your access to and use of the Services. To the extent any such data or information is collected or generated by Pacific Shores, the data and information will be solely owned by Pacific Shores and may be used by us for any lawful business purpose without a duty of accounting to you.
Pacific Shores may link to or reference third-party websites.
Before using any third-party websites or services, you are encouraged to review the relevant third party’s terms and policies. Pacific Shores shall not be held liable to and shall not accept any liability, obligation, or responsibility whatsoever for any loss or damage in connection with third-party websites or services.
Pacific Shores provides links to third-party websites only for your convenience. This does not imply any endorsement or association with such third parties.
Pacific Shores reserves the right to investigate, terminate, change, suspend, or discontinue the Services at its sole discretion, including without limitation, the availability of any feature, database, or Content, or your access to all or any part of the Services at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately.
All rights, title, and interest and all intellectual property rights in and to the materials developed independently by Pacific Shores or a third party shall vest in and be the sole and exclusive property of Pacific Shores or such third party.
All rights, title, and interest in and to the Services and all intellectual property rights in the Services will remain vested in Pacific Shores.
You shall not, at any time, do, permit, or cause to be done, any act or thing that would tend to impair or dilute Pacific Shores’ rights in the Services, or Pacific Shores’ trademarks, service marks, or trade names.
You represent and warrant that:
THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” AND PACIFIC SHORES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS, AND YOU DISCLAIM ANY RELIANCE ON, ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY PACIFIC SHORES WILL INCREASE THE SCOPE OF, OR CREATE ANY NEW WARRANTIES IN ADDITION TO, THE WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.
WE MAKE NO WARRANTY WHATSOEVER THAT THE OPERATION AND AVAILABILITY OF THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.
PACIFIC SHORES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED, UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE), ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH OR OUT OF THE USE OF THE WEBSITE, CONTENT, OR SERVICES, EVEN IF PACIFIC SHORES HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
PACIFIC SHORES’ TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND ALL SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR THE SERVICES. IF YOU USE THE FREE LEVEL OF SERVICE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, SAVE FOR ANY LIABILITY WE CANNOT EXCLUDE AT LAW, YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USE OF THE SERVICES.
YOU AGREE THAT PACIFIC SHORES WOULD NOT ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT WITHOUT THESE LIMITATIONS ON ITS LIABILITY.
IN JURISDICTIONS WHERE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES IS NOT PERMITTED, PACIFIC SHORES’ LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Pacific Shores, their respective officers, directors, agents, and employees from and against any actions, claims, lawsuits, and causes of action, whether or not involving a third party, collectively defined as “Claims”, and all damages, awards, penalties, liabilities, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees arising out of this Agreement or your use of the Services.
For any and all disputes you may have with Pacific Shores, you agree to first contact Pacific Shores and attempt to resolve the dispute informally. In the unlikely event that Pacific Shores has not been able to resolve a dispute within 30 days, you and Pacific Shores each agree to resolve any Claim (excluding claims for injunctive or other equitable relief) in connection with the Services, including breach or alleged breach of this Agreement by binding arbitration.
Unless you and Pacific Shores decide otherwise, arbitration will be conducted in San Diego, CA.
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ALL CLAIMS MUST BE BROUGHT IN THE PARTIES’ INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.
YOU AGREE THAT, BY ENTERING INTO THESE TERMS, YOU AND PACIFIC SHORES ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION.
Pacific Shores shall be excused from performance under this Agreement, to the extent it is prevented or delayed from performing, in whole or in part, as a result of an event or series of events caused by or resulting from: (a) weather conditions or other elements of nature or acts of God; (b) acts of war, acts of terrorism, insurrection, riots, civil disorders, or rebellion; (c) quarantines or embargoes; (d) labor strikes; (e) error or disruption to major computer hardware or networks or software failures; or (g) other causes beyond the reasonable control of Pacific Shores.
If any portion of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, it will be so held to the minimum extent required by law, and all other terms will remain valid and enforceable.
This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to any conflict of laws rules or principles.
Please contact Pacific Shores if you have any questions about this Agreement at:
Email: info@pacshores.co
This Agreement is the complete and exclusive agreement between you and Pacific Shores regarding your access to and use of the Services. This Agreement supersedes any prior agreement or proposal, oral or written, and any other communications between you and Pacific Shores relating to your use of the Services.
