Welcome to The Corner Door (thecornerdoor.com). These Terms of Use constitute a legally binding agreement between you ("User," "Visitor," or "You") and The Corner Door ("the Register," "we," "us," or "our"). By accessing, browsing, interacting with, or submitting data to this register, you unconditionally acknowledge that you have read, understood, and consented to comply with all provisions detailed herein.
1. Acceptance and Enforceability of Agreement
Access to and utilization of thecornerdoor.com are expressly conditioned upon your acceptance of these Terms. If you do not accept these Terms in their entirety, you must terminate your browsing session immediately. Your continued use of the website signifies ongoing and irrevocable assent to these provisions.
2. Editorial and Informational Status (No Booking Agent)
The Corner Door functions solely as an independent, self-funded journalistic and editorial evaluation publication. We are not a travel agency, tour operator, hotelier, reservation consolidation engine, or casino gaming provider. We do not process room bookings, issue travel vouchers, handle hospitality transactions, or broker agreements between travelers and featured resorts.
3. Independent Operation & Zero Paid Positioning
In accordance with our strict editorial mandate, no hotel chain, gaming corporation, resort operator, or tourism consortium is permitted to purchase ranking spots, sponsor reviews, or influence editorial appraisals on thecornerdoor.com. All rankings reflect independent evaluations based on stay quality, architecture, culinary offerings, and public guest experiences.
4. User Age Eligibility Criteria (18+ / 19+ in Canada)
This website profiles resorts that house licensed real-money gaming facilities. In accordance with Canadian federal regulations and provincial legislation, this platform is intended solely for adult individuals who have attained the legal age of majority in their jurisdiction:
- Eighteen (18) Years of Age: Applicable to residents of Alberta, Manitoba, and Quebec.
- Nineteen (19) Years of Age: Applicable to residents of British Columbia, Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, and Yukon.
- International Jurisdictions: Visitors residing outside Canada must have attained the statutory legal adult and gambling age of their local country or territory.
5. Intellectual Property Rights & Trademark Protection
All original written reviews, rankings, structural code, visual charts, SVG diagrams, and editorial compositions on thecornerdoor.com represent the proprietary intellectual property of The Corner Door, protected under the Canadian Copyright Act, international conventions, and Berne Convention treaties. Third-party brand names, hotel trademarks, and property titles (e.g. Fairmont, Marriott, Bellagio, Marina Bay Sands) are referenced exclusively under fair dealing nominative use to identify properties under review.
6. Permitted and Prohibited Conduct
Users are granted a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access the content for personal, non-commercial evaluation. Under no circumstances may any user:
- Deploy automated scrapers, web spiders, data crawlers, or harvesting robots to mirror or extract register data.
- Circumvent, disable, or tamper with security headers, age verification modals, or rate-limiting firewalls.
- Submit deceptive, defamatory, obscene, or fraudulent information through the Lead Test inquiry form.
- Re-syndicate, publish, or commercially redistribute our reviews without prior written authorization.
7. Lead Test Form Submission & Communication Protocol
The Lead Test inquiry tool provided on our main page is designed for users seeking bespoke travel dossiers and editorial advice. By submitting this form, you certify that the information entered is accurate, that you are the lawful owner of the provided email address, and that our editorial team may reply directly regarding your inquiry. Submission does not establish a contractual booking obligation.
8. Dynamic Hospitality Data & Requirement for Verification
While our editorial team endeavors to maintain up-to-date and reliable profiles, luxury resorts regularly adjust amenities, dining hours, renovation schedules, and supplemental resort fees without notice. The Corner Door makes no express or implied warranty regarding the real-time accuracy of pricing, amenity availability, or property conditions. Travelers must independently verify all specifics directly with the respective hotel prior to finalizing travel plans.
9. Outbound Links and Third-Party Web Domains
Hyperlinks on thecornerdoor.com point directly to the official websites of featured properties for traveler convenience. We exercise zero operational control over external websites, third-party reservation systems, or booking terms. We bear no liability for any losses, transaction disputes, service cancellations, or damages incurred on external third-party domains.
10. Disclaimer of Warranties
The website, reviews, and associated content are delivered strictly on an "AS-IS" and "AS-AVAILABLE" basis. To the maximum extent permitted under Canadian law, The Corner Door disclaims all representations, warranties, and guarantees, whether express, statutory, or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular objective, title, and non-infringement.
11. Limitation of Liability
Under no circumstances shall The Corner Door, its editors, directors, contributors, or technology providers be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, special, or consequential damages arising from: (a) your reliance on reviews or rankings, (b) travel disruptions, property dissatisfaction, or cancellations, (c) gambling losses sustained at any third-party facility, or (d) platform downtime or data transmission errors.
12. Indemnification Obligations
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless The Corner Door, its officers, affiliates, and representatives from and against any claims, losses, liabilities, legal expenses, and judgments resulting from your violation of these Terms, misuse of the platform, or breach of applicable Canadian or foreign laws.
13. Severability and Non-Waiver
If any clause or provision of these Terms is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that specific clause shall be severed from the remainder of the agreement without affecting the validity, enforceability, and binding nature of all remaining provisions.
14. Modifications to Terms and Platform Architecture
We reserve the discretionary authority to amend, modify, update, or replace any portion of these Terms of Use at any time. Continued access to the website following the posting of revisions constitutes immediate legal acceptance of modified terms. Users are encouraged to review this document periodically.
15. Governing Law, Dispute Resolution & Canadian Forum
These Terms of Use, together with any disputes arising out of or concerning your use of thecornerdoor.com, shall be governed by, interpreted, and construed exclusively under the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any legal proceeding must be instituted in the competent courts located in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.