Effective Date: 2026-05-01
Last Updated: 2026-07-06
By accessing and using Venture: Orange County (the "Site"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy, and all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree to these terms, do not use the Site.
We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and view the Site for personal, non-commercial purposes. You agree not to:
All content on the Site (text, images, videos, guides, data compilations, code, design, and trademarks) is owned by or licensed to Ethan Hauptli or our partners and is protected by U.S. copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws to the extent protectable. Portions of the Site's visual content are AI-generated and may not be independently copyrightable; the Site's selection, arrangement, and editorial compilation, and the Venture™ and Venture: Orange County™ marks, remain protected.
REALTOR® is a registered membership mark of the National Association of REALTORS® and identifies Ethan Hauptli as a member in good standing. Use of REALTOR® is a membership designation, not a product or service mark.
Venture™ and Venture: Orange County™ are common-law trademarks of Ethan Hauptli and may not be used without permission.
You may not modify, reproduce, or distribute any content except as expressly permitted in writing.
If you submit comments, corrections, ideas, or other content ("User Content"), you grant Ethan Hauptli and Venture: Orange County a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, modify, and publish that content. You represent that you own or have the right to grant these rights.
You are solely responsible for your User Content. Do not submit content that:
We reserve the right to delete, edit, or refuse User Content at any time.
The Site may contain links to third-party websites and services. We do not control or endorse these sites and are not responsible for their content or privacy practices. Use of third-party sites is at your own risk.
Editorial commentary about businesses, neighborhoods, restaurants, events, public officials, public agencies, and other matters of public concern represents the author's opinion based on personal observation, public information, and reasonable inquiry. California's anti-SLAPP statute (Code of Civil Procedure §425.16) protects speech on matters of public interest. Readers should conduct independent research before making decisions based on editorial content.
Nothing on this Site constitutes legal, financial, tax, lending, insurance, appraisal, inspection, zoning, school-enrollment, investment, or real estate advice. Content is for informational purposes only. You should consult qualified, licensed professionals before making decisions about real estate, finances, or legal matters.
Visiting this Site, reading content, subscribing to the newsletter, downloading materials, submitting a form, clicking links, or communicating with us does not create:
Formal real estate representation is available only through a written agreement signed by you and a licensed broker or salesperson.
We work to keep information on the Site as current and accurate as we reasonably can, but the Site is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind. Orange County changes constantly, and any detail on the Site, including business hours, pricing, availability, boundaries, market conditions, and public information, may be out of date or incomplete at the time you read it. Please independently verify anything that matters to your decisions. If you spot something that looks wrong or out of date, we welcome corrections at contact@ventureoc.com or through our Corrections page.
To the fullest extent allowed by law, Venture: Orange County and Ethan Hauptli are not liable for:
This limitation applies even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
If you believe content on this Site infringes your copyright or intellectual property rights, you may submit a notice compliant with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. §512(c)) to our DMCA agent (see our DMCA Notice & Designated Agent page for procedures). We will respond per the DMCA's notice-and-takedown procedure.
You may also submit corrections and content concerns via our Corrections & Content Concerns page.
Venture: Orange County does not collect phone numbers on this Site and does not send marketing calls, pre-recorded voice messages, or SMS/MMS from this Site. Any real estate telephone or text communications occur through a separate real estate business under its own privacy and TCPA-compliant consent practices.
This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the Site shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Orange County, California, and you and Venture: Orange County consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts. You may also bring qualifying individual claims in the small claims court serving Orange County, California. Each party shall bear its own attorneys' fees, costs, and expenses in any dispute, except where a statute or court order provides otherwise.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, disputes must be brought in an individual capacity and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, collective, representative, or private attorney general action.
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Ethan Hauptli and Venture: Orange County, and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, losses, or expenses (including attorneys' fees) arising from:
We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your access to the Site at any time, without notice or cause, for any reason or no reason.
These Terms, along with our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Site. Any prior agreements, understandings, or representations are superseded.
If any provision of these Terms is found invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.
Sections regarding intellectual property, limitation of liability, indemnification, and governing law survive any termination of these Terms.
For questions about these Terms, or to report violations, please contact:
Legal & Support
contact@ventureoc.com
For content corrections and editorial concerns, see Corrections & Content Concerns.