Effective Date: September 23, 2026
Welcome to Company 51. These Terms & Conditions govern your use of Company-51.com, including purchases, memberships, subscriptions, community features, publications, content, and other services offered through the website.
Company 51 is owned and operated by Vintage Media LLC (“Vintage Media,” “Company 51,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).
By accessing this website, creating an account, making a purchase, enrolling in a membership or subscription, submitting content, or otherwise using Company 51, you agree to these Terms.
Accounts
Certain Company 51 features may require an account. You agree to provide accurate information and are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials.
We reserve the right to restrict or terminate accounts used fraudulently, unlawfully, or in violation of these Terms.
Memberships & Subscriptions
Company 51 may offer paid or complimentary memberships and subscriptions.
The price, duration, benefits, and billing frequency applicable to a membership or subscription will be disclosed when it is offered.
Membership benefits and features may change as Company 51 develops. We may add, modify, replace, or discontinue benefits when reasonably necessary.
Memberships are intended for the registered member and may not be transferred, resold, or commercially exploited without our permission.
Automatic Renewal
Certain memberships or subscriptions may automatically renew.
When automatic renewal applies, the price, billing frequency, renewal terms, and cancellation information will be disclosed before purchase.
By enrolling in an automatically renewing membership or subscription, you authorize Vintage Media LLC and its payment processors to charge your selected payment method at the disclosed intervals until cancellation.
Cancellation stops future renewals but does not automatically create a right to a refund for charges already incurred.
Products & Purchases
Company 51 may sell merchandise, apparel, publications, collectibles, and other products.
We make reasonable efforts to accurately describe and display our products. Actual colors, appearance, packaging, or other details may vary.
We reserve the right to correct pricing or product errors, limit quantities, discontinue products, refuse transactions, and cancel orders involving errors, suspected fraud, unauthorized resale, or other misuse.
If we cancel an order after payment has been collected, the applicable amount will be refunded.
Pricing & Payment
Prices are displayed in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.
Taxes, shipping, and other applicable charges may be added during checkout.
By submitting payment information, you represent that you are authorized to use the payment method provided.
Shipping
Delivery dates are estimates unless expressly guaranteed.
Vintage Media LLC is not responsible for delays caused by shipping carriers, weather, incorrect customer information, customs, natural disasters, labor disruptions, or other circumstances reasonably outside our control.
Customers are responsible for providing complete and accurate shipping information.
Publications & Digital Content
Company 51 may provide magazines, articles, photographs, videos, archives, historical materials, digital publications, and other content.
Purchasing or accessing content does not transfer ownership of its copyright or intellectual-property rights.
Unless expressly authorized, Company 51 and Vintage Media LLC content may not be copied, reproduced, republished, redistributed, sold, uploaded, or commercially exploited.
Community Conduct
Company 51 may provide community discussions, profiles, comments, messaging, networking tools, and other interactive features.
Users may not use these features to harass others, impersonate another person or organization, distribute spam, post unlawful or intentionally harmful material, violate intellectual-property rights, collect another user’s information without authorization, introduce malicious software, or engage in fraudulent or illegal activities.
We reserve the right to moderate or remove content and restrict accounts when reasonably necessary to protect Company 51, its members, or others.
Submitted Content
Company 51 may accept photographs, stories, articles, videos, documents, historical materials, apparatus information, comments, or other materials (“Submitted Content”).
You retain ownership of content you own.
By voluntarily submitting content to Company 51 or Vintage Media LLC for publication, consideration, promotion, community participation, editorial use, or related purposes, you grant Vintage Media LLC a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable, perpetual license to use, reproduce, edit, adapt, crop, resize, format, publish, display, distribute, archive, promote, and otherwise use that content in connection with Company 51 and Vintage Media LLC.
This includes use in our websites, publications, magazines, social-media accounts, advertisements, promotional materials, emails, digital products, print products, archives, and other media.
You represent that you own the Submitted Content or have sufficient permission to provide it to us.
Unless separately agreed in writing, submitting content does not entitle you to payment, royalties, compensation, or guaranteed attribution or publication.
Photographs & Historical Materials
Possession of a photograph, clipping, negative, slide, scan, or historical item does not necessarily mean the person possessing it owns its copyright.
By submitting material, you represent that, to the best of your knowledge, you have the necessary rights or permission to authorize its use.
We reserve the right to remove or discontinue use of material if a legitimate rights issue is brought to our attention.
Intellectual Property
Company 51’s original logos, branding, graphics, designs, photographs, videos, publications, text, downloadable materials, and other intellectual property are owned by or licensed to Vintage Media LLC.
Company 51 names, logos, graphics, and branding may not be used in a manner suggesting sponsorship, affiliation, authorization, or endorsement without our written permission.
Fire Service Content
Company 51 celebrates and documents the fire service, including its people, equipment, history, culture, and community.
Unless specifically identified otherwise, information published by Company 51 is intended for informational, historical, editorial, educational, or entertainment purposes.
It should not be considered official firefighting instruction, emergency-response guidance, professional training, safety certification, medical advice, legal advice, or a replacement for department policies, professional training, manufacturer instructions, or applicable regulations.
Third-Party Services
Company 51 may use or link to third-party services, including payment processors, shipping providers, social-media platforms, and external websites.
We are not responsible for the availability, content, security, privacy practices, or actions of independent third parties.
Disclaimer
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Company 51’s website and services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.
Vintage Media LLC disclaims implied warranties to the extent they may legally be disclaimed.
Nothing in these Terms eliminates consumer rights that cannot legally be waived.
Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Vintage Media LLC and its owners, employees, contractors, contributors, and agents will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages resulting from use of Company 51.
Nothing in these Terms limits liability that legally cannot be limited.
Indemnification
To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold Vintage Media LLC harmless from claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and reasonable costs arising from your unlawful use of Company 51, material violation of these Terms, or Submitted Content that infringes another person’s rights.
Termination
We may suspend or terminate access when we reasonably determine that a user has materially violated these Terms, engaged in fraudulent or illegal conduct, or created a substantial security or operational risk.
Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Michigan, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
Disputes will be subject to the appropriate state or federal courts located in Michigan except where applicable law provides otherwise.
Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms to reflect changes in Company 51, our business practices, or applicable legal requirements.
The current version and effective date will be posted on this website.
Contact Us
Questions regarding these Terms may be directed to:
Company 51
Vintage Media LLC
Email: info@vintagemediainc.com
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