Terms of Service

Overview

The County Weekly provides hyper-local newsletter content and related web pages (including archives and subscriber-only views on subdomains). These Terms apply to your use of our website and services.

Using the Service

• You must be at least 13 years old to use the site. If you are under 18, you represent that you have permission from a parent or guardian.
• We may update, suspend, or discontinue parts of the site at any time.
• Certain areas (such as admin tools) are restricted and require authentication.

Newsletter subscriptions

• When you subscribe, you agree to receive emails from the selected newsletter edition (for example, The DuPage Daily).
• You can unsubscribe at any time using links in the emails.
• We may use cookies to remember subscriber verification and provide subscriber-only access on subdomains. See our Cookie Policy.

Acceptable use

You agree not to misuse the site. For example, you may not:

• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the site or systems.
• Interfere with or disrupt the site (including by automated traffic, scraping, or abuse).
• Use the site to transmit malware, spam, or other harmful content.
• Violate applicable laws or regulations.

Intellectual property

The County Weekly, our newsletters, and our website content (including text, design, branding, and compilation) are owned by The County Weekly or our licensors and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws. You may view and share links to our pages, but you may not copy, republish, or exploit content commercially without permission.

Third-party services

We use third-party services to operate and improve The County Weekly (for example, newsletter delivery, hosting, authentication, and error monitoring). Your use of the Service may be subject to those third parties’ terms and policies.

Disclaimers

The Service is provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis. We do not guarantee that content is error-free, complete, or always up to date. The County Weekly provides informational content and does not provide legal, medical, or financial advice.

Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, The County Weekly will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits, data, or goodwill, arising from or related to your use of (or inability to use) the Service.

Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to conflict of law principles.

Changes

We may update these Terms from time to time. We’ll update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page when changes are made.