Terms of Service

These Terms of Service govern your use of this Web site. Your use of our Web site tells us you have read and agreed to these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy. News 12 Interactive, Inc. ("News 12"), the owner and operator of this site, reserves the right to deny access to the site to any person who violates these Terms of Service.

Copyright. All information, content, services and software displayed on, transmitted through, or used in connection with this Web site, with the exception of User Content as defined below, including for example news articles, reviews, directories, guides, text, photographs, images, illustrations, audio clips, video, html, source and object code, trademarks, logos, and the like (collectively, the "Content"), as well as its selection and arrangement, is owned by News 12, and/or its affiliated companies, licensors and suppliers. You may use the Content online only, and solely for your personal, non-commercial use, and you may download or print a single copy of any portion of the Content solely for your personal, non-commercial use, provided you do not remove any trademark, copyright or other notice from such Content.

If you operate a Web site and wish to link to this Web site, you may do so provided you agree to cease such link upon request from News 12. No other use is permitted without prior written permission of News 12. The permitted use described in this paragraph is contingent on your compliance at all times with these Terms of Service. You may not republish any portion of the Content on any Internet, Intranet or extranet site or incorporate the Content in any database, compilation, archive or cache. Except as expressly authorized by News 12 in writing in each instance, you may not distribute any Content to others, whether or not for payment or other consideration, and you may not archive, modify, copy, frame, cache, reproduce, sell, publish, transmit, display or otherwise use any portion of the Content. You may not scrape or otherwise copy our Content without permission. You agree not to decompile, reverse engineer or disassemble any software or other products or processes accessible through this Web site, not to insert any code or product or manipulate the content of this Web site in any way that affects the user's experience, and not to use any data mining, data gathering or extraction method.

Requests to use Content for any purpose other than as permitted in these Terms of Service should be directed to News12Webmaster@News12.com. In certain cases, you may be able to use individual stories that appear on this Web site through online functionality we have specifically designated (e.g., to e-mail a story to a friend or to purchase the rights to reproduce a story for other use). In such cases, we will tell you directly in the portion of the Content you may use or you will see a link in the Content itself.

Registration. Registration is not required to view certain Content. However, you are required to register if you wish to post a comment or upload a video, or view certain other Content. If you become a Registered Member of this Web site, you accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your Registration Account. You agree to provide true, accurate, complete, and correct information at the time of registration, and to promptly update this information as needed so that it remains true, accurate, complete, and correct. We reserve the right to terminate your access and use of this Web site if individuals from more than one household access this Web site using any single Registration Account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and for restricting access to your computer so others outside your household may not access this Web site using your name in whole or in part without our permission.

If you believe someone has accessed this Web site using your Registration Account and password without your authorization, e-mail us immediately at News12Webmaster@News12.com.

Use of Information by this Web site. You acknowledge, consent and agree that News 12 may preserve and disclose your Registration Account information and the contents of your online communications if required to do so by law, or in good faith belief that preservation and/or disclosure is reasonably necessary for the following purposes: (1) to comply with legal process, such as a court order, search warrant, or subpoena; (2) to enforce the terms of this Terms of Service; (3) to render service you request; (4) to protect the rights or property of News 12, and its third party suppliers and licensors; or (5) in circumstances that we deem, in our sole discretion, to pose a threat to the safety of you or others. In addition, News 12 may use information you provide in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

User Content Representations and Warranties. By placing material on this Web site, including, but not limited to, posting content or communications to any bulletin board, forum, blogspace, message or chat area on this Web site, or posting text, images, audio files, video files or other audio-visual content to this Web site ("User Content"), you represent and warrant: (1) you own or otherwise have all necessary rights to the User Content you provide and the rights to provide it under these Terms of Service; and, (2) the User Content will not cause injury to any person or entity. Using a name other than your own legal name in association with the submission of User Content is prohibited (except in those specific areas of this Web site that specifically ask for unique, fictitious names).

User Content License. For all User Content you post, upload, or otherwise make available ("provide") to this Web site, you grant News 12, its affiliates and related properties, including this Web site, its affiliates and their respective affiliated newspapers, Web sites, and broadcast stations, a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and fully sub-licensable license to use, copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, publicly perform, publicly display, modify, adapt, translate, archive, store, and create derivative works from such User Content, in any form, format, or medium, of any kind now known or later developed.

Without limiting the generality of the previous sentence, you authorize News 12 to share the User Content across all Web sites, newspapers, and broadcast stations affiliated with News 12 and its affiliates, to include the User Content in a searchable format accessible by users of this Web site and other News 12 affiliated Web sites, to place advertisements in close proximity to such User Content, and to use your name, likeness and any other information in connection with its use of the material you provide. You waive all moral rights with respect to any User Content you provide to this Web site.

You also grant News 12 and its affiliates the right to use any material, information, ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in any communication you provide or otherwise submit to us for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to, commercial purposes, and developing, manufacturing and marketing commercial products using such information. All rights in this paragraph are granted without the need for additional compensation of any sort to you.

User Content Screening and Removal. You acknowledge that News 12 and/or its designees may or may not pre-screen User Content, and shall have the right (but not the obligation), in their sole discretion, to move, remove, block, edit, or refuse any User Content for any reason, including, without limitation, that such User Content violates these Terms of Service or is otherwise objectionable.

User Content Assumption of Risk. News 12 cannot and does not monitor or manage all User Content, and does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity, or quality of User Content. All User Content provided to this Web site is the sole responsibility of the person who provided it.

This means that you are entirely responsible for all User Content that you provide. To protect your safety, please use your best judgment when using this Web site's forums. We discourage divulging personal phone numbers and addresses or other information that can be used to identify or locate you. You acknowledge and agree that if you make such disclosures either through posting on any bulletin board, forum, blogspace, message or chat area, or uploading text, images, audio files or other audio-visual content, in classified advertising you place or in other interactive areas, or to third parties in any communication, you do so fully understanding that such information could be used to identify you.

User Content Posting Rules. Any decisions as to whether User Content violates any Posting Rule will be made by News 12 in its sole discretion and after we have actual notice of such posting. When you provide User Content, you agree to the following Posting Rules:

If the photo or video depicts any children under the age of 13, you affirm that you have written permission from the child's parent or guardian to provide the photo or video.

Do not provide User Content that:

contains copyrighted or other proprietary material of any kind without the express permission of the owner of that material.

contains vulgar, profane, abusive, racist or hateful language or expressions, epithets or slurs, text, photographs or illustrations in poor taste, inflammatory attacks of a personal, racial or religious nature.

is defamatory, threatening, disparaging, grossly inflammatory, false, misleading, fraudulent, inaccurate, unfair, contains gross exaggeration or unsubstantiated claims, violates the privacy rights of any third party, is unreasonably harmful or offensive to any individual or community.

violates any right of News 12 or any third party.

discriminates on the grounds of race, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation or disability, or refers to such matters in any manner prohibited by law.

violates or encourages the violation of any municipal, state, federal or international law, rule, regulation or ordinance.

interferes with any third party's uninterrupted use of this Web site.

advertises, promotes or offers to trade any goods or services, except in areas specifically designated for such purpose.

uses or attempt to use another's Registration Account, password, service or system except as expressly permitted by the Terms of Service.

uploads or transmits viruses or other harmful, disruptive or destructive files, material or code.

disrupts, interferes with, or otherwise harms or violates the security of this Web site, or any services, system resources, accounts, passwords, servers or networks connected to or accessible through this Web site or affiliated or linked sites.

"flames" any individual or entity (e.g., sends repeated messages related to another user and/or makes derogatory or offensive comments about another individual), or repeats prior posting of the same message under multiple threads or subjects.

WARNING: A VIOLATION OF THESE POSTING RULES MAY BE REFERRED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.

Unsolicited Material and Ideas. News 12 is not responsible for the similarity of any of its content or programming in any media to materials or ideas provided to this Web site. You acknowledge and agree that if you send any unsolicited materials or ideas, you do so with the understanding no additional consideration of any sort will be provided to you, and you are waiving any claim against News 12 and its affiliates regarding the use of such materials and ideas, even if material or an idea is used that is or may be substantially similar to the idea you sent.

Transactions and E-Commerce. During your visit to our site you may elect to engage in a transaction involving the purchase of a product such as a newspaper subscription, a print or online advertisement or other tangible goods and services. Credit card transactions and order fulfillment are often handled by a third party processing agent, bank or distribution institution. While in most cases transactions are completed without difficulty, there is no such thing as perfect security on the Internet or offline. News 12 cannot and does not take responsibility for the success or security of transactions undertaken or processed by third parties.

Errors in Advertisements. On occasion, a product or service may not be available at the time or the price as it appears in an advertisement. In such event, or in the event a product is listed at an incorrect price or with incorrect information due to typographical error, technology effort, error in the date or length of publication, or error in pricing or product information received from our advertisers or suppliers, you agree this Web site is not responsible for such errors or discrepancies.

Communications with Third Parties Through this Web site. Your dealings or communications through this Web site with any party other than News 12 are solely between you and that third party. For example, certain areas of this Web site may allow you to conduct transactions or purchase goods or services. In most cases, these transactions will be conducted by our third-party partners and vendors. Under no circumstances will News 12 be liable for any goods, services, resources or content available through such third party dealings or communications, or for any harm related thereto. Please review carefully that third party's policies and practices and make sure you are comfortable with them before you engage in any transaction. Complaints, concerns or questions relating to materials provided by third parties should be directed to the third party. During your visit to this Web site you may link to, or view as part of a frame, certain content that is actually created or hosted by a third party. Because News 12 has no control over third party sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that News 12 is not responsible for the availability of external sites or resources, nor for the content, actions, or policies of those sites. Information you provide on such sites, including personal information and transactional information, is subject to the terms of service of those sites.

Intellectual Property Infringement. News 12's Copyright Infringement Policy is incorporated herein by this reference.

General Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability. While News 12 uses reasonable efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information, we make no warranties or representations as to the accuracy of the Content and assume no liability or responsibility for any error or omission in the Content. News 12 does not represent or warrant that use of any Content will not infringe rights of third parties. News 12 has no responsibility for actions of third parties or for content provided by others, including User Content. USE OF THIS WEB SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. ALL CONTENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE." NEITHER NEWS 12 NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATED OR RELATED COMPANIES, NOR ANY OF THE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONTENT PROVIDERS OR LICENSORS OF ANY OF THEM, MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND REGARDING THIS WEB SITE, THE CONTENT, ANY ADVERTISING MATERIAL, INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THIS WEB SITE, AND/OR THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THIS WEB SITE OR SUCH CONTENT OR SERVICES. ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WARRANTIES AGAINST INFRINGEMENT, AND WARRANTIES THIS WEB SITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR FREE, ARE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMED. NEWS 12 AND ITS AFFILIATES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR CONTENT POSTED BY THIRD PARTIES, ACTIONS OF ANY THIRD PARTY, OR FOR ANY DAMAGE TO, OR VIRUS THAT MAY INFECT, YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT OR OTHER PROPERTY. THIS WEB SITE CONTAINS FACTS, VIEWS, OPINIONS, STATEMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THIRD PARTY INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS. NEWS 12 DOES NOT REPRESENT OR ENDORSE THE ACCURACY, CURRENTNESS OR RELIABILITY OF ANY ADVICE, OPINION, STATEMENT OR OTHER INFORMATION DISPLAYED, UPLOADED OR DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE THIS WEB SITE. ANY RELIANCE UPON ANY SUCH OPINION, ADVICE, STATEMENT OR INFORMATION IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. IN NO EVENT SHALL NEWS 12 OR ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONTENT PROVIDERS OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES RELATED TO UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA, THE CONTENT OR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE CONTENT, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL NEWS 12 OR ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONTENT PROVIDERS OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY AMOUNT FOR DIRECT DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF $100.

Indemnity. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless News 12 and its parent and affiliated companies, and each of their respective partners, suppliers, licensors, officers, directors, shareholders, employees, representatives, contractors and agents, and sub-licensees from any and all claims (including but not limited to claims for defamation, trade disparagement, privacy and intellectual property infringement) and damages (including attorneys' fees and court costs) arising from or relating to any allegation regarding: (1) your use of this Web site; (2) News 12's and its affiliates' use of any User Content or information you provide, as long as such use is not inconsistent with this Agreement; (3) information or material provided through your Registration Account, even if not posted by you; and (4) any violation of this Agreement by you.

Third-Party Beneficiaries. By accessing this Web site or digital service, you specifically acknowledge and agree that, without limiting anything else in these Terms of Service: (i) certain third-party content providers are intended third party beneficiaries of these terms and conditions and may exercise all rights and remedies available to them; and (ii) certain third-party content providers reserve the right to audit possible unauthorized commercial use of their materials or any portion thereof at any time.

International Users. This Web site is controlled, operated and administered by News 12 from its offices within the United States. News 12 makes no representation that materials or Content available through this Web site are appropriate or available for use outside the United States and access to them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. You may not use this Web site or export the Content in violation of U.S. export laws and regulations. If you access this Web site from a location outside the United States, you are responsible for compliance with all applicable laws.

Modifying these Terms. News 12 reserves the right to change these Terms of Service at any time in its discretion and to notify users of any such changes solely by changing these Terms of Service. Your continued use of this Web site after the posting of any amended Terms of Service shall constitute your agreement to be bound by any such changes. Your use of this site prior to the time these Terms of Service were posted will be governed according to the Terms of Service that applied at the time of your use.

Discontinuation of Service. News 12 may modify, suspend, discontinue or restrict the use of any portion of this Web site, including the availability of any portion of the Content at any time, without notice or liability. News 12 may deny access to any Registered Member or other user at any time for any reason. In addition, News 12 may at any time transfer rights and obligations under this Agreement to any affiliate, subsidiary or business unit, or any of their affiliated companies or divisions, or any entity that acquires News 12, this Web site or any of their assets.

Choice of Law. These Terms of Service will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions. You hereby agree that any cause of action you may have with respect to this Web site must be filed in a federal or state court located in Nassau County, New York.

Statute of Limitations. You agree to file any claim regarding any aspect of this site or these Terms of Service within six months of the time in which the events giving rise to such claim began, or you agree to waive such claim. No Class Actions. You agree no claim subject to these Terms of Service may be brought as a class action.

Severability. If for any reason any provision of this Agreement is found unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of the parties as reflected in that provision, and the remainder of the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

No Waiver. Any failure of News 12 to enforce or exercise any provision of this Agreement or related right shall not constitute a waiver of that right or provision.

Section Titles. The section titles used in this Agreement are purely for convenience and carry with them no legal or contractual effect.

Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement for any reason, you agree the following provisions will survive: the provisions regarding limitations on your use of Content, the license(s) you have granted to News 12, and all other provisions for which survival is equitable or appropriate.

Contact Us. To contact this Web site, please use the following address: News 12 Interactive, Inc., One Media Crossways, Second Floor, Woodbury, New York 11797. Or News12Webmaster@News12.com

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Version: September 2020