Your-Communities.com Publication and Privacy Policies

Your-Communities.com reserves the right to amend the following policies at any time, at its sole discretion.

Your-Communities.com includes the Your-Communities.com website as well as it’s community websites. (Listing below)

Mission:

It is the intention of Your-Communities.com to maintain Your-Communities.com and it's member community websites as a one-stop resource for information about Wisconsin and various communities within Wisconsin:   news, weather, sports, small business news and articles, and non-profit/service organizations’ events and fundraisers.

Your-Communities.com and it’s community websites* are free community Web sites, made possible by the generous support of its business sponsors.

User Privacy:

Your-Communities.com respects the privacy concerns of our users and pledges to maintain the confidentiality of your use of Your-Communities.com and it's member community websites.

Your-Communities.com and it's member community websites do not sell, rent, or in any way give any personal information on any person, business or organization to any party.  Period!

Responsibilities of Information Providers:

When you submit materials for publication on Your-Communities.com and its’ member community websites*, you are responsible for ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of the information you provide. You should submit the information in the format specified by Your-Communities.com and  it’s community websites*. You are responsible for verifying that the information you have submitted has been published accurately and without error. You should notify Your-Communities.com and it’s community websites* immediately if any of the information you have submitted for publication has changed or been found to be inaccurate or in error.

Because of the volume of material submitted for publication, Your-Communities.com and it’s community websites* are not able to verify all the information you provide. The material you submit may be refused for publication without explanation if it appears to be inaccurate, incomplete, inconsistent with other information available to Your-Communities.com and it’s community websites*, or in a format other than that requested. No information will be published if submitted without a complete name and telephone number including area code. Any information found to have been provided with incorrect, incomplete or fraudulent identification of the contact person (name, telephone number, e-mail address) will be removed from publication.

All material published on Your-Communities.com and it’s community websites is subject to acceptance by Your-Communities.com. Your-Communities.com and it’s community websites reserve the right to reject or cancel any event information, advertising, or other material at its sole discretion.

Persons, agencies and organizations which submit information and images for publication on Your-Communities.com and it’s community websites* indemnify Your-Communities.com and it’s community websites* and hold Your-Communities.com and it’s community websites* harmless for any consequences of publishing said materials.

Prohibited Content:

Your-Communities.com and it’s community websites* specifically prohibits and will not accept for publication any materials — including paid advertising and sponsorships — promoting the use of illegal substances, tobacco products, pornography or adult-oriented content, materials promoting illegal activity, materials inciting racism, hate or violence, investment opportunities or advice not permitted under law, and any other content deemed inappropriate by Your-Communities.com and  it’s community websites* in their sole discretion.

Copyrights:

Unless indicated otherwise, all text, data, graphics, photos, and other content of Your-Communities.com and it’s community websites are copyrighted by Your-Communities.com, it’s community websites*, or other businesses, organizations, or individuals. The design, look, and feel of  Your-Communities.com and  it’s community websites* are also copyrighted by Your-Communities.com.

Persons should not submit previously published material for publication on Your-Communities.com and/or it’s community websites* unless a written approval has been obtained from the copyright holder.

All material, including event listings and advertising, are accepted for publication on Your-Communities.com and/or it’s community websites* based on the implicit representation that you, the person, agency or organization which submitted the material, are authorized to publish the material and have obtained all necessary permissions for its publication. When material that you submit includes the names, pictures or statements of living persons, the submission of said material shall be a warranty from you that the written consent of each such living person has been obtained for its publication.

Users of Your-Communities.com and/or it’s community websites* may print and use single copies of material from Your-Communities.com or it’s community websites* for personal use. You may not distribute these copies to others, whether for a fee or other consideration, without the express written permission of Your-Communities.com, it’s community websites*, and of any other copyright holder.

Your-Communities.com and/or it’s community websites grants permission for the re-use of certain materials on other Web sites and for print publication, under certain conditions. Address your request by e-mail or in writing to Your-Communities.com or it’s community websites* with a full description of your intended use of the material.

Limitation of Liability:

In consideration of accepting your material for publication on Your-Communities.com and/or it’s community websites*, you agree to indemnify Your-Communities.com and/or it’s community websites*, its employees and its contractors, and hold them harmless from and against any loss or expense, including without limitation reasonable attorney's fees, resulting from claims or suits based upon the content or subject matter of your material. Such indemnification shall include without limitation claims or suits for libel, slander, violation of right of privacy, plagiarism, and copyright infringement.

Your-Communities.com and/or it’s community websites* shall not be liable for any damages, including consequential damages, if for any reason it does not publish any material submitted to it, including event information and advertising.

Your-Communities.com and/or it’s community websites* shall not be liable for any damages, including consequential damages, if information submitted for publication by an event sponsor, advertiser, or other information provider is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date. In the event of errors or omissions, What’s Available and/or it’s community websites* shall not be liable for any damages, including consequential damages, unless the event sponsor or advertiser can show that it promptly notified Your-Communities.com and/or it’s community websites* of the error or omission, and that Your-Communities.com and/or it’s community websites* did not correct the error or omission within a reasonable period of time.

All persons using Your-Communities.com and/or it’s community websites* are expected to exercise prudence and due diligence in confirming event information with event sponsors prior to attending such events. Your-Communities.com and it’s community websites* assumes no liability for  the costs or inconvenience of any person due to the rescheduling or cancelling of events listed on Your-Communities.com and/or it’s community websites*, nor for the costs or inconvenience of any person due to information which may be incomplete or inaccurate.

Links to Third-Party Sites:

Linked third-party sites — including those of the sponsors and advertisers of Your-Communities.com and it’s community websites* — are not under the control of Your-Communities.com and it’s community websites. Your-Communities.com and it’s community websites*is not responsible for the contents of any linked site nor the contents of any other site linked from a linked site. Some links on Your-Communities.com and it’s community websites*may be paid advertising or promotion while others may be provided solely as a convenience to the users of Your-Communities.com and it’s community websites*.  The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Your-Communities.com and it’s community websites* of that site, it's owner, or the products or services which may be offered at that site.

*For a complete list of Your-Communities.com’s community websites, click here.