Your privacy is important to us. It is Around Here Magazine’s policy to respect your privacy and comply with any applicable law and regulation regarding any personal information we may collect about you, including across our website, https://www.aroundheremagazine.com, and other sites we own and operate.

This policy is effective as of 6 November 2024 and was last updated on 6 November 2024.

Information We Collect

Information we collect includes both information you knowingly and actively provide us when using or participating in any of our services and promotions, and any information automatically sent by your devices in the course of accessing our products and services.

Log Data

When you visit our website, our servers may automatically log the standard data provided by your web browser. It may include your device’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, your browser type and version, the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on each page, other details about your visit, and technical details that occur in conjunction with any errors you may encounter.

Please be aware that while this information may not be personally identifying by itself, it may be possible to combine it with other data to personally identify individual persons.

Personal Information

We may ask for personal information which may include one or more of the following:

Name
Email
Home/mailing address/Phone

Legitimate Reasons for Processing Your Personal Information

We only collect and use your personal information when we have a legitimate reason for doing so. In which instance, we only collect personal information that is reasonably necessary to provide our services to you.

Collection and Use of Information

We may collect personal information from you when you do any of the following on our website:

Use a mobile device or web browser to access our content
Contact us via email, social media, or on any similar technologies
When you mention us on social media

We may collect, hold, use, and disclose information for the following purposes, and personal information will not be further processed in a manner that is incompatible with these purposes:

subscriptions, including mailed issues, email newsletters, social media subscriptions,

Please be aware that we may combine information we collect about you with general information or research data we receive from other trusted sources.

Security of Your Personal Information

When we collect and process personal information, and while we retain this information, we will protect it within commercially acceptable means to prevent loss and theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, or modification.

Although we will do our best to protect the personal information you provide to us, we advise that no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and no one can guarantee absolute data security. We will comply with laws applicable to us in respect of any data breach.

You are responsible for selecting any password and its overall security strength, ensuring the security of your own information within the bounds of our services.

How Long We Keep Your Personal Information

We keep your personal information only for as long as we need to. This time period may depend on what we are using your information for, in accordance with this privacy policy. If your personal information is no longer required, we will delete it or make it anonymous by removing all details that identify you.

However, if necessary, we may retain your personal information for our compliance with a legal, accounting, or reporting obligation or for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific, or historical research purposes or statistical purposes.

Children’s Privacy

We do not aim any of our products or services directly at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information about children under 13.

International Transfers of Personal Information

The personal information we collect is stored and/or processed where we or our partners, affiliates, and third-party providers maintain facilities. Please be aware that the locations to which we store, process, or transfer your personal information may not have the same data protection laws as the country in which you initially provided the information. If we transfer your personal information to third parties in other countries: (i) we will perform those transfers in accordance with the requirements of applicable law; and (ii) we will protect the transferred personal information in accordance with this privacy policy.

Your Rights and Controlling Your Personal Information

You always retain the right to withhold personal information from us, with the understanding that your experience of our website may be affected. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your rights over your personal information. If you do provide us with personal information you understand that we will collect, hold, use and disclose it in accordance with this privacy policy. You retain the right to request details of any personal information we hold about you.

If we receive personal information about you from a third party, we will protect it as set out in this privacy policy. If you are a third party providing personal information about somebody else, you represent and warrant that you have such person’s consent to provide the personal information to us.

If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time. We will provide you with the ability to unsubscribe from our email-database or opt out of communications. Please be aware we may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity.

If you believe that any information we hold about you is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant, or misleading, please contact us using the details provided in this privacy policy. We will take reasonable steps to correct any information found to be inaccurate, incomplete, misleading, or out of date.

If you believe that we have breached a relevant data protection law and wish to make a complaint, please contact us using the details below and provide us with full details of the alleged breach. We will promptly investigate your complaint and respond to you, in writing, setting out the outcome of our investigation and the steps we will take to deal with your complaint. You also have the right to contact a regulatory body or data protection authority in relation to your complaint.

Limits of Our Policy

Our website may link to external sites that are not operated by us. Please be aware that we have no control over the content and policies of those sites, and cannot accept responsibility or liability for their respective privacy practices.

Changes to This Policy

At our discretion, we may change our privacy policy to reflect updates to our business processes, current acceptable practices, or legislative or regulatory changes. If we decide to change this privacy policy, we will post the changes here at the same link by which you are accessing this privacy policy.

If required by law, we will get your permission or give you the opportunity to opt in to or opt out of, as applicable, any new uses of your personal information.

Contact Us

For any questions or concerns regarding your privacy, you may contact us using the following details:

Carolyn@aroundheremagazine.com

Content Guidelines & Agreements

Events

All events must be suitable for all audiences or specifically call out limitations (21+, pre-requisites, ticket price, parent attendance, etc..), Events must be within the region that Around Here Magazine covers (Generally El Dorado County and immediately surrounding areas).

Content Submisions:
Contributor Agreement / License Agreement

For any and all content submitted to Around Here Magazine for consideration for Publishing:

Author hereby grants to Publisher a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, transferable, and sublicensable license to use, reproduce, distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, edit, adapt, excerpt, translate, archive, and otherwise exploit the Work, in whole or in part, in any media now known or later developed, including without limitation:

Publisher’s print publications
Publisher’s websites and digital platforms
Publisher-owned or controlled social media accounts
Email newsletters, podcasts, video formats, and mobile applications
Promotional, marketing, advertising, and public relations materials

Publisher may retain and make available the Work in archives, back issues, databases, and historical collections indefinitely.

Intellectual Property Warranties

Authors represents and warrants that the content is either in the public domain, or that it owns or has secured all necessary rights, licenses, and permissions for all submitted content, including:

Text, images, video, audio;
Trademarks and logos;
Likenesses, names, and voices of individuals.

Such rights must cover all uses permitted under this agreement, including promotional use and social media distribution.

PRESS RELEASE SUBMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

Any Press Release Submission and Distribution Agreement is entered into between Publisher and Submitter, and governs the submission, publication, distribution, and promotion of press releases by Publisher.

1. Definitions

Press Release: Any written or multimedia content submitted by Submitter for the purpose of announcing or communicating information about Submitter, its products, services, events, or other matters of public interest.

Publisher Platforms: Publisher’s websites, newsletters, mobile apps, and social media accounts controlled by Publisher.

Social Promotion: The act of distributing, reposting, linking, excerpting, or highlighting Press Releases on Publisher Platforms or affiliated digital properties.

2. License Grant

Submitter retains all copyright and other intellectual property rights in the Press Release.

Submitter grants Publisher a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to:

Publish, display, and distribute the Press Release on Publisher Platforms;
Promote the Press Release through Social Promotion in accordance with Section 6;
Archive the Press Release for record-keeping, research, or historical purposes.

3. Attribution and Disclaimers

Limitations: Publisher may not modify the substance of the Press Release in a way that materially changes claims or context, except as required to comply with laws or regulations.

Publisher may add disclaimers, contextual notes, or regulatory legends (e.g., forward-looking statement language) without Submitter approval.
Submission does not imply editorial endorsement or validation by Publisher.

4. Warranties and Representations

Submitter represents and warrants that:

Submitter is the owner of the Press Release or has secured all necessary rights for submission and distribution.
All statements in the Press Release are accurate to the best of Submitter’s knowledge.
The Press Release does not infringe on third-party IP, violate publicity rights, or contain defamatory material.
Submitter will provide substantiation for any factual or financial claims upon Publisher request.

5. Indemnification

Submitter shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Publisher, its affiliates, officers, employees, and agents against all claims, losses, damages, or liabilities arising from:

Alleged or actual defamation, libel, or false statements in the Press Release;
Intellectual property infringement;
Violation of laws or regulations applicable to the content.

Indemnification obligations survive termination of this Agreement.

6. Social Promotion Guidelines

Publisher may share the Press Release on Publisher Platforms according to the following guardrails:

Disclosure & Context
- Include contextual disclaimers when necessary (e.g., “The following is a company announcement”).
No Endorsement
- Social captions must avoid implying Publisher endorsement or approval of claims.
- “Breaking News” or “Staff Pick” labels reserved for editorial content only.
Excerpts & Formatting
- Only excerpt text or images in ways that preserve meaning.
- Do not selectively edit to misrepresent statements.
Platform Compliance
- All posts must comply with social media platform rules regarding sponsored or promotional content.
- Paid promotion of press releases is treated as advertising, subject to separate agreements.
Comments & Interaction
- Publisher may disable or moderate comments on social posts to manage legal or reputational risk.
Removal Rights
- Publisher may remove or adjust posts at any time if required by law, regulation, platform, or reputational concerns.

7. Termination

Either party may terminate this Agreement with written notice.

Termination does not revoke Publisher’s right to retain, archive, or continue distribution of Press Releases already published.
Publisher may remove future or scheduled distributions at its sole discretion.

8. Limitation of Liability

Publisher shall not be liable for:

Any reliance on the accuracy of Press Release content;
User or third-party interactions or responses on social platforms;
Platform removal, takedowns, or restrictions.

ADVERTORIAL CONTENT RIDER

This Advertorial Content Rider (“Rider”) is incorporated into and forms part of the Advertising Agreement (the “Agreement”) between Publisher and Advertiser. In the event of a conflict, this Rider shall control with respect to advertorial, sponsored, native, or branded content.

1. Definition of Advertorial Content

“Advertorial Content” means any content supplied by or on behalf of Advertiser that is promotional in nature, including but not limited to articles, copy, images, video, audio, testimonials, endorsements, hyperlinks, or calls to action, that appear in a format resembling editorial content and are published in exchange for consideration.

2. Ownership and License Grant

Advertiser retains all right, title, and interest in and to the Advertorial Content.

Advertiser hereby grants Publisher a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license during the campaign term to:

Publish, display, distribute, and publicly perform the Advertorial Content;
Edit, format, excerpt, adapt, or modify the Advertorial Content as necessary for:
- Legal and regulatory compliance;
- Platform requirements;
- Formatting, length, or placement;
Promote the Advertorial Content, including excerpts, headlines, thumbnails, and previews, across Publisher-owned or controlled websites, applications, newsletters, and social media accounts.

Publisher may retain copies of the Advertorial Content after the campaign term for archival, compliance, audit, and record-keeping purposes.

3. Disclosure and Labeling (Non-Negotiable)

Publisher shall have sole and absolute discretion to determine:

Disclosure language;
Labeling (including “Advertisement,” “Sponsored,” “Paid Content,” or similar);
Placement, formatting, and visual treatment.

Publisher may modify disclosure language at any time to comply with:

FTC guidance;
State consumer protection laws;
Platform policies;
Industry best practices.

Advertiser acknowledges that disclosure decisions are not subject to approval and shall not constitute a breach of the Agreement.

4. Editorial Independence and No Endorsement

Advertiser acknowledges that:

Advertorial Content does not constitute editorial endorsement by Publisher;
Publisher retains full editorial independence;
Nothing in the Agreement obligates Publisher to provide favorable editorial coverage or restrict unfavorable coverage.

5. Compliance With Laws and Platform Policies

Advertiser represents and warrants that all Advertorial Content complies with:

All applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations;
FTC advertising and endorsement guidelines;
Applicable industry regulations (including FDA, FTC, SEC, FINRA, or state equivalents, where applicable);
Platform advertising and branded content policies.

Publisher does not guarantee acceptance or continued availability on any third-party platform.

6. Substantiation of Claims

Advertiser represents and warrants that:

All factual claims are true, accurate, and not misleading;
All express and implied claims are properly substantiated prior to submission;
Substantiation will be provided to Publisher upon request.

7. Testimonials and Endorsements

If Advertorial Content includes testimonials or endorsements, Advertiser represents and warrants that:

Statements reflect genuine opinions or experiences;
Any material connections are fully disclosed;
Typical results are clearly disclosed where required.

8. Intellectual Property Warranties

Advertiser represents and warrants that it owns or has secured all necessary rights, licenses, and permissions for all Advertorial Content, including:

Text, images, video, audio;
Trademarks and logos;
Likenesses, names, and voices of individuals.

Such rights must cover all uses permitted under this Rider, including promotional use and social media distribution.

9. Publisher Rights to Edit, Reject, or Remove

Publisher reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to:

Edit Advertorial Content;
Reject Advertorial Content prior to publication;
Remove Advertorial Content at any time if Publisher reasonably determines that continued publication may create legal, regulatory, reputational, or platform risk.

Removal for compliance or risk mitigation shall not entitle Advertiser to a refund, unless expressly stated otherwise in the applicable Insertion Order.

10. Indemnification

Advertiser shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Publisher and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to:

Advertorial Content;
Alleged false or misleading advertising;
Regulatory investigations or enforcement actions;
Intellectual property infringement;
Product liability or consumer claims;
Breach of Advertiser’s representations or warranties.

Indemnification obligations shall survive termination of the Agreement.

11. Limitation of Publisher Liability

Publisher shall not be liable for:

Platform rejection or takedown;
Changes required for compliance;
Comments, user interaction, or third-party responses;
Advertiser’s business outcomes or performance metrics.

12. No Assignment of Goodwill or Endorsement

Nothing in this Rider grants Advertiser any right to imply:

Publisher endorsement;
Publisher sponsorship beyond disclosed advertorial placement;
Use of Publisher trademarks except as expressly approved in writing.

13. Survival

Sections relating to:

Indemnification,
Compliance,
Intellectual property,
Archival rights,
Governing law and venue,

shall survive expiration or termination of the Agreement.

Terms of Use

Effective Date: [Month Day, Year]

Welcome to Around Here Magazine (“Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”). These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of our website, digital publications, newsletters, subscriptions, mobile experiences, and related services (collectively, the “Site”).

By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.

1. Use of the Website

You agree to use the Site only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You may not use the Site:

in violation of any applicable law or regulation;
to infringe the intellectual property or privacy rights of others;
to transmit harmful code, malware, or disruptive technologies;
to interfere with the security or operation of the Site;
to impersonate another person or entity;
to engage in fraudulent, abusive, or misleading conduct.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate access to users who violate these Terms.

2. Intellectual Property Rights

All content on the Site, including articles, editorials, graphics, photographs, videos, audio, logos, branding, page layouts, magazine designs, digital editions, and other materials (“Content”) is owned by or licensed to Around Here Magazine and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other applicable intellectual property laws.

You may view and use the Content for personal, non-commercial purposes only. Except as expressly permitted in writing, you may not:

reproduce, republish, distribute, modify, display, or create derivative works from the Content;
use Content for commercial purposes;
remove copyright or proprietary notices;
archive or systematically store Site content;
use our Content for AI training, machine learning models, or dataset generation.

Unauthorized use of Content may violate intellectual property and other laws.

3. Automated Access and Data Scraping Restrictions

Unauthorized automated access to the Site is strictly prohibited. This includes scraping, crawling, harvesting, indexing, monitoring, data mining, copying, or extracting articles, headlines, images, metadata, subscriber information, pricing, archives, or other materials through automated means, including bots, spiders, scripts, browser extensions, AI systems, or similar technologies, without prior written permission.

You may not:

collect or process personal data from the Site without a lawful basis under applicable privacy laws, including GDPR or CCPA/CPRA;
circumvent security measures, rate limits, authentication systems, or robots.txt directives;
use Site content or data for competitive analysis, unauthorized republication, commercial aggregation, or AI/ML training;
interfere with the operation or availability of the Site.

We reserve the right to block IP addresses, restrict access, pursue legal remedies, and report abusive activity to service providers, regulators, or law enforcement where appropriate.

Prohibited activites

Automated Access, Data Scraping, and Data Collection Restrictions

Unauthorized automated access to this website is strictly prohibited. This includes, without limitation, scraping, crawling, harvesting, indexing, monitoring, data mining, copying, or extracting content, personal data, user information, business data, pricing, images, text, metadata, or other materials through automated means, including bots, spiders, scripts, browser extensions, AI training systems, machine learning models, or similar technologies, without our prior written consent.

You may not:

access the website in violation of applicable privacy or data protection laws;
collect or process personal data from the website without a lawful basis under applicable regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA);
circumvent rate limits, authentication systems, robots.txt directives, access controls, or security protections;
use website content or data for unauthorized commercial purposes, competitive analysis, dataset creation, profiling, surveillance, or AI/ML model training;
interfere with the proper operation, security, or availability of the website.

We reserve the right to monitor automated activity, block IP addresses, suspend or terminate access, issue legal notices, and pursue all available remedies for unauthorized use of the website or misuse of data. We may also report unlawful or abusive activity to hosting providers, network operators, regulators, or law enforcement authorities where appropriate.

Unauthorized collection or use of personal information from this website may violate applicable privacy, intellectual property, cybersecurity, and consumer protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and other applicable regulations.

4. Subscriptions and Paid Content

Certain portions of the Site may require a subscription or payment. By purchasing a subscription, you agree to provide accurate billing information and authorize us to charge applicable fees.

Subscriptions may automatically renew unless canceled before the renewal date. Fees are non-refundable except where required by law.

We reserve the right to modify subscription pricing, features, or availability at any time.

5. User Submissions

If you submit comments, letters, reviews, photographs, or other materials to us, you grant [Magazine Name] a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, publish, modify, display, and distribute such materials in connection with our business and publications.

You represent that you own or control all rights to materials you submit and that your submissions do not violate any law or third-party rights.

We reserve the right to remove or refuse content at our discretion.

6. Third-Party Links and Services

The Site may contain links to third-party websites, advertisers, or services. We do not control and are not responsible for third-party content, policies, or practices.

Your interactions with third parties are solely between you and the applicable third party.

7. Privacy

Your use of the Site is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, and protect personal information.

8. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Site and all Content are provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, express or implied.

We do not guarantee that:

the Site will be uninterrupted or error-free;
Content will always be accurate or current;
defects or vulnerabilities will be corrected.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

9. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, [Magazine Name] and its affiliates, officers, employees, contributors, and licensors shall not be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages arising from or related to your use of the Site.

Our total liability for any claim arising from the Site shall not exceed the amount you paid us, if any, during the twelve (12) months preceding the claim.

10. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless [Magazine Name] and its affiliates from claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses arising from:

your use of the Site;
your violation of these Terms;
your infringement of any third-party rights.

11. Copyright Complaints

If you believe Content on the Site infringes your copyright, please contact us with:

identification of the copyrighted work;
identification of the allegedly infringing material;
your contact information;
a statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is unauthorized.

Send notices to:

Around Here Magazine

12. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Updated versions will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.

Your continued use of the Site after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

13. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict of law principles.

Any disputes arising from these Terms or the Site shall be resolved exclusively in the courts located in El Dorado County, CA.

14. Contact Information

If you have questions regarding these Terms, please contact:

Around Here Magazine

PO Box 641, El Dorado, CA 95623
carolyn@aroundheremagazine.com
530 303 8980