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Terms of Service
Last Updated: October, 2004
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Copyright.
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User-Provided
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with, and/or placing material on, WGNRADIO.com, including for example
communication during registration, communication on any WGNRADIO.com
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content, placing any classified advertisement, entering any sweepstakes,
etc., you represent and warrant: (1) you own or otherwise have
all necessary rights to the content you provide and the rights
to use it as provided in this Terms of Service; (2) all information
you provide is true, accurate, current and complete, and does
not violate these Terms of Service; and, (3) the content will
not cause injury to any person or entity. Using a name other than
your own legal name is prohibited (except in those specific areas
of WGNRADIO.com that specifically ask for unique, fictitious names,
e.g., certain message boards and chat rooms).
For
all such information and material, you grant WGN, its affiliates
and related entities, including WGNRADIO.com and its affiliated
newspaper, a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive
right and license to use, copy, modify, display, archive, store,
distribute, reproduce and create derivative works from such information,
in any form, media, software or technology of any kind now existing
or developed in the future. Without limiting the generality of
the previous sentence, you authorize WGN to share the information
across all Tribune Company affiliated Web sites, to include the
information in a searchable format accessible by users of WGNRADIO.com
and other WGN Web sites, and to use your name and any other information
in connection with its use of the material you provide. You also
grant WGN the right to use any material, information, ideas, concepts,
know-how or techniques contained in any communication you send
to us for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to
developing, manufacturing and marketing products using such information.
All rights in this paragraph are granted without the need for
additional compensation of any sort to you.
Please
note WGNRADIO.com does not accept unsolicited materials or ideas
for use or publication, and is not responsible for the similarity
of any of its content or programming in any media to materials
or ideas transmitted to WGNRADIO.com. Should 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 WGNRADIO.com and its affiliates regarding
the use of such materials and ideas, even if material or an idea
is used that is substantially similar to the idea you sent.
Transactions
and e-commerce on our site.
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.
To serve you most efficiently, 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. If you're concerned
about online credit card safety, in most cases a telephone number
will be made available so you can call us and place your order
by phone. WGNRADIO.com cannot take responsibility for the success
or security of transactions undertaken or processed by third parties.
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 WGNRADIO.com is not responsible for such errors or discrepancies.
Other
Specifics About Interactive Areas (Message Boards, Chat Areas,
automated posting of classified or other advertising, etc.). WGNRADIO.com
bulletin boards, chat rooms and other such interactive areas are
provided to give users an interesting and stimulating forum to
express their opinions and share ideas and information. Given
the nature of WGNRADIO.com and the volume of messages and postings,
WGNRADIO.com cannot and does not monitor all of the material posted
or transmitted by users and third party information providers.
To protect your safety, please use your best judgment when using
these forums. We particularly discourage divulging personal phone
numbers and addresses or other information that can be used to
identify or locate you. If you make such disclosures either through
postings on the bulletin boards, chat rooms, in classified advertising
you place or in other interactive areas, or to third parties in
any communication, you do so fully understanding the consequences
of such disclosures and with a knowing consent that such information
could be used to identify you. WGNRADIO.com reserves the right to
delete, move or edit any communications at any time, for any reason
or in its discretion, but has no obligation to review or remove
any such content.
Posting
Rules. Interactive areas, discussion boards, chat rooms, etc.,
are intended to encourage public debate. We expect people to differ
- judgment and opinion are subjective things - and we encourage
freedom of speech and a marketplace of ideas. But by using these
areas of WGNRADIO.com, you are participating in a community that
is intended for all our users. Therefore, we reserve the right
to remove any content posted on our site at any time for any reason.
Decisions as to whether content violates any Posting Rule will
be made by WGNRADIO.com in its discretion after we have actual notice
of such posting. Without limiting our right to remove content,
we have attempted to provide guidelines to those posting content
on our site. When using WGNRADIO.com, please do not post material
that:
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 WGNRADIO.com 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 inappropriately encourages the violation of any municipal,
state, federal or international law, rule, regulation or ordinance.
unfairly interferes with any third party's uninterrupted use of
WGNRADIO.com.
advertises, promotes or offers to trade any goods or services,
except in areas specifically designated for such purpose.
uploads copyrighted or other proprietary material of any kind
on WGNRADIO.com without the express permission of the owner of that
material.
uses or attempt to use another's 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.
disrupts, interferes with, or otherwise harms or violates the
security of WGNRADIO.com, or any services, system resources, accounts,
passwords, servers or networks connected to or accessible through
WGNRADIO.com 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 THE FOREGOING GUIDELINES MAY BE REFERRED TO LAW
ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.
Communications
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or services. In most cases, these transactions will be conducted
by our third-party partners and vendors. Under no circumstances
will WGNRADIO.com 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
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with them before you engage in any transaction. Complaints, concerns
or questions relating to materials provided by third parties should
be forwarded directly to the third party.
During
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frame, certain content that is actually created or hosted by a
third party. You may be introduced to, or be able to access, information,
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General
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third parties or for content provided or posted by others.
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IN
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SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
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YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD HARMLESS, WGNRADIO.com
AND WGN, EACH OF THEIR PARENT AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES, AND EACH
OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PARTNERS, SUPPLIERS, LICENSORS, OFFICERS,
DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, CONTRACTORS
AND AGENTS, 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 WGNRADIO.com; (2) WGNRADIO.com'S USE OF ANY CONTENT
OR INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE, AS LONG AS SUCH USE IS NOT INCONSISTENT
WITH THIS AGREEMENT; (3) INFORMATION OR MATERIAL POSTED OR TRANSMITTED
THROUGH YOUR MEMBERSHIP ACCOUNT, EVEN IF NOT POSTED BY YOU; AND,
(4) ANY VIOLATION OF THIS AGREEMENT BY YOU.
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Users. WGNRADIO.com is controlled, operated and administered
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If you access WGNRADIO.com from a location outside the United States,
you are responsible for compliance with all applicable laws.
Miscellaneous:
WGNRADIO.com 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 this Terms of Service. Your continued
use of WGNRADIO.com 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 this Terms of Service
was posted will be governed according to the Terms of Service
that applied at the time of your use.
WGNRADIO.com
may modify, suspend, discontinue or restrict the use of any portion
of WGNRADIO.com, including the availability of any portion of
the Content at any time, without notice or liability. WGNRADIO.com
may deny access to any person or user at any time for any reason.
In addition, WGN or WGNRADIO.com may at any time transfer rights
and obligations under this Agreement to any Tribune Company affiliate,
subsidiary or business unit, or any of their affiliated companies
or divisions, or any entity that acquires WGN, WGNRADIO.com or
any of their assets.
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with the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to its
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a federal or state court located in Chicago, Illinois, within
two months of the time in which the events giving rise to such
claim began, or you agree to waive such claim. You agree no such
claim may be brought as a class action. 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. Any failure of WGNRADIO.com to enforce or exercise any provision
of this Agreement or related right shall not constitute a waiver
of that right or provision. The section titles used in this Agreement
are purely for convenience and carry with them no legal or contractual
effect. 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 WGNRADIO.com, and all other provisions for which
survival is equitable or appropriate.
In
the case of a conflict between these terms and the terms of any
electronic or machine readable statement or policy (for example,
a P3P electronic privacy policy), these Terms of Service shall
control. Similarly, in case of a conflict between these terms
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