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Community Guidelines
Updated as of 10/29/2024
WNY Thrive Terms and Conditions
By creating an account and submitting content to WNY Thrive—such as a business listing, reviews, stories, events, deals/promotions, images, or videos—you agree to our community guidelines, privacy policy, terms of service and content guidelines. You also consent to receiving updates and promotions via text or email from WNY Thrive.
Content Submission:
- Positive and Respectful Content: We publish only constructive and respectful content, omitting any submissions with explicit language, political views, hate speech, or personal attacks. Our focus is on sharing uplifting stories that foster a supportive community.
- Verification: All submissions are subject to verification to ensure authenticity and compliance with our guidelines. Unverified content may be excluded from publication.
- Content Ownership: By submitting content, you confirm that you own the rights to all provided content (e.g., images, videos) or have obtained the necessary permissions. You retain ownership of your content but grant WNY Thrive a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable, and sublicensable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works, distribute, perform, and display such content worldwide across any media.
Disclaimer: WNY Thrive is not liable for lawsuits, legal actions, or negative comments arising from your content submissions. We reserve the right to remove content that receives excessive complaints or violates our terms.
Additional Terms
- Indemnification: You agree to indemnify and hold WNY Thrive harmless from any claims, damages, or expenses arising from your submissions.
- Modification of Terms: WNY Thrive reserves the right to modify these terms at any time, with continued use of the service indicating acceptance of any changes.
- Privacy: Your personal information will be handled per our privacy policy. We will not share your information with third parties without consent, except as required by law.
- Termination: WNY Thrive reserves the right to terminate your account or remove content at any time, for any reason, including violations of our terms or guidelines.
