These are the Terms of Service for OnPointColumbus.com.
Also reference our Privacy Policy, Conditions of Purchase, and User-Generated Content rules which are hereby made a part of these Terms of Service.
OnPointColumbus.com is published in the interest of and for the general public. This site publishes local news and information about the Columbus, GA area.
If you access, visit, or use OnPointColumbus.com, you must agree to the Terms of Service set forth below. If you do not agree to the Terms of Service, do not access or use this website. Please read the following Terms of Service carefully.
We reserve the right to modify or update these Terms of Service at any time. These “Terms of Service” were last updated on March 31, 2018.
By accessing and using OnPointColumbus.com, you agree to abide by the policies and obligations set forth in this Terms of Service. We, the publisher, reserve the right, at its sole discretion, to change, terminate, modify or otherwise alter these terms and conditions at any time. Changes and/or modifications shall become effective immediately upon the posting. Please review these Terms of Service periodically. Your continued use of OnPointColumbus.com following the posting of change’s and/or modifications will constitute your acceptance of these Terms of Service and that you have agreed to the changes.
All material, information, photos, videos and any and all content of this website, OnPointColumbus.com, is published and copyrighted unless otherwise noted. Permission may be granted for re-use of content by contacting OnPointColumbus.com by using the form on the Contact page.
Code of Conduct
You agree to not engage in any of the conduct listed here. If you do, you understand and agree that your use of this website will be terminated. The editors and publisher of OnPointColumbus.com will be the sole arbiter as to what constitutes a violation of the Code of Conduct.
The following acts Will Not Be Tolerated and You Will Be Blocked from Accessing the Site:
- Using this website for any unlawful purposes, including “spam”;
- Modifying, adapting, reverse engineering, selling, decompiling, sublicensing, or dissasembling any portion of this website;
- Accessing this website through electronic programs for purposes of stealing bandwidth;
- Use of this website to post, transmit or relay any unlawful, fraudulent, or harmful information of any kind;
- Using software to gain access, transmit, relay or post harmful content or disruptive components to this website;
- Restricting, inhibiting, or otherwise preventing any other user from accessing and/or using this website;
- Posting, transmitting, or relaying any advertisement, promotion, or solicitation of goods or services for commercial purposes without prior consent or approval of this website’s owners.
Comment Policy
Comments from the general public are accepted as long as the comments meet the following criteria:
- All comments are and will be moderated by the owner(s) of this website;
- Accepting a comment for publication is at the sole discretion of the website owner(s);
- Comments must not contain libelous, slanderous or vulgar language;
- Comments must contain only text and/or images;
- Comments must contain a currently working email address;
- Email addresses will not be published and will be treated as private according to our Privacy Policy;
- Comments are allowed to contain one link to another website or resource relating to the information within the article that the comment is to appear upon;
- When posting a comment, the comment form ask for a website url. The url of the poster is allowed and will be published; however, no comment will be posted if the comment contains a link to a site that is solely for advertising purposes, for selling a product or service, or the solicitation of users of this website to become users of other online services competitive with this website;
- You hereby acknowledge that published comments become the sole property of this website and its owners, and you hereby agree to grant this website owner(s) a royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive and irrevocable world-wide right and license to use the comment(s) in any form, manner or medium available that we choose without further notice, attribution, or payment to you;
Limitation of Liability and Disclaimer
Your use of OnPointColumbus.com is at your risk. If you are dissatisfied with any of the Materials contained herein, or with any of these Terms of Service, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue accessing and using the Site.
To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, neither OnPointColumbus.com, its publisher, nor any other party involved in creating, producing, or delivering this site, is liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of your access or use of this site. Without limiting the foregoing, everything contained herein on this site is provided to you “AS IS” without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranties or merchantability, or non-infringement.
You specifically acknowledge and agree that OnPointColumbus.com is not liable for any defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of any user.
The publisher also assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable, for any damages to, or viruses that may infect your computer equipment or other property on account of your access to, use of, browsing, or downloading of any materials from this site.
The publisher does not warrant or make any representations of any kind or nature with respect to the materials. Therefore, you are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.
Extreme efforts are expended to ensure the accuracy of information published within this website. In most reports, information sources are referenced. However, OnPointColumbus.com and/or its publisher does not make any warranty or representation, either express or implied, with respect to the accuracy or completeness of any information contained within this site.
Furthermore, OnPointColumbus.com, nor its publisher, assume any liability of any kind whatsoever resulting from the use of or reliance upon any information contained herein.
Be it also known and understood that OnPointColumbus.com does not provide legal advice of any type. Legal advice must be sought from a certified professional legal council, law firm or attorney. OnPointColumbus.com does not provide any medical advice. Medical advice must be obtained from certified professional medical attendants.
Linking and Framing
You may establish a hypertext link to this website as long as the link does not state or imply endorsement or sponsorship of your website, service or product by us or the owner(s) of this website. You are not allowed, without prior written approval, consent or permission, to frame or in-line link any of the content of this website, or incorporate into another website or service, any of the material, text, images, content, or intellectual property contained within this website.
FCC Notice
Some advertisements or links on this website provide income to the publishers of this website. This is a federally mandated statement and we have delivered it to you.
Full Agreement
These Terms of Service contain the entire understanding and supersede all prior understanding of the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof, and cannot be changed or terminated orally. If any provision of these Terms of Service are found to be illegal or unenforceable, these Terms of Service will be deemed curtailed to the extent necessary to make it legal and enforceable and will remain, as modified, in full force and effect.
Questions & Queries
For more information about the Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, or other general inquiries, submit the form on the Contact page.