Terms of Use

Updated: February 19, 2025

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) are the terms and conditions of a legal agreement between you and Weigel Broadcasting Co. and their affiliates, affiliated companies and/or licensees (collectively "Weigel") that govern your access to and use of our website (the “Website”), application, and other services that include an authorized link to these Terms (collectively, the “Services”). BY ACCESSING, BROWSING AND/OR USING THE SERVICES, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE AND TO COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE, DO NOT USE THE SERVICES.

The material provided on the Services is protected by law, including but not limited to the United States Copyright Law and international treaties. The Services are controlled and operated by Weigel from its offices within the State of Illinois, United States of America. Weigel makes no representation that materials in the Services are appropriate or available for use outside of the United States of America, and access to them from territories where their contents are illegal or otherwise regulated is prohibited. Those who choose to access the Services from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws.

The Services are offered and available only to users who are at least eighteen (18) years of age and by accepting these Terms, you represent and warrant that you meet the foregoing eligibility requirement. If you do not meet this requirement, you must not access or use the Services.

  1. Incorporation of the Privacy Policy. Certain features available at or through the Services may invite you to provide certain information to Weigel. For example, you may elect to provide us with certain identifying information about you, including but not limited to your name, street address, telephone number, e-mail address, fax number, company name, title, and other personally identifiable information. In addition, Weigel may collect certain non-personally identifiable information about you and about the equipment and communications method that you use to access the Internet and the Services. The personally identifiable information that Weigel collects from you is subject to Weigel’s Privacy Policy. The Privacy Policy is hereby incorporated into these Terms of Use as if fully set forth herein.

  2. Restrictions on Use of the Services. The copyright in all material provided on the Services is held by Weigel or by the original creator of such material. Except as otherwise expressly stated herein, none of the material provided on the Services may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means, including without limitation electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Weigel or the copyright owner. Permission is hereby granted to you to visit, view and retain a single copy of the pages of the Website for your own internal use and/or to send a single copy of one (1) individual page of the Website to a third party for the sole and limited purpose of informing that person about the services offered by Weigel; provided, however, that you will use such copies of the Website in accordance with the terms set forth in these Terms of Use, and you will use your best efforts to ensure that any party to whom you send a page of the Website uses such page in accordance with these Terms of Use. This permission terminates automatically if you breach any of these Terms of Use. Upon termination of this permission, you must immediately destroy any copied or printed materials from the Services. In no event may you duplicate, download, publish, modify or otherwise distribute any material from the Services for any purpose other than those expressly provided for herein without the express written consent of Weigel. You agree not to "frame" the content of the Services as any other website or service for any purpose or in any manner unless specifically authorized in writing to do so by Weigel. Any unauthorized use of any material contained on the Services may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes.

  3. Security. You acknowledge and agree that you will not violate, or attempt to violate, the security of the Services or engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits any person from using or enjoying the Services, or that, in our sole judgement, exposes us or any of our users, affiliates, or any other third party to any liability, damages, or detriment of any type. Accordingly, and without limitation, you agree that you will not (i) access any data or materials located on the Services which, by their nature, are not reasonably intended for your use or access, (ii) log into any server or user account associated with the Services which you are not authorized to access, (iii) transmit or relay through the Services or any associated server any spam or other broadly disseminated unsolicited e-mail, or use the Services or any associated server to "spoof" or otherwise disguise or conceal the identity of the party originating any e-mail, (iv) use the Services for any fraudulent or illegal purpose, (v) use the Services or any associated server to e-mail, upload or otherwise transmit any image, material or information which is unlawful, defamatory, tortious, harassing, sexually explicit, or obscene, (vi) probe, scan or test the Services or any associated server, or attempt to probe, scan or test the Services or any associated server, to assess its security features and procedures or to analyze security or authentication measures without proper authorization, or (vii) interfere with, or attempt to interfere with, any third party's use of the Services or any associated server, including without limitation any introduction of a virus or other computer program routine or engine that is intended to damage, destroy, disrupt or otherwise impair the Services or any associated server or network, and any effort to crash or disrupt the Services or any associated server or network by means of a volume of service requests in excess of the capacity of the Services or any associated server or network. Unauthorized access of or interference with operation of computer system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability. You acknowledge that Weigel may investigate occurrences which may involve such violations and report such violations to appropriate law enforcement authorities.

  4. Restriction on Spidering. Weigel strictly prohibits the use of any automated means, including, without limitation, any tool, program, engine, software, crawler, robot, script, spider, or any other device or mechanism to harvest, mine, compile, collect, or “scrape” any information from the Services, except for purposes of indexing for inclusion in a public search engine, provided that, for clarity, in no instance may such indexing be for the purpose of, or otherwise be done in connection with, the development, facilitation or operation of a large language model or any other generative artificial intelligence product, service tool, technology or software.

  5. Submissions. Any messages, notes, suggestions, photographs, video clips or other material which you may submit to Weigel through or in connection with the Services ("Submissions"), including through your use of any online forum or bulletin board available on the Services, will become the exclusive property of Weigel. Accordingly, you acknowledge and agree that Weigel shall have the right to a) publish any name and/or location included in the Submissions, and b) edit and/or publish any Submissions for any purpose, including without limitation promotional and advertising purposes, in accordance with the terms of the Privacy Policy, without compensation to you of any kind. You expressly release Weigel and its successors and assigns, and the respective shareholders, directors, officers, members, managers, partners, employees, licensees, agents and representatives of Weigel and its successors and assigns, from all claims which you have or may hereafter acquire in connection with the Submissions, including without limitation any such claims for copyright infringement, invasion of privacy or rights of publicity, defamation or any other cause of action arising out of the production, editing, promotion, distribution, broadcast or exhibition of the Submissions. In addition, you agree that (i) you will not transmit any Submission to Weigel which infringes upon the rights of any third party, (ii) any Submission that you transmit to Weigel shall be not in violation of any third party's rights, offered in good faith, and not confidential, and (iii) to the extent that any Submission which you transmit to Weigel shall include any copyrightable material, you represent and warrant that you are the owner of such copyrightable material or have the right to grant Weigel a license to use such copyrightable material, and you hereby grant to Weigel a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free and worldwide license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute, perform, display and create derivative works of such Submission in any media or medium, and in any form, format or forum now known or hereafter developed. Weigel shall have the right to sublicense such rights through multiple tiers of sublicenses. You may not post or transmit content (even if made in a joking, sarcastic or unintended manner) that, at Weigel’s sole discretion, damages Weigel’s reputation; is offensive to the online community, such as sexually explicit content, or content that promotes obscenity, pedophilia, racism, bigotry, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual; intimidates, harasses or advocates harassment of another person; involves the transmission of “junk mail,” “chain letters,” or unsolicited mass mailing or “spamming”; or promotes illegal activities or conduct that is abusive, threatening, obscene, or defamatory.

  6. Disclaimer of Submission Content. You agree and understand that by using the Services, you will be exposed to messages, notes, suggestions, photographs, video clips, advertising or other material which other parties may submit to Weigel through or in connection with the Services (“Submission Content”), and that Weigel is not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property rights of or relating to such Submission Content. You further understand and acknowledge that you may be exposed to Submission Content that is inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable, and you agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have against Weigel, its shareholders, directors, officers, members, managers, partners, employees, licensees, agents and representatives (as well as those of Weigel’s successors and assigns), related to Submission Content and other content on the Services.

  7. Copyrights and Trademarks. All content, materials, images and other copyrightable material on the Services, including without limitation text, graphics, button icons, audioclips and software, are the property of Weigel, its sponsors or business affiliates, and their respective licensors, and are subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. Except to the extent expressly permitted under applicable copyright law, no copying or exploitation of the material from the Services is permitted without the express written permission of Weigel. You acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights in any of such copyrightable material by virtue of having downloaded such material from the Services. All copyrights not expressly granted hereunder are expressly reserved to Weigel. All trademarks, service marks, logos and trade names used on the Services are proprietary to Weigel or other respective owners that have granted Weigel a right and license for such use, and are protected by U.S. and international trademark laws. In countries where any of the trademarks, service marks, logos and trade names used on the Services are not registered, Weigel claims other rights associated with unregistered trademarks, service marks, logos and trade names. No user of the Services is granted any rights to such trademarks, service marks, logos or trade names.

  8. CERTAIN DISCLAIMERS. ACCESS TO THE SERVICES, AND ALL MATERIAL, CONTENT AND SERVICES PROVIDED AT THE SERVICES, ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. ACCORDINGLY, Weigel HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, RELATING TO THE SERVICES AND THE MATERIALS, CONTENT AND SERVICES PROVIDED AT THE SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, QUALITY, OR NONINFRINGEMENT, EXCLUSIVE OF ANY SUCH WARRANTIES WHICH ARE IMPLIED BY LAW AND ARE INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION OR MODIFICATION. Weigel DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ANY MATERIAL OR INFORMATION PRESENTED AT THE SERVICES WILL BE ENTIRELY ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, OR THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR FREE, OR FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. Weigel DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF THE SERVICES OR RESULTS WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM SUCH USE. YOU SHOULD VERIFY ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE SERVICES BEFORE ACTING UPON IT. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU IN WHOLE OR IN PART. IN ADDITION, WHILE Weigel ENDEAVORS TO PROTECT THE SERVICES FROM INFILTRATION BY COMPUTER VIRUSES, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES OR OTHER SIMILAR DESTRUCTIVE CODE PRODUCED BY THIRD PARTIES, Weigel CAN NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSURANCE THAT THE SERVICES WILL REMAIN FREE OF INFECTION FROM ANY SUCH DESTRUCTIVE CODE. ACCORDINGLY, ALL USERS OF THIS SERVICES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING ADEQUATE PROTECTIONS FOR THEIR OWN COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INCLUDING APPROPRIATE FIRE WALLS, ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE, AND DATA RECOVERY PROCEDURES. ALL USERS OF THE SERVICES EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY SHALL HOLD Weigel HARMLESS FROM ANY LOSS, COST, DAMAGE, LIABILITY OR EXPRESS WHICH ANY OF SUCH USERS MAY SUFFER OR INCUR AS A RESULT OF THE PRESENCE OF ANY SUCH DESTRUCTIVE CODE AT THE SERVICES.

  9. ENDORSEMENT DISCLAIMER. THE SERVICES MAY CONTAIN LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES AND SERVICES WHICH ARE NEITHER RELATED TO NOR MAINTAINED BY Weigel. THESE LINKS ARE PROVIDED AS A SERVICE TO THE USERS OF THE SERVICES, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS Weigel's SPONSORSHIP OR ENDORSEMENT OF ANY SUCH LINKED WEBSITE OR SERVICE. Weigel DOES NOT MONITOR THE CONTENT OF ANY SUCH WEBSITE OR SERVICE AND IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT OF SUCH WEBSITES OR SERVICES. ACCORDINGLY, USERS OF THE SERVICES USE SUCH LINKS AT THEIR OWN RISK.

  10. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE NEGLIGENCE OF ANY PARTY, SHALL Weigel BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES BASED UPON OR RESULTING FROM ANY INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS OR OPINIONS PROVIDED ON THE SERVICES, OR THE USE, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICES, EVEN IF Weigel OR AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF Weigel SHALL HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT Weigel IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY USER OF THE SERVICES. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SERVICES OR WITH THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SERVICES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THESE TERMS OF USE, IN NO EVENT SHALL Weigel's TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES, LOSSES, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00). SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

  11. Indemnification. You agree to indemnify and hold Weigel, its affiliates, and their respective employees, contractors, officers, directors, and agents (the "Indemnified Parties") harmless from and against any loss, cost, damage, liability or expense which any of them may suffer or incur as a result of your use of the Services in violation of these Terms of Use, or your infringement of any intellectual property right of any third party. You also agree to indemnify and hold the Indemnified Parties harmless to the fullest extent allowed by law regarding all matters otherwise related to your use of the Services.

  12. Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement. If you believe that you have a claim of copyright infringement based upon any material accessible on or through the Services, notice of such claim should be submitted in writing to Weigel's designated copyright agent as follows:
    Address: Bess Morgan Loeb & Loeb
    35 Music Square East
    Nashville, TN 37203
    E-mail: [email protected]
    Telephone: (615) 749-8314

  13. Changes and Suspensions. Weigel reserves the right to change these Terms of Use, in our sole discretion, at any time. All changes are effective immediately when we post them. If you continue to use the Services after we post the revised and/or updated Terms, such use means that you accept and agree to the revisions and/or updates. The date these Terms were last revised and/or updated is identified at the top of this page.

    Weigel reserves the right to modify, interrupt, and cease all or part of the Services at any time, without notice, and in our sole discretion, for any or no reason. Without limitation, we also have the right to monitor, review, edit, remove, delete, disable, refuse, restrict, and terminate access to the Services (in whole or in part) at any time, without prior notice and in our sole discretion, for any or no reason.

  14. Miscellaneous Provisions. These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. If any provision hereof shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms of Use, and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions hereof. The rights to use the Services granted to you hereunder are personal to you and are not subject to transfer or assignment. Any claim relating to the Services or its use shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in Illinois, and by your use of the Services you submit yourself to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.



Privacy Policy

Updated: February 19, 2025

Weigel Broadcasting Co. and its affiliates (collectively, “Weigel”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) take your electronic privacy seriously. This policy (“Privacy Policy”) applies to visitors and users (individually, “you”) and describes our practices regarding personal information we collect, use, share, and otherwise process in connection with our websites, systems, applications, and other services that include an authorized link or reference to this privacy policy (collectively, the “Services”). Your use of our Services is also subject to the Weigel Terms of Use.

I. CONTACT US

Questions regarding this statement or our practices should be directed to the WeigelBroadcasting.com Privacy Coordinator by email at [email protected]. You may also send inquiries by mail to:

Privacy Coordinator
Weigel Broadcasting Co.
26 North Halsted
Chicago, IL 60661

You may also call our toll-free number: 1-833-367-6388

II. KINDS OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We may collect information from and about you, including information that you provide directly to us, information from other sources, and automatically collected information, including:

Without this information, we may not be able to provide you with all requested Services. We may aggregate or de-identify the information described above. Aggregated or de-identified data is not subject to this Privacy Policy.

III. HOW WE COLLECT YOUR INFORMATION

We collect the above categories of information when you provide information directly to us, such as when you:

We may also collect some of the above categories of information automatically from the devices and browsers you use, including through cookies and similar technologies (“Cookies”). For example, as described further in the sections below, we and our service providers and partners may use Cookies on the Services to recognize repeat users, obtain analytics, deliver advertising to you, and to improve your experience.

We also receive the categories of information described above from other sources, including from other users of our Services, our service providers, and other third-party services and organizations.

When you use our Services, you may be directed to other third-party sites and services. For example, if you click on a banner advertisement on our website, you may leave our website and be directed to a third-party website, such as sites operated by advertisers, sponsors, and partners that may use our logo as part of an agreement with us. These other sites may be able to collect data about you, such as through their own Cookies, in accordance with their own privacy policies. These other sites are not subject to this Privacy Policy and we are not responsible for the privacy policies for these other sites, nor for the use of any information that these sites may collect.

IV. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We use each of the categories of information identified above in order to:

V. HOW WE DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION

We may share the categories of information described above as follows:

We do not sell your personal information for money. However, as described above, we and our third party analytics and advertising partners may use Cookies that collect Internet or other electronic network activity information, including to serve you advertisements that are relevant to you based on your activity across our services and other sites (“targeted advertising”), both over the past 12 months and currently. However, our practices may vary for different jurisdictions and by Service.

On relevant online Services, Weigel offers choices to opt-out of processing for targeted advertising that can be accessed via the Services, such as through links in the footer of applicable websites, as described further below. Weigel honors these choices for residents of jurisdictions in which consumers have a right to opt-out of sale or sharing or processing for targeted advertising. We do not knowingly sell or process the personal information of consumers under 16 for targeted advertising without consent.

VI. YOUR CHOICES

VII. SUBPOENAS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

We reserve the right to cooperate with government and law enforcement agencies engaged in investigations of activities that are, or are believed to be, illegal. Further, we may share your personal information with such agencies if we believe that a crime or any act that endangers the health and safety of others may have been or may be committed. We may also share your personal information in response to an appropriate subpoena.

VIII. COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC AREAS

Information posted to message boards or chat areas is available to the general public. Please use caution when posting any such information. We reserve the right to, but are not obligated to, refuse or delete any content that in our sole discretion is considered inappropriate. Please see our Terms of Use for additional information.

IX. DATA RETENTION AND SECURITY OF PRIVATE INFORMATION

We keep your personal information for as long as needed or permitted for the purpose(s) described in this policy and consistent with applicable law. In addition, we might keep the information for longer based on criteria such as any legal requirements to retain your personal information in light of compliance obligations or the duration of your use of our website and receipt of our services.

We maintain reasonable security measures to safeguard information from loss, theft, interference, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. We also maintain reasonable procedures to help ensure that such data is reliable for its intended use and is accurate, complete, and current. You should understand that no data storage system or transmission of data over the Internet or any other public network can be guaranteed to be 100 percent secure, accurate, complete, or current. Please note that information collected by third parties may not have the same security protections as information you submit to us, and we are not responsible for protecting the security of such information.

X. CHILDREN

We do not knowingly collect any information from children, as defined by applicable law, without parental consent or as otherwise permitted by applicable law.

XI. JURISDICTION-SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS

Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights, including:

These rights are not absolute and are subject to limitations, such as when we are retaining personal information to comply with our legal obligations. You will not be discriminated against as a result of your choice to exercise these rights, although some account and personalization functionality may be lost when you exercise certain rights.

We do not process sensitive personal information for purposes for which you have a right to limit under the California Consumer Privacy Act or to revoke consent under other applicable laws, and we do not knowingly share personal information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes without your consent.

You may designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. We may request that you provide your authorized agent with signed, written permission demonstrating that they have been authorized by you to act on your behalf.

You or your authorized agent may exercise your access, deletion, and correction rights by using one of the following options:

  1. By Completing the form below:

  2. By sending inquiries by mail to:

    Privacy Coordinator
    Weigel Broadcasting Co.
    26 North Halsted
    Chicago, IL 60661

  3. You may also call our toll free number: 1-833-367-6388

We may ask you to provide information that will enable us to verify your identity in order to comply with your request. We will attempt to do so based on your account information (where applicable) and the information you provide when submitting the request. However, there may be instances where we will require additional information from you in order to verify your identity.

To request to opt out of the sale or sharing or processing for targeted advertising, you may either click the “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link in the footer of applicable websites or use the webform above. Where relevant given the nature of Cookies on a particular website, our websites will also seek to support browser-based opt-out preference signals that can communicate your privacy opt-out preferences to the website, such as the Global Privacy Control (“GPC”), in accordance with relevant laws. You can learn more about the GPC here. Because the GPC is a browser-based signal, you may have to enable the signal on each browser or device from which you would like to be opted out, and it may not be relevant for certain Services. Our websites do not support "do-not-track" signals. Because of differences in how web browsers incorporate and activate this feature, it is not always clear whether users intend for these signals to be transmitted, or whether they even are aware of them.

If you live in a jurisdiction where you have the right to appeal any denials of your requests, you may exercise this right by emailing the WeigelBroadcasting.com Privacy Coordinator at [email protected] or through the mailing address or toll free number listed above.

XII. UPDATES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time as we deem appropriate in our sole discretion. When we update the Privacy Policy, we will revise the “Effective Date” date above and post the new Privacy Policy. We recommend that you review the Privacy Policy each time you visit the Services to stay informed of our privacy practices.

By using our site, you agree that we and third parties may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information for analytics, advertising, and other purposes described in our Privacy Policy and agree to our Terms of Use
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