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Privacy Policy, Terms of Service & Copyrights Governing NewsPressNOW.com
July 7, 2025
You've reached the Privacy Policy for NewsPressNOW.com, a subsidiary of News-Press & Gazette Company. This policy governs privacy practices of our website and digital services. You may also view our Terms of Service.
OVERVIEW OF OUR PRIVACY POLICY
This privacy policy outlines how we collect, use, share and protect your personal information.
| Privacy Values | Data Collection and Sharing | Privacy Control |
|---|---|---|
| • We respect you and your data.• We will not collect or share your data without your permission - period. • See our Privacy Values listed below. | • We collect data you give us (name, email, home address, etc.) and data from your device (computer "IP" address, hardware, etc.). • We won't share your data without permission and will only share it with companies that comply with our privacy policy. | • If you have questions or inquiries regarding this privacy policy, please contact us at privacy@npgco.com. |
OUR COMPANY PRIVACY VALUES
- Privacy is a fundamental right. Data represents people who deserve privacy, respect, autonomy, and fairness.
- Personal data should be protected to the highest standards of privacy and security.
- Individuals should have control over personal data that is viewed, collected, shared or used.
- Individuals can easily and persistently see and control their data that is viewed, collected, shared or used.
- Personal data viewed, shared or used should be limited.
- Individuals should derive some value and benefit from providing access and use of their data.
- Individuals can easily access, understand and use data controls in multiple languages and audio or video formats.
- Individuals can access, delete, move, and correct their data held by any entity.
PRIVACY POLICY SECTIONS
Our privacy policy is organized into the following sections:
- Definitions
- How to Control Your Data
- Data We Collect and Why
- Data We Share and Why
- Keeping Your Data Safe
- Know Your Rights
1.0. DEFINITIONS
The definitions below may help you understand some of the words and phrases in this privacy policy.
| Cookies | Geolocation information |
|---|---|
| • Small text files that send a message from a web browser to a web server. • Used to identify you, store your login or send you personalized content or ads. | • Where something is located in the world, usually via an internet device. • Data can be derived through GPS, cell networks or your IP address and gives us an idea of where your device is located to target content or ads (with your permission) and to combat fraud. |
| Aggregate metadata |
|---|
| • This is data about other data. For example, metadata for a photo might be when it was taken or file size.• Aggregate means compiling different types of data into a group. • Aggregate metadata about you may be used to display relevant content or ads. |
2.0. HOW TO CONTROL YOUR DATA
2.1. Privacy Controls
For further questions or inquiries regarding this Privacy Policy, please email us at privacy@npgco.com.
3.0. DATA WE COLLECT AND WHY
There are two basic ways we get data about you:
| Directly from you | Indirectly from you |
|---|---|
| • Personal data you share (e.g., email or address) when you voluntarily sign up for a newsletter, subscription or other service. • If you give us permission, we use this information to personalize your content and advertising, send you offers or fulfill a service. | • Data we collect from your device (e.g. type of device or IP address). • This data helps us display content correctly on all your devices and protects you from malware and fraudulent advertising. |
TYPE OF DATA WE COLLECT
| 3.1. Account Data | 3.2. Your Email Address |
|---|---|
| • To access our content or services, you may need to register and provide personal data to set up an account (e.g., name, email).• You can update, change or cancel your account at any time. • If you register as "anonymous" you only need to provide your zip code however, you may not be able to access some of our content. | • We will only use your email address to communicate about services you've requested (e.g., newsletters or promotions) or information about your account. |
| 3.3. Your Location | 3.4. Children |
|---|---|
| • We collect data about your location (e.g., zip code) when you visit our site to deliver you relevant local news content. • We don't collect precise geolocation data (your location at any given time). | • We don't knowingly collect or solicit information from anyone under the age of 18 or allow them to register for an account. |
3.5. Cookies
• Cookies are small text files placed on your browser that may identify you, store login data, record your IP address, or track your online activities. • If you share your data (e.g., register), we place a cookie on your browser that identifies you and logs you in each time you visit our site. • Some cookies essential for services to work (e.g., payments) can't be blocked. • We don't use cookies for advertising without permission. • Some services may be delivered by 3rd party vendors who may have separate cookie policies.
4.0. DATA WE SHARE AND WHY
| 4.1. Payment Information | 4.2. Third Parties |
|---|---|
| • We don't process consumer payments and instead rely on trusted third-party payment providers that meet our high standards.• We accept payment information through online forms or the phone but don't share data with entities other than payment providers that handle and store your credit card details.• Payment providers we use are completely independent and have different privacy policies. • Our consumer payment providers are: PayPal.com Authorize.com | • Third parties is another term for "companies we do business with."• We don't sell, lease, or share your data without your permission. CCPA Privacy Rights Request• With your permission, we might share data with companies that help us understand how you use our website, send you email, provide customer support, process payments, or target advertising.• We only work with companies we trust and they are required by contract to keep your data confidential and secure and adhere to our privacy policy. • Here is a list of companies we currently work with: Google, WordPress, SquareOffs, Second Street |
| 4.3. Law Enforcement Authorities | 4.4. Subscriptions |
|---|---|
| • Occasionally law enforcement agencies request data from us. • We only provide data when required by law. | • If you subscribe to access our content, we'll collect some personal data from you such as your name, email or address. • Your data will not be shared with other entities (e.g., advertisers) unless you give us permission. |
4.5. Advertisers
• Advertising can help you learn about products and services and also helps us fund journalism. • We may allow advertisers to access your anonymous data so ads are more relevant for you. They may track sites you visit, pages you view or ad you clicked on using tools like cookies, JavaScript, location data, etc.
5.0. HOW WE KEEP YOUR DATA SAFE
| 5.1. Encryption | 5.2. Data Retention | 5.2.1. Minor Exceptions to Data Retention |
|---|---|---|
| • Data about you is encrypted (stored in a way to prevent access by unauthorized users) and is stored in several data centers in different jurisdictions.• We use end-to-end encryption for communication which means all data is encrypted with a digital file (a "key") that only you and the recipient know. • There is no way for us or anybody else to access this information without direct access to your device. | • Data you provide (e.g., name, email, address) will only be stored for as long as necessary to fulfill services, such as account log in or ad delivery. • If you become a member or subscribe, we may hold data about you, with your permission, for a longer period of time to better deliver relevant content, up to 13 months unless you agree to a longer time period. | • In some cases, after you unsubscribe from an email newsletter or subscription, we may retain your data for a commercially reasonable time for backup, archival, or audit purposes. • Information you choose to make public may not be removable, such as comments. |
6.0. YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING YOUR DATA
| (1) Get a copy of your data | (2) Delete or amend | (3) Restrict or object | (4) Correct | (5) Lodge a complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| in a machine-readable format so you can move, copy or store it with another entity | your personal data* *There are exceptions to this under the California Consumer Privacy Act | to the automated processing of your data or to have a person make decisions that have legal effect | any inaccurate or incomplete data we have about you | with NPG by sending an email to privacy@npgco.com. |
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
| 7.0. Changes to This Policy | 8.0. Complaints and Questions | 9.0. Regulations |
|---|---|---|
| • We will not make changes to this policy without letting you know or make changes that clearly violate our core privacy values. • If we need to make changes that impact your data or the delivery of our services, we'll let you know in advance so you can review the changes, adjust your privacy settings or delete your account. | • Got an issue? Let us know and we'll fix it if we can.• You have a right to complain or ask questions related to this privacy policy and how we use your personal information.• Email us at privacy@npgco.com• You can also file a complaint with the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC), a government agency that broadly oversees fraud and deception in the marketplace. • Visit the FTC's Consumer Complaint Center | • Links to the laws that inspired this policy.• EU General Data Protection Regulation• California Consumer Privacy Act • CCPA Privacy Rights Request |
Terms of Use
Updated May 24, 2018
General
This website at www.newspressnow.com (the “Website” or this or our “Website”) is owned and operated by a subsidiary or affiliate of News-Press & Gazette Company (collectively, “NPG,” “us” or “we”). The following terms of use (“Terms”) govern your use of our Website on any platform and in any format.
Please read these Terms carefully. By using our Website, you acknowledge that you have read and accept these Terms. If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms, do not access or use this Website. NPG has the right, at its sole discretion, to enhance, change or discontinue all or part of this Website any time. We may update or change these Terms from time to time. If we do so, we will publish an announcement on the Website.
User Registration, Password and Security
In general, you may access and use our Website in keeping with these Terms. However, to access and use certain features of this Website’s, you must register and create an account. By creating an account, you agree to (i) provide accurate, current, and complete information, which may include your user ID, password, email address, age, date of birth, phone number, (ii) maintain the security of your user ID and password at all times, and (iii) be fully responsible for use of your account.
You are responsible for maintaining security and control over your user ID and password that you create to use the Website. We are not responsible for any losses arising out of the unauthorized use of your accounts or the Website. If you believe that the security of your user ID and/or password has been compromised, you agree to immediately change your user ID and/or password to eliminate this security risk. You will notify us of any known or suspected unauthorized use of, or disclosure related to, your account.
No Children Under 13
You must be at least 13 years old to use this Website. This Website is not directed at and not intended for use by children under 13. There may be some features of this Website that require an account. NPG requires its users to provide a date of birth to create an account. You are not permitted to register an account if you are under 13 years old.
Users Outside the United States
This Website is not directed at and is not intended for use by users outside the U.S. Please be advised that if you are located in the European Union or another region with laws related to data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, your personal information submitted through this Website and transferred to the U.S. may not have the same legal data protection as in your jurisdiction.
Consent to Receive Communications
If you register to receive newsletters, alerts, emails, or any other communications from us, you consent to receive such communications. You may opt out of these communications at any time using the prompts contained at the bottom of the communications.
With your prior express written consent, we may also send advertising text messages using an autodialer to your mobile number. Subscribing to text messages is not a condition of purchasing any property, goods or services.
Functionality and Prohibited Uses of this Website
Functionality
We may limit the amount of storage space, activity, bandwidth, or any other resources available on this Website in its discretion. Periodically, this Website may become unavailable due to required maintenance or other reasons. NPG assumes no responsibility for any errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects, delays in operation or transmission, communications line failures, theft, destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, any content or information that you submit on, to, or through the Website.
This Website and all of the services offered on this Website are provided “as is” without express or implied warranty of any kind (including, without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and noninfringement). In no event will NPG, ITS SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATES be liable for damages of any kind, including without limitation any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages.
Prohibited Uses
• You will not manipulate this Website by any means, including but not limited to the use of bots, botnets, automated scripts, or other automated or electronic means. You will not plant viruses or disturb our system through any Trojan horse, spyware, adware, malware, bot, time bomb, worm, or other harmful or malicious component, which might overburden, impair, or disrupt this Website or any Website user’s use, access, or experience. If you manipulate or disrupt our Website in connection with a contest or sweepstakes you may be disqualified from participation.
• You will not interfere with, tamper with, or damage this Website in any way whatsoever, including but not limited to by trespass, burdening network capacity, repeatedly posting the same or similar content, or uploading or otherwise disseminating viruses, worms, spyware, adware, or other malicious code.
• You will not circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Website or any features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any content or enforce limitations on use of this Website.
• You will use this Website only for private, non-commercial purposes.
Content of this Website
NPG Proprietary Content
All content used on and in this Website and the functionality of this Website, including without limitation the text, logos, designs, icons, software, scripts, source code, graphics, photos, images, likenesses, domain names, interactive features, and the like, and the trade secrets, trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrights, and logos contained therein, but excluding User Content as defined below (collectively, “NPG Content”), are owned by or licensed to NPG and are proprietary and protected by applicable intellectual property law. No express or implied rights are conferred on you to use NPG Content. Except as explicitly permitted by these Terms or the functionality of this Website, NPG Content may not be used, copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, modified, adapted, sideloaded, used in derivative works, or otherwise exploited for any other purposes whatsoever without our prior written consent. We may change any NPG Content without notice.
We Do Not Control Third-Party Content
This Website may contain content, resources, and services from third parties, including but not limited to User Content (defined and discussed below). We may provide links, data, or information related to third parties and their materials. We have no control over these third parties, and, as such, we do not endorse and are not responsible or liable for any such third-party material, or its accuracy or quality. You assume full responsibility when you choose to access third-party content or follow any links that lead you to third-party websites. You should review the terms of use and privacy policies of these third-party websites.
User Content – What You Can and Cannot Submit
Subject to these Terms, users may submit, upload, and/or post to the Website data and digital media as may be permitted from time to time by the Website, which may include text, pictures, audio, video, electronic files, and other content supplied by you and other users (“User Content”). By submitting, uploading, or posting User Content, you acknowledge that NPG will store User Content on NPG’s or cloud providers’ servers for use on or by the Website.
For each piece of your User Content, you agree that:
• You are responsible for your User Content. You are solely responsible for all of your User Content submitted, posted, uploaded, and/or displayed on the Website and for your interactions with other Website users.
• You must have the rights to all content in your User Content. Your User Content, and each and every part of it, is an original work by you, or you have all full and necessary legal rights and authority, including but not limited to, copyrights, trademarks, rights of attribution, rights to credit, neighboring rights, moral rights, or any other intellectual property or proprietary rights, to use and to authorize NPG to use, or, where relevant, to grant us the licenses to the content pursuant to these Terms, on behalf of yourself and any composers, publishers, authors, or other third parties.
• You will not infringe on the rights of others. Your User Content does not and will not infringe upon or violate the rights of any third party, including, without limitation, copyright, trademark, intellectual property rights, rights of privacy or publicity, real property rights, or rights in confidential information.
• You will not submit prohibited content. Your User Content does not contain falsehoods, misrepresentations, or deceptive material that is unlawful, obscene, patently offensive, defamatory, libelous, threatening, sexually explicit, harassing, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, and does not encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, trespass, give rise to civil liability, violate any law, and is not otherwise inappropriate or objectionable.
• You will not use the Website for commercial activities, spam, scams, or advertising. Your User Content does not contain any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional messages, mass email, spam, or any other form of solicitation involving commercial activities and/or sales, such as contests, sweepstakes, advertising, or pyramid schemes.
• You waive moral rights in your User Content. You hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waive any and all moral and like rights that you may have in your User Content and hereby agree not to make any claim based on such moral or like rights with respect to our use of your User Content in keeping with these Terms.
• We are free to use your User Content on the Website. We are free to use your User Content in keeping with the terms of these Terms and our Privacy Policy [link].
• You will not be paid for your User Content. We are not required to pay you or any person or entity for your User Content.
• Your User Content will not harm anyone. Your User Content dos not include information that poses or creates a safety or security risk to any person.
We are under no obligation to post or use any User Content, and we may remove User Content of which we become aware at any time for any reason in our sole discretion.
We reserve the right to decide whether User Content is appropriate and complies with these Terms, and we may prevent User Content from being displayed or remove it if we decide in our sole discretion that the User Content is not appropriate and/or does not comply with these Terms. We assume no responsibility or liability for the deletion, corruption, or loss of User Content or failure to receive or store User Content for any reason, including, without limitation, malfunctioning of any network, hardware, or software. Removal of User Content will not automatically result in the deletion of the relevant files from our or our cloud providers’ systems and servers. Unless required by law, we are not obligated to ensure the deletion of User Content from any servers or systems operated or used by NPG or to require that any user delete any specific material. Our Privacy Policy [link] provides additional information on retention of and access to your personal information.
User Content - Your Grant of Rights to Us
By submitting User Content on the Website, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable, transferable, and perpetual license to use, distribute, publicly display, and publicly perform your User Content in connection with the Website. You also grant each other user a non-exclusive license to access your User Content and to use your User Content as permitted by the functionality of this Website and these Terms. The grant of rights by you to NPG and by you to other users described in this paragraph is, in each case, subject to our Privacy Policy [see below].
DMCA Copyright Notice and Repeat Infringer Policy
If you are a copyright holder who believes that any of the products, services, or content which are directly available via the Website contain infringing copies of your work, please notify us at:
Elizabeth Spainhour
Brooks Pierce3
P.O. Box 1800
Raleigh, NC 27602
Phone: 919.573.6229
Email: espainhour@brookspierce.com
We reserve the right to terminate a user’s access to the Website if we determine, in our sole discretion, that the user is a repeat infringer. For purposes of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a repeat infringer is a user who has been notified of infringing activity and has had User Content removed from the Website more than once.
Contests, Sweepstakes and Promotions
You acknowledge that if and when NPG sponsors contests, sweepstakes or promotions (each a "Special Promotion"), or third parties sponsor a Special Promotion in conjunction with NPG, NPG or the third party will post terms and conditions in the official rules and/or registration area for the Special Promotion that apply to the particular Special Promotion. Those terms and conditions, to the extent they conflict with these Terms, will govern that particular Special Promotion.
Termination
If you fail, or if we suspect that you have failed, to comply with any of the provisions of these Terms, we may, in our sole discretion, without notice to you, terminate, suspend, disable, or prohibit your access to the Website. If your access has been terminated, we may, but we are not obligated to unless required by law, irretrievably delete any and all content we have stored pertaining to your activity on our Website.
You may terminate this agreement at any time by simply discontinuing access to and use of the Website.
Legal Disputes
Choice of Law, Venue, and Jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Missouri. You expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or dispute with NPG concerning these Terms or relating in any way to your use of the Website resides in the federal and state courts located in Missouri. You further agree that neither you nor NPG, its subsidiaries or affiliates will participate in a class action lawsuit or class action arbitration or claims brought in a private attorney general or representative capacity, if NPG or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates is a party to such a proceeding.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless NPG, its subsidiaries, and affiliates and each of their directors, officers, shareholders, members, employees, representatives, successors, agents, partners, clients, and contractors from and against any loss, liability, claim, demand, damage, cost, and expense (including reasonable legal fees) asserted by any third party due or arising from or in connection with your use of or conduct on the Website, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any rights of another user of the Website. NPG reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, which shall not excuse your indemnity obligations.
No Obligation to Participate in Disputes Between Users
If there is a dispute between users of the Website, or between a user and any third party, you understand and agree that we are under no obligation to become involved. In the event that you have a dispute with one or more other users, you release NPG, its subsidiaries, and affiliates and each of their officers, employees, shareholders, members, agents, representatives, and successors from any and all claims, demands, and damages of every kind or nature, known or unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way related to such disputes and/or the Website.
Miscellaneous
Failure by NPG to enforce any provision of these Terms shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Nothing in these Terms shall be deemed to confer any third-party rights or benefits. These Terms, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by NPG without restriction. If any provision of these Terms, or any portion thereof, is held to be invalid and unenforceable, then the remainder of these Terms nevertheless remain in full force and effect.