Terms of Use - the QUEEN CITY POST

Effective Date: 4/5/2026

Welcome to The Queen City Post. By accessing or using this website, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of The Queen City Post website, including all content, features, functionality, newsletters, submissions, comments, and services made available through the site.

By accessing or using the site, you agree to be bound by these Terms, our Privacy Policy, and our Disclaimer & Satire Notice, each of which is incorporated by reference.

2. Satirical Nature of Content

The Queen City Post is a satirical publication intended for entertainment, commentary, parody, criticism, opinion, and other expressive purposes.

Content on this site may reference real people, public figures, private individuals, places, organizations, institutions, and events. However, unless expressly stated otherwise, articles, headlines, images, captions, quotations, graphics, statements, and other materials published on this site are presented in a satirical, fictionalized, exaggerated, humorous, speculative, or otherwise expressive manner and are not intended to be understood as statements of literal fact.

No reasonable reader should interpret site content as asserting actual facts unless the content expressly states otherwise.

3. Entertainment Purposes Only; No Reliance

All content on this site is provided for entertainment, commentary, and expressive purposes only.

You agree not to rely on any content appearing on this site as factual, accurate, complete, reliable, or suitable for making decisions of any kind, including decisions involving:

news or current events
legal matters
financial matters
medical matters
business or professional matters
personal, civic, or political conduct

4. No Professional Advice

Nothing on this site constitutes legal, financial, medical, tax, business, or other professional advice.

Any resemblance to actual advice, reporting, or commentary is incidental to the satirical, expressive, or informational nature of the site unless expressly stated otherwise.

5. Eligibility and Permitted Use

You may use the site only in compliance with applicable law and these Terms.

You agree not to use the site:

for any unlawful, fraudulent, or malicious purpose
to violate the rights of others
to distribute spam, malware, or harmful code
to attempt unauthorized access to the site, servers, accounts, or related systems
to interfere with the operation, security, or integrity of the site
to copy or distribute content in a misleading, defamatory, deceptive, or unlawful way
to present satirical content as verified factual reporting in a manner likely to mislead others
to scrape, harvest, or reproduce site content through automated means in violation of applicable law or our written permission

6. Comments, Submissions, and User Content

If the site permits comments, tips, emails, messages, uploads, or other submissions, you are solely responsible for the content you provide.

You represent and warrant that:

you own or control the rights necessary to submit the content
your submission does not violate any law or the rights of any person or entity
your submission is not defamatory, threatening, abusive, obscene, infringing, deceptive, unlawful, or invasive of privacy
your submission does not contain malicious software, spam, or unauthorized promotional material

We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to monitor, review, edit, refuse, remove, or disable any submission or user content at any time, for any reason, and without notice.

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, by submitting content to us you grant The Queen City Post a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, display, publish, adapt, distribute, and otherwise exploit that content in connection with operating, promoting, archiving, or featuring the site.

We are under no obligation to treat submissions as confidential.

7. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, all original content on this site, including text, graphics, logos, branding, layout, selection, arrangement, and design elements, is owned by or licensed to The Queen City Post and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

You may:

view the site for personal, non-commercial use
share links to site content
quote limited excerpts with appropriate attribution where permitted by law

You may not, without prior written permission:

republish full articles or substantial portions of site content
reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works from, publicly display, or commercially exploit site content beyond what applicable law permits
remove copyright, branding, or attribution notices
use our name, logos, or branding in a manner likely to cause confusion

8. Use of Names, Public Figures, and Likenesses

This site may reference public figures, institutions, officials, celebrities, organizations, or matters of public concern in the context of satire, parody, commentary, criticism, or other expressive works.

Such references do not imply endorsement, sponsorship, affiliation, or factual assertion, and should be understood within the context of the site as a satirical publication.

9. Third-Party Links and Services

This site may contain links to or integrations with third-party websites, services, or content. These are provided for convenience, reference, commentary, or context only.

We do not control and are not responsible for the content, security, legality, availability, or practices of third parties. Your use of third-party services is at your own risk.

10. Newsletter and Communications

If you subscribe to a newsletter or other communications, you agree that we may send you emails relating to content, updates, announcements, or related communications.

You may unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe mechanism included in applicable emails.

We reserve the right to modify or discontinue communications at any time.

11. Disclaimer of Warranties

This site and all content, services, and materials made available through it are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, The Queen City Post disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, availability, reliability, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement.

We do not warrant that the site will be uninterrupted, secure, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components.

12. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, The Queen City Post and its owners, operators, contributors, affiliates, service providers, licensors, and representatives shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, punitive, or other damages arising out of or relating to:

your use of or inability to use the site
your reliance on or interpretation of site content
misunderstandings involving satirical or expressive material
user submissions or third-party content
technical failures, interruptions, errors, omissions, or delays
unauthorized access to or alteration of transmissions or data

If liability cannot be fully excluded under applicable law, it shall be limited to the minimum amount permitted by law.

13. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless The Queen City Post and its owners, operators, contributors, affiliates, service providers, licensors, and representatives from and against any claims, demands, actions, proceedings, liabilities, damages, judgments, losses, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out of or related to:

your use of the site
your violation of these Terms
your violation of applicable law
your submissions, comments, or other content you provide
your infringement or alleged infringement of any rights of another person or entity

14. Reservation of Rights

We reserve the right, at any time and without notice, to:

modify, suspend, restrict, or discontinue any part of the site
remove, revise, archive, or disable content
moderate, restrict, or remove comments or submissions
refuse service or access to any user
investigate suspected violations of these Terms
update these Terms and related site policies

15. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the site at any time, with or without notice, for any reason or no reason, including suspected violation of these Terms.

Sections of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination will survive, including provisions concerning intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, governing law, and dispute-related terms.

16. Governing Law and Venue

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio, without regard to conflict of law principles.

Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the site shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Ohio, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction and venue of those courts, except to the extent applicable law provides otherwise.

17. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

18. No Waiver

Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of that provision or any other right.

19. Entire Agreement

These Terms of Use, together with our Privacy Policy and Disclaimer & Satire Notice, constitute the entire agreement between you and The Queen City Post regarding your use of the site.