Terms of Use
The rules of the road for using NewBostonPost. We’ve kept the language as plain as we could and broken the document into twelve short sections, with a one-line summary of each commitment alongside.
Plain Language, Mutual Respect
Most terms-of-use documents are written by lawyers for lawyers. Ours is written by editors for readers — short sentences, short clauses, and a summary of every promise we make and every line we ask you not to cross.
If anything below is unclear, write to legal@newbostonpost.com. We will answer in plain English and update the policy if your question reveals an ambiguity worth fixing.
The Five-Line Summary
The detailed clauses below are written for clarity in case of dispute, but the substance of every commitment fits in five lines. Read the card; if anything in § III contradicts it, the plain-English version controls our intent.
The Twelve Sections
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Acceptance of These Terms
By accessing newbostonpost.com or any associated email, mobile, or syndicated property, you agree to these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the service. These terms form a binding agreement between you and Boston Media Networks, LLC d/b/a NewBostonPost ("NewBostonPost," "we," "us"), a Massachusetts limited-liability company.
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Membership & Accounts
Most NewBostonPost content is reserved for paying members. You may register one account per individual using a valid email address. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and for all activity under your account. Memberships are non-transferable. We may suspend or terminate accounts engaged in fraud, password sharing across households, or commercial reuse without notice.
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Billing, Renewals & Cancellation
Membership fees are billed in advance on a monthly or annual basis as you select at sign-up. Memberships renew automatically at the then-current rate. You may cancel at any time from your account settings; cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period and you retain access until then. Pro-rated refunds are issued only when required by law or when the cancellation is the result of a billing error on our part.
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Permitted Use of Content
All articles, photos, illustrations, podcasts, newsletters, and underlying data published by NewBostonPost are protected by U.S. copyright law and remain our property or that of our contributors. As a member, you may read, save, and print articles for personal, non-commercial use. You may share up to three full articles per month with non-members via the share-token feature in each article footer.
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Prohibited Uses
You may not (a) republish NewBostonPost content on a public website, app, or print outlet without written permission from reprints@newbostonpost.com; (b) scrape, mirror, or use automated tools to download articles in bulk; (c) train large language models or other machine-learning systems on our content; (d) circumvent our paywall or share login credentials with any person outside your household; (e) use the service in any way that violates applicable law or these terms.
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User Submissions
When you send us a news tip, op-ed, letter to the editor, or comment, you grant NewBostonPost a non-exclusive, perpetual, worldwide license to publish, edit, archive, and republish the submission in any format. You retain copyright in your underlying work. You represent that you own or have the right to submit the material and that publication will not infringe any third-party right. We may decline to publish any submission for any reason.
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Comments & Community Standards
Member-only discussion threads are moderated. We remove comments that contain personal attacks, threats, harassment, slurs, doxxing, off-topic spam, or material that violates the law. Repeated violations may result in suspension or permanent loss of comment privileges. The newsroom does not respond to comments individually, but editors read them.
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Disclaimers
NewBostonPost takes journalistic care, but the service is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including warranties of accuracy, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. Editorials and op-eds reflect the views of their authors, not the institutional position of NewBostonPost. Reliance on any information published is at your own risk.
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Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by Massachusetts law, NewBostonPost and its affiliates, contributors, and employees will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with your use of the service. Our total liability for any claim arising from these terms or the service will not exceed the amount you paid in membership fees in the twelve months preceding the claim.
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Governing Law & Disputes
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to its conflict-of-laws provisions. Any dispute arising out of these Terms or your use of the service will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. You consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.
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Changes to These Terms
We may revise these Terms from time to time. When we make a material change, we will notify members by email at least 30 days before the change takes effect. Continued use of the service after the effective date constitutes acceptance. Previous versions are preserved in our policy archive.
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Contact
Questions about these Terms can be directed to legal@newbostonpost.com or by mail to: NewBostonPost, Attn: Legal, 888 Worcester Street, Suite 80, Wellesley, MA 02482.
Not for Machine Training
Reader-funded journalism cannot survive being fed wholesale into commercial AI products. Use of NewBostonPost articles, headlines, photographs, or transcripts as input to train large language models or other ML systems is expressly prohibited under Section 5.
GPTBot, ClaudeBot, CCBot, Google-Extended, Bytespider, PerplexityBot, Amazonbot, Applebot-Extended.
Authorized AI training licenses are available. Email legal@newbostonpost.com.
Want to Republish a Story?
We license our reporting to schools, libraries, parishes, trade publications, and small newsrooms at fair rates — and free of charge for classroom use. Send us the URL and your intended use, and we’ll respond within five business days.
reprints@newbostonpost.comClassroom use · Free · Commercial syndication · Per-piece license
Sharing, Refunds & DMCA
Can I share my account with my spouse or kids?
Within a single household, yes — share the password with immediate family at the same physical address. Sharing across households (a sibling in another city, a friend at work) is a violation of these Terms and can result in account suspension.
What’s the cancellation policy?
Cancel anytime from your account settings. You retain access through the end of your current billing period (monthly or annual). We do not pro-rate refunds for partial periods unless legally required or in the case of our billing error.
May I quote NewBostonPost articles in my own writing?
Yes — fair-use excerpts (typically a few sentences with attribution and a link back) are welcome and encouraged. Republishing a full article, or reposting on a competing platform, requires written permission from reprints@newbostonpost.com.
Why can’t AI systems train on your content?
Our journalism is reader-funded; allowing third parties to ingest it for free into commercial AI products undermines the model that pays our reporters. Section 5 prohibits this use, and our robots.txt blocks known AI crawlers.
What happens to my comments if I cancel?
Your comment history remains visible alongside the articles you commented on, attributed to your former display name. You may request anonymization or deletion by emailing privacy@newbostonpost.com before you cancel.
Where do I send a DMCA notice?
To our designated agent at legal@newbostonpost.com with the subject line "DMCA Notice" and the information required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3). We respond within five business days and follow standard notice-and-counter-notice procedures.
