Mission Statement

Potomac Local Media, LLC seeks to improve and serve our communities by bringing readers up-to-date news and information that’s relevant to their lives, and by giving local businesses affordable and effective marketing options.

Our news coverage is conducted independently of our advertising operations.

Comment and Forum Policies

With regards to comments on our articles and message board posts, we encourage a vigorous debate on issues important to the community. We ask, however, that users keep the conversation civil and on-topic. Our approach to comment moderation is that of a hockey ref — we try to “let them play” but also actively try to prevent fights and serious misconduct.

We reserve the right to edit or remove any comments with or without warning, for any reason. Note that because the comments are moderated by actual humans who eat, sleep, and have obligations outside of work, moderation mostly happens during working hours and the following policies will only be applied insomuch as our availability allows.

The “golden rule” applies. Any posts or comments that contain the following are likely to be removed:

Hate speech, racism, or discriminatory remarks
Strong personal attacks
Threats of violence
Off-topic diatribes
Meme images that concern national politics or contain potentially copyrighted material
Negative remarks directed at victims of tragic events
Especially profane or vulgar language
Unsubstantiated, specific allegations of criminal wrongdoing directed at an individual or company that has not, in fact, been charged with a crime
Unsubstantiated allegations of corruption or conspiracies
Personally identifying information, such as phone numbers, home addresses, or the full names of private individuals (doxxing)
Topics not directly relevant to the local area and region. National political discussions without a strong local angle will be considered off-topic.
Business reviews. Please use Yelp if you want to review a local business.
Posts designed to stifle or disrupt conversation. This includes intentionally provocative “troll” comments.
Negative comments about the personal appearance of individuals.
Misleading claims about a comment’s authorship.
Comments about illegal immigration, abortion or other provocative topics in articles that contain no reference to those topics.
The posting of national political memes or restricted, copyrighted images (such as syndicated editorial cartoons). Non-political memes and Creative Commons-licensed images (such as XKCD cartoons) are generally okay.

Note that comments may be pre-moderated. We will not disclose the methodology for this. Continued efforts to deliberately thwart pre-moderation, or to post comments that have been previously removed, will result in a ban from commenting.

(The above does not prohibit the self-censorship of common curse words — s**t, f**k, etc. — when used in a context that does not otherwise violate our comment policies.)

By posting comments or any other content to the website you grant Potomac Local Media, LLC a non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, irrevocable license to use, copy, display, distribute, adapt and create derivative works from such comments or other content in any medium throughout the world, and you represent and warrant that you have rights in such content sufficient to grant such license.

Your Disqus handle or provided name will appear publicly. When you provide an email address for your comments, our commenting system will attach any Gravatar (user avatar) associated with that email address.

Think carefully about what you post. We will not remove comments upon request. Any request to remove a comment for any reason will be ignored. Use the “flag” feature in Disqus to notify us of comments that are in severe violation of our policy, however please note that abuse of the flagging system will result in you being banned.

We will not respond to any emails or phone calls regarding our comment policy. Repeated complaints about comment moderation or abusive language targeting our employees will result in you being permanently banned from commenting.

The views expressed by the authors of comments are their own and do not reflect the views of this site or the site’s ownership.

Terms of Use

1. Terms

By accessing this web site, you are entering into a legal agreement between you, Potomac Local Media LLC, and Local News Now LLC and you shall be bound by these web site Terms and Conditions of Use, all applicable laws and regulations, and shall be responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site. The materials contained in this web site are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law.

2. Use License

Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials (information or software) on Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC’s web site for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:
1. modify or copy the materials;
2. use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial);
3. attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC’s web site;
4. remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; or
5. transfer the materials to another person or “mirror” the materials on any other servers
This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.

3. Disclaimer

The materials on Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC’s web sites are provided “as is.” Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties, including without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights. Further, Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its Internet web site or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.

4. Limitations

In no event shall Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC or its suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption,) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC’s Internet sites, even if Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC or a Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage. Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.

5. Revisions and Errata

The materials appearing on Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC’s websites could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC do not warrant that any of the materials on its website are accurate, complete, or current. Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC may make changes to the materials contained on their website at any time without notice. Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC do not, however, make any commitment to update the materials.

6. Links

Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC have not reviewed all of the sites linked to its Internet website and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC of the site. Use of any such linked website is at the user’s own risk.

7. Site Terms of Use Modifications

Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC may revise these terms of use for its website at any time without notice. By using this website you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these Terms and Conditions of Use.

8. Governing Law

Any claim relating to Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC’s website shall be governed by U.S. federal law or by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

9. DMCA

Pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), if you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that any content on the website infringes upon your copyrights, you may submit a notification pursuant to the DMCA by contacting our Copyright Agent at [email protected].

10. User Registration

Individuals registering for user accounts on Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC agree to register only one account. If your account is removed or suspended by Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC for any reason, you agree to refrain from creating additional accounts. Users with suspended or deleted accounts are also prohibited from commenting on articles, participating in the forums or otherwise posting content to the Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC website.

11. Website Ban

Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC reserves the right to ban any individual from accessing the website, its contents, and from posting on its comment sections or message boards.

Privacy Policy

Your privacy is very important to us. Accordingly, we have developed this privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) so you may better understand how we collect and use the personal information that you may submit to the website.

BY ACCESSING AND USING THE WEBSITE IN ANY WAY, YOU ARE ACCEPTING THE PRACTICES DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC reserves the right, for any reason, in its sole discretion, to change, modify, update, add or remove portions of this Privacy Policy at any time.

1. Collection of Information

The Information That We Collect

When you visit the website you provide us with incidental website usage information that is collected by our servers on a real-time basis.

Although the website generally does not collect personal information, if you choose to submit any comments you are asked to provide your name and email address and are permitted to provide your website address. Please understand that any content you post to the website is submitted at your own risk. When submitting any such content, you are required to review and comply with our Terms of Use.

When you visit the Site we collect usage information, but it is anonymous and is not linked to you as an individual. We may use this data to better understand, for example, how the Site is navigated, how many visitors arrive at specific pages, the length, and frequency of stays at the Site, the types of browsers and computer operating systems used by our visitors and the Internet Protocol addresses from which our visitors connect to the Site. We may use this information to improve the Site’s Content and ease of use. Services we use for this purpose include Google Analytics and Quantcast.

Children’s Personal Information

Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from users under the age of 13. If we find out that we have received such personal information, we will take prompt and reasonable steps to delete it.

Third-Party Ad-serving Companies

The website displays advertisements, including advertisements provided by third-party ad-serving companies and ad networks. Some of these ad networks may place functionality on the website, or a third-party site through which they serve ads, in order to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement regardless of the site on which the ad is displayed. Thus, third-party ad-serving companies or ad networks could compile information about where you are using your computer, where you saw their advertisements, and which ads you clicked on. Such information would allow the third party to deliver targeted advertisements that it believes will be of interest to you.

2. Use of Your Information

Personal Information

Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC may integrate and use your personal information to help enhance and personalize your use of the website. Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC may also use your personal information to communicate with you for such purposes as advisement of system downtimes, announcements regarding the launch of new services, and responses to user inquiries. Your email address will not be used for the purpose of sending you third-party marketing or “spam” messages.

Comments or other content that you upload to the website will be available to other site users and to the public. Please exercise due discretion when posting to the site — what you post will likey be there permanently. We do not remove comments or other content upon request. We cannot control the actions of other members or third parties with whom you may share comments or other content.

Web Site Usage Information

The website usage information that we may collect (e.g., cookies, Internet tags, web beacons, etc.) from visitors and registered users of the website may be used by Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC to monitor the operation, technical functions and quality of the web site and analyze demographic information about the web site’s users. This information may also be used to provide general statistics regarding use of the website. We may also use such information for research or improvements of the website and the services we offer. This data may further be used by Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC to deliver customized content and advertising to you when your online behavior indicates that you are interested in a particular subject area.

Service Providers

Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC may provide your information to service providers to help us operate the website and to provide the services that are offered through the website. This type of sharing may include disclosures to independent contractors and other third parties who provide hosting or technical support for the website, or to third parties providing services to website users. We will endeavor to require these third-party providers to treat your personal information with a level of confidentiality and security consistent with the standards in this Privacy Policy.

Search Engines and Other Sites

Search engines and other websites not affiliated with Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC, such as archive.org and google.com, may crawl the website and facilitate the accessibility to the public of publicly-available content and postings from the website. The website may also contain links to other sites. Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other websites.

Transactions

Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC uses third-party services, including Stripe, to process sales initiated on our sites. See Stripe’s website for more information on how it uses data you submit for such transactions. Transactional data is not stored on computers controlled by Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC, though other information you submit in order to receive our services — for instance, dates and times for an event calendar entry — are stored on our server and may remain stored indefinitely.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. Google’s privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Advertising Privacy Statement

This Site is affiliated with CMI Marketing, Inc., d/b/a CafeMedia (“CafeMedia”) for the purposes of placing advertising on the Site, and CafeMedia will collect and use certain data for advertising purposes. To learn more about CafeMedia’s data usage, click here: www.cafemedia.com/publisher-advertising-privacy-policy

To help understand your interests, AdThrive, Google and our other advertising partners will track your behavior on our website and on other websites across the Internet using cookies.

A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed. Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

By using this Site, you consent to the use of such cookies and the sharing of data captured by such cookies with AdThrive, Google, and our other third-party partners. You can view, delete or add interest categories associated with your browser by visiting: https://adssettings.google.com. You can also opt-out of the network cookie using those settings or using the Network Advertising Initiative’s multi-cookie opt-out mechanism at: http://optout.networkadvertising.org. However, these opt-out mechanisms themselves use cookies, and if you clear the cookies from your browser your opt-out will not be maintained.

For European Economic Area Residents

If you reside in a country in the European Economic Area (EEA), then under the GDPR and applicable data protection laws you have the rights, among other things, to access your personal data, have us erase it, and/or restrict its further processing. If you wish to access or delete your personal data (if any) maintained by us or AdThrive related to advertising on the Site, you can contact us at [email protected] and contact AdThrive at [email protected]. If you wish to see a list of the advertising partners we work with or change which of those partners track your behavior using cookies, click the ad preferences link at the bottom of the site. (Available in the EU.)

For California Residents

California law gives residents the right to opt-out of the “sale” of their personal information to third parties, including for advertising purposes. Under California law, the sharing of your information with a service provider for advertising purposes could be considered a “sale.” To opt-out of the sharing of your information for advertising information, click the opt-out link provided in the footer of this page. You also have the right to request from us the categories of personal information that we have shared and the categories of third parties to whom the information was provided. To make such a request, please contact us at [email protected]. To be clear we do not share your name, contact information, or any other sensitive information with third parties, and the categories of third parties that we share information with for advertising purposes are supply-side platforms, programmatic advertising exchanges, and demand-side platforms.

Acceptance of Terms

By accessing the Site via the Internet or any other medium, the User accepts and agrees to all conditions imposed in these Terms of Use.

reserves the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time without notice to the User. Any change in these Terms of Use is effective immediately upon the User’s receipt of notice from Potomac Local Media LLC, and Local News Now LLC. Notice can be given through e-mail, a posting of the revised Terms of Use on the Site, or any other means by which the User may obtain notice. Users should periodically check these Terms of Use for changes. Any use of the Site after changes have been made shall be deemed acceptance of those changed Terms of Use.

Potomac Local Media LLC, and Local News Now LLC have the exclusive right to control the accessibility, hours of use, and the features on the Site. Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC can restrict access to any or all portions of the Site or remove any information or content from the Site at any time. Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC reserves the right to monitor the use of the Site.

User is solely responsible for providing the equipment used to access the Site, including all computer equipment, remote communications equipment, telephone, or other equipment.

Responsibility for User Accounts

It is your responsibility to keep your login credentials confidential and secure. Please do not share your credentials with others. Anyone who has your login credentials can access our services and freely obtain or tamper with any information posted in your account. By subscribing to Potomac Local Media LLC, and Local News Now LLC, you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur at the Site under your registration account. Potomac Local Media LLC reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to refuse service or terminate your account.

Copyrights and Trademarks

All content on the Site (with the exception of content that may be provided by Potomac Local Media LLC, and Local News Now LLC third-party content providers or materials submitted by Users) is the copyrighted property of Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC. Other than the download to the viewer’s computer that is inherent in viewing a web page, Site contents may not be copied, reproduced, modified, published, uploaded, posted, transmitted, “framed” on another site, or distributed in any way without the prior written consent of Potomac Local Media LLC, and Local News Now LLC. Users must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices on any authorized reproductions of any portion of the Site. Any third-party trademarks and content appearing on the Site are the property of their respective owners. You are not permitted to use any of these third-party trademarks or content without the permission of the respective owners.

Users submitting their own content on the Site pursuant to the terms of these Terms of Use (including but not limited to profile information and submissions such as press releases, news tips, and announcements) retain the copyright in such material, but they are deemed to have given Potomac Local Media LLC, and Local News Now LLC a license to use the material in any media or format, including online formats, which means that Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC can, among other things, copy the material for backup and archival purposes, display it on the Site, allow viewers to view it (including by downloading a copy to the viewer’s machines), edit it, use it marketing materials and advertising, or provide it to other news organizations. This license is perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, transferable in whole or in part, and fully paid up. Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC also have the right to remove User-submitted content from the Site at any time for any purpose.

Prohibited Conduct

User expressly agrees to refrain from doing, either personally or through an agent, any of the following:

Use any device or other means to harvest information about other Users.
Transmit, install, upload or otherwise transfer any virus or other item or process to the Site that in any way affects the use, enjoyment, or service of the Site.
Transmit, install, upload or otherwise transfer any virus or other item to the Site that in any way affects the use, enjoyment, or service of any User’s or Potomac Local Media LLC, and Local News Now LLC employee’s computer or other medium used to access the Site.
Submit any material to the Site that is offensive to any other User. Potomac Local Media LLC maintains the exclusive right to determine what is offensive.
Submit to the Site any content that violates or infringes the intellectual property rights of others (including but not limited to copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents, and publicity rights).
Modify the information, including headers, found on the Site.
Transmit, install, upload or otherwise transfer to the Site any unauthorized advertisement or communication.
Engage in any action that Potomac Local Media LLC determines is detrimental to the use and enjoyment of the Site.
Use the Site for any unlawful or defamatory means.
Transmit, install, upload, post, or otherwise transfer any information in violation of the laws of the United States or post any information that could result in civil unrest.

Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

Although Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC have attempted to provide accurate information on the Site, it makes no guarantee or warranty, express or implied, as to the reliability, accuracy, timeliness, or completeness of that information and assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions therein.

USER ACCESSES THIS SITE AT HIS OR HER OWN RISK. THE SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS, AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT ARE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMED. NEITHER Potomac Local Media LLC, and Local News Now LLC NOR ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS RESULTING FROM THE USE OR UNAVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION OR CONTENT ON THIS SITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY LOST PROFITS, LOSS OR DAMAGE TO DATA, OR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, COMPENSATORY OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

THIS DISCLAIMER IS APPLICABLE TO ANY DAMAGE OR INJURY RESULTING FROM THE NEGLIGENCE OR OMISSION OF Potomac Local Media LLC, and Local News Now LLC, A COMPUTER VIRUS OR OTHER SIMILAR ITEM, TELECOMMUNICATIONS ERRORS, OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF USER INFORMATION THROUGH THEFT OR ANY OTHER MEANS. Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC LLC IS NOT LIABLE FOR CRIMINAL, TORTIOUS, OR NEGLIGENT ACTIONS OR OMISSIONS OF THIRD PARTIES THAT AFFECT THIS SITE.

IN NO EVENT WILL Potomac Local Media LLC, and Local News Now LLC OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, ASSIGNS, OR THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY TORTIOUS OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS.

IN NO EVENT WILL Potomac Local Media LLC, and Local News Now LLC LLC OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, OR ASSIGNS BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT, HARDWARE, OR OTHER PROPERTY OF USER OR PERSONAL INJURY THAT ARISES IN CONNECTION WITH USE OF THE SITE.

Third Party Content

Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC is not the publisher or speaker of any information on the Site that is provided by third-party content providers or by Users, and Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC are not liable for any claims related to that information. Any mention on the Site of products or services provided by third parties, including any advertisement found on the Site, is for informational purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation by Potomac Local Media LLC, and Local News Now LLC. Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC assume no responsibility for those advertisements, products, or services. Any dealings among any User and any third parties mentioned on or found through the Site (including through classified advertising) are solely between the Users and the third parties and are subject to any terms, conditions, warranties, or representations associated with those dealings.

Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC MAKES NO WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, OF THE ACCURACY, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES. THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED BY AN ADVERTISER, THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDER TO USER VIA THIS SITE, OR ANY INFORMATION FOUND ON A LINK LOCATED ON THIS SITE THAT ALLOWS USERS TO ACCESS INFORMATION ON ANOTHER SITE. ADDITIONALLY, Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC DOES NOT WARRANT THE EXISTENCE OR FUNCTIONALITY OF ANY SITE WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH A LINK LOCATED ON THIS SITE.

Indemnification

User agrees to defend, indemnify, and otherwise hold harmless Potomac Local Media LLC, and Local News Now LLC and its officers, directors, agents, employees and assigns from and against any cause of action or claim, including legal fees, related to User’s use of the Site.

Security

Users are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the Site. Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC will investigate occurrences of possible violations and will cooperate with all applicable law enforcement authorities in prosecuting violators.

Termination of Terms of Use

Potomac Local Media LLC may terminate these Terms of Use at its discretion. In addition to Potomac Local Media LLC’s other rights, Potomac Local Media LLC may terminate access to this site or cancel membership to any service that Potomac Local Media LLC provides on the Site if the User breaches the Terms of Use in any way or engages in conduct that Potomac Local Media LLC deems inappropriate. In the event of termination of the Terms of Use, the provisions in this paragraph and the provisions found under the captions “Copyright and Marks,” “Prohibited Conduct,” “Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability,” “Third Party Content,” “Indemnification,” “Security” and “Miscellaneous” shall survive.

Refunds

Users may cancel their Potomac Local Media LLC subscription in writing to [email protected] or by using the Cancel Account option in their Account Dashboard. Refunds will be provided, on a pro-rata basis, only where the user has less than six months of their annual subscription remaining. Potomac Local Media LLC reserves the right to retain at least six months of the annual subscription fee for administration and other costs.

Copyright Protection

Potomac Local Media LLC and Local News Now LLC honor the intellectual property rights of others and ask the same of Users of the Site. Potomac Local Media LLC may, in its sole discretion, terminate the accounts or access rights of Users whose actions infringe or otherwise violate the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe your work has been infringed, please provide Potomac Local Media LLC with the following information:

A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;
Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit Potomac Local News to identify the material;
Information that is reasonably sufficient to permit Potomac Local Media LLC to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, e-mail address;
A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that the use of the material in a manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Potomac Local Media LLC can be contacted at:

Potomac Local Media, LLC

PO Box 26
Ruby, Va. 22545
Email: [email protected]

Miscellaneous

These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between Potomac Local Media LLC, Local News Now LLC, and the User regarding the subject matter hereof. Any previous agreement, whether oral or written, between Potomac Local Media LLC and the User dealing with the subject matter hereof is superseded. If any portion of these Terms of Use is found to be unenforceable for any reason, such portion will be deemed severed and will not affect the enforceability of the remaining terms. Upon User’s breach of these Terms of Use, Potomac Local Media LLC may pursue any legal or equitable remedy available, including but not limited to, direct, consequential, and punitive damages and injunctive relief. Potomac Local Media LLC remedies are cumulative and not exclusive. Failure of Potomac Local Media LLC to exercise any remedy or enforce any portion of this Agreement at any time shall not operate as a waiver of any remedy or of the right to enforce any portion of the Agreement at any time thereafter. User agrees that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or action by User arising out of or regarding this Agreement must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred. Potomac Local Media LLC makes no representation that the content of the Site is appropriate or available for use in all locations. Users of this site are responsible for compliance with all applicable local laws. Any dispute arising out of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of Stafford County, Virginia, USA, notwithstanding any conflicts of law principles. Any action relating to this Agreement must be filed and maintained in Virginia, the USA, or where applicable, the relevant United States Court, and each User consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts for such purpose.

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