Welcome to The Village and The Valley, operated by Two Doodles Media, LLC (“Two Doodles Media,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).
These Terms & Conditions govern your use of thevillageandvalley.com, our newsletter, content, business directory, guides, products, and related services.
By accessing or using our website, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree with these Terms, please do not use our website.
1. About The Village and The Valley
The Village and The Valley is a local publication covering life, events, culture, food, history, nature, trails, businesses, and things to do in and around the Cuyahoga Valley and Northeast Ohio.
Our content is intended for general informational and entertainment purposes.
2. Accuracy of Information
We make reasonable efforts to provide accurate and useful information.
However, information can change after publication. Event dates, times, locations, prices, admission requirements, business hours, menus, trail conditions, closures, availability, and other details may change without notice.
Before making plans based on information published by The Village and The Valley, you should verify important details directly with the relevant business, event organizer, park, government agency, or other official source.
We do not guarantee that information published on our website, newsletter, social media, or other platforms is complete, current, or error-free.
3. Recommendations and Third-Party Businesses
The Village and The Valley may feature or recommend local businesses, restaurants, events, destinations, products, activities, and services.
A feature, listing, recommendation, or mention does not constitute a guarantee or representation regarding the quality, safety, legality, availability, or suitability of a third-party business, product, service, or event.
You are responsible for making your own decisions and evaluating whether a particular business, activity, product, destination, or event is appropriate for you.
4. Business Directory
Our website may include a directory of local businesses and organizations.
Directory listings may be paid, complimentary, editorial, or based on publicly available information.
We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, availability, or quality of any business or service listed in the directory.
Businesses are responsible for the accuracy of information they provide to us.
We reserve the right to add, edit, update, decline, or remove directory listings at our discretion.
5. Events and Outdoor Activities
Information about events, trails, parks, hiking, biking, water activities, and other outdoor or recreational activities is provided for general informational purposes.
Outdoor conditions can change because of weather, construction, closures, maintenance, flooding, wildlife, crowds, and other circumstances.
Participation in outdoor activities and attendance at events involves inherent risks.
You are responsible for determining whether an activity or event is appropriate for you and for following applicable rules, warnings, posted signage, and instructions from event organizers, property owners, park officials, and other authorities.
6. Advertising and Sponsored Content
The Village and The Valley may accept advertising and publish sponsored content, paid features, partnerships, and other commercial content.
Paid or sponsored content will be identified when appropriate.
Advertisers and sponsors are responsible for the accuracy of their own claims, products, services, offers, and representations.
Advertising or sponsorship does not necessarily mean that Two Doodles Media, LLC guarantees, warrants, or independently endorses the advertiser’s products or services.
7. Affiliate Relationships
The Village and The Valley may participate in affiliate programs.
When you click certain links or make purchases through certain links, we may receive compensation or a commission at no additional cost to you.
Affiliate relationships do not guarantee that a product, service, or business will be suitable for you.
We may choose affiliate partners based on editorial judgment, commercial relationships, or other factors.
8. Products, Guides, and Other Purchases
We may offer digital or physical products, guides, memberships, advertising packages, or other services for purchase through our website.
Additional terms, pricing, refund policies, or purchase conditions may apply to specific products or services and will be provided at the time of purchase.
We reserve the right to change pricing, offerings, availability, and product details at any time.
9. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, original content published by The Village and The Valley—including articles, written content, graphics, logos, branding, newsletter content, photographs created by or licensed to us, guides, and other original materials—is owned by or licensed to Two Doodles Media, LLC.
You may view, share, and link to our content for personal, non-commercial purposes, provided that attribution is maintained and the content is not presented as your own.
You may not reproduce, republish, distribute, sell, modify, or commercially exploit our original content without prior written permission.
Nothing in these Terms transfers ownership of our intellectual property to you.
10. User-Submitted Content
We may allow users, readers, businesses, and community members to submit photographs, comments, recommendations, event information, stories, or other materials.
By submitting content to us, you represent that:
- You own the content or have permission to provide it to us;
- Your submission does not knowingly violate another person’s intellectual property, privacy, or other rights; and
- Your submission does not violate applicable law.
By submitting content to The Village and The Valley, you grant Two Doodles Media, LLC a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, reproduce, edit, publish, distribute, display, and otherwise use the submitted content in connection with The Village and The Valley, including our website, newsletter, social media, marketing, and promotional materials.
We are not required to publish any submitted content.
We may edit, decline, remove, or discontinue use of submitted content at our discretion.
11. Comments and Community Contributions
We may remove comments, submissions, or other user-generated content that we believe is inappropriate, unlawful, misleading, offensive, promotional, or otherwise inconsistent with the purpose of The Village and The Valley.
We are not responsible for opinions or statements expressed by users or contributors.
12. Third-Party Websites
Our website may link to third-party websites and services.
We do not control or guarantee the content, availability, security, products, services, policies, or practices of third-party websites.
Your use of third-party websites is governed by their own terms and policies.
13. Prohibited Use
You agree not to use our website or services to:
- Violate applicable laws or regulations
- Attempt unauthorized access to our website, systems, or accounts
- Interfere with the operation or security of our website
- Introduce malware, malicious code, or harmful technology
- Scrape, copy, or systematically collect our content for unauthorized commercial purposes
- Impersonate The Village and The Valley, Two Doodles Media, LLC, or another person or organization
- Infringe upon our intellectual property rights or the rights of others
- Use our content or services for fraudulent or deceptive purposes
14. Disclaimer of Warranties
To the fullest extent permitted by law, our website, newsletter, content, directory, recommendations, guides, and services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.
We make no warranties, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, reliability, completeness, availability, or suitability of our content or services.
We do not guarantee that our website or services will always be available, uninterrupted, secure, or free of errors.
15. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Two Doodles Media, LLC and The Village and The Valley will not be responsible for damages, losses, injuries, or other liabilities arising from your use of or reliance upon our website, newsletter, content, recommendations, directory, guides, products, links, or services.
This includes, without limitation, claims relating to third-party businesses, events, activities, products, services, websites, trails, destinations, or experiences mentioned or linked through our platforms.
Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude or limit liability that cannot legally be excluded or limited under applicable law.
16. Indemnification
To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Two Doodles Media, LLC, The Village and The Valley, and their owners, employees, contractors, contributors, and affiliates from claims, damages, liabilities, losses, and expenses arising from your misuse of our website or services, violation of these Terms, or violation of another person’s rights.
17. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time.
When we make changes, we will update the Effective Date at the top of this page.
Your continued use of our website after updated Terms are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms to the extent permitted by law.
18. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Ohio, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles.
Any dispute relating to these Terms or your use of our website will be subject to the applicable courts located in Ohio, unless otherwise required by applicable law.
19. Contact Us
Questions about these Terms may be directed to:
Two Doodles Media, LLC
The Village and The Valley
hello@thevillageandvalley.com
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