Local First Media Group Terms of Service
1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
By accessing or using any website, digital platform, or broadcast services offered by Local First Media Group and its affiliate brands and companies (collectively “Local First”), the Client (Advertiser) agrees to comply with and be bound by these Terms of Service (“Terms”). Please review these Terms carefully.
This Agreement (this “Agreement”) is a legal Agreement between you, as either an individual or entity (“Client”, “Advertiser”), and Local First Media Group Inc. and its Affiliates (collectively, “LFMG”, “we”, “our”, or “us”). For the purchase by the Client of certain broadcast radio and or digital advertising (“transmissions”) as described in Client’s purchase order (the “Order”) made via Local First Media’s websites, applications and/or other interactive properties (collectively, the “Properties”). The Client accepts this Agreement and the relevant Order upon any clear indication of acceptance. The Client includes advertiser and any agency or buying service named in the Order, and all persons and entities included within the Client agree to the purchase of this advertising schedule and that they are jointly and severally liable for all obligations of the Client under this contract regardless of who is billed. If an agency or buying service is engaged by the Client, it is understood that party is the agent of the Client and not of Local First.
2. RADIO BROADCAST
All content, including but not limited to music, talk shows, advertisements, news, and other audio content broadcasted by Local First is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws. b. Unauthorized recording, rebroadcast, or redistribution of our radio content is strictly prohibited.
3. DIGITAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA
Users are permitted to share, comment on, and engage with Local First content on social media platforms, as long as it’s done in a lawful manner and does not infringe on copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights. b. Any user-generated content posted on Local First platforms must not be defamatory, obscene, invasive of privacy, or infringing on intellectual property rights. c. Local First reserves the right to remove any user-generated content without notice.
4. ADVERTISING OF CBD AND MARIJUANA PRODUCTS
a. Compliance with Laws and Regulations: All advertisements for Cannabidiol (CBD) products featured on Local First’s platforms shall adhere strictly to all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
b. Prohibition of Unverified Claims: Advertisements for CBD products are prohibited from making any health or medicinal claims that are not verified and approved by the relevant regulatory authorities.
c. Mandatory Disclaimers and Warnings: Advertisers of cannabidiol (CBD) products shall ensure the inclusion of all requisite disclaimers and warnings in their advertising materials, as prescribed by applicable State and Federal legislation. These disclaimers must not be subject to any modification or accelerated presentation and shall be positioned at the conclusion of the advertisement.
d. Right of Refusal and Removal: Local First retains the exclusive right to refuse or remove any CBD product advertisements from its platforms at its sole discretion.
5. USE OF AI
Local First Media Group, along with its associated brands, upholds accuracy, fairness and reliability, as core principles of our news reporting. We believe that the thoughtful integration of artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance these values and gradually improve our operations.
Disclaimer:
a. Human Oversight: Despite the advancements in AI, the fundamental responsibilities of our news and content providers collecting, evaluating, and organizing facts into news stories for our audience—remain unchanged. AI is not intended to replace journalists in any capacity. All AI-generated content is subject to review and approval by our editorial team to ensure compliance with our standards of accuracy, fairness, and reliability.
b. AI Limitations: While AI technologies can assist in data analysis and content generation, they are not infallible. AI may produce content that requires further verification and contextual understanding.
c. Editorial Integrity: The integration of AI into our news production processes is conducted with a commitment to maintaining the highest ethical standards. Our journalists retain full editorial control over all content, and AI tools are utilized to support their work, not to replace their judgment or expertise.
d. Continuous Improvement: As AI technology evolves, so will our guidelines and practices. Local First Media Group is dedicated to ongoing assessment and improvement of our AI usage to better serve our audience and uphold our commitment
to quality journalism.
6. ORDER; FEES; AND PAYMENT
a. Each order shall specify the (i) names of the parties to this Agreement; (ii) the fees to be paid by the Client; (iii) campaign start date(s) and end date(s); (iv) the stations that may make the transmissions; and (v) any other information that the parties deem necessary for inclusion in the Order.
b. The Client shall pay for all transmissions made by Local First pursuant to the Order. If the Client pays with a primary and backup credit cards or other payment card, it will be required to provide Local First or its third-party payment processor with a valid primary and backup payment card numbers and associated payment information that the Client is authorized to use. By submitting that information to Local First or to its third-party payment processor, the Client authorizes Local First or the payment processor (as applicable) to charge the primary or backup credit card or other payment method for the charges at Local First’s convenience. Local First or its third-party payment processor may run one or more payment card authorization checks on the Client’s card before it is charged. The Client authorizes Local First or its third-party payment processor to store the Client’s payment card information and, if needed, to continue billing the card until the Order has been fulfilled. If Local First does not receive payment from the Client’s payment card or other payment method issuer or their agents, the Client remains obligated and agrees to pay all amounts due upon request from Local First or its agents. Local First may charge the Client’s primary or backup credit card on a weekly basis for all transmissions made during the preceding week. The backup credit card will only be charged if the primary credit card charge is declined. If Local First refers this Agreement for collection, the Client shall pay reasonable attorney’s or collector’s fees and any court costs incurred by Local First.
c. At the end of and/or throughout the Client’s campaign, the Client will be charged by Local First for the media on air and or online campaign. In the case of a digital campaign the Client will be charged for the estimated impressions delivered by the transmissions. Any weekly charge will be less than or equal to the Client’s per week budget for such Order. Impressions, and their associated charges, are based on Local First’s impression reporting statistics. The Client will pay Local First for all charges it incurs in connection with the use of the Properties. The Client agrees that any funds that have been paid by the Client with respect to the Properties are nonrefundable and belong to Local First.
7. TERMINATION
This Agreement and/or any Order may be terminated immediately by either party as follows: (i) in the case of Local First, by notice delivered via the Properties and (ii) in the case of the Client, by cancelling the order via the Properties. Upon termination of this Agreement, Local First will use reasonable efforts to cancel planned transmissions but does not guarantee that transmissions will cease immediately upon termination. Following termination, the Client shall pay the following to Local First (i) any non-refundable fees; and (ii) the value of any transmissions actually made, even if such transmissions run after the date of termination.
8. DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Local First provides its services “as is” and without any warranty or condition, express, implied, or statutory. Local First and its suppliers specifically disclaim any implied warranties of title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
9. INDEMNIFICATION
Client shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Local First, its brands, its and its corporate affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives (collectively ‘Local First Indemnitees’) from and against all third-party claims, demands, actions, suits and proceedings, as well as all associated liabilities, judgments, awards, damages, settlements, penalties, fines, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees) (collectively ‘Third-Party Claims’), which result from or are caused by: (i) use or misuse, storage, or handling of any User Personal Information by Client or anyone acting under its authority or on its behalf; (ii) violation by Client or anyone acting under its authority or on its behalf, of the published Privacy Policy for the Client Website or any applicable law or regulation pertaining to the privacy or security of User Personal Information; (iii) the registration or use of the Client Website Domain Name; (iv) any Client-Furnished Material; (v) use of the Client Properties, or any activity conducted on or via the Client Properties, by Client or anyone acting under its authority or on its behalf; (vi) violation of any applicable law or regulation by Client or anyone acting under its authority or on its behalf; and/or (vii) any breach of this Agreement by Client or anyone acting under its authority or on its behalf.
10. REPRESENTATIONS & WARRANTIES/INDEMNIFICATION AND HOLD HARMLESS
a. The Client represents, warrants and agrees that: (i) Local First’s use of any material furnished by the Client pursuant to this Agreement or created by Local First pursuant to the Client’s instructions (“Client Material”), in each case as authorized by the Client, including, but not limited to broadcast of the Client Materials over the facilities of the Local First shall not violate or infringe upon the rights of others; provided, however, that the foregoing representations and warranties shall not apply to any material furnished or added to the Client Materials after delivery to Local First by any party other than the Client, and (ii) the Client (and the Client Materials) shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, those of the FCC (e.g., indecency, EAS compliance and all other FCC regulations) and the FTC (e.g. the Telephone Consumer Protection Act). Customer acknowledges and agrees that, upon Customer’s request, Local First may create an advertisement pursuant to Customer’s instructions and that Customer is solely responsible for the contents of the Advertisement and its compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
b. The Client shall defend, hold harmless and indemnify Local First, its parents and affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents from any and all claims, actions, causes of action, liabilities, demands, damages or costs (including reasonable attorney fees) of whatsoever name or nature, including but not limited to (i) defamation, unlawful competition or trade practice, infringement of intellectual property or other property or personal rights (including but not limited to public performance rights with respect to music, spoken word or any other copyrightable material embodied in Client Materials); (ii) any breach or violation of any sort of the representations and warranties described in Section 3.1; or (iii) claims arising from the products, services, operations, data, representations or warranties relating to, directly or indirectly, any Client Material or to the Client’s business, services, operations or prizes (if any).
c. Local First does not guarantee the performance of advertisements or the Properties, or that advertisements will fully reach the consumers the Client desires to reach.
11. INABILITY TO TRANSMIT AND SUBSTITUTION PROGRAMS
a. If, due to public emergency or necessity, force majeure, restrictions imposed by law, acts of God; labor disputes, or for other cause, including mechanical breakdown beyond Local First’s control, Local First shall be unable to transmit or otherwise distribute any program or announcement to be transmitted under this Agreement, that transmission shall be canceled, and Local First shall not be liable to the Client.
b. Local First shall have the right to cancel any transmission or portion thereof to be made under this Agreement in order to transmit any program which it deems to be of public significance.
12. PROGRAM PRODUCTION
Local First shall use Client Material to create audio broadcast advertisements for broadcast radio transmission over its facilities (the “Advertisements”). All Client Material is subject to Local First approval and Local First may exercise a continuing right to reject such material for any reason. All Client Material must conform to the program and operating policies of Local First and Local First shall have the continuing right to edit in the public interest provided, however, that Local First approval of such Client Material shall not affect the Client’s indemnity obligation under this Agreement.
Local First will retain all property rights in the Advertisements. The Client may not use the Advertisements for any purpose other than transmission by Local First pursuant to an Order.
13. NON-DISCRIMINATION
In accordance with Paragraphs 49 and 50 of United States Federal Communications Commission Report and Order No. FCC 07-217, Local First will not discriminate in any Agreement for advertising on the basis of race or ethnicity, and all such agreements will be evaluated, negotiated and completed without regard to race or ethnicity.
14. GOVERNING LAW
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state in which Local First and its affiliates are registered, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
14. MODIFICATIONS
Local First reserves the right to change these Terms at any time. Changes will become effective upon posting on Local First platforms.
15. SEVERABILITY
If any provision of these Terms is deemed invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in full force and effect.
16. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
These Terms and any policies or operating rules posted by Local First constitute the entire agreement between the user and Local First.
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