Agreement to Terms

By accessing or using the True Signal Media website (truesignalmedia.news), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site.

These Terms of Use apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the website.

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Intellectual Property Rights

Unless otherwise indicated, the True Signal Media website and all content, features, and functionality—including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio clips, and software—are owned by True Signal Media and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

Our Content

You may access our content for personal, non-commercial use. For republishing our journalism, please review our Republishing Guidelines.

FOIA Documents

Government documents obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests and published on our site are public records. These documents may be freely used, republished, and referenced. We appreciate attribution but do not require it for public records.

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User Conduct

By using our website, you agree not to:

• Use the site in any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation
• Impersonate or attempt to impersonate True Signal Media, a True Signal Media employee, another user, or any other person or entity
• Engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the website
• Use the site to transmit any advertising or promotional material without our prior written consent
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the website, other accounts, computer systems, or networks connected to the website
• Use any robot, spider, or other automatic device to access the site for any purpose without our express written permission
• Introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful
• Attack the website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack

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Comments and User Contributions

Our website may allow you to post comments, submit tips, or provide other contributions. By posting content on our site, you:

• Grant True Signal Media a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, and worldwide license to use, reproduce, modify, and display your contribution in connection with our services
• Represent and warrant that you own or control all rights to the content you post
• Agree that your contributions do not violate the rights of any third party

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Tips and Confidential Information

True Signal Media accepts tips and information from sources. By submitting information to us:

• You acknowledge that we may investigate and publish stories based on the information you provide
• You understand that we cannot guarantee confidentiality unless explicitly agreed upon
• If you request confidentiality and we agree to it, we will protect your identity to the fullest extent permitted by law

For sensitive information, please use our secure submission methods.

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Disclaimer of Warranties

THE WEBSITE AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

True Signal Media does not warrant that:

• The website will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free
• The results obtained from use of the website will be accurate or reliable
• Any errors in the website will be corrected

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Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, TRUE SIGNAL MEDIA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• Loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses
• Damages resulting from your access to or use of (or inability to access or use) the website
• Damages resulting from any content obtained from the website
• Damages resulting from unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content

This limitation applies whether the alleged liability is based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or any other basis.

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Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless True Signal Media and its officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, and affiliates from and against any claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, or debt arising from:

• Your use of and access to the website
• Your violation of any term of these Terms of Use
• Your violation of any third-party right, including any copyright, property, or privacy right
• Any claim that your content caused damage to a third party

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External Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by True Signal Media. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services.

You acknowledge and agree that True Signal Media shall not be responsible or liable for any damage or loss caused by or in connection with the use of any such third-party content, goods, or services.

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Governing Law

These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States and the State of Illinois, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Any legal action or proceeding arising out of or related to these Terms of Use or the website shall be instituted exclusively in the federal or state courts located in Illinois.

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Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify or replace these Terms of Use at any time at our sole discretion. If a revision is material, we will try to provide at least 30 days' notice prior to any new terms taking effect.

By continuing to access or use our website after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms. If you do not agree to the new terms, please stop using the website.

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Severability

If any provision of these Terms of Use is held to be unenforceable or invalid, such provision will be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of such provision to the greatest extent possible under applicable law, and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

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Entire Agreement

These Terms of Use, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and True Signal Media regarding the use of our website, superseding any prior agreements between you and True Signal Media.

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