Terms of Use
Last updated: October 10, 2026.
Welcome to Wesley Chapel Today. These Terms of Use explain the rules for using our website, newsletters, alerts, forms, community features, and related services.
By accessing or using Wesley Chapel Today, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.
These Terms are written for ordinary use of a local news and community information website. They do not replace any rights you may have under applicable law.
1. About Wesley Chapel Today
Wesley Chapel Today is a local news and community information platform covering Wesley Chapel, Pasco County, and nearby areas. We may publish news articles, community updates, event information, business coverage, public records reporting, service journalism, sponsored content, newsletters, alerts, and related editorial material.
Unless clearly stated otherwise, Wesley Chapel Today is independently operated and is not a government agency, law enforcement agency, school district, or official representative of any business, development, venue, or public office.
2. Informational Content
The content on Wesley Chapel Today is provided for general news, community, and informational purposes.
We work to publish accurate and useful information, but local news can change quickly. Development timelines, opening dates, public meetings, event details, weather updates, road conditions, public safety information, and business plans may change after publication.
You should not rely on Wesley Chapel Today as your only source for legal, medical, financial, emergency, safety, or other professional advice. For urgent, official, or high-stakes matters, use the appropriate official source or qualified professional.
3. Accuracy, Updates, and Corrections
We may update, correct, clarify, expand, or remove content when new information becomes available or when we determine that a correction is needed. See our corrections policy.
If you believe something on Wesley Chapel Today is inaccurate, incomplete, outdated, or unfair, you may contact us at [email protected]. Please include the article title, link, the issue you are reporting, and any source or documentation that helps us review it.
4. User Submissions
You may be able to send us news tips, event listings, photos, business information, comments, corrections, documents, contact messages, or other materials.
By submitting material to Wesley Chapel Today, you confirm that:
- the information you provide is accurate to the best of your knowledge;
- you have the right to submit the material;
- your submission does not violate another person's privacy, copyright, trademark, publicity rights, or other legal rights;
- your submission is not unlawful, threatening, defamatory, misleading, abusive, or malicious.
Submitting material does not guarantee that we will publish it. We may review, edit, decline, remove, or archive submissions at our discretion.
Unless we agree otherwise in writing, submissions are not confidential. Please do not send sensitive personal information, private records, or confidential documents unless we have specifically arranged a secure way to receive them.
5. Comments, Accounts, and Community Features
When Wesley Chapel Today offers comments, accounts, profiles, saved preferences, event submissions, business listings, or other interactive features, you are responsible for your activity and for keeping your account information accurate.
You agree not to use those features to:
- impersonate another person, business, agency, or organization;
- post spam, scams, malware, or deceptive links;
- harass, threaten, or target others;
- publish private personal information without permission;
- make knowingly false statements about a person or business;
- interfere with the operation or security of the site;
- use the site for unlawful activity.
We may moderate, edit, hide, remove, restrict, suspend, or disable access to submissions, accounts, or features when we believe it is appropriate to protect the site, our readers, our editorial standards, or legal rights.
6. Acceptable Use
You agree to use Wesley Chapel Today in a lawful and respectful way.
You may not:
- copy, scrape, harvest, or systematically extract content from the site without permission;
- use automated tools in a way that overloads, disrupts, or abuses the site;
- attempt to bypass security, access controls, rate limits, paywalls, consent settings, or technical protections;
- upload or transmit malware, harmful code, or deceptive material;
- use the site to infringe copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other rights;
- use Wesley Chapel Today content in a misleading way or suggest a partnership, endorsement, or affiliation that does not exist;
- interfere with other users' ability to access or use the site.
We may block, limit, or investigate activity that appears to violate these Terms or threatens the operation of the site.
7. Intellectual Property
The articles, headlines, photographs, graphics, videos, logos, designs, layouts, databases, compilations, and other content published by Wesley Chapel Today are owned by Wesley Chapel Today, our contributors, licensors, or other rights holders, unless otherwise stated.
You may read, share links to, and quote short portions of our content for personal, educational, commentary, or news-discussion purposes, as allowed by law and with proper attribution.
You may not copy, republish, sell, license, syndicate, archive, scrape, train artificial intelligence systems on, or commercially exploit Wesley Chapel Today content without our written permission, except where the law clearly allows it.
Facts themselves are not owned by Wesley Chapel Today. However, our writing, photography, visual presentation, selection, organization, headlines, graphics, and original expression may be protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws.
8. Photos, Images, Logos, and Media
Images and media on Wesley Chapel Today may come from our own work, authorized contributors, licensed sources, public agencies, press materials, or artificial intelligence tools.
You may not reuse photos, graphics, logos, screenshots, generated images, or other media from Wesley Chapel Today unless you have permission or your use is clearly allowed by law.
Business names, logos, trademarks, and product names may appear in news coverage for identification and reporting purposes. Their appearance does not mean that the business sponsors, endorses, or is affiliated with Wesley Chapel Today unless we clearly say so.
9. Artificial Intelligence and Editorial Assistance
Wesley Chapel Today may use artificial intelligence tools to assist with research organization, drafting, summaries, translation, headline ideas, image creation, social media formatting, and editorial workflows.
AI tools are used as assistance. They do not replace human editorial judgment. We remain responsible for what we publish and may correct material errors when identified. See our editorial standards.
AI-generated images, when used, are editorial illustrations and are not documentary photographs unless clearly labeled otherwise.
10. Third-Party Links and Services
Wesley Chapel Today may link to third-party websites, public records, social media pages, business websites, event pages, maps, videos, newsletters, payment processors, advertising partners, analytics providers, or other services.
We are not responsible for third-party websites or services. Their content, privacy practices, terms, availability, security, and accuracy are controlled by their respective owners.
Opening a third-party link is at your own discretion.
11. Advertising, Sponsorships, and Affiliate Relationships
Wesley Chapel Today may display advertising, sponsored content, paid listings, affiliate links, or promotional material. See our advertising and sponsorship policy.
Sponsored or paid content is identified in a way that makes the relationship clear to readers. Advertising or sponsorship does not automatically mean that Wesley Chapel Today endorses the advertiser, product, service, or claim.
Editorial coverage is separate from paid promotion unless the content is clearly labeled as sponsored, paid, advertising, or similar.
12. Copyright Complaints and Takedown Requests
If you believe content on Wesley Chapel Today infringes your copyright, please contact our designated agent: [email protected] · 57 Kimbal Rd, 57, Chelsea, MA 02149, United States. Please provide enough information for us to identify the material, review your claim, and respond appropriately.
More detailed procedures are in our copyright and DMCA policy.
13. Privacy and Cookies
Your use of Wesley Chapel Today is also governed by our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.
Those policies explain what information we collect, how we use it, how cookies and similar technologies work, and how you can manage cookie preferences.
14. Availability and Changes to the Site
We may change, suspend, limit, or discontinue any part of Wesley Chapel Today at any time. We may also change article formats, features, subscription options, alerts, languages, availability, or technical systems.
We do not guarantee that the site will always be available, uninterrupted, secure, error-free, or compatible with every device or browser.
15. Disclaimer of Warranties
Wesley Chapel Today is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we make no warranties that the site or its content will be complete, current, accurate, uninterrupted, secure, error-free, or suitable for a particular purpose.
Some jurisdictions may not allow certain disclaimers, so parts of this section may not apply to you.
16. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Wesley Chapel Today and its owners, editors, contributors, contractors, service providers, and partners will not be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, or exemplary damages arising from your use of the site or reliance on its content.
This includes, where permitted by law, damages related to loss of data, loss of profits, business interruption, reputational harm, technical issues, third-party links, user submissions, or changes to published information.
Nothing in these Terms is intended to limit liability that cannot legally be limited.
17. Indemnification
If you misuse the site, violate these Terms, submit unlawful material, infringe someone else's rights, or cause claims against Wesley Chapel Today through your actions, you agree to be responsible for the resulting claims, losses, damages, costs, and reasonable legal fees, to the extent permitted by law.
18. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida and applicable United States law, without regard to conflict-of-law rules.
If a dispute arises, the parties will first try to resolve it informally by contacting each other in good faith. If the dispute cannot be resolved informally, it may be handled in the courts or forums that have proper jurisdiction under applicable law.
19. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. When we make changes, we may update the "Last updated" date above.
Your continued use of Wesley Chapel Today after updated Terms are posted means you accept the updated Terms.
20. Contact
Questions about these Terms may be sent to:
- Wesley Chapel Today
- Email: [email protected]
- Mailing address: 57 Kimbal Rd, 57, Chelsea, MA 02149, United States
If the English and a translated version differ, the English version prevails.