Gothamist LLC is a New York limited liability company (“Gothamist”) that owns and/or operates and/or licenses the use of the following Internet sites:
Austinist.com
Bostonist.com
Chicagoist.com
DCist.com
Gothamist.com
Londonist.com
LAist.com
SFist.com
Seattlest.com
Shanghaiist.com
Torontoist.com
together with any associated content, including but not limited to email addresses, RSS feeds, and/or third party links and third party content (collectively, the “Websites.”)

Web Syndication Terms of Use

1. The Site logo and URL must appear prominently at the top of each page displaying site content.
2. Internal links in the Site content must not be removed.
3. The format or branding of the headlines, text and other information provided in the RSS feeds must not be modified.
4. "More From…" links back to original Site at the end of each post must be included on content pages and may not be removed.

Print Syndication Terms of Use

1. The Site logo and URL must appear prominently at the top of each section displaying site content.
2. Content will appear unedited, except for replacement of hyperlinks with full URLs and use of product manufacturer’s site links where appropriate.
3. Images from a Site must not be used in print without you obtaining the appropriate copyright clearances yourself.

General Terms of Use

1. The RSS feeds may not be spliced into or otherwise redistributed by third-party RSS providers.
2. No content, including any advertisements or other promotional content, shall be added to the RSS feeds.
   
3. Images must be removed from open syndication feeds and commercial feeds (please contact Gothamist for more details)
4. Gothamist LLC reserves the right to object to your presentation of the RSS feeds and the right to require you to cease using the RSS feeds at any time.
5. Gothamist LLC further reserves the right to terminate its distribution of the RSS feeds or change the content or formatting of the RSS feeds at any time without notice to you.
6. Gothamist LLC provides this content "as is" and Gothamist LLC shall not be held liable for your use of the information or the feeds.
7. Use of a Site’s content, including text and images, on your site, or in print, is entirely at your discretion. Gothamist LLC is not responsible for any complaints regarding content or images that you choose to display on your site or in print.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED, GOTHAMIST LLC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING WARRANTIES FOR MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. By accessing the RSS feeds or the XML instructions provided above, you indicate that you understand and agree to these terms and conditions.

Corresponding with Gothamist LLC

Any correspondence with the Gothamist Sites or with Gothamist LLC, including any documentation or images, are considered property of Gothamist LLC. Gothamist LLC reserves the right to reproduce such correspondence, in whole or in part, on any of the Gothamist Sites or its affiliates.

Comments Terms of Use

Gothamist loves our readers, and loves our readers' comments. However, Gothamist is a private website, and we reserve the right to delete any comments we find offensive. We strive to maintain an atmosphere of free and open conversation, but inevitably, some posts on the site, and some threads in the bulletin board, will spiral off into negative sniping and flame wars. When this happens, we close the posts to further comments. If a commenter repeatedly abuses our comment policy, we delete all of their comments on every post on the site, and ban their IP address.

In order to make our comments useful and interesting, the following guidelines have been established for comment users:

• Do not post threatening, harassing, defamatory, or libelous material.
• Do not intentionally make false or misleading statements.
• Do not offer to sell or buy any product or service.
• Do not post material that infringes copyright.
• Do not post information that you know to be confidential or sensitive or otherwise in breach of the law.
• Keep all comments relevant to the particular Gothamist Site where the comment is being posted.
• Gothamist LLC will not accept responsibility for information posted in the Comments, or the opinions expressed in any comments, which expressly belong only to the person making the comments, not to the staff or owners of Gothamist sites.

If Gothamist LLC receives notice that a comment post is not in keeping with these terms and conditions or the intended use of the comments, we reserve the right to remove that comment posting. The removal of any comment shall be solely at the discretion of Gothamist LLC.

Please note that once you post a comment to one of our sites, it becomes part of the public conversation. Our policy is that we will not remove a user's comments unless they are in violation of our Terms of Service, and we won't remove them otherwise except in very extreme circumstances. So if you want to say something that you will later regret personally, it is advisable that you use a username that does not identify you. We cannot simply remove your comments because you have a change of heart about making them.

For further guidance on being a good commenter:

[See Gothamist LLC's privacy policy for additional information]

Image Terms of Use

Gothamist LLC sites typically display images as part of blog posts written by our editors. The types of images editors are authorized to use on Gothamist LLC sites include:

• Images licensed from photographic archive vendors
• Images supplied to our editors or released into the public domain by public relations and marketing companies for press purposes
• Reader-submitted images, with the implied representation that the person submitting the image owns the copyright in the image and the right to give it to us for use on our site(s)
• Images published on Flickr or other public photo sites in instances where the photographer has chosen to license their work under the Creative Commons license
• Images commissioned by Gothamist LLC
• Thumbnail images of 150x150 pixels or less
• Images used to illustrate a newsworthy story under the Fair Use doctrine
• Images where the use is transformative, such as for satire
• Images so widely distributed on the internet that they are deemed to have become part of the public domain

If you think we have published an image or text that infringes your copyright, we will address your concerns; however, if the image falls into one of the categories listed above, we believe that our use of the image is legitimate and we will not remove it from the site.

Please note that we will respond only to notices of alleged infringement that comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The text of the Act can be found at the U.S. Copyright Office Web Site, lcWeb.loc.gov/copyright/

To file a notice of infringement with us, you must provide a written communication (by email with an attached and signed PDF or by fax) that sets forth the items specified below. Please do not send us regular mail, as we may not receive it in a timely fashion. In all cases, if you do not hear a response from us within 10 days of submitting a complaint, please telephone us at (646) 349-3893 to confirm that we received your original complaint. Spam blockers sometimes devour important emails from strangers!

To enable us to address your concerns, please provide the following information:

1. For each allegedly infringing image or piece of text that you wish to have removed from one of our sites, provide the exact permanent URL for the page containing the material.
2. Provide information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you: an email address is preferred, as well as a telephone contact number.
3. Provide the following information detailing your claim to ownership of the copyright in the allegedly infringing material:
   • Proof of copyright in the image or text concerned, namely proof of registration of the Image under the DMCA,
     
     OR, absent such registration,
     
     
   • a detailed description of where the photograph was taken, by whom, who or what the subject of the image is, AND
   • Evidence to support your claim that you own the copyright in the image

We will not comply with requests to remove an image where the complainant cannot prove that they own the copyright in the image in question.

4. Include the following statement: "I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed."
5. Sign the document and fax it to:
   (646) 349-3893, Attn: Gothamist Legal / DMCA Complaints
   
   OR email it to:
   
   legal AT gothamist DOT com

Please note that you will be liable for damages (including costs and attorneys' fees) if you materially misrepresent that any material on our sites is infringing your copyrights.

Indeed, in a recent case a company that sent an infringement notification seeking removal of online materials that were protected by the Fair Use doctrine was ordered to pay such costs and attorneys’ fees. The company agreed to pay over $100,000. Accordingly, if you are not sure whether material available online infringes your copyright, we suggest that you first contact an attorney.

Please note that a copy of each legal notice we receive will be sent (with your personal information removed) to Chilling Effects for publication.

You can see an example of such a publication at www.chillingeffects.org/dmca512/notice.cgi?NoticeID=861.

We also reserve the right to publish your letter on the site(s).

External Links Disclaimer

Gothamist Sites routinely contain links to external, third party websites. By providing links to other sites, Gothamist LLC does not guarantee, approve or endorse the information or products available at these sites, nor does a link indicate any association with or endorsement by the linked site to the Gothamist Site in question.

Gothamist LLC does not operate or control and has no responsibility for the information, products and/or services found on any external sites. Nor do such links represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any information, products and/or services provided on or through any external sites, including, without limitation, warranties of any kind, either express or implied, warranties of title or non-infringement or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

Visitors to Gothamist Sites assume complete responsibility and risk in their use of any external sites. Visitors should direct any concerns regarding any external link to its site administrator or webmaster.

Notification of Changes

Whenever Gothamist LLC changes its Terms of Use, it will post those changes to this Statement, and other places we deem appropriate to make users aware of such changes.

Contact Information

If you have any questions or notices of violations to these terms and conditions, please contact the editor of the Gothamist Site in question, or send an email to questions AT gothamist.com, or by mail to Gothamist LLC, Prince Street Station, P.O. Box 510, New York, NY 10012.