Terms of Use
Effective date: June 21, 2026 Welcome to The Athens Parent. These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of our website, newsletter, social-media accounts, forms, and related content and services, collectively referred to as the “Services.”By accessing, subscribing to, or using the Services, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Services.
The Athens Parent is a local newsletter providing information, recommendations, events, openings, deadlines, and other resources that may be useful to families in and around Athens, Georgia.In these Terms, “The Athens Parent,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the people who operate the newsletter and website.
Our content is provided for general informational and editorial purposes.We work to provide useful and accurate information, but local details can change quickly. Event dates, times, locations, prices, availability, age requirements, registration deadlines, policies, and other information may change after publication.Before attending an event, registering for a program, visiting a business, or relying on information in the newsletter, please confirm the details directly with the relevant organizer, business, school, government agency, or service provider.The Athens Parent is not an official representative of any event, organization, business, school, government entity, or service provider unless expressly stated otherwise.
Parents and caregivers are responsible for deciding whether an event, activity, program, product, business, or recommendation is appropriate for their family.You are responsible for:
Supervising children in your care
Evaluating age appropriateness and safety
Confirming accessibility and accommodation needs
Reviewing allergy, food, health, transportation, and weather considerations
Following the rules and instructions of third-party venues and organizers
Nothing published through the Services constitutes medical, legal, educational, financial, safety, or other professional advice.
The Services are intended primarily for adults.If you are under 18, you may use the Services only with the involvement and permission of a parent or legal guardian. Children under 13 should not subscribe, submit forms, or provide personal information to us.
By subscribing, you agree to receive emails from The Athens Parent, including newsletters, service announcements, and occasional promotional or sponsored communications.You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link at the bottom of an email.We may suspend or terminate a subscription when reasonably necessary to address abuse, fraud, technical problems, legal requirements, or violations of these Terms.
The Services may include advertising, sponsorships, complimentary products or experiences, paid partnerships, or affiliate links. When appropriate, we will identify sponsored content or disclose when we may receive compensation, commissions, products, services, or other benefits connected to a recommendation.Compensation does not guarantee positive coverage. Opinions expressed by The Athens Parent are our own unless otherwise stated. Prices, availability, promotions, and third-party offers are controlled by the applicable advertiser, retailer, or provider and may change without notice.
We welcome reader tips, event notices, recommendations, photographs, feedback, and other submissions.You retain ownership of content you submit. By sending it to us, however, you grant The Athens Parent a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to review, edit, reproduce, publish, distribute, display, and promote the submission through our newsletter, website, social media, and related channels. This license allows us to shorten, format, fact-check, or otherwise edit submissions for clarity and style. By submitting content, you represent that:
You have the right to provide it
It is accurate to the best of your knowledge
It does not infringe another person’s intellectual-property, privacy, or publicity rights
It is not unlawful, defamatory, threatening, deceptive, or harmful
You have obtained permission from any identifiable person shown or discussed, when permission is required
Please do not submit sensitive personal information about yourself or anyone else. Do not send photographs, full names, school details, health information, precise locations, or other identifying information about a child unless you have the legal authority and appropriate consent to do so.We are not obligated to publish, retain, return, or respond to any submission.If you would prefer a tip to remain anonymous, say so when submitting it. We will make reasonable efforts to honor that request but cannot promise confidentiality where disclosure is legally required.
Unless otherwise indicated, the Services and their original content—including articles, newsletter copy, branding, logos, illustrations, graphics, photographs, layouts, and design elements—are owned by or licensed to The Athens Parent and are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.You may:
Read and use the Services for personal, noncommercial purposes
Share links to our content
Forward individual newsletter issues to friends or family
Quote brief excerpts with clear attribution and a link to the original content
You may not, without prior written permission:
Republish full articles or newsletter issues
Systematically copy, scrape, archive, or distribute our content
Use our name, branding, or content to imply endorsement or affiliation
Sell, license, modify, or commercially exploit our content
Use automated tools to extract substantial portions of the Services
To request permission, contact us using the information below.
We respect the intellectual-property rights of others.If you believe content appearing through the Services infringes your copyright, contact us with:
Your name and contact information
Identification of the copyrighted work
Identification and location of the allegedly infringing material
A statement explaining why you believe the use is unauthorized
A statement that the information you provide is accurate
Your physical or electronic signature
We may remove or restrict access to disputed material while reviewing a complaint.
The Services may link to event pages, registration platforms, businesses, schools, libraries, government websites, social-media accounts, retailers, advertisers, and other third parties.These links are provided for convenience and information. We do not control or guarantee third-party websites, products, services, security practices, accessibility, availability, or policies.Your interactions with a third party are between you and that third party and may be governed by separate terms and privacy policies.Our website and email delivery may also rely on third-party platforms, including Beehiiv. Your use of those platform features may be subject to the provider’s own terms and policies.
You may not use the Services to:
Violate any applicable law or regulation
Harass, threaten, impersonate, or harm another person
Submit false, deceptive, defamatory, infringing, or unlawful material
Collect personal information about other users
Introduce malware, harmful code, or disruptive technology
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems or accounts
Interfere with the operation or security of the Services
Scrape or harvest content or subscriber information
Use our name or materials in a misleading or unauthorized commercial manner
The Services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.To the fullest extent permitted by law, we make no warranties—express or implied—regarding the accuracy, completeness, reliability, timeliness, availability, fitness, safety, or suitability of the Services or any third-party event, product, recommendation, business, or link.We do not guarantee that the Services will always be available, secure, uninterrupted, or error-free.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, The Athens Parent and its owners, editors, contributors, contractors, and representatives will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from or related to:
Your use of or inability to use the Services
Reliance on information published through the Services
Changes, cancellations, injuries, losses, or disputes involving third parties
Events, activities, products, services, businesses, or organizations we mention
Unauthorized access to or alteration of information
Errors, omissions, interruptions, delays, or technical failures
Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot legally be excluded.
To the extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless The Athens Parent and its owners, editors, contributors, contractors, and representatives from claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and reasonable expenses arising from:
Your violation of these Terms
Content you submit
Your unlawful or unauthorized use of the Services
Your infringement of another person’s rights
We may modify, suspend, discontinue, or change any part of the Services at any time.We may also update these Terms as our publication and practices evolve. The updated version will be posted with a revised effective date.Your continued use of the Services after updated Terms take effect constitutes acceptance of those changes.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Georgia, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.To the extent permitted by law, disputes arising from these Terms or the Services will be brought in the state or federal courts serving Athens-Clarke County, Georgia.
If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in effect. The unenforceable provision will be modified only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable.
These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any additional terms presented for a particular feature, constitute the entire agreement between you and The Athens Parent concerning the Services.
For questions about these Terms, copyright concerns, or permission requests, contact:The Athens Parent
Athens, Georgia
Email: [email protected]
Privacy Policy
Effective date: June 21, 2026The Athens Parent respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit our website, subscribe to our newsletter, communicate with us, or otherwise interact with The Athens Parent, and how we use and protect that information.
The Athens Parent is a twice-weekly local newsletter for families raising kids in and around Athens, Georgia. In this policy, “The Athens Parent,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the people who operate the newsletter and website.
We may collect information you voluntarily provide, including:
Your email address and, when provided, your name
Subscription preferences
Responses to surveys or reader questions
Tips, recommendations, event submissions, messages, and other information you send us
Information submitted through forms, giveaways, promotions, or reader-feedback requests
Please do not send sensitive personal information through general reply emails or submission forms.
When you visit our website or interact with our emails, our newsletter platform and related service providers may automatically collect information such as:
Browser, device, and operating-system information
IP address and approximate geographic location
The website or source through which you found us
Pages viewed and links clicked
Subscription date and acquisition source
Whether an email was delivered or opened
Links clicked within an email
Cookie and similar technology data
We use this information primarily to understand which content is useful to readers and to improve the newsletter.
We may use collected information to:
Deliver The Athens Parent and related subscriber communications
Manage subscriptions and honor unsubscribe requests
Respond to questions, tips, recommendations, and messages
Select, improve, and evaluate our content
Understand readership and newsletter performance
Maintain the security and proper operation of our website and newsletter
Prevent fraud, abuse, or misuse
Administer surveys, promotions, giveaways, or referral programs
Comply with legal obligations and protect our rights
Our newsletters may occasionally contain sponsored content, advertising, or affiliate links. We will identify sponsored content when appropriate.
We do not sell or rent subscriber names or email addresses to advertisers.We may share information in the following limited circumstances:
We use third-party providers to operate our website and newsletter. These may include newsletter hosting, email delivery, analytics, forms, website hosting, security, and related technical services.Our newsletter and website are currently hosted through Beehiiv, which processes subscriber and engagement information to provide its services.
We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with law, respond to legal process, investigate fraud or misuse, protect someone’s safety, or defend our legal rights.
If The Athens Parent is sold, reorganized, merged, or transferred, relevant information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.We may also share aggregated or de-identified information that does not reasonably identify an individual reader.
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to function properly, remember preferences, measure traffic, and understand how visitors use the site.Where available, you may manage non-essential cookies through the cookie banner or through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect how parts of the website function.If we add additional analytics or advertising tools in the future, we will update this policy as appropriate.
You may unsubscribe from The Athens Parent at any time by using the unsubscribe link included at the bottom of every newsletter. You may also contact us to:
Correct or update your subscriber information
Ask what personal information we hold about you
Request deletion of your information
Withdraw consent or object to certain uses of your information
Depending on where you live, you may have additional privacy rights under applicable law. We will consider and respond to valid requests as required.Unsubscribing stops future newsletter delivery. We may retain limited records when reasonably necessary to document your unsubscribe request, comply with law, resolve disputes, or prevent unwanted resubscription.
The Athens Parent is written for parents, caregivers, and other adults. Our website and newsletter are not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13.Children under 13 should not subscribe, submit forms, enter promotions, or send us personal information.If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so that we can review and delete it as appropriate.
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to operate the newsletter, provide requested services, maintain appropriate business records, comply with legal obligations, and resolve disputes.The length of retention may vary depending on the type of information and why it was collected.
We and our service providers use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards intended to protect personal information.However, no website, email system, database, or online transmission method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Our newsletter and website frequently link to local businesses, organizations, event listings, registration pages, social-media platforms, and other third-party websites.We do not control those third parties or their privacy practices. Information you provide to another website is governed by that website’s own policies.
We may update this Privacy Policy as our newsletter, website, or practices change.When we make changes, we will revise the effective date at the top of this page. Material changes may also be communicated through the newsletter or website.
For questions, privacy requests, or concerns about this policy, contact: The Athens Parent
Athens, Georgia
Email: [email protected]