Terms of Use

What using Guelph means

Reading guelph.org, following its links or writing to the operator means you accept these terms as the ground rules for a local publication about community life, local business and arts and events. Questions can go to [email protected].

General information, not professional advice

Articles are general information and personal commentary about local life. Opening hours, event dates, ticket prices, road closures, program details and business descriptions change often, and an article reflects only what was known when it was written. Confirm details with the venue, organiser, business or relevant authority before you travel, buy tickets or make plans. Nothing here is legal, financial, tax or licensing advice for people starting or running a business, and a profile of a shop or service is not an endorsement or a guarantee of quality.

Ownership of what is published

The writing, layout and original images on Guelph belong to the operator or are used with permission. You may read, share links and quote a short passage with clear credit and a link back. Posting full articles elsewhere or using them in a commercial product requires written permission. Logos, posters and names of businesses and events belong to their owners.

Using the site properly

Do not attempt to break into the site, flood it with automated requests, spread harmful code, scrape it at scale or use it to send spam or harass others. Anything illegal is off limits here. The operator may block access when that is needed to protect the site and the people reading it.

Tips, corrections and other submissions

If you send a story idea, a photo, an event notice or a correction, you confirm that you have the right to share it. You let us read it and use the information to improve the site, with no duty to reply, credit you or publish it. Please do not send images of people who have not agreed to be shared.

Advertising, affiliate links and places we point to

Guelph may display advertising and may use affiliate links, for example to ticket sellers, books by local writers or products from shops we mention, which can earn the operator a small commission at no added cost to you. Such arrangements do not shape what an article says. Businesses, venues, ticket sites and community organisations we link to are outside our control, so their prices, availability, cancellations and conduct are their own responsibility.

Warranties and liability

Guelph is provided in its current state, with no promise that it will always be reachable. As far as the law allows, the operator does not promise that listings or articles will be accurate or complete, and is not liable for losses arising from relying on them, such as a missed event or a wasted trip. Protections that consumer law gives you and that cannot be signed away remain yours, whatever these terms say.

Changes and severability

The operator may rework these terms or the site whenever needed, and the new wording applies from the moment it is posted. Should a court find one clause unenforceable, the other clauses stay in effect.

Contact

For anything about these terms, email [email protected].