Terms of Service

TheCityBrief.com

Last updated: 23 February 2026

1. About These Terms

These Terms of Service govern your access to and use of TheCityBrief.com and all related city subdomains, newsletters, referral systems, premium editions, advertising services, and associated features (the "Services").

By accessing or using the Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms.

If you do not agree, you must not use the Services.

The Services are operated under the name TheCityBrief.com.

2. Description of Services

TheCityBrief.com operates a network of hyperlocal email newsletters covering UK towns and cities.

Services may include:

• Free weekly newsletters
• Premium or Insider editions (paid or referral-gated)
• Referral reward systems
• Sponsored placements and advertising
• Event submissions
• Automated content aggregation

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Services at any time.

3. Eligibility

The Services are intended for adults.

By using the Services, you confirm that you are at least 18 years old.

We do not knowingly provide Services to children.

4. Subscriptions

4.1 Free Newsletter

You may subscribe to free newsletters by providing a valid email address and confirming via double opt-in.

You may unsubscribe at any time.

4.2 Premium / Insider Editions

Access to Premium or Insider editions may be granted by:

• Payment via Stripe; or
• Achieving the required number of successful referrals.

Premium access may be revoked if:

• Payment fails or is reversed;
• Referral abuse is detected;
• These Terms are breached.

We may change pricing at any time. Price changes will not apply retrospectively to existing paid periods.

5. Referral Programme

We operate a referral system that issues unique referral links or tokens.

By participating, you agree that:

• You will not spam, bulk message, or use automated tools to generate referrals.
• You will not misrepresent TheCityBrief.com.
• You will not attempt to manipulate referral counts.

We reserve the right to:

• Remove referral rewards;
• Reset referral counts;
• Suspend accounts;
• Disqualify participants;

if abuse, fraud, or artificial activity is detected.

Referral rewards are discretionary and may be modified or withdrawn at any time.

6. Content & Aggregation Disclaimer

TheCityBrief.com aggregates publicly available information relating to events, roadworks, openings, announcements, and other local updates.

We:

• Do not guarantee completeness;
• Do not guarantee accuracy;
• Do not guarantee event availability;
• Do not guarantee ticket availability;
• Do not provide professional advice.

Information may change after publication.

Users are responsible for independently verifying event details with the original source before attending or purchasing.

We are not liable for cancellations, changes, errors, or third-party actions.

7. User Submissions

Users and businesses may submit event information or advertising content.

By submitting content, you confirm that:

• You have the right to submit it;
• It does not infringe third-party rights;
• It is not defamatory, misleading, or unlawful.

Submission does not guarantee publication.

We reserve absolute discretion to:

• Edit submissions;
• Reject submissions;
• Remove published submissions;

for any reason.

8. Advertising & Sponsored Content

Advertising placements are:

• Prepaid via Stripe;
• Subject to approval;
• Provided without performance guarantees.

We do not guarantee:

• Open rates;
• Click-through rates;
• Sales;
• Subscriber engagement.

All sales are final. No refunds are provided once placement is scheduled or distributed.

We reserve the right to reject or remove advertising that:

• Is unlawful;
• Is misleading;
• Is offensive or inappropriate;
• Conflicts with our brand positioning;
• Promotes prohibited goods or services;
• Poses reputational or legal risk.

Sponsored placements are clearly identified.

9. Intellectual Property

All content, branding, design, software, referral systems, layout, databases, and automation infrastructure are owned by TheCityBrief.com or its licensors.

You may not:

• Reproduce newsletters in bulk;
• Scrape or harvest content;
• Use automated tools to extract data;
• Republish content commercially;
• Train AI models on our content without permission;
• Reverse engineer our systems;
• Copy referral systems or reward structures.

Limited personal use is permitted for reading and sharing individual links.

10. Acceptable Use

You must not:

• Use the Services for unlawful purposes;
• Attempt to interfere with systems or security;
• Introduce malware;
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access;
• Impersonate others;
• Abuse referral systems.

We may suspend or terminate access for violations.

11. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law:

TheCityBrief.com shall not be liable for:

• Indirect or consequential losses;
• Loss of profits;
• Loss of revenue;
• Loss of goodwill;
• Loss arising from event inaccuracies;
• Loss arising from third-party services;
• Loss arising from system downtime;
• Loss arising from email delivery failure.

Our total aggregate liability, whether in contract, tort, negligence, or otherwise, shall not exceed:

(a) The amount paid by you in the previous 12 months; or

(b) £100

whichever is greater.

Nothing in these Terms excludes liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud, or any liability that cannot legally be excluded.

12. No Warranties

The Services are provided "as is" and "as available."

We do not warrant that:

• Services will be uninterrupted;
• Services will be error-free;
• Emails will reach inboxes;
• Content will be complete;
• Systems will always be secure.

13. Termination

We may suspend or terminate access to the Services at any time and without notice if:

• You breach these Terms;
• Fraud or abuse is detected;
• Legal or regulatory risk arises;
• Operational necessity requires.

You may terminate your subscription at any time by unsubscribing.

14. Assignment

We may assign or transfer these Terms, and any associated rights or obligations, to a future incorporated entity or successor organisation without notice.

You may not assign your rights under these Terms.

15. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales.

Any disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

16. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time.

The most current version will always be available at:

www.thecitybrief.com/terms

Continued use of the Services constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.