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Terms of use

Effective November 10, 2026

Who we are

Word Round Town (wordroundtown.com) is published by Apex Growth Partners LLC (AGP). In these terms, "we" and "us" mean Word Round Town and AGP. By using the site, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.

Accounts

You must be at least 13 to create an account. If you are under 18, you need a parent's or guardian's permission. Keep your password to yourself, and tell us if you think someone else has used your account. We may suspend or close an account that breaks these terms.

Acceptable use

When you use the site, do not:

  • break the law or violate another person's rights;
  • send us anything false, harassing or private about someone else;
  • submit fake events or deals;
  • pretend to be someone else, or speak for a business you do not represent;
  • copy the site in bulk with scrapers or bots, or republish full stories, without our written permission;
  • try to break, overload or get around the site's security.

Things you send us

You keep ownership of the tips, events, deals, announcements and photos you send. When you send them:

  • You confirm that you took each photo or have permission to share it.
  • You give Word Round Town and AGP a non-exclusive right, at no charge, to publish what you send, to crop and resize it, and to share it on Word Round Town's site, newsletter and social accounts.
  • We remove location data from photos.
  • We may edit what you send, or decline to use it.
  • You can ask us to take it down. Email hello@wordroundtown.com and we will remove it from the site and stop using it in new emails and social posts. Emails that were already sent cannot be recalled.

The privacy policy explains how we store submissions and for how long.

Events, deals and listings

Event, deal and business listings are information from organizers and businesses. We verify listings before we post them, but dates, times, prices and supplies change. Confirm with the organizer or business before you go. Word Round Town is not the seller. Any purchase, ticket or offer is between you and the business or organizer.

Advertising purchases

Advertising purchases follow the terms shown at checkout.

Our content and trademarks

The stories, photos, videos and design on this site belong to Word Round Town and AGP, or to the people who gave us permission to use them. You may read, share and link to our stories for personal, noncommercial use, and quote a short passage with credit and a link. Ask us before you republish a full story or a photo.

"Word Round Town" and the Word Round Town logo are our trademarks. Do not use them in a way that suggests we sponsor or endorse you.

If you believe something on the site copies your work, see the copyright page.

Links to other sites

Our stories and listings link to sites we do not run. We are not responsible for what those sites publish, sell or collect.

No warranties

We work to get things right. Still, the site is provided "as is" and "as available." To the extent the law allows, we make no warranties about the site or its content, express or implied. That includes any promise that the site will always be available, complete or free of errors.

Limit of liability

To the extent the law allows, Word Round Town and AGP are not liable for indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages that come from using the site or relying on its content. Examples: a listing that turned out to be wrong, an event that changed, or a deal a business did not honor. Nothing in these terms limits a right the law does not allow us to limit.

Governing law

Illinois law governs these terms. Any legal dispute about the site or these terms will be heard in the state or federal courts located in Illinois. Before you file anything, contact us so we can try to fix the problem.

Changes to these terms

When we change these terms, we post the new version on this page and change the effective date at the top. If you keep using the site after a change, the new terms apply to you.

Contact

  • Email: hello@wordroundtown.com
  • Phone: (815) 597-0499 (Melody Ulin)
  • Mail: Word Round Town, 2501 Chatham Rd #5320, Springfield, IL 62704