Washington Post Live | Terms of Use

Welcome to the Washington Post Live website (the “Site”). This Site is provided by WP Company LLC (The Washington Post) (“we” or “us”).

In exchange for access to the Site, users (“you”) must agree to enter into this contract, called the Terms of Use, with us. Please read these Terms of Use carefully, because this document is a legal contract, and by using the Site you agree to its terms. 1. User Conduct You agree and warrant that you will not use the Site in a manner that is illegal or otherwise inconsistent with these Terms of Use, or that we deem objectionable. We may restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to the Site without notice for any reason, including if we believe that you may have violated any law or these Terms of Use. You agree that you will only access the Site through the interfaces we provide. You agree not to ”hack” or reverse-engineer the Site, take any action that could have the effect of damaging the Site or its security, or interfere with other users’ use of the Site. You also agree not to cause or allow any computerized or mechanical process to access or to collect content from the Site, or to send unsolicited or unlawful e-mail, to or through the Site or with reference to us or the Site. Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability. We may investigate and work with law enforcement authorities to prosecute users who are involved in such violations. You must be 13 years of age or older to register for this Site. We may require you to provide information about yourself as part of the registration process, or for various other reasons in connection with the Site. You agree that any such information you provide to us will be accurate and up to date. We may also ask or require you to use a password or other form of authentication to access or use the Site. You further agree to maintain the security of your password, and to notify us immediately if you suspect that your password or account has been compromised. You are solely responsible for all actions with respect to the Site that occur under your account. 2. Our Intellectual Property This Site is protected by copyright as a collective work or compilation under the copyright laws of the United States and other countries. Except as otherwise specified in these Terms of Use, all individual articles, content and other elements comprising this Site are also copyrighted works. All copyright rights in this Site and these works are owned by The Washington Post or its third-party licensors to the full extent permitted under the United States Copyright Act and all international copyright laws, and are provided for your educational and non-commercial purposes only. You must abide by all additional copyright notices or restrictions contained on this Site.

You agree to use this Site only for your own personal and non-commercial use. We do not grant you a license to use this Site for any other purpose. Except for content you have posted, you may not copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, enter into a database, display, perform, modify, create derivative works, transmit, or in any way exploit any part of this Site without our express written permission. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you may not distribute any part of this Site over any network, including a local area network, nor sell or offer it for sale. To request express written permission to copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, enter into a database, display, perform, modify, create derivative works, transmit, distribute or in any way exploit any part of this Site, please contact us.

All rights in the product names, company names, trade names, logos, product packaging, and designs of all of our (or any third-party) products or services, whether or not appearing in large print or with the trademark symbol, belong exclusively to us or their respective owners, and are protected from reproduction, imitation, dilution, or confusing or misleading uses under national and international trademark and copyright laws. The use or misuse of these trademarks or any materials, except as permitted herein, is expressly prohibited, and nothing stated or implied on this Site confers on you any license or right under any patent or trademark of The Washington Post or any third party. 3. User Content This Site contains features that allow users to post their own content. Only individuals who have registered for the Site are permitted to post content on this Site. When your account is used to submit, post, or add content to this website ("User Submissions"), you agree to accept sole responsibility for those User Submissions, including the information, statements, facts, and material contained in any form or medium (e.g., text, audio, video, and photographic) therein. When you provide any User Submission to us, you grant us, our affiliates, and our partners, a worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free, nonexclusive, sub-licensable license to use, reproduce, create derivative works of, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display, transfer, transmit, distribute, and publish such User Submission, and subsequent versions thereof. You agree you will not attempt to enforce any so-called "moral rights" in your User Submission against us, our affiliates, and/or our partners. This license will apply to the distribution and the storage of your User Submission in any form, medium, or technology now known or later developed. This is a community site accessed by users across the Washington, DC region, and we require all users to abide by appropriate community standards. By using the site, you agree that none of your User Submissions will:

a) infringe on the intellectual property, trade secret, privacy, or publicity rights of others;

b) contain false statements or misrepresentations that could damage The Washington Post or any third party;

c) include obscene, libelous, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, hateful, sexually explicit, sexually oriented, profane, or embarrassing material, as determined by The Washington Post in its sole discretion;

d) be illegal or otherwise objectionable to The Post; or

e) include commercial advertisements or solicitations.

Although you are solely responsible for the content you provide, we reserve the right to monitor User Submissions. If we become aware of User Submissions that violate these Terms and Conditions or that we believe to be otherwise objectionable, we may reject or delete them, suspend or terminate your account, or take other action, without notice to you and in our sole discretion.

If you notice that any other user's submissions appear to violate these Terms of Use, or if any other user ever makes you feel harassed or unsafe, please contact us by emailing us at washingtonpostlive@washpost.com.

You understand and agree that User Submissions are neither owned by nor provided by The Washington Post, and that The Washington Post is in no way responsible for such User Submissions or any related conduct or practices.

4. Notice of Copyright Infringement

If you believe in good faith that your copyrighted work has been reproduced on or linked from our site without authorization in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide our designated copyright agent with the following information:

(a) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;

(b) identification of the allegedly infringing material on the website that is requested to be removed;

(c) your name, address and daytime telephone number, and an e-mail address if available, so that we may contact you if necessary;

(d) a statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the copyrighted work is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;

(e) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the signatory is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive copyright right that is allegedly infringed; and

(f) an electronic or physical signature of the copyright owner or someone authorized on the owner's behalf to assert infringement of copyright and to submit the statement.

Our copyright agent for notice of claims of infringement on this website is:

You may also send claims to us by e-mail at copyrightagent@washpost.com, or by fax to 202-334-5075. Please call 202-334-9266 for additional information relating to our process for claims of copyright infringement.

This contact information is only for suspected copyright infringement. Contact information for other matters is provided elsewhere on this site.