Last updated: October 7, 2026

These Terms of Service govern your use of NorthIowaToday.com (“NIT,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). By accessing or using the site, you agree to these Terms and to the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the site.

News and informational content

NorthIowaToday.com publishes news, public-record information, commentary, sports coverage, community information, remembrance stories, advertising, sponsored content and other material. News can develop quickly, and information may later be corrected, updated or clarified.

NIT makes reasonable efforts to publish accurate information but does not guarantee that every item is complete, current or error-free. Arrests, charges, jail records, allegations and court filings do not establish guilt. Readers should consult official records when a current legal status is important.

Copyright and permitted use

Unless otherwise stated, original text, graphics, photographs, page design and other original material published by NorthIowaToday.com are protected by copyright and other applicable laws and may be owned by Internet Marketing Professionals of Iowa, Inc., NorthIowaToday.com, contributors or licensors.

You may view the site and share links to NIT stories for personal, noncommercial purposes. You may quote brief portions when permitted by law and with appropriate attribution and a link to the original NIT page.

You may not reproduce, republish, scrape, systematically copy, sell, syndicate, create a competing archive from, or commercially exploit substantial portions of NIT content without permission or other lawful authority.

Reader submissions, news tips and uploaded material

If you submit a news tip, photograph, document, video, audio recording, letter, comment, article, advertisement or other material, you represent that you have the legal right to provide it and that providing it does not violate another person’s copyright, privacy, contractual or other legal rights.

Unless NIT agrees otherwise in writing, by voluntarily submitting material for possible publication you grant NIT a nonexclusive, royalty-free license to review, edit, reproduce, publish, display, distribute and promote that material in connection with NIT’s journalism, website, social-media distribution and related publishing activities.

NIT may decline, edit, remove, correct or stop displaying submitted material at its discretion. Submission does not guarantee publication, payment, confidentiality or attribution unless NIT has expressly agreed otherwise.

Subscriptions and access

Certain NIT stories or sections may require a paid subscription, password or other access method. Subscription prices, duration and payment instructions are presented when the subscription is offered.

Subscriber access is intended for the paying subscriber and the ordinary personal use associated with that subscription. Access credentials or subscriber passwords may not be publicly posted, resold or distributed in a manner that defeats NIT’s subscription system. NIT may change access credentials or methods when reasonably necessary to protect subscriber content.

Advertising, sponsored content and partner material

NorthIowaToday.com accepts advertising and may publish paid partner or sponsored content. Paid or promotional material may be labeled or placed in designated areas of the site, including NIT’s Tech / Partner Content section.

Advertisers and sponsors are responsible for the accuracy, legality and substantiation of claims contained in their advertisements or promotional material. NIT may reject, remove or request changes to advertising or sponsored content.

An advertisement, sponsored post or link does not necessarily constitute an endorsement by NIT of the advertiser, product, service or claim.

Payments and third-party services

Payments for subscriptions, advertising or other services may be handled by outside payment providers. Your use of those services is also subject to the provider’s own terms and privacy policies.

Third-party websites, payment services, social networks, government sites, embedded material and other external services may be linked from NorthIowaToday.com. NIT does not control those services and is not responsible for their availability, security, content, policies or transactions.

Prohibited use

You may not use NorthIowaToday.com to:

• violate applicable law or another person’s rights;
• attempt unauthorized access to the site, accounts, servers or systems;
• introduce malicious code, interfere with site operation or evade security measures;
• use automated means to scrape or systematically extract substantial NIT content without permission or lawful authority;
• impersonate another person or misrepresent your authority to submit material;
• submit material you know you do not have the right to provide; or
• use the site in a manner that materially interferes with other users or NIT’s operation of the service.

Corrections and editorial decisions

NIT retains editorial control over what it publishes, updates, corrects, removes, headlines, categorizes or promotes. Requests for corrections may be sent to NIT, but submission of a request does not guarantee a change.

Copyright and DMCA notices

If you believe material on NorthIowaToday.com infringes your copyright, send a written notice identifying the copyrighted work, the material claimed to infringe, the exact NIT URL, your contact information, a statement of good-faith belief that the use is not authorized, and a statement under penalty of perjury that your notice is accurate and that you are authorized to act for the copyright owner. Include a physical or electronic signature.

Copyright notices may be sent to:

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Mason City, Iowa 50401
Email: copyrightnotice@northiowatoday.com
Phone: 515-897-1144

A person who knowingly makes a material misrepresentation in a copyright notice or counter-notice may be subject to liability under applicable law.

Disclaimer of warranties

To the fullest extent permitted by law, NorthIowaToday.com and its content are provided “as is” and “as available.” NIT does not warrant that the site will always be uninterrupted, secure, error-free or available, or that every item of information will be complete or current.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, NorthIowaToday.com, Internet Marketing Professionals of Iowa, Inc., and their owners, officers, contractors, contributors and service providers will not be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special or punitive damages arising from use of or inability to use the site, reliance on site content, third-party services, advertisements, external links or submitted material.

Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot legally be excluded or limited.

Indemnification

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to be responsible for claims, losses or expenses arising from material you submit, your unlawful use of the site, or your violation of these Terms or another person’s rights.

Changes to the site or these Terms

NIT may change, suspend or discontinue features or portions of the site and may update these Terms from time to time. The current version will be posted on this page with an updated date. Continued use of the site after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Iowa, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except where applicable law requires otherwise.

Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in effect to the extent permitted by law.

Contact

Questions about these Terms may be sent to NorthIowaToday@gmail.com.

NorthIowaToday.com
146 6th Street SW
Mason City, Iowa 50401
515-897-1144