Terms

Terms of Use

The basic terms for reading, sharing, and interacting with the Chesterfield Valley Post.

Effective date: May 18, 2026

By using the Chesterfield Valley Post website, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.

Editorial Content

The Chesterfield Valley Post publishes local news, civic information, community coverage, and related editorial content for readers in and around Chesterfield, Wildwood, Eureka, and west St. Louis County. We may update, correct, remove, or revise content at any time.

No Legal or Professional Advice

Content on this site is provided for general informational purposes. It should not be treated as legal, financial, medical, or other professional advice.

Reader Submissions

When you send us tips, corrections, photos, event notices, documents, or other material, you confirm that you have the right to share that material with us. You grant the Chesterfield Valley Post permission to review, edit, publish, archive, and distribute the submission as part of our editorial work.

We are not required to publish submissions and may decline, edit, or remove them at our discretion.

Copyright

Unless otherwise noted, text, design, branding, and other original material on this site are owned by the Chesterfield Valley Post, Surround Sound Media, or their licensors. You may link to our articles and share short excerpts with attribution. Reproducing full articles or substantial portions of the site without permission is not allowed.

External Links

This site may link to third-party websites, public records, government pages, social media posts, or other outside resources. We are not responsible for the content, security, or practices of those sites.

Advertising and Sponsorships

The Chesterfield Valley Post may display advertising, sponsorships, affiliate links, or other commercial messages. Advertising relationships do not control our editorial coverage.

Acceptable Use

You agree not to interfere with the site, attempt to access non-public systems, submit malicious code, scrape the site in a way that burdens our systems, impersonate others, or use the site for unlawful activity.

Corrections

We welcome correction requests. Please send factual correction notes to social@surroundsoundnews.com.

Changes to These Terms

We may update these terms from time to time. Continued use of the site after changes are posted means you accept the updated terms.

Contact

Questions about these terms may be sent to social@surroundsoundnews.com.