Terms of Service for 10thRegion.com
Effective Date: April 24, 2026
These Terms of Service explain the rules for using 10thRegion.com. By visiting, using, creating an account, commenting on, purchasing from, subscribing to, advertising with, or otherwise interacting with 10thRegion.com, you agree to these Terms of Service.
If you do not agree with these terms, you should not use the website.
About 10thRegion.com
10thRegion.com is a Kentucky sports and news website covering high school athletics, teams, athletes, coaches, schools, scores, stats, photos, features, rankings, polls, opinions, historical records, and related content.
10thRegion.com is intended for a United States audience.
Acceptance of Terms
By using 10thRegion.com, you agree to follow these Terms of Service, along with any other policies posted on the website, including our Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, and Editorial, Media & Copyright Policy.
10thRegion.com may update these terms from time to time. Continued use of the website after changes are posted means you accept the updated terms.
User Accounts
10thRegion.com may allow users to create accounts. Accounts may be used for commenting, subscriptions, premium content, website features, or other services.
Anyone may create an account unless access is restricted, suspended, or removed by 10thRegion.com.
When creating an account, you agree to provide accurate information and keep your login information secure. You are responsible for activity that occurs under your account.
10thRegion.com may suspend, limit, or delete user accounts at its discretion, including for misuse of the website, violation of these terms, inappropriate comments, payment issues, security concerns, or other reasons.
Comments and User Conduct
10thRegion.com may allow users to post comments or interact with website content.
Users are expected to be respectful, especially because the website covers high school athletes, schools, coaches, and local communities.
You may not post comments or content that include:
- Profanity or obscene language
- Harassment, bullying, or personal attacks
- Threats or intimidation
- False or misleading information
- Spam or advertising without permission
- Hate speech or discriminatory remarks
- Inappropriate comments about high school athletes
- Private personal information about others
- Defamatory, abusive, or harmful statements
- Content that violates another person’s rights
- Content that violates any law or website policy
10thRegion.com may review, moderate, edit, hide, or remove comments at its discretion. 10thRegion.com may also block users, suspend accounts, or remove access to commenting features.
Posting a comment does not guarantee that it will remain published.
Submitted Information and User Content
Users, coaches, schools, parents, fans, advertisers, sponsors, and others may submit information, story ideas, scores, stats, nominations, comments, advertising materials, logos, graphics, links, ad copy, or other content to 10thRegion.com.
By submitting content or information, you confirm that:
- You have the right to submit it.
- The information is accurate to the best of your knowledge.
- The submission does not violate another person’s rights.
- 10thRegion.com may review, edit, publish, reject, remove, promote, reuse, or archive the submission.
- Submission does not guarantee publication, coverage, advertising placement, or approval.
10thRegion.com is not responsible for errors in submitted information, but we may correct or update content when appropriate.
Paid Services, Subscriptions, Advertising, Sponsorships, Premium Content, and Photo Purchases
10thRegion.com may offer paid services or products, including:
- Subscriptions
- Advertising
- Sponsorships
- Premium content
- Photo purchases
- Other website-related services or products
Prices, features, access, availability, and terms may change at any time.
Payment is required for paid services unless other arrangements are made. Failure to complete payment may result in canceled access, removal of advertising, suspension of services, or account restrictions.
Refunds
Refund requests are handled on a case-by-case basis.
10thRegion.com may approve or deny refund requests depending on the situation, including the type of purchase, whether the service was already provided, subscription access used, advertising already displayed, digital content delivered, photo orders processed, or other relevant circumstances.
To request a refund, contact media@10thRegion.com.
Advertising and Sponsorship Terms
Advertisers and sponsors may submit logos, graphics, links, ad copy, business information, and other promotional materials.
By submitting advertising or sponsorship materials, you confirm that you have the right to use them and that they do not violate copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, advertising, or other laws.
10thRegion.com may reject, edit, remove, pause, or discontinue advertising or sponsorships at its discretion.
Advertising or sponsorship does not guarantee editorial coverage, positive coverage, rankings, awards, opinions, or article placement unless clearly agreed to in writing.
Sponsored or paid content may be labeled as sponsored, advertisement, paid content, partner content, or similar wording when appropriate.
Sports Information Disclaimer
10thRegion.com works to provide accurate and timely sports coverage. However, scores, stats, schedules, rosters, standings, rankings, records, game details, player information, and other sports information may be incomplete, delayed, unofficial, or incorrect.
Sports information may come from schools, coaches, scorekeepers, stat platforms, box scores, game programs, public records, social media, submitted reports, and other sources.
10thRegion.com does not guarantee that all sports information is complete, current, official, or error-free.
If you believe information is incorrect, contact media@10thRegion.com.
Opinions, Rankings, Polls, and Awards
10thRegion.com may publish opinions, columns, rankings, predictions, polls, awards, watch lists, player features, team previews, and other subjective content.
These are based on editorial judgment, available information, voting results, submitted information, writer opinions, or community interest. They are not official rankings, awards, or selections unless clearly stated.
Readers may disagree with opinions, rankings, polls, or awards, but disagreement alone does not require 10thRegion.com to change or remove content.
AI-Assisted Content
Some content on 10thRegion.com may involve AI-assisted drafts, research organization, editing, headline help, formatting, or other support tools.
AI-assisted content is reviewed, edited, and approved by 10thRegion.com before publication. Editorial responsibility for published content remains with 10thRegion.com.
Copyright and Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, content on 10thRegion.com is owned by 10thRegion.com or used with permission.
This includes, but is not limited to:
- Articles
- Photos
- Graphics
- Logos
- Videos
- Rankings
- Polls
- Historical records
- Written descriptions
- Original statistics compilations
- Website design elements
- Premium content
You may not copy, download, screenshot, scrape, reproduce, republish, sell, edit, crop, watermark, distribute, or use 10thRegion.com content without permission.
Athletes, parents, coaches, schools, fans, and community members may share links to 10thRegion.com articles and may share official 10thRegion.com social media posts using normal platform sharing tools.
Sharing a link is allowed. Copying full articles, reposting photos, removing credits, scraping data, or presenting 10thRegion.com content as your own is not allowed.
Prohibited Uses
You may not use 10thRegion.com to:
- Break any law
- Violate another person’s rights
- Copy, scrape, or republish content without permission
- Attempt to hack, damage, overload, or interfere with the website
- Upload or transmit malware, spam, or harmful code
- Harass, threaten, defame, or abuse others
- Post inappropriate content about high school athletes
- Misrepresent yourself or your relationship with 10thRegion.com
- Use website content for commercial purposes without permission
- Bypass subscriptions, paywalls, security features, or access restrictions
10thRegion.com may restrict or remove access for violations of these terms.
Third-Party Links and Embedded Content
10thRegion.com may link to or embed content from other websites, platforms, advertisers, sponsors, schools, social media services, video platforms, stat providers, or other third parties.
Third-party content is controlled by the outside website or service. 10thRegion.com is not responsible for third-party websites, policies, accuracy, availability, privacy practices, or content.
Visiting third-party links is at your own risk.
No Guarantee of Website Availability
10thRegion.com may change, update, suspend, limit, or discontinue any part of the website at any time.
We do not guarantee that the website will always be available, error-free, secure, or uninterrupted.
Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent allowed by law, 10thRegion.com is not responsible for damages, losses, claims, or problems related to your use of the website, inability to use the website, reliance on website content, third-party links, user comments, sports information, advertising, subscriptions, premium content, or technical issues.
Users are responsible for how they use and rely on information published on the website.
Indemnification
By using 10thRegion.com, you agree to hold 10thRegion.com harmless from claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, or expenses that result from your use of the website, your violation of these terms, your submitted content, your advertising materials, or your violation of another person’s rights.
Relationship to KHSAA, Schools, Teams, and Organizations
10thRegion.com is an independent sports and news website.
Unless clearly stated, 10thRegion.com is not officially affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or operated by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association, any school district, school, team, athletic department, district, region, conference, tournament, or other organization.
References to schools, teams, athletes, coaches, leagues, tournaments, regions, or organizations are for news, sports coverage, commentary, historical, or informational purposes.
Governing Law
These Terms of Service are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, without regard to conflict of law principles.
Any disputes related to these terms or use of 10thRegion.com will be handled under Kentucky law.
Changes to These Terms
10thRegion.com may update these Terms of Service at any time. Updates will be posted on this page with a new effective date.
Continued use of 10thRegion.com after changes are posted means you accept the updated terms.
Contact
For questions about these Terms of Service, paid services, refunds, advertising, subscriptions, copyright, or website use, contact:
These Terms of Service should be read together with our Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, and Editorial, Media & Copyright Policy.