Website Communication Terms.

Established: August 2021.

Last Updated: April 19th, 2023. 1:48 pm. MST.

The WestSide Story’s objective is to provide Skyline High School and our community with relevant and noteworthy articles. In doing so, we grant everyone a voice. This agreement governs the use of our website. Subject to these terms, The WestSide Story grants you permission to comment solely for your personal use. In doing so, you acknowledge that for any or no reason we may suspend or terminate your ability to communicate when violating the terms of this agreement. wsswired.com comment sections are a place for open, honest, and civil communication between readers regarding the news and issues facing our community. We encourage commenters to stay on topic, use positive and constructive language, and be empathetic to the feelings of other commenters. Please read carefully. 

• Nothing you upload is private. – Our staff can view comments on our website. 
• Comments must be reviewed before others can see them. – When commenting, you provide us your name, e-mail, and IP address. For your comment to be visible to the public, our editors will review it. We reserve the right to edit or delete your comment at any point without notice even if has already been approved. 
• Visiting our website. – We gather data from users who browse our website to better improve our quality and stories. Content that we collect consists of sessions, most viewed stories, session duration period, number of visitors, cookies, and bounce rates. We do not distribute this information to any other third-party sources. 
• Modifications and security. – Altering, modifying, adapting, reverse engineering, decompiling, disassembling, or hacking by any means of this website is strictly prohibited. 
• Guest submissions. – Guest submissions are strictly prohibited. If you wish to submit tips or corrections to any of our stories, please do so by visiting the following URL by making a note of our contact information: https://wsswired.com/contact-us/
• Conduct. – Using this website to transmit content that could be deemed unlawful, threatening, harassing, racist, abusive, pornographic, vulgar, defamatory, obscene, indecent, or otherwise inappropriate, including any messages constituting or encouraging criminal conduct will result in an immediate termination of your use on our pages.
• Speak up. – If you encounter any behavior or content that violates these guidelines, let us know. You can contact The WestSide Story’s editors if you see someone engaging in inappropriate behavior or sharing content that is obscene, illegal, or otherwise inappropriate.
• COPPA. – In order to comment or otherwise contact our editors, U.S. law requires that you must be at least 14 years of age or older. 
• Maintenance. – Scheduled interruptions (for maintenance and/or upgrading purposes) or unintended shutdowns may occur. For more information on website updates, visit the Contact Us page and refer to the e-mails listed. 
• Staff communications – Contacting our staff members through e-mail provides us an opportunity to answer questions and respond to comments. The WestSide Story strictly prohibits messages with the purpose of marketing to editors and advisors. If we receive any suspicious e-mails or unsolicited communications, your e-mail address and other credentials will be forwarded to our Cyber Security Reporting system. 
• Site services. – By visiting our website, you hereby agree to SNO’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Miscellaneous. – Please note that this agreement’s sole purpose is to govern the use of our website and features. If you have any questions, complaints, or comments, about our practices, please contact us through e-mail or our Suggestion Form.