SouthPasadenan.com – “The South Pasadenan” / SouthPasadenan.com News
Effective Date: May 28, 2026
Last Updated: May 28, 2026
WHO WE ARE
Welcome to SouthPasadenan.com (the “Website”), an online news, lifestyle, events, and community publication serving South Pasadena and the surrounding metro areas. Our purpose is to gather and report local news on matters of public concern and interest to the residents of the neighborhoods we serve – fairly, truthfully, and in the spirit of free and open community journalism.
The Website is owned and operated by the South Pasadena Foundation, a California nonprofit corporation and a federally recognized tax-exempt charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (EIN 83-4020597) (the “Foundation,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). The South Pasadenan is published as a free, open, no-paywall community news service of the Foundation.
Any reference in these Terms to “SouthPasadenan.com,” “The South Pasadenan,” or the “Website” refers to this online news publication as operated by the South Pasadena Foundation.
Mailing address: 1125 Mission Street, South Pasadena, CA 91030
Phone: (800) 420-9280
General contact: [email protected]
These Terms of Use and Service (the “Terms”) apply to all parts of the Website, including associated content delivered by email, RSS feed, or related services. By accessing any part of the Website, you (“you,” “User”) agree to be legally bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Website.
This site is an informational starting point for neighborhood news and stories. It does not provide, and is not a substitute for, individualized professional advice based on your personal situation. Use of this site does not create any advisor, fiduciary, or professional relationship between you and the Website. Please do not rely on this site exclusively; independently verify how any information applies to your own facts and circumstances.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Acceptance of Terms
2. Disclaimers & Limitation of Liability
3. Standards for Online Conduct
4. Intellectual Property & Content Licenses
5. User-Generated & Third-Party Content
6. DMCA Copyright Policy
7. Purchases, Merchandise & Subscriptions
8. Privacy Policy
9. Accessibility
10. Children Under 13
11. Advertising & Third-Party Interactions
12. No Spam / Unauthorized Access
13. Indemnification
14. Termination
15. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution
16. Changes to These Terms
17. Severability & Entire Agreement
18. Contact Us
1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
By accessing or using the Website, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy (Section 8 below). We may update these Terms from time to time at our sole discretion (see Section 16). Your continued use of the Website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of those changes. Please review this page periodically.
2. DISCLAIMERS & LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
While we make every reasonable effort to provide relevant, timely, factual, and truthful content, you expressly agree that your use of the Website is at your sole risk. Neither the Website nor the Foundation, nor any of its officers, directors, members, employees, agents, third-party content providers, merchants, sponsors, advertisers, or licensors (collectively, “Providers”) warrants that the Website will be uninterrupted or error-free, or makes any warranty as to the results obtained from use of the Website or the accuracy, reliability, or currency of any content, service, or merchandise provided through it.
THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE FOUNDATION AND ITS PROVIDERS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, REGARDING THE OPERATION OF THE WEBSITE AND ANY INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR PRODUCTS INCLUDED ON IT.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE FOUNDATION AND ITS PROVIDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. This includes damages resulting from reliance on information obtained from the Website, or from mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion of files or email, errors, defects, viruses, delays in operation or transmission, or any failure of performance – whether or not resulting from acts of God, communications failure, theft, destruction, or unauthorized access to the Website’s records, programs, or services.
Because some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in those jurisdictions our liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.
3. STANDARDS FOR ONLINE CONDUCT
You agree to use the Website only for lawful purposes. You agree not to post or transmit through the Website any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, obscene, sexually explicit, hateful, or otherwise objectionable, including content that encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law.
By way of example and not limitation, we may remove content or terminate access, without notice, if we believe in our sole discretion that you have posted, emailed, or otherwise made available content that:
– is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, pornographic, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, or harms minors in any way;
– harasses, degrades, intimidates, or is hateful toward an individual or group on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability;
– impersonates any person or entity, or misrepresents your affiliation with a person or entity;
– posts another person’s private information without consent;
– is false, deceptive, misleading, or constitutes “bait and switch”;
– infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other proprietary right;
– constitutes affiliate marketing, link-referral codes, junk mail, spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or unsolicited commercial advertising;
– constitutes advertising or solicitation in areas not designated for it, or sent to users who have asked not to be contacted;
– advertises illegal services or the sale of restricted or prohibited items;
– contains software viruses or other code designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment;
– disrupts the normal flow of dialogue or floods the service with messages; or
– uses misleading addresses or forged headers to disguise the origin of transmitted content.
Additionally, you agree not to: contact anyone who has asked not to be contacted; stalk or harass anyone; collect personal data about other users for commercial or unlawful purposes; use automated means (spiders, robots, crawlers, scrapers, or data-mining tools) to download data from the service – except for legitimate search engines and answer engines, and non-commercial public archives, that respect our published access rules; or attempt to gain unauthorized access to, disrupt, or impair the Website or its systems.
If we are notified of allegedly infringing, defamatory, illegal, or offensive content, we may investigate and determine in our sole discretion whether to remove it (see also our DMCA policy in Section 6). We may disclose any content or communication: (i) to satisfy any law, regulation, or government request; (ii) where necessary to operate the Website; or (iii) to protect the rights or property of the Website, its users, or Providers.
4. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & CONTENT LICENSES
The Website contains information, data, software, photographs, graphics, video, typefaces, music, sound, and other material (collectively, “Content”) protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret, and other proprietary rights. These rights are valid and protected in all forms and media now existing or later developed.
All original Content authored by the Website is copyrighted, and the South Pasadena Foundation owns the copyright in that Content and in the selection, coordination, arrangement, and enhancement of all Content. “SouthPasadenan.com” and “The South Pasadenan” are marks of the South Pasadena Foundation and may not be used without prior written consent. All other trademarks, product names, company names, and logos appearing on the Website are the property of their respective owners.
License to readers (our original Content): Except where a separate notice applies, original Content authored by the Website is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). This means you may copy and share our articles (excluding third-party comments and contributions) for non-commercial use, provided you attribute SouthPasadenan.com by name, link back to us, identify the license, and include our copyright notice. You may not give the impression that we endorse you or are connected with your enterprise. Except as permitted by this license or by the fair-use provisions of U.S. copyright law (see, e.g., 17 U.S.C. Section 107), you may not reproduce or distribute protected Content without the copyright owner’s permission.
License from users to the Website: By submitting content to any user area (including comments or reviews), you grant – and warrant that you are authorized to grant – the Foundation a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, publish, modify, adapt, translate, sublicense, copy, and distribute that content, in whole or in part, in any media now known or later developed, for the full term of any applicable copyright.
License from users to other users: Except as otherwise noted, content you contribute is made available to other users under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).
5. USER-GENERATED & THIRD-PARTY CONTENT
Although the Website is the publisher of its own original content, with respect to content supplied by third parties and users it acts as a distributor, not a publisher, with no more editorial control than a newsstand. Consistent with Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (47 U.S.C. Section 230), we are not responsible for, and do not adopt, endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any opinions, advice, statements, or other content provided by third parties or users.
You represent and warrant that any content you post is content you have the right to share – including any necessary consents, releases, or licenses – and that it does not infringe any patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, privacy, publicity, or moral right, or breach any agreement. The unauthorized submission of copyrighted or proprietary content is unlawful and may subject you to civil and criminal liability. You will be solely liable for any harm resulting from content you submit.
Under no circumstances will the Foundation or its Providers be liable for any loss or harm caused by your reliance on content obtained through the Website. It is your responsibility to independently evaluate all content.
Linking: We cannot review all material on sites linked to or from the Website, and linking does not imply endorsement or affiliation. We bear no responsibility for any third-party website or for harm caused by it.
6. DMCA COPYRIGHT POLICY
It is our policy to respond to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), and to terminate, where appropriate, the accounts of repeat infringers.
To file a notice of infringement, provide our Designated Copyright Agent with a written communication (by email with a signed PDF attachment, or by fax) that includes all of the following (see 17 U.S.C. Section 512(c)(3)):
1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act for the owner of the allegedly infringed right.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed (or a representative list, if multiple).
3. Identification of the allegedly infringing material and information reasonably sufficient to locate it (URLs are best).
4. Information reasonably sufficient to contact you (address, telephone, and, if available, email).
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the owner, its agent, or the law.
6. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information is accurate and that you are authorized to act for the owner.
Under Section 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing may be liable for damages.
Counter-notification (if your material was removed) must include: your physical or electronic signature; identification of the removed material and its prior location; a statement under penalty of perjury that the material was removed by mistake or misidentification; and your name, address, and telephone number, together with consent to the jurisdiction of the U.S. District Court for your district (or, if outside the U.S., any district in which the Website may be found) and acceptance of service of process from the notifying party.
We may, at our discretion, send a copy of any notice (with personal information removed) to the Lumen database (lumendatabase.org), which collects data on online removal requests.
Designated Copyright Agent:
Attention: Copyright Agent – c/o Mary A. Zachar
16133 Ventura Blvd., Ste. 1055, Encino, CA 91436
(Courtesy copy: SouthPasadenan.com, cc: [email protected])
Only DMCA notices should be sent to the Designated Copyright Agent. All other feedback, comments, or support requests should be directed to [email protected].
7. PURCHASES, MERCHANDISE & SUBSCRIPTIONS
The Website may offer merchandise, digital subscriptions, gifts, and other items for sale (“Products”). By placing an order, you agree to the following:
Pricing & availability. Prices and availability are subject to change without notice. We strive for accuracy but are not responsible for typographical or pricing errors; we reserve the right to cancel or refuse any order, including orders affected by an error.
Order acceptance. Your order is an offer to buy. We may accept or decline it. A confirmation email acknowledges receipt but does not guarantee acceptance.
Payment. Payments are processed by third-party payment processors. We do not store full payment-card numbers on our servers. You agree to provide accurate payment information and authorize the charge.
Taxes & shipping. You are responsible for applicable taxes and any shipping/handling fees disclosed at checkout. Delivery times are estimates, not guarantees.
Digital products & subscriptions. Digital items (including subscriptions) may be subject to specific terms disclosed at purchase, including renewal, cancellation, and refund conditions.
Returns & refunds. Our returns and refunds practices are described at checkout or on the applicable Product page. Unless otherwise stated, contact [email protected] to request a return or refund.
Donations. Voluntary donations to the South Pasadena Foundation are generally non-refundable. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization (EIN 83-4020597); consult your tax advisor regarding deductibility.
All sales-related disclaimers and limitations of liability in Section 2 apply to Products.
8. PRIVACY POLICY
The South Pasadena Foundation respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have.
A nonprofit note on California law. As a California nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, the Foundation is generally not a “business” subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) or California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), which apply to qualifying for-profit entities. We nevertheless provide this Policy in the spirit of transparency and will make reasonable efforts to honor privacy requests described below.
Information we collect.
– Automatically: When you visit, we and our service providers may collect your IP address, device and browser type, pages viewed, referring URLs, and similar usage data through cookies and analytics tools.
– Voluntarily: When you comment, subscribe to a newsletter, contact us, or purchase a Product, we collect information you provide – such as your name, email address, shipping address, and order details. Payment-card data is collected and processed by our payment processor, not stored by us.
Cookies & tracking. We use first-party cookies for site functionality and analytics, and third-party cookies may be set by our advertising and analytics partners. Most browsers let you refuse or delete cookies; doing so may affect site functionality.
Advertising. The Website displays advertising to support our nonprofit mission. Third-party advertising partners may use cookies or similar technologies to deliver and measure ads. To opt out of interest-based advertising tracking, use our Opt-Out / Learn More link, and/or the industry tools at the Network Advertising Initiative (optout.networkadvertising.org) and the Digital Advertising Alliance (optout.aboutads.info).
How we use information. To operate, maintain, and improve the Website; to publish and distribute news; to process orders and donations; to send communications you request; to display relevant advertising; to protect the security and integrity of the Website; and to comply with law.
Sharing. We do not sell your personal information for money. We share information only with service providers who help us operate the Website (for example, hosting, payment processing, email delivery, analytics, advertising) under appropriate obligations, or as required by law or to protect our rights.
Your choices. You may opt out of newsletters via the unsubscribe link, opt out of ad tracking via the tools above, and request access to or deletion of personal information you have provided by contacting [email protected]. We honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) and recognized “Do Not Track / Do Not Sell or Share” browser signals where applicable.
Data retention & security. We retain personal information only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described or as required by law, and we use reasonable safeguards to protect it. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Contact for privacy requests: [email protected] or (800) 420-9280.
9. ACCESSIBILITY
The South Pasadena Foundation is committed to making the Website accessible to the widest possible audience, including people with disabilities. We are actively working to improve accessibility and usability, and we aim to conform, on an ongoing basis, with recognized standards such as the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA.
Accessibility is an ongoing effort and some areas of the Website may not yet be fully accessible. If you encounter any difficulty accessing content, or have suggestions, please contact us at [email protected] or (800) 420-9280, and we will make reasonable efforts to provide the information or assistance you need.
10. CHILDREN UNDER 13
The Website is designed to appeal to a broad community audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. The Website cannot practically prevent minors from visiting, and we rely on parents and guardians to supervise children’s internet use. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child under 13 has provided us personal information, please contact us at [email protected] and we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
11. ADVERTISING & THIRD-PARTY INTERACTIONS
The Website may display advertising to provide financial support for our nonprofit mission. We do not endorse, recommend, evaluate, or guarantee any service, product, or message contained in advertising.
Your interactions with advertisers or other organizations or individuals found on or through the Website – including payment for and delivery of goods or services – are solely between you and that party. The Foundation is not responsible or liable for any loss or damage arising from such dealings, and is under no obligation to become involved in disputes between users or between a user and a third party.
If you are a California resident, you waive California Civil Code Section 1542, which provides: “A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release and that, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party.”
12. NO SPAM / UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS
Sending unsolicited email advertisements to the Website’s addresses or through its systems is prohibited. Any unauthorized use of the Website’s computer systems violates these Terms and may violate federal and state law, including the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (18 U.S.C. Section 1030 et seq.), and may subject the sender and its agents to civil and criminal penalties.
13. INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Foundation and its members, officers, directors, employees, agents, and Providers from any loss, liability, claim, demand, damage, or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from or related to: (a) content you upload, submit, post, or transmit; (b) your use of the Website; (c) your connection to the Website; (d) your violation of these Terms; or (e) your violation of any rights of another. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to your indemnification, which does not excuse your indemnity obligations.
14. TERMINATION
We may terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Website, without notice, for any conduct that we believe in our sole discretion violates applicable law or these Terms, or is harmful to another user, a Provider, a service provider, or the Foundation.
15. GOVERNING LAW & DISPUTE RESOLUTION
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. You irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in California for any dispute arising out of or relating to the Website, and waive any objection to that venue.
Dispute resolution. If a dispute arises, you agree first to try to resolve it directly with us, and if that fails, to attempt resolution through a mutually agreed mediator in Los Angeles, California. Mediation costs (other than attorneys’ fees) will be shared equally. If a dispute cannot be resolved, it may proceed in the California courts, with attorneys’ fees and costs awarded to the prevailing party in addition to any other relief.
16. CHANGES TO THESE TERMS
We may change these Terms from time to time at our sole discretion. Changes are effective when posted. Your continued use of the Website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance. Please review this page periodically for updates.
17. SEVERABILITY & ENTIRE AGREEMENT
If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, that provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity in that jurisdiction, without affecting the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions or of that provision in any other jurisdiction.
These Terms, including all documents referenced here, represent the entire understanding between you and the Foundation regarding your use of the Website and supersede any prior statements or representations. By using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms.
18. CONTACT US
South Pasadena Foundation
Publisher of SouthPasadenan.com / The South Pasadenan
1125 Mission Street, South Pasadena, CA 91030
(800) 420-9280
[email protected]
A California nonprofit corporation. 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. EIN 83-4020597.
