Terms & Conditions for Backroad Weekly

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Last updated: July 24, 2025

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Welcome to Backroad Weekly! By using, subscribing to, advertising in, or purchasing from Backroad Weekly, you agree to the following, totally reasonable, legally necessary, and mildly entertaining Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree, please step away from the fishing workshops and hayride coupons.

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Who We Are

Backroad Weekly is a local newsletter serving the fine humans of Southeast Missouri. We deliver community-driven content via email.

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Newsletter Content

We aim to be accurate, hilarious, and useful. But occasional typos happen. A book club gets moved. Or a donkey bites someone at the petting zoo. We’re not liable for outdated info, misprints, or spontaneous barnyard chaos.

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Advertisers + Sponsors

If you sign up to advertise in Backroad Weekly (I love you and you won’t regret it), you agree to:

• Submit your ad details (info, image, logo, link, etc.) on time.
• Ensure your ad content is truthful, non-spammy, and doesn’t make us clutch our pearls or run for the hills.
• Understand that all ads are subject to editorial approval. We do not run ads for pyramid schemes, religious organizations, political organizations, weaponized crystals, or anything that sounds like it belongs in a cult.

We may reject or cancel an ad at our discretion if it doesn’t align with our standards, or even just our general vibe. Refunds for canceled ads will be issued.

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User Contributions

If you send us content like event blurbs, quotes, or photos, we won’t use it publicly without getting your permission first. If you agree, you’re granting us permission to edit and share it in the newsletter, on our website, or on social media (with credit). You still own your stuff; we just want to celebrate it, with your blessing, of course.

Digital Products

When you purchase a digital product such as an eBook, you’re buying a license to view it. You are NOT buying permission to copy, resell, or distribute it. All digital products are final sale. If your file does not open, email us at ​hi@backroadweekly.com​, and we’ll sort it out, probably with some kind of digital sacrifice to the PDF gods.

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Refunds & Cancellations

Let’s talk refunds, shall we?

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Refund Policy on Advertising

Booked an ad and paid in full? You make our newsletter world go round. We love you and want you to be happy. The spot you booked is yours.

However, when you book ad space, you commit to punctually providing the information we need to run the ad before your booked date. There will be no refunds for missed deadlines, incomplete information, ghosting, or changing your mind just because your grandkids think we’re cringe.

BUT: If we cancel your ad (due to a content conflict, scheduling issue, or just general miscommunication), we’ll give you the option to reschedule or receive a full refund.

You’ve got 14 days from your payment date to raise any concerns. Refunds will be processed in 5-7 business days.

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Refund Policy on Digital Products

All digital product sales are final. But! If your file is corrupted, won’t download, or somehow morphs into a copy of my water bill, you have 30 days from purchase to let us know and request a fix.

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Intellectual Property

All newsletter content, digital products, physical products, merch, bad jokes, logos, original photos, and illustrations are copyrighted by Caitlan Hester / Backroad Weekly, unless otherwise stated. Please don’t steal them. If you want to quote or share something, that’s amazing! But give us credit and share our link.

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Privacy

See our ​Privacy Policy​ for how we collect, store, and don’t steal your info.

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Limitation of Liability

Backroad Weekly is not liable for:

• Your decision to enter the haunted corn maze.
• The quality of coffee at the diners we love.
• Any mosquito-borne illness you get on a camping trip

We offer information, opportunities, and entertainment. Not guarantees. Use common sense. And bug spray.

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Changes to These Terms

We can update these Terms & Conditions at any time. We’ll try to notify you via newsletter or a separate email, but you should check back occasionally if you’re the kind of person who reads Terms. The fact that you read Terms & Conditions should also be your fun fact any time some cliche employer or event asks you to share a fun fact.

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Contact

Questions? Complaints? Fan mail?

Email ​hi@backroadweekly.com​​

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These Terms are governed by the laws of the United States and the state of Missouri.

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