Terms of Service

Effective Date: 6-8-2026

Welcome to Hightlight Georgia. These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of our website, services, content, features, and any related platforms or communications operated by Hightlight Georgia (collectively, the “Services”).

By accessing or using our Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the Services.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By using the Services, you represent that you have read, understood, and agree to comply with these Terms and all applicable laws and regulations. If you are using the Services on behalf of a business or other legal entity, you represent that you have authority to bind that entity to these Terms.

2. Changes to These Terms

Hightlight Georgia may revise these Terms at any time in its sole discretion. When we do, we will post the updated version on this page and update the effective date above. Your continued use of the Services after any changes become effective constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.


You are responsible for reviewing these Terms periodically for updates.

3. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old, or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, to use our Services unless you are using the Services under the supervision of a parent, guardian, or authorized representative.


By using the Services, you represent and warrant that you meet these eligibility requirements.

4. Use of the Services

You agree to use the Services only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You may not use the Services:
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate access to the Services for any conduct that we believe violates these Terms or is otherwise harmful to our business, users, partners, or third parties.

5. Account Responsibility

If any part of our Services requires you to create an account, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for restricting access to your device or account. You agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account.


You must provide accurate, current, and complete information and keep it updated. We reserve the right to disable any account, username, or password at any time if we believe you have violated these Terms.

6. Intellectual Property Rights

The Services and all content, features, functionality, text, graphics, logos, images, videos, software, and other materials made available through the Services are owned by Hightlight Georgia, its licensors, or other content providers and are protected by intellectual property and other applicable laws.


You may access and use the Services for your personal or internal business use only, unless otherwise expressly authorized in writing by Hightlight Georgia. You may not:

All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

7. User Content

If you submit, upload, post, send, or otherwise make available any content through the Services (“User Content”), you retain ownership of your User Content, but you grant Hightlight Georgia a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, transferable license to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, display, and distribute such User Content as necessary to operate, provide, improve, and promote the Services.


You represent and warrant that:

We are not obligated to monitor User Content, but we reserve the right to remove or refuse any User Content at our discretion.

8. Third-Party Links and Services

The Services may contain links to third-party websites, services, advertisements, tools, or resources that are not owned or controlled by Hightlight Georgia. We are not responsible for the content, policies, or practices of any third parties.


Your interactions with third-party websites or services are solely between you and the applicable third party. You should review the terms and policies of those third parties before engaging with them.

9. Payments and Fees

If we offer paid services, products, subscriptions, or other billable features, you agree to pay all applicable fees as described at the time of purchase or signup. Unless otherwise stated, all fees are non-refundable.


Hightlight Georgia reserves the right to change pricing, billing methods, or payment terms at any time, subject to applicable law. Additional terms may apply to specific services, subscriptions, or transactions.

10. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Hightlight Georgia disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, and availability.


We do not warrant that the Services will be uninterrupted, secure, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components, or that any defects will be corrected.
Your use of the Services is at your own risk.

11. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Hightlight Georgia, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, contractors, licensors, and agents shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, or business opportunities, arising out of or related to your use of, or inability to use, the Services.


To the fullest extent permitted by law, the total liability of Hightlight Georgia for any claim arising out of or relating to the Services or these Terms shall not exceed the amount you paid, if any, to Hightlight Georgia for the Services in the twelve (12) months preceding the event giving rise to the claim.


Some jurisdictions do not allow certain disclaimers or limitations of liability, so some of the above may not apply to you.

12. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Hightlight Georgia, its affiliates, licensors, service providers, and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees, including reasonable attorneys

13. Editorial Policy

Highlight Georgia is a community publication dedicated to sharing stories, interviews, and perspectives from individuals and organizations across Georgia. The opinions, beliefs, and statements expressed by interviewees, guest writers, and quoted sources are their own and do not necessarily represent those of Highlight Georgia, its publisher, editors, or affiliates. While we strive for accuracy, readers are encouraged to evaluate information independently. Publication of any interview or article should not be construed as an endorsement of the views expressed.

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