Terms of Service

Last Updated: September 2, 2026

Welcome to New England Connector (“New England Connector,” “NEC,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of newenglandconnector.com, our related websites, applications, features, and services (collectively, the “Services”).

By accessing or using the Services, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you should not use the Services or create an account.

1. About New England Connector

New England Connector is an independent sports and community media website focused primarily on New England sports, including coverage, commentary, analysis, opinions, news, features, and other related content.

New England Connector is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or officially associated with the Boston Celtics, Boston Red Sox, Boston Bruins, New England Patriots, Boston College, UConn, the MBTA, the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NCAA, or any other professional, collegiate, transportation, or governmental organization unless expressly stated.

References to teams, leagues, organizations, players, venues, and other third parties are made for informational, commentary, and editorial purposes.

2. Eligibility

You may browse the Services without creating an account.

Certain features, including commenting, submitting content, or participating as a contributor or staff writer, may require an account.

By creating an account, you represent that the information you provide is accurate and that you are legally capable of agreeing to these Terms.

If you are under the age required to independently agree to these Terms under applicable law, you should use the Services only with appropriate parental or guardian involvement.

3. User Accounts

You may be required to create an account to access certain features.

You agree to:

Provide accurate and current information.
Maintain the security of your username and password.
Keep your account information up to date.
Not share your account credentials with others.
Notify New England Connector if you believe your account has been compromised.
Accept responsibility for activity occurring through your account.

New England Connector reserves the right to suspend, restrict, or terminate accounts that violate these Terms or are otherwise used in a manner that may harm the Services, New England Connector, or other users.

4. Usernames and Profiles

Users may be permitted to create profiles, usernames, biographies, profile photographs, or other publicly visible information.

You agree not to use a username, profile, or other identifying information that:

Impersonates another individual or organization.
Is intended to deceive other users.
Is offensive, threatening, or unlawful.
Infringes another person’s rights.
Is used for spam or commercial solicitation without permission.

New England Connector may modify or remove profiles or profile information that violates these Terms.

5. Comments and Community Participation

New England Connector may allow users to comment on articles or participate in discussions.

Users are responsible for the content of their comments and other contributions.

You may not use the Services to post or distribute content that is:

Illegal or intended to facilitate illegal activity.
Threatening or violent.
Harassing or abusive.
Defamatory or knowingly false.
Hateful or discriminatory.
Pornographic or sexually explicit.
Intended to impersonate another person.
Spam or unsolicited advertising.
Malicious software or harmful code.
Intended to expose another person’s private information.
Infringing upon another person’s copyright, trademark, or other rights.

New England Connector reserves the right, but does not necessarily have an obligation, to moderate, edit, restrict, or remove comments and other user contributions.

6. Staff Writers and Contributors

New England Connector may accept articles and other material from staff writers, contributors, freelancers, or other approved users.

Unless otherwise expressly agreed to in writing by New England Connector, submitting or writing articles for New England Connector is voluntary and unpaid. No compensation, payment, salary, fee, commission, royalty, or other monetary compensation is owed for submitted or published articles or other contributions.

New England Connector may, at its discretion, offer compensation or other consideration for particular articles, projects, assignments, or other contributions. Any such compensation must be expressly agreed upon in writing before the applicable work is performed.

Submission of an article does not guarantee that the article will be published.

New England Connector may edit submitted material for spelling, grammar, formatting, length, clarity, style, legal concerns, or editorial standards.

Contributors are responsible for the accuracy and originality of their submissions.

By submitting material, you represent that:

The material is your original work or you have obtained the necessary permission to use it.
The material does not knowingly contain fabricated information.
Quotes and statements attributed to individuals are represented accurately.
You have the right to submit the material for publication.
The material does not knowingly infringe another person’s intellectual property or other legal rights.

New England Connector may refuse to publish, edit, remove, archive, or otherwise manage submitted material at its editorial discretion.

7. Rights to Submitted Content

You retain ownership of original content you submit to New England Connector, unless you and New England Connector enter into a separate written agreement stating otherwise.

By submitting content to New England Connector, you grant New England Connector a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, publish, display, distribute, edit, format, archive, and promote the submitted content in connection with New England Connector, including through its website, applications, social media accounts, newsletters, promotional materials, and other related media.

This license allows New England Connector to continue displaying previously published content even if you later stop contributing, subject to applicable law and any separate written agreement.

You represent that you have the rights necessary to grant this license.

8. Editorial Content and Opinions

New England Connector publishes news, analysis, commentary, opinions, predictions, humor, and other editorial material.

Opinions expressed by individual writers or contributors do not necessarily represent the opinions of New England Connector.

Sports predictions, analysis, rankings, rumors, commentary, and opinions should not be treated as guaranteed facts or outcomes.

New England Connector may make corrections or updates to published content when appropriate.

9. Accuracy of Information

We make reasonable efforts to provide useful and accurate information, but we do not guarantee that all information published through the Services will always be complete, accurate, current, or error-free.

Sports schedules, scores, statistics, standings, player information, transactions, and other information may change.

New England Connector is not responsible for errors, omissions, delays, or changes in third-party information.

10. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, original articles, written material, graphics, logos, branding, website design, and other materials created by New England Connector are owned by New England Connector or used with permission.

You may access and share links to New England Connector content for personal, non-commercial purposes.

You may not reproduce, republish, sell, distribute, modify, or commercially exploit New England Connector’s original content without permission, except where permitted by law.

Third-party trademarks, team names, logos, photographs, video, statistics, and other intellectual property remain the property of their respective owners.

Nothing in these Terms grants you ownership of third-party intellectual property.

11. Fair Use and Third-Party Material

New England Connector may reference, quote, embed, link to, or otherwise discuss third-party material as part of news reporting, commentary, criticism, analysis, or other lawful purposes.

New England Connector does not claim ownership of third-party material merely because it appears on, is referenced by, or is linked through the Services.

If you believe material appearing on the Services infringes your copyright or other rights, please contact New England Connector so the matter can be reviewed.

12. Social Media and Embedded Content

The Services may include links, feeds, posts, videos, widgets, or other content provided by third-party services, including social media platforms.

Third-party content is controlled by the applicable third party and may be subject to that party’s own terms and privacy policies.

New England Connector does not control the availability, accuracy, or policies of third-party platforms.

13. Third-Party Links

The Services may contain links to websites, applications, products, or services operated by third parties.

These links are provided for convenience, information, or editorial purposes.

New England Connector does not necessarily endorse or control third-party websites and is not responsible for their content, security, availability, or privacy practices.

Your use of third-party services is governed by the applicable third party’s terms and policies.

14. Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to:

Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Services.
Interfere with or disrupt the Services.
Introduce malicious software or harmful code.
Scrape or systematically copy content in a manner that violates applicable law or these Terms.
Circumvent security or access controls.
Use automated systems to abuse or overload the Services.
Impersonate another person or organization.
Use the Services for fraudulent or unlawful purposes.
Harass or threaten other users, writers, staff, or contributors.
Use the Services to distribute spam.
Attempt to obtain another user’s account credentials or private information.

15. Advertising and Sponsored Content

New England Connector may display advertisements, sponsorships, affiliate links, or other promotional material.

Where required by applicable law, sponsored or compensated content will be identified appropriately.

Third-party advertisers and sponsors are responsible for their own products, services, claims, and policies.

16. Availability of the Services

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue portions of the Services at any time.

We do not guarantee that the Services will always be available, uninterrupted, secure, or free from errors.

Maintenance, technical problems, hosting issues, software updates, or circumstances outside our control may temporarily affect availability.

17. Disclaimer of Warranties

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Services and all content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.

New England Connector makes no warranties, express or implied, regarding the Services, including their availability, accuracy, reliability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

18. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, New England Connector and its owners, operators, employees, contributors, writers, contractors, and affiliates will not be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages arising from or related to your use of, or inability to use, the Services.

Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude liability that cannot legally be excluded or limited under applicable law.

19. Indemnification

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless New England Connector and its owners, operators, employees, contributors, writers, contractors, and affiliates from claims, damages, liabilities, losses, and expenses arising from your violation of these Terms, your User Content, or your unlawful use of the Services.

20. Termination

New England Connector may suspend or terminate your access to the Services or your account if you violate these Terms or if we determine that your conduct presents a risk to the Services, New England Connector, or other users.

Upon termination, provisions that by their nature should survive termination—including intellectual property rights, disclaimers, limitations of liability, and indemnification provisions—will continue to apply.

21. Changes to These Terms

New England Connector may update these Terms from time to time.

When changes are made, the “Last Updated” date will be updated.

Your continued use of the Services after updated Terms are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms to the extent permitted by applicable law.

22. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except where applicable law requires otherwise.

23. Contact

Questions regarding these Terms of Service may be directed to New England Connector through the contact information provided on the Website.
info@newenglandconnector.com