Effective Date: September 14, 2026
Last Updated: September 14, 2026
Welcome to BLKGreenville. These Terms & Conditions (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of BLKGreenville.com and any content, features, services, newsletters, or other materials provided through the website.
By accessing or using BLKGreenville.com, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree with these Terms, please do not use the website.
1. About BLKGreenville
BLKGreenville is a digital media platform providing news, stories, events, culture, entertainment, lifestyle content, community information, and other resources with a focus on Greenville and the surrounding Upstate South Carolina community.
Content published by BLKGreenville is provided for general informational and editorial purposes.
2. Use of the Website
You may use BLKGreenville.com for lawful, personal, and noncommercial purposes unless we expressly authorize another use.
You agree not to:
- Use the website for unlawful, fraudulent, or malicious purposes.
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the website, its servers, accounts, or systems.
- Interfere with the operation or security of the website.
- Introduce viruses, malware, or other harmful technology.
- Scrape, copy, reproduce, republish, or systematically collect BLKGreenville content without permission, except as permitted by applicable law.
- Impersonate another person or organization.
- Use BLKGreenville content in a misleading manner or falsely suggest that BLKGreenville endorses a person, business, organization, product, political candidate, or position.
We reserve the right to restrict or terminate access to the website when we reasonably believe these Terms have been violated.
3. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, original content published on BLKGreenville.com—including articles, written features, interviews, photographs, graphics, videos, logos, branding, designs, and other original materials—is owned by BLKGreenville or used with permission.
This content is protected by applicable copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
You may share links to BLKGreenville articles through social media, email, or other platforms. Brief excerpts may be quoted when permitted by law and accompanied by appropriate attribution and a link to the original BLKGreenville content.
You may not reproduce, republish, distribute, sell, modify, or commercially exploit substantial portions of BLKGreenville’s original content without prior written permission.
Requests to license, reproduce, or republish BLKGreenville content should be directed to blkupstate@gmail.com.
4. User Submissions
BLKGreenville may allow readers, businesses, organizations, community members, or other parties to submit information, including:
- Event listings
- News tips
- Story ideas
- Press releases
- Photographs or videos
- Business information
- Community announcements
- Comments or feedback
- Contest or giveaway entries
By submitting content to BLKGreenville, you represent that you have the right to provide the material and that doing so does not violate another person’s copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, contractual, or other rights.
Unless otherwise agreed in writing, you grant BLKGreenville a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to review, edit, reproduce, publish, display, distribute, and promote submitted material in connection with BLKGreenville’s editorial and promotional activities.
Submission of material does not guarantee publication.
BLKGreenville reserves editorial discretion over whether, when, and how submitted material is published.
5. Editorial Independence
BLKGreenville maintains editorial discretion over the stories, businesses, organizations, individuals, candidates, events, products, and issues it chooses to cover.
The inclusion or exclusion of a person, organization, business, event, political candidate, product, or service should not automatically be interpreted as an endorsement or criticism by BLKGreenville.
Opinions expressed by interview subjects, guest contributors, columnists, commenters, or other third parties belong to those individuals and do not necessarily represent the views of BLKGreenville.
6. Accuracy and Corrections
BLKGreenville strives to publish useful and accurate information. However, errors may occasionally occur.
Information concerning events, schedules, prices, businesses, elections, public programs, restaurants, entertainment, and other matters may change after publication.
Readers should independently confirm time-sensitive information with the appropriate organizer, business, government agency, campaign, venue, or other responsible party before making decisions based on information published on BLKGreenville.com.
When appropriate, BLKGreenville may correct, clarify, update, or remove previously published content.
To report a potential factual error, contact blackupstate@gmail.com.
7. Events and Community Listings
BLKGreenville may publish information about events organized by third parties.
Unless BLKGreenville expressly states otherwise, we are not the organizer, producer, sponsor, or operator of third-party events featured on the website.
Event dates, times, locations, admission prices, performers, vendors, schedules, and other details may change or events may be postponed or canceled.
BLKGreenville is not responsible for losses, expenses, injuries, cancellations, schedule changes, or other issues arising from attendance at or participation in a third-party event.
Readers should verify important event information directly with the event organizer before attending.
8. Businesses, Restaurants, Products, and Services
BLKGreenville may feature businesses, restaurants, entrepreneurs, products, services, attractions, and other organizations.
Coverage does not constitute a guarantee regarding the quality, safety, availability, pricing, performance, or suitability of any product, service, business, or organization.
Readers are responsible for evaluating businesses, products, and services before making purchasing or other decisions.
9. Sponsored Content and Advertising
BLKGreenville may accept advertising, sponsorships, affiliate partnerships, branded content, or other forms of paid promotion.
Sponsored or paid content will be identified when appropriate.
Advertisers and sponsors are responsible for the claims they make about their products, services, organizations, or events.
The presence of an advertisement does not necessarily constitute BLKGreenville’s endorsement of the advertiser or its products or services.
BLKGreenville may establish separate advertising, sponsorship, or partnership agreements with businesses and organizations.
10. Affiliate Links
Some BLKGreenville content may contain affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service through an affiliate link, BLKGreenville may receive a commission or other compensation.
When applicable, affiliate relationships will be disclosed in accordance with applicable requirements.
11. Third-Party Websites and Services
BLKGreenville.com may contain links to websites, social media platforms, ticketing services, businesses, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, advertisers, and other third parties.
These websites and services are operated independently from BLKGreenville.
We do not control and are not responsible for their content, availability, security, privacy practices, products, services, or policies.
Visiting a third-party website is at your own discretion and subject to that third party’s terms and policies.
12. Newsletters and Communications
Visitors may have the option to subscribe to BLKGreenville newsletters and other communications.
By subscribing, you agree to receive the communications you requested. You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time using the unsubscribe link provided in those messages.
Information collected through newsletter subscriptions is handled according to our Privacy Policy.
13. Contests and Giveaways
BLKGreenville may occasionally conduct contests, giveaways, sweepstakes, or promotions.
Individual promotions may be governed by additional official rules, eligibility requirements, deadlines, and restrictions. If separate rules are provided, those rules will apply to that promotion in addition to these Terms.
14. Political and Election Coverage
BLKGreenville may report on elections, elected officials, candidates, public policy, government activities, and political issues as part of its editorial coverage.
Unless expressly identified as an endorsement, editorial coverage of a candidate, elected official, campaign, political party, organization, or political issue should not be interpreted as an endorsement.
Political advertisements, sponsored messages, or paid communications will be identified as required by applicable law and BLKGreenville’s policies.
15. No Professional Advice
Content on BLKGreenville.com is provided for general informational and editorial purposes.
Nothing published on the website should be considered legal, medical, financial, tax, investment, or other professional advice.
You should consult an appropriately qualified professional regarding decisions requiring professional guidance.
16. Disclaimer of Warranties
BLKGreenville.com and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis to the fullest extent permitted by law.
While we strive to provide quality journalism and useful community information, we do not guarantee that the website will always be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or completely accurate.
17. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, BLKGreenville and its owners, employees, contributors, contractors, and affiliates will not be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or similar damages arising from your use of, or inability to use, the website or your reliance on information published through BLKGreenville.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot legally be excluded or limited.
18. Copyright Concerns
BLKGreenville respects the intellectual property rights of others.
If you believe material published on BLKGreenville.com infringes your copyright, please contact us at blkupstate@gmail.com with sufficient information to identify the copyrighted work, the material you believe is infringing, your contact information, and the basis for your request.
We will review legitimate copyright concerns and take appropriate action when warranted.
19. Privacy
Your use of BLKGreenville.com is also subject to our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, and protect information.
20. Changes to These Terms
BLKGreenville may update these Terms periodically to reflect changes to the website, our services, business practices, or applicable laws.
The “Last Updated” date at the top of this page will indicate when the Terms were most recently revised.
Your continued use of BLKGreenville.com after updated Terms become effective constitutes acceptance of those Terms to the extent permitted by law.
21. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of South Carolina, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
Any dispute relating to these Terms or the use of BLKGreenville.com will be handled in accordance with applicable state and federal law.
22. Contact Us
Questions about these Terms & Conditions may be directed to:
BLKGreenville
Greenville, South Carolina
Email: blkupstate@gmail.com
Website: BLKGreenville.com