Chicago Tribune Terms Scorecard

Grade A- — Mostly protective (score 86/100)

This agreement imposes significant financial liability on advertisers, including broad indemnification requirements and strict payment acceleration clauses upon termination.

Standard advertising agreement with broad indemnification and liability caps.

Terms at a glance

Sells your data
NO
Forced arbitration
NO
Trains AI on your content
NO
Collects biometric data
NO
Shares data with government
UNCLEAR
Easy to cancel
NO
Tells you before changes
YES
Deletes data on request
UNCLEAR

What the terms actually say

Section 5 — Indemnity

Advertiser shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless TI... from every claim, liability, expense or injury related to any allegation regarding... Advertiser’s person, property or assets.

You are required to pay for the company's legal fees and damages if they are sued due to your actions or content.

Section 3 — Early Termination

if this Agreement is terminated... Advertiser shall pay TI the greater of: (y) the full amount stated in this Agreement for all Advertising (placed and not placed)... All such amounts shall accelerate and become immediately due and payable.

If you terminate the contract early, you are still liable for the full cost of the entire original agreement.

Section 6 — Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL TI BE LIABLE TO ADVERTISER FOR ANY AMOUNT GREATER THAN THE AMOUNT PAID BY ADVERTISER TO TI UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR THE MOST RECENT THREE-MONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO ANY ALLEGED CLAIM.

The company severely limits the amount of money you can recover from them if they fail to perform.

Section 11 — Governing Law

The Parties agree that any action related to this Agreement or its terms may be brought only in a federal or state court sitting in Chicago, Illinois.

You are forced to litigate in a specific, potentially inconvenient jurisdiction.

Section 8 — Terms of Service/Rate Card

TI may revise its Rate Card at its sole discretion at any time... provided that TI notifies Advertiser at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of any such changes.

The company provides a clear notice period before changing rates, allowing you to cancel if you disagree.

Last reviewed 2026-08-02 under rubric v3.5.

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