Cox First Media Subscription Terms & Conditions

These Terms affect your legal rights, responsibilities and obligations and govern your use of CFM’s Subscription Services and are legally binding, limit CFM’s liability to you, and require you to indemnify us and to settle certain disputes through individual arbitration, subject to a limited ability to opt-out of mandatory arbitration. If you do not wish to be bound by these Terms and any applicable Additional Terms (defined below), do not subscribe to the CFM’s Subscription Services or end your current subscriptions with CFM.

2. Trials; Special Offers; Promotions; Discounts

We may offer trials, special offers, promotions, or discounted pricing for our Subscription Services from time to time (“Promotions”) for those current subscribers who meet specific eligibility requirements as determined by each Promotion (“Eligible Subscribers”). The specific terms of each Promotion are stated at the time the Promotion is announced. Each Promotion may be unique and may not be combined with other offers or promotions unless otherwise specifically stated in the Promotion. Promotions are limited to new subscribers and former subscribers who have not subscribed in the past 90 days. Additional restrictions may apply. Certain Promotions require AutoPay (as defined in Section 7). Changes or refunds may not be permitted. Promotions and their parts (if any) are not transferable, not substitutable, and not redeemable for cash or other consideration. Taxes may apply and are subject to change. Promotion terms and their applicable subscription rates are subject to change. Additional terms and conditions apply to use of our Subscription Services. Other exclusions may apply, and certain Subscription Services are void where prohibited. To the extent there is a conflict between these Terms and any Promotion(s), the more specific terms will control unless these Terms expressly state otherwise.

The following are additional terms applicable to certain Promotions:

a. Promotional Rate Offers: You will be charged the promotional price stated in the offer. You will be required to provide your payment details when you sign up to maintain access after the promotional period. Upon completion of your promotional period, your subscription will automatically convert into an ongoing subscription subject to the terms below, and you will be automatically charged the price stated in the Promotion terms, or our then-current Subscription Fees if no price was listed, which will automatically renew each month, unless you have canceled your subscription in accordance with Section 11 “Billing Preferences; Cancellation by Subscriber” below. You may cancel your subscription during your promotional period to avoid being charged as described in these Terms.

b. Free Trials: You will not be charged the applicable Subscription Fee (as defined in Section 3 below) during the free trial period. You may be required to provide your payment details when you sign up for a free trial to enable uninterrupted access and continued use of your subscription after the trial period expires. At the expiration of your free trial period, your subscription will automatically convert into an ongoing subscription, subject to the terms below, and you will be automatically charged the price stated in the Promotion terms, or our then-current Subscription Fees if no price was listed, which will automatically renew each month, unless you have canceled your subscription in accordance with Section 11 “Billing Preferences; Cancellation by Subscriber” below. You may cancel your subscription during your free trial period to avoid being charged as described in these Terms.

c. Third Party Offers: CFM may make certain Promotions available through third parties, including, but not limited to, mobile application stores (such as the Apple App Store and Google Play Store), authorized resellers, or other external platforms. These Promotions may be subject to the terms, conditions, and policies of the respective third party, which may differ from those of CFM. CFM does not control, and is not responsible for, the administration, eligibility, fulfillment, or modification of any third-party Promotions.

By participating in any Promotion offered by or through a third party, you acknowledge and agree to comply with all applicable third-party terms and conditions, in addition to these Subscription Terms.

d. Premium Merchandise: Please allow 6-8 weeks for the premium item associated with this promotion (if applicable) to be mailed to the address provided. If for any reason your subscription terminates before the end of 90 days, you will be charged the value of the premium item received.

3. Standard Subscription Types and Product Descriptions

To the extent permitted by applicable law, Subscription Services will automatically renew for the Subscription Term, unless and until you cancel the Subscription Services, or your account is otherwise suspended or terminated. The “Subscription Term” is the interval of time between each recurring billing date that corresponds to the term of your subscription. The “Subscription Fee” is the price made clear to you by CFM during the ordering process when you purchase CFM Subscription Services, and by purchasing such Subscription Services, you are subscribing to an automatically renewing subscription requiring recurring payments at the stated frequency (e.g., monthly or annually) until you cancel as set forth in Section 11 of these Terms. You agree to pay the price stated at the time of your order, as well as any applicable taxes. We will give you advance notice of material changes to the Subscription Fee. There may be a delay in the activation of your Subscription Services while subscription and payment details are processed and verified.

Additional information regarding our standard CFM Subscription Services:

a. Home Delivery + Digital Access (print and digital subscription): CFM offers delivery to a physical address of our print products, subject to the availability and capacity of our delivery partners and your choice of either “Sunday Home Delivery” or “Sunday through Friday Home Delivery” Subscription Services. These Home Delivery Subscription Services are limited to where CFM or each of Dayton Daily News, Springfield News-Sun, Journal-News, and their related sites currently deliver. There may be variability or delays in the dates and times of delivery of our print products due to weather or other causes. In addition, in certain locations and for certain print products, we may depend on the United States Postal Service or international postal services to provide delivery by mail for some or all of our print product delivery, which may result in additional variability in dates and times of delivery or, in some cases, delays. Depending on circumstances and the availability of delivery partners, we may need to switch your delivery to delivery by digital means, in which case we will notify you. At the start of your Home Delivery + Digital Access subscription, please allow for at least five (5) business days for the delivery of your print newspaper to start after purchasing a subscription. We reserve the right to stop delivering our print products to you if you fail to renew your print subscription before the end of your current print Subscription Term. If you are a “Bill Me” customer, and we have not received your most recent payment, we may continue delivering your print products for up to 2 months as a courtesy and mail you a bill for amounts owed.

Regarding digital access to our publications (“Digital Add-Ons”), our Home Delivery subscribers to any of Dayton Daily News, Springfield News-Sun, and Journal-News receive access, at no additional charge, to digital Products from all three of DaytonDailyNews.com, Journal-News.com, and SpringfieldNewsSun.com (respectively), including the daily ePaper the respective publication. For clarity, a Dayton Daily News Home Delivery subscriber will also have access to Unlimited Digital Access on DaytonDailyNews.com, Journal-News.com, SpringfieldNewsSun.com. In our sole discretion, we may modify, add, or remove the Digital Add-Ons in whole or in part at any time to any category of print subscribers. The features and levels of access as well as the scope of any Digital Add-On packages may vary from subscriber to subscriber and may change or be removed at any time without notice in our sole discretion.

b. Unlimited Digital Access (a digital-only subscription): CFM offers digital-only subscriptions for each of its publications available at DaytonDailyNews.com, Journal-News.com, SpringfieldNewsSun.com, including their respective mobile applications such as the Dayton Daily News App, their ePapers, and more. A subscription to these Unlimited Digital Access Subscription Services excludes the print editions of the respective publications but includes Unlimited Digital Access to all three publications. For clarity, an Unlimited Digital Access subscriber at DaytonDailyNews.com will also have Unlimited Digital Access on Journal-News.com and SpringfieldNewsSun.com. If you do not renew your Unlimited Digital Access subscription for any reason, then you will retain access to Products provided by your Unlimited Digital Access subscription until the end of your current Subscription Term. You may renew or resubscribe to regain access, subject to the then-current Terms and rates.

c. Unlimited Digital Access Passes: CFM may offer an Unlimited Digital Access Pass which, for only a specified period of time, provides the same digital access as if you had subscribed to Unlimited Digital Access to all three of Dayton Daily News, Springfield News-Sun, or Journal-News) starting at the time of purchase. Unlimited Digital Access Passes are non-transferable and non-refundable for partially used periods (unless required by law). For clarity, a subscriber using an Unlimited Digital Access Pass for our Dayton Daily News publication will receive Unlimited Digital Access to DaytonDailyNews.com, Journal-News.com, and SpringfieldNewsSun.comfor the specified period starting at the time the Unlimited Digital Access Pass was purchased. Additional restrictions may apply. Unlimited Digital Access Passes are a limited-time offer, available to new subscribers, and any offer terms are subject to change. If you choose to re-subscribe or buy another Unlimited Digital Access Pass later, it will be at then-current rates unless stated otherwise.

4. Account Ownership; Sharing Access

Only one person may own an Unlimited Digital Access subscription or product: the person who is the primary owner of the email address associated with the account.

Unless explicitly stated otherwise elsewhere, the individual account owner of a CFM Digital Access subscription account may share their access to digital CFM Products with up to four individuals, which can be shared through your online account settings at:

Our shared account access policy is subject to change. Do not share your login information or password with anyone. Sharing your login information is in violation of these Terms. If we determine there is unauthorized use of your account by anyone other than the people with authorized access, then we may, in our sole discretion, permanently suspend or terminate your CFM account and prevent you from subscribing or purchasing CFM products in the future.

5.Pricing; Errors

When you purchase a CFM subscription, the associated Subscription Fee will be stated during the order process. You agree to pay the Subscription Fee plus any applicable taxes, as the applicable taxes are not included in the Subscription Fee or promotional price unless expressly stated otherwise. All prices are in United States Dollars. Taxes are subject to change without notice and are based on existing state and local regulations. You agree to the billing frequency stated during the order process. Discount eligibility is determined at the time of the order. Discounts cannot be applied retroactively.

If a stated price or other material information is determined by us in our sole discretion to be in error, we are not under any obligation to offer you the product or service at that erroneous price, and we reserve the right to cancel, terminate, or not process orders (including accepted orders) taking advantage of such error. If payment has already been made by the time we are aware of the error, we will notify you of the error and either automatically terminate your ordered Products and provide you with a refund or give you the opportunity to cancel your ordered Products and obtain a refund.

6.Payment and Autorenewal

To the extent permitted by applicable law, except for special one-time offers, your Subscription Service will automatically renew for your Subscription Term unless and until you cancel, or your account is otherwise suspended or terminated. Depending on the Subscription Services you have purchased, you may be subject to the Autopay Terms or “Bill Me” Terms (each as described in Sections 7 and 9, respectively). Purchases for any Unlimited Digital Access Subscription Services will appear on the purchaser’s card statement as originating from “Cox First Media”. Further details regarding cancellation are included in Section 14 “Billing Preferences and Cancellation” below.

7.Autopay

By enrolling in Autopay, you authorize us to automatically charge your credit card or other payment method accepted by us (“Payment Method”) to pay for your Subscription Services until you cancel your subscription or opt out of the Autopay program (“Autopay”). At the start of your first Subscription Term and prior to the start of each subsequent Subscription Term, we will automatically charge your Subscription Fee to your Payment Method for the cost of your next Subscription Term plus any applicable taxes. Autopay subscribers will be notified 30 days in advance of any CFM price increases.

8.Opting Out of Autopay

You can opt out of our Autopay by going to

as applicable, and updating your preferences or contacting us at

Opting out of Autopay may require you to change or end your Subscription Services, depending on your subscription type.

9.“Bill Me” Terms

Certain Subscription Services do not require Autopay and can be paid by recurring invoice. Under CFM’s “Bill Me” program, we will mail you an invoice periodically (generally monthly) that you must pay promptly before the invoice’s stated due date to maintain your applicable Product without it being cancelled. If you are a previous Bill Me customer and choose to restart your subscription, any prior unpaid balances will be added to your first payment. We have the right to terminate, suspend, or modify any Bill Me payment arrangements at any time, in which case you will be offered the opportunity to enroll in the standard Autopay program.

10.Invalid Payment Methods; Unpaid Charges

We reserve the right to reject any order or purchase at any time. By providing payment information to us, you agree that the payment information is valid.

If we do not receive your payment in full at the time of purchase or by your billing/invoice due date for any reason (e.g. credit card payment not processed, credit card expired, check lost in the mail, bounced check, etc.), then we reserve the right to immediately suspend, disable, cancel, or terminate your applicable CFM Subscription Services or other access to our Products. We additionally reserve the right to collect from you all costs we incur in connection with the collection of unpaid amounts, including court costs, attorneys’ fees, collection agency fees, and any other associated costs. If we do not terminate your account following any failure to receive full payment, then you will remain responsible for all charges and uncollected amounts incurred until you cancel pursuant to Section 11 “Billing Preferences and Cancellation”, or we, in our sole discretion, decide to terminate your account. If you believe your access was terminated or suspended in error, contact us using the details provided in Section 16.

After your Subscription Services are cancelled, you may resubscribe by paying all amounts owed on your account (if any) before restarting a new CFM Product subscription. If your subscription is suspended or terminated for any reason or your payment is not received on time for any reason, then you may lose any special promotional terms or pricing you had prior to the suspension or termination.

We may receive updated credit card information (new credit card number or updated expiration date) from your credit card issuer. We may use these new details to help prevent any interruption to the Subscription Services. The disbursement of the updated credit card information is provided to us at the election of your credit card issuer. We are not responsible for the distribution of your updated credit card information. Your credit card issuer may give you the right to opt out of the updated service. It is your responsibility to contact your credit card issuer regarding your right to opt out of the updated service.

11.Billing Preferences; Cancellation by Subscriber

You may change your billing preferences, pause, or cancel your subscription at any time by submitting a request using any of the methods described below. If you are a Home Delivery print subscriber, you may also be given the option to temporarily pause your service for up to four months, however, you will still be charged for the first month of such pause period. During this pause period of up to four months, you will continue to receive Unlimited Digital Access to the publication associated with your Subscription Services. Your request to change your billing preferences or cancel your Subscription Services must be received at least three (3) business days before your next billing date.

When you pause or cancel a subscription, you pause or cancel only future charges associated with your Subscription Services. Timely requests to pause or cancel your Subscription Services will take effect at the end of your current billing period. You will continue to have access to your Subscription Services for the remainder of the current billing period (however, if you cancel your Subscription Services during a free trial period, your cancellation may become effective immediately). We reserve the right in our sole discretion to terminate anyone’s Subscription Services or any features or Products thereof at any time upon providing notice to you.

To change your billing preferences, pause, or cancel your Subscription Services purchased through CFM, you may refer to any of the listed contact information in Section 16 “Contact Us”.

If your Subscription Services were originally purchased through the Google Play Store or any third-party service provider, you must follow the cancellation procedures outlined by such third party. We do not control these procedures, and any cancellation requests must be submitted directly through the application store where the app purchase was made.

12.Refunds

We reserve the right to issue refunds or credits at our sole discretion. If we issue a refund or credit in one instance, we are under no obligation to issue the same refund or credit in the future.

13.Modifications, Suspension, or Termination by Dayton Daily News

a) Without limiting any other remedies, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your Subscription Services, or a portion thereof, for any reason with or without notice and without further obligation. We may also terminate your Subscription Services if we determine, in our sole discretion, that your actions or your use of the Subscription Services or Products violate these Terms, any applicable law, or have unduly burdened or harmed CFM or another person.

b) We reserve the right to change the terms of your Subscription Services and to modify the Products, types or formats of Products, availability of Products, subscriptions, Subscription Terms, Subscription Fees, or any other terms or conditions at any time in our sole discretion. If the pricing for your Subscription Services increases, we will notify you about thirty (30) days in advance of the price increase to provide you with an opportunity to cancel or change your Subscription Services before the increase takes effect. We may choose, in our sole discretion, to add, modify, or remove features and benefits from a subscription, product, or service on a temporary or permanent basis. You may cancel your Subscription Services if you do not wish to continue with the new modifications. Continuing to use your Subscription Services without cancellation after the changes become effective will constitute your acceptance of the changes.

14.License for Digital Subscription Services

By subscribing to any digital Subscription Services, you are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to access and use the Subscription Services Products provided through such Subscription Term for personal, non-commercial purposes only, in accordance with these Terms. This license is granted solely on a subscription basis and does not permit you to permanently retain any Products or other intellectual property of CFM or its licensors. CFM retains all intellectual property rights in the Subscription Services, and this license does not convey any ownership or permanent use or retention rights to you. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by CFM. If your subscription expires, or is terminated or suspended for any reason, you will lose all access to the Subscription Services, and you are not permitted to permanently retain or use any Products or intellectual property of CFM or its licensors in any way without a subscription in effect.

15.Conflicts Amongst Terms

In some instances, additional or different terms are posted on CFM’s sites and applications and will apply to your use of certain parts of CFM’s sites and applications (individually and collectively “Additional Terms”). To the extent there is a conflict between these Terms and any Additional Terms, the more specific terms will control unless these Terms expressly state otherwise.

16.Contact Us

These Terms, our Promotions, and available Subscription Terms are subject to change. For more details about your purchase or available Subscription Services, please visit