TERMS OF SERVICE
Last Updated: May 2026
Please read these Terms of Service carefully before using The Strange Archives at thestrangearchives.blogspot.com (the "Site"). By accessing or using this Site in any way, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the Site.
1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
These Terms of Service constitute a legally binding agreement between you ("User," "you," or "your") and The Strange Archives ("we," "us," or "our"). Your continued use of this Site following any updates to these Terms constitutes your acceptance of those updates. We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time, and will indicate the date of the most recent revision at the top of this page.
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE SITE
The Strange Archives is a long-form editorial publication covering true mysteries, unexplained events, vanishings, hauntings, true crime, strange science, and folklore. Content is published for informational and entertainment purposes. The Site is hosted on Blogger, a platform provided by Google LLC.
3. ELIGIBILITY
This Site is intended for users aged 18 and older. By using this Site, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years of age. If you are under 18, you may not use this Site. We do not knowingly collect information from or direct content to children under the age of 13. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided personal information, we will take immediate steps to delete it.
4. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
All original written content, editorial articles, headlines, author profiles, page text, and structural content published on The Strange Archives is the intellectual property of The Strange Archives and its author, protected under applicable copyright law.
You may not reproduce, copy, distribute, transmit, republish, display, or create derivative works from any content on this Site without prior written permission, except as follows:
- You may share a link to any article on this Site on social media, personal blogs, or other platforms, provided the link is clearly attributed to The Strange Archives
- You may quote brief passages — not exceeding 150 words — from any article for the purposes of commentary, criticism, or news reporting, provided you include a clear attribution and a direct link to the original article
- Academic and educational use of brief excerpts with full attribution is permitted
Any other use requires express written permission. To request permission, please use our Contact page.
5. USER CONDUCT
By using this Site, you agree that you will not:
- Use the Site for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable local, national, or international law or regulation
- Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Site or its infrastructure
- Transmit any unsolicited commercial communications or spam
- Use automated systems, bots, or scraping tools to access or copy content from the Site without permission
- Impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity
- Post, transmit, or distribute any content that is defamatory, harassing, abusive, fraudulent, or invasive of another's privacy
- Engage in any conduct that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Site or its associated infrastructure
6. THIRD-PARTY LINKS
The Strange Archives may contain links to third-party websites for the purpose of source citation, further reading, and reference. These links are provided for informational convenience only. We have no control over the content, privacy practices, or terms of service of any third-party website and accept no responsibility for them. The inclusion of any link does not constitute endorsement of the linked site or its content.
7. ADVERTISING
This Site displays advertisements served by Google AdSense. These advertisements are clearly distinguishable from editorial content and are labelled accordingly. The Strange Archives does not control the specific advertisements displayed by Google AdSense, which are served based on contextual and user-based signals managed by Google.
We do not accept direct advertising, sponsored content, or paid placements at this time. Any future changes to this policy will be reflected in an updated version of this page and in our Disclaimer.
For information about how Google uses data in connection with AdSense, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
8. DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
The content published on The Strange Archives is provided for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of information presented, we make no representations or warranties of any kind — express or implied — regarding the completeness, accuracy, reliability, or suitability of any content.
Nothing on this Site constitutes legal, medical, psychological, financial, or professional advice of any kind. You rely on any information published here entirely at your own risk.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, The Strange Archives shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from:
- Your use of or inability to use the Site
- Any content published on the Site
- Any errors or omissions in any content
- Any unauthorised access to or use of our servers or any personal information stored on them
- Any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from the Site
9. INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless The Strange Archives and its author from and against any claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, or debt arising from your use of the Site or your violation of these Terms.
10. PRIVACY
Your use of this Site is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. Please review our Privacy Policy to understand our practices regarding the collection and use of your personal information.
11. COMMENTS AND USER-GENERATED CONTENT
Where comment functionality is enabled on the Site, you retain ownership of any content you submit. By submitting a comment, you grant The Strange Archives a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to publish, display, and distribute your comment on the Site.
You are solely responsible for the content of your comments. We reserve the right to remove any comment that we determine, in our sole discretion, to be defamatory, abusive, harassing, illegal, spam, or otherwise inappropriate. We are not responsible for the content of user comments.
12. CORRECTIONS POLICY
We are committed to accuracy. If you believe any content on this Site contains a factual error, please contact us via our Contact page with the specific claim you believe is inaccurate and any supporting evidence. We will investigate and update content where warranted. Verified corrections will be noted within the relevant article.
13. GOVERNING LAW
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with applicable law. Any disputes arising from these Terms or your use of the Site shall be resolved through good-faith negotiation in the first instance.
14. CHANGES TO THESE TERMS
We reserve the right to update these Terms at any time. The date of the most recent update is shown at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Site following any update constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.
15. CONTACT
For questions about these Terms, please visit our Contact page.