Terms of Service

Welcome to EtherealFiles.com. By accessing or using our website you agree to these Terms of Service. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, you must not use the site.

1. Content Ownership & License

All content on EtherealFiles.com is owned by EtherealFiles or used under license from third parties, unless otherwise stated. You are granted a limited, non‑exclusive, non‑transferable license to view and share individual items for personal, educational, or journalistic use provided you give clear attribution to the original source and to EtherealFiles where appropriate. Unless explicitly permitted, you may not republish our archive at scale, create derivative databases, or mirror content without prior written permission.

2. Content Disclaimer

The material on this site covers anomalous, historical, and often contested events. Content is provided "as is" for informational and entertainment purposes only. EtherealFiles does not verify every report or claim, and we expressly disclaim any warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, or fitness for a particular purpose. You should not rely on content from this site for legal, safety, medical, or investigative actions without independent verification. Any reliance you place on material from this site is strictly at your own risk.

3. User Submissions

By submitting content (tips, sightings, documents, or other materials) you represent that you have the rights to share that material and you grant EtherealFiles a perpetual, worldwide, royalty‑free, transferable license to reproduce, distribute, modify, and publish the submission in connection with the site and its archives. You are responsible for any personal data included in submissions; do not submit sensitive personal data about others unless you have explicit consent.

4. Automated Access, Scraping & Data Harvesting

Automated access, scraping, harvesting, or bulk downloading of our content is prohibited unless you have obtained prior written permission from EtherealFiles. This prohibition explicitly includes the use of crawlers, bots, or other automated means to collect data for the purpose of training machine learning models (including large language models), building commercial datasets, or constructing mirrors or archives. We enforce this policy through technical measures (rate limiting, IP blocking) and legal remedies where necessary. If you require bulk access for legitimate research, please contact us to request an API or data-sharing agreement.

5. Third-Party Links and Content

Our site aggregates material from third-party sources and includes links to external sites. We do not control, endorse, or verify the content on those external sites and accept no responsibility for their accuracy or practices. External links are provided for context and research; users should consult original sources before relying on any external material.

6. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, EtherealFiles and its officers, employees, agents, and partners will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages, or for loss of profits, data, or goodwill arising out of or in connection with your access to or use of the site. Our aggregate liability for direct damages arising from or related to these Terms shall not exceed the greater of: (a) the total amount you have paid to EtherealFiles in the 12 months preceding the claim (if any), or (b) One Hundred US Dollars (USD $100). Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain liabilities, so some of the above limitations may not apply to you.

7. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless EtherealFiles and its affiliates from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of: (a) your use of the site; (b) your violation of these Terms; or (c) your violation of any rights of a third party.

8. Copyright & Takedowns

If you believe material on EtherealFiles infringes your copyright, please follow the takedown procedure described in our Privacy Policy and provide the required information so we can investigate and, if appropriate, remove the content.

9. Governing Law & Disputes

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which EtherealFiles operates. Any disputes arising will be resolved in the appropriate courts of that jurisdiction.

10. Changes to These Terms

We may modify these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the "last_updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.