Terms and Conditions

Last Updated: July 30, 2026

Welcome to Everyday Life Tales.

These Terms and Conditions govern your access to and use of EverydayLifeTales.com, including your submission of stories, comments, messages, images, or other content.

By visiting, using, or submitting content to this website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to these Terms and Conditions.

If you do not agree with these Terms, please do not use the website or submit content to us.

1. About Everyday Life Tales

Everyday Life Tales is a storytelling website that publishes personal experiences, real-life stories, reflections, and other human-interest content.

Stories published on the website may be submitted by contributors, written by our editorial team, adapted from interviews, or created from information voluntarily shared with us.

We reserve the right to decide which stories or submissions are accepted, edited, published, rejected, or removed.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old to submit a story or legally binding content to the website.

If you are under 18, you must obtain permission from a parent or legal guardian before submitting any story, image, personal information, or other content.

By submitting content, you confirm that you have the legal capacity and permission required to agree to these Terms.

3. Story Submissions

When submitting a story, you agree that:

  • The information you provide is truthful to the best of your knowledge.
  • You have the right and authority to submit the content.
  • The submission does not knowingly contain false accusations or misleading claims.
  • The submission does not violate another person’s privacy, copyright, trademark, or other legal rights.
  • You have obtained appropriate permission to include photographs, messages, recordings, or personal information belonging to another person.
  • The content does not contain unlawful, threatening, hateful, defamatory, abusive, sexually exploitative, or dangerous material.

Submission of a story does not guarantee publication.

We may reject a submission without providing a reason.

4. Ownership of Submitted Content

You retain ownership of the original content that you create and submit to Everyday Life Tales.

By submitting content, you grant Everyday Life Tales a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, and sublicensable licence to:

  • Review and store the content
  • Edit, rewrite, translate, format, summarize, or adapt it
  • Publish and display it on the website
  • Use it on our social media pages
  • Include it in newsletters, videos, audio content, promotional materials, or compilations.
  • Reproduce and distribute it in digital or printed formats
  • Promote the story and the Everyday Life Tales brand

This licence allows us to use and publish the content without paying additional compensation unless a separate written agreement states otherwise.

A licence allows another party to use intellectual property under agreed terms while the creator may retain ownership.

5. Editorial Rights

You understand and agree that we may edit submitted content for purposes including:

  • Grammar and spelling
  • Readability and structure
  • Length and clarity
  • Translation
  • Removal of repetition
  • Privacy protection
  • Removal of identifying information
  • Legal or safety concerns
  • Website style and formatting

We may change names, locations, occupations, dates, or minor details to protect the identities of individuals involved.

We will make reasonable efforts to preserve the story’s core meaning, but we do not guarantee that every submission will be published exactly as originally written.

6. Anonymous and Pseudonymous Submissions

You may request that your story be published anonymously or under a pseudonym.

We will make reasonable efforts to protect your public identity when anonymity is requested.

However, we cannot guarantee absolute anonymity where:

  • The story contains details that allow others to identify you
  • Disclosure is required by law
  • Information is requested through a valid legal process
  • Disclosure is reasonably necessary to address fraud, abuse, threats, or serious safety concerns

You are responsible for avoiding unnecessary identifying details in your submission.

7. Stories About Other People

If your submission discusses another identifiable person, you agree not to include private, harmful, defamatory, or unverified allegations.

We may:

  • Remove names or identifying details
  • Request evidence or clarification
  • Decline to publish the story
  • Contact affected individuals where appropriate
  • Remove or modify published content after receiving a legitimate complaint

You remain responsible for the accuracy and legality of the information you submit.

8. Prohibited Content

You may not submit, publish, transmit, or encourage content that:

  • Violates any applicable law
  • Infringes copyright, trademark, privacy, or publicity rights
  • Contains knowingly false or defamatory claims
  • Promotes violence, hatred, discrimination, or harassment
  • Exploits or sexualizes minors
  • Reveals passwords, banking information, identity documents, or precise private addresses
  • Contains malware, malicious code, phishing links, or spam
  • Impersonates another person
  • Encourages criminal or dangerous behavior
  • Contains unauthorized advertising or promotional material

We may remove prohibited content and restrict access without prior notice.

9. Copyright and Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, the website design, logo, branding, graphics, editorial content, and original materials created by Everyday Life Tales belong to Everyday Life Tales or its licensors.

You may not copy, reproduce, republish, sell, modify, scrape, distribute, or commercially exploit website content without prior written permission.

Copyright generally protects literary and artistic works, including written stories, photographs, videos, and other creative material.

You may share links to our published stories, provided that you do not misrepresent the source or reproduce the full content without permission.

10. Copyright Complaints

If you believe that content on EverydayLifeTales.com infringes your copyright, please get in touch with us and provide:

  • Your full name and contact information
  • Identification of the copyrighted work
  • The URL of the allegedly infringing content
  • An explanation of your rights to the work
  • A statement that you believe the use is unauthorized
  • Any supporting evidence

We may temporarily remove or restrict disputed content while reviewing a complaint.

The United States DMCA has a specific notice-and-takedown framework for qualifying online service providers, but whether it applies depends on the website’s operations and legal circumstances.

11. Accuracy of Content

Stories published on Everyday Life Tales may reflect the personal memories, opinions, emotions, and perspectives of contributors.

We do not independently verify every statement contained in every story.

Published content should not automatically be understood as fact, professional advice, or the official view of Everyday Life Tales.

We do not guarantee that all content is complete, accurate, current, or free from errors.

12. No Professional Advice

The website may contain stories discussing relationships, health, finances, employment, legal disputes, family problems, trauma, or other personal matters.

Such content is provided for informational and storytelling purposes only.

It is not a substitute for professional medical, legal, financial, psychological, or other qualified advice.

You should consult an appropriate professional before making decisions based on website content.

13. Comments and Community Participation

Where comments or community features are available, users must communicate respectfully.

We may edit, hide, moderate, or remove comments that contain:

  • Harassment or personal attacks
  • Hate speech
  • Spam or promotional links
  • Private personal information
  • Defamatory allegations
  • Threats or harmful content
  • Irrelevant or disruptive material

We are not obligated to monitor every comment before it appears.

14. Third-Party Links and Services

The website may contain links to third-party websites, advertisements, social media platforms, analytics tools, or other services.

We do not control and are not responsible for:

  • Third-party content
  • Privacy practices
  • Availability
  • Products or services
  • Security
  • Accuracy of external information

Accessing third-party websites is at your own risk and subject to their own terms and policies.

15. Advertising and Affiliate Links

Everyday Life Tales may display advertising, sponsored content, or affiliate links.

We may receive compensation when users view, click, or purchase through certain links.

Sponsored or affiliate relationships do not guarantee the quality, safety, suitability, or reliability of a product or service.

Where appropriate, sponsored or affiliate content will be identified.

16. Website Availability

We aim to keep the website available and functioning properly, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted access.

The website may be temporarily unavailable because of:

  • Maintenance
  • Hosting issues
  • Security incidents
  • Software updates
  • Technical failures
  • Events outside our reasonable control

We may modify, suspend, discontinue, or restrict any part of the website without prior notice.

17. Removal and Correction Requests

A contributor may request correction, anonymization, or removal of a submitted story by contacting us.

We will review each request, but removal is not automatically guaranteed, particularly where:

  • The content has already been widely shared
  • Retention is required for legal reasons
  • The request concerns content created or owned by another party
  • There is an overriding public-interest or safety concern
  • A separate written agreement applies

Copies may remain in search-engine caches, archives, screenshots, social media posts, or third-party services outside our control.

18. Termination and Restriction

We may block, restrict, or terminate access to the website where we reasonably believe a user has:

  • Violated these Terms
  • Submitted fraudulent or unlawful content
  • Harassed contributors or staff
  • Attempted to compromise website security
  • Repeatedly infringed intellectual-property rights
  • Misused website features

We may take such action without prior notice where reasonably necessary.

19. Disclaimer of Warranties

The website and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, we make no warranties regarding:

  • Accuracy
  • Reliability
  • Availability
  • Completeness
  • Security
  • Suitability for a particular purpose
  • Freedom from technical errors or harmful components

Nothing in these Terms excludes rights that cannot legally be excluded.

20. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Everyday Life Tales and its owners, editors, contributors, employees, or service providers will not be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive losses arising from:

  • Use of or inability to use the website
  • Reliance on published stories
  • User-submitted content
  • Third-party links
  • Loss of data
  • Unauthorized access
  • Website interruptions

This limitation does not apply where liability cannot legally be limited or excluded.

21. Indemnification

You agree to be responsible for claims, damages, losses, or reasonable legal expenses resulting from:

  • Content you submit
  • Your violation of these Terms
  • Your infringement of another person’s rights
  • Your unlawful or abusive use of the website

This section applies only to the extent permitted by applicable law.

22. Privacy

Your use of the website is also governed by our Privacy Policy.

Please review the Privacy Policy to understand how we collect, use, protect, and retain personal information.

23. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms and Conditions from time to time.

The updated Terms will be posted on this page with a revised Last Updated date.

Your continued use of the website after changes are published constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

24. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of:

[Insert country and, where applicable, province or state]

Any dispute relating to these Terms or the website will be handled by the courts or dispute-resolution bodies with lawful jurisdiction in:

[Insert city and country]

Cambodia has laws relating to electronic commerce and consumer protection, so the governing-law section should match the country where the website owner or business is legally based.

25. Severability

If any part of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in effect.

The invalid provision will be interpreted or modified only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable where legally permitted.

26. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any applicable Story Submission Terms, form the entire agreement between you and Everyday Life Tales concerning use of the website.

27. Contact Us

For questions, copyright complaints, correction requests, or legal concerns, please contact:

Everyday Life Tales
Website: https://everydaylifetales.com
Email: contact@everydaylifetales.com