Terms of Use

These terms apply to your use of the Haunted Places Near Me website and its discovery, community, submission and venue-claim features. By using the website, you agree to use it lawfully and considerately. The operator is based in the UK/EU.

Content you share

You keep ownership of text, photographs, evidence and other content you submit. You grant Haunted Places Near Me a limited, non-exclusive licence to serve, host, store, reproduce, format, moderate, display and promote that content as needed to provide, secure, explain and improve the service. This licence is not an unlimited right to commercially resell your content or transfer ownership of it. Content that you make public may be copied by visitors or search engines.

Upload or submit content only when you own it or have permission to use it, and only when sharing it is lawful. Do not include another person's private or sensitive personal information, precise personal location, or anything you are not authorised to disclose. You are responsible for the permissions and accuracy of what you submit.

Acceptable use

Do not use the service to:

• abuse, harass, threaten, impersonate or target another person;
• send spam, commit fraud, probe accounts or evade safeguards;
• infringe copyright, trade marks, privacy or other rights; or
• upload unlawful, dangerous, malicious or deliberately misleading material.

Do not use information from the service to trespass, enter a place without permission, or put yourself or anyone else in danger. A listing, map, story or community report does not grant entry rights, permission or authorisation. Check the owner or venue's current rules, local law and access arrangements. Do not rely on the service for emergencies or urgent safety decisions; contact the appropriate emergency services.

Stories, reports and moderation

Folklore, paranormal stories, visitor reports and community claims are not verified facts merely because they appear on the website. We may review, label, decline, remove, restrict or edit content for formatting, privacy, safety, legal or moderation reasons. We may also restrict an account or feature where necessary to protect the service or other people.

If you think a moderation decision is wrong, request a human review by emailing hello@hauntedplacesnearme.com. Include the relevant link and a short explanation.

Venue claims and packages

A person submitting a venue claim must represent that they have authority to act for the venue or organisation they identify. A review of a claim does not guarantee approval, verification, payment, publication, a package, an upgrade or any particular result. There is no charge merely for submitting a claim for intake. Any package, price, payment term or other commercial arrangement is agreed separately before it applies.

Using the service

We work to keep the website useful, but places, access rules, availability, maps and stories can change. Features may be changed, paused or removed. You remain responsible for checking current information and making safe, lawful decisions. Nothing in these terms removes rights you have under applicable consumer law.

Liability and mandatory rights

The website is provided with reasonable care and skill. To the extent permitted by law, we are not responsible for losses that were not reasonably foreseeable when you entered into these terms, or for losses arising from business use, such as lost profit, revenue or opportunity. Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability or consumer right that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

Contact and changes

Questions about these terms can be sent to hello@hauntedplacesnearme.com. We may update these terms as the service changes and will update the date above. Mandatory rights that apply to you continue to apply.