Terms of Service

1. About this project

An Oral History of Creative Dundee is a community cultural-heritage project that documents and shares the history of Dundee’s creative scene, including a historical timeline, a directory of people and organisations, cultural locations, and personal oral histories contributed by the public.

2. Using the website

You agree to use the website lawfully and respectfully. You must not use it to post unlawful, defamatory, harassing, hateful or infringing content, to impersonate others, to attempt to gain unauthorised access to our systems, or to disrupt the service for others.

3. Accounts

Some features require an account, which you can create with an email and password or by signing in with Google. You are responsible for keeping your login details secure and for activity that takes place under your account. Please let us know promptly if you believe your account has been misused.

4. Your contributions

When you submit a story, memory or other content (“Contributions”), you confirm that:

• the Contribution is your own, or you have the right to share it;
• it is truthful to the best of your knowledge and does not infringe anyone else’s rights;
• you are comfortable with it being used for the cultural and historical purposes of this project, according to the consent options you select.

5. Licence to use Contributions

You retain ownership of your Contribution. By submitting it and selecting a public-display consent option, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual licence to store, reproduce, publish and display your Contribution as part of this oral history archive and related non-commercial cultural or educational purposes. You may ask us to remove or anonymise your Contribution at any time.

6. Moderation

Contributions are reviewed before they appear publicly. We may edit for clarity, decline, or remove any Contribution that does not meet these Terms or the spirit of the project. We are not obliged to publish any particular Contribution.

7. Intellectual property

The historical study, directory and other original material presented on this website, along with its design and branding, are protected by intellectual property rights. You may view and share links to the content for personal, non-commercial purposes, but you must not reproduce it for commercial use without our permission.

8. Accuracy of content

The historical content and contributed stories are offered in good faith for cultural and educational purposes. Oral histories reflect personal recollections and perspectives, which may not always be historically precise. We do not warrant that all content is complete or error-free.

9. Third-party links and services

The website may use third-party services (such as Google sign-in) and may link to external sites. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of third parties.

10. Limitation of liability

The website is provided on an “as is” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any loss or damage arising from your use of the website. Nothing in these Terms limits any liability that cannot be limited under applicable law.

11. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the law of Scotland, and any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Scottish courts.

12. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. Continued use of the website means you accept the revised Terms.

13. Contact us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us through this website.