1. Accepting these terms
By using this website, you agree to these terms and applicable law. If you do not agree, do not use the site. We may revise the terms as the website or legal requirements change. The version shown here applies from its stated effective date. Your continued use after an update means you accept the revised terms to the extent permitted by law.
2. Educational purpose and limits
The site provides general educational material about fossils, geological context, collections and field observation. It is not professional scientific, legal, conservation, safety or land-access advice. Content is supplied for information and may be incomplete, simplified or out of date. Geological interpretations and classifications can change as evidence and methods develop. We do not warrant that every statement is complete, current or suitable for a particular research decision.
Do not use an article, image or map description as authority to enter land, collect a fossil, handle a specimen, enter a quarry or approach a cliff. Access and collection laws differ by location and may change. Verify rules with the relevant landowner, site manager, conservation authority or public body. Use qualified supervision where a task or site requires it.
3. Acceptable use
You may browse the public pages for lawful personal, educational and research reference. You agree not to damage, overload, probe or disrupt the website; attempt unauthorized access; introduce malicious code; misuse contact details; or use the site in a way that violates another person’s rights or applicable law. Automated extraction, scraping or republication must respect copyright, database rights, privacy and reasonable technical limits.
You must not present this independent publisher as a museum, university, geological survey, public authority or scientific organization. Do not imply that the site endorses a fossil identification, collection activity, commercial product or location access arrangement.
4. Intellectual property
Unless a page says otherwise, website text, design, marks and original graphics are owned by or licensed to Strata Ledger Digital Ltd and protected by applicable intellectual-property laws. You may quote short portions for lawful commentary or teaching where permitted, with clear attribution and a link to the source. Do not reproduce substantial content, adapt the design, or use the brand commercially without prior written permission. Third-party images or materials, where present, remain subject to their own terms.
Contact us before reuse if the permitted scope is unclear. A link to this site does not transfer any rights in its content. Nothing in these terms removes rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.
5. External websites and resources
Links may lead to museums, public information or other external resources. They are provided for convenience and do not constitute endorsement or control. We do not guarantee external content, access arrangements, availability, security or privacy practices. You are responsible for reviewing the terms and notices that apply to a third-party service. A linked page may change or be removed without notice.
6. Contact form
The contact form runs in your browser and displays a prepared-message confirmation. It does not transmit data to a server. To send an enquiry, use the displayed email link in your mail application. Any email you choose to send is subject to your email provider’s service and privacy terms. Do not submit confidential, highly sensitive or emergency information through the website.
7. Liability
To the fullest extent allowed by law, the website and its content are provided “as is” and “as available.” We exclude implied warranties that may lawfully be excluded. We are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, loss of data, loss of opportunity, travel decisions, site-access decisions, specimen damage or personal injury arising from reliance on general educational material, except where liability cannot be limited by law. Nothing in these terms excludes liability for fraud, deliberate misconduct, death or personal injury caused by negligence, or any other liability that cannot legally be excluded.
You remain responsible for assessing risks, checking current rules, using reliable specialist sources and obtaining any required permission. No article substitutes for a site manager’s instructions or professional advice.
8. Suspension and termination
We may restrict access, remove material or suspend the website where needed for security, maintenance, legal compliance or misuse. We may terminate permission to use the site if you materially breach these terms. Provisions that by their nature should continue—including intellectual-property, liability, governing-law and dispute provisions—will continue after termination.
9. Governing law and disputes
These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales, except where mandatory consumer-protection rules in your place of residence require otherwise. The courts of England and Wales have jurisdiction, subject to any non-excludable right to bring proceedings elsewhere. Before starting formal proceedings, parties should attempt to resolve a dispute through written communication where practical. This does not remove a statutory right or deadline.
10. Contact and severability
Questions about these terms may be sent to [email protected] or Strata Ledger Digital Ltd, 71–75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom. If a provision is unenforceable, it will be adjusted only as far as necessary; the remaining provisions continue in effect.