Originally Published: August 1, 2024
Effective Date: May 6, 2026
Last Updated: May 6, 2026
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of teernight.live and any related services, content, applications, or pages we operate (collectively, the “Site”). By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms and by our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.
1. Eligibility
You must be at least 18 years old, or the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction, to use the Site without parental or guardian consent. The Site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. By using the Site, you represent that you are legally capable of entering into a binding agreement.
2. License to Use the Site
Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and use the Site for your personal, non-commercial use. We reserve all rights not expressly granted.
3. Intellectual Property
All content on the Site — including articles, text, graphics, logos, images, audio, video, layout, software, and the selection and arrangement thereof — is the property of teernight.live or its licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
3.1 Permitted Use
You may view, download, and print short excerpts of our content for personal, non-commercial use, provided you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices and provide attribution with a link to the original article.
3.2 Prohibited Use
Without our prior written permission, you may not:
- Reproduce, republish, redistribute, or syndicate substantial portions of our content.
- Use our content for commercial purposes, including in advertisements, paywalled platforms, or AI training datasets.
- Modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works of our content.
- Remove or obscure attribution, watermarks, or copyright notices.
- Frame, mirror, or scrape the Site using automated means in a manner that imposes an unreasonable burden on our infrastructure.
For licensing, syndication, or republication inquiries, contact support@teernight.live.
4. Acceptable Use
You agree not to:
- Violate any applicable law, regulation, or third-party right.
- Upload or transmit malware, viruses, or any code intended to damage, disable, or interfere with the Site.
- Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Site, its servers, or related systems.
- Interfere with the proper working of the Site, including by overloading, flooding, or denial-of-service attacks.
- Use the Site to harass, abuse, defame, threaten, or impersonate any person.
- Submit content that is unlawful, fraudulent, hateful, sexually explicit, or that infringes intellectual-property rights.
- Solicit clients or referrals for any law firm, treatment centre, or commercial service through comments or contact forms.
- Engage in any data-collection activity that violates our Privacy Policy.
- Use automated systems (bots, scrapers, crawlers, AI agents) in violation of our
robots.txt, ToS, or rate limits.
5. User Submissions and Comments
If you submit comments, feedback, suggestions, or other content (collectively, “Submissions”), you grant us a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, translate, distribute, and display such Submissions in any media for any purpose related to the Site or our business.
You represent and warrant that you own or have the right to submit any Submission and that it does not infringe the rights of any third party. We reserve the right (but have no obligation) to monitor, edit, refuse, or remove Submissions for any reason.
6. Third-Party Links and Services
The Site may contain links to or embeds of third-party websites and services that are not owned or controlled by us. We are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or terms of any third party. Your interactions with third parties (including law firms, hospitals, treatment centres, support organisations, and asbestos trust administrators) are solely between you and them.
7. Advertising and Sponsorship
The Site is supported by advertising, including Google AdSense and Google Ad Manager, and may include affiliate links and sponsored content. See our Advertising Disclosure for full details. The presence of an advertisement on the Site is not an endorsement of the advertised product, service, attorney, or law firm.
8. No Professional Advice
The Site provides general information about mesothelioma, asbestos exposure, and related medical and legal topics. It is not medical, legal, financial, insurance, or professional advice of any kind. Reliance on any information on the Site is solely at your own risk. Always consult a qualified, licensed professional for advice about your individual situation. See our Medical Disclaimer and General Disclaimer for additional terms specific to medical and legal content.
9. No Attorney-Client or Doctor-Patient Relationship
Reading the Site, contacting us, or submitting any information through the Site does not create an attorney-client relationship, a doctor-patient relationship, or any other professional or fiduciary relationship between you and the Site, its operators, or its writers. Information you submit is not subject to attorney-client privilege or HIPAA protections. Do not send confidential or time-sensitive information through the Site.
10. Disclaimer of Warranties
THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, SECURE, OR FREE OF MALICIOUS CODE.
11. Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE SITE, ITS OPERATORS, AFFILIATES, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, GOODWILL, USE, OR DATA, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE, THE SITE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SITE WILL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US$100). SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
12. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Site, its operators, affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or relating to (a) your use of the Site, (b) your violation of these Terms, (c) your Submissions, or (d) your violation of any law or third-party right.
13. Termination
We may suspend or terminate your access to the Site at any time, without notice, for any reason, including for violation of these Terms.
14. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
These Terms are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Site is established, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Site will be resolved in the competent courts of that jurisdiction, except that nothing in this section restricts your statutory rights as a consumer to bring proceedings in the courts of your country of residence.
15. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. The “Last Updated” date above reflects the most recent revision. Material changes will be communicated through a notice on the Site. Your continued use of the Site after the effective date of revised Terms constitutes acceptance of those changes.
16. Severability and Entire Agreement
If any provision of these Terms is held to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect. These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, and other policies referenced herein, constitute the entire agreement between you and the Site.
17. Contact
Questions about these Terms? Email support@teernight.live with the subject [Legal].