Terms of Service

1. Acceptance

By accessing Shadow Self Media, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the site.

2. Ownership of content

All content published on Shadow Self Media — articles, essays, imagery credited to the author, site design, and underlying code — is the intellectual property of the site owner or the respective credited author, except where third-party sources are explicitly attributed. Excerpts for review, commentary, and teaching are permitted under fair use; a link back to the original article is appreciated.

3. User-provided content

The site does not currently accept user comments, submissions, or uploads. If commenting is enabled in the future, submitting content grants Shadow Self Media a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to display, moderate, and remove that content at our discretion. You retain ownership of what you write.

4. Prohibited uses

You agree not to:

• Scrape, mirror, or republish full articles without written permission.
• Attempt to access non-public endpoints or reverse engineer the site.
• Use the site to distribute malware, spam, or automated attacks.
• Impersonate the site owner or its authors.
• Use content in any way that violates applicable law.

5. Third-party content and links

Articles may cite, quote, or link to third-party sources. Inclusion of a link or quote does not imply endorsement and we are not responsible for the content of external sites.

6. Advertising and affiliate disclosure

The site may display advertisements and may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for details.

7. Disclaimer of warranties

Content is provided “as is” for informational and educational purposes. Nothing on the site constitutes professional, legal, medical, or financial advice. Opinions expressed are those of the individual author and do not represent any employer or affiliated organization.

8. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Shadow Self Media and its owner are not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of — or inability to use — the site. Total liability, if any, is limited to the amount you paid to access the site, which is typically zero.

9. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the country in which the Owner is domiciled at the time a dispute arises, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Any proceedings shall be brought before the competent courts of that jurisdiction.

Nothing in this clause limits any rights you have under the mandatory laws of your own country of residence.

10. Changes to these terms

We may update these Terms at any time. Material changes will be reflected in the “Last updated” date above. Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance.

11. Contact

Contact details for questions about these Terms will be published here soon. Until then, please check back for updated contact information.