Last Updated: 25 September 2025
Welcome to climbing-history.org. We are a community-driven project dedicated to documenting the history of rock climbing. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of our website and services ("the Website"). By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms.
Browsing: Anyone is free to browse the content on this Website.
Contributing: To contribute or edit content, you must create an account. You are responsible for safeguarding your account information and for all activities that occur under your account.
Your Ownership and Responsibility: You are solely responsible for the text, images, links, and other information you contribute to the Website ("Content"). You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in the Content you submit.
License You Grant to Us: By submitting Content, you grant climbing-history.org a worldwide, non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, and irrevocable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, and display this Content for the sole purpose of operating, promoting, and improving the Website.
Your Warranty: You warrant that you have all the necessary rights, licenses, and permissions to grant us the above license and that your Content does not infringe on the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, or privacy rights.
You agree not to post or link to any Content that is:
To protect the community and ensure the integrity of the Website, we have a moderation process in place.
Process: Our moderation is primarily reactive. We will review Content that is reported to us by users. We reserve the right to review any Content at our discretion.
Actions We May Take: If we determine that Content or user conduct violates these Terms, we may take actions including, but not limited to:
We rely on our users to help us maintain a safe and respectful environment. If you see any content on the Website that you believe violates these Terms or is illegal, please let us know.
To report content you believe violates these terms or is illegal, scroll to the bottom of the relevant page and click the Report Content link.
If you believe your content was removed in error or that an action taken against your account was unfair, you have the right to complain.
Please send an email to complaints@climbing-history.org detailing your complaint. We will review your case and respond in a timely manner.
To ensure the stability and availability of the Website for all users, we reserve the right to block automated traffic, including but not limited to bots, scrapers, and crawlers that place an unreasonable load on our servers.
"As Is" Service: The Website is provided "as is" and "as available" without any warranties.
Content Accuracy: As a user-generated encyclopedia, we do not and cannot guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any Content on the Website. You use the information at your own risk.
climbing-history.org and its owner(s) will not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages arising from your use of the Website or its Content.
These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any disputes relating to these Terms will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
We may update these Terms from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new Terms on the Website. Your continued use of the Website after such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.