1. Introduction
 

Welcome to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe (“the Site”).

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These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the Site, including any content, features, submissions, interactive elements, and services provided through it.

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By accessing or using the Site, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not use the Site.

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2. About the Site

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The Site is a fictional, entertainment and informational project inspired by science fiction themes and humour. All articles, traveller entries, locations, technologies, species, warnings, panic levels, and related materials are fictional unless explicitly stated otherwise.

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Nothing on the Site should be interpreted as factual scientific, medical, legal, engineering, interstellar navigation, or survival advice.

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If you enter a wormhole based on information found here, that decision remains entirely your own.

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3. Eligibility

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You must be at least 13 years old to use the Site.

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By using the Site, you confirm that:

• You are legally permitted to access online services in your jurisdiction.

• You will comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

• You will not use the Site for unlawful, abusive, or harmful purposes.

 

4. Acceptable Use

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You agree not to:

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• Upload, submit, post, transmit, or share any unlawful material.

• Upload or distribute pornographic, sexually explicit, obscene, or exploitative content.

• Use profanity, hate speech, discriminatory language, or abusive content.

• Harass, threaten, impersonate, or intimidate others.

• Upload malware, malicious code, viruses, bots, or disruptive technologies.

• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Site, servers, databases, or connected systems.

• Use automated scraping tools, crawlers, or bots without prior written permission.

• Upload material that infringes copyright, trademarks, privacy rights, or intellectual property rights.

• Distribute spam, scams, fraudulent content, or misleading information.

• Post content intended to damage, disrupt, overload, or impair the Site.

• Circumvent moderation, security, or content filtering systems.

 

The Site reserves the right to remove content, restrict access, suspend accounts, or permanently ban users at its sole discretion.

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5. User-Generated Content

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Where the Site allows users to submit entries, comments, images, text, or other content (“User Content”):

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You retain ownership of your User Content, but by submitting it you grant the Site a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to:

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• Display

• Reproduce

• Modify

• Publish

• Store

• Distribute

 

that content in connection with operation of the Site.

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You confirm that:

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• You own the content you submit or have permission to use it.

• Your content does not violate any law or third-party rights.

• Your content complies with these Terms.

 

The Site is not obligated to publish or retain any submitted material.

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6. Content Moderation

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The Site reserves the right, but not the obligation, to monitor, review, edit, remove, restrict, or moderate any content submitted to the Site.

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Content may be removed without notice if it is considered:

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• Offensive

• Defamatory

• Pornographic

• Excessively profane

• Violent

• Hateful

• Misleading

• Spam-related

• Legally questionable

• Contrary to the tone or purpose of the Site

 

Repeated violations may result in permanent restriction from the Site.

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7. Intellectual Property

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Unless otherwise stated, all Site content — including but not limited to:

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• Text

• Branding

• Logos

• Graphics

• Interface designs

• Fictional concepts

• Images

• Custom code

• Audio

• Lore

• Humour

• Databases

 

is owned by or licensed to the Site operator and protected under applicable intellectual property laws.

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You may not reproduce, republish, commercially exploit, distribute, or modify Site materials without prior written permission.

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Reasonable sharing for personal, non-commercial purposes is permitted provided proper attribution is maintained.

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8. External Links

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The Site may contain links to third-party websites or services.

The Site does not control or endorse third-party content and accepts no responsibility for:

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• External website availability

• Accuracy of third-party information

• Security of external platforms

• Third-party policies or practices

 

Accessing third-party services is at your own risk.

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9. Availability and Accuracy

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The Site is provided on an “as available” and “as is” basis.

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The Site makes no guarantees regarding:

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• Availability

• Reliability

• Accuracy

• Completeness

• Security

• Performance

• Continuous operation

 

Content may be changed, removed, updated, corrupted by cosmic anomalies, or disappear entirely without notice.

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10. Limitation of Liability

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To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Site and its operators shall not be liable for any:

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• Direct losses

• Indirect losses

• Data loss

• Business interruption

• Reputational damage

• Device damage

• Security breaches

• Fictional existential crises

• Galactic incidents

• Misuse of information

• Reliance on fictional content

 

arising from use of, or inability to use, the Site.

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Use of the Site is entirely at your own risk.

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11. Privacy

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Any personal data collected through the Site shall be handled in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 where applicable.

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Users should avoid submitting sensitive personal information through public areas of the Site.

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12. Termination

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The Site reserves the right to suspend or terminate access without notice where a user:

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• Breaches these Terms

• Attempts to compromise Site security

• Engages in abusive conduct

• Uploads prohibited content

• Damages the integrity or reputation of the Site

 

Termination may occur without prior warning or explanation.

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13. Changes to These Terms

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These Terms may be updated or modified at any time.

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Continued use of the Site following changes constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

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Users are encouraged to review these Terms periodically.

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14. Governing Law

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These Terms shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.

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Any disputes arising in connection with the Site shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

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15. Contact

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For questions regarding these Terms, please contact:

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Site Administration
https://www.hitchhikersguidetotheuniverse.com/

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16. Final Notice

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The universe is large, confusing, and statistically unreasonable.

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This Site merely reflects that reality.