Terms of Use

Accepting these terms

By visiting Graveyard of Memories, lighting a candle, or sharing a memorial, you agree to these terms and to our Content Guidelines, which are part of them. If you do not agree, please do not use the site — we will understand.

Who may use this space

You must be at least 13 years old to create a memorial here. If you are younger and carrying a loss, we gently ask that you invite an adult you trust to share the memory on your behalf. Everyone, of any age, is welcome to read and remember.

Your memories belong to you

Everything you write here — memories, legacy messages, names, dates, and the photos you upload — remains yours. We claim no ownership of it, ever.

So that the site can do what you ask of it, publishing a memorial gives us a non-exclusive, worldwide license to store your content, display it at the visibility level you chose, and create share images from it. That license ends when you delete your memorial, apart from backup copies that fade out of our systems shortly afterwards.

In return, you promise that what you share is yours to share: that you wrote the words or have permission to post them, and that any photo you upload is one you have the right to use.

Acceptable use

This is a memorial ground, not a stage. Please respect the dead and the living. Do not use this site to spread hate, harass anyone, expose private information, publish fake memorials, or mock a person’s life or death. The full list of what is and is not allowed lives in our Content Guidelines.

Moderation

To protect the people who grieve here, we may hide or remove content that breaks the rules, place a memorial under review while we look into a report, and block visitors who repeatedly cause harm. We try to act with care, and to err on the side of the grieving — but the final decision about what remains on the site is ours.

Availability

We work to keep every memorial safe and reachable, and we treat that responsibility seriously. Even so, we cannot promise the site will exist forever, or that it will never be interrupted. Graveyard Memories is provided “as is”, without a warranty of permanent availability. Please keep your own copies of any words and photos that matter deeply to you.

Changes to these terms

If we change these terms in a meaningful way, we will update the date at the top of this page. Continuing to use the site after a change means you accept the updated terms.

Contact

If you have a question about these terms, or about a memorial that concerns you, you can report it to our moderators or write to us at hello@graveyardofmemories.com. We read every message.