Last updated: October 22, 2026
Welcome to Elegant Years. These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern your use of elegantyears.com (the “Site”). By accessing or using the Site you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy and Disclaimer. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.
1. About the Site
Elegant Years is an online fashion and style journal covering fashion, style guides, celebrity style, home decor and travel, with a newsletter and a contact form. Our content is provided for general information and inspiration.
2. Your use of the Site
You may browse and read the Site for your own personal, non-commercial use. You agree to use it lawfully and not to:
- copy, scrape, harvest or republish the Site’s content in bulk, or use automated tools to access it, without our written permission;
- attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Site, its servers or any connected systems, or interfere with its security or operation;
- submit spam, malware, unlawful, defamatory, harassing or misleading material through the contact form or newsletter sign-up;
- impersonate any person or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or organisation;
- click on advertisements artificially, or use bots, scripts or other methods to generate ad impressions or clicks.
3. Intellectual property
Unless otherwise stated, the text, design, logo, layout and other original material on the Site belong to Elegant Years or its licensors and are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. You may share a link to a story, and quote a short excerpt with clear credit and a link back to the original page. Any other copying, reproduction, distribution or commercial use requires our prior written permission. Brand names, trademarks and images of third parties remain the property of their respective owners.
4. Messages and submissions
When you send us a message, you confirm that the information you provide is accurate and that you have the right to share it. You allow us to use your message and details to read it, reply to you and manage the Site. We do not publish your messages without your permission.
5. Newsletter
By subscribing to The Elegant Years Letter, you agree to receive emails from us. You can unsubscribe at any time by replying to a newsletter email or contacting us through the Contact page.
6. Advertising and third-party content
The Site may display advertisements, including those served by third parties such as Google AdSense, and may link to external websites. We do not control or endorse third-party ads, products, services or websites, and we are not responsible for their content, availability or practices. Any dealings you have with advertisers or third-party sites are solely between you and them. See our Privacy Policy for how advertising cookies work.
7. Accuracy of content
We aim to publish thoughtful and accurate content, but we do not promise that everything on the Site is complete, current or error-free. Content may change or be removed at any time without notice. See our Disclaimer.
8. Availability of the Site
We try to keep the Site available, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free access. We may suspend, change or discontinue any part of the Site at any time.
9. Disclaimer of warranties
The Site and its content are provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement, to the fullest extent permitted by law.
10. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Elegant Years and its owners, contributors and partners will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, or any loss of profits, data or goodwill, arising from your use of, or inability to use, the Site or from your reliance on its content or any linked third-party site. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law.
11. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. The “Last updated” date shows the latest revision. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted means you accept the revised Terms.
12. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws that apply to the Site’s operator, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. If any part of these Terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining parts stay in effect.
13. Contact
If you have questions about these Terms, please use our Contact page.