Terms of Service - ELEVATOR 404 Archive

Effective Date: 2026-06-28 Last Updated: 2026-06-28

1. Acceptance of These Terms

By accessing or using this site (elevator404.com and elevator404.pages.dev), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, do not use the site.

2. Eligibility

This site is intended for users 18 years of age or older. If you are under 18, you must have verifiable parental or guardian consent to use the site. The operator does not knowingly collect data from minors.

3. Geographic Limitation

This site is operated primarily in English for an international audience, with en-US as the canonical language version. The site is operated from the United States and is subject to U.S. law. Where local law provides stronger protections, those protections are respected.

4. Nature of the Content

This site is a personal, non-commercial archival / artistic / ARG-style project. The content is:

• Experimental and fictional in nature
• Produced, in whole or in part, with assistance from generative AI systems (see AI Disclosure)
• Not intended as professional advice of any kind (medical, legal, financial, safety, or otherwise)
• Not a representation of real-world events, real persons, or verifiable news

Any emergency-like signals, breaking-news formatting, distress imagery, or real-location references are fictional and must not be treated as real emergencies.

5. AI Disclosure

Some content on this site is produced with the assistance of generative AI. See the AI Disclosure page for a full description of how AI is and is not used.

6. No Professional Advice

Nothing on this site constitutes professional advice. Do not rely on any content on this site for medical, legal, financial, safety, or any other consequential decisions.

7. Intellectual Property Rights

Unless otherwise noted:

• The site’s visual design, original prose, original video, original audio, page layout, taxonomy, and logo are owned by the operator.
• Embedded third-party content (videos, audio, images) remains the property of its original creator.

You may view and link to the content for personal, non-commercial purposes. You may not:

• Republish or redistribute the content commercially
• Claim authorship of the content
• Remove attribution or watermarks

8. User Conduct

When interacting with this site (via contact email or future interactive features), you agree not to:

• Attempt to disrupt the site or its hosting (DDoS, scraping at scale, intrusion attempts)
• Upload or transmit malicious code
• Impersonate any real person (including the operator or any third party)
• Submit content that infringes intellectual property rights
• Use the site to harass, threaten, or defame any real person

9. Copyright / Takedown Process

If you believe content on this site infringes your copyright, contact the operator at elevator404archive@proton.me with:

• Identification of the copyrighted work
• Identification of the allegedly infringing material on this site (URL)
• Your contact information

The operator responds to takedown requests within 24 hours of receipt and completes review within 7 business days.

10. Disclaimer of Warranties

This site is provided “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to:

• Merchantability
• Fitness for a particular purpose
• Non-infringement
• Accuracy or completeness of content
• Uninterrupted or error-free operation

11. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the operator is not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the site, including:

• Loss of data
• Loss of profit or opportunity
• Emotional distress related to fictional content
• Actions taken based on content presented on this site

12. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold the operator harmless from any claim or demand arising out of your breach of these Terms or your use of the site.

13. Amendment

The operator may amend these Terms at any time. Material changes will be reflected by updating the Last Updated date at the top of this page. Continued use of the site after a change constitutes acceptance.

14. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, United States of America, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. Any dispute arising from these Terms or use of the site shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction located in California.

15. Contact

For any question about these Terms:

Email: elevator404archive@proton.me Subject line suggestion: “Terms of Service Inquiry”