Terms of Use

Last updated: 1 June 2026

These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of lejourdain.net ("the Site"), operated by Le Jourdain UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Julius-Brecht-Straße 22, 24148 Kiel, Germany ("we", "us", "our"). By using the Site you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.

1. Editorial content

The content published on this Site is for informational and educational purposes. It documents folklore traditions and oral history from the Baltic coastal region. We make reasonable efforts to ensure accuracy and to cite our sources. However, folklore documentation involves material that is inherently oral, regional, and variable. We do not guarantee that any particular account reflects a universally held tradition, and nothing on this Site should be treated as definitive historical record.

We do not make claims about the factual truth or falsity of the folklore traditions we document. We document what was and is believed and said, not what we claim to be objectively true.

2. Intellectual property

All original editorial content on this Site — articles, analysis, and presentation — is copyright Le Jourdain UG (haftungsbeschränkt) unless otherwise noted. Quoted archival material remains under the terms of the original sources. Images are licensed from third-party stock providers under their respective licenses.

You may quote short passages from our articles for non-commercial purposes provided you attribute the source and link to the original URL. You may not reproduce entire articles, repost them to other platforms, or use them in commercial contexts without our written permission.

3. User-submitted material

If you submit material to us via the contact form — oral accounts, corrections, archive leads — you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to use, adapt, and publish that material in connection with the Site's editorial work. We will not identify you by name without your permission. We will not use submitted material for commercial purposes unrelated to the Site.

4. Limitation of liability

The Site is provided "as is." We make no warranties, express or implied, about the accuracy, completeness, or suitability of the content for any particular purpose. To the extent permitted by applicable law, we are not liable for any loss or damage arising from your use of the Site or reliance on its content.

5. External links

The Site may link to external websites. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content or practices. A link does not imply endorsement.

6. Changes to these terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The date at the top of this page shows when they were last revised. Continued use of the Site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

7. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of Germany. Any disputes arising from them shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of Kiel, Germany, unless mandatory consumer protection law in your country provides otherwise.

8. Contact

Questions about these Terms: [email protected]