Terms of Service — Original Lore

Effective date: 20 July 2026 Last updated: 20 July 2026

These Terms of Service ("Terms") are a legal agreement between you and Diogo Dias Grilo (an individual; a company is being established), trading as "Original Lore", operating from the United Arab Emirates at Mag 214 Tower, Apartment 2304, Cluster R, Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates ("Original Lore", "we", "us", "our"). They govern your access to and use of the website at originallore.com and the nostalgia-reel service made available on it (together, the "Service").

Please read these Terms carefully. By accessing or using the Service you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

A note on how to read this document: nothing in these Terms removes or limits any right you have that cannot be removed or limited by law — including your mandatory rights as a consumer under the laws of your country, state, or province (for example, in Québec, the Consumer Protection Act; and applicable consumer-protection and "unfair or deceptive acts or practices" laws in US states). Where any term of this agreement conflicts with a mandatory consumer right, that mandatory right prevails and the rest of these Terms continue to apply.

1. Who we are and acceptance of these Terms

The Service is operated by Diogo Dias Grilo, an individual based in the United Arab Emirates, trading as "Original Lore" (a company is being established, but does not yet exist). You can contact us at any time at hello@originallore.com.

By using the Service you confirm that you have read and accepted these Terms and our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. If you are using the Service on behalf of another person, you confirm you are authorised to accept these Terms on their behalf.

These Terms apply to the current, free version of the Service made available in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The Service is not offered to, or directed at, users in the European Union or the European Economic Area. These Terms do not describe any paid product, and no paid product is offered through the Service.

2. Eligibility

The Service is intended for a general audience but is not directed to children. You must be at least 16 years old to use the Service. The Service presents an age check before use; by continuing past it, you confirm that you meet this age requirement.

If you tell us you are under 16, the Service will not be made available to you. If we learn that someone under 16 has used the Service, we will handle any related personal data as described in our Privacy Policy.

3. The Service — what it is (and is not)

Original Lore is a free, browser-based experience. You enter a small number of inputs — your birth year, the country (and optionally the city) where you grew up, and optional display preferences ("lenses"/modes) — and the Service assembles a short, personal nostalgia reel about your teenage years, combining the era's music, film and television references, and place-and-era imagery.

Key characteristics of the Service, so there is no ambiguity:

It is completely free. There is no charge, subscription, purchase, upgrade, paid tier, gift purchase, or physical product of any kind. We will never ask you for payment or payment-card details to use the Service, and the Service contains no checkout, billing, or payment functionality.
No account is required. You do not create an account, and you do not need to provide a name, email address, or password to use the Service.
It is an entertainment and remembrance experience. The reel is generated from your inputs and from era reference data. It is offered for your personal, non-commercial enjoyment.
It is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, as further described in Section 9.

We may change, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time, as described in Section 11.

4. Acceptable use

You agree to use the Service only for lawful, personal, non-commercial purposes, and you agree that you will not:

use the Service in any way that breaks any applicable law or regulation, or infringes anyone's rights;
scrape, crawl, harvest, data-mine, or use bots, scripts, or automated means to access, extract, or index the Service, its underlying data, or the third-party media it displays;
copy, reproduce, republish, redistribute, sell, rent, sub-licence, or otherwise commercially exploit the Service or its content, except as expressly permitted (for example, sharing a reel you generated for your own personal, non-commercial use);
reverse-engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code, structure, or underlying ideas of the Service, except to the limited extent this restriction is prohibited by applicable law;
probe, scan, overload, disrupt, or attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Service, our servers, or any connected systems or networks, or interfere with any other user's use of the Service;
circumvent, disable, or interfere with the age check, consent controls, rate limits, or any security or access-control features of the Service;
remove, obscure, or alter any proprietary notices, credits, or attributions; or
use the Service to develop a competing product, or to build or train any dataset or model.

We may restrict or terminate your access if you breach this Section, as described in Section 11.

5. Intellectual property and third-party marks

5.1 Our content

The Service itself — including its original text, design, layout, wordmark and logo, user-interface elements, original graphics, code, and the way the reel is composed and presented — is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by intellectual-property laws. Except for the limited rights expressly granted in these Terms, we reserve all rights in and to the Service. We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and use the Service for your own personal, non-commercial enjoyment, in accordance with these Terms.

5.2 Third-party names, titles, artwork, and logos — nominative reference only

The reel references real-world cultural touchstones. Song titles, artist names, film and television titles, video-game titles, and similar factual references are used to accurately identify the works of your era. Associated posters, cover art, still images, cast photographs, brand logos, and streaming-provider logos are the trademarks and/or copyrighted works of their respective owners.

These names, titles, marks, and images are displayed for the sole purpose of identification and nominative reference — to tell you, factually, what was popular where and when you grew up. Their appearance:

does not imply any affiliation with, sponsorship by, endorsement by, or certification by any rights-holder, artist, studio, publisher, platform, or brand; and
does not transfer any ownership or licence in those marks or works to you or to us.

All such trademarks and copyrighted materials remain the property of their respective owners. If you are a rights-holder and believe content has been used improperly, contact us at hello@originallore.com and we will review it promptly.

5.3 Era imagery

The imagery shown in the Service is of mixed origin. Some era imagery is sourced from public-domain or openly-licensed materials (for example, Wikimedia Commons), and is credited to its source where the applicable licence requires; your use of that imagery through the Service is subject to the terms of the underlying licence. Other imagery is AI-generated to evoke the look and feel of a period and place (see Section 6), or consists of third-party posters and cover-art shown only for nominative identification (see Section 5.2). We do not claim that all era imagery is openly licensed.

5.4 The reel you generate

The reel is a personal assembly generated from your inputs and from the reference materials described above. You may view and share the reel for your own personal, non-commercial purposes. You do not acquire any rights in the underlying third-party titles, marks, or images, and you must not use them in any way that would breach Section 5.2 or the rights of their owners.

6. AI-generated content

Some era-evocative imagery shown in the Service is generated by artificial intelligence to evoke the look and feel of a period and place. AI-generated imagery is created algorithmically. It is illustrative and impressionistic, may be inaccurate, stylised, anachronistic, or imperfect, and does not depict real, specific people, places, or events. You should not treat AI-generated imagery as a factual or historical record.

7. Third-party services and data

To identify and illustrate the works of your era, the Service draws on data and media from third-party providers, including The Movie Database (TMDB), JustWatch (via TMDB), YouTube (Google), and Apple. The Service also relies on infrastructure and content providers including Google Cloud, Cloudflare, Pollinations, Wikimedia, and RAWG. Your use of features that rely on these providers is also subject to those providers' own terms and privacy policies. We do not control, and are not responsible for, the availability, accuracy, or content of third-party services, and third-party data and media remain the property of their respective providers.

As required by those providers:

This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Streaming availability data is provided by JustWatch.

Cover-art and 30-second audio previews are provided by Apple; their appearance is not an endorsement by Apple.

By using the in-browser video features, you also agree to the YouTube Terms of Service (https://www.youtube.com/t/terms), and Google's use of your data is governed by the Google Privacy Policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy).

Details of which providers are contacted by our servers on your behalf, and which media loads directly to your browser only after you accept optional media/cookies, are set out in our Privacy Policy. Where third-party media (such as YouTube embeds or Apple audio previews) loads in your browser, that provider may receive your device's IP address and set its own cookies under its own terms; this only happens after you have given consent through the Service's consent control.

8. No user uploads or user content

The current, free version of the Service does not allow you to upload photos, videos, audio, or files, and does not host user-created content or public profiles. Because you do not submit content to us for publication, no user-content licence is granted or required under these Terms.

The Service does let you optionally submit a short free-text note (for example, to tell us a detail is wrong) and a simple "how it felt" rating. If you send us such feedback, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to use it to operate, evaluate, and improve the Service. Please do not include personal or sensitive information in free-text notes. How we handle these submissions is described in our Privacy Policy.

9. Disclaimers — no warranty

To the fullest extent permitted by law, and subject to Section 10 and to your mandatory consumer rights:

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including any implied warranties of satisfactory quality, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
We do not warrant that any era, cultural, or "nostalgia" data is accurate, complete, or applies to your particular life or memories. The reel is a generalised, era-and-place reconstruction based on public reference data and your inputs; it is meant to evoke a feeling, not to be a factual record of your life. Charts, titles, dates, availability, and imagery may be incomplete, approximate, or wrong, and coverage varies by country and year.
We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that third-party data or media will remain available. Third-party providers may change or withdraw their data or services at any time.

Nothing in this Section limits any warranty or right that cannot be excluded under applicable law, including the statutory rights of consumers in Québec (Consumer Protection Act) and in US states.

10. Limitation of liability

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits our liability where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, and for any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law — including mandatory protections for consumers under the Québec Consumer Protection Act and applicable US state consumer-protection laws.

Subject to the paragraph above, and to the fullest extent permitted by law:

We provide the Service free of charge for your personal, non-commercial use. We are not liable for any business losses (including loss of profits, revenue, business, goodwill, or opportunity), and we are not liable for any loss or damage that was not reasonably foreseeable, or that arises from your use of the Service in a way we do not authorise.
We are not liable for the availability, accuracy, content, or conduct of any third-party service, provider, or website, or for any loss arising from third-party data or media.
To the extent our liability cannot be excluded but can be limited, our total liability to you arising out of or in connection with the Service and these Terms is limited to USD 100, or the minimum the applicable law allows, whichever protects you more.

Because the Service is free, some jurisdictions' consumer protections may apply differently than they would to a paid product; your mandatory local rights are unaffected by this Section.

11. Changes to the Service and to these Terms; suspension and termination

Changes to the Service. Because the Service is free and evolving, we may add, change, suspend, or discontinue features, data, or the Service as a whole at any time, without liability, subject to your mandatory consumer rights.

Changes to these Terms. We may update these Terms from time to time — for example, to reflect changes in the Service, in third-party requirements, or in the law. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date above and post the revised Terms at this page. If we make material changes, we will take reasonable steps to bring them to your attention. Your continued use of the Service after changes take effect means you accept the updated Terms; if you do not agree, please stop using the Service.

Suspension and termination. You may stop using the Service at any time. We may restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to the Service (in whole or in part) if you breach these Terms, misuse the Service, or where we reasonably need to protect the Service, other users, third parties, or comply with law. Because no account is required, terminating access does not involve deleting an account; how we handle any related data is described in our Privacy Policy. Sections that by their nature should survive termination — including Sections 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, and 13 — will survive.

12. Governing law and venue

These Terms and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or the Service (including non-contractual disputes) are governed by the laws of the United Arab Emirates, as applied in the Emirate of Dubai, and the courts of the Emirate of Dubai will have jurisdiction, except that:

if you are a consumer, you benefit from any mandatory consumer-protection provisions of the law of the country, state, or province where you live, and nothing in this Section deprives you of the protection of those mandatory rules or of your right to bring proceedings in your local courts where applicable law gives you that right;
US consumers retain the protections and remedies available under applicable US federal and state law, including state consumer-protection ("UDAP") statutes and applicable privacy laws (such as the California CCPA/CPRA); and
Québec consumers retain all rights and remedies under the Québec Consumer Protection Act and Law 25, including any right to bring proceedings in Québec, and other Canadian consumers retain their applicable local protections under PIPEDA and equivalent provincial law; and
UK consumers retain all mandatory rights and protections under the law of the United Kingdom — including the Consumer Rights Act 2015, their data-protection rights under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, and the right to bring proceedings in the UK courts where UK law gives them that right.

13. Privacy law that applies

We want to be honest about which privacy laws govern the Service:

As a controller based in the United Arab Emirates, we are subject to UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (the "PDPL"). The PDPL's executive regulations are still developing, and we will adjust our practices as they are finalised. Questions about UAE data protection can be directed to the UAE Data Office.
Because we offer the Service to users in the United Kingdom, our processing of UK users' personal data is subject to the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. UK users have the full set of UK GDPR rights and may complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). Our position on the Article 27 UK-representative requirement is explained in our Privacy Policy.
Although the Service is very likely below the business thresholds that trigger the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the CPRA, we voluntarily honour its core principles for our US users, and you may raise concerns with the California Attorney General.
For our Canadian users, we follow, as good practice, the rights and principles of Canada's PIPEDA and Québec's Law 25. You may contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, or, for Québec, the Commission d'accès à l'information (CAI).

Whatever your location, you can contact us to access, correct, or delete the limited personal data we hold about you. How we handle personal data — including what we collect and why — is set out in full in our Privacy Policy.

14. Contact

Questions, notices, rights-holder concerns, or requests about these Terms can be sent to:

Diogo Dias Grilo, trading as "Original Lore" Mag 214 Tower, Apartment 2304, Cluster R, Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates General and legal: hello@originallore.com Privacy and data requests: privacy@originallore.com

For questions about how we handle personal data, please see our Privacy Policy, which explains your privacy rights (including under the UAE PDPL, the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018, the California CCPA/CPRA, Canada's PIPEDA, and Québec's Law 25) and how to exercise them.

These Terms are provided for the free version of Original Lore offered in the US, Canada, and the UK. They contain no payment, subscription, gift, refund, or withdrawal terms because the Service is free and offers no purchases.

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