Terms of service

About the service

The website is operated by Lantern Margin Editorial Ltd, 27 Quill Yard, Bracken Street, Ancoats, Manchester M4 6JG, United Kingdom. It provides independent editorial commentary about books and television adaptations. The site is not affiliated with the authors, publishers, broadcasters or production companies discussed.

Our articles are intended for general information and cultural analysis. They are not official production materials, academic editions or substitutes for reading or viewing the works discussed.

Permitted use

You may access the site for personal, educational and other lawful purposes. You may link to publicly available pages and quote limited extracts where permitted by law, provided that the source is identified and the quotation is not misleading.

You must not attempt to disrupt the service, bypass security controls, introduce malicious code, scrape the site in a way that imposes an unreasonable load, misrepresent site content, use the contact form for spam or impersonate another person. Automated access must respect reasonable technical restrictions and applicable law.

Intellectual property

Unless stated otherwise, the site’s original editorial text, layout, code and visual design are owned by or licensed to Lantern Margin Editorial Ltd and are protected by intellectual property law. These terms do not transfer ownership to you.

Names of books, television programmes, characters and related properties belong to their respective rights holders. Their use on this site is descriptive and editorial. No licence or endorsement is implied. You must obtain your own permission where your proposed reuse exceeds a legal exception or an express licence.

User messages

When you send a correction, suggestion or other message, you confirm that you are entitled to provide its contents and that it is lawful. You retain ownership of original material in your message. You grant us permission to use the information as reasonably necessary to assess the enquiry, correct an article and respond.

Do not submit confidential scripts, unpublished manuscripts, embargoed production information or sensitive personal data. We are not required to publish a suggestion, enter into correspondence or preserve unsolicited creative material.

Accuracy and availability

We aim to present careful editorial comparisons, but content may contain errors or become incomplete as availability, editions and distribution arrangements change. We do not guarantee that every page will always be accurate, complete or available. References to third-party works are provided for identification and discussion.

We may revise, withdraw or reorganise content without notice. We may also suspend the website for maintenance, security or operational reasons. External websites are controlled by their operators, and we are not responsible for their content, privacy practices or continued availability.

Liability

Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability where exclusion would be unlawful, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation. Subject to that qualification, the site is provided without warranties beyond those that cannot lawfully be excluded.

To the extent permitted by law, Lantern Margin Editorial Ltd is not liable for indirect or consequential loss arising from use of the site, inability to access it or reliance on general editorial content. If you use the site for business purposes, we are not liable for loss of profit, revenue, opportunity, goodwill or anticipated savings. Consumer rights that apply to you remain unaffected.

Suspension and termination

We may restrict access where we reasonably believe a user is attacking the service, abusing contact facilities, infringing rights or breaching these terms. Restrictions may be temporary or permanent depending on the conduct and the practical steps required to protect the site or others.

You may stop using the site at any time. Provisions concerning intellectual property, liability, disputes and any accrued rights continue where their nature requires survival.

Governing law and disputes

These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales. The courts of England and Wales have jurisdiction over disputes, except where mandatory consumer law allows you to bring proceedings in another part of the United Kingdom or in your country of residence.

Please raise a concern first by emailing [email protected]. We will try to understand the issue and seek a practical resolution. This informal process does not limit either party’s legal rights or prevent urgent court action where appropriate.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms to reflect changes to the site, legal requirements or operating practices. Revised terms apply from publication. If a provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue to apply.