— Terms of Service —
Terms of Service.
# Terms of Service
Last updated: October 2025
By accessing or using The Chapbook website (www.popularusastory.com), you agree to these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.
Use of content
All content on The Chapbook — including narratives, photographs, illustrations, and design elements — is copyrighted material. © 2025 The Chapbook. All rights reserved.
You may: - Read and view content for personal, non-commercial use - Share links to our pages on social media - Quote brief excerpts (under 150 words) with attribution and a link back to the original page
You may not: - Reproduce full articles on other websites - Republish our content in print or digital form without written permission - Use our content to train AI models - Scrape, copy, or mirror substantial portions of the site - Remove or alter our copyright notices, bylines, or branding
Permissions
For republication, syndication, or other permitted uses beyond the personal-use scope above, please contact us at the email address on our Contact page.
User-submitted content
If you submit a story tip, correction, or other correspondence, you grant The Chapbook a non-exclusive right to use the submitted information for editorial purposes. We do not pay for unsolicited submissions. We do not return submitted materials.
Disclaimers
The Chapbook provides content “as is” for informational and storytelling purposes. We are not legal, medical, financial, or professional advisors. Nothing on this site constitutes legal, medical, or financial advice.
While we make reasonable efforts to verify factual accuracy, we make no warranty of completeness or absolute correctness. Readers should not rely on Chapbook content as authoritative for legal or other consequential decisions.
External links
Our pages may contain links to third-party websites (government agencies, news organizations, archives). We do not control these external sites and are not responsible for their content or privacy practices.
Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, The Chapbook is not liable for any damages — direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential — arising from your use of this website.
Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, United States, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
Changes
We may update these Terms from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top reflects the most recent revision.
Contact
Terms inquiries: editor@popularusastory.com, with Terms in the subject line.