Terms
The Sharing Life terms and conditions
Last updated: 18th September 2025
Please read these Terms carefully. They form a legally binding agreement between you and The Sharing Life Ltd. By accessing or using our website, social channels, newsletters or any related services (the “Services”), you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Services.
1. Definitions
“Content” means the textual, visual or aural content that is encountered as part of your experience on Our Website. It may include, among other things: text, images, sounds, videos and animations.
“Intellectual Property” means intellectual property owned by us, of every sort, whether or not registered or registerable in any country, including patents, trade marks, unregistered marks, designs, copyrights, software, domain names, discoveries, creations and inventions, together with all rights derived from those rights.
“Our Website” means any website or service designed for electronic access by mobile or fixed devices which is owned or operated by us.
“Services” means the service provided from Our Website.
2. Who we are and how to contact us
The Sharing Life Ltd (Companies House 16746201, registered in England & Wales) of [Bourne Gate, 25 Bourne Valley Rd, Poole BH12 1DY, United Kingdom] (“The Sharing Life”, “we”, “us”, “our”) operates the Services, including thesharing.life and associated pages and accounts. For general queries email hello@thesharing.life. For privacy queries email dataprotection@thesharing.life.
3. Other terms that apply
These Terms incorporate our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. Additional terms may apply for specific features, events or promotions; where they do, those terms will be presented and form part of this agreement.
4. Changes to these Terms and the Services
We may update these Terms and/or the Services to reflect changes in law, best practice, or to add, remove or modify features. We will post the updated Terms with a new ‘Last updated’ date. If a change is material, we will take reasonable steps to notify you. If you continue using the Services after changes take effect, you agree to the updated Terms.
5. Eligibility and accounts
You must be at least 16 years old to create an account. The Services are not directed to children under 13. If you are 16–17, you must have permission from a parent or legal guardian to use interactive features (e.g., submitting stories or comments). You are responsible for keeping your login credentials confidential and for all activity on your account.
6. Acceptable use and community standards
You agree not to use the Services in any way that is unlawful, harmful, or infringes the rights of others. Without limitation, you must not post, upload, transmit or otherwise make available any content that:
- is illegal, defamatory, harassing, bullying, threatening, hateful, discriminatory or incites violence;
- contains personal data of others without their explicit consent, including doxxing or exposing private information;
- infringes intellectual property or other proprietary rights;
- is obscene or sexually explicit;
- contains spam, scams, or commercial solicitations not expressly authorised by us;
- contains malware, exploits, or attempts to gain unauthorised access to systems;
- impersonates any person or misrepresents your identity or affiliation;
- misuses reporting, moderation or complaint tools.
We may moderate, edit, refuse or remove content and/or suspend or terminate accounts where we reasonably believe these Terms have been breached.
7. Intellectual Property
You agree that at all times you will:
– not do anything which does or might reduce the value of our Intellectual Property or challenge our ownership of it.
– notify us of any suspected infringement of the Intellectual Property.
So far as concerns our work provided or made accessible by us to you, you will not:
• copy, or make any change to any part of its code;
• use it in any way not anticipated by this agreement;
• give access to it to any other person than you, the licensee in this agreement;
• in any way provide any information about it to any other person or generally.
You must not use the Intellectual Property except directly as intended by these Terms or in our interest. All content and materials we publish (excluding User Content) including text, graphics, logos, design, software and databases are owned by or licensed to The Sharing Life and are protected by intellectual property laws.
8. Your content and licence to us
You retain ownership of your User Content (stories, comments, images, audio, video or other materials). However, by submitting content, you grant The Sharing Life a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable and sub-licensable licence to host, store, use, reproduce, distribute, display, adapt and create derivative works from your User Content for the purposes of operating and improving the Services. Where lawful, you waive any moral rights you may have. You confirm you have the rights to submit the content and that our use will not infringe third-party rights.
9. No confidential submissions
Do not submit confidential information or requests for advice that should be handled by qualified professionals. We cannot guarantee that submissions will be reviewed, responded to or kept confidential. If you need professional or emergency help, use the resources in section 12.
10. Editorial discretion and moderation
We may curate, edit for length or clarity, fact-check, or choose not to publish User Content at our sole discretion. We may anonymise submissions and aggregate insights for publication alongside expert commentary.
11. Important notices – not professional advice or emergency service
The Services share personal experiences and general information only. They do not constitute medical, mental health, legal, financial or other professional advice. If you are facing an emergency or crisis, call your local emergency services (e.g., 999 in the UK) or contact appropriate crisis support immediately.
12. Third‑party links, partners and affiliates
Our Website contains links to third-party websites we do not control. We are not responsible for their content or practices. We may include affiliate links or sponsored content; where we do, this will be disclosed clearly. We are not a party to transactions with third parties.
13. Availability of Services
We do not guarantee that the Services, or any content on them, will always be available or uninterrupted. We may suspend, withdraw or restrict availability for business and operational reasons.
14. Disclaimers and limitation of liability
The Services and Our Website are provided “as is”. We make no representation or warranty that they will be useful, of satisfactory quality, fit for a particular purpose, or available without interruption or error. We claim no expert knowledge in any subject. We disclaim liability for reliance on any information obtained from the Services.
Our Website may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. It may contain links to other websites, over which we have no control. We accept no responsibility for third-party advertisements posted on Our Website or through the Services.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, all implied conditions, warranties and terms are excluded. We are not liable for any indirect, consequential or economic loss, including loss of turnover, profits, business or goodwill. Nothing in these Terms limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
This limitation applies to our directors, officers, employees, subcontractors, agents and affiliated companies, who may enforce this clause under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.
15. Your indemnity to us
You agree to indemnify and hold The Sharing Life, its officers, employees and partners harmless from any claims, liabilities, damages, losses and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of (a) your User Content; (b) your breach of these Terms; or (c) your violation of any law or third-party rights.
16. Suspension and termination
We may suspend or terminate your access to the Services if we reasonably believe you have breached these Terms, created risk or legal exposure for us or others, or where required by law. You may stop using the Services at any time and may request account deletion by contacting hello@thesharing.life.
17. Governing law and jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales. The courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction, except that if you are a consumer resident in Scotland or Northern Ireland, you may bring proceedings in your home jurisdiction.
18. General
Severability: If any provision of these Terms is found invalid, the remaining provisions remain in effect.
No waiver: Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of our rights.
Assignment: We may assign our rights and obligations; you may not assign without our prior written consent.
Force majeure: We are not responsible for failure to perform due to events beyond our control.
Annex A – Community Guidelines (Summary)
Our community is built on empathy, respect and safety. When you participate, you agree to:
• Be kind and constructive; challenge ideas, not people.
• Protect privacy; do not share others’ personal information.
• Share your own experience; avoid giving prescriptive medical/legal advice.
• No hate speech, harassment or discrimination.
• No spam, scams or commercial promotions unless explicitly allowed.
• Report concerns using the process in section 16.