Effective date: 02.16.20126
Welcome to Vintage Public Domain Cinema. By accessing or using this website, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use the website.
1. Purpose of the website
Vintage Public Domain Cinema is an editorial and informational website dedicated to classic films, especially titles believed to be in the public domain, and to related background information, curation, and links.
This website is intended to help visitors discover film history and related resources. It does not currently sell products or services directly through the website.
2. Informational nature of content
The content on this website is provided for general information, editorial presentation, and historical-interest purposes only. While great care is taken in selecting and describing films and related information, no guarantee is made that all information is complete, accurate, up to date, legally definitive, or suitable for any particular purpose.
3. Public domain and rights information
References on this website to films being in the public domain reflect editorial assessment based on available source information at the time of publication. Public domain status may vary depending on jurisdiction, source material, restoration history, additional creative elements, or later rights claims.
Nothing on this website constitutes a binding legal opinion regarding copyright status in every country.
Please also review the separate Public Domain & Copyright Policy.
4. External links
This website may include links to external websites such as YouTube or archive platforms. These links are provided for convenience and reference. I do not control and am not responsible for the content, policies, or availability of third-party websites.
5. Advertising
This website may display advertising, including Google AdSense. The presence of advertising does not mean that I endorse every advertiser, product, or service shown. Ad delivery may vary by region, device, consent choices, and availability.
6. Intellectual property
Unless otherwise stated, the original written texts, curated descriptions, original site structure, branding elements, and other original materials created for this website are protected by copyright and related laws.
You may not copy, reproduce, republish, distribute, modify, scrape, or commercially exploit original site content without prior permission, except where applicable law allows such use.
This restriction does not override any rights that may apply to genuine public domain materials themselves.
7. User conduct
You agree not to:
- use the website for unlawful purposes,
- interfere with website security or operation,
- submit false, abusive, infringing, defamatory, or spam content,
- attempt unauthorized access to systems or data,
- or copy or harvest website content in an abusive or automated manner beyond what is legally permitted.
8. Comments and submissions
If comments or public submissions are enabled, you remain responsible for the content you submit. By submitting content, you confirm that you have the right to do so and that your submission does not violate applicable law or third-party rights.
I reserve the right to moderate, edit, restrict, or remove submissions at my sole discretion, especially where necessary for legal, editorial, or security reasons.
9. No warranty
This website is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis to the extent permitted by law. No warranties or representations are made regarding uninterrupted availability, error-free operation, complete accuracy, or legal completeness of the content.
10. Limitation of liability
To the extent permitted by applicable law, liability for damages arising from the use of this website is excluded, except in cases of intent, gross negligence, injury to life, body, or health, or where liability is mandatory by law.
11. Changes to the website and terms
I may update, suspend, remove, or modify parts of the website or these Terms of Use at any time, especially for legal, editorial, technical, or business reasons. Continued use of the website after updated terms are published constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.
12. Governing law
To the extent legally permissible, these Terms of Use are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, excluding conflict-of-law rules.
13. Contact
For questions regarding these Terms of Use, please contact:
Benno Gabbey
Pietwien@gmail.com