Welcome to Fossil Vault. By accessing or using our website located at https://fossilvault.xyz, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you disagree with any part of these terms, you must discontinue use of the website immediately.
1. Intellectual Property & Fair Use
Unless otherwise stated, Fossil Vault and/or its licensors own the intellectual property rights for all educational articles, original research compilations, text, diagrams, and digital media published on this site.
You may view, download, and print pages from Fossil Vault for your own personal, educational, or classroom use, subject to restrictions set in these terms:
- You must not republish full-length monographs from Fossil Vault without explicit written attribution and a canonical backlink.
- You must not sell, rent, or sub-license material from Fossil Vault.
- You must not reproduce, duplicate, or copy comprehensive databases or articles for commercial digital publications without prior authorization.
2. Acceptable Use Policy
You must not use this website in any way that causes, or may cause, damage to the website or impairment of the availability or accessibility of Fossil Vault; or in any way which is unlawful, illegal, fraudulent, or harmful, or in connection with any unlawful purpose or activity.
Automated data harvesting, scraping, or systematic query transmission without reasonable rate limits or explicit permission is strictly prohibited.
3. Limitation of Liability
In no event shall Fossil Vault, its editors, authors, or affiliates, be liable for anything arising out of or in any way connected with your use of this website. Fossil Vault shall not be held liable for any indirect, consequential, or special liability arising out of or in any way related to your use of this website or reliance on its published paleontological data.
4. External Hyperlinks
Our website may contain links to external third-party websites, academic repositories, or museum databases that are not provided or maintained by or in any way affiliated with Fossil Vault. Please note that Fossil Vault does not guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of any information on these external websites.
5. Modifications of Terms
Fossil Vault reserves the right to revise these terms of service at any time as it sees fit. By continuing to use this website, you are expected to review these terms on a regular basis.
Last updated: September 2026.