The following terms apply, without exception, to everyone who visits HollowHill.com.  If you have any questions about our Terms of Service, please use the Contact link at the top of this page.

CONTENT

Everything — including articles, photos, and illustrations — at HollowHill.com is protected by copyright and may not be copied, displayed or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the owners of HollowHill.com.

The articles, podcasts, and opinions expressed at HollowHill.com are provided only to inform and entertain our readers.

Unless otherwise stated, all of our articles, podcasts, reports and views are based on personal opinions and anecdotes.  We encourage all readers to double-check our information and use critical thinking skills whenever dealing with paranormal discussions.

Trademarked names and images that appear in our articles, podcasts, publications and comments are assumed to be the property of their respective owners, not HollowHill.com

HollowHill.com, its owners and staff are not associated with the Ghost Hunters TV show or any other television program or movie, except as clearly identified on those features.

SAFETY

There may be physical, emotional or spiritual risks related to ghost hunting or any paranormal study.  By using this website, you accept full responsibility for how you apply the information at HollowHill.com.

Our recommendations are provided for entertainment purposes only.

Always use common sense, and check the locations, accessibility, and laws regarding haunted (or not haunted) locations.  Never meet strangers, particularly in isolated locations, without proper precautions.  Never trespass or ignore indications that a site is not open to visitors.  If the police approach you, answer their questions honestly and follow their instructions immediately.

USE BY MINORS

If you are under 18 years of age, you agree to use this website — and the information at it — only with the consent of a parent or guardian.  (Other websites and authors are better able to help teens, including Marley Gibson, author of The Other Side.)

PRIVACY POLICY

At the present time, HollowHill.com covers its website and hosting expenses through advertising. The following statement is required by the affiliate programs that enable us to keep Hollow Hill — and its more than 500 articles, plus our free ‘Introduction to Ghost Hunting’ course — online for over a million visitors, monthly.

We are grateful for the financial support of these affiliate programs, and do our best to honor the terms of their agreements with us, while maintaining the integrity of HollowHill.com.

If you require any more information or have any questions about our privacy policy, please feel free to contact us by email at fiona@hollowhill.com.

At www.hollowhill.com/, the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance to us. This privacy policy document outlines the types of personal information is received and collected by www.hollowhill.com/ and how it is used.

Log Files
Like many other Web sites, www.hollowhill.com/ makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol ( IP ) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider ( ISP ), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses, and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.

Cookies and Web Beacons
www.hollowhill.com/ does not use cookies.

DoubleClick DART Cookie
.:: Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on www.hollowhill.com/.
.:: Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to users based on their visit to www.hollowhill.com/ and other sites on the Internet.
.:: Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at the following URL – http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html

Some of our advertising partners may use cookies and web beacons on our site. Our advertising partners include ….
Google Adsense
Commission Junction
Amazon

These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to the advertisements and links that appear on www.hollowhill.com/ send directly to your browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies ( such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons ) may also be used by the third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and / or to personalize the advertising content that you see.

www.hollowhill.com/ has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. www.hollowhill.com/’s privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or web sites.

If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.

COMMENTS

Comments left at HollowHill.com articles are the opinions of those who post them, not HollowHill.com, its owners or staff.  We cannot accept legal responsibility for any comments left at our articles and podcasts.

When you post a comment at HollowHill.com, you assure us that you are not misrepresenting yourself, or posting in a manner that would mislead people to think you are someone other than yourself.  IP addresses, though not visible to the public, are recorded with all comments.

In most cases, we will not include active links to an outside source in any comment at HollowHill.com.

When you leave comments at HollowHill.com’s articles, you automatically agree that HollowHill.com and its owners have a license in all content posted in the site.  We may approve or delete comments according to their appropriateness to this website, and according to our personal judgment regarding potential liabilities connected with your comments.

Of course, you retain full copyright and accept full liability for what you write.  If you leave comments that result in legal suits, your contact information will be released to authorities upon receipt of a correctly delivered and documented court order to do so.

In case of slanderous, erroneous, inappropriate or inflammatory comments, HollowHill.com will not have a duty to modify or withdraw posts but we may do so if we choose.

We will never knowingly approve comments that could put anyone at risk, and the author of each comment is wholly responsible for dangerous, misleading or erroneous reports or advice.

You may delete your comments whenever you like, and your comments will never be copied by HollowHill.com owners or staff to any other webpage or publication.

EDITORIAL POLICY

We cannot accept articles, photos or announcements for publication at HollowHill.com.  Everything published at HollowHill.com is the work of our owners and staff members.  We can make no exceptions.

In most cases, we are unable to reply to individual emails or to letters sent by postal mail.  However, our staff read all correspondence sent to us and use those questions and comments to plan future articles, books and podcasts.

Anything sent to us by postal mail cannot be returned under any circumstances.  Please do not send us photos, CDs, DVDs, articles, manuscripts or any other items for consideration.

QUESTIONS?

If you have any questions about our Terms of Service, please let us know at the Contact form linked at the top of every HollowHill.com page.