Terms of Service

Bluebean Publishing Ltd (trading as Dorset Life)

Effective Date: July 2026

Welcome to the Dorset Life website (“the Website”), operated by Bluebean Publishing Ltd, trading as Dorset Life.

By accessing or using this Website, you agree to these Terms of Service. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use the Website.

1. About Us

Dorset Life is an independent digital publication owned and operated by Bluebean Publishing Ltd.

Throughout these Terms, “we”, “our” and “us” refer to Bluebean Publishing Ltd trading as Dorset Life.

2. Use of the Website

You may use this Website for your own personal, non-commercial use.

You agree not to:

  • use the Website for any unlawful purpose;
  • interfere with the operation or security of the Website;
  • introduce viruses or malicious software;
  • attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Website;
  • reproduce or redistribute content without permission;
  • use the Website in any way that could damage or impair its operation.

3. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, all articles, photographs, graphics, branding, logos, page layouts, design elements, videos and other content published on Dorset Life are owned by or licensed to Bluebean Publishing Ltd.

All copyright, trade marks and other intellectual property rights are reserved.

You may:

  • read and share links to our content;
  • print or download articles for your own personal use.

You may not:

  • copy articles for publication elsewhere;
  • republish substantial extracts;
  • remove copyright notices;
  • commercially exploit our content without written permission.

4. Artificial Intelligence and Automated Access

To protect the value of our journalism and original content, the following activities are prohibited without our prior written consent:

  • scraping or systematically extracting content;
  • automated downloading of articles;
  • use of bots, crawlers or similar automated systems (except recognised search engines acting in accordance with industry standards);
  • using any content from Dorset Life to train, fine-tune or improve artificial intelligence, machine learning or large language models;
  • reproducing our content within AI-generated services or datasets.

We reserve all rights in relation to AI training and automated data collection.

5. Editorial Content

While we make every reasonable effort to ensure our journalism is accurate at the time of publication, information may occasionally become outdated or contain inadvertent errors.

Nothing published on this Website constitutes professional legal, financial, medical or other specialist advice.

Readers should seek appropriate professional advice before acting upon any information.

6. Editorial Independence

Dorset Life is an independent publication.

Advertising, sponsorship or commercial relationships do not influence our editorial decisions.

The opinions expressed by contributors are their own unless otherwise stated.

7. User Submissions

Where readers submit photographs, letters, comments, event listings or other material, you confirm that:

  • you own the necessary rights to the material;
  • the material does not infringe the rights of others;
  • the material is accurate to the best of your knowledge.

By submitting material, you grant Bluebean Publishing Ltd a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to publish, edit and distribute that material across Dorset Life’s digital platforms unless otherwise agreed.

We reserve the right to edit, refuse or remove submissions.

8. External Links

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites.

These links are provided for convenience only.

Bluebean Publishing Ltd accepts no responsibility for the content, availability or privacy practices of external websites.

9. Website Availability

We aim to keep the Website available at all times but cannot guarantee uninterrupted access.

We may suspend or modify the Website without notice for maintenance, security or operational reasons.

10. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Bluebean Publishing Ltd shall not be liable for any indirect or consequential loss arising from the use of this Website.

Nothing in these Terms excludes liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud or any liability that cannot legally be excluded.

11. Privacy and Cookies

Your use of this Website is also governed by our:

  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy

These documents explain how we collect and process personal information.

12. Changes to these Terms

We may amend these Terms of Service from time to time.

The latest version will always be published on this page.

Your continued use of the Website constitutes acceptance of any revised Terms.

13. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales.

Any disputes arising from the use of this Website shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Contact

Bluebean Publishing Ltd
Trading as Dorset Life

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.dorsetlife.co.uk

If you have any questions regarding these Terms, please contact us using the details above.