Terms and Conditions

Terms for using the Ugly Animals website and its editorial content.

These terms govern access to the Ugly Animals website, including the homepage encyclopedia, animal profiles, citations, images, support pages, and contact methods. By using the site, visitors agree to use it lawfully and respectfully.

Content purpose

Ugly Animals is an editorial wildlife reference resource. Content is provided for general informational purposes and is not intended as personalized legal, veterinary, scientific, conservation-management, or professional advice.

Intellectual property

Unless otherwise stated, the original site text, layout, branding, and presentation belong to Ugly Animals. Visitors may browse, quote short excerpts with attribution, and link to the site. They may not republish substantial portions of the site as their own, mirror the site, or reuse the branding in a misleading way.

Acceptable use

Users must not interfere with site operation, misuse the contact email, scrape the site in a harmful or abusive way, introduce malicious code, frame the site deceptively, or use the website for unlawful activity.

Sources, references, and third-party links

The site includes external links for citations, research context, and general reference. Those links are provided for reader convenience. Ugly Animals is not responsible for the content, policies, uptime, or accuracy of external websites.

No accounts, purchases, or user submissions

The site does not currently offer visitor accounts, paid subscriptions, downloadable member areas, or public user-submitted profile tools. Contact is handled by email only.

No warranty

The site is provided on an as-is basis. Ugly Animals tries to keep the encyclopedia useful, cited, and well organized, but does not guarantee uninterrupted availability or that every statement will remain current forever without later review.

Changes to the site or terms

Ugly Animals may update content, features, and these terms over time. Continued use of the site after changes are published means the revised terms apply.