Terms of Use & Contribution

The People's Timeline is an independent, community-generated digital archive documenting Black British life through personal memories.

The archive is operated in the UK by Olivia Hylton, founder of Black in Time, and aims to help people share, discover and preserve experiences across time and place.

By contributing a memory, you agree to these Terms of Use & Contribution.

The People's Timeline is open for everyone to explore. However, you must be at least 18 years old to contribute a memory.

We do not knowingly accept submissions from anyone under 18. If we discover that a contribution was submitted by someone under 18, we may remove it and take appropriate steps to delete the associated personal information.

We welcome personal recollections, family stories and everyday experiences connected to Black British life.

When contributing, please share memories honestly and in good faith. If you're sharing someone else's experience, make that clear and respect their privacy.

You must have the necessary rights or permission to share any material you submit.

Please avoid including sensitive personal information about other people without their permission.

Your memories belong to you.

You retain any copyright you hold in the original material you contribute.

By submitting a memory, you grant The People's Timeline a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to store, reproduce, publish and display your contribution as part of the public digital archive.

This permission allows us to make your memory available through the timeline, map and related archive features.

It does not transfer ownership of your work to us or give us unrestricted permission to use it for unrelated purposes.

Every memory is reviewed before appearing in the public archive.

We may decline or remove contributions that breach our Community Guidelines, infringe someone's rights or raise privacy or safety concerns.

Community memories reflect individual experiences and perspectives. They are not necessarily independently verified historical accounts.

Different people may remember the same events or places differently, and we welcome those perspectives.

You can choose how your contribution is credited, including publishing anonymously, under your name or initials, or in memory of someone.

Once published, your memory and chosen attribution will be publicly accessible.

Please remember that information published online may be copied or shared by others beyond our control.

We understand that memories are personal and that you may wish to make changes to something you've shared.

You can contact us to request a correction or removal, or to raise concerns about a published contribution.

We'll review your request and explain the next steps. We may ask for information to help identify the memory and confirm your connection to it.

You can also use our Delete My Memory form.

The People's Timeline is intended for personal discovery, learning, research and community engagement.

Please respect contributors' rights. Publishing a memory in the archive does not mean that others are free to reproduce or republish it without permission or another lawful basis.

We may update the website, its features or these terms as the project develops.

While we aim to preserve contributions for the long term, we cannot guarantee that the website or any individual contribution will remain available indefinitely.

For questions about these terms, concerns about a contribution or requests for correction or removal, please contact:

blackintimepod@gmail.com

See also Privacy Policy and Community Guidelines.