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Terms of Use

Effective date: July 20, 2026

Welcome to bell-family.org (the “site”), a website maintained to share the genealogy and history of the descendants of Frederic Dunn Bell and Alice Maude Gilbert Bell. By visiting or using this site, you agree to the terms below. If you do not agree with these terms, please discontinue use of the site.

1. Purpose of This Site

This site is a personal, non-commercial family history resource. It is maintained by family members for the purpose of documenting and sharing genealogical research, family stories, and related historical information. It is not operated as a commercial enterprise, and nothing on the site should be understood as a commercial offer of goods or services.

2. Use of the Site

  • Use the site in any way that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair it, or interfere with anyone else’s use of it;
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the site, its underlying systems, or any related accounts;
  • Use any automated system (such as a bot, scraper, or crawler) to access the site in a manner that sends more requests than a human could reasonably produce, or to systematically extract content without permission;
  • Use the site to transmit any unlawful, harassing, defamatory, or otherwise objectionable material; or
  • Misrepresent your identity or affiliation with the Bell or Gilbert family in connection with your use of the site.

3. Content and Intellectual Property

The text, photographs, family tree information, historical narratives, and other content on this site (“Content”) are provided for informational and genealogical reference purposes. Except where otherwise noted, Content is the property of bell-family.org or is used with permission of the relevant rights holder, and is protected by applicable copyright and other intellectual property laws.

You may view and share individual pages of this site (for example, by linking to them or by sharing brief excerpts for personal, non-commercial family-research purposes), provided that you credit bell-family.org as the source. You may not republish, redistribute, or incorporate substantial portions of the Content into another website, publication, or commercial product without prior written permission.

Some historical images and materials on this site may be in the public domain or reproduced under fair use for historical and genealogical purposes. If you believe any Content on this site infringes your rights, please contact us using the information below so we can look into it.

4. Third-Party Links

This site may contain links to third-party websites, including the site of our web developer, Downhill Media (downhillmedia.com). These links are provided for convenience only. We do not control, and are not responsible for, the content, accuracy, or privacy practices of any linked third-party site. Visiting a linked site is at your own risk and subject to that site’s own terms and privacy policy.

5. Accuracy of Genealogical Information

Genealogical research is an ongoing process, and historical records can be incomplete, ambiguous, or open to differing interpretation. We make reasonable efforts to keep the family history information on this site accurate and up to date, but we do not guarantee that every date, relationship, name, or historical detail is complete or free of error. If you notice an error or have additional information to contribute, we welcome you to contact us.

6. No Warranty

This site and its Content are provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of accuracy, completeness, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. We do not warrant that the site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, bell-family.org, its maintainers, and contributing family members will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, or any loss of data or content, arising out of or in connection with your use of, or inability to use, this site, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

8. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms of Use from time to time to reflect changes to the site or for other reasons. The “Effective date” above will indicate when these terms were last revised. Your continued use of the site after any changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

9. Governing Law

These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of the State of Vermont, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles, without prejudice to any mandatory consumer-protection rights you may have under the laws of your own place of residence.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about these Terms of Use, or would like to contribute corrections or additional family history information, you can reach us at:

Bell Family History
PO Box 39
Warren, VT 05674