Last updated: October 14, 2026
Welcome to Littering in Movies (https://www.litteringinmovies.com). By accessing, browsing, submitting content to, or interacting with this website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. Please review them carefully before using our platform.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By using this website, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to adhere to these Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, please discontinue your use of the website immediately.
2. Purpose of the Platform
Littering in Movies is an independent, non-profit observational media archive and educational project. Our mission is to catalogue, analyse, and discuss casual waste habits, prop usage, and environmental representations in narrative cinema, television, and streaming media. All commentary and data are provided for educational, critical, and archival purposes.
3. Permitted and Lawful Use
You agree to use this website solely for lawful, non-commercial research, viewing, and contribution. You must not:
- Attempt unauthorized access to our server infrastructure, database tables, or administrative areas
- Use automated bots, scrapers, or crawlers to flood form endpoints or disrupt site availability
- Submit fraudulent, abusive, defamatory, or deliberately fabricated sighting entries
- Post spam, promotional links, or malicious code in public comment sections or submission forms
4. User-Generated Submissions and Comments
When you submit a sighting (via “Submit a Scene”), upload media captures, or post comments across the site:
- You grant Littering in Movies a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to edit, format, categorize, publish, and display the submitted scene details, timestamps, and commentary as part of our permanent archive
- You confirm that you possess the right to submit any information or screenshots you provide, and that your submission does not infringe upon third-party rights or breach applicable privacy laws
- We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to verify, reject, edit, or remove any sighting submission or comment without notice
5. Intellectual Property and Fair Use
The original written analysis, database taxonomy, site architecture, graphics, and branding are the property of Littering in Movies unless otherwise indicated.
Film titles, character names, studio trademarks, and still screengrabs featured across our database remain the property of their respective copyright holders. Their display and critique on this site constitute fair dealing / fair use under applicable copyright laws for the non-commercial purposes of criticism, review, scholarship, news reporting, and cultural commentary.
6. Voluntary Contributions and Donations
Any financial contributions made through our website are voluntary gifts given to support the hosting, maintenance, and ongoing research of the archive. Donations are processed externally and securely via Stripe. Unless explicitly mandated by applicable statutory consumer protection laws, voluntary donations to the project are non-refundable.
7. Third-Party Links and External Embeds
Our essays and sighting records may include links to external websites, streaming platforms, or embedded media players (such as YouTube or Vimeo). We do not own, control, or endorse third-party platforms and accept no liability for their availability, content, or privacy practices. Following external links is done at your own risk.
8. Disclaimer of Warranties
This website and all database content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. While we strive to verify film timecodes, release years, and prop classifications, we make no guarantees regarding the complete accuracy, completeness, or continuous uptime of the platform.
9. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Littering in Movies and its operators shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from your access to, use of, or inability to use this website or its database records.
10. Modifications to These Terms
We reserve the right to revise or update these Terms and Conditions at any time without prior notice. Any revisions take effect immediately upon being published on this page. Your continued use of the platform following updates constitutes your acceptance of the revised terms.
11. Governing Law
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United Kingdom, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any legal proceedings arising out of or related to these terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts.
12. Contact Information
If you have questions regarding these Terms and Conditions or wish to report a copyright concern or listing issue, please contact us through our website’s contact form.
