1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using the Thomas the Tank Engine Archive ("the Archive"), you agree to these Terms of Use and to applicable laws in your location. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.
2. Non-Affiliation and Ownership
The Archive is an independent fan project. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Mattel, HIT Entertainment, or any related company.
All characters, logos, trademarks, and media remain the property of their respective rights holders.
3. Permitted Use
You may use this site for personal, educational, and research-oriented viewing, including sharing links to public Archive pages.
You may not:
- Share or repost direct/raw source file links used by the player
- Use the Archive for commercial or monetized activity
- Mass-download, scrape, mirror, or redistribute content at scale
- Attempt to bypass technical protections or access controls
4. Audience Restrictions
Individuals acting in an official capacity for rights-enforcement entities related to Thomas & Friends should not access or use this site beyond what is legally required.
5. Preservation Purpose
This project exists to help preserve media history. We strongly encourage users to support official releases and to own legal copies where available.
6. Community Conduct
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7. Privacy and Data Handling
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8. Takedown and Rights Requests
If you are a rights holder (or authorized representative) and believe specific content should be removed, contact us with enough detail to identify the material. We review good-faith requests promptly.
9. Disclaimers and Liability
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10. Updates to These Terms
We may update these Terms at any time. The latest version is always available at /terms-of-use.html. Continued use of the Archive after updates means you accept the revised Terms.
11. Contact
For questions, concerns, or takedown requests, please contact the team through Discord or available community channels.