Last updated: June 7, 2026
Welcome to The Yesterday Times. These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the services, websites, and applications (the “Service”) provided by The Yesterday Times (“we,” “us,” or “our”). By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, you must not use the Service.
The Yesterday Times is a novelty, entertainment, and keepsake product. It uses automated editorial systems to compose fictionalized, newspaper-styled pages inspired by a date you choose. The generated pages are creative recreations, not factual news reporting, journalism, or a historical record, and must not be relied upon for any factual, professional, financial, medical, legal, or other purpose.
The Yesterday Times is an independent product. It is not a newspaper and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or connected to any real newspaper, publication, news organization, or media brand. All mastheads, publication names, mottos, datelines, prices, weather, and market tickers are fictional and generated for stylistic effect. Any resemblance to a real publication is coincidental.
You must be at least 18 years old to make purchases or hold an account. If you are a minor in your jurisdiction, you may use the Service only with the involvement and consent of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by these Terms. We do not knowingly provide the Service to, or collect data from, children in violation of applicable law.
To access certain features, you may need to register an account. You agree to:
You are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your account. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms.
You agree to use the Service only for lawful purposes. You shall not:
Some features (such as personalized or gift editions) let you supply text, names, dates, facts, occasions, and photographs (“User Content”), including information about other people such as a gift recipient. You are solely responsible for your User Content. By submitting it, you represent and warrant that:
You retain ownership of your User Content. You grant us a limited, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, process, reproduce, and print it solely to operate the Service and fulfill your requests (including via our editorial, image, and print-fulfillment providers). We may remove any content or refuse any order that we believe, in our sole discretion, violates these Terms or applicable law.
The Yesterday Times uses automated editorial systems to compose historical-style newspapers, layouts, and text based on user-selected dates and topics.
Generated archive content may contain factual inaccuracies, fabrications, anachronisms, or editorial errors, and may reference real events or people inaccurately. The Service and all generated content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, or non-infringement.
Except for public-domain facts, your User Content, and third-party photographs (which remain the property of their respective owners), all code, user interfaces, branding, layout templates, and designs of The Yesterday Times are the intellectual property of The Yesterday Times or its licensors. The legal status of copyright in fully automated text and imagery is unsettled in many jurisdictions, and we make no representation that you (or we) own any enforceable copyright in the automatically composed portions of a page.
Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access, download, share, and print the pages you generate for your personal, non-commercial use.
We offer paid services, including digital newspaper unlocks, recurring premium subscriptions, and custom physical print editions.
Payments are processed by our third-party merchant-of-record providers (Dodo Payments / Paddle), who act as the seller of record for the transaction and handle billing and applicable taxes. By initiating a transaction, you authorize the processor to charge your designated payment method, and you agree to the processor’s terms. Refunds are governed by our refund terms.
Physical print orders are custom-manufactured on-demand and shipped through our global fulfillment partner, Gelato. Delivery times are estimates and may vary based on shipping destination, customs clearance, or carrier delays. You are responsible for providing a correct and complete shipping address. We are not liable for packages lost or undelivered due to inaccurate shipping information provided by you.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless The Yesterday Times and our partners and service providers from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or related to: (a) your User Content; (b) your use of the Service; (c) your violation of these Terms or any law; or (d) your violation of any rights of a third party, including any claim that content you created or requested is defamatory or infringes a person’s intellectual property, privacy, or publicity rights.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, The Yesterday Times and our affiliates and partners shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, arising from:
To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total aggregate liability for any claim relating to the Service shall not exceed the greater of (i) the amount you paid us for the Service in the three (3) months preceding the event giving rise to the claim, or (ii) USD 50. Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason, including if you breach these Terms. Upon termination, your right to use the Service will cease immediately.
We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date above. Material changes will take effect when posted, and your continued use of the Service after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
These Terms are governed by the applicable laws and consumer protections that cannot be waived in your jurisdiction. We will attempt to resolve any dispute informally first through the contact details below.
If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.
Questions about these Terms? Contact The Yesterday Times at: