Terms of Service

Terms of Service – Your use of this website and all resources associated with the website are bound by these Terms Of Service statements.

Trademark and Copyright – The Cemetery Detective and Cemetery Detective are respective Trademarks. All photos, video, written & spoken word, original content, and renderings are copyright of The Cemetery Detective website and the curator of the website.

Mission – I love cemeteries. I relish the quiet solitude and introspection that come from wandering grounds of beautifully laid-out cemeteries. I enjoy reading gravestone inscriptions and thinking about the life histories of those buried there. Yes, it’s sad when we bury a loved-one but cemeteries shouldn’t be places of only sadness. They are places of remembrance and reflection, honor and respect. They are places where we can speak to those who have passed on…and allow them to speak to us.
For years, I hid my love of cemeteries thinking other people would think I was weird…but not anymore. With this website, I do my imperfect best to share my love of cemeteries with you.

Accuracy of Information – Researching cemeteries is often like detective work. Though I attempt to be as accurate as possible with the information I convey, my research sometimes uncovers contradicting sources. Descriptions, maps, directions, dates, and specific details given on this website and through any resources associated with this website might vary from reality and/or other researchers’ conclusions. Your use of any information garnered from this website and resources associated with this website is with this understanding. No warranties or guarantees of any kind explicit or implies are given as to the correctness of any of this information.

Email Policy:
I appreciate your emails. If you have interesting information about one of the cemeteries I visit, please send an email. I often receive email from families of people buried in these cemeteries. I read EVERY SINGLE EMAIL but can’t respond to all of them.

I HATE SPAM – The Cemetery Detective sends out occasional newsletters about interesting cemeteries but we will not spam your inbox.

Cookies – This website probably collects informational data in the form of cookies (or some other avenue) to help determine how popular the website is and where its visitors come from. All of that data goes into a log somewhere but I generally never even look at it.

External Websites – Sometimes this website will link you to an outside website. When you leave this website, you are under the control and bound by the new website’s TOS.

Affiliate Links: Some links associate with this site are affiliate links such as referrals to products on Amazon that I have tested and liked. This means, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a few pennies commission if you click through and make a purchase.

Jurisdiction – This website is governed by the laws of the state of Tennessee.

Fan Club Subscription: Subscriptions are for a 1 year membership to the Cemetery Detective Fan Club. Your subscription fee is GREATLY APPRECIATED. Money raised will be used to help me in my cemetery research and documentation efforts. Additionally, I normally perform 1 or 2 FREE cemetery cleanup jobs each year. Money raised through subscriptions helps me buy tools needed to perform these cemetery cleanup jobs. THANK YOU!
Your shipping information will be used to ship your Junior Cemetery Detective Fan Club kit. That’s all. I won’t share your information with third parties.

Change in TOS – The terms of service may change without notice (but they probably won’t to any significant degree).