These terms govern your use of EveryStone, the website and the apps for iOS and Android (together, the "Service"). By visiting the site, installing an app, creating an account, contributing photos or records, or paying for memorial-care services, you agree to the terms below. If you do not agree, please don't use the Service.
1. What EveryStone is
EveryStone is an archive of cemetery records, headstone photos and grave locations, plus optional paid services such as memorial cleaning. You can use it on the website or in the iOS and Android apps. The archive brings together photos and records from volunteers, from our own team, and from public and open sources such as OpenStreetMap. AI helps us check new photos and read the inscriptions on headstones.
2. Accounts
You can browse the archive without an account. To contribute, view full-size photos or exact GPS coordinates, save memorials or place orders, you need to register. Each account can open the exact locations of up to 20 graves and up to 20 full-size photos a day (the count resets at midnight UTC); graves you added and photos you uploaded don't count towards either limit. One account works on the website and in the apps. You're responsible for keeping your password confidential and for all activity on your account. Tell us promptly if you suspect unauthorised access.
3. Contributor content
When you upload a photo, you confirm you have the right to share it and you grant EveryStone a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to host, display and redistribute it as part of the public archive. You retain ownership of your contributions; this licence simply lets us run the archive.
When you upload a photo from an app, we store the GPS position where you took it, because that is how a headstone gets placed in its cemetery. The apps ask for camera and location access for this purpose only; you can turn either off in your phone's settings and still browse the archive.
Don't upload material that's defamatory, infringes copyright or privacy, or shows graves in a way the family would reasonably object to. We may remove anything that doesn't fit, at our discretion.
4. Memorial care services
Paid services (cleaning, decoration, annual care) are described on the Memorial Care page of the website and in the apps. Pricing is shown before checkout, wherever you order. Payment is processed by Stripe. We confirm coverage of your cemetery before charging; if we can't service the location, we refund in full.
Annual subscriptions can be cancelled at any time. We refund pro rata for visits not yet performed.
5. How EveryStone is funded
EveryStone has no investors. Memorial-care services, advertising and affiliate programs pay for it. Some links to partner sites, such as MyHeritage and Ancestry, may be affiliate links. If you buy something after following one, the partner may pay us a commission, at no extra cost to you.
We may introduce a paid membership later. Searching the archive will stay free, and we will publish the price and terms of any membership before we charge anyone for it.
6. The mobile apps
We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to install and use the EveryStone apps on devices you own or control, for as long as you keep to these terms. You download the apps from Apple's App Store or Google Play, and that store's own terms apply to the download as well. These terms are between you and EveryStone, not Apple or Google: we alone are responsible for the apps, their content, support and any claims about them, and Apple and Google have no duty to maintain or support them. Apple and its subsidiaries can enforce these terms against you as third-party beneficiaries for the iOS app.
Some features need an internet connection; photos you take offline upload when your phone reconnects, and your mobile operator's data charges apply. We release updates through the app stores, and an older version may stop working once we change the Service. Deleting an app doesn't delete your account or your contributions; to close your account, contact us.
7. Acceptable use
Don't scrape the Service in ways that interfere with other users, attempt to bypass authentication, copy, modify or reverse-engineer the apps, or use the archive to harass identifiable individuals or families. When you photograph graves, on your own or with an app, follow the cemetery's rules and opening hours and keep clear of funerals and mourners. The archive is intended to preserve memory, not to facilitate disrespect.
8. Removal requests
To fix a name, date or photo, use the Suggest edits button on the grave page. Family members can also request removal or correction of a memorial record at any time. Email contact@everystone.co with the cemetery name, the memorial, and your relation. We act on reasonable requests as quickly as we can.
9. Disclaimer
The archive is provided as is. We work hard to keep it accurate, but historical records contain errors and omissions, and so can AI readings of worn headstones. A Verified label means a human and AI both read the stone and their readings match the photo. Don't rely on EveryStone alone for legal, genealogical or commercial purposes — verify against primary sources where it matters.
10. Limitation of liability
To the extent permitted by law, EveryStone is not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the Service. Our total liability for any claim related to the Service is limited to what you paid us in the twelve months before the claim.
11. Changes
We may update these terms when the Service changes. Material updates are announced on the homepage, in the apps and by email to active customers. Continued use after a change means you accept the new terms.
12. Contact
Questions? Use the contact form or email contact@everystone.co.