Terms of Use for Balanced Years
The terms and conditions that apply when you access, browse or otherwise use Balanced Years.
Last updated: 10 September 2026
1. Acceptance of these terms
By using Balanced Years, you agree to use the website in accordance with this User Agreement and applicable law. If you do not agree with these terms, you should stop using the website.
2. Purpose of the website
Balanced Years is an editorial and informational publication focused on everyday wellbeing, movement, fitness, nutrition, sleep, recovery and related lifestyle topics for adults. The website does not provide personalised medical diagnosis, treatment or emergency services.
3. Permitted use
You may browse, read and share links to publicly available pages for lawful personal and informational purposes. You must not use the website in a way that interferes with its operation, attempts unauthorised access, introduces malicious code, overwhelms infrastructure or infringes the rights of others.
4. Editorial content and updates
Articles may be edited, corrected, expanded, replaced or removed as the publication develops. Publication dates, source links and descriptions may also be updated. We are not required to preserve an earlier version of a page indefinitely.
5. Accuracy and completeness
We aim to publish useful material, but no website can guarantee that every page is complete, current, error-free or suitable for every reader. Information may become outdated, and broad guidance may not apply to a person with specific medical conditions, medicines, injuries or other individual circumstances.
6. Health and wellbeing information
Health-related material is subject to our separate Medical Disclaimer. You should not use an article as a substitute for individual professional assessment when you have symptoms, a diagnosed condition, medication questions or another matter requiring personalised advice.
7. External links
Balanced Years may link to third-party websites for additional context, public guidance or references. A link does not mean that we control or continuously review the external service. We are not responsible for its availability, security, content, products, privacy practices or later changes.
8. Intellectual property
Unless otherwise stated, original text, design elements, branding, page structure and other material created for Balanced Years are protected by applicable intellectual-property rules. You may quote short extracts with appropriate attribution where permitted by law, but substantial reproduction or republication requires prior permission.
9. Images and third-party material
Some photographs and other materials may be used under licences or terms provided by third-party sources. Rights in those materials remain with their respective owners where applicable.
10. Availability of the website
We may suspend, restrict or change access to all or part of the website for maintenance, security, technical problems or operational reasons. Continuous and uninterrupted availability is not guaranteed.
11. Limitation of responsibility
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Balanced Years is not responsible for losses arising solely from reliance on general information where individual professional advice was reasonably required, or from problems caused by third-party websites, internet failures, unauthorised misuse or circumstances outside reasonable control.
12. Prohibited automated use
You must not use automated systems to scrape, copy, probe or overload the website in a manner that interferes with normal access, bypasses technical restrictions or reproduces substantial protected content without permission.
13. Privacy and Cookies
Use of personal information associated with the website is described in our Privacy Policy. Browser storage and cookies are described in the Cookie Policy.
14. Contact
Questions about these terms can be sent to [email protected].