Last updated: 15 August 2026
These Terms & Conditions explain how the Hawthorn & Key website may be used.
Hawthorn & Key is currently an online journal. The website does not currently operate as a public online shop for ordinary product sales.
Hawthorn & Key may later sell its own books, printed editions, digital editions or related publications. If that happens, additional sales terms will be provided before purchase.
Nothing in these Terms & Conditions affects any statutory rights that may apply to you.
1. About Hawthorn & Key
This website is operated by:
MB Bao Group
Company number: 306163797
Registered office: Bajoru Sodu 7-oji g. 4, LT-08426, Vilnius, Lithuania
Email: info@hawthornandkey.co.uk
2. How to contact us
You can contact us by emailing info@hawthornandkey.co.uk or by using our Contact page.
3. Website content
The Hawthorn & Key website publishes articles, essays and other editorial materials about British folklore, local legends, seasonal customs, old symbols, historic beliefs, domestic traditions and related subjects.
We take reasonable care when preparing website content, but the material is provided for cultural interest and general information. It should not be treated as professional advice.
We may update, correct, remove or reorganise website content where appropriate.
4. Folklore, symbolism and interpretation
Some articles discuss old beliefs, charms, omens, spirits, fairies, dreams, divination, ritual objects and other symbolic subjects.
Old symbols are offered as stories, not promises.
We do not present folklore as proof of the supernatural. We do not describe symbolic objects, old customs or traditional beliefs as guaranteed sources of healing, protection, wealth, transformation or accurate answers about the future.
The website is not a substitute for medical care, mental health support, legal advice, financial guidance or any other form of professional assistance.
5. Future book sales
Hawthorn & Key may later sell its own books, printed editions, digital editions, downloadable materials or related publications.
Before any paid book or publication is offered for sale through the website, the relevant sales page will explain the format, price, payment method, delivery or download arrangements, cancellation rights, refund process and any other important terms.
If digital content is offered in the future, additional terms may apply before download access is provided.
6. No current checkout
The public website is currently intended as an online journal.
Any WooCommerce, basket, checkout or account pages that remain in the WordPress installation are not intended to represent an active public shop unless they are clearly opened and linked for a specific book or publication sale.
7. Intellectual property
Unless otherwise stated, the text, branding, original graphics, website design elements and original journal materials published on the Hawthorn & Key website belong to MB Bao group or are used with appropriate permission.
You may read, print or save a reasonable copy for personal use.
You may not reproduce, republish, sell, scrape, distribute, train commercial systems on, or commercially exploit website content without prior written permission unless the law allows otherwise.
8. Quotations and references
You may quote short passages from Hawthorn & Key articles with clear attribution and a link to the original page where permitted by law.
Long extracts, full article republication, systematic copying or commercial reuse require written permission.
9. External links
The website may contain links to external websites for reference or convenience.
We are not responsible for the content, availability or privacy practices of an external website. A link does not necessarily mean that Hawthorn & Key endorses every statement, product or service found there.
10. User submissions
If you send us a message, correction, suggestion, story lead, source recommendation or other material, you confirm that you have the right to send it.
Sending a suggestion does not guarantee that it will be used, published or credited.
Please do not send confidential, unlawful, defamatory or private information about another person without a lawful basis.
11. Website availability
We aim to keep the Hawthorn & Key website available and working properly.
We cannot guarantee that the website will always be available without interruption. We may temporarily suspend or restrict access for maintenance, updates, security reasons or circumstances outside our reasonable control.
12. Privacy and cookies
We process personal information where necessary to operate the website, respond to enquiries, manage privacy requests, maintain security and meet legal obligations.
Please read our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.
13. Accessibility
We aim to make the website practical and accessible to use. Please read our Accessibility Statement for further information or to report a difficulty.
14. Our responsibility
We do not exclude or limit responsibility where it would be unlawful to do so.
Nothing in these Terms & Conditions excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.
15. Changes to these terms
We may update these Terms & Conditions from time to time to reflect changes in the website, publications, business arrangements or legal requirements.
The date at the top of this page will show when the terms were last updated.
16. Governing law
These Terms & Conditions, and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them, are governed by the laws of the Republic of Lithuania.
If you are a consumer, this choice of law does not deprive you of any mandatory consumer protection rights that apply in the country where you habitually live.
You may bring proceedings in the courts available to you under applicable consumer protection and jurisdiction rules. We may bring proceedings against a consumer only where permitted by applicable law.
Nothing in these Terms & Conditions affects any mandatory rights that apply to you.
17. Contact details
MB Bao Group
Company number: 306163797
Registered office: Bajoru Sodu 7-oji g. 4, LT-08426, Vilnius, Lithuania
Email: info@hawthornandkey.co.uk