Terms of Use

These Terms of Use explain the rules for accessing and using A Bag of Stories, an editorial project published by Ayzoh! APS in collaboration with AFAR.

By using this website, subscribing to the newsletter, creating an account, or interacting with our content, you agree to these Terms of Use.

For questions, contact us at:

Ayzoh! APS
Ayzoh! Media Lab
Viale Principe Amedeo 11
47921 Rimini, Italy
Email: abagofstories@ayzoh.org

1. About this website

A Bag of Stories is an editorial magazine dedicated to travel, materials, craft, photography, communities, and the stories behind what people make and carry.

The website is published by Ayzoh! APS, which is responsible for the editorial direction, texts, photographic selections, visual language, and publication standards.

The project is developed in collaboration with AFAR. AFAR may be mentioned in articles, newsletters, visual materials, partner stories, product-related content, and external links.

This website is editorial in nature. It is not the AFAR online shop. Purchases, orders, payments, deliveries, returns, warranties, and commercial terms related to AFAR products are governed by the terms and policies of the relevant AFAR sales channel.

2. Editorial content

The content published on this website may include articles, photographs, videos, illustrations, captions, field notes, interviews, archival materials, partner stories, newsletters, and other editorial materials.

We make reasonable efforts to publish accurate and respectful content. However, editorial materials may include interpretation, context, memory, historical references, field observations, or information provided by third parties.

If you notice an error, missing credit, outdated information, or a concern regarding consent, image use, authorship, or representation, contact us at abagofstories@ayzoh.org.

We may update, correct, revise, remove, or archive content when necessary.

3. Copyright and intellectual property

Unless otherwise stated, all texts, photographs, videos, illustrations, graphics, layouts, logos, titles, captions, and editorial materials published on this website are protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights.

These materials belong to Ayzoh! APS, AFAR, their authors, photographers, collaborators, partner organizations, or other credited rights holders.

You may read, share links to, and quote short excerpts from our content for editorial, educational, research, or non-commercial purposes, provided that the source is clearly credited and the meaning is not altered.

You may not copy, reproduce, download, modify, publish, distribute, sell, license, scrape, train commercial systems on, or otherwise exploit our content without prior written permission, unless permitted by applicable law.

Photographs and videos require particular care. They may portray real people, communities, places, rituals, work processes, or private situations. They may not be reused, extracted, edited, or republished without written permission from the relevant rights holder.

4. Use of images and names

Ayzoh! APS takes authorship, consent, dignity, and image rights seriously.

Some photographs and stories are the result of long-term collaborative work with communities, artisans, local partners, workshop participants, and contributors. Credits may be collective, individual, partial, or limited depending on consent, safety, privacy, editorial coherence, or the nature of the project.

If you are portrayed in an image, mentioned in a text, or connected to a published story and you have a concern, you may contact us at abagofstories@ayzoh.org.

We will review requests in good faith and may correct, update, anonymize, restrict, or remove content where appropriate.

You may subscribe to the A Bag of Stories newsletter by providing your email address and, if requested, other optional information.

By subscribing, you agree to receive editorial emails from the project. These may include new articles, photo essays, field notes, partner stories, magazine updates, and related communications.

You can unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in each email or by contacting abagofstories@ayzoh.org.

Newsletter-related data is handled according to our Privacy Policy.

6. Member accounts

This website may allow readers to create a member account, sign in, manage newsletter preferences, access member functions, or interact with editorial content.

You are responsible for keeping your account access secure and for using the website lawfully and respectfully.

You must not create an account using false, misleading, abusive, unlawful, or unauthorized information.

We may suspend, restrict, or delete accounts that are used for spam, abuse, unlawful activity, harassment, impersonation, unauthorized access, or conduct incompatible with these Terms of Use.

7. Comments and community interaction

This website may allow comments, replies, member discussions, or other forms of reader interaction.

If you publish content on the website, you are responsible for what you submit.

You agree not to publish content that is unlawful, defamatory, threatening, abusive, discriminatory, hateful, violent, pornographic, spam-related, misleading, invasive of privacy, or infringing on the rights of others.

You also agree not to publish private information about other people without consent.

We may moderate, edit, hide, remove, or restrict comments and user-submitted content when necessary to protect the editorial space, the people involved, the website, or other readers.

We are not obliged to publish or maintain any user-submitted content.

8. Prohibited uses

You may not use this website to:

Break applicable laws or regulations.
Violate the rights, privacy, safety, or dignity of others.
Copy, scrape, harvest, or extract content at scale.
Attempt to access systems, accounts, data, or areas of the website without authorization.
Interfere with the security or operation of the website.
Upload or transmit malware, spam, automated requests, or harmful code.
Misrepresent your identity or affiliation.
Use our content to create misleading, defamatory, exploitative, or commercial materials without permission.
Use photographs, videos, names, or stories in ways that distort their meaning or harm the people represented.

9. External links and partner websites

This website may contain links to external websites, including AFAR, Ayzoh!, partner organizations, archives, shops, travel operators, airlines, social media platforms, maps, videos, or other editorial sources.

External websites are not controlled by Ayzoh! APS.

When you leave this website, the terms, privacy policy, cookie policy, and commercial conditions of the external website apply.

We are not responsible for the content, accuracy, security, availability, policies, products, or services of external websites.

10. Commercial references and partnerships

Some articles may mention AFAR products, collaborations, partner organizations, travel operators, airlines, shops, institutions, or other companies.

When a story is connected to a partnership, we aim to make that context clear.

Editorial content may include references to products, offers, loyalty programs, events, or collaborations. These references do not create a contract between you and Ayzoh! APS unless expressly stated.

Any purchase, booking, loyalty program, reward, discount, delivery, return, or customer service matter is governed by the terms of the relevant commercial provider.

11. Accuracy and availability

We try to keep the website available, accurate, and functional.

However, we do not guarantee that the website will always be available, uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or up to date.

We may change, suspend, remove, or discontinue any part of the website at any time, including articles, pages, tags, newsletters, account functions, comments, or technical features.

We are not responsible for temporary interruptions, technical failures, data loss, third-party service problems, or events beyond our reasonable control.

12. No professional advice

The content published on this website is provided for editorial, cultural, documentary, and informational purposes.

It should not be considered legal, financial, medical, travel safety, or professional advice.

Readers should make their own decisions and, where necessary, consult appropriate professionals or official sources.

13. Privacy and cookies

Your use of this website is also governed by our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.

These pages explain how we collect, use, store, and protect personal data, and how cookies or similar technologies may be used.

14. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms of Use from time to time, especially if the website changes, if we add or remove functions, or if legal requirements change.

The updated version will be published on this page with a new “Last updated” date.

By continuing to use the website after changes are published, you accept the updated Terms of Use.

15. Governing law

These Terms of Use are governed by Italian law, without prejudice to any mandatory rights or protections that may apply under the law of your country of residence.

Where legally permitted, any dispute relating to these Terms of Use or the use of this website will be handled by the competent courts in Italy.

16. Contact

For questions, corrections, permission requests, rights concerns, or issues related to these Terms of Use, contact: