Legal—Archive Records
Terms of Use
Effective as of June 2025. Applies to all who enter.
Good Hoonter. You have come seeking knowledge—the hidden threads that bind art to nightmare. The Archive welcomes you. But a covenant, once entered, cannot easily be undone. Read what follows. Then decide whether to proceed.
The First Party
The Archive
Artborne and its creator. The keeper of these records, the curator of these connections. Referred to hereafter as the Archive or we.
The Second Party
The Hoonter
Any person who visits, uses, or submits to this site. That is to say: you. Referred to hereafter as the Hoonter or you.
Artborne is a free, personal, non-commercial reference archive. It catalogs real-world artworks—paintings, architecture, literature, film, music, and more—that appear to have influenced the worlds built by FromSoftware. It is a research tool and a labour of love, not an official product of any studio or publisher.
By using Artborne, you accept this covenant in full. If you do not accept it, the Archive remains—but not for you.
You are welcome to:
The following uses are not permitted without prior written consent:
The artworks cataloged here belong to their respective creators, estates, and institutions. The Archive's permission extends only to its own original writing and structure—not to the referenced works themselves.
The Archive welcomes submissions from Hoonters who have discovered connections we have missed. By submitting a reference, you confirm that:
We will not sell your submission data or use it for any purpose beyond maintaining the Archive.
The Archive is provided as-is. We strive for accuracy, but some connections remain community-identified or suspected—these confidence levels are clearly marked, and you should exercise your own judgment accordingly. We make no warranty, express or implied, as to the completeness or fitness of this information for any particular purpose.
The Archive may change, grow, or in darker hours, go dead entirely. We accept no liability for interruptions to access.
The Archive may revise these terms. Material changes will be noted on this page with an updated effective date. Continued use of the Archive after such changes constitutes acceptance of the new covenant.
Should any clause of this covenant be found unenforceable, the remaining clauses stand. The covenant does not break—it merely forgets what was unworkable.
Inquiries: yep_stillfalling@proton.me
Privacy Policy
Effective as of June 2025.
The Archive was granted eyes. It counts the souls who pass through its gates, the corridors they haunt, the time they linger. But it was not granted the wish to know your name. It has no use for such things.
The Archive collects the minimum necessary to understand how it is used and to receive the messages you choose to send.
Usage data (via Google Analytics): When you visit Artborne, Google Analytics records anonymized information: pages visited, approximate geographic region, browser type, session duration, and similar aggregate metrics. This data does not identify you personally. IP addresses are anonymized before they reach us.
Form submissions: If you submit a reference or file a report, the Archive receives whatever you voluntarily include in that form—a description, a link, and optionally an email address if you provide one. This data is used only to process your submission.
Local storage: The Archive stores your view preferences (selected filters, sort order, visited entries) in your browser's local storage. This data never leaves your device. It is yours alone.
Google Analytics (Google LLC): The Archive uses Google Analytics to understand aggregate site usage. Google processes this data under its own privacy policy. You may opt out via Google's opt-out browser add-on.
Vercel Analytics (Vercel Inc.): The Archive is hosted on Vercel, which collects anonymized usage data—page views, referrers, and similar aggregate metrics. No personally identifiable information is collected. See Vercel's privacy policy for details.
The Archive does not sell your data. It does not display advertisements.
Google Analytics sets a small number of cookies to distinguish sessions and measure usage patterns. No other cookies are set by the Archive itself. You may disable cookies in your browser settings; doing so will not affect your ability to use the Archive.
If you have submitted a form and wish to have that data removed, or if you have any question about information the Archive may hold, write to us and we will respond promptly.
Depending on where you reside, you may have rights under applicable law—including the right to access, correct, or delete personal data. We will honour any reasonable request.
The Archive is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors. If you believe such data has been submitted, contact us and we will remove it.
Privacy enquiries: yep_stillfalling@proton.me
Copyright & Attribution
Every shadow has a source. These are the debts recorded.
Nothing in the Archive was conjured from nothing. Every entry is a debt—to an artist, a builder, a composer, a dreamer long dead. This ledger is our accounting.
The original writing in Artborne—connection descriptions, curatorial notes, and the structure of the database—is copyright © Artborne / its creator, all rights reserved. You may quote briefly with attribution; you may not reproduce it wholesale without permission.
The artworks cataloged here—paintings, sculptures, buildings, novels, films, musical compositions—belong to their creators, estates, museums, publishers, and other rights holders. The Archive claims no ownership over any of them.
| Category | Status |
|---|---|
| Works created before 1928 | Generally in the public domain in most jurisdictions. The Archive lists them freely. |
| Works created 1928 or later | Likely under copyright. Referenced for identification and scholarly commentary. Rights remain with their holders. |
| Architecture | Buildings may be photographed freely in most jurisdictions (freedom of panorama). Rights in original designs may remain with architects or estates. |
| Film & music | Referenced by title and creator for identification purposes only. No reproduction of protected content. |
Bloodborne, Dark Souls, Elden Ring, Sekiro, Demon's Souls, and all related titles, characters, and imagery are the intellectual property of FromSoftware, Inc. and Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. (and, in the case of Bloodborne, Sony Interactive Entertainment). Artborne is an independent fan research project with no affiliation to, or endorsement by, any of these companies.
Game imagery, screenshots, and in-game references are cited for commentary and identification purposes under applicable fair use provisions.
Thumbnail images displayed in the Archive are used for identification and scholarly reference. Where a work is in the public domain, the image is sourced from open repositories (Wikimedia Commons, museum digital collections, and similar). Where a work is under copyright, images are used minimally and solely for the purpose of identification—consistent with fair use / fair dealing provisions in applicable jurisdictions.
If you are a rights holder and believe an image is being used in a way that infringes your rights, please contact us with details of the work in question. We will review and respond promptly, and will remove or replace the image if required.
Artborne uses the following third-party resources:
Copyright & takedown requests: yep_stillfalling@proton.me
Please include the title of the work, your relationship to the rights, and the specific concern. We take all such requests seriously.