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Website restoration using archived data raises legitimate questions about ownership and usage rights. This page explains how Wayback Revive approaches those questions and what your responsibilities are as the client.

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Your responsibility as the requester

Restoration services are intended for website owners or parties authorized to act on their behalf. By submitting a restoration request, you confirm one of the following:
  • You own the domain and the content that was originally published on it
  • You have explicit permission from the owner to restore and use the site
Wayback Revive does not verify ownership independently. You are responsible for ensuring you have the legal right to request and use a restoration of the website in question.

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Wayback Revive’s position

Wayback Revive performs a technical service. All intellectual property rights in the restored content remain with you, the original owner or authorized party.
Work begins only after you initiate a project. We treat your request as confirmation that you have the right to restore the site.

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Using public archive data

Archived snapshots from sources like the Wayback Machine are publicly accessible, but that does not automatically grant any party the right to republish or commercially use the content. As the original creator or authorized owner, you are restoring content that was already yours. If there is any doubt about ownership, seek legal guidance before proceeding.
For questions about how Wayback Revive handles your project data, see the data safety and data sharing pages.