write your fiction

Write Your Fiction

Write your fiction

Updated: June 25th 2013

1. Accepting terms

First and foremost, by visiting, browsing or publishing to this website you agree to all of these terms and conditions listed below, as well as the private policy (http://writeyourfiction.com/privatePolicy) and the user guidelines (http://writeyourfiction.com/guidelines). If you do not agree to any of these terms, then please do not use writeyourfiction.com.

If/when these terms make a change we will do our best to notify you on our blog. Although, in case our notification fails to reach you, you should check back to these terms periodically to view the updates. writeyourfiction.com may, change or modify these terms at any time on our sole discretion and you are agreeing to be bound by such changes or modifications. Nothing in the Agreement will involve any third-party rights or benefits.

2. Website

These terms apply to all users of writeyourfiction.com, this includes both unregister users, registered user, authors, or people just browsing the website.

In the case that users link to third-party websites through their stories or otherwise writeyourfiction.com is not liable for the content of said third-party sites. writeyourfiction.com has no control over these and cannot/will not censor or edit the content of of said third-party website. By using this website you here by agree to relieve writeyourfiction.com any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party website.

3. Accounts

To create content or review on this website you must create an account, reviewing as a guest is not allowed. You may never use another's account, grant permission for another to use your account or create duplicate accounts. When creating an account you must provide accurate and complete information, we must be able to contact you if the need arises. As the user of writeyourfiction.com you are solely responsible to any content that occurs under your name and keeping your password private. If you ever believe that your account has been breached or anyone unauthorized has used your account, you must contact writeyourfiction.com by using the contact button at the bottom of the page. Additionally, if we find you have duplicate accounts, they will be deleted.

writeyourfiction.com is not liable for any loss of information caused by a unauthorized use of your account, you as a user may be liable for the losses of writeyourfiction.com or others due to such unauthorized use.

Additionally, under your account you have a prefrence menu where at any time you may change your password, any content on your profile page, your profile picture or any contact information. It is your responsability to keep this updated as information changes.

As well in that prefrence menu you have the ability to deactivate your account. When deactivating your account this means that you no longer wish to be an active member of this website. However, all stories previously published to this website will still be viewable and any and all reviews left on other stories will still remain. If at any time you wish to reactivate your account, please contact an administator with your email address you used to sign into this website. Please do not create a duplicate account to make up for the deactive one. This is not allowed.

4. General Use of the Website

writeyourfiction.com is granting you permission to use the website as set forth in these Terms of Service, on condition that,

  • You agree not to in any way distribute any part of this website without written consent from writeyourfiction.com and/or the author.
  • You agree not to collect or harvest any personal identifiable information, including but not limited to pen names, real names, profile pictures or email addresses.
  • You agree not to use the reviews or story submission for any commercial solicitation purposes and agree not to solicit, for commercial purposes any users of this website. Posting any such advertisements could lead to being banned from this website.
  • In the use of this website you also must comply with our private policy and user guidelines, and all applicable local, national and international laws and regulations. Failure to do so will end up with your account banned and unable to post anything further.
  • writeyourfiction.com has the right to close any part writeyourfiction.com at any given time.

5. Use of Content on the site

In addition to all the restrictions and regulations written above, the following restrictions apply to your use of the content and publication of content on writeyourfiction.com.

  • You agree never to copy or distribute any of the content on this website that you have not written yourself. This includes user's stories, reviews or other user's stories and other content on this website.
  • You agree to never disable, navigate around or otherwise interfere with security related features of this website.
  • You agree and understand that when using writeyourfiction.com that you will be exposed to other users submitted content, and that writeyourfiction.com is not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property rights of or relating to such submissions. You also understand that you may be exposed to user submitted content that may be inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable, and you agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have again writeyourfiction.com with respect thereto, and agree to indemnify and hold writeyourfiction.com, it's owners and operators, harmless to the fullest extent allowed by the law regarding all matters to your use of this site.

6. Fanfiction Submitted Content

Content written as Fanfiction must not directly copy the text from either a book, movie, tv show, comic or anime. This includes, but not limited to the 'Harry Potter reads his own books' theme. Any story that copies as stated above will be removed.

Furthermore, you must place a disclaimer at the top of each story stating that you do not indeed own any of the characters or are making any sort of money from your publication.

With fanfiction stories you agree to not submit any copy-written material, anything protected by trade secret, protected by third party proprietary rights, this includes privacy and publicity rights, that is unless you are the owner of such rights or have permission from their rightful owner and the necessary consents from any individuals whose personally identifiable information is contained in such material to post the material and to grant writeyourfiction.com all the license rights granted.

7. Original Submitted Content

The poster of Original content submitted to writeyourfiction.com will always retain ownership rights to their work. However, they must note that they are publishing it to a public website and are now allowing writeyourfiction.com's users access to read said story.

Additionally, writeyourfiction.com will not be held liable if said content of Original stories is copied or posted on a third-party website. You may however, if you find content posted here without your consent, contact us about a copyright claim.

8. General Submitted Content

As a writeyourfiction.com account user you may submit stories and post reviews to other users. You must understand that these submissions are not guaranteed any confidentiality or privacy. All will be posted publicly and well be able to be picked up from search engines.

You shall be solely held responsible for your own submissions and the consequences of posting or publishing them. You also affirm that you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents and permissions to use and authorize writeyourfiction.com to use all patent, trademark, trade secrets, copyright or other proprietary rights in and to any submitted works and have the necessary consents to collect, use and disclose any personally identifiable information contain or displayed in any and all user content to enable inclusion and use of the user story in the manner contemplated by the website and these terms or service.

Furthermore, you retain all of your ownership rights to your stories. However, publishing them on this website you, you hereby waive any moral rights you may have in your submissions and grant each user of writeyourfiction.com access to your stories through this website.

You also must agree to never submit content that does not adhere to the user guidelines which may be changed and updated periodically, or contrary to applicable local, national, and international laws.

writeyourfiction.com does not endorse any user stories, reviews or user opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed and writeyourfiction.com will not take any liability in connection with user stories. writeyourfiction.com does not permit any kind of copyright infringing activities or infringement of intellectual property rights on it's website, and writeyourfiction.com will remove all content and user stories if property notified that such content or user submission infringes on another's intellectual property rights or contravenes any applicable private legislation. writeyourfiction.com reserves the right to rewove any content without prior notice.

9. Account termination policy

writeyourfiction.com will terminate any users access to their account or website if said user infringes on any of the above rules or user guidelines.

Furthermore writeyourfiction.com reserves the right to decide weather or not the content under user stories meets the guideline or does indeed infringe upon any kind of copyright, private law or any of the stated above.

We will remove anything that involves, but is not limited to any kind of hate crime, hate speech, pornography, obscene or defamatory material, or any kind of child pornography. writeyourfiction.com will remove said content and the user will be immediately banned from the website. None of this conduct is ever acceptable.

10. Copyright policy

writeyourfiction.com reserves the right to terminate any account that is determined to be a repeat copyright infringer. To file a copyright complaint you will need to send the following information to us.

  1. Please include a direct link to the story you believe is infringing your copyright.
  2. What country the copyright applies to.
  3. A statement that tells us exactly why you believe it infringes on your copyright.
  4. Please tell us exactly what they copied, was it the entire story or just parts?
  5. Tell us what type or work that you believe was copied. Was it a book, movie, comic, anime or tv show. and then details of when it was copy-written and exactly what rights you believe was infringed.
  6. Please include your contact information so that we might contact you! Email, phone, or address...email is preferred.
  7. Provide us with contact information that the submitter of the story can contact you directly to try and solve this issue.
  8. Include a statement that you have in good faith and believe that the copy-written work that you described above is not authorized by the copyright holder and is not otherwise permitted by law.
  9. Please let us know what course of action you wish to peruse. We can remove said story or ask the user to edit it.
  10. As well include a statement that everything you submitted to us is accurate and that you have the rights to bring infringement proceedings with respect to its use.
  11. Please send the notice to writeyourfictionhelp@gmail.com

Please make sure that you are absolutely positive that the content you saw on writeyourfiction.com infringes on your copyright rights. Be aware that there is the possibility of averse legal consequences in your country if you make false clam or a claim in bad faith.

11. Warranty and Condition Disclaimer

YOU AGREE BY ENTERING AND USING THIS WEBSITE writeyourfiction.com YOU ARE AT SOLE RISK. IT'S CREATER AND MODERATORS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, WEATHER THEY ARE ORAL, WRITTEN, IMPLIED, LEGAL, CONTRACTUAL, STATUTORY, EXTRA-CONTRACTUAL, DELICATUAL OR IN TORT AND WHETHER ARISING BY LAW, STATUTE, USAGE OF TRADE, CUSTOM, COURSE OF DEALING OR PERFORMANCE, OR THE PARTIES' CONDUCT OR COMMUNICATION WITH ONE ANOTHER, OR AS A RESULT OF THE NATURE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, THE WEBSITE AND YOUR USE THEREOF OR IN CONFORMITY WITH USAGE, EQUITY OR LAW OR OTHERWISE. writeyourfiction.com MAKES NO WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THIS WEBSITES CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY SITES LINKED TO THIS SITE AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, PERSONAL INJURY, PROPERTY, BODILY, MORAL OR MATERIAL DAMAGE OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR WEBSITE, ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM OUR WEBSITE, ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR WEBSITE BY ANY THIRD PARTY, OR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA writeyourfiction.com.

12. Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL writeyourfiction.com, ITS CREATER OR MODERATORS, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM ANY ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, PERSONAL INJURY, PROPERTY, BODILY, MORAL OR MATERIAL DAMAGE OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR WEBSITE, ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM OUR WEBSITE, ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE, WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR WEBSITE BY ANY THIRD PARTY, OR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA writeyourfiction.com, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER ARISING BY LAW, STATUTE, USAGE OF TRADE, CUSTOM, COURSE OF DEALING OR PERFORMANCE, OR THE PARTIES' CONDUCT OR COMMUNICATION WITH ONE ANOTHER, OR AS A RESULT OF THE NATURE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR IN CONFORMITY WITH USAGE, EQUITY OR LAW OR OTHERWISE, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE COMPANY IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT writeyourfiction.com SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR USER SUBMISSIONS OR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY AND THAT THE RISK OF HARM OR DAMAGE FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU.

This website writeyourfiction.com was created and is moderated within The United States of America.

writeyourfiction.com makes no representations that writeyourfiction.com is appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who access or use writeyourfiction.com from other jurisdictions do so at their own volition and are responsible for compliance with their local law.

13. Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless writeyourfiction.com, it's creator and moderators, from and against any and all claims, demands, causes of action, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses, (including but not limited to reasonable legal fees) arising from: your use of and access to the writeyourfiction.com. Your violation of any term of these Terms of Service; your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, intellectual property, or privacy right; or any claim that one of your User Submissions caused damage to a third party. This defense and indemnification obligation will survive these Terms of Service and your use of the writeyourfiction.com.

14. Ability to Accept Terms of Service

By agreeing to this terms of service you are stating that you are at the very least the age of majority in your jurisdiction or residence, or an emancipated minor, or possess legal parental or guardian consent, and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations, and warranties that these terms of service set forward. Furthermore you confirm that you are over the age of 13 as this website is not meant for those under this age.

15. General

By using this website you agree to the following.

writeyourfiction.com is based in Florida and the writeyourfiction.com website shall be deemed a passive website that does not give rise to personal jurisdiction over writeyourfiction.com, either specific or general, in jurisdictions other than Florida. Unless stated by local law, these Terms of Service shall be governed over by the internal substantive laws of the state of Florida, without respect to conflict of laws of principles. Unless stated by local law , any and all clams or disputes between you and writeyourfiction.com that comes up shall be decided exclusively by a court of competent jurisdiction located in Orange County, Florida.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LOCAL LAW, YOU AND writeyourfiction.com AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE writeyourfiction.com WEBSITE MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.

Questions

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