Terms & Policies

Terms of Service

Last updated: March 30, 2023

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the Story Sharing Platform, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site.

2. Use License

Permission is granted to temporarily use the Story Sharing Platform for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:

• Modify or copy the materials
• Use the materials for any commercial purpose
• Attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on the site
• Remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials
• Transfer the materials to another person or "mirror" the materials on any other server

3. User Accounts

When you create an account with us, you must provide accurate, complete, and current information. You are responsible for safeguarding the password that you use to access the service and for any activities or actions under your password.

4. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your account immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including, without limitation, if you breach the Terms.

5. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 30, 2023

1. Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly to us when you:

• Create an account
• Submit content
• Communicate with us

This information may include your name, email address, profile picture, and any other information you choose to provide.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve our services
• Process and complete transactions
• Send technical notices and support messages
• Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
• Monitor and analyze usage trends

3. Sharing of Information

We do not share personal information with companies, organizations, or individuals outside of Story Sharing Platform except in the following cases:

• With your consent
• For legal reasons
• To protect the rights, property, or safety of Story Sharing Platform, our users, or the public

4. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to help protect your personal information from loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.

5. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top.

Content Guidelines

Last updated: March 30, 2023

1. Prohibited Content

Users may not post content that:

• Is illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, or invasive of another's privacy
• Promotes discrimination, bigotry, racism, hatred, harassment, or harm against any individual or group
• Is false, inaccurate, or misleading
• Infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property or proprietary rights
• Contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware

2. User Responsibilities

Users are solely responsible for the content they post. By posting content, you affirm, represent, and warrant that:

• You own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to use and authorize us to use all intellectual property rights in and to any content submitted
• Your content does not violate these guidelines

3. Content Moderation

We reserve the right to remove any content that violates these guidelines or that we find objectionable for any reason. We also reserve the right to terminate a user's access to the platform for posting such content or for any other reason.

Copyright Policy

Last updated: March 30, 2023

1. DMCA Compliance

We respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect our users to do the same. We respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with applicable law and are properly provided to us.

2. Copyright Infringement Notification

If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide us with the following information:

• A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or authorized person
• Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed
• Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material
• Your contact information, including your address, telephone number, and an email address
• A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law
• A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner

Cookie Policy

Last updated: March 30, 2023

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small pieces of text sent to your web browser by a website you visit. A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows the service or a third-party to recognize you and make your next visit easier and the service more useful to you.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

• To enable certain functions of the service
• To provide analytics
• To store your preferences
• To enable authentication and security features

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that remain in the cookie file of your browser until you leave the site.

Persistent Cookies: These remain in the cookie file of your browser for much longer (though how long will depend on the lifetime of the specific cookie).

4. Your Choices Regarding Cookies

If you'd like to delete cookies or instruct your web browser to delete or refuse cookies, please visit the help pages of your web browser. Please note, however, that if you delete cookies or refuse to accept them, you might not be able to use all of the features we offer.