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Some areas of this website are not intended for viewing by children under the age of sixteen.

Access to our website is not restricted and if visitors under sixteen years of age wish to view any areas (such as the “G” or “PG” rated stories and poems) they should first seek permission from a parent or guardian, who then must agree to these Terms on their behalf.

Terms and Conditions for access to Stories Space

Please read these terms and conditions carefully, they contain important information about your rights and obligations. You can print out these terms and conditions by clicking on the print icon on your browser.

1. Introduction

1.1 Please read these Terms carefully before attempting to subscribe to Stories Space (the website)

1.2 By clicking on the 'I Accept' when subscribing you agree to be legally bound by these terms and conditions as they may be modified and posted on our website from time to time.

1.3 If you do not wish to be bound by these terms and conditions then please leave the website immediately.

2. Nature of our website

2.1 Stories Space is a social network for writers, authors, readers and all story lovers. It is completely free to register as a member of this website.

2.2 We reserve the right to remove the photographs and ban you from the service and where we deem appropriate report you to the police or other relevant body. Respect others and act within the law at all times. We encourage everyone to treat each other respectfully. Do not use the website to threaten, harass, stalk, or abuse others participating in any of the services that we provide through our website (the 'Services'). Refrain from all expressions of bigotry, racism, and homophobia.

You may not redistribute images, photos or any personal data that you have found, copied or downloaded from our website. We reserve the right to remove any photographs uploaded without any explanation.

You cannot use any part of our Services to publish, post, distribute, or disseminate defamatory, infringing, obscene, or other unlawful material or information.

3. Conditions of access to the online service

3.1 Subscription to Stories Space is free.

3.2 In relation to the Service:

(a) You may:

(i) Display Materials electronically on a single computer to one person;

(ii) Download and store one copy of the Materials in machine readable form; and

(iii) Print one copy of the Materials.

(b) You may not:

(i) Download, store, reproduce, transmit, display, copy, distribute or use Materials other than in accordance with sub-clause 3.3(a) above;

(ii) Sub-license, rent, lease, transfer or attempt to assign the rights in the Materials to any other person;

(iii) Make the Materials available on a network;

(iv) Use the Materials in any manner, or transfer or export the Materials or any copies into any country, other than in compliance with applicable laws; or

(v) Allow any other person to use the Materials other than in accordance with the terms and conditions.

3.3 You accept that you are responsible for the confidentiality and use of your username and password, and agree not to transfer or re-sell your account to any third party. If you believe your account is no longer secure you must immediately change your password, which can be done in the 'Settings' section.

3.4 The Materials are presented solely for your private, personal and non-commercial use, and may not be re-sold.

3.5 We may terminate or suspend your use of the Service at any time if you are found in breach of any of these terms. The Service is moderated by Moderators. Moderators and admin may modify, adapt or delete any postings made to any area of the Service.

4. Payment

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU HAVE EXPRESSLY REQUESTED THAT WE PROVIDE THE SERVICES TO YOU BEFORE THE EXPIRY OF THE RIGHT TO CANCEL OF 14 DAYS.

4.1 To access the Service we require payment by credit/debit card, cheque or postal order.

Important information regarding billing

4.2 PAYMENTS

If you upgrade to a payment package, a payment will be debited from your account as per the payment term until you cancel the service. Please note that if you cancel the subscription service, you MUST first cancel the payment before cancelling the service. Failure to do so will result in your account continuing to be charged and there will be no right to a refund.

To see how you can cancel your subscription please click here.

Once cancelled your credit card will not be automatically debited to renew your membership, your account will simply downgrade until you make another payment if you so wish.

4.3 Stories Space is entitled to refuse any subscription request placed by you. If your subscription request is accepted, we will confirm acceptance to you by online electronic means ('Confirmation') to the e-mail address you have given us on registration. As the supply of the Service to you begins with our confirmation to you, you will have no right to cancel our agreement under the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000.

4.4 RIGHT TO CANCEL

In accordance with the the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/3134)) (Consumer Contracts Regulations) you have the right to cancel the services because you have expressly requested that the Services are provided to you before the expiry of the 14 days period ('The Cancellation Period'). Such cancellations will be subjected to an administrative fee for transaction and associated costs. If you wish to cancel please complete our cancellation form and send this to us. We do not accept any other form of cancellation.

4.5 You undertake that all details you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to the Service will be correct, that the credit or debit card, which you use is your own and that there are sufficient funds or credit facilities to cover the cost of any subscription. We reserve the right to obtain validation of your credit or debit card details before providing you with any Service.

5. Warranties and returns

5.1 We warrant that:

(a) We have a right to license the Materials to you; and

(b) We will provide the Service with reasonable skill and care.

5.2 If you have any complaints, you should direct them to us via e-mail we will use our reasonable endeavors to respond within 48 hours.

5.3 You warrant that at all times you will comply with the Acceptable Use Policy.

6. Modifications to the online service

We reserve the right to make changes or corrections, alter, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the Service, including your access to it. Unless explicitly stated to the contrary any new features will be subject to these terms and conditions. Please note that although we try to ensure that the content of our website and/or the Service is accurate, our website and/or the Service may contain typographical errors or other inaccuracies.

7. Information you provide

7.1 The following applies to any information you provide to us, for example, during any registration or subscription process:

You authorize us to use, store or otherwise process any personal information which relates to and/or identifies you, including, but not limited to, your name and address, to the extent reasonably necessary to provide the service which are available through our website by us.

You must ensure that the Personal Information you provide is accurate and complete and that all registration details where applicable contain your correct name, address and other requested details. For more information about how we deal with your Personal Information, please read our privacy policy here.

7.2 Please note your information will NEVER be used by sold to third party unless the business is sold. We will never use any information you give us for anything other than for administration purposes, helping you to make the most of it. Access to your photographs and to the forum sections of the website can be controlled by you. This will ensure anonymity. We advise you to set up your controls to ensure no one spams your e-mail address.

7.3 We do use cookies. Please see our privacy policy here. In short cookies are used to provide anonymous statistics on web traffic to our website.

8. Security

You are solely responsible in all respects for all use of and for protecting the confidentiality of any username, e-mail verification and password that may be given to you or selected by you for access to the Service. You may not share these with or transfer them to any third parties. You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of them or any other breach of security regarding our website that comes to your attention.

9. Applicability of online materials

9.1 Our website is controlled and operated by us from our offices in the UK. Where Materials published in the Service are supplied by third parties, you understand that we do not control or endorse their contents in any way. All Materials which are offered by third parties, are published in good faith but we do not (to the extent permitted by applicable law) accept responsibility for the accuracy or otherwise of those Materials (on or off-line) and the use of those Materials. You assume total responsibility and risk for your use of the Materials and the Service.

9.2 We make no warranties, express or implied that making the Materials and the Service available in any particular jurisdiction outside the UK is permitted under any applicable non-UK laws or regulations. Accordingly, if making the Service, the Materials or any part available in your jurisdiction or to you (by reason of nationality, residence or otherwise) is prohibited, the Service or the relevant Materials are not offered for subscription to you and you must cease using our Service immediately. You accept that if you are resident outside the UK, you must satisfy yourself that you are lawfully able to subscribe to the Service. We accept no liability, to the extent permitted by applicable law, for any costs, losses or damages resulting from or related to the access or attempted access of the Service by persons in jurisdictions outside the UK or who are nominees of or trustees for citizens, residents or nationals of other countries.

10. Copyright and monitoring

10.1 The contents of the Service are protected by international copyright laws and other intellectual property rights. The owner of these rights is the Company, our affiliates or other third party licensors. All product and company names and logos contained within our website or the Service are the trade marks, service marks or trading names of their respective owners, including us.

10.2 All erotic stories in this site are deemed the property and exclusive copyright of their authors. The submitter of the story is believed to be the original author.

10.3 Further to sub-clause 10.1, by submitting your contribution to the Company's websites you:

(a) Warrant that your contribution is your own original work, is not defamatory and does not infringe any law;

(b) Indemnify the Company and our affiliates against all legal fees, damages and other expenses that may be incurred by us as a result of your breach of the above warranty.

11. Linked websites

We make no representations whatsoever about any other websites which you may access through the Service. When you access any other website you understand that it is independent from us and that we have no control over the content or availability of that website. In addition, a link to any other website does not mean that we endorse or accept any responsibility for the content, or the use of, such a website and shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any content, goods or services available on or through any other web or resource. Any concerns regarding any external link should be directed to its website administrator or web master.

12. Availability of the online service

We will try to make the Service available but cannot guarantee that the Service will operate continuously or without interruptions or be error free and can accept no liability for its unavailability. You must not attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Service and, in particular, you must not attempt to circumvent security, tamper with, hack into, or otherwise disrupt any computer system, server, website, router or any other Internet connected device.

13. Liability

13.1 We exclude all express or implied terms, conditions, warranties, representations or endorsements whatsoever with regard to the Materials, the Service, our website or any information or service provided through our website.

13.2 We accept no liability for any indirect or consequential loss or damage, or for any loss of data, profit, revenue or business (whether direct or indirect) in each case, however caused, even if foreseeable. In circumstances where you suffer loss or damage arising out of or in connection with the viewing, use or performance of the Service or the Materials, we accept no liability for this loss or damage whether due to inaccuracy, error, omission or any other cause and whether on the part of us or our servants, agents or any other person or entity.

13.3 Without prejudice to the above, we accept no liability in respect of any of the activities or events organized by users of our Services that are advertised on our website. Our use of moderators and other administration of the websites does not imply a knowledge on the part of the Company or its affiliate of the website content.

13.4 We do not warrant that the functions of the website or the Services will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected or that the Stories Space website or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs.

13.5 We accept no liability if the system that you are using is running out of date software, or software that cannot be updated, which inhibits your access to certain parts of the site.

13.6 We accept no liability for any content that users upload that may be in breach of preexisting copyright protection.

13.7 The limitations and exclusions in this clause do not affect your statutory rights.

14. General

14.1 We may assign, transfer, novate or subcontract any or all of our rights and obligations under these terms and conditions at any time.

14.2 We may alter these terms and conditions from time to time and post the new version on our website, following which all use of the Service will be governed by that version. You should return to these terms and conditions on a regular basis to check for any changes.

14.3 These terms and conditions together with the privacy policy, the subscription request form and payment method instructions, if any, are the whole agreement between you and us. You acknowledge that you have not entered into this agreement in reliance upon any statement, warranty or representation made by us and or any other person and you irrevocably and unconditionally waive any rights to claim damages and/or to rescind these terms and conditions by reason of any misrepresentation (other than a fraudulent misrepresentation) that is not contained in the terms and conditions, the acceptable use policy, privacy policy, order form and payment method instructions.

14.4 If any provision or term of these terms and conditions shall become or be declared illegal, invalid or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, such term or provision shall be divisible from the other terms and conditions and shall be deemed to be deleted from them.

14.5 These terms and conditions and your use of our website are governed by English law and you submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English court.

14.6 Except in respect of a payment obligation, neither you nor Stories Space will be held liable for any failure to perform any obligation to the other due to causes beyond your or our respective reasonable control.

14.7 Failure or delay by either party enforcing an obligation or exercising a right under these terms and conditions does not constitute a waiver of that right or remedy.

14.8 These terms and conditions do not confer any rights on any person or party (other than you and/or us) pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.

15. Coins

If you give, or receive coins on Stories Space, whether gratuitously or otherwise, you agree and comply with the requirements below.

15.1 Your conduct and content must be in compliance with the Terms and Conditions including the Acceptable Use Policy, in addition:

(a) You must not give coins in exchange for or to promote or encourage any content that is against Stories Space's rules.

(b) You must not give coins in exchange for, or to promote or encourage, any conduct that is illegal, abusive toward others, hateful, or could result in self-harm.

(c) You may not use Stories Space's services to deceive others into sending you coins through scam tactics, phishing, or other such methods.

15.2 Accept full responsibility and acceptability for all uses of and actions on your account regarding coins, whether by you or a third party.

15.3 Your conduct and content must be in compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, including sanctions, anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, public administration, fundraising and content laws.

15.4 If your account receives coins from other people and you choose to withdraw these for a monetary value, you are responsible for paying any applicable taxes or fees associated with the withdrawals you receive.

15.5 Stories Space will not be liable for any coins that you may or may not receive, including if Stories Space suspends your account or prevents you from sending, receiving or withdrawing coins.

15.6 If your account has been cancelled from Stories Space, you accept responsibility that the account's coins balance will be lost permanently.

15.7 If you send coins, you acknowledge that coins are entirely voluntary and optional, that you may not receive anything in return, and that the coins you give could be sent to someone or used for a purpose that you may not expect. Stories Space will not resolve disputes that arise between users.

15.8 If your account requests to withdraw the coin balance in exchange for a monetary value provided by a third party payment provider or gift service, you will be responsible that the information is correct and the withdrawal amount may be subject to processing fees. Stories Space accepts no liabilities if there are issues between your withdrawal and any external services. Stories Space reserves the right, in our discretion, to add, modify, or remove the specific third-party service(s) (in any given country) that are available to link to coins.

15.9 Coin purchases that have been sent to other user(s) or requested to be withdrawn cannot be refunded.

15.10 You accept that Stories Space may alter the functionality or contents of the coins service with or without notice to you. It is important to review this page frequently to see any updates or changes to these terms.

16. Replacement

These terms and conditions replace all other terms and conditions previously applicable to the provision of the Service.