Wicky Archive.net Terms of Service
1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
Welcome to WickyArchive.net. WickyArchive.net provides its
service to you, subject to the following Terms of Service ("TOS"),
which may be updated by us from time to time. We will notify you of any changes
by posting to the main page of the site and sending a notice to the mailing
lists but we are not liable for failure to note changes to the TOS. You can
review the most current version of the TOS at any time by clicking on TOS in
your author profile. Failure to accept these terms will deny you the right to
post content to WickyArchive.net by not allowing you to create an author
account. Failure to observe the TOS is grounds for deletion of your writing,
forum posts and in some cases will lead to the termination and black listing of
your author account.
2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
WickyArchive.net writers and readers with
a place to post and read stories, review stories and to communicate with other
authors and readers through forums. Unless explicitly
states, all new features shall fall under the terms of the TOS.
In order to use the Service, you must obtain access to the
World Wide Web.
Please be aware that some contributions to WickyArchive.net
contain adult content. Stories that contain mature content require a statement
that you are of age to legally read the material if an author appropriately
rates their piece. It is your obligation to leave areas that are unpoliced, misrated or allow
adult content. if
you are not of the age of consent in your area. WickyArchive.net is not
responsible for the misrating of adult oriented
content but will remove content if the misrating is
brought to the attention of WickyArchive.net staff.
3. YOUR REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS
In consideration of your use of the Service, you agree to:
(a) abide by the rules that are posted for different sections; (b) uphold the
locals laws as applicable to your actions when viewing and posting of content
to the site; (c) honor the requests made by WickyArchive.net agents such as
forum and mailing list moderaters, etc. as applicable
to your actions on the site; (d) honestly verify your age of consent when going
through the nc-17 screen window and (e) check for updates and update notices of
the rules and the TOS on the main page and with in pages on WickyArchive.net.
4. AUTHOR ACCOUNT, PASSWORD AND SECURITY
(a) You will attain the ability to upload your writing to
WickyArchive.net through your Author Account upon completing the WickyArchive.net's Author Registration process. You are
responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account,
and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password or
account. You agree to (i) immediately notify
WickyArchive.net of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any
other breach of security by e-mailing the WickyArchive.net administrators, and
(ii) ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session if your
computer will be used by others. WickyArchive.net cannot and will not be liable
for your failure to comply with this Section.
(b) You give WickyArchive.net the non-exclusive rights to
publish your uploaded writing on WickyArchive.net. The non-exclusive publishing
rights end when you remove your writing.
5. AUTHOR/POSTER CONDUCT
You understand that all information, text, images or other
materials ("Content") are the sole responsibility of the person from
which such Content originated. This means that you, not WickyArchive.net, are
entirely responsible for all Content that you upload, post, transmit or
otherwise make available via the WickyArchive.net. WickyArchive.net does not
control the Content posted via the Service and does not guarantee the quality
of such Content. You understand that by using the Service, you may be exposed
to Content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no circumstances
will WickyArchive.net be liable in any way for 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 the Service.
You agree not to use the service to:
(a) upload, post or otherwise make available make available
any Content that is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory,
libelous, invasive of another's privacy, or otherwise objectionable;
(b) impersonate any person or
entity;
(c) upload, post or otherwise make
available Content that you do not have the legal right to under the law.
(d) upload, post or otherwise make
available material that is unsolicited advertisements, promotional material,
spam, etc;
(e) interfere with or disrupt the
Service or servers or networks connected to the Service;
(f) intentionally or
unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international
law;
(g) stalk or otherwise harrass other users;
(h) upload Author Fiction without
prior permission from the parties appearing in the story.
You acknowledge that WickyArchive.net does not pre-screen
Content, but that WickyArchive.net and its designees shall have the right (but
not the obligation) in their sole discretion to refuse or move any Content that
is available via the Service. Without limiting the foregoing, WickyArchive.net
administrators shall have the right to remove any Content that violates the TOS
or is otherwise objectionable.
You acknowledge and agree that WickyArchive.net may preserve
Content and may also disclose Content if required to do so by law or in the
good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary
to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce the TOS; (c) respond to claims
that any Content violates the rights of third-parties; or (d) protect the
rights, property, or personal safety of WickyArchive.net, WickyArchive.net
staff, its users and the public.
You understand that the technical processing and
transmission of the Service, including your Content, may involve (a)
transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to
technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. These changes will be
done with out notification based on the software and/or hardware. The author is
advised to check the formatting of their piece.
6. MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE
WickyArchive.net reserves the right at any time and from
time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service
(or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that WickyArchive.net
shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification,
suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
7. TERMINATION
You agree that WickyArchive.net, in its sole discretion, may
terminate your account and remove and discard any Content, for any reason if
WickyArchive.net believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with
the letter or spirit of the TOS. WickyArchive.net may also in its sole
discretion and at any time discontinue providing the Service, or any part
thereof, with or without notice. You agree that any termination of your access
to the Service under any provision of this TOS may be effected without prior
notice, and acknowledge and agree that WickyArchive.net may immediately
deactivate or delete your Author Account, suspend chatting and posting priveleges and bar any further access to WickyArchive.net.
Further, you agree that WickyArchive.net shall not be liable to you or any
third-party for any termination of your access to the Service. See Section Six
for information on WickyArchive.net termination.
8. COPYRIGHTS and COPYRIGHT AGENTS
WickyArchive.net respects the intellectual property of
others, and we ask our users to do the same. If you believe that your work has
been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, there are two
methods of recourse depending on the nature of the infraction. If you have a
copyright abuse complaint based on theft of your piece by other fan authors,
please see Section Nine: Domestic Copyrights. Else, please provide
WickyArchive.net with the following information:
(1) an electronic or physical signature
of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright
interest;
(2) a description of the
copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
(3) a description of where the
material that you claim is infringing is located on the site;
(4) your address, telephone number,
and email address;
(5) a statement by you that you
have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the
copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
(6) a statement by you, made under
penalty of perjury, that the above information in your Notice is accurate and
that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's
behalf.
After this has been received, WickyArchive.net
administrators will seek to determine if the piece in question is in violation
of your copyright and then respond accordingly.
9. DOMESTIC COPYRIGHTS
WickyArchive.net respects the intellectual property of
others, and we ask our users to do the same. If you feel that your writing was
copied with out permission and in violation of your copyright by another writer
on WickyArchive.net, please provide WickyArchive.net
administrators with the following information via e-mail:
(1) Pen name and e-mail address.
(2) Contact information for the author you feel is violating
your copyright. This information should include the authora33;s
pen name, e-mail address, and author profile url.
(3) The url
of the piece that you have the copyright for, the date that the story was
posted, and the title of the piece.
(4) The url
of the piece that you feel is in violation of your copyright, the date the
alleged infringed piece was written and the title the alleged infringed piece.
(5) Supporting and collaborative evidence that demonstrates
copyright infringement.
(6) A short message detailing the nature of the copyright
infringement.
After this has been received, WickyArchive.net
administrators will seek to determine if the piece in question is in violation
of your copyright and then respond accordingly.
10. VIOLATIONS
Please report any violations of the TOS to WickyArchive.net administrators by e-mailing them to spygrl@gmail.com.