Last updated: October 6th, 2024
Welcome to Scriptophobia, a dedicated community platform for writers of all levels and genres. By accessing or using our website located at Scriptophobia.com (the “Site”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use (“Terms”). If you do not agree with these Terms in their entirety, you must not use our Site.
1. Membership
Scriptophobia offers both free and paid membership options. Membership is available to individuals who are at least 18 years of age. By agreeing to these Terms, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years old. Our Site reserves the right to terminate your membership and refuse any and all current or future use of our Site if it suspects that you are under the age of 18.
2. User Conduct
Members can participate in forums, user groups, and private messaging. Respectful and constructive interaction is expected at all times. Any form of harassment, abuse, or hate speech will result in immediate account termination.
3. Intellectual Property Rights
The contents of Scriptophobia, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, and the software used on the Site, are protected by copyright and are owned by Scriptophobia or are used with permission by the site’s administrators.
Members retain copyright over their posted writings. By posting your writing on Scriptophobia, you grant the Site a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, display, and distribute your work on the Site for the purpose of promoting and operating the Site.
4. Critique Points
Members can earn critique points through participation, such as critiquing other member’s writings. These points have no monetary value and cannot be exchanged, transferred, or redeemed for cash. Critique points are used as currency within the Site to post your own writings for critique by others.
5. User Content
You are solely responsible for the content you post on the Site, including but not limited to text, images, and links. You warrant that you own or have the necessary permissions to use and authorize the use of your content as described herein.
Scriptophobia does not accept responsibility for monitoring or modifying user content but reserves the right to remove any content deemed inappropriate, offensive, or in violation of these Terms.
6. Copyright Infringement
If you believe that your work has been used on the Site in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please notify us by submitting a detailed notice to our copyright agent.
7. Termination
Scriptophobia reserves the right to terminate your account or your access to our Site at any time, with or without cause or notice, and without liability.
8. Limitation of Liability
Scriptophobia shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages resulting from your use of or inability to use the Site.
9. Amendment to Terms
We reserve the right to amend these Terms at any time. All amendments will be posted to the Site and will be effective from the date of posting.
10. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which Scriptophobia operates, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us our support contact form.
By using Scriptophobia.com, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use.