Welcome to The Literary Kingdom. By using Theliterarykingdom.com, you confirm that you unconditionally accept and agree to these terms of service. If you do not agree to our terms of service, you cannot use our website. Our Privacy Policy, which can be found here, is incorporated in these terms by this reference. All users must be at least thirteen years old.
You need an account
To view and engage with most of the features on our website, you will need to set up an account. To set up an account, you will need to register with your email address and choose a password.
You acknowledge that your account is unique and personal to you, and you are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and any account activity and purchases. If you share your username and password with anyone, they can take control of the account. In these circumstances, we are not liable for any of your or their actions. If you find out that someone has used your account without permission, please report it by emailing [email protected]. You agree not to impersonate someone you aren’t. You may never use another person’s account without their permission.
The Literary Kingdom may reclaim any username, at any time, which we believe violates another party’s intellectual property rights, is inactive, is considered inappropriate by The Literary Kingdom, or which could mislead other users. If we need to reclaim a username, you will be notified and asked to change your username to continue to have access to your account.
Content
It is important you read our content guidelines before you publish a book on our website.
When you use our services to publish a book, you are giving us permission under applicable copyright laws to display and sell the content to users of The Literary Kingdom.
You are responsible for the books that you publish, and other content that you post. This means that you assume all risks related to its publication and display, including someone else’s reliance on its accuracy and any claims a person might make relating to legal rights, for example those that relate to intellectual property or copyright. We may not monitor or control content published/posted on our services and we do not take responsibility for what our users publish/post. We do not support, represent, or guarantee the completeness, truthfulness, accuracy or reliability of any content or communications posted on The Literary Kingdom by its users. Whilst we take every reasonable action to remove inappropriate or harmful content, you understand that by using our services, you may be exposed to content that may be offensive, inaccurate, harmful or inappropriate, or deceptive. When content like this is reported, we will investigate it and it may be removed.
The Literary Kingdom may showcase your content to promote our services. We will never sell your content to third parties without your explicit permission.
If you submit your writing into one of our contests, or to be published in one of our collections, you may enter into additional or different terms and conditions, or agreements. In case of conflict, the terms and conditions for those entries will override those set out for standard publication.
Comments and Posts
By submitting comments on an author’s story, responding to someone in a forum or making a post from your account, and all other communication through our services, such as emailing us about our website, The Literary Kingdom will be free to use your text for any purposes, in all media, in perpetuity, owing no obligation or liability to you whatsoever, including, but not limited to the right to use, sell, display, exploit, publish, change, add to, and distribute it. This does not include the books that you publish.
How we handle copyright issues
If you would like to submit a claim for copyright infringement, please email [email protected] and use the subject “copyright infringement.” You will need to tell us:
We will also ask you to supply evidence to support your claim.
Users accused of copyrighting another person’s work will be investigated. The Literary Kingdom reserves the right to remove content alleged to be infringing copyright without prior notice, at our sole discretion, and without liability to the writer or anyone else. If it is proven that a user has published copyrighted work, we may terminate their account.
Our Don’ts list
When you sign up, there are restrictions you agree to. We call them our don’ts, and they exist to make your experience on our platform enjoyable. If you are using our website:
You will not cause damage to The Literary Kingdom, or impair the availability or accessibility of The Literary Kingdom in any way that is fraudulent, unlawful, harmful, or illegal, including, but not limited to, bypassing, adapting, or hacking our platform to change, destroy or limit the functionality of our website and services, of other users computer software, hardware or telecommunications equipment, or attempt to gain unauthorised access to our services or computer system. You must not misuse our platform by introducing viruses or any other malicious material or harmful technology. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to The Literary Kingdom website. You must not attack The Literary Kingdom via denial-of-service. The Literary Kingdom will report any breaches to the relevant law enforcement.
Deleting your account
You can delete your account at any time. If you have subscribed to our monthly membership, you need to give us thirty days’ notice. If you have subscribed for an annual membership, The Literary Kingdom will not refund you if you cancel your subscription six months into your membership.
For more information on deleting your account, please read our privacy policy.
The Literary Kingdom reserves the right to suspend or terminate your account and all content included therein, at any time, for any reason at our discretion, including if you fail to comply with the terms and conditions set out here. If your account is suspended or terminated, The Literary Kingdom will not be liable to you for your inability to access any content you published or shared, purchased or otherwise, on our account.
The Literary Kingdom’s liability
When you use our services, you release The Literary Kingdom from any claims, damages, and demands, known or unknown, disclosed or undisclosed, from disputes between users or users and third party services.
The Literary Kingdom will not be liable for any damages that arise from your use of our services. This exclusion includes, without limitations, where services are hacked or unavailable (for example, because of technical problems or site updates), all types of damages, no matter the type of claim or loss, and any lost profit.
You may find links on our website to other websites. When you access third-party websites, you do so at your own risk.
The Literary Kingdom takes no responsibility for any comments, posts, messages, or other works posted/ published by users which is lost or deleted in the process of it being uploaded, or otherwise.
Your Liability to The Literary Kingdom
If your actions cause our company to be sued, or if you break any aspect of our terms and conditions or policies, you will compensate us for any liabilities or losses, claims, and expenses (including legal fees) that arise from your misuse of our site.
You understand you are responsible for all costs associated with accessing and using The Literary Kingdom services, including, without limitation, subscription fees, any services or products we offer, the purchase of books, or mobile device fees.
You will keep confidential any correspondence and discussions that you have with The Literary Kingdom concerning disputes regarding your payment history, or otherwise (for example, any information you learn in the course of a lawsuit), or any alleged breach of these terms and conditions by you, The Literary Kingdom, or a third party, without written consent of The Literary Kingdom.
Reservation of rights
We reserve the right to suspend, withdraw, discontinue, limit or change all or any part of The Literary Kingdom website, your access to our platform, or your use of The Literary Kingdom platform, without notice, for any reason, with or without cause, at any time, at our discretion. We reserve the right to change how we operate.
Advertising
The Literary Kingdom website may contain links or embedded material to third-party content, which The Literary Kingdom has not reviewed, including, but not limited to, other websites and third-party services, for advertising purposes, for the convenience of visitors/ website users, or for functions related to our business. The Literary Kingdom linking or embedding to third-party content, websites, services, products, or other, does not imply advertisement or endorsement.
When you access third-party websites, you do so at your own risk, and you may be subject to the third party’s website terms and conditions. We are not responsible for any third-party content linked or embedded to our website and disclaim any responsibility for the accuracy of information found on these sites, or the quality of their products or services.
Changes to our terms and conditions
We may change our terms and conditions at any time. The Literary Kingdom will notify you of any changes made, and we will make visible to you the last date of updates introduced. If you disagree with any of the changes, you should close your account. Your continued use of our services after we send notice about our changes means you are agreeing to our terms and conditions.
Disclaimers
The Literary Kingdom may use various technologies and other methods to verify your compliance with these terms and conditions. You consent to The Literary Kingdom using monitoring technology and other methods to monitor your access to and use of our platform.
Views expressed on The Literary Kingdom by its users do not necessarily represent our views or values.
The Literary Kingdom does not guarantee to monitor all the content posted, published, or shared by its users, for offensive, indecent, or unlawful works.
The Literary Kingdom does not guarantee the delivery, performance, pricing or quality of any work published on our platform.
You understand that The Literary Kingdom is not liable for any failure of performance because of any cause outside of our control, including, for example, but not limited to, acts of God, fire, terrorism, supplier failures, breaches, or government requests.
We do not verify the identity of our users and therefore we do not guarantee that any user is who they claim to be.
While we’re committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with applicable laws and our policies, you understand that no electronic transmission of information can be guaranteed to be completely safe and The Literary Kingdom does not ensure the security of any information you transfer. You acknowledge all the information you provide is done at your own risk and may not be confidential.
You understand that The Literary Kingdom is under no obligation to become involved with any dispute between you and a third party or other service user.
If your content is infringed upon by a third party or other individual, The Literary Kingdom will have no responsibility or obligation to pursue intellectual property claims against such a third-party on your behalf. Now will we have a responsibility to issue intellectual property take down notices on your behalf.
Limitation of liability
The Literary Kingdom will not be liable to you for any direct or indirect damages of any kind, that are related to The Literary Kingdom, regardless of legal theory (including but not limited to property damage or personal injury), whether or not we have been advised of the possibility or probability of damages, and even if the policies, procedures, website design or otherwise set up to remedy these damages fail to meet their purpose.
Furthermore, you waive and release The Literary Kingdom, its directors, employees, affiliates, and other stakeholders, from any claims or damages of any kind, that may arise directly or indirectly from the use of our platform, including, but not limited to, the loss of data, content, intellectual property, damages caused by malicious software, fraud, any breach in our terms of service by you, or any other breach beyond our control.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless, The Literary Kingdom, including its members, employees, directors, suppliers, affiliates, officers, partners, agents, lawyers, licensors, and contractors, against all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, actions, judgments, settlements, interest, awards, penalties, fines, costs, or expenses (including reasonable legal fees) that may arise in connection with your use of our platform, your breach of these terms, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.
This indemnification obligation will survive the termination or expiration of your account and the use of the platform.
Competition entries and anthology submissions
The Literary Kingdom may offer competitions, special programs, promotions, and anthology publication opportunities may have unique rules different from these terms and conditions. In case of conflict or inconsistency, the terms and conditions for the promotion/competition will take priority over these terms and conditions. All terms and conditions for these will be provided. You should always review these terms and conditions and/or rules as your participation constitutes as your acceptance and agreement of those terms and conditions.
When you create an account with The Literary Kingdom, and share your information with us, you are consenting to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information as described in this privacy policy. If you do not consent to the use of your personal information, please do not continue to use our services.
What is personal information?
Information that can be used to identify you is considered “personal information.” Examples of personal information may include, but are not limited to, your name, your age, your gender, your marital status, your contact information, and your financial data. If you choose not to share your personal information with us, you may not be able to set up an account to use our services.
What information do we collect and why do we use it?
We do not collect any personal information about you when you simply browse our site. However, to use all our services, you will need to create an account; to do this, we require some personal information. This may include:
| Personal information we collect: | We use this information to: |
| Information that is needed to create an account, for example, your username, email address, date of birth and password. If you register for The Literary Kingdom via third parties such as Facebook or Google, they will send us information that we require for you to use our services, for example, your name, date of birth, and email address. | Create your Literary Kingdom account so that you can access our services Identify you on our site (for example, when you publish a story or write a comment)Ensure age-appropriate content is available Provide you with technical supportCommunicate with youDisplay the information as part of your Literary Kingdom profileGather anonymous data which enables us to understand you better to make improvements to our platform |
| Information you choose to provide, for example, your name and gender. | Display the information on your Literary Kingdom profileGather anonymous data which enables us to understand you better to make improvements to our platformConduct promotions |
| Information which is collected automatically, such as: IP addressCookie dataDevice informationPages visitedInformation on how you use our services, for example, the books you buy, the content you interact with, the content you post, and the messages you send. We will also collect information on who your friends and followers are, and how they use our services. | Personalise your experience on our site, for example, suggesting books we think you will enjoyMeasure your use of our platformFor security Gather anonymous data which enables us to understand you better to make improvements to our platform Investigate and prevent problems, illegal activity, and breaches of our terms of service (including spam, fraud and abuse)Display advertisements tailored to you |
We may also use your information in line with our internal policies, to enforce our policy and terms and conditions, to defend our legal rights, and to comply with legal obligations.
We treat personal information as private, therefore, it will not be displayed on The Literary Kingdom (unless you choose to share this publicly), shared with other service users, or rented or sold to anybody until the data has been anonymised. For further information regarding sign-ups via third parties, click here.
You have the option to choose not to provide any personal information, with the exception of the information needed to create your account. However, doing so might prevent you from using some of our services.
Why do you ask for my date of birth?
Children under the age of 13 are not permitted to use The Literary Kingdom, therefore this privacy notice makes no provision for their use of our site. We collect your date of birth to ensure you are eligible to use the site. Whilst some content may appeal to children, no part of The Literary Kingdom is directed to, or targets, younger children.
There are limitations to the extent that we can monitor the age of our users and therefore The Literary Kingdom strongly recommends parents and legal guardians talk to their children about online safety, monitor their children’s use of the internet, and instruct their children not to provide any personal information online without their permission. If you are a parent or legal guardian and discover that your child has shared personal information without your consent, please contact us at: [email protected], and we will take steps to delete this information as is reasonably possible.
We may consider your age when we tailor the content we show you, based on what other users your age are reading.
Why do we collect and use your email?
The Literary Kingdom will use your email address to communicate with you. You can manage your email preferences, for example, follower alerts and messages, in your Settings under Notifications. You can unsubscribe or change your email preferences at any time. Please note that you cannot opt out of system e-mails (for example, those about resetting your password) and legal notices (for example, revisions to our policies).
What personal information can other Literary Kingdom users see?
Our services are designed to make it easy for you to communicate with The Literary Kingdom community.
Personal information that you disclose in a publicly accessible area of the site will be visible to anybody with access to the content (including other Literary Kingdom users), for example, your name, your username, your profile description, and the messages you post. Examples of where this information can be seen are on your profile page, on Literary Kingdom forums, and on the stories you comment on.
How do we share your personal information?
The Literary Kingdom may share personal information with third party service providers, but only to the extent necessary to deliver our services to you. When we share data with third-party services, we require them to protect your personal information to the same standard as us.
The Literary Kingdom will not release, rent, or sell your personal information, except for the following reasons:
If The Literary Kingdom is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, we will continue to protect the privacy of users’ personal information and notify them before it is transferred or subject to a new privacy policy.
We never post anything to your third-party accounts (such as Facebook) without your permission.
Access to your personal information
If you would like to have access to the personal information that we hold about you, or you want us to delete or change the personal information we hold, you can contact us via email at [email protected]. We will respond to requests to the extent we are legally required, or as are set by our policies, and subject to any restrictions in our systems.
To change or delete personal information that you have provided, you can log in and update your profile.
Transferring your information
The Literary Kingdom is global, with readers, writers, industry professionals, and company stakeholders in various locations, so transferring information may be necessary to operate.
How does The Literary Kingdom protect my personal information?
To safeguard your personal information, we regularly review our contractual and technological security measures. The only people in our company with access to your information are those with a business “need to know.” The Literary Kingdom supports encryption on all transmissions to protect the personal information you provide.
What happens to your personal information when you leave The Literary Kingdom?
When you create an account with us, we will hold on to your information for as long as the account is open. If you close your account, it will initially be deactivated for six months; this means that it will not be visible on The Literary Kingdom. All your comments to the community will remain (however they will be anonymised).
After closing your account, it will still be possible to restore it within the first six months. You will not have lost your posts, stories, and comments in this time. After six months, we will delete all personal information we hold about you, however, your contributions (comments on stories, forum posts, etc.) which we anonymise will remain.
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Changes to this privacy policy
We may change this policy at any time. The Literary Kingdom will notify you of any changes made to this policy, and we will make visible to you the last date of updates introduced to this policy. If you disagree with any of the changes, close your account. Your continued use of our services after we send notice about our changes means you are consenting to our privacy policy.
Non-personal information
The Literary Kingdom uses software, such as cookies and tracking pixels, to gather information that does not personally identify you. Non-personal information assists us in providing our service and helps us better understand how our site is used. We may utilise these technologies to deliver adverts and promote messages.
Disclaimer: unfortunately, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure and therefore The Literary Kingdom cannot guarantee the security of information when it is being transmitted.
Code of Conduct
The Literary Kingdom is a space where individuals from diverse backgrounds can come together to share their writing. We aim to create a safe and respectful environment that fosters meaningful discussions regarding literature.
We ask that all members of The Literary Kingdom community be respectful of others, inclusive, and friendly. Being patient and understanding of others is how we learn and is key to telling good stories. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination, harassment, or hate speech. If you see a post with the aim of upsetting a member of the community, please report it.
Constructive comments can be helpful for new writers but must be given respectfully and kindly. For tips on providing constructive criticism, click here.
We expect all users to comply with the law, including copyright and privacy laws. We do not condone any behaviour that infringes on the rights of others, including plagiarism, doxing, and spamming.
We rely on our community to report any violations of this code of conduct. Please report violations to [email protected].