Terms of Service

1. Definitions and General

These Terms govern your use of the Service as a reader ("you"). By registering, recharging, or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms.

The Service provides online reading and paid access to classical supernatural literature (including translations, annotations and adaptations, collectively "Works"). Copyright in the Works belongs to the respective authors or the Platform, as set out in Section 8.

You must be at least 13 years old. Minors must use the Service with the consent and supervision of a parent or guardian.

We may update these Terms; material changes will be announced on the Platform in advance. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

2. Accounts

You must provide accurate, complete information at registration; one account per user; bulk registration, account trading or transfer is prohibited.

You are responsible for safeguarding your account credentials and for all activity under your account; notify us immediately of any unauthorized access or suspected compromise.

Losses arising from breach of this Section are your responsibility; we may restrict, freeze or terminate abnormal accounts.

3. Wallet and Credits

Credits are the in-platform unit of account: 1 USD = 100 Credits. Recharge tiers: $10 / $30 / $50 / $100, plus custom amounts ($1–$500, to the nearest $1).

No bonus credits are granted; recharges are credited at 1:100.

Payments are processed by Creem (as the acquiring party / Merchant of Record), supporting bank cards, PayPal, Apple Pay and Google Pay. Payment success is confirmed by the payment channel.

Credits may only be consumed within the Platform; they have no currency attributes, are not transferable or usable off-platform, and accrue no interest.

4. Purchases and Unlocks

You may pay per chapter to unlock chapters, or purchase a whole book at once (the bundle price and discount are set by the author and shown on the page). Serialized works support "auto-unlock with the book", under which newly published chapters are charged automatically at the same discount; this can be turned off in settings.

Chapters you have purchased remain readable in your account permanently, even if the author's agreement ends, the work is delisted, or the Service is adjusted (the Platform keeps copies to protect purchased reader rights), except in cases of copyright disputes.

When your balance is insufficient, auto-unlock incurs no charge and no debt; unpaid items remain on a pending list and are charged at the price snapshot of the time of publication once the balance is replenished.

5. Pricing

Chapter prices are set by authors and displayed at the point of purchase. All chapter prices are subject to the Platform's pricing rules, which may be updated from time to time.

Authors may set their chapter prices, free chapters, and whole-book bundle discounts. Price changes take effect 3 days in advance; chapters you have already purchased are not affected by author price changes.

6. Refund Policy

The Service provides cultural products: portions you have consumed (chapters already unlocked) are non-refundable.

Unconsumed paid balance from your recharges may be partially refunded (no minimum refund amount). Refunds are returned to the original payment method where possible; processing fees charged by Creem on the original transaction are non-refundable and will be deducted from the refund; the refund page will show the refundable amount and the reason for any difference.

Refunds are subject to risk control: a 24-hour cooling-off period after recharge, at least 30% of the recharge amount remaining unconsumed, at most once per month, and manual review for single amounts over $100.

Chargeback disputes are governed by Creem's Buyer Terms (including the EU digital-content cooling-off exemption); refund arrival time depends on the payment channel (usually 5–10 business days).

7. Comments

Comments you post are visible only to you until approved through the Platform's review process, after which they become public.

Abusive, discriminatory, obscene, link-spam, or fraudulent comments are prohibited; violating comments will not be published, and we may delete them and restrict or ban accounts as appropriate.

8. Content and Copyright

Copyright in the Works (including translations) belongs to the respective authors or the Platform; Platform-published chapters indicate their source.

Without written permission of the rights holder, you may not copy, repost, record, distribute, sell, or use any paid content for commercial purposes. Piracy and illegal distribution carry corresponding legal liability.

9. Acceptable Use

You must not: use scripts, bots or automated means to inflate reads, comments, ratings or sales; exploit multiple accounts or payment loopholes; interfere with the normal operation of the Platform; bypass payment mechanisms to obtain content; or post unlawful or infringing content.

The Platform may discard inflated data, restrict account functions, or pursue legal action for abuse, arbitrage or risk-control anomalies.

10. Disclaimers

The Service is provided "as is"; we do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free service. The Works are literary translations and do not constitute professional advice of any kind (legal, medical, or otherwise).

To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Platform is not liable for service interruptions or losses caused by force majeure (natural disasters, government action, network failures, third-party payment or communications failures, etc.).

Except as otherwise required by law, in no event shall the Platform's aggregate liability for a single event exceed the amount you actually paid on the Platform in the 12 months preceding the event.

11. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States of America (subject to final legal confirmation).

Any dispute arising from these Terms shall first be resolved through good-faith negotiation; if not resolved, the dispute shall be submitted to arbitration under the American Arbitration Association (AAA) rules; the arbitral award shall be final and binding.

12. Contact

Questions about these Terms or the Service? Contact us at [email protected].