The Fiction Shelf

Listed below are the Terms and Conditions for the use of this website. There are some additional guidelines for posting in the comments sections, which can be viewed here.

Acceptance of Terms

By using and or visiting this website you agree to the terms and conditions outlined below. If you do not agree to any of these terms then please do not use TheFictionShelf.com.

We will attempt to notify you with any major changes to terms and conditions however we advise a periodical review of the terms and conditions. Terms and conditions can be modified at any point at the sole discretion of the owners of TheFictionShelf.com.

Website

TheFictionShelf.com website may contain links to third party websites that are not owned or controlled by ourselves. We assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party websites. By using the TheFictionShelf.com, you expressly relieve TheFictionShelf.com from any liability arising from your use of any third‐party website.

 

Accounts

To access some features of TheFictionShelf.com you will have to create an account. The information that you provide when opening an account must be accurate and complete. Information provided will be considered privately and will not be given or sold to a third party. You are solely responsible for activity that occurs on your account. Therefore we strongly advise that you keep your password secure.

 

General Use of the Website

We grant you permission to use TheFictionShelf.com as long as you follow these simple rules:

1. You agree not to alter or modify any part of the Website.
2. You agree not to use the Website for any commercial use, without the prior written authorization of TheFictionShelf.com. Prohibited commercial uses include any of the following actions taken without the express approval of TheFictionShelf.com:
   1. sale of access to the Website or its related services on another website;
   2. use of the Website or its related services for the primary purpose of gaining advertising or subscription revenue;
3. You agree not to use or launch any automated system, including without limitation, ‘robots,’ ‘spiders,’ or ‘offline readers’ that are designed to damage the Website or its users in any way including the harvesting of personal information.
4. In your use of the Website, you will otherwise comply with all applicable local, national, and international laws and regulations.

Use of Content on the Website

The following restrictions and conditions apply to your use of content on TheFictionShelf.com:

Content on the Website is provided to you for your information and personal use only. We want you to enjoy the content and have provided it for consumption in a number of formats. However we ask that other than in the case of services provided by the Website you do not allow content to be downloaded, copied, modified, produced, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, translated, published, performed or otherwise exploited for any other purposes whatsoever without the prior written consent of the respective owners (in most cases the author).

You agree not to use user submissions for commercial gain without the owners explicit written consent.

Whilst all user submissions are quality controlled we are unable to guarantee the accuracy, usefulness, safety or intellectual property right of submissions. You hereby do waive any claim against TheFictionShelf.com for your use of any content on the site.

User Submissions and Conduct

When submitting work for consideration you are solely responsible for your submission and in submitting you affirm that you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents and permissions.

You retain all ownership rights of your submissions. However by submitting you grant TheFictionShelf.com a worldwide, non‐exclusive, royalty‐free transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, display and perform the submission in connection with TheFictionShelf.com. If you wish for your work to be removed for any reason then please inform TheFictionShelf.com in writing (via e‐mail) and we will attempt to remove your submission from the site within 28 days. If a further exclusive license is granted for a submission then TheFictionShelf.com takes no responsibility for removing the work unless explicitly requested by the owner of the work.

You further agree that you will not submit material that is copyrighted, protected by trade secret or otherwise subject to third party proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless you are the owner of such rights or have permission from their rightful owner and the necessary consents from any individuals whose personally identifiable information is contained in such material to post the material and to grant TheFictionShelf.com all of the license rights granted herein.

TheFictionShelf.com does not permit copyright infringing activities and infringement of intellectual property rights on its Website. We will remove all content if properly notified that an infringement is taking place. We reserve the right to remove content from the site without prior notice.

Ability to Accept Terms of Service

You affirm that you are either more than the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence, or an emancipated minor, or possess legal parental or guardian consent, and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations, and warranties set forth in these Terms of Service, and to abide by and comply with these Terms of Service.