1. Acceptance of Terms
Welcome to Storysea. By accessing and using our website www.storysea.io ("the Site"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use ("Terms"). If you do not agree with these Terms, please do not use the Site.
Storysea reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time. Changes will take effect immediately upon posting on the Site. Your continued use of the Site constitutes your acceptance of the modified Terms.
2. Service Description
Storysea is a platform in development dedicated to reading and writing serialized fiction, including fanfiction. Currently, the Site operates as an informational page with links to our external community spaces for alpha updates.
The functionalities described on the Site (reading, writing, character chat, social features) are not currently available and will be launched in future phases.
3. Alpha Community Access
3.1 Eligibility
To follow alpha updates through our community spaces, you must:
- Be at least 14 years old
- Comply with these Terms and any rules of the external platform you use
3.2 Discord and External Platforms
Storysea may use Discord or other third-party platforms to coordinate private alpha access, community announcements, and feedback. Storysea is not affiliated with Discord or any other external platform mentioned on the Site.
When you join or interact with those services, any personal data you provide to them is handled under their own terms, privacy policies, account settings, and moderation rules. We do not control those services and are not responsible for their data processing, availability, content, moderation decisions, or security practices.
3.3 Alpha Access
Joining our Discord server or any external community does not guarantee access to the Storysea alpha. Alpha access may be provided gradually based on availability and internal criteria that may include:
- Community participation
- Server capacity
- Product development phase
We are not obligated to grant alpha access to all community members or to do so within a specific timeframe.
4. Acceptable Use of the Site
You agree to:
- Use the Site only for lawful purposes
- Not attempt to access restricted areas of the Site
- Not interfere with the security or functioning of the Site
- Not collect information from other users without their consent
- Not use bots, scrapers, or other automated tools without authorization
5. Intellectual Property
5.1 Site Content
All content on the Site, including but not limited to:
- Text, images, design, and code
- The "Storysea" name and associated logos
- The tagline "Where stories find their people"
Is owned by Storysea or its licensors and is protected by copyright laws and other intellectual property laws.
5.2 Limited Use
You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the Site solely for informational and personal community-access purposes.
You may not:
- Copy, modify, or distribute Site content without authorization
- Use Storysea's name, logo, or brand without written permission
- Create derivative works based on the Site
5.3 Third-Party Content
The Site displays images of public domain artworks (Ivan Aivazovsky, Asta Norregaard, Ivan Kulikov, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Peder Severin Kroyer, Frank K. M. Rehn). These images are used under public domain and are not owned by Storysea.
6. Disclaimer of Warranties
The Site is provided "as is" and "as available." Storysea does not warrant that:
- The Site will be error-free or uninterrupted
- Defects will be corrected
- The Site is free of viruses or other harmful components
- The Storysea platform will launch as anticipated or at all
7. Limitation of Liability
To the extent permitted by law, Storysea shall not be liable for:
- Direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from use of the Site
- Loss of data, profits, or opportunities
- External platform availability, moderation, account access, or data practices
- Delays or cancellation of platform launch
8. Third-Party Links
The Site contains links to third-party services such as Discord, Reddit, Instagram, YouTube, X, and other external platforms. These links are provided solely for your convenience and community access. We do not control or endorse these external sites and are not responsible for their content, data practices, terms, moderation, availability, or security.
9. Service Cancellation
Storysea reserves the right to:
- Suspend or cancel platform development at any time
- Change, pause, or close alpha community access at any time
- Modify planned functionalities without prior notice
10. Privacy
Your use of the Site is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which forms an integral part of these Terms. We recommend reading it.
11. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by the laws of Spain. Any dispute related to these Terms or use of the Site shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Barcelona, Spain.
If you reside in the European Union, you also have rights under the consumer protection laws of your country of residence.
12. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is deemed invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
13. Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Storysea regarding use of the Site and supersede all prior agreements.
14. Waiver
Storysea's failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms does not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
15. Contact
If you have questions about these Terms, you can contact us at:
Use the contact channel listed on the Site.
16. Specific Provisions for Alpha (Future)
Once Storysea launches its full platform, additional Terms of Use will be implemented covering:
- Content creation and publishing
- Social interactions and character chat
- Subscription plans and payments
- Copyright and user-generated content licenses
- Community conduct rules
- Moderation and reporting procedures
All alpha users will be notified of these additional terms before launch and must accept them to use the full platform.
Thank you for your interest in Storysea. We look forward to sailing together soon.