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FictionCentral.net Terms of Service

All stories published on this site are copyright of their authors, and may not be reproduced in any form (including electronic) without permission. Although we provide links to other websites, we cannot monitor them and are not responsible for any material at these sites. You acknowledge that you link to these other websites at your own risk. Any images used here are assumed to be in the public domain. Any images not public domain are the property of their respective owners and we do not claim or imply any rights to them. All original administrative content is copyright of the site owner and must not be copied in any form (electronic or otherwise) without the prior consent of the owner. ©2000-2005 Fanfictionworld.net.

All members and visitors to our website must comply with and understand the following:

I. FictionCentral.net will make every effort to monitor it's discussion boards, fiction archive, and outbound links for material we consider inappropriate, but does not guarantee suitability of content for all readers. You acknowledge that FictionCentral.net is viewed/read at your own risk. If you come across material which you find offensive or inappropriate, please contact us.

While the administrators and moderators of this site will attempt to remove or edit any generally objectionable material as quickly as possible, it is impossible to review every post/story. Therefore you acknowledge that all posts made to this site express the views and opinions of the author and not the administrators, moderators or webmaster and hence they will not be held liable. [Rules Overview]

II. Although we provide links to other websites, we are not responsible for any material at these sites. You acknowledge that you visit these other websites at your own risk.

III. Any information given to us (email address, name, etc...) will not be given to anyone outside the staff of this site and will be used ONLY for contact purposes concerning this site. We will not email you unless it directly concerns this site. While this information will not be disclosed to any third party without your consent, the webmaster, administrator and moderators cannot be held responsible for any hacking attempt that may lead to the data being compromised or corrupted.. [Privacy Policy]

IV. Although FictionCentral.net encourages creativity and discussion; we reserve the right to remove, limit access to, or censor posts, threads, or other material that we believe are inappropriate for this website at any time based on the terms and conditions within this document or other administrative documents within the site. [Site Rules]

V.You agree not to post any abusive, obscene, vulgar, slanderous, hateful, threatening or any other such material that may violate any applicable laws. This includes but is not limited to stories/posts containing objectionable material such as sexual abuse, threats to members/staff, hate material and racism. You also agree not to 'spam' any area of the site or its users. Doing so may lead to you being immediately and permanently banned from the site and any account held by you will be removed. In special cases, your internet service provider may be notified. FictionCentral.net reserves the right to be the sole judge in whether a story/post fits any of these descriptions or not. [Site Rules]

The Fiction Archive

1: Stories submitted to this archive MUST be original works. Reproduction of copyright material is illegal and is forbidden. Any material found to be copied from another source or author will be deleted and the author will be removed from the archive. [Copyright Information]

If you discover a story which you believe to be plagiarized, please contact the staff immediately via e-mail or through our helpdesk.

2: Rating your story. In order to submit stories to our site, authors are asked to familiarise themselves with our rating system in order to appropriately rate their work. Please check the rating before reading a story. If you do not meet the standards implied by these ratings, you agree not to read the story. The staff will not be held responsible for users reading material which is marked as unsuitable for their age.. Our rating system is described below. [Ratings & Warnings Explained]

12+: Directed to Readers Over 12 Years of Age: This story is designed for children age 12 and above. It may be more appropriate for children who have acquired the developmental skills needed to distinguish between make-believe and reality. Themes and elements in this story may include mild fantasy or comedic violence, or may frighten children under the age of 12. Therefore, parents may wish to consider the suitability of this story for their very young children. It contains little or no violence, no strong language and little or no sexual dialogue or situations.

15+: Parents Cautioned, Directed to Older Teenage Readers: This story contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 15 years of age. Parents are strongly urged to exercise greater care in monitoring this story and are cautioned against letting children under the age of 15 read this story unmonitored. This story contains one or more of the following: mild violence, non-graphic sexual situations, occasional strong language, or suggestive dialogue.

Mature: Mature Audience Only: This story is specifically designed to be read by a mature audience and therefore may be unsuitable for persons under 17. This story contains one or more of the following: intense non-graphic violence, explicit non-graphic sexual activity, or crude indecent language.

Disallowed Material. This site does not accept material it's staff considers to be NC-17 in nature. Stories involving graphic sex and/or extreme violence should be labeled NC-17. The reasons for the application of an NC-17 rating can be violence or sex or aberrational behavior or drug abuse or any other elements which, when present, would be considered too strong and therefore off-limits for children. Any such material will not be allowed on FictionCenteral.net. All reasonable efforts are made by the owner and staff to keep such material from being posted on this site.

If we receive complaints about a story we may alter its rating or remove it at our discretion.

3: Stories only please. We will not accept lists, interactive writing, or anything similar. [Submissions]

4: Validation and Trusted Authors. As mentioned previously, all stories are checked for suitability before being posted to our archive, however, authors may be deemed by the staff as "trusted" at which time their stories will appear on the site immediately. This can take place after several updates or only a few, depending on the author, subject matter, etc... While our archive does not discriminate based on spelling, grammar, characterization, etc... authors who write stories which are spell checked, use paragraphs and have chapters that are of higher quality are likely to recieve Trusted Author status quicker as they are obviously interested in what they are doing and have put effort into their story. Trusted authors who abuse the privilege will be removed from the 'trusted' list and have to wait to be validated when posting. [More on Trusted Author Status]

5: Removal of account/story:Any authors found abusing the site, other users or staff will be warned and if they continue to do so, will have their accounts removed. Major incidents of abuse will result in immediate removal of the author's account. The review area is to be used to review stories only. Anyone found abusing it or using it as a chat area will be warned, suspended and have their account deleted if the warning is ignored. [Reviewing Rules] Abuse of the software: Any author who abuses the site by trying shortcuts to get validated, push themselves up the Recently Added list, etc... will have their accounts deleted. The webmaster, administrator and moderators are not obliged to provide valid reasons if requested.

5a: Removal of stories:NC-17/Copyright material is removed immediately for legal reasons - stories with overly spammed review threads are removed. Authors whose stories contain other violations will be contacted by the staff (please note it is your responsibility to give us a working email address and to check you can receive our mail) and given seven days to amend the violation before a staff member removes the stories. All content removed by the site owner and staff is permanently gone and in no way recoverable. This includes chapters, stories, and reviews. Always back up your material. [Removal Reasons]

5b: Rejection of submitted stories. Stories may be rejected for a number of reasons. [Rejection Reasons] An e-mail is sent with each chapter rejection. If you have not received an e-mail regarding the rejection of your story, please check our FAQ's. Due to the amount of daily submissions, the staff of FictionCentral.net will not be able to repair and amend violations in your stories. Stories will be rejected for corrections where needed.

Additional areas of the site contain specific rules relevant only to those areas. It is the responsibility of the user to keep themselves apprised of these rules and their updates.

If you have any questions regarding these Terms of Service, please direct them to our staff via trouble ticket or e-mail.. FictionCentral.net is the sole judge in what is acceptable and not acceptable on our service according to the above warnings. .

Thank you for taking the time to read this. I hope you enjoy FictionCentral.net.