These Terms of Use (ToU) govern access to and use of the website "InkVentures" available at https://ink-ventures.com, as well as the associated mobile applications "InkVentures: interactive stories" available on the App Store and Google Play Store (hereinafter referred to as the "Site" and the "Applications").
The Site allows amateur authors and writers to create and publish interactive stories, while the Applications allow readers to access this content, read and interact with the stories.
Access to and use of the Site and Applications are subject to compliance with these ToU. By accessing and using the Site and Applications, you agree to comply with these ToU. These ToU will be displayed each time an author creates a story.
To publish content on the Site as an author, you must create a user account by providing the required information.
Using the Applications does not require creating a user account. All data necessary for the proper functioning of the Applications will be stored locally on the devices.
When you publish content on the Site, i.e., when you create a story, you must assign it a PEGI rating. Readers using the Applications will have to confirm their age before accessing content with a rating not suitable for all age groups (PEGI 3).
We reserve the right to modify the PEGI rating assigned to a story.
There are certain legal and ethical limits on the content allowed in writing a story, even if it is a work of fiction, including:
We reserve the right to refuse or remove any content deemed inappropriate or illegal under applicable laws.
To ensure the quality of the stories and not disappoint readers, we reserve the right not to accept the publication of content deemed to be of poor quality, plagiarized, or primarily generated by artificial intelligence. The reasons for any refusal will always be communicated to you so that you can make the necessary modifications for validation.
Your story must contain at least 10 steps and at least 8,000 words.
You retain all intellectual property rights to the content you create and publish on the Site, including texts, scripts, and illustrations. However, by publishing your content to be available on the Applications, you grant the Site and Applications a license to exploit this content for an indefinite period until you explicitly request the removal of the content.
In the event of a request to remove content, the Site and Applications may continue to exploit it for a period of 3 months to allow readers to finish their ongoing reading. During this period, your content will not be offered to new readers.
Prior to publication, with the sole purpose of assisting authors and helping them properly configure their interactive stories, we reserve the right to access the content and make structural modifications to the stories. These modifications will in no way affect the text written by the author, but may include changes to the implementation of interactive mechanics, or any other purely technical modification aimed at ensuring the proper functioning of the interactive stories.
After publication, you will no longer be able to modify your content to preserve the reading experience for users who have started reading your story.
As an author, you are responsible for your use of the Site, as well as the content you publish. Any repeated violation of these ToU may result in the suspension or termination of your access, in addition to the removal of your stories that do not comply with the ToU.
As a platform, we reserve the right to implement various filtering or sorting mechanisms to improve the user experience on the Applications. In doing so, it is possible that the visibility and accessibility of your stories may change in the Applications.
We strive to keep the Site and Applications operational. However, periods of unavailability may occur and will be communicated on the Site.
Readers can make donations to authors through the Site and Applications. We will act as an intermediary for collecting donations.
The amount received by the author will correspond to the donation made by the reader, minus the banking fees of the payment partner and the share of the donation that the reader wishes to allocate to our platform.
For example, for a donation of €5 with a 70% split for the author and 30% for the platform, the calculation is as follows:
The banking partner charges €0.41 in fees, leaving €4.59 to be shared (the amount is variable and depends on the banking partner; the amount of 41 cents is an example, which
corresponds to the fees of the Stripe partner for a donation of €5 at the time of writing this document).
The author's share is €4.59 * 0.70, or €3.21.
Payment of donations to authors will be made upon request, by the agreed payment method with the author. A minimum amount of €20 is required to make a payment.
In the event of a dispute, the French courts will have jurisdiction. An amicable settlement may be sought before any legal action.
We reserve the right to modify these ToU at any time. Authors will have to accept the new ToU when creating a new story.
Authors will also be notified of the application of the new ToU to stories already created, for which they may request removal in case of refusal of the ToU.
By using the Site and Applications, you agree to comply with these ToU. Please contact us if you have any questions.
If you have any questions regarding this document, please do not hesitate to contact us at the following address: contact@ink-ventures.com.