Last updated: 2023-12-19
This are the terms of use in the Tales notebook platform and are applied to all users.
The terms Platform, Site, Tales notebook, We, Us, Our, refer to the Tales notebook platform.
When you create a user account, you need to provide a valid email address and a password.
To create a user account you must be at least 13 years old.
To create a sub-account other than the type reader, you must be at least 18 years old and have the legal capacity to enter into contracts.
You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and password. The Platform cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage from your failure to comply with this security obligation.
You are responsible for all content posted and activity that occurs under your account.
Each user account can have multiple sub accounts. The user account is responsible for the actions of the sub accounts.
The sub accounts can be of type are Reader, Creator, and Translator
And each type has access to different features in the Platform.
Reader accounts are the most simple type.
Reader accounts can only create and manage their comments on projects and translation projects.
Creator accounts can create and edit Projects in the platform.
Projects are Manga and Comics that are created by the Creator.
The creator must own all legal rights to the content of the project to be able to publish it in the Platform.
The creator is responsible for the content of the projects, and the Platform does not own any rights to the content of the projects or is responsible for the content of the projects.
The creator agrees to allow the Platform to use the content of the projects to promote the Platform.
The creator agrees to allow every project to be translated by other users.
The creator has the right to remove the project at any time.
A project can receives money from others users using a subscriptions model.
For the creator to be able to receive money from these subscriptions, the creator must have:
And the project must have been verified by the Platform before receiving subscriptions.
A project can have multiple tiers of subscriptions and the creator can set the price and tiers of the subscriptions, but the price must be at least 5 USD.
For each subscription the Platform will receive a fee of 20% of the subscription price.
The creator can delete the project at any time, but before deleting the project the creator must await for the end of the active subscriptions and disable new subscriptions.
When there is no active subscriptions the creator can delete the project.
Translator accounts can create and edit Translation projects in the platform.
Translation projects are translations of Projects created by Creators.
The translator is responsible for the content of the translation projects, and the Platform does not own any rights to the content of the translation projects or is responsible for the content of the translation projects.
The translator has the right to remove the translation project at any time.
A translation project can receives money from others users using a subscriptions model.
For the translator to be able to receive money from these subscriptions, the translator must have:
And the translation project must have been verified by the Platform before receiving subscriptions.
A translation project can have multiple tiers of subscriptions and the translator can set the price and tiers of the subscriptions, but the price must be at least 5 USD.
For each subscription the Platform will receive a fee of 20% of the subscription price, and the creator of the original project will also receive a percentage of the subscription price that can be 40%, 50%, or 60% that is set by the creator.
The translator can delete the translation project at any time, but before deleting the translation project the translator must await for the end of the active subscriptions and disable new subscriptions.
When there is no active subscriptions the translator can delete the translation project.
The Platform enables users to pay for subscriptions to projects and translation projects.
To enable payments the user account need:
The Platform uses Stripe to process payments, and no credit card information is stored in the Platform only some minimal information about the payment method for identification purposes.
The Platform stores tax information about the user account that made the payment, this information is encrypted in the database and only the user account and the Platform can access it.
Tax information is used to generate tax reports.
The Platform does not store any credit card information used to make payments, this information is stored by Stripe.
Content +18 with focus on sexual content are not allowed in the Platform.
The Platform reserves the right to suspend or ban your user account access to the Platform and its services if you violate the terms of use.
A suspended user account will not be able to access the Platform and its services for a period of time.
The user account sub accounts will not be able to make comments or create new content in the Platform.
The projects and translation projects created by the suspended user account will have their subscriptions canceled, the projects and translation projects will be set to private and will the monetization will be disabled till new verification.
A banned user account will not be able to access the Platform and its services permanently.
The projects and translation projects created by the banned user account will be removed from the Platform.
Tales notebook is a platform for writers and readers to share their stories across the world.