Terms and Conditions of Use

Effective Date: 27 May 2025

These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern your use of Tale of the Internet ("the Platform"). By accessing or using the Platform, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Platform.

1. Service Description

Tale of the Internet is a virtual book where users can purchase and customize individual characters (letters or symbols), which appear publicly as part of a shared, text-based story. The Platform has a maximum of 100,000 total characters available. Once the limit is reached, no further characters can be purchased. Character edits (including letter and color changes) will no longer be possible after 29 October 2025.

2. User Accounts

You are responsible for keeping your login credentials secure. Passwords are hashed and salted for your protection.

3. Ownership and Licensing

All characters on the Platform remain the intellectual property of Tale of the Internet. By purchasing characters, you gain a limited, non-exclusive right to display them within the Platform. You do not own or license the underlying software, data, or system.

4. Character Submissions

Users are responsible for the characters (letters or symbols) they submit. You must not submit characters or combinations that:

Reasonable and artistic use of profanity may be permitted, as long as it is not targeted, excessive, or abusive. We reserve the right to remove or hide content that violates these guidelines.

5. Payments

Each character costs $1 USD. All purchases are final and non-refundable. Prices are in U.S. dollars.

6. Account Transfers

You may sell or transfer your entire user account (including all purchased characters) to another individual. However:

7. Data Corrections

The Platform owner may modify user data if necessary (e.g., to fix technical issues or errors caused by failed payments).

8. Privacy

We only collect essential data. See the Privacy Policy below for details.

9. Restrictions

You may not:

10. Age Requirement

You must be 18 years or older to use this Platform.

11. Termination

We may suspend or terminate accounts that:

12. Changes to Terms

We may update these Terms at any time. Updates take effect once posted on the Platform.

13. Limitation of Liability

We are not liable for any direct or indirect damages resulting from your use of the Platform.

14. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of Norway.

15. Contact

Email: support@taleoftheinternet.com


Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 27 May 2025

At Tale of the Internet, your privacy is important. Here's how we handle your information:

1. What We Collect

2. What We Don't Collect

We do not collect:

3. How We Use Your Data

Your data is only used to:

We never share or sell your data.

4. Security

Passwords are stored using secure hashing and salting methods. We use industry-standard protections to keep your data safe.

5. Sharing

We do not share your data with any third parties. Ever.

6. Your Rights

You may contact us at any time to:

Email: support@taleoftheinternet.com