Acceptable Use Policy
Your account shall be terminated immediately, and we may report you to the relevant authority if your behavior on our website consists of any of the following:
Anything illegal and contrary to the laws of the United States of America, including (but not limited to!) the promotion, suggestion, or allusion to underage sex, bestiality, incest, or rape.
Non-Acceptable Behavior
- Abusive, aggressive, hateful, or racist behavior towards fellow members, Mods, or Administration staff.
- Allowing a third party to activate or use your account.
- Holding an account type that is deceitful to others.
- Knowingly transmitting any data or uploading material that contains viruses, Trojans, worms, time bombs, spyware, adware, keystroke loggers, or any other harmful programs that could adversely affect software or hardware.
- Infringing any copyright or other intellectual property belonging to any other person.
- Naming and shaming members (except the reputation system).
- Accessing or appearing on any existing or new accounts if you have been banned from the site.
- Attempts to trade or swap photos of others who are not registered members.
- Members with a paid subscription using the features they have to circumvent the restrictions of non-paying members.
Profile Photos and Videos
- No person who appears to be under the age of 18.
- Anything that is deemed to be too obscene or inappropriate for this site will be removed.
Story Submissions
You may not post, distribute, or reproduce in any way, any copyrighted material, trademarks, or other proprietary information on Germani Books (Germanibooks.com) without obtaining the prior written consent of the owner. You must be the author of all works you publish.
You acknowledge and agree that Germani Books (Germanibooks.com) cannot and does not review all of the information that comprises the content and shall be considered, to the greatest extent possible, to be solely a common carrier of the content. You understand and agree that Germani Books (Germanibooks.com) is not responsible for any of the information that comprises the content.
Any opinions, advice, statements, or content made at or through this website and associated forums are the work product of third parties. Germani Books (Germanibooks.com) neither guarantees nor endorses the content, usefulness, truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of such content, and the works contained are provided for entertainment purposes only.
The content displayed on this website is works of fiction. Unless otherwise indicated, all the names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents in this book are either the product of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
Germani Books (Germanibooks.com) has the right, but not the obligation, to monitor the content, and reserves the right to remove any portion of the content at any time.
A story can be returned with a request for it to be broken down into several smaller chapters at the discretion of the moderating team, as stories over 10,000 words are often difficult to process.
Enforcing the Rules
No profile shall be placed that seeks promotes or encourages any of the above.
Failure to comply with the AUP can lead to a friendly warning or a permanent ban from the site without notice depending on the severity of the offence.
Please ensure that you have read and understand these rules.
If you are unsure about any of the AUP or rules relating to the use of this site, then please contact a member of the Team. If you do not wish to be bound by these guidelines, then please leave the website immediately.
About the Team
A Mod is short for ‘Moderator’; these volunteers have been recruited to help moderate this site by proving that they can act impartially and responsibly towards others whilst upholding the AUP.
Admins are the site owners who liaise with the Mods and help run the site on a day-to-day basis.
Your Care
You may expect that the Moderators and Admin will act in the best interest of Germani Books (Germanibooks.com). By adhering to the above rules, you can expect not to be harassed by any member, Mod, or Admin, if you feel that you have grounds for a complaint then you may contact Admin with the date and time with the details of what has occurred by using the ‘Contact Us’ section of this site.
Notes
Germani Books (Germanibooks.com) has the right to change the AUP at any time without prior notice to its members or Mods.
Germani Books (Germanibooks.com) has the right to withdraw membership without notice or explanation.
Germani Books’s (Germanibooks.com’s) decision on any matter set out in this AUP shall be final.