Terms & Conditions

 By  Who we are

Cretaceous Fairy Tale is a site that publishes fiction, essays, and other entertainment. We run ads to help pay for the cost of this service to our readers, and subscribers.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service Privacy Policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies, Ads and Google, Privacy Policy

Sure, here’s a concise privacy policy tailored for a Google AdSense account in compliance with GDPR:

Privacy Policy

This website uses Google AdSense to display ads. Google may collect and use data about your visits to this site to provide personalized ads. We respect your privacy and comply with GDPR regulations.

Data Collection and Use:
– Google collects cookies and usage data.
– Data is used for personalized advertising.

Your Rights:
– You can opt-out of personalized ads by visiting [Google Ad Settings](https://adssettings.google.com).

For more details, refer to [Google’s Privacy Policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy).

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

 If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Terms and Conditions of Use of this Website 

Terms and Conditions

1. Introduction

Welcome to CretaceousFairyTale.com (“the Website”). By accessing or using our Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions (“Terms”). If you do not agree with these Terms, please do not use our Website.

2. Use of the Website
3. Eligibility: You must be at least 18 years old to use this Website. By using this Website, you warrant that you meet this age requirement.
4. Account Registration: To access certain features, you may need to create an account. You agree to provide accurate and complete information and keep your account information updated.
5. User Conduct: You agree to use the Website for lawful purposes only. You must not:

   – Post or transmit any content that is defamatory, obscene, offensive, or otherwise inappropriate.

   – Violate any applicable laws or regulations.

   – Infringe on the intellectual property rights of others.

   – Distribute viruses or any other harmful code.

3. Content
4. User-Generated Content: Users may submit, post, or publish content, including but not limited to stories, comments, and reviews (“User Content”). By submitting User Content, you grant cretaceousfairytale.com/ a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, and transferable license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, and display such content.
5. Content Guidelines: All User Content must comply with our content guidelines, which prohibit the submission of content that is illegal, harmful, or otherwise objectionable.
6. Removal of Content: cretaceousfairytale.com/ reserves the right to remove any User Content that violates these Terms or is deemed inappropriate at our sole discretion.
7. Intellectual Property
8. Ownership: All content on the Website, excluding User Content, is the property of cretaceousfairytale.com/ or its licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
9. License: You may view, download, and print content from the Website for personal, non-commercial use only. Any other use requires our prior written consent.
10. Limitation of Liability
11. Disclaimer: The Website is provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. We do not warrant that the Website will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free from viruses or other harmful components.
12. Limitation of Liability: To the fullest extent permitted by law, cretaceousfairytale.com/ and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from (i) your use of the Website; (ii) your inability to access or use the Website; (iii) any conduct or content of any third party on the Website; (iv) any content obtained from the Website; and (v) unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content.
13. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless cretaceousfairytale.com/ and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, arising out of or in any way connected with your access to or use of the Website or your violation of these Terms.

7. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States, state of Maine, Knox County (governing jurisdiction), without regard to its conflict of law principles. You agree to be subject to mandatory binding arbitration in any dispute about these TOU’s and your use or engagement with the website, and to subject any claims to the governing jurisdiction.

8. Changes to the Terms

cretaceousfairytale.com/ reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Terms on the Website. Your continued use of the Website after such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us using the contact form on this site.

Effective Date: March 1, 2024