Terms & Conditions

Last updated: 1 December 2024

Welcome to Storywise! Please read these terms and conditions carefully before using our website/services. By accessing or using our platform, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following terms:

1. Services Provided Storywise enables authors to:
Upload a manuscript for review, critique, and marketing.
Generate AI-assisted content and metadata for their manuscript.
Download critiques of their manuscript and individual chapters.
Create a book listing to share with publishers and agents on the Storywise Network.
Search a dashboard for publisher and agent interactions with their manuscript listing.
Promote their manuscript to traditional publishers and agents.

2. User Eligibility You must be 18 years or older to use the Platform.
You must provide accurate and complete registration information and keep your account secure.

3. Intellectual Property
User Content: You retain ownership of any manuscript or content you upload to the Platform. By uploading, you grant Storywise a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, store, and process your content for providing services.
Platform Content: All AI-generated content, critiques, and metadata created on the Platform remain the property of Storywise. You are granted a license to use this content for personal and commercial purposes.

4. Confidentiality
Storywise is committed to safeguarding your manuscript and related content. We will take all reasonable technical and organizational measures to ensure your content remains secure.
Your manuscript will never be shared with third parties, including publishers, agents, or other users of the Platform, without your explicit consent. You retain full control over whether and when your manuscript is made visible to any publishers on the Storywise Network.
Any manuscript content you upload is treated as confidential and is only accessed by Storywise employees, contractors, or AI systems as necessary to provide services to you (e.g., generating critiques, metadata, or facilitating publisher interactions).
While we strive to protect your data, Storywise cannot guarantee absolute security against unauthorized access due to factors beyond our control (e.g., hacking, unforeseen breaches). You acknowledge that submitting content to any online service involves inherent risks.
Storywise does not claim ownership over your manuscript or creative work. You retain all rights to your intellectual property.

5. AI-Generated Content
AI-generated content is provided "as is." Storywise does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of AI outputs.
You are responsible for reviewing and determining the suitability of AI-generated content for your purposes.

6. Publisher Interactions
Storywise does not guarantee that publishers will view, interact with, or accept your manuscript.
Any agreements or relationships formed between you and publishers are solely between the respective parties.

7. Prohibited Activities
You may not:
Use the Platform for illegal purposes.
Submit content that infringes on the intellectual property rights of others.
Reverse-engineer, copy, or otherwise exploit the Platform without authorization.

8. Use of Manuscripts for AI Training
Storywise will not use your manuscript or any portion thereof to train or develop large language models or any other artificial intelligence systems.
Any content you upload to the Platform is processed solely for the purposes of providing the specific services outlined in these Terms (e.g., critiques, metadata generation, and publisher interactions).
Storywise is committed to ensuring that your creative work remains exclusively yours and is not repurposed in any way beyond the intended functionality of the Platform.

9. Limitation of Liability
Storywise is not liable for any damages, including but not limited to loss of manuscripts, business interruptions, or reputational harm arising from the use or inability to use the Platform.

10. Termination
Storywise reserves the right to suspend or terminate your account for violations of these Terms or at its sole discretion.

11. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the United Kingdom.

12. Changes to Terms
Storywise may update these Terms from time to time. Users will be notified of significant changes.